What can I do for the church ?

The first vicksburg SDA church10-21-2010

•Thanks a lot for coming•In advance.

Important questions

1. Do we stay alone and do nothing ? 2. Shall we let the chip fall wherever it goes ? 3. Do we get involved with the church activity ?4. Is it time for us to get united in the purpose

and mission ? 5. Try to help each other in any possible way ?

•Food for thought

the critical moment

• The right side – the mountain• The left side - the mountain• Behind - the enemy

approaching • Front - the red sea

Exodus 14:10-20• 10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of

Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD. 11 Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.”

Exodus 14:10-20• 13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be

afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again

no more forever. 14 The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

Exodus 14:10-20• 19 And the Angel of God, who went before the

camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night.

Take home points• When crisis hits, • You do not be afraid .• You shall see the salvation of the lord• You stand still .• You hold peace. • You must trust that the lord will fight for you. • The battle is the lord’s. • The battle is not mine.

Agenda for discussion • Do we want to sell the church ? • Do we want to disband the church ? • Can we have a weekly sermon? • Can we have sabbath school lesson study ? • What about church finance? • What about church bulletin in an powerpoint

format?

•A few examples

Special announcement

• music concert by vocalists ,Herman and sonny Harp @ daybreak christian artist at 6:00 pm today at the vicksburg SDA church.

• Please bring yourself, friends, neighbors and • Be here at 6:00 pm for the special musical program

tonight.

Sermon detail• Opening hymn: 590 trust and

obey• Scripture reading: Matthew 10:22• Special music: the namihira’s • Sermon : the life lessons learned

from a dandelion, part 2• Closing hymn: 632 until then

•Discussion