Learning to follow God is a lifelong process and at FPC we have lots of ways for you to grow:

Adult Bible studies and discussion groups meet every Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. at the church and another group meets on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the back room of the Acapulco Restaurant on Highway 54 Click for Map
– everyone is welcome! There is no charge for books or other resources.

Jr. and Sr. High youth meet on Sunday mornings at the church; during the Sunday School hour on the 2nd Sunday of each month they stock the shelves at Loaves and Fishes, the local food bank; and each Wednesday evening they meet in homes for Bible study and discussion, fellowship and games.

FPC Youth Liability Release and Medical Permission
Cimarron Presbytery Youth Safety Policy (With application)

	Young children meet downstairs in the Desert Room for Godly Play, a Montessori-based program of biblical storytelling, arts and crafts http://www.godlyplayfoundation.org/newsite/Main.php
Read Heartfelt newsletter	Children from pre-K to Sr. High also participate in the midweek LOGOS program during the school year.

Our church maintains a library near the sanctuary with Bible study resources, videos, novels and Christian classics.  In addition, we have subscriptions to the Presbyterian Outlook weekly magazine, Christianity Today, First Things and Christian Leadership monthly magazines. 

Bible Gateway is an interactive Bible search engine for personal study, with 21 English language Bible translations and paraphrases as well as many foreign-language translations.  Searches can be made for a specific passage, or by a keyword or topic.  Commentaries and other study tools are linked to this site.

Biblos.com Has parallel Bible versions, including Greek and Hebrew resources, timelines, concordances and dictionaries

http://scripturetext.com/

The Text this Week follows the assigned lectionary texts and maintains an extensive log of links to scriptures, movies, art, children’s sermons, bulletins, group lessons, periodicals and published sermons, as well as church websites.

Book of Confessions http://oga.pcusa.org/publications/boc.pdf 

Book of Order http://oga.pcusa.org/pdf/boo-2011-2013.pdf

Study Catechisms http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/theologyandworship/catechism/

Stewardship as a Spiritual Discipline

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matt. 6:19-21 

Ways to Give

Regular Giving as a spiritual discipline is a grateful response to what God has done for us in Christ.  Regular giving will deepen your dependence on the providence of God.  We are blessed by God in order to bless others.  The Old Testament standard for minimum giving was a tithe – or ten percent – of one’s increase, regardless of the source of income.  New Testament principal for giving is set by the Holy Spirit – at beyond ten percent.  Giving as a spiritual discipline can change your life!

If you have never given regularly before, here is a way to begin:

1. Pray by thanking God for all that you have.  Ask the Holy Spirit to open your mind and heart to a clear understanding of giving.

2. Read The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn. 
This is a short, inexpensive, easy-to-read – but comprehensive – book on the spirituality of giving.

3. Remember that security is found in God, not in material items.

4.Think of money as a tool to be well-used in a variety of ways:  Food and housing, transportation, education, charitable giving, etc.

5. Decide to give a percentage of your income regularly.  If ten percent seems like too much at first, begin with less and increase it each year until you reach or exceed it.

6. If your budget seems out-of-control, seek out advice from the church, your banker or financial advisor, or an organized program such as Crown Financial Ministries  http://www.crown.org/Tools/  or Financial Peace University http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/home/

7. Give back to God first, before you pay your other expenses.

8. Beyond your systematic giving, find out about the ministry and missions of the congregation to see if there are ways you can help fund them, such as by providing a scholarship for a student or support for a missionary.

In addition to disciplined giving, there are other ways to contribute to God’s work in the world: 

Memorial Giving  
Establishing an endowment, scholarship or dedicated fund for mission are some of the ways to honor those we love.  Let us help you decide how to set up your memorial funds by considering how God is leading the congregation into the future, or the best way to honor your loved one within the existing ministries of the church.

Wills  
Consider a gift to First Presbyterian Church of Guymon in your will.  Gifts may be direct and undesignated (for general use) or designated according to an existing criteria or for a specific ministry.  Gifts may also be given through the management of the Presbyterian Foundation for the benefit of FPC.

Charitable Gift Annuity  
Consider a tax-deductible contribution to charitable gift annuity managed by the Presbyterian Foundation for the benefit of FPC, that will provide you with a guaranteed income during your lifetime and, if you choose, the life of another.

Undesignated Gifts
received by FPC will be divided equally between the Operating Fund, Building Fund and Mission/Outreach.

Presbyterian Foundation 
The Presbyterian Foundation is one of the largest religious foundations in the United States. The Foundation can help you establish a gift and manage funds for the benefit of First Presbyterian Churchof Guymon. http://www.presbyterianfoundation.org/

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