March 7, 2021 11898 Central Valley Road PO Box 2495, Silverdale WA 98383 360-692-4900

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Scripture Reading: This week’s verse: Philippians 3:20-21 Next week: TBD Welcome

Welcome to all of our members and visitors who are worshiping with us both in persons and online. We are so glad you have chosen to worship with us. We hope that you feel welcomed even with the social distancing in place. For our members and visitors online, we hope that the online streaming experience is encouraging and enjoyable. We appreciate your feedback regarding our online service in order to better understand the issues our viewers might be experiencing. This is the link for our worship service https:// www.youtube.com/user/ckcocorg1/playlists or https://ckcoc.org/ media sermons .

Even though we are meeting back in the building, please understand NO ONE is obligated to be at services. If you are not feeling well, feel unsafe, or you are an at-risk person, we want you to know that it is OK not to attend worship services in the church building.

In-person classes have resumed for all ages. Adult/Teen Bible Class in offered in the auditorium and on Zoom at 9:30 am on “Christian Evidences”. The Children’s Bible Class are meeting in the Fellowship Hall at 9:30 am. All the same social distancing guidelines will be followed. The nursery and playground are both opened. We ask parents to supervise and observe the social distancing guidelines.

Please understand that requirements might change from week to week in accordance with CDC and State Guidelines, so we ask that you remain patient and flexible. ~Thank you

SHEPHERDS’ CORNER

Don’t Worry, Be Happy Only a brief review of the nightly news or other modern media forums is required to see that many aspects of our current world are in a seemingly chaotic state. Crime is prevalent in city centers. Governments enact legislation that seems to benefit one group at the expense of others. Support for and promotion of ever decreasing social morals are rampant in many mainstream media and entertainment outlets under the guise of tolerance and acceptance. Not to mention the debacle of a worldwide pandemic, extremist “protests”, anarchists, terrorists, inept politicians. The list could go on and on forever. In short, we live in a flawed world filled with flawed people, of which we are also a part. The enemy makes it easy for us to focus on the negative because focusing on the negative leads to worry. Worrying promotes discouragement, and discouragement leads to burnout and sometimes departure from the faith. And the enemy would love for you to lose your faith – that is his victory. However, loves flawed people and envisions a better way to cope with a troubled world. Jesus taught that we should place our hope in our heavenly Father, rather than in the world, because unlike the world, our heavenly Father loves us, cares for us, and is faithful to meet our needs. Matthew 6:25-34 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

So, don’t allow yourself to be drawn into fearmongering that is prevalent in society. Rather, trust in Jesus. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. Trust in your heavenly Father – and like Bob Marley once sang “Don’t worry - Be happy….every little thing’s gonna be alright”.

Your Shepherds

Attention CK Kids Women of The Word Hello Kids! Are you ready for Bible Class? We are Ladies Wednesday night Bible Study 6:30-7:30pm meeting in the Fellowship on Sunday mornings at at various homes and on Zoom. 9:30 while the adult class is taking place in the Contact Mary Spaun or Lesli Carpenter auditorium. Let’s Have Some Fun!

Sunday Morning Bible Class 9:30 am to 10:30 am TEEN MINISTRY Rick Warpula is teaching Upcoming Youth Events “Christian Evidences.” Keep up to date with teen activities on CK Youth Facebook If you do not have a book for the class no need to page or contact Rick & Tanya worry, there are printouts of each chapter in the Warpula foyer. If you need the answers to any of the previous chapters send an email to the church Celebration of Life office. Devotional This class will be offered in person in the For Fred Smith Auditorium and on Zoom. Today https://zoom.us/j/2577529002? March 7th 2pm pwd=ek1yYVdSS2I5aS9kV1FNalBKOXRyQT09 at the building

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Glenn Goree: Continue to keep Glenn in your people waiting and longing to hear the message and prayers along with Valerie as she cares for Glenn. study God’s word with you Via Zoom meetings once or twice a week right now! Do you have one hour a week to give to one needy soul “hungering and Rod Rodrigez - recovering from 2nd spinal surgery thirsting for righteousness” (Matthew 5:6)? Why wait any longer? Continued Health prayers: Alice Helgeson, Teresa Pusey, Amber Hamilton, Robert Cary, Steve Perhaps you are not sure of your ability to teach Long, Willie Alley, Dean Stidman, Smith Family, God’s word? There is no longer any reason to doubt Cathy Mouwdy, Rod & Linda Post, Jacob St. Martin, because the script is prepared for you through the and Ally Poole’s father. LST program. If you can read English then you can participate in this Kingdom endeavor. Members of the mission team are looking for one person in this Prayer Request / Concerns / Needs church to volunteer to be mentored in conducting an online Zoom meeting with a precious soul somewhere Send us your prayer requests or make your needs in the world that has requested to study the Word of known. Messages are checked regularly God. We are currently studying with up to 10 people throughout the day (360)692-4900. Or send an from countries such as Poland, Vietnam, Korea, email. Brazil, Argentina and more. We are praying for you to take the opportunity to come and experience one of these meetings that we are presently engaged in. It’s time to stop worrying Please contact a member of the mission team for about money! In Financial more details about how to become a part of this epic Peace University, you’ll learn opportunity today! the proven plan to help you keep a budget, beat debt, Ephesians 4:11-13 and build wealth! You can So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, sign up for this class and the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to start your 14-day free trial of equip his people for works of service, so that the Financial Peace body of Christ may be built up until we all reach at fpu.com/1134750. Class unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son starts Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 2:30pm in The of God and become mature, attaining to the whole

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One Apostle Short For forty days after his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples and family (:3), leaving no doubt that he was alive. This was a hectic time for his followers. They left Jerusalem and walked seventy miles home to Galilee. Jesus met with them there beside the sea and on a mountain top. Then, perhaps, after settling their affairs, they returned to Jerusalem where they received their final instructions: “Do not leave Jerusalem but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about…. In a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 1:4, 5). During this time, they worshiped him, were filled with joy, prayed in the Temple, and studied the Scriptures (Luke 24:52, 53). It’s just as well that they had ten days before the promise was fulfilled. They had so much to think about and to prepare! Their world had been turned upside down. Jesus didn’t establish an earthly kingdom as they had expected. Their view of the Messiah was wrong. Now they needed to start over. They studied the ancient Scriptures with this new light. Peter discovered two insights that called for action. First, the fall of Judas had been prophesied nearly 1,000 years before (Psalm 69). Second, they began to understand their role as “apostles” and the need for twelve witnesses. The word “apostle” (apostolos in Greek) means “someone who has been commissioned and sent as a special messenger.” The word is often used in a general sense ( is called an apostle in :14), but in Acts 1, it refers to a particular group of “witnesses.” Peter realized there was a need for someone to take his place (Psalm 109). There must be twelve. Why twelve? Biblical numbers are significant. Three represents heaven – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Four represents the earth – North, South, East, and West. Thus, three plus four equals seven: the number of completion. Three times four is twelve. Think how many times this number is found in the Bible: twelve tribes, twelve patriarchs, twelve judges – the list goes on. Peter realized there must be twelve witnesses to the Christ. Because of that, Peter lays down some very specific qualifications for the new apostle. He said: “So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.” (Acts 1:21 – 22) Notice that this was a one-time action. Later, when one of the other apostles, James, was killed, there was no replacement (12:2). The Church was to be built on the foundation of twelve stones. Two men were nominated: Barsabbas and Matthias (1:23). Early Christian writers suggested that both of these men had been part of the group of 70 that Jesus sent on the “limited commission” (Luke 10), but we have no way of proving that for certain. With my love of stories, I wish we knew more about Matthias. Did God see something in him that He didn’t see in Joseph Barsabbas? Was Joseph hurt that he wasn’t selected? What did Matthias do after standing with the eleven on the day of ? Did he go on great missionary journeys like Paul? Some have even gone so far as to say Peter made a mistake. They believe Paul was God’s choice of a replacement for Judas, but I don’t think so. Peter pointed out the need for a witness – the need for twelve witnesses – at the beginning of the New Age. Seven is the perfect number. Six is one short of perfection; thus, 6-6-6 means “incomplete, incomplete, incomplete.” Likewise, eleven would have been one short. On Pentecost, when the sound of the “mighty rushing wind” (:2) died down, twelve men testified. Their witness is still true: Jesus is the Chosen One! Jesus is Lord!

Be a blessing! John McKeel Minister St. John Church of Christ

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