This year’s Vacation Bible

School is going on a trip—

to see how AMAZING God

is. Welcome to AWA Air-

lines!

We’re excited that VBS is

almost here. Make plans

to join us, and bring your

friends and family, June

10-14. Like last year,

we’ll be hosting our ses-

sions in the evenings

(6:30-8:30 PM) beginning

on Sunday and ending

Thursday night with an

“In Flight Movie” for par-

ents to attend. Postcards

to hand out are on the

Info Desk!

The week’s key verse is

Psalm 147:5. Our Lord is

great, vast in power, His

understanding is infinite.

Each day will have an

Awesome God! Amazing Power!

I n s i d e t h i s

i s s u e :

Pastor’s

Message

2

T4G 3

Thanks 3

Calendar 4

Hiding His

Word

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Photos 6

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News from Crestview Bible Church

May/June 2012 Volume 30, Issue 3

L o o k i n g

F o r w a r d

May 2 Crestview

Kids Worker

Appreciation Night

May 3 Ladies

Bible Study

May 6 New Adult

SS Classes

Begin / VBS

Volunteer

Orientation

May 13

Baby Dedication

May 20

Small Groups

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AMAZING Bible

story that dis-

plays God’s

power. Here’s

a look at our

AMAZING

themes for

each day.

Day 1: AMAZ-

ING! God’s

Power Over

Nature

Day 2: AMAZING! God’s

Power Over Circumstanc-

es

Day 3: AMAZING! God’s

Power Over Sin

Day 4: AMAZING! God’s

Power Over Death

Day 5: AMAZING! God’s

Power Over My Life

At the Information Desk

in the foyer you’ll find a

VBS Volunteer Sign-Up

Sheet. There are plenty

of places to serve as a

teacher, leader or helper.

Please consider how you

might be able to help us

execute a successful

VBS.

There will be

a Volunteer

Orientation

Meeting on Sun-

day, May 6 at 6

PM (in the place of small

groups). This will be our

only time to meet as a

group and go over sched-

ules, decorations, the

final program (Thursday

PM), t-shirts, etc. Please

let us know if you for

some reason will not be

able to attend.

We also will be posting

donation requests to help

us with our list of needs

for crafts, snacks and

decorations. Be looking

for that announcement in

the church bulletin.

Thank you in advance for

your help!

If you have any questions

regarding Amazing Won-

ders Aviation Vacation

Bible School please ask

Pastor Phil, Jandee Oard

or Mandy Swisher.

Now, sit back, relax and

enjoy your flight!

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Kids Only There was a day when Sat-

urday morning cartoons

were a reality for some of

us. One of the staple com-

mercials you could count on

was that silly rabbit trying to

get a bowl of Trix, which

always ended with the chil-

dren chiding the rabbit and

saying, “Silly Rabbit, Trix are

for kids.” I fear that when it

comes to thinking about

Vacation Bible School,

many in the church have

that same feeling. We hear

about ministry opportunities

and say to ourselves, “VBS

is for kids.” And, while it

may be true that much of

the energy is directed to

serving children, I’m hoping

to show today that VBS isn’t

just for kids. There’s much

benefit to be had by the

church at large through

VBS. Here’s some reasons:

1) VBS helps bring people

together in service. Most of

us know that the law can be

summed up as loving our

neighbor as ourselves. We

know that we are to,

through love, serve one

another. And, VBS is a

great opportunity to come

together with other like-

minded believers and

serve. This, in turn, helps

build the unity of our con-

gregation.

When you are

“in the trench-

es” with an-

other believer

seeking to

serve, you will

begin to be drawn close to

that individual. This is what

makes the church strong.

2) VBS builds consistency in

your relationships with oth-

ers. VBS is a week-long

event. So, rather than just

bumping into others in our

church on a Sunday, you

get the opportunity to fel-

lowship with others day

after day. Each night will

present its own opportuni-

ties to glorify God and your

consistent involvement in

this will encourage you spir-

itually.

3) VBS looks outward.

Much of our difficulty in the

church comes when we are

inward focused. We can

become so intent on what

we want and we would like

to see happen, that our joy

becomes tied to whether or

not our desires are happen-

ing. Each year, however,

VBS is a call to remind you

that church life doesn’t

revolve around you. There

are others who need

served. Specifically, we get

the opportunity to serve

children.

4) VBS communicates love

for our neighbors who are

younger than us. When you

think about church life, you

probably devote most of

your energy to things that

don’t involve children

(unless you’re a parent of a

child and/or involved in an

ongoing ministry to them).

What I love about VBS is

that it gives adults and

teenagers the opportunity

to show children how dearly

loved they are. We rightly

feel this in our hearts. But,

VBS puts feet to those feel-

ings, showing children that

we are excited to make

known eternal truths to

them. VBS allows us to

tangibly love not just in

words but in actions and

truth.

Finally, 5) VBS allows you to

practice a spiritual gift.

Most of us know the im-

portance of exercise or at

least moving around so that

atrophy doesn’t occur. God

has uniquely gifted every

believer in the church to

serve. How often do you

use those gifts? Are you

looking for an opportunity

to use a gift you don’t use

as often as another? VBS

is a great way to jump in

and serve, employing your

spiritual gift for the good of

others.

So, those are a few reasons

why I would encourage you

to be involved in our VBS,

June 10-14. There is more

info on it in other parts of

the Edifier. VBS isn’t just

for kids, it’s for people like

you and me who want to be

a part of something that

glorifies and enjoys God,

forever.

Joining with you to that

end...

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Isn’t this a GREAT picture? You

can see it online at http://

t4g.org/t4g-year/2012/ What a

perfect way to visualize what the

word “together” means. This is

one mighty Gospel team and

some of our Crestview men got

to experience being a part of

their efforts April 9-12 at the To-

gether For The Gospel Confer-

ence (T4G) in Louisville, KY.

The conference, held in the larg-

est arena in Louisville was at-

tended by thousands of men

who seek to stand together for

the same gospel. The first con-

ference was held in 2006 and

has been held every two years

Matt Lansdowne, Adam Swisher,

TJ Warren and Luke Thompson.

One speaker that stuck out to

many at the conference was pre-

sented by Dr. David Platt, a 33

year old pastor in Alabama who

gave a dynamic session titled

“Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of

Death Defying Missions”. Argua-

bly the best sermons on mis-

sions ever, you can listen to its

entirety at the website above.

T4G is offering ESV Bibles at

40% off beginning May 6-July 1.

Go to http://www.crossway.org/

CRSTVW This would be a great

graduation gift idea!

since, and here’s why.

T4G is convinced that the gospel

of Jesus Christ has been misrep-

resented, misunderstood and

marginalized in many Churches

and among those who proclaim

the name of Christ. The goal is

to reaffirm this central doctrine

of the Christian faith and to en-

courage local Churches to do the

same.

Multi-denominational and burst-

ing at the seams with a love for

Jesus, this arena was a powerful

place to be. Our Crestview gos-

pel team included Pastor Phil,

Bob Guthrie, Conor Eastman,

comforting to know that I will

always have your support, even

while away at college. Thanks

again for caring for me!

God Bless!

Allison Krehbiel

There are those whose lives

death cannot diminish. Their

love shines forever in the hearts

of family and friends. We felt

that love in your kindness.

Thank you very much.

Thank you all for the Valen-

tine’s Day basket. It is nice to

know I am part of such a sup-

porting church back home.

I’m looking forward to coming

back any time I can!

Thanks again, Jon Wilson

Dear Crestview Family,

Thank you so much for the

Valentine’s Day care package!

Your work and thoughtfulness

is much appreciated. It’s so

The Family of

Everett Lemay

Your comfort extended to us

through this time was greatly

appreciated. Thanks for your

thoughtfulness in sending the

beautiful flowers and all of

the support you have given

our family.

Pat Enteman, Linda Auxier,

Carl Lemay, Phil Auxier and

Family

With Gratitude

Together For The Gospel 2012

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Birthdays May

6 Herb Ruebke

7 Logan Hall

14 Monica Warren

18 Milford Harder

27 Dalton Hall

10 Tyler Dixon

22 Allison Krehbiel

24 Tom Dixon

27 Gabriel Auxier

27 Mason Wood

29 Kirby Krehbiel

June

5 Ron Rhoades

7 Caleb Newberry

8 Frieda Harder

8 Amanda Lansdowne

13 Tom Sullivan

14 Anduin Eastman

15 Renee Vernon

15 Luthien Wedel

20 Dayna Ball

22 Dana Conner

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May/June 2012

SUNDAY SERVICES

Sunday School

9 AM

Worship Service

10:15 AM

Small Groups

(2nd & 4th Weeks)

6 PM

WEDNESDAY ACTIVITIES

Crestview Kids

(Ages 3-6th Grade)

6:30 PM

Adult Prayer Time

(with Pastor Phil)

6:30 PM

AM—Lords

Supper

No PM

Activities

Crestview

Kids Worker

Appreciation

Night 6 PM

Ladies

Bible

Study

AM

Lords Sup-

per/Small

Groups 6 PM

Vacation Bible School June 10-14, 6:30-8:30 PM

No PM

Activities

Ladies

Bible

Study

Ladies

Bible

Study

VBS

Volunteer

Orientation

6 PM

New Adult

SS Classes

Begin

Baby

Dedication

No PM

Activities

Final VBS

Set-Up

9 AM

VBS

Set-Up

6 PM

Ladies

Bible

Study

7 PM

Ladies

Bible

Study

7 PM

Our new book Who Am I by Jerry Bridg-

es will begin in small groups tonight!

You can access a FREE e-book until

May 31st. (email church office for

instructions) Hard copies of the book

are available at the Info Desk. Small

Groups

6 PM

NO Ladies

Bible Study

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Forever: Why You

Can’t Live Without It

By Paul Tripp

Adult Sunday School

Sunday, May 6

9:00-10:00 AM

It’s time for new Adult

Sunday School classes

to begin!

Dale Wilson will be

teaching the Book of

James in the library.

Benjamin Oard will be

leading Paul Tripp’s For-

ever Series in the multi-

media classroom down-

stairs. Each session will

include a video segment

of Paul Tripp from a live

conference followed by

class discussion.

The Bible assures us

that God has placed

eternity in our hearts. It

tells us we are created

for pleasure, wired for

joy—all with God at the

center. But in a world

that is broken and suf-

fering, it’s easy to forget

this, living instead with

a pack-it-all-in mentality,

loading up the here and

now with expectations

that will only be fulfilled

in eternity. Fortunately

we don’t have to live

frustrating, disappoint-

ing lives. Instead, we

can take heart, realizing

that life doesn’t feel

right because it isn’t

right. It’s not meant to

be—not yet anyway. Paul

Tripp points out that

having an eternity per-

spective will enable us

to live for something

bigger than ourselves

and larger than this mo-

ment. No longer trapped

in the shrunken king-

dom of “right here, right

now,” we will be able to

lead lives of greater sig-

nificance and peace.

Through stories, exam-

ples, and biblical teach-

ing, Tripp rehabilitates

the notion of an after-

life, not as some vague,

ethereal place in which

we will someday reside,

but as a living, robust

reality that Scripture

promises.

Women’s Bible Study

Wednesday, June 6

PM

Crestview Women will

begin their Summer Bi-

ble Study on Wednes-

day, June 6. There will

be seven sessions on

Wednesday evenings,

ending August 1st.

Each session will be a

video from the True

Woman Conferences

held in 2010.

The True Woman Con-

ference began in 2008

and in four short years,

more than 20,000 wom-

en have attended the

True Woman national

women's conferences,

and have left energized

and equipped to encour-

age women in their own

spheres of influence to:

Discover and em-

brace God's design

and mission for their

lives

Reflect the beauty

and heart of Jesus

Christ to their world

Intentionally pass

on the baton of

Truth to the next

generation

Pray earnestly for

an outpouring of

God's Spirit in their

families, churches,

nation, and world

We’re excited to be able

to show you these mes-

sages featuring many

different leaders of faith

including Nancy Leigh

DeMoss, Mary Kassian

and Karen Loritts.

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