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The sermon that accompanied the previous news item was actually the fifth sermon for the "UP from the Grave" series. The proper sermon has been linked now. But if you would like to go ahead and download sermon 5, you may also follow these links...

Sermon 4 (MS Word & PDF) in the UP from the Grave series...

Sermon 5 (MS Word & PDF) in the UP from the Grave series...

Dear COGH Pastors,

Here is the 4th Sermon (MS Word & PDF) in the UP from the Grave series...

You may need to ad lib a bit on the introduction. It is about seeing people in grocery stores (or like Sam’s Club) circling around so that they can try out the free samples. They never have any intention of buying the stuff—they just want free food! :-)

God Bless,

Pastor Tim Linick

Dear COGH Pastors,

I am sorry that this sermon (MS Word & PDF) is so late getting to you. I have had it completed for several days, but I wanted to take time to do some more revision (which did not happen). You may find that it needs some more development on the 2nd and 3rd points.

Please let me know if you have been able to adapt or utilize any of these sermons. We are trying to keep track. We don’t have as many participating in the contest this time (probably because the material came out so late—so sorry), but several are using the sermons.

We trust the Lord blesses your services during this Holy Season!

Yours for the Kingdom,

Tim Linick, SPC

Dear Participating Pastors,

I am attaching the second in the “UP from the Grave!” sermon series entitled “Join UP—Sin’s Tombstones—R.I.P.” I am including attachments in both the MS Word & PDF file formats in case you wish to make some changes.

Again, please feel free to use any or all of the material without any reference to me. This is being provided as a potential help for the glory of the Lord.

If your church is participating in the Outreach Contest, please let me know ASAP and remember to submit your points by Tuesday morning of each week.

Yours for the Kingdom,

Tim Linick, Strategic Planning Coordinator

Dear Participating Churches,

If your church is implementing the Outreach Contest "UP from the Grave!"" you might consider promoting various prizes for individual incentives. I am attaching the prizes that we are giving out here at our church. Feel free to use it or modify it to fit your own church.

God Bless,

Tim Linick, SPC

Dear COGH Pastors,

Please find the first sermon in the UP from the Grave series entitled "Warm UP! - Each One Reach One" attached to this message. It is provided in both the MS Word and PDF formats (just in case).

Please feel free to use any or all of it without any attribution to me. I have given credit to the persons from whom I compiled the material. I trust that it will be a blessing in your church. Sorry for the delay! :-( We have had a lot of sickness at MSCS so I was helping out a bit.

In Christ,

Tim Linick, SPC

Dear Pastors / Congregational Leaders,

I just realized that I failed to send out the form you can use to keep track of individual and team points during the UP from the Grave Outreach Contest. Here it is (attached in both MS Excel and PDF file format)...

I am almost done with the Sermon for Sunday so it will be going out later today.

Please let me know if your church is participating in any part of the contest!

Blessings,

Tim Linick, SPC

Dear COGH Pastors / Congregational Leaders,

I am sending out the following five attachments as part of the Outreach Contest...

UP Flier — This flier gives an overview of the Contest and should be posted in conspicuous places around the church. It would probably be a good idea to make copies of the flier to hand out this Sunday and Wednesday. It would be a great idea to try to get organized this week so that you can have a big Outreach Rally on Sunday Morning or Evening, March 2.
UP Instructions —This instruction sheet gives more details on how to organize and run the Contest. This should be in the hands of team captains, teachers, Sunday School Superintendents, Secretaries, Pastors, and anyone else who seems very interested in helping out behind the scenes.
UP Individual Tally —This Tally Sheet should be given to each and every person who attends Sunday School / Church each Sunday of the Contest. They should return it to their Sunday School Teacher or Team Captain each Sunday. You will need to make LOTS of copies of this form, cut them in half, and make them available throughout the church so that everyone’s points are counted!
UP Team Points —This Team Point Sheet is only needed if you decide to break up your two main teams into smaller teams (by Sunday School Class or some other subgroup) for some internal competition between these small groups.
UP Grave —This UP from the Grave TIF file can be inserted into your documents for use within your church bulletin or for customizing fliers or invitations to your church.

Remember that Pastors will also be receiving a “go along with the contest” sermon as a part of the series “UP from the Grave!” I will try to have each sermon completed and sent out by the prior Tuesday.

Again, I apologize for getting this material out so late. When my computer crashed and burned, it took several days to figure out what to do to replace it, and I had to start all over from scratch. We trust and pray that this Outreach effort will be a blessing in the life of your church!

Please let me know if you plan to participate! I have heard from about 4 or 5 churches already!

Blessings,

Tim Linick, SPC

Dear COGH Congregations and Pastors,

During the month of March we will be launching a COGH-wide Outreach Contest entitled

UP from the Grave! I had intended to have the flier, instructions, and point sheets to you a couple of weeks ago, but it has been unusually crazy around here. Anyway, I hope that you receive this message in time to begin announcing the dates. I hope to get the rest of the material to you early this week. Following is a basic outline of what to expect...

March 2	Warm UP!	OUTREACH RALLY!	*No Points!*
March 9	Join UP!	CONTEST KICKOFF!	*Single Points!*
March 16	Praise UP!	PALM SUNDAY!	*Double Points!*
March 23	Rise UP!	RESURRECTION SUNDAY!	*Triple Points!*
March 30	Keep it UP!	FRIEND SUNDAY!	*Quadruple Points!*

As you can see, we are trying something different this Spring. Instead of building up to a big climax on Easter Sunday, we will encourage everyone to bring their friends back the Sunday after Easter! We have all seen large crowds on Easter Sunday only to have such a letdown the following week. Let’s make this year different!

In addition to the Outreach Contest, we will be endeavoring to include a 5-week Sermon Series fitting the weekly theme (Warm UP!, Join UP!, Praise UP!, etc.).

Please let me know if you plan to participate in either the Outreach Contest or the Sermon Series (or both). I will plan to send the full material to everyone, but we would like to keep track of those who participate.

Watch your e-mail for the full details later on this week! If you know of anyone who is interested in receiving this material that is not on my e-mail list, please let me know, and I will gladly add them to the list.

Blessings,

Tim Linick, SPC, pastor@jacogh.org

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