The Link

February 23 2014

Neil Ryan Senior Pastor

Seth Emery Youth Pastor

Kathy Heath Childrens Pastor

Gavin Jones Pastor, LifeChurch

Allan Stanley-Smith Pastor, Pastoral Care

Welcome

February 23 2014

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 Neil Ryan Lyn Ryan, Bev & John Dewhirst Lyn Ryan, Cherene Slater, Lois Smith LifeChurch

Monthly Offering Dec 2013 Actual Dec 2013 Budget

$23,371 $27,507

Offering Year to Date July- Dec 2013 Actual July-Dec 2013 Budget

$145,142 $165,045

Just a Minute
Last Monday I had a simple task of gluing a couple of pieces of stack stone back onto the wall. It was a 15 minute job at best! Here is a riddle for you: Why do 15 minute jobs always take 3 hours? For a start my caulking gun was broken so I needed to make a quick trip to Bunnings to buy a new one. On the way I got held up at the train crossing because they were doing upgrades. Then, when it looked like we were all good to go, three trains went through in succession. Then it was time for the workers to hold us up a little longer! I finally made it to Bunnings and picked up the caulking gun. However, being a bloke, I had a quick look at a few other things before going to the checkout. It was then I realized my keys were missing. I tried to think of all the places I might have put them! I went up and down a few aisles and the slow realisation dawned on me that I was now looking for a needle in a haystack. It was no good going to the enquiries counter and saying, I put my keys down somewhere in your store! I know what you are thinking! However, after a long search I found them near the caulking guns. I had put them down on the shelf above and they had slipped behind a stack of Liquid Nails! I went home to finish this simple little job. Just as I started, my neighbour came over to see what I was doing. He is a perfectionist! He noticed there were a few other things that needed attention, and he offered to help me do it right away!! How hard is a 15 minute job!! The Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit is working on us to be more like Jesus. That poses a good question: is that a big job or a small job? When you think of a couple of disciples like James and John you migh t think thats only a 15 minute job. They were good men. They left everything to follow Jesus. This surely wouldnt take long! Yet after 3 years we find in Luke 9:46..An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. James and John then got their mother to speak to Jesus to ask if they could have a seat either side of Jesus in the Kingdom. They wanted to be top of the heap! This 15 minute job was clearly going to take a lot longer! 2 Corinthians 3:18 says, weare being transformed into his image with increasing glory That takes a lot longer than you think!!! God Bless Neil

Church Prayer Meeting after the Service

Today, Sunday 23 February we are planning to hold a prayer meeting after the morning service in the lounge. Would love you to join us for a short prayer meeting Most gladly, I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Cor. 12:9
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Thursday Prayer Group

Our next meeting is planned for this coming Thursday 27 February at 1.30 pm. We meet at the home of Margie Stevens, 2 Neweys Road, Mitcham. New members always welcome! Coffee is good too! If you have any questions please contact Noelene Hunt 82783075.
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Pre-service prayer
We meet each Sunday morning before the coffee time and before the service, in Neil Ryan's office for a short time of prayer at 9.45 a.m. All welcome. "Did I not say to you, if you believe, you will see the glory of God"? John 11:40

Fundraising dinner - Justin and Linda Wharton

A reminder that tomorrow night, Monday 24th 7:00pm, at the Faraja restaurant is the fundraising dinner for Justin and Linda's proposed trip to Thailand. An approximate total of $6000.00 is needed to cover airfare and living costs for Justin and Linda to go at the end of March to work as managers, caretakers and cooks for the Baan Jai Deer orphanage in Laphun, Thailand. They plan to be there for 4 weeks to cover the absence of the three Australian workers who need to urgently return home for compassionate reasons. If you can make the dinner ($40 per head) then phone the restaurant direct to make a booking (83572884). There will be a one off offering after the service on March 9 if you would like to contribute.

Our Missionary Families

The Ames Family Owen, Sarah, Rachel, Jessica & Joshua OM/TEAM Church Planting, Tokyo, Japan Today, Owen will be preaching at SonRise Church. Thank you for praying for him as he seeks to communicate well in Japanese. He would also appreciate prayer for tomorrow as he talks to a group of students at Tokyo Christian University about Adelaide. These students will be visiting Flinders University later in the year. This week, our co-workers, Kelly and Steve will be attending a leaders meeting in Ireland. Pray for them as they travel and for the rest of our team as we manage extra responsibilities this week. Pray especially for our Japanese staff worker, Mahoko, who will be working a lot of extra hours this week!

Pray for these families

Names for this week beginning February 23: Meg Theel Gisela, Helmut & Monica Toelken Bruce & Josie Townsend Ligita Trengove Debra Vinecombe Andrew, Heather, Christian & Amsal Waldron

Members Meeting
There will be a Members Meeting after the service on March 2. Its an oppor tunity for us to share together all that God is doing at UPBC. Jason Pruszinski will be giving us an update of the proposed redevelopment of the church buildings and property. We look forward to seeing you there. Ministry Leadership & Pastoral Teams

Save these Dates Progressive dinner - March 21st Book club - March 28th Book club - The road trip that changed the world by Mark Sayers KYB Study the book of Hebrews Thursdays 9:30am in Breezeway- crche provided Contact Sarah Milner- 041 7582 949 Busy womens home group Commences Tuesday March 4th Where 2 Neweys Road Mitcham When 7pm-9pm Contact person Briony Leembruggen Phone 0407 637 837

Used Stamps
The Leisure Club is not having a stamp cutting session this year but we are collecting as many used stamps as you have collected through out 2013. You might remember that I mentioned that we contributed to the $20,000 raised in 2013 - most of it in the last three months of the year. The money went to support the work of Global Interaction. If you are trimming stamps you are asked to leave a good 5mm of the envelope paper around the stamp to get the best price for used stamps. You can give the stamps to Suzanne Stanley-Smith or Doug or Sandy Castle. You can also leave stamps at the church office during the week. Many thanks for your contribution to God's work through Global Interaction.

Leisure Club
Advance notice: The Leisure Club is going out and about in March in a bus INVITATION - You are invited / encouraged to join the Leisure Club for a day in the country WHERE - Kapunda, Angaston, Maggie Beer's Farmhouse and back to Adelaide DATE - Friday March 21. TIMES - Depart UPBC at 9:00am return 4:45pm. COST - Approximately $25 FINAL DETAILS - Final details will be distributed next week and tickets will be available from Suzanne Stanley-Smith and Marlene Salmon COME- We need you to make this excursion a success. There will be room for some friends.

This week at UPBC

Playgroup Tuesday February 25 9.30am-11.30am Tuesday February 25 9.30am-10.30am Tuesday February 25 11am-12noon Tuesday February 25 5.30pm - 8.00pm Wednesday February 26 9.30am - 11.30am Wednesday February 26 7.45pm - 9.00pm Thursday February 27 9.30am-11.30am Thursday February 27 5.30pm 8.00pm Friday February 28 7.30pm - 9.30pm Sunday March 2 10.00am Sunday March 2 5.00pm

Prayer Team

Hilighters

Munchiez Food Van Team 8 - David Healey Playgroup

Bible study at the church

Know your Bible

Munchiez Food Van Team 11 Elesa Wood Elevate Youth Group (year 8-12)

Morning Worship

LifeChurch

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