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Number 235 February 2015
R EMINDER
www.epcbc.org
Dr. Richard Bull, Pastor
PO Box 192
27 S. Shasta Ave.
Eagle Point, OR 97524
Church Office: 541-826-2767
Fax: 541-826-2818
E-mail: [email protected]
THE PURPOSE
of
Eagle Point Community Bible
Church is to glorify God and to
enjoy Him forever
THE VISION of Eagle
Point Community Bible Church
is to bring the people of our
community
and
the
communities we serve into a life
transforming encounter with
the living God and to teach
them to live as members of
God’s family, growing in
maturity and becoming Christlike in their daily lives.
THE MISSION
of
Eagle Point Community Bible
Church is to accomplish our
vision by the following means:
Equipping
believers
for
works of ministry and helping
them to mature in Christ
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Becoming
a church of
compassion
comprised
of
praying people willing to give
ourselves away for the cause of
the least and the lost.
Building strategic bridges
between our church and the
communities in which we live,
work, and play.
Valentine Banquet
Saturday, February 21, 6:00 p.m.
Cost is $12 per adult.
Watch the weekly bulletin for more details
Sunday Morning Worship Service……10:00 a.m.
Praise, worship, and the teaching of God’s Word. Nursery & Children's Ministries available
Groups for adults, teens, and children throughout the week
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Eagle Point Community Bible Church
WEEKDAYS AT A GLANCE
AT EPCBC
February
(all ministries held on church campus unless
otherwise noted)
SUNDAY
9:00 am Adult Bible Studies
"Knowing Jesus"
"James"
9:00 am Middle School Bible Study
MONDAY
6:30 pm Men's Ministry Time
1 John
TUESDAY
9:00 am Ladies' Prayer Breakfast
at Diner 62
9:30 am Eagle Cove
Bible Study Group
at Eagle Cove Center
Men's
Prayer Breakfast
Friday, February 27
6:00 a.m.
1:45 Bible Story Time
WEDNESDAY
6:30 pm Shady Cove Adult Bible Study
(led by Spencer Davenport)
6:30 pm Middle School Group
(meet at church to go to Little Butte Gym)
6:30 pm High School Youth Group
(meet at church to go to Eagle Rock Gym)
6:30 pm Awana
THURSDAY
9:00 Mom to Mom
1st & 3rd Thursday of the month
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study
"That The World May Know"
(hosted by Spires (5) & Linders 12,19,26)
at the church)
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study
"Acts"
(led by Larry Baker)
FRIDAY
9:00 am Women's Bible Study
MIDDLE SCHOOL
RETREAT AT BOX R
February 13-16
See Chris Alden or Dick
Kendrick for details
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Wisdom for Women
♡ You are Mine ♡
Love, GOD
Isaiah 43:1
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name.
YOU ARE MINE.”
February is a time that we celebrate the special relationships that make life
meaningful. I encourage you to take a moment to consider your ultimate
Valentine! The God of the universe created you, promises to always be with you
and claims you as His own. There really is no promise of love more precious than
that. Treasure it!
SHAMROCK SHUFFLE APPROACHES
The third annual Shamrock Shuffle will be held on Saturday,
March 14. Runners and walkers are welcome to participate in
this fun 5K to benefit the EPCBC Mom to Mom group. You
can register online at Active.com.
For more information about being sponsor, contact Amanda at
epcbcmom2mom@ gmail.com.
"Breaking Free"
6:00 am Men's Prayer Breakfast
February 27
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March 7: Ladies' Movie Night.
Get the REMINDER online!
Send your request to be put on our email list
to [email protected] or access the latest
Snacks provided. Sign up in the foyer and bring your
friends. For more information, contact Paulette Pomeroy
the Bull Pen
I found this in the classified ads:
Wedding dress for sale, never
worn. Will trade for .38
caliber pistol.
We have all experienced the emotion of anger. The
rush of blood. The surge of adrenaline. The near superhuman strength. What are you capable of when you are
real angry? Scary isn't it, the things we might say or do?
Years ago, there was a man by the name of Bernhard
Goetz, who rode the subways in New York City. He had
been hassled by some thugs on the subways, so he
started to carry a gun. He was 37 years old, thin, lawabiding, and almost timid, not the kind of person you
would cast to play a hero in a movie.
Then, on the way home on night while riding the
subway, four young men tried to mug and rob Bernhard
and others on the subway. Bernhard blasted all four of
them. He became a hero. A rock group wrote a song in
his honor. He was wanted on late night talk shows.
People raised money for his defense.
He did what we all want to do. He fought back, he
kicked the bully, he punched the bad guy in the nose.
Around our country, there was an outpouring of support.
People were tired of being harassed and intimidated, and
a modern day Wyatt Earp rose up and we applaud him.
People are angry and scared today. Did Bernhard do the
right thing?
Let's talk about anger. It begins as a drop of water. An
irritant. A frustration. Nothing big, just an aggravation.
Someone pulls in front of you on the freeway. Someone
calls you a name. Someone gives you a poke. Someone
threatens you.
Drip...drip...drip...
Before long, you have got a bucket full of walking
rage and unharnessed hatred. Have you ever knocked
someone flat? In your mind? I think, given the right
circumstances, anyone of us could explode just like
Bernhard Goetz.
But what good has hatred ever brought? Has anger
ever created hope? Have problems ever been resolved by
revenge? I don't blame Bernard for fighting back (I may
have done the same). But in retrospect, reality makes me
ask, "Are the subways safer?" No. Anger never makes
anyone safer. It only feeds a primitive emotion for
revenge, and control, and pride.
So what do we do? How do we harness anger?
In Luke 23:33-34 we read, "When they came to the
place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the
criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. But
Jesus was saying, 'Father, forgive them; for they do not
know what they are doing.' And they cast lots, dividing
up His garments among themselves."
Jesus is speaking here about the men that killed Him.
How did He keep in control with the pain, injustice, and
humiliation? The answer is the second part of His
statement, "for they do not know what they were doing."
(vs. 34). Jesus saw this bloodthirsty crowd, not as
murderers, but as victims. He saw their confusion: "they
don't know what they are doing." And they did not.
They were a stir crazy mob, mad at something they
could not see, so they took it out on God (we saw
something similar in Ferguson, Missouri: people became
so angry). They didn't know what they were doing. And
for the most part, neither do we when we get angry.
We play tag with the fiery realities of death and pain.
We can't answer our own questions about love and hurt.
We can't solve the riddle of aging. Sometimes, we can't
even get along with our own families. We can't keep
ourselves out of wars or feed hungry children. There are
moms and dads that don't know how to be parents. The
apostle Paul spoke for humanity when he said in Romans
7:15, "I do not know what I am doing." When we walk in
the flesh rather than the spirit, it is a scary thing.
My point is this: uncontrolled anger never did us any
good. it has never helped our world. But sympathetic
understanding will. Once we understand ourselves, we
can begin to operate, not from a posture of anger, but
compassion and concern.. We can look at people who
upset us, not with anger, but as Jesus did. Know this,
folks, the lights are out and people are stumbling in the
darkness, so we need to be candles. Maybe instead of
shooting people, we could teach in schools, build
hospitals, help in orphanages. Pray and see people the
way Jesus did...and pray you never have to use a gun,
because people don't know what they are doing.
Uncontrolled anger never did anyone any good.
Understanding will. Let's bring light, not darkness.
Love,
Pastor Dick
ELDER BOARD AT EPCBC
Chris Alden Mike Bull
Phil Hefley
Skip MacQueen
Luke Murphy Pastor Dick Bull
PRAYER MEETINGS
February 10 & 24 (2nd & 4th
Tuesdays of the month)
Lifting up the new sanctuary project in our prayers
H ap p y B ir t h d a y
February
JoAnn Cruz
Marty Koval
David Chandler
Sandra McKay
Jean Hudson
Carole Campbell
Jake Whitmire
Janie Monnette
8 Annie Poll
Benjamin Chamberlain
9 Marsha Brotzman
10 Jack Fimple
13 Duane Haas
Gary Kaiser
14 Betty Clement
17 Kaylee Boutwell
Dawson Murphy
18 Blake Chamberlain
21 Elloise Spires
Jacoby Jackson
22 Jonathan Smart
23 Brennan Kopp
28Ro
Brooke Henrickson
2
3
4
5
6
7
1st Half of March
1 Sydney Bruner
Lisa Marshall
2 Sean Lloyd
3 Sandy Waterhouse
John Linder
Maria Henry
Mary Etchison
4 Lucille Wilcox
6 Bill Bartlett
8 Rowen Miller
9 Mileah Swopes
11 Donna Boutwell
Olivia Udall
15 Sarah Shaffer
Happy Anniversary
February
TF P
The Family Page
12 Dick & Becky Bull
Duane & Becky Haas
16 Tracy & Lorna Van Hee
29 David Davern & Pat
Morache/Davern
1st half of March
3 John & June Campbell
PRAISE THE LORD
At press time, our ARISE fund
for the new sanctuary is
$267,779.17
CONGRATULATIONS
to
Jacob Lee
"Most Valuable Wrestler"
Eagle Point Youth
Wrestling
Welcome to Membership
Diane Meyer
JANUARY FINANCIAL REPORT
Income
Expenses
Net Ord. Income
$25,435.50
$23,285.62
$ 2,149.88
Ryan & Sarah Bentley (Greater Europe Missions--UK)
Rick Cook
Dave & Sharon Esau-Operation Mobilization
Nick & Heidi Forest--Tanzania
Pablo & Martha Garcia--Mexico
Russ and Ruth Ragsdale
Millie Redding-International Students, Inc.
Bob Remington-Evangelical Alliance Mission
Mike Silva
Sharon Rush--Hearts With a Mission
MISSIONS &
Terry Pruett-In Faith
MISSIONARIES
Mabel Tyrrell
Access Mobile Food Pantry
SUPPORTED BY
Cascade Christian High School
EPCBC
Nitan Sardar-Friends of the Poor
Medford Gospel Mission
Radio Bible Class.
Rogue Valley Pregnancy Resource Center
Rogue Valley Youth for Christ
St. John's Lutheran School
The Least of These--Richmond
Wilderness Trails
February 2015
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
2
3
4
5
6
9:00 am Adult Bible Studies
9:00 am Middle School Bible Study
10:00 am Morning Worship Service
10:00 am Children's Church
6:30 pm Men's Ministry Time
9:00 am Ladies Prayer Bkfst
Diner 62 on Crater Lake Hwy
9:30 am Eagle Cove Bible Study
Eagle Cove Ass't Living Facility
1:45 pm BST
6:30 pm Shady Cove Bible Study
6:30 pm Middle School Youth Group
(6th-8th)
6:30 pm High School Youth Group
(9th-12th)
6:30 pm Awana
9:00 am Mom to Mom
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study at church
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study (Acts)
9:00 am Women's Bible Study
8
9
12
13
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study at church
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study (Acts)
9:00 am Women's Bible Study
1
9:00 am Adult Bible Studies
9:00 am Middle School Bible Study
10:00 am Morning Worship Service
10:00 am Children's Church
10
11
9:00 am Ladies Prayer Bkfst
Diner 62 on Crater Lake Hwy
9:30 am Eagle Cove Bible Study
Eagle Cove Ass't Living Facility
1:45 pm BST
7:00 pm ARISE Prayer Mtg
6:30 pm Shady Cove Bible Study
6:30 pm Middle School Youth Group
(6th-8th)
6:30 pm High School Youth Group
(9th-12th)
6:30 pm Awana
16
17
18
6:30 pm Men's Ministry Time
9:00 am Ladies Prayer Bkfst
Diner 62 on Crater Lake Hwy
9:30 am Eagle Cove Bible Study
Eagle Cove Ass't Living Facility
1:45 pm BST
7:00 pm Elder Board Mtg
6:30 pm Shady Cove Bible Study
6:30 pm Middle School Youth Group
(6th-8th)
6:30 pm High School Youth Group
(9th-12th)
6:30 pm Awana
24
9:00 am Ladies Prayer Bkfst
Diner 62 on Crater Lake Hwy
9:30 am Eagle Cove Bible Study
Eagle Cove Ass't Living Facility
1:45 pm BST
7:00 pm ARISE Prayer Mtg
6:30 pm Men's Ministry Time
Children's Worship Leader Meeting after service
15
9:00 am Adult Bible Studies
9:00 am Middle School Bible Study
10:00 am Morning Worship Service
10:00 am Children's Church
SATURDAY
7
14
Middle School Retreat to Box R
19
20
21
9:00 am Mom to Mom
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study at church
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study (Acts)
9:00 am Women's Bible Study
25
26
27
6:30 pm Shady Cove Bible Study
6:30 pm Middle School Youth Group
(6th-8th)
6:30 pm High School Youth Group
(9th-12th)
6:30 pm Awana
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study at church
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study (Acts)
6:00 p.m.
Middle School Retreat to Box R
22
9:00 am Adult Bible Studies
9:00 am Middle School Bible Study
10:00 am Morning Worship Service
10:00 am Children's Church
23
6:30 pm Men's Ministry Time
28
6:00 a.m.
9:00 am Women's Bible Study
Men's Retreat to Sunriver
(return Sunday, March 1)
Events will be held on the church campus unless otherwise noted.
Times, locations, and events may change. Check with your group leader, the weekly bulletin, or the church office for updates.