Vancouver Today - e.Update, July 26, 2011

July 26, 2011

From Pastor Roger ...

If you are successful, it becomes possible for you to leave an inheritance for others. But if you desire to create a legacy, then you need to leave something in others. When you think unselfishly and invest in others, you gain the opportunity to create a legacy that will outlive you. (from John Maxwell)

 

Philippians 2:4 (ESV) Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

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What's happening: 

THIS WEEK
		TODAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SABBATH
		8:30am FLAG Camp	8:30am FLAG Camp	8:30am FLAG Camp	8:30am FLAG Camp	9, 11 am: Chuck Neighbors "In His Steps"
		6:30pm CHIP	5pm Debt Reduction	6:30pm CHIP
NEXT WEEK
SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SABBATH
11am Church Picnic	8:30am FLAG Camp	8:30am FLAG Camp	8:30am FLAG Camp	8:30am FLAG Camp	8:30am FLAG Camp	9, 11 am: Youth Sabbath
4pm CHIP		6:30pm CHIP		6:30pm CHIP	7pm Shabbat Service

Vancouver Today - e.Update, July 12, 2011

July 12, 2011

From Pastor Roger ...

In his book The Obedience Option, David Hegg illustrates what he calls "overwhelming faith." Hegg was talking to a young man who claimed that he couldn't stop his pattern of sleeping with different women. The young man knew it was wrong, but he also claimed that his sexual lust was inevitable. Therefore, it wasn't his fault, especially since God had created him with such strong desires and urges.

Finally, Hegg interrupted the young man and said, "Suppose that I came into your room and caught you and your girlfriend as you were just starting this 'inevitable' process." Suppose I took out ten one-hundred-dollar bills, and told you that they were yours if you [stopped]. What would you do?"

When the young man quickly said that he'd rather have the cash, Hegg asked, "So what happened to the irresistible force of lust?"

Then Hegg concluded:

We both realized a very simple truth: one passion may seem irresistible until a greater passion comes along …. If we take this principle into the arena of righteous living, it comes out like this: the only way to overcome a passion for sin is with an overwhelming passion for righteousness. This overwhelming passion for righteousness is actually a mindset that the Bible calls faith. Here is a helpful definition of this kind of overwhelming faith: Faith is a life-dominating conviction that all God has for me through obedience is better by far than anything Satan can offer me through selfishness and sin.

Come join us week-by-week at the Adventist Community Church as we seek to live a life that is dominated by faith, a passion for God's ways over anything else. Our worship services are Saturdays at 9am and 11am.

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What's happening: 

THIS WEEK
SUNDAY	MONDAY	TODAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SABBATH
		Gladstone Campmeeting	Gladstone Campmeeting	Gladstone Campmeeting	Gladstone Campmeeting	Gladstone Campmeeting
						10am Service at Vancouver
NEXT WEEK
SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SABBATH
						9 & 11 am, Worship

Camp Meeting Kids Project

Hi everyone … can't wait for camp meeting!  We are so excited for the kids to come and have fun learning about their amazing God!  We've been busy getting all the craft supplies, decorating props and programming together.  You will love the decorating!  Hey, if you want to be part of our team just let me know!  We are always needing good volunteers J  and there is nothing better than leading children to the arms of Jesus!

 
attached is an announcement for the kids!  (The announcement is created with two on a page so that all you need to do is print and cut in half) This year we are partnering with International Children's Care providing backpacks filled with necessary items for kids at the ICC children's homes … attached is also a poster.  could you print off the announcement and send it home to your families … and e-mail to your database if you do email.  We want to provide a service project of Kids helping kids!  Thank you for doing this!
 
Joyfully for all His kidz,
Sherri Uhrig, Children's Ministry Director
Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventist

Vancouver Today - e.Update, July 5, 2011

July 5, 2011

From Pastor Roger ...

While waiting at a traffic light with her parents in Atlanta, Georgia, Kevin and Joan Salwen's 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, saw a black Mercedes coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other. Hannah turned to her father and said, "Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal."

Even as they pulled away, Hannah insisted she wanted to do something about the inequity. "What do you want to do?" her mother asked.

"Sell our house," Hannah replied.

Eventually, that's what the Salwen's did. They sold their luxurious home, donated half the proceeds to charity, and bought a modest replacement home. Though the sacrifice was great, the benefits have been greater still. A smaller house has meant a more family-friendly house. "We essentially traded stuff for togetherness and connectedness," Kevin says. "I can't figure out why everybody wouldn't want that deal."

The entire project is chronicled in an upcoming book by Kevin and his daughter, entitled The Power of Half. The aim of the book isn't to get people to sell their houses, but simply to encourage them to step off the "treadmill of accumulation"—to define themselves by what they give, and not just by what they possess. Hannah says, "For us, the house was just something we could live without. It was too big for us. Everyone has too much of something, whether it's time, talent, or treasure. Everyone does have their own half; you just have to find it."

What's your half? What do you need to give up and share? Join us this Sabbath at 9am or 11am.

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What's happening:

THIS WEEK
SUNDAY	MONDAY	TODAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SABBATH
			9am VBS	9am VBS	9am VBS	9 & 11 am, Pastor Roger Walter, followed by ALL church potluck
NEXT WEEK
SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SABBATH
		Gladstone Campmeeting	Gladstone Campmeeting	Gladstone Campmeeting	Gladstone Campmeeting	Gladstone Campmeeting
						10am Worship at Vancouver