San Diego Central Seventh-day Adventist Church
UPDATE
Issue: 324 April 12, 2018
THIS WEEK'S SERMON

Pastor Joshua Bae

Prince of Judah, Part 2

Daniel 1:8

UPCOMING EVENTS

THIS SABBATH
United Prayer, 9 a.m. Meet in the chapel for 20-30 minutes for prayer.
Growth and Service, 9:30 a.m. Ann Wilensky.
Children's Sermon Binder. Sermon binders are in the lobby for each child from 3 to high school. Collect 10 sermon notes to receive a prize.
Youth and Juniors Baptismal Class.  Held during Sabbath School lesson time, 10:15-11:15 a.m. See Pastor Bae.
Fellowship Lunch, after the worship service. All are welcome. 
No Choir Practice.
The Children's offering this Sabbath will go for Escondido Adventist Academy.
 
WEEKLY
JESUS SAID Devotional, Mondays . Find past issues at our website.
Photography Club, Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m.Fellowship Hall. 
C.A.N. Group, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. UCSD campus. See Pastor Bae.
Bible Study, Wednesdays.  Wednesday Bible study will not meet for one month. The next study will be on April 18 at 6 p.m.
Weekly eNewsletter, Thursdays . Find current issues  at  our website.
Small Group Study, Thursdays, 7 p.m.Fellowship Hall. Study the Great Controversy together. See Woosung Lee.
Baptism Class, Thursdays. Meets in San Marcos. See Pastor Bae.
Young Adult Small Group, Fridays, 6:30 p.m.See Sarah Manning.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
Growth & Service Topics: April 21, Happy Families, Brenda Boyd; April 28, Religious Liberty, Helder Silva.
Choir Practice, 1:45-3 p.m.April 21, 28, May 26.
Joint Worship, Saturday, April 21, 11:30 a.m.  
Secret (and not so secret) Talent Show, Saturday, April 21.  Seeking music, hobbies, poems, skits. Sign up with Liezel Buenavista.  
Family Day, Sunday, April 22, 12:30-4 p.m.  Bring your family to this enjoyable DIY wood workshop activity. Pick your project and design. Sign-up and pay on-line. Workshop starts at 1 p.m. Pre-registration required. 30 spots. Sign-up at: https://www.arworkshop.com/temecula/
Men's Ministry, Wednesday, April 25, 6:30-8 p.m. Men, join the guys for dinner. Enjoy food, music, sharing, and prayer. A dinner is also planned for May 30, then we'll resume in September. A men's beach camping retreat is planned in November. See Jim or Clinton.
SECC Education Fair, Sunday, April 29, 11-2 p.m. See flier below. 11330 Pierce Street, Riverside. Support Christian education.
Security Officers Meeting, May 5, 1:30 p.m. Sanctuary.
Haiti Mission Trip, June 26-July 3. See Tae Im.
Backpack Trip , July 20-24. Catalina Island. Contact Albert Leung.
Philippine Mission Trip, September 9-19. See Tae Im.
2019 Church Retreat, March 8-10, 2019. Pine Springs Ranch. 
Rummage Sale Proceeds.T he proceeds from rummage sale on 4/8 was $1,118.00. Thank you for your participation.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Security Awareness : Continue to keep up your awareness when you are on the church property. If you see something that isn't right, it isn't...so please speak up & notify a Security Officer, Deacon, or Elder.
 
Online Church Newsletter. The deadline to get an announcement in the eNewsletter or bulletin is Wednesday at noon. Contact Elder Janice.

Sabbath School Quarterlies  - You can access the online Sabbath School quarterly for your specific class at  www.ssnet.org

Check out our updated Website - Every week our website directs visitors to our weekly service. Our website also displays our online calendar and provides a way to sign up to receive the church newsletter:  www.sandiegocentralsdachurch.org.

Calendar of Offerings 
for the North American Division:
 
April 7, Local Church Budget
April 14, World Budget (Emphasis: NAD Christian Record)
April 21, Local Church Budget
April 28, Potomac Partners 

MINISTRY COLUMN

FAMILY MINISTRY: HAPPY FAMILIES MONTH
"The presence of Christ alone can make men and women happy. All the common waters of life Christ can turn into the wine of heaven. The home then becomes as an Eden of bliss; the family, a beautiful symbol of the family in heaven." (CCM, 10)
 
"Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." [Proverbs 15:17]
 
ESCONDIDO ADVENTIST ACADEMY SCHOOL SUBSIDY
We are thankful to have the Escondido Adventist Academy 3rd graders visiting today. Our church sends a subsidy to EAA, and our contribution to this subsidy is increasing. Our church supports the ministry of EAA, and we encourage you to support them, too. We are happy to have Lorice Cheatham as our EAA School Board Representative. The children's offering today will go for EAA.
 
PRAYER MINISTRY
"A truly Christian life will cost us thoughtfulness, searching of the Scriptures, and most earnest, persevering prayer. It will not be prayer without point and purpose, but it will be the intercession of a heart burdened for poor sinners out of Christ." Pamphlet: An Important Testimony to Our Brethren and Sisters in New York, 1887
 
MEDICAL MINISTRY
We are excited to share that from now on, all of the members of the medical team will be printed in the bulletin, so if you are around when a medical situation happens at our church, you can go to anyone on the Medical Ministry team. Our nurses are: Bryce Gosney (lead), Janice Hensel, Amy Kim, and Ruth Toussaint. 
 
MINISTRY PROJECTS & SPONSORSHIP
Our church has needs and plans this year, which includes growth in community service, AV equipment, evangelism, and security.  Please prayerfully consider support of the following projects:
  • Security Fence and Gate - $10,000
  • Literature Evangelism & Library - $3,000
  • AV Equipment and Live Stream Expansion - $10,000
  • Evangelistic Crusade and Outreach - $20,000
  • Community Service - $5,000
TITHES & OFFERINGS
The Biblically based personal giving plan  outlined  on the Adventist Tithe envelope, is a  systematic and efficient method for distributing ourTithe and Offerings to all phases of God's work, at home and around the World.  The plan makes it possible for the Adventist Church to maintain a soul-winning work in 200 countries, preaching and teaching in more than 600 languages and dialects worldwide. 

Tithe is 1/10 of one's increase (Mal. 3:7-10; Lev. 27:30, 32) returned to God as a sign of one's allegiance to, and partnership with God. Malachi impresses upon us the sending of the "whole tithe" to the storehouse, but he did not say that all of the offerings should also go there. 

A common practice of freewill giving for the church budget is 2%-10% of one's increase. Our church leadership is committing to a practice of 5% to 10% in order to support our church projects and expenses that occur monthly.

God has left it with us to determine the "how much" and "where" and "what" of our freewill offerings. The difference between tithe and offering is that tithe is specified by God and expresses loyalty to God, and offerings are specified by the giver and expresses gratitude toward God. Both are acts of worship and are spiritual responses of the believer. 

Freewill giving through offering is based on recognizing God's blessings that have come through the grace of Jesus (Deut. 16:17), and giving that goes out of a heart full of gratitude and joy because of the love of God in Christ (2 Cor. 8:12). 

While our church has needs and big plans this year that require financial support, we are confident that God will lead and provide as He guides and directs our plans this year. May all of us be richly blessed as we place our trust in Him. 
SECC EDUCATION FAIR

RESOURCES
The resources below are provided by our Evangelism and Religious Liberty Ministries to help you in your personal and spiritual walk with Go
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