Spokane Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church December 16, 2017 In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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 Junior/Teen Class (Ages 11-15) Junior Room outside of kitchen Primary Class (Ages 6-10) Room on Southwest end of hallway Kindergarten Class (Ages 3-5) Between Primary and Cradle Room Cradle Roll Class (Ages birth - 3) Second Room on Southeast end of hallway Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church 6525 N. Monroe PO Box 48273 Spokane, WA 99228 Important Contact Information 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 KHBA (Monday Thursday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM) 622-4780 Sunset Tonight: 3:59:pm 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 PCA Learning Center Director: Denise Ellenwood 327-8387 Sunset Next Friday: 4:01 pm December 16, 2017 Page 2
Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church December 16, 2017 Lesson Study Sanctuary and Classrooms WE SERVE Greet the Family Announcements Church Life WE GATHER Welcome & Invocation We Praise Children s Story WE COMMIT Offering Congregational Prayer Linwood Church Service Mission Spotlight Local Church Budget Steve Smith Steve Smith Natasha Nesteruk Jim Smith Isaac Schlittenhart WE LISTEN Worship in Music Russian Youth Group Scripture Reading Romans 8:37-39 Emily Schlittenhart Worship in Music Rochelle Stanton Sermon The Heart Matters: Loss Pastor Volody WE ARE SENT Closing Hymn Benediction Savior Like a Shepherd He Leads Us Pastor Volody Greeters: Roberta Wains & Cliff Milburn; Pianist: Rochelle Stanton Camera 1: Tyese Chumov; Camera 2: Wyatt McMorris Sound: John Norman; PowerPoint: Brenda Norman; Video Controller: Ryan McMorris **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. December 16, 2017 Page 3
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (**See announcement) TODAY, December 16, 2017 9:30 AM - Sabbath School 10:35 AM - Sermon by Pastor Volody MONDAY, December 18, 2017 9:00 AM -12:00 PM - Church Office Hours TUESDAY, December 19, 2017 9:00 AM -12:00 PM - Church Office Hours WEDNESDAY, December 20, 2017 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Church Office Hours 12:00 PM - Bible Study in Chapel 6:30 PM - Prayer Meet NEXT SABBATH, December 23, 2017 9:30 AM - Sabbath School 10:35 AM - Worship Service Sermon by Pastor Volody 12:30 PM - Visitor Meal Notes of Encouragement Whether someone needs encouragement, dealing with difficult times, needs friendship, an expression of appreciation, or something different, you are welcome to fill out a Note of Encouragement card in any of the pews. If you don t know the address, leave it at the church office and we will mail it for you. TODAY S VISITORS MEAL: All our visitors are invited to join the Oster/Rudy Team in our downstairs fellowship hall for a delicious meal and the opportunity to get better acquainted with some of our Linwood members. We will not have a visitors meal next Sabbath because of the holiday weekend. The Burch Health Team will host the meal on December 30. If you are a member of our church but not a member of the Burch Health team and you want to attend the meal, please call Justin at 216-4044 to find out what you can bring to complement their vegan menu. VISITORS MEAL SCHEDULE: December 16 Rudy/Oster Team December 23 Holiday Weekend No Meal December 30 Burch Health Team January 6 Lance Team January 13 Ammon/Griffin Team January 20 Rudd Sabbath School Class January 27 Moseanko Team February 3 Burch Health Team February 10 Harral Team February 17 Rudy/Oster Team February 24 Lance Team March 3 Searson/McMorris March 10 Ammon/Griffin Team March 17 Rudd Sabbath School Class March 24 Moseanko Team March 31 Burch Health Team Craft Meet We are not having our regular 3rd Tuesday meeting for crafters this month. We will resume next year. Our next meeting will be Jan. 2 nd at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. December 16, 2017 Page 4
LINWOOD NEWS Young Adult Vespers Young Adult vespers coming soon -Jan 5th. Please contact Justin Burch 509-216-4044 for more information. Elizbeth Lampson Passed away on December 9 th Betty was a kind thoughtful caring person and will be missed very much. The family has decided to have a private family memorial service. Below is a message from Betty s family to the Linwood church family. My mother was so pleased to have been a member of the Linwood Church. It was her last outing, December 2. Getting to church required her to use her walker rather than her wheelchair. So the goal of getting to Church kept her fitter! A sincere thanks from my brother, Kenneth Elliott, and me for the warmth she received from her church family. Linwood Ministries 1st Reading Today is the first report from the nominating committee. Please note the information on the bulletin insert Thank you for your continued prayers for Linwood ministries. Prayer Requests 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 Richard Moen Darla & John Webber s Son Bill Curts Gerrine Njenga Cher Harris 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. December 16, 2017 Page 5
Primary Sabbath School Class Missionary Project for the Homeless THANK YOU so much for your support in this project! We still need socks, hand warmers, hats, wash cloths, small toy, snacks. December 16, 2017 Page 6
2017 Contributions Thank you for your generous giving this year! All contributions for 2017 must be submitted to the church office, the treasurer, or be postmarked by December 31, 2017and Received by 01/04 Any giving received after that date will be added to your 2018 contributions. BASEMENT REMODEL $103.913 AUDIO VIDEO UPGRADE GOAL $20,300 October 2017 most equipment purchased, reviewing Cameras now. $17,646 $20,300 2017 BUDGET 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr YTD BUDGET $42,129 $42,129 $42,129 $126,387 DONATIONS $30,524 $38,009 $34,895 $103,428 +/- Budget $<11,605> $<4,120> <$7,234> $<22,959> Expense/Actual spend $37,926 $37,192 $38,273 $113,391 December 16, 2017 Page 7
1115 N Government Way Spokane, WA 99224 509-325-1985 www.pcasda.org Palisades Christian Academy's Christmas Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 19. Join us for a celebration of Jesus' birth with music and songs at the Spokane Falls Community College Music Auditorium at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome! Digging Deeper Winter Retreat February 2 & 3: You are invited to a spiritual retreat for those in their 20s-40s. Come enjoy Friday night vespers, Sabbath worship, lots of food and Saturday night gym night. The keynote speaker is John Stanton. We will re-examine what Jesus intended for His invitation, "Follow Me", to look like in our personal lives and in our church. Location: Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle, WA. Registration required, cost is free. For more information or to register visit www.diggingdeeperretreat.com/winter. December 16, 2017 Page 8
UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE NEWS Paul Hoover to Retire in 2018 On Tuesday Paul Hoover announced his retirement to the Conference Executive Committee and the office staff on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. In a letter to conference pastors and staff, Paul said, "Over this past year Patti and I have prayerfully considered this and are grateful for God's leading into this new chapter of our lives. I will always remember with delight my time here in the Upper Columbia Conference as your president. I long for the day when we shall all be together again, caught up in the sky, united with family, friends and Jesus." For more of the story go to our web site story: https://sp.uccsda.org/news2017-12-05/ Employment Opportunity The Upper Columbia Conference is accepting applications for the position of Adventist Book Center Manager in Spokane, Washington. This position provides leadership and coordination of the Adventist Book Center for all Upper Columbia Conference presently including the territories of Montana, Alaska, and Washington Conferences. For a complete job description please go to: http://l.uccsda.org/ ABCJob Please contact the Upper Columbia Conference Human Resources Department for more information. Position open until filled. Herman Schreven our current manager announced last week that he is taking on new employment. We are sad to see him go. Guatemala Mission Trip Cancelled Due to the many other mission options available, the Guatemala Mission Trip has been cancelled. Praying for Beacon Christian School Beacon Christian School in Lewiston, Idaho is our school to pray for this week. This three-teacher school serves students in grades K-9. David Gage leads out as principal and teaches grades 6-9, Terry McGarvey teaches grades 3-5, and Melissa Haugsted teaches grades K-2. Ruthie Gage and Emily Wicks are part-time teachers and they have wonderful volunteers who help keep things running smoothly. Here are the praises and prayer requests they have shared: Praises: We are so grateful for the many volunteers who regularly come help our program fly, including pastors, Bible worker, church members, and parents. We have a good spirit at school and are pleased that the 9th grade program is doing well. Requests: We have had some unexpected moving among our students, and we are praying that our enrollment grows. We also pray that all of our students, along with our community, will draw closer to Jesus. December 16, 2017 Page 9
West Central Multi-Cultural "Christmas Praise" Spokane's West Central Multi-Cultural Church invites all to a concert by singersongwriter, Laura Whidden on Saturday December 23, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. The church is located at 1201 W Spofford Ave. Spokane, WA 99205. Here is a link to go to: http://l.uccsda.org/ SWCMCSDAConcert2017 Gift Summer Camp to your Child This Christmas We are currently open for reservations for all of our youth camps and family camp. A great Christmas gift idea for a grandchild a week of youth camp. Please visit www.mivoden.com and see our details for the camps. You can also call or email Denise Kinney at 509-242- 0506 and denisek@uccsda.org. Time to Share Your Extra Coats, Sweaters and Gloves! Women's Healing and Empowerment Network is in need of coats, sweater, gloves sizes small, medium and large. Clients are also in need of snow boots sizes 8-10. If you are able to donate any of these items please contact Mable Dunbar at 509-998-5332. PCA Christmas Concert: Be sure to reserve the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 19! At 6 p.m., the PCA students will be participating in the Christmas Concert at the Spokane Falls Community College Music Auditorium. Invite Grandparents, relatives and friends! All are welcome and encouraged to come and share the joy of Christ's birth with us. Save the Date Plan now to attend the AMEN Northwest Conference on May 10-12, 2018 in Spokane WA The theme is Optimizing Brain Health with keynote speaker Dr. Neil Nedley. This conference is for health care providers at all levels, pastors, outreach coordinators, Bible workers, and health ministry leaders. For more information contact Cindy Williams by email cindyw@uccsda.org or by phone (509) 242-0520. Northwest Passages On the weekend of October 14, 2017, College Place Village Church celebrated their 125 year anniversary. Their speaker was Dan Jackson, president of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Here are some quotes from his Sabbath Sermon. "I m a broken human being and in case you hadn t noticed, you re just like me." "There is only one true north in the Seventhday Adventist Church and that is Jesus." "The church is God's appointed agency for the salvation of men. It was organized for service, and its mission is to carry the gospel to the world. From the beginning it has been God's plan that through His church shall be reflected to the world His fullness and His sufficiency. The members of the church, those whom He has called out of darkness into His marvelous light, are to show forth His glory" AA p.10. To listen to the entire sermon go to: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=phmek1iixpw December 16, 2017 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).