Oct. 27, 2021

Greetings Church Friends and Family, I want to briefly share the mid-week Thought/Devotional with you, as we look at Romans 15:13. “¹³ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” ESV

May God do something…so that something can happen to you…by or through… you know what? It sounds like a word puzzle!

But this is precisely what Paul wants to convey to the believers in Rome in this text. And for me, it's one of the key verses in Paul's letter to the Romans.

From the outset, it is clear that this text is about hope. God is identified as the source of not only this hope but all hope. As we have seen before (especially in Romans 8), hope is a powerful theme in Paul's Ministry; in his writings in particular.

The Believers are suffering, and they are subsequently encouraged not to lose hope. He tells them that they need to stay focused on God and His promises; their future is with God! And God himself is the source of hope without which they cannot live.

Well, what should God do for his children? He must fill them with joy and peace. These are the very things that suffer and fail as soon as one loses hope. As Christians, we must experience inner joy, an unquenchable joy, and a peace that transcends all understanding. And how does this happen? Through our faith in God's powerful presence in our lives. The small contribution we can make is to believe; in childlike dependence, reach out our hands to God, and trust Him unconditionally.

And what happens then? In addition to the joy and peace, we are strengthened in our hope by the powerful working of the Holy Spirit.

May God do it for you today!

What’s New?!

Coming Soon:

We will gradually be phasing in various elements of the Google Suite setup to make it easier to import Calendars, collaborate in planning, see our prayer request list and journal, Sabbath participant schedules, and more.

Until then, please keep the following in mind:

November

07 – Daily Saving Time Ends

07 – Church Work Bee (More info to be announced)

07 – #GrowingTogether/Growing Young Summit (More info to be announced)

20 – Thanksgiving Brunch Church Service (Watch next week for the breakdown)

December

?? - #GrowingTogether Coachinar" (Group Coaching)

10 – Agape Feast Communion (Friday evening) – More info to be announced

January

11 - #GrowingTogether - Webinar #2

More info to be announced Have something that should be included in our Calendar? Email Pastor Eugene eugene@arlingtonadventist.com and we will include it in our Google Calendar, and a working Google Doc that will continuously be updated.

Weekend at-a-Glance

Children’s Sabbath School

Children’s Sabbath School will be resuming here at our Lewisville Campus on Saturday, November 6, 2021. We are gearing up with excitement to have our families return with your children. Watch this space for who you can obtain digital copies of the current and upcoming lessons via Apps and email etc. to start preparing yourself and your children,

If you are reading this and you are planning to bring your children to Sabbath school, or you know someone who is planning to do so, please reach out to us so we can be even better prepared with accurate numbers

Watch next week's Mid-week Minute and Worship Guide for a breakdown of class locations.

Please note. ALL Volunteers, have to go through a Sterling Volunteer training and submit to a background check in order to serve in ANY capacity as far as Children’s Ministries are concerned.

Adult Sabbath School

Adult Sabbath School Venue Change: Just a reminder that we have changed where we meet. We are now meeting for our weekly Bible Study time in the Sanctuary. This is being done to facilitate classroom space for our Children’s Sabbath schools returning.

Sermon

Sermon this week by Pr. Kevin Wells: Listening Heart: God has Won.
Scripture: “He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.” (Isaiah 25:8, NKJV)

Prayer Requests

Yes, we have several prayer groups that meet during the week, but some have expressed the need to be able to communicate prayer requests to bring before the Lord during our worship service, and they either do not attend in person at present or do not feel comfortable presenting their requests in person. This may also help us cut sometime during our service if we have the requests ready to go.

Please submit your prayer requests that you want to be prayed over during church service, to Pastor Eugene, 1. Via email (eugene@arlingtonadventist.com) or 2. Via Text Message or WhatsApp. (512.708.0600)

KCSC (Knowledge Seekers Christian School)

WE NEED HELP!!!!!
Are you looking for ways to support your child's school but do not know how? Look no further! We desperately need help in several areas! Here are some areas where we can use volunteers:

Hot lunch
Lunch supervision
After Care (on Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Bake sale (setup, supervise kids, etc)
Fundraising Events (to assist with the planning and execution of our events)
Advertising (contacting surrounding churches and community groups regarding events)
Nap Supervision (for kindergarten)
Storytime (Kindergarten - first grade)
Office support (making copies, filing, phone support, returning calls)

Please let Mrs. Huffin know what you would like to help with and we'll get you started right away!

Please note. ALL Volunteers, have to go through a Sterling Volunteer training and submit to a background check in order to serve in ANY capacity as far as volunteering at the school is concerned.

From our MAIN CAMPUS at the

WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY

Join Pastor Kevin live on Facebook (link will be live on our Facebook page, as well as theirs) as he continues with a deep dive into the book of Daniel. Every Wednesday at 9:30 am

Now, may you be blessed and filled with Hope. Looking forward to hopefully seeing you on Sabbath as we fellowship and worship together.