VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2

WHAT’S HAPPENING

WHAT’S INSIDE

WOLCOTT WORD 2

KIM KONTINUED 2

TRUST IN GOD 2

OCTOBER

CALENDAR 3

READ THE

WHOLE BIBLE!?!? 4

GAMES 4

Gues s what tha t means? ! ? ! We l l ,

no t much rea l l y o the r than the

fac t tha t the season i s chang i ng

and i t ’ s ge t t i ng co lde r . Th i s i s

a lways a b i t te r swee t k i nd o f season fo r me . I l ove wea r i ng

sho r t s and I a lways ge t them ou t

i n the Sp r i ng a l i t t l e be fo re i t ’ s

ac tua l l y wa rm enough to wea r

them, bu t I a l so l ove be ing ab le

to pu t j ean s back on and wea r

hood ie s and bean i e s when i t

coo l s o f f i n the Fa l l . I l ove each

season fo r i t s own reason , bu t

Fa l l adds to the mi x a beau t i fu l

change to the v iews ou t s i de . I

l ove see i ng the l eaves change

f r om g reen to ye l l ow to r ed… i t ’ s

a wonde r fu l t h i ng to watch .

A l so , I l ove s i t t i ng a t home on

the couch w i th the fami l y

watch i ng Ch r i s tmas mov i e s w i th

a cup o f ho t cocoa . I have to

sha re someth ing though , the

s i t t i ng a round w i th the fami l y

doe sn ’ t happen a s much a s I ’d

l i ke i t to and Ch r i s tmas doesn ’ t r ea l l y happen i n my hou se un t i l

a f te r Thank sg i v i ng . Bu t the i dea

i s t he same… re lax i ng w i th l oved

one s i n a cozy l i v i ng room i s a

t r easu red even t ! We l i ke p lay i ng

games a s a fami l y . Ou r cu r ren t

f avo r i te i s “ Se t t l e r s o f Catan .”

Have any o f you p layed tha t

game? What i s you r favo r i te

game to p lay a s a fami l y? I

wou ld l ove to ge t you r

f eedback… send me a te x t o r a

qu ic k no te j u s t to l e t me know

what you th i n k .

IT ’S OCTOBER ! !

OCTOBER, 2017

Th i s i s how i t

goes when i t

comes t ime each mon th to w r i t e my sec t i on o f t he

news le t te r , E r i c g i ve s me a n i ce rem i nde r

abou t a week be fo re and I p roc ra s t i na te and

then the n i gh t be fo re he i s go i ng to p r i n t

t hem, he a s k s aga i n and I a s k h im to send me

a copy o f wha t he ha s so fa r to p roo f - read

i t . . . t hen I beg i n to come up w i t h i n sp i ra t i on

on wha t I wan t to w r i te . Th i s mon th howeve r

wa s a l i t t l e d i f fe ren t : ) I ac tua l l y had my

i n sp i ra t i on ahead o f t ime! : )

I was read i ng , ac tua l l y l i s t en i ng to , t he B i b l e ,

a few week s ago when a ve r y powe r fu l t r u th

h i t me . I t wa s i n I sa iah 58 . Th i s chapte r ta l k s

abou t " T r ue Fa s t i ng " I 'm go i ng to g i ve you my

condensed ta ke on the chapte r and

encou rage you to p ra ye r fu l l y r ead i t you r se l f

t o be t te r unde r s tand wha t God i s say i ng ! I t

h i t me tha t we pu t on a "Good Ch r i s t i an " f r on t and c la im to be Ch r i s t i ans bu t t hen go

abou t l i v i ng i n t h i s wor ld . When th i ng s

happen to o r a round u s we tu rn to God and

a s k fo r t h i ngs and then wonde r why he

doesn ' t j ump r i gh t i n and f i x t he s i tua t i on .

Bu t a s i t say s i n I sa iah 58 :2 " Fo r day a f te r day you seek me ou t : t hey seem eage r to

know my way s , a s i f t hey we re a na t i on t ha t

does wha t i s r i gh t and ha s no t fo r sa ken the

commands o f i t s God . " Th i s i s how I ta ke

tha t . We can no t l i ve ou r l i ve s a s we see f i t

and then conven i en t l y ca l l on H im to on l y be

the re when i t i s conven i en t . He wan t s u s to

be c lo se to H im , to seek H im ou t a l l t he t ime .

He wan t s u s to have fa i t h and t r u s t t ha t He

ha s i t a l l unde r con t ro l and He wan t s u s to

l i ve acco rd i ng to H i s way . I sa iah 56 :6 - 9 goes

on to say " I s no t t he k i nd o f fa s t i ng I have

chosen : to l oo se t he cha i n s o f i n j u s t i ce and

un t i e t he co rd s o f t he yoke to se t t he

opp re s sed f ree and b reak eve ry yoke? I s i t

no t to s ha re you r f ood w i t h t he hung ry and to p rov i de the poo r wande re r w i t h s he l te r -

when you see the naked , to c lo the them and

no t to t u rn away f rom you r own f l e sh and

b lood? Then you r l i gh t w i l l b reak fo r t h t he

(Continued on page 2)

KIM’S KORNER

TRUE WORSH IP

John 4 :23 -25 Ho lman

Ch r i s t ian S tanda rd B ib l e

(HCSB )

23 Bu t an hou r i s coming, and

i s now he re , when t he t r ue

wo r sh ipe r s w i l l wo r sh ip t he

Fat he r i n sp i r i t and t ru t h . Yes ,

t he Fat he r want s s uch peop le

to wo r sh ip H im. 24 God i s

sp i r i t , and t ho se who wo r sh ip

H im mus t wo r sh ip i n sp i r i t and

t r u t h . ”

A good f r i end and fe l l ow

pas to r a s ked me a

cha l l eng i ng ques t i on the

o the r day t ha t go t me

th i nk i ng . He a s ked : “When

was t he l a s t

t ime you

t r u l y wo r sh ipped?” At f i r s t I

though t i t a ra the r odd

ques t i on , then he c la r i f i ed

wha t he meant . He sa id , “We

o f ten come to chu rch and

l eave say i ng th i ngs l i ke :

‘Wow, d id I r ea l l y en joy t he

mus i c today ! ’ o r ‘ Tha t se rmon t r u l y spoke to me

today ! ’ ” Bu t h i s ques t i on

cha l l enged me, and

cha l l enges u s , to sea rch a

l i t t l e deeper . Ar e we

wo r sh ip i ng the wo r sh ip , the

mus i c o r the se rmon mo re

than the ac tua l s ub jec t o f

the wo r sh ip , the mus ic o r the

se rmon? See , a s Je sus spoke

these wo rd s i n John 4 :23 - 25

to t he Samar i tan woman by

the we l l , He l e t u s know tha t

the mos t impor tan t r ea son

fo r com ing to chu rch i s to

wo r sh ip ou r Heaven l y Fa the r

i n “ sp i r i t and i n t r u th . ” The

d i f f e ren t t h i ng s tha t happen

du r i ng a Sunday mo rn i ng

chu rch se r v i ce , o r a t a b ib l e

s tudy o r a t you th g roup a re

too l s to he lp u s g row c l o se r

and connec t w i th God . I

th i nk Je su s ’ r emark i n the open i ng sc r ip tu re i s echoed

i n the ques t i on po sed by my

f r i end . Le t ’ s wo r sh ip the

s ub jec t mat te r (God , ou r

Heaven l y Fa the r , ou r Lo rd

and Sav io r ) and NOT the

too l s ( the mus i c , the se rmon ,

the l e s son ) tha t s t r i v e to he lp

u s wo r sh ip ou r Sav io r . So , i n

r e t ro spect , when was the l a s t

t ime we took Je su s ’ wo rd s to

hea r t and t r u l y wo r sh ipped

God ou r Heaven l y Fathe r i n

sp i r i t and i n t r u th?

TRUST IN GOD – BY DOUG PAASCH

I am wr i t i ng th i s e xact l y one

week away f r om hav i ng ma-

j o r s u rge r y tha t I p ray by the

t ime you r ead th i s , i t ha s

gone we l l . I k now that some

o f you have been exposed to

med ica l i s s ue s w i th a pa ren t ,

s i b l i ng , o r o the r f ami l y mem-

be r . Some o f you may have

faced some ma jo r o r m i no r

med ica l i s s ue s o f you r own . I

wan ted to sha re tha t i t i s

o kay to be anx i ou s , ne r vou s , o r even f r i gh tened o f the se

th i ngs . We a re o f ten f r i gh t -

ened o f what the f u tu re ho ld s

when fac i ng such i s sue s i n

l i f e . Bu t mo re impo r tan t l y , we

mus t t r u s t i n Je su s tha t no

ma t te r what happens , He i s t he re to take care o f u s . You

may wonde r somet imes , “why

me?” O r why mom, dad , s i s ,

b ro , g ramps , g randma, e tc .

“D id I do someth i ng to de -

se r ve th i s ?” o r “Why d i d God

a l l ow th i s to happen to

[ i n se r t name he re ] ” and many

mo re o f the “why” que s t i on s .

A l though the se a re the na tu -

ra l que s t i on s we a l l tend to

a s k , t hey a re no t p roduc t i ve

a t a l l . Wha t we need to f ocu s

on i s t ha t Je su s w i l l take care

o f u s and a l l be l i eve r s , no

ma t te r what happens , a s l ong

a s we have fa i th i n H im . Tha t

doe s no t mean we o r whom-

eve r i s i l l w i l l j ump up and be

a l l cu red . Somet imes th i ngs do no t ge t cu red and we

mus t f ace tha t r ea l i t y . Bu t

aga i n , the h i ghe r r ea l i t y i s

t ha t no mat te r what happens ,

Je su s w i l l be the re f o r u s ;

whe the r by g i v i ng u s s t r ength

to face th i ngs , pe r seve rance

i n t r ea tmen t s , o r ha rde s t o f

a l l , t he l o s s o f a l oved one .

So the bo t tom l i ne i s t h i s ,

have fa i th i n Je su s Ch r i s t , ou r

Lo rd and Sav i o r , t ha t u l t i -

ma te l y He w i l l make a l l t h i ngs

r i gh t .

dawn , and you r hea l i ng w i l l qu i c k l y appear ;

t hen you r r i gh teou snes s w i l l go be fo re you

and the g lo r y o f t he Lo rd w i l l be you r rea r

gua rd . Then you w i l l ca l l , and the Lo rd w i l l

an swe r ; you w i l l c r y fo r he lp and he w i l l say :

He re am I . " A l l we have to do i s wa l k w i t h

H im , T r u s t i n H im , and fo l l ow H i s examp le and

the yoke o f opp re s s i on w i l l be l i f t ed and we

w i l l be FREE ! ! ! So wha t s teps can you ta ke?

P ray ! And j o i n u s i n t he B i b l e read i ng p lan (o r

any B i b l e read i ng p lan ) , I know we have been ta l k i ng a l o t abou t i t bu t t ha t i s because i t i s

s ooo impo r tan t ! ! ! Be i ng i n God ' s wo rd da i l y i s

v i ta l t o u s a s Ch r i s t i ans ! And when we do i t

t oge the r i t i s even be t te r and i t makes i t a

l i t t l e eas i e r ! Now l i ke E r i c ha s sa id i t i s eas y to

ge t beh i nd , and i t i s ea s y to f i nd o the r t h i ng s

to do bu t i f we a re fa i t h fu l i n s ee i ng th i s

t h rough t i l l t he end then God w i l l be fa i t h fu l

i n he lp i ng to u s to g row i n ou r wa l k w i t h H im !

KIM’S KORNER (Continued from page 1)

PAGE 2 WHAT ’S HAPPENING VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 2

The Wolcott Word… by Rob

1st & 4th— The first week of each month, we are going to have a time of personal Bible Study. With this being the first of those weeks, we are going to discuss some personal study tips to help you along. Next month will be our first session.

8th& 11th— There is NO Youth Group this week because of Fall Break. Enjoy some time with family and friends. Maybe have a picnic and enjoy this amazing season.

15th & 18th— It’s Corn Maze time!! Tonight we are going to DeVries Corn Maze in Olathe. The cost is $6. Wear good shoes, and bring a jacket and flashlight. We are leaving at 6:40, so don’t be late. Also, Middle

School will be done at 9:00 instead of 8:30 so we can get the most out of our time at the maze.

22nd & 25th— This week we are going to look at the book of Ruth and the importance of friendship, loyalty, and the reliance on God.

29th& 1st— We are going to take some time and watch an inspiring film called “Queen of Katwe” this week. The trailer will be posted on the DCC Alive Student Ministries Facebook page if you want to check it out. The movie is 124 minutes long, so we will start very close to 6:30, try to not be late so you don’t miss the beginning. I am going to be gone on Wednesday, but Kim and other adults will be around taking care of things.

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October Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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No YG

9 10 11

No YG

12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

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23 24 25

26 27 28

29 30 31 1 2 3 4

EVERY NIGHT WE MEET

FOR YOUTH GROUP, WE

PLAY GAMES

AFTERWARDS. EACH

WEEK WE PLAY

SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND IN THE PAST IT

VARIED FROM GAMES

THAT REQUIRED A LITTLE

BIT OF THINKING TO

WHOLE LOT OF MOVING, BUT IT IS ALWAYS BEST IF IT INCLUDES

A WHOLE LOT OF LAUGHING, TOO. IT IS ALWAYS A

CHALLENGE FOR ME FIGURE OUT WHAT GAMES TO PLAY

EACH WEEK. SO, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ON THE

SUBJECT. WHAT KINDS OF GAMES DO YOU LIKE TO PLAY AS A

GROUP? DO YOU HAVE SOME GAMES YOU HAVE PLAYED BEFORE, BUT HAVEN’T PLAYED IN A WHILE… GAMES THAT

WORK WELL FOR A BIG GROUP AND CAN TAKE UP 30

MINUTES OR SO? IT COULD BE A BOXED GAME (LIKE

“SPEAKOUT”) OR AN ACTIVE GAME (LIKE “DODGEBALL). LET

ME KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO AND WE’LL TRY TO GET IT

STARTED!!

Hey there, people!! In case you didn’t know, Kim and I

love hanging out with students and parents. So, if you

want to get to know us a little better, or maybe you have something on your mind you need to share with someone,

or whatever, give us a call. My info is right here. All you

have to do is reach out. We can meet for lunch, coffee, or

ice cream… I’ll even buy!

This Bible

Reading Plan is

tough!! I know

we are only a

couple months

in, but it sure is

tough staying

caught up. Is

anyone else

with me? I bet most of you are

struggling to keep up, or are quickly

falling behind. I’m right there with

you. However, this is a great time to

be able to connect with God and

grow your faith and understanding of

His word. I want to encourage you to

continue plugging away at it, even if

you’re falling behind. I think we are

going to have a celebration at the

end of the year for everyone who

made all the way through. So keep

at it, reading God’s word every day

brings it’s own rewards… and we’re

going to celebrate when we’re

done!!

CHECK US OUT ON THE WEB

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Declaring God’s Love from One Generation to the Next.”