The Link

August 11 2013

Neil Ryan Senior Pastor

Seth Emery Youth Pastor

Kathy Heath Childrens Pastor

Gavin Jones Pastor, LifeChurch

Allan Stanley-Smith Pastor, Pastoral Care

Welcome

August 11 2013

Welcome to Unley Park Baptist today. It is great to have you with us. If you are new to Unley Park, we appreciate that it can be daunting to walk into a new church, so as much as we can, we want to help you feel at home here. In the pew in front of you please find a black folder that contains a white care card for you to complete. There is also a "Welcome Pack" available for you that, among other things, has a special Care Card for you to record your visit and for us to follow up any requests you make. All Care Cards should be "posted" as you leave the church, in the locked box on the table by the "Baptistry Door".

10.00am Morning Tea: Morning Tea Next Week: 5.00pm

Morning Worship Neil Ryan Lyn Ryan, Robyn & Robert Waldron Heather & Andrew Waldron, Marg & Barry Humphrys Life Church

Finances
August 2013 Giving Target Cash Giving to date Electronic Giving to date Total Giving August 26,385 2,499 2,420 4,919

Account Name: Unley Park Baptist Church Inc Offerings Confidential BSB: 704 922 Account Number: 100013066

Just a Minute
Whats happened to the old Chemist shop? When I was young the Chemist was a place where you went to get prescriptions filled and films developed. It had a certain smell of perfume about it and it was always spotlessly clean. The thing I remember most was they sold large glucose jelly beans and I used to save up my pocket money until I had enough to go into Newberrys Chemist and buy a large bag of them. Other than that, the average person had little knowledge of what was on the shelves. That was for the Pharmacist to know. There was a certain aura about the place that made it special. The other day I went into the Chemist Warehouse! Gone is the old Chemist shop! Now its DIY! There were people walking around with baskets. There were signs everywhere telling us what was on special. I felt like I was in a supermarket. There was a catalogue with all the bargains promising me that they would not be beaten on price. I discovered I could buy shoes or dishwashing tablets and a whole lot of other stuff you wouldnt normally expect to buy in a chemist! And of course there were still the large glucose jelly beans! However, instead of the quiet, pristine environment of the old chemist shop, it was noisy, busy and untidy. The aura had gone and it was just another busy retail outlet trying to sell more than their competitor. It was an outlet for people who Google their symptoms and then go to the chemist warehouse to choose their solutions! As you know, Im not one who hankers for the good old days. Im with Solomon who said, Dont say, why were the old days better than these, because it is not wise to ask such questions [Ecclesiastes 7:10]. However, it did remind me that we live in a DIY world. We want choice. We want to decide for ourselves whats good for us. We want to shop around for what we think is best for us. Wellbeing is in high demand in the market place and there are plenty of options to choose from! Some people could be excused for thinking religion is like shopping in the Chemist Warehouse. The average person sees religion as being aisle after aisle of choices about what we have to do, or think or give up or prove in order to find life. Jesus takes away all the confusion. He says I have come that you might have life, and have it to the full. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep [John 10:10-11]. Jesus does not promise to take away every ache and pain. Cont

He does not offer to dull our senses to the reality of our world. He does not send us along aisle after aisle of rules to be obeyed to make us feel better about ourselves. He simply says Follow me God bless Neil

Newcomers Information Session August 11th

If you have recently commenced attending Unley Park you are invited to an Information Session which will be held straight after the morning service today, 11th August in the Lounge. This is an opportunity for you to find out more about Church life and to meet with the Pastors, the Ministry Leadership Team and Church Leaders in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. The session will be brief with hot & cold drinks available. Please come and join with us for this occasion. If you have any questions or concerns re this please see Garry Gooden.

Hobby Connections
Friday August 16 from 5.30pm to 9.00pm at the church. Displays of the hobbies that some of our church members enjoy will be showcased. It will be an opportunity to come and enjoy their work and be inspired to take up a hobby. Soup and crusty bread followed by cake and coffee will be available for you to enjoy. See flyer for more information.

Freedom Lifewell Conference 2013

Experience God, discover hope and get real about the challenges of living in a broken world. LWC is held at Edwardstown Baptist Church from Thursday August 29 to Saturday August 31. Sessions are : Thursday 7.30pm(open to public), Friday 9.30am to 4.00pm and 7.30pm (open to public) and Saturday 9.30am to 5.30pm. Visit www.lwc2013.com for further details and to sign up.

Pre-service Prayer
We meet each Sunday morning in Pastor Neil Ryans office from 9.45 a.m. to pray for the service etc and various needs amongst the church Body, before we enjoy coffee together. Would love to have you join us as you are able. Is anything too hard for the Lord

Our Missionary Families

The Badger Family Tim, Bron, Stephen, Joshua, Amie, Annalise & Kaitlyn OMF, Manila, Philippines Give thanks with us that we have finally been allocated a case worker at the embassy. We have been asked to submit one more document which we have done. Please pray that the visa would be processed and approved as soon as possible. We look forward to having a big celebration as a family the day we receive the visa in our hands. Give thanks also that our landlord has approved us continuing on a month-by-month rate until we leave, which is a huge relief for our stress levels. Please pray for Owen this morning as he preaches in English and Japanese at a Japanese church in Sydney. Pray for our final week in Australia, that it will be a good time with our families.

The Ames Family Owen, Sarah, Rachel, Jessica & Joshua OM/TEAM Church Planting, Tokyo, Japan

Pray for these families

Names for this week beginning August 11: Ligita Trengove Andrew, Heather, Christian & Amsal Waldron Bunty Waldron Robert, Robyn & Lachlan Waldron Norm & Muriel Wallace Rona & David Wallage Meiping Wang

Moving boxes wanted

Simon, Eva & Mia will be moving to Brighton at the end of August. Does anyone have any moving boxes they no longer require? Please call the office if you can help them.

Accommodation
Fernando, one of our young men, is looking for new accommodation - a share house, unit, part house or a three bedroom house to rent at reasonable rates. If any one knows of such accommodation please contact Allan Stanley-Smith 0400150569 or Church Office.

GRANDDESIGNS
A NEW FAMILY GAME AT UPBC EARN PLAY DOLLARS
Answer quiz/puzzle questions to gain play dollars and establish a budget.

BUY BUILDING MATERIALS

All necessary building materials will be available

BUILD YOUR HOME

SATURDAY AUGUST 31st 7:00pm

rcher Street , North Adelaide Register See website - aussieesl.com .au

OMF SA State Conference

This conference afternoon is for anyone with a heart for mission or evangelism. Johan Linder, OMF Executive Director, will help us capture something of the way OMF is reaching out across East Asia. Christine Dillon, author of Telling the Gospel Through Story will be sharing with us experiences of Tellers and Hearers of Bible stories in Taiwan and elsewhere to show and engage us in interactive story telling. Where: Adelaide College of Ministries 18a Fourth Ave Klemzig (off O.G. Road) When: Saturday 7 September 1.00pm-5.00pm RSVP by 2 September to Harlan Wright E au.sa.sd@omfmail.com P (08) 83815832
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Sermon Notes

This week at UPBC

Playgroup Tuesday August 13 9.30am-11.30am Tuesday August 13 9.30am-10.30am Tuesday August 13 11am-12noon Tuesday August 13 5.30pm - 8.00pm Tuesday August 13 7.30pm Wednesday August 14 9.30am-11.30am Wednesday August 14 7.45pm-9.00pm Thursday August 15 9.30am Friday August 16 7.30pm-9.30pm Friday August 16 5.30pm-9.00pm Sunday August 18 10.00am Sunday August 18 5.00pm

Prayer Team

Hilighters

Munchiez Food Van

Link Event Dr Graham Grove

Playgroup

Bible study at the church In recess until September 4 Know Your Bible

Elevate Youth Group (year 8-12)

Hobby Connections

Morning Worship

LifeChurch

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