COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FATHER SON OUTING

This year’s trip will be $30 per person which includes all activities,

campsite, t-shirt and “food.” We will be traveling to Laurel Fork. To

register or for more information, please call Tony Foreman

740.568.8010, or Jerry Brown740.885.8308. Payment is to be made

out to Families Forward.

PRAYER MINISTRY MEETING

Will meet, May 17, at 6 p.m. in room 102-103.

CALENDAR OMISSIONS

Please add Mike Wile , May 30, birthday list.

Harold Riley, May 30, birthday list.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

*COMMUNITY DAY—Love in Action, May 19.

*YOUTH RALLY MEETING - May 22

*ESTHER DAY - Teen girls 7-12 grade. June 1-2.

*CONGREGATIONAL DINNER-HONOR GRADUATES - June 3

BEGINNING IN JUNE ... Jeff will be using the ESV (English Standard

Version) for the public Scripture reading and his Bible classes.

SYMPATHY

Please extend your sympathy to Terry Everson and Bryan Foreman at the

passing of their aunt, Katherine Miles. Services were held Friday in

Barlow.

Also to Steve West’s sister in law, Rita. Her mother passed away last

week.

Bob Moore passed away Friday morning. Calling hours will be here at the

building, Monday 12-2 with the funeral service to follow at 2.

THANK YOU

To our dear, loving church family in Belpre, Thank you so much for the

prayers, calls and cards that dad has received while he was in the

hospital! They have been such a blessing and a bright spot DAILY! He is

now home from the hospital, but still has a lot of recovering to do at

home. Your continued prayers and thought would mean so much. With

much love and thanks in our hearts, Tom & Kathy Bates, Tony & Tonya

Nelson

To those of you who donated pillowcases for the missionary women in

Honduras, BIG thanks! 83 English-speaking missionary women attended

the 5th Women of Purpose Renewal Retreat in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

May 4-6 and the prayer pillowcases from “back home” brought

encouragement and love to their weary hearts. Just another reminder

that they are not forgotten. We will return in November for our 6th WOP

Retreat Renewal, Lord willing. If you would like to come alongside in en-

couraging them, please let Kay Grose or Mary Ann Laughery know!

MUCH thanks! Kay

NEW MEMBERS

Please welcome Betty and MacKenzie Harris and Kristie Bailey to our

Belpre family!

Betty & MacKenzie – 415 Silver Globe Rd, Marietta, OH 45750

Kristie – 1137 Warren Chapel Rd, Fleming, OH 45729

CHANGE OF “MAILING” ADDRESS

Jack and Margaret Wentz, PO Box 742, Belpre, OH 45714

Love in Action Thank you to all who have helped out so much these past few

weeks. A special thank you to our media team who assisted us in

showing the video last week and for Chris Kaufman who did the

brochures. Also to all the committee members for their work and love

as they continue to serve. We are now praying for pantry clients that

are asking for special prayer requests and this is going well. This has

not only been humbling for them, but also for us who pray for them.

Several people worked at BAM this past week and a special thanks

also go out to them. At this writing a total of $1,900 was donated to

the disaster relief fund with the $1,000 from the benevolence

fund. Please keep this disaster effort in prayer. A tour was taken at

the Women's Care Center last week and some have expressed a

desire to train and volunteer there. In first Peter 3, Peter challenges

us to be Good News to others and to be faithful to God's calling. When

WE are Good News, others WILL find Christ. As it has been said

before, the Belpre community, "Does not care what we know, until they

KNOW how much we Care!" Please pray for us on May 19th as we

show our community a caring church.

YOUTH/TEENS

Teens Sunday Evening Small Group - will not be meeting this evening.

WORK CAMP NEEDS FOR MAY

30 gal. garbage bags, paint trays (regular size), masking tape, and

bottled water.

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 2012 GRADUATES:

Please submit a senior photo and short bio of accomplishments to the

office by May 28. We will be honoring them June 3 during our morning

assembly.

AREA CHURCH CAMP INFO IS POSTED ON THE OFFICE BULLETIN BOARD.

WORK CAMP INFO—YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO

PARTICIPATE BY MAY 21...SEE MARK MCKAIN ASAP.

YOUNG AT HEART

We have a few spaces available for the Amish Door trip on June 14th. If

we do not get these spaces filled, we will have to cancel. Please see

Terry or Ron Everson asap. Cost is $79.

COURAGE TO CHANGE

Courage to Change May 13

Do you want to get well? The power to heal physically, mentally,

emotionally and spiritually is in God’s hands. But the choice to be healed

is yours. Everyone, at some level, needs healing. You may have prayed

for healing many times, for many years. Perhaps you have lived with your

brokenness so long that you have become accustomed to it. Maybe you

wonder just when God is going to take all the hurt away. Author

~Stephen Arterburn We can help. Join us Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM

in room 217.

A T T E N T I O N L I F E G R O U P S

The Love In Action team is trying to restock the food pantry. They have been run-

ning low on items and are wanting to encourage support among our family at

Belpre to provide a larger variety of items that will be beneficial to families in need.

One of the ways we are promoting this effort, is through monthly Pantry challenges.

This month's challenge is to fill a picnic basket with picnic themed items. Feel free

to get creative! Each month will present a new challenge for your small group. Here

are some important details: 1. Items for May's challenge are due by May 31. (Drop

off location will be the kitchen coutner-MPR side) Make sure your group name is

labeled clearly on your basket(s). 2. Points will be awarded for items provided.

Points will by tallied by Love in Action and the winning small group will be honored

with a trophy on the 1st Sunday of the following month. (Ex. May challenge winner

will be honored on June 3)

SEE YOUR GROUP FACILITATOR FOR MORE INFORMATION!!!

CHURCH STAFF

Jeff Stevenson - Preaching Minister

jeffery5stevenson@gmail.com

740.378.6632

Ron Laughery - Preaching Minister, Emeritus

ronlaughery@gmail.com

740.516.4038

Kim Haynes - Church Secretary

belprechurch@gmail.com

Phone: 740.423.7021 | Fax: 740.423.8333

CHURCH SHEPHERDS

Dan Canada—304.588.4087

Bob Crum—740.516.5960

Marty Clark—740.551.2075

Mark Kaufman—740.678.8053

Jack Thorn—304.482.1933

To schedule an appointment to meet with our shepherds,

please call the church office.

MINISTRY LEADERS

Adult Education

JoAnn Bartimus

Benevolence/Love in Action

Anita Vaughan

Caring & Sharing

Margaret Wentz

Children’s Education

Stephanie Miller & Jerry Brown

Courage to Change

Mary Ann Thorn/Sonia Grimm

Education Director

JoAnn Bartimus

Media

Larry Hopkins

Missions

Mary Ann Thorn

Prayer

Jo Miller

World Bible School

Leslie Roby

Young at Heart

Ron & Terry Everson

For a copy of today’s lesson on CD, please email

Larry Hopkins at guitareukeman@yahoo.com

May 13, 2012

“Who can find a virtuous woman?

For her price is far about rubies.” Proverbs 31:10

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

Betty Pfalzgraf came forward last Sunday requesting prayers on behalf of her family. Aaron Marshall’s address (Debbi Wright’s son) colon cancer - 222 Elm St, Belpre, OH 45714 Ted Nelson - is having some health issues. Kelly Mallett – is now home. Dee Odell - had surgery on her arm last week. It will be a few more days before the pathology report comes back. Tom Bates - is now home. (See thank you in community updates) Kim Avery - great-niece of Linda Bloomfield. Diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. She has been given 5 years. She is going through further tests and is seeking a second opinion. Military Personnel - Kyle Crislip, Kendra Rauch, Matthew Lowers, Seth Wellspring, Brad Gibbs, William Wellspring, and Stephen Crislip. Continued prayer list - Shirley Mutko, Robert Murrill-aneurysm, Deana-cancer (Jim Blair’s daughter), Jim Blair-cancer, Jeremy Cline Jr., Rich Wilmoth, Aaron Marshall, John Bloomfield, Carolyn Deem, Judy Adams (Dwight Sturm’s sister), Brock Yeater, Debbi Wright, Nina Robinson, Connie McKain, Earl Burgess, Don Brookhart, Nat Horton, Ralph & Betty Westbrook.

1. How _______________was Justified (4:1-8) a. Justification is a…verdict whereby in God’s court, you’re declared

______________. There are only two ways this can happen: You either _______ something to merit it or it is purely a __________.

b. Abraham had a choice. He could either ____________ it or ________ it off. He was never asked to _______ anything at this point.

c. He credited or recordeded Abraham’s ________ to him as _________________ d. God is ____________ obligated to you. What you receive from God is never ______________, but always ______________(Rom. 5:16, 17; 6:23). e. It’s not just Abraham who proves this point, but ___________ does

as well (4:6-8). If God deletes _______ from our account on the basis of faith, _________________ is added on the same basis. Faith not only credits righteousness, it deletes ______ - _________________!

f. In verses 9-25 … Paul continues his argument then applies it. “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

2. How _____________ Justified a. Righteousness isn’t just not doing the wrong things; it’s not

____________ to do them. And it’s doing _________ the right things for only the __________ reasons.

b. How can the black in your circle be erased? A transfer had to be made…called _______________. Our sin is transferred to ______________.

c. So in justification, a _____________ transfer must occur. Going to heaven requires not just _____________, (which means we’ve done no wrong), but ________________ - _____________ righteousness.

d. The double transfer is why Martin Luther made this Latin phrase famous: simul justus et peccator. It means “at the same time ________________ and _________________.”

3. __________ We’re Justified

a. The moment I believe, Christ’s righteousness is _________ to me. His death has taken care of the ________________ I deserve, but his life has made possible my _______________.

b. Don’t try to earn or _______________ what God’s ________________.

WELCOME! Welcome to the Belpre church! We are glad that you have joined us as we gather in the name of the Lord to worship and praise

our Heavenly Father as a community of believers. The Belpre church is made up of sinners who have been saved by the grace

of God. We are fellow strugglers in the journey of life helping each other with the daily challenges and problems. Maybe this is

the first time you have been a guest at the Belpre church. Are you looking for a church home? We would love to share with you

the gospel! Also, we would welcome the opportunity to talk with you about the various ministries of the Belpre church.

For your convenience, we have an attended nursery; our children, 3yrs - 3rd grade, also meet during the sermon in our MPR. They are dismissed to

attend this class during the K.O.D. portion of our worship time and may be picked up during the Community updates.

WORSHIP GUIDE VISITORS - PLEASE FILL OUT AN ATTENDANCE CARD

Song Shout Hallelujah

Welcome Acts 20:17-38

Honoring Our Mothers

Song We Shall Assemble p. 718

Song I Lift My Hands

Prayer

Song Worthy Is The Lamb

Communion/Offering

Song K.O.D The Glory-Land Way

Message Jeff Stevenson

Song Just As I Am p. 924

Responses and Prayers

Community Updates

Shepherd’s Prayer

We pray you have been touched by something that was

said today. If we can be of assistance to you, please

phone the church office or any of our Shepherds or

ministers.

FOR THE RECORD Contribution Last Week - $10,029.61 Special for WBS - $2,322.00 Children’s Offering - $ 106.37 Budget - $7,414.00 Last Week Bible Class - 173 Sunday Worship – 331 Life Group - 95 Wednesday - 143 ________________________________________

May Service List Guest Services

May 13 Team 4 May 20 Team 5 May 27 Team 1 Guest Services for May 13 C = Dave & Sue Givens C = Steve & Sandy West O = Mike & Kim Wile O = Betty Pfalzgraf B = Rolland & Janet Thompson Carport Office Bill Russell Ernie Lowers Ken Fausnaugh Rolland Thompson Ron Everson Bob Caldwell John Hendershot Brian McPherson Scott Miller Dan Roby Brian Gibbs Bill Baker

Public Servers Prayer Communion May 13 Jim Keeling Isaac Feathers May 20 *Greg Orall Doug Reeder May 27 *Wes Crum Kyle Nobles

Nursery Workers May 13 Rachel Werry & Holly Hendrickson May 20 Lorie Kirk & Brenda Durham May 27 Patty Metz & Stephanie Borman

This Week’s Events - May 13—19

Sunday HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 4:30 Life Group Monday SEALS Tuesday Weight Watchers, 5 pm -room 102-103 Food Pantry 11-2 Wednesday Wed. Morning class 11 am - Wed. Evening Meal - Taco Salad Wed. Evening Bible Study - 7 pm Food Pantry 5-7 Thursday Courage to Change, 7 pm Food Pantry 5-7 Friday Friday Evening Sings - Check bulletin board Saturday 8:30 a.m. ZUMBA *Please check bulletin boards each week for: Gospel meetings, youth events, sign-up sheets, Friday evening sings, and other information.

Office Notes:

FROM THE FINANCIAL OFFICE:

Any non-routine expenses for church ministries/supplies

costing over $200 must be pre-approved by Marty Hansell.

Purchase orders are available in the office or an electronic

copy can be sent via email.

Reimbursements will be delayed or not paid if the

purchase was not approved beforehand.

__________________________________________

NOTICE: A table is set up in room 113 (by office)….We

have collected all coats, clothing items, books, umbrellas,

dishes, etc. that have been left in the building. Items not

picked up in one week will be donated to B.A.M.

The McKain’s have returned dishes for the meals that

were prepared for them. They are also in room 113.

__________________________________________

ALSO, we have exchanged our copier. All ministry leaders

will need a new password. Please let the office know what

password you would like to so that we may program it for

immediate use.

Thank you.

JUSTIFICATION - THE GRACE OF THE GOSPEL Romans 4:1-8

A NOTE FROM TONYA BATES NELSON… Hello Everyone, If you're receiving this email or note, you probably know that our dad, Tom Bates, is turning 65 next month (June 5th.) To celebrate his birthday, we'd like to put together a little surprise to let him know that his nearest and dearest are thinking of him. We're going to try and create "65 Years of Memories" by filling 65 envelopes with a memory his friends and family have of him…And this is where you come in! If you have a spare moment in the next few days, we would be so grateful if you'd jot down a favorite memory you have of our dad and put it in the mail (or email). It doesn't have to be anything fancy -- you can just write it down on a piece of paper and sign your name. You can mention anything you like -- although the more nostalgic the better! Please absolutely feel free to send more than one memory (in fact, we welcome it -- we've got 65 envelopes to fill!), but make sure you write them on different pieces of paper (and sign your name to each) so we can split them up. Thank you so, so, so much for participating -- we know everyone is busy with their own lives, and we do appreciate you taking a few minutes to do this; it will be so worth it when he reads all the memories people have of him! (Please don't forget to keep it a surprise until then, though!) Also, if you think of someone who would like to help us out, please for-ward this email or note to them! We are going to need all the help we can get to pull this off! Thanks so much, Tony & Tonya (Tonya Nelson, 1000 Day Flower Drive, Clayton, NC 27520 Or ptalnelson@gmail.com)