Bulletin
September 6, 2026
Announcements
GCC Spotify Channel
Our church loves to sing the truths of Scripture! Now you can hear the songs we sing on Sunday via our church Spotify channel. Share it with friends and family!
Children’s Classes
The first Sunday each month is Family Worship Sunday for children and parents to worship together in the sanctuary. The remaining Sundays we provide a children's class (2 years -- Kindergarten). Children can be checked in at the Geist Kids kiosk in the foyer. A Geist Children's Bulletin is available for children staying in the sanctuary to engage and participate in the corporate worship gathering.
Core Courses
Core Courses are at 9AM on Sundays.
Financial Update —June 2026 YTD
You can give by placing a check or cash in the white offering box just inside the main entrance, or online at geist.org/give.
Giving - $192,319
Expenses - $175,142
Budget - $176,982
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Serve a Lunch, Share a Lunch
Today | September 6 | 11:30am-1:00pm | GCC Kitchen
First Serve: Join us immediately after the morning worship gathering as we pack lunches for Wheeler Mission. Then Share: Bring your own brown bag and eat lunch together.
Ladies’ Craft & Fellowship Night
Thursday | September 10 | 6:30pm-8:00pm | GCC Resource Room
Join us each month as we connect with other ladies through crafting! Bring a craft project to work on, or simply come to enjoy conversation and fellowship — no crafting required! Invite your friends and neighbors!
Member Meeting and Dinner
Sunday | September 13 | 5:00pm-7:00pm | GCC
Our dinner is a potluck. Bring your favorite “end-of-the-summer” dish to share with others. After dinner we will vote on a couple of items and hear ministry updates.
Women’s Fall Bible Study
Thursday | September 17 | 6:30pm-8:00pm | GCC Resource Room
All women are invited to join us for our fall Bible study! Each week we will memorize and study a new “Fighter Verse” to help us “fight the good fight of the faith” (1 Timothy 6:12) together! Register at geist.org/events.
Coming Up: Men’s Beast Feast, September 18/19 at Calvary Baptist Church, Greenwood, IN.
SEPTEMBER MEMORY VERSE
1 John 1:9 (ESV)
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
GCC Social
Want to be in touch with others in our congregation? Sign up for GCC Social. If you would like to be added, please email Sally Harvey at officeadmin@geist.org.
Sermon Discussion Questions
1. How do John’s descriptions of Jesus challenge or strengthen your understanding of His person or work? What description is the hardest for you to grasp/accept?
2. How does recognizing Jesus as Creator and Sustainer (in addition to Savior) change the way you relate to Him day to day? Do your prayer life and worship reflect the full weight of who He is?
3. John the Baptist had one God-given aim: to point people to Jesus. Does that describe how you live? What tends to crowd out or compete with that singular aim? Busyness, comfort, fear of rejection? What would it look like this week to bear witness the way John did?
4. Read 1 John 1:1-4 (next week’s sermon text) and make note of any connections to John’s gospel. Write down other questions you have of the text in preparation for next Sunday?
Our church loves to sing the truths of Scripture! Now you can hear the songs we sing on Sunday via our church Spotify channel. Share it with friends and family!
Children’s Classes
The first Sunday each month is Family Worship Sunday for children and parents to worship together in the sanctuary. The remaining Sundays we provide a children's class (2 years -- Kindergarten). Children can be checked in at the Geist Kids kiosk in the foyer. A Geist Children's Bulletin is available for children staying in the sanctuary to engage and participate in the corporate worship gathering.
Core Courses
Core Courses are at 9AM on Sundays.
- TODAY: Corporate Prayer Time
- NEXT SUNDAY: Digging Deeper: Studying the Scripture being preached Sunday
Financial Update —June 2026 YTD
You can give by placing a check or cash in the white offering box just inside the main entrance, or online at geist.org/give.
Giving - $192,319
Expenses - $175,142
Budget - $176,982
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Serve a Lunch, Share a Lunch
Today | September 6 | 11:30am-1:00pm | GCC Kitchen
First Serve: Join us immediately after the morning worship gathering as we pack lunches for Wheeler Mission. Then Share: Bring your own brown bag and eat lunch together.
Ladies’ Craft & Fellowship Night
Thursday | September 10 | 6:30pm-8:00pm | GCC Resource Room
Join us each month as we connect with other ladies through crafting! Bring a craft project to work on, or simply come to enjoy conversation and fellowship — no crafting required! Invite your friends and neighbors!
Member Meeting and Dinner
Sunday | September 13 | 5:00pm-7:00pm | GCC
Our dinner is a potluck. Bring your favorite “end-of-the-summer” dish to share with others. After dinner we will vote on a couple of items and hear ministry updates.
Women’s Fall Bible Study
Thursday | September 17 | 6:30pm-8:00pm | GCC Resource Room
All women are invited to join us for our fall Bible study! Each week we will memorize and study a new “Fighter Verse” to help us “fight the good fight of the faith” (1 Timothy 6:12) together! Register at geist.org/events.
Coming Up: Men’s Beast Feast, September 18/19 at Calvary Baptist Church, Greenwood, IN.
SEPTEMBER MEMORY VERSE
1 John 1:9 (ESV)
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
GCC Social
Want to be in touch with others in our congregation? Sign up for GCC Social. If you would like to be added, please email Sally Harvey at officeadmin@geist.org.
Sermon Discussion Questions
1. How do John’s descriptions of Jesus challenge or strengthen your understanding of His person or work? What description is the hardest for you to grasp/accept?
2. How does recognizing Jesus as Creator and Sustainer (in addition to Savior) change the way you relate to Him day to day? Do your prayer life and worship reflect the full weight of who He is?
3. John the Baptist had one God-given aim: to point people to Jesus. Does that describe how you live? What tends to crowd out or compete with that singular aim? Busyness, comfort, fear of rejection? What would it look like this week to bear witness the way John did?
4. Read 1 John 1:1-4 (next week’s sermon text) and make note of any connections to John’s gospel. Write down other questions you have of the text in preparation for next Sunday?
Service Order
8:40 - Prayer
Meets in Classroom 1
9:00 - Core Courses
10:00 - Worship Gathering
Welcome
Congregational Singing
Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed - #832
Holy, Holy, Holy - #4
Responsive Reading
Congregational Singing
Psalm 27 (The Lord is My Light) - #533
Scripture Reading
Job 38:1-7
Congregational Singing
The Church's One Foundation - #466
Christ Our Hope in Life and Death - #183
Benediction
Next Sunday's Sermon: 1 John 1:1-4 — Pastor Matt
Meets in Classroom 1
9:00 - Core Courses
- TODAY: Corporate Prayer Time
- NEXT SUNDAY: Digging Deeper: Studying the Scripture being preached Sunday
10:00 - Worship Gathering
Welcome
Congregational Singing
Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed - #832
Holy, Holy, Holy - #4
Responsive Reading
Congregational Singing
Psalm 27 (The Lord is My Light) - #533
Scripture Reading
Job 38:1-7
Pastoral Prayer
- Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Charles Anderson)
- Scott & Sharon Gilbertson
- Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Charles Anderson)
- Scott & Sharon Gilbertson
Sermon
John 1:1-13 — Pastor MattCongregational Singing
The Church's One Foundation - #466
Christ Our Hope in Life and Death - #183
Benediction