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INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH May 12, 2013
Mothers Are God’s Blessing
Welcome to Indian Hills and
the worship of our Lord and
Savior, Christ Jesus. We’re glad
you’re here and invite you to
return tonight for our evening
service beginning at 6 p.m.
Today is Mother’s Day, a day
set aside to honor our mothers.
As we think about our mothers
and look back over the years, we
are reminded how much Mother
loved us.
Mother’s love was profound,
which was demonstrated in the
sacrifices she made for us each
day. Her love was unconditional;
it didn’t end when we were
disobedient or when we disappointed
her.
Mother disciplined us when
we needed it, proving that her
love was tough. Like all of us,
Mother wasn’t perfect, but her
love for us was genuine.
Each mother has a unique
way about her and is specially
chosen by God. As we reflect on
the contribution she has made
in our lives, we must also thank
God for His provision of this
woman, our mother.
Future Events
Sunday: Boys of Faith/Girls of Grace
Monday: Sisters
Tuesday: Clothing Outlet
Tuesday: Mansion Builders 7–9 p.m.
Wednesday: Gardening 9 a.m.
Wednesday: Awana 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday: Junior High Bible Study 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday: Solomon’s Portico 7 p.m.
Wednesday: Mansion Builders 7–9 p.m.
Thursday: Alpha Omega Bible Study 7 p.m.
Thursday: Mansion Builders 7–9 p.m.
May 17–19: Boys of Faith Campout
May 19: Ninth Grade Parents Meeting
May 19: VBS Meeting 4:30 p.m.
May 26: Sixth Grade Parents Meeting
June 1–4: Girls of Grace Camp
June 6: Alpha Omega Freshman Welcome
June 10–15: Senior High Camp
June 18: Junior High Worlds of Fun Trip
June 20–23: Girls Choir Trip to St. Louis
June 28–July 1: Senior Trip
July 8–12: VBS
July 16: High School Worlds of Fun Trip
July 27–30: Boys of Faith Camp
August 7–11: Junior High Camp

SUNDAY MORNING
Children’s
Ministry
Our kindergarten through fifth
grade students are studying the
same Scripture each week.
Sunday School
Our first through fifth grade
students examined Esther 4–6
and learned about God thwarting
Haman.
Children’s Church
Our children studied Nehemiah
1–7 and learned about God using
Nehemiah to rebuild Jerusalem’s
wall. The core truth we
hope the children understood is
to use God’s strength to accomplish
His will.
Parental
Reinforcement
As you talk with your children, be
sure to ask them about what they
learned today in Sunday School
and Children’s Church. It will
be good for them to review the
truths they studied and it will
stretch their memories as they
verbalize the biblical account and
principle they learned.
Member Notes
Death. Edgar William (Bill) McElvain,
father of Nick, died April 26,
2013.
Hospitalized. Neva Heidebrecht
is a patient at Bryan/LGH East
Hospital.
Hospitalized. Kathy Platt is a patient
at Bryan/LGH East Hospital.
Hospitalized. Don Buhr was a
patient at the Heart Hospital.
Hospitalized. Lara Quiring is a
patient at Lincoln Surgical Hospital.
Thank You. We are so thankful
for your many prayers and expressions
of love shown to us before
and after Max’s surgery. Special
thanks to Pastor Eddie. With
praise and thanksgiving—Max
and Jean Callen
We need your help! If you have
a new address or phone number,
please call the church (or email
Haley (hgloe@ihcc.org) or Stephanie
(sdorn@ihcc.org) and update
it.
Heartbeat
May 12, 2013 • Vol. 21, No. 22
Editor In Chief: Greg Rugh
Editor: Gale Engle
Publisher: John Scholle
Heartbeat is published weekly by
Indian Hills Community Church for
distribution on Sunday morning.
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Outreach Bible Study
There will be an Outreach
Bible study hosted at Eudean
Springer’s home this summer.
The study will be on Thursdays,
beginning June 6 from 7–8:00
p.m. at 8014 Arrow Ridge Road.
This eight week study is for
unbelievers and new believers.
If you would like to attend,
or if you would like to bring
someone so they can hear the
Gospel, please contact Eudean
Springer (402-327-2154) or
Denny Bede (402-484-5590).
Wednesdays at the Park
Everyone is invited to an informational
meeting about this
year’s Wednesdays at the Park
program. Join us Sunday, May
19 at 7:45 p.m. in the chapel to
learn more about this six week
program and how you can be
involved.
Parents of Incoming Ninth
Graders
A short informational meeting
for the parents of incoming
ninth graders will be held
Sunday, May 19, immediately
following the morning worship
service. Meet in the high school
room.
No Food or Drinks
Please remember, no food or
drinks are allowed in the chapel
or auditorium.
Parents of Incoming Sixth
Graders
A short informational meeting
for parents of incoming
sixth graders will be held
Sunday, May 26. Meet in the
high school room immediately
following the morning worship
service.
Boys Campout Rescheduled
The Boys of Faith Campout was
rained out and has been rescheduled
for May 17–19.
Diamond Ring
If you lost a diamond ring,
please come and claim it at the
Lost and Found in the Media
Center (second floor).
Couple Mentoring
If you are a young married
couple and would like to spend
some time with a more mature
couple, contact Peter Barber at
402-483-4541.
Last Week’s
Messages
May 5 AM. Gil Rugh. GR
1688. Hebrews 6:9-12. Things
That Accompany Salvation
May 5 PM. Greg Rugh. GSR
78. Mark 4:21-41. Timing &
Impact of the Truth
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VBS Meeting
If you would like to help with
this year’s VBS, please attend
the informational meeting on
Sunday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m.
in the chapel. Sign up will be
held after the meeting. If you
have questions, contact Tammy
Wheat at 402-435-1791.
Ladies Missionary Prayer
The Missionary Prayer Group
will meet on Wednesday, May
15 at 1:30 p.m. in the Conference
Room. Ruth Racey will
be our guest. All women are
encouraged to join us.
Clothing Outlet
The Clothing Outlet will be
open Tuesday, May 14 from 9
a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
TNT & Sparks Awards
Please join us Wednesday, May
15 at 7 p.m. in the Family Center
to celebrate what our Awana
Kids have learned this year.
Everyone is welcome.
Solomon’s Portico
Tom Price will be teaching
There Really Is a Difference: Roman
Catholicism and Scripture,
on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in
room 1417. May 15 will be the
last class.
VBS Craft Needs
The VBS craft teams need your
help as we have a fun rain stick
craft planned for all the kids.
Please start saving your empty
paper towel rolls and toilet
paper rolls as we need lots of
them! We will put out collection
boxes in June. Watch the
newsletter for more details.
Wednesday Gardening
Many workers are needed
for the flower gardens. If you
would like to help, meet in the
south parking lot Wednesday
at 9 a.m. Gloves and tools will
be provided. Questions? Call
Jeanne Vallicott at 402-483-
1149.
Sunday Night Nursery
Three workers are needed for
the two-year-old room on Sunday
nights. A worker is needed
the first, second and fourth
Sunday of each month. If you’re
interested, call Joanna Andrews
at 402-465-0301.
Nursery Workers Needed
First Hour
Two nursery workers are
needed once a month for
the first hour. One worker is
needed in the beginning walkers
room and one is needed in
the advanced walkers room. If
you would like to serve in this
area, call Esther Teele, 402-
467-4401; or Becky Schubert,
402-430-4442.
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Nursery Workers Needed
Second Hour
Nursery workers are needed
the second hour. If you would
like to help, contact Jennifer
Lenzen, 402-435-0877.
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible school will be
held earlier than usual this
year. Mark your calendars for
VBS from July 8–12.
Girls of Grace Camp
Camp will be held at Camp
Comeca (near Cozad) from Saturday,
June 1 through Tuesday,
June 4. The theme for the
week is “Taming the Tongue”
with Galen Pfeiffer bringing
the Bible lessons. The girls will
enjoy Bible time in morning
and afternoon, crafts, game
time, canoeing, swimming, zip
line (for sixth graders), and a
camp fire on the last evening.
Girls of Grace Camp
Registration
Registration deadline is May
12. All girls currently in
second through fifth grade are
welcome. Camp is June 1-4
in Cozad. Cost is $125/IHCC
girls; $155/guests. Please stop
by the registration table in the
south lobby and sign up your
daughter. Questions? Call Jeff
and Denise Harford, 402-423-
3779.
Girls of Grace Counselors
The last camp meeting for
counselors and junior counselors
will be held Sunday, May
26 at 4:30 p.m. in rooms 1101-
1102 (across from chapel).
New Stop Tract
The new Stop tract is available
at the main entrances. It is
organized around: Sin Problem,
Sin Penalty, Sin Payment,
and Saving Faith. If you have
lots of time with someone, you
can work through the details,
page-by-page. If you have
limited time, you can use the
back cover as your guide to the
Roman Road. If you have no
time, you can give the tract out
to be read independently.
Lost & Found
If you have lost gloves, glasses,
a Bible, shoes, jewelry, etc.,
be sure to check in the Media
Center. Also, if you find items
in the church, take them to the
Media Center’s Lost & Found.
Timothy Training
Beginning Greek will not meet
this afternoon.
www.ihcc.org
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Door to Door Evangelism
Join us Monday at the north
door of the church at 6:15
p.m. to set up teams and pray.
At 6:30 p.m. we will go door
to door with the gospel for
an hour. If you are concerned
about lack of experience, don’t
be. We will team you up with
someone who has experience.
If the weather is prohibitive
we will not go out. If you have
questions, stop by the table in
the south lobby.
Reach Out with Gil’s
Booklets
Handing out Gil’s booklets is
an excellent way to edify those
inside and evangelize those
outside the church. These
handy tools for ministry present
the truths of God’s Word
in a clear and easy to read way.
They are short/concise and
cover hot topics/hard issues/
interesting subjects. Also keep
in mind…they are free! Please
pick some up by the entrances
of church and use them to help
you reach out with the Word of
God.
Christmas Tour
The Branson Christmas Tour
is November 5–8. Everyone
is welcome. You’ll enjoy Bible
study, music shows, shopping,
fellowship and a lot of food.
Questions? Contact SueAnn
Warkentin at 402-483-6671.
Church Calendar
If you have dates for camps,
retreats or other ministry
events, please call our church
receptionists so they can
get that information on the
church website.
More and more people are
checking out the website and
we’d like to make the calendar
as useful as possible.
Senior High Camp
Camp will be held June 10–15
at Point 11 on Table Rock Lake
in southern Missouri.
Mother’s Day
It has been said that mothers
hold their children’s hands for
a short while, but their hearts
forever. We love our mothers
and are blessed to have many
godly mothers in our church
family. Thank you for your love
for God and His Word, which
is demonstrated daily in your
role as mother. Your example
is priceless.
Prayer Request
Please be praying for the summer
programs that will be
starting up soon. Many workers
are needed for Wednesdays
at the Park, Music & Arts
Camp and VBS.
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Vicki Nogle was baptized April
28, 2013
Vicki Nogle has attended
Indian Hills since the end of
2011. She jumps right into her
testimony, “All praise and glory
to God for saving me shortly
after my 60th birthday! In His
love and mercy He saved me in
His timing and by His method
unique to me.
“Why God saved me by
His grace still overwhelms me.
First of all, I’m overwhelmed
because of the enormity of my
sins having lived my whole life
a slave to sin with Satan as my
master. Looking back at my
life before grace, I realize that if
you could freeze any moment
in my life, you would find many
of the deeds of the flesh that are
listed in the Scriptures occurring
simultaneously. This was
my life until God in His great
love and mercy saved me.
“How He saved me was
clear after I accepted Jesus
Christ as my Lord and Savior.
My sister, Jan, sent me a Mac-
Arthur Study Bible in October
2011. I began reading various
parts of the Bible in the Old
and New Testaments. I was
thrilled and amazed that what I
was reading made sense to me
for the very first time! God’s
Holy Spirit was drawing me to
salvation, and I embraced it. At
some point during this time, I
believed that I was a sinner and
God’s plan of salvation is in the
finished work of His Son, Jesus
Christ my Lord and Savior.
When I believed, I called my
sister in TN. She told me that
she and many believers in her
church had been praying for
my salvation for many years.
“There have been many
changes in my life, small and
big, since God bestowed His
grace on me, and He has been
with me through them all. A
believer at my sister’s church
recommended that I go to Indian
Hills and said that he knew
someone who would be willing
to go with me. I waited for a
few weeks but didn’t hear from
that person. I couldn’t wait any
longer and went by myself. I
know that God not only saved
me, but He also brought me
to this church. God has used
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Vicki Nogle
many believers in this body to
help me through those initial
changes following my salvation
and many more believers
since to teach me, inspire me,
patiently answer my questions,
and guide me back with love
and compassion when I wander
from my walk with the Lord. I
am grateful beyond words.
“God has a purpose for redeeming
such a sinner like me.
I pray to obey, serve, and praise
our God every one of the remaining
days He has given me
on this earth. And I pray that
my testimony will encourage
you to continue praying for the
salvation of loved ones, especially
if you have been praying
for a long time. I am proof that
nothing is impossible for our
mighty God!”
“Charm is deceitful
and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears
the Lord, she shall be
praised ” (Proverbs
31:30).
Joel Pelton was baptized April
28, 2013
Joel is married to Rachelle,
and they have a daughter,
Jaemily, and a son on the way.
His parents are Jim and Sandy
Pelton and he has a number of
other family members at Indian
Hills.
Joel has grown up at Indian
Hills and works in the technology
center for the Nebraska
legislature. He and Rachelle are
involved in the EDGE ministry.
Joel says, “I remember
Boys of Faith camp my sixth
grade year when Charlie Weber
taught on hell. I remember
being very uncertain and full of
doubt about my future destiny.
It was that very same evening
that I wondered, ‘Would I go to
hell if I died?’ For the first time
I realized and believed the reality
of hell and knew I needed
the Savior. I needed to serve
my Savior and stop living life to
please my parents, friends, and
family. I asked for forgiveness
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of my sins through Jesus’ death
on the cross. It was no longer
just a “Bible story” in my mind.
I had never really had a
problem with obedience or
living a good life as I was a kid,
but I noticed a change in my
motives. I was obeying to please
God, and my actions were motivated
by eternity.”
Sam Bledsoe was baptized April
28, 2013
Sam grew up in a small
town outside of West Lafayette,
Indiana in a family of six
with an older brother and two
younger sisters.
He is pursuing a master’s
degree in agronomy at UNL
and has been attending Indian
Hills for about a year. He is
a part of the Alpha Omega
college group, lives in the AO
house, and plays in the church
orchestra.
Sam says, “I was raised in a
Christian home and professed
to be a Christian all my life. In
my heart I knew the truth of
Christ’s salvation, but my faith
was untested, unchallenged,
and not my own. During my
undergraduate career, I strayed
from the faith, rarely attending
church or spending time in the
Word. During this time my
heart was hardened to the conviction
of sin, and I gave into
the ways and thinking of the
world around me. All the while
I claimed to be a Christian even
though there was little evidence
to support this claim.
“After I finished my undergraduate
degree at Purdue, God
convicted my heart that I was
living a hypocritical life and
that my life was one of disobedience
and rebellion. I was a
child of wrath, and it became
clear to me that faith without
works is not saving faith at all.
“The transition was gradual,
but I began to understand how
much I needed Jesus as the center
of my life and as my Lord
and Savior. God showed me
that the only way forward was
through renouncing the sinful
ways of my former self and
to not only accept the free gift
of salvation, but to allow Jesus
to work in my heart, and only
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Sam Bledsoe
then could good works flow.
“My life is now forever
changed. I still feel the pull of
sin, but my confidence is in Jesus
as I strive daily to model my
life after Christ as I continue to
grow in the faith and experience
the joy and blessings of
God’s grace and provision.”
Rachelle Pelton was baptized
April 28, 2013
Rachelle is married to Joel
Pelton, and they have a daughter,
Jaemily and are expecting a
son in June. She is the daughter
of Mike Sheets and Jodi Sheets
and the sister of Nathan Sheets
and Alyssa Pelton.
Rachelle has grown up at
Indian Hills and is a homemaker
and serves in the church
choir and the EDGE ministry.
Rachelle says, “One night
in AWANA our leader spoke
about how terrible hell was. I
came home worried and wanted
to be sure that I was going
to heaven. So I asked my dad
to pray with me to make sure.
I never questioned anything
that the Bible said or anything
that I was taught at church, but
it wasn’t until my high school
years that I started having a
personal relationship with God.
“Then, He put trials in my
life that made me realize how
much I needed Him and how I
wasn’t striving for a life led by
Him as I should. God used the
trials to bring me closer to Him
and help me realize what living
my life for Him should really be
like—always pleasing Him.”
Happy Mother’s Day
The Lord has generously
blessed this fellowship of believers
with many godly mothers
that have dedicated their
lives to serving and caring for
others. Their devotion to God is
modeled in their daily lives and
is a testimony of God’s grace
year after year. Surely, living
out one’s faith is the best gift a
mother could give her children,
and we are blessed to have
many of these extraordinary
ladies in our church. God bless
our mothers!
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Pass Me Not
Words: Fanny J. Crosby, 1868. Music: William H. Doane, 1868
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INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH May 12, 2013
Morning Worship 10 a.m.
‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus....................Congregation
Welcome and Prayer.............................................. Gil Rugh
Lifesong.........................................................Congregation
Pass Me Not...................................................Congregation
Desert Song...................................................Congregation
Announcements and Prayer.............................Greg Rugh
Offertory: What a Savior.................................. Girls’ Choir
Holy Is the Lord..........................................Congregation *
Special: O Worship the King............................. Girls’ Choir
Message................................................................... Gil Rugh
Closing Prayer......................................................... Gil Rugh
* Children (K–5) Dismissed to Children’s Church
Senior Pastor: Gil Rugh • Worship Leader: Aaron Nicholson
Sunday Night Church 6 p.m.
Message: Greg Rugh