new bulletin october 18, 2015
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Salem Heights Church bulletin, Pastor Justin Greene, "Restored by the Word", Luke 8:40-56TRANSCRIPT
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THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
TODAY
7:00 a.m. Men’s Growth Groups
8:15 a.m. Prayer, Room 205
9:00 a.m. The Cross Road
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
6:00 p.m. Lord’s Supper Family Meal
MON
7:00 p.m. The Most Excellent Way
TUE
6:45 p.m. Club RockSalt
7:00 p.m. Ministry Night
WED
9:30 a.m. Women’s Discipleship
12:00 p.m. Men’s Growth Groups
Women’s Discipleship
6:45 p.m. Worship Team Practice
7:00 p.m. Logos
7:00 p.m. High School Cause
THUR
6:00 a.m. Men’s Growth Groups
6:45 p.m. The Cross Road
7:00 p.m. Careers Group
UPCOMING EVENTS
• Trunk R Treat
October 31
• Women’s Retreat
November 6-8
• Lord’s Supper
November 15
• FPNO
November 21
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Women’s Retreat
Women’s Retreat returns to the beach this November 6-8.
Be sure to register online or in the Welcome Center today!
We are also collecting chocolate at the entrances of the
church!
Trunk R Treat Volunteers
Our annual Trunk R Treat is coming up October 31 from 3-
5pm. Candy collection continues at all of the entrances. We
are looking for volunteers to set up, run activities, bring a car
and hand out candy, and clean up after the event. If you are interested in
serving in one or more of these areas, you can fill out a Sign Me Up card or
visit the info table in the Welcome Center today. Join us for this free, safe,
fun family event!
Tech Volunteers
Are you good with computers? We are looking for help in the
tech booth Sunday mornings. Please contact AJ by email at
[email protected] if you are interested.
Lords’ Supper Family Meal
Join us tonight @ 6 p.m. for a special family meal followed by Lords’ Supper.
The ministry of SHC is funded entirely by the generous giving of God’s people. You will notice that we do not pass the offering plate; however, there are offering boxes in the back of the auditorium. 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). Please prayerfully consider what the Lord would have you do.
Monthly Budget Needed $107,000 Monthly Giving To Date $ 62,050 Fiscal ,Year to Date +/- +$ 27,056 Building Fund $ 31,548
SHC Staff
Pastors
Justin Greene
Senior Pastor Carl Chica
Pastoral Care & Missions Matt MacCollin
Pastor of Men/Careers
Lay Elders
Chuck Moore
Ted Ferry
Administration
AJ Acker
Music Ministry Julie Bernard Women’s Ministry Laura Chica Women’s Biblical Counseling Jay Duffus
Men’s Biblical Counseling Ron Groves
Administrator Scott Hunter
Facilities Manager Russ Libby
Director of Ministries Pete Potloff
Director of Family Life Ed Reister
Community Connection Tim Saffeels
Director of Student Ministries
Giving Update
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Our Purpose To reach people with the love of Jesus Christ,
provide a safe and supportive environment,
proclaim the standards of God’s truth,
duplicate the Christian life in others, and
celebrate the majesty and works of our Great
God.
THE WORD ON DISPLAY
SERIES Part 5
“Restored by the Word” Luke 8:40-56
Presented by
Pastor Justin Greene
October 18, 2015
Jane Merchant offers hope to all who fear they
cannot commit themselves to God’s work and
succeed. Jane never attended school, unless
children’s Sunday school at the church counts. At two
years of age she was confined to a wheelchair. By
twelve she was bedfast with brittle bones that broke
whenever she was moved. At twenty-three she
became deaf. Then she developed an eye disorder
that required daily treatment.
While her brothers and sisters were at school, Jane
taught herself. At age five she could read. Her father
often took her driving over the green, lush countryside,
where Jane was all eyes. A local librarian noted
Jane’s incessant reading and proclaimed her “the
best educated personal I know.” One day, Jane read
in a magazine of a poetry contest. She worked and
reworked poems she had been writing. Finally, she
submitted them. Back came news she had won a
cash prize for honorable mention. She began to write
in earnest, submitting poems to any magazine she
could find that published poetry: Good
Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, and such.
Eventually, Jane published over a thousand poems
and won many national prizes. Then two books of her
poetry were published. Her editors did not know this
lovely nature poetry came from the pen of a young
lady who was stretched out on her back in bed,
unable to move for fear of breaking bones and
unable to hear the beautiful sounds she poetically
described. Asked why she kept on when all was
against her, Jane answered, “Faith in God kept me
going.”1
Experience
What happened today?
The newsmen tell
The tidings so:
A government fell.
A statesman was killed,
An airplane crashed,
A City cowered,
Hurricane lashed.
But here upon
This quiet street
An old, old lady
Grave and sweet,
Handed a rose
To a crying child,
And sunlight sparkled
As they smiled.
I must believe
The clamorous, raw
News: but the smile
Is what I saw.
In the 96 pages of Jane Merchant’s Think about These
Things poems, she wrote a prayer at the bottom of
each page. On page 19 at the end of Experience she
wrote: “Lord, we would not close our eyes to wrong or
be selfishly at peace while others are beset by
disaster. Let not our hearts grow callous we beseech
thee, to news of suffering in any place. May we be
ever responsive to need, seeking ways in which we
can help. But, Lord in a world where bad news travels
faster than good, let us never forget that gentleness
and kindness are also true. In Christ’s name. AMEN.”
By Ruth Shaw, age 92.
THE BIG PICTURE
Luke groups four miracles together:
• All were untouchable or unreachable.
• All were “known” only by Jesus.
• All were hopeless.
• All are examples of providence.
Key: God can reach you no matter the state of your faith.
BRAIDED TOGETHER
What ties these two lives together?
• Their condition had a “time stamp.”
� Because of this:
� One: Would never get married
Would never have a family
Would never see adulthood
� One: Would have lost her marriage
Would have lost her relationships
Would have lost her spiritual connection
• They were women.
� In Jesus’ day, women:
� Were not allowed to testify in court
� Were not allowed to engage in business
� Were not allowed to leave home without permission
� Were not taught to read Scripture
� Were not allowed to participate in public prayer!
• Their situation was inconvenient.
� A crowd filled with need was pressing around Jesus.
� The daughter was a great distance away.
� The woman was a time waster.
• They received personal attention.
� His response in both situations: “I see you, and I know
what you need!”
Key: God’s love is personal!
THE WRAP
• What is the state of your faith?
• How have you responded to the personal touch of God?
1Holman New Testament Commentary, Trent Butler, © 2000 B&H Publishing Group,
Nashville, Tennessee.