Kettering Adventist ChurchJanuary 31, 2009

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ServeJanuary 31, 2009

Janelle Harvey, worship leader

Gathering Music

Welcome — Clive Wilson

Call To WorshipLeader: .

All: We claim Your promise that wheretwo or three have gathered in Your name,

You will be present among us.Leader:

All: Now Lord, we desire that You fill usanew with Your love and Your Spirit.

Leader:

Praise Songs

Prayer

Sermon –Karl Haffner

BenedictionKarl Haffner

WorshipJanuary 31, 2009

11:45 a.m.

We Gather Together

Gathering Music: Steven Reineke.........Spring Valley Academy BandGlenn Hawkins, director

We Present Ourselves in Worship

Call to Worship............................................................................................Clive Wilson(congregation standing)

Leader:All: We claim Your promise that where two or three have gathered in Your name, You will be present among us.Leader:

.All: Now Lord, we desire that You fill us anew with Your love and Your Spirit.Leader:

Pass the Blessing of Christ’s Peace

Hymn No. 1: ..............................................................tune:(congregation standing)

Invocation....................................................................................................Clive Wilson

Window on Columbia Union College....................................................Enga Almeida

A Time With the Children........................................................................Enga Almeida

We Present our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory: arr. Robert W. Smith...............Spring Valley Academy Band

Doxology...............................................................................................from Genevan Psalter

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him, all creatures here below.Praise Him above, ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayers of the People............................................................................Vicki Swetnam

We Learn from God’s Word

Sermon: ...........................Pastor Karl Haffner

Hymn No. 583: .....................................................tune:

We are Sent Out With a Blessing

Benediction.....................................................................................Pastor Karl Haffner

Orison: (Sung by All)Lord make my life a happy song that comforts all the sad.That helps all others to be strong, and makes the singer glad.

Lord make my life a glorious flower that gives such joy to all.Content to bloom in tent or tower, where’er we hear your call.

Closing Voluntary: — Alfred Reed...........Spring Valley Academy Band

WORSHIP NOTESParticipants: Dr. Karl Haffner, our senior pastor, presents the third in our sermon series of the

. Clive Wilson, Chaplain for KCMA, hosts today’s service. Enga Almeida, the associate director ofadmissions at Columbia Union College tells the children’s story and tells us about Columbia Union College.Prayers of the People will be given by Vicki Swetnam, administrative secretary, recruitment/marketing forSpring Valley Academy. Grant Wareham, is the organist for today’s service. Jerry Taylor, our minister ofworship and music, is on vacation in Florida this week. He will return on February 2.

Music Notes: As we gather for worship, the Spring Valley Academy Band, under the direction of GlennHawkins, plays by Steve Reineke. This piece was commissioned by the Evan High SchoolBand in Georgia, in memory of Holly Spivey, a high school student who perished in a 2002 house fire. Hollyhad many interests, but nothing quite impacted her like band music. Her big infatuation was with the stars.Steven Reineke captures the twinkling "music-box" effect with the mallet instruments and arpeggiatedascending chords that give this piece an upward feel, as if looking toward heaven.

(Hymn No. 1) is the great German hymn by Joachim Neander. The tune,translates and is named for the opening words of this hymn.

was written by Thomas Dorsey in Chicago, Illinois after his wife and child died. Dorsey sangthe song for his friend, gospel singer, Theodore Frye, and Frye’s choir sang it the next Sunday at the EbenezerBaptist Church.

was composed by Alfred Reed. He was one of America's most prolific and frequentlyperformed band arrangers and composers, with over 200 of his pieces published for wind ensemble.

(Hymn 583) was written by Cyril Argentine Alington in 1950. It is about buildingup the church of God on the foundation laid by Jesus Christ. The tune, was composed by theEnglish organist, Cyril Taylor in 1937.

Next Week, February 7, 2009

Karl Haffner presents the fourth sermonin the “Mission of Hope” series.

9:30 a.m. First Serve music led by Andraes Sacida11:45 Worship music of the German composer Felix Mendelssohn.

5:00 p.m. Mendelssohn 200th Birthday Concert with full orchestra, choir and soloists.

– Grant Wareham, organist from “Elijah” — Ted Ramirez, baritone,

Tim Reynolds, tenor, and church choir — Jonathan Sackett,

Elizabeth Wareham, Carisa Teller, violin soloists.

“The Who, How, When, and Why of Worship”Third message in series: :

I. Our Mission of Hope

II. Worship and our Mission (Revelation 14:7) "He said in a loud voice, 'Fear God and give Him glory, because thehour of His judgment has come. Worship Him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and thesprings of water.'"

A. Who to worship? Technology is the enemy of reverence. Deliberately or inadvertently, technology puts out sacred fires because technology is the celebration of what man can do. In the Bible, idol-worship is the celebration of the man-made as the highest achievement in the world. What is wrong with idol-worship, with worshiping human achievements as if they were the ultimate accomplishment, is not just that it is disloyal or offensive to God. The sin of idol-worship is that it is futile. Because it is really an indirect way of worshiping ourselves, it can never help us grow, as the worship of a God beyond ourselves can help us grow. As a result, we find life flat and uninspiring, and don't realize why.

Source: Harold Kushner, (New York: Summit Books, 1989), p. 54.

B. How to worship?

C. When to worship? The true Sabbath, given to man as a memorial of creation, has been taken from its rightful place as a sacred command of God, and, instead, a false sabbath has been exalted and worshiped. Living, testing principles have been lost, as stars are said to become extinct in the firmament of heaven. But a message, the third angel's message, has come to the world, to exalt the truth to its right position, that it may stand fast as God's testing truth for these last days. God's requirements are to be given to the world in all their original freshness and power.

Source: Ellen White, , October 20, 1898

Source: Michael Card, "Seventh Sunrise" from the album , Discovery Music House, 2006.

D. Why worship? (Hebrews 12:28, NIV) "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God."

January 31, 2009

Main FloorLesson Study................................................S-1

Taught by: Gerry Greene Next Week: Joe Nicosia

Lesson Study & Discussion..........................S-3 Taught by: Jim Hopkins Next Week: David VanDenburgh

Bible Study & Discussion.......NE Fellowship HallTaught by: Brian Smith

Next Week: Hans Killius

Contemporary Christian Living.................CFHTaught by: Greg Wise

Next Week: Wally Sackett

Book of Revelation Study.......NW Fellowship Hall Taught by: Norman Meager & George Bestpitch

Today’s Services: 9:30 - 10:20 a.m. First Serv Worship Service (sanctuary)10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Sabbath School Classes (see below for the various locations)11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Worship Service (sanctuary)

The Church at Study10:30 a.m.

Lesson Quarterly Classes andOther Adult Classes

Memory Text“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and isprofitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,

for instruction in righteousness.”

Young Adult Class — meets inNelson Conference Center, lower level of KetteringHospital, across from the cafeteria. Come join us fora “Sabbath School alternative” 10 - 11:30 a.m.(breakfast provided).

TODAY — January 31, 2009Flowers —

— Love, Mom— — Love,Uncle Brian and Aunt Barb—

Lorraine BeavenYear-End Donation Receipts — Please stop bythe lobby today to pick up your 2008 donation taxreceipts. Review your receipt as soon as possible.If you have any questions, contact Robin Mann atrmann1993@yahoo.com.“Souper” Bowl Sabbath — For the GoodNeighbor House. Leave your grocery items on thetables in the foyers.Father Daughter Banquet — Registration at thetable in the narthex for banquet on Saturday,February 28, in fellowship hall from 7-9 p.m.Hospitality Ministry — As you enjoy refreshmentand conversation at our Hospitality Cart in thenarthex, please remember to keep drink, food,cups, etc., in that area alone, disposing properly ofitems, and keeping young ones under yoursupervision as they enjoy their visit to the cart.Worship Bags — Parents of small children cancheck out (honor system) worship bags for theirlittle ones in three different age groups: 0-2, 3-4,& 5-6 from the red cart in the north foyer. Pleasefollow the same routine used in the library forchecking out and returning the bags. Thank you.Bible Study — 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. At Clive Wilson’shome.Sunset — 5:54 p.m.

THIS COMING WEEK —TUESDAY — February 3

Staff Meeting — 9:30 am - 12 noon.Improv Practice — 7 p.m.Pathfinder Club Meeting — 7 p.m. at theCenterville SDA Church.

WEDNESDAY — February 4

Youth Handbells — 5 - 6 p.m.String Orchestra — 6 - 7 p.m.Choir Rehearsal — 6 -7:30 p.m.Advent Ringers — 7:40 - 8:50 p.m.Kettering Brass — 7:40 - 9 p.m.NO Praise Orchestra —

THURSDAY — February 5

Improv Puppet Practice — 6 - 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY — February 6

Singing Bands — 6:45 p.m. Meet in the KetteringHospital lobby.Sunset — 6:09 p.m.

NEXT SABBATH — February 7, 2009Pastor Karl Haffner will continue our sermonseries, “ .”

9:30 a.m. Serv in the sanctuary.10:00 a.m. at Kettering Hospital lower

level across from the cafeteria.10:30 a.m. Sabbath School11:45 a.m. Worship Service in the sanctuary.

5 p.m. Celebration Concert — See back panel.

Coming Events

KETTERING CHURCH FAMILYSympathy — To family and friends of Joe Parkswho passed away January 24.Convalescing — Helen Eytcheson at Heartland ofMiamisburg.Thank You —

— The Wheeker family2009 Flowers for the Church — The 2009Flower Calendar is now up on the north wall of thenarthex. Sign up to celebrate an event in 2009 bysponsoring flowers for the worship service in thesanctuary. The cost is $40 (to be turned in via atithe envelope), and the arrangement is yours totake home after the service.Year-End Donation Receipts — If you have anyquestions, contact Robin Mann at rmann1993@yahoo. com. Just a reminder that the informationyou put on your tithe envelopes should beconsistent every time with how you wish your taxreceipt to appear. The tithe envelope informationis posted separately from your check, so first andlast names (of both spouses if applicable) should beclearly written each time. A new address should behighlighted on the envelope and communicated tothe church office. Thank you for your generouscontributions and have a happy tax season!Lost and Found — Please check the coat hangingsection immediately next to the Deacons’ Roomdoor for left-behind coats, ladies and children’sjackets, toddler’s snow jacket, pajamas, etc.Unclaimed items will be given to the Good NeighborHouse.HANG IT UP! — A special thank-you to thedeacons who “showed up” on Sunday morning,January 25, to install the new closed-loop stainlesssteel hangers on the racks in the narthex. These area better quality hanger and should serve us well fora long time. Thanks, too, to those of you whosupport Combined Operating Budget that makes itpossible to maintain the facility.Bible Study — Join us on a 10-week inter-generational journey of deep spiritual explorationas we read and discuss A. W. Tozer’s classic, ‘ThePursuit of God’. Beginning today, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

at Clive Wilson’s home, 545 Stolle Drive,Springboro. To RSVP and for more information, callChaplain Clive @ 937 545-8756 or emailclive.wilson@kcma.edu, (Child care arrangementsshould be planned in advance if applicable).

SPRING VALLEY ACADEMYCell Phone Collection —The Senior Class ofSpring Valley Academy is collecting used cellphones and cell phone parts for their mission tripfundraiser. Please bring any old cell phones and putthem in the white and green box located in thenorth foyer of the church. Thank You!

COMMUNITY —

CHIP is coming soon at the Centerville Church!!For more information contact us by phone:937-436-0433; email: centervillechip@gmail. com;website: www. centervillechip.org. Informationsessions and registration begin on Sunday,February 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Centerville SDAChurch.Pathfinder Helpers Needed — The PathfinderClub is beginning a new session of honors and iscurrently looking for honor teachers to teachnature classes two Tuesday evenings per month.We are also in need of male and female counselors.If you are interested or have any questions, pleasecontact Judy Schoun, director, at 848-8212.

That You May Know

High School Small Groups—starting at the Kellawans’ home

Friday nights from 7-9:30 p.m. February 6and 13, and March 6 and 13. Supperserved at 7 p.m. Join us for a great time offellowship, and discover Biblical insights onreal issues you face everyday. For furtherinformation call Diana Kellawan at 937-748-1166.

Serving You TodayPresiding Deacon............................................................................Greg HendersonReceptionists.........................................................Craig & Marcia Waters, Serv

Ted & Janyce Shull, N SSKathy Boyd, S SS

Steve Divnick & Donna Hedrick, N-2nd serviceGary Fessenden, S-2nd service

Bulletin Greeters........................................................Rebecca Speakman, Serv

Marjorie Seasly, 2nd serviceCheryl Holland, 2nd service

Door Greeters.......................................................................................Julia Rizzo, NEmily Rizzo, S

Audio Technician........................................................................................Don ShullAudio Technician..............................................................................Johannes SmithVideo Technician..........................................................................Roberta McMahanPastor-on-call pager..........................................................................937-370-2828

Health NuggetBody: Relax to soft music.Mind: Be aware of global problems.Spirit: Be a role-model.

— Your Health Ministries Team

Membership ChangesSecond Reading - January 31, 2009

Baptism:Yvette Haber December 6, 2008Christina Marie England December 27, 2008

Recommendation for Transfer In:Jason Brown from Wenatchee SDA Church(Wenatchee, WA)Daniel Cho from Minneapolis Korean SDA Church(Minneapolis, MN)Tasha Cho from Pierre Adventist Church (Pierre, SD)Mary Lou Hamm from Stillwater SDA Church (Dayton,OH)Lorie Laughlin from Centerville SDA Church(Centerville, OH)Lonnie & Jeannie Melashenko from Camarillo SDAChurch (Camarillo, CA)Harold Reifsnyder from Willow Brook SDA Church(Boonsboro, MD)David & Holly Spindler from Centerville SDA Church(Centerville, OH)Ken Tifft from Miamisburg SDA Church (Miamisburg,OH)Vincent & Darla Waln from Centerville SDA Church(Centerville, OH)

Request for Transfer Out:Ashley Creech to New Haven SDA Church (OverlandPark, KS)James & Ella Goddard to Miamisburg SDA Church(Miamisburg, OH)Dale & Sally Vreeland to Centerville SDA Church(Centerville, OH)

Middle School Small Groups

We will be having Middle School Small GroupsWednesday at RIDGEVILLE CHRISTIANSCHOOL this coming week (February 4)from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Supper will be provided. AllMiddle School aged children are welcome as welearn more about Knowing, Following, andSharing Jesus. Call Dann Hotelling withquestions at 937-689-017.

2008 Year-End Financial Update

We have experienced again the provision of God evidenced in the ways He financiallyblesses this church. As you know we had some significant financial challenges during 2008.Here is where we stand at year-end:

� Tithe increased 11% over 2007 giving levels.� World Missions increased by 7.5% compared to 2007.� Combined Budget (comprised of our church’s contribution to Spring Valley Academy and general church ministries) ended with a deficit of only

$75,000, a great blessing considering that the need in October 2008 totaled over $445,000.� Of the Combined Budget deficit, nearly $40,000 relates to the 2007 budget

short fall with which we began our 2008 stewardship.We have so much for which to be grateful. Our church members are faithful and generousin giving to the local church. Thank you!What next? In years past Kettering Church’s small year-end operational deficits havebeen met by using investment income from church endowment funds. With the decline infinancial markets, we had no investment income in 2008 to apply to the deficit.The church finance committee and board believe the opportunity to raise the remaining$75,000 is an option preferable to “balancing the budget” by allocating limited funds to ourexisting ministries for 2009.During the months of February and March we ask you to prayerfully consider how we,together, may provide an additional contribution to “Combined Budget-2008.” We arecreating an additional account to receive gifts for this special purpose. This is anopportunity to erase, what amounts to, budget deficits for 2007 2008 – to put thesepermanently behind us, and to start 2009 with exciting prospects for service and growth.Members of our church finance committee, together with our pastoral staff, will review thedraft 2009 budget closely to see whether and where to reshape our budget to 2007 levels.We see this as an important stewardship option to consider because the investment incomeprobably will not be available as the cushion we have used for too long.March 28 is our goal date for raising the $75,000 for “Combined Budget-2008.” Whetheryou regularly give or perhaps are a first-time giver at the Kettering Church, please considerhow you can help bring sustained growth and progress to the wonderful ministryopportunities that God is presenting to us every week.

Gratefully,

Church Finance CommitteeKettering Adventist Church Board

UNIVERSITY

GETTING GODMark your calendar!

In place of small group meetings, plan to attend DynamicSeminars on “Getting God” more in your life. Many topicsfrom which to choose.

Enhancing the sermon series Pastor Karl will start onFebruary 21.