September 28, 2014 9 am & 11 am Rodney D. Murphy, Lead Pastor Persecuted Speakers: Pastor Rodney Murphy Coming Up This Week Tonight: 6:00 PM Monday: Prayer & Fasting Emphasis Pray that God would give His church the strength to withstand the persecution of our faith and that we can be a light to this world. Wednesday: 7:00 PM Praise & Worship Night Sanctuary Thursday: 11:00 AM Ladies Prayer Group Sanctuary 6:00 PM Celebrate Recovery Family Life Center 10:00 AM Healing Together Cancer Support Group Room 6 Saturday: Life Groups Church-wide
Welcome Thank you for joining us in worship today. We praise God for what He is doing and how lives are being changed. At Faith Assembly of God, our services are designed to be powerful and inspiring. Our goal is to incorporate video, drama, multi-media, and a blend of contemporary music with heartfelt worship to complement the Biblical message of the day. We talk about the issues you face every day and connect God s wisdom and Word to your life. Our prayer is that our services challenge and touch you as you grow in your relationship with Christ and with those around you. Sharing Life Together, Connection Card...We Want to Hear From You! Visitors & Newcomers We are here to serve you! Please complete the Connection Card located in the pew in front of you and drop it off at the church office for a free Hershey s bar. Regular Attendees Please fill out the red attendance booklet in your pew; Complete the Connection Card if any pertinent contact information has changed. Prayer Requests Please fill out the back of the Connection Card with your prayer request and give it to the ushers during the offering. Friendly Reminders Cell Phones Please silence your phones while in the sanctuary. Small Children If you have small children, please help us by sitting near one of the exits and taking your child out of the service if he or she becomes uncomfortable. We do have a volunteer staffed nursery available for infants thru age 3, Preschool church for ages 3-5, and Club 21:16 for grades K-6th grade. Driving Please consider our neighbors and watch your speed along Fox Manor Road. 25 M.P.H. is reasonable. Please enter our parking lot through Fox Manor Road, and refrain from using the Fine Line Homes driveway. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Faith Assembly of God 34 Fox Manor Road, Hazle Township, PA 18202 PHONE: (570) 459-2410 FAX: (570) 459-2863 www.faith-ag.com email: office@faith-ag.com ASSEMBLIES OF GOD NATIONAL PRAYER CENTER: 1-800-4-PRAYER 2 Rodney Murphy Lead Pastor
Faith Assembly Hot Sheet Catch up on what s new at Faith Assembly and mark your calendars for upcoming events! Van Drivers Needed >> Please consider joining the transportation team! We are in need of drivers for Sunday morning (for the 11:00 AM service) and for Wednesday night. You can be scheduled on a rotation basis. Please call Tim Burk, 570-926-7382, or Sal Reyes, 570-578-9792, if you are interested in joining the team! My Father s House Ministry >> Sign up in the lobby; Pastor Sal Reyes will be in contact with you! A ministry of volunteerism; we are looking for people that would like to help clean and maintain our building. We need help with dusting, cleaning, polishing, painting, vacuuming, and more. You can help weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or be on-call in the event that we need extra help. Pastor Appreciation Dessert Social >> Sunday, October 12, 2014 6:00 PM Family Life Center We have a great pastoral staff. We are going to celebrate the team that God has given us here at Faith Assembly with a dessert social! Please sign up at the activities table. Healing Together Cancer Support Group >> Saturday, October 4, 2014 10:00 AM Room 6 This new ministry will have its first meeting this Saturday. This group is for all people diagnosed with cancer, who have overcome cancer, or families who have been affected by cancer. This will be a time of encouragement, prayer, and support for everyone. For more information contact Stephanie Murphy, 570-401-3712 or stephmurphy27@yahoo.com. Nominating Ballots for the Office of Deacon/Deaconess >> Members: Please pick up your nominating ballot in the office! The ballot must be returned in the attached envelope with your name on it by October 12, 2014. 3
Kingdom Kids Children s Ministry This week s nursery serving schedule: >> Wednesday, October 1, 2014 7:00 PM Toddlers Linda Peiser & Erin Zimmerman Babies Colleen Maybee >> Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM First Service Second Service Toddlers Volunteer Needed Toddlers Christine Pierce & Lynn Elko Babies Kathy Mecir & Brynn Pomeroy Babies Debbie Potucek This week at God Speaks How does god speak? The Writing on the Wall Main Focus: God speaks to us to give direction and correction. Power Verse: If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; But if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding. Proverbs 15:32 Watt s up: God speaks to give me direction and correction. 4
BGMC Monthly Offering The BGMC offering for September will be taken: TODAY! Remember to fill up your Buddy Barrel! CrossOver Youth Ministry Grades 7-12 Nursing Home Ministry Next Sunday 2 PM Join us as we minister to the elderly next week! If you need a ride, please be here by 1:45 PM. Praise and Worship Nite Wednesday, October 1 7 PM Everyone will be meeting in the sanctuary! Ryan Ferrari will be leading worship that nite. Check out our page! faith-ag.com/crossover-youth...for upcoming events and serving opportunities... SALT... Creating Thirst Final Topic: Sunday 6 PM Want to share the videos we ve seen during this series? Find them here: Week 1: Wonder www.somethingamazing.net Week 2: Value www.somethingamazing.net/value Week 3: Death www.somethingamazing.net/then-what Week 4: Evil www.somethingamazing.net/why 5
Wish List Donations Faith Assembly Ministries >> Gifts received as of September 25, 2014 Item: Cost: Amount Given: Still Needed: Web Cam Upgrade $2,600.00 $725.00 $1,875.00 LED Outdoor Dusk to Dawn Lighting 3 ($850 each) $2,550.00 $675.00 $1,875.00 New Building Signage $2,000.00 $2,000.00 0 6 Smart TVs (TV, DVD, Brackets, Installation) 6 TVs ($800 each) $4,800.00 0 $4,800.00 Asphalt Patching, Parking Lot Repair $10,780.00 $5,673.15 $5,106.85 Sound System (Total of $16,000.00) New Speakers and Sub-Woofers $6,000.00 0 $6,000.00 Installation $6,000.00 0 $6,000.00 Equalizer $500.00 0 $500.00 Digital Sound Board $3,500.00 0 $3,500.00 Celebrate Recovery Thank you for your support with these projects! >> Thursdays Nights at 6:00 PM in the Family Life Center (Use Side Door) Celebrate Recovery has achieved gratifying results by offering wholeness to people everywhere. This program is not simply to recover from past sins and hurts, but to become Christ-like in character. Celebrate Recovery is not just a means of recovery for those struggling with drugs and alcohol. It is for individuals dealing with overeating, sexual addiction, shame and guilt, co-dependency, and other hurts, habits and hang-ups. Celebrate Recovery provides a safe environment where people can deal with their issues in anonymity and experience life-change. Groups meet weekly on Thursdays from 6:00 PM 9:00 PM in our Family Life Center. Registration is not necessary to participate and you do not need to be a member or attendee of Faith Assembly to attend. Celebrate Recovery now has 5 Sub-Groups to attend: men s dependency, women s dependency, co-dependency, post traumatic stress disorder, and eating disorders. 6
Meet the Team Rodney Murphy Art Riddle Jim Paisley Maureen Gregory Lead Pastor rodney@faith-ag.com Senior Associate Pastor art@faith-ag.com Youth/Worship Pastor jim@faith-ag.com Children s Pastor mo@faith-ag.com Catherine Teter Associate Pastor catherine@faith-ag.com Sal Reyes Outreach Pastor sal@faith-ag.com Craig Stirling Missionary in Residence craig@faith-ag.com Rico Ortiz Evangelism Pastor office@faith-ag.com Wendy Paisley Sonshine ELC sonshine@faith-ag.com Liz Ferrari Preschool Coordinator office@faith-ag.com Dianna Leininger Nursery Coordinator office@faith-ag.com Guy Scatton Missions Director africanmp@gmail.com Kim Gerhart Lenore Kotsur Vickie Harding Alyssa Reyes Life Coaching Director kim@faith-ag.com Office Manager lenore@faith-ag.com 7 Accounting Manager vickie@faith-ag.com Secretary alyssa@faith-ag.com
Persecuted We are not just a home we are a Christ- home. Today s Key Thought If you are a Christ-centered family, you will be. Matthew 5:10-12 Preparing Your Family For Persecution 1. it. 2 Timothy 3:12 John 15:18-20 2. it. 1 Corinthians 4:12 - When family identity is, peer pressure is weak. - When family identity is, peer pressure is strong. 3. it. 1 Peter 4:12-14, 16 2 Corinthians 4:8-11 Talk It Over - What types of persecution have you endured as a result of striving to have a Christcentered family and life? - How would you describe your family identity? Is it strong or weak? Explain. - What steps might you need to take to better prepare your family for persecution?