WORSHIP

ATTENDANCE

March 24, 2019

8:00 am 110

10:45 am 137

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What’s coming up this week at Valley?

Thursday, March 28 9:00-11:00am, Women’s Bible

Study—Grace: Ephesians

Friday, March 29

Saturday, March 30 9:00am, Worship Team

Sunday, March 31 1:00-3:00pm, Hmong Church

Monday, April 1

Tuesday, April 2 7:00-5:30pm, Worship Center open

for Prayer (Small Group Prayer meets 7:00-8:00am-open to all) 8:00-4:15pm, CC Homeschool

Wednesday, April 3 7:00am, Small Group Meeting for

Prayer (open to all) 5:15pm. Youth Worship Practice 5:15-5:45pm, ConneXion Café

6:00pm, Youth Group Pathfinders

Adventure Club 6:15pm, Valley ConneX Service

6:00pm, Financial Peace University 7:30pm, Worship Team Practice

Let the Celebration Continue Last Sunday was certainly a true celebration Sunday. During the worship service, Paul

Naundorf, the Search Team chair, presented the recommendation of Jonathan Juedes for the church to consider for the position of Associate Pastor of Family Ministries. Jonathan and his

family will be here on the weekend of April 7 and will preach at both service on that Sunday. There will be opportunities for the church body to meet and interact with him on Friday,

Saturday and Sunday. The Search Team has worked diligently and prayerfully over the past months to find the person we believe God has prepared to help lead the Valley church family into the future God has in His heart for us.

The celebration did not stop there. We had our celebration fellowship to mark the commitments made toward the Changing Lives Capital Campaign. It was truly a celebration when we learned that $705,016 had been committed toward building of a new worship center,

youth center, Bible study and Sunday School classrooms and remodeling providing a new nursery, more office space and renovated spaces for preschool and children. This added to the

over $700,000 committed in the last campaign provides the $1,400,000 needed to make it possible to move forward with the planning for the building project.

Our hearts overflow with thanksgiving to God who faithfully provides. It will be amazing to

see in the next couple of years how God takes what has been placed in His hands and how He multiplies this far beyond anything we could imagine. We have much to celebrate.

Times of celebration are wonderful, but history shows that they hold an inherent danger.

Many of the catastrophic failures of God’s people came on the heels of great victories. Yet, we are not doomed to this fate. The scriptures urge us to look back at the failures of God’s

people, take warning and avoid their mistakes. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No

temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of

escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:11-13 (ESV)

Our focus must remain on the mission God has given us of preparing people to meet Jesus. As our buildings get more and more crowded, even as we plan and build more space, we must lift

up our eyes and see that the fields are white unto harvest (John 4:35). As we celebrate the victories, we must be watchful and diligent knowing that our enemy prowls around looking for

whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). As we are involved in intense activity let us keep our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). Be encouraged and challenged

by this conclusion of the Apostle Paul’s accounting of the reality of the resurrection, 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 (ESV)

The Valley View March 27, 2019

Sunday Childcare

8:00 Babies-3yrs 10:45 Babies 10:45 1-3 Yrs.

Sun 3/31 Karen Warren Bob Drew David & Jamie NEED NEED Fenske Sun 4/7 Jim & Hope Bob Drew Aaron & Amber Smock Kellie Burns Creamer Sun 4/14 Laura Smith Bob Drew Aaron & Amber Christy Watkins NEED Creamer

Birthday Blessings!

Anniversary Wishes 30 - Mike & Danielle Pawlowski

March 2019

Ben & Ruth Taylor

**Signup REQUIRED online or

on the bulletin board

by Sunday afternoon**

$3.00 per person or $12.00 for a

family of 5 or more On The Menu:

April 3rd

Spaghetti Salad

Dessert

31 - Mary Drew 2 - Brianna Sites

Please Join Us for our Quarterly Congregational

Business Meeting & Potluck

Sunday, April 14, 2019 12:15 p.m. potluck

Please bring a dish or two to share.

(If your dish needs sliced, cooked, warmed, etc. please leave a note for the

kitchen helpers.)

The Congregational Business Meeting

will begin at 12:45 p.m. immediately following the potluck.

April 20, 2019 10:00-11:30 Pray for God to provide an abundance of volunteers to fill the many

areas of this ministry where the resurrection of Christ will be

celebrated. Pray for God’s anointing over them as they serve and that

visitors hearts will be turned to God.

Luke 10:2b

“...pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Save the Date

Church Picnic

Sunday, June 2nd

12:30 p.m. Bread bank offerings will be collected Sunday, April 7th, 2019

Save the Date

Church Picnic

Sunday, June 2nd

12:30 p.m.

“…For as by the one man’s disobedience [Adam] the many were made sinners, so by the

one man’s obedience [Jesus] the many will be made righteous.” (Romans 5:19)

What does it mean to be a man? What is Biblical masculinity? The answer is found by contrasting the original Adam to the new Adam [Jesus].

Authentic Biblical manhood is not passive; it is responsible, courageous and invests in eternity. Come see how God unveils His desire and design

for manhood in this month’s video presentation, teaching time and table top discussion.

Manhood

We will be serving eggs and ham off the bone as our main entrée along with fruit, oatmeal, a yogurt bar with granola toppings, chilled juice, hot coffee and tea.

So bring your son, bring a friend, bring your son-in-law, bring a neighbor, but most importantly – bring yourself! (Ages 14 and up.)

Men’s Breakfast

Saturday – April 6th

8:00am-9:30am

W.I.P. (Women in Prayer)

Ladies, Our next monthly Prayer Time –

Saturday, April 6

Karen Warren’s Home 8 – 9:30 a.m.

Our FOCUS: To lift up prayers on behalf of VBC and its many ministries and outreaches!

Questions? Karen Warren (kwarren8286@gmail.com or 920-716-3752)

or Sue Shepard (heyludie@gmail.com or 920-470-9013)

Brethren, pray for us. I Thess. 5:25

For Women

Register for

Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God

study for women led by Karen Warren

May 18th—August 3rd

Saturdays 9—10:30 a.m.

This study will guide us in experiencing a relationship with God through which we come to know and do His will by learning to

recognize when He is speaking.

Register online at https://valleyconnex.org/events/

Or contact Kim in the office at

at 920-733-8823, valleysec@valleyconnex.org Books are available in the church office for $15 each.

Easter Celebration

Saturday, April 20

10:00-11:30 am

Candy donations needed to fill 2000 eggs for our children’s Easter

Celebration, egg hunt.

If you would like to donate bags of individually wrapped candy please place in

the marked box in the kitchen by Wednesday, April 17.

(The candy should fit into small plastic eggs.)

If you have any questions, contact Pam Creamer at

920-277-2900

Women’s Wednesday Evening Bible Study

Psalms of Contrition

Wednesdays April 10- May 1

6:00-7:30 pm

Valley Baptist Cove Room 3

Join with other women this season in a devotional study of four Psalms of Contrition from A 30-Day Walk With God in the

Psalms. Using the workbook to guide us, we’ll study one Psalm each week to learn what it says, what it means, and how

to make it a part of our lives. We will have opportunity to grow in intimacy with God by spending time with Him in His Word,

and we will have the blessing of fellowship as we meet to study and share together each week. Please join us!

This study will include weekly reading of one Psalm and class discussion.

Sign-up sheets and books are available in the church lobby

For questions: contact Paula Weber 920-585-5196 or gandpweber@gmail.com or

Jean Kielisch 920-410-5181 jkielisch@gmail.com

Wednesday evening Nursery and Pathfinders classes available for children during this time.

Women’s Thursday Morning Bible Study

A Message from God: Light Living in Dark Days A flexible inductive study of 1 John by Pam Gillaspie

Thursdays April 11-May 23

9:00-11:00 am

Valley Baptist Welcome Center

In our day, everything from music to politics is described as "Christian," but are they? Is Jesus what our society or

culture says He is? And who are the people who belong to Him? How can you know? Biblical truth can only be

understood straight from God's Word, not opinion polls.

In A Message From God: Light Living in a Dark World you'll unpack

1John in just seven weeks and see God's message for yourself without the "middleman" of others' opinions and ideas!

This study will include weekly homework, class discussion, and video teaching by Pam Gillaspie.

Sign-up sheets and books are available in the church lobby

For questions, contact Christina Warne at christinaw1@sbcglobal.net

Childcare will be available for this study. Sign up at the table in the lobby. For questions, or to volunteer to serve in

childcare, contact Paula Weber 920-585-5196 or gandpweber@gmail.com