On this day in 1833, a patent was granted for the first soda fountain. The world has been a better place ever since.

Our Wednesday services continue through May 22. Join us 6:30-8:00 p.m. each week for youth/children/nursery, prayer and worship in the sanctuary and for healing and prophetic rooms.

April has been declared Reentry month by the federal and state government. At MORE, we will participate by having a large can in the foyer for people to donate. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Reentry in Amarillo, who we will be working with, is asking for donations of new socks and new or gently used dress and work shoes. Men’s and women’s are needed. These donations will be used to help inmates getting out of prison to get back on their feet, so to speak.

For those who are interested in how to recognize human trafficking, MORE will host a free anti-trafficking educational seminar, NO IT’S 10-11 AM; 2-3 p.m., May 4. The leadership and employees of MORE will be taking the training but we want to open it up to our members and attendees as well. It’s free. There is no childcare. For more information, contact Joy Conner at joy@actscommunity.org.

We have scheduled our  next healing and prophetic Sunday for May 26. The service will begin at 10 a.m.

Thanks to each of you who support the church financially every month. We could not operate without you. For those who would like to give, there are several ways. In addition to checks, cash and money order, you can give by text (84321), use your credit card at the church or by going online to our website, www.ilovemore.org. The most efficient way for the church is for people to give by bank draft. If that interests you, please contact Pastor Wendy.

Community Groups:

• The MORE Recovery group meets at 5:30-6:30 p.m. each Monday at the church. This meeting is open to the public. Childcare is available for birth-3^rd grade.
• Pastor Lyndal leads the Crump Church service at 6:45-8:00 p.m. each Monday at the church. This is a smaller, more intimate gathering of worship and ministry for those who may not feel comfortable in a regular church setting. This is open to the public. Childcare is available for birth-3^rd grade.
• Pastor Kathryn Roach leads a young women’s group called Grow Together! The group will take a break for a few months for the birth of her new child. The group is open to women 18-35 and focuses on growth in relationship with the Lord and others. In a chill atmosphere, there is a short worship time, small devotional and discussion. For more information, contact Pastor Kathryn at 690-5144.
• Creator’s Space, hosted by Joy Conner at Acts Community-Downtown, 816 S. Van Buren, 3 p.m., the first Saturday of each month.  This group is for adults only. Bring projects, ideas and artistic/creative friends to make things you love. This is a place for you to make things and for creators to create. For more information, contact Joy Conner at joy.conner@yahoo.com or 806-683-5054.
• Women’s prayer and worship, led by Jennifer Martin, 9 a.m. each Tuesday at MORE. No childcare.
• Jennifer Martin and Debi Jeter lead a group that meets 8:45-9:45 a.m. each Sunday at the church. This is a time of praise, reflection and prayer before the main service. This is a time, open to all, who want to spend some intimate time with the Lord before the Sunday service. Childcare will be available.
• Going Up, a community group for people who have attained age 50 and above, meets once a month. The next fellowship is still to be determined. Contact Keith and Sherry Moore for more information. Keith can be reached at 382-3780 and Sherry at 382-6654.
• James and Paula Butler lead a service every Sunday afternoon at Acts Community Resource Center on 2^nd and Louisiana for the people in San Jacinto. Contact the Butlers if you would like to be a part of this.
• Mark Wolfe leads a men’s group. He is in the middle of reconfiguring when and where the group will meet. We will advertise the group again once it is settled. For more information, contact Mark at 806-674-1050.
• Ben and Caitlin Standish lead “Sabre in the Spirit,” a prayer meeting with live music and rooted in the Bible. They meet at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Saturday of every month at the Standish home, 5721 Andover Dr. For more information, contact Ben at 418-0692 or Caitlin at 670-5344.

Our Sunday morning sermon is available live each Sunday around 10:45-10:50 a.m. on our Facebook page or later it will be posted to our website and YouTube. For additional information on MORE, please check the calendar below or look us up at our website, www.ilovemore.org, our Facebook page or YouTube (MORE Church Amarillo).

May Schedule:

• May 4 – Human Trafficking awareness training at MORE, 10-11 a.m.
• May 5 – First Fruits Offering (the whole month)
• May 19 – Water baptism (Pastor Lyndal)
• May 22 – Final Wednesday services until August
• May 26 – Healing/Prophetic service, 10 a.m.
• May 27 – Memorial Day

June Schedule:

• June 2 – First Fruits Offering (the whole month)
• June 16 – Water baptism (Pastor Lyndal)
• June 18 – MORE Church to the Sod Poodles (more info later)
• June 29 – MORE golf tournament (more info later)

Weekly Schedule:

• Sunday: 8:45-9:45 a.m., Alpha Class
• Sunday: 8:45-9:45 a.m., Prayer/Praise/Reflection
• Sunday: 10:00 a.m., Sunday service
• Sunday: 10:00 a.m., Children’s church
• Monday: 5:30-6:30 p.m. – MORE Recovery group
• Monday: 6:45-8:00 p.m., Crump Church at MORE
• Tuesday: 9:00-10:30 a.m., Women’s prayer and worship
• Wednesday: 6:30-8:00 p.m. – Wednesday services

Prayer Requests:

• Pray for T.J. Schuster who will have surgery May 2. He has a collapsed disc in his back. Doctors are going to remove the disc and insert a metal cage. They will fuse the surrounding vertebrae with titanium rods. After this has  healed for a few weeks, he will have hip surgery.
• Pray for Brad Chambers’ father who is hospitalized in Lubbock. His vitals are back to normal but is still struggling with his health.
• Pray for Joy Conner’s father who is in the hospital with pneumonia and breathing trouble.
• Pray for Natausha Sample’s grandfather, Carlos, who turns 80 today. He has been diagnosed with pneumonia and Covid.
• Pray for Jaime Stoll and family. Jaime’s sister passed away Sunday. The funeral will be at 2 p.m., Thursday at MORE.
• Pray for Janet Nabors who is involved in a child custody case.
• Pray for Barbara DeWitt, mother of Wendy Roach and grandmother of Trey Roach, who remains in BSA with lung and breathing issues related to her chemotherapy.
• Pray for Jaime Stoll who is recovering from major wrist surgery.
• Pray for Lori Johnson who has back problems and other complications.
• Pray for Dennis Flynn, Wade Johnson’s brother-in-law, who has serious heart-related issues.
• Pray for those with long-term health ailments: Kerri Clemens (lesions on her liver and spine); Madeline Lane, wife of Scott Hensley, (stage 3 cirrhosis of the liver); Barbara DeWitt, mother of Wendy Roach, (chemo treatments); Elaine Standish (convalescent care); Shelly Wood (bowel surgery/chemotherapy); Eddie Gonzalez (internal issues); and Mike Miller (kidney dialysis, cancerous cyst in his mouth).
• Pray for family and friends in our congregation who are struggling with meth, alcohol and other addictions.
• In addition, please pray for all of our military personnel, leaders, president and cabinet members.

MORE Money:

Sunday offering for 04/21/24 was $12,994.80. Total giving so far this year is  $197,774.30. Attendance was 237.

Thoughts for the week:

(Selected quotes from Cal Farley, founder of Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch):

• “The place you will most often find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.”
• “The reason some parents don’t guide their children along the right path is because they aren’t going that way themselves.”
• “The straight and narrow path wouldn’t be so narrow if more people used it.”
• “The way to get rid of a past is to have a future.”
• “The world is bright when your attitude is right.”

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Lines to make you smile (I hope):

• My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn’t.
• Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them.
• I used to have a handle on life but it broke.
• You’re just jealous because the voices only talk to me.
• I am not a complete idiot. Some parts are just missing.
• God must love stupid people. He made so many.
• Ever stop to think and forget to start again?

Jack was in front of me coming out of church one day and the preacher was standing at the door as he always was to shake hands. The preacher grabbed Jack by the hand and pulled him aside. The pastor said to him, “You need to join the Army of the Lord!”

Jack replied, “I’m already in the Army of the Lord.”

The pastor looked at him and asked, “How come I almost never see you except at Christmas and Easter?”

Jack whispered back, “I’m in the Secret Service.”

An 80-year-old man goes in for a physical. All of his tests come back with normal results. The doctor says, “George, everything looks great. How are you doing mentally and emotionally? Are you at peace with God?”

George replies, “God and I are tight. He knows I have poor eyesight so He’s fixed it so when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, Poof!, the light goes on. When I’m done, Poof! The light goes off.”

“Wow! That’s incredible,” the doctor says. Later in the day, the doctor calls George’s wife, Ethel. “Ethel,” he says, “George is doing fine. But I had to call you because I’m in awe of his relationship with God. Is it true that he gets up during the night and, Poof! The light goes on in the bathroom and when he’s done, Poof! The light goes off?”

“Oh, my God,” Ethel exclaims. “He’s peeing in the refrigerator again.”

That’s all, folks. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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