October Connect 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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OCTOBER 2017

SUNDAY NIGHTS THIS MONTH DON & MARIE-JOSIE MANN - OCT 1ST Don & Marie Josie Mann are PAOC Global Workers and Bethel Missionaries to the Continent of Africa living in Pretoria, South Africa. Pastor Tim will be interviewing Don & Marie-Jose about the call of God on their lives and about the work they are doing in Africa. This work includes an initiative to promote integrity and anti-corruption in African leadership and an initiative to reach Chinese workers in Africa. Marie will also share about her microenterprise project called Chitenge Creations which helps to employ women where over 90% of women are unemployed.

KERRY KIRKWOOD - OCT 8TH Pastor and Christian author, Kerry Kirkwood, returns to Bethel for one night only. His teaching ministry on “The Power of the Blessing” and “The Power of Right Thinking” is taking him around the world. His revelatory teachings, along with a prophetic gifting, will be a great blessing!

VADIM & TANYA IGNATENKO - OCT 15TH

Pastor Vadim & Tanya from Poltava Ukraine will be sharing about what God is doing in their church and about the Revival that is happening in Ukraine.

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COMING THIS MONTH

BETHEL NEWS MEMBERSHIP CLASSES Interested in becoming an official member at Bethel? Membership classes with Pastor Tim will be held on Sunday, November 5th and 12th from 9:15AM to 10:15AM in the Board Room (Offices). Please let the church office know if you plan to attend.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritans Purse led by Franklin Graham. The purpose is to provide Christmas gifts to children in 3rd world countries who otherwise would not receive any Chrsitmas presents. You can pick up a shoe box at the Connect desk and there is instruction as to how to fill the shoebox with toys and other practical items to bless a child this Christmas. A great project for a family. Christmas Shoe Boxes need to be returned to Bethel by Sunday November 5th in order to be delivered in time for Christmas.

BUS DRIVERS NEEDED

COMING IN 2018 STUDENT MINISTRIES

Sarnia Christian School is looking for people interested in obtaining their school bus license to be a spare driver and potentially take over part-time or full-time driving responsibilities. Please contact Len Smit at len.smit@sarniachristian.com or call 519383-7750 if interested or would like more information.

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FROM ME TO YOU

By Pastor Tim

THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD, AND HE DELIGHTS IN HIS WAY. - PSALM 37:23

It was my mother who said to me after her first ministry trip in 2010, from the invitation of Pastor Terry Burns, “Tim, you’ve got to come to Ukraine!”. “There is a revival movement happening here.” I had been to Ukraine in 1995. It was certainly the most difficult missions trip I have ever done and my motivation for returning to Ukraine was not high. But with the enthusiasm from my mother, I said “sure”. What I didn’t know then was how God would take that simply “sure” and lead in a path that has been beyond my imagination. My first trip was to Ukraine was in 2011. It was then that I met Ed Dickson and ministered at my first Pastors Conference in Krivvy Rog, Ukraine. My mother was right. The church in Ukraine was alive and growing in a revival

culture. Immediately ministry ideas and opportunities became available. In 2012, our first youth missions trip to Ukraine took place where we ministered to over 600 orphan teenagers at a government summer camp. We saw hundreds of those kids accept Christ and all were given hardcover, youth edition Bibles. On that same trip, we met Pastor Dennis from a city called Smila and heard his vision for property to build the first evangelical church in that city. God placed that vision in our hearts to partner with Pastor Dennis. In 2012 Bethel provided the funds to the Smila church to buy property. Then the following year, we provided the funds to build a church building to seat 200 people. A church that today is full to capacity and growing. Ministry teams from Bethel continued to travel to Ukraine over the last few years to minister at the orphan camp and various orphanages. As a result of our ministry in Ukraine, Bible clubs were started in various Orphanages in Krivvy Rog, Ukraine. Bethel now supports a full-time worker, Lena Teran, who gives leadership to these Bible clubs. Bethel also, along with the assistance of Ted Shuttlesworth ministries Canada, provides funds for all the ministry programming and

supplies needed for these Bible Clubs. In 2015, I was invited to preach at the largest church in the nation, Regeneration Church with Pastor Vladimir Muntyan. Pastor Muntyan was trained in a Bible College in Ukraine taught by PAOC Canadian Pastors. His church in Kiev now has over 14,000 regular attendees and a major television ministry that covers the Russian-speaking world. His church now meets in the largest hockey arena in the nation. Pastor Muntyan invited me again this past summer to preach at a Conference hosted by Regeneration Church with thousands in attendance and many thousands viewing online. The result of that ministry opportunity was an invitation this October to minister at a Pastors Conference with over 1,500 Russianspeaking pastors from across Eastern Europe who will be attending. When I said “sure” to my mother’s encouragement to travel to Ukraine, little did I know what God would do. I have learned that God orders our steps. And that He is able to do “above and beyond all that we ask or even imagine.” Pastor Tim Gibb

PASTOR TIM IN KIEV UKRAINE SPEAKING TO 1,500 PASTORS FROM EASTERN EUROPE

CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER By Stephanie Courtney

My journey to the Pregnancy Options and Support Centre began as a seed of encouragement nearly 8 years ago. A member of our church, who volunteered at the centre at the time, simply suggested I should consider getting connected there. She thought I would be a good fit as a peer counsellor. Back then, I had a toddler and was pregnant with our second baby. Volunteering my time at the

the Government of Ontario began to publicly fund a new abortion pill (Mifegymiso) which allows women to terminate a pregnancy in the privacy of her own home. As you can imagine, this is extremely concerning for a variety of reasons. We have been learning as much about this at the Pregnancy Centre as we can, and are praying that men and women who have questions about it will come and speak

The Pregnancy Options and Support Centre is a relatively hidden gem within the community of Sarnia. It has been an educational resource in Sarnia-Lambton for more than 30 years and is nationally affiliated with CAPSS (Canadian Association of Pregnancy Support Services). The heartbeat of the Pregnancy Centre is to embrace, educate, and equip women and men who are struggling with pregnancy decisions, desire parenting strategies, and who long for support, connection, and relationship along the journey.

We have much to praise the Lord for at the Pregnancy Centre! More and more clients have been coming and awareness of the breadth of help available is spreading within our community. The Pregnancy Centre recently moved to a new facility double the size of our previous one and is already nearly at capacity. The Lord is opening doors and our staff and volunteer counsellors have been engaging in spiritual conversations more frequently. Tara Steeves, our executive director, had the unique privilege of officiating the wedding of some clients the centre has been supporting for a number of years. God is doing a good work and we are so grateful for his amazing faithfulness!

centre wasn’t a possibility for me and the idea escaped my mind as quickly as it had come. It wasn’t until 6 years later that, seemingly out of nowhere, the Lord brought the Pregnancy Centre back to my attention with full force. His timing is perfect. I have been volunteering there as a peer support counsellor for nearly a year now, and can honestly say God has changed me, used me, encouraged me, stretched me, and excited me in ways I have never experienced before. Every Monday Thursday, this part of the body of Christ swings into action, full of prayerful expectation and total reliance on the Holy Spirit.

The Pregnancy Centre is an open, nonjudgmental safe-haven where there are no silly questions and all who have them are welcome. The free ministries and resources offered to all in our community are: Pregnancy Tests | Prenatal Education | Parenting Education | Options Education | Post Abortion/Adoption | Mom’s Group | Dad’s Group | Care Closet Friends, the need for this ministry in our community is great! As of August 10, 2017,

don’t hesitate to call or drop in. Everything is confidential and the welcome is warm.

Tara Steeves Executive Director

to us first. The beauty of the Pregnancy Centre is that we have the awesome privilege of meeting people on the front line of their need. This is undoubtedly where Jesus wants his church to be! The days are dark, but as God’s word says, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” (John 1:5, NLT) The situation seems bleak, but we have a great hope in our mighty Redeemer!

Please pray for us! Pray for our clients, that they would receive the help they need and open their hearts to the gospel. Pray that churches and individuals in Sarnia would catch the Christ-centered vision of the Pregnancy Centre and more volunteers would come alongside the ministry. Pray that all of our financial needs would be met, with an abundance for the good things yet to come. If you or anyone you know could benefit from the services offered at the centre, please

Stephanie Courtney Volunteer Peer Counsellor

If you have any other questions or desire to help or donate in some way, please contact the Pregnancy Centre at: 559 Exmouth St. Sarnia, ON N7T 5P6 (519) 383-7115 pregnancycentre.org

CONFERENCES YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN

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THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! WE HAD AN AMAZING DAY AT FAMILY FUN DAY WITH OVER 2,200 ATTENDEES. THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITH OUT THE HELP OF OUR VOLUNTEERS

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OCTOBER 2017

Mon MON

10:30 AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb Communion

Tue TUE

9:30 AM Prayer Group

Wed WED

FASTING DAY 12 PM PRAYER

Thu THUR

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Sat SAT

6:30 PM Bible Study & Hymn Sing-Prayer Room 6:30 PM Service Don Mann

Thanksgiving 10:30 AM Service Pastor Tricia Gibb

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7:00 PM Bible Study“The Supernatural Power of A Transformed Mind”-Bethel

6:00PM Rescue 6:30 PM Prayer

7:00 PM REVO

9:30 AM Prayer Group 6:30 PM Bible Study & Hymn Sing-Prayer Room

6:30 PM Service Kerry Kirkwood

THANKSGIVING 7:00 PM Bible StudyDAY “The Supernatural Power of A

6:00PM Rescue

Transformed Mind”-Bethel

6:30 PM Prayer

7:00 PM REVO

10:30 AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb

9:30 AM Prayer Group 6:30 PM Bible Study & Hymn Sing-Prayer Room

6:30 PM Service Vadim & Tanya Ignatenko

10:30 AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb

7:00 PM Bible Study“The Supernatural Power of A Transformed Mind”-Bethel

6:00PM Rescue 6:30 PM Prayer

7:00 PM REVO

9:30 AM Prayer Group

12 NOON– Keenager’s Luncheon

6:00PM Rescue

6:30 PM Service Pastor Tim Gibb

6:30 PM Bible Study & Hymn Sing-Prayer Room

6:30 PM Foundation Course

10:30 AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb

6:00 PM Unity Service at New Life in Petrolia-Peggy Kennedy

7:00 PM Men’s Group “Biblical Manhood”

Restoration Retreat Weekend Friday 7-10PM Saturday 9-5PM

9:30 AM Prayer Group

6:30 PM Bible Study & Hymn Sing-Prayer Room

OUR PASTORS PASTORS TIM & KIM GIBB

Lead Pastor pastortim@bethelsarnia.com

PASTOR TRICIA GIBB Student Ministries Pastor tricia@bethelsarnia.com

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6:30 PM Prayer

Pastoral Care pastorkeith@bethelsarnia.com

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