July 16, 2022

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20). Thus the world's Redeemer illustrates the work of the Holy Spirit upon the human heart. The living agent, by an act of faith of his own, places himself in the hands of the Lord for Him to work in him His good pleasure in His time. There must be a continual exercise of faith to be in Christ and keep in Christ, abiding by faith in Him.

This is a training process, a constant discipline of the mind and heart, that Christ shall work His great work in human hearts. Self, the old natural self, dies, and Christ's will is our will, His way is our way, and the human agent becomes, with heart, mind, and intellect, an instrument in the hands of God to work no more wickedness but the righteousness of Christ....

In the divine arrangement God does nothing without the cooperation of man. He compels no man's will. That must be given to the Lord completely, else the Lord is not able to accomplish His divine work that He would do through the human agency. Jesus declared that in a certain place He could not do many mighty works among the people because of their unbelief. He wanted to do for them in that place just what He knew that they needed to have done, but He could not because unbelief barred the way. The potter cannot mold and fashion unto honor that which has never been placed in his hands. The Christian life is one of daily surrender, submission, and continual overcoming, gaining fresh victories every day. This is the growing up into Christ, fashioning the life into the divine Model....

Devotion, piety, and sanctification of the entire man come through Jesus Christ our righteousness. The love of God needs to be constantly cultivated. O how my heart cries out to the living God for the mind of Jesus Christ! I want to lose sight of self.

Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Please knock hard if the door is locked, we will meet in the kitchen, thank you.

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Happy Friday and Preparation Day! As we draw close to the Sabbath hours, let us reflect on the following:

"Before the Sabbath begins, the mind as well as the body should be withdrawn from worldly business. God has set His Sabbath at the end of the six working days, that men may stop and consider what they have gained during the week in preparation for the pure kingdom..."  -- Testimonies to the Church, Vol, 6, p. 356

Men's Ministry Bible Study Group will be meeting on Sabbath, July 16, from 8:00 to 9:30 am in the Youth SS room. Our next study is on Lessons from the Life of Abraham. Those interested in inviting others to participate in this group Bible study and/or have any further questions, please contact Chris Pfeifer 360-833-3668 or Daniel Chung 503-619-6195.

-- Counsels for the Church, EGW, p. 298

Elders| Deacons| Deaconnessess Meeting will be on July 16th, following the worship service in the Amazing Bible Classroom at approximately 1:45 p.m. Feel free to bring a sack lunch as the kitchen will not be available due to Communion Service needs. Please contact Todd Trenholm at 541-580-8217 or Idell Brown at 971-207-6763 with questions.

Donations to Ukraine -- At this time all offerings received for the local Ukraine Fund will be forwarded to the General Conference Ukraine Fund for disbursement. Thank you very much for supporting our efforts to provide humanitarian aid to our brothers and sisters

Church Business Meeting will be held on July 17th at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Volunteers needed for the Evangelism Resource Center! If you are interested and able to assist with serving in the ERC following the Sabbath worship service, please contact Susie Pellecer (951-384-0820) or Michael Davis (503-707-1817). We greatly appreciate your help and your service to this vital ministry opportunity!

“Hold the Date” The Sabbath School Department will be hosting a Mission spotlight feature and the related afternoon program on July 30, 2022. The mission spotlight will feature Adventist Frontier Mission (AFM). The program title is Adventist Frontier Missionaries in the Middle East. There will be a church wide potluck prior to the afternoon meeting. Afternoon program will begin at

Memorial Service for Debra Eberitzsch (Elder Christopher Pfeifer’s mother) on Sunday, July 31 at 11:00 am. Fellowship meal following the service.

Sabbath Fellowship Group -- Meets following the worship service at approximately 1:15 PM for 30 minutes. Come fellowship with us and share how God is working in your life.

Door2Door Evangelism will be meeting on the 16th following the worship service at approximately 2:00 pm. Please bring a sack lunch to eat before going out. Contact Kenny Smith @ 360-521-8565 with any questions you may have.

Outdoor Church will be on August 13 and 20 this year at Milo Mclver State Park (Cedar Shelter). Sabbath School will begin at 10:00 am and the worship service at 11:00 am. Parking permit will be required. More details to come.

Bible Study Training Resources! To see the training video and browse a variety of personal evangelism resources, please click on this link:

Joan Fuller Memorial at Tabernacle SDA church on Sabbath July 16th at 3pm. Preceded by fellowship dinner at 12:30pm. All are welcome to come and celebrate Joan’s life. 

Camp Meeting needs your help! We could not run without you! With not having Camp Meeting for a couple years, it may have fallen off your radar for summer planning. This ministry largely happens because of the nearly 500 dedicated volunteers that give of their time to this ministry. Please sign up now by going to https://www.oregonadventist.org/gladstone-camp-meetings-volunteers. Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact Kerry at 503-850-3350 or email cm.reservations@oc.npuc.org. Thank you for your willingness to help make Camp Meeting happen!

We need help staffing our blood drive at Camp Meeting. We need people for sign-ups (sit at table in the plaza and recruit), Registration (checking people in for their appointment), Canteen (give juice and cookies in bloodmobile after donors are finished) The dates are, Tuesday and Wednesday 7/19 & 20 for sign-ups; Thursday and Friday 7/21 & 22 for Registration and Canteen. Sign up online at www.oregonadventist.org under Camp Meeting volunteers.  All volunteers must have a current background check—remember that we haven’t had an in-person camp meeting in 2 years so your background check may have expired! 

You can help save a life! The Red Cross Blood Drive is happening at Camp Meeting!  Get your preferred appointment time by pre-scheduling online at: www.redcrossblood.org, enter SDAconference in "Find a Blood Drive", or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Due to the popularity of this event, our Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for two days—using two bloodmobiles—on Thursday, July 21, and Friday, July 22, from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. Donors must be 16 years old with a signed Red Cross parental consent form.

All ages are welcome to participate in the annual Gladstone Family Fun Run and it’s going to be bigger than ever! The 5k fun run/walk will be held Friday, July 22 at 7:00 AM. While previously it was a camp meeting-specific event, starting this year we are using it as a benefit for the Gladstone Senior Center, and intentionally inviting all in the local community to participate! Free registration online before 12:00noon on Thursday, July 21 at www.oregonadventist.org/funrun

Bring ingredients for haystacks and a smile! If you have questions or want to commit to bring a certain haystack ingredient, email oradventistsingles@yahoo.com

Pre-Register your kids now for quick and easy check-in when they come to camp meeting this summer. Complete the online registration form here: https://bit.ly/CMkidsignup

Stay up to date with schedules, seminars, and news. Use this link to download app for both android and apple: https://bit.ly/cmApp22

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Sunnyside’s Camp Meeting Sabbath Service is on July 23 at 11:15 am, at Sunnyside Adventist Church. Pastor Mark Witas will be our speaker this year and we are looking forward to seeing many of you. We provide air conditioning and a sheltered building! Our location is 10501 SE Market Street, Portland, Oregon 97216.

Walla Walla University’s annual Alumni Sabbath at Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory will be held August 26-28, 2022. Come for Sabbath or the full weekend; meals and accommodations require registration. This year's guest speaker is WWU alumnus, Ralph Perrin ’77. For details and registration, visit www.wallawalla.edu/Rosario-Sabbath or call (509) 527-2631.

PACS Job Openings! Portland Adventist Community Services is hiring! We have two crucial part-time positions available and are looking to interview immediately. If you or someone you know are interested in either of these part-time jobs, please email laura.pascoe@pacsonline.org. You can also 

visit www.pacsonline.org/jobs to learn more about the positions.

Thrift Store Assistant Manager: $18.50/hour, two days a week to start with, training available as long as you are a kind and organized person and a strong communicator. Your primary responsibility is to help the store manager support our volunteers as they are the engine behind everything PACS does.

Donor Experience Specialist: $17.50/hour, 12 hours/week to start with, training also available as long as you have excellent customer service skills. This person will be the face of PACS to those who come to donate their items. You’ll accept their donations, and work in the back of the store sorting, organizing, pricing, and supervising small teams of volunteers as they stock the store with the items we receive.

Date: Sunday, October 23

Location: Rossi Farms

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