VENICE BIBLE CHURCH A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. (John 13:34-35) October 30 th, 2016 The sermon today by Pastor Scott Hill is Learning Loyalty. (Nehemiah 13) THIS WEEK AT VENICE BIBLE CHURCH SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study classes......fellowship Hall 9:00 a.m. Youth Sunday School (Middle/High school)..shamrock House 9:00 a.m. Children s Sunday School (K-5th gr)......fellowship Hall 10:30 a.m. Worship.......Worship Center 10:30 a.m. Nursery & Children s Church......Fellowship Hall 5:00 p.m. Youth group (9th-12th grade).....shamrock House MONDAY FRIDAY 9 am 1 pm Mom s Morning Out...Nursery/Preschool *See next page for home groups that meet during the week. MONDAY 6-7:30 p.m. Trunk or Treat..Shamrock House Parking Lot WEDNESDAY 6:30 p.m. Pioneer Clubs....Fellowship Hall THURSDAY 6:00 p.m. Prayer....Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. Worship Team practice......worship Center 7:00 p.m. Men s Bible Study....Fellowship Hall SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. Men s Breakfast...Fellowship Hall 10:00 a.m. Campus Cleanup.. Plan now...campus cleanup day this Saturday from 10 am-noon. Everyone welcome. Remember to set your clocks back...1 hour on Enjoy that extra hour of sleep! Saturday night. CHILDREN At 9:00 a.m. nursery/preschool childcare and Kindergarten through 5th grade Sunday school class are available. At 10:30 am Children s Church: Children Birth - age 3 Room 104 Age 4 through 5 th grade are dismissed from the worship center before the sermon to Fellowship Hall. TRUNK OR TREAT IS TOMORROW from 6-7:30 pm! Come join us. You can still sign up to decorate your car or help with the event. Take some flyers to share with others! Pioneer Clubs meet every Wednesday...for Kindergarten through 5 th graders on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm. Contact Kathy McKellar at 416-0162 or the church office at 493-2788 for more information or to volunteer. Brochures are available in the foyer about Pioneer Clubs. Registration forms are available on the church website. Mom s Morning Out Are you a mom, dad, grandparent or other caregiver for children birth to preschool? Then Mom s Morning Out is for you! For a minimal program fee, childcare is available from 9 am 1 pm, Monday Friday. For more information, please contact Kathy McKellar at 416-0162. Registration forms are available in the nursery. Helping families in need for Thanksgiving...thank you to all who signed up to bring gift cards or food items. Please bring all items by next Sunday, November 6 th. If you know a family who could use a basket, please complete the attached form and drop it in the offering box in the foyer. WOMEN The next ladies luncheon... See the next page for details about the next luncheon on November 16 th. Also see what the Christmas Blessing Tree is all about and how to be part of this special opportunity. MEN Next Men s breakfast...this Saturday, November 5 th at 8 am. Please sign up in the foyer. YOUTH Middle school/high school Sunday school at 9:00 am in Shamrock House. TONIGHT for Youth group (9th to 12th grade)...come for food, fellowship, and Bible study. Middle/High School groups Join us next Sunday, November 6 th at 1:30 pm, for a BIKE RIDE /PICNIC. We will bike ride on the Legacy Trail to Oscar Scherer Park for a picnic and time in God s Word!! Meet at Shamrock House. EVERYONE Together in Prayer: Every Thursday at 6 PM in the fellowship hall. 2 Chronicles 6:40: Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. Connect with us if you are visiting or need to share a prayer request, complete a connection card from the chair pocket. You may also update email address or phone numbers. Adult Bible study at 9:00 am room 204/205 the book of Romans taught by Bob Crotts. Our Vision: To glorify God in all the world by making disciples who make disciples of Jesus Christ
PRAYER MATTERS Prayer requests are listed here at the request of family or friends of the person listed. MISSON NEWS Monthly prayer request lists for our missionaries are available in the foyer. Next ladies luncheon is Pot Luck on November 16 at 11:30! Bring a dish and bring a friend! Diane Weed will share how God led her to start a very interesting ministry, The Twig. What is the Twig you ask? Great question! Come, find out! And who knows, you might want to get involved! November 23 - Ladies field trip to The Twig, leaving the church at 10 AM! The Christmas Blessing Tree in the front hall is for families of Pregnancy Solutions. The Ladies Luncheon team has stepped out in faith to bless ladies that have made the right choices to keep their children. Take a star, buy a child a gift and bring it back, unwrapped, by November 27. Ladies Hands Needed take a onesie (or a pack) and decorate it for the Twig! (Return by Nov.27). Voters Guide are available in the foyer from the Faith and Freedom coalition. Please take one as you prayerfully consider your candidate choices. HOME GROUPS Here are current groups: Please call the group leader for location. Perhaps you would like to start a new group, please call Pastor Brett for details. Monday 6:00 pm Dave & Sue Mattson 493-8431 Tuesday 6:00 pm Scott & Kit Hill 757-822-9319 Wednesday 6:30 pm Mary Merrick (women) 504-5887 Wednesday 6:30 pm Young Adults (high school young adult) Friday 7:15 pm Jerry & Kathy Smith (family friendly) 493-2788 492-2963 Prayer Warriors please join us as we encourage and lift one another in prayer. Email Sheila@vbcfl.com to be added to this email group. You can also join the telephone prayer chain by calling the church office at 493-2788. Thanks to all the volunteers who have served to make the renovations happen in our children s wing. Many hours have been dedicated to the project. Items done: 1. Roof 2. Dry wall 3. Painting 4. Bathroom tile & fixtures Items to be completed: 1. Security cameras 2. Ceiling tiles 3. Entry door 4. Windows OUR LEADERS & STAFF Our Elders: Scott Hill, Brett Brooks, Jerry Smith (Chairman), Doug Finch, Dave Mattson, Jack McKellar, Jim Mohnkern, Stan Olson, (Elders@vbcfl.com) Our Deacons: Chris Browne, Dean Cooper, Howard Flagler, Gene Good, Jim Uttermohlen, Jon Whiteley, Josh Wittman (Deacons@vbcfl.com) Our Staff: Scott Hill, Pastor PastorScott@vbcfl.com Brett Brooks, Pastor Brett@vbcfl.com Sheila Papini, Office Manager Sheila@vbcfl.com Debbi Whiteley, Min. Assistant Debbi@vbcfl.com Donna Laughlin, Custodian Kathy McKellar, Early Childhood director Venice Bible Church 2395 W. Shamrock Dr. Venice, FL 34293 (941) 493-2788 www.venicebiblechurch.com
October 30 th, 2016 Message: Learning Loyalty Big Idea: Loyalty demands a willingness to deal with differences and failure! Passage: Nehemiah 13 Speaker: Pastor Scott Hill Dealing with compromised companions (Nehemiah 13:1-9) O.T. foreigner and N.T. unbeliever (Nehemiah 13:1, Ephesians 5:5-7) Illegitimate personal benefits corrected (Nehemiah 13:7, Ephesians 5:11) Dealing with financial failure (Nehemiah 13:10-14) Will I be honest with myself? (Nehemiah 13:10-11) O.T. tithing and N.T. generous giving (Nehemiah 13:12, 2 Corinthians 9:7-8) Am I reliable and trusting God? (Nehemiah 13:13-14, 1 Corinthians 4:2) Dealing with unbelief (Nehemiah 13:15-22) Profaning the Sabbath brings God s wrath (Nehemiah 13:18) O.T. Sabbath and N.T. Sabbath-rest (Hebrews 4:3, 9-11) The curse of adding works to salvation (Galatians 1:8, 2:21-3:5) Dealing with God s language (Nehemiah 13:23-31) Old Testament Vs. New Testament (Nehemiah 13;23, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18) We need to understand spiritual language (Nehemiah 13:24, 1 Corinthians 2:12-13) Use it or loose it! (Hebrews 5:11-14) Charles Swindoll who never forgot Dr. Art Glasser s comment that passivity is the enemy, offers some Radical solutions for radical problems in his book Hand Me Another Brick: Nehemiah faced the wrong head-on If you have a problem in your church, your business, your home anywhere in your life face it head- on. Don t skirt it. Sure, it will be painful, but deal with it. Start today. Nehemiah dealt with the wrong severely Our lives must not be politically swayed by the applause or wishes of the public it s hard to stand against wrong and not appear to be a crotchety old crank. But Nehemiah stood firm. He didn t pick a fight; he just dealt with sin severely. Nehemiah worked toward a permanent correction. It s not enough just to condemn the wrong. You must do something to correct it Whenever God says, Don t do this, He backs it up with, Do that instead. God always balances a negative with a positive. Nehemiah always followed up the wrong with a prayer. When Nehemiah had done all that he could, he fell before God and said, Oh, God, bless every one of these efforts. Give me direction and more wisdom and guidance. Remember me as I have done all I can to correct the wrong. Honor Yourself as I stand alone.
DISCUSSION GUIDE Galatians 3:1-14 Ice Breaker: During your years of dating were you ever dropped like a hot potato and how did that make you feel? 1. Do you think it is legitimate for Paul to refer to the Galatians as foolish Galatians in light of Matthew 5:22? Compare this to God calling someone a fool in Luke 12:20. 2. When do you feel most foolish in your relationship with God? When should be feel foolish according to this passage? 3. What do you think it means to be bewitched? What does Paul s question in verse 2 suggest he meant by being bewitched? 4. Why would some people think we receive the Spirit when we obey God s standards or do good deeds to please God and others? 5. How does Paul describe their foolish action in verse 3? What does it mean to begin by the Spirit and be perfected by the flesh? 6. How does Paul describe the person that wants to be justified (counted righteous) by keeping the Law in 5:4? 7. What do you think is the suffering he refers to in verse 4? (Compare 5:10-12) 8. How was Abraham counted as righteous before God? Who are the true sons of Abraham? 9. What does anyone have to do to be blessed along with Abraham? Trunk or Treat Tomorrow, October 31st 6:00 7:30 p.m. Shamrock House Parking Lot ALL families with children are invited! Come dressed up in your favorite fun costume! Enjoy a bounce house, candy and food! You can still sign up today to volunteer. Candy donations are also welcome. What is Trunk or Treat? Trunk or Treat, is a fun and safe way to celebrate Halloween. This is our opportunity as a church to reach the families in our neighborhood. The event will be held in Shamrock house grass parking lot. Volunteers park their cars together and open their trunks to reveal fall-themed decorations, games and treats for the children. Children can walk from trunk to trunk to look at the decorations, play games and receive candy and treats. This event provides a safe family environment for trick-or-treaters of all ages. Fun costumes are welcome. Flyers are available in the foyer to invite family and friends.
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