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April 25 - 6:30 a.m.
Prayer Breakfast at JB’s

April 25 - 10:30 a.m.
Sew In Love Bible Study

May 2-5 - Pepperdine Lectureship

May 5 - Tri-Cities Youth Rally

May 14 - Guest Speaker

May 20 - 12:30 p.m.
Ladies Senior Saints Luncheon

May 26-29 - Family Camp at Camp Prince's Pine

ASSEMBLY TIMES
Sunday:
  Bible Classes 9:00-9:50
  AM Worship 10:15 AM
  LIFE Groups * 5:30 PM
Wed. Classes 6:30 PM

*Other Bible Study Groups meet at various times. Call the office for information.

PRAYER HOTLINE —
Phone: Paul Swaim @ 964-0126
Email: prayers@dgchurch.org

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: www.dgchurch.org

The Dalton Gardens church of Christ is a Christ-focused family committed to WINNING the Lost, MATURING the Saints, and KNITTING the Body together in love.
 

Slaying Giants in Your Life
By Ralph Crump

Part 18: Defeating the Giant of Hopelessness

Defeating hopelessness in your life can be a challenge. Major causes of feeling hopelessness is divorce, death of a loved one, severe physical illness, emotional abandonment, and a series of devastating personal losses.

“The world dares say no more but its device, that, while I live, I hope. But the children of God can add by virtue of a living hope, while I expire, I hope.” -Leighton

“Hope is the most beneficial of all the affections, and doth much to the prolongation of life, if it be not too often frustrated, but entertaineth the fancy with an expectation of good” -Bacon

“Eternity is the divine treasure house and hope is the window, by means of which mortals are permitted to see, as through a glass darkly, the things which God is preparing.” -Mountford

Hope appears 150 times in the Bible 83 times in the New Testament! Never more than now do we need to be hopeful.

Claim the following principles and Scriptures to build your hope.

1. Hope drove the early pioneers to the West Coast.
2. Hope drove and drives inventors to create.
3. Hope drove polio victims to walk.
4. HOPE IS AN ANCHOR. Heb. 6:19 “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast”.
5. HOPE PROTECTS. I Thes. 5:8 “But let us, who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, AND FOR A HELMET THE HOPE OF SALVATION”.

True hope, hope that saves, is hope in God. It is God who gives power. God is the great renewing force. Get more of God in your heart. If he comes in, hope comes in. KEEP IN MIND THAT, LIKE SPRING, HOPE ALWAYS COMES BACK. “My hope is built on nothing else than Jesus blood and righteousness”.

Shepherd's Corner

Welcome Rob & Lisa Callicott. Praise God for blessing this congregation with the presence of this wonderful Christian family. In our prayers to our Heavenly Father for our Pulpit Minister position, God has answered with many wonderful applicants. Today Church, we are blessed to enjoy one of those with the Callicott family. Today, Rob will teach our morning Adult Class and Preach the Sermon. This evening at 5:30 PM, Rob will also participate in a devotional. All L.I.F.E. Groups and members are encouraged to be present.

This evening we will also enjoy a Leadership Training for Christ presentation by the LTC Group that has just returned from the convention in Phoenix. Church, we all need to be here and encourage these young people that have represented this congregation so well, and are such a blessing. After the evening devotional, we all will enjoy a Pot Luck Fingerfood Fellowship. This will be followed by a "Late Night with Rob" session of questions and answers. Please come and participate in this time of Praise, Fellowship and Blessings.

-The Elders

WEEKLY BULLETIN

Senior Ladies
A luncheon is planned in your honor Saturday, May 20 at 12:30 P.M., in the church kitchen. Food will be provided. Please sign the sheet on the kiosk for attendance and transportation, if needed. Bring your ideas for activities / events / service projects you would like our group to consider. Need more information? See Betty Rude or Sally Archer.

The 63rd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures
The Pepperdine Bible Lectures are nearly here. Great effort has been invested in this wonderful event, and now we call on all of you to support the Bible Lectures in prayer. Surely, much is at stake. The lectures, classes, and choral and drama presentations are ready. But we want God to be glorified and the church to be advanced through this wonderful conference. So we ask for your prayers that God will bless His people through this event. If you need information, call 310-506-4270.

Arrty and Jennifer Rude have a new phone number 683-3596. Please make this change in your directory.

Mark you Calendar
Tri-Cities Youth Rally
May 5th -7th, 2006
Cost is $15 pre-registration
$25 at the door
The final date for pre-registration is April 28th!
See Scott for a form.

"Then he said to them all: 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.'” -Luke 9:23

Teen Scene

The Bible is the only book in the world where the author comes to personally teach you the truths contained within. The Holy Spirit Himself will be your teacher as you open up the pages of God's word with a seeking, hungry heart. Teens, just in case we don't have an opportunity to sit together and talk about the word and it's implications for our lives, there will be one who is always there, always with you, always eager to shine the light of illumination on the text.

I can remember times in my life when I was about to make a decision that I knew in my heart was wrong. And as I was beginning to turn in that direction, the Holy Spirit would flash a scripture across the screen of my mind. The spirit used what I knew of scripture to warn me and direct me onto the right path. He uses what you know , He uses what you're learning, what you're digging out of scripture for yourself. Then in those times when you're about to make a critical decision, the spirit will pull those verses out of your memory and allow them to come before your spiritual eyes. He'll help to keep you from doing things you other-wise might have done, had you not known the heart and mind of God.

That's what we learn when we continue to study, the heart and mind of our God. The point is, no matter how busy your life gets, don't forget to study and spend that time with God!  -Scott

Family Camp - May 26-29
This is 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. John Ives of the Valley congregation in Spokane is the director and needs to hear from you if you plan to go. Registration forms for this camp and for upcoming summer camps can be found on the kiosk.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Nathan McGee, Kathy Taylor’s grandfather, suffered a stroke. He is stable but will need therapy.
Pray for emotional peace and comfort for Jennifer Rude as she heals from a car accident.
Bea Phippen is recovering at Pinewood from a broken hip.
Brenda Evans, Jenny Rude’s mother, had a biopsy done for breast cancer.
Robbie Jean McDaniel, Irene Clark’s sister, is recovering from hip-replacement surgery.
Ann Kish, Mike Kish’s mother, is recovering from quadruple heart bypass surgery.
Marylou Moore, Irene Clark’s mother, is recovering from her second knee replacement surgery. Pray for a quick recovery.
Pray for Carole Fredrikson as she continues with her treatments. Pray for comfort as she deals with pain in her hands and feet.
Ken Arnold is struggling with health issues and is at LaCrosse Rehabilitation Center.
Alva Davis, Clara Ward’s brother, is struggling with severe neuropathy and is in pain.
Jack Stewart, Jo Allen’s brother, is a diabetic and has an infection on his foot.
Jim Almond is recovering from eye surgery.
Diane Westerfeld, a member of the Priest River church, is at Ivy Court, Room #20.
Pray for the Kabiye Christians and the Team of Missionaries in Togo, West Africa. Especially keep Becky Reeves in your prayers as she is having complications with her pregnancy.

Continue to pray for……
Teri Dupey, Dana Barbarick, Jack Stewart, Shannon Haas, Mike Irmer, Ken Huseby, Maxine Byers, Wayne Pearson, Olga Scott, Wilma Flanagan, Wilbur Hale, Pat Irmer
Logan Rude, Ellen Fredrikson

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"Teach 'em While They're Young"
By Lynelle Dehlbom

Lifetime Attitudes Start At An Early Age
Before our children can talk, we begin to teach them to say “please” and “thank you”. As they grow older we teach them other guidelines such as “Don’t talk with your mouth full”, “Don’t interrupt when someone is speaking”, and “Wait for your turn”. With these lessons we instill in them the importance of being polite and thoughtful. Our goal is good manners. But something else sneaks into our children, riding alongside these lessons. Attitudes. Early practices of good manners leads to attitudes of such as respect for others.

We begin to teach these manners/habits/attitudes at an early age because that is when children often don’t know how to act or behave in many situations so they look to us - and mimic what they see. They desire to do what is right, and have strong opinions of right and wrong. Often based upon what they observed before we even realize it.

So what attitudes about God are we teaching our children? Are we teaching our children that God is important enough for them to pay attention to Him.

Most young children have the ability to sit quietly and participate in worship service. They can mimic their parents by standing, sitting, singing, and praying with them. This helps our children develop the attitude that God is worthy of their attention, time, respect and honor!

Jennifer Dupey & Carl Wigglesworth desire to announce their engagement to the Dalton Gardens Family. The ceremony is set for July 29, 2006, in our Garden of Prayer

Martin & Kelly White (Dupey) will be moving back to the great Northwest in May. They are expecting their first child in September. That means Dan & Teri will be grandparents!

Library News!
Want to see your favorite book on the shelf? Let me know what interests you. Always looking for Men’s and Women’s Bible studies, commentaries and reference books, your favorite fiction authors/fiction series, and current teen and pre-teens books and DVDs. -Irene Clark

Card Ministry
Thanks to all who have contributed cards. We will constantly be needing cards so any help will be appreciated. Homemade, store bought, or even photos to use in making cards will be welcomed. We have decided not to include birthdays at this time, but “get well”, “encouragement”, and “thinking of you” and blank cards will be used. Currently we are in need of postage stamps. A basket has been set up in the office for your contribution. Thanks!

Lewiston Ladies Retreat – Puffer Butte Lodge
The Lewiston ladies are hosting a ladies camp at Puffer Butte Lodge in Fields Spring State Park in Anatone, WA, on May 5th, 6th, and 7th. Registration cost is $45.00 per adult and $22.50 per girl (ages 5 – 13). They have many speakers and activities planned. If any of our ladies are interested in attending this ladies camp, there will be registration forms available in the office. See Mary Petersen for more information.

Thank Yous!
Dear Elders & Church,
We would like to thank you for all the support this year. The LTC year was a great success and our children were blessed!
In Christ,
Mark & Kim Borsheim

Lost & Found
If you feel you may have lost or misplaced a piece of jewelry over this past year, please see Kim Howard in the church office. Thanks!

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Fax: 208-772-2963
E-mail: office@dgchurch.org

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