APRIL 26, 2015

Welcome! We are glad youre here! We invite you to seek out the folks wearing the Ask Me badge. Through them you will find information about the ministries of Salem Heights Church and how to become involved. Please fill out a Visitor Card and drop it in one of the offering boxes as you leave or scan this code to go directly to our website and fill out a visitor card. We have an excellent nursery and programs for children newborn through high school. Any of the ushers will be happy to direct you to the proper classroom. If you feel more comfortable having your infant with you during the service, the last row in the Auditorium will be reserved for parents with small children. There is a private room for nursing mothers across the hall from the Auditorium with a rocking chair, changing table and portable crib. For your convenience, it also includes a monitor to enable you to still hear and view the service.

Our Purpose...

To reach people with the love of Jesus Christ, provide a safe and

supportive environment, proclaim the standards of Gods truth,

duplicate the Christian life in others, and celebrate the majesty

and works of Our Great God.

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Info & News

Marriage Conference Registration for the Salem Heights Marriage Conference continues!

Go to the church website or call the church office to register. Make

sure to join us for What Did You Expect? with Paul Tripp on July

10 & 11, as part of our 2015 Summer Series.

Sweet Moments For Moms Ladies, mark your calendar for the upcoming Sweet Moments For

Moms event. May 1 at 9:30 a.m. we will join a special panel of

seasoned moms, enjoy a yummy brunch and participate in a spring

craft. Childcare is provided for this free event. Please go to the

church website and RSVP for the morning.

Cause Parent Shadow Come join your teen in the Cause Ministry Sunday, May 3 at 9:00

a.m.. This is a great opportunity to meet the Cause staff and see

what your child is up to on Sunday morning while you attend ser-

vice. All parents are welcome!

Baptism Sign Up Our next Baptism and Lords Supper is May 17. If you or someone

you know, is interested in being baptized, please fill out the insert in

the bulletin and drop it in the offering box on your way out this

morning.

Girls Night Out Our last Girls Night Out of the year is less than one month away!

Mark you calendar for May 18 at 6:30 p.m., where you will get the

opportunity to attend Suspect Hollywood, a Mystery Theatre

Dessert. You wont want to miss this exciting event!

Feed Salem A huge Thank You to everyone who participated in Feed Salem.

Many of you brought food boxes and came to deliver food and the

gospel to our neighbors in need. We are so grateful for the way our

body of believers is reaching out to be the hands and feet of Christ

to our community. Please continue to pray for those we came in

contact with.

Lords Supper What a sweet time of fellowship we had at our special Lords

Supper last Sunday. We enjoyed sharing a meal together, but even

sweeter still was the reflection on the death, burial, and resurrection

of our Lord Jesus Christ as we took communion together. We look

forward to gathering again to celebrate and remember our Lord.

TODAY 7:00 a.m. Mens Growth Groups 8:15 a.m. Prayer - Room 205 9:00 a.m. The Cross Road Sunday School 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Worship Services 6:00 p.m. Small Groups

THIS WEEK MONDAY

7:00 p.m. The Most Excellent Way TUESDAY 6:45 p.m. Club Rocksalt 7:00 p.m. Ministry Night WEDNESDAY

9:30 a.m. Womens Discipleship 12:00 p.m. Mens Noon Growth Groups 12:00 p.m. Womens Noon Discipleship 6:45 p.m. Worship Team Practice 7:00 p.m. High School Cause 7:00 p.m. Logos

THURSDAY

6:00 a.m. Mens Growth Group 6:45 p.m. The Cross Road College Group 7:00 p.m. Careers Group FRIDAY

9:30 p.m. Sweet Moments For Moms

This Weeks Events

Sweet Moments For Moms, May 1, 9:30 a.m.

Cause Parent Shadow, May 3, 9:00 a.m.

Missions Preparation Meeting, May 3, 4:00 p.m.

Baptism Preparation Class, May 14, 7:00 p.m.

FPNO, May 16, 4:00 p.m.

Lords Supper & Baptisms, May 17, 6:00 p.m.

Important Upcoming Events

Giving Update

THE MINISTRY OF SALEM HEIGHTS CHURCH The ministry of Salem Heights Church is funded entirely by the generous giving of Gods people. You will notice that we do not pass the offering plate; however, there are offering boxes in the back of the auditorium. We have done this so no one gives out of compulsion. We believe from the Word of God that the Spirit of God will lead people towards giving back to God of their first fruits. ...God loves a cheerful giver (2 Cor. 9:7) and we know He blesses those who take His Word seriously in every regard. Thank you for prayerfully supporting Salem Heights financially as we desire to reach the lost and disciple the Saints.

April 2015 MONTHLY BUDGET NEEDED

TOTAL GIVING $84,102 $107,000

MONTHLY NEED WEEK = BUDGET

March Weekly Need Actual Giving Received

Week 1 $26,750 $25,922

Week 2 $26,750 $35,204

Week 3 $26,750 $22,976

Week 4 $26,750 $

Fiscal Year to Date +/- -$42,946

BUILDING FUND

Current Balance $21,652

Tuesday evening Club RockSalt groups are in

great need of volunteers! If this is an area in

which you would like to serve, please contact

Russ Libby at 503.588.0403.

We are also looking for people who can

volunteer to fill in for the summer months in Sunday morning

teaching and childcare. If you would be available to fill the

gap until fall, either teaching grade school age kids, or helping

play with the little ones, please contact Russ Libby at

503.588.0403.

Scan the coded icon below to view opportunities to serve the body of Salem Heights Church.

How Can I Serve?

Missions

Salem Heights Church

375 Madrona Ave. S.

Salem, OR 97302

503-588-0403

fax: 503-588-5338

Office Hours:

Monday - Thursday

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Friday

8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Sunday Worship Services:

9 & 11 a.m.

Message CDs are available in

the Registration Area for $4.

Please visit the desk in the

southwest corner to order

and pick-up your CDs.

You can also check the

website for our podcast.

info@salemheightschurch.org

www.salemheightschurch.org

Pastors/Elders

Justin Greene Senior Pastor/Elder

Carl Chica Pastor of Family Life/Elder

Matt MacCollin Pastor of Mens/College/Elder

Lay Elders Chuck Moore

Ted Ferry

Administration and Staff

Please see our Mission Boards in the foyer for current active missionaries.

Ron Groves Administrator

Russ Libby Director of Ministries

Scott Hunter Facilities Manager

AJ Acker Music Ministry

Tim Saffeels Director of Student Ministries

Jason Brownell High School Ministries

Ed Reister Community Connection

Jay Duffus Mens Biblical Counseling

Laura Chica Womens Biblical Counseling

Julie Bernard Womens Ministry

Gina Weigand Office Staff

Christa Kahili Office Staff

Connie Libby Office Staff

LUKE Part 24

Luke 6:1-11

Religion Confronted

Presented by

Pastor Carl Chica

April 26, 2015

Introduction

Mercy was at the heart of Jesus ministry. Hosea

6:6 in its entirety reads, For I desire mercy, not

sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather

than burnt offerings. Hoseas message to the

northern kingdom was that sacrifices and burnt

offerings in themselves held no weight with God.

What pleased God was a heart devoted to him

and a life characterized by mercy. Mercy is

inseparable from real faith.

Amos, another eighth-century B.C. prophet to

the northern kingdom, was even more explicit.

You oppress the righteous and take

bribes and you deprive the poor of

justice in the courts ... I hate, I despise

your religious feasts; I cannot stand your

assemblies. Even though you bring me

burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will

not accept them. Though you bring

choice fellowship offerings, I will have no

regard for them. Away with the noise of

your songs! I will not listen to the music of

your harps. But let justice roll on like a

river, righteousness like a never-failing

stream! (5:12, 21-24)

Religious observance that does not look out for

the plight of the needy (i.e., religion without

mercy) is unacceptable.1

THE SON OF MAN IS LORD OF THE SABBATH

Whats the problem with picking grain on the Sabbath?

Background of the Sabbath:

Exodus 20

Leviticus 24

The Pharisees and the Talmud

Jesus has an answer Nothing!

The account of David

1 Samuel 21

Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath

Jesus heals on the Sabbath Matthew 9:13

IS JESUS THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE?

Colossians 3:12 -17

1R. Kent Hughes, Luke (Vol. 1): That You May Know the Truth (Preaching the Word),

1998 by Crossway.

If you desire to share Christ with people who are hungry to know God, this is the place for you! Our Sunday morning

childrens ministry is in need of several Sunday school teachers and substitutes. We provide you with everything

you need each week, to come prepared and ready to love on these children. Commitments range from occasional

volunteers to real relationship building year long options.

Areas of need. . . First Grade (Second Service), Fourth grade (First Service), 4 year olds, 2 year olds,

Toddlers

Name

Phone

Email

If you desire to share Christ with people who are hungry to know God, this is the place for you! Our Sunday morning

childrens ministry is in need of several Sunday school teachers and substitutes. We provide you with everything

you need each week, to come prepared and ready to love on these children. Commitments range from occasional

volunteers to real relationship building year long options.

Areas of need. . . First Grade (Second Service), Fourth grade (First Service), 4 year olds, 2 year olds,

Toddlers

Name

Phone

Email

Please join us for a

SPRING BRUNCH MAY 1st, 9:30a.m.

Activities include: Discussion panel on mothering through the years

with Carol Reister, Cindy Uram, & Mary Ivie May Day flower craft ~Childcare is provided~

Please register April 11 - 27 by going to the church website.

Please join us for a

SPRING BRUNCH MAY 1st, 9:30a.m.

Activities include: Discussion panel on mothering through the years

with Carol Reister, Cindy Uram, & Mary Ivie May Day flower craft ~Childcare is provided~

Please register April 11 - 27 by going to the church website.

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