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: deweese.beth@yahoo.com 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 DCTheGathering@aol.com. 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.
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