Welcome Graduates!

May 5, 2013
Welcome Graduates!
Teacher
Appreciation
Week!
NEXT SUNDAY!
May 6- May 10
Mother’s Day Sunday!
• Recognition of
all the Ladies
• Special Music
• Message by Pastor Prevo
• A Rose for all
the Ladies
May 12, 11 a.m.
Join the ALL-LADIES' CHOIR
We will be having a “Ladies' Choir” singing at
our Mother’s Day service (11 A.M., MAY 12). This
Choir is for all ladies (Jr. High on up).
Practice Schedule:
TONIGHT, Sun. May 5 after 6 p.m. service.
Wed., May 8 after 7:30 p.m. service
All Practices are in the Choir room and
will be only 10 minutes!
ACS Graduation
Thursday, May 16
7:30 p.m.
ABT Auditorium
Come and Honor
America's Greatest
Heroes!
Sunday, May 26
11 A.M.
Wed., May 15
Awards 7:30 p.m.
Support our kids!
ACS Coming Events
Offering Admonition
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May 10
May 15
1st through 3rd, Elementary Musical in the auditorium, 8:45 a.m.
Elementary Awards Assembly in the auditorium, 8:30 a.m.
e give today and by subtraction we have
less; but by God’s commanded blessing,
we will have more!
T
he term “phobia”
is defined as “a
persistent, irrational
fear of a specific object,
activity, or situation that leads
to a compelling desire to avoid
it.” Psychology has an enormous collection of
these disorders, from Achluophobia (the fear of
darkness) to Zemmiphobia (the fear of the great
mole rat). There are even political adaptations,
such as “homophobia (fear of homosexuals) and
Islamophobia (fear of Islam).
Of course, we could allocate a phobia and proclaim
the present cultural hatred and avoidance for the
Bible or Jesus in general as “Christophobia” but
that would not be correct. There is no such thing as
“Christophobia” because there is no such thing as
an irrational fear of Jesus Christ.
Jesus told us to “fear Him who is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell” (Matt 10:28). All
judgment has been given into His Hands and He
will ultimately say “I never knew you; depart from
Me, you who practice lawlessness!” The writer of
Hebrews wrote, “It is a dreadful thing to fall into
the hands of the living God.” Jesus holds the power
of eternal salvation and eternal damnation; in
reality, there exists only an irrational LACK of fear
towards Him.
Long before the phrase “God-fearing man” was
designated to the realm of cliques, Solomon
wrote that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning
of Wisdom.” In Deuteronomy 10:12, Moses
proclaimed to Israel “what does the Lord your God
require of you, but to fear the Lord your God…”
In Acts 9, persecution was a motivating factor in
encouraging the Churches to grow as they walked
“in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the
Holy Spirit.” Revelation declares “Who shall not
fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You
alone are holy. For all nations shall come and
worship before You, for Your judgments have been
manifested.” (15:14)
It is not a phobia to fear God but it is a lack of
wisdom to ignore Him. Don’t be so foolish to
believe that the confession of Jesus Christ as Lord
is optional for anyone in the human race. Ignoring
our eventual account before Jesus’ righteous
judgment is like a falling man attempting to ignore
the oncoming ground.
“Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from
evil” Proverbs 3:7.
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Fellowship Dinner
AB
T
Christophobia
Chef's Surprise!
Adult- $4 Child- $3
Wednesday, May 8 at 6 p.m.
CENTURION MINISTRY
Helping Veterans and
active duty personnel
and their families of our
community find peace,
contentment, and
healing from the trials
and difficulties of the Military service..
Contact Pastor Tony Smith for
more information at 333-6535 or
tsmith@ancbt.org.
Starts Thursday,
May 16
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Room 111
Visit www.abtlive.org.
Tell friends and relatives everywhere so they can get
the same blessing you get every Sunday!
Seniors
For ages 50+ onthe Move
Join us for a walk
Big Gym M-W-F 9:30 -10:30 a.m.
"Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with
eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God." Colossians 3:22
Summer NE
Temple Tots’ EDS
Sun's 6 p.m. 4-yr-olds - 2 workers
Wed's 7:30 p.m. 4-yr-olds - 2 workers
5-yr-olds - 2 workers
Contact Pastor Tony Smith at
333-6535 or tsmith@ancbt.org.
Begins Sunday, May 19 and Wed., May 22
Bible Study starts Tuesday, May 7!
EXPECTING TO SEE JESUS
by Anne Graham Lotz.
In this study we will see the
Biblical signs seen in the
world today that tell of the
soon return of Jesus Christ.
This study will show how one
can experience an authentic, richer
relationship with Jesus in a life-changing,
fire-blazing revival.
Tuesday Morning, beginning
May 7
Begins at 10 a.m. in Room 119
Led by Diana Wyllys
Cost of book - $10
Child care is available for a small fee.
Enrolling Now for
2013-2014 school year!
Preschool, K-12
Anchorage Christian Schools
(907) 337-9575
Premarital Seminar
Widows' Connection Luncheon
"Happy Mothers' Day!"
Join us in Room 110 this Saturday, May 11
from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Patti Anker
We're having an "indoor picnic." You need
to bring two (2) of your favorite sandwiches.
(This will be our last meeting until
September... so don't miss it!)
For more information, contact Patsy at
929-1773. Hope to see you there!
In Progress... Last chance to sign up!
Rm. 111, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. $70/couple.*
Register on line at www.ancbt.org or fill out the below form and place in the offering plate.
Name__________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________
City___________________________________State__________ Zip_______
Phone Number_______________________________
Email___________________________________________________
Age ____________ Wedding Date (if known)________________
*Cost includes books and workbooks
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all." Eccclesiastes 12:13
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Congratulations
to those adults who are celebrating birthdays
and anniversaries this week!
ANNIVERSARIES
05/05 Joshua & Hannah Barnhart
05/06 Ron & Angela Thompson
Brian & Ruthie Branstetter
Dave & Sue Hess
William & Mirna Ramsay
05/08 Michael & Fern Potts
05/10 Roger & Vaimoana Bingham
Russ & Renee Wilmot
BIRTHDAYS
05/05 Verla Kuehn
Larry Menninga
05/06
05/07
05/08
Don Odem
Linda Bowden
Jerry Howard
Paul Lambert
Susan Bretz
Don Morton
Kim Briggs
Kellie Fornes
05/09
05/10
05/11
Chelsea Dyson
Jay Owens
Charley Ramos
Charlie Scott
Daren Butler
Rocky Theberge
Elizabeth Voss
For Men:
• Drug and Alcoholism
• Sexual Addiction
For Men and Women:
• DivorceCare
• Depression
• GriefShare
• Anger Resolution
Thursdays, Rm. 207 (7 - 9 p.m.) Contact
Pastor Tony Smith at 333-6535 or
tsmith@ancbt.org
www.recoveryabt.org
GOD gives the increase.
Saved this Week............................. 13
Total Saved 2013......................... 321
Total Baptized 2013...................... 49
Total Joined 2013.......................... 79
Joined by Baptism
Phillip Hill
Joined by Letter
Debra Dale, Dwight Dale
Four Services
All with Different Music and Messages
This Week’s Services
Sunday
Sunday School.......10:00 a.m.
Worship Service..... 11:00 a.m.
Evening Service........6:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Service ....................7:30 p.m.
Anchorage baptist temple
6401 E. Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99504
T: 907.333.6535 • F: 907.929.9851
www.ancbt.org • Dr. Jerry Prevo, Pastor
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For Women:
• Drug and Alcoholism
• Eating Disorders
• Sexual Addiction
Child care volunteer needed on Thursday nights.
Contact Pastor Tony Smith
333-6535 or tsmith@ancbt.org.
Women's Group Facilitators Needed
Recovery Alaska is looking for two group
facilitators for our women’s Drug & Alcohol group.
If you have found healing, and are familiar with the
12 Step model, contact Pastor Tony Smith to set up
an interview.
We are also looking for a women’s group facilitator
to help us with our DivorceCare group. Contact
Pastor Tony Smith to set up an interview.
Contact information above
406 RIDERS!
Top SEVEN Bus Routes out of 14
April 28, 2013
Route
Team Captain
21BDeSoto
21ABrandon
5Griffith
17Lin
114Brown
8Krichbaum
2Lynn
Riders
57
47
42
41
39
34
31
Congratulations Team for doing an
outstanding job!
"All men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider His
doing." Psalms 64:9
CATCH THE VISION
IN 2013!
Regarding the
baby- and wallhanging size quilts
available: The
auction will close at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday,
May 8. The winning bidders can pick up
quilts on Mother’s Day, May 12 after the
11 a.m. service. Proceeds will benefit the
MOPS activity and/or craft funds.
We’d like to add a Bus Route in 2013!
We have the bus and there are plenty of
boys and girls to pick up,
but we NEED YOU!
Here’s what it takes to run a bus route:
A bus captain
!
A bus driver filled
!
A bus helper filled
A bus secretary
Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Where do YOU fit?
Room 110
Rick Reinhart
For more information, Children's Ministry Opportunities to Serve
contact Pastor Chris at • NEW! 11:00 a.m."On Call" Substitute
Teachers and Helpers
333-6535 or email at
• NEW! 11:00 a.m. Lil' KIDS Church Helper
ccarter@ancbt.org
• "On Call" Bus Captains
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•
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10 a.m. - 5-year-old boys teacher and helper
10 a.m. - 4-year-old boys teacher and helper
11 a.m. - LiL’ KIDS church helper
10 and 11 a.m. - “On-call” Sunday School substitute teachers and helpers
We need 3 or 4 helpers for our Bus Ministry. • “On-Call” Bus Captain
These are people who would ride the bus on the • “On-Call” Bus Driver
route and help get children on and off. This is a • 11 a.m. - Fifth Grade girls' helper
vital part of the ministry. For more information,
contact Pastor Chris at 333-6535 or email at
ccarter@ancbt.org.
Contact Pastor Chris
at 333-6535 or ccarter@ancbt.org to
get involved!
Pastor’s Class
Auditorium
Sunday - 10 a.m.
Teacher: Rich Hofacker
Men's Basketball Night Fellowship and
Basketball -All adult males are invited.
Mon. 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
ACS Big Gym
Nursery
Needs
For our regular weekly services
Sunday 6 p.m.
Toddler I - 1 adult
Room 202 10 a.m. every Sunday
Pastor Jim Turnbull 333-6535
Wed. 7:30 p.m.
Toddler I - 1 adult
Toddler II - 1 adult
Please contact Pastor Tony Smith at
333-6535 or tsmith@ancbt.org.
Get Acquainted! Get Connected! Get Involved!
ABT’s Sunday Adult Bible Fellowships, 10 a.m.
14 Classes from which to choose!
Pastor’s Auditorium Class
Ambassadors’ Class
Couples’ Class
Faithbuilders’ Class
FIRST Class Kingdom Seekers’ Class
Korean Class
Ladies For Christ Class
Marriage Builders’ Class
Pathfinders’ Class
Real Life
Senior Saints’ Class
Spanish Class
Velocity 180*
*(Starts at 9:45 a.m.)
Theme
Multi-generational couples/singles
Multi-generational couples/singles
Multi-generational couples 30's and up
Multi-generational couples/singles
New Christians/New Members
Multi-generational couples/singles
Korean Speaking
Women’s Class
Married/engaged couples (all ages)
Adult couples/singles
Single Adults 30 and up
60’s and up
Spanish Speaking
Young Adults 18-35 Couples/Singles
Auditorium
Rm. 111
VIP Room
Rm. 212
Rm. 119
Rm. 110
Rm. 113
Rm. 118
Cafeteria
Rm. 208
Rm. 202
Rm 117
Rm. 209
Rm. 207
With God, Less Equals More
It seems impossible that less could ever equal more. However, God’s blessing makes the difference.
Less truly brings more.
Scripture Reading
Leviticus 25:1-5 “And the LORD spake unto Moses in Mount Sinai, saying, ‘Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a
sabbath unto the LORD. Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard,
and gather in the fruit thereof; But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath
for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. That which groweth of its own
accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a
year of rest unto the land’.”
Leviticus 25:18-22 “Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye
shall dwell in the land in safety. And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell
therein in safety. And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor
gather in our increase: Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring
forth fruit for three years. And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year;
until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.”
Relating to the Scripture
Just as God commanded a day of rest to His people, He also commanded a year of rest for the land.
This was good stewardship over God’s creation. The land rest would allow the soil to “retard the rate
of (sodium content in the soil) caused by irrigation.” (The IVP Bible Background Commentary; New
Testament, Levitucus 25:2 note) However, if it required all the annual produce of the field to support
the inhabitants, how could the people be nourished the seventh year when no produce was received
from the fields? To this, it may be answered that God sent his blessing in a special manner on the
sixth year, (see vs. 21 and 22), and it brought forth fruit for three years. (Adam Clarke’s Commentary,
Leviticus 25:2 note)
We may think, “If we tithe, how can we do as much with 90% as we could have done with 100%?” The
answer is clear, because of our obedience in tithing, God commands His blessing into our lives. In
reality, it is not that we will have less, but we will have more. God’s blessing makes the difference.
Offering Admonition
We give today and by subtraction we have less; but by God’s commanded blessing, we will have more!
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Learn How To Please God
Eph. 5:10 "Figure out what will please Christ, and then do it." (The Message Bible)
I.
From Noah's life, we learn the five acts of worship that are ______________ to God and makes Him smile.
A. GOD IS PLEASED WHEN WE __________ HIM SUPREMELY.
B. GOD IS PLEASED WHEN WE ____________ HIM COMPLETELY.
1.
The second reason Noah pleased God was that he trusted God, even when it didn't make ____________.
There were three problems that could have caused Noah to ____________.
2.
a.
First, Noah had never seen rain.
b.
Second, Noah lived ______________ _____ __________ from the nearest ocean.
c.
Third, there was the ______________ of rounding up all the animals and then caring for them.
3.
Trusting God completely means having faith that He knows what is ___________ for your life.
Trusting is an act of ______________.
4.
C. GOD IS PLEASED WHEN WE ___________ HIM WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
1.
Every parent knows that delayed obedience is __________ disobedience.
2.
God doesn't owe you an explanation or reason for everything He asks you to do. Understanding can __________, but obedience can't.
3.
Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of ____________ discussions.
Obedience unlocks __________________.
4.
Often we try to offer God partial obedience. We want to pick and choose the
commands we obey. We make a list of the commands we like and obey those while
ignoring the ones we think are unreasonable, difficult, expensive, or unpopular.
a.
I'll attend church but I won't ___________.
b.
I'll read my Bible but I won't _____________ the person who hurt me.
Any act of obedience is also an act of _______________.
Why is obedience so pleasing to God? Because it proves you really _________ Him.
John 14:15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments." NKJV
Sunday, May 5, 2013
If you’ve been blessed by today’s sermon, visit our Tape Table in the lobby at the end of the service
and order a copy for yourself or a friend. Past services are also available on DVD ($10) or CD ($4).