the church courier, march 2009

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The Church Courier

Never say everything you know

Neither do more than you can...

Nor believe everything that you hear...

Nor spend everything that you have,

Because

The one that says everything they know

The one that does more than they can The one that believes everything they hear

And the one that spends more than they have,

Quite often...

Say more than they should,

Do what they should not...

Judges what they do not see...

And spends what they cannot.

Broncos, Jaguars, Rams,Lions are some of theteam names this BowlingSeason. We play everySunday @ 6:00 PM @the LaneGlo Bowling onRidge Rd. Go there and

support your brothersand sisters.

Some pictures are al-ready posted on ourwebsite.

w w w. n p r s d a . o r g / PhotoGallery

Proverb...

Inside this issue:

Parson to Person 2

FLA Cantabile 3

Nutty way... 9

Church @ Work 10

V O L U M E 1 0

I S S U E 3

Amazing AdventureBible Studies

What an amazing ex- perience this has been.

During 10 weeks weenjoyed these Biblestudies for kids andwhat a blessing!

More than 10 kids sofar have manifestedinterest on baptism.

Thanks to JuanitaGrimes, Juan Rivera,and all the parents thathelped in this AmazingAdventure.

We will keep you posted!

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Bowling Season


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The apostle Peter experienced somegreat things in His walk with Je-

sus. But he also failed at times.Remember when he denied theLord three times just before the

crucifixion? (Matt. 26:69-75)

But his failures didnt ruin him or disqualify him from future ministry!

Jesus confronted Peter about his unfaithfulness and lack of love. But Peter affirmed his love for Jesus three times.And Jesus didnt give up on Peter. In fact, He reassuredhim that he was still an apostle and commanded him toexercise faith and obedience and to follow Him.

What about us? Have we fallen down in our walk with

the Lord? Is our witness for Him weak? Do we overlook opportunities to share Him and His love with others?Whatever the situation, we have a perfect opportunity toshare the truth of His word during Evangelistic meet-ings going on Now with Elder Lester Pratt as our guestspeaker.

Let your light shine! Invite your relatives and friends tocome and taste for themselves! Remember, like Peter,we have made our share of mistakes, but the Lord doesntgive up on us! We have another chance to prove our lovefor Him by sharing Him through the spoken Word.

Yours for bringing others to Jesus, Pastor and SharonWebb.

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On Sabbath, February21st., what a treat wasbrought to us by theForest Lake Academywith their CantabileChorale.

The Cantabile is a se-lect choir of beautiful voices from the Forest Lake Acad-

emy under the able direction of MarkBecker. They are one of the bestacademy choirs anywhere!

As members, students have the op-portunity to perform music for areachurches, Festival of Lights, tours,spring sacred and secular concerts,and any additional concert opportuni-ties that arise during the year.

If you didnt have the chance to behere that day, you always can hear them on our website www.nprsda.org,

under: Resources(Sermon and Music Library)

Thanks to MarkOffenback for the pic-tures.


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Summary of the Next BigThing Talent Show!

On February 14 th , the student councilpresented The Next Big Thing Talentshow. It was fun for every-one.

Elvis was there, the 5th

-8th

graders put on a funny skit thatmade everyone laugh, plus Mr. Cruz dressed up in a Mariachisuit and sang. If you werent there you missed a lot of fun.

March 4-6 The 8 th Grade Class Trip!

The 8 th grade class of the New Port Richey AdventistChristian School thanks all of you for all the support. Theyraised over $900 for their trip to St. Augustine, Florida.

Some of the things we are going to see are The Fountain ofYouth, Wax Museum, Ripleys Believe it or NOT, etc.There will be a video of the Class Trip when we get back.

We want to welcome our new members, Sarah God-zicki from East Pasco SDAChurch and Kitty Santiagofrom Tampa Spanish SDAChurch.


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PIXIE PIN-UPSDO YOU KNOW ME?

If you think you know this church member,submit your guess to us, either by phone or email.You can submit your baby pix by email or directly to us. Photos can be black and whiteor color and will be promptly returned. For more information please contact us.

February baby was: Omayra RiveraClue: I dont like beans but for some rea-

son people think I should. What is the bigthing about beans, doesnt everyone hatethem? Half a point for the ones thatguessed it was my brother Alex, he doesntlike them either.

Our winners were: Many participated but nobody guessed. Thanks for participating!

Clue: He used to be atour-guide and workedin a drive- in theater.

Think about it

Practical prayer is harderon the soles of your shoesthan on the knees of yourtrousers.

The difference betweenthe right word and the almostright word is the differencebetween lightning and alightning bug.

Some minds are like con-crete, thoroughly mixed upand permanen t ly se t .-Denny Brake


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A FEW MORE FINANCIAL TIPSFROM THE BIBLE

By Gary D. Grimes

MISNOMER! What in the world is a misnomer? It is a name or termused wrongly. It is a misnomer when I say, I pay tithe to God. Wedo not pay tithe to God. We return tithe to God because God ownseverything including us. We return it because He has asked us toreturn it. How could we pay God? Is God our employee? Do wepay Him for working for us? NO! God owns us! First, He owns us

because He created us. Second, He owns us because He redeemed us.Creation and redemption show Gods great love for us. Returning titheis our love response to God. Mal. 3:8-11; Psalms 50:10-12.

Giving offerings work the same way. We give them back to God whoowns everything including us. All offerings should be given out of love for God. He created us out of love. He redeemed us out of love.Ps. 96:8.

We are managers rather than owners since God owns everything in-cluding us. It is a serious responsibility to be Gods manager. He re-quires us to use it and invest it wisely and profitably. Two places wecan invest our managed funds are returning our tithe and giving our offerings. Some have called giving to the Bank of Heaven. All depos-its are 100 insured. No one has ever lost a penny in the Bank of Heaven. A high rate of soul winning is guaranteed. Matthew 25.

Watch the small things. Gather up the leftovers. Be frugal! John 6:12.Turn off electrical appliances when not use. That would be lights, TVsand computers. Drive the speed limit in town. Drive 5 mph under speed limit on highways, toll roads and interstates. It safer too! Dur-ing the winter set your thermostat.

More tips: Cut all credit cards! Use cash or debit cards for purchases.On major purchases get at least three bids. Comparison shopping to a

point can produce rich dividends. Buy the best quality you can afford.Pay bills immediately! Cant pay call your creditor and make arrange-ments. Make your goal to live debt free!


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Fundamentally we all know that weare born and once that happens, weare on the pathway to death. Somesooner and some later but, ever onward toward our passing. Harshwords but its a harsh reality. Be-liever or non-believer, we all havethat one thing in common.

I begin this way be-cause it occurred tome as I was drift-ing off to sleeplast night, thatwe take our lives

pretty much for granted. We expectto wake up, meander

through our days however we eachspend them, work, TV, a good

book, and retire to bed.

But is that all there is? Believers, of course, know that after this life wehave been granted the greatest giftof all our salvation. All we needdo is ask the Lord into our lives andlive as He would have us live.Praise God!

We also know that the gift of theAlmightys salvation, granted byHis huge sacrifice, can be lost or,like any gift, misplaced. But that isnot what this is about. I just put that

in to remind you and me that weneed to be diligent and faithful toGod each and every day of our lives.

The reason Im writing this is be-cause I failed in my Christian dutyand, saddest of all I only realizedthis by Gods grace last night.

My son, Joey, as some of youknow, was murdered in July of thisyear. Now you also know, most of

you anyway, that I became aChristian pretty recently.

In fact my path to-ward God was aspecial, blessedroad that He ledme on. But that is

also not what this isabout.

About my son Id handed inmany prayer requests and pleadedfor Joey and his family daily. My

prayers went unheeded, or didthey? The prayers to have him real-ize the errors of his life perhaps,

but I find solace in thinking he isnow at rest, at peace, out of hismisery. My ever-nagging pleahelp him to the Lord was actuallyanswered albeit not in the way I

planned, hoped, expected.

I was blessed last year with Godsrevelation to me as I slept. He letme examine my motherhood and Iawoke realizing that until the time

my son began his drug usage, hethought I was the most incrediblywonderful mom in the world.

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Jesus Loves You Always! By: Randi Odierno


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On a night in July 2007, Godgranted me peace. After more thantwenty years of feeling guilty andsad over my deficiencies in themothering category, I got over it

just like that! My battles werentover on all fronts but that one wasfinally at rest for me.

Just weeks before he was murderedI mentioned that it would be good

for him to read some specific pas-sages in the Bible. He said hedidnt have a Bible.

I offered to send him up his own personal Bible. Assuming I had plenty of time to wiggle Christian-ity into his life, I sent up the DVDand the Bible with a short and lov-ing dedication on the inside cover,much like the dedication in my firstBible from Gary and JuanitaGrimes.

But I didnt tell him Jesus lovesyou! I cry now as I write this. Atthe time I thought Id push himaway, that I had plenty of time tohelp him see. How wrong I was!Jesus loves you, Joey ! Such ashort sentence with abundant truthand love in it and I didnt say it. I

just didnt think hed be gone inthat heartbeat between receivingthe Bible and his murder two weekslater.

Am I crying for him? I am! I amcrying for my failure too. Dontfeel badly and end up crying over failing yourselves. Life is too short.Be a bit more assertive. Say thewords! Jesus loves you ! Saythem to whoever needs to hear them! Jesus love you!

Its those three words that miraclesare made of.

With love,Randi OdiernoSeptember 29, 2008

Four beauty tips

Before she became an actress, Audrey Hepburn was a successfulfashion model. After her acting career, she spent much of hertime working for humanitarian causes around the world. Thesefour beauty tips written by this former model are a snapshot of how she lived her life. They were read at her funeral.

1. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. Luke 6: 27-31 2. For lovely eyes, look for the good in people. Galatians 5:19-26 3. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. Luke 3:114. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.Isaiah 41:10


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Nutty Way to Fight Disease

Eating 1 1/2 ounces (a couple of handfuls) of tree nuts as a dailysnack can reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes, say USDA

researchers-but just 34% of people eat any nuts at all, reports gov-ernment survey. Here are four types worth trying for good health andgreat taste. -Prevention Magazine, March 2009

NUT BENEFITS IN EVERY BITE

ALMONDS

One ounce has as many heart healthy polyphenols as acup of green tea and 1/2 cup of steamed broccoli com-

bined; shown to help lower LDL cholesterol.

HAZELNUTS

Rich in arginime, an amino acid that can relax bloodvessels and may lower blood pressure; also has highlevels of vitamin E, folate, and B vitamins.

PECANS

Highest overall concentration of disease-fighting anti-oxidants amount all nuts; 1 ounce contains 10% of your daily value for fiber.

PISTACHIOS

A daily serving or two may decrease LDL levels by 9 to

12%, according to a recent Pennsylvania State Univer-sity study.


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WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU!

We need a photo of you as a baby for the

section Pixie Pin-Ups (page 5).

Remember also, if you like to write an article, wehave a special page reserved for you!

P A R E N T S

Please help us have a more or-

derly Fellowship Meal experi-

ence by keeping your smaller

children with you. We are

having a problem with children

in the kitchen area and running in the hallways

and in the sanctuary.

Enjoy a Relaxing Sabbath out of accidents!

BOOKS ANDBUBBLES

The ABC Bookmobile will be coming to our Church onSunday, March 8th from11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

Please note the PathfinderCar Wash will be the same

day and timeplease stopin and let them wash your car while you go shoppingat the Bookmobile!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR PIC-TURES OF CHURCH ACTIVITIESFOR OUR CHURCH WEBSITE.

GOT SOME? PLEASE SHARE!

Omayra & Juan Rivera

J O B O P E N I N G

Our Adventist School is looking for an Adventist-certified teacher on a

part-time basis to teach 9th and 10thgrade English and Social Studies/World History. If you are interested,

please call Mark Schiefer at (727)376-4316.


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