SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 MORNING WORSHIP AT 9:30 & 11:00 AM

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1 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 MORNING WORSHIP AT 9:30 & 11:00 AM Message: Breaking Out Of A Rut A Successful Life Part 2 WELCOME TO FIRST-TIME GUESTS AT TRENTON WESLEYAN THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Tuesday 3:30 pm Trent Valley Nursing Home Service 6:30 pm Tuesday Church Staff Meeting Wednesday 6:30 am Men In Motion Thursday 7:00 pm Choir Practice Resumes Saturday 10:00 am Singles Fellowship Group Doors Open 6:00 pm Family Fellowship Car Rally with Movie & PJ Night for kids NEXT SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 We are so glad that you are here today! We seek to provide a place of spiritual growth and community where lives can be transformed by the message of Christ. In order for you to get the most out of your time with us: 1. Please do not feel obligated to participate in the offering. This is for our members and regular attendees who consider this their church home. As our guest, we ask that you please turn in the communication card so that we may acknowledge your visit with us. 2. Children are special here. We provide a friendly, caring and safe place for our kids. Parents are asked to take their children to the nursery (up to age 2), Junior Church or Children s Church prior to the start of the 9:30 service. 9:30 am Grade 5/6/7 Sunday School Resumes 9:30 & 11:00 am Morning Worship Services Making Successful Decisions A Successful Life Part 3 LOOKING AHEAD September 18 Tuesday Church Resumes 19 Crossfire Resumes 19 Prayer in the Board Room 19 Local Board of Administration 22 Ladies Breakfast 27 Ladies Bible Studies Begin 29 Plan to Protect (P2P) Training You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24

2 PLEASE PRAY FOR Ryan & Sarah Schmitz in Nicaragua as unrest in the country intensifies. BABIES ARE SPECIAL HERE As a reminder to parents of children under the age of two, we offer a nursery ministry during both worship services. We encourage you to consider letting our loving nursery staff care for your child so that you and others can best benefit from the service. Thank you for your consideration. NOTE FOR ALL SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS & HELPERS All Sunday School teachers & helpers (JK to Grade 6) are asked to attend a meeting in the gym today, September 9 from 10:50 am to 12:00 pm. CHURCH DIRECTORY UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION Please make the following update for Evelyn Milburn: 344 Dufferin Avenue, Room 313, Trenton, ON, K8V 5G9. Phone: CHURCH MAILBOXES If you would like to have a church mailbox, please contact the church office at to arrange for one to be set up for you. SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE We welcome contributions of cookies, squares, loaves, fruit or veggies to be enjoyed during our Sunday morning coffee times. For details, please contact Carole Gilbert ( ) or Rob Gearns ( ). CHOIR REHEARSAL AT TRENTON WESLEYAN CHURCH The choir at Trenton Wesleyan will recommence rehearsals this Thursday, September 13 at 7:00 pm. Interested in singing? We invite new voices to come and join us. For more information, please contact Ruth Ainsworth. SINGLES FELLOWSHIP GROUP DOORS OPEN QUINTE WEST This Saturday, September 15, the Singles Fellowship Group will be participating in Doors Open Quinte West, visiting various locations in the Quinte West area. Please meet at Trenton Wesleyan at 10:00 am and bring lunch money. For information, call Margaret ( ) or Minny ( ). Plan to attend? Sign up in the atrium by Sunday, September 9. WOMEN S STUDY NIGHT GROW (GOD RENEWING OUR WOMEN) Trenton Wesleyan is offering a weekly women s study night on Thursdays at the church from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, beginning on September 27. There are two different studies to choose from. If you are interested, check out the sign-up sheets at the Welcome Centre in the atrium. For questions, please speak to Heather Rathbun or Patricia Carswell. TRENTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL GIFT CARD PROGRAM Trenton Christian School encourages you to participate in their Gift Card Program, which is a fundraiser where the school earns back a percentage from each gift card, at no extra cost to you. For forms, more information or questions, please contact the school office at or office@trentonchristianschool.com. MINISTRY PRAYER FOCUS: NEXT Next, new ly created by Global Partners, is a mission pathway designed to help young adults explore who they are in God s mission. Next w elcomes participants from a variety of educational backgrounds or experiences and will equip them for lifelong global engagement through mentored cross-cultural immersion. Next interns will engage in discipleship and build biblical, missiological, and spiritual strength that will equip them for life and ministry no matter their next geographic location. Next launches in the summer of 2019 in four locations: Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Turkic-Arabic Area, and Dearborn, Michigan. Prayer Points for Next: GLOBAL PRAYER-NET Pray for the young men and women who will chose to invest in their earthly and eternal formation through Next. Pray that God would guide the Next directors as they select interns for the summer 2019 program. Pray that God would use this initiative to raise up more laborers to reach unreached people. Pray for God to guide the Next leadership team and site leaders as they work together to create a meaningful experience that will transform the lives of those who participate in Next and assist in moving the mission forward strategically around the world. For more information, visit Next on the Global Partners website.

3 BREAKING OUT OF A RUT A Successful Life Part 2 September 9, :30 and 11:00 a.m. Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:17 WHAT MOTIVATES PEOPLE TO GET MOVING? TO BREAK OUT OF A RUT ASSUME RESPONSIBILTY A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. But if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets another chance. Proverbs 28:30 (LB) BELIEVE let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of mind. Romans 12:2 (GN) 1. (The Prodigal Son) He spent everything he had and was hungry, but no one gave him anything to eat. At last, he came to his senses and said I will get up and go to my father Luke 15:14-18 (GN) Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways. Proverbs 20:30 (GN) 2. (Elijah) God said, The brook will supply you with water to drink so Elijah went and stayed by the Cherith Brook. After a while the brook dried up then the Lord said to Elijah. Now get up and go 1 Kings 17:2-9 (GN) 3. (Paul) Suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice Who are you Lord? Paul asked. I am Jesus now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do. Acts 9:3-6 CLARIFY A double-minded man is unstable in all he does. James 1:8 DON T WAIT If you wait until the wind and weather are just right, you will never plant anything and never harvest anything. Ecclesiastes 11:4 (GN) EXERCISE Physical exercise has its value 1 Timothy 4:8 FIRE Never boast about tomorrow. You don t know what will happen between now and then. Proverbs 27:1 (GN) How much longer will it take you to make up your mind? If the Lord is God, worship him! 1 Kings 18:21 (GN) Today is the day to be saved. 2 Corinthians 6:2

4 Children s Ministry at Trenton Wesleyan September Start-Ups ALL volunteers who work with children and youth *TODAY* September 9 9:30 to 10:30 am Nursery for ages 0 to 2 Toddler Room for ages 2 to 3 JK Sunday School for children starting JK SK Sunday School Grade 1 Sunday School Grade 2 Sunday School Grade 3/4 Sunday School *TODAY* September 9 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Nursery for ages 0 to 4 Sunday School for JK to Grade 2 NEW Sunday, September 16 9:30 to 10:30 am Grade 5/6/7 Sunday School Tuesday, September 18 6:45 to 7:45 pm Tuesday Church for SK to Grade 6 Wednesday, September 19 6:45 to 9:00 pm Crossfire for Grades 7 to 12 To ensure everyone s safety, Trenton Wesleyan Church is instituting the Canadian Plan To Protect program. One of the key requirements is that all who interact with children or youth in any capacity, must attend the P2P training session. If you are already involved with children s or youth ministry, or you plan to help out in one of these areas in the near future, please sign up for one of these sessions. The sign up sheets are at the Welcome Centre. September 29, :00 am to 12:00 noon Primarily for workers in the nursery, Sunday School and Tuesday Church. October 13, :00 am to 12:00 noon Primarily for the members of the board and all main ushers. November 21, :30 to 9:30 pm For any ministry volunteer who couldn t attend one of the previous sessions and for anyone else interested in finding out what we will be doing and requiring.

5 The Family Fellowship Committee Invites You To Join Them For A... Car Rally This Saturday, September 15 Meet at Trenton Wesleyan at 6:00 pm Gather your team together, load into your vehicle and get ready to set out and complete the course! Sign up your team leader, along with your team participants, in the atrium at the Welcome Centre. Calling all kids ages 5 & up! Come dressed in your PJ s and enjoy a Movie & PJ night! Find the sign-up sheet for kids in the atrium at the Welcome Centre and get signed up! For more information, please contact Bonnie Soule ( ) or Dorothy Macklin ( ). Saturday, September 22 9:30 to 11:00 am at Trenton Wesleyan Church All ladies are invited to join us for fellowship and a delicious breakfast. A free will offering will be received. If you plan to join us, please sign up in the atrium at the Welcome Centre. If you require childcare, please indicate how many children when you sign up. For more information, patricia.carswell@sympatico.ca or heather@gcoctrenton.com. We hope to see you there!

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