The Pastor s Pen. Faith Fellowship of Lexington is a non-denominational gathering of Christians who enjoy traditional worship services.

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1 Volume 6, Issue 30 July 30, 2014 Who We Are Faith Fellowship of Lexington is a non-denominational gathering of Christians who enjoy traditional worship services. Where to Find Us Faith Fellowship of Lexington worships in the Seventh-day Adventist Church facilities at 968 Lane Allen Road in Lexington, Kentucky. Our offices have relocated to 365 Waller Avenue, Suite 120, in Lexington. We're at on the web. If you go to you can watch our service live on Sunday mornings. You can also watch archived services by going to the ihigh address above. We Gather for Fellowship Coffee/Donut Fellowship Time: 9:15-9:30 a.m. We Gather for Bible Study Adult I Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in room 8 (Library). The Pastor s Pen by Dr. Bill Turner, Senior Pastor One of the things we've rediscovered during our summer trip through First and Second Samuel is the disturbing and refreshing humanity of the Bible's cast of characters. We've also been reminded of the need to be honest and diligent students of the scriptures (a Sunday School commercial goes here!). But sometimes - in days gone by - things got tangled in the print shop, and the Bible became even more challenging to decipher. Tyler Sergent, a professor at Berea College, compiled a list of "curious" mistakes and the nicknames which were attached to some of the older English editions. For example: The "Judas Bible," 1611, had Matthew 26:36 as "Then cometh Judas with them." "Jesus" would be the correct name printed there. The "Revenge Bible" 1613, had Romans 12:17 as "Recompense to man evil for evil." Should have been "no man." The "Wife-Haters Bible," 1819, had Luke 14:26 as "If any man hate not his own wife." Should be "own life." The "Easter Bible," 1648, had the title of page of The Book of Esther as Easter. The "Forgotten Sins" Bible, 1638, had Luke 7:47 as "Her sins are

2 Living Faith Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2. Youth Sunday school class (6 th 12 th grade), 9:30 a.m., Room 4. FaithKids Choir 9:30 10:30 a.m., Room #1 (Except for Summer months) This is for ages Kindergarten through Fifth grade. We Gather for Worship Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Children s Church: 11:15 a.m. (Except for Summer months) Child care is available. forgotten." Should be "are forgiven." The "Murderer's Bible," 1801, had Judges 16 as "These are the murderers complaints." Should be "murmurers complaint." Thankfully, our new editions are more accurate! They go on telling The Human Story AND how a loving God wants to play a pivotal role in it. I'll wrap up our summer series this coming Sunday. Bring your Bible! Care Ministers for the Week of July 28 August 3 Diana Sisk ( ) dssisk@gmail.com Mary Anne Pollock ( ) maryann.pollock@twc.com Dr. Bill Turner (859) bturner@lextheo.edu We re Looking Forward August 3 6 Sundays of Sharing I needed clothes and you clothed me. Donate new items such as socks and underwear and new or nearly new sweatshirts, pants, hair ties, bows, and coats for school children from Kindergarten through 5 th grade. Some children are nearly adult size. August 5 New Prayer Group meets at 10 a.m. in the church office. All are welcome! Pictured above are the Care Ministers for this week, Diana Sisk and Mary Anne Pollock.

3 August 5 - FAITH SUMMER FRENZY Tue., Public Parks Ramble Shilito Park 8:30 a.m. Hike or Bike! Contact Sarah or Scot Reeves, August 9 - FAITH SUMMER FRENZY Sat., Cookout and Bonfire at Kinch Query s 4:00 p.m. Cost - $5.00 Contact Kinch Query Care Ministers for the Week of August 4-10 Scot Reeves ( ) scottovoce@gmail.com Sarah Reeves ( ) sarahlynnreeves@twc.com Jerrell Teague ( jtteague@windstream.net Care Ministers of Faith Fellowship of Lexington August 12 New Prayer Group meets at 10 a.m. in the church office. All are welcome! August 14 Women of Faith meet at 7 p.m. Location TBA. August 15 - FAITH SUMMER FRENZY Mah Jongg, the ancient Chinese game of tiles, Saturday, 10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Mary Ann Pollock s house, 3475 Lyon Drive #55, Lexington. Contact Mary Anne at August 19 Administrative Board Meeting at 7 p.m. in the church office. Pictured above are those who have stepped up to serve as Care Ministers. Pictured (Back) is Richard Baber, Diana Sisk, Helen Crews, Norma Smither (Ministry Assistant), Betsy Scofield, Catherine Cook, Denny Bonner, Marsha Oakley. Middle row: Ann Kercheval, Liz Berryman, Charlotte Krasinski, Nancy Robinson. Front: Mary Anne Pollock, Carolyn Daley, Gil Daley, Donna Bonner. Not pictured is Scot and Sarah Reeves, Judy Brand, Faye Pepperl, Bob Quisenberry, Ron Reaguer, Bonnie Savage, Fred Smith, Jerrell Teague and Dr. Bill Turner. Thank you, Care Ministers, for being willing to Carry each other s burdens (Galatians 6:2) through the ministry of this Church.

4 August 20 - FAITH SUMMER FRENZY Wed., Tour of Toyota Plant Noon - Brunch at Newtown Cracker Barrel 10 a.m. Contact Carolyn Blair August 26 New Prayer Group meets at 10 a.m. in the church office. All are welcome! August 28 Missions Committee meets at 7 p.m. Location TBA. September 7 6 Sundays of Sharing I was a stranger and you invited me in. Invite a stranger to worship. Also donate lamps and kitchen supplies for the Kentucky Refugee Ministries for families who have moved here to start a new life. September 28 Church Picnic at 5 p.m. at the home of John and Gloria Compton, 2651 Bryan Station Road. Mark your calendars. More information to come. Prayer Group continues by Scot Reeves "The Faith Fellowship Prayer Group continues to meet 10am each Tuesday at the NEW Church Office on Waller Avenue. Summer schedules have kept the group small but the time together is powerful. Prayer time is not high-wire, high octane, or high tech, but powerful nonetheless. Billy Ray Jennings shared this quote from French 1912 Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology and Medicine, Alexis Carrel, who pioneered vascular suturing techniques: Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate. The influence of prayer on the human body is as demonstrable as that of the secreting glands. Prayer is a force as real as terrestrial gravity. It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives. Know that you are welcome to join in the weekly unleashing of this force as we go to GOD through prayer!" Mission Moment by Ginny Berry Faith Fellowship of Lexington seeks to become the hands and feet of Christ in the world through engagement in missions. REMINDER: Our third Sunday of Sharing is August 3. We will support the Lexington Women s Club Clothe a Child program. New underwear, socks, sweats, new or nearly new coats and jackets. Elementary children, Kindergarten through 5 th grade.

5 October 19 6 Sundays of Sharing I was sick and you looked after me. Give cash donations to the Mission Lexington Medical Clinic who provides free services to uninsured working adults in Fayette County. We will also collect over the counter pain relievers, vitamins w/and w/o Calcium, antihistamines, also Lysol wipes, all-purpose cleaners, liquid hand soaps, and toilet paper, tissues, and paper towels. December 7 6 Sundays of Sharing I was in prison and you came to visit me. Donate items to Angel House, a segment of the Galilean Home in Casey County, which takes care of young children of state female inmates. Items needed are AA batteries, paper towels, diapers (all sizes), Pine-sol, Clorox Anywhere spray, and Gerber Good Start Powdered formula (soy & gentle). Some participants of our Martha Ministry Pictured above are (back) Carol Taylor, Liz Berryman, Judy Brand, Adam Rudder, and (front) Mary Anne Pollock, Charlotte Krasinski, Rachel Jones and Ginny Berry. This wonderful ministry provides comfort to our church family who deal with illness and loss. They offer a meal for someone recovering from surgery. They will provide a meal to a family who has experienced loss after the funeral, light refreshments during visitation, or any other plan that may work better for the family. They extend kindness, comfort, love and concern through the food they prepare. They believe God s word when He tells us to be devoted to one another in love, to practice hospitality and share with the Lord s people who are in need (Romans 12:10, 11 & 13). Congratulations to Morris and Adelyn Trammell on 68 years of marriage! Morris and Adelyn Trammell celebrated 68 years of marriage on Monday, July 28! Although Adelyn is at the Richmond Place Rehab facility receiving therapy for a broken hip, if you would like to send a card to their home address at 406 Queensway Drive, Lexington, KY 40502, I m sure Morris will be happy to share your cards and best wishes with her. What a lovely example they have set for us all!

6 Prayer Requests I m So Glad I m A Part of The Family of God To add a prayer request, please fill out a Prayer Request card that can be obtained at the Welcome Center; call the church office at , or submit a prayer request online by going to Updates are always welcomed. For Adelyn Trammell who is currently in Richmond Place Rehab receiving therapy for a broken hip. For little Lorianna Newman who has had a series of seizures this past week. Pray that doctors can effectively treat her. For Dr. Robert Sisk (Jon & Diana s son) who has a Connective Tissue Disorder. Pray for Robert as he seeks wisdom as to what kind of I ve been washed in the fountain cleansed by His blood! Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod, For I m part of the family, The Family of God.

7 treatment he needs. Pray also for his wife, Cybil that the Lord will calm her fears, give her wisdom, strength and peace as they make decisions together about Robert s health and their family. For Todd Pickett, who is in Stage 5 of kidney disease and is in need of a kidney transplant. John and Gloria Compton have known Todd since his birth. They sincerely appreciate your prayers on Todd s behalf. For Dorothy Hylton who recently had a brain hemorrhage and now has Aphasia, as a result, which affects her speech. She is currently at Cardinal Hill receiving therapy. For the family of J.D. Clifton who passed away recently. (Crews) For the Baute family who has two children with a genetic disorder. The daughter is currently undergoing a bone marrow transplant and the son just completed one. The Dad was just diagnosed with non- Hodgkin s Lymphoma. (Roser) Faith from the Front Porch by Jackie Bondurant "We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world." John 9:4-5 Time and age can be measured by memories of summer nights spent on our front porch. When our kids were young, the porch could bring together a dozen or more neighbors rehashing local politics while the young ones played hide and seek. Gatherings often moved from porch to porch with no rhyme or reason just a natural progression. As time passed, the kids grew up, adults aged, and the houses changed owners. What never changed were the rules of sitting on the porch. 1. When people are sitting on their porch, they are ready to receive visitors. 2. Only drinks (hard or soft) and snacks are allowed to be served on the porch. 3. Kids can not jump off the rails. 4. No music can be played (there are exceptions to this rule). 5. Folding clothes is forbidden, but breaking green beans is okay. 6. Porch lights are not to be turned on after dark (as long as people are sitting there).

8 Ongoing Prayers for our Soldiers Faith Afield Here are the names of the service people we currently know about. SSGT. Jamen Berry, son of Andy Berry Capt. Ginny Iskandarov niece of Ginny Berry Elnur Iskandarov nephew of Ginny Berry by marriage SSGT. Cameron Smith brother of Sean Smith Airman Benjamin Engelbrecht son of Paul Engelbrecht Please send Ginny Berry any updates on the status of these persons change in rank, address, new assignment Her address is Administrative Board Liz Berryman, Chair Anne Crowe, Treasurer Judy Brand, Secretary Mitch Borders Charlotte Krasinski Bob Quisenberry Ron Reaguer Roger Blair David Hart 7. The porch swing or rocking chair cannot be left moving (Grandma s rule). Another thing that never changes about porch sitting is the way sunlight affects the activity of the environment. As the sun begins to settle in the west, the birds slowly stop their conversations, the squirrels begin to gather and climb up to their nests, and the voices of children and adults soften into a steady murmur. Time spent with friends and neighbors is not only precious but fleeting for as the sun shows us, when the last rays of the day are gone, the darkness falls and friends (like the birds and the squirrels) disperse to rest for another day. Faith Summer Frenzy... (picture provided by Sarah Reeves) Pictured are Sarah Reeves, Richard Baber, Lois Baber, Jan Maeder, Ken and Phyllis McCarty and Gwen Mayes. This group participated in the Wesley Village tour.

9 Sarah Reeves John Compton Catherine Cook Lowell Eberwein Adam Rudder Volunteer Skill Bank Contact Information Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Church Office: Other times, call: Liz Berryman: Andy Berry: If they cannot be reached, call: Mary Anne Pollock: or Deadlines Prayer requests, committee news or announcements, and personal interest stories should be submitted by Monday at noon for inclusion in the next issue of The Current. Please send them by to Announcements for the Sunday bulletin should be sent to Norma by noon on Wednesdays at Grace to you Grace to you God s great grace to you. As you walk thro your life in joy or strife, God s grace, God s grace to you.

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