"A Life of Worship"
Romans 12
A Living Sacrifice to God
12 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
3 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. 4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, 5 so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. 7 If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8 If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. 12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. 13 When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. 15 Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.16 Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!
17 Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. 18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.
19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
“I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”
says the Lord.
20 Instead,
“If your enemies are hungry, feed them.
If they are thirsty, give them something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap
burning coals of shame on their heads.”
21 Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
SERMON NOTES
Worship is to honor with extravagant love and extreme submission”
-1828 Webster’s Dictionary
“Conformity to this age is to be wrapped up in the things that are temporal, to have all our thought oriented to that which is seen and temporal. If all our calculations, plans, ambitions are determined by what falls within the life here, then we are children of this age.”
- John Murray in The Epistle to the Romans
SCRIPTURES TO CONSIDER
- John 15:13
- John 13:4-5, 12-17
- Proverbs 3:13-18
THIS WEEK
MONDAY, May 15
9:30 am Men’s Outreach Prayer
1:30 pm Women’s Prayertime
7:30 pm Monday Knight Men
TUESDAY, May 16
7:00 pm Elder's Meeting
7:00 pm Adult Badminton
WEDNESDAY, May 17
9:45 am Keenager’s Study
6:30 pm Future Development Open House
6:30 pm Jr. High Small Groups
7:00 pm Young Adults Study at Vanderveen’s
THURSDAY, May 18
6:30 pm Sr. High Small Group at the Weibe's
7:00 pm Men's Floor Hockey
FRIDAY, May 19
7:30 pm YOUTH "Worship & Word"
SATURDAY , May 20
SUNDAY, May 21
9:15 am Worship Service
11:00 am Filipino Worship Service
11:15 am Worship Service
JOURNEY UPDATES
HYMN SING Sunday, May 14 at 6:00 pm in the Fireside Room. Join us for a time of praising God with old fashioned hymns. Open to all ages. Bring finger food for sharing after the event.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OPEN HOUSE Wednesday May 17, from 6:30 – 8:00 pm in the Foyer. Join us to share your input/questions/comments regarding fundraising, building concepts and how you may be able to get involved to move Phase 1 forward. We want to hear your thoughts.
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DESSERT NIGHT is May 24 at 7:00 pm. If you have been involved in one of our many programs as a volunteer, please register with Joanne at the Welcome Centre or RSVP to the church office.
GRADE 6 students and family: Let’s come together to celebrate! Friday, June 2 at 6:00 pm. Cost is $5 per person. Please RSVP to Janet by May 26.
JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLES FOR PRESCHOOLERS for sale at Check-In Kiosk $17.00 each
GRADE 12 GRADUATION Saturday June 3. Punch at 4:30 and Dinner to follow at 5:00 pm. Cost is $20 per person. There is no cost for the fgraduation student to attend. Please RSVP to Janet by May 26.
GRANDPARENTING MATTERS SEMINAR – June 16 and 17. Join us for an encouraging time of learning and sharing relating to this special role. Special Speakers are Larry Fowler from Legacy Coalition and Rev. Keith Taylor from Beulah Alliance. May 15 is the deadline for the $69.00 earlybird rate, cost is $89 after May 15. Visit the Welcome Centre or register now!
THE BLESSING TREE in the foyer is a way for our church to help the Ibsen’s as they retire and A & J family’s return for their year on home assignment. Please take a card this week or next and return with a gift card by June 4 to place in a box located at the Welcome Desk. Thank you for supporting our International Workers.
A BENEVOLENT OFFERING will be taken at the close of this weekend's Sunday services. This Benevolent Fund will assist those in need in our church family. We have had many requests lately and appreciate your generosity in this area.
PARKLAND YOUNG LIFE BBQ FUNDRAISER on Thursday, June 1 at 6:30pm at Henry & Anne's. Please RSVP to Tracey by May 25.
FInancial Update
Week thru May 7 $31,714
45 Week Average $24,148
BUDGET $26,153 PER WEEK
BUDGET TO END OF APRIL $1,150,732
BUDGET SHORTFALL ($96,771)
Future Dev Cash on Hand $343,707
Global Adv Fund July to April 30 $137,288
Canadian Fund July to April 30 $34,200
Revenue YTD $1,053,961
Expenses YTD $907,593
PRAYER
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Our Christian Workers: Camp Nakamun Staff, Tim & Julie Wiebe, Rae-Anna & Gordon Schutz
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Our Pastoral Staff: Pastor Coreen Frey. Pastor Coreen is married to Dave and they have 3 married children.
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Our Administrative Staff: Joanna Halliday. Joanna is married to Joel and they have 2 children ages 10 & 6.
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Our Elders: Gerald Weighill is married to Mary and they have three married children.
FAMILY MATTERS
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Our Most sincere Condolances to Cyrilene in the passing of her daughter.