The Field Worth Everything

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1 Sabbath School, August 12, 2017, 9:00 A.M. Welcome and thank you to our guest(s) for choosing to worship with us here at the Hayward Seventh-day Adventist Church. We are delighted that you have chosen to honor our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ with us today on His holy Sabbath. May this Sabbath service be a blessing to you and to our Lord, and may your heart be filled with joy and gladness. The three angels of Revelation 14 represent the people who accept the light of God s messages and go forth as His agents to sound the warning throughout the length and breadth of the earth. Christ declares to His followers: Ye are the light of the world. {Matthew 5:14, Counsels for the Church, 58.5} The Church at Study ADULT SABBATH SCHOOL (9:00 10:40) CHORISTER Juneroy Gay SUPERINTENDENT S WELCOME: Maggie Abbott OPENING HYMN* The Lord in Zion Reigneth #7 SCRIPTURE* Galatians 3:22 Sandra Brown-Robinson OPENING PRAYER* Sandra Brown-Robinson Classes Study (9:40 10:30) The Gospel in Galatians Lesson 7: The Road to Faith CLOSING COMMENTS: Doug Abbott CLOSING HYMN* O Worship the Lord #6 CLOSING PRAYER* Doug Abbott Pianist: Caroline Querol Greeters: Sandra Brown-Robinson, Dal Atwal & Sylvester Muldrow Sanctuary Flowers: Provided to Praise our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for the glorious gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth! We may be filled with rejoicing that we have a living Saviour who is mighty to save to the uttermost all who come unto God by him. {Signs of the Times March 10, 1890, par. 7} THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP SABBATH, AUGUST 12, 2017 The Church at Work CHORISTER Juneroy Gay KING S BUSINESS Elder Juan Rodriguez CHILDREN S STORY Kate Edwards CALL TO WORSHIP INVOCATION* Pastor Tony Jasper OPENING HYMN* Come, Christians, Join to Sing #10 GRATEFUL TO GOD: Elder Juan Rodriguez Today s offering is for the World Budget OFFERTORY Aaron Ladub RESPONSE: Praise God, From Whom All Blessings #694 PRAYER PREPARATION: As We Come to You in Prayer #671 INTERCESSORY PRAYER Elder Juneroy Gay PRAYER RESPONSE: Amen #663 SCRIPTURE* Matthew 13:44-46 Elder Juneroy Gay SPECIAL MUSIC: Alexis Manuel & Aaron Ladub MESSAGE: Pastor Tony Jasper The Field Worth Everything CLOSING HYMN* Jesus Saves #340 CLOSING PRAYER* Pastor Tony Jasper Congregation Please Stand* Congregation Please Be Seated & Wait Quietly To Be Dismissed By Rows

2 Hayward Seventh-day Adventist Church Gading Road, Hayward, CA , Website: Hayward.AdventistFaith.org CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Sabbath, August 12, 2017 At Your Service Head of Our Church: Jesus Christ Jeremiah 33:3 Pastor: Richard Dena Church Secretary: Suzan Field Church Clerk: Sandra Brown Robinson Church Treasurer: Ernesto An Webmaster: Gwen Yee Condap MINISTRIES Head Elder: Kevin Thio Head Deacon: Melota Toma Head Deaconess: Kate Edwards Head of Women s Ministry: Kate Edwards Head of Men s Ministry: Dal Atwal DalAtwal@hotmail.com Head of Security: Melota Toma FAlealili@gmail.com Head of Adventist Community Services: Dr. Eng Saw EngCSaw@sbcglobal.net Adventist Youth (AY) Co-Leaders: Nicole Nieto & Edison Roache Nicoleadeli2@gmail.com Nicole BAYSIDE ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Bayside Adventist Christian School Principal: Robert Robinson Robert.Robinson@nccsda.com School Board Chairman: Kevin Thio Yummydurians@yahoo.com Home & School Leader: Maggie Abbott MaggieAbbott@att.net Visitors & Guests Please join us today for our Church Fellowship Meal in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the Sabbath Service. Thank you for coming to worship with us! We genuinely hope you were blessed and will return. The whole family should eat with gladness, with gratitude, remembering that those who love and obey God will partake of the marriage supper of the Lamb in the kingdom of God, and Jesus Himself will serve them. {CG 387.2} JESUS IS the Author and Finisher of the faith. Adventist Youth Service This Sabbath, August 12, 2017, at 2:30 pm All are invited! Eddie and Nicole, AY Co-leads Bayside School Aid Needed Each Month: $1, August 2017 Offerings Church Budget Received: Online Giving + $3, Church Budget Needed Each Month: $8, Sabbath School Offering Received: $ Mission Offering: $ Bayside School Aid Received: $ Investments: $ Sunset Sabbath: 8:05 PM Sundown Next Friday: 7:57 PM

3 August 9-Emelly Tawake August 22-Lola Nieto August 20-Michelle Camba August 24-Nicollette Shyam August 22-Mark Rivas August 28-Mitch Muldrow August 22-LizaMae An August 30-Jorge Rodriguez To list your birthday, please contact the Church Secretary. Thank You August 18, 2017 Discussion: Luke 10: "The Parable of the Good Samaritan At 7:15 PM in the Chapel God bless! Elder George Edwards SAVE THE DATES! October 8-9, 2017 For New Church Directory Photos Those families who pose for photographs will receive a free directory! Photos by LifeTouch God s Treasure Chest No deep-seated love for Jesus can dwell in the heart that does not realize its own sinfulness. The soul that is transformed by the grace of Christ will admire His divine character, but if we do not see our own moral deformity, it is unmistakable evidence that we have not had a view of the beauty and excellence of Christ. SC 65.1

4 For former Head Elder Chris Simon The An Family Chris has been ill and because of his increasing needs, he moved to a wonderful facility in Fresno at the beginning of the year. Please pray for his health and wellbeing. You might remember his daughter Kayla running and hanging out with other young girls awhile back! LizaMae, Purita, Ernesto (Photo by Andrei An) The An family recently returned from their trip to the Philippines with Ernesto's mom, Purita, after the passing of his dad. Purita is presently experiencing some health issues. Please pray for healing, peace, and comfort for their family during this difficult time (Chris and Kayla, photo taken a few years ago) You can contact Chris by at spiritualcare4u@live.com He loves the Lord and s!! Thank you Hayward prayer warriors for keeping Chris and his family in your prayers. Long-time member Olene Valdez She s home and feeling better. Praise God! Let us continue to pray for Olene s full recovery. Well wishes and prayers can be sent to Olene at 1864 Carpenter St., San Leandro, CA 94577, or at Olene_V@yahoo.com

5 UPDATE Hiroko Mary Okumura Mother to members Victor Okumura and Lisa (Okumura) Daube We thank our Hayward Church family for its prayers and words of comfort during the loss of our father, Paul Penno, Sr. The living plant is a symbol of enduring love and sympathy. Paul Penno & Candice Penno The Okumura family will have a Memorial/Celebration of Life for their matriarch Hiroko Mary Okumura This Sunday, August 13, 2017 at her Daly City home 1:00-3:00 pm Pray for them Please keep the Okumura family in your prayers as they mourn the passing of "Mary" on Sabbath morning, July 29, Condolences can be sent to: The Family of Hiroko Okumura 3036 Wolfe Ct. Fremont, CA When purchasing materials from the ABC online, please remember to use our church code of at check-out. This will result in a 10% donation of the purchase price from the ABC to Hayward church projects.,

6 Please Welcome Today s Guest Speaker Pastor Anthony Tony Jasper Pastor, Prescott Seventh-day Adventist Church (AZ) Sabbath, August 12, :45 am Worship Service "The Field Worth Everything" Matthew 13:44-46 Anthony "Tony" Jasper Currently the new Pastor of the Prescott Seventh-day Adventist Church (AZ) Previously the Pastor of the St. Paul First Seventh-day Adventist Church (MN) Pastoral Ministry - 14 years in the Minnesota Conference Pathfinders - Club Pastor, Master Guide, and PLA International mission service - nearly 10 years in New Zealand, Palau, Korea, Romania, Egypt, and Navaho Nation. Andrews University: Doctor of Ministry - Urban Ministry Cohort Robert Robinson, Principal Robert.Robinson@nccsda.com

7 Empty Desk Prayer Initiative more about Jesus. (We ll provide regular updates on the miracles that God is doing at Bayside.) If there is a family or a child who would like to be at our school, we urge them to pray that they can sit at that empty desk. God is a God of miracles and we know that He can make it happen. This past summer we ve been asking God to enlarge our territory by sending more students to Bayside. And we know that He can do just that. However, we can t help but think about those who are still not enrolled in our school. It s a matter of great concern as well it should be if a child, who for whatever reason, is not in our school. This has become the burden of our hearts as we seek to minister to children just as Jesus told us to do. So much is at stake perhaps even the eternal destiny of just one child. This burden is so powerful that we are beginning an Empty Desk Prayer Initiative. We hope that every family in every local Adventist church will join us in praying that Jesus will send just the child that He wants to sit in a desk that stands empty in our classrooms right now. This Empty Desk Prayer Initiative will do the following through the power of the Holy Spirit: Every class will put out an empty desk. That desk will contain the materials and supplies needed to welcome a child to school maybe even some special things for that child. It will be all ready to go! Once a desk is filled, another desk will be put out and we ll repeat the processes again praying for a child who should sit at the empty desk and make sure that it is ready to receive a new student! Keep on praying for those who now sit at the desks in the school that their hearts will be filled with the mighty power of God so that they can claim the promises of God in their lives right now! Why are we doing this? Because we want all the children in our community to come to Jesus. We know that can happen in any one of our classrooms under the guidance and care of our teachers. Is this too much to ask God to do? Definitely not! God is on a mission and He wants us to join Him in reaching His children. We can be sure God wants us to respond quickly and with certainty as we move ever closer to the Kingdom! The teachers and students will kneel and pray for that empty desk every day and ask God to bring them a child who wants to learn more about Jesus. Church members in our local churches will be invited to pray every day for the child who needs to sit in the empty desk at our school. (Please feel free to come to the school and pray at that very desk!) Bayside Adventist Christian School Gading Road ~ Hayward, CA (510) ~ fax (510) robert.robinson@nccsda.com Every Sabbath, local churches will include in their morning prayer that God will send just the one who should be at our school so he/she can learn

8 BIBLE STUDY GROUPS These Bible Studies are available for anyone (member or visitor) to join. Amazing Facts Bible Studies Group for Men-Please contact Juneroy Gay at , Bible Studies in Chinese - Please contact Pastor Wycliffe Chan, truth7.org@gmail.com Deaf Group-May contact Pastor Alfred Griffith at vedor7@yahoo.com Bible Studies in Spanish-Please contact Mauricio Hernandez at , or mjahernandez6469@sbcglobal.net Bible Studies in Tagalog- Please contact Esther Chong at , or Ernesto An Early Teen Baptismal Class- These classes are designed for ages only. If you are interested in participating, please contact Nicole Nieto at , or Brian Kupneski at Chinese Church Service-Bible Studies in Chinese": Worship in Chinese is in the Chapel every Sabbath 11:00 am. Please contact Wycliffe & Jessie Chan at Truth7.org@gmail.com AY Please come out and join us! All are welcome! Every 2 nd Sabbath at our New Time- 2:30 PM. For more information call Nicole Nieto or nicoleadeli2@gmail.com Online Bible Study - From the comfort of your home, this small group, online Bible Study is studying Christ s Object Lessons on Thursdays. Join us any Thursday from 8:00-9:00 pm. For more info or other times, contact former HSDA Elder Paul Lightfoot at paul@gyb-now.biz, call , or explore the Bible study website onlinebiblestudysite.com Wednesday Night Prayer Meetings-Join us every Wednesday evening at 7pm to 8pm in the Chapel. For more info contact Elder Norman Reitz at nreitz76@gmail.com Vespers Service- Fridays at 7:15pm. For more info, contact George Edwards at or at georgedwards49@aol.com. Anyone who desires to give a presentation, please contact either George or Juneroy Gay , askberes@gmail.com