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THIS WEEK’S EVENTS

TODAY

7:00 a.m. Men’s Growth Groups

8:15 a.m. Prayer, Room 205

9:00 a.m. The Cross Road

9:00 a.m. Worship Service

11:00 a.m. Worship Service

6:00 p.m. Lord’s Supper Family Meal

MON

7:00 p.m. The Most Excellent Way

TUE

6:45 p.m. Club RockSalt

7:00 p.m. Ministry Night

WED

9:30 a.m. Women’s Discipleship

12:00 p.m. Men’s Growth Groups

Women’s Discipleship

6:45 p.m. Worship Team Practice

7:00 p.m. Logos

7:00 p.m. High School Cause

THUR

6:00 a.m. Men’s Growth Groups

6:45 p.m. The Cross Road

7:00 p.m. Careers Group

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Trunk R Treat

October 31

• Women’s Retreat

November 6-8

• Lord’s Supper

November 15

• FPNO

November 21

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Women’s Retreat

Women’s Retreat returns to the beach this November 6-8.

Be sure to register online or in the Welcome Center today!

We are also collecting chocolate at the entrances of the

church!

Trunk R Treat Volunteers

Our annual Trunk R Treat is coming up October 31 from 3-

5pm. Candy collection continues at all of the entrances. We

are looking for volunteers to set up, run activities, bring a car

and hand out candy, and clean up after the event. If you are interested in

serving in one or more of these areas, you can fill out a Sign Me Up card or

visit the info table in the Welcome Center today. Join us for this free, safe,

fun family event!

Tech Volunteers

Are you good with computers? We are looking for help in the

tech booth Sunday mornings. Please contact AJ by email at

ajacker@salemheightschurch.org if you are interested.

Lords’ Supper Family Meal

Join us tonight @ 6 p.m. for a special family meal followed by Lords’ Supper.

The ministry of SHC is funded entirely by the generous giving of God’s people. You will notice that we do not pass the offering plate; however, there are offering boxes in the back of the auditorium. We believe from the Word of God that the Spirit of God will lead people towards giving back to God of their first fruits. “...God loves a cheerful giver,” (2 Cor. 9:7). Please prayerfully consider what the Lord would have you do.

Monthly Budget Needed $107,000 Monthly Giving To Date $ 62,050 Fiscal ,Year to Date +/- +$ 27,056 Building Fund $ 31,548

SHC Staff

Pastors

Justin Greene

Senior Pastor Carl Chica

Pastoral Care & Missions Matt MacCollin

Pastor of Men/Careers

Lay Elders

Chuck Moore

Ted Ferry

Administration

AJ Acker

Music Ministry Julie Bernard Women’s Ministry Laura Chica Women’s Biblical Counseling Jay Duffus

Men’s Biblical Counseling Ron Groves

Administrator Scott Hunter

Facilities Manager Russ Libby

Director of Ministries Pete Potloff

Director of Family Life Ed Reister

Community Connection Tim Saffeels

Director of Student Ministries

Giving Update

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Our Purpose To reach people with the love of Jesus Christ,

provide a safe and supportive environment,

proclaim the standards of God’s truth,

duplicate the Christian life in others, and

celebrate the majesty and works of our Great

God.

THE WORD ON DISPLAY

SERIES Part 5

“Restored by the Word” Luke 8:40-56

Presented by

Pastor Justin Greene

October 18, 2015

Jane Merchant offers hope to all who fear they

cannot commit themselves to God’s work and

succeed. Jane never attended school, unless

children’s Sunday school at the church counts. At two

years of age she was confined to a wheelchair. By

twelve she was bedfast with brittle bones that broke

whenever she was moved. At twenty-three she

became deaf. Then she developed an eye disorder

that required daily treatment.

While her brothers and sisters were at school, Jane

taught herself. At age five she could read. Her father

often took her driving over the green, lush countryside,

where Jane was all eyes. A local librarian noted

Jane’s incessant reading and proclaimed her “the

best educated personal I know.” One day, Jane read

in a magazine of a poetry contest. She worked and

reworked poems she had been writing. Finally, she

submitted them. Back came news she had won a

cash prize for honorable mention. She began to write

in earnest, submitting poems to any magazine she

could find that published poetry: Good

Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, and such.

Eventually, Jane published over a thousand poems

and won many national prizes. Then two books of her

poetry were published. Her editors did not know this

lovely nature poetry came from the pen of a young

lady who was stretched out on her back in bed,

unable to move for fear of breaking bones and

unable to hear the beautiful sounds she poetically

described. Asked why she kept on when all was

against her, Jane answered, “Faith in God kept me

going.”1

Experience

What happened today?

The newsmen tell

The tidings so:

A government fell.

A statesman was killed,

An airplane crashed,

A City cowered,

Hurricane lashed.

But here upon

This quiet street

An old, old lady

Grave and sweet,

Handed a rose

To a crying child,

And sunlight sparkled

As they smiled.

I must believe

The clamorous, raw

News: but the smile

Is what I saw.

In the 96 pages of Jane Merchant’s Think about These

Things poems, she wrote a prayer at the bottom of

each page. On page 19 at the end of Experience she

wrote: “Lord, we would not close our eyes to wrong or

be selfishly at peace while others are beset by

disaster. Let not our hearts grow callous we beseech

thee, to news of suffering in any place. May we be

ever responsive to need, seeking ways in which we

can help. But, Lord in a world where bad news travels

faster than good, let us never forget that gentleness

and kindness are also true. In Christ’s name. AMEN.”

By Ruth Shaw, age 92.

THE BIG PICTURE

Luke groups four miracles together:

• All were untouchable or unreachable.

• All were “known” only by Jesus.

• All were hopeless.

• All are examples of providence.

Key: God can reach you no matter the state of your faith.

BRAIDED TOGETHER

What ties these two lives together?

• Their condition had a “time stamp.”

� Because of this:

� One: Would never get married

Would never have a family

Would never see adulthood

� One: Would have lost her marriage

Would have lost her relationships

Would have lost her spiritual connection

• They were women.

� In Jesus’ day, women:

� Were not allowed to testify in court

� Were not allowed to engage in business

� Were not allowed to leave home without permission

� Were not taught to read Scripture

� Were not allowed to participate in public prayer!

• Their situation was inconvenient.

� A crowd filled with need was pressing around Jesus.

� The daughter was a great distance away.

� The woman was a time waster.

• They received personal attention.

� His response in both situations: “I see you, and I know

what you need!”

Key: God’s love is personal!

THE WRAP

• What is the state of your faith?

• How have you responded to the personal touch of God?

1Holman New Testament Commentary, Trent Butler, © 2000 B&H Publishing Group,

Nashville, Tennessee.