Spokane Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church April 07, 2018 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Galatians 5:22-23
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 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 Director Gayle Haeger Kindergarten Class (Ages 3-5) Between Primary and Cradle Room Cradle Roll Class (Ages birth - 3) Second Room on Southeast end of hallway 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 Our "He s Alive" TV Station - Channel 35 Board Chair: Leonard Westermeyer www.hesalivetv.com PCA Learning Center Director: Denise Ellenwood 327-8387 Sunset Tonight: 7:28 pm Sunset Next Friday: 7:37 pm April 07, 2018 Page 2
Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church April 07, 2018 Lesson Study Sanctuary and Classrooms WE SERVE Greet the Family Announcements Church Life WE GATHER Welcome & Invocation We Praise Children s Story Linwood Church Service Mission Spotlight Justin Burch Justin Burch Kim Brasch Rochelle Stanton WE COMMIT Offering Local Church Budget Justin Burch Congregational Prayer Twyla Burch WE LISTEN Scripture Reading Galatians 5:22-23 John Worth Worship in Music Emily Schlittenhart Sermon Why Marriage? Pastor Volody WE ARE SENT Benediction Pastor Volody Greeters: Don & Sharon Ammon; Pianist: Norma Wendt Camera 1: Kenny Rudy; Camera 2: Wyatt McMorris Sound: Chuck Harral: PowerPoint: Lidia Oster; 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. April 07, 2018 Page 3
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (**See announcement) TODAY, April 07, 2018 9:30 AM - Sabbath School 10:35 AM - Sermon by Pastor Volody 12:30 PM Church Potluck MONDAY, April 09, 2018 9:00 AM -12:00 PM - Church Office Hours 6:00 PM -Church Board Meeting TUESDAY, April 10, 2018 9:00 AM -12:00 PM - Church Office Hours WEDNESDAY, April 11, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Church Office Hours 12:00 PM - Bible Study in Chapel 6:30 PM - Prayer Meet Friday, April 13, 2018 6:30 PM - 7:30PM - Friday Night Vespers NEXT SABBATH, April 14 2018 9:30 AM - Sabbath School 10:35 AM - Worship Service Sermon by Pastor Volody 12:30 PM - Visitor Meal 6:30 PM Alessandra Concert Bulletin Covers We always welcome photos of animals, nature, hobbies, anything inspirational sent to us at email@linwoodsda.org to be used as a bulletin cover or the screen during the Worship Service. TODAY S MEAL: All our members and visitors are invited to the Upper Columbia Conference office to enjoy a wonderful time of fellowship and a delicious Sabbath meal. We have both dairy free and gluten free food available. We also have a fruit platter and juice for those participating in the day of fasting and prayer. Following the meal Pastor Volody will lead out in a prayer service for those who would like to attend. DIRECTIONS TO THE CONFERENCE OFFICE: Leave the Linwood church parking lot and turn right going north on Monroe until you reach entrance to the I-90 Freeway. Go west on I-90. Take exit 276. Turn left and go over the freeway. The entrance to the Conference Office is the first driveway on the left. NEXT WEEK S VISITORS MEAL: Next week the Rudy/Oster Team is responsible for the visitors meal. If you are a member of the Linwood Church but not a member of the team and you would like to attend the meal, please call Vonny at 509-362-8417 to see what you can bring that will complement their menu. REVISED VISITORS MEAL SCHEDULE April 14 Rudy/Oster Team April 21 Searson/McMorris Team April 28 Lance Team May 5 Ammon/Griffin Team May 12 Rudd Sabbath School Class May 19 Health Ministries Team May 26 Moseanko Team June 2 Rudy/Oster Team June 9 Lance Team June 16 Searson/McMorris Team June 23 Ammon/Griffin Team June 30 Rudd Sabbath School Class July & August No meals Summer break April 07, 2018 Page 4
LINWOOD NEWS "REVELATION SPEAKS" SERIES of Bible Studies by Pastor Volody. Do not miss 10 part series on the Book of Revelation starting April 14 at Linwood. We will be looking at 10 key messages from the book of Revelation for our time. Invite your friends, bring your cell phones, ask questions on our Facebook Page or text them to 509-844-7370 for an interactive and engaging series of Bible Studies! 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 Pastor Lloyd Perrin Maxine Solomon Jean Strong Gerrine Njenga Cher Harris Friday Night Vespers 6:30 PM Linwood Church Linwood Church is excited to be having Friday night Vespers The spiritual enjoyment will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. with a time for prayer, singing, short message, and closing prayer. What a wonderful way to welcome the start of the Blessed Sabbath! Everyone is invited! Find out more about Linwood on our website at www.linwoodsda.org and we're on Facebook! CHURCH BOARD MEETING April 07, 6:00 PM FELLOWSHIP HALL.Anyone can attend, only board members can vote. 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. Digging Deeper Retreat -- May 18-20 @Camp Mivoden. For Linwood Church young adults interested in going to Digging Deeper Retreat at Camp Mivoden Linwood Church will sponsor 50% of your cost. April 07, 2018 Page 5
Lloyd Perrin was the Pastor at Linwood Church for 11 years 1987-1998 Lloyd Perrin, was rushed to the hospital Friday morning, March 30, after losing feeling in his right arm and right leg. After receiving the results of a CAT scan and an MRI, it was revealed that there was a tumor growing on the left side of his brain, which was bleeding. He was flown immediately to OHSU in Portland Oregon, where doctors were able to stop the bleeding. Lloyd had surgery Monday morning and they were able to remove the tumor. In addition to this good news, Pastor Lloyd is awake and responding to the doctor's instructions. Let's both praise God and keep praying for his continuing recovery. Visitors Meals Help Needed It is a blessing to have visitors meals at Linwood and have the opportunity to fellowship with each other. To support the continued success of the Visitors Meal ministry, please note how help is needed. Teams: We need more members for our visitors meal teams. If you are willing to help with this ministry, please call Sharon Searson at 509-994-9334 to be added to one of the teams. Supplies: In addition to the love and generosity of the wonderful teams who provide the delicious food to eat, supplies need to be purchased for the meals. Please consider making a donation to help cover costs for supplies needed. If using a tithe envelope, mark it Visitors Meals. Heritage Singers at Spokane Valley SDA Church - April 7 The Heritage Singers, along with Changing People's Lives Int'l Ministry will be live in concert at the Spokane Valley Adventist Church on Sabbath evening April 7, 2018 at 6 p.m. come and plan to bring a friend. FOOD CONTAINERS: Thanks for responding to our need for food containers. Because our storage space is limited we have more than enough for now. We will place an announcement when we need them again. April 07, 2018 Page 6
BASEMENT REMODEL $150,000 $138,231.78 Church Directory If you were not able to get a picture taken in February or provide one to the church office, do not worry, there is still time! There will still be an opportunity to have a picture taken at church or simply send a picture to the church office at email@linwoodsda.org. If any editing needs to be done, we are happy to help with that. Why a church directory? In a very real sense, directories are important in helping members of a congregation feel connected to the church. Expressed by someone who works with church directories, A directory can solidify members to the church. Members feel a sense of pride, a sense of belonging, a sense of community when they are a part of the directory. Thank you for your help in being a part of Linwood s church directory. April 07, 2018 Page 7
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UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE NEWS Neil Nedley Keynote Speaker for Optimizing Brain Health - May 10-12 Register today for the Optimizing Brain Health AMEN Northwest conference on May 10-12, 2018 with keynote speaker Dr. Neil Nedley. Discover the spiritual connections to a healthy mind and learn how to share these important findings with those you serve. Make plans to attend this special conference for all levels of health care providers, pastors, outreach coordinators, Bible workers, and health ministry leaders. Continuing education credit is available with 6 hours of CME pending. Visit www.uccsda.org/ AMEN2018 for more information and to register. Space is limited so register today. Take a One-Day Vacation to the Spring Women's Retreat 2018 - May 5 (Saturday) "Each Tapestry Tells a Story" is the theme for our gathering this year for our women and young teen women spring event. Our keynote speaker, Kathy Beagles-Coneff, comes from Pacific Press where she works as editor of Guide Magazine. She will have three presentations relating to how God weaves us like a tapestry to one day be like Him. Plan now to join us on Sabbath, May 5, 2018 in the assembly room at Upper Columbia Conference office, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. To register, go to uccsda.org/women's ministries. For more information, call 509-838-2761. Golf Cart Drivers are Needed for Camp Meeting Volunteers are part of the back-bone of camp meeting. Do you like people? Can you drive? Are you an EMT or a Nurse? Volunteers are needed in many areas such as golf cart drivers, first aid, signing for the hearing impaired, media, audio/sound, and certain seminar classes. Volunteers must be screened and accepted. If you are interested in volunteering for camp meeting, contact us at campmeeting@uccsda.org. A Conference on How to Minister in Urban Areas - April 13-15 Gain a deeper understanding of biblical justice and #UrbanSDA ministry at the Urban Ministries Conference this April 13-15 on the campus of Bastyr University in Kenmore, Wash. A roster of experts who are actively merging faith with community needs will offer insightful keynotes, practical workshops and one-on-one consultations with ministry teams. Learn how to best minister to our 21 st century community needs, apply biblical principles for effective ministry, and nurture an innovative, successful and sustainable ministry in your community. Ministry teams of 5+ who attend will receive a registration rebate after the conference concludes. Register today at https:// urbansda.eventbrite.com! April 07, 2018 Page 9
Palisades Christian Academy students in Grade 4-6 are selling Gold Canyon candles. These are high quality candles with a lasting fragrance. Funds raised will go towards the purchase of library books, science supplies, and other items used to enhance our education program. If you are interested, please contact one of our students or the school office for more information. Candles should be delivered by Mother's Day. Thank you much for your support. Young Adult Retreat: Digging Deeper - May 18-20 Digging Deeper Retreat (May 18-20, 2018): A spiritual retreat for young adults and young families (ages 20s-40s) at Camp MiVoden. Come join us for a weekend that will leave you refreshed, challenged and connected. Ty Gibson, the keynote speaker, will lead us in digging into the theme of God's heart & character. Children's program for ages 4-10 yr, childcare for ages 18 months to 3 yr. and mother s room for infants are provided at the retreat. For more information visit www.diggingdeeperretreat.com. Students In His Service Scholarship Online applications are now being accepted until May 1, for the 2018 Summer Students In His Service Scholarship. This is a three-way scholarship funded equally by the Upper Columbia Conference Office of Education, the Upper Columbia Conference Adventist Community Services Grant funds and the student s local church. Students arrange and log hours volunteering during the summer in approved activities of service to their community. Applications may only be made online at the UCC Education website (www.uccsda.org/education) from February 15 May 1. The process of approval has changed, and a Church Approval Form must be received by May 15 for the applicant to qualify. Funds are limited, so a limited number of scholarships will be awarded this year. Recipients will be notified by June 1. April 07, 2018 Page 10
Prayer for Countryside Adventist Elementary School Countryside Adventist Elementary School is in Spokane, Wash., and is a one-room school that serves elementary students on the north side of Spokane. Archie Harris is their teacher/principal, and has shared the following praises and prayer requests with us: Praises: For Spring, His Grace, Mercy and Love, Support of local churches, Forgiveness, Friends, The location of our school - Countryside :-), Redeeming us. Prayer Requests: For education decisions for our upcoming graduates; That the Sermon on the Mount that the students have memorized will make an eternal impact on their lives; For a student s unknown medical issue; That the students will understand their Heavenly Father better due to our upcoming study of The Prodigal in Luke 15; For the salvation of all our students! "Together in Christ" is the theme for UCC Camp Meeting - June 20-23, 2018 Camp Meeting theme this year is "Together in Christ." Focusing on this theme in our Big Tent will be our main speakers, John McVay, president of Walla Walla University, and Pastor John Freedman, president of the North Pacific Union of Seventh-day Adventists. Camp Meeting registration is open to reserve your lodging. The musician this year is Jennifer LaMountain. Plans are underway for each division and for the Big Tent meetings. You will be blessed. To learn more or to register go to: www.uccsda.org/campmeeting Teen Extreme Rock Climbing A spiritual adventure for Pathfinders age 13 and up April 13-15 in Wenatchee. Pathfinders will learn to climb and rappel on the sandstone at Peshastin Pinnacles State Park as they work to complete the Pathfinder Rock Climbing honor. As with all Teen Extreme events, throughout the Sabbath day, spiritual lessons are drawn again and again from the activities and surroundings. Learn more and register at uccsda.org/english/pathfinders/pages/teen-extreme.aspx Loma Linda is coming your way: Save the Date! President and CEO Richard H. Hart, M.D., DrPH, of Loma Linda, and some of his team will be at the Valley View SDA Church Sabbath, May 5, 2018. Dr. Hart will present the morning sermon at the 10:40 a.m. church service and will also present a update at 2:00 p.m. of the school and its world-wide mission. The day is planned to inform all how LLU began to present. The medical work is the right arm of the gospel. LLU is the largest medical university in our denomination thus this is a wonderful opportunity to learn of its world-wide work. After the morning church service, there will be a haystack potluck for all. Please plan to join us and participate in this special Sabbath. The church is located at 1201 10 th St. NE, E. Wenatchee, WA. April 07, 2018 Page 11
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).