MARCH 23, 2014

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

New to Salem Heights?

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.

Sunday Worship

THE DIVINE T PEST!"

Part #$#

%So Signi&i'ant()
*e'hariah + Part #
Presented by
Pastor Justin Greene
Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord of hosts, Return to Me, declares the Lord of hosts, that I may return to you, says the Lord of hosts.

Zechariah 1:3

In&o , News
Important Upcoming Events
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2014 Missions
There are mission prep meetings for our 0ri1ona mission trip as well as our 2astern 3regon mission trip today. 4oth meetings will start at 1:3,. 2astern 3regon group meets in the (oc%salt room and the 0ri1ona 5ission Trip meets in room 6,1.

Child Sponsor Opportunity

Through our partnership with Compassion International, we often have opportunities to sponsor more children at the Salama Compassion Center in Guatamala. Currentl there are four oung !o s who are !eing served ! the Compassion Center !ut are waiting for a monthl support sponsor. "ould ou pra erfull consider sponsoring one of these children# $or more information, visit our church we!site and clic% on &Guatemala Compassion' under (ecent )ews or contact Gina in the church office * +,3-+..-,/,3.

Welcome Greeters
3ur 7ospitalit Team is loo%ing for servants who en8o greeting others and helping them feel welcome as the come into our !uilding. The immediate need is for 6nd service door greeters. If ou are interested in serving in this ministr and would li%e more information, please contact "a ne "e!er * +,3-++9-:+33.

Mens Breakfast April 12 at 7 AM Chapel Food Fellowship Study of Gods Word For questions, please contact Ron Groves. Greenskeeper Ministry
Please consider joining us Saturday, April 5 from 9:00 to 12:00 noon for our monthly spruce up of the church campus. Please ring your garden carts, glo!es, ra"es etc. for landscape maintenance. #uestions$ Please contact %on &hitehurst at 50'.'91.(9)* or Scott +unter at 50'.9'0.2,0,.

-alendar o& E.ents

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THIS WEEK
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Ministries Cancelled T is Wee! "or Spring #rea!

IM$O%TANT "UTU%E E&ENTS

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Spring/Summer Softball 2014

"oftball sign'ups have ended but softball players need to pay their *5% as soon as possible if they haven+t already done so. The fee needs to be paid to be eligible to play. ,hec-s can be made out to "alem .eights ,hurch. Place your chec-/ clearly mar-ed 0ith your name and 1softball2 on the memo line/ in an envelope and drop it in one of the offering bo3es. There 0ill also be a table in the foyer to assist you if needed. 4ees may also be paid to Greg 5olz (5%&'6)7'788& or hillhouse%69msn.com).

VBS 2014 Craft Need

Theresa Johns is collecting clean (and preferably label removed) 15oz tin cans for a acation !ible "chool pro#ect. $ou can contact her directly at 5%&'(&)'1&1) to deliver them or bring the cans by the church office.

/i.ing 0pdate
THE MINIST%Y O" SA'EM HEI(HTS CHU%CH
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. ./7D 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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MONTH'Y NEED H WEEK - #UD(ET March Weekly >eed Week 2 G:2(-11 Week : G:2(-11 Week 0 G:2(-11 Week - G:2(-11 Week 6 G:2(-11 )iscal Aear to 5ate I=3 Actual +iving 9eceived G-:(22: G:6(182 G::(.66 G G 3G08(870 #UI'DIN( "UND "urrent @alance G-6(68.

How -an I Ser.e?

5o you own a mart#honeE 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 involved/

There is a current need for door greeters before )nd service. "erving in this 0ay 0ould be a )%'&% minute time commitment before )nd service. Greeters serve for a full month once a :uarter. Please contact ;ayne ;eber 9 5%&'55('<5&& for more information or if you 0ould li-e to serve in this ministry. =adies/ are you loo-ing for a fun area to serve> ?o you en#oy 0or-ing together as a team> ?o you en#oy decorating or setting up for specials events> .o0 about ma-ing refreshments> ,an you commit to only one day a month> @f you ans0ered AyesA to any of these :uestions/ 0e are loo-ing for your help on the Girls+ 5ight But hospitality teamC Please contact the church office 9 5%&'577'%6%& for more details.

Pastors2Elders
@.stin (reene
Senior Pastor/Elder

Carl C ica
Pastor of Family Life/Elder

Lay Elders
C .c! Moore Ted "err:

Matt MacCollin
Pastor of Mens/College/Elder

dministration and Sta&&

%on (roves
Administrator

@ason #ro>nell
!igh chool Ministries

(ina Weigand
?ffice taff

%.ss 'i<<:
5irector of Ministries

Ed %eister
"ommunity "onnection

C rista Ka ili
?ffice taff

Scott H.nter
)acilities Manager

%ic! Smit
"ommunity "are

Connie 'i<<:
?ffice taff

A@ Ac!er
Music Ministry

@.lie #ernard
Womens Ministry

@enn Elliott
?ffice taff

Tim Sa77eels
5irector of tudent Ministries

'a.ra C ica
Womens @iblical "ounseling

1issions
#lease see our Mission @oards in the foyer for current active missionaries.
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Message CDs are availa<le in

t e %egistration Area 7or =,2 $lease visit t e des! in t e so.t >est corner to order and pic!5.p :o.r CDs2 Yo. can also c ec! t e >e<site 7or o.r podcast2 in7o?salem eig tsc .rc 2org >>>2salem eig tsc .rc 2org

Easter Donations/Easter Volunteers Needed!

We are beginning to prepare for the Salem Heights Easter Egg Hunt. Would you consider donating individually wrapped, smaller pieces of candy to be stuffed in those plastic Easter eggs? You can drop any donations into the labeled buckets by the main entry doors. We will also need volunteers to stuff Easter eggs and to help the day of the hunt. If you are interested in helping this year, please check one or both of the boxes below and place this form in one of our offering boxes. Name____________________ Phone Number___________ Email ___________________________________________ Under age 18 Over age 18

4/12/2014 Stuff Eggs 9am-12pm 4/19/2014 Easter Egg Hunt 10am-12pm

What is Feed Salem? April is one of the lowest months for emergency food supply in the Salem Keizer area. Through this city-wide project which includes over ! churches" we want to reach out to local families and ma#e sure they have enough food to sustain them through this low giving time. $ut not only to meet their physical needs" %ut to also minister to their spiritual needs. That means sharing the Gospel with them! &ompleted food %o'es can %e dropped off at the church %eginning (riday" April 4 from )am to * pm. +n April 5" after a time of prayer and training" food %o'es will %e delivered to the more than ,-- families in our area. On the back of this flyer is a detailed food list and things you can %egin praying for. So" mar# your calendars for April ! and plan to %e a part of this e'citing community outreach.

Each Food Box should contain ALL of the following:

Pkg Size 47 oz &' oz )* oz %. oz '/' oz */. oz 4/. oz &% oz )4/7' oz )' oz )% oz ' oz 4. oz %*/' oz )4/' oz )' oz Food Item a! "nsweetened #$$lesauce Bag (o!n Flakes +oa,es Sliced -heat B!ead a! (!eamy Peanut Butte! Box 0aca!oni and (heese Box 1ice2a21oni Box Pasta21oni Bag En!iched +ong 3!ain 1ice (anned (ondensed 5omato Sou$ (anned (hili (anned 1oast Beef (anned 5una Fish Bag S$aghetti 6oodles (anned S$aghetti Sauce (anned 3!een Beans (anned Black Beans Qty % ) % ) % % % % % % ) & ) % 4 4

Fo! 7uestions8 $lease contact 1uss +i99y in the chu!ch office at '4&/'../444&/ Prayer Needs

Please $!ay fo! the $eo$le of Salem to 9e t!ansfo!med 9y the 3os$el of esus (h!ist/ Please $!ay that 3od will continue to o$en doo!s fo! us to !ecei,e names of families who would 9e 9lessed 9y this minist!y/ :nly 3od can change hea!ts8 so $!ay that ;e would wo!k and 9e glo!ified 9y this $!o<ect=

Sweet Moments for Moms

FRIDAY APRIL 4TH 9:30-11:30AM

Our special speaker, Julie Bernard, will be speaking on

Living Intentionally
Following our brunch and speaker, there will be a special, mission minded activity. We will have a chance to use a pattern and cut out dresses for little girls in Guatemala! The Reid aunders !ssociation"s sewing ministry will take the fabric we cut out and create dresses that our church will take on the Guatemala mission trip this summer. #lease bring your scissors if you have some!
We will also be collecting supplies to send along on the mission trip! #lease consider donating one or all of these items. $ye glasses %new and used& 'hildren(s vitamins %adult as well& )ver the counter medicine

Moms and Grandmas of all ages & stages are welcome to attend! Please register on the website by March 31. Childcare provided.

The Divine Tapestry

PART 121

SO SIGNIFICANT!
Zechariah
Part 1
Presented by Pastor Justin Greene March 23, 2014
Billy Graham includes the following amazing story of Gods care for his people in his wonderful little book, Angels: Gods Secret Agents: The Reverend John G. Paton, a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands, tells a thrilling story involving the protective care of angels. Hostile natives surrounded his mission headquarters one night, intent on burning the Patons out and killing them. John Paton and his wife prayed all during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them. When daylight came, they were amazed to see the attackers leave. They thanked God for delivering them. A year later the chief of the tribe was converted to Jesus Christ. Paton, remembering what had happened, asked the chief what had kept him and his men from burning down the house and killing them. The chief replied in surprise, Who were all those men you had with you there? The missionary answered, There were no men there; just my wife and I. The chief argued that they had seen many men standing
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guard hundreds of big men in shining garments with drawn swords in their hands. They seemed to circle the mission station so that the natives were afraid to attack. Only then did Paton realize that God had sent His angels to protect them (Graham, Angels: Gods Secret Agents, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1975, p. 3). God does not always act in such an unusual manner, but he is always concerned for the welfare of his children. This is the message of the first two chapters of the Book of Zechariah. In these chapters God expresses his concern for the helpless and oppressed people of ancient Judah. Zechariah begins with a call to repentance (which the people heed) and follows with three fascinating visions, each conveying in some manner Gods care for his people. Zechariahs message of Gods care was written not only for the Jews of twenty-five hundred years ago but for believers today.1

BACKGROUND

Zechariah is filled with pictures of Christ.

Zechariah was meant to be read with Haggai and Malachi.

Zechariah would be martyred.

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SO SIGNIFICANT

This book declares its significance right from the start:

A SIGNIFICANT NAME

Zechariah = Yahweh Remembers

Berechiah = Yahweh Blesses

Iddo = His Time

Key = The Lord remembers to bless in His time (Wiersbe Expository Outlines on the Old Testament).

A SIGNIFICANT CALL

Return to me is an ancient call to repentance.

Note: Deuteronomy 4:30, 31 When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. 31For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.
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1 Kings 8:47-48 47 If they take thought in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and make supplication to You in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, We have sinned and have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly; 48if they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who have taken them captive, and pray to You toward their land which You have given to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your name;
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2 Chronicles 30:6-9 6 The couriers went throughout all Israel and Judah with the letters from the hand of the king and his princes, even according to the command of the king, saying, O sons of Israel, return to the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel that He may return to those of you who escaped and are left from the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were unfaithful to the LORD God of their fathers, so that He made them a horror, as you see. 8Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to the LORD your God, and enter his sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you. 9For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and your sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate, and will turn His face away from you if you return to Him.

Isaiah 55:6-7 6Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near. 7Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

Jeremiah 35:15 15Also I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them again and again, saying: Turn now every man from his evil way and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to worship them. Then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers; but you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.
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Hosea 14:1 1Return, O Israel to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Joel 2:12-13 12Yet even now, declares the LORD, Return to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, weeping and mourning; 13and rend your heart and not your garments. Now return to the LORD your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil. James 4:8-10 8Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

A SIGNIFICANT DISTINCTION

You can gain a right perspective in the wrong place.

You have the wrong perspective in the right place.

How much better to have the right perspective in the right place!

A SIGNIFICANT OBSERVATION

God is faithful to His Word.

God alone knows the day and the hour...

For the rise and fall of nations.

For the return of Christ.

Of your final breath.

A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE

Three parts: An audible response.

A submission to sovereignty.

A thankful heart.

BOTTOM LINE

God reserved His most profound truths for humble hearts.

Holman Old Testament Commentary, 2004 Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee 9