Greetings Church Friends and Family, I share with you a verse from the book of James. 

“¹⁷ Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (James 1:17 NIV)

James, the author of this book of the Bible, was the brother of Jesus Christ. He grew up with Him in the house. He was the younger brother; he looked up to Jesus and lived with Jesus. What James writes here must indeed stem from his experience with Jesus. He experienced God's light firsthand.

The devil wants to convince us that we cannot trust this Light – after all, look at the world's condition these days! He wants us not to entrust our lives to this Light. However, we know that evil cannot tolerate the Light.

We cannot function in our lives without this Light. We must take control of our emotions and vigorously oppose the devil. We must trust God fully and leave our lives in His hands. How can we want to do anything else at all? Here, from James, we find a marvelous testimony of the Light; The Only Light.

As I consider the “darkness” I’ve found myself in the last few weeks due to some significant unforeseen circumstances and looming academic deadlines, I have to admit; I felt somewhat overwhelmed. Nevertheless, every time, just as I got ready to cry out “Lord save me!!”, God produced some “miracle,” allowing me to see some light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, giving me hope to keep on keeping on. What a good and perfect gift?! 

I pray that you will experience HIS Light in whatever circumstance you find yourself in this week. Be blessed!!

PS. Thank you so much for your kind messages of support and encouragement during these last two weeks of intense academic struggles. I’m almost done with this leg of the journey.

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

Sermon this week by Pr. Kevin – Christ is Coming: God's Plan From the Beginning

With scripture taken from Revelation 13:8

Don't you just love this new series? It's been such a blessing to my soul. If you haven't seen it or missed one, please visit the Arlington Video Archive to catchup. - https://www.facebook.com/ArlingtonSDA/videos/?ref=page_internal

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. 

- SATURDAY, JANUARY 29

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

 

Southwestern Adventist University’s (SWAU) 29th annual A Night at the Meyerson concert will be hosted on February 27, 2022, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony  Center in downtown Dallas, Texas. The concert is the finale of Southwestern Adventist University’s Music Festival which brings talented high school musicians from across the United States together each spring for vigorous music education and performance. The music festival features a mass choir, symphony orchestra, and guest artists.

During the festival, the students learn a variety-filled repertoire featuring musical masterworks in addition to new compositions. This marks the fifth year that the festival has partnered with a composer to write a commissioned piece to be premiered during the concert at the Meyerson. Following Ēriks Ešenvalds, Kim André Arnesen, Craig Courtney, and Dr. Brandon A. Boyd, this year’s festival will feature British composer, Philip Stopford, world-renowned for his beautiful choral music. Stopford has an impressive musical background and a reputation as a fun, engaging, and meticulous choir trainer.

The goal of this annual concert is to promote musical achievement among young musicians and provide scholarships that will enable students to thrive as they engage in music while pursuing their college degrees. This wonderful tradition continues because of the many sponsors that support this event; we are grateful for their generosity. This year, the university seeks to raise $100,000!

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)

IT'S CHILI TIME!

Everyone is invited to our (Arlington Main Campus) 3rd Sort of Annual Chili Cook Off!

Come out to enjoy a night of chili, bonfires, games, and fun with your Arlington church family on February 12 at 6:30pm! Enter your chili in the contest to see if yours is the spiciest, the most original, the best overall…or maybe you just take home the prize for the best-looking booth! Be sure to bring a full pot so that everyone has a chance to get a taste. Whether you enter a chili or not, be sure to come with a couple extra dollars in your pocket to buy drinks and baked goods from the Pathfinders as they raise money for their club needs. To enter your chili, click on the image above or visit arlingtonadventist.com/chili - we look forward to seeing all y'all there!

YG SHARK TANK 

Shark Tank still welcomes your outreach ideas into the new year. More showcases are planned throughout the Metroplex! Submit your idea for sharing Jesus' love today! tiny.one/YGsharktank

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