Taking a Holiday

The regular edition of SPOTmail will not be sent out this week in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday, as well as recognition that it's hard to write when you're not in town. We'll catch you up on anything important with bulletins and entries on the SPOTblog, www.thespotsspot.blogspot.com.

We know many are traveling this week, so please pray for their safe travel to and from their destinations.

SPOTmail may be taking a holiday, but the SPOTclass is not!
• Our video series wraps up this Sunday even as we launch the Advent season. Please be sure to thank Don Robbins for the great work he's done facilitating discussion after each video presentation.
• As we near Christmas, we know Don and Lori take great joy in presenting the Christmas message in a particularly meaningful way! Make sure you plan to be in your SPOT.
• Snacks this week will be provided by Jeanette Stubbs -- thank you very much!
• We have two more weeks to collect items for the Missouri Baptist Children's Home.
• Christmas Shindig at the Hurts, Sunday, December 6, 5 p.m. Bring an appetizer.
• College Care Packages are mailed Monday, November 30.
We sincerely hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving feast, as well as time together with family and friends. Even in these difficult economic times, we still have much for which to be thankful!

PRAYER REQUEST

We just received a prayer request from Toni Rachocki. A doctor she works with , Dr. Douglas Adkins, was called out of town to be with his mother. Her name is Altha Cox, and she has been hospitalized with heart failure and bowel obstruction. Doctors were supposed to try for surgery this afternoon if she stabilized. Pray that God's hand be over her treatment.

The Marriage Commitment

Following up on last weeks lesson, here is a neat little article on the Christian marriage!

SUNDAY NEWS AND NOTES!!!!

Lesson Recap!!!

A family's ability to maintain calm and confidence in the middle of their hurried schedules is contingent upon the parents maintaining a healthy relationship.

MAINTAINING REST IN YOUR MARRIAGE:

1. Resist the poison of comparison

2. Make sure you understand what love requires.
-A Definition of Love:
Love is the commitment of my will to your needs and best interests, regardless of the cost.

3. Make sure you implement the 3 crucial ingredients for successful love:

-Self-discipline
-Sensitivity
-Sacrifice

4. Maintain the mandates for inner rest (see the last two weeks!).

Support verses:
Ephesians 5:25-30
Genesis 2:24-25
1 Peter 3:7b
Proverbs 31:10

Christmas Shindig!!!

Yup. Yet another reminder of the upcoming Shindig. The basics. 12/6 at the Hurt's at 5PM. Bring an appetizer. Simple enough?

Da' Poll

The poll that was emailed out last week had very little response. Out of 71 emailed out only 4 were completed. Please watch as these are resent out this week to those who haven't filled theirs out. Please respond as your responses are quite helpful. For example, someone responded that since I am a photographer these should be more photos. So in response I give you....

The Baking!!

The Concord kitchen was aglow with baking as we prepared the cookies for the college care packages. All-in-all, there were over 50 pounds of cookies made...enough for 20 2 1/2 pound boxes! We will send these out on November 30th. Photos from the event!!!!

Christmas Project

Don't forget about our box in the front of the classroom for donations to the Missouri Baptist Children's Home. We have until the 15th to fill it up!!! The list of needs can be found earlier in the blog!

Prayer Requests

-Please pray for the details of the Christmas Show. Sometimes the "little things" can take up so much precious time and mental concern.
-Pray for Kevin as he recovers from his stoke that he suffered on Thursday. He has lost more vision in both eyes, which also gives him an issue with depth perception. His speech is also affected. Thankfully, the doctors expect it all to return. Pray for healing..and a prayer of thanks that it wasn't worse.