November 11, 2018
with Pastor Terrell
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense — Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.” “1 John 2:1-2
In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, became the focal point of reverence for America’s veterans. Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each nation’s highest place of honor. These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as “Armistice Day.” Realizing that peace was equally preserved by veterans of WW II and Korea, Congress was requested to make this day an occasion to honor those who have served America in all wars. In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day. A law passed in 1968 changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent, however, that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date. I came across the following in my email this morning… Today some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg — or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul’s ally forged in the refinery of adversity. Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem. You can’t tell a vet just by looking.
PASTORAL STAFF Terrell Eldreth, Senior Pastor Scott Terry, Worship Pastor OFFICE CONTACT & HOURS Monday — Friday 8:30 A.M. — 4:30 P.M. Phone: 928-772-7218 Email: fsbcpv@firstsouthernpv.org SUNDAY SCHEDULE • Bible Study
9:00 A.M. • Morning Worship Service
10:30 A.M. • Evening Worship Service
6:00 P.M.
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Continued from page 1 This week NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17 SUNDAY: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School (Babies - Adults)
HARVEST READY LEARNING TO WALK IN GOD’S PROVISION What You Sow is What You Get Malachi 3:8-10; Galatians 6:7
6:00 p.m. Evening Worship Guest Speaker: Sergey Butenko
4:30 p.m. Tae Kwon Do TUESDAY: 10:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study 3:15 p.m. Good News Club @ Granville Elementary WEDNESDAY: 8:00 a.m. Gideons’
She — or he — is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang. He is the POW who went away one person and came back another — or didn’t come back at all. He is the Quantico drill instructor that has never seen combat — but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other’s backs. He is the parade-riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand.
4:30 p.m. Council Meeting
9:00 a.m. Sisters Quilting
He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn’t run out of fuel. He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.
10:30 a.m. Worship (Kidz 4 Christ; K4th)
Monday:
What is a vet?
He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by. He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor die unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean’s sunless deep. He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket — palsied now and aggravatingly slow — who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come. He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being, a person who offered some of his life’s most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs. He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known. So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say, “Thank you.” That’s all most people need, and in most cases, it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded. Two little words that mean a lot: “THANK YOU.”
5:45 p.m. AWANA Club
It is the soldier — not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
6:00 p.m. Bible Study/ Prayer
It is the soldier, not the poet — who has given us freedom of speech.
THURSDAY:
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer — who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
10:00 a.m. Medicare Seminar
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag — who serves beneath the flag — and whose coffin is draped by the flag — who allows the protester to burn the flag.
4:30 p.m. Tae Kwon Do SATURDAY: 8:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast @ Fellowship Hall 8:00 a.m. Women’s Breakfast @ Cracker Barrell 2:00 p.m. ESL / Good News Club
Let’s remember them on this Veteran’s Day observance. Vets, remember to wear something denoting your branch of service or your time in service if possible this Sunday morning in Worship as we all say “THANK YOU.” Blessings on your week as you consider Jesus — your advocate and defender of your soul — and I am looking forward to seeing you in worship this Sunday. Pastor Terrell
AND HOW ABOUT THAT CRAFT FAIR?! The sights, sounds and aromas of Christmas were well at home in the First Southern Fellowship Hall Friday and Saturday, November 3 and 4. I hope you had a chance to visit this year’s Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair, sponsored by the FSBCPV Women’s Ministry. Though the final figures are not yet in, but at last count we had more than 35 crafters and volunteer helpers involved in contributing to this year’s event, with several hundred guests who perused the wares and partook of the tasty treats Friday and Saturday. I want to say a huge thank you to all who helped to make this year’s Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair such a wonderful experience. If you missed out this time, plan to be involved next year – it’s an exciting and rewarding opportunity to serve the Lord.
DEACONS OF THE WEEK IF YOU NEED HELP OR ASSISTANCE
Deacon Team of the Week: Maggie Smith Women’s Ministry Director
Bruce Puffer: 928-499-5882 John Kang: 702-830-1237
ORDER OF WORSHIP NOVEMBER 11, 2018 “Victory in Jesus”
Return deadline is NEXT Sunday, November 18.
Scripture Reading & Prayer Attend a no-cost, no-obligation Medicare seminar,
Veterans Day Honoring Your Service Wear you uniform Sunday, November 11th
THIS Thursday, November 15 10:00 - 11:30 AM @ FSBCPV Fellowship Hall
I John 2:1-2 Paul Marshall THANK YOU VETERANS
“Faith is the Victory” “Garments” “Your Love Is Amazing” Ministry in Music Kidz 4 Christ
Adults: Ruth Class - Senior Adult Ladies & Saint Givers - Senior Adult Men Bible Studies for Life: How to Pray Young Adults: College & Career, Faith - Mixed Age Adults & Hope - Singles & Single Again Explore the Bible: Galatians, James Prayer Warriors - Young Adults
Children: Infant— 12th grade
10:00 a.m. Tuesdays, Men’s Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study & Prayer 6:00 p.m. Thursday Night Women’s Bible (on Winter Break)
8:00 a.m. Every 3rd Saturday
HARVEST READY LEARNING TO WALK IN GOD’S PROVISION What You Sow is What You Get Malachi 3:8-10; Galatians 6:7 “I Surrender All”
We Bring Our Gifts in Worship
Newsletter submission Dear Friends –
This evening 6:00pm
WE WELCOME SERGEY BUTENKO Sergey is the former Director of Ukraine for Christ, Campus Crusade for Christ and is currently the Director of Crossroads Ministry working with teachers in Ukrainian Public Schools.
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