78th Birthday Party

It’s time to celebrate!

Celebrate with us on April 25 from 12:00 – 3:30 pm at the Graceway ball fields for a family-friendly picnic. 

An event waiver must be filled out for anyone participating in rides and activities.

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78th Birthday Party

Games and activities for kids of all ages including a rock wall, train rides, ax throwing, football toss, and more! All activities and rides are free. 

Families are welcome to purchase food from one of the trucks or bring a picnic lunch from home. Food truck options include Cheesy Street, Jerusalem Cafe, KC Dogs, Da Poke Wagon, Tacos El Sombrero, Jazzy B’s Diner. 

We look forward to celebrating this day with you!

Spiritual Gifts

Rate how often each statement is reflected in your life:

1. I am willing and able to learn executive skills such as planning, organizing, and delegating.
Rarely Often
2. I do well in evaluating results from studies on the effectiveness of a major church program.
Rarely Often
3. I am able to organize ideas, people, things and time for more effective ministry.
Rarely Often
4. I am able to lead a committee or group in making decisions together.
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5. I am able to recruit Christians to express their strengths or fits in service.
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6. I am effective in delegating responsibility to others.
Rarely Often
7. I am able to plan action goals for ministry with others.
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8. I can win wide acceptance from church members for major changes involving effective procedures.
Rarely Often
9. I am warm towards and cooperate in my church's foreign missions emphasis.
Rarely Often
10. I am frustrated when there is little opportunity to minister to those of different customs or language.
Rarely Often
11. I am concerned to take part in starting a new local church.
Rarely Often
12. I desire to serve in a cross-cultural situation.
Rarely Often
13. I enjoy soul winning or witnessing in an unfamiliar setting.
Rarely Often
14. I adapt well in a different culture in order to evangelize, to minister the Word, or to be a support person to such ministers.
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15. I have or could learn another language well enough to help start a church.
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16. I am able to help in starting new churches in a different language and culture.
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17. There are times I sense that a particular teaching is unbiblical.
Rarely Often
18. I receive affirmation from mature Christians that I am able to distinguish spiritual untruth from supernatural insights.
Rarely Often
19. I am able to differentiate between demonic influence and mental illness.
Rarely Often
20. I see the difference between truth and error.
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21. I judge well between the inadequate and the acceptable, or between evil and good.
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22. I have insights that help me discern any errors in a Biblical interpretation given by another.
Rarely Often
23. I am able to identify that which is false to Christ's teachings.
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24. I can see through phonies before their falseness is clearly evident to others.
Rarely Often
25. I enjoy sharing the message of the Gospel as I understand it.
Rarely Often
26. I wish to relate to non-Christians so I can share my faith.
Rarely Often
27. I am at ease in sharing how Christ is my Savior and Lord.
Rarely Often
28. I am concerned to communicate my personal relationship with Christ to others.
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29. I enjoy being an instrument of God in 'drawing the net' so that unbelievers receive Christ as Savior.
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30. I share joyfully what Christ has done for me.
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31. Unbelievers understand when I explain what it means that Jesus is the Christ.
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32. I would remain spiritually strong in the company of unbelievers and would use every opportunity to win some to Christ.
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33. I am accepting of persons deeply troubled or in crisis.
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34. I am sensitive and sympathetic to persons who seem to be suffering or mentally ill.
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35. I am willing to be called alongside another person seeking my encouragement, challenge, or advice.
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36. I have compassion towards those who are broken hearted, addicted or oppressed.
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37. I verbally encourage the weak, wavering or troubled.
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38. I verbally challenge the spiritually apathetic.
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39. I would feel comfortable being an instrument for dislodging the complacent and redirecting the wayward in face-to-face encounters.
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40. I am able to counsel effectively the perplexed, guilty or addicted.
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41. I have assurance that God answers prayers.
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42. I feel joy in persisting in prayer for specific needs.
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43. I depend upon God's resources and guidance to an unusual degree.
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44. I am comfortable around people who pray a lot for others.
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45. I trust in the presence and power of God for the apparently impossible.
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46. I have a conviction that God is active in my daily affairs.
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47. I believe God will keep his promises in spite of circumstances.
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48. I have received from God an unusual assurance that he would fulfill some purpose.
Rarely Often
49. I feel deeply moved when confronted with the urgent financial needs of others.
Rarely Often
50. I am willing to maintain a lower standard of living to benefit God's Word.
Rarely Often
51. I consider all that I own or am as resources for stewardship to God.
Rarely Often
52. I am concerned that the money I give be used as efficiently as possible for God.
Rarely Often
53. I give cheerfully that God's work be extended and helped.
Rarely Often
54. I give things freely and with delight because I love God.
Rarely Often
55. I am able to earn much money for giving to the Lord's work.
Rarely Often
56. I manage money well in order to give liberally to God's work.
Rarely Often
57. I get much satisfaction from hosting persons who need ministry at my home.
Rarely Often
58. I am comfortable with opening my home to others regardless of how neat or clean it is.
Rarely Often
59. I am willing to use my home furnishings and personal belongings to serve others outside my immediate family.
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60. I take pleasure with an open heart in using our home to serve people in need of shelter or healing.
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61. I am happy to add someone to our family temporarily in order to provide a helping or healing ministry.
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62. I have a knack for helping strangers feel at home.
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63. I am comfortable with graciously providing food and lodging to those in need.
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64. I show a genuine graciousness towards and appreciation of each guest at my/our home.
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65. I am concerned to read, study and learn Biblical truths.
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66. Paul's concern (Col. 1:10) that I be 'increasing in the knowledge of God' is something I take seriously.
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67. I am moved to study Scriptures so as to be unashamed in accurately handling it.
Rarely Often
68. I long to share with others the Biblical insights I discover.
Rarely Often
69. I learn Biblical truths easily.
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70. I readily acquire and master facts and principles of Biblical truths.
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71. I have the ability to discover Biblical principles for myself.
Rarely Often
72. I have insights into Biblical truths that bring conviction to my mind and heart.
Rarely Often
73. I find it easy to motivate others to follow through on a ministry project.
Rarely Often
74. I would enjoy guiding a group of people to achieve their desired ends.
Rarely Often
75. I often assume responsibility when no official leaders are designated.
Rarely Often
76. I am willing to persuade others to move towards Biblical objectives.
Rarely Often
77. I usually know where I am going and can influence other Christians in that direction.
Rarely Often
78. Normally my Christian character, lifestyle and behavior seem to motivate others to follow me.
Rarely Often
79. Others follow me because I have knowledge or skills effectively used in serving my church.
Rarely Often
80. I am able to adjust my leadership style so it is appropriate for the maturity of those working with me.
Rarely Often
81. I hurt for others who are poverty-stricken, physically sick, a stranger, or imprisoned.
Rarely Often
82. I desire to do acts of love and kindness for those who cannot or will not return them.
Rarely Often
83. I am content to serve the suffering or undeserving.
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84. I am cheerful, available and involved in hospital, prison, or similar visitation.
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85. I work joyfully with persons ignored by the majority.
Rarely Often
86. I would enjoy visiting in hospitals or elderly homes and being an agent of blessing to others.
Rarely Often
87. I have the ability to spare other persons from punishment or penalties they justly deserve.
Rarely Often
88. I am able to talk cheerfully with prisoners, or lonely shut-ins.
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89. I am concerned to verbalize Biblical truths which build, encourage, and comforts groups of believers.
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90. I enjoy sharing a hymn, lesson or Bible interpretation so that all believers present may learn.
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91. I prefer congregational preaching which explains and applies Biblical truths.
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92. I am not afraid to speak boldly about evil in worldly systems, such as government.
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93. 'Telling forth' for God by instructing and warning large numbers of His people is my style.
Rarely Often
94. I communicate truths of God in a clear compelling fashion to large audiences.
Rarely Often
95. I proclaim God's truth in an inspiring and enthusiastic way.
Rarely Often
96. I have been able to reveal God's future events in general terms through Bible teaching.
Rarely Often
97. I am ready to commit myself to care for the spiritual welfare of a group of young Christians.
Rarely Often
98. I sense a need to select disciples and equip them to serve one another.
Rarely Often
99. I enjoy having responsibility for the growth of a group of Christians.
Rarely Often
100. I am concerned to guard my group of Christian followers from those who name themselves as enemies of Christians.
Rarely Often
101. It is important to me to know and be well-known by followers I serve and guide.
Rarely Often
102. I sacrificially give of myself for young or straying Christians.
Rarely Often
103. I am able to feed followers in Christ by guiding them through selected Bible passages.
Rarely Often
104. I am able to restore persons who have wandered away from Christian community.
Rarely Often
105. I usually have a readiness to take on helping roles.
Rarely Often
106. I would rather be a supportive background person than a 'performer.'
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107. I am satisfied to express my skills by helping others in charge.
Rarely Often
108. I am content to perform menial jobs or jobs considered unimportant by other people.
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109. I enjoy typing, filing, recording minutes, or similar church-related tasks.
Rarely Often
110. Ushering, cleaning , or supporting tasks in a church-related facility suits me well.
Rarely Often
111. I am able to be a teacher's aide in a class, or to do a similar helping task.
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112. I can assist key leaders who 'pray and minister the word' (Acts 5) by taking some of their other responsibilities.
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113. I have a strong conviction that Biblical truths should be understood accurately and be applied to current living.
Rarely Often
114. I enjoy knowing the meaning of key words in Scripture.
Rarely Often
115. I believe that the teaching-learning process is vital to local church growth.
Rarely Often
116. I have a strong concern to relate Biblical truths to life.
Rarely Often
117. I have the ability to concisely instruct listeners in the precise meaning of words and passages in Scripture.
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118. I explain well the New Testament to others.
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119. When I communicate Biblical truths to others, it affects changes in knowledge, attitudes, values or conduct.
Rarely Often
120. I can make difficult Biblical truths understandable to others.
Rarely Often
121. I have a reverence for God and His will for my life.
Rarely Often
122. I effectively solve problems using Biblical principles.
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123. Others often ask me for workable ideas or alternatives.
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124. I am concerned that interpersonal relationships be peaceable, reasonable, and without partiality of hypocrisy.
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125. I apply Biblical truths effectively in my life.
Rarely Often
126. I make what appears to be correct decisions for my life.
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127. The choices I make for activities in Christian service usually work well.
Rarely Often
128. My nominations for church positions often prove to be good selections.
Rarely Often

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