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 2016
WORD FROM PASTOR TIM Did you know that mercy is God’s number one characteristic in the Bible? More than His sovereignty, omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, or any other Divine attribute about Him more than anything else, the number one attribute of God in Scripture is His mercy. The world portrays God as a God of anger and judgment. But God shows Himself first and foremost as a God of mercy. All the way back when God revealed His glory to Moses and gave him the Ten Commandments, God said, “This is my name: “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth.” (Exodus 34:6 NKJV). Notice His number one characteristic is mercy. God did NOT say, “I am the Lord God, just and righteous,” or “The Lord God, eternal and all powerful.” He said, “This is who I am. I am merciful, gracious, patient, overflowing with kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and truth.” If mercy is God’s number one characteristic that He reveals to us in the Bible - if that is the most important thing He wants us to know about Him - then it must be the most important thing for us to learn about Him. And it must also be the most important character trait that God wants to develop in us. God is merciful, and He wants us to be merciful too. To be like God, we need to know about mercy. The Bible says we are to be not just hearers of the Word, but also doers of the Word. So along with learning, we will look to put these lessons into action on a personal level and as a small group. I believe we can see a great move of God as we put mercy into action for Jesus said: “God blesses those who show mercy, for they will receive mercy.” (Matthew 5:7 NIV).
THIS MONTH
BETHEL NEWS ELDER & DEACONS Elder Board:Darwin Armstrong (President),
Chris Guerette (Vice-President), Dave Strevel (Secretary), Derek Shannon (Treasurer), Grace Celaire, Louie DeBrum, Steve Fraser, & Ken Tosh.
Deacon Board:Led by Louie DeBrum.
James Bird, Brian Gagnon, George Irving, Ken Lapier, Scotty Maidman, Matt Routley.
MEMBERSHIP CLASSES If you are interested in becoming an official member of Bethel Church, membership classes will be held on Sunday, October 16th and 23rd from 9:30AM to 10:15AM.
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WATER BAPTISM SERVICE If you desire to be baptized in water, a baptismal service will be held on Sunday, November 20th at 10:30AM. Please contact Darwin or Angela Armstrong to let them know your interest.
STUDENT MINISTRIES
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! THANK YOU TO ALL OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS AT BETHEL! WITHOUT YOU, WE COULD NOT DO FAMILY FUN DAY!
Special Thanks to Our Major Sponsors:
Kira’s Enchanted Princess Parties
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6:30 PM Video Teaching Good or God Video #4 by John Bevere
6:30 PM Alpha Course -at Darwin & Angela Armstrong
6:30 PM Bible Study & Hymn Sing-Prayer Room
6:00 PM Rescue
7:00 PM REVO
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6:30 PM Service Vadim Ignatenko from Poltava Ukraine
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10:30 AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb Miracle of Mercy #1 Communion
Thanksgiving 10:30 AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb Miracle of Mercy #2 6:30 PM Video Teaching Good or God Video #5 by John Bevere
16 Membership Class 10:30 AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb Miracle of Mercy #3
6:30 PM Video Teaching Good or God Video #6 by John Bevere 10:30 AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb Miracle of Mercy #4
10:30 AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb Miracle of Mercy #5 6:30 PM Service Darren McCrea from Columbia
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9:30 AM Prayer GroupPrayer Room 6:30 PM Bible Study & Hymn Sing-Prayer Room
PASTOR TIM GIBB
Lead Pastor pastortim@bethelsarnia.com
PASTOR TRICIA GIBB Student Ministries Pastor tricia@bethelsarnia.com
Pastoral Care pastorkeith@bethelsarnia.com
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FLOURISH Women’s Conference-Bethel
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6:00 PM Rescue
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WATCH A SERVICE LIVE ONLINE Can’t make it to church on Sunday morning? You can watch the service LIVE online at http://www.bethelsarnia.com/live or through the Bethel App.
DOWNLOAD THE BETHEL APP Apple Android
PASTORS KEITH & PATRICIA PATRICK
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Sectional Youth Retreat-Forest Cliff Camp
“Miracle of Mercy” Small Groups Meet Throughout the Week See Inside Bulletin for Available Groups
6:30 PM Alpha Course -at Darwin & Angela Armstrong
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CONTACT US Bethel Pentecostal Church 1565 London Line Sarnia, Ontario N7T 7H2 @bethelsarnia /bethelsarnia
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