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In light of the Second Coming, God's mission mandate for the Naples Seventh-day Adventist Church is to
connect people to Christ, enabling them to be
transformed into His likeness and
equipped to
serve Him.
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Happy Sabbath! We pray your week was full of blessings. We look forward to coming together in worship with you!
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Worship Message:
"The Life of a Follower"
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Message Provided by:
Pastor Bill Bossert, DMin.
Text: Luke 9:51f
Once Jesus had "set his face toward Jerusalem," He knew He was headed to the Cross. He tried to warn the disciples of what was coming, but they had difficulty in following the meaning of His words. On the way, Jesus encountered others who asked to "follow Him," but did they realize that what meant. This encounter with people who thought they wanted to follow Jesus in unique in the context of what His disciples were now experiencing as they followed along behind Jesus.
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STEWARDSHIP THOUGHTS:
LOCAL CONFERENCE ADVANCE
A rich, young ruler ran up to Jesus, fell on his knees, and asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" (Mark 10:17, NIV). There is no more background to this story, but it says, "Jesus looked at him and loved him" (Mark 10:21, NIV). The man was concerned about his eternal life, but Jesus knew what he needed. He loved God, but loving his neighbor was just a theory. The man needed a lesson in practical Christianity. We know Jesus came "to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10). However, to hear that Jesus had compassion on a struggling rich man speaks volumes about the heart of God. Here was a man who had it all. One can speculate that he even attended church and kept the law, but was lost. Something was missing. "He did not love other men as much as he loved himself. Yet he felt he had 'kept' all these things.'" 6 Luke contrasted the story of the rich young ruler with a blind beggar and then with Zacchaeus. All three men knew what their problem was and what the solution was. What is more amazing is that Jesus had compassion on each one of them. As believers, oftentimes we know what we are lacking. We know where the Lord could make the most good in our lives. It boils down to our application of Christianity: stewardship. The Lord looks with compassion on each one, while expecting a full accounting of our time, temple, talents, and treasure. May you feel the Lord's touch in your life today. May you choose to be a cheerful giver!
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Church Finances |
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Combined Budget Goal for the Month |
$9,331
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Received thru March 18, 2017 |
$3,290
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NACS-Student Aid, Donations, Lamb's Offering (Combined) needed per month |
$1,250
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Received NACS thru March 18, 2017 |
$ 474
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Landscape Project Goal |
$9,355
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Received Landscape (Year-to-Date) thru March 18, 2017 |
$2,292
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50th Anniversary Goal ($50 per congregate/person) Received 50th (Year-to-Date) thru March 18, 2017 |
$1,935
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Plant Project
The quality of the landscape in front of the church has been declining over the years since the building opened. To help us bring it back to its original, beautiful, state, we worked with a local landscaper to come up with a plan. The plan is not cheap, not in the budget, and it will take the full support of the congregation to raise enough funds to complete. Flags are placed around the front to represent components of this plan: orange flags are for shrubs, white flags are for sod and top soil, pink flags are for rock and mulch. The orange flags are a $30 donation, the white are a $25 donation, and the pink are a $15 donation. We are two weeks into donations and are 20% of the way to the goal. If each member donates for a flag, we can make this a reality. Please make your donation in a tithe envelope marked Plant Project. Any questions can be directed to Laura Carlisle at 239-775-2867.
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Wednesday Night Prayer Meetings
at the church are cancelled until further notice.
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A Letter from Conference President Mike Cauley
regarding upcoming Town Hall Meetings to be held in your area. We welcome anyone who is interested to attend the meeting most convenient to them, both in time and location. There is no registration process or RSVP required to attend these events.
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Need a Resume
Contact Raquelita's Resume Ministry. Free resume creation and editing for any age and any industry. See the Welcome Center for more information.
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April 8, 2017 - Christian Record Service Offering Day
We just wanted to share with the Florida Conference family that the Christian Record Service Offering Day is April 8th, and the feature story is - Dr. Leanora Ruff from the Decatur SDA Church in Georgia (Southern Union Conference). A short video (see below) is attached. Dr. Ruff is also the Director for Phone Faith - a ministry for the blind with daily devotions, cooking classes, health/exercises classes, skill-ability and more. She is always in need of presenters for Phone Faith and archived sermons (from pastors).
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"My Sis" Prayer Line
We have started a woman's call-in prayer line that happens twice a week on Thursdays @ 8:30 -9:00 pm and Sundays @ 7:30-8:00 am. All you have to do to join is call in the free conference call by dialing: 712-770-4074 and entering the access code: 502270 when prompted. We follow the prayer guidelines starting with a small devotion; praise; confession; supplication (prayer); Thanksgiving and close. You are invited to join in and just listen or participate. Please join us and we know you will be blessed.
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Job Opportunities
We would
like to announce career and/or advancement opportunities in the following department(s):
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Department
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Location
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Job Opening Link
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Student Worker
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Greater Miami Adventist Academy
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Outreach Publishing Assistant Director
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Publishing
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Florida Conference
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Executive Assistant
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Administration
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Florida Conference
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Office Assistant - FT
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Pathfinders
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Florida Conference
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If you meet the job requirements for any of the roles listed above and are interested in being considered, please
visit our company website at https://careers.floridaconference.com/ to apply and feel free to refer individuals within your network with related qualifications and expertise.
Human Resources
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Development and Planned Giving Department
Find out how to save your loved ones the expense and aggravation of Probate. Please contact the Florida Conference Development and Planned Giving Department at
407-644-5000, ext. 2241, or email us at
fcplannedgiving@gmail.com.
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Children's Day at Lauderhill Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday, April 8th.
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Worship Team
Praise
Ruth Bingham/Ellie Balitodano
Welcome Host
Pastor Bill Bossert
Children's Corner
Praise
Ruth Bingham
Offering
Kendall Chaffee
Offertory
Ivonne Barkman/Jodi Onoffrey
Prayer
Lynda Courtright
Worship Message
Pastor Bill Bossert, DMin.
Farewell/
Benedicton
Hospitality
Danielle Krivda
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March Birthdays
3 Juan Moreno
3 Derge-Lynn Honore
4 Sandy Akins
4 Lee Lyons
4 Leah Banas
7 Michael Clotaire
9 James Lebrun
9 Joanne Gamache
11 Marlene Jean Philippe
11 Bryan Mejia
11 Frankie Rodriguez Flores
13 Amariah Akins
14 Daniel Reyes Francis
16 Steve Kirby
17 Edmund Lamontagne Francis
18 Heather Edwards
19 Bob Staeheli
22 June Kosky
22 David Tomlinson
24 Cheryle Byrd Lee
25 Lucia Francis
25 Deanne Matthew
28 David Besser
30 Kai Flores
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5050 DAVIS BLVD
NAPLES, FL 34104
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