Author: Rebekah Eccles

Prayer Requests

Church Directory

We ask that you consider individuals whom you would like us to keep in our prayers this coming week. Write down their names & put it into the Prayer Box which is situated beside the vestry.

Please could you remember the following members in your prayers throughout the coming week:
Sister Anderson & Family
Brother Antonio
Sister Benjamin
Sister Bunny
The Forbes Family
The Holder Family
Sister Linton & Family
Brother littlejohn & Family

A Healthful Recipe

Sweet Potatoes Topped with Black Beans & Kale Serves:4
Ingredients
4 medium Sweet Potatoes
1 Onion, chopped
2 cloves Garlic, chopped
6 cups chopped Kale
1 1⁄2 cups cooked Black Beans, or 1 (15-ounce) can no salt added or low sodium black beans, drained
1 1⁄2 cups Diced Tomatoes
2 teaspoons Chilli Powder
1 teaspoon Cumin
2 tablespoons chopped Parsley
1 cup unsweetened non-dairy Yogurt
Method
Pierce sweet potatoes in several spots with a fork. Microwave on high until soft, 12-16 minutes. Potatoes can also be baked in a 350•F oven for 50 minutes or until soft.
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons water in a large pan & water- sauté onion & garlic for 2 minutes.
Add kale & stir until wilted. Cover pan & cook until kale is tender, adding water as needed, about 10 minutes.
Add black beans, tomatoes, chilli powder & cumin; bring to a simmer & cook for 5 minutes.
Cut each potato lengthwise, skin & partially mash, then top with bean mixture.
Sprinkle with Parsley.
Top with non-dairy Yogurt.
Nutritional Information
Per Serving: Calories 342; Protein 16g; Carbohydrates 69g; Total Fat 2.8g; Saturated Fat 0.4g; Sodium 159g; Fiber 13.7g; Beta-Carotene 20,928mcg; Vitamin C 138g; Calcium 295mg; Iron 5mg

Pastor A. Gutu
Email Address — agutu@necadventist.org.uk
Head Elder S. Reid
Mobile Number - 07446153392
Email Address - snowdonreid@gmail.com
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Telephone Number: 0121 386 3266
Church Address: Wood End Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8AN
Erdington Church Website: http://erdington.adventistchurch.org.uk/
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A word from Ellen G. White

Can we not understand that the most costly thing in the world is sin? It is at the expense of purity of conscience, at the cost of losing the favour of God & separating the soul from Him, & at last losing heaven. The sin of grieving the Holy Spirit of God & walking contrary to Him has cost many a one the loss of his soul.
Who can measure the responsibilities of the influence of every human agent whom our Redeemer has purchased at the sacrifice of His own life? What a scene will be presented when the judgment shall sit & the books shall be opened to testify the salvation or the loss of all souls! It will require the unerring decision of One who has lived in humanity, loved humanity, given His life for humanity, to make the final appropriation of the rewards to the loyal righteous, & the punishment of the disobedient, the disloyal & unrighteous. The Son of God is entrusted with the complete measurement of every individual's action & responsibility. To those who have been partakers of other men's sins & have acted against God's decision, it will be a most awfully solemn scene.
The danger has been presented to me again & again of entertaining, as a people, false ideas of justification by faith. I have been shown for years that Satan would work in a special manner to confuse the mind on this point. The law of God has been largely dwelt upon & has been presented to congregations, almost as destitute of the knowledge of Jesus Christ & His relation to the law as was the offering of Cain. I have been shown that many have been kept from the faith because of the mixed, confused ideas of salvation, because the ministers have worked in a wrong manner to reach hearts. The point that has been urged upon my mind for years is the imputed righteousness of Christ. I have wondered that this matter was not made the subject of discourses in our churches throughout the land, when the matter has been kept so constantly urged upon me, & I have made it the subject of nearly every discourse & talk that I have given to the people. {Faith & Works, page 17-18}

Erdington Church

Sabbath 29th February, 2020

Worship Times
Sabbath School: 9:30 am — 11:00 am
Divine Service: 11:10 am — 1:00 pm
Prayer Meeting: Wednesday
7:15 pm — 8:30 pm

Sunset times
This Week: 5:45 pm
Next Week: 5:56 pm

WElcome

Sabbath School

Happy Sabbath and welcome to all our visitors and regular members. We are glad you chose to worship with us on this holy Sabbath day of rest. Today, God’s word will be brought to us by our very own Elder Grandson. May God richly bless us as we worship together.

Announcements

Would you like to give thanks to God for something He has done for you, i.e. answered prayer, birthday, anniversary etc. If so, could we suggest you contribute to the purchase of the sanctuary flowers - if you would like to do this, please see a Deaconess.
If you would like to present an AY next quarter, please see a member of the AY Team.
Today, Street Witnessing
Monday, Walking Club at 6:30pm
1st March, Business Meeting & Inventory & Stocktaking Day. From 10am here at Erdington Church. We kindly invite anyone who is willing to support & help to attend.
1st March, Singles Banquet, 2pm-8pm. For those aged 35+. Cost: £18. Dress Code: Formal. Hosts: Beulah Plunkett, Clive Palmer & Pastor Paul Liburd. Venue: Village Hotel Coventry, CV4 9GZ
7th March, Communications Day, Venue: Manchester South SDA Church. Guest Speaker; Pastor Richard Daly BUC Communications Director
7th & 8th March, Area 5 & 6 Hope FM Roadshow & Training 2020.
14th-15th March, Adventist Special Needs Weekend, Venue: Manchester North SDA Church. Start time: 10am on both days, 5 Humphery Street, M8 9JS. £5 per person on Sunday only. Speakers: Dr Jan Harry Cabungcal & Dr Patrick Johnson. Book online for your attendance on Sunday at uk.bookingbug.com/home/33185
15th & 29th March, Adult & Youth Sabbath School Teacher Training, 10:30am-3:30pm. Free event. Venue: Salford SDA Church, Cross Lane, M5 4AD. Lunch will be provided. To book a place email: bplunkett@necadventist.org.uk
22nd-28th March, Youth Week of Prayer
28th March: Wonderful Voices Choir Presents: “His Grace Reaches Me” DVD Launch for Senior and & Junior Choir. 6pm-9pm. Venue: RSA Academy, Tipton, DY4 0BZ. Tickets: £10. Volume Discount at £35 for groups of 4. Early bird discount available via Eventbrite at £9 per ticket & Volume Discount £30 for groups of 4. Free Admission for children under 12 Years. For more details contact: 07882150743 or 07859828066
18th April, SEC Teens Presents: Teens Congress, from 10:00am-5:00pm. Venue: Stanborough School, Stanborough Park, Watford, WD25 9JT. Register at: www.secteens.org.uk

Welcome
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn
Scripture Reading
Lesson Study
Mission Report
Visitors Welcome
Closing Hymn
Closing Prayer

In an event of a fire, please note that the fire assembly point is situated opposite the front entrance of the church on the grassland.
First Aiders on duty are Jackie Linton and Vintoria Thompson

Divine service

Introit: There Is A Sweet Anointing
Opening Prayer: Elder P. Grandson
Welcome: Elder C. Lewis
Praise & Worship
Opening hymn: 474
Scripture Reading: Psalms 20:1
Pastoral Prayer: Elder A. Eccles
Tithes & Offering: Ravaell Bailey
Children’s Story: Elder P. Grandson
Building up the Temple
Meditational: ACE Ladies
Sermon: “God In Bad Company “
Closing hymn: 313
Benediction: Elder P. Grandson
Extroit: Let The Beauty of Jesus Be Seen In Me

Seventh-day Adventists Believe…

In a personal God (Hebrews 1:1 – 3)
In Jesus Christ, as the Divine Son of God, Creator and Saviour (John 1:1 – 4; Hebrews 7:25)
In the Holy Spirit, the Divine Comforter (John 15:26)
That the Bible is the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16)
In the new birth, through the acceptance of the gospel (John 3:1–7; John 1:12, 13)
That the second coming of Christ is very near. That it will be literal, personal and visible to all (John 14:1–3; Acts 1:11; Matthew 24:30)
That man by nature is mortal (Job 4:17;1 Timothy 6:15,16)
That immortality is the gift of God and is received only through Christ (Romans 6:23; 1 John 5:11, 12)
That the dead are unconscious (Ecclesiastes 9:5; John 11:11 – 14)
There will be a literal resurrection of the dead (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17)
That righteousness comes by faith (Romans 4:3 – 5)
That the law of the Ten Commandments is the standard of righteousness, by which all will be judged, and which all Christians are commanded to obey (James 2:10 – 12; 1 John 2:3 – 6; Exodus 20:3 – 17).
That the original Seventh-day Sabbath has never been changed by Divine authority, and therefore all Christians should want to keep it holy (Genesis 2:2, 3; Luke 23:52 – 54)
In the support of the Gospel through tithes and offerings (Malachi 3:8 – 11)
In the ordinances of humility and the Lord’s Supper (John 13:4 – 17; 1 Corinthians 11:23 – 26)

What do you Believe?