Family News

October 30, 2005

Christian     By
Counseling  Ralph Crump

Eight Principles of Biblical Counseling
Principle #2: Confrontation

The Bible, for the most part, is confrontational. Don’t misunderstand this point. The Bible does not endorse berating, nit-picking, condemning, unloving, incessant bothering, or constantly criticizing one another. Nor does the Bible require one to place himself in danger for the sake of a confrontation. Whenever this point is mentioned, these are things some accuse me of promoting. Confrontation is not a bad word, but it is sometimes used wrong. Confrontation simply means to face a situation rather than ignoring it.

Most of the time when one has a problem with another, it is kept inside. This produces anger, frustration, long-term grudges, etc. This also produces other emotional problems like inability to cope, unreasonable fears, illogical behavior, etc. Nowhere does the Bible mention that problems are to be kept inside. Rather, it instructs us to face them, work on them, bring them to resolution, forgive, and grow (Matthew 18:15ff; Ephesians 4:24; Galatians 6:2; James 5:19-20)

When a person is offended by another, initially there is a grief as something or someone of value has been lost. Normal feelings of confusion, hurt, anger, denial, etc., are experienced. But left unresolved, these things can create a “prison” for the one who is grieving. If the person is angry at the offender, then whenever the offender is in sight the anger arises. The offender invades the mind causing turmoil. Certain places are avoided, and certain things are not talked about, and certain relationships are looked upon with suspicion. But in reality, the one who is hurting is doing this to himself. The offender may not even know he has done such a deed. The grieving one will remain in this self-inflicted prison until there is courage enough to confront.

Adherence to God’s guidelines will help the hurting to avoid the prison. The hurt does not immediately or magically go away. But working through it will be easier when confrontation is made, in a kind loving way. Galatians 6:1-2

Dalton Gardens Church of Christ

A Christ focused family committed to WINNING the Lost, MATURING the Saints, and KNITTING the Body together in love.
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Welcome!

Welcome Greg Clark Family, wife Carol and 17 year old daughter Laura. The Clarks are from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma where Greg has been the pulpit minister at the 29th and Yale Church of Christ in Tulsa since 1994. Greg graduated from high school at Moore, Oklahoma, attended Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver, and received a B.A. from Oklahoma Christian University and a Master of Divinity from Southern Christian University. Carol has a B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Northeastern State University. The Clarks also have two boys Gabriel age 9, and Zachery age 6, at home. Today, October 30, Greg will teach the adult class, “REFRESHED HEARTS” a lesson from Philemon, preach our morning assembly sermon, “WHY CHRIST DIED”, and then tonight at 5:30 p.m., all are invited to join us as Greg leads us in a devotional “ENJOYING GOD’S GOODNESS”. A finger food social will follow.

Orphan Sunday
The Churches of Christ 3rd Annual Orphan Sunday in partnership with Lifeline of Hope is scheduled for today. Many congregations will be taking up a special contribution and working together to reach a goal of one million dollars and relieve the suffering of 20,000 orphan children in many countries all over the world for an entire year.

Ladies Thanksgiving Tea
Ladies of all ages, you are invited to a Thanksgiving Tea at the home of Marci Nelson on Saturday, November 5, at 12:00 p.m. Come with a spirit of thankfulness and fellowship and your favorite finger foods to share. Meet at the church building at 11:00 a.m. for car pooling. Directions to Marci’s house can be found on the kiosk.

Calendar Update
We are in the process of making sure that the birthday/anniversary calendar is up to date. Please stop by the sheets in the foyer and fill in your birth date and anniversary. The sheets will be up only until next Sunday so please stop by this week. Thank you!

Ladies’ Craft Day!
Bring your projects and join the fun! We are having a ladies craft day on Friday, November 11th, from 3:00 p.m. to ??? in the small auditorium. You should bring your craft supplies and a small craft supply item to donate as a prize for lots of drawings. There will be craft BINGO, snacks, fellowship and lots of fun! If you’re not a crafter, come and learn something new. Join us for all or part of this fun-filled (and productive) evening. All are welcome, so bring a friend!

Harvest Thanks
Thank you to all of those who pulled together to make the Harvest Party a success! There were so many who helped out by supplying cookies, candy, and supervision of games. Your time, effort and donations are appreciated. A fun time was had by all!

15th Annual Winter Wonderland Rendezvous
The Church at West Yellowstone would like to extend an invitation for a weekend of spiritual enrichment and fellowship during our 15th annual Winter Wonderland Rendezvous to be held December 8-11, 2005.

This year’s theme is “Lessons from James” with focus on what’s right with the church. Come prepared to worship in the joy of fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ. More information and a schedule can be found on the kiosk.

Calendar of Events
Oct. 30 – 5:30 p.m. Tonight – All LIFE Groups
Nov. 1 - 6:30 a.m. - Prayer Breakfast at JB’s
Nov. 1 - 10:30 a.m. - Sew In Love Bible Study
Nov. 5 – Noon - Ladies Tea at Marci Nelson’s
Nov. 11 – 3:00 p.m. - Ladies Craft Night!
Nov. 11 – Teens “Come Before Winter”
Nov. 19 – 6:00 p.m. - Keenage Banquet

Prayer Requests

Shirley Lindell is home and recovering from back surgery.

Laura Dickson had a pancreatic attack last Thursday. As of last Friday she was still in the hospital at KMC for observation.

Carol Fredrikson is doing well and recovering at home.

Lori Gentry, Delvona and Louise’s niece, is recovering from ear surgery. Keep the healing of her ear disease and the upcoming surgeries in your prayers.

Pat Hauck is recovering from having a stent put in his heart.

Phoebe Hruska is in a lot of pain from sciatic nerve problems and is very discouraged.

Wayne Pearson is on oxygen and is still having trouble breathing.

Mark Mood is suffering from central canal stenosis. His back is in constant pain.

Pray for Ken Huseby for health issues and physical strength.

Dana Barbarick, daughter of Judie Sanborn, is going through chemo treatments.

Teri Dupey is having pain associated with the sciatic nerve.

Emily Ward is improving, but still faces serious head pain. Pray for her continued recovery.

Al Poland asked that we keep him in our prayers.

Please continue to pray for Brenda Canham, our sister in Christ from Missoula, who has cancer.

Pray for the Kabiye Christians and the Team of Missionaries in Togo, West Africa.

Way to go Teens!
We are so proud of our youth group for collecting 368 lb. of food for the Coeur d’Alene Food Bank in one hour!

Coming Youth Events:

“Come Before Winter” Retreat
Nov. 11th – 13th

Keenage Banquet
Saturday, Nov. 19th

10th Annual C.C.S. Craft Fair
December 3rd, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
If you are interested in helping with the C.C.S. craft fair or would like a booth, please contact Jamie Bradshaw at 772-7118. Applications to reserve a booth can be found on the kiosk. Please turn in your completed form to the school office or in Dan & Teri Dupey’s mail box. Thank you!

CCS Auction Note
Keep the school auction in mind on store clearance items to donate. Our theme is ‘A Night of Knights’. We can use items for Silent Auction and Live Auction as well as drawing prizes. We also can use anything depicting our theme for decorations. The date for the auction is Friday, April 7th, 2006. Remember to keep your eye on the school bulletin board in the foyer for more information. Thank you for your support!

Astoria Church – Coat Give Away
Jim and Diane Rude at the Astoria Church of Christ are asking for donations of coats and blankets to provide warmth to those in need. There is a box in the foyer for your donations. For more information please see Betty Rude.

Thank you!
Thank you so much for all of the donations and for all those who helped assemble the Magi Boxes last Wednesday night! We mailed off 45 boxes!
-Alyssa Frahm

Recruiting New Singers
Anyone interested in singing with the Praise team during Sunday morning worship please see Robert Clark.

Please Note:
Robin Flanders was inadvertently left off the November calendar. Her birthday is November 3rd. Be sure to wish her a happy birthday!

C.C.S. School News
“The Coeur d’Alene Christian School student council exists to serve God, the school family, and the community.” That is the first line of the C.C.S. student council constitution. We are off to a great start this year! Our student council members this year include: President Joshua Nelson, Vice-president Dorian Kaiser, Treasurer Chloe Thompson, and Secretary Larissa Bishop. Each month they are joined by representatives from each class to discuss prayer requests, thank yous, and monthly calendar and to plan service projects and other activities. In the month of September, the council encouraged the student body to bring in new and gently used stuff animals to send off to child victims of the recent hurricanes. The students filled the vehicle of the program coordinator with their heartfelt donations. In the month of October, the student council decided to encourage the students to bring in items for the Magi Project. Each Tuesday in chapel, we have a collection called “Coins for Kids”. This is where we encourage the students to bring in an offering of loose change. Our treasurer keeps track of the money brought in, and the student council decides how the money will be spent. In the month of October, we raised $25.00 to help with shipping costs for the Magi Project. Our next goal is to raise $250.00 through “Coins for Kids” to donate to “The Smile Train”. This organization provides cleft surgery for poor children in developing countries. We invite you to help support this effort by dropping some of your change into the “Coins for Kids” can on the kiosk. The student council is also sponsoring a “Hero” dress up day on November fourth. We look forward to seeing which heroes show up at school that day. We are always looking for ways to serve, so if you have any needs, please let one of the C.C.S. staff know, and the C.C.S. student council will try to help.

Thanksgiving/Fall Decorations
The CCS PTO is looking for donations of fall themed decorations to add to our supplies. If you have any silk fall colored leaves, tablecloths or any similar items that you would like to donate, please give them to Kathy Taylor or you can leave them in the office and they will be delivered to the school. Thank you for your support.

TO SERVE November 6^th, 2005

Contact Warren Brown ASAP if you are unable to serve.

Assembly Times:

Love Involvement Fellowship Evangelism Groups:

Dalton Gardens Church of Christ
6439 N. 4th Street
Dalton Gardens, Idaho 83815
(208)772-0541
Fax # 772-2963
E-mail: office@dgchurch.org
web site: http://www.dgchurch.org/

Church Office Hours:
8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday
Closed daily from noon-1:00
Phone messages can be left any time.

Statistics:  Week of 10-23-2005

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