Apison Seventh-day Adventist Church

Welcome...

11421 Bates Road, Apison, Tennessee 37302

...to the little church with a big heart. Our mission is to be a family of believers that Know Jesus, Love People, and Treasure Truth.

Sabbath School Morning Praise Sabbath Praise ~ 9:00-9:30 Sabbath School Superintendent Class Study ~ 9:30-10:45

Elizabeth Leffew/Jonathan Duman Dennis Crane

Worship Service Sabbath, March 26, 2016

Children& Adult Sabbath School Classes Potter's Class ~ Library SS Lesson Study ~ Sanctuary Collegiate and Young Adults ~ Bible Study application discussion ~ Upstairs Life Application of the SS lesson quarterly ~ Across the hall from the Sanctuary Discipleship Group ~ Kitchen, across from the Sanctuary st SS Lesson Study ~ Down the hall on left, just past the double doors; 1 classroom nd Cradle Roll (ages B-3) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway to right; 2 door on left rd Kindergarten (ages 4-6/grades K-1) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway; 3 door th Primary (ages 7-9/grades 2-4) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway, 4 door on left st Juniors (ages 10-12/grades 5-7) ~ Through double doors, Downstairs; 1 door on left Earliteen (ages 13-15/grades 8-10) ~ Downstairs, follow hallway then last door on left

Calendar of Events 8:00 am Prayer Group 8:30 am Prayer Group 7:00 pm Apison Behavioral Health Men’s Group Monday: 10:00 am Grief Share 7:00 pm Church Board Tuesday: 10:30 am “The Desire of Ages” Prayer & Praise Group 8:00 pm Bulletin Info Deadline Wednesday: 6:30 pm Pathfinder Meeting 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:00 pm Reversing Diabetes Next Sabbath: 8:00 am Prayer Group Speaker Prayer Pastor Burgess Following Service War Room Strategies 8:00 pm LCA Gym War Room, The Movie

Church Budget for March (thru 3 12 16) LCA Financial Aid for 2015-16 School Year Capital Improvement Phase I

Budgeted

Morgan Jameson

Announcements

Deryl Holland

Call to Worship

Introit

Prayer of Invocation

Dan Seebeck

Welcome and Call to Worship

Dan Seebeck

Gifts of Worship

Local Conference Advance

Martha Dutterer

Offertory

Today: Sunday:

Church Needs

Songs of Praise

Received

$13,000 $15,000 $33,000

The celebration of the Sabbath ends tonight at 7:56 pm And begins again next Friday at 8:01 pm

$ 5,383 $ 12,341 $ 32,205

Children’s Story

Sue Nielsen

Scripture Reading

Matthew 28: 18-20

Invitation to Prayer

Glen Wintermeyer

Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer

Worship in Prayer

No. 658

Karen Wintermeyer

Special Music The Word

Go. . .Disciple. . .Baptize. . .Teach

Hymn of Response

Glen Wintermeyer

Rescue the Perishing

Benediction

No. 367 Glen Wintermeyer

Postlude

Organ

Pianist: Coral Miller

Organist: Jeanie Hair

Media Services Tech: Bill Pearson

PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. HEAVENLY FATHER, HEAR OUR PRAYER Heavenly Father, hear our prayers As we bow before You; Bless us in our worship today, Humbly, we implore You. Be our guide in all endeavors, Be our hope that nothing severs; PLEASE KNEEL Constant source of love divine, Let Your love within us shine.

Here to Serve Pastor ....................................... Brian Burgess .................. [email protected] .......................................................... Or ..................................... (423) 637-9412 Head Elder ............................. Eric Schoonard ........................... (423) 504-0661 Head Deacon ............................Barry Becker ............................. (423) 505-6415 Head Deaconess ....................... Shirley Long ............................. (423) 605-1120 Church Clerk .......................... Martha Dutterer .......................... (423) 503-4498 Treasurer .....................................Karla Reel ........... [email protected] School Principal ................... Nancy Zima-Gentry ....................... (423) 902-3883 School Treasurer .................... Reggie Thomas .......................... (423) 244-7825 Church Office ..................................... ....................................... (423) 236-4214 Church Secretary ..................... Lisa Jennings ................ [email protected] Church School ..................................... ....................................... (423) 236-4926 Bulletin Editor .......................... Christy Beason ........................... (423) 774.4717 Bulletin Info Deadline Tuesday 8pm .... ...................... [email protected] Church Website ................................... ........................... www.apisonchurch.org

Apison Church Notices A SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS! We're happy to have you worship with us today. If you have any questions, please see our Head Elder, Eric Schoonard. Today ~ Members, please invite members to your home for lunch and fellowship with your family. Prayer Requests ~ Healing ~ Special Needs ~ Thank You ~ for the plant, home-made bread, cards and encouragement during the loss of our dad, Louis Fore. James and Jerry Prison Ministry ~ addresses on the Bulletin Board for fellow members in prison. Encourage them with cards. Would you share your faith with those who are ready and willing to listen? We are looking for committed men and women with a passion for souls who would be trained and mentored to minister to the forgotten ones who are in our local jails. Training opportunities are coming soon; if you are interested, contact John Holley at 423-316-6722. Men ~ Join us in "The War Room". Review battle strategies from God's Word; learn how to fight the enemy and live in victory over sin. Join us and become a fellow soldier on active duty for Christ. Sunday’s, 7 pm, Apison Behavioral Center, 11014 Apison Pike.

War Room Strategies: On the Battlefield for a Day of Prayer ~ next Sabbath, April 2 from 1 – 4 pm, here at the Church. ATTENTION: Calling ALL Fellow Soldiers in the Apison Church to Enlist for Active Duty for the Lord. Learn different War Room Strategies to Re-claim ground taken by the enemy. Please register on the clipboard today or email Virginia Holley at ([email protected]) 1:00 - Lunch (Provided for Class Attendees – bring crackers and bread) 1:45 - Basic Training 2:30 - Deployment 3:30 - Report on What God has Done War Room Battle strategies from God: 1. Battlefield – Jail (those incarcerated) 2. Battlefield – Home Front (for parents of non-attending children) 3. Battlefield – Wounded Warriors (for non-attending church members) 4. Battlefield – Community (for Apison Prayer Walk) War Room, the Movie ~ next Saturday night, April 2, 8 pm at the LCA Gym. Come and be blessed by the important message of this film. This event is a community outreach, so please invite your friends and neighbors. We will begin with a short devotional and the youth will have refreshments available for purchase at 8:30 pm. EASEA Choir ~ the E. A. Sutherland Education Assoc. Choir will have the vespers program at Apison on April 9 at 7 pm. Come and be blessed.

Grief Share ~ seminar/support group on Mondays at 10 am. Call 423/236-4214.

Chef Mark Anthony ~ coming to our Apison Church, Sunday, April 10 at 3 pm. Don’t miss seeing this exciting and fun cooking demonstration! Info, call 423.236.4214

Reversing Diabetes Program ~ hosted by the Apison Health Ministries Department wraps up this coming Thursday evening, March 31st, here at the church. For info, call Catherine 423-667-0914 or Martha 423-503-4498.

Mother’s & Father’s Prayer Group ~ meets the 3rd Sabbath, following the Church Service. See Nancy Patton or June Paynter for more info.

Pathfinder Fund Raisers ~ lChattanooga Lookouts Tickets ~ we are selling tickets for the April 24th game @ 2:15. Tickets are $5 and proceeds benefit your Pathfinder Club! Come out and help our Pathfinders sell over 250 tickets! lAluminum Can Collection ~ our Aluminum Can Container is on the right of the front doors of the church. Please and bring your cans to help us raise funds to cover expenses for the Union Camporee in the fall. Thank you!

LCA Education Fair ~ Sunday, April 24, from 4:00 - 5:00 pm in the LCA Gym. Come hungry and enjoy a simple dinner fundraiser, hosted by Home and School. Church Family Campout ~ is planned for April 29 – May 1. Details to come. New Church Policy ~ voted 2/22/16 “If funds donated to a specific project are more than the cost of the project, the remaining amount will be applied to a similar project unless the donor specifies otherwise” Bill Wilson, Church Board

Area Announcements SonRise Resurrection Pageant ~ University Drive will be closed between A.W. Spalding Elementary School and the Village Market Today, Mar 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for Collegedale Church’s SonRise Pageant. Signs will direct traffic to both Industrial Drive (behind the University) and to College Drive and Apison Pk. Plan for the detours as around campus today. Sunshine Bands ~ of music, ministry and friendship are welcome at The Lantern of Collegedale on the 2nd and 4th Sabbaths of each month at 3pm. Evening Anthem ~ today, March 26, 6:30 pm at the Chattanooga 1st Church. Dr. Don Leatherman, Old Testament Studies Professor at SAU will share regarding Christ’s cruxification. African Violet Meeting ~ Sunday, March 27 at 2 pm in the Fireside Room of the McDonald Road SDA Church. For more info, Gayle 423.702.0389 Archaeology Lecture ~ James W. Hardin, PhD, will present “Khirbet Summeily: Excavations on the Philistine Border” during a free archaeology lecture March 28 at 7 p.m. in Lynn Wood Chapel on campus. For more info, call (423) 236-2030. Photography Exhibit ~ “Moments of Providence,” a free photography exhibit featuring African wildlife images by SAU professor Braam Oberholster, is on display at the John C. Williams Gallery through April 4. Gallery is located on the second floor of Southern’s Brock Hall. For hours, call (423) 236-2089.

Prepare Enrich Marriage Seminar ~ will begin April 4th – 25th, Mondays from 7 9 pm @ Hamilton Community Church. This seminar will be for engaged and married couples, is fun and thought provoking and will cover topics that predict marriage success. Pre-marriage certificates will be given. Cost is $75 per couple per online assessment and workbooks. Daycare will be provided. For info, Martin Pita, Intern, 301-640-6677, [email protected]. Mission Trip Dinner and Benefit Concert ~ to be held Saturday evening, April 9 at 7 pm. The dinner and concert are to help the Hixson Church’s team raise funds to provide free medical and dental care to the Pattern Life orphanage center in Manipur, India. Covenant of Praise Choir in Concert ~ come and enjoy sacred music by the Covenant of Praise choir at the Chattanooga First Church, April 16, 7:15 pm. The choir will also raise support for a mission project in Tanzania. Adelphos ~ a community-based non-denominational Christian vocal group of young men originally founded in Staunton, Virginia, is re-establishing in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Adelphos will consist of 8 to 16 singers and an accompanist. Vocalist positions are open to young men post high school through twenties. The accompanist position is open to any age, male or female. Apply online at adelphosbrothers.org/auditions. Several staff positions are also available. For more information go to adelphosbrothers.org or call 423-443-1233.

“Wounded Hearts” ~ thru May 31st on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 -8:30 pm at Hamilton Community Church. This will be a closed group, separated male and female. This group looks at the heartache of sexual abuse and the hope of transformation. , 301-640-6677, [email protected].

Dr. David DeRose Follow-Up ~ You can still enjoy the life-changing, engaging presentations by Dr. DeRose (given at SAU on February 16, on Brain Health and Reversing Hypertension Naturally.) Join Dr. DeRose’s e-mail list. In the month of March, there is special pricing on two new booklets written in conjunction with Pastor John Bradshaw. If you want to be on that list, you can sign up here: http://eepurl.com/bB6VTT

Divorce Care ~ Thursday evenings, through - June 2nd, 7:00 - 8:30 pm @ Hamilton Comm. Church. Programs for kids: The Big D for teens ages 13 - 17, DC4K for kids ages 5-12, and daycare for children 5 and under, $15.00 per participant. Kids can come even if parents have already completed the program. Info, 301-640-6677, [email protected]

Wildwood Lifestyle Center ~ is looking for missionary minded physicians, nurse practitioners or physician assistants who have a passion for lifestyle medicine. Medical practitioners need to have a valid USA license. Stipend provided. If you sense the Lord may be calling you to full-time or part-time service, please contact the Administrator on 423-315-3737 or [email protected].

Women & Teen Girls' Spring Retreat ~ next weekend, April 1-3 "For you see your calling brethren…" (1 Cor. 1: 26-29) at Cohutta Springs Conference Center. Join us for the Women & Teen Girls’ Spring Retreat to help you step out and follow your calling. Call 706-602-7342 or register gccsda.com/events/springretreat16.

The Samaritan Center ~ needs grocery bags! Our stores use 800 - 1000 plastic bags every day and are always running low. Exec Dir. Tony Dahlberg invites you to make a habit of "giving your baggage to the Lord, and your plastic bags to us!"