Finding God at the Intersection of Our Lives

Camp Meeting Sabbath

August 26, 2017

610 East California Avenue, Glendale, CA 91206 818-244-7241 • glendalecitychurch.org

“Revealing Christ, affirming all” Worship— 11:00 a.m., Sanctuary (Please turn off all cell phones & pagers)

Children’s Ministry, 10:45 a.m.: City Kids’ Worship and Open Door Teen Café begin just before the morning worship service. See inside of bulletin for more information.

Camp Meeting Song Service Liana Norheim Taylor Ruhl, organ; Leif Lind, piano — all hymns on Songsheet Prelude “Wonderful Words of Life” Wilbur Held Taylor Ruhl, organ Invocation I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever. Leif Lind I will praise you forever for what you have done. In your name I will hope, for your name is good. —Ps. 52:8, 9 Hymn of Praise “To God Be the Glory” See Songsheet

Congregational Prayer (Please remain standing for prayer) Myron Counts Prayer Response “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” See Songsheet Praise & Worship Liana Norheim; see Songsheet Call to Offering Sandra Schultz & Dean Vendouris Offertory “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” Dan Miller Taylor Ruhl, organ (Unless otherwise marked, loose offering goes to local church expense)

Worship in Music “Because He Lives” Wm. Gaither Bob Peterson, trombone Scripture Reading Matthew 14:22-33 Sandra Peterson Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” Sermon “The Storm He Sees” Leif Lind Closing Hymn “God, Who Made Each Great Wide Ocean” Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Tune: Beach Spring (1) God, who made each great wide ocean and who moved o’er restless seas, By your word you set in motion mighty storm and gentle breeze. Wind and Spirit show your glory, seas and waves your strength declare; Ships and boats point to the story of your wondrous love and care. (2) Jesus in a boat was preaching on a lake called Galilee; Later, Christ — with hand out-reaching — called to Peter in the sea. Frightened by a storm they called him, “Master, will you let us drown?” In that boat there, Jesus awed them; he said “Peace!” The winds calmed down. (3) When the storms of life are blowing and our church knows doubt and fear, Lord, may we find peace in knowing you command a safe ship here. May we hoist the sails, relying on your Spirit, steady, true. See! This ship is almost flying! May we place our trust in you. Benediction Leif Lind (Please be seated after the benediction)

Postlude “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” Jon Spong

The boat, an ancient Christian symbol of the church, being safely carried across the storms of life

Sermon Resources: “So the typical ‘lesson’ derived from this text often borders on the … misunderstanding of the nature of faith…. The message is not ‘If [Peter] had had enough faith, he could have walked on the water,’ just as the message to us is not ‘If we had enough faith, we could overcome all our problems in spectacular ways.’ This interpretation is wrong in that it identifies faith with spectacular exceptions to … our ordinary days, days that are all subject to the laws of physics and biology. This is wrong because when our fantasies of overcoming this … are shattered by the realities of accident, disease, aging, and circumstance and we begin to sink, this view encourages us to feel guilty because of our ‘lack of faith!’ “Faith is not being able to walk on the water — only God can do that — but daring to believe, in the face of all the evidence that God is with us in the boat, made real in the community of faith as it makes its way through the storm, battered by the waves.” — New Interpreter’s Bible, Vol. VIII, pp. 329, 330 Church Life All are welcome—whoever you are, whatever your journey or background. God excludes no one, and neither do we. Today’s flowers are given by Judson Ravi to Pastor Leif’s son, Svend Lind, and Laurénie Sulliger in honor of their recent wedding in Switzerland. Welcome to Camp Meeting Sabbath today. Enjoy the music, service, and potluck afterwards! Let’s Make Our New Pastors Feel at Home. Vigen’s and Mike’s offices along with the chapel foyer need some fresh paint and new furniture. Thanks to four generous donors, we are already halfway to our goal of $ 7,500. Please help us raise the remaining $ 3,750 by the end of August. If you would like to generously make a contribution to this project in addition to your regular church giving, please mark your envelope “Pastors’ Office.” Get Ready to talk with our Ministry Leaders. Now that our church ministry leaders have been elected for the next two years, they will be reaching out to you to ask you to join their ministry teams to make each part of Glendale City Church work effectively while not overburdening any volunteer.

What Are Camp Meetings?: “A series of meetings held for a number of days [often 10], generally in a rural or semirural setting, with provision for encampment on the grounds; a type of meeting now peculiar to the Seventh-day Adventist Church and a few other denominations. Camp meetings are held in various sections of the world, usually annually, and at times when the weather is suitable for such occasions…. Camp meetings originated among the Presbyterians in Kentucky in the early years of the nineteenth century and later flourished especially among the Methodists. SDA camp meetings began in 1868, five years after the General Conference was incorporated in 1863. The background for the SDA gatherings was in the Millerite camp meetings of 1842-1844, in which both James White and Joseph Bates, early leaders of the SDA Church, had participated, and in similar meetings held by the Methodist Church with notable success…. Steering away from the basically evangelistic nature of the nineteenth-century camp meetings, SDAs today tend more and more to utilize these yearly sectional gatherings as spiritual meetings for the church members, though not ignoring opportunities for neighborhood evangelism.” — The Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Worship Service, September 2 & 16, 11 a.m. Pastor Todd Leonard “Imago Dei.” Pastor Todd finishes his sermon series looking at the human story though the lens of God’s blessing rather than evil’s curse.

Worship Service, September 9, 11 a.m. & Los Angeles Adventist Forum, 3 p.m., Chapel, Smuts van Rooyen Sermon–“Yosemite Falls: Walking the Downward Staircase with Jesus.” Forum–“The Righteousness Exceeding That of the Pharisees: A Study from the Gospel of Matthew.”

Welcome Worship Service, September 23, 11 a.m. Associate Pastor Mike Kim City Church will welcome our new Associate Pastor Mike Kim & family during the worship service. Note the change of date: This will also be the first time Pastor Kim takes the pulpit as a City Church associate pastor.

Worship Service: Partnership Saturday, September 30, 11 a.m. Come celebrate the power of the people of God working together for God’s mission in Glendale City Church. All church ministry volunteers are invited to a special lunch and planning meeting following worship service.

URBAN LITURGY August 26, 3 p.m. Multipurpose Room “Ethics,” with Alex Dubov Join the conversation!

the new worship gathering at glendale city church

GRAND OPENING: FEBRUARY 6, 3:00 PM Multipurpose Room, Lower Level

Urban Liturgy’s collaborative, artistic and spiritual gathering becomes a weekly event on Saturday, February 6! While the term “worship” isn’t a completely accurate depiction of what takes place, Urban Lit sessions are intended to provide the mystical, communal and sacred experience that worship has been for so many others. It’s just different. It’s an informal, conversational, folk-pop-jazz-roots, gallery-café space that evolves from week to week.

FEBRUARY

Making Up with God February 6: "Princess Vivian, come down!" February 13: “It’s not you, it’s me…. Well, maybe it’s you" February 20: “You make me want to be a better man"

Gallery Exhibit in Los Angeles: February 27, 3:00 pm Ritual Cycle Lament. Cleanse. Hope. Rest. Feast. An interactive film experience for spiritual reflection by Leslie Foster, Scott Arany and others

glendalecitychurch.org /urbanliturgy

Elder of the Day: Mike Quishenberry • Deacon of the Day: Zach Abaro

Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Options (9:30-10:30 a.m.) • Sabbath School Quarterly (Traditional, Chapel)— Current study theme: “The Gospel in Galatians”, by Carl Cosart, professor of Biblical Studies at Walla Walla University. As the world prepares to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this quarter’s lessons focus on the book of Galatians — a crucial book for Martin Luther in understanding the concept of salvation by grace. • English Language Study–Chapel • Armenian Language Study–Room 11 • Romanian Language Study–Room 13 • Grace Center (Fellowship Hall, North Side)— Current book study: “Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today” by Adam Hamilton. This national bestseller examines how and when the Bible was written and who decided which books should be included in the Bible. Pastor Hamilton also explores controversial topics such as why God seems so violent in the Old Testament, why Paul commands women to keep silent in church, as well as questions of science and creation, salvation for non-Christians, etc. This is a book all thinking Christians should take time to read! • The Living Project (Room 4, Red Room)—Social and interactive sharing of personal, cultural, religious, scientific, and scriptural stories. As we connect with our stories we seek to discover our common story in God.

Saturday Worship Options Morning Service Afternoon Service, Urban Liturgy Romanian Service Armenian Service Sanctuary, 11 a.m. Multipurpose Room, 3 p.m. Fellowship Hall, 11 a.m. Chapel, 11 a.m. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Saturdays

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Church Directory Pastoral Staff

Todd Leonard, Senior (818-244-7241, office) Johnny Ramirez-Johnson, Ministry & Outreach (909-382-1912) Arleene Chow, Youth & Young Adults (818-472-5287) Hovik Sarrafian, Armenian Senior (909-796-9536) Leif Lind, Church Administration (909-557-5230) Dorin Lataeanu, Romanian (909-528-2545) Rudy Torres, Emeritus (714-318-1975)

Church Officers Head Elder–John Nielsen (818-605-0057) Secretary–Victoria Lucero ([email protected]) Head Deacon–Ronald Matusea (818-730-0350) Treasurer–Dean Vendouris (818-244-7241, office) Head Deaconess–Eleanor Posner (818-281-5822) Church Clerk–Mindi Rüb ([email protected]) Church Board Chair–Rudy Torres (714-318-1975) Children’s Ministry Asst.–Anji Arm (818-632-7374) Sanctuary Choir–Clarissa Shan (909-709-3596), director Audio Visual–Kris Wahagheghe ([email protected]) Organist–Kemp Smeal (714-658-4885); A+ School Board Chair–Glen Christensen ([email protected]) Taylor Ruhl, assistant (909-557-5229) A+ School Director–Malisa Smith (818-241-9353) Facilities Administrator–Wayne Libby (760-409-6719)

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