FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Welcome! We are glad youre here! We invite you to

seek out the folks wearing the Ask Me badge.
Through them you will find information about the
ministries of alem !eights "hurch and how to
become involved. #lease fill out a $isitor "ard and dro%
it in one of the offering bo&es as you leave or scan this code to go
directly to our website and fill out a visitor card. We have an e&cellent
nursery and %rograms for children newborn through high school. Any
of the ushers will be ha%%y to direct you to the %ro%er classroom. 'f
you feel more comfortable having your infant with you during the
service( the last row in the Auditorium will be reserved for %arents with
small children. There is a %rivate room for nursing mothers across the
hall from the Auditorium with a rocking chair( changing table and
%ortable crib. )or your convenience( it also includes a monitor to
enable you to still hear and view the service.
Our Purpose...
To reach %eo%le with the love of *esus "hrist( %rovide a safe and
su%%ortive environment( %roclaim the standards of +ods truth(
du%licate the "hristian life in others( and celebrate the ma,esty
and works of -ur +reat +od.
New to Salem Heights?
Sunday Worship
THE DIVINE TPEST!"
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*ephaniah + Part ,

Presented by
Pastor Justin Greene

The LORD your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He
will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice
over you with shouts o joy. Zephaniah 3:17
Important Upcoming Events
+irls .ight -ut /e weet( tomorrow evening( coffee
sho% o%ens at 0123%m( %rogram starts at 4135%m
/a%tism class( Thursday( )ebruary 62( 4%m
7ords u%%er and /a%tisms( )ebruary 60( 0%m
In-o . News
Many children and their families are
blessed each week by our Club
ocksalt leaders and the in!estment
those leaders make in the students"
li!es who attend# $t this time there is still a serious need for more
ser!ants to participate in Club ocksalt# Please be in prayer about
your in!ol!ement in this weekly opportunity to impact children"s
li!es for eternity#
Fudaetas f the Faith
New to Salem Heights Church? Our Fundamentals of the Faith
class has begun but it is not too late to join. If ou are interested
in being !art of this "# wee$ class and would li$e to sign u! or
ha%e further &uestions' !lease call the church office at ()*+(,,+
)-)*.
Spring/Summer Softball 2014
Church softball pre%re&istration is now underway for
the 'prin& and 'ummer# (ew and returnin& players
may re&ister with Gre& (ol) !ia phone or e%mail for
the upcomin& season which be&ins at the end of $pril#
*eams are determined on an a!ailability basis with
returnin& players ha!in& priority# +e will ha!e both men"s and co%
ed teams with each player payin& a mandatory ,-. lea&ue fee#
*here will be a fee payin&/re&istration table at church be&innin&
'unday 0ebruary 13 and continuin& the two 'undays after that#
2our fee needs to be paid on one of those 'undays# Contact Gre&
(ol) at -.3%314%4553 or email hillhouse.36msn#com to re&ister or
if you ha!e any 7uestions#
Lords Supper and Baptisms
.lease note toda/s insert about our u!coming ba!tism class. If
ou would li$e to be ba!ti0ed at our Februar "1 2ord/s Su!!er'
fill out the information and dro! it in one of our offering bo3es.
4here will be a ba!tism class !rior to 2ord/s Su!!er on Februar
"* at 5!m.
Cost $75
(T-Shirt Included)
Please register by Feb. 11
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AARON GREENE
Feb. 28 - Mar. 2
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THIS WEEK
MONDAY
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THURSDAY
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=123 a.m. W.M. 7eadershi% Team Meeting
4133 %.m. /a%tism "lass
4133 %.m. "ollege "ross ;oad Ministry

IMPORTANT FUTURE EENTS
Fe! "# Fami$% F&n Nig't
Fe! "" FPNO
Fe! "( Ari)ona* E+ Oregon Mission Meeting
Fe! ", Mi- . Hig' /a&se Retreat
Mar " Missions Prep Meeting
How /an I Ser0e?
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THE MINISTRY OF SA0EM HEI1HTS /HUR/H
The ministry of alem !eights "hurch is funded entirely by the
generous giving of +ods %eo%le. Aou will notice that we do not
%ass the offering %lateB however( there are offering bo&es in the
back of the auditorium. We have done this so no one gives out
of com%ulsion. We believe from the Word of +od that the %irit
of +od will lead %eo%le towards giving back to +od of their first
fruits. ...+od loves a cheerful giver C< "or. =14D and we know
!e blesses those who take !is Word seriously in every regard.
Thank you for %rayerfully su%%orting alem !eights financially as
we desire to reach the lost and disci%le the aints.

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8o you lo!e helpin& children learn the +ord of God9 +e
are in need of !olunteers durin& our Club Rocksalt
acti!ites on *uesday e!enin&s# :mail Phil 'chult) at
pschult)6&mail#com for more information.
8o you ha!e e;perience sin&in& as a soloist or bein& part
of a choral &roup9 8o you play a musical instrument9 +e currently ha!e
openin&s in both the 'unday mornin& choir as well as the 'unday mornin&
orchestra# $lthou&h we are lookin& most specifically for 'oprano and *enor
!oices< we would welcome anyone who is interested in bein& a part of this
ministry to contact $J $cker throu&h the church office for more information#
8o you own a mart#honeI can the coded icon below to view
o%%ortunities to serve the body of alem !eights "hurch. Aou
can also visit our website at www.salemheightschurch.org for
more detailed information. /elow are some areas in which you
can immediately become involved1
Pastors2Elders
6&stin 1reene
Senior Pastor/Elder
/ar$ /'ica
Pastor of Family Life/Elder
Matt Mac/o$$in
Pastor of Mens/College/Elder


Lay Elders
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Office Staff

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/'rista Ka'i$i
Office Staff

6enn E$$iott
Office Staff
Scott H&nter
Facilities Manager

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Womens Ministry
3issions
#lease see our Mission /oards in the foyer for
current active missionaries.
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Music Ministry

Tim Sa88ee$s
Mid !igh Ministries

Ron 1roves
Administrator

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The Divine Tapestry
PART 118

WHEN GOD LEADS REHAB



Zephaniah
Part 2



Presented by
Pastor Justin Greene
February 9, 2014


John Stott writes, There is an urgent need for courageous
preachers in the pulpits of the world today, like the apostles in the
early Church who were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the
word of God with boldness (Acts 4:31, cf. v. 13). Neither men-
pleasers nor time-servers ever make good preachers. We are
called to the sacred task of biblical exposition, and commissioned
to proclaim what God has said, not what human beings want to
hear. Many modern churchmen suffer from a malady called
itching ears, which induces them to accumulate for themselves
teachers to suit their own likings (2 Timothy 4:3). But we have no
liberty to scratch their itch or pander to their likings. Rather we
are to resemble Paul in Ephesus who resisted this very
temptation and twice insisted that he did not shrink from
declaring to them what had to be declared, namely anything that
was profitable for them and indeed the whole counsel of God
(Acts 20:20, 27). We have to beware of selecting our texts and
topics even unconsciously according to personal prejudice or
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popular fashion. The medicine of the gospel has been prescribed
by the Good Physician; we may neither dilute it nor add
ingredients to make it more palatable; we must serve it neat. Nor
need we fear that people will not take it. To be sure, some may
leave, but most will respond. People are driven from the Church,
commented George Buttrick, not so much by stern truth that
makes them uneasy as by weak nothings that make them
contemptuous.
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Courage, said Phillips Brooks in his 1877 Yale Lectures,

...is the indispensable requisite of any true ministry ... If you are
afraid of men and a slave to their opinion, go and do something
else. Go and make shoes to fit them. Go even and paint pictures
which you know are bad but which suit their bad taste. But do not
keep on all your life preaching sermons which shall say not what
God sent you to declare, but what they hire you to say. Be
courageous. Be independent.
2

Zephaniah honored by serving his Word. Neat ... and a nation,
continually drunk on its own opinion would enter rehab!



WHEN GOD LEADS REHAB












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FROM HOSTILITY TO HOPE



A holy God would lead His people from hostility to hope in three
phrases.

1. They would need to look inward.








Why judgment? They were addicted ... to self (v. 2).






Note: Most addicts must hit rock bottom before they are
willing to change (see chapters 1-2).
















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2. They needed to look upward (3:12-13, 16-17).

Verse 17 is considered by some to be the John 3:16 of the Old
Testament.








El Gibbon Mighty to Save is here ... (Isaiah 9).








He will ... Exalt



Quiet



Rejoice...




...all relational terms that convey emotion.







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3. They needed to look forward. God would take care of their future.

Six I Wills:

1. I will gather ... the grieving.



2. I will deal ... with oppression.



3. I will save ... the destitute.



4. I will transform ... shame into renown.



5. I will bring together ... families in one place.



6. I will restore ... fortunes, all will be blessed.





YOU HAVE MY WORD!








Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today, John Stott, 1982
1
Buttrick, p. 133
2
Brooks, Lectures, p. 59