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November 1, 2026 • 4 Minute Read
Check Out This Weeks Bulletin!
What’s Happening at The Life Center! There’s a lot happening at The Life Center! Explore this week’s announcements, upcoming gatherings, outreach opportunities, and ways to get connected. Building Construction and Restroom Location Our building is currently under construction. Thank you for your patience as we work through these improvements! For now, the restrooms are located right outside the lobby doors. Turn right, go up the stairs, and follow the signs inside. 🧱 Help Us Build It—One Piece at a Time Our building project is moving forward, and the next step is drywall! Sponsor a sheet for $30, or sponsor as many as you’d like: 1 sheet: $30 5 sheets: $150 10 sheets: $300 Look for the drywall display near the exit. As sheets are sponsored, we’ll fill in the display until we reach our goal! Every contribution helps create space to reach people, make disciples, and serve our community for Jesus. Sponsor a piece. Fill the wall. Build the future. Chili, Sweets & Cinema 🌶️🧁 November 4 | 6:00–8:00 PM Join us for delicious food, friendly competition, and fellowship! We’ve decided to cancel the talent show portion of the evening. Instead, we’ll be streaming The Chosen, Season 6, Episode 1 during the activities. Think your chili has what it takes? Have a show-stopping baked creation to share? Sign up in the back of the sanctuary or click the registration button below by TODAY, November 1 to enter! Come hungry, vote for your favorites, and enjoy the evening with us! Admission is $5 per person and includes: Chili samples An entrée-sized bowl of chili of your choosing Two desserts of your choice Five voting tickets Use your tickets to vote for your favorite chili and desserts! Additional voting tickets are $1 each or six for $5.Register HERE today! Thanksgiving Outreach Aftershock Youth is giving back to our community by providing at least 50 Thanksgiving meals to families in need. Monetary donations will help purchase frozen turkeys. We are still needing: 13 Stuffing mix 37 Instant potatoes 77 Turkey gravy packets 48 Canned green beans or corn 90 Canned yams Mini-Marshmallows 87 Cornbread mix 43 Cranberry sauce Donations may be dropped off at the church office, PLEASE CALL BEFORE DROPPING ITEMS OFF 812-234-5233 EXT 107, or place items in the barrel at the back of the sanctuary.CLICK HERE TO MAKE A MONETARY DONATION 🛍️ Fall Vendor Fair Saturday, November 7 | 11 AM–3 PM at TLC Look who’s joining us for our Fall Vendor Fair! Come shop and support these local vendors on November 7th from 11 AM–3 PM at The Life Center! Buddy’s Dream Blush and Bow Boutique Liv’s Signature Sets SB Photography/SB Banners TrueCraft Vinyls Breanna’s Art Boutique & More Photo Rage Custom Creations Dora’s Delights — Chunky Yarn Creations Tammy’s Chicken & Noodles Simply Redeemed Co. Bring a friend and get a head start on your holiday shopping! Want to join us as a vendor? Spaces are $25 for craft/small business vendors and $50 for food trucks. November 1st is the last day to register!Complete the vendor registration form here! Vendor fees: $25 for small vendors | $50 for food trucks Women of Excellence Pitch-In 💛 Tuesday, November 10 | 6–8 PM | Ministry Center All ladies are welcome for an evening of food, fellowship, and fun! Invite your moms, sisters, aunties, cousins, and friends—and bring a dish to share. There’s a seat for you at the table! Weekly Schedule Sundays Morning Worship — 10:00 a.m. Preschool and Nursery — 10:00 a.m. Kingdom Outpost Kids — 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays “Empty Nesters” Women’s Bible Study — 6:00 p.m. Midweek Wednesdays at TLC Aftershock Youth — 6:00 p.m. Kingdom Outpost Kids and Nursery — 6:15 p.m. Praise & Prayer — 6:00 p.m. Thursdays Men’s Dinner and Discipleship — 6:00 p.m. at various restaurants Fridays at the TLC Office Men’s Coffee Gathering — 7:00 a.m. Small Group Bible Study — 6:00 p.m. November Birthdays 🎂 Help us celebrate these members of our church family! November 1: Tammy Schelfke November 5: Hope Beaumont November 18: Larry Schelfke November 20: Adalynn Stephens Happy birthday! We pray God’s richest blessings over each of you in the year ahead. Want your birthday included in future announcements? Add it to a Connect Form and turn it in! Get Connected Whether you’re new, interested in joining a Life Group, looking for a place to serve, or have a prayer request or praise report, we would love to hear from you. Complete the connection form HERE. We’re excited to grow in faith and community together!
July 7, 2026 • 3 Minute Read
Small Group Guide
STAYING ANCHORED WEEK 2: RECOGNIZING DANGER JUDE 5-16 Before You Begin This week's passage names names — Jude points to specific examples of people who drifted from truth and calls it out plainly. It can feel like a heavier discussion than most weeks. Encourage your group to keep the focus on self-examination rather than pointing fingers outward. The goal isn't to identify “who's the false teacher in my life” — it's to build discernment for our own hearts and our own household as a new season begins. Opening Question Start light before you go deep: Think back to something you trusted completely growing up — a person, a product, an idea — that later turned out to be untrustworthy. What was the moment you realized it? Read the Passage Have someone read Jude 5-16 aloud. It's a dense section — don't rush it. Let the room sit with it for a moment before moving into discussion. Discussion Questions Jude reaches back into Israel's history — the exodus generation, fallen angels, Sodom and Gomorrah — to make his point. Why do you think he roots a present-day warning in past examples rather than just describing the danger directly? In verses 8-10, Jude describes people who “rely on their dreams” and reject authority. What does healthy submission to authority (spiritual, relational, institutional) look like in a season of change, versus unhealthy conformity? Verses 12-13 use vivid pictures — hidden reefs, waterless clouds, wandering stars. Which of these images hits you the hardest, and why? Jude isn't shy about naming danger clearly. Where do you tend to soften or avoid naming something as “dangerous” in your own life — a relationship, a habit, an influence — because it feels easier to stay quiet? As you head into a new school year or new routine, what's one area where you need sharper discernment — for yourself, your kids, or your household? Application Jude doesn't just describe danger to create fear — he wants a discerning, anchored people. Spend a few minutes as a group naming practical, low-drama ways to build discernment into a new season: A regular rhythm of checking what's shaping you — what you're reading, watching, following. A trusted person who has permission to speak honestly into your life. A simple family or personal practice of asking “does this line up with what we know is true?”before fully buying in to something new. Close in Prayer Pray specifically for discernment for your group as families and individuals step into a new season — that God would give clarity to recognize what's healthy and what's not, and encourage to name it when needed. Refrain reminder: “Called. Beloved. Kept. That doesn't change when life does.” Consider closing your time by reading this together as a group.

Tim Minks

Senior Pastor