And begins again next Friday at 8:07 pm

Welcome...

Apison Seventh-day Adventist Church

...to the little church with a big heart.

11421 Bates Road, Apison, Tennessee 37302

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 Tom Donnelly

Worship Service Sabbath, April 2, 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 SS Lesson Study ~ Down the hall on left, just past the double doors; 1st classroom Cradle Roll (ages B-3) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway to right; 2nd door on left Kindergarten (ages 4-6/grades K-1) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway; 3rd door Primary (ages 7-9/grades 2-4) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway, 4th door on left Juniors (ages 10-12/grades 5-7) ~ Through double doors, Downstairs; 1st door on left Earliteen (ages 13-15/grades 8-10) ~ Downstairs, follow hallway then last door on left

Songs of Praise

Morgan Jameson

Announcements

Greg Williams

Call to Worship

Introit

Prayer of Invocation

Eric Schoonard

Welcome and Call to Worship

Eric Schoonard

Gifts of Worship

Calendar of Events Today:

8:00 am Prayer Group 1:00 pm War Room - Strategies 8:00 pm LCA Gym War Room, The Movie Sunday: 8:30 am Prayer Group 7:00 pm Apison Behavioral Health Men’s Group Monday: 10:00 am Grief Share Tuesday: 10:00 am “Revelation” Prayer & Praise Group 8:00 pm Bulletin Info Deadline Wednesday: 6:30 pm Pathfinder Meeting 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting Next Sabbath: 8:00 am Prayer Group Speaker Chef Mark Anthony Following Service Church Fellowship Meal 7:00 pm Vespers EASEA Choir

Local Church Budget

Tom Donnelly

Offertory Children’s Story

Faith Laughlin

Scripture Reading Invitation to Prayer

Galatians 5:6 Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer

Worship in Prayer Special Music

Heather Ford

Daniel Wibberding

Psalm 42 K – 4 / Keep Ya Lamps 5 – 8

Worship In The Word Hymn of Response

The Really High Calling

Budgeted

Church Budget for March (as of 3 26 16) LCA Financial Aid for 2015-16 School Year

$13,000 $15,000

Capital Improvement Phase I

$33,000

LCA Choir

Pastor Burgess

Hover O’er Me, Holy Spirit

No. 260

Benediction

Church Needs

No. 658

Pastor Burgess

Received $ 8,946 $ 12,563

The celebration of the Sabbath ends tonight at 8:02 pm

$ 32,982

Postlude

Organ

Pianist: Nancy Patton

Organist: Jeanie Hair

Media Services Tech: Seth Sutherland

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 [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 [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 [email protected] Church School..............................................................................(423) 236-4926 Bulletin Editor...........................Christy Beason............................(423) 774.4717 Bulletin Info Deadline Tuesday [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 or today’s Resource Elder, Greg Williams. Today ~ Members, please invite members to your home for lunch and fellowship with your family. 1st Reading ~ Church Positions and Membership Transfers ~ Out *Jesse Rademacher as an adult Sabbath School teacher *Seth Sutherland and Jonathan Duman as guest teachers under Dean Coulter in the Youth Sabbath School Department *Seth and Sonya Miller from Apison to Chattanooga 1 st Church, Chattanooga, TN *Terry MeHarry from Apison to Middletown SDA Church, Louisville, KY 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. War Room Strategies: On the Battlefield for a Day of Prayer ~ today, April 2 from 1 – 4 pm, following the Service. 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 check with Virginia Holley to see if there is still space available. 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 ~ tonight, 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. Sunshine Band Cancelled today ~ due to the War Room Strategies outreach. 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. Women Inspiring Women Project ~ We still need more cards with your personal hand written motes of encouragement to be shared with women at a shelter in downtown Chattanooga. Drop them off at the Welcome Desk or give them to Noelle or Janice.

Grief Share ~ seminar/support group on Mondays at 10 am. Call 423/236-4214. Pathfinder Fund Raisers ~ Chattanooga Lookouts Tickets ~ we are selling tickets for the April 24 th game @ 2:15. Tickets are $5 and proceeds benefit your Pathfinder Club! Come out and help our Pathfinders sell over 250 tickets! 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! EASEA Choir ~ the E. A. Sutherland Education Assoc. Choir will present vespers here at Apison, next Sabbath, April 9 at 7 pm. Come and be blessed. Chef Mark Anthony ~ coming to our church, next Sunday, April 10 at 3 pm. Come and see this exciting and fun cooking demonstration! Info, 423.236.4214 Mother’s & Father’s Prayer Group ~ meets the 3rd Sabbath, following the Church Service. See Nancy Patton or June Paynter for more info. 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.

Apartment Needed ~ for a family of 4 for April and May. Any suggestions for a small apartment or rooms available to them, call Karen Williams at 423.715.1516.

Area Announcements 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]. “Wounded Hearts” Group ~ 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]. 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] 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. Mission Trip Dinner and Benefit Concert ~ to be held next Sabbath 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.

Adventist Retired Workers ~ Come one, come all. ARW’s April meeting is April 10 at 11:30 am in the Fellowship Hall of the Collegedale SDA Church. Program will be a double feature with Jerry Johns’ latest video, Natural Beauties of Hawaii and a presentation by Jim Hoffer, With Jesus in the Sanctuary. The meal is potluck, so please bring a dish with you. Food should arrive by 11 am, please mark Vegan dishes. SAU Wind Symphony ~ will present “Sky Music” at its free spring concert, Sunday April 10th at 7:30 pm in the Collegedale Church. The performance’s celestial focus features music by John Mackey, Nathan Daughtrey, Ola Gjeilo and Roger Cichy. Info, 423.236.2880. Covenant of Praise Choir in Concert ~ come and enjoy sacred music by this choir at the Chattanooga First Church, Sabbath, April 16, 7:15 pm. The choir will also raise support for a mission project in Tanzania. 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 423-3153737 or [email protected]. 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. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.