ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT SUNDAY PM
Is Sunday PM going to be dramatically different?
Sunday PM will be just like coming to a morning service. We might mix up the order of service a bit or have more time for mingling but the music, teaching and the chairs will be the same!
Who is Sunday PM for?
Given the time of day we imagine there will be a lot of young adults at Sunday PM but everyone is welcome. Are you a shift worker? Does 6:30 on Sunday night fit in your schedule best? Sunday PM might be for you.
What will the sermon be like?
Most of the sermons will be a video of the morning sermon so you will get the same God-honoring, gospel presentation that you expect at Bethel. Pastor Dave will just be nine feet tall on the video wall instead of six foot!
Do I have to be dressed up and have it all together?
If that was the case none of us would be here. Sunday PM is a casual and comfortable environment. We want you to meet Jesus and you don’t need to be in your “Sunday best” to do that. Come as you are and see if Christ might change your life.
Will there be a children’s ministry?
We are making Sunday PM family accessible so childcare will be provided through Kindergarten age. Older children will join their parents in the service.
How will Sunday PM affect High School and Middle School ministries?
Intersect and Journey Groups will be meeting at 6:30 and we hope these ministries will grow. Students can drop their parents off in the auditorium and we will take care of them for the evening.
The memory verse for January 2012 is 2Timothy 3:16-17.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Paul’s second letter to Timothy was written while Paul awaited execution. In pointing Timothy to the hope that is in Jesus Christ, Paul warns of the difficult times that are sure to come. Those who live a life devoted to Jesus Christ should expect persecution (2Tim 3:12). Confronted with truths like these, Christians today are often tempted to seek out new and fresh ideas to ease our troubles – ten steps to a better life. Often times, we avoid living a Godly life to escape persecution or suffering. But, Paul warns against flocking to modern-day experts and against avoiding trials to seek comfort and convenience. Instead, his advice is to continue with what you already know to be trustworthy, the Holy Scriptures (2Tim 3:14-15).
Our memory verse tells us that all Scripture is “God-breathed.” The Bible is not merely “inspired” by God, as some translations recite. God did not just arouse certain feelings in human authors. Rather, the Bible is His divine product. The Psalmist writes, “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth (Ps 33:6).” In the same sense that God is the creator and originator of the stars and the heavens, so He is the author and originator of the words of Scripture.
Therefore, hold fast. Remain. Stay put. Abide in the Bible, which is “able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (2Tim 3:15). Jesus Christ alone saves you from sin, guilt, and condemnation, while keeping you through the trials ahead. The Bible alone is the ultimate authority in revealing Christ and His words for us. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
Read it. Memorize it. Steep yourself in it. May the word of Christ dwell in us richly in 2012.
When: January 8th from 6-7:30 Where: Start in the main auditorium and then throughout the church Who: Everyone who has something to celebrate because of the work God has done through His Word. Even those who want to celebrate what God has done in someone in their family or a friend can come.
What Does The Night Look Like? Well, we will all start in the main auditorium for singing worship of scripture songs, laugh at some Bible humor, hear from Pastor Dave, attempt to learn the first all church Bible verse, hear from folks about what God has done in their lives through an open mic time and pray together. That will be the first 45 minutes of the event. The next 45 minutes will be free time for everyone to experience different aspects of the Bible in 5 locations.
Discovery Auditorium – Bible charades/impov
Desertview – Bible trivia game show
1st-2ndGrade Room – Sword drills
Fellowship Hall – Praise/story wall/decorate the Bible cover for the all church verses
Ridgeview - Bible questions (ask a Bible question and get an answer from the panel)
There will be wonderful desserts throughout the church
Last name A-W – Please bring desserts
XYZ – Please bring fruit
The story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) gives a clear picture of God’s desire for us to help those in desperate need wherever we find them. After describing how the Samaritan rescued a hurting man whom others had passed by, Jesus told His hearers, “Go and do likewise.”
For over 40 years, Samaritan’s Purse has done the utmost to follow Christ’s command by going to the aid of the world’s poor, sick, and suffering. Operation Christmas Child along with Samaritan’s Purse, impacts the lives of vulnerable children through educational, feeding, clothing, and shelter programs that let them know they are not forgotten. This is your time to be involved in the mission of changing lives.
Packing a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child is easy; you can use an empty shoe box or pick up an Operation Christmas Child box from the Bethel Foyer, once packed all we ask is that you enclose $7.00 for shipping and bring the unwrapped box to Bethel before November 13, 2011. Give a gift that not only can bring joy to a child’s life, but a gift that can share the gospel with them too. Boxes are now available in the foyer. A list of appropiate gift suggestions can also be retrived from the Bethel Foyer.
It’s that time of year again! Fall Frenzy is back! Registration to serve is now open! Sign up today to serve at Fall Frenzy! Don’t forget, if you can’t serve you can always bless Fall Frenzy by donating candy. Sign up now!
All Bethel campuses will gather together on Sunday, September 11, at Fran Rish Stadium for one service at 10am. Following the service will be a massive tailgate party. We’re excited to be together, sing together, and listen together as celebrate what God has done and hear from Pastor Dave about our strategy for this next season of ministry at Bethel.
