Dr. Roy Adams - Toronto West Seventh Day Adventist Church

February 16, 2013January 19, 2013Spirit Lead...Equals “At the Crossroads” Spirit Delivered!12Dr. Roy AdamsPastor Marvin Clarke

SABBATH CELEBRATIONPRAYER SERVICE8:15 A.M-9:15 A.M_SABBATH SCHOOL________________Sabbath School Study Session9:15 A.M.Year Theme: “Proclaim Jubilee...While Awaiting His Return”Program Theme: “50 Years Ago”Song Service….……………….……………………..Bro. Radcliffe LintonTheme Song……...# 340“Jesus Saves” verses 1& 2…...….....CongregationPrayer……………………………………………………Sis. Dondry ClarkeOpening Song…………….…….# 612…………………...….CongregationOpening Remarks……………………………………....Sis. Judith JeffreySpecial Music….……………………………………….Sis. Joanna BannisSmall Family Groups’ Activity..…..Sharing/Nurturing, Outreach………..Lesson Review………………………….……………Small Family GroupsScripture Reading………………Ps. 100……………..Sis. Myrna WilliamsMission Spotlight…………………………………….Bro. & Sis. McDonaldSpecial Music………………………………………....The Nunes BrothersClosing……………………….......................................Sis. Judith Jeffrey10:35 a.m.— Personal MinistriesBro. Donald Garrison / Elder Donovan Bowen10:45 a.m.— Church Announcements / WelcomeElder Baldwin BalfourSunset Today: 5:49 p.m.WELCOME2________Sunset Next Week: 5:59 p.m.SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS_________Believe…In a personal God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Hebrews 1:3In Jesus Christ as the Son of God and as our Saviour.John 1:1-3,14In the “new birth” through the acceptance of the Gospel.John 3:1-7That the Bible is the inspired Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16,17In the literal second coming of Jesus Christ. John 14:1-3;Matthew 24:30That man is mortal by nature. Job 4:17; 1 Timothy 4:15,16That death is an unconscious state. Ecclesiastes 9:5; John 11There will be resurrection of the righteous dead at the second comingof Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17That the wicked will not burn eternally but will be burned up.Malachi 4:1-3That righteousness comes by faith not by works. Romans 4:3-5;Ephesians 2:8Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is designated by God for holyuse. Christians keep it as a sign of obedience, loyalty, and love forGod. Exodus 20:8-11; John 14:15That the original seventh day Sabbath has never been changed bydivine authority and that all Christians are under obligation to keep itholy. Luke 23:54-56That the 10 commandments is the standard of righteousness bywhich all will be judged. James 2:10-12; Exodus 20:3-17In the support of the Gospel through tithes and offerings.Leviticus 27:30,32; Malachi 3:6-11In baptism by immersion. Romans 6:3-5In abstaining from unhealthy practices such as the use of tobacco,alcoholic beverages, unclean foods etc. Leviticus 11:1-24;Proverbs 23:29-32; 1 Corinthians 3:16,1711

CHURCH DIRECTORY 416-401-0030Senior Pastor ..........................................Allan Chichester……………..………....905-832-6817Senior Associate Pastor…………...…….Wayne Williams…………………………416-616-7235Assistant Pastor .........................……….Marvin Clarke…………………………...905-216-7276Bible Instructor ...........................……….Bernice McDonald………………………905-840-8092First Elder ...................................……….Greta Liupakka………………………….905-495-8842Church Clerk…………………....Melessia GordonCommunications………....................Eileen RossSS Superintendent……...JulieAnn Harris-MasonHealth…………………………...Jennifer DesmondSingles’ Ministry …………………..Suman SabryStewardship………...........Sherene Cole-WatsonTreasurer………………………....Suzet BenjaminFinance……………………....Courtney MarzoucaMen’s Ministry………….…………...David HislopWomen’s Ministry………….…..Jennifer WatsonReligious Liberty……………..Stanley OnyeobiaSocial Committee…………….....Curtis AmbroseSafety…………………………....…….Alex FedeeVisual…………………………...Letesha Samuels10Head Deacon….…….…Anthony BrownHead Deacon…….....Geraldine LashleyFamily Life Dir. ……....Wenzley WoodsAY Director……………..Keisha AntoinePathfinder ……....A.Shoga/S. BroomesEducation……….………..Tricia MerraroPrayer Ministry….........Yvette HarrisonCommunity Services…..Gloria SamuelAdventurer…………..….…Yvette JabbiChildren Ministry………Lynette PatrickMusic Dir. ….Chermiann Lewis-BalfourPersonal Min. …..D. Humphrey-NelsonAudio…………...…...….Larry FergusonBuilding…………...…….Stafford LintonCrawford Adventist Academy ........………...531 Finch Ave West…………………..416-633-0090Peel Adventist School………………………..2626 Mayfield Rd. ……………………905-459-0500Community Services .....................………...150 Bentworth Ave. …………………..416-780-1697Adventist Book Center ..................…………Willowdale……………………………..416-398-7166Adventist Book Center ..................…………Oshawa………………………………...800-263-3791Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists………………………………………905-686-5757CELEBRATING HEALTH_______________________Antioxidants — One of the most important roles antioxidants play in the bodyis to protect DNA from damage caused by free radicals. Particular antioxidantscan actually repair damaged DNA before it replicates if there isadequate levels present. Source: The Health Awareness FoundationSICK & SHUT-IN_________________Sis. Anne Charles 416-281-3043Bro. Winston BrownSis. Sis. Agnes CadoreSis. Viola Morgan 905-433-3887Sis. Madge Campbell 416-746-4032Sis. Rosanna Cuffy 416-745-5843Sis. Hortense Burnett 416-744-3415Sis. Isolyn Armstrong 416-751-5766Ron McFarlaneBro. Patrick OsmondSis. Helen HallSis. Mary SimpsonSis. Dezrine HardingBro. Clifford EnnisSABBATH CELEBRATION311:00 A.M.Introit………..…….............................................................Majestic ChoirIntroduction of Speaker…………..……….…...….Elder Hartley SpringerCall to Worship Ø …...………..……..........................................................Doxology*………..…............... “Praise Him”……….………….CongregationInvocation* Ø …………..………………………………Pastor Marvin ClarkePraise & Worship *……………..………………..…Majestic Praise TeamDedicatory Prayer Ø ………..…............................Pastor Wayne WilliamsChildren’s Story* Ø …………Shauna-Gay, Brittany, Alex, Zeandre, DavidREACH Focus: Revival & TransformationSpecial Music………………………………………………...Majestic ChoirTithes & Offering…………...................................Elder Laflyn AndersonOffertory Interlude………………………..…………...Bro. Marcus PilgrimOffertory Response*……….…….....# 695………...….….....CongregationThe Written Word Ø ….…...… Gal. 6:14-16 …………....Sis. Maryse AnthonyMusic for Meditation…………….….……………………….Majestic ChoirSpoken Word Ø …………………………...................Pastor Marvin Clarke“Spirit Lead...Equals Spirit Delivered”Closing Song*……….… # 260 “Hover O’er Me, Holy Spirit”….........CongregationBenediction* Ø …………………………………………Sis. Yvette HarrisonPianist: Elder Nigel WorrellOrganist: Bro. Earlyn AlexanderLEGEND: * Standing Ø Do Not Enter/Exit(Please remain seated until ushered out)Offering: Local Church BudgetNext Week Offering: Local Conference AdvanceCell phone usage is not permitted in the Sanctuary

ANNOUNCEMENTS_________________CHURCH CALENDAR FOR TODAYElder(s) on Duty: Laflyn Anderson / Everald JappHealth Care Personnel: Dawn Marzouca / Marilyn Ambrose10/10 Men in Prayer: Men’s Ministry invites all men toRoom 23 for 10 minutes of prayer immediately afterDivine Service.50th Anniversary : We are in the process of creating a 50th AnniversaryVideo, showcasing our church over the years. Please forwardyour pictures –weddings, baby dedications, pathfinders, funerals,DVDs etc. to Karen Leacock. Kindly ensure your name is clearlywritten on your items if you would like them returned to you.50th Anniversary DVDs: Starting (Jan 19) are now available. Pleaseplace your order with Georgette Powell - 647-344-3376.OAKWOOD ALUMNI -- Did you attend Oakwood University? Thenimmediately contact Royson James or Chermiann Lewis Balfour to designa proper welcome, hospitality, and celebration of The Aeolians --World Championship Choir, when they visit Toronto, May 4. Call 416-301-2204 or email rjames@thestar.caAY Program@ 5:15 p.m.See page 74Power HourWednesday, Feb 20, 2013@ 7:00 p.m.End-Time Hope: A Journey toEternity- Mark FinleyPresenters: Elders BerniceMcDonald & Kai KongPASTORAL CARE___________________Office Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8:00 a.m.-4pm • Fri: 8:00 a.m.-12noonPastor Allan ChichesterThurs. 9:30 a.m.—3:00 p.m.Pastor Wayne WilliamsMon. 9:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m.9Pastor Marvin ClarkeTues. 9:30—3:00 p.m.Off on Mondays Off on Tuesday Off on ThursdayElder Bernice McDonald Tues. 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.Off ThursdayIf you are aware of someone who is ill, please notify a member of thepastoral staff. Kindly remember our sick and shut-in members withyour prayers, calls, cards, visits, and other acts of kindness. “For I wassick… I was alone and you visited me… when you did these things…you were doing them to me.” (Matthew 25:36, 40)PASTORAL BLOG____________________________The Spirit is Important by Pastor Marvin ClarkeHave you ever watched a pinwheel move round and round? Most of us know that pinwheelsdon’t just spin around on their own volition. There has to be a wind source ofsome kind. You have to blow on it with your own breath or take it outside and allowthe wind to move it. It won’t spin around on its own strength. That’s just like us asChristians. We can’t spin around on our own either . We need God’s strength andpower.Of course, some of us try to spin around in our own strength anyway but we are notgetting very far. Some of us have things stuck in our blades that are blocking our wind.Our power source is the Holy Spirit, and that is a powerful wind. So much can beaccomplished for Christ when we allow the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Justthink about the disciples, they turned the world upside down.We’ve all got things stuck in our blades that slow us down, and even make our effectivenessfor Christ come to a complete standstill. Here are a few that came to mymind:Power Blockers: Bitterness Whew! Toronto West this one can really be a clog in yourwheels. Bitterness can rob you of your joy and eat away at you until you’re not usefulto anyone, let alone God. If you have bitterness in your life , you have to deal with it inorder to have the power you need to keep spinning. Let all bitterness...be put awayfrom you (Eph. 4:31). Unforgiveness: If there is a rift between you and someone andyou don’t deal with it, it’s like running a rod right through your blades. You are not goingto keep spinning. You will find yourself not doing anything for Christ. And be yekind one to another...forgiving one another…. (Ep. 4:32). Our Own Will: Trying tospin around by ourselves, and in all directions isn’t going to work. We have to giveourselves over to what God wants for us . I beseech you therefore that ye present yourbodies a living sacrifice, holy acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service…that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable ...will of God (Rom. 12:1,2).

50th ANNIVERSARY_________________Toronto West Celebrates Golden Jubilee in2013It’s finally here — the 50 th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of the TorontoWest Seventh-day Adventist Church has arrived and what an excitingyear we have planned for all our former and present members — 460Shaw Street, 10 Harvie Avenue, and 1621 Albion Road, Toronto.Please plan to join us for all of our monthly celebrations. Please take noteof the information below:MONTH THEME SPEAKERJanuary 19 Beginnings Dr. Roy Adams How and why wegot startedFebruary 9 Education Norman Brown Play -”Who Killedthe Dream—byKarl HutchinsonApril 20May 4May 18Health &CommunityJune 14 & 15 YouthJuly 27August 3August 4Aeolians inconcert @Toronto Centrefor the ArtsMusic — NewLife SingersReunionAnniversaryWeekend 1AnniversaryWeekend 2Legacy BanquetMaria McCleanOakwoodUniversityDonald McLeodPastor MichaelKellyPastor HenryWrightPastor CarltonByrd (AM)8Tickets @TicketmasterDrama & MusicDr. Dennis Marshall& Dr. MansfieldEdwards(PM)ANNOUNCEMENTS_________________Feb 17Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23Mar 28-31Apr 5-7Apr 5-7May 4Aug 4Church Board Meeting @ 11:00 a.m.Men’s Ministry Potluck Lunch Meeting—Discussion“Resolve to be a man Responsibly” by Pastor Clarke.Business Meeting after sunset.Personal Ministry Council @ 5:00 p.m.Sabbath School Committee Meeting in rm 23 @ 5 pmPersonal Ministry Community Outreach @ 4:30 p.m.Master Guide Annual Heritage Tour at Battle CreekMichigan. Cost: 4 per room $180.00 per person, 2 perroom $236.00 per person, and single $350. Registrationdeadline Feb. 28. Go online towww.ontariomasterguides.caCommunity Services Disaster PreparednessCertificate Training at Quality Hotel & ConferenceCentre, 1011 Bloor St. E. Oshawa. Training is designedto teach pastors, professionals, departmentleaders, master guides, volunteers, church officers, andmembers how to prepare themselves, their families, andtheir church for disasters large and small. Cost per person$199.85.To register contact Verna at 905-571-5995ext. 109Canada-wide Women’s Ministries Convention:Ladies come to the first ever Canada-wide women’sministries convention at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel,Niagara Falls. Register now! Early bird deadline Jan29. Registration closes Feb. 7. To register call 905-571-1022 ext. 204.Aeolians in Concert @ the Toronto Centre for the Arts.Tickets at Ticketmaster.TWest Legacy BanquetPlay - “Something to Offer: What every man has. What every boyneeds.” Written by Yvonne Rodney and Greg Birkett. Two performancesonly. February 16 & 23 @ 7:30 p.m. Toronto Centre for the Arts.For more information contact Yvonne Rodney or David Hislop.P.S. The play is strongly supported by the Toronto West Men’s MinistryDepartment. It addresses father and son relationships and how itaffects the future, why men and young men are so angry, and whymen are not the leaders God wants them to be.5

50th ANNIVERSARY ________________Letter of InvitationANNOUNCEMENT___________________Dear Brothers, and Sisters in Christ:Psalm 133: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren todwell together in unity!" We bring you greetings in the name of JesusChrist during this salubrious season of festivity and celebration.The Toronto West Seventh-day Adventist Church invites you to join usin celebrating our 50th anniversary commencing January 19, 2013 toAugust 4, 2013. Our thematic focus is "50 Years:Reflecting, Celebrating, and Awaiting His return." The foundation of thecelebration is hinged on three great concepts:1) History2) Achievements3) WorshipThe history of Toronto West is one of shared experience with many ofour churches in the GTA. As the original source (initialis origo) of manyof our Caribbean churches that have drawn their ecclesiastical DNAfrom the existence of the Toronto West Seventh-day Adventist Church,this 50th anniversary celebration is not just ours but yours as well. Duringthis time of reflecting and celebrating the rich history of God's leading,we will be blessed by some of the very best ministries, music, andpreaching that we can make possible, to share with you and our communityat large.Dear friends, we look forward to your attendance and support duringthis time of celebration. We invite you to check our website for furtherinformation and updates in the coming days and weeks. We thank youfor your past help and anticipate your future support, and may you receivethe beauty and benefits of God's blessings and anointing!Your friends and family at the Toronto West Seventh-day AdventistChurch.67