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May 5 2013

Neil Ryan Senior Pastor

Seth Emery Youth Pastor

Kathy Heath Childrens Pastor

Gavin Jones Pastor, LifeChurch

Allan Stanley-Smith Pastor, Pastoral Care

Welcome

May 5 2013

Welcome to Unley Park Baptist today. It is great to have you with us. If you are new to Unley Park, we appreciate that it can be daunting to walk into a new church, so as much as we can, we want to help you feel at home here. In the pew in front of you please find a black folder that contains a white care card for you to complete. There is also a "Welcome Pack" available for you that, among other things, has a special Care Card for you to record your visit and for us to follow up any requests you make. All Care Cards should be "posted" as you leave the church, in the locked box on the table by the "Baptistry Door".

10.00am Morning Tea: Morning Tea Next Week: 5.00pm

Morning Worship Mark Ryan Marlene Salmon, Denise Gooley, Lois Smith Garry Gooden, Annette & Ross Kennedy Life Church

Finances
April 2013 Giving Target Cash Giving to date Electronic Giving to date Total Giving April 26,385 7,977 9,680 17,657

Account Name: Unley Park Baptist Church Inc Offerings Confidential BSB: 704 922 Account Number: 100013066

Just a Minute
I sat down to have a quiet coffee the other day and there were three quite elderly ladies sitting at a table next to mine. I had no sooner sat down and was about to take the first sip of my coffee when one of the ladies turned around and said, "Hi, I'm Merle. I'm 89 years of age and I was an aircraft electrician during war" I know ministers are supposed to be ready to talk to people everywhere we go, but right then I felt like saying, "I'm very happy for you, enjoy your coffee!" But I found myself saying, "Thank you. My generation owes so much to people like you". Then this rather feisty but endearing old RAAF aircraft electrician said something that surprised me. She said, "I know" Then she went on, "so many people have no idea of the cost of their freedom" I then said something that cost me 40 minutes! I said, "tell me about it, what was the price of my freedom" That was all the encouragement that Merle needed. She launched into story after story of her experiences and those of others who endured the tragedy, the hardship and the cost of defending our nation. Then, when she saw that my attention span had seriously diminished, she said, "Thank you for listening. What do you do?" I said, "I'm a Baptist minister, and just listening to you talk has made me realise again how often I forget the cost of my freedom. Do you mind if I tell you the price of that freedom?" She said, "not at all dear" I figured I only had about 4 minutes before her attention span would seriously diminish, so I talked about Jesus, and the price he paid on the cross to set me free from sin and death. As I walked away from the table I heard Merle turn back to the other 2 friends and say, "that young man is a Baptist Minister. He's just been telling me about Jesus!" Bless her. I love talking to 90 year olds. They all think you are young. But I do love talking about Jesus. His is the name above every name. Think of it. There is no other name under heaven by which we are saved. (Acts 4:12) We are to pray in the name of Jesus. (John 15:16) We are baptised in the name of Jesus (Acts 2:38) People were healed in the name of Jesus (Acts 3:6) We preach in the name of Jesus (Acts 9:27) Demons were cast out in the name of Jesus (Acts 16:18)

Cont

I love the old hymn There is strength in the name of The Lord There is power in the name of The Lord There is hope in the name of The Lord Blessed is he who comes in the name of The Lord Paul says, "whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of Jesus" (Colossians 3:17) God bless Neil

Book Club
Term 2 book is Unplanned by Abby Johnson The dramatic true story of a former Planned Parenthood leaders eye -opening journey across the life line Margie has 2 copies for purchase - please see her after the service if you would like one This term we will be meeting to discuss this book over coffee on Friday June 22 Koorong Book Shop in the city 7pm- 9pm. Contact Margie Stevens or Rosie Harris for information
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Busy Womens Bible Study

WHEN: Tuesday Nights 7pm-9pm SHARP! WHERE: Margie Stevens House 2 Neweys Road, Mitcham st COMMENCES: Tuesday 21 May - for 6 consecutive weeks WHAT: 40 Days of Community A Rick Warren study st Study books cost $13 available from Briony will be distributed on 21 May Contact: Briony Leembruggen 0407 637 837 kenbri@internode.on.net

Thursday Prayer Meeting

Our next Thursday prayer meeting is planned for Thursday 9 May, at 1.30 p.m. at Margie Stevens home, 2 Neweys Road, Mitcham. Look forward to seeing you there if you can make it. New people always welcome. Enquiries: Noelene Hunt 8278.3075
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Adelaide Mens Convention

The Mens Convention is being held at Concordia College on Saturday May 11. Speaker: Gary Millar Registration: 8.30am Enquiries: 0449154376 or email: admin@adelaidemensconvention.org

Love in action
Baptist Care needs pairs of new socks for Adelaides homeless. Socks to keep cold feet and hands warm this winter. Please help us as we show Christs love to others. Join in our Winter LOVE in ACTION SOCKS for JESUS.

Pray for these families

Names for this week beginning May 5: Chris, Julie, Luke, James & Samuel Hargreaves Kim & Rosie Harris Andrew, Jayne, Chelsea & Henry Healey David, Ros, Alice & William Healey Kathy Heath Pauline Henningson

Out & About

Jill Dyer would appreciate prayer this morning, Sunday May 5th (as well as Friday night & Saturday) as she speaks at a CWCI Womens Convention Camp at Halls Gap (Victoria). It is anticipated that 60 women will be attending the camp.

Pre-service prayer meeting

Please come and join in at 9.45 a.m. on Sunday morning in Neil Ryan's office for prayer before we enjoy our coffee/tea together. We love to pray for every aspect of the Sunday morning worship and service, and the many needs of people in the church family. "IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD"? Gen. 18:14

Our Missionary Families

The Ames Family Owen, Sarah, Rachel, Jessica & Joshua OM/TEAM Church Planting, Tokyo, Japan Happy Childrens Day! The 5 day of the 5 month is a special holiday celebrating children in Japan. Rachel and Jessica wonder why there is no Childrens day celebrated worldwide?!! We praise God for our 3 kids and the blessing they are to us. Thank you for continuing to pray for Rachel, Jessica and Joshua. Rachel would especially appreciate your prayers over the next two weeks as she prepares to take her two AP (Advanced Placement) subject exams. These exams are very important in counting towards her tertiary entrance score, so she is feeling the pressure to do well!
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The Badger Family Tim, Bron, Stephen, Joshua, Amie, Annalise & Kaitlyn OMF, Manila, Philippines

Give thanks with us for God's protection over our family and rd house last Monday evening when a fire broke out in the 3 floor loft (spare/guest room) of our house. An old electric fan that the landlord had left for us to use was not working properly but someone must have tried turning it on and left it going even though the blades didn't turn, so the motor overheated and caught fire. Fortunately the neighbours spotted the smoke coming out the top windows and alerted us. The door had been closed so we hadn't noticed any smoke. Give thanks that Annalise's birth certificate has finally been released and is currently being processed by the National Statistics Office. We are expecting to pick up birth certificates for both girls from our lawyer's office on Friday. Please pray that God will go before us next Monday (6 May) as we lodge the application for Annalise & Kaitlyn's Filipino passports. There is a lot of extra paperwork required to get a passport for children who have been adopted and even more for those adopted by foreigners, so please pray they will accept all the paperwork we present and not require anything extra or insist on verification of the authenticity of anything! Also pray that God will prepare the way for our Australian Adoption Visa application. Once we get the passports (within 7-10 business days) we can finally lodge this application which is the final step before booking tickets to come home. Current processing times indicate that it could be only a few months to process the visa application. Please ask God to smooth the path so that we can come home before the new school year starts again in August.
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WHERE IN THE WORLD

A travel puzzle with Doug and Sandy Castle

Leisure Club Friday F At Unley Parkf Baptist Church

1:45pm Friday 17th May

This week at UPBC

Playgroup Tuesday May 7 9.30am-11.30am Tuesday May 7 9.30am-10.30am Tuesday May 7 11am-12noon Tuesday May 7 5.30pm - 8.00pm Wednesday May 8 9.30am-11.30am Wednesday May 8 7.45pm-9.00pm Thursday May 9 9.30am Friday May 10 7.30pm-9.30pm Sunday May 12 10.00am Sunday May 12 5pm

Prayer Team

Hilighters

Munchiez Food Van

Playgroup

Bible study at the church

Know Your Bible

Elevate Youth Group (year 8-12)

Morning Worship

LifeChurch

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