Thursday, March 25, 2021
So long, Shelia Malcolm!
Five years ago, Southpoint was blessed to gain a new member who would eventually become a key leader in our Prayer Ministry and Young Adult Ministry and for nearly a year, was a member of the PR Team. Sister Shelia Malcolm came to Southpoint and immediately made her mark with her effervescent smile, positive attitude and willingness to work! To the Southpoint family, she has been a mentor, sister, friend, coach, prayer warrior, actress, praise partner and a dedicated member of "the Jamaican delegation"! On April 4, Sister Shelia will be leaving Jacksonville, but before she leaves, we just wanted to let her know how much we love and appreciate her multiple gifts she has shared with us, and we pray that her next assignment will prove to be an even greater opportunity to share the love of Christ with all those she encounters. We will miss your beautiful smile, Sister Shelia, but know that you will always be a part of the Southpoint family! God bless you!
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Sabbath School begins promptly at 10:30am and divine worship service begins at 11:30am. We look forward to seeing our church family! If you cannot join us in person, we are streaming online and you can join us there. Either way, we look forward to worshipping with you this Sabbath.
SUNSET
The Sabbath is God’s perpetual sign of His eternal covenant between Him and His people. Joyful observance of this holy time from evening to evening, sunset to sunset, is a celebration of God’s creative and redemptive acts.
Sunset Friday, March 26: 7:42pm
Sunset Sabbath, March 27: 7:42pm
Joell Smiley - March 31
Charles Roten - April 1
If you're not sure if we have your birthday, feel free to email it to PR@southpointsda.org so that we can acknowledge your special day!
ADULT SABBATH SCHOOL
Join us each Sabbath morning at 10:30am in the sanctuary or online as we continue to study Isaiah in the Sabbath School lessons. This week we will review Lesson 13, "Rebirth of Planet Earth."
If you are interested in being part of the Adult Sabbath School panel, please email Elder Shelley Lewis at shelleylewis@southpointsda.org or text her at 904.504.7205. Be sure to include your name, phone contact and email address.
SICK & SHUT IN
If you know of a member who is shut-in and needs some cheering up, please send us their name and phone number and with their permission, we will list their name and contact information so that we all can reach out to them. Let's shower them with love this upcoming week and let them know just how much we miss them, and pray for God's healing hand.
Members requesting prayer and/or calls include:
Joan Parker | (904) 802-8534
Mark and Virginia Burgess | 904-714-5020
Cynthia Hill | (904) 733-1548 (welcomes drive-by with mask!)
Richard Boteler, Carol Fenstermacher, Reggie Fequiere, Jim Hambright, Wanda Jenkins, Rita Magruder, Elizabeth Nemchik, Reinaldo Robinson, Julio and Iris Rosa (Carmen Brooks' parents), Elise Toombs, Nona Williams and Cynthia Hill's sister.
COMMUNION SERVICE
Our next communion service will be held on Sabbath, April 3 during worship service in the sanctuary. For families who would like to participate in the communion service virtually, it will be live streamed and we will be offering pre-made sealed communion service kits (juice & bread) that can be picked up at the church on Sabbaths, March 20 and 27. During the week, they will be available for pick up on Mondays - March 22 and 29 from 11am to 3pm; Fridays - March 26 and April 2, from 9am to 11am.
How to prepare for communion?
- Examine yourself to see if you are in sin, either a known sin or perhaps something you are unaware of. This means to pause to consider your life. How are you treating the people close to you? How are you treating those in the congregation? With indifference? With selfishness? With disrespect?
- Confess any sins, known sin or sins that God brings to mind as you are examining yourself.
- Repent of these sins and resolve to take immediate steps to correct your actions or make amends, if you are able.
- Accept God's forgiveness. This time of self-reflection and repentance is not to give Satan permission to continually beat you up over sins of the past. Accept and believe in God's promises of forgiveness. We don't look backward -- our sins have been forgiven. We look forward to living with God the day ahead of us.
"For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes" (1 Corinthians 11:26).
RELATIONSHIPS IN 2021
How are you doing, in terms of your relationships? The song says: "People who need people are the luckiest people in the world!" God's plan doesn't involve luck, but He's got a pretty good plan for YOUR personal life, and it includes your relationships! Come, bring your lunch and join us for our Young Adults Seminar as we go through Tommy Nelson's study on "Song of Solomon: God's Best for Love, Marriage, Sex and Romance" this Sabbath, March 27, from 1:30pm- 2:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a friend!
CHURCH PICNIC
Come one, come all to the annual Southpoint Church Picnic held on Easter Sunday, April 4 at Southpoint! Measures will be made to practice social distancing, but we will still have a good time of food, fun and fellowship! Be sure to go to the Southpoint SDA Church Facebook page to weigh in on if you prefer a meat or vegetarian lunch, no later than Tuesday, March 30. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
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FOOD PANTRY
Be assured that this video was taken BEFORE COVID! Our pantry workers and the food recipients truly miss the personal touch they receive as part of this ministry. "Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the people. The Savior mingled with people as one who desired their good. He showed sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He invited them, “Follow Me.” (Ministry of Healing, p. 143)
Food distribution on Mondays - please do not arrive before 5:00 pm, drive-thru food distribution begins at 6:00pm. On Fridays - please do not arrive before 12:00pm, drive-thru food distribution begins at 1:00pm.
Volunteers are needed on Fridays, 9am to 12 noon and noon to 4pm. We also need volunteers that can drive on Wednesday mornings to do pick up for food. If you are interested, please contact Tina Ephraim, 904-476-3462.
ADVENTURERS
FLORIDA ADVENTIST BOOKS & FOOD DELIVERY SCHEDULE
Take advantage of Express Delivery by ordering through Florida Conference Adventist Book Center (ABC). You can select your books and reading materials at https://adventistbookcenter.com. Vegetarian products are also available for delivery and a food list can be found at this link. When you're ready to place your order, call the ABC (407-644-4255) or email floridaABC@floridaconference.com by 12:00 noon, on Thursday, April 8. The delivery van will deliver your order to Southpoint for pickup on Sunday, April 11 between 4:00pm-4:30pm. Get everything you need from the ABC without having to pay shipping or drive far.
SOUTHPOINT EAGLES PATHFINDER CLUB
Ready to soar! Will you join us? To be added to the Club Communications List, text SOAR + your name and grade to 904-373-8203.
PRAYER MINISTRY
"God has established prayer as the means by which we receive his supernatural help. And without supernatural help, we cannot live a life worthy of the gospel. Everything that distinguishes Christians from the world in a Christ-exalting way is a work of God’s supernatural grace. And God has ordained that this grace flows to us through prayer." (www.desiringgod.org)
Enter your Prayer Requests on the church website and our prayer warriors will pray for you! Experience the power of your church family praying on your behalf. The Prayer Ministry Team also has a prayer call for anyone wanting special prayer every Sabbath.
SABBATH MORNING PRAYER CALL: 9:00am, 3:00pm and 6:00pm. All are welcome! DIAL IN#: (425) 436-6332 CODE: 290307
FREE BIBLE STUDY GUIDES
If you're looking for Bible studies to share with a family member, friend, or for yourself, you can find answers to your questions from a reliable source you can trust, the Bible! There are several Voice of Prophecy studies for you to choose from. They are easy to follow online, or you can order printed studies:
DISCOVER BIBLE GUIDES - simple, easy to use, and answer some of life's challenging questions.
FOCUS ON PROPHECY - Bible prophecy will come to life as you study these beautifully illustrated, easy-to-follow Bible study guides.
KIDZONE - Have your kids ever wanted to know the truth about something in the Bible that you couldn't answer? These Bible guides will help you find answers to their questions.
LIGHT OF THE WORLD - This course on the life of Christ is based on the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and reveal their eyewitness accounts of Jesus' life.
TROUBLESHOOTERS - Studies for kids having trouble at school, making friends and fitting in, dealing with parents' divorce. They can find biblical answers to their questions here.
"Life doesn't always introduce you to the people you want to meet. Sometimes life puts you in touch with the people you need to meet - to help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to gradually strengthen you into the person you were meant to become." - Anonymous
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you are a ministry leader wanting announcements distributed to our church membership, please send no less than two weeks before your event to PR@southpointsda.org. Any member can also send their updated contact information, whether cell phone, email or address to this address, as well.
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