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A Word from Rev. Ellen
Oswald Chamber's on Self-Control. Enjoy - Rev. Ellen
"I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some." 1 A Christian worker has to learn how to be God's man or woman of great worth and excellence in the midst of a multitude of meager and worthless things. Never protest by saying, "If only I were somewhere else!" All of God's people are ordinary people who have been made extraordinary by the purpose He has given them. Unless we have the right purpose intellectually in our minds and lovingly in our hearts, we will very quickly be diverted from being useful to God. We are not workers for God by choice. Many people deliberately choose to be workers, but they have no purpose of God's almighty grace or His mighty Word in them. Paul's whole heart, mind, and soul were consumed with the great purpose of what Jesus Christ came to do, and he never lost sight of that one thing. We must continually confront ourselves with one central fact- ". . . Jesus Christ and Him crucified" 2
"I chose you . . . " 3. Keep these words as a wonderful reminder in your theology. It is not that you have gotten God, but that He has gotten you. God is at work bending, breaking, molding, and doing exactly as He chooses. And why is He doing it? He is doing it for only one purpose- that He may be able to say, "This is My man, and this is My woman." We have to be in God's hand so that He can place others on the Rock, Jesus Christ, just as He has placed us.
Enjoy this wisdom from Oswald Chamber's devotional classic, My Utmost For His Highest. "How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! - Matthew 7:11
Jesus is laying down the rules of conduct for those people who have His Spirit. He urges us to keep our minds filled with the concept of God's control over everything, which means that a disciple must maintain an attitude of perfect trust and an eagerness to ask and to seek.
Fill your mind with the thought that God is there. And once your mind is truly filled with that thought, when you experience difficulties it will be as easy as breathing for you to remember, "My heavenly Father knows all about this!" This will be no effort at all, but will be a natural thing for you when difficulties and uncertainties arise. Before you formed this concept of divine control so powerfully in your mind, you used to go from person to person seeking help, but now you go to God about it. Jesus is laying down the rules of self-control for those people who have His Spirit, and it works on the following principle: God is my Father, He loves me, and I will never think of anything that He will forget, so why should I worry?
Jesus said there are times when God cannot lift the darkness from you, but you should trust Him. At times God will appear like an unkind friend, but He is not; He will appear like an unnatural father, but He is not; He will appear like an unjust judge, but He is not. Keep the thought that the mind of God is behind all things strong and growing. Not even the smallest detail of life happens unless God's will is behind it. Therefore, you can rest in perfect confidence in Him. Prayer is not only asking, but is an attitude of the mind which produces the atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural. "Ask, and it will be given to you . . . " (Matthew 7:7).
1 1 Corinthians 9:22
2 1 Corinthians 2:2
3 John 15:16
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Sunshine Group Meets This Tuesday
The Sunshine Group will meet this Tuesday, April 26th, 9:00 AM at Libby's Pit Stop, located at 1801 N Cannon Blvd, Kannapolis NC.
All are welcomed to join us for a wonderful time of Christian fellowship!
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Come Out and Support Our Church Softball Team!
The Bethpage Men Softball team's Spring season schedule is as follows:
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Tues. 4/26, 8:00 PM at Bakers Creek
Tues. 4/26, 9:00 PM at Bakers Creek
Thurs. 4/28, 7:00 PM at Safrit Park
Tues. 5/3, 9:00 PM at Bakers Creek
Thurs. 5/5, 8:00 PM at Safrit Park
Tues. 5/10, 7:00 PM at Bakers Creek
Tues. 5/10, 8:00 PM at Bakers Creek
Thurs. 5/12, 8:00 PM at Safrit Park
Tues. 5/17, 7:00 PM at Safrit Park
Thurs. 5/19, 7:00 PM at Bakers Creek
Tues. 5/24, 9:00 PM at Bakers Creek
Thurs. 5/26, 8:00 PM at Bakers Creek
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Come out and support the Bethpage team and enjoy a great time of fellowship!
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May Dates to Mark on Your Calendar
May 1 - 10¢-A-Meal Offering received at 9:55 AM Worship Service
9:55 AM Worship Service with Hymn Sing
May 5 - National Day of Prayer
May 8 - Mother's Day
May 15 - Pentecost Sunday
9:55 AM Worship Service with Communion
May 22 - Trinity Sunday
May 23 - Red Cross Blood Drive in BPC Fellowship Hall
(4:00 - 8:00 PM)
May 30 - Memorial Day, Church office closed
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Recent Memorials
In memory of Glenn Bickerstaff:
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kaufman and Kelsey
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller and Family
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NEW Procedure for Placing Flowers in the Church for Worship
Would you like to place flowers in the Bethpage church sanctuary for the Sunday morning worship service? If you would like to commemorate a special occasion in this way, please sign up on the sheet in the hallway between the Sunday school office and the sanctuary AND call Kilby's Florist at 704-933-7955 with your order and any special instructions. Make arrangements directly with Kilby's for payment. Please remember to contact Donna in the church office at least a week before your reserved Sunday, to let her know how you would like your gift of flowers recognized in The Beth Page. If you leave the flowers at the church or allow them to be distributed to our local retirement communities following the worship service, you will be bringing joy to many others AND your gift is tax deductible.
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Prayer Joys and Concerns
April 17
Joys: Bethpage Church (Christel Josey), Congregation of Bethpage Presbyterian (Rev. Ellen Campbell Gardner)
Concerns: Rick Helms (Fred Helms), Lex Graham (Phil Allen), Micah Ennis (Hannah Jackson), Bill Jackson & Family (Hannah Jackson), Sherry Childers, Elizabeth Parks (Jenny Linebarrier), Shirley Smith (Kim Gibson), Donna Varner & Family (Jean Brown), Faye and Toot Rodgers (Christel), Cathy Treece Johnson (Susan Treece Smith)
Concerns: Laura Vicks (Glenda Kirkman), Ellen Campbell Gardner (Cameron Mullinax), Joe Mullinax (Diane & Rick Mullinax), Elizabeth Parks (Jenny Linebarrier), Robbie Tate (Glenda Kirkman)
Joys: Softball Team (Brandi Coley), Mike Iosue and Glenda Kirkman (Heather Kirkman), Amanda/Amy Ritchie (Amy Ritchie), A.J. (Susan Smith), Mission work of the church (Ed Kusper), Wedding in the spring - Brandi/Charlie (Brandi Coley)
Concerns: Rev. Ellen (Diane Mullinax), Shirley Smith (Kim Gibson), Elizabeth Parks (Mullinaxes), The Family of Hayden Miller (Leigh Ann Allen), Andrea Waters' Family (Amy Ritchie)
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March 27
Joys: Our Lord is Risen (Frances Hartsell), Heather Goodman (Her Family), Charlotte & the Choir, Mallory Seymour (Chloe Mullinax), Rick Mullinax (Cameron Mullinax), Everyone - it is Easter! Happy Easter everyone! Christ is risen! (Cameron Mullinax)
Concerns: Andrea Waters (Amy A. Ritchie)
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Serving This Sunday
Head Usher
Christel Josey
Ushers
Ed & Cheryl Kusper
Jenny Linebarrier
Sherry Childers
Lector
Marty Paxton
Children's Nursery (Sunday School & Worship)
Linda VanPelt & Peggy Overcash
Children's Sunday School & Worship
Jill Hamilton & Teresa Kincaid
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Our Attendance and Financial Stewardship
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OUR ATTENDANCE STEWARDSHIP
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April 17th
Worship Service - 68
Sunday School - 47
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OUR FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
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General Budget Giving
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Expenses
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Year-to-date
as of 4/11/2016
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$60,355.66
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$56,702.88
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4/17/2016
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$3,921.00
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$5,723.02
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Current Balance
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$64,276.66
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$62,425.90
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Year-to-date Budget Needs: $69,435.20
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10¢-A-Meal Offering received for 2016: $1,311.88
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Sermon from April 17, 2016
Rev. Ellen Campbell Gardner's sermon from April 17, 2016
"Armed by Peace: Battling Anxiety's Monsters"
Old Testament Scripture: 1 Kings 3:1-15, 20-21
New Testament Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7
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Daily Lectionary for April 24 - 30, 2016 |
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Sunday School at 9:00 AM - Worship Service at 9:55 AM
Bethpage Presbyterian Church, Kannapolis 6020 Mooresville Road | Kannapolis, N.C. 28081 704-933-2209 (church office phone) Church office hours: 8:30 AM until 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday
Rev. Ellen Campbell Gardner, pastor 704-431-3700 (cell) 704-934-3457 (home)
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