Evangel News & Events
Volunteer at Evangel!
Evangel has several opportunities for anyone looking to get involved. You can check out a full list of positions here:
Volunteer Page
If you find something you’re interested in, you can get more information by filling out this Volunteer Interest Form:
Volunteer Opportunities
Easter Splash 2011!
Easter Sunday, April 24 we will have water baptisms in all three services. If you are interested in getting baptized, please fill out our online sign-up form to get the process started:
New Service Schedule!
Starting Easter Sunday, April 24, Evangel is excited to start a new service schedule.
At 9:00 AM we will hold a service that blends the best of both the Classic and Bridge services.
At 10:30 & 11:45 AM we will hold back-to-back Current services.
Missionary Report
Troy and Heidi Darrin will be visiting Evangel on Sunday March, 20.
Troy and Heidi are missionaries in Moldova — Europe’s poorest country. After years of being a closed country, Moldova is now open to the gospel. Believers meet freely and without fear, committed young pastors are ready to be trained, and the church is experiencing new growth. Through leadership training, church planting efforts, MAPS construction teams, and Convoy of Hope outreaches, their goal is to reach Moldova for Christ. Now is the time for . . . The Moldova Mission!
April 3, 2011
Thank you for worshipping with us today!
If you are visiting us for the first time, please stop at our Welcome Center after the service. We would like to get to know you better and give you a special thank you gift. Our Welcome Center is located in the back of the Sanctuary.
Easter Splash ~ Water Baptism
On Easter Sunday, April 24, we will be celebrating God’s life-transforming power in the lives of many in our congregation through water baptism. If you would like to follow the Lord in baptism on that day, please sign-up at the Information Center or online at www.goevangel.org/forms.
If you plan to be baptized, you will need to either attend a Water Baptism Orientation Live on Sunday, April 17, or complete the orientation online. Please indicate which orientation you will attend when you sign-up.
Water Baptism Orientation-Live
Sunday, April 17
8:30 AM in the North Room
10:00 AM in the Northwest Room
11:15 AM in the Northwest Room
Water Baptism Orientation-Online
The three-part video series orientation is now available online.
Candy Donations
All Stars Kid’s Ministry is asking for candy donations (individually wrapped packages) for EasterRAMA. Please drop off your donations at the collection area across from the North Room.
Starting Point ~ Coffee Talk
Are you new to Evangel? If so, here’s your Starting Point. Join us at Coffee Talk, an informal 3-week
session, and learn more about Evangel in a relaxed setting. Coffee Talk begins Wednesday, April 13, from 6:45-7:50 PM at Boneshaker Coffee Company. Please sign-up at the Information Center or online at www.goevangel.org/forms.
Fire Bibles
During the month of April, we are partnering with Light For The Lost in making Fire Bibles in different languages of the world. A Fire Bible is a Pentecostal study Bible complete with commentary, concordance, study notes, articles, and maps. A gift of $10 will provide one Fire Bible for a believer in another part of the world. Evangel’s goal is to give $25,000 towards this need. Please designate the amount you want to give on your offering envelope.
New Sunday Service Times
Beginning on Easter Sunday, April 24
In order to make more room for more people, we are adjusting our Sunday morning schedule beginning on Easter Sunday.
9:00 AM – The Crossing – (The Classic/The Bridge blended service)
10:30 AM – The Current
11:45 AM -The Current
Children’s ministries activities will be provided for ALL three services.
Volunteer Opportunities for You
This service format will offer many opportunities for you to join our “attend one, serve one” collection of people who volunteer on Sunday mornings at Evangel. We have opportunities to serve with children (nursery, preschool, and elementary age), greeting, hospitality, catering, Welcome Center, Information Center, and set-up or tear-down for The Current service. Please indicate your interest at the Information Center or online at www.goevangel.org; click on Get Connected.
PrimeTime Dinner
For Those “55 and Better”
Our PrimeTime Dinner at Evangel, on April 14 at 6:30 PM, is for those “55 and Better.” The menu is stuffed pork chops, loaded sweet potato, California blend veggies, homemade bread, cheesecake, and coffee. We will enjoy music and testimony by Michael Land. Sign-up and pay at the Information Center on Sunday or in the church office during the week. The cost is $9.00, or $10 after Sunday, April 10. The sign-up deadline is Tuesday, April 12.
Argentina Mission’s Story
April 18 at 7:00 PM
We invite you to come and hear the Argentina Mission’s Story on Monday, April 18, at 7:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. The mission’s team that traveled to Argentina in February is excited to share pictures and stories about their mission’s trip and how God worked in each of their lives. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear how God uses ordinary people to make a difference in people’s lives around the world.
Fine Arts Dessert Theatre
The Fine Arts Dessert Theatre will be Sunday, April 10, from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at The Element; admission is free. The Fine Arts Dessert Theatre will feature students performing the talents that God has given them. Come for an afternoon of great comedy, drama, and dessert!
Facility Expansion
Facility expansion plans were discussed at our recent Annual Meeting. The Church Board is presently
assimilating additional ideas from those present at the meeting. For members who were not at the meeting, you may request a copy of the proposed expansion by calling the church at 255-0500. As progress is made, additional information will be communicated to the membership. If you have further questions, the church office can direct you to one of our Church Board members.
Annual Business Meeting
Sunday, March 20 at 4:00 PM in the Sanctuary.
Everyone interested in the life and ministry of Evangel is invited to attend.
Balloting is reserved for members.
Following adjournment, a light dinner will be served in the Fellowship Hall.
Light For The Lost Sunday
Jacob Bock, a missionary to Spain will be speaking at all three services Sunday, February 27.
Jacob and Julie have ministered in Spain for more than 20 years. Jacob is joined with more than 100 soul winners who open-air preach nights a week, as thousands of people walk by Puerta del Sol in the heart of Madrid. This is considered the “Times Square” of Madrid and is the most important plaza in Spain. Jacob states, “If we go out to the street to preach, God WILL show up. Always!” God is doing incredible things and turning to Christ. Jacob asks that we “Pray for Boldness, Anointing (Power of the Spirit), Conviction of sin as we preach, Revival in the Church of Spain, Spiritual Awakening in Spain, and that we will endure till the end.”
Last Words
History is filled with famous last words of people in their dying hour. When confronted with their mortality, a person’s final words are a pretty accurate summation of what their life was all about. For example, Thomas á Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, said these famous last words in 1170, “I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood the Church may obtain liberty and peace.” But from a completely different view of life, here is what entertainer P.T. Barnum said just before he died, “How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?”
What do you think you would say if you knew you only had a few more breaths of life? The world renowned artist and innovator, Leonardo da Vinci, said this before he died in 1519, “I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.” To me, that’s pretty interesting because I’ve seen da Vinci’s work and it is awesome!
For most people, when it comes to their final words, it’s all about family. For instance, US President James K. Polk’s last words were to his wife when he said, “I love you, Sarah. For all eternity, I love you.” And just before President Andrew Jackson died, his last words to his children were, “Oh, do not cry. Be good children and we will all meet in heaven.”
Of course, there have been many who lived without any regard for God, and their last words were an exclamation point of unbelief. On May 10, 1977, in her dying hour, actress Joan Crawford said this to her nurse who was praying for her, “Don’t you dare ask God to help me.” And just before he died, actor Humphrey Bogart said, “I should have never switched from Scotch to Martinis.” These examples of desperate and meaningless last words summarize desperate and meaningless lives.
But when it comes to famous last words, there are none more important than those of Jesus Christ. In seven short statements, Jesus summarized not only His life and ministry, but He summarized all that God put into motion the moment Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden. We live in a world that has so many diluted definitions of who Jesus is and what His death on the Cross means. In a brand new message series this month entitled, “Last Words,” we will examine the final words of Jesus and come to better understand the simplicity and magnitude of the Cross. This series will powerfully impact those who have followed Jesus for years, and it will be an eye-opener for those who have never really understood why Jesus died such a cruel death on the Cross.
The irony of Jesus’ last words is that they don’t reflect a dying Savior. Instead, they represent the essence of life that comes only from His death. Of all the famous last words that are interesting–even humorous–it’s Jesus’ last words that are worth remembering:
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)
“I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43)
“Dear woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” (John 19:26-27)
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
“I thirst.” (John 19:28)
“It is finished.” (John 19:30)
“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” (Luke 23:46)
Join the Choir!
“Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.” – Isaiah 12:5. The Bible speaks frequently of singing praise to our God. At Evangel, choir members have the opportunity to declare the glorious things of God every Sunday in the Classic and Bridge services. This group is fulfilled not only by its ministry on Sundays, but also through the fun and fellowship of working together in rehearsal to create music that will glorify God and bless others. If you have a passion for singing and excellence in worship, consider checking out a rehearsal on Wednesday night from 6:30 to 7:30pm in the church sanctuary. Don’t let the gifts God has given you be wasted! All are welcome!
Please contact the church office, at 255-0500 for more information.
Men’s Conference
This year’s Men’s Conference is February 25-26. Jayme Montera will be leading his session called: Living It Up! Tickets will be $32 for adults and $16 for students.
During the last eight years, Jayme Montera has traveled across this nation preaching repentance, hope, forgiveness, deliverance, healing, and empowerment. “I believe that the church needs to be awakened to things of God.” In meetings, blind eyes have been opened, deaf ears now hear, broken bones mended, people stand up out of wheel chairs, broken hearts healed, and most importantly, thousands of souls saved. Jayme preaches the cross and Jesus crucified for the sins of everyone.
- Friday, February 25
- 2:30 PM – Registration
- 3:00-5:15 PM – Workshops
- 5:00 PM – Catered Meal
- 5:30 PM – Late Registration
- 7:00-9:00 PM – Service with Jayme Montera
- 9:00-11:00 PM – Late Night Activity at The Element
- Saturday, February 26
- 9:00 AM – Session with Jayme Montera
Purchase your ticket at the Information Center or in the church office during the week. The purchase deadline is February 21. There will be a $10 late fee after this date.