4/30/23 Sunday’s Sermon By Nick Perez

Six Questions to Ask a Skeptic: Can We Be Good Without God?

Romans 2:15, ESV – They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them.

Bible Study, Worship & Praise

Cradle Roll – Room 4
2 yrs through 1st Grade – Room 9
2nd through 5th Grade – Room 7
Middle School & High School – Conference Room
Adults – Auditorium

Sunday Mornings – 10:45 am Worship

Children’s Bible Hour for 1st-5th Grades – Room 2
Online: Livestream begins at 10:30 am

Wednesday Mornings – Women’s Bible Class – 9:30 am

Wednesday Evenings – 7:00 pm Bible Study

Annual Meeting

Our Annual Meeting will be held Sunday, May 7th at 2:00 pm in the Family Room.

Security Reminder

If you unlock a door, please remember to lock it again. Other than just prior to Bible classes and Worship, outside doors are to remain locked.

Attendance Last Sunday

Bible Class: NA
Worship: 123

Offering Last Week:

Last Week: $5,203
YTD: $158,082
YTD: Actual vs. Goal: +$34,470

Opportunity to Make a Difference

1. Are you interested in audio/visual technology? We are looking for people who are willing to be trained in this ministry. If you would like to find out more about this ministry, please contact Matthew Gray or John Russell.

2. We are in need of Pantry volunteers. Our Pantry is open Mon, Wed & Fri, 10:30 – 11:00 am & 1:30 – 2:00 pm
We need volunteers to come during those times to hand out food. Contact the office to volunteer.

Contact Info for our Shut-Ins

Nadine Greff, c/o Bethany Home, 930 West Main, Ripon, CA 95366
Gertrue Smith, Casa de Modesto, 1745 Eldena Way, Rm 4, Modesto, CA 95350 office.

***Please submit additions, corrections & updates to the office

Volunteer and/or Donate Now

Donations needed:

Long sleeve t-shirts (all sizes)
Sweat pants (all sizes)
Men’s Jeans (28-42)
Blankets

(Inexpensive jeans & t-shirts can be found at Thrift Stores)

*We give away 20-30 sets of clothes EVERY Thursday.
*Monetary donations are also accepted
*Volunteer to help cook & serve a meal

Prayer Requests

Mourning the loss of loved ones

Breeyana Weaver & Family – grandmother

Recovering from Surgery

Sherry Heuler
Breeyana Weaver
Mials Magaña – recovering from 3rd surgery
Tamara Cook
Brenda Smith – back surgery; thyroid surgery; eye surgery; waiting for radiation treatment on eyes

Battling Cancer

Donna – (Paula Meler’s friend)
Lyn Brocco – recovering at home
Clarence Stimpson, Jr. – (Christine Barrier’s nephew) – stage 4 cancer
Angie Westberg – (Marie Thompson’s niece) – complications following surgery
Willis Von – (Lester’s cousin) – cancer treatment, may be in his final days
Cyndi Lindsey – undergoing chemotherapy
Rosella Paslay – (Nancy Mitten’s friend)
Jack Hawes – Elder at Ripon Church of Christ – bladder cancer
Mike Corley – (Monte Corley’s brother) – kidney cancer treatment
Susan – (Stephanie Saunders’ aunt) – stage 4 lymph node cancer
Darrell Christiansen – (Melissa Shook’s sister-in-law’s father) – prostate cancer
Greg Hall – stage 4 prostate cancer has spread to his bones, recovering from a fall
Ron Tredway – (Melissa Shook’s friend’s husband) – Melanoma
Dwight McBride – (Colleen McBride’s brother) – Stage 4 prostate cancer, stage 1 lung cancer
Chrisey Hogan – (Paula Meler’s friend) – early stage breast cancer
Joyce – (Ramona Ruskamp’s friend) – tumors have shrunk by 50%
Bruce – (Mike Ruskamp’s friend)
Taryn – (Cyndi Lindsey’s cousin) – Lymphoma
Julia Galloway
Billy Hunt – (Vickie Laguna’s friend) – stage 4 melanoma throughout his body
Renee – (Alegria Rice’s friend) – breast cancer
Mason – (teenager in Ripon)

Other Requests

Cecelia Peters – (visitor) – in need of a lung transplant
Daniel Peters – (visitor) – out of work
Denise Libby – (Jim & Bonnie Greff’s sister-in-law) – Lupus; recovering from a heart attack
Linda Russell – UTI
Mary Benitez – health issues
David – (Breeyana Weaver’s brother) – recovering from dirt bike accident
Ron Collins – encouragement
Aimee Harp – (Colleen McBride’s daughter) – struggling with addiction
Jane Linder – A-Fib
Marilou Santiago – undergoing tests
Cathy Dixon – undergoing tests for vertigo
Carley – (Melissa Shook’s 2 yr old great niece) respiratory infection
Mary Renner – recovering from a fall
Patsy – (Mary Benitez’s friend) – emotional stress due to daughter’s health
Lori Galvan – (Mary Benitez’s friend’s daughter) – having leg amputated
Helen Potterf – hospice
Jennifer Smith – recovering from a bicycle accident
Traci McEnery – family difficulties
Wanda – (Dwayne Ellis’ Mother)
Kent Walton – (Melissa Shook’s cousin) – mass on liver
Matt – (Ramona Ruskamp’s friend of a friend) – being tested for cancer
Hughson Church of Christ – ongoing issues with their building & preacher’s home
Liberty Ruskamp-Woods – (Darren & Edwina Ruskamp’s daughter)
Mike Hampton – housing situation
Charles Cook – last stages of Alzheimer’s
Mikaela – (Jessika McCullough’s sister) – heart issues, ongoing tests
Chelsea – (Michael Brown’s former coworker) – expecting second child in the Spring
Tamara Wallers – looking for a position at work that will allow her to be here every Sunday