Paradise Seventh-day Adventist Church

4575 S. Sandhill Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89121

Phone: (702) 433-4703 Fax: (702) 434-1413 Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Email: info@paradisesda.org • Website: www.paradisesda.org

Senior Pastor Neri: (702) 449-0962; Email: rpneri@gmail.com Associate/Youth Pastor Neat: (702) 499-8646; Email: neatheritony@gmail.com

Administrative Assistant: Lindy Garcia; Email: lgarcia@paradisesda.org

Hear our prayer, O Lord, Hear our prayer, O Lord.

Incline Thine ear to us, and grant us Thy peace.

As We Come to You in Prayer Now, Dear Lord, as we pray,

Take our hearts and minds far away,

From the press of the world all around,

To Your throne where grace does abound.

May our lives be transformed by Your love;

May our souls be refreshed from above.

At this moment, let people everywhere

Join us now as we come to You in prayer.

Our Mission

To proclaim the everlasting gospel,

To reflect God’s character in our lives,

To prepare a people for the soon return of Jesus!

December 10, 2016

The Church at Study

9:15 a.m.

Opening Hymns Choristers

Theme Song We Have This Hope (#214)

Paradise Youth

Welcome Meg Cruz

Scripture & Prayer: Psalm 145:3-9 Sheela Nadarajan

Testimony Misa Panteleon

Message Sylvana Randrimialson

Offering/Offertory Thomas Clark & Joseph Cadiz

Intro to Teachers Meg Cruz

Class Study

Individual Classes

Sabbath School Classes STUDY FOR ALL AGES

Adult Quarterly - Sanctuary Head Elder Larry Pedrodalasol

Adult Quarterly - Library Greg Isaak

Adult Quarterly - Fellowship Hall Elder Ron Mackey

Young Adults - Classroom 2 Stephanie Bedker

New Members Class - Room 3 Ron Greenwood

Samoan Class - Assoc. Pastor’s Office Siolo Leena

Prophecy Class - Mother’s Room Jim Jusits

Sunset Today 4:26 P.M.

Sunset Next Friday 4:28 P.M. Sunset times available weekly at www.paradisesda.org

The Divine Worship

10:50 a.m.

Hymns of Praise Choristers

Announcements Pastor Peter Neri

Come Let Us Worship the Lord Choristers

Call to Worship** Deuteronomy 7:9 Elder Pita Cibitaki

Invocation** Elder Pita Cibitaki

Opening Hymn: Angels We Have Heard of High #142 Choristers

Thrive Time Sheela Nadarajan

Children’s Story Duncan Paniagua

Offering Call: NAD Adventist Community Services David Clemente

Garden of Prayer** Elder Ron Mackey

Scripture Reading: Luke 2:8-12 Adrian Marin

Special Music Haley & Ethan King

God’s Word for Today The Night Before Christmas

Pastor Peter Neri

Closing Hymn: Away in the Manger Pastor Peter Neri

Closing Prayer Pastor Peter Neri

Pianist: Dianne Katz Organist: Carrie Hilton

**PLEASE! Do Not enter or leave the Sanctuary during these special moments in the worship service! We appreciate your refraining

from applauding during worship service. A hearty “Amen” would be appropriate.

Shiloh Adventurers

Paradise Church

Announcements December 10, 2016

PRAYER WARRIORS

Today’s Prayer Warriors: Youth Prayer Warriors December 17th: Primary

WEEKLY GROUPS AND STUDIES

Homeless Ministry: Homeless Ministry is on break and will resume January 7, 2017

L.I.F.E. Youth Program: Meets on the 4th Sabbath of the Month after Services

Women’s Prayer Group: Monday mornings @ 10:00 a.m. at the home of Jean Gaddy.

Day of Fasting and Prayer: 6:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., each Wednesday

Bible Study: Plan to attend FM 101 on Wednesdays @ 7pm

Children’s Choir Practice: Children’s choir is canceled until further notice. We are still looking for a Director, if interested in leading, contact the Church Office, Pastors or Elders

Landmarks of Prophecy: Thursday & Friday Evenings @ 7:00 p.m.

Youth Vespers: On the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month @ 6:30 p.m. (Paradise)

Choir Practice: Fridays @ 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Sonshine Singers: 2nd & 4th Sabbath @ 1:30 p.m.

Vespers: No vespers today

Food Bank: Every 2nd & 4th Sabbath from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

PRAYER LIST

Ira Smith, Mabel Durrah, Rita Evans, Maude Shultz, Kenneth Jones, Michelle Anciso, Marlene Simon, Charlie Greenfield, Cherie Pesce, Dorothy Thomas, Susan Boeckman, Sarah Woodard, Sarah Dutson, Neil Montoya and Mike Denny

DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER

The weekly Day of Fasting and Prayer is practiced each Wednesday. The prayer times at the church are 6:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. Please call in your prayer requests before Wednesday. Contact the Church Office at (702) 433-4703 or email to: info@paradisesda.org You may also contact Pastor Neri by text, or call at (702) 449-0962.

Paradise Church Finances for November Final GIVING BACK TO THE LORD

Monthly LOCAL Need $19,721

Church Operating Expense $ 7,456 Mortgage $ 6,980 LVJA Subsidy $ 5,285

LOCAL Offerings - As of Dec. 3

Church Budget $ 3,876 Mortgage $ 1,587 LVJA $ 25

TOTAL received to date $ 5,488*

November Tithe and Conference Offerings: $ 29,050 (Sent to NV-UT Conf.)

LUNCHES FOR VISITORS There will be sack lunches available for our OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS ONLY at the table to the right of the sanctuary following our worship service today.

SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS?

The CDs, “HIS touch” and “Welcome to Paradise,” recorded by our very own Curt St. John, are currently available for $10 each. They make wonderfully

thoughtful, godly gifts for those friends and family members on your holiday shopping list. Proceeds benefit the Paradise Mortgage Fund.

Please contact Lindy (during the week) at the church office to order your copies.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Sabbath, October 17th, during the 11:00am Worship Service

You’re invited to join us next week for a special Christmas program held at the Paradise Church.

Music by the Paradise Choir and Music Artist Leon Padilla.

AGAPÉ FEAST You are cordially invited to our Agapé Feast, Saturday, December 31st @ 6:00 p.m.

Please bring bread, fruit, or nuts to feed 10 people or more. Thank you for sharing.

FOOD PANTRY

Is open on the Second and fourth Saturday of each month (1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.) All Paradise Church Members are welcome to food assistance if needed.

Dec. 18 Blood Drive

Dec. 24 Baptism

Dec. 31 Agapé Feast

Jan. 7 Prayer Vigil

Jan. 15,16 Free Medical Clinic

Dec. 10 Sweet Tomatoes

Fundraiser

Dec. 10 Health 101

Dec. 17 Christmas Program

Dec. 17 Caroling

UPCOMING EVENTS

GIVE THE PERFECT GIFT. GIVE BLOOD! BLOOD DRIVE

Sunday, December 18, 2016 Paradise SDA Church 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 4575 S Sandhill Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89121

To schedule your appointment or for more information, please log on to redcrossblood.org and enter the

Sponsor Code: Paradise SDA or contact Keyona (702) 235-3355.

ATTENTION: SINGLES AND COUPLES! Curt and Jill St. John are inviting singles and couples to their home

(near Warm Springs & Eastern, just 5.5 miles from church) for a Christmas vegetarian potluck lunch at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 25. If you would like to join the group, please call Jill at 702-275-3233 or Curt at 702-286-0090. They have seating room for 20 people, so get your name on the guest list early! (They

have a cat named Punkin!)

VISITOR LUNCHES Women's Ministry would like to thank everyone who volunteered to help prepare Out of Town Visitor Lunches last year. We are now looking for volunteers to prepare lunches for One Month for the months of February through December

2017. This ministry involves preparing 20 Vegan Lunches on the 2nd and 4th Sabbaths which includes:

Sandwiches (peanut butter and jelly, tofu "egg" salad, "wham" salad, water bottles, fruit, chips etc.

We will have a sign up sheet in the Lobby where you can choose your month. This is an easy way for you to serve and you can be reimbursed

for what you spend if needed. If you have any questions, please see Judi, Gina, Lynette or Karen.