Spokane Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church June 16, 2018 Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame. Revelation 16:15
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 Kindergarten Class (Ages 3-5) Between Primary and Cradle Room Cradle Roll Class (Ages birth - 3) Second Room on Southeast end of hallway 509-327-4400 * TEXT: 509-981-8508 email@linwoodsda.org www.linwoodsda.org Pastor Associate Pastor Associate Pastor Head Elder Bible Worker Volody Nesteruk Ryan Kilgore Gregory Arutyunyan Roger Rudd Justin Burch 844-7370 301-3989 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 Our "He s Alive" TV Station - Channel 35 Board Chair: Leonard Westermeyer www.hesalivetv.com Sunset Tonight: 8:50 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: 8:52 pm June 16, 2018 Page 2
Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church June 16, 2018 Lesson Study Sanctuary and Classrooms Linwood Church Service WE SERVE Greet the Family Daniel Williams Announcements Special Feature VBS Isaac Schlittenhart WE GATHER Welcome & Invocation We Praise Children s Story Daniel Williams Natasha Nesteruk Roger Rudd WE COMMIT Offering Local Church Budget Daniel Williams Congregational Prayer Daniel Williams WE LISTEN Scripture Reading Revelation 16:15 John Worth Worship in Music Emily Schlittenhart Message Revelation Battle of Armageddon-part 2 Pastor Volody WE ARE SENT Benediction Pastor Volody Greeters: Tracy Strong& Roberta Wains; Pianist: Lorenda Rae Camera 1: Matt Hermanson Camera 2: Anesu Sound: Mike Hermanson; PowerPoint: Vonny Rudy; 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. June 16, 2018 Page 3
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (**See announcement) TODAY, June 16, 2018 9:30 AM - Sabbath School 10:35 AM - Message By Pastor Volody MONDAY, June 18, 2018 9:00 AM -12:00 PM - Church Office Hours TUESDAY, June 19, 2018 9:00 AM -12:00 PM - Church Office Hours WEDNESDAY, June 20, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Church Office Hours 12:00 PM - Bible Study in Chapel Friday, June 22, 2018 6:30 PM NO FRIDAYNIGHT VESPERS DUE TO CAMP MEETING NEXT SABBATH, June 23, 2018 9:30 AM - Live Stream Camp Meeting 10:35 AM - Live Stream Camp Meeting 12:30 PM - NO Visitors 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 cordially invited to join the McMorris/Searson meal team in our downstairs fellowship hall for a wonderful Sabbath meal and the opportunity to get better acquainted with some of our Linwood members. NEXT WEEK S VISITORS MEAL: Because of camp Meeting there will not be a visitors meal next week. Roger Rudd s Sabbath School class will have the visitors meal the following week. If you would like to attend that meal, please bring a salad and or dessert. VISITORS MEAL SCHEDULE June 23 No Meal Camp Meeting June 30 Rudd Sabbath School Class July & August No meals summer break NOTE OF APPRECIATION: We would like to express a sincere thank you to all who attended and helped with the Kilgore s Welcome Fellowship Meal last Sabbath. The room was beautifully decorated, the food was delicious, the program was perfect and the warm fellowship made the afternoon even more special. Sharon and Wayne Searson Lost and Found Hearing Aide found, if you have lost a hearing aide please contact the church office. June 16, 2018 Page 4
LINWOOD NEWS Camp Meeting Streamed At Linwood JUNE 23 Linwood WILL NOT have a regular Worship Service, BUT anyone not able to attend the services at Camp Meeting, you are welcome to come to Linwood to watch. Note the schedule below: 9:30 a.m. Sabbath School John McVay Lesson Study 11:00 a.m. Worship: Minner Labrador PLEASE NOTE: This information and a link to UCC s 2017 Camp Meeting videos and schedule to 2018 Big Tent meetings is available on Linwood s website > Watch Online. The Bible Alive VBX Volunteer Meeting Sunday JUNE 24 * 5:00 PM Linwood Chapel The purpose of this meeting is to review with all the volunteers the format of this VBX. If you are not able to come to this meeting, but want to volunteer, we would love to have you! Thank you to everyone for your support! PLEASE NOTE: If you have volunteered or plan to, but have not done any training yet, information will be available at the meeting. There is also information available on Linwood s website at www.linwoodsda.org > Connect Menu > Ministries > Children Ministries > Volunteer. If there are any questions, please contact the church office at 509-327-4400, email@linwoodsda.org, or text 509-981- 8508. Bible Study Wednesdays * 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 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 John Webber s son David Brent s daughter Pastor Lloyd Perrin Maxine Solomon Gerrine Njenga Cher Harris Transfer Joining Linwood Family 1st Reading William & Wendy Alegreto Windows Anyone who is interested in the windows that are on the outside of the church in fenced right-side area needs to be picked up no later than June 30 th. Please contact the church office. June 16, 2018 Page 5
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BASEMENT REMODEL Starting Date July 1 st July 1 st is the projected starting date for the removal of the Kitchen and hallway walls in the downstairs fellowship area. We are looking for volunteers beginning July 1 st. $150,000 $143,040.72 Thank you for your continued support! Linwood is blessed! Church Expense YTD Budget Received $69,893.44 Expense $80,647.94 Short ($10,754.50) June 16, 2018 Page 8
The upcoming camp meeting will be June 20-23, 2018, at Upper Columbia Academy. The theme is: Together in Christ! Address of Upper Columbia Academy - 3025 E Spangle Waverly Rd, Spangle, WA 99031 **Linwood will be streaming the service on June 23** We hope you will plan to attend! Our Sabbath Worship speaker will be Minner Labrador, new president for Upper Columbia Conference. Also key speakers John Freedman, president of the North Pacific Union; and John McVay, president of Walla Walla University will speak in the big tent. Musician will be Jennifer LaMountain. Camp meeting is a time for recharging your spiritual batteries, for connecting with other like-minded individuals and for coming together as a family. Activities and meetings are planned for all ages. Seminars on a variety of topics will be educational and meals offered in the UCA cafeteria will be tasty and nutritional. Sabbath 11:00 a.m. Worship Service Minner Labrador is the new Upper Columbia Conference President. In a world of strong and varied opinions Jesus calls us to seek out His perfect plan. His plan is simple and clear. Rediscover God's purpose for your life and for His church. Elder Labrador's message is titled, "All Aboard." Minner and his wife, Evelyn, are in transition to UCC. They are looking forward to personally meeting you. They also ask for your prayers as they move from Texas to Washington. They plan to arrive the first of July. Minner and Evelyn have two married sons, Minner and Mario. Their sons both serve as firefighters in Charlotte, N.C. In April 2015 the Labradors became the proud grandparents of Lucas Minervino Labrador. June 16, 2018 Page 9
Sabbath 9:30 a.m. Sabbath School John McVay is president of Walla Walla University serving from 2006 to the present. Previously he served as the seminary dean at Andrews University Theological Seminary for six years. He has also served as associate dean and professor of New Testament at Andrews. He taught at Pacific Union College in Angwin, California for thirteen years in the Religion Department and ministered for a time as senior pastor of the campus church. His family includes his wife, Pam and children, Marshall and Macy, both graduates of WWU, who serve as pastors.. Fri & Sabbath at 7 p.m. John Freedman has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a pastor and administrator since 1981. He is currently the president of the North Pacific Union and before that served as president of the Washington Conference for 14 years. John is passionate about uplifting Jesus Christ and the eternal gospel before the world. He loves seeing a life changed by the power of the gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit. He will speak at the Upper Columbia camp meeting on the topic of prayer, a subject dear to his heart. John enjoys reading books and walking with his wife, Malinda, especially along the ocean coast. John and Malinda have three special sons, two awesome daughters-in-law and three wonderful grandchildren who are all boys. Thurs, Fri & Sabbath at 7 a.m. Pastor Teddy Shupe has served in Upper Columbia Conference all his years, beginning at Spokane Central Church as an intern. He is currently the lead pastor at Spokane Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Teddy encourages people to have meaningful, loving relationships in the church and community - loving others like Jesus loves us. His passion is to help people learn to trust Jesus as their personal friend and place Jesus at the center of their life. The topic he will look into is Experiencing Friendship With the Holy Spirit. Each talk will explore practical ways to enrich one's relationship with Him for an improved life journey. Teddy and Darla Dahl Shupe have been married for 29 years. They have four children, two who have graduated from WWU, Tyler and Shayla and two currently attending WWU, Talea and Sierra. June 16, 2018 Page 10
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UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE NEWS Sounds of Praise Many of you may have heard of the Sounds of Praise Singers, a sacred music group founded in 2012 and directed by Ron Turner. For the past 6+ years this group has met weekly for practice and performs a sacred concert once a month (except July & August). In June of this year, both our director, Ron Turner and our pianist, Synnove Stover will be moving out of the area and permanently leaving the group. We are earnestly praying and searching for new people to fill these roles. The Sounds of Praise has been a ministry to many people and we would be thrilled to see this continue. If you know of anyone that might be interested or have talent in these areas, please contact us as soon as possible! Thank you for your consideration, Isaac & Emily Schlittenhart 509-570-2387 Just Days Away From Summer Camp Fun! SUMMER IS HERE! What goes well with soaking up sun and having fun at Camp MiVoden? Bringing your friends and saving money, of course! Check out our new summer savings and make this a summer to REMEMBER. #sendyourkidstomivoden #bringafriendtomivoden. If you've already been to Camp MiVoden for at least one summer and bring a friend this year, you can save $50 on any adventure, junior or teen camp. Bring seven friends and your week at camp is free! Get registered while there's still space. Visit www.mivoden.com and register today. You can also email denisek@uccsda.org or call 509-242-0506. http://mivoden.com/2018-summer-savings-have -arrived/ Singles Campout There will be a Singles Campout, July 27-29, at Kaner Flats Campground. More information and registration forms can be found online at http://www.villageadventist.org/ connect/singles June 16, 2018 Page 12
Amateur Radio Technician License Class Offered - June 19, 2018 This class will be held in Room 117 in the ad building the day before camp meeting begins. To join this all day class, please read the instructions in the flyer. Amateur Radio Flyer. https://sp.uccsda.org/english/com/documents/2018-6-20%20technician%20 (002).pdf Camp Meeting June 20-23 For late decision makers, check out the registration link to see if there is a spot left or contact us at campmeeting@uccsda.org. To look at all the happenings at the camp meeting web site go to: https://www.uccsda.org/campmeeting there is a link available to see the camp meeting program. Camp Meeting General Potluck Are you attending Camp Meeting and not sure where to eat lunch? Upper Columbia Conference sponsors a potluck lunch in the Home Economics room. You are invited to bring your food to share and join with others from around the conference for lunch. Young Adult Meetings and Potluck at Camp Meeting This year at camp meeting there will be something new for Young Adults. Check out the special meeting times and join them in a potluck. https://sp.uccsda.org/english/cm/ Pages/Young-Adult.aspx Full Time Building and Grounds Maintenance Coordinator at Upper Columbia Conference Office Apply today if you are interested in employment through UCC. Check out what is available at: https://www.uccsda.org/jobs For more info, call the Upper Columbia Conference Human Resources Department at 509-838-2761. Prayer for Schools As we enter the summer break, please keep praying for each of our UCC schools, specifically for enrollment for next school year. Some schools already sense that numbers are looking good, but others are uncertain about how many they will have for next year. Pray that the Lord works on the hearts of all those who need to be in each of our schools. Pray that families will be impressed to register and that the finances will allow them to attend. Let s pray that our total number of students in our conference will go up! Also, please pray that all of our wonderful teachers and principals will have a fantastic restful summer! We also have a number of new teachers who will be moving to our area during the summer I m sure they would appreciate prayers for navigating through the stress of changes. June 16, 2018 Page 13
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We are preparing a 'PERRIN FAMILY COOKBOOK FUNDRAISER'. This will directly benefit Pastor Lloyd to help cover his current medical expenses and those that he will face later. It will be a wonderful custom cookbook featuring favorite recipes from church members in the area. It will be professionally published and it is certain to become a treasured keepsake. We need to start collecting recipes right away from the great cooks in our lives (including our moms, grandmothers, aunts, and the men too!) Recipes must be vegetarian. We need 200+ recipes and have a submit deadline of July 31. Cookbooks will be $15.00 each + $6.95 Priority Mail to ship (or pick up and save the shipping cost). A cookbook order form will come with the Recipe submission email. More pre-sold books helps us reach our goal sooner we are hoping to sell at least 600-800. Please send an email to: We will send directions on how to submit your recipes and the different recipe categories. Thank you for your help! Sharlene Taylor & Candie Ramirez June 16, 2018 Page 15
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).