Spokane Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church April 28, 2018 One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. Psalm 27:4,5
Welcome Visitors and Members! We are delighted to have you worshiping with us today! If you are looking for a church home, we invite you to become a part of the love and warmth of our Linwood Church Family! Locations for Sabbath School Classes - All Are Welcome! Join one of our classes below - there s one for all ages...newborns to adults. Adult Class - Sanctuary Roger Rudd Adult SS /Outreach Class - Chapel Harold Lance Adult Class - Bob Oster Room Southeast end of hallway Young Adult Class Upper Room Brittany Ramirez Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church 6525 N. Monroe PO Box 48273 Spokane, WA 99228 Important Contact Information Junior/Teen Class (Ages 11-15) Junior Room outside of kitchen Primary Class (Ages 6-10) Room on Southwest end of hallway 509-327-4400 * TEXT: 509-981-8508 email@linwoodsda.org www.linwoodsda.org Pastor Associate Pastor Head Elder Bible Worker Volody Nesteruk Gregory Arutyunyan Roger Rudd Justin Burch 844-7370 413-2217 251-0163 216-4044 Better Living Center 25 E North Foothills Dr. PO Box 48124 Spokane, WA 99228 www.betterlivingcenter.org 325-1258 Director Gayle Haeger Kindergarten Class (Ages 3-5) Between Primary and Cradle Room Cradle Roll Class (Ages birth - 3) Second Room on Southeast end of hallway Palisades Christian Academy Monte Fisher, Principal Kathy Stratte, Administrative Assistant 1115 N. Government Way Spokane, WA 99224 325-1985 www.pcasda.org Like Us On Facebook Our "He s Alive" TV Station - Channel 35 Board Chair: Leonard Westermeyer www.hesalivetv.com PCA Learning Center Director: Denise Ellenwood 327-8387 Sunset Tonight: 7:58 pm Sunset Next Friday: 8:06 pm April 28, 2018 Page 2
Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church April 28, 2018 Lesson Study Sanctuary and Classrooms WE SERVE Greet the Family Announcements Church Life WE GATHER Welcome & Invocation We Praise Children s Story Linwood Church Service Mission Spotlight John Norman John Norman Men In Black Rose Marie Tiffany WE COMMIT Offering Share the Life John Norman Congregational Prayer John Norman WE LISTEN Scripture Reading Psalm 27: 4,5 Lorna Baldwin Worship in Music Lisa Malakowsky Sermon The Battle of Armageddon (Part 1) Pastor Volody WE ARE SENT Benediction Pastor Volody Greeters: Bill & Saundra King; Pianist: Rochelle Stanton Camera 1: Matt Hermanson; Camera 2: Darrick Andress Sound: Mike Hermanson; PowerPoint: Brenda Norman; Video Controller: Alex Hermanson **Please silence your cell phone during the Worship Service.** If you can t be with us in person, you can watch online at www.linwoodsda.org. The sermons are also posted on Linwood s website in the Sermon Library section. April 28, 2018 Page 3
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (**See announcement) TODAY, April 28, 2018 9:30 AM - Sabbath School 10:35 AM - Sermon by Pastor Volody Sunday, April 29, 2018 3:00 PM Basement Remodel Fundraiser MONDAY, April 30, 2018 9:00 AM -12:00 PM - Church Office Hours TUESDAY, May 01, 2018 9:00 AM -12:00 PM - Church Office Hours WEDNESDAY, May 02, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Church Office Hours 12:00 PM - Bible Study in Chapel 6:30 PM - Prayer Meet Friday, May 04, 2018 6:30 PM - 7:30PM - Friday Night Vespers NEXT SABBATH, May 05, 2018 9:30 AM - Sabbath School 10:35 AM - Worship Service Sermon by Pastor Volody 12:30 PM - Visitor Meal Linwood Has Green Cards If you have an update on your contact information, new to the area, interested in Bible Studies, want to serve in a ministry, or want to transfer your membership, we invite you to fill out a green card available in any TODAY S VISITORS MEAL: All our visitors are invited to join the Lance team in our downstairs fellowship hall to enjoy a delicious Sabbath meal and have time to get acquainted with some of our Linwood members. NEXT WEEK S VISITORS MEAL: Our visitors meal next week will be hosted by the Ammon/ Griffin Team. If you are a member of our Linwood church but you are not a member of The Ammon/Griffin Team and you would like to attend the meal, please give Sharon (916-716-9217) or Gale (509-325-6289) a call to find out what you can bring to complement their menu. NEWLY REVISED VISITORS MEAL SCHEDULE May 5 Ammon/Griffin Team May 12 Rudd Sabbath School Class May 19 Health Ministries Team May 26 No Meal Memorial Day Weekend June 2 Rudy/Oster Team June 9 Lance Team June 16 Searson/McMorris Team June 23 Ammon/Griffin Team June 30 Rudd Sabbath School Class July & August No meals Summer break Supplies For Visitor Meals: In addition to the love and generosity of the wonderful teams who provide the delicious food to eat, supplies need to be purchased for the meals. Please consider making a donation to help cover costs for supplies needed. If using a tithe envelope, mark it Visitors Meals. April 28, 2018 Page 4
LINWOOD NEWS Prayer Requests "REVELATION SPEAKS" SERIES of Bible Studies by Pastor Volody. Do not miss this series on the Book of Revelation at Linwood. We will be looking at key messages from the book of Revelation for our time. Invite your friends, bring your cell phones, ask questions on our Facebook Page or text them to 509-844-7370 for an interactive and engaging series of Bible Studies! If you have a prayer request, you are encouraged to let us know by filling out a Green Card and put it in the offering Pastor Lloyd Perrin Maxine Solomon Cheyeane Sutton Jean Strong Gerrine Njenga Cher Harris SAVE THE DATE: JUNE 9TH Please plan on attending a pot luck meal at the Upper Columbia Conference office on June 9 to welcome our new Associate Pastoral family. Our church will provide the entrée and our members will be asked to bring a salad and/or a dessert. HELP NEEDED: Our new associate pastor Ryan Kilgore and his family will be moving to Spokane to join our ministry team soon! This is an exciting news! Pastor Ryan as looking for a housing to rent beginning at the end of May. If you know someone who has a house or an apartment to rent, please contact our church office or Pastor Volody. Thank you for your assistance! Friday Night Vespers 6:30 PM-7:30PM We are excited to be having Friday night Vespers. Everyone is invited! Bible Study * 12:00 1:00 PM Linwood Church Chapel Harold Lance and Bob Oster lead out during this inspirational time during lunch to strengthen our walk with Jesus. Prayer Meeting * 6:30 PM Led out by Justin and Twyla Burch, these take place each Wednesday at Linwood. April 28, 2018 Page 5
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BASEMENT REMODEL $150,000 $138,231.78 Church Directory If you were not able to get a picture taken in February or provide one to the church office, do not worry, there is still time! There will still be an opportunity to have a picture taken at church or simply send a picture to the church office at email@linwoodsda.org. If any editing needs to be done, we are happy to help with that. Why a church directory? In a very real sense, directories are important in helping members of a congregation feel connected to the church. Expressed by someone who works with church directories, A directory can solidify members to the church. Members feel a sense of pride, a sense of belonging, a sense of community when they are a part of the directory. Thank you for your help in being a part of Linwood s church directory. April 28, 2018 Page 7
Women and Young Teen Women One- Day Retreat - May 5 Special feature guests for the Women and Young Teen Women One-Day Retreat will be Cathie Hartman, sharing a glimpse into her exciting journey of ministry to the children of Mongolia. Another special feature guest will be Lindsay Burman, cookie artistisan, inspired by tragedy to link with underprivileged girls in the Philippines. "Each Tapestry Tells a Story" is the theme for our gathering this year. Our keynote speaker, Kathy Beagles-Coneff, comes from Pacific Press where she works as editor of Guide Magazine. Please join us on Sabbath, May 5, 2018, at Upper Columbia Conference office, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. A catered dinner is included. To register, go to https://www.uccsda.org/ women For more information, call 509-838-2761. Spokane Central Church Old Time Gospel Hymn and Chorus Sing Along. 4 p.m., Sabbath, April 28 at Spokane Central Church Come and enjoy some of the songs we don't sing anymore! Everyone welcome! Digging Deeper Retreat -- May 18-20 @Camp Mivoden. For Linwood Church young adults interested in going to Digging Deeper Retreat at Camp Mivoden Linwood Church will sponsor 50% of your cost. PCA If you are thinking of doing any Spring-cleaning, be sure to save your unwanted books for PCA. The students wanting to go to Washington DC next Spring are planning to have a used book sale this summer.. One Month left to Apply for "Students In His Service Scholarship" Online applications are now being accepted until May 1, for the 2018 Summer Students In His Service Scholarship. This is a three-way scholarship funded equally by the Upper Columbia Conference Office of Education, the Upper Columbia Conference Adventist Community Services Grant funds and the student s local church. Students arrange and log hours volunteering during the summer in approved activities of service to their community. Applications may only be made online at the UCC Education website (www.uccsda.org/ Education) from February 15 May 1. The process of approval has changed, and a Church Approval Form must be received by May 15 for the applicant to qualify. Funds are limited, so a limited number of scholarships will be awarded this year. Recipients will be notified by June 1. Reserve Your Children's Summer Camp Experience at MiVoden! Planning to register your children and grandchildren for summer camp at Camp MiVoden? We currently have openings in all our youth camps but family camps are full. Get registered while there are openings. Please visit www.mivoden.com and register today. You can also email denisek@uccsda.org or call 509-242-0506. Craft Meet Meeting this Tuesday- 1st & 3rd Tuesday this Month of May will be our last 2 meetings until Fall. Last time we had a great group, hope to see you all again. We start at 11 A.M. bring your own lunch & your own projects or just come visit. We usually end at 3 P.M April 28, 2018 Page 8
UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE NEWS "Together in Christ" UCC Camp Meeting - June 20-23, 2018 You will be blessed at Camp Meeting this year! Our focus is on working together in Christ. Our main speakers in the big tent will focus on this theme. The early morning speaker will be Pastor Teddy Shupe. Then at 11 a.m. John McVay, president of Walla Walla University will speak on Thursday and Friday. He will also speak at the evening meetings Wednesday and Thursday. Elder John Freedman, the NPUC President will speak Friday night and Sabbath evening. The new UCC President, Minner Labrador will speak for the Sabbath morning 11 a.m. service. Go to Camp Meeting web site to reserve your lodging: https://www.uccsda.org/campmeeting Amen Conference Features Neil Nedley - May 10-12 Register today for the Optimizing Brain Health AMEN Northwest conference on May 10-12, 2018 with keynote speaker Dr. Neil Nedley. Discover the spiritual connections to a healthy mind and learn how to share these important findings with those you serve. Make plans to attend this special conference for all levels of health care providers, pastors, outreach coordinators, Bible workers, and health ministry leaders. Continuing education credit is available with 6 hours of CME pending. Visit www.uccsda.org/amen2018 for more information and to register. Register today as space is limited. GLOW at Disneyworld A janitor who works at Disney World in Orlando, Florida was picking up trash around the park when he noticed a GLOW tract. He realized this wasn t trash. He looked through it and liked it so much that he called into the GLOW office to order some GLOW to pass out himself. He said, Those who are passing out these gospel tracts are doing a good thing, and urged GLOWers to Keep up the good work. The work of the person that passed out those tracts at Disney World was multiplied because that man is now handing out Adventist tracts. God can still multiply bread and fish even in our day. Visit the GLOW Northwest website: http://www.glownorthwest.org/ Positions Open in UCC Are you are interested and qualified for the following positions? Please apply at the web address below. Building and Grounds Maintenance Coordinator, and Hispanic Ministries Administrative Assistant. Here are more details: https://www.uccsda.org/jobs For more info, call the Upper Columbia Conference Human Resources Department at 509-838-2761. April 28, 2018 Page 9
Please Pray for Cascade Christian Academy Cascade Christian Academy in Wenatchee, Wash., serves students in preschool through grade 12. Their principal is Stephanie Gates and her staff includes more than 20 teachers and support staff. Here are the praises and prayer request they have shared with us: Prayer Requests & Praises - Those families still contemplating enrollment; Our continued positive impact on the community; Changes at our school coming with several new hires; Student Week of Prayer - 3 different programs; Thankful for a good mission trip to Belize 2 weeks ago; Seniors to finish strong and positive; Teachers retiring - Shannon & Gene; Teachers moving - Jason & Marita; and for our teachers & staff in our learning center - ages 1-5. Looking to Potentially Reduce Taxes and Support God's Work? Are you facing RMDs (required minimum distributions from a retirement account)? Want to potentially reduce taxes and support God s work? Donors age 70½ or older can make transfers (up to $100,000 annually) from their IRA to charity. Such a rollover is a taxexempt distribution from the IRA. The amount transferred can be used to meet an individual s required minimum distribution. For more information, Looking to Potentially Reduce Taxes and Support God's Work? Are you facing RMDs (required minimum distributions from a retirement account)? Want to potentially reduce taxes and support God s work? Donors age 70½ or older can make transfers (up to $100,000 annually) from their IRA to charity. Such a rollover is a taxexempt distribution from the IRA. The amount transferred can be used to meet an individual s required minimum distribution. For more information, call the Upper Columbia Conference at 509-838-2761, and ask for the Trust Department. National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day - May 5 The following materials may be important to the church you attend. The materials will raise awareness for National Wildfire Community Preparedness day on May 5, 2018. It is also an opportunity for the church members to connect with their neighbors and friends and share information. 1. Firewise Homeowners Checklist 2. Suggested Emergency Supply List from FEMA - www.ready.gov 3. 72-Hours Evacuation Kit list from ACS DR 4. Know your Alerts and Warnings - list of downloadable apps for free sign-up (provided by www.ready.gov/prepare) These documents provide some options for you to print and distribute in your church or community, with a message that this information is disseminated by Adventist Community Services, or Adventist Church if you don't have an ACS active in your area. If you have additional questions, contact Gabriele at 720-560- April 28, 2018 Page 10
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We Believe... 1. That the Bible is the final authority for all belief and practice for the Christian (2 Timothy 3:16-17). 2. That there is one God revealed in three persons God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17: Genesis 1:26). 3. That we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone (John 3:16, 1 John 5:12-13 & Ephesians 2:8-9). 4. That Christians who have been redeemed by Jesus will live in obedience to all of His commandments (John 14:15). 5. That Jesus will come again very soon (John 14:1-3). 6. That the requirements of the Ten Commandments are still binding on all people today, including the seventh-day Sabbath of the fourth commandment (Matthew 5:17, Exodus 20:8-11). 7. That the judgment which will decide the eternal destiny of all people is now taking place in heaven (Daniel 8:14, 9:25-27). 8. That when a person dies one does not go immediately to heaven or hell, but rests in the grave as one who is asleep awaiting the resurrection (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6, John 5:28-29, 11:11-14). 9. That after Jesus comes again, the people of God will judge the world with Jesus, following which fire will fall from heaven to completely devour the wicked and purify the earth (1 Corinthians 6:2-3, Revelation 20:4-9, 2 Peter 3:10-13). 10. That God, as a loving Father, wants us to live healthful lives avoiding foods and substances He has declared unfit, and actively pursuing positive lifestyle habits (Leviticus 11, Proverbs 20:1, Daniel 1:8, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20). 11. That the followers of Jesus will live pure and honorable lives making sure their business, recreation and relationships meet the Bible standard (Philippians 4:8). 12. That God gives spiritual gifts to His people for the purpose of ministry. Given by the agency of the Holy Spirit gifts provide the abilities and ministries such as faith, healing, prophecy, proclamation, teaching, administration, reconciliation, compassion, charity and other gifts. (1 Corinthians 12; Rom. 12:4-8; 1 Peter 4:10, 11). 13. That the Seventh-day Adventist Church fills a special role in the world today to prepare people for the 2nd coming of Jesus (Rev. 14:6-13). 14. That we will grow as we spend time with God in prayer, as we feed on His word and share His love through witnessing.(2 Timothy 2:15; Ephesians 6:18; Galatians 5:22-25) 15. That the Bible teaches that all who have accepted Jesus as their Savior/Lord, and who intend to obey all the teachings of the Bible should be baptized by immersion (John 3:5; Mark 16:16 & Matthew 28:19-20).