CONNECT | July+August 2013 by Bethel Sarnia

CONNECT BETHEL CHURCH

Welcome to Bethel Welcome to Bethel! We are so glad to have you here! As you look through this Connect Bulletin, we trust that you will quickly find that Bethel has something for you and your family. Our hope is that you will take the next step into our community and get involved. As you do, you will begin to see that Bethel is more than just a Sunday service, it is a family of everyday people following Christ to bring hope and change to the world one life at a time.

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JULY + AUGUST 2013

This Summer

Things To Know PRAYER THIS SUMMER Join us each Wednesday night from 6PM to 7PM for a time of prayer for a move of God. Prayer times also happen 30 minutes before each Sunday service in the Prayer Room. For the ladies, there is prayer time each Tuesday from 9:30AM to 11:00AM in the Prayer Room.

SANCTUARY DOORS OPEN 30 MINUTES BEFORE SERVICE To allow our Worship and Media teams to properly prepare for Worship services, we will have the Sanctuary doors locked until 30 minutes before the service. Your understanding is appreciated.

BETHEL CAFE Come enjoy a cup of coffee and a treat in our Cafe and Patio. Open Sunday mornings 1 hour before service and 30 minutes following the service.

Missionaries At Bethel

Student Ministries (Grades 7-12)

This Fall

NEXT STEP - BE PART OF ALPHA AT BETHEL The Alpha Course is an opportunity for everyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed, non-threatening setting over 10 thought-provoking weekly sessions. It is low-key, friendly, and fun using a mixture of video teachings with group discussion times, coupled with great social times over a meal each week. WEEKLY ALPHA SESSIONS MONDAY NIGHTS 6:30-9:00PM IN THE GYM AT BETHEL CHURCH INTRODUCTORY DINNER MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH

MISSIONS TO UKRAINE August 24th AUGUST 8TH Pastor Tricia will be leading a team of 20 youth, youth leaders and adults to the nation of Ukraine for 15 days of ministry. Their primary ministry focus will be to provide a camp experience; including daily Bible teaching, crafts and activities; for approximately 600 orphan children and teens. In addition, the team will be ministering in churches and youth services in various cities in Ukraine.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

HOW YOU CAN PRAY FOR US?

TEAM MEMBERS

Thank you Bethel for your support in both the Smila Church Building Project and for your support for this mission team. Your donation of financial support has greatly aided in making this trip possible. Through

Pray for...

Pastor Tricia Gibb

your financial donations, we have been able to offset some of the costs for team members as well as donate for the purchase of items for the orphan camp, to bless them in Jesus name. Special thanks to... - Sew on Fire Ministries in Hamilton for their donation of 600 gift bags for the orphan kids. - Shannon and Marilyn Smith Gala Fundraiser for their generous donation of $4,700 to bless the orphans. - Catherine Gray and the Peoples Church knitting group for their donation of 35 quilts. - Tim Nixon of Border Pass for his donation in the Wakeboard fundraiser.

- Each team member; for safety & health, for God to use them to be a blessing. - The 600 orphans & the camp directors; for favour, acceptance and understanding of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love and salvation. - The churches we will be ministering in; for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anointing for blessing, miracles and salvation.

Amy Bennett Lauren Ellenor Sarah Ellenor Elizabeth Fletcher Brandon Fraser Breanne Newton Graham Pedregosa Jeff Sit Jasmine Wall Mary Carruthers Steve Carruthers

Follow Us On Facebook Go to www.facebook.com/BethelSarniaInUkraine to follow our trip progress and to receive daily up-dates and photos from the trip.

Kim Lapier Laura Nixon Neil Armstrong Wendy Bennett Chris Dionne Ann Ellenor Mary Gates Carolyn Zavitz

This Fall

RAISE UP A PRAYER ARMY! “Raise up a Prayer Army at Bethel” are the words the Spirit of God spoke to my heart as I prepared for my special Canada Day message on June 30th. As I reviewed the spiritual heritage and Christian foundation our country was established on, it has become so clear that Canada has lost her original vision: Psalm 72:8 “He shall have dominion

Alpha program, the strongest discipleship program in at least 20 years of Bethel’s history. We have seen funds raised for Ukraine to build a house of worship. We had 3 consecutive water baptism services to baptize new believers. Our Alpha Holy Spirit day saw people baptized in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. All of

from sea to sea”. Our national anthem gives voice to the expression of faith our country was founded on: “God keep our land, glorious and free. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.” Our national anthem is a prayer, but it is more than a prayer. It is a charge. It is a mandate. For us as Canadians to keep the original vision alive.

this, I believe, can be attributed to the times of corporate prayer.

Another verse of Scripture came to me. Psalm 11:3 “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” I believe the answer comes to us in an often quoted, but less practiced verse in 2 Chronicles 7:14; “If My people who are called by My Name will humble themselves and pray...” Prayer is the answer. In Jeremiah 33:3 God says “Call to Me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things.” As we started 2013, we set the first 13 days for prayer and fasting, holding 2 prayer meetings a day at the church. We consistently had a good number of people come to these prayer meetings. One Saturday night we had 100 people out to pray. What was the result of all of this prayer? We had a strong release of the prophetic word in our meetings with Jan Painter and Tracy Stewart. With no pre-arranged plan, the Lord led Pastor John Kilpatrick, the Pastor of the greatest revival in American history, to hold meetings at Bethel. We saw 117 people make a profession of faith in Christ at our Heaven’s Gates drama. We saw outstanding miracles through the ministry of Ted Shuttlesworth, including deaf ears healed, blind eye healed, surgery cancelled due to healing, crippling condition healed and more salvations. We had 80 people in our

As summer approached, there has been in my opinion, a letting go in the area of prayer. In my mind, I thought maybe we should just coast through summer and renew an emphasis on prayer in the Fall. But the Spirit of God spoke to my heart that we cannot afford to let prayer “coast along.” “Raise up a prayer army at Bethel” rang in my Spirit. “Do it now!” Now is the time to prepare for what God will do this Fall. We do not want to miss the opportunities God is and will set before us. We must be spiritually alive and ready. Jesus said to His disciples in the garden of Gethsemane, “Could you not pray with me for one hour?” The Spirit of God spoke to me to call our church to commit over the summer months making the Wednesday night prayer hour a top priority. What do you think would happen if everyone who attended church on Sunday would also make a 1 hour time of corporate prayer a summer commitment? I believe God would move and respond in a powerful way. I want to invite you to become a part of a prayer movement at Bethel. Let’s begin by committing to our mid-week prayer hour! Let’s watch and see what God will do as a result! Join me each Wednesday from 6PM to 7PM in our Sanctuary. Your prayer support is valued and needed! - Pastor Tim Gibb

TEACHING NOTES ON PAUL THE APOSTLE & CANADA DAY MESSAGE. Pastor Tim is preparing a special hand-out on his teaching on the Life and Ministry of the Apostle Paul. These notes will be given at no cost and will be ready sometime this summer. In addition, Pastor Tim is also making available the script of his Canada message for those who would be interested. The script will also include some additional notes not given in the Sunday presentation at Bethel. This hand-out will also be available soon. Sign-up at the Welcome Desk if you are interested in receiving one or both of these hand-outs, so we can know how many to prepare.

PASTOR TIM WILL BE TRAVELING TO BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA IN AUGUST. Pastor Tim will be traveling to South America this August 16-28th. He will first be in Recife, Brazil with missionaries Mati & Julie Gali. He will be teaching at a student YWAM school each morning for the week. Then in the evenings, will be ministering in various churches with U.S. Pentecostal missionary, Robert Wellman. Then for the last 4 days of the trip, Pastor Tim will join with Ray and Margi Bradbury in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Pastor Tim will be conducting revival services in their church and also be speaking at the Assemblies Bible College in Buenos Aires.

Sundays In July

July 2013 Sunday

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SUNDAY JULY 7TH + Sunday Night Summer Social AM & PM Mike Kerychuck

SUNDAY JULY 14TH AM Pastor Tim Gibb “I Was Made For This” Series | PM Steve Carruthers & Neil Armstrong

SUNDAY JULY 21ST + Sunday Night Summer Social AM Pastor Tim Gibb “I Was Made For This” Series | PM Kim Lapier & Mary Carruthers

SUNDAY JULY 28TH

Aug 2013

AM Pastor Tim Gibb “I Was Made For This” Series | PM Pastor Tim Gibb

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Sundays In August SUNDAY AUGUST 4TH + Sunday Night Summer Social AM Pastor Tim Gibb “I Was Made For This”Series | PM Mike Middlebrook

SUNDAY AUGUST 11TH AM Pastor Tim Gibb “I Was Made For This” Series & Ukraine Report | PM Pastor Tim Gibb

Please Refer to Bulletin for all other events & Ministry happenings

Our Pastors PASTOR TIM GIBB

Lead Pastor Ext. 228 pastortim@bethelsarnia.com

PASTOR TRICIA GIBB Student Ministries Pastor Ext. 223 tricia@bethelsarnia.com

PASTOR KEITH & PATRICIA PATRICK Pastoral Care Ext. 226 pastorkeith@bethelsarnia.com

SUNDAY AUGUST 18TH AM Pastor Keith Patrick | PM The Landing at Canatara Park Band Shell

SUNDAY AUGUST 25TH AM Pastor Tricia Gibb | PM Pastor Keith Patrick

Sundays For Kids

Kids Ministry provided in AM Service

- Nursery (Main Hall) | Pre-School (Upstairs) | Elementary (Upstairs)