Which Tent Do You Live In?

Denver First Church of the Nazarene June 21, 2009 - Totals

Bake Out - TODAY

Giving

Don’t forget to drop off your yummy baked goods for the Bake Out Ministry today, June 28. Please drop them off in the Breezeway to be distributed to local businesses.

This Week’s Need:

$ 57,457 June Tithe Monthly Goal: $ 236,051 To Date: $ 124,650

Evening Service

June World Evangelism Fund

Pastor Bud Curry will be preaching in the Traditions service this evening. He will speak about the second coming (Revelation 1:7). Service will be at 6:00 pm in the Diehl Chapel.

Monthly Goal: $ 24,486 To Date: $ 9,289 YTD Tithe YTD Goal: $ 177,038 To Date: $ 124,650 YTD World Evangelism Fund YTD Goal: $ 18,365

Youth Albuquerque Mission Registration Deadline

To Date: $ 9,289

This Youth (7th - outgoing 12th graders) trip is July 12-17. Cost is $265 if registered and paid in full by June 29. After June 29, the cost goes up to $300. Partial scholarships are available, please turn in scholarship form no later than June 29. Please pick up paperwork in the Rock Room or at the Student Ministries Booth.

DFC Ladies Book Club The 2nd book for this summer is An Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers. We’ll meet in the DFC Fellowship Hall on Thursday, July 9th at 6:30 pm. The DFC Bookstore has a special price on the boxed set of all the Francine Rivers books we’ll be reading this summer. For more information call Judy at 303/591-4501 or Merrilee at 303/761-1312.

Youth Arriving Home from Orlando Our youth will be coming home from their mission trip to Orlando tomorrow, June 29th. Parents, please meet at the airport baggage claim for AirTran flight #301 at 3:40 pm. Please join us Sunday, July 26th for missions sharing night in the evening service.

Would You Like to be Baptized? Baptisms are planned for July 19 during the morning service. A class for those wishing to be baptized will be held Sunday, July 12. Please call Angie at 303/806-2603 if you are interested.

DFC (Main Campus) Ministerial Staff Stephen Abbott

Bob Huffaker

Young Adult & Family Pastor

Interim Pastor

Rich Cantwell

Scott Nauman

Business Administrator

Pastor of Worship & Arts

Bud Curry

Jerry Nelson

Hospital Chaplain

Minister of Instrumental Music

Tina Hayhurst

Randy Smith

Student Ministries Pastor

Christian Education Pastor

June 28, 2009

Philippians

Philippians 4:4-13

Which Tent Do You Live In? “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4 I.

Learning to be contented “...I have _____________________ to be content whatever the circumstances.” (vs. 11b) A. What contentment __________ _____________! 1. It is not __________________ my emotions. 2. It is not __________________ my present situation. 3. It is not __________________ more possessions.

Attitude! Everyone has an attitude! Some good, some bad. John Maxwell made a statement in one of his books, “Your attitude determines your altitude.” I think he is right. Much of our successes or failures in life depend on our attitude. Our effectiveness as a Christian will be determined by our attitude. Our joy and our happiness is determined by our attitude. It is helpful for us to go to God in prayer and ask, “How am I doing with my attitude?” This just might be helpful with how life treats us. Have a great day --- if you want to. Pastor Bob

Lord help us to keep our eyes fixed on you. "When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus." Matthew 17:8

Celebrating America! On July 5th we will have a patriotic emphasis in our morning service. If you have sung or played “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and/or “Tribute to the Armed Forces” you are invited to close the service that morning with the singing of these 2 special pieces . Rehearsal will be Thu, July 2, 7:00-7:30 pm in the sanctuary for choir and orchestra. Please RSVP to 303-806-2609 if you would like to sing/play. Do You Play the Trombone? Jerry Nelson has done a special arrangement of “76 Trombones”, “America the Beautiful” and the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” If you have played trombone and would be willing to play on July 5th, please contact the Music office at 303/8062609. Rehearsal for this piece will be on Thursday, July 2, 6:30-8:00 pm. Support Group for Caregivers Join us on Monday, July 13th at 6:30 pm in the Community Room. This is a monthly support group for those providing care to an aged or chronically ill loved one, while losing sight of themselves. For info, call Linda at 303/948-8244. Crocodile Dock Vacation Bible School 2009! VBS is just around the corner! July 27-31 is the date and 6:00 - 8:30 pm is the time. We still need many, many volunteers! Please call Gwenda at 303/806-2612 for more info! Promise Keepers Event - ‘A Time to Honor’ July 31st - August 1st at Folsom Field in Boulder. This will be a reunion celebration like never before, honoring THE ONE who called men together twenty years ago, and looking for the NEW FIRE He can bring. For the first time in Promise Keeper history, men are invited to bring the women in their lives. The event will be a TIME TO HONOR women and the God-breathed role they play in men’s lives. For more info on this event and the Promise Keepers organizations, please go to www.promisekeepers.net, call 1-866-PROMISE or email Les at [email protected]. Hospital Chaplain Pastor Bud Curry is our Hospital Chaplain. He is available to visit those in the hospital (for a short or long stay), in nursing homes, etc. Please call 303/761-8370 if you would like a visit from Pastor Bud, or if you know someone who needs a visit. DFC Bookstore Come and check out our sale: 20% off all non-sale items! We offer new and used books. We always have great deals!

B. What contentment __________! 1. It is a _____________________ habit. “Whatever you have learned…” (vs. 9, 11, 12) 2. It is a ______________________ pattern. “...think about such things.” (vs. 8b) 3. It takes __________________. “...put it into practice.” (vs. 9b) 4. It is an ___________________. “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (vs. 4) 5. It is a ____________________. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” (vs. 6-9)