Grants Pass. Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Charles Byrd. January 27, 2018

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1 Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor Charles Byrd January 27, 2018 Treat other people exactly as you would like to be treated by them this is the essence of all true religion. Matthew 7:12, Phillips

2 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and ~TO OUR GUESTS~ the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Welcome to the family of the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church. If you desire to find a place where you can grow spiritually, find healing and learn from the Bible, please join us on that same journey. You may share information with us by filling out the "Connection Card" in the pew rack. We're so glad you came! Happy Sabbath! 10:50 AM In today s sermon Pastor Byrd will be asking if we re searching for Truth in God s Word while being respectful. A Call from the Pastor: Would you rather hear the truth or be lied to? That question will not be answered with your words, but with your actions. Jesus said in John 14:6 I am the truth. The Apostle John said this truth is also the WORD (John 1:1, 14). If we don t pick it, read it, digest it, live it, then we are in fact choosing Satan s lies over God s truth. Let s keep our commitment to be in the Word daily! 12:30 PM There is no Fellowship Luncheon scheduled today. ~ Serving You Today ~ Elder Bob Dale Deaconesses Balbina Velasco & Rebekah Hill Deacon Dave Crick Audio Larry Greer & Alex Baydala Keyboards Sylvia Crary Interpreter for the Deaf Nealy Wheeler The blessings of the Sabbath draw to a close at 5:20 PM and resume next Friday at 5:27 PM

3 THIS WEEK S CALENDAR Sunday ~ January 28 o 1:00 PM Memorial for Sonja Shull / Sanctuary o 5:00 PM Soccer / School Monday ~ January 29 o 9:00 AM 1:30 PM Dorcas Thrift Store Hours o 5:30 PM Pathfinders / School o 6:30 PM Men s Ministry / Youth Chapel Tuesday ~ January 30 o 9:00 AM 2:00 PM Dorcas o 9:00 AM 1:30 PM Dorcas Thrift Store Hours o 12:00 PM 4:00 PM Veggie Food Store Hours / School o 4:00 PM Small Group Bible Study / Youth Chapel o 6:00 PM NEWSTART / Better Living Center Wednesday ~ January 31 o 4:00 PM Chronological Study of the Gospels / Youth Chapel o 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting / Youth Chapel Thursday ~ February 1 o 9:00 AM 1:30 PM Dorcas Thrift Store Hours o 3:00 PM 6:00 PM Veggie Food Store Hours / School o 5:00 PM Revelation Study / Multipurpose Room o 6:00 PM NEWSTART / Better Living Center NEXT SABBATH ~ February 3 o 9:30 AM Sabbath School / Sanctuary o 10:50 AM Pastor Charles Byrd / Sanctuary o No Fellowship Luncheon scheduled

4 SABBATH SCHOOL 9:30 9:50 AM Health Focus Susana Dietrich 9:50 10:35 AM Bible Study Class Escape From the World s Ways Sabbath School Study Guide, 1 st Quarter, Lesson 4 *Extra study guides are at the Personal Ministries window* SABBATH SCHOOL CLASSES Children s Divisions: Beginners East Hall of Foyer, Birth to 4 years Kindergarten West Hall of Foyer, Ages 4-6 years Primary East Hall, Downstairs, Grades 2-4 Juniors / Earliteens West Hall, Downstairs, Grades 5-8 Youth Youth Chapel, Grades 9-12 Adult Classes: Les Derfler East Hall, Prayer Room 213 Richard Carrigan West Hall, Room 221 Frank Hurd Sanctuary, West Side Christianity 101 East Hall, Training Chapel, Room 214 Caryl Ermshar North of Sanctuary Sanders / McFeeters Sanctuary, East Side Donna Griffith Multipurpose Room, Downstairs Spanish Class West Hall, Downstairs Young Adults Young Adult s Room, North of Sanctuary

5 PRELUDE 10:50 AM WELCOME TO WORSHIP WORSHIP IN SONG PRAYER OF INVOCATION CHILDREN S STORY WORSHIP IN GIVING Bob Dale Tim & Stephanie Crary Pastor Charles Byrd Donna Hansen Religious Liberty (NAD) SCRIPTURE & PRAYER Chantel Personius & Grace Dale 1 Corinthians 8:1 & Hebrews 12:14 WORSHIP IN MUSIC THE SPOKEN WORD Pastor Charles Byrd Loving the Truth While Loving Others SONG OF RESPONSE Hymn # 271 Break Thou the Bread of Life BENEDICTION Pastor Charles Byrd (Please be seated after the benediction and the Deacons will dismiss by row)

6 Thoughts & Prayers January Prayer Focus: Pray for God to provide for the financial needs of our church, our school and Better Life Broadcasting Network. Those Who Need Healing: Fran Holder, Ed Denke, Monica Wheeler, Israel Rush, Joney Haning, Jessica Rae, Rita McMullen, Jean Frers, Zola Lewis Church Ministries: Young Adult Ministries, Adult Sabbath School, Children s Ministries, Better Life Broadcasting Network UPCOMING EVENTS ~ 2018 Ongoing February 15 ~ NEWSTART Program January 28 ~ Memorial for Sonja Shull / Sanctuary February 11 ~ Baby Shower for Eric & Kimberlei Wagner / BLC February 17 March 17 ~ Prophecy Unsealed ANNOUNCEMENTS Memorial Service A memorial service for Sonja Shull will be here in the sanctuary tomorrow, Sunday, January 28 th at 1:00 PM Tithe and Offering Receipts Tithe and Offering receipts will be available in the foyer after the worship service today and at the church office during regular business hours. Prophecy Unsealed Mark your calendars and plan to attend the exciting evangelistic series, Prophecy Unsealed, February 17 through March 17 here in the sanctuary. Pastor Brian McMahon will unpack many prophetic symbols in the Bible and what they represent. He will answer questions about life after death, and the truth about the rapture, what role does the US play in Bible prophecy, and many more. The opening night s program is entitled Unlocking Revelation s Mysteries and a special program is planned for children ages Meetings will begin at 7:00 PM.

7 Volunteers needed for Prophecy Unsealed Meetings Feb 17 March 17 If you are mission-minded and would like to volunteer for the upcoming meetings, we are looking for members to fill the following positions. Assistant to the Speaker (Right Hand Person) - Help and assist speaker Literature Coordinator - For duplicating and collating nightly materials Sanctuary Decorator - Responsible for flowers Data Entry - Good typing skills and some computer experience needed Head Greeter - Organize nightly greeters Photograph - Responsible for taking pictures throughout seminar To volunteer or for more information, please contact Richard Carrigan at or carrigan.richard@gmail.com. Prophecy Unsealed Children s Program Our upcoming seminar Prophecy Unsealed is almost here. We will be meeting new people and providing them with great news about our Lord. The Children s Ministry will be providing a children s program for families with children ages 5 12 during these meetings. The children s program will provide various activities as well as prayer time and Bible stories. If you are willing to assist for any (or more) evenings during the seminar, please sign up in the foyer or contact Donna Clifford at donna.b.clifford@gmail.com or call Thank you and blessings as you choose to minister to our children! Photographers Needed The church is in need of a few people to take pictures of home-bound members who want their photos in the upcoming church pictorial directory. Please contact the church office if you can assist with this project.thank you. Baby Shower Ed and Linda Wagner invite our church family (women AND men) to a baby shower for Kim, Eric and baby girl Wagner at 3 PM on Sunday, February 11 in the Better Living Center. For more details, please contact Linda at Church Board Recommendations 1 st Reading Dorothy Erwin Women s Ministry Rebekah Hill Deaconess Daniel Hill Deacon Tracy Archbold Social Committee Leader Bob Dale Adult Sabbath School Superintendent Coordinator Isaiah Velasco, Nelson Curtice, Michael Covrig Junior Deacons

8 Church Membership Incoming Transfers 2 nd Reading Michael Boyd from Springdale Adventist Fellowship (Springdale, AR) Daniel Hill from White Salmon SDA Church (White Salmon, WA) Rebekah Hill from Clarksfield SDA Church (Wakeman, OH) Eileen Ryan from Rogue River (Rogue River, OR) Pastor Charles & Karen Byrd from Madison Campus SDA Church (Madison, TN) Church Membership Outgoing Transfers 2 nd Reading Glenn Smith to Gateway Adventist Church (Grants Pass, OR) John & Dotti Hershey to Medford Adventist Church (Medford, OR) Earl & Ingrid Snellings to Shady Point SDA Church (Eagle Point, OR) Sister Church Events The North Valley SDA Church will be hosting a free Reversing Diabetes Seminar from January 28th through February 18th. The meetings will be held each Sunday from 1:00 3:00 PM. Larren Cole will be presenting a program on Red Letters: Analyzing Direct Quotes from God on Sabbath afternoon Feb 3rd at 2:30 PM at the Rogue River Adventist Church, 4300 North River Road Bible / Spirit of Prophecy Reading Program Copies of this year s reading program are available in the foyer and the church office during the week.this study will enrich your relationship with Jesus, so please join us. If you have any questions or need a book that is compatible with the study, please contact Donna Griffith. Soccer If you would like to play a wholesome and fun game of soccer this Sunday, please come to the school gym at 5:00 PM with your shin guards and lots of energy. Players must be 13 or older. For more information, please contact Neto at or neto4life@gmail.com. See you there! Church Library The Pastor has challenged us to be in the Word daily. For anyone wishing to listen to the Bible, the church library has two sets of the Bible on CD. School News The school is in need of a volunteer to do some minor drywall repairs. Please contact the school at if you can help. Thank you!

9 Dorcas Many in the community of Grants Pass are blessed with food and clothing that are distributed from our center. Volunteers are needed to serve in the operation of various stations. It would be greatly appreciated if you could give of your time and /or to donate the following: Especially now during the winter months, we need gloves, plastic grocery bags, raincoats, jackets, blankets, tents and sleeping bags. We are no longer need egg cartons. Please call Larry Sample at for more information. Thank you! LIKE us on Facebook! We have an active church page ( Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church ) that you can connect with yourself and also invite friends and family to do as well! Just another way to keep informed and to share with others in our community about our church! Sanctuary Lighting Update Thanks to all the supporters, we have raised 2/3 of the needed amount for the new lighting for the sanctuary. Media Ministry Our church features a media ministry, so please be aware that our 10:50 AM service is recorded for viewing via television, internet, and is streamed live. Please note that anyone participating, including children during Children s Story, will be recorded. If you don t wish you or your child to be seen on camera, please sit in the far right section behind the first five rows. Thank you. Cell phones Please remember to silence your cell phones. Thank you. CHEERFUL GIVERS REPORT AS OF 1/20/18 Monthly Goal Needed Church Budget (#9001) $ 20, $1, Student Aid (#9576) $ 2, $ Next Week s Offering: Local Church Budget Our worship service is being Live Streamed at archived in our YouTube channel "Grants Pass Adventist Church" and rebroadcasted on BLBN

10 DIRECTORY Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church 1360 NE 9 th Street Grants Pass, OR Church Office: Fax: Church Office Hours: Mon Thurs 9 AM 3 PM Office@grantspasschurch.com Web Site: Pastor Charles Byrd: PastorByrd@GrantsPassChurch.com Pastor Charles Byrd Pastor s Office Hours: Tuesdays 10 AM 3 PM Bible Worker Victor De La Vega Church Secretary Kii Morse Head Elder Richard Carrigan Head Deacon Dave Hallmark Head Deaconess Sandy Page Treasurer Terry Trautwein Dorcas Leader Larry Sample Dorcas Office Tuesdays Dorcas Thrift Shop Mon., Tues., Thurs. 9:00 1:30 Grants Pass SDA School Grades K Principal Richard Rasmussen Oregon Conference Office Adventist Book Center Better Life Broadcasting Grants Pass Worship Hour Broadcast Sunday at 11:00 AM, Wednesday at 4:00 AM, Friday at 10:00 PM Sabbath at 4:00 PM, Channel 22/Antenna 30.1 THE VEGGIE FOOD STORE HOURS AT THE SCHOOL Tuesday: 12:00 4:00 PM Thursday: 3:00 6:00 PM

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