September 11, 2016 ACTIVITIES TODAY. SHAFTER MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH 400 Kern St., Shafter, Calif., Prelude Call to Worship Love Ran Red

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1 September 11, 2016 We welcome all who have come to worship today. Let s encourage each other in our walk with the Lord and give Him thanks for all things. Prelude Call to Worship Love Ran Red Church Life Offertory Pastor Brent Scripture Reading John 3:1-16 Bonnie Piepgrass Worship in Song We Believe All Who Are Thirsty Message Believe: Salvation Pastor Pat Ephesians 2:1-10 Worship in Song Communion Just As I Am My Jesus I Love Thee - Hymn #539 (vs. 1) Closing Song All Hail King Jesus All hail King Jesus, all hail Emmanuel King of kings, Lord of lords, Bright Morning Star And for all eternity I'm going to praise Him And forevermore I will reign with Him W/M by Dave Moody, C. 1981, Dayspring Music, LLC, CCLI # Each week following our worship service, there will be a prayer couple in the prayer area near the organ to pray for any needs or concerns that you may have. FOR THE CHILDREN - Nursery is available for children under 4 years old during Sunday School and Worship Service. Children s Church is available each Sunday morning for children 4 years old through 3rd grade. Watch the screen for dismissal time. NURSERY workers today are Charis and Laurel Franz. Nursery workers for next Sunday, September 18, are Sharon Wiebe and Molly Enns. ACTIVITIES TODAY 12:00 PM Ladies Fall Kick-Off Luncheon & BPC Baby Shower in the Fellowship Center. All ladies are invited! 7:00 PM FUEL High School Youth meet in the Filling Station. SHAFTER MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH 400 Kern St., Shafter, Calif., 93263

2 THIS WEEK Monday & Friday Aerobics - 8:30 AM Monday Prayer for Our Church - 8:30 AM Monday NiteTimers I Bible Study - 6:30 PM Monday College/Career Singles Dinner/Bible Study at S & S Enns - 6:30 PM Monday Volleyball - 7:00 PM Tuesday Men s Prayer with Pastor Pat - 6:00 AM Tuesday DayTimer s Bible Shirley Funk s - 9:30 AM Tuesday Community Bible Valley Bible Church - 10:00 AM Tuesday Trustee Meeting - 7:00 PM Morning Workout in Gym - 6:15 AM Church Staff Meeting & Prayer - 9:30 AM AWANA Freezin -Fingers Night - 6:25 PM Junior High HiLife - 6:30 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal - 7:00 PM Thursday Men s Bible Tony s - 7:00 AM Thursday - Friday Alzheimer s Savvy Caregiver Workshop - 9:00 AM Friday-Sunday Hartland Women s Retreat Friday High School 5th Quarter - 10:00 PM Saturday SMBC Men s Fellowship Breakfast - 7:00 AM THINGS TO COME SEPTEMBER Ladies Fellowship Quilt Tying 20 Christian Education Board Meeting 20 Newsletter Deadline 22 Ladies Coffee Shop Bible Study 22 High School 5th Quarter 23 High School Youth Parent Meeting 25 College/Career Singles Dinner/Bible Study at Hiebert s 26 NiteTimers I Bible Study 26 Deacons to Carrington 27 See You At the Pole 28 Choice Books Luncheon at Laurelglen Bible Church 28 Sunday Schedule Telephone Numbers Koffee Klatch 9:15-9:30 AM Church Office Sunday School 9:30-10:30 AM Fax Worship Service 10:45-12:00 PM Kiddie Kollege smbc@shaftermb.org Website - Patrick Coyle - Senior Pastor Brent Cummings - Youth Pastor Grayson Piepgrass - Pastor of Care Ministries Melissa Bergen - Director of Local Missions VISION STATEMENT To build the body of Christ at Shafter MB Church by equipping people for Christ-like maturity and for reaching unbelievers in our community, nation and world. ALL COLLEGE/CAREER SINGLES are invited to Dinner and Bible Study two Monday evenings each month. Steve and Stacie Enns have joined Ryan and Patti Hiebert in leading this group. They will meet at 6:30 pm on Sept. 12 at the Enns and on Sept. 26 at the Hieberts. If you have any questions contact Patti at If you are college age and/or young single we hope you ll join us! HIGH SCHOOL 5TH QUARTERS for the season are scheduled for Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Oct. 14 & Oct. 28 in the Fellowship Center. All High School students are welcome to attend this fun time after the football games from 10:00 p.m.-midnight and includes all-you can-eat pizza, soda and some great activities. ID is required and cost is $5. Adults are needed to help with the 5th Quarters. Contact Pastor Brent if you would like to volunteer! THE KIDDIE KOLLEGE FUNDRAISER that you have all been waiting for begins on Thursday, September 15 and runs through October 7. Place your order for cookie dough and candles from any Kiddie Kollege student or by calling the school office at This is their only fundraiser for the year so they really appreciate your support. HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH PARENTS The parent meeting scheduled for today has been changed to September 25 at 5:00 pm in the Fellowship Center. Please plan now on attending this important meeting. MORE of the new Believe books by Randy Frazee have arrived. You may purchase them in the church office. They are $10.00 each. THE FLOWERS were placed in the Sanctuary today by Skip & Kendra Penner in loving memory of their mothers, Arlene Peters and Mary Lou Penner. FLOWER SIGNUPS A flower signup sheet for the whole year is now on the bulletin board in the foyer. We have ten open Sundays, if you can provide flowers for any of the open dates please just fill in your name. Our thanks to all who have provided flowers and have helped to beautify our morning services! THANK YOU Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for all your prayers while we were rejoicing the homecoming to heaven of my Dad, C. Robert Frapwell! It has given us the blessed opportunity of witnessing to those around us! ~ Bill and Jan Black

3 AWANA has begun! It s not too late to sign up for Awana! Lots of fun is in store for boys and girls ages 3 through 6th grade each night from 6:25-8:00 pm. Sign up in Fellowship Center to get started. HILIFE All Junior High Youth are invited to HiLife every from 6:30-8:00 pm. Come each week for games, worship and looking into God s Word. We meet down in the Jr. High room in the basement. If you come early hang out on the grass area until 6:30 pm. Invite a friend! CHURCH CHOIR Come sing and make a joyful noise to the Lord! All are welcome. Choir will sing two Sundays a month and rehearsals will be held at 7:00 pm in the Church Sanctuary twice a month, with the next rehearsal this week, Sept. 14. Contact choir director Chery Toews at if you need more information. We hope to see you there! WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPERS have been suspended at this time. The CE Board continues to discuss fellowship opportunities for the future. Pastor Pat - September 11, 2016 Believe: Salvation (Ephesians 2:1-10) We may believe that the God of the Bible is the one true and personal God, but how does a person enter into a relationship with Him? What does it mean to have salvation through faith in Jesus? Our Map to Follow: The Problem: We are not born into a relationship with God. The Solution: There is only one solution and our good God provided it. The Outcome: A lasting relationship with our loving God. SUNDAY SCHOOL All adults are invited to join the "Believe" class in the Dining Room (note the move from the Fireside Room). The first 10 weeks will be led by Joe Moesta. Children s Sunday School has classes for all ages beginning at 9:30 am. The children and youth classes have great teachers, fun activities and great Bible studies...don t miss out! KOFFEE KLATCH Before Sunday School come join us for some refreshments and fellowship during Koffee Klatch each Sunday morning between 9:00-9:30 am. Applying It to Life: A testimony to consider: A truth to apply: Share your own story of salvation with someone this week. Key Idea: I believe a person comes into a right relationship with God by God s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

4 MORE NEWS NOMINATIONS for the elections to be held at the Church Business Meeting on October 23 are due today but will still be accepted in the church office tomorrow. Please return nominations to the receptacle in the foyer. COLLEGE STUDENTS ADDRESSES So that we can keep in touch with our college students, both near and far, we would like to publish a list of all of the students in the October Newsletter. If you are a college student or a parent of one, please send contact information, including the name of the college/university attending, address, and/or phone number to the church office by September 15. Send it to smbc@shaftermb.org or write it on a blue Welcome card on Sunday morning. A SHAFTER COMMUNITY FALL RECITAL will be held on Sunday, September 25 at 4:00 pm in the SMBC Sanctuary. Everyone is welcome so save the date! CHOICE BOOKS LUNCHEON On Thursday, September 29, 12:00 noon, at the Laurelglen Bible Church, Choice Books will again host a Luncheon and Fundraiser. This year s luncheon will feature author Marie Monville. She will inspire you with her story of life beyond the shadow of the Amish Schoolhouse shooting. You will receive a copy of her book One Life Still Shines. Tickets are free but reservations are required by calling Albert Epp at or ajepp@att.net. By September 19. There will be the opportunity to make donations at the luncheon. Thank you for sharing in Choice Book s mission to share the good news of Jesus Christ in the general marketplace through inspiring and wholesome reading material. IN THE FOYER Free Daily Devotional Guides Our Daily Bread and Rejoice! DEVOTIONAL GUIDES The free daily devotional guides Our Daily Bread and Rejoice! for the months of September-November are now available for you to pick up in the foyer. Today is Grandparent s Day! The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade ( ), a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day. THIS WEEK at SMBC!

5 For the Ladies LADIES COFFEE SHOP BIBLE STUDY Ladies are invited to meet every other Thursday morning at 9:30 am at Brookside Deli. The next meeting will be on September 22. Contact Winnie Bartel if you are interested in joining this group. DAYTIMERS BIBLE STUDY We are meeting in September, on Tuesday the 13th at 9:30 am at the home of Shirley Funk. This is an introductory meeting where we'll hand out the new material. We will be studying Giving God our Future, a Women of Faith study. Our October meetings will be on Oct. 4th and 18th. See Shirley if you need more information. NITETIMERS I BIBLE STUDY Ladies, you are invited to join the NiteTimers as we study "A Woman's Heart, God's Dwelling Place". We will explore the Tabernacle and how we can prepare our hearts, like the holy of holies, to become a home for God's love and glory. We will enjoy Beth Moore as she teaches this fascinating study. Come Monday, September 12, at 6:30 in the Fireside room. The study books will be available that night for $ Any questions? See Sue Frantz. PRAYER FOR OUR CHURCH A group of ladies gather each Monday morning at 8:30 am in the Church Sanctuary to pray for our church. All ladies are welcome! LADIES FELLOWSHIP & QUILT TYING Come join in this fun time of tying quilts and fellowship every third Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm in the church Dining Room, with the next meeting on September 20. All ladies are welcome, no quilting experience required! Many of the quilts will be sold at the MCC Relief Sale in the spring. MEN S PRAYER All men are invited to come for a time of prayer and sharing with Pastor Pat in his office each Tuesday morning at 6:00 am. A fresh pot if coffee will be waiting! MEN S BIBLE STUDY Men s Bible Study has begun and will meet every Thursday, morning at 7:00 am at Tony s Firehouse restaurant. All men are invited. See Paul Neufeld if you have questions. All men are invited to come enjoy a man sized breakfast and great time of fellowship! This Saturday, September 17 7:00 AM In the Fellowship Center

6 Worship Songs LOVE RAN RED (AT THE CROSS) There's a place where mercy reigns and never dies There's a place where streams of grace flow deep and wide Where all the love I've ever found, comes like a flood Comes flowing down Chorus At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life I'm in awe of You, I'm in awe of You Where Your love ran red, and my sin washed white I owe all to You, I owe all to You Jesus Verse 2 There's a place where sin and shame are powerless Where my heart has peace with God, and forgiveness Where all the love I've ever found comes like a flood Comes flowing down Bridge Here my hope is found, here on holy ground Here I bow down, here I bow down Here, arms open wide, here You saved my life Here I bow down, here I bow W/M by Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Matt Armstrong, Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, C WorshipTogetherMusic, UBP, CCLI # WE BELIEVE In this time of desperation, When all we know is doubt and fear There is only one foundation, We believe, we believe In this broken generation, When all is dark, You help us see There is only one salvation, We believe, we believe We believe in God the Father, We believe in Jesus Christ We believe in the Holy Spirit, And He's given us new life We believe in the crucifixion, We believe that He conquered death We believe in the resurrection, And He's comin' back again, we believe So, let our faith be more than anthems, Greater than the songs we sing And in our weakness and temptations, We believe, we believe! (continued on other side) Let the lost be found And the dead be raised! In the here and now, Let love invade! Let the church live loud! Our God will save! We believe, we believe! And the gates of hell will not prevail! For the power of God, has torn the veil! Now we know Your love will never fail! We believe, we believe! W/M by Travis Ryan, Richie Fike, Matt Hooper, C. 2013, Integrity Worship Music/Integrity s Praise Music, ARR, UBP, CCLI # ALL WHO ARE THIRSTY All who are thirsty, All who are weak, Just come to the fountain, Dip your heart in the stream of life. Let the pain and the sorrow, Be washed away In the waves of His mercy As the deep cries out to deep, we sing... W/M by Brenton Brown and Glenn Robertson; C Vineyard Songs, ARR, UBP, CCLI# JUST AS I AM (I COME BROKEN) Just as I am without one plea But that They blood was shed for me And that thou bidst be come to Thee O Lamb of God, I come, I come Just as I am and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot To the whose blood can cleanse each spot O Lamb of God, I come, I come I come broken to be mended I come wounded to be healed I come desperate to be rescued I come empty to be filled I come guilty to be pardoned By the blood of Christ the Lamb And I'm welcomed with open arms praise God Just as I am W/M by Charlotte Elliott, David Moffitt, Sue C. Smith, Travis Cottrell, William Batchelder Bradbury; C CCTB Music, UBP, CCLI#221620

7 Sunday, September 25, :00 p.m. Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church 400 Kern Street Come and enjoy an afternoon of entertainment by local musicians with a variety of well-known pieces, tunes, and more!! *Refreshments will be served following the concert Sponsored by the Shafter Symphony Orchestra Free Admission *Donations for the Shafter Symphony Orchestra will be accepted MCC SCHOOL KITS As the school year begins worldwide, school kits are once again being put together by the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). They are given primarily to refugee and displaced children, helping students and teachers add some normalcy to disrupted lives. Also areas that experienced natural disasters receive them with joy. MCC sends school kits for children in places such as Bosnia, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Liberia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine and to poorly funded schools in Canada and the United States. Donations for the school kit supplies may be brought to the church foyer or office until September 25. Contents needed for each kit includes (NEW items only): 4 spiral or perforated notebooks (about 8.5 x 10.5, sheets) 8 unsharpened pencils 1 ruler (flat, flexible plastic; indicating both 30 cm and 12 ) 12 colored pencils (in packaging) 1 large pencil eraser Bring the supplies in shopping bags and place in the box designated MCC School Kits in the foyer or bring to the church office by Sept. 25. If you have any questions contact Randy Penner at West Coast region is in need of people willing to sew school kit bags. For more information, please contact Krystal Klaassen: kklaassen@mcc.org.