Welcome to Worship
with
Battle Creek Friends Church
March 22, 2015
Sunday, March 22, 2015
6:00pm
There will be a brief congregational meeting, followed by a
concert of prayer and communion. Please join us!
Todays Message: Paul in Ephesus: Challenges to the Mission
Dr. Chris Jakway
Sunday School for Children & Adult’s
Family Scripture Memory Club—2:30pm @ 1391 E. Michigan Ave.
every third Sunday every month. All ages welcome. We’d love to
have you join us getting God’s Word in our hearts! Teens & Kids
can earn points for great prizes. Questions? Call or text Shellie 269924-7934 OR Linda 269-788-7189
Friends Reach Out
We will be meeting every Sunday after 3rd service in the
Ministry Hub for a short meeting. There will NOT be a
meeting on 3-29 or 4-5. We are discussing Spring and
Summer activities. If you are interested in what opportunities are available please contact the church office at
968-9376
8:30 am
Discipleship Children’s Ministry
Nursery (Under 2yrs) …….Back of Worship Center
Children’s Worship Hour ……..Downstairs Big Room
10:00am
Discipleship Children’s Ministry
Nursery (Under 2yrs) ……...Back of Worship Center
Preschool—4th Grade………...Children go to classrooms downstairs
NOTE: Class begins 10 min. prior to service time (9:50am)
Youth Classes
Club 56 (5th-6th)…………..Friends Center
Middle & Sr. High Bible Study (7th—12th) ……………..Friends Center
Adult Bible Study
Amazing Grace Book of Ezekiel……….Downstairs Room 2
Mixed Bag The Blessing……………...Downstairs Room1
Tony Gryboski Book of Galatians…………...Upstairs room
11:30 am
Discipleship Children’s Ministry
Nursery (Under 2yrs) ……...Back of Worship Center
Preschool—4th Grade………...Children go to classrooms downstairs
NOTE: Class begins 10 min. prior to service time (11:20am)
Pastoral Staff
Lead Pastor
Student Ministries Pastor
Associate Pastor,
Teaching & Discipleship
Kelly Hadlich
John Grafton
Dr. Chris Jakway
Children’s Ministries Pastor
Matt Smith
Dir. Little Friends Child Care
Laura Zingaretti
Worship Coordinator
Don Worthington
Administrative Assistant
Amy Peet
Coord. Of Campus Operations
Tom Price
Urgent Prayer Requests:
If you need to start the “Prayer Chain” with an
urgent request, you may call:
Marcia Redfield @ 965-4868 or
Janet Wygant @ 962-3549 or
E-mail: [email protected] or
Church Office @ 968-9376
(9:00-3:00 Mon-Th)
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00-3:00 (Closed Fridays) 968-9376 1305 Olive St.,
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Email: office @bcfriends.org Website: www.bcfriends.org
He Lives!!
East Celebration
Young @ Heart
Date: April 2, 2015
Place: Friends Café
Time: 1:00pm
Senior’s please join the group for a catered luncheon. All the
fixins for Easter dinner. No need to bring anything. Cost is
$6.00 per person. RSVP and money needs to be received by the
end of March. Please call Nancy Dolphin 269-979-9933
Divorce Care Class
Divorce Care is a weekly support group for people going
through separation or divorce. Classes meet Mondays 6:308:30pm at the Love Thy Neighbor building located at 1391
Michigan Ave. E.
Email [email protected].
Website www.divorcecare.org
Questions? Call Sue Riipa 269-420-3582
Explore Fellowship Share—Men’s Group meets every
Thursday at the church @ 7:00pm in Room 2 downstairs.
Please contact Roy Smith with questions 269-578-3569
Plans are in the works for a trip to Tanzania,
Africa the first 2 weeks of August. If you are
interested in going or need more info, please contact the church office 269-968-9376
Soulblast 2015
Friday Night March 27 Schedule:
The Lasting Hope
Caleb Smith
7th Time The Neverclaim
KB
Hosted by: Ituha Cloud
Saturday Night March 28 Schedule:
Scarlet White
Decypher Down
Seventh Day Slumber
Disciple
Hosted by Joe Gurrera
Both Concert Nights available for individual sale: $15 in advance and
17.50 day of show for each night.
Children’s Worship Hour
(Led by children, for children)
Downstairs in the big room
Starts at 8:30
Paul in Ephesus: Challenges to the Mission
Acts 19:21-41
1.
Dr. Chris Jakway
Paul continually _________ others to _________ the truth.
(Acts 19:21-22)
2. Paul knew people _________ Jesus for ___________
reasons:
(Acts 19:23)
* _____________.
(Acts 19:24-26)
* ___________.
(Acts 19:27)
* _______________.
(Acts 19:28-32)
* ______________.
(Acts 19:33-39)
3. Paul always _____________ on God for ___________.
(Acts 19:40- 41)
Ac 19:1
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the
interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples Ac
19:2
and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there
is a Holy Spirit.” Ac 19:3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you
receive?” “John’s baptism,” they replied. Ac 19:4 Paul said, “John’s
baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” Ac 19:5 On hearing this, they were baptized into 67 the name of the Lord Jesus. Ac
19:6
When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on
them, and they spoke in tongues 68 and prophesied. Ac 19:7 There
were about twelve men in all. Ac 19:8 Paul entered the synagogue
and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively
about the kingdom of God. Ac 19:9 But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So
Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions
daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. Ac 19:10 This went on for two
years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of
Asia heard the word of the Lord. Ac 19:11 God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, Ac 19:12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons
that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses
were cured and the evil spirits left them. Ac 19:13 Some Jews who
went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the
Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would
say, “In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, I command you
to come out.” Ac 19:14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest,
were doing this. Ac 19:15 One day the evil spirit answered them,
“Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” Ac 19:16
Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out
of the house naked and bleeding. Ac 19:17 When this became
known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all
seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high
honor. Ac 19:18 Many of those who believed now came and openly
confessed their evil deeds. Ac 19:19 A number who had practiced
sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly.
When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to
fifty thousand drachmas. Ac 19:20 In this way the word of the Lord
spread widely and grew in power.