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Acts 14:19-23
Paul Stoned at Lystra
19 But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. 20 But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. 21 When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, 22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. 23 And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Sermon Notes
We are able to persevere only because God works within us, within our free wills. And because God is at work in us, we are certain to persevere. The decrees of God concerning election are immutable. They do not change, because He does not change. All whom He justifies He glorifies. None of the elect has ever been lost
-R.C. Sproul
- Paul and Barnabas enter the region of Galatia (Acts 14) to preach the Gospel and establish the Church. How are they received?
- How did Paul and Barnabas persevere through their circumstances?
- What is Grace and what does it mean to you?
Scriptures to Consider
- Revelation 2:2
- 2 Peter 1:5-7
- James 5:11
This Week
Monday, April 20
8:.00 am Pastoral Devotions (online)
9:30 am Women's Prayer
9:30 am Men's Prayer
7:00 pm Monday Night Men Online
Tuesday, April 21
10:30 am am Daybreak Online Book Club
7:00 pm Youth Online Small Groups
Wednesday, April 22
8:.00 am Pastoral Devotions (online)
10:00 am Keenagers (55+) Bible Study
(on Pastor Art's personal Facebook Page....Will be posted to SGAC Keenagers Group by 1:00 pm)
2:30 & 3:00 pm AWANA Connect Online
7:00 pm Corporate Prayer Online
7:30 pm Young Adults online
Thursday, April 23
2:30 pm Sunday School Check-In Online
Friday, April 24
8:.00 am Pastoral Devotions (online)
7:30 pm Youth online Hangout
8:30 pm Filipino Catch Up
Saturday, April 25
Sunday, April 26
10:00 am Worship Service Online
7:00 pm Corporate Prayer Online
JOURNEY UPDATES
PASTORAL DEVOTIONS TO THE CONGREGATION: Join us online Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings for a devotional message from one of our Pastors. We will air these messages on our YouTube Channel at 8:00 am. (Don’t worry, if you miss it, you can watch it later.)
CORPORATE PRAYER: Now taking place online Sunday and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm. Click here for information on how to join.
JR AND SR. HIGH SMALL GROUPS ONLINE: We are still meeting on Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm from the comfort of your home. For more information and to join in visit our website.
KEENAGERS: We are now meeting online. Join us on Wednesdays at 10:00 am on Pastor Art's personal Facebook page or at 1:00 pm on our Keenagers Facebook Group as we stay connected through the Word of God.
AWANA CONNECT ONLINE: All AWANA Clubbers are invited to join us on Wednesdays until April 29 at 2:30 pm. Pastor Coreen will lead you in songs and an AWANA lesson. Cubbies are invited to join Miss. Debbie at 3:00 pm for the Cubbies lesson. You can find us at SGAC Awana Club on Facebook.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHECK IN ONLINE: Join Pastor Coreen every Thursday at 2:30 pm for songs, a Bible Story and more. Sunday School Check In can be found on the Spruce Grove Alliance Church Children’s Ministry Facebook page.
MONDAY NIGHT MEN ONLINE SPRING SESSION: Join Pastor Joel as he walks through Frances Chan’s study on the Book of James, starting April 13 @ 7:00 pm. If you haven’t already, please sign up for RightNow Media as that is where the study material can be found. There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration is encouraged. Register online today!
FRIDAY NIGHT YOUTH HANGOUT: Grades 7-12 students are invited to meet online to Build Community and hang out on April 24 at 7:30 pm. You can find the link to join in on our website.
The CHURCH OFFICE will be open by appointment only. Please stay home and safe. Email us to set up an appointment or call us at 780-962-4700 to leave a message or speak to someone. We will be getting back to everyone as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience with us.
Giving Update
SGAC General Fund Financial Update
Since the start of our "Live Stream" services it has been a challenge to project what our giving will be over the next few months and what spending adjustments will be required to ensure we are able to pay our bills. Weekly giving has ranged from $5,900 to $36,000 but seems to be settling in at about $19,000. Our original budget required $25,000/week to maintain our current ministries. As noted in our last update we have reduced our budget to try to meet this level of giving. We have also been following announcements related to Federal subsidy programs such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the Temporary (10%) Wage Subsidy for Employers (TWSE). If eligible these programs may provide some temporary assistance/stability to our funding and enable us to maintain our current ministries. Our actual shortfall in the General Fund as of the end of March was $5,200. If this virus continues to linger and the economy does not improve, our new 2020/21 budget which we normally develop in May/June will also need to be adjusted to meet available funding.
We would ask that you continue to pray for our ministry and would encourage you to maintain your giving to SGAC as you are able. We understand that some of you may have lost your employment and or are experiencing reduced pay but as God enables, we would encourage you to continue to give to SGAC to enable us to continue to pay our bills and maintain our ministry.
We continue to monitor the current environment weekly and even daily as things change and more information becomes available. Please continue to pray for those in our congregation and community that have lost their employment or have had their pay reduced and also that Government Aide will be approved and forwarded in a timely fashion so that we can continue to move forward with our ministry programs. Thank you for your faithfulness.
Please note the Following Options for Giving
ONLINE GIVING
Whether it is a one-time gift or you would like to schedule a recurring donation, you can give online to Spruce Grove Alliance Church. This option allows you to give using a Visa debit card or the traditional Visa or MasterCard credit cards.
PRE-AUTHORIZED GIVING
Pick up a pre-authorized debit agreement form from our church office or download one here. You can fill it out and then with a voided cheque - you can either scan it and email it to the office, or drop it off during regular office hours.
INTERAC/DEBIT
During office hours, you can drop by and use the INTERAC/DEBIT machine at the Welcome Centre, then fill out your donation envelope as normal including your name, address, giving number and insert your debit receipt so we can disburse funds as directed in the Box on the counter.
E-TRANSFER
Use E-Transfer to give at SGAC, using giving@sgac.net Please include your offering envelope number and contact information. The money is deposited directly into the church account and does not require a security question. Please also include your envelope # if you have one and your phone number in the note section.
IN PERSON
You can stop by the church office and drop off your donation in a sealed envelope. Mark it Finance / Confidential. Please call ahead as Office Hours are by appointment only.
By MAIL / CHEQUE
Mail your donation to:
Spruce Grove Alliance Church
Attn: Finance
250 Century Road
Spruce Grove, AB T7X 1W6
Thank you for your generosity in giving to SGAC.
Questions: Please contact the church office at 780 962 4700 or by email . You may also visit our website at www.sgac/Give
PRAYER
Please pray for:
- Our InternationalWorkers: Roy & Joyce Hewko, Tracey Flynn, Roy & Miriam Taylor.
- Our Pastoral Team Staff Member: Pastor Karen Houcher – Pastor of Women’s Ministries. Karen is married to Dan and they have 5 children.
- Our Support Staff Team Member: Debbie Funk - Debbie is married to Rod and they have 2 children.
- Our Elders Team Member: Del Dyck. Del is married to Carol and they have 2 married children.
Family Matters
- Are you in need of help during this time of pandemic? Are you able to provide help for anyone shut in? Please contact Pastor Art at art.quist@sgac.net or call him at 780-892-2555. You may also email or call the church office.
- Office Hours:Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Church Office is open by appointment only until further notice.
- We want to pray for you. Please send your requests to prayer@sgac.net