We will be collecting toiletry items for our soldiers over seas. They
run out of these items often and would appreciate our help!! Shampoo, Conditioner, Soap, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Lotion, Mouthwash, Deodorant, etc. Or you can donate money to help with shipping costs. We would like to have everything collected by January
30, 2014. Please feel free to contact the office with questions 9689376.
Welcome to Worship
with
Battle Creek Friends Church
January 4, 2015
Todays Message: Paul in Philippi: Following Christ
Dr. Chris Jakway
Pastoral Staff
Young @ Heart January Fellowship
Date: January 8, 2015
Time: 1:00pm
Place: Friends Church Café
Join us for a potluck (bring a dish to share) followed by some bible trivia.
All seniors are welcome, bring a friend!
For more information or questions, please call Nancy Dolphin 269-9799344
Thank you for your interest in helping with our library! We
will be having a meeting January 4, 2015 between 2nd and
3rd service for anyone that wants to volunteer!
Lead Pastor
Student Ministries Pastor
Associate Pastor,
Teaching & Discipleship
Kelly Hadlich
John Grafton
Dr. Chris Jakway
Children’s Ministries Pastor
Matt Smith
Dir. Little Friends Child Care
Laura Zingaretti
Worship Coordinator
Don Worthington
Administrative Pastor
Jeff Fox
Administrative Assistant
Amy Peet
Coord. Of Campus Operations
Tom Price
Urgent Prayer Requests:
If you need to start the “Prayer Chain”
with an urgent request, you may call:
Marcia Redfield @ 965-4868 or
Janet Wygant @ 962-3549 or
E-mail: [email protected] or
Church Office @ 968-9376
(9:00-3:00 Mon-Th)
Sundays @ Friends
8:30am
DISCIPLE SHIP Children’s Ministry
Nursery (Under 2 yrs.) ..... Back of Worship Ctr.
10:00am
DISCIPLE SHIP Children’s Ministry
Nursery (Under 2 yrs)..... Back of Worship Ctr.
Preschool - 4th .... Children go to Classrooms
NOTE: Class begins 10 min. prior to service
time (9:50)
YOUTH CLASSES
Club 56 (5th - 6th)..................... Friends Center
Middle & Sr. High Bible Study (7th-12th) Fr. Ctr.
ADULT BIBLE STUDY
Amazing Grace…I & II Timothy Titus & Philemon
Room 2
Mixed Bag ABF The Blessing ………..Room
11:30am
DISCIPLE SHIP Children’s Ministry
Nursery (Under 2 yrs)..... Back of Worship Ctr.
Preschool-4th ...... Go directly to KIDZ Space
NOTE: Class begins 10 min. prior to service
time (11:20)
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00-3:00 (Closed Fridays) 968-9376 1305 Olive St.,
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Email: office @bcfriends.org Website: www.bcfriends.org
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
1 He came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was a Jewess and a believer, but whose father was a Greek. 2 The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of
him. 3 Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all
knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they traveled from town to
town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders
in Jerusalem for the people to obey. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
Paul's Vision of the Man of Macedonia
6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia
and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the
word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow
them to. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. 9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and
begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10 After Paul
had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia,
concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Lydia's Conversion in Philippi
11 From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace,
and the next day on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia.
And we stayed there several days. 13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of
prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had
gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman named Lydia,
a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper
of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message. 15
When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord," she
said, "come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.
Paul in Philippi: Following Christ
Acts 16: 1-15
Dr. Chris Jakway
1.
Paul did whatever he could to
_______________________________.
(Acts 16:1-3)
2. Paul knew churches were __________________________.
(Acts 16:4-5)
3. Paul could easily ______________________________.
(Acts 16:6-10)
Steps for Biblical decision making:
* Make sure your relationship with God is strong.
* Pray regularly and ask God for guidance.
* Study God’s word regularly.
* Make decisions based on Biblical principles.
4. Paul took the message of __________________________.
(Acts 16:11-15)