Metropolitan Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church

CHURCH SERVICE

June 18, 2016 10:45am

God Gathers Us In His Presence

Welcome Announcements Scott Verhelle

We Respond To God’s Providence

Giving of Gifts Scott Verhelle

Church Budget

God Speaks Through His Word

Live-Streaming of Camp Meeting

God Sends Us Forth To Serve

Benediction Live-Streaming

Dismissal Scott Verhelle

, piano , organ

Sunset Today, 9:13pm Next Friday, 9:13pm

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS AT A GLANCE_____

6/10-6/18 – Camp Meeting at GLAA

6/22 Wednesday – Metro Midweek with Pr. & Mrs. Bentley

6/16 Thursday – Unlock Revelation II

Sundays at 10am-1pm – Store Open

Thursdays at 3pm-4pm – Store Open

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Welcome! We are very glad you have chosen to worship with us today. If you are looking for a church home look no further, we would love to have you here at Metro. Please fill out a white visitor card in the back of the pew and drop it in the offering plate so we can get to know you better. – Pr. Bentley

Adult Sabbath School Classes During Camp Meeting: Today, we are having one combined Sabbath School class in the Sanctuary (combining fellowship hall, classroom 6, and sanctuary classes). Christian Connections will still meet in the Youth Chapel.

Michigan Conference Camp Meeting is going on right now June 10th – 18th. Today, Metro will live stream the Camp Meeting services in lieu of our regular services. For those who come to Camp Meeting, there will be a special fellowship meal at the Bentley's camp site on the 2nd Sabbath, June 18th. Please come, bring some food to share and a camp chair or two. Campsite location to be announced when known. – Pr. Bentley

Pastoral Travel: Please note that Pr. Bentley is attending Camp Meeting from June 5th through June 19th. He hopes to see you there, and he will be available via cell, text, and email as listed on the back of your bulletin.

Birthdate list: If you would like your name and birthdate (month and day only) to appear in the bulletin in the month of your birthday, please contact Joy Hyde at 734953-2648 or email . After June 30 send your request to Michelle Sheridan at 616-291-4447 or email .

Metro Mid-week will be on hold for this coming week as Pr. Bentley is away at Camp Meeting. We will pick back up on Wednesday, June 22nd at 7 p.m. Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Unlock Revelation II will meet on Thursday night from 7-8 p.m. with Pastor Bentley. Everyone is invited. We continue to cover many basics of solid Bible study as well as dig into the depths of deep spiritual truths.

Inspirational Bible Verses

(New International Version)

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Psalm 34:8

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.

Psalm 27:4

One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.

Isaiah 40:28-31

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Financial Picture (Year-to-date):

Budget / YTD / Over/(Short)
Church Budget / 100,680 / 94,196 / (6,484)
Worthy Student / 14,412 / 17,170 / 2,758

Sabbath School

Music for Meditation and Reflection 9:10 AM to 9:28 AM

Sabbath School Classes Study

from 9:30 AM until 10:35 AM

Sabbath School Closing Program

The next monthly closing program is being arranged. Please keep your eyes open for further details in the future.

Seventh-day Adventists Believe…

1. We believe there is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three coeternal Persons.

2. We accept the death of Jesus Christ on Calvary as the atoning sacrifice for our sins and believe that by God’s grace through faith in His shed blood we are saved from sin and its penalty.

3. We accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and personal Savior and believe that God, in Christ, has forgiven our sins and given me a new heart, and we renounce the sinful ways of the world.

4. We accept by faith the righteousness of Christ, our Intercessor in the heavenly sanctuary, and accept His promise of transforming grace and power to live a loving, Christ-centered life in our home and before the world.

5. We believe that the Bible is God’s inspired Word, the only rule of faith and practice for the Christian. We covenant to spend time regularly in prayer and Bible study.

6. We accept the Ten Commandments as a transcript of the character of God and a revelation of His will. It is our purpose by the power of the indwelling Christ to keep this law, including the fourth commandment, which requires the observance of the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath of the Lord and the memorial of Creation.

7. We look forward to the soon coming of Jesus and the blessed hope, when “this mortal shall . . . put on immortality” [1 Cor. 15:54, KJV]. As we prepare to meet the Lord, we will witness to His loving salvation by using our talents in personal soul-winning endeavor to help others to be ready for His glorious appearing.

8. We accept the biblical teaching of spiritual gifts and believe that the gift of prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the remnant church.

9. We believe in Church organization. It is our purpose to worship God and to support the Church through our tithes and offerings and by our personal effort and influence.

10. We believe that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit; and we will honor God by caring for it, avoiding the use of that which is harmful, and abstaining from all unclean foods; from the use, manufacture, or sale of alcoholic beverages; from the use, manufacture, or sale of tobacco in any of its forms for human consumption; and from the misuse of or trafficking in narcotics or other drugs.

11. We know and understand the fundamental Bible principles as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. We purpose, by the grace of God, to fulfill His will by ordering our life in harmony with these principles.

12. We accept the New Testament teaching of baptism by immersion and desire to be so baptized as a public expression of faith in Christ and His forgiveness of our sins.

13. We accept and believe that the Seventh-day Adventist Church is the remnant church of Bible prophecy and that people of every nation, race, and language are invited and accepted into its fellowship. We desire to be members of local congregations of the world Church.