FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Our Purpose...
To reach people with the love of Jesus Christ, provide a safe and
supportive environment, proclaim the standards of Gods truth,
duplicate the Christian life in others, and celebrate the majesty
and works of Our Great God.

New to Salem Heights?

Welcome! We are glad youre here! We invite
you to seek out the folks wearing the Ask Me
badge. Through them you will find information
about the ministries of Salem Heights Church
and how to become involved. Please fill out a
Visitor Card and drop it in one of the offering
boxes as you leave or scan this code to go directly to our website
and fill out a visitor card. We have an excellent nursery and
programs for children newborn through high school. Any of the
ushers will be happy to direct you to the proper classroom. If
you feel more comfortable having your infant with you during
the service, the last row in the Auditorium will be reserved for
parents with small children. There is a private room for nursing
mothers across the hall from the Auditorium with a rocking chair,
changing table and portable crib. For your convenience, it also
includes a monitor to enable you to still hear and view the
service.

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Info & News

Mens Growth Connection Groups

Growth Connection groups begin this week! Sign ups continue

today. Stop by our table in the welcome area to see what is
available. With the various studies and meeting times offered, it is
easy to get plugged in. Wont you consider joining us?
For
questions, contact Matt MacCollin through the church office at
503.588.0403.
2015 Church Directory
The 2015 directory is available TODAY for you to look over and
check your contact information. This will be your LAST chance to
edit your information before we begin printing. If you find that
you are not in the directory but desire to be, there will be forms
available at the table. Completed forms can be dropped in the
labeled basket.
Greenskeeper Ministry
The Greenskeeper Ministry will meet February 7 from 9-Noon.
This month we will be assisting some of our neighbors with yard
work, so if you have empty yard debris bins (the green ones
from garbage services), please bring those with you. Contact
Don Whitehurst at 503.391.4987 or Scott Hunter at
503.930.2606 if you have questions or would like to help with
the outside maintenance of the church grounds.
2015 Mid-High Retreat
The 2015 Cause Mid-High Retreat is coming up February 27 March 1 at Camp Tadmor.
Registration is currently available
online and payments can be processed online through Paypal. To
register, go to salemheightschurch.org and click on the rotating
marquee screen.
Paper registrations and payment can also be
dropped in any of our offering boxes. Questions?? Contact Tim
Saffeels at 503.588.0403.
Girls Night Out
We need your help! Girls Night Out is coming up quickly. There
is a need for donations of chocolate. There is also a need for table
decorations. If you are able to help with either of these items, or
would desire to make a monetary contribution towards purchasing
chocolate, contact Leandra Hendrix at 503.930.5712 or
[email protected].
Fundamentals Of The Faith Class
Fundamentals Of The Faith class starts this Tuesday at 7:00pm.
This 12 week class is for those interested in serving in any capacity
within the church body or participation in mission trips. It is also
for anyone interested in finding out more about what Salem Heights
believes and teaches. Sign ups will be available in the welcome
center this Sunday. You can also call the church office to register.

This Weeks Events

TODAY
8:15 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:00 & 11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.

Prayer - Room 205

The Cross Roads Sunday School
Worship Services
Small Groups

THIS WEEK
MONDAY
7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY
6:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
9:30 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY
6:00 a.m.
6:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY
9:30 a.m.
SATURDAY
9:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.

The Most Excellent Way

Club Rocksalt
Fundamentals of the Faith
Mens Growth Group Begins
Ministry Night
Womens Discipleship
Simply Pray
Womens Noon Discipleship
Mens Growth Groups Begin
Cause Worship Team Practice
Worship Team Practice
High School Cause
Logos
Mens Growth Group Galatians Begins
College Group
Careers Group
Moms and Tots
Greenskeeper Work Day
FPNO

Important Upcoming Events

GNO February 9, 6:30 p.m.

Lords Supper & Baptisms, February 15, 6:00 p.m.
Mid High Cause Retreat, February 27 - March 1, Camp Tadmor
Mexico Work Trip, February 28 - March 9

Giving Update
THE MINISTRY OF SALEM HEIGHTS CHURCH
The ministry of Salem Heights Church is funded entirely by the
generous giving of Gods people. You will notice that we do not
pass the offering plate; however, there are offering boxes in the
back of the auditorium. We have done this so no one gives out
of compulsion. We believe from the Word of God that the Spirit
of God will lead people towards giving back to God of their first
fruits. ...God loves a cheerful giver (2 Cor. 9:7) and we know
He blesses those who take His Word seriously in every regard.
Thank you for prayerfully supporting Salem Heights financially as
we desire to reach the lost and disciple the Saints.
January 2015

MONTHLY BUDGET NEEDED

TOTAL GIVING $86,758

$107,000

MONTHLY NEED WEEK = BUDGET

January Weekly Need

Actual Giving Received

Week 1 $26,750

$19,590

Week 2 $26,750

$32,680

Week 3 $26,750

$18,951

Week 4 $26,750

$15,537

Fiscal Year to Date +/-

-$53,033
BUILDING FUND

Current Balance $8,220

How Can I Serve?

Scan the coded icon below to view opportunities to serve the
body of Salem Heights Church.

Tuesday evening Club RockSalt groups are in

great need of volunteers! If this is an area in
which you would like to serve, please contact
Russ Libby at 503-588-0403.

There is a great need for faithful, available and

teachable servants to minister to our CAUSE students. Our
desire is for students to be discipled in their love of God, love
for others and heart to reach the world for Christ. If this is a
passion of yours, contact Tim Saffeels at 503-588-0403 for
more information on being involved.

Pastors/Elders
Justin Greene
Senior Pastor/Elder

Carl Chica

Lay Elders

Pastor of Family Life/Elder

Chuck Moore
Ted Ferry

Matt MacCollin
Pastor of Mens/College/Elder

Administration and Staff

Ron Groves

Jason Brownell

Julie Bernard

Administrator

High School Ministries

Womens Ministry

Russ Libby

Ed Reister

Gina Weigand

Director of Ministries

Community Connection

Office Staff

Scott Hunter

Rick Smith

Christa Kahili

Facilities Manager

Community Care

Office Staff

AJ Acker

Jay Duffus

Connie Libby

Music Ministry

Mens Biblical
Counseling

Office Staff

Tim Saffeels

Laura Chica

Jenn Elliott

Director of Student
Ministries

Womens Biblical
Counseling

Office Staff

Missions
Please see our Mission Boards in the foyer for
current active missionaries.
Salem Heights Church
375 Madrona Ave. S.
Salem, OR 97302
503-588-0403
fax: 503-588-5338
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Sunday Worship Services:

9 & 11 a.m.
Message CDs are available in

the Registration Area for $4.

Please visit the desk in the
southwest corner to order
and pick-up your CDs.
You can also check the
website for our podcast.
[email protected]
www.salemheightschurch.org

LUKE
Part 14
Luke 3:1-6
Part 2

A Couple of Questions

Presented by
Pastor Justin Greene
February 1, 2015

In a room decorated for an Albanian funeral, our

missionary to Albania, Ian Loring, delivered a
powerful Good Friday message about Christs great
sacrificial death. Afterward, he invited everyone to
come back on Sunday to observe the third day
ritual. In Albanian culture, friends return three days
after a funeral to sit with the family, drink bitter
coffee, and remember the one who has died. More
than three hundred people filled the room that
Easter Sunday. Ian preached about the not quite
empty tomb, observing that Christs empty grave
clothes still bore His shape, but the napkin, which
had been wrapped around His head, was placed

away from the other grave clothes, folded. To Ians

congregation, that minor detail held great meaning
and promise. In Albania, when a person has finished
a meal and prepares to leave the table, he
crumples up his napkin to indicate that he is finished.
But if, instead, he leaves his napkin folded, it is a sign
that he plans to come back. The application was
obvious to the Albanians. Jesus is coming back!
The second coming of Christ is a central theme of
much of the Bible, and it is one of the best-attested
promises in all of Scripture. Christians can rest in the
sure conviction that just as Jesus came to earth the
first time, so He will return at the conclusion of the
Great Tribulation.1

FIVE QUESTIONS

Why take extra time to talk about the Kingdom here

(Luke 3)?

It is important to understand the mindset of the

original hearers, to understand different views and
to understand what is at stake as we move forward.

 What are the three major views of the millennium (see

insert)?

Did

Christ
Kingdom?

undo

the

Hebrew

teaching

on

the

No Those who listened to Him grew in their

anticipation (Luke 19:28-44).

The disciples grew in their anticipation (Acts 1:6-11).

The early church grew

(2 Thessalonians 1:5, 2:2).

The last living apostle grew in his anticipation

(Rev 20) as did his disciples.

in

their

anticipation

Arent we talking about a few obscure references in

the Bible?

No 22% (=1845) of all prophetic verses refer to

the second coming (see insert).

 Isnt the Kingdom also spiritual?

Yes However, Christs teaching on this does not

replace our anticipation of a literal kingdom It
amplifies it!

A COUPLE OF OBSERVATIONS

How you look at the Kingdom will impact:

Your understanding of the Messiah

How you share your faith

Your security in Christ

1What

in the World is Going On? 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore, Dr. David Jeremiah,
Copyright 2008 Dr. David Jeremiah

Notes Insert

Three Views of the Millennial Kingdom

Amillennial
Amillennialists maintain that there will be no future, literal,
earthly, one-thousand-year reign of Christ, but that the Kingdom
is spiritual in nature and is presently fulfilled as Christ reigns in
heaven and in the hearts of His people. The one-thousand-year
time frame is understood as symbolic of a long period of time
during the current age.

Postmillennial
This view teaches that Christ will return to earth after the
Millennium, hence post. The millennial kingdom is not a literal
thousand years but a golden age that the church will usher in by
the preaching of the gospel during this present age. The golden
age will arrive gradually as the gospel spreads throughout the
earth, until the whole world is eventually Christianized. The
Millennium will grow on earth as Christians exercise more and
more influence over the affairs of this planet. Ultimately, the
gospel will prevail, and the earth will become a better world,
after which time Christ will appear to usher in eternity.

Premillennial
This view holds that Christ will return to earth at His second
coming and will usher in a literal one-thousand-year earthly
reign. For premillennialists, the Millennium is still to come.

Descriptions, tables, and charts taken from The End: A Complete Overview of
Bible Prophecy and the End of Days, Mark Hitchcock, Copyright 2012, Tyndale
House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, IL

Can We Be Sure That Jesus Is Coming Back?

Scriptural Statistics on the Certainty of Jesus Second Coming
1. Jesus return is explicitly referred to 1,845 times in the Bible 1,527 times in the OT and 318 times in the NT (for example:
Zech 14:3-4; 2 Thess 1:7).
2. Out of the New Testaments 260 chapters, there are 318
references to the Second Coming. On average, then, the
Second Coming is referred to more than once a chapter.
3. Jesus Second Coming is mentioned eight times for every
reference to His first coming.
4. For every mention of the atonement in the Bible, there are
two references to the Second Coming.
5. Enoch, who lived only seven generations after Adam and is
considered the first prophet of the Bible, prophesied about
the Second Coming (Jude 14). Therefore, the first prophecy
of the Bible concerns the Second Coming.
6. The final prophecy of the Bible deals with the Second Coming
(Rev 22:20).

10. Angels believe and testify that Jesus is coming back. When
Jesus ascended to heaven, angels stated that He would
return just as He left (Acts 1:9-11).1
11. In Scripture, 62 (94 percent) out of 66 books contain
predictive information (Ruth, Song of Solomon, Philemon,
and 3 John are the exceptions).
12. In the Bible, 27 percent (8352) of all verses (31,124) refer to
prophetic issues.
13. In Gods Word, 22 percent (1845) of all prophetic verses
(8352) refer to Christs second coming.
14. All nine authors of the NT mention Christs second coming.
15. Next to the subject of faith/salvation, the theme of Christs
second coming is most prominent in the NT.
16. Only three out of 27 NT books do not mention Christs
second advent (Philemon, 2 John, and 3 John).
17. Of the approximately 333 specific biblical prophecies dealing
with Christs two advents, one-third deal with His first
coming and two-thirds deal with His second coming.2

7. In Revelation we hear Jesus say, I come quickly or I will

come like a thief seven times - three times in the final
chapter (2:16; 3:3; 11; 16:15; 22:7; 12, 20).
8. People are exhorted over fifty times to be ready for the
return of Jesus (for instance: Luke 12:35-36; Rom 13:11-14).
9. Jesus Christ Himself refers to His return twenty-one times
(for example: Matt 24:2-30; 25:31; John 14:3; 21:2-23).

101 Answers to the Most Asked Questions About the End Times, Mark
Hitchcock, Copyright 2001, Multnomah Books, Colorado Springs, CO
2
Christs Prophetic Plans, John MacArthur, Richard Mayhue, Copyright 2012,
Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL

Pray for Haiti Missions

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List of Team Members

Geri Alsum
Karen and Kayla Bain
Julie and Carrie Bernard
Carl,
Laura, Sophia and Anna Chica
Angi and Erika Greene
Scott and Tihana
Hillier
Marcia and Megan Ivie
Lisa and Kelsey Olson
Teri Snodderly
Jen and Sarah Tinseth

List of Team Members

Geri Alsum
Karen and Kayla Bain
Julie and Carrie Bernard
Carl,
Laura, Sophia and Anna Chica
Angi and Erika Greene
Scott and Tihana
Hillier
Marcia and Megan Ivie
Lisa and Kelsey Olson
Teri Snodderly
Jen and Sarah Tinseth

Prayer Needs
Safety and health traveling to and from Haiti
Daily Vacation Bible School with girls for salvation and ongoing
discipleship
Team unity
Encouraging and supportive time with Pierre and Lorphine St.
Louis and family.

Prayer Needs
Safety and health traveling to and from Haiti
Daily Vacation Bible School with girls for salvation and ongoing
discipleship
Team unity
Encouraging and supportive time with Pierre and Lorphine St.
Louis and family.

If you have any questions about the trip, please contact Pastor Carl
Chica at 503-588-0403. If you would prefer to contribute financially,
we would welcome any donations. Please contact the church office to
see how you might help in this way.

If you have any questions about the trip, please contact Pastor Carl
Chica at 503-588-0403. If you would prefer to contribute financially,
we would welcome any donations. Please contact the church office to
see how you might help in this way.

List of Team Members

Geri Alsum
Karen and Kayla Bain
Julie and Carrie Bernard
Carl,
Laura, Sophia and Anna Chica
Angi and Erika Greene
Scott and Tihana
Hillier
Marcia and Megan Ivie
Lisa and Kelsey Olson
Teri Snodderly
Jen and Sarah Tinseth

List of Team Members

Geri Alsum
Karen and Kayla Bain
Julie and Carrie Bernard
Carl,
Laura, Sophia and Anna Chica
Angi and Erika Greene
Scott and Tihana
Hillier
Marcia and Megan Ivie
Lisa and Kelsey Olson
Teri Snodderly
Jen and Sarah Tinseth

Prayer Needs
Safety and health traveling to and from Haiti
Daily Vacation Bible School with girls for salvation and ongoing
discipleship
Team unity
Encouraging and supportive time with Pierre and Lorphine St.
Louis and family.

Prayer Needs
Safety and health traveling to and from Haiti
Daily Vacation Bible School with girls for salvation and ongoing
discipleship
Team unity
Encouraging and supportive time with Pierre and Lorphine St.
Louis and family.

If you have any questions about the trip, please contact Pastor Carl
Chica at 503-588-0403. If you would prefer to contribute financially,
we would welcome any donations. Please contact the church office to
see how you might help in this way.

If you have any questions about the trip, please contact Pastor Carl
Chica at 503-588-0403. If you would prefer to contribute financially,
we would welcome any donations. Please contact the church office to
see how you might help in this way.

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Club RockSalt
Needs You!
Do you love Christ and have a desire to see others grow in the knowledge of
our Savior? If so, would you please consider being a part of the Club
RockSalt team as we strive to serve children ages 3 years5th grade in a
Christ-centered, Bible-focused ministry? We are in need of regular, every
week leaders, as well as substitutes who could occasionally step in where
needed. We meet Tuesday evenings during the school year from 6:30-8:30
PM. If you would be interested in serving in this way, please complete the
information below and drop in any offering box. If you have any questions,
contact Russ Libby at 503-588-0403.
Name _________________________________ Phone __________________
Email _________________________________________________________

Club RockSalt
Needs You!
Do you love Christ and have a desire to see others grow in the knowledge of
our Savior? If so, would you please consider being a part of the Club
RockSalt team as we strive to serve children ages 3 years5th grade in a
Christ-centered, Bible-focused ministry? We are in need of regular, every
week leaders, as well as substitutes who could occasionally step in where
needed. We meet Tuesday evenings during the school year from 6:30-8:30
PM. If you would be interested in serving in this way, please complete the
information below and drop in any offering box. If you have any questions,
contact Russ Libby at 503-588-0403.
Name _________________________________ Phone __________________
Email _________________________________________________________

Retired? Homeschooled? Stay-at-Home Mom?

We are in need of 5-6 people to work in childcare during
Womens Discipleship. These are paid positions. Must be
available to work Wednesdays from 8:45 AM to 12PM.
Volunteers also welcome. If you would like to work with
children and want to earn some extra money, WE WANT
YOU! Just complete the information below and drop in any offering
box. For questions, please contact Russ Libby at 503-588-0403.
Name _______________________________________
Phone _______________________________________

Retired? Homeschooled? Stay-at-Home Mom?

We are in need of 5-6 people to work in childcare during
Womens Discipleship. These are paid positions. Must be
available to work Wednesdays from 8:45 AM to 12PM.
Volunteers also welcome. If you would like to work with
children and want to earn some extra money, WE WANT
YOU! Just complete the information below and drop in any offering
box. For questions, please contact Russ Libby at 503-588-0403.
Name _______________________________________
Phone _______________________________________