This week at Southpoint I Thursday, March 28, 2024
Join us this Sabbath, March 30th, for Southpoint's Easter Service Cantata starting at 11:30 a.m. This Cantata will feature our Senior Ministry, OASIS (Older Adults Sharing in Service for Jesus), along with other musical presentations. This will be a time of reflection and praise where you can worship by singing or meditating during the musical and scripture selections. We look forward to seeing you there as we celebrate our risen Savior!
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Sabbath School begins at 10:30am on Sabbath and divine worship service begins at 11:30am. If you cannot join us in person, you can join us online at www.southpointsda.org. Either way, we look forward to worshipping with you soon.
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COVID UPDATE: Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have lifted the mask-wearing requirement in public places, wearing a mask or face covering at Southpoint SDA Church is optional. However, we do ask that if you have coronavirus or any flu-like symptoms that you remain at home and join us for worship online at www.southpointsda.org.
UPCOMING SERMON SCHEDULE March 30 - Easter Cantana
April 6 - Pastor Lopez
April 13 - Kevin Melliphant
April 20 - Earl Fenstermacher
SUNSET THIS WEEKEND
Friday, March 29 - 7:44pm
Sabbath, March 30 - 7:45pm
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Liam Saunders - March 30 Joell Smiley - March 31 Charles Roden - April 1 Cordigon Taylor - April 1 Kim Kim - April 2 Pete Kirkpatrick - April 3 Shawn Spring - April 4
We want to celebrate YOURbirthday! Feel free to email your name and birthday to PR@southpointsda.org so that we can acknowledge your special day!
ADULT SABBATH SCHOOL
Psalms
We conclude our study of Psalms this quarter with Lesson 13: "Wait on the Lord". You can review it in your Sabbath School Study Guide or study online at www.ssnet.org. Also, if you haven't already, be sure to pick up a Sabbath School Study Guide for next quarter of 2024 at the Personal Ministries booth or during Sabbath School. Join us at 10:30 this Sabbath morning as we continue this encouraging Bible study.
Would you like to be a panel participant? If so, please email Elder Shelley Lewis at shelleylewis@southpointsda.org or text her at 904.504.7205. 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, them and pray for God's healing hand.
MEMBERS REQUESTING PRAYER AND/OR CALLS: Joan Parker | (904) 802-8534 Mark and Virginia Burgess | 904-714-5020 John and Marilyn Gardner | 904-705-5174
Rose Castle Deerwood Assisted Living
8929 RG Skinner Pkwy., Room 109, Jacksonville, FL 32256 Richard Boteler | 904-674-4057 Regents Park Medical Clinic
8700 AC Skinner Pkwy., Room 222, Jacksonville, FL 32256
SHUT IN: Richard Boteler
Beverly Faison
Morella Morancie
PRAYER LIST:
Debbie Bridges, Charmaine Cattnell, Chris Drechsler, Carol Fenstermacher, Reggie Fequiere, Aida Lucia Quesada Gomez, Jim Hambright, Cynthia Hill, Adria Hugger, Edith McGuire (Anthony Jenkins' mother), Rita McGruder, Kevin Melliphant, Jean Palmer, Reinaldo Robinson, Julio and Iris Rosa (Carmen Brooks' parents), Gloria Ruiz (Esther Royes' mother), Christine Sewbaluck's family, Lenore Staszek (Jacob Pederson's mother), Elise Toombs, Nazareth Vilbrun
PRAYER MINISTRY
"To Him Who Keeps You from Stumbling"
Jude praises God, for it is God who can keep us from falling away from His fellowship, so that we can stand before Him one day without blame and with deep happiness, rather than shame. It is God who has saved us, through His Son, Jesus Christ. He deserves all glory forever. He is sovereign over all things throughout all of time.
Jude just warned believers who try to shore up the faith of those who stumbled to do so "with fear" lest they themselves stumble. But the thing they can lean on is not their own strength. Rather it is God, who is able to keep them from stumbling. This is a great comfort, that this great endeavor of contending for the faith is not something we do alone. It is something we do in the power of God.
It is God who has redeemed us from the penalty of sin, which separates us from a relationship with Him. God reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ our Lord who bore the sins of this world that we might become the righteousness of God.
Join the Southpoint Prayer Team on Thursdays at 7:30pm and on Sabbath at 3:00pm and 6:00pm for praise, prayer, and worship.
Total budget needed to operate the church monthly:
$9,000.00
Total church expenses collected through March 23:
$ 6,423.62
We praise God for your faithfulness in returning your tithe AND offering. Our tithe supports the worldwide church, while our offering supports Southpoint SDA Church. By giving to the Local Church Budget (on the tithe envelope), you are helping to meet the various expenses needed to operate our local ministries and church building.
RIDE NEEDED
We have a young Adventist male who needs a ride to church on Sabbath mornings. He is an international student who lives on campus at Edward Waters University (1658 Kings Rd, Jacksonville FL 32209). He has no family here in the States. If you live or commute in that area, please contact Jean Nestor at 904-365-1594, for more information.
SPY'S SILENT AUCTION
BIDDING IS OPEN! If you would like to bid on items in the SPY Silent Auction, click on this link. Note that bidding will be closed during Sabbath hours and will reopen until 9:30pm Saturday evening at the gala. Let the bidding begin! https://givebutter.com/jacksonville-southpoint-sda-church
SPY'S SPRING GALA
The Spring Charity Gala is this Saturday evening, March 30th, from 6-9pm at Lifepoint Christian Fellowship. By now, we hope you have your tickets!
This is a formal event with BLACK TIE attire. The purpose of this event is to highlight our youth and their trip to the International Camporee in August. Our goal is to enjoy an elegant Sabbath evening with dinner, Camporee highlights, fun, entertainment, worship, and much more, all while prayerfully raising enough funds to reach our goal.
We are so grateful for all who have already helped. You have made this trip possible for our youth to be part of a once in a lifetime global experience!
This Charity Gala is undoubtedly the event you don't want to miss! We look forward to seeing you there!
PRAYER MEETING
The next prayer meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 3rd, from 11:00am to 12:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. All are invited!
COMMUNION
Start preparing now for the Ordinance of Humility and Communion Service on Sabbath, April 6.
The love of Jesus in the soul will drive out
the enemy who is seeking to take possession of man.
Our Father Cares. 231
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you are a ministry leader and you wish to send out an announcement in this newsletter, 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.
