SABBATH SCHOOL
Cross-cultural Missions
Memory Text: Behold! My Servant
whom I have chosen, My Beloved in
whom My soul is well pleased! I will
put My Spirit upon Him, and He will
declare justice to the
Gentiles (Matthew 12:18, NKJV).
The Church at Study 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Superintendent: Sis. Dawn Williams
WORSHIP HOUR
Praise & Worship.Team 2
Hymn of Praise.......................In Christ Alone (not in hymnal)
Intercessory Prayer .........................Pastor Golovenko
Students pursuing Post-Secondary Education, Peace in Families,
Southern California Conference
Next Week
Pastoral Family, Students and Parents, Health and Wholeness,
Alberta Conference
Childrens Story......Pastor Golovenko
Offering.......Ontario Advance.........Simone Shepherd
Scripture.......................John 2:13-17..........................VBS
Special Music....................................................................VBS
Pastor Alex Golovenko
Angry Saints and Loving Sinners. From
Moral Outrage to Social Justice
Hymn of Consecration..........Does Jesus Care.............#181
Benediction........Elder Teresa Ferreira
Sunset Today: 8:18 p.m. Next Friday: 8:09 p.m.
Announcements
Event
Notifications
6. A general potluck/picnic will be @
pastors backyard on Sabbath,
August 29. Members of West
Church plant and North church are
also invited. That Sabbath pastor
Golovenko is preaching at the North London, and
pastor Lopez will be visiting preacher at our
church. All are invited to 1210 Hamilton Road,
London. Bring your favorite dish.
1. The West London church plant has
moved to the Oakridge
Presbyterian Church, located at 970
Oxford St West, London. We
request your prayers as the new
group of pioneers organizes a
centre of worship in the West London area and is
preparing to become an independent entity, with a
Company status granted in October.
2. VBS will be having their graduation
TODAY at 5:30 p.m. Members are
being asked to contribute food items
for the reception.
3. Inviting ALL to an hour of prayer, Bible
Study and testimonies on Wednesday
night at 7 pm. Come and be blessed!
4. Adventurers Registration Day will be
held tomorrow Sunday, August 23 at
10:00 a.m. We will be ordering
uniforms on this day and distributing
insignia. This year membership is
$20.00 per child. Please Note: No one will be turned
away if cost is prohibitive. For more information please
contact Lucy Simoes at email
[email protected].
5. Outreach to less fortunate at Ark Aid.
Sunday, August 23 from 2:30 to 7 pm.
The Ark Aid mission is located at 696
Dundas Street. One team prepares the
food from 2:30 till 4:30, and another team serves from 5
to 7 pm. Parking is available behind the building. In the
past different ministries took responsibility for cooking
and serving, this month we are opening the opportunity
for volunteers from the congregation. Dates for future
opportunities are: September 27, October 25, November
22, December 27. A sign-up sheet is available in the
foyer at the main announcement board.
7. On Sunday, August 30, London
church team will meet Windsor and
Sarnia churches for a soccer
tournament at Edwards Soccer Pitch in Petrolia,
(for GPS: 4035 EDWARD ST, Petrolia, ON). The
team under leadership of Rixon Gultom will be
leaving from the church parking lot by 8:30 am.
8. On August 30th, we are hosting
Community Fun Day in our
church parking lot. This is an
opportunity to meet, and mingle
with the community. A table with church materials will
be set up as an opportunity to witness. Program will
begin at 1 p.m. and continue until 5 p.m. with lots of
games, a jumping room, music, corn on the cob,
watermelon, and cookies. Free admission but
donations will be acceptable. Please speak with
Teresa Ferreira.
9. POWER-UP LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
will be held on Sept. 24-27, 2015 at
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Niagara Falls,
ON. All Adventurer, Pathfinder,
Youth, and Childrens Ministries
leaders, Master Guides, TLTs,
MGTs, pastors, and interested church leaders are
invited to attend. To register and for more details, visit
www.amp-summit.ca .
10. October3rd is Love and Caring
Day. We are planning to give away
winter accessories (socks, hats,
gloves etc.) to the community. Donations are greatly
appreciated.
11. The 22nd CHIP session will be offered
this Fall. With a new initiative
emerging in our city the Canadian
Academy of Lifestyle Medicine
(http://calmedicine.ca) there is an
increased interest in the community, and a
partnership with medical professionals for preventing
health crisis. Health Evangelism is the main door to
influence people today, and we encourage you to join
the program, and bring a friend. The program is
offered at price (50% discount!) to church
members!!! 4 weeks program will continue from
September 14 until October 6. For more information
inquire directly by calling Gord Rayner 519-472-6066.
12. Mark your calendars: October 17-24
Evangelistic Proclamation Event. Please
make it a prayer priority.
13. Mission trip to Nicaragua is planned for
January 26 February 17, 2016 as a
follow up to the May 2015 mission. This
mission trip will be a joint effort with 4
other churches, with a team of about 30
people working on 3 projects. The cost, including airfare tickets from
London to Managua, food on site, local transportation costs, and
donation for mission, is $2500 Canadian per person. Construction work
is planned. If you are interested, please sign up at the announcement
board, or speak with pastor Alex.
Birthday Wishes for August
Aug 2 Edwin Onyango
Aug 3 JosephTavares
Aug 4 Dante Lima
Aug 8 Don Topper
Aug 8 Tiago Violante
Aug 10 Michelle Taylor
Aug 12 Jonathan Bartosz
Aug 13 Brandon Mahon
Aug 14 Jonathan
VanLeeuwen
Aug 15 Mercy Nleya-Ncube
Aug 17 Aiden Tirok
Aug 18 Ruth Stoddard
Aug 21 Filip Maletic
Aug 23 Bob Reeve
Aug 23 Gerson Dariel
Gomez
Aug 24 John Ruhinda
Aug 25 Joela Akalire
Ruhinda
Aug 25 Dale Beckles
Aug 29 Benjamin Dowdell
your servant, pastor Alex Golovenko
Please send all bulletin related information by WEDNESDAY
9:00 p.m. to
[email protected]Evangeliving - Closing the Back Door
Over the past few weeks I had written in my blogs reminding us that
evangelism is not an event, but a process, a lifestyle guided for the Holy Spirit
that itself becomes a witness in this world. I reminded you of the constant need
for conversion even for those IN the church already. We cannot give what we do
not have. Studying the Sabbath School lesson two weeks ago on Jesus
approach to missions I noted how the memory verse (August 8) set the context
for being sent on a mission Peace be with you! First we must have this
SHALOM integrity, wholeness, having it altogether then we are safe to be
sent. If we do not have the Gospel within, if we are not converted daily by the
work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we cannot be sent to just talk the trivia or book
knowledge. Last week my reflection was on the need of follow up the teaching
process precedes the baptism, and continues after (Matthew 28:19-20). We
must continue mentoring, teaching, building up new believers.
As I look at the Summer 2015 Ontario Highlights the main focus is
retention: shutting the back door, I want to invite all of you to take a personal
responsibility for re-connecting with those who had left. We sat with elders last
week to consider those in need of reconnecting and the list is over 100 names!
One person who had not attended the church since 2012 stopped by on
Wednesday as VBS was being set up to talk to people in the parking lot it was
evangelism too. How do we fix the leaky bucket, how do we bring back the lost
generation? How much of your day is occupied in prayer for your friends and
family who are not in the Body of Christ, the Church?
As I reflect on the VBS I am reminded of the prophetic words about the end
times: When heavenly intelligences see that men are no longer permitted to
present the truth, the Spirit of God will come upon the children, and they will do a
work in the proclamation of the truth which the older workers cannot do because
their way will be hedged up. In the closing scenes of this earth's history many of
these children and youth will astonish people by their witness to the truth, which
will be borne in simplicity, yet with spirit and power. They have been taught the
fear of the Lord, and their hearts have been softened by a careful and prayerful
study of the Bible. In the near future many children will be endued with the Spirit
of God and will do a work in proclaiming the truth to the world that at that time
cannot well be done by the older members of the church. Our church schools
are ordained by God to prepare the children for this great work. Here
children are to be instructed in the special truths for this time and in practical
missionary work. (Adventist Home, 489)
As the authorities debate should women be allowed to preach, we are to
think that there will be time when even men, ordained and authorized would not
be able to share the Gospel, and the children and youth will do the work of
evangelizing. Are we training our youth? Are we preparing adequately our
children? Do we take seriously the Church School? Is your kid of school age
enrolled in the School where Bible is taught daily and where the Spirit of
Prophecy is used for instruction?
As we pray about establishing Evangelistic culture, lets consider every
parcel, every aspect, every detail of this Evangeliving.
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