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A Message                               CHURCH
                                                                                                                                                Treasurer’s
                                                                                                      from our Pastor
                                  Welcome to the                                                                                                          CORNER
                   Toowoomba Central Seventh-day Adventist Church.                                  Pastor Andrew Feaveai      “What  I  have  done  is  worthy  of
           We pray that you find a blessing while worshipping here with us today.               RISING UP (Part 1)             nothing but silence and forgetfulness,
                                                                                                                               but  what  God  has  done  for  me  is
               The Church at Study - Sabbath School                                      Romans  5:3-4  “…we  also  glory  in  worthy  of  everlasting  and  thankful
                                                                                         tribulations,
                                                                                                           knowing
                                                                                                                         that
                                                                                                                               memory.” - Joseph Hall
                          Lesson Study 9:30 to 10:30am                                   tribulation  produces  perseverance,
               This Weeks Lesson - Paul’s First Missionary Journey.                      and  perseverance,  character  and
                                                                                         character hope.”
                                 Memory Verse for the Week.
           “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of  The story is told of a farmer's donkey
           sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from  who  fell  into  an  old,  dry  well.  For  Let  us  continue  to  pray  for  all  the
           every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses”.  hours the animal cried as the farmer  farmers that are effected by the terrible
           (Acts 13:38, 39, NIV).                                                        tried to sort out what to do. Finally  drought,  for  our  dear  Colleen  Nuttall
               The Church at Worship - Divine Service                                    the farmer decided that it was going   and for all those who are not well or

             Praise and Worship in Song - Commencing at 10:50am                          to be impossible to save his donkey,   lost  loved  ones.  We  thank  God  for  a
                                                                                                                                successful  Languages  &  Cultures
                                                                                         and  it  wasn't  worth  the  effort  to
                     Main Service - Commencing at 11:00am                                retrieve him. He then decided to bury  Festival last Sunday and ask that you
                       Proclaiming the Word of the Lord                                  the donkey alive. As the first shovel-  remember to pray for each person that
                                                                                                                                took books/literature so the Holy Spirit
                                   Please Welcome                                        loads of dirt fell down on top of him,  can work on their heart and mind. Your
                                                                                         the  donkey  seemed  to  sense  what
           Today: Sister Helen Miller - Women’s Ministries Focus                         was  happening  and  cried  out  in    prayers  are  also  appreciated  for  the
                                                                                                                                Constituency  Meeting  being  held  for
                      Next Week: Pastor Andrew Feaveai                                   panic.  But  as  this  continued  the  South  Qld  Conference  this  weekend.
                                      Communion                                          farmer  looked  down  the  well  and   Blessings Eva.
                          “O Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness:                 realised  something  astonishing.  As
                            fear before Him all the Earth.” Ps. 96:9                     each  spade-full  of  dirt  struck  his
                                  Worship in Giving                                      back,  the  donkey  shook  it  off,
                                  Today: Education                                       stepping up on top of the fallen earth.  Emma  Sheahan  and  Gloria  Starkey
                                                                                                                                                                  th
                                                                                                                                celebrate their birthday’s on the 19
                      Next Week: Australian Union Conference                             Many hours and shovel loads later,     August. The 21  August is a special
                                                                                                                                               st
                                                                                         the donkey rose up over the edge of
                           Worship God with Sacrifices from the Heart.                                                          day  for  Leanne  Eiser.  Marjorie
                                                                                         the well and, eventually, he was out!  Robins  has  a  birthday  on  the  23 rd
                                  The Sabbath Day                                        There may come times when failures     August and Doris Hay celebrates her
                                                                                                                                birthday on the 24 August.
                                                                                         are  totally  crushing  or  your  critics
                    The Celebration of God’s Sabbath ends tonight at 5:32pm              are heaping heavy shovel loads upon          Happy Birthday To All.
               Then God’s Sabbath day begins anew next Friday evening at 5:34pm          you,  or  a  period  when  marriage  or  For I know the plans I have for you
                          “Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy.”                    parenting or caring for a parent feels  declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you
                                   Mission Statement                                                                            and not to harm you, plans to give you
            By God’s grace and for His Glory we will be a spiritual home where comfort and growth can be  like you’re being buried alive. With
            nurtured, a place where the ministry of Christ is experienced and shared with the wider community.                  hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11-13
                                                                                         God He promises that you will rise
                                                                                         up and above every tribulation you
                                                                                         face.    Pr. Andrew
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