Grants Pass. Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Charles Byrd. December 1, 2018

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1 Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor Charles Byrd December 1, 2018 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. James 1:12

2 ~ TO OUR GUESTS~ Welcome to the family of the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Jesus Church. saith If you unto desire him, a place I am where the you way, can grow the truth, spiritually, and the find life: healing, no man and learn cometh from unto the Bible, the please Father, join us but on by that me. 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 Today Pastor Tanner will be sharing with us why God allows bad things to happen, and how we can trust Him. 1:00 PM There is no Fellowship Luncheon today. 5:00 PM O, Holy Night! Christmas Concert and Program in the sanctuary. 7:00 PM Refreshments in the Better Living Center following the Christmas Program. ~ Serving You Today ~ Elder Bob Dale Deacon Dave Hallmark Deaconess Elena Bujor & Rebekah Hill Keyboards Sylvia Crary Audio Ken Johnson & Alex Baydala Interpreter for the Deaf Wende Trautwein The blessings of the Sabbath draw to a close this evening at 4:42 PM and resume next Friday at 4:40 PM

3 THIS WEEK S CALENDAR Sunday ~ December 2 o 9:00 AM Landscaping Work Bee Monday ~ December 3 o 9:00 AM 1:30 PM Thrift Store Hours o 10:00 AM Vets Helping Vets / Black Bear Diner o 5:30 PM Pathfinders / School o 6:30 PM Men s Ministry / Youth Chapel Tuesday ~ December 4 o 9:00 AM 1:30 PM Thrift Store Hours o 9:00 AM 2:00 PM Dorcas o 12:00 PM 4:00 PM Veggie Food Store Hours / School o 3:00 PM Romans Bible Study / Youth Chapel o 5:00 PM Women s Bible Study Group / Multipurpose Room Wednesday ~ December 5 o 10:00 AM 4:00 PM Pastor Tanner s office hours o 12:00 PM Bulletin Information Deadline o 4:00 PM New Testament Study / CANCELLED FOR THE MONTH o 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting / Sanctuary o 7:00 PM Annual Church Business Meeting / Sanctuary Thursday ~ December 6 o 9:00 AM 1:30 PM Thrift Store Hours o 10:00 AM 3:00 PM Pastor Byrd s office hours o 12:00 PM 4:00 PM Veggie Food Store Hours / School o 5:00 PM Daniel Bible Study / Multipurpose Room o 6:30 PM Choir Practice / Choir Room NEXT SABBATH ~ December 8 o 9:30 AM Sabbath School / Adventist Frontier Missions Christian & Alexa Sharma / Sanctuary o 10:50 AM Pastor Charles Byrd / The Motive to Sin / Sanctuary o 1:00 PM Fellowship Meal / Better Living Center Hosted by: Rosie Tresenriter Menu: Your Favorite Dish (please bring the food already prepared) o 2:30 PM Adventist Frontier Missions Program / Sanctuary

4 SABBATH SCHOOL 9:30 9:50 AM Mission Spotlight Birthday & Thank Offering Bob Dale 9:50 10:35 AM Bible Study Classes The Most Convincing Proof Sabbath School Study Guide, 4 th Quarter, Lesson 9 *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 Junior / Earliteen 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 C. Ermshar / D. Foster North of Sanctuary Ed Sanders 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 Sylvia Crary WELCOME TO WORSHIP WORSHIP IN SONG PRAYER OF INVOCATION CHILDREN S STORY WORSHIP IN GIVING Bob Dale Ted Powell & Karen Johnson Pastor Tanner Martin Joy Stewart Local Church Budget SCRIPTURE & PRAYER Habakkuk 1: 2-4 Ken & Karen Breyer WORSHIP IN MUSIC Rose of Bethlehem Karen Johnson THE SPOKEN WORD Pastor Tanner Martin An Enemy Has Done This SONG OF RESPONSE Hymn # 530 It is Well with My Soul BENEDICTION Pastor Tanner Martin (Please be seated after the benediction and the Deacons will dismiss by row)

6 Thoughts and Prayers December Prayer Focus: Please continue to pray for the people of Paradise and also for continued rain and snow in our valleys. Those Who Need Healing: Fran Holder, Monica Wheeler, Israel Rush, Joney Haning, Jean Frers, Jessica Rae, Lance Schmidt, David Hamblin, Molly Mourning, Dennis Gallegos, Beth Greer, Harry Hansen, Gary Jones, Ron Davis, Henry Martin, and Robin Martin. Church Ministries: Ask An Adventist Friend.com, Children s Ministries, Choir, and Better Life Broadcasting Network UPCOMING EVENTS ~ 2018 December 2 ~ Landscaping Work Bee December 5 ~ Annual Church Business Meeting December 8 ~ Adventist Frontier Missions December 9 ~ Fountainview Concerts December 12 ~ Grants Pass SDA School Christmas Program December 12 & 13 ~ Dorcas End of Year & ½ Price Christmas Sale December 16 ~ Thunder in the Holy Land Training December 27 ~ Thunder in the Holy Land Training ANNOUNCEMENTS Grants Pass Church Christmas Program Don t miss tonight s Christmas program, O, Holy Night! an evening of inspirational Christmas music celebrating the greatest Gift of all! Our program begins at 5:00 PM featuring singers and musicians from Grants Pass and surrounding areas. Doors will open 30 minutes prior. Light refreshments following the program at the Better Living Center. Bring your family and friends! Please note the concert will NOT be livestreamed, so plan to attend in person! Church Landscape Work Bee Tomorrow Tomorrow, Sunday, December 2, beginning at 9:00 AM, we will be having another work bee to finish the pipework and ground work of the islands.

7 Annual Love Offering As is our tradition, we will be collecting a Christmas love offering this week and next week for needy families in our church. A special Christmas offering envelope is included in your bulletin to be used for this purpose. Thank you for making this a matter of prayer and making Christmas a special time of the year for several individuals and families. Faith House Wreath Program Our church is once again partnering with Faith House in their Wreath Program. There is a wreath near the foyer coat closet which has various ornaments with gift suggestions printed on them. Choose an ornament (or more!), purchase the gift(s), attach the ornament to the gift(s), and bring the them to the Church office by Wednesday, December 12. Last year the people from Faith House were very impressed and overwhelmed by how giving and involved our members were. 10 th Annual Messiah Community Sing-Along Josephine County will be presenting its 10 th annual Messiah Community Sing-Along, featuring the beautiful Christmas portion of Handel s Messiah. The event is free and is being held at the River Valley Church, 405 NE 7 th Street, tomorrow, Sunday, December 2 nd from 3:00 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact Margaret Hammond at Vets Helping Vets Our next meeting will be Monday December 3 rd at 10:00 AM at the Black Bear Diner. Our guest speaker will be our very own WW II veteran Bob Stevens. Valley View Church Christmas Program On Sabbath, December 8 at 3:00 PM, the Valley View SDA Church, 3677 South Stage Road in Medford will be hosting Hosanna! A Christmas Celebration of Music. Seven of Valley View s church members will be joining with the Central Point Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints for this concert. Fountainview is coming! The Fountainview Academy Orchestra and Singers will be coming to our church for two performances only on Sunday, December 9 th. The 5:00 PM concert is already sold out! Tickets for the 7:30 PM concert are still available at the Evergreen Federal Bank branches.

8 Health Fair at Rogue Valley Adventist Academy The Rogue Valley Adventist Academy is having a health fair on Sunday, December 9 th, from 10:00 AM 1:00 PM in the gym. Students will be presenting health projects along with local church booths. New Star Christmas Program The Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist School would like to invite you to enjoy their Christmas program titled New Star. The program will be held in the school commons at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, December 12 th. The Glory of Christmas A Christmas Cantata by Lloyd Larson will be presented at the Valley View SDA Church, 3677 South Stage Road in Medford, on Sabbath, Dec. 15, at 4:00 PM. Various Ministries Needing Assistance As this year draws to a close, we re finding that many of our ministries within the church are needing a little extra financial help. If you feel impressed to give monetarily, please mark a tithe envelope with the ministry of your choice. Some examples would be: Fountainview, Choir, Social Committee, Growing! & Going!, General Building Fund, Library Fund, Deaconess Fund, Soup Kitchen, Fellowship Dinners. Dorcas, Newsletter Fund, Decoration Committee, and Family Assistance. Please help so these ministries can continue to be a blessing to others! Dorcas End of the Year and 1/2 Price Christmas Sale! Dorcas will be having their End of the Year Sale and combining it with a ½ off Christmas sale for two days! Come stock up on these sale items on Wednesday and Thursday December 12 th and 13 th from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM in the Better Living Center. Church Calendar Scheduling To avoid scheduling conflicts, please contact the church office when planning an event or when you need to use a room in the church, the sanctuary, or the Better Living Center. All activities, and especially those other-than-thenormally-scheduled usages, must be put on the church calendar. Thank you! Church Board Acting as Nominating Committee Corrected 2 nd Reading Jr Deaconesses Nyomie Alarid, Krista Berubee-Burkes, Grace Dale, Kayla Herndon.

9 Do You Need Prayer Today? If you came to church today with burdens and a heavy heart and would like someone to pray with you, look for a person wearing a May I Pray for You? button. They will be happy to take you aside and lift your burdens to our Lord. Help the Junior/Earliteens send gifts to the Philippines Our church s Junior/Earliteen Class has set a goal to earn and/or collect enough money to send at least one $100 Christmas gift to the Philippines through the Adventist World Aviation Project. Please stop by the table in the foyer which has pictures of what can be provided for each monetary amount, from $25 - $1,000. The more money we can raise, the more gifts can be sent! Please consider being a blessing to others by giving to our project coins, dollar bills, anything that you can give would be appreciated! Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist School News God s Creation Calendars The school is selling God s Creation calendars. Please contact the school at by December 5 for more information or to order. Christmas Program at the school The Grants Pass Adventist School would like to invite you to enjoy their Christmas program New Star. The program will be held in the school commons at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, December 12 th. We are in need of several angel costumes of various sizes. If you have white material or old sheets you would be willing to donate that could be made into an angel robe, please bring them to the school office. CHEERFUL GIVERS REPORT AS OF 11/24/18 Monthly Goal Still Need Church Budget (#9001) $ 20, $1, Student Aid (#9576) $ 1, Thank you! + $ Next Week s Offering: Adventist Community Services Church Budget as of the end of October 2018: -$5, Our worship service is livestreamed at It is also archived on our YouTube channel, "Grants Pass Adventist Church" and rebroadcast on Better Life Broadcasting Network.

10 GRANTS PASS SDA CHURCH 1360 NE 9 th Street Grants Pass, OR Church Office: Fax: Church Office Hours: Mon Thurs 9 AM 3 PM Church Office@grantspasschurch.com Web Site: Pastor Charles Byrd: PastorByrd@GrantsPassChurch.com Pastor Tanner Martin: PastorTanner@GrantsPassChurch.com Pastor Charles Byrd Assistant Pastor Tanner Martin Bible Worker Chuck Austin 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 Librarian Andie Springer Choir & Bells Director Cathe Driver Dorcas Leader Larry Sample Dorcas Office Tuesdays Grants Pass SDA School Preschool Grade Principal Richard Rasmussen Oregon Conference Office Adventist Book Center Better Life Broadcasting Network 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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Grants Pass. Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Charles Byrd. December 8, 2018

Grants Pass. Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Charles Byrd. December 8, 2018 Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor Charles Byrd December 8, 2018 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Psalm 143:10 ~ TO OUR