WELCOME! Our speaker today is Jennifer Scott, Senior Pastor at the Keene Seventh-day Adventist Church. TODAY’S PULPIT FLOWERS are presented by Joe and LaVon Ray in celebration of their 65th Wedding Anniversary, which is today. THIS WEEK’S CHILDREN’S STORY, “Two Adventurous Twins,” comes to us from Genesis 25 and 27. We will explore the story of Jacob and Esau as they grow and develop, including their struggle with each other. We will see how God grows each of us as we learn lessons from Jacob and Esau’s adventure. If you desire to unite with our church family by transfer or baptism, or wish to be contacted by a pastor, please fill out the “Welcome” card in the back of the pew and place it in the offering. REVEALED: This prayer meeting focused on the study of Revelation, geared for youth and young adults, meets on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM in the Youth Center. CHAPEL PRAYER MEETING meets this Wednesday at 7:00 PM. Please join us for an evening of spiritual growth, prayer, and fellowship. MINISTRY CONNECTION TEAM will meet on Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 PM in the Church Office Conference Room. “WOMEN IN FAITH TOGETHER” will host Spring Cleaning for the Heart on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 PM in Hopps Museum. All ladies are invited to this evening of fellowship together. Info: Susan Cherne, 541-729-5551 or Facebook page Women in Faith Together. DO YOU FEEL CALLED TO BE A PRAYER WARRIOR? If so, please call Sipho Ndebele at 817-266-3771 to join a group he is forming. PRAYER REQUESTS (new names in bold) Dana and LaVerne Burt, Andre Drapiza, Ida English, Robert Hamilton, Cynthia Henderson, Billy Love, Tammie McLaughlin, Marissa Nolasco, Linda Patterson, Quentin Oden, O’Ferrall Pauly, Lionel Steyn, Araceli Zabala Prayer requests appear in this box for six months. If you would like your name to remain here beyond six months, please call the Church Office. BIBLE SCHOOL: “I learn and hear God speaking through certain Bible verses (as if He’s really speaking to me).” - Student SAXON LECTURE SERIES: Erwin Sicher, Professor Emeritus of History and Education at Southwestern, will present “What every Seminarian knows, but is afraid to talk about! Who ‘Wrote?’ ‘Composed?’ ‘Compiled?’ ‘Edited?’ the Torah or the Pentateuch?” The lecture be on Sabbath, April 25, at 4:00 PM in Wharton Auditorium. CONTAGIOUS FAITH, along with Southwestern Adventist University and the Keene Seventh-day Adventist Church, invites you to experience “Beyond the Lyrics 2015: The Great Controversy Set to Music” on May 1 at 8:00 PM in the Sanctuary. This program will feature a musical time travel through the past, present, and future in God’s very own language: music. Visit www.beyonethelyrics2015.weebly.com for more information. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS SABBATH AFTERNOON STUDY GROUP: Lillianne Lopez will be your book study host at 3:30 today at Chisholm Trail Estates. BUSINESS EXPO, HEALTH AND JOB FAIR, hosted by the Keene CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00. Refreshments will be served! Chamber of Commerce in association with the city's Type A and Type B boards and Southwestern Adventist University, will be 10 AM to 3 PM Sunday in the Leiske-Pultar Gymnasium. Admission and health screenings are free. Food will be for sale. There will be balloon animals and face painting for children. BRAZOS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, directed by David Anavitarte, “THE HYMN SONG”: The Keene Worship Choir, directed by Juanita SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTIST YOUTH invites you to a Sabbath evening full of songs, Christian games, fellowship, and Biblical discussion of topics for those of collegiate age! Please join us with Austen Powell at 6:15 this evening in the University Student Center. SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS HOPPS MUSEUM: Karl and Esther Konrad will be your hosts this Browder, will present “The Hymn Song” by Bradley Knight, along with stories of faith, hope and love, this evening at 6:00 in the Sanctuary. This musical drama will take you on a journey through the lives of biblical characters accompanied by arrangements of some of the greatest hymns of all time. Featured soloists are Jonathan Wall and Lisa Raber. Doors open at 5:30. Free Admission. PATHFINDERS CELEBRATE BIBLE EXPERIENCE TODAY: Pathfinders from across the country are here in Keene testing their knowledge of Scripture at this year’s North American Division Bible Bowl. Congratulations, Pathfinders! Welcome to Keene. We love you! RESURRECTION PAGEANT STAFF AND CAST PARTY will be tomorrow at 6:30 PM in the Senior Center. CHURCH BOARD: Tuesday, April 21, 7:30 PM, Youth Center. and 8th Grade Sabbath School room. Info: Espinosam@swau.edu. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: Southwestern’s annual English Donations received through April 11, 2015 $136,736.43 2014 Christmas Tree Offering $ 13,208.80 TODAY’S OFFERING: Keene Church Ministries and Operations APRIL 25: Texas Vision CAR WASH: University International Student Club is having a car CHURCH OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION 817-202-6450 Department of Social Sciences and History is presenting an exhibit in the University Library commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I until May 1. Visitors will have the chance to view artifacts and experience a trench replica. This is an interdisciplinary project that will interest scholars and the public. Info: facebook.com/WWIExhibitSWAU. Department Play is April 18 and 19. $5. Tickets: 817-202-6629. wash on Friday, April 24, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in front of the ABC Bookstore. Donations are appreciated. Info: email isc@swau.edu. FINANCE COMMITTEE: Tuesday, April 21, 6:30 PM. PATHFINDERS meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in the A WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT: Southwestern’s closes its 17th season with a free Spring Concert that includes “Guitar Concerto in D” by Antonio Vivaldi, featuring Guitarist Sonny Tyler. Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 PM, First Baptist Church, Cleburne; Thursday, April 30, 7:30 PM, First United Methodist Church, Burleson; Tuesday, May 5, 7:30 PM, First United Methodist Church, Granbury. “GOD IS NOT DEAD”: Southwestern Acrobatic Team invites you to a 7th night of high-flying acrobatics, breathtaking stunts, and spectacular theatrics depicting a young girl’s life-changing events, on April 25, 8:30 PM at Leiske-Pultar Gymnasium. Admission is free. KEENE CHURCH FINANCIAL REPORT Undesignated gifts will be used for Keene Church Ministries and Operations. Jennifer Scott, Senior Pastor 817-789-8032 Geraldo Alonso, Pastor for Youth 817-357-5343 Albert Handal, Pastor for Young Adults and Discipleship 512-348-6138 James Winegardner, Pastor for Administration 817-253-0957 Jose Aparicio, Treasurer treasurer@keenechurch.com Kitty Evans, Church Secretary secretary@keenechurch.com Elizabeth Knaubert, Media Ministry media@keenechurch.com
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