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A Word from Rev. Ellen
They devoted themselves to the Apostle's teaching to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and prayer. Acts 2:42
Devotion! It sounds like such a strange, old fashion thing. To devote yourself to someone means you have developed a feeling of strong love or loyalty: the qualities needed to be constant with the use of time, money, energy, etc., for a particular purpose - in this case to Jesus Christ. What are the things in your life that you have developed a strong love or loyalty to? Your family? Your hobbies? Maybe your home?
Of course all of these things are very good. The Lord has blessed you with people who love you. Each one of us has a roof over our heads. Each one of us are blessed with gifts of all sorts. So what is the problem? Simply put: it's not the things in your life, not the effort you expend, it is their place in your heart. What is wrong - your focus. Acts tells us, "They developed a strong love and loyalty to the apostle's teachings on Christ." They consistently used their time to know Christ FIRST, then fellowship (knowing one another as equal members of Christ's church), worshipping together and praying together. They changed their focus!
The point? Many of us know the story behind Game of Thrones or the Braves record this season better than we know Christ actively in our lives or even the person we pray next to each Sunday? I'm not here to shame; just to ask the question? Is our first devotion (love or loyalty) to Christ or to his people? What awe and joy are we sacrificing? Why would we accept second best? Acts chapter two shows us the way to "old fashion devotion" and the awe found in knowing Christ, sharing meals together, worship together and praying together. Acts 2 is pretty clear . . . being constant, devoted then (and I suspect even now) to these practices changed these disciples lives radically . . . the whole world and will even change each one of us! Be devoted to Christ!
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Flowers in the Church This Sunday
The flowers in the Bethpage Presbyterian Church sanctuary this Sunday, July 3rd, are given by Sherry Childers to the Glory of God and in loving honor of Christine, Blake and Michael Gunter's birthdays.
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The Kannapolis Fire Department Wants You to Know . . .
If you are a homeowner in Kannapolis, you can contact Kannapolis Fire Department to have your smoke alarms checked or possibly have new ones installed. Kannapolis Fire Department also offers free home safety surveys, non-certified CPR training, fire extinguisher training and older adult fires and falls prevention programs. To find out more, visit the City of Kannapolis website or call 704-920-4260.
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Interested in What is Next for Bethpage?
Come over to the manse next Sunday, July 10th at 6:15 PM for an hour of discussion, discernment, light refreshment and prayer. No RSVP required.
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VBS Volunteers Needed
If you can share your time to help our kids enjoy the Barnyard Roundup, please contact Glenda Kirkman at glendakirkman@yahoo.com or 704-467-3937. If you would like to make a monetary donation to help cover the cost of VBS, please place your contribution in a pew envelope marked VBS. (Checks should be made payable to Bethpage Presbyterian Church.) Thank you!
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Life Line Screening Coming to BPC
Life Line Screening will offer a preventive health event on Monday, July 18th in the BPC Fellowship Hall. Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, offers affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to : blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening for $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners or call 1-888-653-6441.
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Join Us for Vacation Bible School at BPC
Jesus gathers us together for our BARNYARD ROUNDUP Monday, July 25th through Thursday, July 28th.
Dinner: 5:45 - 6:15 PM Farm Time: 6:20 - 8:00 PM |
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1,000 Can Challenge to Benefit CCM's Summer Food Drive
More than one in four children in North Carolina struggle with hunger. During the summer, the struggle for children to find a meal gets even harder, as only one of seven students who receives a free or reduced price lunch during the school year will get lunch on any given summer day. To help combat that issue, Cooperative Christian Ministry will be holding a summer food drive. As part of this food drive, Bethpage Presbyterian Church has elected to participate in the 1,000 Can Challenge, a project being offered to area churches to raise 1,000 cans of food for CCM through their congregations. Canned food items we will be collecting are pork & beans, corn, peas, and green beans. Your food offering may be brought to the church any time through July 31st.
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A Thank You Note from Rick and Becky Eckels
Dear Bethpage Church Family,
We would like to thank you for all the thoughts and prayers after the death of Rick's mother, Bettie Eckels. Your kindness is sincerely appreciated!
Love, Becky and Rick Eckels & Family
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Recent Memorials
In memory of James Richard (Rick) Mullinax:
Mary's Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Bill and Peggy Overcash
Ed and Cheryl Kusper
Sylvia Lanspery
Fred Helms and Family
Becky and Tom Scoggins
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Prayer Joys and Concerns
June 26
Joys: Great granddaughter of Betty White born Monday - very small but healthy, birth of Jenny Linebarrier's grandson on 6/24/16 - all are doing well
Concerns: People affected by West Virginia floods and wildfires out west (Janice Morgan)
Joys: Serving others on Thursday and CPR Training yesterday - prayers for the instructors and EMT's as they do their work (Susan Smith), faithful fathers (Ellen Campbell Gardner)
Concerns: Amanda's father (Amy Ritchie)
Joys: Grandson graduated from kindergarten (Marsha Johnson), Jobs for family members (The Gurleys), Ann Allen - her birthday is today (Amanda Ritchie), My Mother is with my Daddy with the Lord in Heaven - suffering no more (Glenda Kirkman), Pat Rankin - her birthday is today (Amanda Ritchie), Vacations for everyone this summer (Connie), Captain of Fire Department (Marty)
Concerns: People of Orlando (Janice Morgan), Sherrills Ford Firefighter (Vicki Gurley), Betty White's grandson's wife and baby - inducing labor Monday, 20th - 3 weeks early - having complications
Joys: My sister's birthday today (Betty White)
Concerns: Tate/Kirkman Families (death of Glenda's mother)
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Serving This Sunday
Head Usher
Paula Myers
Ushers
Jill Hamilton
Eric Hamilton
Margaret Griffin
Lector
Diane Mullinax
Children's Nursery (Worship only)
Linda VanPelt & Peggy Overcash
Children's Worship
No Children's Worship this Sunday
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Our Attendance and Financial Stewardship
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OUR ATTENDANCE STEWARDSHIP
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June 26th
Worship Service - 60
Sunday School - 28
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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 6/22/2016
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$93,244.16
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$103,563.84
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6/26/2016
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$3,365.00
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$6,652.42
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Current Balance
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$96,609.16
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$110,216.26
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Year-to-date Budget Needs: $112,832.20
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10¢-A-Meal Offering received for 2016: $1,933.98
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Sermon from June 26, 2016
Rev. Ellen Campbell Gardner
"What shall we do?"
New Testament Reading: Acts 2:14-18, 22-24, 36-39, 4:12
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Daily Lectionary for July 3 - 9, 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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