Toledo First Headline News | May 23, 2019

Theological Hmm: In a Tibetan village I noticed a crowd of people standing under a burning tree and looking up into the branches. I came near and discovered in the branches a bird which was anxiously flying round a nest full of young ones. The mother bird wanted to save her little ones, but she could not. When the fire reached the nest the people waited breathlessly to see what she would do. No one could climb the tree, no one could help her. Now she could easily have saved her own life by flight, but instead of fleeing she sat down on the nest, covering the little ones carefully with her wings. The fire seized her and burnt her to ashes. She showed her love to her little ones by giving her life for them. If then, this little insignificant creature had such love, how much more must our Heavenly Father love His children, the Creator love His creatures! - Sadhu Sundar Singh

 

Coming soon:

  • NEXT POTLUCK is the Vegan Challenge Potluck this week MAY 25. Plan to stay and enjoy fellowship and good food
  • SINGING BANDS Join the group going to Elizabeth Scott Community today at 3pm. They are located at 2720 Albon Rd. Maumee today at 3pm and give some cheer to the residents! 
  • CHERRY STREET is looking for additional volunteers to help serve a meal on Memorial Day. They currently don't have anyone for lunch or dinner and could use 2-3 more volunteers for breakfast
  • SIGN UP SHEET AND UPDATED TIMES: IN GOD'S WORD WE TRUST JUL 6 AND JUL 7 In God’s Word We Trust, is July 6 & 7. Do you know a community leader; policeman, educator, fireman, politician, etc. who would be willing to read for 30 minutes? Would you be willing to read for 30 minutes? Signup sheets are on the bulletin board ready to be filled up
  • GRADUATIONS MAY 28 AND 30 The TJA and JMLC graduations are next week! The JMLC graduation will be May 28 @ 7pm and the TJA graduation will be May 30 (K @ 6pm; 8th grade @ 7pm). Come and support the kids as they celebrate an important milestone!
  • CARD SHOWERS MAY 30 At TJA Graduation two staffing changes will be announced. The first is the retirement of long-time school treasurer Charlotte Herman. Nicole Rieger has been trained to take her place. The second is current principal and upper grades teacher Annette Martes who is also retiring. The school is still interviewing for her replacement. Feel free to bring cards of thanks and appreciation to put in the bowls on the tables in the foyer on MAY 30 and please keep this a surprise
  • SUMMER CAMP BEGINS IN ONE MONTH! The Toledo First church is again offering their 50/50 deal for members who would like to go to camp this summer. All you have to do is register online at ohiosdayouth.org/camp-mohaven and pay your half while adding a message that Toledo First will be paying the balance. The church will be notified and pay the balance. Cub Camp (Ages 6-9) is JUN 9-16; Junior Camp (Ages 9-12) is JUN 16-23; Horse Camp 1 (Ages 8-12) is JUN 23-30; Tween Camp (Ages 12-15) is JUN 30 - JUL 7; Horse Camp 2 (Ages 13-17) is JUN 30-JUL 7; and Teen Camp (Ages 15-17) is JUL 7-14. Questions? Contact (937) 853-8456; youth@ohioadventist.org
  • GREG BUNDY MEMORIAL JUN 1 @ 1pm at Bible Temple Church (3327 Airport Hwy Toledo, Ohio 43609)
  • CAMP MEETING JUN 8 Boundless Love: Stories of Jesus’ Limitless Love is the theme for the Ohio Conference One-Day Camp Meeting, JUN 8, at Camp Mohaven. Guest speaker is Richie Halvorsen. Special music and afternoon sacred concert by Steve Darmody. Sabbath School begins at 10am.Visit www.ohioadventist.org or call 740-397-4665 for details or to register for your FREE Sabbath lunch
  • COMMUNION JUN 15 Join us for this special service to recalibrate our lives to "loving and serving to the end" (John 13:1)
  • GOOGLE HANGOUT BIBLE STUDIES begin again SAT JUN 15 @ 4pm (and continue JUN 22, 29; JUL 27, AUG 3, 17, 24, SEPT 14, 21, 28)
  • VEGGIE FOOD ORDER DEADLINE JUN 18 Order lists are available on the foyer table. The order deadline is JUN 18 and delivery JUN 25. The specials list will be out by June 8th
  • HONORING THE GRADUATES JUN 22 Are you graduating this year, or do you know a member here who is? We need to know who is graduating, where they are graduating from, future plans, and any special honors they will receive. Let Jen know by June 13th! office@toledofirstadventist.org
  • CHURCH BUSINESS MEETING JUN 25 We're discussing a new Conference shared initiative entitled Growing Young, a 10 hour a week Bible Worker, fall evangelistic plans, and preliminary evangelistic plans for Spring 2020 with evangelist Rich Halvorsen. Join us @ 7pm. Meeting will conclude at 8:30pm or earlier
  • FIFTH SERVICE SABBATH JUN 29 Make plans now to help a neighbor (you could actually ask them if they need help with anything around the house) or another non-profit organization on SAT JUN 29. The church WILL be open for Sabbath School and as a place to carpool to your area service projects but no organized worship service will occur. May our kids and grandkids see what the Pharisees missed: Sabbath is also a day for doing good #Luke 13:10-17; #Luke 20:45-47
  • BIBLE STUDY GUIDES are available in your app store (search for the blue and white "Sabbath School" logo in the category Education) and online
  • BRAZIL MISSION TRIP JUL 13-22 12 TF members are sharing God’s love in the Amazon rainforest this summer. If you would like to participate by helping financially, you can donate money online through our church website: toledofirstadventist.org and click on ‘Online Giving,’or send a check to Toledo First Church (4909 W Sylvania Ave., Toledo, OH 43623), marked “Brazil Mission Trip.” 
  • ADDICTED? GET HELP HERE Martin W. Hall, Executive Director of the Adult & Teen Challenge of NW Ohio, welcomes anyone struggling with addictions to join his "Overcomers" group that currently meets at Compelled Church (8970 Jackman Rd, Temperance, MI 48182) on Mondays at 6:30pm in Room B-17
  • ADDITIONAL HELP FOR ADDICTION On Fridays from 6-9pm at South Toledo Cedar Creek Church (2150 S Byrne Rd, Toledo, OH 43614) for the "Celebrate Recovery" group. Contact Jenny Eichelberger (567.408.6727; jeneich366@gmail.com) from Toledo First for more info
  • BATTLE PLAN CHURCH CHAT CONTINUES  is a way to encourage one another by texting on your mobile phone. Contact the church office or better yet text Brandi Myers at (765) 716-2190 with your preferred time (7a, noon, or 7p) and she will add your mobile number to the correct group chat. Then, you can pray or respond or share a short devotional thought. Simple! (Please note: if you do not have unlimited data, messaging and data rates may apply. See your carrier for more info)
  • ¡VIVA VENEZUELA OUTREACH! In Venezuela, churches offer resources when they are hard to secure with the country in crisis. So if you want to help, you can donate non perishable food, over the counter medicine, and toiletries items in the black box on the table in the foyer
  • FREE PANERA BREAD available FRI 9-10am. Come to side door under canopy. To reach the most people outside our church (which is the point of all our ordinary outreach efforts), left over bread will now be donated on Fridays after 10am and no longer available after. Sorry for any inconvenience 
  • CAN ALZHEIMERS DISEASE BE PREVENTED AND EVEN REVERSED? Dr. David's presentation is archived online and available to be viewed here
  • OPEN TABLE CONTINUES Mondays. Please pray for our volunteer's ministry to Lorie as she re-acclimates to life after being rescued from human traffickers
  • SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY GROUP 10am-12noon for Bible Study with Regina Davis—at church and continues Sundays same time. Everyone is invited
  • JESUS MADE INVITATIONS SO WILL WE Save the dates NOV 13-20 for our fall "If it's important to Jesus..." evangelistic series preached by me where I hope all our small groups will gather
  • LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE is a half hour television talk show focused on living a full, healthy and balanced life. It features panel discussions, interview and demonstration segments focused on whole life health, including fitness, nutrition, relationships. outlook and more. You can find the programs each week on Sky Angel Faith and Family TV, Uplift TV, DirecTV channel 368 or 378, Hope Channel, NRB Network, faithfortoday.tv, lifestyle.org, Roku, AppleTV, and AmazonFire TV. Please check these networks’ websites for air times or call Faith for Today at 805.955.7681
  • LEADERSHIP TRAINING ARCHIVE is avail online. So if you missed it 12/1, you can now watch and send me your TF Takeaways 
  • JESUS MOVIES What's your fave? Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey, Faith, Hope & Love, Christmas Grace; The Nativity Story; The Star; The Conscientious Objector (2004); The Ultimate Gift; Shadowlands; The Shack; Cutback; Soul Surfer; Grace UnPlugged; 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
  • GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE If you've never heard of the Geoscience Research Institute, here's their website https://www.grisda.org Established in 1958, this organization is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church with a mission to discover and share an understanding of nature and its relationship with the Biblical revelation of the Creator God. It has all kinds of resources and articles related to intelligent design and evolution and dinosaurs and many other interesting subjects. I enjoy reading their quarterly email update. You can subscribe by clicking here and filling out the form asking to be included in their quarterly e-newsletter
  • 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. 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
  • NEW SERMONS Please see church website for sermon archives and more info at tfsda.org
    • MAY 25 - TBA (Adam Case preaching)
    • JUN 1 - Walking: Part 2 (Pastor Mike preaching from Luke 24:25-27)
    • JUN 8 - TBA (Deborah Bening preaching) *Also Ohio Conference Camp Meeting
    • JUN 15 - Walking: Part 3 (Pastor Mike preaching from Luke 24:28-34)
  • 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,