About Oak Hills Church We invite you to experience the love of Christ’s community here as you explore the purpose of your life with Jesus. Our staff is available to serve you – please connect with them in person, by phone or e-mail. Office Hours M-F 9-5 (503) 645-2245 www.oakhills-church.org 2800 NW 153rd Ave Beaverton OR 97006 Carl Leep, Pastor [email protected] Howard Spaan, Pastor Emeritus Sharry Kragt, Ministry Coord. [email protected] Please send bulletin announcements to Sheila Deeth at: [email protected] by Thursday at 5:00 pm FIND SERMONS ONLINE Just go to oakhills-church.org and click on the MEDIA page to access the messages. If you would like a copy burned on a CD, please contact Curtis Holm and he will take care of your request. Pastoral Elders Seth Atsma Gene Dykema Rosemary Dykema Dave Slotemaker Bonnie Yonker Care Ministry Rosemary Dykema 503-598-9692 Leslie Kragt 503-841-1518 Administrative Elders Joey Kragt Morgan Law Jerry Yonker Deacons Bev Baarspul Susan Buchholz Jeff Diephuis Todd Veenhuis Prayer Chain Small Groups Don Johnson Dave Slotemaker 503-466-0150 503-531-2730 Evelyn VanderVeen [email protected] 503-649-7726 Email Prayer requests: Nan Van Dyke - [email protected] Preschool/Pre-K Sharry Kragt 503-645-9663 [email protected] Building Use Sharry Kragt 503-645-2245 [email protected] OUR MISSIONARIES Steve and Jan Michmerhuizen, Lupeni, Romania Chris & Heather Enns, Tanzania Minnie Hill, Manila, Philippines Amy Lineburg, International Princess Club Ministry Evy Smith CALENDAR Today: 11:00 am: Sunday School & Adult Education classes 11:00 am: Women’s Fellowship gathering (Fireside) (See announcement for details) 6:00pm: 3rd – 5th Grade Youth Group Tuesday: 9:15 Coffee Break & ESL 10:15 Women’s Bible Study Wednesday: 2:30-4:15 Kids’ Club June 22-26, 2015: Son Seekers Summer Camp - Mark your calendars and pray about how God might use you to help. July 6-10, 2015: Camp Calvin (mark your calendars) July 9-13, 2015: Cascade Family Bible Camp (see announcement) Living out our commitment to Love Jesus, Obey Jesus & Serve Jesus for God’s glory! Welcome to Oak Hills Church! We’ve come to worship God together. We hope you sense the Spirit of Jesus among us and share the joy of praising God. Please join us for refreshments after worship and meet someone new. Worship guests, please sign a guest card found in the racks in the pew in front of you, and place it in the offering plate. TODAY: April 19 Encouragement In JESUS’ WORD Acts 20:1-12 A key component to encouraging believers comes through listening to the Word of Jesus. Together believers open themselves to the Word. Jesus nurtures our faith so we grow in knowing him and how to express our love and obedience to him. We experience grace from God as we daily live out his Word in character shown in our behavior. NEXT WEEK: April 26 Encouragement for Active Faith Acts 20:1-12 April 19th Call to Worship “Blessed Jesus, at Your Word” #763:1-3 Welcome & God’s Greeting & Greeting One Another Praising God Together “God’s Holy Ways Are Just and True” “God We Sing Your Glorious Praises” #519 Confessing Our Sins and Assured of Forgiveness Psalm 15 “Ancient Words” #762:1 Prayer of Confession “Ancient Words” #762:2 Bringing God’s Tithes and Our Offerings Offertory (Children’s Worship: age 2 – Grade 4) Prayers of God’s People Hearing God’s Word “Speak O Lord” #755:1 Scripture: Acts 20:1-12 Message: Encouragement In JESUS’ WORD Bringing Our Worship to God “Speak O Lord” #755:2,3 Going Out to Serve God’s Parting Blessing Parting Praise: “Keep What You Have Believed” #769 ACTS: What A Christian Can Expect series April 2015 The challenge of Jesus rising from the dead changes our lives in ways that are different than we often expect. What does believing in Jesus look like? Beginning with Easter, we will explore what you can expect as a follower of Jesus. Here are the basics for you to begin your faith journey following Jesus with all the support and encouragement that you need to live well. ___________________________ PRAYER DEACON’S REPORT Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 LAST WEEK’S OFFERING General Fund $6,088.45 Minnie Hill $150 TOTALS YTD offering: $244,709.49 YTD budget: $283,795.32 - CONTINUE TO REMEMBER Howard Spaan and Stan VanderVeen through their recovery. -PLEASE PRAY for our Middle School youth who are on a retreat this weekend. - PLEASE ASK God’s blessing on these OHC families this week: Gordon & Janet Vreugdenhil, Kimberly & Valerie; and Brad & Candy Weber. - PLEASE PRAY for those from our church family struggling with on-going health issues. - PRAY FOR TROOPS and their families; pray for all those who live in countries where war and terror are a constant threat. PLEASE JOIN THE 641 CLUB by praying at 6pm every day for one minute for the men and women fighting for the cause of freedom and our country. Also, please pray for the efforts of World Renew. See Don or Earle for information. __________________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ADULT EDUCATION opportunity. If you missed the January Series lectures presented by Calvin College this year we will be showing some of them during the Sunday School hour beginning today with Tova Friedman presents “Kinderlager: Reflections of a Child Holocaust Survivor.” LIBRARY: We have most of the January Series lectures on DVDs. If you miss the Adult Education classes, you can find them on the back shelf in the Church Library ready to be checked out. WORSHIPING IN SERVICE NURSERY: Morgan or Nate Law, Nelleke Kline COFFEE HOSTS: Joey & Leslie Kragt USHERS: Crystal & Jason VanDyken, GREETERS: Georgette Sezonov; Wesley Kwong SCRIPTURE READER: Dale Andrè CHILDREN’S WORSHIP LEADERS Room 1: Rebecca Armour Comm. Room: Sharry Kragt Fireside Room: Allison Bates LEADER: Janet Vreugdenhil PIANO: Mary Slotemaker Serving Next Sunday NURSERY: Bev Baarspul,Myrna DeMots COFFEE HOSTS: Wesley & Eleanor Kwong USHERS: Ed VanderPol, Dennis Widman GREETERS: Joey & Leslie Kragt SCRIPTURE READER: Gretta Bouwman CHILDREN’S WORSHIP LEADERS Room 1: Heather Gillenwater Comm. Room: Sharry Kragt Fireside Room: Allison Bates SPECIAL OFFERING TODAY for Youth Summer Camps and Retreats. You have the opportunity to support our youth in a special offering for Camp Calvin (Middle School) and/or City Camp. Your gifts will be used to provide scholarships for campers, to help train staff and build programs. For more information contact Mary vanBuren WOMEN’S GATHERING: Join our Ladies Fellowship TODAY following church in the Fireside Room at 11 am. Please bring snacks/brunch items if you wish. We can share how our Stars are impacting our lives, how we celebrated Resurrection Day, and all kinds of things. It is a time to fellowship and share. FAMILY FIRE - is an online community exploring Spirit-led family, marriage, parenting, in-laws, blended families, and intimacy. Find encouraging articles and devotions at familyfire.com. Subscribe for regular email updates and connect with our Family Fire community on Facebook. SIGN UP TO HELP WITH SON SEEKERS SUMMER CAMP – We have a full camp and growing waiting list and we need your help! Please talk to Sharry Kragt or Floyd Helm, email [email protected] or [email protected], or talk to Leslie, Shauna, Floyd or Sharry. With more volunteers we can serve more kids who would love to attend our camp. Please pray about it and volunteer ASAP! EARLE SEZ: Memorial Day is a long way off from Easter, so they tell me! But please Hear This! Before we pass the “Thank you Veteran” cards out on May 24th, think NOW about something extra special you can write to a man or woman vet in HOSPITAL BED, a LONELY ROOM, tired and, by now, down-inthe-dumps. (Sign your first name only.) And don’t forget the 3rd world and hungry and sick – pray for someone – dig down for our World Renew aid. You will get a good feeling when you do this, so be ready. Thx. Ed. P.S. I will mail the cards in. CREATION CARE E-BOOK - What does "fill the Earth and subdue it" look like in our everyday lives? A special collection on creation care from Think Christian explores this intriguing question. For Earth Day, we look at perspectives on an array of environment-related topics from some of TC's contributors. Get it at www.thinkchristian.net/earthday. FREE WEBINAR - Join us on April 22 for "Youth, Depression and Suicide" presented by June Zwier and Winnie Visser. This webinar will explore the issues of depression and suicide particular to youth and how we as a church can be equipped to effectively help and support. To register for this free, onehour event, visit crcna.org/webinars. INVEST IN YOUR FAMILY THIS SUMMER. From inspiring worship to startling sunsets over Puget Sound, Warm Beach Camp has events and activities for kids of all ages. Cascade Family Bible Camp is July 9-13 at Warm Beach Camp. Speakers include Heidi De Jonge, Tim De Jonge, and Clayton Libolt. Register online at www.cascadefamilybiblecamp.org or use the forms at church. First time registrants will receive 50% off registration.
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