Worship Service                                                          March 16, 2008 

 

 

Call to Worship

Welcome

Invocation/Offering

Songs of Praise and Worship

Today’s Message:  “It’s Better to Give What You’ve Received” (Jn 4:27-42) 

Pastor Jeff Wiesinger

 

BIG IDEA:  We invite others to Christ when we experience Christ.

 

I.                    We see beyond our ______________________ when we invite others to Christ.

 

Matthew 28:18-20

John 9:24-34

 

II.                 We find where _________________________ lies when we do the will of God.

 

Acts 1:8

John 15:5

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

 

III.               People come ________________ Christ when they

 

 ________________  Christ.

 

I Corinthians 3:5-8

Acts 16:25-30

Acts 2:46-47

 

 

Benediction

 

For more information regarding the events listed below, contact the ABC main office at 562-3238 or email at abchurch@alaska.net.

 

 

All-Church Cleanup:  In preparation for our Easter celebration, there will be an all-church cleanup on Saturday, March 22nd beginning at 8am.  Please come and help prepare the building and grounds for Christ’s resurrection.

 

 

 

Important Easter Information:  ABC’s Good Friday Service will be on March 21st at 7pm.  Childcare for preschool-age and under will be provided.  Easter Sunday is March 23rd, and celebrations will begin with a 9am brunch.  There will be no Sunday school that day.  Easter Service begins at 10:15am. 

 

Easter Sunday is fast approaching and the deaconesses are busy planning the brunch for that morning at 9:00 AM.  We are in need of lots of help.  There will be sign-up sheets in the foyer for items that are needed.  We ask that you please take the time to sign-up for whatever you can.  All food items need to be at the church no later than 8:30 Easter morning.  We will go by the sign-up sheets and prepare accordingly.  If you did NOT sign up, but plan to bring an item anyway, please call one of the deaconesses and let them know; this way we don’t have an over abundance of items.  We sincerely appreciate your cooperation and help.

 

To make the system flow a little easier in the one hour allotted time, we are asking that families please stay together so parents can assist their children.

Sincerely,

 Claudia, Head Deaconess

More Announcements …

 

Ladies Retreat:  Ladies, do you need fellowship, both physical and spiritual?  Then don’t miss the April 25th – 27th ladies’ retreat at Solid Rock Bible Camp.  Tuition is $85 and includes lodging, meals, and activities.  Partial and full scholarships are available.  Carpooling is also an option. 

 

Job Opening:  Please be aware that the church continues to seek qualified applicants for the part time administrative position in the church office.  Please contact Jeff at 562-3238.

 

Conference for Men:  Alaska Men’s Ministries is sponsoring the Every Man Conference on April 11th and 12th at ChangePoint.  The speaker is Kenny Luck, author of Every Man, God’s Man, and Men’s Minister at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California.  Learn how to strongly connect with God and with godly men to produce the character of Jesus Christ.  The Friday session is 7pm-9pm; the Saturday session is 8am-1pm.  The cost is $50 (or $45 if your register by March 25th).  Online sign-up is at www.akmensministries.com, or contact the ABC office.  Brochures are available.

 

Praise Dance Fundraiser:  The Praise Dance team is hosting a fundraiser to provide backpacks filled with Bibles and healthy snack food for the Gospel Mission.  The fundraiser will be at the church on Friday, April 11th.  There will be a family movie, and a silent auction bake sale.  The bake sale silent auction will begin at 6pm; the movie starts at 6:30pm.  Admission is by donation. 

 

Kidz Klass:  A financial stewardship class for kids (K-6), “In God We Trust,” is being offered on April 13th  and 20th, and May 5th and 12th.  Each session is 90 minutes long, and will begin immediately following the worship service.   Lunch will be served.  (Please note that the dates have been changed due to a scheduling conflict with the women’s retreat.) 

 

Children’s Church:  There continues to be a need for regular Children’s Church teachers.  Please consider consistently serving one Sunday per month.  Second and fourth Sundays are available.  Contact the church office to sign up.

 

Attention Readers and Booklovers!:  The current book club selection is “Patrick” by Stephen Lawhead.  The next meeting will be Tuesday, March 18th, at 5:30pm.

 

What’s happening this week…

                                                      

TODAY 16th              8:30 am    Prayer         

                                   9:00 am    Sunday School

                                    10:15 am Worship Service

                  12:30 pm  Truthseekers will be at the Nolan’s home

                                               

Mon. 17th                   6:30 pm    Women’s Care Group, 3rd floor church prayer room

                                                                                                                                               

Tue.  18th                    7:00 pm    Worship Team

                                                                                                                                                               

Wed.  19th                  7:00 pm    Youth Group

                                                                                                                            

Thurs. 20th                     7:00 pm    Wiesinger Care Group, Bedwell’s house             

                                                               

 

 

Ř       Visit our website…www.alliancebiblechurchak.org to learn more about our church, upcoming events, youth activities, ministries, listen to sermons, and more.

Ř       Sermon on CD or Tapes… Request your copy of Sunday’s sermon on the sign-up sheet at the information table or listen via the internet at our website.

Ř       Encouragement Cards…Communicate your appreciation and support to others who attend Alliance Bible Church.  Please be sure to sign your name, put the recipient’s full name on the front, and drop it in the basket on the informational table.  We’ll supply the address and cover the postage.

Ř       Weekly Prayer lists…If you have a prayer request during the week, please notify the Church office or Prayer Chain.