Life @ Montrose, April 17, 2008
WORSHIP THIS SABBATH WITH LONNIE HETTERLE
We are fortunate to have our conference education superintendent, Lonnie Hetterle, to worship with us as he breaks God's word to us. The message, about life in Christ, is based on 1 John 5:11-12. Please come and join us for a Spirit-filled worship service as we worship Jesus together this Sabbath.
RELATIONSHIPS
We're concluding our series on relationships. This past week we talked about resolving conflict. This coming week we're going to look at strengthening our families. This will be the conclusion of our series on relationships. In April 29 we are going to begin a new prayer meeting series. Stay tuned for details.
VEGETARIAN POTLUCK
This Sunday our church is going to host a community-wide vegetarian potluck. This is a follow-up from our recent cooking school. It was well attended by people in our community, and they are asking that our church continue to host something to help encourage a healthy lifestyle on an on-going basis. If you attended the seminar or just want to make a new friend this is a great opportunity to taste delicious vegetarian dishes. Contact Gordon Reichard or Lorena Gladding for more information.
PATHFINDERS
I would like to ask our church members to consider giving a little extra for our Pathfinder club. We used to have a Pathfinder club and funds that the club used to have were absorbed into the mission trip fund or our new Adventurer club. Either way, our club is starting in a deficit because we needed new supplies like banners, equipment, etc. that a club would normally have that are either missing or no longer usable. I know our church has rallied in the past in support of other worthy projects, but now I am appealing to our church family to please invest in our new club. I'm challenging our church to give $2,000 by the end of May so that we have sufficient operating funds and money with which to pay for these extra costs.
I would like to ask our church members to consider giving a little extra for our Pathfinder club. We used to have a Pathfinder club and funds that the club used to have were absorbed into the mission trip fund or our new Adventurer club. Either way, our club is starting in a deficit because we needed new supplies like banners, equipment, etc. that a club would normally have that are either missing or no longer usable. I know our church has rallied in the past in support of other worthy projects, but now I am appealing to our church family to please invest in our new club. I'm challenging our church to give $2,000 by the end of May so that we have sufficient operating funds and money with which to pay for these extra costs.
SCRAPBOOKING
Women's ministries is having their monthly scrapbooking fellowship and fun day this coming Sunday. I know Heidi and a number of ladies in our church enjoying scrapbooking so if you would like to scrapbook or know of someone who does please encourage them to come on Sunday for this fellowship opportunity. Contact Sharon Holbrook for more information.
PREACH SEMINAR
Next Tuesday (April 22) our church is hosting a PREACH seminar hosted by our General Conference ministerial department for helping pastors and lay people learn how to improve their preaching. Would you like to learn how to hone your homiletical skills? Perhaps you know of a pastor in our community who might like to come? I've already got about five pastors signed up so please contact me if you would like to come or know of someone who should come to this event. Our church is going to be one of the host downlink sites for this special seminar. Contact Pastor Campbell for more information.
PASTOR'S BLOG
Yesterday was our day of deliverance. On tax day (an infamous day in our family because a year ago on the same day I received a serious raquetball injury) the back of our fence blew over this year because of the combination of high wind and the lack of dirt to support it due to road construction behind our house. Some of you also know that about six weeks ago I was hit by a car. Unfortunately the police officer lost the witness's name and number, and the other person's insurance had declined my claim. Amazingly enough, the missing namd and number turned up yetserday and as of yesterday afternoon the other driver's insurance had now accepted liability for the claim. Plus, I found out the city is going to put in a retaining wall and either fix or replace our fence. So I'm praising the Lord. Yesterday truly was a day of deliverance for our family. I've really felt the devil has been trying to get us down and discourage us so I want to thank you for your support and prayers.
This summer we're starting a new series about "What Jesus Taught...." on a host of topics. We're going to be studying the gospels to learn more about the life and teachings of Jesus--something that I would like to explore further for our prayer meeting series this fall. I also have a dream that I'd like to share with you. I'd like to see our church host a two week evangelistic series some time this fall to follow up on several church programs and the work of our Bible worker this summer. Would you please join me in prayer as we seek guidance that God will use us to effectively share the gospel here in our own community? I believe that our church is poised to grow. I plan to spend a considerable amount of time with our church leaders over the next couple of weeks and months strategizing about how we can be more intentional in our evangelism.
This past Sunday I presented a paper at Loma Linda University for the Biblical Research Institute (BRI) Committee (it is the highest theological thinktank in our denomination). This 26-page paper was fun to write because it is based on some of my dissertation research. The BRI and White Estate are putting together a book on hermeneutics and my paper will eventually be a chapter in this forthcoming volume. Unfortunately I was not aware that I was supposed to speak at the school event on Saturday evening for vespers so my apologies to those of you who were expecting me there.
This week is a busy week for me because of the added responsibility of being a volunteer chaplain at the hospital. I discover that there are a lot of hurting people in our community--both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. While HIPPA and other laws prevent from stating anything about the people with whom I meet with, I just want you to please pray for one annonymous family with whom I visited with yesterday. They need the grace of Jesus Christ in an extra special way right now.
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