Vancouver Today - e.Update, Feb. 22, 2011

February 22, 2011  

From Pastor Roger ...

A friend shared this story with me:
Watching Susie interact with the geese yesterday was very enlightening. Everything she did seemed to scare them away, even though in her three-year-old mind, they were designed to attract them to her. She would throw food then wave frantically trying to show them where the cracker was – they ran away. She would run screaming toward them to "greet" them, but they ran away. She would slap her leg or clap her hands to call them – they ran away.

 

Reading this reminded me of all the ways we try to get people to come to church. But perhaps the best way we can win the world to Christ is learn to listen first – seek first to understand. Learn their language, learn their methods, learn their culture then speak to them about the grace of God in the midst of their culture, their methods, and their language.

 

Christ's method alone will give true success in reaching the people. The Saviour mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He bade them, "Follow Me."

 

There is need of coming close to the people by personal effort…. "The poor are to be relieved, the sick cared for, the sorrowing and bereaved comforted, the ignorant instructed, the inexperienced counseled. We are to weep with those that weep, and rejoice with those that rejoice. Accompanied by the power of persuasion, the power of prayer, the power of the love of God, this work will not, cannot, be without fruit."
Ministry of Healing, p. 144   

 

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What's happening

• Tonight, Feb. 22: CHIP Information meeting, 6pm
• Wednesday, Feb. 23: Church board, 7pm
• Sabbath, Feb. 26: Pastor Roger Walter, "Personal Holiness in Times of Temptation" 
• Monday, Feb. 28:
  • Community Service Center, 9:30-11:45am and 12:30-3:00pm
  • Guitar Lessons for Kids and Youth (Adults welcome, too), 6pm; Bring your guitar
  • Pathfinders, 7pm
• Tuesday, Mar . 1:
  • Conference Call Prayer meeting, 7am
  • Community Service Center, 9:30-11:45am and 12:30-3:00pm 

A Sad Farewell

By now, many of you will have heard already for our prayers for the Kroschell and Wilson families from an earlier email. Everyone still needs your prayers for support and healing, although there was one significant loss in the accident. See Below....

God Bless!

Roger Walter

Senior Pastor

Adventist Community Church of Vancouver

----- Original Message ----- 
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 10:51 PM

Subject: A Sad Farewell

As most of you know, the Kroschel and Wilson families met with a tragic accident Sabbath afternoon on the way to La Pine for the second concert of the day with the Salem Adventist Men's Chorus.

It is with great pain and sadness that I report we have lost our beloved brother, Herb Kroschel. At the request of the family and on the recommendation of the medical staff, his life support was removed earlier today.

You will all want to know how the others are doing.

Peggy is grateful for your continued prayers and support.  She had an injury to her back. The doctors performed surgery to stabilize it and were pleased with the results.

Pierce has a broken arm and Harrison is under observation for a bruised spleen. The doctors are confident of their recovery.

Leland, Tami and Trent were released from the hospital late Saturday night and are all experiencing significant muscular-skeletal pain and discomfort.

My heart is very heavy tonight. I trust God to show us the light, and as He does, I am prepared to stay the course.

Lou

Prayer Requests, Please!

Two prayer Requests:

Ben and Pat Wolfswinkel's daughter, son-in-law and two grandwons were in an accident when traveling with the Oregon Men's Chorus to La Pine and all were injured. The boys and daughter are fine, the son-in-law is in critical condition and unconscious. Please pray for Herb and that the doctors will have wisdom. Evidently someone coming the opposite direction lost control of their car and hit them broad side and ended up hitting the car behind them (also with the Men's Chorus) head on. No information about the other people, but please pray for all involved.

Also pray for Fred Thomas' mom who was admitted to the hospital this morning about the time church was going to start. Don't know any details, but sound serious.

Make a Difference!

roger walter

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Senior Pastor   http://bit.ly/qO3Vg

Seventh-day Adventist Community Church of Vancouver

Vancouver Today - e.Update, Feb. 15, 2011

February 15, 2011
From Pastor Roger ...

Random Quotes:

Seven whole days, not one in seven, I will praise thee. - George Herbert

To express oneself
in seventeen syllables
is very difficult
John Cooper Clark on writing haiku

For all that has been, Thanks. To all that shall be, Yes. - Dag Hammarskjold

Never trust an accountant who wears mittens. - Ken Dodd

Sacred cows make the best hamburger.  - Mark Twain

I'm neither an optimist nor a pessimist. Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.  - Leslie Newbigin

The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest perfection. - John Milton

Remember: When you talk you only repeat what you already know, but if you listen you may learn something. - Amish proverb

When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist. - Dom H. Camara

Lord, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in you. - St Augustine

No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. - William Penn

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Community Groups

One of the things we're always looking for is follow-up for our evangelistic seminars. The best way we know how to do that, is by starting Community Groups. The kind of groups we're looking to start immediately following our Spring Seminar is simple: 1) Show a 15-20 minute long DVD, 2) facilitate a discussion about those groups with a list of questions pre-arranged to start with, 3) pray together as a group. We're looking for 5 leaders of these groups. If you are interested in doing this, please contact Pastors Jeff or Roger and they will be glad to help you get it started at the end of April.

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What's happening

• Wednesday, Feb. 16:
• Adventurers, 4:15pm
• Finance Committee, 7pm
• Wednesday - Finance Committee, 7pm
• Sabbath, Feb. 19: Pastor Roger Walter
• Sunday - Conner Rudebaugh Shower
• Monday February 21 - The Child Film Screening at our church. 7:00pm 
• (see attached flier or click here)
• For more information - see our church calendar at www.vancouveradventist.com

incorrect start time for Valentines social

You may have alredy gotten this notice, but the start time for the Feb. 13 Social event in the recent update mass e-mail was incorrect. It was listed as 6-9 pm , but the event starts at 4:30 and goes to about 7:30. 

Sorry for any confusion this may have caused you.

Vancouver Today - e.Update, Feb. 8, 2011

February 8, 2011

From Pastor Roger...

David Allen (not ours, not the Oregon Conference's, but the guy who wrote the book "Getting Things Done") once said, "You are disorganized if you need something somewhere that you don't have or have something somewhere that you don't need."

Well, that's a pretty all encompassing statement, don't you think. You don't know where something is, but you do know where "this" is and you don't need it.

What about your knowledge of the scriptures? Are you getting useful, applicable information from the Bible, or is it just information? The goal of the LIFE Journal is that you would read SCRIPTURE, OBSERVE scripture, APPLY that scripture, and PRAY about that scripture and application. SOAP. That's putting things where they need to be. That's putting things in their place into a useful manner and a useful system….

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What's happening

• Wednesday, Feb. 9: Elders, 7pm
• Sabbath, Feb. 12:
  • Pastor Jeff Richards
  • All church potluck, 1pm
  • Community Group Facilitators, 1:30pm
• Sunday, February 13
• Valentines Banquet, 6-9pm
• Monday, Feb. 14:
  • Valentine's Day
  • Community Service Center, 9:30-11:45am and 12:30-3:00pm 
  • Pathfinders, 7pm
  • School Board, 7pm
• Tuesday, Feb. 15:
  • Conference Call Prayer meeting, 7am
  • Community Service Center, 9:30-11:45am and 12:30-3:00pm

• Coming Soon
• Prophecy Seminar - March 26
• We need another $8,000 to pull this off correctly and if you'd like to give, please mark your offerings for Evangelism.

My friend Wiley

Thanks for your prayers yesterday. Sometimes we pray and do not hear the outcome. Here is one. Sad times....

roger

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

From: Dee RIVERA
Date: February 2, 2011 2:19:56 PM PST
To: Roger Walter 
Subject: My friend Wiley

Thank-you so much for all the prayers for my friend Wiley. Unfortunately, his injuries were too severe for him to overcome and he passed away this morning. Please do continue to keep his family in your prayers. I can't imagine what they must be going through, but I know that God will comfort, and He will continue to give them strength and courage. Thank you so much.

prayer request please?

Please pray! See below. 

roger

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

From: Dee RIVERA
Date: February 1, 2011 8:17:39 AM PST
To: Roger Walter
Subject: Would you send out this prayer request please?

My brother and I had an Academy classmate that was involved in an explosion at a chemical plant that he works for in Gallatin, TN (about 30+ miles NE of Nashville)  90-95% of his body was burned.  His life is being sustained with a ventilator. He is alert and responsive although he can't speak yet. His 1st surgery is this morning. There is a 30% survival rate as of last night. He is married and has one son, 3 sisters and his mom and dad are still living.  His name is Wiley Sherburne.  They are begging for prayers.  THANK YOU!!!

Vancouver Today - e.Update, Feb. 1, 2011

February 1, 2011

Reminder: Oregon Conference town Hall meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 7 pm, at the Vancouver Community Adventist church.

Community Church news: We are so sad to report the death of Johnnie Brown. Her service was yesterday, Monday, Jan. 31. While our hearts and prayers go out to Margaret and the rest of Johnnie's family, we rejoice in the promise of the resurrection. 

From Pastor Roger...

There is an old proverb that goes like this:
It has been said that to find true joy, one must ingest a thousand rose petals, housebreak a camel, and scale the world's largest boulder.

Jesus said, "make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose." Phil 2:2 NASB

Our joy is found best when we take a look at living the way Jesus wants us to live and walking in obedience to His love.

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What's happening

• Tonight, Feb. 1: Oregon Conference Town Hall, 7pm
• Wednesday, Feb. 2:
  • Community Service Center, 9:30-11:45am and 12:30-3:00pm
  • Adventurers, 4:15pm
• Sabbath, Feb. 5: Pastor Jeff Richards
• Monday, Feb. 7:
  • Community Service Center, 9:30-11:45am and 12:30-3:00pm
  • Pathfinders, 7pm
• Tuesday, Feb. 8:
  • Conference Call Prayer meeting, 7am
  • Community Service Center, 9:30-11:45am and 12:30-3:00pm