We give you thanks

I am thankful to the Lord for the honor of being His child. Without Him my life would have no meaning and no purpose. When a couple of years ago my Dad passed away I realized that in a great degree my inspiration to live and achieve was coming from the simple fact that I had a father who loved me and cared about me. If my God had died I would have been left drifting in this universe with no purpose or inspiration.

I am thankful to the Lord that He blessed me with the most wonderful family. Inspired by His selfless love I am also driven to love because that brings joy into the lives of my dear ones. Without God my love to my family would have been a simple animalistic instinct of preservation and survival.

I am thankful to the Lord for my church. The church is the place where I can realize my purpose of serving to the needs of those who are beyond the circle of my immediate family. It is at the church that I  forget about what I want and learn to see other people’s needs.

This has been a wonderful year at our church. I praise the Lord for the new members who joined our church family. I thank God for many wonderful ministries in our congregation. By God’s grace our church family has grown locally and in other parts of the world thanks to our commitment to preaching the Gospel “in Jerusalem … and to the ends of the earth”.

I am thankful to the Lord for all my amazing friends living in the USA, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Germany, Moldova and many many other countries of the world.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving I invite you to remember those who may feel lonely, abandoned or chose to be in denial. Let us make their life brighter and happier.

“Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name.” 1 Chron. 29

He is Able!

“Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.” (Hebrews 7:25)

“Because He [Christ] is an everlasting priest, and has offered the only available sacrifice, he is able to save, from the power, guilt, nature, and punishment of sin, to the uttermost, εις το παντελες, to all intents, degrees, and purposes; and always, and in and through all times, places, and circumstances; for all this is implied in the original word: but in and through all times seems to be the particular meaning here, because of what follows, he ever lives to make intercession for them; this depends on the perpetuity of his priesthood, and the continuance of his mediatorial office.

As Jesus was the Lamb of God slain from the foundation of the world, has an everlasting priesthood, and is a continual intercessor; it is in virtue of this that all who were saved from the foundation of the world were saved through him, and all that shall be saved to the end of the world will be saved through him. He ever was and ever will be the High Priest, Sacrifice, Intercessor, and Mediator of the human race. All successive generations of men are equally interested in him, and may claim the same privileges. But none can be saved by his grace that do not come unto God through him; i.e. imploring mercy through him as their sacrifice and atonement; confidently trusting that God can be just, and yet the justifier of them who thus come to him, believing on Christ Jesus.” (CCB)

This Sabbath morning I invite you to celebrate the power of our Lord Jesus Christ to save. We will remember His death and resurrection during the Communion Service. He is ABLE to save YOU!

Lakeview Bonfire change

Good Morning Again Everyone!

I have some sad news.  I talked with Mr. Grentz after I sent my last email and he informed me that the county would not issue a burning permit for us this Saturday night.  So we will not be able to enjoy a bonfire.  Instead we will have our social inside the Lakeview Church.  So we ARE NOT cancelling the social.  It will just be inside instead of outside.

That means we will need you to bring table games along with the food you are bringing to share.  We will still do some of our seasonal games as promised, but we will also play some table/board games together while we have an evening meal together.

I’m sorry about this change, but I know that we can still have an enjoyable time together.  We will meet in the Lakeview Church at 7:00pm.

Have a wonderful weekend!
–

Pastor Matthew L. Tinkham, Jr., BA

Parenting and Training Children

Sabbath School Program Topic:  Parenting and Training Children

The Family Life Ministry team would like to personally invite everyone to make it a priority to make it to the Sabbath School program at 9:20am each Sabbath this quarter.  Each week, a different topic will be presented on building a healthy home, as God wishes.  We all know it may be difficult to make it a priority to wake up on time and make it to church by 9:20am, but as Ellen White states in Counsels for Sabbath School Work: “Punctuality and decision in the work and cause of God are highly essential. The only day out of the seven that the Lord claims as His, and requires us to devote to Him, quite a portion of this is squandered away by sleeping late in the morning. In this they are robbing God. It causes them to be behind in everything; it makes confusion in the family; and finally results in the tardiness of the entire family at Sabbath school, and perhaps at meeting. Now why can we not rise early with the birds, and offer praise and thanksgiving to God? Try it, brethren and sisters. Have your preparations all made the day before, and come promptly to the Sabbath school and meeting, and you will thereby not only benefit others, but you will reap rich blessings for yourselves“.   Even if you are one of the very, very few people who has a perfect family, you can still come out and support your fellow church members.

“Parents, let your children see that you love them and will do all in your power to make them happy. If you do so, your necessary restrictions will have far greater weight in their young minds. Rule your children with tenderness and compassion, remembering that “their angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 18:10. If you desire the angels to do for your children the work given them of God, co-operate with them by doing your part. Brought up under the wise and loving guidance of a true home, children will have no desire to wander away in search of pleasure and companionship. Evil will not attract them.The spirit that prevails in the home will mold their characters; they will form habits and principles that will be a strong defense against temptation when they shall leave the home shelter and take their place in the world”. Ministry of Healing, page 260

 

The topics include:
Nov. 5 – Teenagers
Nov. 12 – Resolving conflict in the home
Nov. 19 – Family worship in the home
Nov. 26 – Time management.
Dec. 3 – Responsibilities in the home
Dec. 10 – Single parents/ challenges
Dec. 17 –  How to handle a non-believing spouse
Dec. 24 – The home environment

Hope to see you there!

Dnipro Meetings Slideshow

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