1. Christmas Concert & Potluck
Sunday, Dec. 4pm

2. November 19, 2017

3. Gatherings Men’s Breakfast Congregational Meeting
Saturday, Nov. 8:00am
Hot food, warm fellowship & testimonies
Congregational Meeting
Sunday, Nov. 26
Leadership elections

4. Christmas Concert & Potluck
Sunday, Dec. 4pm

5. Serving others at Christmas
Dec. 17 – Gifts for families
EFCCM Gift Catalogue

6. Mark 10
42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 
43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant

7. Mark 10
44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

8. Prayer
Requests & Thanksgiving

10. Offering
Online giving now available on website:
Parkdalechurch.ca

11. Kids’ Minute
Junior Church for kids up to 12 years old

12. God’s Story Acts: The Early Church
Acts 1 – Incipient Church Acts 2 – Basic Church Acts 6 – Organized Church Acts 8 – Scattered Church

13. Testimony: Andy Wells

16. Organized Church Growing Pains

17. Organized Church Growing Pains
From the honeymoon to the real world
Incipient Church – ingredients
Basic Church – freshly baked
Organized church – serving customers

18. Organized Church The Call: Stay Focused (1-4)
Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

19. Organized Church The Call: Stay Focused (1-4)

20. Organized Church The Call: Stay Focused (1-4)
Today…
Who are the “Hellenists and Hebrews?”
Who are entitled? Who are neglected?
What are the contentious issues?

21. Organized Church The Call: Stay Focused (1-4)
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,  nor is there male and female,  for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

22. Organized Church The Call: Stay Focused (1-4)
Mayor on 77 jobs lost in Pt. Alberni
"Every job has a multiplier of one to three so it's really over 200 jobs somewhere that are impacted by the closure of this mill… Whether it's in truck tires or whether it's in oil or whether it's in manufacturing or whatever."

23. Organized Church Service: Spiritual & Practical (5-7)
Early Church Growth
Incipient Church – Prayer Meeting
Basic Church – Informal Fellowship
Organized Church – Structured Leadership, ministries

24. Organized Church Service: Spiritual & Practical (5-7)

25. Organized Church Service: Spiritual & Practical (5-7)
Spiritual Qualities for Practical Work?
Integrity – Representing the church
Spirit-filled – Need God’s power to do God’s work of discipling people
Wisdom – not just what we do, but how

26. Organized Church Service: Spiritual & Practical (5-7)
Acts 2:46-47
They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.  And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

27. Organized Church Growing to Maturity

28. Organized Church Growing to Maturity

29. Organized Church Growing to Maturity
1 Corinthians If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.

30. Organized Church Growing to Maturity
1 Corinthians If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

31. Organized Church Growing to Maturity
In what ways have you been blessed by the service of others?
What needs do you see?
How has God equipped you to serve?