April Are You Keeping Your Vow? Pastor Errol Lawrence 12

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1 April Are You Keeping Your Vow? Pastor Errol Lawrence 12

2 PRAYER SERVICE 2 8:00 A.M-9:00 A.M SABBATH SCHOOL Sabbath School Study Session 9:15 A.M. Annual Theme: Discipleship Program Theme: Taste and See That He is Good Song Service.....Bro. Jeff Reid Theme Song....#492 Like Jesus......Congregation Prayer...Sis. Pamela Seaton Opening Song...# 614 Sound the Battle Cry...Congregation Scripture Reading... Ps. 34:1-3,8... Opening Remarks....Sis. Paulette Lewis Lesson Review.Classes Welcome Sis. Fiona Elwood & Ashley Austin Mission Emphasis...Sis. Johanna Bannis Special Music..Sis. Racquel Kelly Closing Remarks...Sis. Veronica Falconer 10:35 a.m. - Personal Ministry Sis. Doreen Humphrey-Nelson 10:45 a.m. - Church Announcements / Welcome Elder Hartley Springer Sunset Today: 7:48 p.m. WELCOME Sunset Next Week: 7:56 p.m. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS Believe In a personal God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Hebrews 1:3 In Jesus Christ as the Son of God and as our Saviour. John 1:1-3,14 In the new birth through the acceptance of the Gospel. John 3:1-7 That the Bible is the inspired Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16,17 In the literal second coming of Jesus Christ. John 14:1-3; Matthew 24:30 That man is mortal by nature. Job 4:17; 1 Timothy 4:15,16 That death is an unconscious state. Ecclesiastes 9:5; John 11 There will be resurrection of the righteous dead at the second coming of Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17 That the wicked will not burn eternally but will be burned up. Malachi 4:1-3 That righteousness comes by faith not by works. Romans 4:3-5; Ephesians 2:8 Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is designated by God for holy use. Christians keep it as a sign of obedience, loyalty, and love for God. Exodus 20:8-11; John 14:15 That the original seventh day Sabbath has never been changed by divine authority and that all Christians are under obligation to keep it holy. Luke 23:54-56 That the 10 commandments is the standard of righteousness by which all will be judged. James 2:10-12; Exodus 20:3-17 In the support of the Gospel through tithes and offerings. Leviticus 27:30,32; Malachi 3:6-11 In baptism by immersion. Romans 6:3-5 In abstaining from unhealthy practices such as the use of tobacco, alcoholic beverages, unclean foods etc. Leviticus 11:1-24; Proverbs 23:29-32; 1 Corinthians 3:16,17 11

3 CHURCH DIRECTORY_ Lead Pastor... Errol Lawrence Associate Pastor... Wayne Williams Associate Pastor... Marvin Clarke Bible Instructor... Bernice McDonald First Elder... Greta Liupakka Church Clerk...Melessia Gordon Head Deacon..Carl Clarke Communications...Eileen Ross Head Deacon.Geraldine Lashley SS Superintendent..... Molly St. Hilaire Family Life Dir. Richard Balfour Health... Charmaine Ambrose AY Director.James Gregg Singles Ministry...Ronaldo Simmonds Pathfinder..Y. Broomes Stewardship...Marcia Boase Education...Janice Swaby-Smith Treasurer...Suzet Benjamin Prayer Ministry...Dondry Clarke Finance...Courtney Marzouca Community Services..Gloria Samuel Men s Ministry...Dave Benjamin Adventurer...Karen Smith Women s Ministry...Yvonne Rodney Children Ministry.Lynette Patrick Religious Liberty..Stanley Onyeobia Music Dir.Chermiann Lewis-Balfour Social Committee...Holly Watson Personal Min.D. Humphrey-Nelson Safety..Alex Fedee Audio....Larry Ferguson Visual..Andrew McKenzie Building...Kai Kong Senior s Min...Marilyn Ambrose AY Sponsor...Donovan Bowen VBS...Janine Patrick Prison Ministry Myrna Williams Interest Coordinator.Daphne Samuels Program Coordinator Carmen Hutchinson-Brown Crawford Adventist Academy Finch Ave West Peel Adventist School Mayfield Rd Community Services Bentworth Ave Adventist Book Center... Willowdale Adventist Book Center... Oshawa Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists SABBATH CELEBRATION 11:00 A.M. Introit...Yes To Life Choir Introduction of Speaker..Elder Nigel Worrell Call to Worship Ø......Elder Nigel Worrell Doxology*..... Praise Him..... Congregation Invocation* Ø Pastor Errol Lawrence Praise & Worship *...Yes To Life Praise Team Opening Song..# 21 Immortal Invisible..Congregation Dedicatory Prayer Ø.....Elder Everald Japp Children s Story* Ø.. REACH Focus Special Music.Yes To Life Choir Tithes & Offering...Sis. Suzet Benjamin Offertory Interlude... Offertory Response*. # 695.Congregation The Written Word Ø..Judges 11: Sis. Samantha Donaldson Music for Meditation.Yes To Life Choir Spoken Word Ø....Pastor Errol Lawrence Are You Keeping Your Vow? Closing Hymn*. #590 Trust and Obey..Congregation Benediction.Sis. Karen Donaldson SICK & SHUT-IN Sis. Anne Charles Ron McFarlane Bro. Clifford Ennis Bro. Patrick Osmond Sis. Sis. Agnes Cadore Sis. Helen Hall Sis. Viola Morgan Bro. Winston Brown Sis. Madge Campbell Sis. Hortense Brown Sis. Hortense Burnett Sis. Isolyn Armstrong Sis. Dezrine Harding Pianist: Bro. Junior Brown 3 Organist: Sis. Molly St. Hilaire LEGEND: * Standing Ø Do Not Enter/Exit (Please remain seated until ushered out) Offering: Local Church Budget Next Week Offering: Christian Record Services Cell phone usage is not allowed in the Sanctuary

4 ANNOUNCEMENTS CHURCH CALENDAR FOR TODAY Elder(s) on Duty: Greta Liupakka / Susan Onyeobia Health Care Personnel: Arlene Richards 10/10 Ministering Men & Young Men in Prayer: All men & young men are invited to room 23 for 10 minutes of prayer immediately after Divine Service. 12:30 p.m. Prayer & Fasting by Men s Ministry 6:30 p.m. COP Practice How to Help Children Develop Responsibility: Establish consequences for irresponsible behaviour. Teach that responsibility has two sides, avoiding wrong and doing right. Help children own their behaviour: admit their mistake, tell the truth, apologize, make restoration, and commit to more responsible actions in the future. PARENT(S) RESPONSIBILITY: Parent(s) you are responsible for your child(ren) at all times. A child or children under 14 years MUST BE accompanied by an adult to the restroom and at snack time. During the lunch break your child(ren) MUST BE in your company. From the Toronto West Visual Team: Please submit all Sabbath requests for the main screen (annoucements, DVD's, PowerPoint presentations, etc (twest.visual@gmail.com) by Thursday. 50th Anniversary Special Sale: 1) Anniversary Magazine $ ) Aeolians CD & DVD combo $ ) Songs of Jubilee $5.00. To purchase contact Sis. Carmen Brown during office hours. TWest Trail Blazer Soccer Team: if you are interested in playing soccer for Toronto West Trail Blazers for the 2014 season, please contact Richard Balfour or Holly Watson. Fees: Members $50 & community $25. AY Program@ 6:30 p.m. (See page 7) 4 Power Hour Wednesday, April 9, 7 p.m. Reading: St. John 1:19-28 John the Baptist Denies Being the Christ Presenter: Pastor Errol Lawrence PASTORAL CARE Office Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8:00 a.m.-4pm Fri: 8:00 a.m.-12noon Pastor Errol Lawrence Pastor Wayne Williams Pastor Marvin Clarke Mon. 10:00 a.m-3:00 pm. Mon. 9:30 a.m-1:00 p.m. Tues. 9:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Off Thursday Off Tuesday Off Thursday Elder Bernice McDonald Tues. 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Off Thursday If you are aware of someone who is ill, please notify a member of the pastoral staff. Kindly remember our sick and shut-in members with your prayers, calls, cards, visits, and other acts of kindness. For I was sick I was alone and you visited me when you did these things you were doing them to me. (Matthew 25:36, 40) ANNOUNCEMENTS Church Budget Update March 2014 Offering Collected $35, Offering Required (Monthly) $44, Short ($9,026.21) ADRA YTD $ 2, Please support the work of the Toronto West Church. The church recommends that you give an amount to local church budget equivalent to 5% of your income. You may place your donations in the yellow envelope that s marked Church Budget or in the regular white envelope in the space marked Church Budget. The envelopes are located in the back of the pews in front of you. Thanks for your continued support to the local church. Bible for the Kindergarten Division: The Kindergarten Division is in need of Children's Bibles. Please see Sisters Evadney Little or Molly St. Hilaire if you have bibles to donate. Thanks. Sept 25-28, 2014 NAD Women s Ministries Convention Free Indeed 2014 Orlando, Florida. To register call x 204 Bulletin Information must be submitted by Monday night at 8:00 p.m. 9

5 PASTORAL BLOG Are You Keeping Your Vow? By Pastor Errol Lawrence All of us have at sometime or other vowed to do something. For many it was the baptismal. Others repeated wedding vows. But what is a vow? A vow is a solemn promise one makes to God either to do something or to abstain from certain actions. The Hebrew word nadar means "to separate from profane use; to consecrate to God." When we make a vow to God it is an act of worship. So according to Romans 12:1, when you "offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God,--this is your spiritual act of worship." It behooves us therefore, to care for our bodies and make sure they are pure and undefiled. A vow to return our tithes and free will offerings is also an act of worship. Jacob promised God that if God protected him on his journey from Bethel to Haram and brought him back safely he would faithfully return a tithe, a tenth part of what God had granted him. ( Genesis 28:20-22; 31:13) Jephthah's vow was that if God gave him victory over the Ammonites he would sacrifice to God whoever first came out of his house to greet him. It so happened that this turned out to be his daughter. Although griefstricken, Jephthah fulfilled his vow (Judges 11:30-39). It is important to beware or rash vows. In the New Testament the Greek word euche is mentioned twice. Paul used the term in Acts 18:18 and in Acts 21:23-26). But these seem to refer to Christians who were consecrating themselves to God for sometime. Jesus advises us not to swear at all but to let our YES be YES and our NO be NO. Are you keeping your vow? What blessings are you receiving from being faithful to your vows such as keeping the Sabbath holy? Returning a faithful tithe and free will offerings through the Systematic Benevolence plan? Caring for your body, God's temple? Sharing your faith and leading others to Jesus as you promised in Baptismal Vow #7? Caring for the environment? Being good stewards of your time and talents. God has blessings in abundance in store for those who faithfully keep their vows. God is faithful. God honours those who honour Him. (1Samuel 2:12-36). Are you keeping your vows? 8 ANNOUNCEMENTS Apr 6-12 Apr 6 Apr 12 Apr 12 Apr 14 Apr 18,19 Apr 26 Apr 26 Apr 30 May 2-4 May 10,11 May 12 May May 17 May May 24 May 30,31 May 31 Jun 14 Jun 14 Jun Jun 28 Jul 7-12 Jul 20 Bible Reading: Deut One chapter per day. Conference Emergency Social Services Workshop at Barrie Adventist 9am-5pm. Admission: Free. For more information call /108 or Verna at vstoraune@adventistontario.org Baby Dedication Men s Ministry 3:30 p.m. in room 23. Topic: Am I My Brother s Keeper? Are You Listed? Church Board 6:30 p.m. Easter Program Baptism Social Night Helping Handz Summer Camp now accepting resumes for HHSC Please to l8rc8r@msn.com. before Apr. 30, nd Annual Ontario Conference Bible Conference at Downsview Church. Presenter: Alden Thompson, Prof. of Old Testament, Walla Walla Col. Shcedule: 7:30-9 pm, Sab. 9:25 am-5pm. Sun. 9:30 am-12:30 pm Cost: $50 Register at Conference GTA Adventurer Parent s Rally Church Board 6:30 p.m. Conference Singles Retreat at Seneca College Residence & Conference Centre, Dufferin St. Retreat package $110 per person. Early bird : $100. Early bird deadline Apr. 21. Registration deadline May 5. To register call ext Personal Ministry Community 4:30 p.m. Conference Elders Retreat Social Night Cook-off (men vs women) Conference Prison Ministry Convention Baptism Senior s Day COP Choir Concert CAA Graduation Camp The International Centre Vacation Bible School Track & Field at York University. Need participants and coaches. Registration deadline is Mar. 31. To register contact Holly Watson at or junopen2002@yahoo.ca. 5

6 ANNOUNCEMENTS AY Trip Date: May 16-18, 2014 Church: Norwalk Seventh-day Adventist Church, 101 S Main Street, Norwalk, Connecticut, Bus Fare: $120 includes travel insurance* (some Restrictions apply). Travel Time: Approximately 9 hours. BASED ON RESERVATIONS, THERE ARE LESS THAN 3 SEATS REMAINING ON THE BUS. BUS DEPARTS AT 3:00 AM on May 16, RETURNS TO TORONTO APPROX. 3:00 AM May 19, 2014 Hotel: 1 Extended Stay America, 400 Main Ave. Norwalk, Connecticut, Hotel rates: $92 (2 ppl) 1 queen bed *$104 (up to 4 ppl) - 2 double beds. All rooms have a full kitchen. The remaining rooms at this hotel are only available to those going by bus. Hotel 2: Hotel Zero Degree: Washington Blvd., Stamford CT FOR THOSE DRIVING Remaining Room types available: 1 king bed - $114 (2 ppl) * King with pullout sofa - $125 (up to 4 ppl) - Hot breakfast, indoor pool, etc. Individual credit card with available funds required for each room. All rates are per room, per night in US dollars, and prices include taxes. HOTEL and BUS registration DEADLINE IS APRIL 15 TH If you reserved a seat on the bus, please bring your payment to confirm TONIGHT. Seats are limited. Register with a minimum 50% deposit. Travel insurance is available for those driving on their own at very reasonable rates. Contact Sherene Cole at for all hotel bookings and travel insurance. Contact Karen Leacock-Bingham at for assistance with registration for both the bus and driving. FOOTBALL RECRUITS NEEDED: Join the two-time defending champion from TWest as they go for a third consecutive title in the Adventist church co-ed flag football league. We need girls and boys, age 16 and over. Games on Sundays, May to August. Community players are welcomed. For info. See Ordeena, Keisha Alexander, Basil Linton or rjames@thestar.ca Oct 26-Nov 6,2014 Israel & Jordan Tour: The Israel and Jordan Tour dates have been changed. Seats are limited now. All those who would like to join our group on this tour must book immediately. Please contact Grace at gracea@bell.net. or