July 31, 2011 by MediaMinistry.

#307, Influence: Salt, Pastor Paul Martin, Sunday, 07-31-2011

Bible Verses:

Matthew  5:13; Mark 9:50; Luke 14:35; and Colossians 4:5 - 6

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July 31, 2011 by admin.

SUNDAY JULY 31, 2011

• WORSHIP AND THE WORD 8:30 and 11:00 AM
• Children’s Church after worship
• (Ages 4-5 downstairs, ages 6-12 youth chapel)
• CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 10:00 AM
• Children’s program in the Youth Chapel
• “Managing Our Money God’s Way” in the sanctuary

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY
  • Today we are praying for Sally Dyer, Bernadette Oinonen, Simon Adu and Harry Marshall who will be participating in a week long pastoral care training course. This is the first step in developing a Pastoral Care Ministry for our church. Please pray for these individuals and for all those who the Lord will be calling into Pastoral Care Ministry to serve our church family.
• JOHN WALLER, IN CONCERT
  • August 21, 6:00 PM, Here at LAOG! Invite tickets are available today! Invite friends & family!
• DAY TRIP TO THE MONUMENT OF OUR FOREFATHERS
  • Monday, August 15
  • This is a great opportunity for you and your family to step back in time and grasp the passion that our forefathers had for God when they founded this country. Check it out online. Pastor Paul spoke of this monument in his July 4th sermon. Deadline to sign up is Aug. 8. $15 per person for bus transportation (Plymouth, Mass.) Lunch is on your own.  Sign up and pay at the resource center in the lobby.
• STUDENT COMMUNITY NEWS
  • Worship Team practice today & 8/7
  • Pastor Keith 8/14
  • John Waller Concert 8/21
  • Pastor Keith 8/28
• LADIES’ ROUND TABLE
  • Come; Let’s Talk About “Heaven”!
  • Sign-up today at the Welcome center and purchase your book, “Heaven is For Real” for $10.00. Purchase an extra book and invite a friend or coworker who is seeking answers about their future and the hereafter. I so look forward to connecting with all of you gals as we learn and grow together. Choose either the 10 AM or 7PM Thursday class beginning August 4th and ending September 1st. For more information, email Pastor Ann at wiw4him@gmail.com.
• MONTHLY MISSIONS SUPPORT
  • Monthly Missionary Support . . . .. . . . . .  7,680
  • Received in July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .6,166
  • Needed to fulfill pledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,514
• MISSION FOCUS OF THE WEEK
  • Montachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network
  • Want to see a prime example of how time flies when we’re working for the Lord? It’s already time to start getting ready for our next rotation week at the Hospitality Network shelter at St. Ann’s Church, 196 Mechanic St., Leominster, 2nd Floor. There are 4 ways you can be a part and make a difference:
    • 1) Be a host for 2 hours (this just means being onsite and offering friendship to the residents)
    • 2) Be an overnight host
    • 3) Prepare/provide an evening meal (for about 15 people)
    • 4) Donate supplies such as paper cups/plates, plastic utensils, paper towels, etc.
  • Visit the MIHN table in the lobby to sign up TODAY for the week of August 14-21. Thanks!
• CARING CONNECTION
  • Please pray for:
  • The Boucher’s as they begin a new pastoral assignment at Highway Tabernacle in Philadelphia, PA. Please pray for:
    • 1) A smooth transition
    • 2) Ability to adjust quickly to the city
    • 3) Wisdom to know what ministries to begin and to prioritize
    • 4) Jesus to be glorified!
  • Wally Abbott’s mother— emphysema
  • Wayne Hodgkins—heart arythmia
  • Bill & Ann Marie Mead—Bill is recovering from broken neck
  • Michelle Zide—Serious illness
  • Connie G.—recovery from surgery and cancer
  • Those who have recently prayed to receive Jesus Christ
  • Those in our congregation who need employment

HELPFUL INFORMATION

• Please use the Connection Card located in the seatback to register as a guest, request prayer, report an answer to prayer, change your contact info, ask a question, etc.
• Our website www.laog.org gives you the choice of giving online using paypal or credit card.
• CDs are free and are offered at the Resource Center in the lobby after services. DVDs can be ordered for $5.00 by using a green ordering envelope at the Resource Center.
• Sound Mates (Personal Listening System) are available for those who are hard of hearing. Please see the technician at the sound booth.
• There is a room next to the nursery for mothers who are nursing babies.
• We offer van transportation for those who may need a ride to our Sunday morning service. Please call 978-534-1190, ext. 19, by Saturday noon for Sunday van transportation.
• Leominster Access TV (LATV Channel 8) airs our church services at the following times: Tues. 3:30 PM, Wed. 4:00 AM, Thurs. 1:00 PM, and Sat. 9:00 PM. If you reside in the surrounding area, please check your local access station for times. Also, since our services are videoed for TV, your image may be recorded. If this is a problem for you, please speak with an usher.
• We have a library that is furnished with great family DVDs as well as resources for encouragement and inspiration. It is located in room 206 (near the Youth Chapel).
• If you have more questions, please contact us at info@laog.org or 978-534-1190.
  • Leominster Assembly of God
  • 834 Main St. Leominster, MA 01453
  • www.laog.org

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July 31, 2011 by admin.

Welcome to all! It’s so good to have each of you share together in today’s worship experience.  Today, we are continuing the teaching series, Influence, and we earnestly desire to re-capture some of the transformational influence the church has had in America in centuries past.
It is an honor to have some special guests here today from Fitchburg Teen Challenge. Welcome, Ladies. I know we’ll be encouraged as we hear their stories of God’s unconditional, all-encompassing love.  For others who may be visiting today, we would be so appreciative if you would be so kind to fill out a connection card and take it to the Welcome Center after service.  Our hospitality team has a gift for you there.  Thanks so much.
Let’s open our hearts to the Lord and to each other as we worship together.
Paul and Ann Martin

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July 25, 2011 by MediaMinistry.

#306, Influence: Holiness, Pastor Paul Martin, Sunday, 07-24-2011

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July 24, 2011 by admin.

SUNDAY JULY 24, 2011

• WORSHIP AND THE WORD 8:30 AND 11:00 AM
  • Children’s Church after worship
  • (Ages 4-5 downstairs, ages 6-12 youth chapel)
• CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 10:00 AM
  • Children’s program in the Youth Chapel
  • “Managing Our Money God’s Way” in the sanctuary
• STUDENT COMMUNITY WATER WARS 6:00 PM
  • Bring your squirt gun and a towel!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• JOHN WALLER IN CONCERT
  • August 21, 6:00 PM
  • Here! Spread The Word!
• FAMILY OUTINGS
  • Road trip to “Sight and Sound” Theater, Monday and Tuesday, August 1-2 Tuesday, July 26, is the deadline to sign up. $100 per person includes bus transportation (to Lancaster PA) and theater admission. Lodging and food are additional. Please sign up in the lobby. Check out www.sight-sound.com.
  • Day trip to The Monument of Our Forefathers, Monday, August 15 This is a great opportunity for you and your family to step back in time and grasp the passion that our forefathers had for God when they founded this country. Check it out online. Pastor Paul spoke of this monument in his July 4th sermon. Deadline to sign up is Aug. 8. $15 per person for bus transportation (Plymouth, Mass.) Lunch is on your own.
• ATTENTION MEN!
  • We need 10 men to form a planning team to develop a church wide strategy for the “Courageous” movie coming out this September and to help promote the John Waller weekend, August 21. If you are interested in joining Darrin Lawson and Pastor Paul on this team, please contact Pastor Paul. Email: paul.martin@laog.org or call the church office at 978-534-1190. Thanks.
• ATTENTION LADIES!
  • Pastor Ann will be hosting another ladies’ round table on Thursday’s both 10 AM and 7 PM for 5 weeks, from August 4 through September 1.  The topic will be “Heaven.” Todd Burpo’s New York Times Best Seller book, “Heaven Is For Real” will be the discussion starter.  Books will be available at a discounted price.  Plan to be a part, meet new friends and learn together.
• CONGRATULATIONS
  • Matt Shatos and Melanie Farnsworth On Your Engagement! God Bless You!
• MONTHLY MISSIONS SUPPORT
  • Monthly Missionary Support . . . .. . . . . .  7,680
  • Received in July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .5,724
  • Needed to fulfill pledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956 again! Thank you and God bless you!
• MISSIONARY OF THE WEEK
  • Mike and Dodey Files, Chile
  • In September ’06 their Latin American ChildCare High School was completely destroyed by fire. The church and school are located in the High Andes of southern Chile and are dedicated to the training of Mapuche Indian young people in the areas of Forestry and Agriculture. Without this school dormitory, the only other option is for the families to send their teenagers to study in a city about 3 hours from home. Because of the problems associated with living so far from home and family most of the young people never finish their education.
  • The bulk of the reconstruction is done and their goal is to reopen the school in March of 2012. Would you please pray that the Lord would help them meet the challenge of raising $30,000 to complete the work? Thank you!
• CARING CONNECTION
  • Congratulations to Tom and Rhonda Richard on the birth of their first grandchild, Dillon Thomas Richard, July 20! We rejoice with you.
  • Please pray for:
  • Wally Abbott’s mother—hospitalized with emphysema
  • Wayne Hodgkins—serious heart problems
  • Lilian Mbiyu’s coworker— she has been out of work for over 3 months with an illness that has not been diagnosed.
  • Bill & Ann Marie Mead—Bill is recovering from broken neck
  • Jim Keefe—recovering  from surgery
  • Michelle Zide—Serious illness
  • Connie G.—recovery from surgery and cancer
  • Those who have recently prayed to receive Jesus Christ
  • Those in our congregation who need employment

HELPFUL INFORMATION

• Please use the Connection Card located in the seatback to register as a guest, request prayer, report an answer to prayer, change your contact info, ask a question, etc.
• Our website www.laog.org gives you the choice of giving online using paypal or credit card.
• CDs are free and are offered at the Resource Center in the lobby after services. DVDs can be ordered for $5.00 by using a green ordering envelope at the Resource Center.
• Sound Mates (Personal Listening System) are available for those who are hard of hearing. Please see the technician at the sound booth.
• There is a room next to the nursery for mothers who are nursing babies.
• We offer van transportation for those who may need a ride to our Sunday morning service. Please call 978-534-1190, ext. 19, by Saturday noon for Sunday van transportation.
• Leominster Access TV (LATV Channel 8) airs our church services at the following times: Tues. 3:30 PM, Wed. 4:00 AM, Thurs. 1:00 PM, and Sat. 9:00 PM. If you reside in the surrounding area, please check your local access station for times. Also, since our services are videoed for TV, your image may be recorded. If this is a problem for you, please speak with an usher.
• We have a library that is furnished with great family DVDs as well as resources for encouragement and inspiration. It is located in room 206 (near the Youth Chapel).
• If you have more questions, please contact us at info@laog.org or 978-534-1190.
  • Leominster Assembly of God
  • 834 Main St. Leominster, MA 01453
  • www.laog.org

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July 24, 2011 by admin.

WELCOME!
Our current teaching series, “INFLUENCE” continues today. Our desire is for our church to have a significant, transformational influence on our culture. Through the metaphors used in Scripture, we are learning what that looks like and how it can happen. If you missed one of the teachings, they have all been uploaded to our website and available for free download.
For those who are guests today, you can help us get to know you by filling out a connection card located in the seat back in front of you.  After service, please take the card to a member of our hospitality team at the welcome center; they will have a gift for you there.  Thanks so much for sharing this worship experience with us.
P.S. I thought you might like to know that Darla and Percy are VERY glad Ann has returned from Costa Rica.  They have been rescued from life in dog world.  :))
Ann and Paul Martin, Lead Pastors

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July 17, 2011 by MediaMinistry.

#305, Influence: Light, Pastor Paul Martin, Sunday, 07-17-2011

Bible Verses and Observations:

Matthew 5:14-16
Light is not intended to be contained
Our good deeds are intended to serve as a reflection of His light.

John 1:4-9
Light dispels darkness; darkness can never extinguish light.
We are not the source of the light.

John 3:19-21
Those in darkness do not like the light.
Living in the light allows others to see God’s expectations.

John 12:46-48
Jesus did not judge those who would not follow Him.
Judgment is for another day and another place

Ephesians 5:6-9
Living in the light produces only what is good and right and true.

Philippians 2:14-15

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July 17, 2011 by admin.

SUNDAY JULY 17, 2011

• WORSHIP AND THE WORD 8:30 and 11:00 AM
  • Children’s Church after worship
  • (Ages 4-5 downstairs, ages 6-12 youth chapel)
• CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 10:00 AM
  • Children’s program in the Youth Chapel
  • “Managing Our Money God’s Way” in the sanctuary
• NEW MEMBER INFORMATIONAL MEETING 6:00 PM
  • Youth Chapel

THIS WEEK, JULY 18 - JULY 23

• MONDAY
  • 7:00 PM Prayer (Prayer room)
• WEDNESDAY
  • 6:45 PM Girl’s Ministries
  • Adult Bible Study
• SATURDAY
  • 7:00 Prayer
• NEXT SUNDAY
  • 6:00-8:00 PM—STUDENT COMMUNITY
  • WATER WARS! Bring your squirt gun and a towel!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• FAMILY OUTINGS
  • Road trip to “Sight and Sound” Theater, Monday and Tuesday, August 1-2 $100 per person includes bus transportation (to Lancaster PA) and theater admission. Lodging and food are additional. Details to follow. If you are interested, please sign up in the lobby.  Check out www.sight-sound.com.
  • Day trip to the Monument of Our Forefathers, Monday, August 15 $15 per person for bus transportation (Plymouth, Mass.) Lunch is on your own. Sign up in the lobby no later than Sunday, 8/7. Thanks.
• ATTENTION MEN!
  • We need 10 men to form a planning team to develop a church wide strategy for the “Courageous” movie coming out this September and to help promote the John Waller weekend, August 21. If you are interested in joining Darrin Lawson and Pastor Paul on this team, please contact Pastor Paul. Email: paul.martin@laog.org or call the church office at 978-534-1190. Thanks.
• ATTENTION LADIES!
  • Pastor Ann will be hosting another ladies’ round table on Thursday’s both 10 AM and 7 PM for 5 weeks, from August 4 through September 1.  The topic will be “Heaven.” Todd Burpo’s New York Times Best Seller book, “Heaven Is For Real” will be the discussion starter.  Books will be available at a discounted price.  Plan to be a part, meet new friends and learn together.
• SUMMER ROYAL RANGER EVENTS
  • More information about these events is located in the literature racks near the lobby exits.
  • Fri. 7/29—Mel’s Funway Park in Litchfield NH.
  • Fri. & Sat. 8/19 & 20—Battleship Cove Overnight
  • Sat. 8/27—Family Day at the Royal Ranger camp
• NAME CHANGE TASK FORCE
  • Check out the bulletin board in the lobby for an update from the first meeting of the Name Change Task Force.
• MONTHLY MISSIONS SUPPORT
  • Monthly Missionary Support . . . .. . . . . .  7,680
  • Received in July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,488
  • Needed to reach goal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,192 again! Thank you and God bless you!
• MISSIONARY OF THE WEEK
  • Rebekah Drakes
  • Rebekah Drakes has been attending LAOG since she was a child. She is now a student at Zion Bible College and is on a mission trip this summer. Here is an excerpt from her letter to us:
  • I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting me on my mission trip…We will be traveling from the north to the south of the island of Taiwan. We will be running VBS, sharing our testimonies and doing anything that is needed. Then after our time in Taiwan, we will take a plane to Shanghai, China then on a train to Wenzhou, China. We will then be smuggled into a building where we will stay for a week with high school and college students in the underground church.
  • These people are starving for the Holy Spirit, for the Word of God, and just crave to be in His presence. I ask that you would please pray…thank you again…
• CARING CONNECTION
  • We extend sympathy to Sandra Kurklen on the death of her father, Joseph Kurklen, Thursday, 7/14. May you feel the comfort of Jesus now and in the days to come.
  • Please pray for:
  • Wally Abbott’s mother—hospitalized with emphysema
  • Lilian Mbiyu’s coworker— she has been out of work for over 3 months with an illness that has not been diagnosed.
  • Jim Keefe—recovering  from surgery
  • Michelle Zide—Serious illness
  • Elizabeth—Salvation, recovery from surgery, strength  and encouragement
  • Those who have recently prayed to receive Jesus Christ
  • Those in our congregation who need employment

HELPFUL INFORMATION

• Please use the Connection Card located in the seatback to register as a guest, request prayer, report an answer to prayer, change your contact info, ask a question, etc.
• Our website www.laog.org gives you the choice of giving online using paypal or credit card.
• CDs are free and are offered at the Resource Center in the lobby after services. DVDs can be ordered for $5.00 by using a green ordering envelope at the Resource Center.
• Sound Mates (Personal Listening System) are available for those who are hard of hearing. Please see the technician at the sound booth.
• There is a room next to the nursery for mothers who are nursing babies.
• We offer van transportation for those who may need a ride to our Sunday morning service. Please call 978-534-1190, ext. 19, by Saturday noon for Sunday van transportation.
• Leominster Access TV (LATV Channel 8) airs our church services at the following times: Tues. 3:30 PM, Wed. 4:00 AM, Thurs. 1:00 PM, and Sat. 9:00 PM. If you reside in the surrounding area, please check your local access station for times. Also, since our services are videoed for TV, your image may be recorded. If this is a problem for you, please speak with an usher.
• We have a library that is furnished with great family DVDs as well as resources for encouragement and inspiration. It is located in room 206 (near the Youth Chapel).
• If you have more questions, please contact us at info@laog.org or 978-534-1190.
  • Leominster Assembly of God
  • 834 Main St. Leominster, MA 01453
  • www.laog.org

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July 17, 2011 by admin.

Welcome!
Thanks so much for being with us this weekend.  We are delighted each of you has put forth the effort to share the worship experience together.  Please peruse the bulletin to acquaint yourself with the various ways to connect with the church.
The teaching series we are currently in, INFLUENCE, is intended to explore biblical solutions to remedy the church’s seeming lack of influence in our society today.  Never before in our lifetime has there been a more desperate need for a Holy Spirit empowered, love of God motivated church.  The cry of our heart is, Lord, let it be; here and now!
Ann and Paul Martin, Lead Pastors

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July 11, 2011 by MediaMinistry.

#304, Influence, Pastor Paul Martin, Sunday, 07-10-2011

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