Weekly UPdate 11/15/26

Welcome to the weekly update 👋 Pictured: Cory Burkhart strapping down the carpet. Thanks Cory for picking the carpet up with your truck and trailer, delivering it to the church and using your tractor to unload the pallets! This is your one-stop spot for everything happening in our church family. From kids to adults, small groups to special events, here's how you can get connected over the next seven days. Major Renovations and Changes to Our Calendar: What started out Monday as some quick turn-around work has turned into a major update to our building. This week we pulled up old carpet and tile in several rooms, cleared the floors in both lobbies and the South entrance down to concrete, and took out the old drop ceiling and that odd section of wall in the Welcome Center. While several of the jobs we intended to get done have been completed (including new paint in the welcome center) there’s just too much still to accomplish. The floors are what’s driving the schedule now. There’s still prep to do before we can lay carpet in some rooms and stain and seal the concrete in others. Until those floors are finished, we can’t move everything back into place. That affects how we’ll be able to use the building this Sunday and our schedule moving forward, most notably, November 22. This Sunday We’ll have church at our usual time. The nursery will be open, but the rest of our LifeKids will join us in the service. The Welcome Center will be closed (and full of the stuff we moved into the auditorium last Sunday) so grab a cup of coffee in the lobby before heading into the auditorium. Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas decorating We’re taking both events off the November 22 calendar. We’ll decorate for Christmas on Sunday, November 29 after the morning service. Our next church Thanksgiving dinner will be Sunday, November 21, 2027. A few items of special note. I was blown away by how many of you stayed to help us move furniture after service last Sunday it was a great way to kick off this crazy week of remodeling. I want to thank Alex, Landon and Cory who came and helped with the work on the floors and a BIG thanks to Ray who’s been at the church every day, after he gets off work, helping to keep things moving forward. Last Sunday we had our largest non-holiday attendance - but it wasn’t the number of people who showed up it was the number of conversations I saw taking place, the number of people who made room for others, the number who care about people and helping people find real life in Jesus and look more like Him every day. And since there’s a chance this Sunday’s attendance might also be larger than normal everybody is gonna have to be on the Welcome Team, be friendly and let people know that we’re improving the building to welcome more people more effectively and create spaces where God can meet us and lives can be transformed to look more like Jesus. God is good and it’s a beautiful life. Thanks to everyone who’s put in hours on the building this week, and thanks for rolling with the changes. I’m looking forward to being together Sunday! Saturday, November 14: Moving furniture out of the auditorium (so we can have church) - 9am, donuts and OJ available. This Sunday, November 15: Worship Team rehearsal: 8:30 in the auditorium 10:00am Worship Gathering: Join us for Sunday service in person or online. NURSERY ONLY THIS SUNDAY Wednesday, November 18: TBD Upcoming Events: Christmas decorating after service on November 29 Christmas message series begins December 6 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - December 24th at 6pm 📸 Your gifts have a place in this family—even behind a camera! If you enjoy photography, we’d love to have your help capturing the life of our church family—the connections, celebrations, and everyday moments that tell the story of what God is doing among us. Before or after Sunday services, during worship, or at special events and outings, you can use something you love to help our family remember and share those moments. Interested in serving this way? Let Pastor Corey know! A Yard at a Time: We can cover a lot of ground We’re continuing to work a yard at a time toward replacing carpet throughout much of Real Life. The project works out to about $32 per square yard. So far, we’ve received enough to cover 147 square yards! We’re not waiting around! We have received enough carpet to do three rooms so far: Fellowship Room, Family Room and the Conference Room/OfficesHelp Us Cover A Lot Of Ground This Week's Message Give Thanks | More Than A Feeling Pastor Corey • Deuteronomy 26:1-11 This Sunday we begin Give Thanks: To God Our Father with “More Than a Feeling.” When God taught Israel to bring the first-fruits of their harvest before Him, He instructed them to remember their story—the hardship, the rescue, and the gifts they could never have provided for themselves. Giving thanks meant recognizing God’s hand in their lives and responding to His goodness. Join us as we explore how remembering what God has done can shape the way we live today. Can’t be here in person on Sunday?Join Us Online Did you miss last weeks message? Catch up here 👇 Daily Message Moments email Get daily inspiration delivered right to your inbox weekday mornings at 6am to help you look more like Jesus every day.Get The Daily Message Moments EmailSubscribe To Our Podcast Men’s Ministry at Real Life We had a great time last Saturday morning discussing what a Men’s Ministry might look like here at Real Life. The team is getting together and will be preparing a plan to officially launch the ministry early 2027. If you’d like to stay informed please subscribe to the Men’s Ministry Post by clicking the button below and dropping your info.Click Here To Subscribe Prayer Team: This may be the most important thing that happens on Sunday mornings. Our prayer team meets at 9:30 in the Family Room and prays for YOU, the Sunday service, our volunteers, staff, guests and for transformation as we strive to look more like Jesus ever day. If you have a prayer request please let us know! For more information email Ray Blanket Ministry Team: Our blanket ministry provides blankets as a physical display of God’s love when needed most. Blankets are donated to those in the hospital or baby blankets are delivered to Branches Pregnancy Centers and other organizations. If you’d like to help make blankets or want info email Jessica Pyle. If you’d like to stop and pray over the blankets we have they are in the Family Room Care Team: Our Care Team meets with individuals following the service who are seeking prayer or wanting to take their next step with Jesus. If you’re good with people and have a heart to pray with and walk with people in that moment when God is stirring in their heart this might be a great ministry opportunity for you. For more information email Terry Cleaning Team: This team helps us create a clean and welcoming environment for our guests and regulars who come to the building each week. A clean church shows our thankfulness for what God has provided and removes stumbling blocks to those we welcome to worship every Sunday and throughout the week. If you’d like to join this group email Corey and we’ll get you the details. Cleaning Schedule: November: 15 - 22 - Crisp 29 - Jehners December: 06 - Moore / Landreth 🛄 Hungry? We have a FOOD PANTRY: The Food Pantry is available to anyone at Real Life who may need help with a meal or more between paychecks or when struggling for various reasons. If you’d like to pick up a meal or two (or want to know more about this ministry) let pastor Corey know after the service. Community Prayer Local/National elected leaders - Pray for those beginning or continuing their role in local, state and federal government. Continued prayers for the work on the building, those doing the work and the finances to complete it. Pray for the upcoming season - that grace would abound, that God move the hearts of people who need Him so that they might receive the greatest gift this year—real life in Jesus. Do you have a prayer request for our Care Team?Submit Your Prayer Here Your generosity helps fund the mission and ministries God has called us to here at Real Life. Thank You for giving!Give to God at Real Life Here Stay Connected 📩 Subscribe to this Collection to get these updates delivered directly to your inbox. 📸 Follow us on Facebook and YouTube 💬 Pastoral care or questions? Connect with us here. Real Life Stats: Last Sunday’s Attendance: 180 Last Sunday’s Giving: $2,482 Avg. YTD Attendance: 126 Avg. YTD Giving: $3,189 2026 Weekly Budget: $3,077 Services: Sundays at 10:00 AM 9110 SW Haverhill Rd, Augusta, KS 67010 See you soon ☀️