We, as children of the Living GOD, are here to UPLIFT JESUS CHRIST,

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1 LUBBOCK SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH MISSION STATEMENT We, as children of the Living GOD, are here to UPLIFT JESUS CHRIST, His teachings and His commandments with all our hearts, souls and minds. As redeemed servants of Christ, we are to serve and to prepare all for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ as the Blessed Hope and encouragement for all mankind. Mailing Address: P O Box 6277 Lubbock, TX Elgin Avenue Lubbock, Texas Website:

2 Welcome to the Lubbock Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is good to have you with us today. We pray that our time together assists you in your growth in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. If you are visiting, please speak with our Pastor, or one of our Elders or Deacons who are also here to greet you. We are glad you have chosen to worship with us today. How To Reach Us Pastor Geraldo Alonso, II Robert Plant, II, Chair, Board of Elders Glenn Blake, Treasurer Leland Flyger, Chair, Board of Deacons Olga Garcia, Chair, Board of Deaconess Walter Foust, Bible School/Resource Coordinator Kathy Flyger, Church Coordinator Church Office Church FAX Church Address Church Website: Nikki Facundo, LJA Principal/Teacher Lubbock Junior Academy Adventist Book Center - Texas Texico Conference Office Conference Website: CHURCH FINANCES AT A GLANCE TITHE This Year Last Year August (Jan-Aug) (Jan-Aug) 2016 YTD 2016 YTD 2015 $22,819 $206,717 $199,345 CHURCH BUDGET Required Received Need September 2016 $15,555 $5,597 $9,958 ~ ~ Thank You For Remembering the Church Expenses ~ ~ A total of $15,555 is required monthly for every ministry to be funded. Please place your contribution in an offering envelope and designate the ministry to which your offering is to be allocated. For your convenience, there s also a link for online giving, Church Focus for 2016 Families with Young Children Baptisms/POF Priority Ministries Health Ministry, Children s Ministry, Community Service, Lubbock Junior Academy and Bible Worker/Outreach 100 Baptisms/POF

3 Church History Family isn t always blood. It s the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones that accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what. -Unknown Author Family can be one of the greatest blessings we are fortunate enough to enjoy in life. And the reality of life is such that sometimes family can really hurt us and it can be a far cry from what God originally intended family to be. Family isn t required to stay in the form of biological structures that we were born into. Sometimes, and very often, we create a new family of individuals that shape us, influence us, protect us, inspire us and are blessings to us. God always intended for us to be a family. When we look at the scriptures we see small tight knit communities that were founded around the family. It started with Abraham and continues to this day with our Lubbock Seventh-day Adventist Church. However, along that journey many bad ideas and examples crept in that destroyed the original model God developed. At its core the family was meant to be a tool of evangelism to share the promise of a Messiah. Instead, what developed was an exclusive club founded around certain principles and behaviors that were much more important than Jesus. These things were valued so much more than God s original plan that it led these individuals to literally kill our Savior. This week we will be looking at a story that chronicles a time when the Christian family expanded. As we spend time studying Acts 10 & 11 we will find some important lessons that we can apply to our lives. There are lessons that can be learned regarding inclusion and there will be lessons to be learned about understanding one another. The greatest lesson we should take from this story is that we are a family and we should have no favoritism but love for one another. May you believe that Church is meant to be family and not just a place of segregated inclusion. May we become a people of God who strive to be more than just blood connections, but people who love one another. May the following statement be true of us: We are the Lubbock Seventh-day Adventist Church The Church that feels like Family! Peace & Grace, Pastor Geraldo #LubbockAdventist #TheChurchThatFeelsLikeFamily

4 Sabbath School Sabbath Together September 24, :30 AM Classroom 1 - Traditional Quarterly Parlor - Prayer Study - Jan Yates Choir Room - Prophecy Study - David Rendon Youth Lounge - (9:40am) Young Adult Pastor Geraldo Children s Classes: Cradle Roll - Birth to 3: Classroom 3 Kindergarten - Age 4 through 1st Grade: Classroom 4 Primary - Grades 2-5: Classroom 7 Juniors - Grades 5-7: Classroom 2 Earliteen - Grades 7-9: Classroom 9 Classrooms are on the North & West Hall For directions, see posted floor plan or ask the Greeters for assistance. Sabbath Worship 10:50 AM Call To Worship We Have This Hope Hymn 214 Pastoral Welcome Pastor Geraldo Hymn of Praise Standing On The Promises Hymn 518 Children s Story Archel Burda The Lamb s Offering will benefit Children s Ministry All children ages 5-14 are now invited to attend Children s Church in the Conference Center - Parental permission is requested. Praise in Giving Texico Ministries Mike Zauner ~ ~ ~ All tithe and offerings also received at this time ~ ~ ~ Offering Response Hymn 694 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow Song of Prayer Sweet Hour of Prayer Hymn 478 Circle of Prayer Pastor Geraldo Song of Response Hear Our Prayer, O Lord Hymn 684 Message in Song Ethan Burda Scripture Acts 10:34-35 Alex Alvarez Message THE BIBLE: Pastor Geraldo Church History Closing Song When We All Get To Heaven Hymn 633 Benediction Pastor Geraldo ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please remain seated until your row is dismissed ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Praise Leader: Tammy Allen & Earliteen Sabbath School Class Accompaniment: Grent Marpa Worship music and words are used by permission under the copyright agreement and purchase rights of CCL Speaker Next Week: Lee-Roy Chacon, President Of the Texico Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Offering Next Week: Church Budget Attendance Last Week: 197 Deacon Today: Leland Flyger Today s Greeters: Charlotte & Jesse Pauda

5 Today s Events 9:30am - Sabbath School Classes - Worship Center. 10:50am - Divine Worship Service - Worship Center 12:30pm - Health Ministry Staff Lunch - following the Worship Service in the Fellowship Hall. This lunch will be for all Health Ministry Staff and their families. This will be the final training/information for the Health EXPO at the South Plains Mall on September 25. 2:30-5:00pm - Carry With Respect - South Entrance. Collection Hours resume on Sabbath afternoons, or by appointment with Johnson Fung at :00pm - Intercessory Prayer Group - Board Room. The Joy and Blessing of the Sabbath Concludes today at 7:40pm Begins next Friday at 7:30pm Events This Week Sunday - September 25 Invite your friends and family to this life-saving event. Wednesday - September 28 7:00pm - Prophecy Study - Conference Center Child Care will be provided. Thursday - September 29 Deadline - Today, Thursday, September 29, is the last day to place orders for Adventist Book Center (D2U) October 5 delivery. To see the ABC food list and monthly sales go to: REMEMBER: You must order! Friday - September 30 6:30pm - Intercessory Prayer Group - Board Rm

6 Upcoming Events Men s Breakfast - Sunday, October 2, 9:00am. All men are invited to meet at the Golden Corral for breakfast & fellowship Church Picture Directory LifeTouch - Monday through Thursday October Portrait appointments will be available between 2 to 9pm. Mark your calendar for the best time for your family portrait. Appointments will be coordinated by Del Gracia Stewart & Tammy Allen. Make your appointment with Tammy today, save her having to call you. Creation Health - Tuesdays & Thursdays, October 4 to 27 in the Conference Center. COME, Experience the CREATION Health Model for living well and enjoying life. Optimize your well being through this interactive program designed to give you tools to take charge of your life. Presented by the Lubbock Adventist Church Health Ministry Department. Register at Adventist Book Center - D2U - Wednesday, October 5, 6:00pm in our church parking lot. The D2U Direct To You truck with supplies from the Adventist Book Center to our church will be here Wednesday, October 5, 6:00pm To place an order call the ABC at September 29 will be the deadline to place orders for this October 5 delivery. To see the ABC food list and monthly sales go to: Children s Church - Sabbath, October 8, Following the Children s Story, children ages 5-14 are invited to attend Children s Church in the Conference Center - Parental permission is requested. Ronald McDonald House - Saturday, October 8, 5:30pm. The evening meal will be provided for the residents of the Ronald McDonald House. Contact David Riley at to volunteer food Women s Ministry Prayer Breakfast - Sunday, October 9. 9:00am, at the home of Anita McChesney. Finance Committee - Monday, October 10, 6pm Church Board - Monday, October 10, 7pm. Classroom l. Southwestern Union Pathfinder Camporee - October 12-16, Lake Whitney Ranch, TX Theme: STAND FIRM Lubbock Pathfinder s have purchased tickets to attend. Host Suitcase Drive - Sabbath Afternoon, October 15, 2-6pm, in the South Foyer Host Texico Conference Prison Ministry Training - Friday Evening and Sabbath - October Conference Center. Facilitated by Pastor Leroy Green

7 Lubbock Junior Academy... is currently accepting students for Kindergarten through 8th grade for the School Year Student Applications are available in the church foyer. Lubbock Junior Academy School Motto Building A Better World ~ One Child at a time Please feel free to contact: Vivianna Nikol Facundo, Principal and Teacher missfacundo@gmail.com Phone or Text School Pastor Geraldo Alonso, II Glenn Blake - School Board Chair, Robert Plant, II - LJA Treasurer or the Church Office Church Picture Directory... Connec&ng Our Families With a new Family Picture Directory Mark your Calendar for a Professional Portrait Si;ng 2pm to 9pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday October 3, 4, 5, & 6 A Big Texas THANK-YOU to all who have already scheduled appointment *mes. If you have not made an appointment see, call or text Tammy Allen at (704) DelGracia Stewart at ( ) or leave a message at the Church Office ( ) to schedule your appointment. Our goal is to have every Church Family pictured in our NEW Family Picture Directory, and to have this directory completed by December.

8 Prayer Requests CHURCH FINANCES (for God s continual Leading as church projects are funded and the LJA program expanded) Our President, Leaders of our country, Leaders of our Conference and our own Pastor Geraldo Alonso, II and his family Adventist Youth Everywhere All Disaster Victims John Brown (healing) Eric Byrd s brother (health) Jennifer Byrd s friend Kim Majesty Caballero (healing) Donna Cartwright (health) Rose Davis (death in family) Terry Duncan (Speedy recovery) Lita Flores (Speedy recovery) Jaydee Fremgen (health/healing) Leroy Green (healing) Vaughn James (healing) Cindy Johnston (healing) Terri Moreno (healing) Keith Marpa (speedy recovery) Bob McChesney (healing) Flo McIntire (health) Debra Murphree s parents, Elvice & LaVerne Duncan (health) Alton Muse (healing) Peggy Myers (health) Alan Ogutu (healing) Joe J.B. Pate (health/strength) Jennifer Petty (healing) Petty s neighbor, Rita Brown (healing) Petty s niece, Kaylee (healing) Kathy Phillips (health/healing) Rebekkah Plummer s sister(health) Maria Rocha (family) Esther Slaughter (health) Brenda Stephenson s friend Rebecca (health) Dorthy Tubbs (Speedy Recovery) Jerry Walker (healing) Addie Wood (healing) Mike Yates (health & healing) Duane Young Family (healing) Sandy Zauner (health) Newly baptized members Unspoken prayer requests for healing, finances, and family. Intercessory Prayer And I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge and stand in the gap before me for... Name: (Optional) Please stand in the gap for me that God s divine will be done regarding the following... Fill in your request, tear off, place in the Offering plate, or give directly to the Pastor or to one of the Elders. May God Bless You! Prayer FAX Line lubbockadventist@sbcglobal.net 9/24/16