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Theological Hmm: In all that shining throng there are none to ascribe salvation to themselves, as if they had prevailed by their own power and goodness. Nothing is said of what they have done or suffered; but the burden of every song, the keynote of every anthem, is: Salvation to our God and unto the Lamb. - Ellen White
Coming soon:
- EDUCATION DAY SEPT 29 is this week! This is a great day to welcome new faces and parents from our daycare and school. Join us for Fellowship Potluck at church. If you're able, bring an extra entree, salad or dessert and stay after worship to fellowship with friends new and old (aren't those kids precious?!)
- SEVEN BLESSINGS OF REVELATION continue this week 9/29 (in addition to 10/6, 10/20, and 11/3). Join us as we take a closer look at the seven blessings found in the book of Revelation
- THANK YOU OPEN TABLE APPLICANTS We collected ten apps and have two substitutes. They have been turned into The Daughter Project and now we're waiting for the training and start date of our first Open Table group. Stay tuned!
- MONTHLY PRAYER CALL OCT 1 the first MON of each month open to everyone sponsored by Ohio Conference. They will keep the call to an hour and pray together changing the focus of prayer every few minutes. So stay tuned for the number to call and put MON OCT 1, from 8pm - 9pm (EST) on your calendar. Here is the number to call: (866) 232-6629 when prompted, please enter conference code: 7403974665 followed by the # sign
- SOUP FOR YOU CONTINUES WED OCT 3 Discussion of the book, Searching for the God of Grace, by retired Adventist pastor Stuart Tyner, begins at 6:30pm. Books are available in the church office for a donation of $5. Let us show you how to lead a small group. Then you can tell others how somewhere else. Would make a great Six Week Group book (11/7; 11/14; 11/28; 12/5; 12/12; 12/19)!
- NEW HOURS PANERA BREAD OCT 5 available tomorrow (and every Friday) 8:00 - 9:00am. But starting OCT 5, the hours will be 9:30-10:30am. Come through east canopy doors
- COMMUNION OCT 6 coming soon. Join us!
- HAYRIDE OCT 6 Save the date! It’s one of the most popular events of the year and it’s just around the corner! Pray for good weather and plan to meet at the Case Farm SAT evening, OCT 6 about 6:30pm. This is a great evening of fun and fellowship for everyone. Come on out, relax on a bale of straw, watch the sun set and see the real stars appear and shine! There will be plenty of good food and music around the fire and a peaceful ride around one or two of the farm’s fields on a hay wagon. When you come be sure to bring a friend or two! Address: 8815 County Road M, Delta, OH 43515
- CARDS FOR SOLDIERS TUE OCT 9 at 6:30 - 8:30pm in the Fellowship Room. Everything to make these cards is pre-cut and will need to be assembled. These cards are blank on the inside, so the service person can write their own note and send it to someone back home. Everyone is invited to help. Please bring scissors and scrapbooking adhesive if you have them. All we are asking is to please let Brenda Szana know if you will be attending so she can know how many to plan for. Any questions, please contact Brenda Szana at 419-356-3719 or HappyScrapper64@bex.net
- PLATFORM SET UP SAT OCT 20 We need all hands (and drills) on deck to help assemble the bell choir platforms in the sanctuary starting at 7pm. Join us! Set up continues SUN OCT 21 as well
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VEGGIE FOOD ORDERS DUE TUE OCT 23 Printed copies of the vegetarian food price list will be on the table in the church foyer, or you can contact our treasurer, Duane Gustrowsky, at treasurer@
toledofirstadventist.org for a price list to be emailed to you. With that in hand simply key in the order quantities beside each product. Once the sheet with the quantities is emailed back to the treasurer, he can add those quantities to the total order. Anyone who can’t use the spreadsheet and also cannot scan paper copies for email, can take pictures of the paper order sheets and email those. Or an email can be sent listing the quantities wanted in the email. To reduce errors, please type the UPC code, description, and case price with the quantity. We still will accept paper orders as well, but they must be submitted at the church office before 4pm on OCT 23. Delivery will be TUE OCT 30 - KITCHEN HELP NEEDED FOR RINGFEST OCT 25-27 Former TF member and dear friend Judy Riley will be here to coordinate the kitchen crew. But if you're able to help, please let her know you can! Please contact Judy Riley at 419-290-0558 ASAP
- ONE NEW JESUS MOVIE We just added Grace UnPlugged to our list. Here's some others watched and discussed on Sabbath. What's your fave? End of the Spear; The Mission; Beautifully Broken; Running for Grace; Steve McQueen: American Icon; The Resurrection of Gavin Stone; Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed; Is Genesis History?; God's Not Dead; Fireproof; War Room; The Case for Christ; The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry; Amazing Grace; Once I Was a Beehive; I Can Only Imagine
- PATHFINDER SABBATH AND PINEWOOD DERBY NOV 10 You are invited to worship, lunch, vespers, & Pinewood Derby on NOV 10. Our guest speaker will be Edward Marton, Ohio Conference Youth Director. We will be joined by Pathfinders from clubs all over Ohio and southern Michigan throughout the day. Everyone is invited to stay for Fellowship Potluck. After lunch, we will be offering several honors for the Pathfinders to earn. Supper for the Pathfinders will begin at 5:30. Then as the Pathfinders and chaperones go into the sanctuary for the evening (possibly with a snake or two), the Toledo First crew will begin weighing in cars for the Pinewood Derby. The race will begin about 7pm and races will continue until all the entries have had at least two races down the track. There will be snacks for sale during the race and we would love to have you join us for vespers and the race - maybe even race your own entry in the adult race. See you there. And thanks again for all your support throughout the year. —Linda Bilby, Adventurer & Pathfinder Director
- PERFECT GRACE! NOV 16-18 Tom Hughes will be here NOV 16-18 to talk about his new book Perfect Grace! – It’s All About Jesus. So make plans now to spend a rewarding Friday evening vespers NOV 16 @ 7:30pm, SAT NOV 17 @ 11am and 7:30pm, and SUN NOV 18 @ 10am. Free pancake breakfast @ 9am precedes the final presentation at 10am. $5 copies of his book ARE available in the church office
- YOUR HEALTH YOUR CHOICE JAN 18-20, 2019 Toledo First welcomes back friend and former member (when he lived locally) Dr.Charles David. He is coming to share how his medical missionary work around the world (I recently woke him up in Bangkok) has been received and some practical ways we can improve our health in the new year. So make plans now to spend a rewarding Friday evening vespers JAN 18 @ 7:30pm, SAT JAN 19 @ 11am and 7:30pm, and SUN JAN 20 @ 10am. Free pancake breakfast @ 9am precedes the final presentation at 10am followed by Church Business Meeting @ 11am
- VALENTINES FOR TOLEDO FEB 16 Save the date and time 7-8:30pm for a very special concert and evangelistic outreach effort benefiting another local non-profit organization here in Toledo. Join us!
- ISRAEL TRIP FEB 9-17, 2019 Nine days where Jesus walked! Round-trip airfare from Chicago to Tel Aviv. All taxes included. Buffet style breakfast and dinner daily at hotels. Double occupancy rooms. Fish lunch by the Sea of Galilee. Touring via luxury motor coach with fluent English speaking tour guide. All entrance fees to park and visiting sites. Price: $2,280. Financial assistance is available from church. Not included: Travel insurance highly recommended. Tips for guide and driver
- ONLINE BIBLE STUDIES The Discover Bible Study series is online. Anyone can enroll and complete them in the privacy and comfort of their own home minus all the USPS mailings. Good for friends and family interested in becoming acquainted with the Bible and finding answers for facing the issues and challenges you deal with every day. Remember and refer others to this website: biblestudies.com
- PRAYERS AND PRAISES Because we need to be praising God with our lips (Psalm 63:3), here's another alternative...email CathieH directly at heathcs@sbcglobal.net with your praise. Yes, it can be anonymous, if you prefer. Just specify in your email you don't want your name mentioned. You can still write your prayers & praises and put them in the box at the foot of the cross in the foyer at the courtyard exit doors. Cards and pencils are provided
- BEST COMMENTARIES ON DANIEL AND REVELATION Want a chapter-by-chapter, verse-by-verse practical but thorough commentary on the book of Daniel or Revelation from an Adventist viewpoint? Here's what I use and recommend Daniel: Wisdom to the Wise and Revelation of Jesus Christ
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NEW SERMONS Please see church website for sermon archives and more info at tfsda.org
- SEPT 29 - The Third Blessing from Revelation (Pastor Mike preaching from Revelation 16:15) *Also Education Day
- OCT 6 - The Fourth Blessing from Revelation (Pastor Mike preaching from Revelation 19:9) *Also communion
- OCT 13 - TBA (Dave Case) *Also DC Field Trip Bible Museum
- OCT 20 - The Fifth Blessing from Revelation (Pastor Mike preaching from Revelation 20:6)
- OCT 27 - TBA *Also Ringfest
- OUR WELCOME We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, y no habla ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying newborns, skinny as a rail, or could afford to lose a few pounds. We welcome you if you sing like Andrea Bocelli or can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re just browsing, just woke up, or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re more Catholic than the Pope, or haven’t been in church since little Joey’s baptism. We welcome service dogs and their handlers. We welcome Muslims, Jews, politicians, and sinners like us. We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk- food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems, or you’re down in the dumps, or you don’t like “organized religion;” we’ve been there too. If you blew all your offering money at the casino, you’re welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, who work hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or come because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church. We welcome those who are inked, pierced, or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers, doubters, bleeding hearts...and you.
- OUR STORY Our church website at the very bottom of the home page has an excellent downloadable resource featuring our story and explanation of our unique Christian Adventist emphasis. It's called the Toledo First Assimilation Manual and if you've never read it, I would encourage you to do so. And don't forget, God loves you like crazy. And so do we (2 Corinthians 5:13-14 NLT)!
Love ye,
