Spokane Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church April 11, 2015 Woodcraft By Alan Williams
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. Pastor s Class Pastor s Study Visitors and New Members Welcome! Sunset Tonight: 7:31 pm Adult Class - Sanctuary Roger Rudd Adult SS /Outreach Class - Chapel Jane Williams Adult Class - Bottom of back stairs Bob Oster Youth Class (Ages 16+) - Upper Room Joshua and Brittany Ramirez Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church 6525 N. Monroe * PO Box 48273 Spokane, WA 99228 Junior Class (Ages 11-15) Junior Room Important Contact Information ************************************************** Primary Class (Ages 6-10) Room on Southwest end of hallway Kindergarten Class (Ages 2-5) Between Primary and Cradle Room Cradle Roll Class (Ages birth - 2) Room on Southeast end of hallway 509-327-4400 email@linwoodsda.org www.linwoodsda.org Pastor Associate Pastor Head Elder Bible Worker Volody Nesteruk Gregory Arutyunyan Roger Rudd Alan Williams 844-7370 413-2217 466-6851 701-3319 Better Living Center Ruth Sheidler, Director 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 Palisades Christian Academy Dan Wister, 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: Pat Wister 327-8387 Sunset Next Friday: 7:41pm April 11, 2015 Page 2
Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church April 11, 2015 Sabbath School ~ 9:30-10:25 AM Lesson Study Sanctuary and Classrooms Church Worship Service ~ 10:35 AM Welcome / Announcements Special Feature We Praise Elder s Prayer Bob Oster Mission Spotlight Kenny Applewhaite Bob Oster Children s Offering Worthy Student Fund Children Kids Connection We Give Our Gifts to God Jim Smith Congregation Today s Offering: Christian Record Services ***TO GIVE TO LINWOOD, PLEASE SPECIFY IT ON YOUR TITHE ENVELOPES*** All loose offering will not automatically go towards Linwood s Church Budget Altar of Prayer Special Music Sermon Are You Jesus Congregation Rochelle Stanton Patty Marsh Benediction Greeters: Don and Sharon Ammon; Camera 1: Donna King; Camera 2John Worth Sound: Chuck Harral; PowerPoint: Vonny Rudy; Video Controller: Melody Harral **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. April 11, 2015 Page 3
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (**See announcement) TODAY, April 11, 2015 9:30 AM - Sabbath School in Classes 10:35 AM - Worship Service 11:15 AM - Sermon - Patty Marsh 12:30 PM - Visitors Meal Sunday April, 12, 2015 3:00 PM - Memorial Service For Johnny Allen MONDAY, April 13, 2015 6:00 PM - Sounds of Praise Singers Practice in Linwood Chapel TUESDAY, April 14,2015 9:00 AM-12:30 PM - Pastor s Church Office Hours 5:00 PM - Pathfinders WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2015 9:00 AM-12:30 PM - Pastor s Church Office Hours 12:00 PM - Bible Study - Church Chapel with Alan Williams 7:00 PM - Wednesday Night Bible FRIDAY, April 17, 2015 6:30 PM - Youth Vespers at Ramirez Place NEXT SABBATH, April 18, 2015 9:30 AM - Sabbath School in Classes 11:15 AM - Sermon - Pastor Volody 12:30 PM - Fellowship Meal 5:00 PM - Seminar On Church History Linwood s Outreach & Various Evangelism for the LORD Linwood e-mails news weekly that includes information happening at Linwood and various evangelism from Palisades Christian Academy, Upper Columbia Academy, and around the Upper Columbia Conference. If you are not currently getting e-mails from Linwood, and would like to, please send us your name and e-mail at email@linwoodsda.org or 509-327-4400. Visitors Meal All our visitors are welcome to join the Searson Team in our downstairs Fellowship Hall for a wonderful meal and great fellowship with friendly people. April 18 Next Week's Visitors' Meal will be hosted by the Griffin team. If you are not a member of the team but you want to participate, please call Gail at 879-7009 To find out what to bring. Visitors Meal Schedule Below are the team leaders for each Sabbath. If you would like to participate in one of the Sabbaths and you are not a team member, please contact the team leader. April 25: Rudy Team May 2: All-Church Potluck Roger Rudd Team May 9: Moseanko Team May 16: All-Church Potluck Harral Team May 23: Williams Team May 30: Lance Team June 6:All Church Potluck Searson Team Leads June 13: All Church Potluck Rudy Team Leads The schedules are also available on Linwood s website: Connect/Ministries/Caring Hearts Network/Visitor Meals. April 11, 2015 Page 4
**Please provide bulletin announcements, PowerPoints, videos, or any other special needs for the upcoming Worship Service by Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.** Welcome Patty Marsh! Patty Marsh is privileged to serve Upper Columbia Conference as Director of Children s Ministries, Women s Ministries, Adventist Community Services which includes Disaster Response and Urban Ministries. Her great desire is that God s people will step out into their communities as God s ambassadors! Seminar on Our Church History APRIL 18 * 5:00PM Come explore the history of the Seventhday Adventist Church in its development of the doctrine of the Trinity. While today it is a Fundamental Belief (#2), the church took over 50 years before it arrived at our current understanding. Although the subject of the Godhead is beyond our full comprehension, God provides plenty of detail in the Bible and through the Spirit of Prophecy to help His church formulate its present understanding. John Stanton will give a presentation that will provide a clear understanding about what our pioneers believe and how these views transitioned over time. Transfers Joining Linwood Family 2nd Reading Larry and Carmen Belknap from Countryside Church Cecil and Cris Smith from West Plains SDA Church Love and Godspeed 1st Reading Jeanne Wintz to Valley SDA Jonathan & Victoria Wilkes to Farmington SDA LINWOOD NEWS Old Fashion Plowing With Horses. APRIL 19 * 10:00 AM A Plowing Bee across from Inland Empire Fairgrounds just outside of Colfax on HWY 26.This event will last all day weather permitting. Car / Motorcycle Cruise APRIL 26 * 9:30 AM Meet in the back parking lot at Linwood to have fun cruising! Whether a vehicle or motorcycle, come and have fun with us! We will go to Schweitzer, then returning back through Stoneridge. It will be approximately a 3-hour cruise. Bring a lunch and enthusiasm for a great time! If there are any questions, please contact John Norman at 768-2593. Sabbath School Survey Help us with information regarding the reasons why members attend or do not attend a Sabbath school program. Survey is online at linwoodsda.org in the Sabbath School section. Children's Bell Choir Those who are interested please meet up front in the Sanctuary after church for a short meeting. April 11, 2015 Page 5
WOMEN S MINISTRY EVENT Thursday, April 23 * 7:00 PM Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for dessert Turning Point Open Bible Church at 11911 N. Division The annual Women of Compassion Girl s Night Out features Sandi Patty in concert this year. Sandy is an American Christian music singer known for her wide vocal range and expressive flexibility which has led music critics to dub her The Voice. She has 40 Dove Awards, Five Grammy s, Four Billboard Music Awards, three Platinum records and 12 golds. The tickets are $25 per person. Call Sharon Searson if you would like to attend. Seating is on a first come first serve basis. Notes of Encouragement Cards Whether someone needs encouragement, dealing with difficult times, needs friendship, an expression of appreciation, or something different, you are welcome 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. Weekly Bible Study/Prayer Groups There is a Bible study happening near you: WEDNESDAYS, 12:00 PM Linwood A group meets in the Chapel and studies The Compelling Love of God. It s a beautiful study of Jesus love for us. WEDNESDAYS, 7:00 PM Williams Place 1202 East Blue Heron Court Spokane, WA. Anyone interested in Bible study and prayer are welcome! If there are any questions, call 701-3319. Pastor Volody has started a new series of Bible Studies focusing on the ministry of Jesus. If you'd like to join our fun and spiritual adventure you are more than welcome! We are going through the book "The Ministry of Healing" chapter by chapter. We meet each Wednesday at 7 pm at Everyone is welcome! FRIDAYS, 6:30 PM Youth Vespers at Ramirez place. Come for music and an inspirational study. For more information, contact 768-8898 or 768-6080. Pastor s Class If you are visiting today or are a new member, we invite you to join this class happening in the Pastor s Study. April 11, 2015 Page 6
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 offering. Jenny McMorris and Family ASI Bible Workers Youth for Jesus PCA Pathfinder News The Light Bearers are excited to be doing a Pathfinder Sabbath on May 9. What a pleasure for the Pathfinders to lead out. We encourage everyone to come and worship with the Pathfinders. Evangelism Cards Evangelism Cards are available in the foyer for everyone welcome to take and share with others. The front of the card has information about Linwood and the back has an area to write a special message to someone or beneficial information. Feel free to take some! Linwood SDA Church Church Pictorial Directories If there are any members who have not received a church directory, but would like one, let us know by writing Directory with your name on a yellow Notes of Encouragement card and place it in the offering. We request a $5 donation, it can be placed in a tithe envelope with a note it is for the directory. All money goes toward the Pathfinders for the next Osh Kosh event scheduled for August 12-17, 2019, Chosen. JAN FEB MAR 1st Qtr Budget 14,226 14,226 14,226 42,678 Amt Rec 12,008 10,790 10,854 33,652 Expense 12,379 11,511 13,290 37,180 Bal -2,218-3,436-3,372-9,026 April 11, 2015 Page 7
Be A Bible Worker Assistant Linwood is fortunate to have Adventist-Laymen s Services Industries (ASI) Bible Workers doing ministry work with us. If you would like to be an ASI Bible Worker Assistant, please let us know if you are interested in this opportunity of a fun, easy, no-pressure experience by noting your name and availability on the sign-up sheet in the foyer. The ASI Bible workers at Linwood are having a wonderful time doing Bible studies. Below is a recent story shared on ASI s Youth for Jesus Facebook page: April 2 at 6:36 p.m.: Today Jack studied with a young man that runs a group home. He works for a church and loves Jesus. After the study, the young man was so excited, he asked if Jack would please come back and continue to share. He also asked if he would get to know the young men in the house, so they would come and be part of the study. God is really moving in the Spokane. Please keep all of the workers in prayer. Watch for more stories of how Awesome God is! If you have not already, Like their Facebook page at ASI Youth for Jesus. April 11, 2015 Page 8
What A Blessing! No doubt you have seen their love for Jesus through their smiles and enthusiasm, but have you met the ASI Bible workers Linwood is blessed to have? The wonderful smiles shown in the picture belong to (left to right): Karl Rosassen, Andrew Sihotang, Racheal Alvarado, and Laura Sickler. They are all here from California. Take a moment to introduce yourself and let them know how happy you are they are with us this summer! Watch for more information about each of them. You can also follow them on Facebook simply Like the SOULS Northwest page and receive postings like: April 6 at 830 a.m.: Though your sins be as scarlet they shall be white as snow." April surprise! It's snowing!!! April 11, 2015 Page 9
1115 N Government Way Spokane, WA 99224 509-325-1985 www.pcasda.org Book Fair PCA is having a book fair Apr 13-17. Everyone is welcome to stop by and check out the books. Clothing Drive Thanks to everyone who supported PCA through the clothing drive. We were able to collect 6,164 pounds and raised $975 for the school. This fundraiser will be continued, so clothes dropped in large brown boxes at Linwood and the Better Living Center will be donated to PCA. Auction Success PCA's recent auction was well attended and raised money for textbooks, a commercial lawn mower, the baseball field (which can be rented out over the summer), vacuums cleaners and the remaining $25,000 went toward finishing the locker rooms so kids will have a place to change for sports and PCA will have public adult restrooms on the main floor. A huge thanks to all who donated and came to the auction to support our school!!! Jog-A-Thon PCA just kicked of its jog-a-thon so please sponsor your favorite PCA panthers! Proceeds will go toward new textbooks and the remainder of the commercial lawn mower. Please contact the school to sponsor. Show Your PCA Pride! PCA logo shirts to show your school pride and support are available for sale through April 15 to help advertise PCA as you run or walk Bloomsday or whatever else you're doing. Please go to pcasda.org to order one now. View shirt on page 11. SJA/PCA Alumni Event MAY 1-3, 2015 Three-quarters of a Century...Spokane Junior Academy (SJA) / Palisades Christian Academy (PCA) is excited to celebrate 75 years of excellence in Christian education May 1-3, 2015. Alumni, whether former/ current students or staff are invited to attend this milestone weekend. A fun-filled alumni weekend is being planned and includes a golf tournament, voting of alumni officer, vespers with AfterGlow, Sabbath school, Church and fun night at the old SJA location with a tour of both old and new buildings. For more information, visit www.pcadsa.org, e-mail palisadessda@gmail.com, 509.325.1985, and/or connect with the Spokane Junior Academy (SJA) / Palisades Christian Academy (PCA) Alumni Group Facebook page! April 11, 2015 Page 10
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UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE NEWS Drive For A Good Cause Camp meeting is just around the corner and we're looking for people willing to help drive the golf cart taxis, signing for the hearing impaired, first aid coverage and camera operation for the live streaming. If you are available to help or know someone willing to volunteer, or if you have helped in years past and would like to continue, please give Kathy Marson a call at 509-242- 0512. Volunteers receive compensation in meals and possibly lodging depending on hours. Camp Meeting is June 17 to 21, 2015. You are a Masterpiece! Registration is open for the Women s One-Day Retreat entitled Masterpiece scheduled for Sabbath, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UCC Auditorium. Come; invite your family, neighbors and friends to this inspirational day will include music, messages from Keynote Speaker Conna Bond and a special feature by artist Michele Davis. For more information or to register online visit uccsda.org/oneday2015 or call (509) 242-0478. Space is limited so early registration is recommended. Hone Your Digging Skills You are invited to attend Digging Deeper, a weekend spiritual retreat for young adults and young families (ages 20's-40's) at Camp Mivoden, May 29-31, 2015. Peter Gregory, the keynote speaker, will be unpacking tools on how to dig deeper into the Bible. A children's program for ages 4-12yr, childcare for ages 18mos-3yr, and a mother s room for infants will be provided at the retreat. For more information or to help financially sponsor a young adult or family, visit the website www.diggingdeeper2015.com. Pray for St. Maries School This one-room school is uniquely located in a shopping mall in St. Maries, Idaho. They have no playground but do have great community visibility. Mark Law is the teacher/principal and he has two volunteers -- Cathy and Sue. They praise God that he knows what is needed and He has provided a way out of this world. They are thankful for their staff, the extraordinary church commitment, solid parental support and the surprising local community encouragement. They request prayers that they will stay in the palm of God's will and bring Him glory each day, that God will continue to supply all their needs, spiritually and financially, and that their Open House this week will be profitable for their communty and beyond. Spokane Mayor Records at KEEH On April 1st KEEH-FM in Spokane welcomed Mayor David Condon to its studios to record Bible verses for airing. The local Adventist radio station which is a partner with Positive Life Radio, will air the mayor s daily Bible verse readings, starting April 19th, heard locally at 104.9fm. The mayor s visit to the studio followed on the heals of Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich who had been invited recently to share with listeners about how Christians can support the police force. Mayor Condon conducted a short interview highlighting his volunteerspokane.org initiative. KEEH has a mission to build up the Body of Christ by inviting local pastors and other leaders into the studio for the Bible readings, and each leaves with a gift, often a leather copy of the book, Steps to Christ. April 11, 2015 Page 12
Looking for a job that has a Christ-centered mission? Join TRMC! To apply visit: www.tillamookregionalmc.org/careers To inquire: TRMCcareers@ah.org $ Medical Assistants (5) $ Care Coordinator $ Certified Coder $ Sous Chef $ Staff Development Coordinator $ RNs $ Clinic Scribe $ RAD Tech $ RAD Tech April 11, 2015 Page 13
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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).