3-31-18 Communion Sabbath
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Sharon<br />
Sharon S.D.A. Church<br />
Seventh-Day Adventists accept the Bible as their only<br />
creed and holds certain fundamental beliefs to be the<br />
teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set<br />
forth here, constitute the church’s understanding and<br />
expression of the teaching of Scripture. They are<br />
meant to permeate your whole life, growing out of<br />
scriptures that paint a compelling portrait of God. You<br />
are invited to explore, experience, and know the One<br />
who desires to make us whole.<br />
16. The Lord’s Supper<br />
The Lord’s Supper is a participation in the emblems of the<br />
body and blood of Jesus as an expression of faith in Him,<br />
our Lord and Savior. In this experience of communion<br />
Christ is present to meet and strengthen His people. As we<br />
partake, we joyfully proclaim the Lord’s death until He<br />
comes again. Preparation for the Supper includes selfexamination,<br />
repentance, and confession. The Master<br />
ordained the service of foot-washing to signify renewed<br />
cleansing, to express a willingness to serve one another in<br />
Christlike humility, and to unite our hearts in love. The<br />
communion service is open to all believing Christians.<br />
(Matt. 26:17-30; John 6:48-63; 13:1-17; 1 Cor. 10:16, 17;<br />
11:23-30; Rev. 3:20.)<br />
2389 N. Teutonia Avenue<br />
Milwaukee, WI 53206<br />
Sunset Today: 7:16 p.m.<br />
Sunset Next Friday: 7:23 p.m.
Pastoral Staff<br />
SHARON SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH<br />
Welcome to our Guests:<br />
sharon27.adventistchurchconnect.org<br />
Celebrating<br />
“<strong>Communion</strong>”<br />
We offer our blessings upon each of you who have joined us in worship today. Our<br />
prayer is that you receive the comfort, joy and hope you so stand in need of and<br />
invite you to join us again for a Holy Spirit filled worship experience.<br />
The Desire of Ages by ELLEN G White<br />
None should exclude themselves from the <strong>Communion</strong> because some who are<br />
unworthy may be present. Every disciple is called upon to participate publicly, and<br />
thus bear witness that he accepts Christ as a personal Savior. It is at these, His own<br />
appointments, that Christ meets His people, and energizes them by His presence.<br />
Hearts and hands that are unworthy may even administer the ordinance, yet Christ<br />
is there to minister to His children. All who come with their faith fixed upon Him<br />
will be greatly blessed. All who neglect these seasons of divine privilege will suffer<br />
loss. Of them it may appropriately be said, "Ye are not all clean."<br />
CHURCH THEME<br />
“United in Christ”<br />
“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, are in me; and I in thee; that they also<br />
may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the<br />
glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we<br />
are one: I in them; and thou in me, that may be made perfect in one; and that the<br />
world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved<br />
me. John 17:21-23<br />
Head PASTOR<br />
Dr. Richard Sylvester<br />
(574) 276-5005<br />
doc14sylvester@gmail.com<br />
BIBLE WORKER<br />
Evangelist Joyce Smith<br />
(414) 241-6794<br />
ELDERS<br />
Emmanuel Kwarteng James Ragland, Jr. Stockley Clarke<br />
(414) 467 - 2695 (262) 417-2121 (414) 550-2565<br />
Clerks<br />
Estelle Dunomes<br />
Brenden Ward<br />
(414)-406-4067 (414)-659-3949<br />
PROGRAMS & SERVICES<br />
<strong>Sabbath</strong> School – <strong>Sabbath</strong> – 9:15 A.M.<br />
Divine Worship – <strong>Sabbath</strong> – 11:00 A.M.<br />
Youth Society – <strong>Sabbath</strong> – 5:30 P.M.<br />
Seniors’ Mid-Day Prayer Service – Tuesdays – 12N<br />
Outreach/In-reach Personal & Group Studies – Fridays – 6:00 P.M.<br />
Women’s Ministry Meetings – 2 nd Sundays – 10:00 A.M.<br />
Community Service Soup Kitchen – Sundays – NOON<br />
LEADERSHIP MEETINGS<br />
SJA School Board Meeting – 1 st Sundays – 9:30 A.M.<br />
Pathfinders – 2 nd & 4 th Sundays – 10:00 A.M.<br />
Finance Committee Meeting – 3 rd Sundays – 9:00 A.M.<br />
Community Service Meeting – 3 rd Sundays – 10:00 A.M.<br />
Church Board Meeting – 4 th Sunday – 10:00 A.M.<br />
Outreach Committee – 2 nd <strong>Sabbath</strong>s – 2:30 P.M.<br />
Personal Ministry Conference Call – 1 st Thursday monthly<br />
(7:00 p.m. for 1 hour – (<strong>31</strong>9) 527-9020 Access Code: 351900)
Special Prayer List<br />
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;<br />
knock, and it shall be opened unto you.<br />
For everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to<br />
him that knocketh it shall be opened.… Luke 11:9-10<br />
Ruth Anderson & Family<br />
Dorothy Barnes<br />
Irma Bell & Family<br />
Latonjanette Boyd & Family<br />
Henry Brown<br />
Johnathan O’Connor<br />
Willie & Teresa Cager<br />
The family of Brenda Coleman<br />
The family of Laverne Conley<br />
Xavier Russel, Toddler<br />
Martina Smith<br />
Beverly Dawson<br />
Seth Dunomes-Hood & mom, Yvetta<br />
Annette Steward<br />
Samuel (Nicole) Thurman & Family<br />
Gloria Thurman, mom-in-law of<br />
Nicole Thurman<br />
Nannie Triggs, Elnora Triggs &<br />
Familiies<br />
Nakesha Gatewood<br />
Lillie Ward & Tyler Ward<br />
Dale Wilbourn<br />
Martha Johnson & Family<br />
The daughters of Gail Jones<br />
Sylvia Flagg & Family<br />
The family of Zenobia Little<br />
Mildred Maclin & Family<br />
Kelvin Mack<br />
Yolanda McGee<br />
Genell Taylor<br />
Dorothy Barnes<br />
Joyce Zollicoffer<br />
Mrs. And Mr. WP Stricklin<br />
Sister Salina Gregory & husband,<br />
Lewis Gregory<br />
Clifton Parks & Family<br />
Thames, Brown, Wholf, Gregory<br />
Families<br />
Phillip Perez & Family<br />
Rolanda Phipps<br />
Daniel Porter, Sr.<br />
Marissa Bryson & Family<br />
Darla, Ethel, & the Powell Family<br />
Thomas Prescott & Family<br />
James (Beverly) Ragland, Jr.<br />
Jacqueline Dancer, aunt of Nicole Smith<br />
Nicole Smith & Family<br />
Desiree, Toni & the Dunomes Family<br />
Yolanda Suttle<br />
Edwenia Erving & Family<br />
Michelle Erving<br />
Nannie Triggs & Family<br />
Helena Fleming<br />
Melnod Grant<br />
Tina Kamanda<br />
Kiandria Hutcherson<br />
Mary Jennings<br />
Latonyia Johnson<br />
Fernando Jones<br />
Dorothy Laurence<br />
Kionna Mack, niece of Debra Silas-<br />
Green<br />
Otis (Martesi) Mack, Netesia Brown<br />
& Family<br />
Deloris Gaddis<br />
Elnora and Nannie Triggs<br />
Shakesphere Lewis<br />
Henry Brown<br />
Brother Thomas Prescott<br />
Brother William Booker<br />
Church Announcements<br />
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
All bulletin announcements must be emailed to<br />
brendenward123@gmail.com by 6:00 P.M. each Wednesday.<br />
You can also find a copy of the church’s bulletin on our website<br />
every sabbath as well as receiving a copy from the ushers.<br />
Audio Visual<br />
Share all your audio-visual requests by email or in-person at least 7<br />
days in advance with the Audio-Visual Ministry Team. They are no<br />
longer accepting request <strong>Sabbath</strong> morning sorry for any<br />
inconvenience this may bring. SharonSDAChurchAV@gmail.com<br />
Photography, audio, and video recording may occur at Sharon SDA<br />
Church services and events. Please be advised.<br />
<strong>Sabbath</strong> School<br />
Is being held each <strong>Sabbath</strong> morning from 9 :15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.<br />
You are invited to come, join in and participate in a rousing<br />
discussion of each week’s spiritual topic. This spiritually enriching<br />
time sets the pace and tone for your receiving of the Lord’s bounty at<br />
the Divine Worship time.<br />
Come join us – Jesus is waiting to share His word with you!!<br />
Nora Grisham<br />
<strong>Sabbath</strong> School Superintendent<br />
<strong>Sabbath</strong> School Lesson of the week<br />
“The Result of Stewardship”
Church Announcements<br />
Church Announcements<br />
March Ministries Events<br />
<strong>Communion</strong> Services – March <strong>31</strong> st<br />
Prison Ministries<br />
The Prison Ministry Team, will provide spiritual<br />
encouragement to the clients at the following Correctional<br />
facilities on the dates listed during the 20<strong>18</strong> year. Please<br />
pray for the salvation of those they are serving. Thank you,<br />
Joyce Smith, Prison Ministry Coordinator<br />
March Birthday’s<br />
3. Mary Jennings; Barbara Hughes<br />
13. Ruth Anderson, Ronald Smith Jr.<br />
14. Emmanuel Kwarteng<br />
<strong>18</strong>. Mae Myles<br />
19. Anthony Moore; Karen Sanders<br />
20. Delores Claypool<br />
22. Mildred Maclin; Martha Johnson<br />
27. Janice Pottinger; W.P. Stricklin<br />
29. Ethel Wheeler<br />
30. Bobbie Perkins; Tobias Brown<br />
Racine Correctional Institution<br />
February 24, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
August 11, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
October 27, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Red Granite Correctional Institution<br />
March 10, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
June 9, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
September 8, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
December 8, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Taycheedah Women's Correctional Institution<br />
April 8, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
June10,20<strong>18</strong><br />
August 12, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
PLEASE NOTE!<br />
A new date for the upcoming Church business meeting will<br />
be announced in April. Please look for this information in<br />
the Weekly Update and the Church’s weekly bulletin. This<br />
will be a VERY IMPORTANT meeting and YOUR VOICE<br />
& YOUR VOTE ARE CRITICAL TO THE NEXT STEPS<br />
FOR OUR CHURCH BUSINESS MEETING.
Prelude<br />
Call to Worship<br />
Invocation<br />
Holy <strong>Communion</strong> SERVICE<br />
March <strong>31</strong> st , 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Musicians<br />
Elder James<br />
Ragland, Jr.<br />
Pastor Richard<br />
Sylvester<br />
Affirmation of Faith “The Lord’s Supper” Elder Stockley<br />
Clarke<br />
Welcome<br />
Remarks<br />
Praise and Worship<br />
Alter Call<br />
Prayer Response<br />
Tithes and offering<br />
Special Music<br />
Scripture Reading “Matthew 27: 37-<br />
44”<br />
Opening Hymn<br />
Sister Latrice Hicks<br />
Pastor Richard<br />
Sylvester<br />
Sister Thurman<br />
Elder James<br />
Ragland, Jr.<br />
Sister Thurman<br />
Elder Stockley<br />
Clarke<br />
Elder James<br />
Ragland, Jr<br />
Sister Thurman<br />
Sermon “Please Don’t” Pastor Richard<br />
Sylvester<br />
Ordines of Humility<br />
COMMUNION<br />
HOMILY<br />
Bread Hymn #271 Elder James<br />
Ragland, Jr.<br />
Wine Hymn #336 Elder Stockley<br />
Clarke<br />
Closing Hymn<br />
Benediction<br />
Pastor Richard<br />
Sylvester<br />
Postlude<br />
Musicians<br />
Sermon: Please Don’t<br />
Speaker: Pastor Richard Sylvester<br />
Key Points:<br />
SERMON NOTES<br />
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Scriptures to review:<br />
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Church Announcements<br />
Women's Day Program, <strong>Sabbath</strong>, May 12<br />
Theme: From Whence We Came; Learning to Blossom<br />
from Our Legacy<br />
Scripture: Psalm 71: <strong>18</strong>-19<br />
Guest Speaker: Sis. L. Daniel, previous Elder of Sharon<br />
Church<br />
Color<br />
Women 35 and older- please plan to wear white (accessory<br />
color: Any Shade of Yellow)<br />
Women, children, and Teens, 35 and younger please plan<br />
to wear dresses with a Floral Pattern<br />
Donations: We are requesting the women of Sharon<br />
Church to please open your heart and give to support this<br />
event. By May 1st we are requesting $25 per person.<br />
Please pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we<br />
continue to plan for this event. Thank You for your support.<br />
Sis. Domaz Wellington, WM Leader<br />
Personal Ministries<br />
The Sharon SDA Church & Sharon Jr Academy will host a<br />
reunion weekend scheduled August 3-5, 20<strong>18</strong>, updates will be<br />
posted via church bulletin and social media!<br />
<strong>Sabbath</strong> Afternoon Bible Studies have returned to Friday<br />
Nights! Please join us in the fellowship hall Friday’s at 5:30pm,<br />
bring a dish and a friend!<br />
Church Announcements<br />
LRC Quadrennial Session - (Officer election held every<br />
4 years)<br />
will take place on Sunday, May 20, 20<strong>18</strong>. Sharon Church<br />
is allowed<br />
a total of 36 delegates. Last Saturday evening, February 24,<br />
20<strong>18</strong><br />
voted in Church Business session voted the following eight<br />
(8) persons to represent Sharon SDA Church at this session.<br />
Renata Thomas<br />
Joyce Smith<br />
Connie Smith<br />
Ivory Parks<br />
Ronald Smith<br />
Brenden Ward<br />
Lillie Ward<br />
Estelle T. Dunomes<br />
There is need for another 30 delegates. Please consider<br />
taking part in this officer election process. The Church will<br />
pay for delegate transportation. An invitation will be<br />
extended on <strong>Sabbath</strong>, March 3, 20<strong>18</strong>, to Church members to<br />
volunteer to participate. Thank you for considering service<br />
to the Church and Conference in<br />
this endeavor.<br />
Vacation Bible School<br />
July 22-28, 20<strong>18</strong> 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Theme: Sea of Miracles Early<br />
Registration begins: March <strong>31</strong>, 20<strong>18</strong> VBS Goal: 100 Children Volunteers<br />
needed: 15 Vacation Bible School needs your help in order to give our<br />
participants a great learning experience. Please refer to your Weekly<br />
Update to assist with purchasing and donating supplies for this endeavor.<br />
Those who do not have email may see the list of items needed on the
Notification Boards at the bottom of the stairs on the South side of the<br />
church by the kitchen and the Rogers house.<br />
Butler Skate land 12400 W. Custer Ave. Butler, WI<br />
Thank you for your assistance and participation.<br />
Church Announcements<br />
Used Adventist Book Sale<br />
The Village Adventist Elementary School will be hosting a used<br />
Adventist Book Sale Sunday April 8 from 10am-4pm. You are<br />
invited to a Used Adventist Book Sale at Village Adventist<br />
Elementary School April 8 from 10am-4pm at 409 W Mars St,<br />
Berrien Springs, MI 49103. There will be about 7,000 used<br />
books for sale. If you are looking for something specific, John<br />
Segar is encouraging you to call him in advance at (269) 781-<br />
6379. Also Buying used Adventist Books. Part of the proceeds<br />
will go to the Village Adventist Elementary School. We will<br />
have a large assortment of used Adventist books including:<br />
o Doctrinal<br />
o Ellen G. White books<br />
o Story books<br />
• Bible Story/Uncle Arthur Bedtime<br />
• Story<br />
o SDA Bible Commentary<br />
o Song Books<br />
o Cook Books<br />
53007<br />
Sharon SDA Social Committee’s Gospel Skate Night<br />
Resumes!<br />
Gospel Skate Night Returns! The session runs from 6:00-<br />
8:30PM and admission includes skates! Upcoming Gospel<br />
Skate Session: Monday April 2nd, 20<strong>18</strong>
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