Knowing and Experiencing God

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Our Vision Knowing and experiencing God through active, Spirit-led relationships, anticipating Jesus’ soon return

Our Mission Building relationships with Christ, church, and community through loving, learning, living, and leading Vespers 6:00 p.m. ITEMS OF INTEREST Ken Mathews th WELCOME; we are glad you have joined us as we celebrate the 4 Expedition to Lachi beauty of our risen Lord through worship and praise on this, the Sabbath Recent findings and day. As a church family we value our relationship with God, church, and community and thus would like to invite you to join us as discussions of Elisha’s house and other we share in a fellowship dinner following today’s service. exciting things in archeology. CONNECTION CARD: We would like to invite our guests to fill out the connection card they received when they came in and place it in today's offering. Let us know how we can serve you, pray for you, or

how we might improve in our ministry here. If you are a first-time Offering: Local Church Budget guest, please note that we have a special gift prepared for you at the Next Week: GA-Cumberland Conference Ministries table in the foyer. Please stop by after the service to receive your gift.

Presiding Elder: Curtis Robinson FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON: your host this week will be the Nelson group. Jim Clayburn Next week: FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON: your hosts for next Sabbath will be the Myers Charge Deacon: Mike Carlton group. Next week: Scott Felan 2nd READING TRANSFERS OUT: John Heck to the Mills River SDA Church Mills River, NC; Timothy Mathews to the Delta Junction SA Church in Delta A/V: Jay Grose & Ed Burmudez Jct, AK. Next Week: Rick Dietrich & Lee Elliott 2nd READING TRANSFERS IN: William (Bill) Brannon From the Forest Lake SDA Church, Apopka, FL; Joel & Peggy Tompkins from Northern New Tape Ministries: Allen Conner England Conference SDA Church In Westbrook, ME. Next week: Art Roth WORD Power - Studies in the Gospel of John. Experience the power Receptionists: Jesse & Marilyn Felan~ of fellowship and prayer. This week Oct 23: John 13. Wednesday, 7:00 Dina Hess & Mary Baker pm, in the Youth Room. Led by Fred & Barbara Myers.

Next week: Paul & Shirley Walters~ PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS: Pastor Jeremy will begin a free photography class Enrique & Salome Velez for the community later this month. The class will take place on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm in the church fellowship hall beginning October 29. We would encourage members who wish to attend to invite a friend from the Music Coordinator Amanda Robinson community if possible. The class is for both beginner and intermediate Next week: Middle Grades Choir – Kristine Greene photographers.

REMINDER Acts of the Apostles will begin meeting again Oct 30th. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE HEALTH EVANGELISM: November 15 and 16 our church will be focusing on Health Evangelism. We will be exploring what we are doing now, what God TODAY, Oct, 19 calls us to, how this work could explode in our community and what the next 9:15 a.m. Sabbath School steps are to enhance our Health Evangelism outreach. The weekend will kick-off 10:45 a.m. Church/ Elder Ken Coonley on Friday evening at 7:00pm. There will be a joint Sabbath School followed by 6:00 p.m. Vespers/ Ken Mathews the Worship service. After fellowship meal there will be a brainstorming session followed by a light supper and a planning session. If God has planted in your MONDAY, Oct, 21 heart a desire to be active in Health Evangelism, please plan to attend. 6:30 p.m. The Distraction Dilemma/Youth Room PASTOR ON VACATION: Pastor Jeremy will be away beginning this TUESDAY, Oct, 22 Sunday, October 13 through Sunday, October 20. If a need should arise, please 4:00 p.m. How to give a Bible Study/FSH contact one of the church elders. 6:30 p.m. Book of Acts/Elliotts home IT IS TALENT SHOW TIME AGAIN at GAA. We would like to invite local WEDNESDAY, Oct, 23 church members to participate along with our students. Auditions will be held 6:00 p.m. Unsealing Daniel/FSH next week on October 23 & 24 after school. If you are interested in participating 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting/Youth Room contact Mrs. Shumaker at 423-707-4114 or [email protected] THURSDAY, Oct, 24 ORCHESTRA NOV 9: the church orchestra is playing for church Nov 9th, 10:00 a.m. “How to” Human Grooming for Men/FSH practice is Friday Nov 8th at 7:30 p.m. Please invite anyone in the community you 7:00 p.m. How to give a Bible Study/FSH think would like to play with us that day. Music is available in the file folder on 7:00 p.m. Spanish Mission Group Prayer Meeting/ the shelf near the youth room. Contact Amanda Robinson 423-638-9777. SABBATH, Oct, 26 IT'S MY VERY OWN BAGS OF LOVE: Championing the immediate needs 9:15 a.m. Sabbath School of the displaced child. The Northeast Tennessee Chapter meets the 2nd tuesday 10:45 a.m. Church/ Pastor Jeremy Arnall afternoon of each month at the Riverview Community Seventh-day Adventist 6:00 p.m. Vespers/ Janelle Hastings church and provides Bags of Love to Greene, Washington, Johnson, Unicoi, Carter and Sullivan counties. For more information and to find out how you can help call Susan Schnell 408.3142 or Peggy Lowe 413.3484.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR BULLETIN: If you would like to place an The celebration of Sabbath ends today at 6:51 p.m. announcement in the bulletin, please submit it by 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays. Sabbath begins next Friday at 6:44 p.m. Your help in this regard is greatly appreciated. HURCH AT A GLANCE 2013 SABBATH SCHOOL DIRECTORY Adult Classes Sanctuary Rotation Class, Oct 19,………………………..…Lyndon Gallimore Category Tithe Combined Lambs Church Sanctuary Rotation Class, Oct 26,………………………………...…Lee Elliott Budget Offering Renov Sanctuary………………………………………………...…….…….Fred Myers Family Room……………………………….…………………...…Jim Clayburn Sabbath Fellowship Hall………………………………………….……….J.R. McKinney Fellowship Hall……………………………………………..…….. Ken Mathews Oct 05 $6,309 $941 $0 $25 Pastors Office (Women’s Class) …………………………………....Patti Cohen Oct 12 $51,782 $5,588 $217 $199 Breakout Room (Adventist Beliefs)…………...... …………...……Chuck Reese Oct 19 $ $ $ $ Breakout Room (Spanish Group)……………………………...…Jennie Pileggi Oct 26 $ $ $ $

Children’s and Youth Classes On-Line Cradle Roll Ages Birth - 4 Giving Kindergarten Ages 4 – 1st Grade Primary Grades 2-5 $ $ $ $ Earliteens Grades 6- 8 Youth Grades 9 - 12 Month to $58,091 $6,529 $2170 $224 date You are welcome to attend the class of your choice. Greeters in the foyer will Goal $23,637 $2,247 be happy to assist you. Needed for goal $17,108 $2,023 Outstanding Balance $62,448 YTD Giving $884,569 $184,101 $7,327 $13,877 YTD Goal $212,733 $20,223 Needed to $28,632 $6,346 make YTD Goal

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Senior Pastor 423-620-4690 Jeremy Arnall Head Elder 423-639-5848 Milton Siepman Head Deacon 423-636-1251 Mike Carlton Head Deaconess 423-620-9652 Sharon Clayburn Community Services 828-551-3770 Ken Coonley General Sabbath School 423-318-7031 Brad Emde Sabbath School Secretary 423-639-5848 Ann Siepman School Board Chairman 423-318-7031 Brad Emde Treasurer 423-552-6341 Ed Bermudez Church Office 423-638-5014 Main Number Church Secretary 423-741-5707 Brenda Chalfant Bible Worker 908-798-3382 Elsie Merle-Cintron Community Services Center 423-639-7127 Main Number GAA 423-639-2011 Fax:423-639-5002 GAA Principal 352-615-2462 Randy Nomura

Church Address: 710 Asheville Highway Church e-mail: [email protected]

Adventist Community Services Center 120 Idletime Dr. 423-639-7127

www.greenevilleadventist.org SABBATH SCHOOL Oct 19, 2013 WORSHIP 9:15 a.m. Praise: 11:00 a.m.

Hymns of Praise Ron & Rachel Fields Introit* Near to the Heart of God Opening Song Call to Worship Elder Coonley Welcome Kretschmar Opening Song 12 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Scripture Matthew 6:33 Daniel Neubrander Offering Todd Christensen Prayer Dustin Neubrander

Special Music Tori Kretschmar Children’s Story Brenda Ondrejka

Mission Story Devin Neubrander Scripture Matthew 21:21 Marta Wetmore

Real Life Parable Prayer Jeremy Wetmore Devin Neubrander Special Music Amanda Isabel, Olivia Robinson Closing Prayer Joe Kretschmar Amazing Grace ~ ~ ~ Pianist Sermon Elder Coonley An Old Testament Doubter Next Week’s Sabbath School Program Superintendent Bob Kamieneski Closing Song 59 Real Life Parable Daniel Wolcott Trust and Obey

Today’s Lesson Study In God’s Word: Benediction Elder Coonley Sacrifices Postlude

FELLOWSHIP ~ ~ ~ 10:45 a.m. There is a place of quiet rest, Near to the heart of God, Prelude A place where sin cannot molest, Near to the heart of God. O Jesus, blest Redeemer, Welcome Sent from the heart of God, Curtis Robinson Hold us, who wait before Thee, Near to the heart of God.

Hymns of Praise Organist, J.R. McKinney The Robinson Family