Greetings Church Friends and Family, 

In my personal devotions, two verses kept popping up over the last two weeks or so. Which caused me some pause and reflection. Read them with me, “¹³ I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13 (NLT). The second verse reads, “⁴Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.” Ps 37: 4, (NLT)

"Joy" and "Happiness" are two Bible words that we do not always understand very well. Perhaps we attach too much earthly value to these two words; rejoicing over earthly happiness. There is, of course, nothing wrong in doing so. One may rejoice in the things God gives you here on earth. In fact, the Bible repeatedly tells us about the wonderful gifts we can enjoy on earth. But the joy and happiness the Bible speaks of is something else. It has to do with inner peace and contentment that is not dependent on earthly things.

In Isaiah 9, something of the heavenly joy is expressed to us. It surpasses the joy of the abundance of earthly happiness. Wine and wheat and olives were the things that meant life fulfillment for people. But God gives something that is much more life-fulfilling. What can it be? What joy can be greater than the joy of harvest time? The joy of harvest time has to do with material gains. The joy that the Lord gives has to do with an inner, eternal gain. It is about gaining eternal life and a God who is with you every moment of every day.

The joy that the Lord gives us is a joy despite whatever the external circumstances are. This is the kind of joy that made Paul and Silas sing praises to God while being stuck in a stinking, dank prison cell.

When one finds joy in the Lord, you are connected to an inexhaustible source of joy.

I pray you will find your joy in the Lord this week.

Jan. 15 – Keys to understanding our autoimmune System Seminar (returning) 

 

Feb. 06 – Church-wide “Planning Session” (More to follow shortly) 

Feb. 08 – (Tuesday): "GrowingTogether" Welcome Webinar

Feb. 13 – Church Business Meeting / Board Meeting

Feb. 20 – (Sunday): "GrowingTogether" Summit #1

Just a reminder that our Children's Sabbath School classes are up and running. We are looking forward to seeing all our teachers, parents and kiddos this Sabbath to have fun and learn more about our forever friend Jesus!!

You can download PDF copies of this quarter’s Lesson Studies at https://absg.adventist.org/current-quarter  - Then study along with Hope Sabbath School - https://www.hopetv.org/hopess/ that also has mini study guides that will aid your experience. Official Sabbath School Lesson app (Includes all Adventist Sabbath School Lesson quarterlies from Beginners to Adult is available in your device’s App / Play Store.

Available on Apple Devices in App Store - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sabbath-school-4/id922307330

Available for Android devices 

 

You can also follow along at Hope TV’s “Hope Sabbath School” filled with videos, study guides, and more - https://www.hopetv.org/hopess/

Sermon this week by Pr. Kevin – Christ is Coming: Get Over Yourself 

With scripture taken from Isaiah 14:13

 

Satan exalts himself (Selfishness)

 

As we are falling in line with our Main Campus’ preaching schedules, we will be having less in-person preaching this year. This also means fewer sermons being uploaded to our YouTube channel. We are encouraging those of you who are watching from home, to watch the sermons on Arlington Main Campus’ Facebook page, or catch up later on their Vimeo Channel. Due to technical difficulties, they could not stream last week’s sermon. That sermon is now available for you to watch.

We will have our regular potluck (1^st and 3^rd Sabbaths of the month) after the service. Please consider joining us. If possible, please bring a dish to share. 

 

We hope that you will stay for our “Keys to the Autoimmune Problem” presentation for this month, following the meal. (See below for more information)

Our seminar series returns. 

Again, it’s a holistic way to the healthy gut, restored microbiome, and immune system, including cases of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and Crohn’s disease. Find more information related to our seminar series resuming this coming Saturday, following the potluck at http://autoimmune.inventanddiscover.com (or Scan the QR code below with your Digital device) 

The Seminar will be presented by our friend Anar Guliyev (who has a medical degree, amongst his list of diplomas and accomplishments.) Plan to join us for potluck next, followed by the series of presentations, every 1st and 3rd Sabbath.

Let’s pray for God's spirit to move within us as we prepare our offering. If you would like to make your contribution online,  right here: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANWFQ8/envelope/start  - You can search for “Lewisville Seventh-day Adventist Church” if it doesn’t automatically redirect. 

We're excited to resume our bake sale! Please bring your goodies for us to sell & support our school! If you're a small business owner and would like to sell your items, please contact me!

 

KSCS students will be conducting an Adventist Education emphasis worship service on January 29. If you attended Adventist Christian school and would like to provide a video testimonial, or would like to provide a testimonial of how KSCS has impacted your student, please contact me!

 

We desperately need help in several areas! Please let me know what you would like to help with and we'll get you started right away! Contact Mrs. Huffin @ 972-358-8451 ebony.huffin@kscs.info ebonyhuffin@txsda.org

 

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)

Join Pastor Kevin live on Facebook (link will be live on our Facebook page, as well as theirs) as he continues his new series, paralleling his Sabbath morning series on the Great Controversy! Every Wednesday at 9:30am

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