October 18, 2009 by PastorMark.

#365, The Test of Devotion, Pastor Mark Boucher, Sunday 10-18-2009

Text: Judges 6:25-35

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October 18, 2009 by admin.

WELCOME TO LEOMINSTER ASSEMBLY OF GOD

• Welcome Center ~ Just inside our main entrance you will find friendly assistance, maps, and literature about LAOG.
• Bulletin ~ Our weekly bulletin provides up-to-date information about what is happening at LAOG.
• Web site ~ Check out www.laog.org for up-to-date information about ministries and staff, bulletin, calendar, sermon notes, etc.
• LifeLine TV ~ Sunday services are aired on local access TV. Schedules are available at

OCTOBER 18, 2009

• WORSHIP and THE WORD at 8:30 and 11:00 AM
  • Nursery, 4s and 5s, Kids 4 Christ (Youth Chapel)
  • Today is Pastor Appreciation Day!
  • Please designate your Take the Land offering this morning.
  • Pastor Mark Boucher will preach the Word: “The Test of Devotion” (Judges 6:25-35)
• CHRISTIAN EDUCATION at 10:00 AM
  • Fall quarter brochures are located at the Welcome Center. There are Bible classes for all ages. All of the adult classes (except Welcome to the Family) meet across the street at the
  • Johnny Appleseed Elementary School.
• PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY, 1:00 PM, Pastor Mark’s Office
  • You are welcome to join at any time. Please see Alice Stacy.
• CHRISTMAS CHOIR REHEARSAL, 3:00 PM, Sanctuary
• HARVESTTIME GATHERING, 6:00 PM, Cornerstone Church
  • We will join with area churches tonight in Winchendon (122 Gardner Road, Rt 140 North) for a special service with Evangelist Tiff Shuttlesworth. Jesus is coming soon and souls are top priority on His agenda. He said, “I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest” (John 4:35). Please join us and bring someone with you who needs Jesus!

THIS WEEK

• MONDAY
  • 7:00 PM  Prayer (Prayer Room)
• TUESDAY
  • 7:30 PM  Christian 12-Step (Room 205)
• WEDNESDAY
  • 6:30 PM  FAMILY NIGHT
  • Rainbows (3 up to K boys & girls)
  • Girls Ministries (K-8 girls’ clubs)
  • Royal Rangers (K-5, 9-12 boys’ clubs)
  • Missions Service: Aboma Dirbaba
• THURSDAY
  • 9:30 AM  Women’s Study (Fellowship Hall)
  • 6:30 PM  Women’s Study (Fellowship Hall)
• SATURDAY
  • 7:00 PM  Prayer (Prayer Room)

UP AND COMING

• Hospitality Network Rotation (October 18-25). Our rotation week begins today. Please stop by the MIHN table in the foyer to sign up to provide a meal or to be a two-hour or overnight host.
• October Wednesday Nights. Every Wednesday night during the month, we are having a special missions service. This week we welcome Aboma Dirbaba who is doing Ethiopian Ministry in Boston. Please join us!
• Care Net Banquet (October 22). The 7th annual fundraising banquet will be held at the Four Points at 6:00 PM. Please call 978.342.4244 to reserve your seat (adults only).
• Water Baptism (December 6). The next water baptism has been scheduled and will be held during one of the morning services. If you desire to be baptized in water, please stop by the Welcome Center and complete an application card.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Buddy Barrel Contest. Please stop by the foyer display today or next Sunday to vote for your favorite barrel in the Design-a-Buddy contest. Every quarter counts as a vote and all money goes to BGMC—kids’ missions giving.

THE ABCs OF SALVATION
To know God and be ready for heaven, follow these steps:

A.  Admit you are a sinner.

“There is no one righteous, not even one … for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:10, 23). Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins. “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13).

B.  Believe in Jesus as your only hope of salvation.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Become a child of God by receiving Christ.
“To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12).

C.  Confess that Jesus is your Lord.

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9).

SMALL GROUPS

• HOMETEAMS
  • Fliers for HomeTeams, home discipleship small groups, are located at the Welcome Center (directions included).
  • Seekers of Light (every other Sunday, 3:00 PM). For men, led by Jim Sullivan, Leominster.
  • In Line with the Word (Tuesdays, 6:30 PM). Led by Sally Dyer, Lunenburg, check out their blog at: Inlinewiththeword.blogspot.com
  • Branches of Messiah (Wednesdays, 6:30 PM). Led by Gus and Dale Wheeler, Leominster.
  • Women of Faith (Fridays, 10:00 AM). Led by Carol Tellier, Leominster.
• ONCE-A-MONTH FELLOWSHIPS
  • Messianic Fellowship (first Friday of the month, 7:00 PM). Led by Gus and Dale Wheeler. Meets for worship, Jewish dance, snacking, etc. in the Fellowship Hall.
  • Ministry of Joy (first Saturday of the month, 12:00-2:30 PM). Led by Ray and Rita Trainque. Meets for lunch, fellowship, and worship in the church Fellowship Hall.
  • African Fellowship (first Saturday of the month, 4:00 PM). Led by Manny and Beatrice Onos.
  • Prayer Shawl Ministry (third Sunday of the month, 1:00 PM). Led by Alice Stacy. Meets in Pastor’s office.
  • The King’s Beloved (third Saturday of the month, 1:00 PM). Led by Kara Sanders, Single Moms’ Group.

TAKE THE LAND UPDATE

• Cost of Property Purchase:  $700,000
• Cash Deposit at Purchase:   100,000
• Paid Down from Church Budget:  128,190
• Total Offerings, 6/07 - 10/09:  150,706
• Current Loan Balance:  321,104
• Avg. Monthly Offerings (last 6 mos.):  3,870
• Avg. Monthly Offerings (since 6/07):  5,288
• Expected payoff date for loan is February 2012.

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October 18, 2009 by PastorMark.

How easily we forget. God reminded His people Israel of how He had saved them. He compared them to a baby left in an open field on the day of its birth. The Lord reminded them that it was He who came along and saved and nurtured “the baby” to health and prosperity. The Lord said, “I clothed you with an embroidered dress and put leather sandals on you. I dressed you in fine linen” (Ezekiel 16:10). But Israel forgot God’s blessings and turned from Him to engage in all kinds of evil. God was about to judge them because they “did not remember the days of [their] youth” (16:22). May we never forget what God has done. He has given us life! Every blessing we have is from Him!

Pastor Mark Boucher

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