Listening to God Sermon
Upcoming This Week . . .
MON
Oct
13
2:00 p.m. – Art Fellowship,, Fellowship Hall
5:30 p.m. – Ladies’ Fitness (Walking)
(Walking), Family Life Center
6:00 p.m. – Ladies’ Fitness (Pilates)
(Pilates), Family Life Center
7:30 p.m. – Men’s Open Basketball (35 & O
Older), Family Life Center
TUE
Oct
14
8:30 a.m. – Sr. Citizens Weight Training
Training, Family Life Center
10:45 a.m. – Ladies’ Open Bible Study
Study, Rooms 205, 207, 208,
studying the Book of Ruth/Esther. Childcare provided.
“Four
Four Blood Moons: What Is God Up To?”
To?
I Thessalonians 5:1-11; Luke 19:11-13;
13; 21:28; Acts
Ac 2:20
October 12, 2014
Senior Pastor
P
Rick Sams
Experience God
Alliance Friends Church
Connect
BIG IDEA: Will you use the signs of the times as opportunity for worry or a witness
to save souls?
STUDY OUTLINE:
1:00 p.m. – Overseer’s Meeting,, Room 207
6:15 p.m. – African Chopped Dinner
Dinner, Fellowship Hall. Find out about
Greg & Debbie Milliken’s role with JAARS, Wycliffe Bible Translators
6:30 p.m. – Bible Quiz Practice (grds 4
4-12), Children’s Wing
1. God tells us we should not be caught un-A________,
A________, un-W__________
un
and unR__________. Know the S_____ of the times (Matthew
(M
16:1-4; I
Thessalonians 5:1-11; I Chronicles 12:32). What are some of the signs you
see of His return?
6:30 p.m. – Men’s
’s Open Bible Study (Job)
(Job), Room 201
7:00 p.m. – Women’s Creative Corner
Corner, Room 208 (Service project scarves, hats for homeless shelter)
7:00 p.m. – Men’s Open Basketball (16
(16-34), Family Life Center
WED
Oct
15
9:30 a.m. – Men’s Golf , Sleepy Holl
Hollow (weather permitting). Contact
Roger Meir for more details (330)--428-2764
2:00 p.m. – Ladies’ “Branches”
Branches” Bible Study
Study, Room 205
6:15 p.m. – F.R.O.G.,, Fully Relying on God (age 4
4-grd 6), meeting
throughout the building. Lesson – Ten Commandments (3&4)
6:30 p.m. – Handbell Choir Practice
Practice, Balcony
2. But KNOW J________ more than the S_________ (Matthew
(M
16:4; Luke
21:28).. Do you know Jesus? Are you FOLLOWING Him? What should that
look like?
6:30 p.m. – INTERCESSORY PRAYER / PRAISE, Room 207.
Missionary speaker – Todd James, Irish Director for The Association
of Church Sports and Recreation Ministries
8:00 p.m. – Ignitus “containing
containing fire
fire” (Young Adults 19-30), Mezzanine
THU
Oct
16
8:30 a.m. – Sr. Citizens Weight Training
Training, Family Life Center
6:45 p.m. Celebrate Recovery - find freedom from hurts, habits, hang
hang-ups
6:30 p.m. – Celebration
on Station (grades 1
1-6), Room 108
6:45 p.m. – Worship
rship & Teaching, Fellowship Hall
7:50 p.m. –Small
Small Group time (men/
(men/women groups-18 or out of high school)
8:45 p.m. – Coffee/Treats,
ts, Fell Hall – Preschool/Elem childcare provided
7:00 p.m. – “Fly 4 Him”, 5045 Beechwood Ave NE, Paris, Ohio. For
more
e details contact Joe Main (330)428
(330)428-4090.
FRI
Oct
6:00 a.m. – Women’s INTERCESSORY PRAYER
PRAYER, Fellowship Hall to
pray for personal, church, community, state, & national needs.
17
6:30 a.m. – Men’s Open Bible Study “Disciple-Making”, Pastor Rick’s
office
3. We must be “ready to G___, but willing to S________” (Paul, Philippians
Phil
3:21-23, 27; Luke 19:11-13).
13). “T____________ tough, but R__________
ready” (R Sams). How are you toughening for tribulation?
tri
How are you
prepping for a quick exit?
6:00 p.m. – Co-ed
ed Volleyball (Ages 18 & Older
Older), Family Life Center
SAT
Oct
Car Care Ministry (for the single ladies of our church) – Call Dena at
330-206-2249
2249 for an appointment.
18
SUN
Oct
19
8:00, 9:15, 10:45 a.m. - Morning Services in the Sanctuary
Dr Wayne Evans will preach
each in all three services
services.
10:25 a.m. – Morning “Revolution” Service in the Family Life Center
Chris Woolf will be exhorting with a morning message.
6:30 p.m. – Evening Service “Family Move Night” – Join us in the
Fellowship Hall. We will see a movie about Real Life Heroes!
6:30 p.m. – Youth Group (grades 7
7-12), Youth Room
4. God tells us not to W___________, but W______________ by living godly
lives as we LOOK F____________ to the Day of His return (2 Peter
Pet 3:8-14;
1:10; 2 Timothy 4:8). Are you eagerly anticipating Jesus’ return?
retur
Why or
why not?
Rick Sams, Senior Pastor
Roger Meir, Outreach Pastor
Debbie Noble, Youth Pastor
Pat Thomas, Visitation
sitation Pastor
Maurice Hatcher, Worship Director
Stacy Kent, CE Children/Family Life Director
Annie Lenigar,, CE Young Adult Director
Debbie Greenawalt,
walt, Sports & Rec Director
Church Office Hours:
M,T,W 9-4:30; TH 9--2; F 9-4
1307 W State St, Alliance,
Alliance Oh 44601
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Morning Worship Services
October 12
12, 2014
IN THE SANCTUARY
Senior Pastor Rick Sams preaching
8:00 a.m. – Inspirational Hymns & Choruses
9:15 a.m. – Traditional
ditional & Contemporary Music
10:45 a.m. – Traditional & Contemporary Music
Listening to God Sermon
“Four
Four Blood Moons: What Is God Up To?
To?”
I Thessalonians 5:1-11;
11; Luke 19:11
19:11-13; 21:28; Acts 2:20
Call to Worship
2 Peter 3:8
3:8-15
IN THE FAMILY LIFE CENT
CENTER
Chris Woolf, exhorting
10:25 a.m. – “Revolution”
Revolution” Modern Contemporary Music
ATTENTION EVERYONE!
Please fill out a Friendship Slip & place it in the offering plate.
A “Cry Room” (non-staffed
staffed nursery; parents stay with their ba
babies) is available
anytime in Room 306 and is equipped with a speaker for listening to the
sermon. (Room 306 is located in the preschool wing, last room on the right)
7:00 a.m. – Men’s Open INTERCESSORY PRAYER Breakfast, Fellowship Hall.
We are studying Ephesians 4:11 – Iss the five
five-fold ministry valid for the church
today?
Christian Education
Church Family News
THE MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT CLASS will be concluding for now. We will be back
later with more great resources to strengthen the marriages in our church family. But
watch for
for more details on our upcoming PARENTING SERIES taught by Jessica
Wallbrown, clinical psychologist and counselor based out of Damascus Friends
Church. These 9:15 a.m. classes will be offered on selected Sundays in November and
December.
NAME TAGS ARE READY FOR PICK UP at the table in the Welcom
ome Center. If
you are a gal attending the Women’s
W
Missions Fellowship Women's
s Retreat
R
next
weekend, be sure to stop by this morning and pick up your name tag.
tag There are
extra name tags available for those who hadn't already given us their name.
October is
Missions
ons Month
Today, October 12 -
Stu Reed will share about his ministry with
orphaned children in Honduras during our
ur evening service.
service
October 12 & 14 -
Greg and Debbie Milliken will be
interviewed in each of ourr morning services today.
today On October 14
join
in us for an African Chopped Dinner and learn more about their
role in Bible Translation. Sign up at the mission table in the
sanctuary foyer. Greg and Debbie serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators at JAARS
in Construction, Maintenance, and Aviation in North
North Carolina.
October 15 - Todd James will lead our Prayer & Praise meeting.
The James family has been ministering in Ireland for over 28 years.
Todd is the Irish Director for The Association of Church Sports and
Recreation Ministries and he is the author and
a
developer of the
evangelism tool, “Meet My Head Coach,” which was adapted and used by Coach
John Wooden.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR KIDS TO “REAL
“
HEROES”? As a
part of Missions Month, the Alliance Friends Church Missions Committee is hosting
hostin a
Family Movie Night, Sunday evening, October 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall. We'll provide the popcorn and drinks and show two short kid-friendly
kid
movies about
some missionaries who displayed amazing faith and obedience to conquer obstacles to
sharing
haring the gospel in other countries. In this way you can inspire your kids to look up to
REAL LIFE HEROES and not just imaginary super heroes or all-too-human
all
sports
figures. Plan now to take advantage of this unique opportunity to deepen and
strengthen your
y
child's faith in our Amazing God!
Pick up a Sunday School brochure
from the Welcome Center to learn
more about our nursery care and
classes being offered.
CHILDREN ARE ALSO INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COSTUME CONTEST as
a part of our Missions' Family Movie Night! They just need to dress like someone from
one of the countries our missionaries are serving in. This includes
inclu
places like: Hong
Kong, Jamaica, Haiti, China, Honduras, Romania, India, Nepal, Brazil, Russia, and
Africa! Prizes from around the world will be awarded! This will be a fun and family
friendly way to help our children learn more about the places that Friends'
F
Missions
reach. Be careful Mom and Dad, Grandmas and Grandpas, you just might learn
something, too!
FAITH PROMISE SUNDAY is October 19.. Dr Wayne Evans, our EFC-ER
EFC
General Superin
rintendent, will preach in all 4 services. This is likely your
ur first chance
to hear our new
w superintendent who started January 1, 2014. Hearr his
h heart for
the world and the church.
WOMEN’S “FALL LUNCHEON”
LUNCHEON – Falling in Love with Jesus will be the
th theme for
thiss year’s brunch on November 1 in the Family Life Center. Come
e be
b blessed!
Sign up in the welcome center foyer TODAY. Don’t forget to create or gather items
that you can donate to the silent auction to help the Allianc
nce Missions
Fellowship raise monies to support our Friends missionaries around
a
d the
t world. If
you have any questions talk to Joyce Sams.
MEMBERSHIP CLASS: Due to request, another membership class will
wil be held on
Saturday, October 25 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room 201-202.
201
The
curriculum for this
thi class will be geared specifically for those individuals
als who desire
to become memb
mbers at Alliance Friends Church. If interested in taking
g this
t
class or
need further information, contact Connie Bancroft at
a constantlyabiding
[email protected]
as soon as poss
ssible so final preparation of materials can be made. Note:
No Snacks
and a light lunch will be provided.
OCEA (Ohio Christian Education Association) has partnered with Malone
University to offer their annual seminar in a one day format Saturday,
Saturday October 25,
called “Equipped
ed2Serve. It actually starts Friday night with a concertt of praise and
prayer, all at Malone University. Pastor Dwight Mason of Newpointe
e Church
C
and
Joey Johnson of House of the Lord are the main speakers with over
er 50 featured
workshops, alll for
fo $40. Visit the conference website for details and registration
re
at
www.malone.edu/equip2serve or call 330 471 8145.
SINGLES (40 and Older) join
oin us Saturday, October
Octo
25 at
4:00 p.m. at the Harding’s (15950 Cenfield) for a hayride
h
and
cookout. Please bring a dish to share and a lawn
n chair. If you
have questions contact Mary Dragomir at 330-428
428-3009.
SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY – Canton Friends Church invites those who are
ar 60+
to join them forr a trip to the Wilderness Center and Amish Country on
o Saturday,
October 25. Brochures are available on the sanctuary foyer table.
EARL KELBAUGH - 90th Birthday! – If you would like to send a birth
irthday card to
Earl who will be 90 on October
Oct
12, send it to 19690 Middletown Rd,
d, Beloit, Ohio
44609 c/o Davis Haven. It’s not too late, let’s shower him with cards.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Jayne Hall – Autlman Hospital
Outreach News
6:30 p.m. – Evening Service – Join us in Room 207. Stu Reed will share about
his ministry in Honduras.
6:30 p.m. – Youth Group (grades 7-12), Youth Room
“De-Throning
hroning the Idols in our Lives.” - Open gym until 8:30 p.m.
HOMELESS SHELTER CHRISTMAS – Each year we host a
Christmas Party for residents of the Homeless Shelter and
Transitional Housing. Please consider providing a gift by choosing
a tag off the bulletin board that will be displayed in the welcome
center foyer on October 12 and 19. Each gift item should range
from between $5-$10.
$10. Choose a gift for a child or adult. Please
return UNWRAPPED gifts by November 2 in the drop off box
found in the welcome center foyer. Gifts brought to the church during the week should
be dropped off in the church office.
CHRISTIAN CONDOLENCES
To Ted and Michelle Gazdek and family on the death of Michelle’s father.
To the family of Pat Miller who went to be with Lord on Octobe
ber 9. Family
members attending our church are Carl and Debbie Gustafson, grandchildren
gr
Danny Simons, Joe and Amy Bennett, and great-grandchildren Cameron
Ca
and
Mallory Bennett..