OFFERING ON DEC 6/7, 2014Required for weekly budget: $33,800Budget: $37,945 • Imagine: $12,991

AROUND BETHANYWedding Banns: Kevin McDonnell & Haley Bur-gess will be married on Wed Dec 24 at Bethany.

2015 Offering Envelopes: Available in your church mailbox OR at the Welcome Centre. To receive for the first time, fill out the Response Form (reverse).

December Mortgage Drive: Our goal is to raise $95,000. Please contribute alongside your regular givings, allocated to “mortgage” or “pavilion.”

Breakfast at Bethany: Sun Dec 14 & 21, 8:30-10:45 am in the West Café. By donation. All are welcome!

Family Christmas Celebration: Sun Dec 14, 4-6 pm. For kids ages 4-12 and their parents!

December 13/14, 2014Saturday, 6:45 pm • Sunday, 9:30 & 11:10 am

THE UPSIDE-DOWN KINGDOM

Will You Be An Admirer or a Follower?Pastor Larry Shantz speaking

PRAISE & PRAYERDeepest Sympathy to...• Andy & Jolanka McNabb (Madeleine, Victoria,

William, Haven) on the passing of Jolanka’s mother, Helen Ilona Kalmar, on Thu Dec 4.

• Barb Lattimer (Thomas, Melissa) on the passing of her husband, Tom, on Mon Dec 8. Brother-in-law of Steve & Brenda Nicolaides (Kristina, Jordan). Son-in-law of Dave & Valerie Bielby.

• Henry & Anne Neufeld and Barry & Jennifer Boese on the passing of Henry’s sister and Barry’s mother, Hertha Boese, on Mon Dec 8.

Congratulations to John & Barbara Zieschang on the birth of their great granddaughter, Alena Jane Hall, on Wed Dec 10. Parents are Stuart & Alisha Hall. Grandparents are Gary & Janette Vos.

Lift Up in Prayer: Wes & Stephanie Collins, Enrique Serpas, Stephanie Neal-Loback

KIOSKS THIS WEEKENDSIGN-UP: Sign up for the Christmas Day Dinner offered on Thu Dec 25, 3 pm in the Fireside Room. Doors open at 1 pm. Bring a dessert. Register before Mon Dec 15. Note: Volunteers needed for this event.

STEPHEN MINISTRY: Train to be a Stephen Minister and care for others in need of love and comfort! A new session will be offered on Thu Feb 5 to May 21, 7-9:30 pm at Bethany. stephenministries.org

PRAYER: Place a tie in and pray over a prayer quilt for Marilyn, who is recovering from a mild stroke.

UPCOMING: The Bethany School of Music & Arts (BSMA) announces new ballet classes starting in January. Registration is now open!

MISSIONS: Did you order pies? They are ready for pick-up! Extras also available. Thank you for your support of the Costa Rica Missions Project.

GROUP LIFE: • Find out how to get connected through Life Teams,

Bible studies and events.

• Pick up this week’s Life Team Study Guide.

• RSVP for the Transformed Leader Training coming up on Thu Dec 18, 7 pm in the Fireside Room.

BLUE CHRISTMASSat Dec 20, 8:30-9:30 pm in the Fireside Room

This is a special service for those who struggle through Christmas with loss, deep sadness,

anxiety and isolation. Details at the Info Centre.

CHRISTMAS SERVICES @ BETHANYTue Dec 23, 7 pm • Wed Dec 24, 5 & 7 pm

Celebrate our Saviour’s birth at our Christmas service, What Child is This?, featuring music, drama and dance. Invite your family, friends and neighbours. All are welcome!

THE UPSIDE-DOWN KINGDOM

Will You Be An Admirer or a Follower?

RESPONSE FORMDecember 13/14, 2014

I would like:

more info about becoming a Christ follower

more info about Bethany

a church mailbox

to be included in the Bethany Phone &Address Directory (fill in info below)

offering envelopes (fill in info below)

to arrange “direct debit” for offerings

to receive a LARGE PRINT bulletin

to subscribe to the Bethany eBulletin (fill in email below OR visit bethanycc.ca)

more info about Life Teams(participating, leading, coaching)

more info about support & recovery(Celebrate Recovery, The Landing)

Other:

The Crowds Who Came to Admire Jesus and the Disciples Who Follow Jesus: (Matthew 5:1, 7:28-29, 13-14)• Two examples of men who became followers of Jesus

(John 3:1-10; Luke 19:1-10)

• An example of a man who would only admire Jesus (Mark 10:17-22)

Jesus Outlines What It Means for Us To Be a True Follower: (Matthew 16:24-26)

The Choices That Jesus Gave:• The choice between the wide gate and the narrow gate

(Matthew 7:13-14)

• The choice between the broad road and the narrow road (Matthew 7:13-14)

• The choice between the false prophet and the true prophet (Matthew 7:15)

• The choice between the bad tree and a good tree (Matthew 7:16-20)

• The choice between the house built on sand and the house built on rock (Matthew 7:24-27)

Jesus’ Conversation With Peter Regarding What It Meant for Peter To Be a Christ Follower: (John 21:15-22)

How Are You Going to Live Your One and Only Life?• As an admirer of Jesus?• As a follower of Jesus? (Matthew 6:33; Romans 12:1-2;

Colossians 3:16, 23-24)

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