Sunday, April 28, 2013

Baptist Church est End

314 Topsail Rd. St. John’s, NL • A1E 2B5

Phone (709) 368-1381 Fax (709) 368-7381

E-mail: office@westendbaptistchurch.ca Website: www.westendbaptistchurch.ca

“Growing disciples who take Christ’s love to lost and hurting people.”

• Rev. Gordon Sutherland Pastor (B.A., M.Div)

• Rev. John Campbell Youth Pastor (B.CS, M.Div)

• Rev. Sandra Sutherland Children’s Pastor (B.A., M.R.E.)

• Nancy Pike Camp Director

• Tim Dawe Director of Worship

• Lois Hammond Office Administrator

• Denis & Diane Sherbeck (T.E.A.M., Pakistan)

• Edison & Margo Wiltshire (EZRA Ministries, NL)

• Darrell & Laura Lee Bustin (CBM, Rwanda)

• Tim and Kristina Churchill (SIM, Zambia)

Welcome to West End at Larkhall Academy If you are visiting with us this morning, we are glad you are here.

West End Baptist Staff

Partners In Mission

Prayer Chain Requests Contact: Rosemary Moore at 368-2543

or at: bnr.moore@gmail.com.

We won’t embarrass you by singling you out. As our guest, please feel no obliga-tion to give an offering. Also, take a moment to introduce yourself to our pastor.

Children’s Ministries at Larkhall Academy Welcome (for infants and toddlers up to and including age 2) is located just inside the entrance. It’s the first open door on your left as you enter the building. Caregivers are in the “Welcome Circle” from 10:30 onwards but your little ones are welcome to be with you in the corporate worship ser-vice, especially during the opening worship time.

Wonder (ages 3-4) and Discover (ages 5-8) meet in classrooms that open off the hallway next to the gym. This hallway opens off the lobby on the left, just past the “Welcome Circle.” We will ask your children to wait for you in their classrooms when church ends so thank you for picking them up before you have your coffee!

Flyte (for grades 4-6), our Life Group Bible Study for pre-teens, meets downstairs, in the hall directly beneath the gym. We will send the “Flyte” kids up to meet you after church.

We hope you enjoy the presence of the Lord as we celebrate Him today.

WORSHIP MATTERS

For an Audience of One

XP will meet at 7pm, Wednesday at the church. All Junior and Senior High students are invite to attend.

God and God alone is fit to take the universe's throne.

Let everything that lives, reserve it's truest praise for God and God alone.

Steve Green

We welcome Pastor Paul Fowler to our church service today. Throughout the weekend, Pastor Fowler led the Worship Workshop at West End. We look forward to hearing the message God gave him for our church family.

It is imperative that the Christian, at the beginning of his pursuit to un-derstand what true worship is, gets it clear that the object of our wor-ship is to be God and God alone.

R.C.Sproul

Launch for pre-teens (grades 4, 5, and 6) will be at the church on Fri-day, May 3. Drop off time is from 7:00—7:15 p.m. Pick up time is from 8:30 –8:45 p.m.

Explore (Jr. High) and Experience (Senior High): Check the website, www.westendbaptistchurch.ca, / for details about your weekly meeting.

Doreen and Nick Westera thank God for the safe arrival of their first grandson, Liam Lawrence Peterson, born April 24, 7.6 pounds. According to Doreen, Liam has dark hair and looks absolutely gorgeous! The happy couple rushed to Montreal to greet this newest member of their family. Our best wishes and congratulations go with them.

Church in Prayer Life Group Wednesday, 7 pm.

This week, I (Lois) will lead a dis-cussion about prayer. Did you know the name ‘Lois’ actually means war-rior? Becoming an effective prayer warrior is important to me. If you also wish to learn more about prayer, please feel welcome to join us. There’s always room for one more.

I give it all to you, letting go of me, Reaching as I fall, I know it's already over now Nothing left to lose, loving you again I know it's already over, already over now You're all I'm reaching for I give it all to you, I offer up my soul

Ladies-Take-a-Break—Tuesday, April 30, 9:30 am

The Ladies Take-a-Break group began a new study last week, “Journey into the Heart of God” by Charles Price. The quote below came from last week’s study.

“The greatest benefit of prayer is that we get to know God better.”

All ladies are welcome to attend.

Consider Jesus. Know Jesus. Learn what kind of Person it is you say you

trust and love and worship. Soak in the shadow of Jesus. Watch him. Listen

to him. Stand in awe of Him. Let Him overwhelm you with the way He is. John Piper

Life Groups I need to update our Life Group Display. To do that, I need:

• the name of your life group,* • the group of people this life group includes (ie youth, single parents,

senior men, support group for people dealing with a particular burden, women, mixed),

• the time and day of the week on which you meet,

• the location of your meetings,

• special focus of your group or current study program, • and contact name and number. In addition to the above information, if your group regularly undertakes special projects or activities, please let me know.

If you are not presently part of a life group and you are uncertain if there is a life group that meets your need, please contact the church of-fice. If there is an appropriate group, we will help direct you. If there is not an appropriate group, we need to be aware.

I need your help. I cannot update the display without your input. Please ask a member of your group to send information to me at of-fice@westendbaptistchurch.ca or phone me weekday mornings at 368-1381. Thank you.

Lois Hammond

Nothing makes God more supreme and more central in worship than when a people are utterly persuaded that nothing—not money or prestige or lei-sure or family or job or health or sports or toys or friends—nothing is go-ing to bring satisfaction to their sinful, guilty, aching hearts besides God.

John Piper

Are you considering going to Oasis, our annual conference of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches? If so, please let us know. Each year, we are permitted to send voting delegates to rep-resent us at convention. Information was provided about convention in the April 7 and April 14 bulletins available online at www.westendbaptistchurch.ca. Further information about Oasis 2013 is available online at www.baptist-atlantic.ca/oasis.

Sherry Kenway asked knitters in West End Baptist Church and also Maplewood Apartments to knit men’s socks. These will be sent to Russia for distribution to those in need. If you have knitted socks ready, please call Rosemary Moore as quickly as possible. Rosemary will arrange to pick up your socks so Sherry can prepare the shipment.

This needs to be done soon!

Youth Leaders Meeting Tuesday, April 30, 7:00—9:00 pm

@ the church

Launch Kids dive into the Word Submitted by Quenton Currie

The past few months the Launch kids (Grades 4, 5 & 6) were challenged to follow a daily devotion book. They were asked to first complete 1 week, then 2 consecutive weeks and so on. The kids are now up to their 5 week challenge! Last week when I asked them how they were doing, they could not contain themselves. Out came a flurry of positive comments: it’s great!; no problem, I just do it every night before bed; I love a quiet time in bed with my books; I just write down whatever I feel like, it’s not like a test or anything. They quickly banded around anyone who was having difficulty keeping up with lots of encouraging advice and open, sincere support. As someone who has always struggled with anything remotely resembling a consistent devotion time, I was blessed by their simple approach and enthusiasm for their special time with the Word. I hope I can be like them when I grow up. Glory to God!

Thank you, Quenton, for submitting this article. If anyone would like to

submit an article about an ongoing ministry of this church, or a worship poem, or an announcement, please feel free to send your submission to office@westendbaptistchurch.ca. We will include it if possible.

Serving One Another Today:

Greeters: Ken Stevens, Don Stevens Deacon Greeter: Quenton Currie Ushers: Colin Miller, Robbie Stevens, Noah Osmond, Hunter Rixmann, Adam House, Zachary Stevens

Tellers: Ken Osmond, Linda House Foyer: Chris Mattatal Coffee Prep: Diane Lemoine May 5, 2013: Greeters: Bob Moore, Rosemary Moore, Dave Williams Deacon Greeter: Darlene Osmond Ushers: Deacons

Tellers: Ken Stevens, Shannon Fisher Foyer: Ken Stevens Coffee Prep: Donna House

Did you know that we, the members of West End Baptist Church, contribute to the work of The Gideons through our tithes and offerings? Your Mission Board encourages you to attend this concert to learn what The Gideons International in Canada are doing in our nation and around the world.

Gideon Gospel Concert Featuring Jimmy Lee Howard and Friends

Sunday, April 28—6:00 pm

Salvation Army Citadel 21 Adams Avenue

You may wish to check out The Gideons’ website, www.gideons.ca. The Gideons distribute Bibles and New Testaments in over 100 coun-tries. Here in Canada, The Gideons partner with Wasaya Airways to bring Bibles to Northern Ontario. Their website offers lots of information about their work.

Jimmy Lee Howard, born in Texas, married Madonna, a NL woman. For 14 years, Jimmy Lee & Madonna ran a program in California feed-ing street people and the poor. In 2000, they returned to Newfoundland. Jimmy Lee recently released his second album, “Stand by me.” You will have opportunity to donate to the work of The Gideons during the concert.

Forms and rituals do not produce worship, nor does the disuse of forms and rituals. We can use all the right techniques and methods, we can have the best possible liturgy, but we have not worshipped the Lord until Spirit

touches spirit. Richard J. Foster

Organ Recital Robin Williams, organ with Katie Sullivan, trumpet

D.F.Cook Recital Hall, MUN School of Music, Friday, May 3 at 8 pm, Admis-sion is $10. Featuring works by Bach, Boellmann, Franck, Hovhaness, King, Lefebure-Wely and Turnemire

Lady Cove, Newman Sound and Jazz East Big Band present:

TIME OF MY LIFE Saturday, May 4, 8 pm at Holy Heart Theatre. Admission is $24 or $18 for students (plus $2 box office surcharge). Tickets are available now at the box office. Reserve your seats early by calling 579-4424 or by visiting www.holyhearttheatre.com.

Newfound Sound Sunday, May 5, 7:30 pm at D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Admission $15

MarkEast and the Montreal Urban Partnership

Sabrina Perry, Nathan Drover, Nathan Brazil, and Mi-

chael Knoll will attend MarkEast from May 1 to 7. This annual Intervarsity Christian Fellowship event is a scripture study camp. University students study the Gospel of Mark using an interactive, inductive method called manuscript study. In addition to MarkEast, Michael Knoll will also participate in Montreal Urban Partnership. While in Montreal, Michael and other students will seek the shalom of the city together and learn about Jesus’ view of justice; that is to say, they will study and apply scrip-tures to life and learn how to share their faith with compassion and understanding. This Urban Partnership is one of a number offered by ICF across Canada during the month of May. If you wish to make a contribution to support Michael Knoll’s involvement in the Montreal Urban Partnership, please place your donation in the offering plate, clearly marked as “Benevolent Fund in support of Michael Knoll, Urban Partnership.”