STUFF   Dave Shaner

Our No Debt, No Sweat! Seminar is off to a great beginning. Steve Diggs, from Nashville, Tennessee, will continue the seminar on Sunday and Monday evenings at 7 pm. Be sure to see the schedule for the list of topics. The No Debt, No Sweat! Seminar speaks about topics that any person can use in a practical way right now. You still have time to invite a friend. We are looking forward to seeing a big crowd for this seminar.

Our home Bible Study Groups are growing. We would like to encourage every member of the Dalton church to be actively involved in a BSG. More takes place at a BSG than simply Bible study. This is a place for you to draw closer to God and each other. The apostle John said, 'We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.' - I John 1:3. Fellowship with God and each other are what makes Christianity what it is. You can not have fellowship with one without the other. Later John says 'For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.' - I John 4:20. God made us so that we needed each other. We have a tendency to want to play the lone ranger when it comes to our Christianity. I tend to do this for sure. It is just easier to just worry about myself and my own relationship with God. But that is not the way that God set it up. Our small groups which meet at different times throughout the week provide a connection with each other which enhances our connection with God and vice-versa. I don't mean to cast stones at anyone, but I have personally found that those involved in one of our small groups grow stronger in the Lord. Generally those that do not are mostly spectators.

Not only is it a connection time, but our groups also provide a time of transparency and intense prayer. When we get to know one another better and are all concentrating on the Word, you start to expect God to make changes in you. He uses each brother and sister to help mold us and there is an accountability that happens in small groups. We need to be accountable both to God and each other. If you want to grow closer to God and each other, be sure that you are a part of a Bible Study group today!

Have a Great Week!!

Session 1) Biblical elements to get one's financial life in order and the journey to financial wellness.

The session also discusses:
What Motivates Us To Borrow?
The Way Financial Bondage Sapping Our Spiritual Vigor, & Getting Us Off God's Pathway.
Freedom From Materialism.

Session 2) The A,B,C's of Godly Money Management

Acknowledge Who Owns Your Money
The 3 Great Principles of Godly Giving
The Blessings of Godly Giving
The Dangers of Greed & the Prosperity Theology

Budget Your Money
Why We Don't Like To Budget.
How to Develop Your Personal Financial Freedom Plan.
10 Keys to a Successful Budget

Control Your Money
The Difference in Need Money & Seed Money
3 Ways to Achieve Financial Freedom (Without Using A Mask and A Gun!)
The Wolf Barrier; How to Keep the Wolf Away From the Door Permanently!

Session 3) Debt & Credit Cards (Plastic Prosperity or Plastic Explosives?)

A Biblical Perspective On Borrowing and Debt
A Do-It-Yourself Credit Repair Kit
6 Things You Can Do To Reduce Debt

Session 4) The Future: Saving, Investing, & Getting Ready For Retirement

The 6 Secrets of the Great Investors
Speculative Investments and Market Frenzies
How Mutual Funds Work
Retiring From Your Job Without Retiring From God

'If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him. Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.'

1 John 3:17-18

As we prepare to join with congregations of the churches of Christ in a special Day of Prayer and Fasting on June 1st, we have a great opportunity to love with 'actions and in truth'.

-The Elders

We are looking for help with various parts of this ministry.... meal planning, cooking, serving and clean up. Please contact George or Joanna if you can help in any way. Thank You.

This is a wonderful opportunity for your family to spend together in the beautiful outdoor setting of Camp Prince's Pine on Lake Thomas. Christian families from all over the Northwest will enjoy a weekend of fellowship and fun. Pat Lang of the Northside congregation in Spokane is the director and needs to hear from you if you plan to go. Registration forms are available on the kiosk and a camp schedule is located in your mailbox.

Ladies, we'd love to have you join us for our Tuesday a.m. Bible study and work project. We meet Tuesdays at 10:30 in classroom #2 downstairs. Bring your lunch and stay as long as you can to work; if you don't sew, maybe you can cut material? Our present project is making lap robes for nursing home patients. Things you can bring are scissors, cutting mat, yarn, fabric, etc. See you there.

Our next Ladies Craft night will be on May 30, at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Jean Grow. Bring your unfinished crafts and supplies to use and share, or come and learn a new one from someone else. Also bring a card table if you need table space to craft on and bring your favorite snacks to keep us going. See you all there!

May 18-19 - Steve Diggs No Debt/No Sweat Seminar

May 20 - Prayer Breakfast 6:30 a.m. at JB's

May 23-26 - Family Camp at Camp Prince's Pines

May 30 - Ladies Craft Night at Jean Grow's

May 30-31 - All-Teen Kick-Off at the Fredrikson's

June 1 - Summer Class Quarter / Senior Recognition

June 1 - Congregational Meeting

June 3-5 - CCS Book Fair - Small Auditorium

Jan Almond still has a ways to go. Continue to pray for her and Jim.

Crystal Gwin, Doug and Jerri's sister-in-law, had emergency cancer surgery. The prognosis is not good. Also pray for Jerri's cousin, Helena Soule, who will be having a second open-heart surgery.

Clyde Killingbeck, Rae Marie's husband, had colon surgery last Monday at Sacred Heart Medical Center.

Joseph Tully, Michelle Kish's grandpa, had complications following surgery. He has pneumonia and is in a coma. Keep their family in your prayers.

Karmen Rouse is recovering from knee surgery.

Donna Coleman had surgery for a herniated disc and is now home recuperating.

Pray for Bill Hartofilax as he continues job training in Seattle.

Ron McIntire is recovering from back surgery.

Please pray for continued strength for Anita Haman.

Connie Ford is having serious heart problems.

Jesse Rupnick is doing alternative medicine and cleansing. Thank you for all the support. God is working through all of us.

The Togo Team / David & Becky Reeves as they continue to do the Lord's work among the Kabiye people. Also, pray for a safe pregnancy and birth of David and Becky's baby that is due in November.

Pray for Jessica Bruner and Zach Shaner who are with an Abilene student group in the Czech Republic.

Barbara Anderson continues to struggle with breathing problems.

Mary Bonney, Fred's daughter, will have both wrists re-broken for straightening.

Jim Almond, Jr. is having chest pains.

Continue Praying For......

Chris Flick*Dora Tucker*Rick Howard*Fred Bonney*Dawn Morgan
The Frisk Family*Joe Jovanovich*Connie Ford*Donna Wakefield

Our sympathy is extended, again, to Kenneth Huseby and his family at the loss of his brother, Ray. May God's richest blessing be yours.

'Church was wonderful today. We had lots of visitors, so I offered one of them my seat, and ended up taking him and his family to lunch. We had a great visit, and found out we have a lot of common interests. I'm sure they will be back.

The song service was great. the songs just seemed to lift me up to God. I sat in front of two little boys who were singing way off key, but they were really praising God. I love to see the tears of my fellow Christians' eyes when we sing 'How Great Thou Art'.

The preacher really poured his heart out in his lesson today. The message was so full of scripture, and it touched my heart. We are so blessed to have such a talented man in our pulpit.

I love going to church. It makes me want to tell our elders how appreciative ë am. I know they spend tons of time caring for this church family.

Members of the congregation greeted us, hugged us, and told us they had been praying about our struggles. I had the opportunity to encourage someone who is going through similar struggles. The support everyone feels here, and the prayers are special blessings.

What a joy it is to be a part of the Lord's church.'

That beautiful. positive, complimentary scenario is the way it should be. We all know that. But how many of us seem to focus on the negatives rather than the positives? We seem to always be looking for what didn't suit us, or what should have been done a different way. It reminds me of Paul's warning in Galatians 5:15, 'If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.' How can we expect to grow if we keep on tearing each other down?

No, I really liked the scenario at the first, and I want to be like that, don't you?

New Bible Study Group ..... for teens and their parents at the Reeves' home. We want to encourage all our teens to be involved in a Bible Study Group with your parents. If you are already, great; if not, please join us from 5:30 to 7 pm each Sunday evening for singing, study & fellowship. Bring your Bibles & snacks; we'll provide drinks.

3rd-6th grade - Rm. 2 with Earlene, Karley, & Robert

7th-12th grade - Rm. 5 with Mike, John, & Levi

CCS students did a great job at the jog-a-thon. All together, they ran 1,224 laps. That's 306 miles!!!

Grand prize--Jason Vetsch (35)
Upper grade winner--Drew Ellis (33)
Lower grade winners--Jeremy Sand, Adam Borsheim, and Ryan Davis (31 laps each)

K4 1st--Salvador Romo (21)

2nd--Timothy Hester (16)

3rd--Jaylla Sand (13)

K 1st--Bogan Frahm (27)

2nd--Colby Daniels (26)

Jeremy Frisk (26)

3rd--Bridger Dolan (24)

1st 1st--Chuckie Adams (26)

Michael Romo (26)

2nd--Jeremy Regnere (21)

3rd--Cameron Robinett (20)

Kyler Everitt (20)

2nd/ 1st--Erin Romo

3rd 2nd--Jonathan Howard (20)

Ashlee Bymaster (20)

3rd--Jeremy Romine (16)

Shawn Thompson (16)

4th/ 1st--Jerin Sand (29)

5th 2nd--Hannah Bulow (26)

3rd--Kory Lackey (24)

Honorable Mention--Mr. Rude (27)

6th/ 1st--Chris Dehlbom (30)

7th Jeremy Glisson (30)

Kurtis Kelly (30)

2nd--Alex Hansen (22)

3rd--Kelsy Nirk (19)

1st 1st--Kyler Everitt

2nd--Jamie Rehms

3rd--Abigail Blenker

2nd/ 1st--Ashlee Bymaster

3rd 2nd--Jeremy Sand & Ryan Davis

3rd--Adam Borsheim

4th/ 1st--Micaela Dehlbom & Stephanie Inabnet

5th 2nd--Jenna Davis & Erica Valenzuela

3rd--Sheala Rehms

6th/ 1st--Anna Rehms

7th 2nd--Chris Dehlbom & Sam Branson

3rd--Jason Vetsch & Alex Hanson

Canned Pork & Beans desperately needed by this Wednesday, Rice, macaroni & cheese, canned fruit. Thank you!

TO SERVE May 25^th, 2003

Contact Warren Brown ASAP if you are unable to serve.

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Other Bible Study Groups are offered at various times. Please call the office for times and places.

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WEEK OF 5/11/2003

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