On this day in 1911, Cantinflas was born. Who, you ask? Cantinflas, the Mexican circus clown, acrobat and actor. I’ve never heard of him but he made the internet list and the name sounds cool.

 

As we continue to maneuver through this pandemic, we have made some changes to the church schedule. We will not have water baptism or baby dedications again this month. In addition, we will not begin Wednesday services on Aug. 26 either. The healing and prophetic rooms will remain closed for the near future. We will let everyone know when we will have additions to the schedule.

 

Our live, in-person church services continue this Sunday. We meet at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. each Sunday. Precautions have been taken to clean and sanitize more often. We encourage you to wear a mask when you come in but take it off, if you want, when in the sanctuary. Of course, this is not mandatory. There will be no adult classes, coffee or donuts for this opening phase. We will have children, nursery and youth.

 

We are not passing the offering plates. Please feel free to put cash or checks in the offering boxes near the exits of the sanctuary or pay by credit card, either at the front desk or during the offering time. For those who will not be coming, you may give through this website, by mailing your offering (PO Box 51465, Amarillo, TX 79159) or by bank draft.

 

For those who won’t be joining us on Sunday, you can watch the Sunday service by going to our homepage or sermons page or by going to YouTube and checking out the MORE Music and Media page.

 

Please check the calendar below for more information on what’s going on at the church. You also can go to our news and events page or visit us on Facebook.

Sunday groups and classes (All temporarily on hold):

·      Intercessory prayer, led by Jennifer Martin and Linsey Beggs, 9 a.m., in the Red Room near the southwest entrance.

·      Men’s class, 9 a.m., new book study, “Explore the Bible,” led by Gary Jones and J.R. Duncan.

·      Women’s class, 9 a.m., a study called, “20/20. Seen. Chosen. Sent.” by Christine Caine. The class is led by Chantell Hicks.

 

August Schedule:

·      August 30 – Youth week to feed the homeless

 

September Schedule:

·      September 6 – First Fruits Offering

·      September 13 – Our week to feed the homeless

·      September 13 – Healing and prophetic services (TBD)

·      September 18-19 – Children’s Lock-in (TBD)

·      September 20 – Water baptism

·      September 27 – Baby dedication

 

Weekly Schedule:

·      Sunday: 9:00 a.m., Intercessory prayer (on hold)

·      Sunday: 9:00 and 10:30 a.m., Classes (adults/children) (adults on hold)

·      Sunday: 9:00 and 10:30 a.m., Sunday service

·      Sunday: 9:00 and 10:30 a.m., Children’s church

·      Sunday: After 10:30 a.m. worship, youth service for 6^th-12th graders

·      Sunday: Homeless meals needed second Sunday of each month

·      Monday: 5:30-6:30 p.m. – MORE Recovery group

·      Monday: 6:30-8:00 p.m., Crump Church

·      Weekly – Community groups that meet periodically

 

Praises and Testimonies:

·      Amber Howe’s aunt, Darlene, is recovering from coronavirus and is doing well. Her mother-in-law and daughter are both almost fully recovered as well.

 

Requests:

·      Pray for Carole Wiseman. She went to get a heart cath on Monday. Her stent was 95 percent blocked. It was cleaned out and they patched her up and sent her home.

·      Pray for Kenneth “Gabby” Hinds who is in BSA because of ongoing issues with his replaced knee. He has an IV line in his neck. He gets to keep his leg. At some point, he will be going to rehab for several weeks.

·      Pray for Kerri, godmother to Brittany Stevenson, who had a biopsy done on her lymph nodes. It came back positive for cancer. She will need further tests.

·      Pray for Tara King who is recovering at home from recent gall bladder surgery.

·      Pray for Kerri Clemens’ mother, who has been in acute renal failure. She had a kidney biopsy and an antibiotic could be the culprit. Doctors are still checking. She’s on dialysis three times per week.

·      Pray for Randy Reeves, cousin of Crystal Chambers, who lives in Lubbock. He has pancreatic cancer and is not doing well.

·      Pray for Susan Loudermilk, grandmother of Rosabelle Byrd’s son, who has a tumor on her small intestine.

·      Pray for those with long-term health issues: Jennifer Howell, church accountant (MS) and Zander, grandson of Becky Rowlins (cancer).

·      Pray for family and friends in our congregation who are struggling with meth, alcohol and other addictions.

·      Pray for Martin and Rebekah Neil and their ministry Voices from the Nations.

·      In addition, please pray for all of our military personnel, leaders, president and cabinet members.

 

MORE Money:

            Sunday, 08/09/20 offering was $17,149.65. Year-to-date is $457,054.73. Budget year-to-date is $469,600. Attendance was 240.

 

Thought for the week:

 

·      “Repentance isn’t about sin. It’s about changing the way we think. God is more concerned with changing the way we think than He is about changing our behavior or our circumstance.” (Pastor Daryl Roach)

 

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Siri says:

 

Q: Will you talk dirty to me?

A: Okay, the carpet needs cleaning.

 

Q: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?

A: Snow White? Is that you?

 

Q: Do you like football?

A: I’m not a fan of the old pigskin though I hear bacon is pretty good.

 

I wrote a song about a tortilla. Well, actually, it’s more of a wrap.

 

 

            A guy goes to work with both ears bandaged. His boss says, “What happened to you?”

            “I was pressing a shirt when the phone rang and I accidentally answered the iron.”

            “That explains one ear but what about the other?”

            “Well, I had to call the doctor.”

 

 

 

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