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BlogGreen Letter - May 22, 2008TO PREPARE FOR THE LORD'S DAY – SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008 Sermon: “We Will Leave the Light on for You” from I Samuel 7:2-17 Read Jonah 2 to prepare for our Call to Worship Hymns for Worship: Holy, Holy, Holy – Fairest Lord Jesus – Beneath the Cross of Jesus WORSHIP QUOTABLE! “If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!” - Elisabeth Elliot WESTMINSTER LARGER CATECHISM Question 67: What is effectual calling? Effectual calling is the work of God's almighty power and grace, whereby (out of his free and special love to his elect, and from nothing in them moving him thereunto) he does, in his accepted time, invite and draw them to Jesus Christ, by his Word and Spirit; savingly enlightening their minds, renewing and powerfully determining their wills, so as they (although in themselves dead in sin) are hereby made willing and able freely to answer his call, and to accept and embrace the grace offered and conveyed therein. FOOD FOR THOUGHT Our lives are to conform to the Word of God. It is only after we read, study and begin to correct our lives where conformity is lacking, that God begins to complete us. Take time to study and ingest the Word so that your life reflects the character of God! MINISTRY NEWS Behind the scenes, much goes on to make H.A.R.P. work! Bills are paid, janitors clean, music is rehearsed, schedules are made, lights are turned on, bank accounts reconciled, lessons are prepared. Take time to encourage those who serve our congregation so faithfully – and praise God for gifting his people to serve the church. VOLUNTEERS FOR WEEK OF MAY 25 Snack – Benevolent Class IMPORTANT CHURCH NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE & MINISTRY Sybil Wilson fell the day of her husband’s funeral and broke her arm near her elbow. She could use some part-time help: some for bathing, light housework, loading/unloading dishwasher, heating up meals. Are there some in the church who can help, or suggestions for someone she could hire? Call her daughter Jody on her cell phone 803-370-2700. Business Items to Note: H.A.R.P. has a new Federal I.D. # - please do not use the old one and speak with Jim Snyder if you need to know the new number. Some of the exterior doors have been re-keyed. The old master key still works for interior doors and main sanctuary & sanctuary north doors. Speak to Trent Gazzaway for a new key. All exterior doors will be re-keyed in the near future. H.A.R.P. Stickers for your cars, etc. are available on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. If you are interested in giving towards Anna Cameron’s mission trip to France, please make checks payable to H.A.R.P. and write in the memo line - Mission-Youth General Fund Budget Update April 30: YTD Income - $105,441 – YTD Expenses - $ 118,240 Please take note of this negative YTD Difference of $ 13,099 and ask the Lord to guide you in helping us make up this deficit. YTD Christian Life Center Fund giving averages $2,885 per month. Keep in mind three important things: The CLC is funded over and above the General Fund, our estimated mortgage payment is in the $5,000 per month range, and $1,500 in monthly costs will be added to the General Fund to operate this new facility. Music Rehearsals - May 25: Handbell Quartet – None, Handbells – None, and Adult Choir – 6:00 PM B.I.G. F.I.S.H. (Youth Group) will meet Sunday, May 25 – 6 PM at the lakefront home of Bobby Greene – 17028 Island View Drive – Cornelius 28031 – 704-892-7565. Bring your swimsuit and come for a cookout dinner. Men’s Lunch – “Bible & Bologna” will meet on Wednesday, May 28 at Noon – bring your own lunch Prayer & Preaching will be held on Wednesday, May 28 at 6:15 PM – Children’s Choirs will meet during P & P. During the summer months, we will have a weekly prayer meeting for those who are able to come. There will be no childcare or other ministry programs. All ages are welcome to come pray! The Senior Adult Ministry announces their next event: Lunch & Shut-In Visitation - meet at Max & Irma’s on Thursday, May 29 at 11:30 AM. Tables will be reserved so all can eat together, the church will provide hot cookies, and meals range from $7-$10. After lunch & fellowship, the group will separate to visit our members who are in area nursing homes. RSVP with Leroy Winburne (704) 491-1256 by May 26 The Session will meet on Monday, June 2 at 7 PM The Friendship Circle will meet on Monday, June 2 – 7 PM at the home of Patti Snyder Please plan to join us for VBS, June 22nd –26th! This is a church-wide event at H.A.R.P., so come and enjoy some great fellowship as we show the love of Christ to the children. Would you prayerfully consider being a teacher for one of our age groups: Pre-K, K-1st, 2nd-3rd, or 4th-5th? We could also use help with set-up, clean up, food preparation, crafts, and recreation. We welcome your involvement! If you have questions, please see Jill Gazzaway. Annual 4th of July Picnic at the Whitby’s will be Sunday, June 29 after Worship. Donelle and Bill will be asking for help as the time nears for the event. If you collect milk tokens from nearby grocery stores, please let Donelle know if she can utilize them to offset costs for making ice cream. THANKSGIVING & PRAYER - Give thanks for our nation & those who have given their lives to defend our borders and freedoms - Continue in intercession for Barbara Oxford, that the Lord would lift her spirits from depression and that her caloric intake would suffice to allow for the removal of her feeding tube Green Letter - May 22, 2008TO PREPARE FOR THE LORD'S DAY – SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008 Sermon: “We Will Leave the Light on for You” from I Samuel 7:2-17 Read Jonah 2 to prepare for our Call to Worship Hymns for Worship: Holy, Holy, Holy – Fairest Lord Jesus – Beneath the Cross of Jesus WORSHIP QUOTABLE! “If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!” - Elisabeth Elliot WESTMINSTER LARGER CATECHISM Question 67: What is effectual calling? Effectual calling is the work of God's almighty power and grace, whereby (out of his free and special love to his elect, and from nothing in them moving him thereunto) he does, in his accepted time, invite and draw them to Jesus Christ, by his Word and Spirit; savingly enlightening their minds, renewing and powerfully determining their wills, so as they (although in themselves dead in sin) are hereby made willing and able freely to answer his call, and to accept and embrace the grace offered and conveyed therein. FOOD FOR THOUGHT Our lives are to conform to the Word of God. It is only after we read, study and begin to correct our lives where conformity is lacking, that God begins to complete us. Take time to study and ingest the Word so that your life reflects the character of God! MINISTRY NEWS Behind the scenes, much goes on to make H.A.R.P. work! Bills are paid, janitors clean, music is rehearsed, schedules are made, lights are turned on, bank accounts reconciled, lessons are prepared. Take time to encourage those who serve our congregation so faithfully – and praise God for gifting his people to serve the church. VOLUNTEERS FOR WEEK OF MAY 25 Snack – Benevolent Class IMPORTANT CHURCH NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE & MINISTRY Sybil Wilson fell the day of her husband’s funeral and broke her arm near her elbow. She could use some part-time help: some for bathing, light housework, loading/unloading dishwasher, heating up meals. Are there some in the church who can help, or suggestions for someone she could hire? Call her daughter Jody on her cell phone 803-370-2700. Business Items to Note: H.A.R.P. has a new Federal I.D. # - please do not use the old one and speak with Jim Snyder if you need to know the new number. Some of the exterior doors have been re-keyed. The old master key still works for interior doors and main sanctuary & sanctuary north doors. Speak to Trent Gazzaway for a new key. All exterior doors will be re-keyed in the near future. H.A.R.P. Stickers for your cars, etc. are available on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. If you are interested in giving towards Anna Cameron’s mission trip to France, please make checks payable to H.A.R.P. and write in the memo line - Mission-Youth General Fund Budget Update April 30: YTD Income - $105,441 – YTD Expenses - $ 118,240 Please take note of this negative YTD Difference of $ 13,099 and ask the Lord to guide you in helping us make up this deficit. YTD Christian Life Center Fund giving averages $2,885 per month. Keep in mind three important things: The CLC is funded over and above the General Fund, our estimated mortgage payment is in the $5,000 per month range, and $1,500 in monthly costs will be added to the General Fund to operate this new facility. Music Rehearsals - May 25: Handbell Quartet – None, Handbells – None, and Adult Choir – 6:00 PM B.I.G. F.I.S.H. (Youth Group) will meet Sunday, May 25 – 6 PM at the lakefront home of Bobby Greene – 17028 Island View Drive – Cornelius 28031 – 704-892-7565. Bring your swimsuit and come for a cookout dinner. Men’s Lunch – “Bible & Bologna” will meet on Wednesday, May 28 at Noon – bring your own lunch Prayer & Preaching will be held on Wednesday, May 28 at 6:15 PM – Children’s Choirs will meet during P & P. During the summer months, we will have a weekly prayer meeting for those who are able to come. There will be no childcare or other ministry programs. All ages are welcome to come pray! The Senior Adult Ministry announces their next event: Lunch & Shut-In Visitation - meet at Max & Irma’s on Thursday, May 29 at 11:30 AM. Tables will be reserved so all can eat together, the church will provide hot cookies, and meals range from $7-$10. After lunch & fellowship, the group will separate to visit our members who are in area nursing homes. RSVP with Leroy Winburne (704) 491-1256 by May 26 The Session will meet on Monday, June 2 at 7 PM The Friendship Circle will meet on Monday, June 2 – 7 PM at the home of Patti Snyder Please plan to join us for VBS, June 22nd –26th! This is a church-wide event at H.A.R.P., so come and enjoy some great fellowship as we show the love of Christ to the children. Would you prayerfully consider being a teacher for one of our age groups: Pre-K, K-1st, 2nd-3rd, or 4th-5th? We could also use help with set-up, clean up, food preparation, crafts, and recreation. We welcome your involvement! If you have questions, please see Jill Gazzaway. Annual 4th of July Picnic at the Whitby’s will be Sunday, June 29 after Worship. Donelle and Bill will be asking for help as the time nears for the event. If you collect milk tokens from nearby grocery stores, please let Donelle know if she can utilize them to offset costs for making ice cream. THANKSGIVING & PRAYER - Give thanks for our nation & those who have given their lives to defend our borders and freedoms - Continue in intercession for Barbara Oxford, that the Lord would lift her spirits from depression and that her caloric intake would suffice to allow for the removal of her feeding tube Green Letter - May 15, 2008TO PREPARE FOR THE LORD'S DAY – SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008 Sermon: “The Supremacy of God” from I Samuel 5:1-7:1 Read Isaiah 46 to prepare for our Call to Worship Hymns for Worship: O Worship the King – O God Beyond All Praising – My Jesus, I Love Thee WORSHIP QUOTABLE! “It is a precious thing beyond all words - especially in the hour of death - that we have a God whose nature is such that what pleases Him is not our work for Him but our need for Him.” - John Piper WESTMINSTER LARGER CATECHISM Question 66: What is that union which the elect have with Christ? The union, which the elect have with Christ, is the work of God's grace, whereby they are spiritually and mystically, yet really and inseparably, joined to Christ as their head and husband; which is done in their effectual calling. FOOD FOR THOUGHT At our recent Joint Officer meeting, the Session and Diaconate were challenged to consider how we might put a little sweat equity into various ministries of the church. From time to time, the church can slip into a maintenance mode. Joy, energy, and often excitement can erode from a certain ministry, causing that particular area of ministry to suffer. Help us identify areas where a vital ministry needs manpower, sweat, and even your own help so that our ministries remain Christ-honoring and member edifying. MINISTRY NEWS The officers of the church would like to see Wednesday Family Night (meal, nursery, children’s classes, and adult class electives) resume on a weekly basis in September. In order for this to take place, we will make a plan and begin asking the congregation to help make sure that we can support this ministry in both participation and service. Consider over the coming months of summer the following needs: Nursery, K-2nd Grade Teaching, 3rd-5th Grade Teaching, Meal Preparation, and Fellowship Hall & Kitchen Clean-Up. VOLUNTEERS FOR WEEK OF MAY 18 Snack – Pastor’s Class IMPORTANT CHURCH NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE & MINISTRY If you are interested in giving towards Anna Cameron’s mission trip to France, please make checks payable to H.A.R.P. and write in the memo line - Mission-Youth General Fund Budget Update April 30: YTD Income - $105,441 – YTD Expenses - $ 118,240 Please take note of this negative YTD Difference of $ 13,099 and ask the Lord to guide you in helping us make up this deficit. YTD Christian Life Center Fund giving averages $2,885 per month. Keep in mind three important things: The CLC is funded over and above the General Fund, our estimated mortgage payment is in the $5,000 per month range, and $1,500 in monthly costs will be added to the General Fund to operate this new facility. Please take time to write our friend Marian Bellamy a note of encouragement: 3704 Barbizon Circle – N. Jacksonville, FL 32257 – she has just received news of cancer Music Rehearsals - May 18: Handbell Quartet – None, Handbells – None, and Adult Choir – 6:00 PM B.I.G. F.I.S.H. (Youth Group) will meet Sunday, May 18 – 7 PM at the home of Beard & Pam McAulay – 14610 Stumptown Road – Huntersville 28078 – 704-875-0043 Men’s Lunch – “Bible & Bologna” will meet on Wednesday, May 21 at Noon – bring your own lunch Dorcas Disciples will meet on Wednesday, May 21 at 4:00 PM. May 28 will be our last weekly meeting until September. Contact: Marlene Van Farowe Prayer & Preaching will be held on Wednesday, May 21 at 6:15 PM – Children’s Choirs will meet during P & P. May 28 will be our last weekly meeting until September. There will be a Children’s Church team meeting at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, May 21. All teachers need to plan to attend. Contact: Pastor Crotts The Senior Adult Ministry announces their next event: Lunch & Shut-In Visitation - meet at Max & Irma’s on Thursday, May 29 at 11:30 AM. Tables will be reserved so all can eat together, the church will provide hot cookies, and meals range from $7-$10. After lunch & fellowship, the group will separate to visit our members who are in area nursing homes. RSVP with Leroy Winburne (704) 491-1256 by May 26 Please plan to join us for VBS, June 22nd –26th! This is a church-wide event at H.A.R.P., so come and enjoy some great fellowship as we show the love of Christ to the children. Would you prayerfully consider being a teacher for one of our age groups: Pre-K, K-1st, 2nd-3rd, or 4th-5th? We could also use help with set-up, clean up, food preparation, crafts, and recreation. We welcome your involvement! If you have questions, please see Jill Gazzaway. Annual 4th of July Picnic at the Whitby’s will be Sunday, June 29 after Worship. Donelle and Bill will be asking for help as the time nears for the event. If you collect milk tokens from nearby grocery stores, please let Donelle know if she can utilize them to offset costs for making ice cream. THANKSGIVING & PRAYER - Give thanks for God’s gift of mothers - Pray for the family of Sybil Wilson as they mourn the loss of her husband Bob - 10 Things: that our church will be characterized by a passion for evangelism and missions Green Letter - May 8, 2008TO PREPARE FOR THE LORD'S DAY – SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008 Sermon: “Thou Art Worthy vs. Thou Art Useful” from I Samuel 4:1-22 Read Psalm 34 to prepare for our Call to Worship Hymns for Worship: Hallelujah! Thine Be the Glory – This is My Father’s World – Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise WORSHIP QUOTABLE! “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, the God of Christians is a God of love and comfort, a God who fills the soul and heart of those whom he possesses, a God who makes them conscious of their inward wretchedness, and his infinite mercy; who unites himself to their inmost soul, who fills it with humility and joy, with confidence and love, who renders them incapable of any other end than himself.” WESTMINSTER LARGER CATECHISM Question 64: What is the invisible church? Question 65: What special benefits do the members of the invisible church enjoy by Christ? FOOD FOR THOUGHT Worship is for God! He is the target audience of the gathered people of God. MINISTRY NEWS On two recent weekends, the Jr. High Youth and the Sr. High Youth attended retreats at Bonclarken with other A.R.P. youth. Music, biblical teaching, games, fellowship, and multiple activities are provided for the youth of our denomination. Pastor David and Anthony Navarro are on the Presbytery committee responsible for these activities. Pray for them as they help lead these important ministries to our young people. VOLUNTEERS FOR WEEK OF MAY 11 Snack – Ladies Bible Class IMPORTANT CHURCH NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE & MINISTRY Please take time to write our friend Marian Bellamy a note of encouragement: 3704 Barbizon Circle – N. Jacksonville, FL 32257 – she has just received news of cancer The General Synod now has a new web site and a new address: http://www.arpchurch.org Music Rehearsals - May 11: Handbell Quartet – None, Handbells – None, and Adult Choir – 6:00 PM B.I.G. F.I.S.H. (Youth Group) will not meet Sunday, May 11 Joint Officer Meeting – 7 PM on Monday, May 12 at the church building Men’s Lunch – “Bible & Bologna” will meet on Wednesday, May 14 at Noon – bring your own lunch Dorcas Disciples will meet on Wednesday, May 14 at 4:00 PM. Contact: Marlene Van Farowe Wednesday Family Night will meet on Wednesday, May 14 with dinner at 6:00 PM and singing at 6:45 PM. We will have a hymn sing for all ages in the Sanctuary at 7 PM. Nursery will be provided. Children’s Choirs will join their parents for the hymn sing. The Covenant/McDowell Circle will meet at the church on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 11 AM. Lunch will be provided. Contact: Myron Alice Ingram There will be a Children’s Church team meeting at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, May 21. All teachers need to plan to attend. Contact: Pastor Crotts Please plan to join us for VBS, June 22nd –26th! This is a church-wide event at H.A.R.P., so come and enjoy some great fellowship as we show the love of Christ to the children. Would you prayerfully consider being a teacher for one of our age groups: Pre-K, K-1st, 2nd-3rd, or 4th-5th? We could also use help with set-up, clean up, food preparation, crafts, and recreation. We welcome your involvement! If you have questions, please see Jill Gazzaway. Mark your calendars! 4th of July at the Whitby’s on June 29 - Church Pool Party at Wynfield Clubhouse on July 16 THANKSGIVING & PRAYER - Don Liebner gives thanks for some relief from the pain in his feet - Mike Cochran asks for prayer for his mother Kathy – she will have surgery on Monday, May 12 - Pray for those who are in the midst of economic and job difficulties - 10 Things: that we would continue to be a congregation characterized by harmony and love towards one another Green Letter - May 1, 2008TO PREPARE FOR THE LORD'S DAY – SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008 Sermon: “The Place of the Prophet” from I Samuel 3:1-4:1 Read Psalm 111 to prepare for our Call to Worship Hymns for Worship: Stand Up and Bless the Lord – We Bow Down – Crown Him WORSHIP QUOTABLE! “[Jesus] is strong...but He's also approachable. He is able to carry our load...but He'll never make us feel embarrassed or defeated for asking.” - Joni Eareckson Tada WESTMINSTER LARGER CATECHISM Question 63: What are the special privileges of the visible church? The visible church has the privilege of being under God's special care and government; of being protected and preserved in all ages, not withstanding the opposition of all enemies; and of enjoying the communion of saints, the ordinary means of salvation, and offers of grace by Christ to all the members of it in the ministry of the gospel, testifying, that whosoever believes in him shall be saved, and excluding none that will come unto him. FOOD FOR THOUGHT We live in such an information age! We hear, we see, we organize, we distribute, and we have information pass by our minds. It is no wonder that many of the facts that cross the desk of our minds have no effect on us. We are information numb! Take for example the evening news – do we simply hear the telling of the loss of life, or do we take a moment to ponder that life has been lost, that a person with physical and personal connections to this life is no longer alive? On a spiritual note – do we pass over the Scriptures with our eyes or ears, or do we consider how they bear weight on our daily lives? MINISTRY NEWS The Sr. Adult ministry held their April activity at the church building last Thursday, April 17. Boxed lunches were eaten in a packed Fellowship Hall. In addition to great fellowship, Wayne Brown and five musician friends from the Carolinas and Virginia played a wide selection of bluegrass music. VOLUNTEERS FOR WEEK OF MAY 4 Snack – Fellowship Class IMPORTANT CHURCH NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE & MINISTRY The General Synod now has a new web site and a new address: http://www.arpchurch.org Music Rehearsals: Handbell Quartet – 4:00 PM, Handbells – 5:00 PM, and Adult Choir – 6:00 PM B.I.G. F.I.S.H. will meet Sunday, May 4 – 7 PM – at the home of Jerry and Linda Shope – 6032 Jim Kidd Road – Huntersville 28078 – 704-875-1413 Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study will meet for their last study on May 6 at 2:30 PM. Contact: Nancy Winburne Men’s Lunch – “Bible & Bologna” will meet on Wednesday, May 7 at Noon – bring your own lunch Dorcas Disciples will meet on Wednesday, May 7 at 4:00 PM. Contact: Marlene Van Farowe Prayer & Preaching will be held on Wednesday, May 7 at 6:15 PM – Children’s Choirs will meet during P & P Friendship Circle will meet on Monday, May 5 – 7 PM - at the home of Edie Dunn There will be a Children’s Church team meeting at 6:45 PM on Wednesday, May 7. Contact: Pastor Crotts Building & Grounds Workday will be held on Saturday, May 10. See Trent Gazzaway for more details or to offer your time and skills. A Joint Officers Meeting will be held on Monday, May 12 at 7 PM Please plan to join us for VBS, June 22nd –26th! This is a church-wide event at H.A.R.P., so come and enjoy some great fellowship as we show the love of Christ to the children. Would you prayerfully consider being a teacher for one of our age groups: Pre-K, K-1st, 2nd-3rd, or 4th-5th? We could also use help with set-up, clean-up, food preparation, crafts, and recreation. We welcome your involvement! If you have questions, please see Jill Gazzaway. Mark your calendars! May Family Night will be May 14 – Vacation Bible School will be June 22-26 – 4th of July at the Whitby’s on June 29 - Church Pool Party at Wynfield Clubhouse on July 16 THANKSGIVING & PRAYER - Barbara Oxford gives thanks to God for the prayers of her church on her behalf and that she has had some relief from her pain - Rickie McAuley’s brother-in-law, Michael Striden, is in need of surgery due to chest pains and refuses help; he is 63 years of age - 10 Things: That our church would develop a women’s ministry that invests in women in a way that equips them as disciples, for their own spiritual maturation, for the good of the marriages and families of the church, for the betterment of the total ministry of the church, and for their life in the world  |
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