March 4, 2012

TODAY—Ward Sandlin

-K-5th Grade Service Project

Mar. 6—Tutoring 5:30PM

Mar. 7—NLBS 10:00AM F-2

-Keith’s Kitchen 6:15PM

Mar. 9—Sew & Sews

-Parents of Teens Devotional

Mar. 10—Teen Service Proj.

Mar. 13—Tutoring 5:30PM

-Teen Bible Study

Mar. 14—NLBS 10:00AM F-2

-Keith’s Kitchen 6:15PM

Mar. 15—EEM Dinner

Mar. 16—Friday Night ACTS

Mar. 17—Paintball 9:00AM

-Heather Garcia Shower

-Young at Heart 5:30PM

L o o k i n g A h e a dL o o k i n g A h e a d

Apr. 1—Spring Celebration/

Bring A Friend Day

Apr. 6-8—L2L Convention

Apr. 14— TYM Food Sale

Oldsmar Art in the Park

Apr. 20-21—Ladies Retreat

May 5—Westchase Food Sale

Jun. 9—Honduras Auction &

Talent Show

Jun. 10—Senior Night

Jun. 18-30—Honduras Trip

Jun. 28-Jul. 1—Spiritual

Growth Workshop

Jul. 29-Aug. 1—VBS

We were very visible in our community last Saturday with the washing of many cars, and serving lunch to a lot of peo-ple. Twenty members also donated at the bloodmobile. This made quite an impact on those we served and the members who participated. Many are already asking to do it again!

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Notes of Thanks… Be sure to check the

bulletin board for “Thank You” cards

sent to the church.

Home Bound… Please take time to pray for, visit

or call our home-bound members:

Toni Carver

Bill Hood Keith and Marylyn Lupton

Thelma Varner

Serving Far and Away…

Michael Birt, Stephanie Birt,

Charles Blatchley,

Reed Gibbs, Dave McGhee,

Marc Venditti, Tara White

Attendance Cards… Members & Guests, please fill out an at-

tendance card for your family and drop in the

collection plate.

Our Missionaries…

Honduras: Esteban Portilla

Haiti:

Perceviel Jackson Jackie Pierrot

FOCUS—EFFECTIVE PRAYER

God is good! When you love someone you talk with them as often as you can. Re-

member when you were dating you would look for a quick minute to call just to say

“hello”. You wanted them to know “I’m thinking about you”. To a Christian it is

only natural that we keep in daily touch with Him in whom we live, move and have

our being (Acts 17:28). Children of God have the exalted privilege of prayer (Gal.

4:6). We will not get on our feet in progress unless we start on our knees in prayer.

Js. 5:16 in the NKJV says, “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one

another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man

avails much”. The translated word effectual comes from the Greek word “energeo”

which means to energize or to put into operation. The same word is in 1 Cor. 16:9

where the apostle said “a great and effective door has opened unto me”. Here the

apostle means that a way adapted to accomplish something is made for him. An

effective prayer, then, must be one that is adapted to accomplish something. Fer-

vent prayer has to do with the emotional involvement of the person praying and

the thing being prayed for. How much do you identify with and feel personally re-

sponsible for the things you pray about? The person who prays is to be a righteous,

NOT a perfect person. One who has walked with God and though we have made

many mistakes, corrects them and lifts our eyes up to God realizing I must stay near

the cross on bended knee making it a way of life.

Now we come before You Father, we know that YOU are waiting there, may Your

blessed Holy Spirit intercede for us in prayer. Some are broken, some are weary, we

have burdens You can bear so we bring them to Your altar, and we know we’ll leave

them there. Thank You Father for Your mercy, thank You for Your loving care, thank

You for such sweet communion that we have with You in prayer.

Bridal Shower… A Bridal Shower is

planned for Heather Garcia

on Saturday, March 17 (place and time

to be determined).

It’s Paintball Time...

Plan to join us on Saturday, March 17 at the Milner's for paintball. We always have

a great time, so if you have never been, I promise you will enjoy it!

Where: Charles & Tami Milner's back yard Time: 9:00AM to 2:00PM

Address: 8524 Quail Run Drive, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544

If you don't have equipment, please let me know by e-mail or phone so I can make

arrangements to bring more: christsavedmike@yahoo.com (813)318-2343. If you

have equipment and are willing to "loan" it for others to use, please contact me.

If you have equipment make sure it is in working order prior to coming out. Mini-

mum equipment is a paintball marker with CO2 or compressed air, markers, and a

mask. Camo wear is good but not required so if you don't have any camo, just try

to wear clothing that will blend in with a forest background.

Please plan to bring cool drinks and snacks of some sort for yourselves since we will

be there past lunchtime. Thanks and look forward to shooting it up with you all!

~Hayward

~Mike Jaroch

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Keith’s Kitchen…

Keith’s Kitchen is an op-

portunity to support our

work in Honduras. Each

Wednesday at 6:15PM

Keith prepares a deli-

cious meal. The teens help with the

dessert, drinks and clean-up. All

proceeds go to the accounts of stu-

dents who help. There is no set fee

but your generous checks should be

made to Tampa Youth Missions.

Dessert this week is Jarmon, Garcia,

Sandlin.

Photo Directory…

If your last name begins with

A or B, please stop by Room

#2 to have a current picture

taken TODAY. It only takes a

minute. We need a current

photo of Ackley, Bailey, Baldwin,

Betz, Britton, Broadfoot, Brooks,

Burns and others. Next week we

will be taking those whose names

begin with the letter “C”. An email

reminder will be sent out.

EEM Tampa Area Dinner…

Come hear how the Bible is now

changing everything for people in

the Eastern European nations for-

merly dominated by the Communist

rulers of Russia. Eastern European

Mission is holding its annual Tampa

Area Dinner on Thursday, March 15

at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 10220

Palm River Road in Tampa. The

meal is complementary, but you will

have an opportunity to donate to

this great work. Registration is at

6:30PM with Dinner & Program 7:00

-9:00PM. A sign-up sheet is posted.

They will be calling us for a count of

how many will be attending. Please

sign-up by Wednesday, March 7.

On the Horizon... In Our Prayers… Our Northwest Family:

Health Issues: Joy Coston, Hayward

Brooks, Sheldon Faulk, Bonnie Hites,

Greg Hutchison, Matt Ingram, Lil

Karavatos, Liz Kirkhart, Kelly Mat-

thews, Dixie McNeil, Bill & Shirley

Mills, Michelle Reid, Paula Schreiner,

Chris Stewart. Personal/Family Strug-

gles: Tommy Ackley, Cheryl Britton,

Donna Coyle, Holly Hulett, Vicky

Johnson, Jonathan McLean, Christy

Morrow. Travels: Jaye Gandy. Needs

Employment: James Ilion, Mike

Jaroch, Calvin Montgomery, Richard

Trexler.

Our Extended Family:

Alice, sister-in-law of Dean Olsen, lung

cancer. Benny, father of Bob & Jan

Matthews son-in-law, cancer has re-

turned. Beverly, sister-in-law of Jeff

Moore, heart issues. Bob & Bev, par-

ents of Mark Berry, serious health is-

sues. Bob & Family, brother of Donna

Coyle, struggles. Bud, friend of Kelle-

her’s, hip surgery recovery. Buddy,

brother of MaryAnn Forcht in Louisi-

ana, moved to rehab hospital. Carol,

sister of Marilyn Kapler, health. Con-

stance, mother of Regina Polite-

Warren, health. Eleanor, loss of

brother, John Langford. Herman &

Angela, parents of Chris Steiner,

health issues. JoAnne, mother of Dan

Greaves, cancer. Kim, daughter of

Dean Olsen, stroke recovery. Lantie,

brother of Liz Kirkhart, stroke recov-

ery. Marie, mother of Carla Haskins,

health. Marissa, 3 year old with leuke-

mia. Nancy, sister of Bonnie Lovell’s

friend, surgery recovery. Neil, son of

Jim & Barbara Kelleher, health. Paul,

father of Paula Schreiner, health. Sher-

rie, cousin of Clay Haskins, stroke.

Thomas, husband of Bonnie Hum-

phrey, liver cancer.

Young at Heart…

The Young at Heart group is having a

“St. Patty’s Day” dinner at the Retreat

House on Saturday, March 17 at

5:30PM. Come join us and bring your

favorite Irish dish or just your favorite

dish. A sign-up sheet is posted on the

main bulletin board. If you have any

questions please contact John or Faye

Marincin. Hope to see you there!

Spring Celebration/Bring A Friend Day…

On Sunday, April 1st we are having a

Spring Celebration which will be com-

bined with Bring A Friend Day. We

will have a combined Adult Bible Class

in the Auditorium followed by Lunch,

Fun & Games. There will be a Giant

Super Slide for kids young and old. Be

making plans to invite your friends, co

-workers and neighbors. More infor-

mation will be forthcoming.

L2L Convention/Orlando…

The 2012 Lads to Leaders Convention

is Friday, April 6 through Sunday,

April 8. It is held at the Rosen Centre

in Orlando. If you have any questions

about the event please contact Dodi

Cline. Several thousand kids along

with a number of our youth will be

involved. Much time and effort is re-

quired of them as they study, practice

and prepare for this learning experi-

ence. We look forward to hearing of

their accomplishments!

Children’s Corner…

K-5th Grade Service

Project is TODAY from

12:00-2:00PM. We will

be making treats and

delivering them to the Nursing

Home. A Medical Release Form is

needed for everyone since you will

be traveling in the church van. If

you have not turned yours in, please

see Tonia immediately.

S t a f f :

Matt Bancroft

Youth Minister

bancroft@tampachurch.org

Matthew Betz

Family Life Minister

matthew@tampachurch.org

Rick Bonk

Worship Minister

rbonk@verizon.net

Keith Boyer

Minister

keith@tampachurch.org

Tonia Boyer

Administrative Assistant

tonia@tampachurch.org

Shirley Daniel

Secretary

office@tampachurch.org

S h e p h e r d s :

George Forcht gforcht@verizon.net

886-7815

Tracey Gray traceygrayemail@gmail.com

727-474-2533

Bob Matthews bob@tampachurch.org

949-4515

Lewis Patterson lewis@tampachurch.org

926-5473

D e a c o n s : Rick Azzarelli

Richard Baldock Mark Berry Rick Bonk Doug Cline

Gabriel Garcia Daniel Greaves Jacob Groves

John Marincin Chip Price

Mick Whelan Don Williams

Assembly Schedule

Sunday Worship 9:00AM Bible Class 10:15AM Small Groups (PM)

Wednesday Bible Class 7:15 PM

For the Record

Kingdom Growth 2012

Baptized 9

New Members 6

Attendance Last Week

Bible Class 227 Worship 331 Small Groups 83

Giving

Contribution $ 11,847 Weekly Budget $ 11,800 YTD Contribution $ 95,237 YTD Budget $106,200 Specific Contribution YTD

Next Week

Keith Boyer

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Worship Guide

#626—Christ for the World We Sing

#470—Victory in Jesus

Welcome

Focus Scripture/Prayer: Doug Corbell Acts 9:1-19

In Christ Alone

Celebrating the Lord’s Supper

Presiding: Lewis Patterson

Giving Our Gifts Ancient Words

#113—His Grace Reaches Me

Anywhere Is Home

#842—Children of the Heavens

Scripture Reading: John Raymond John 1:1-18

Message: Ward Sandlin

“Elegant Simplicity”

#129—Amazing Grace (1,2,4)

*#764—Teach Me Lord to Wait

*Parents of children in Praise Time and/or Kid’s Kingdom should leave to get their children during the final song.

Adult Classes

Sunday Morning Adult Classes Adult Class (Fellowship 1)

And Holy Spirit Makes Three

Mark Cain

Adult Class (Fellowship 2)

It’s NOT Knowing ABOUT Him

John Swann & Rick Azzarelli

Adult Class (Auditorium)

God, the Moment, the Man—A study of Genesis

Monte Betz

College / Young Adults (Room 9)

Keith Boyer

Wednesday Evening Adult Classes Adult Class (Fellowship 1)

For God so Loved the World

Tamer Sengul

Adult Ladies Class (Fellowship 2)

Experiencing God

Paula Betz & Joy Coston

Adult Class (Auditorium)

Mission Accomplished—Grace Over Law

Matthew Betz & Sutton Spence

PRAYER & SERVICE

FASTING & SUBMISSION

STUDY & SIMPLICITY

MEDITATION & SOLITUDE

PRAYER & SERVICE: MAR. WK. 2

Daniel 2:36-49 Acts 27:13-16

Genesis 39:1-23 2 Samuel 5:1-22

Nehemiah 2