STUFF   Dave Shaner

We are only 3 weeks away from our No Debt, No Sweat! Seminar with Steve Diggs. The No Debt, No Sweat! Seminar shows Gods people how to use Gods money Gods way/ - Christians are freed from the bondage of stuff-itus. Today Christians desperately need the tools and the knowledge to get out of uncontrolled debt so they can be about Kingdom business. Our people are so busy dealing with debt and bad spending habits - their spiritual vigor is depleted. Most people are now spending 20% of their income paying off short-term, high-interest debt. And, the average Christian is giving barely more than 2% of his income back to God. Money problems are the #1 cause of divorce - by a rate of 4 to 1 over the next thing! Instead of sitting bolt up-right in bed at 3:00 am, at a No Debt, No Sweat! Seminar, people learn how to kill the Debt Monster and develop spending plans that really work! The seminar gives hope and brings spiritual renewal. It increases giving and restores romance in marriages. It is both humorous and confessional -yet profoundly biblical. The dates for our seminar are Sunday and Monday, May 18-19. Steve Diggs is from Antioch, Tennessee. Steve will be speaking at our morning Bible class and worship assembly time and at 7 pm Sunday and Monday evenings. Make your plans to come and be a part of this important seminar.

Many are traveling this week either to Cascade College for graduation or to Pepperdine University for their annual lectures. If you ever get the opportunity to attend one of the college sponsored church lectures, you will be in for a treat. You always have a variety of classes to choose from all day as well as keynote lectures in the mornings and evenings. It gives you the opportunity to hear some of the better preachers and teachers, gain new insights and suggestions on church growth, fellowship with Christians from across the country, and the opportunity to visit a Christian campus. Their are several lecture programs throughout the year all across America at Christian campuses. This is a great way to get away for some spiritual renewal.

Have a Great Week!!

April is Earthquake Awareness month. If you are interested in learning how to Survive the Big One a 60 minute video on, How to Prepare For a Major Earthquake in Your Area. We will be showing this video in the small auditorium after church services this Sunday, April 27th at (12:15 p.m.) Pastry and coffee will be available.

We are very proud of our kids who applied themselves to the LTC training program. It has been lots of hard, but worthwhile work.

Tonight, in lieu of Bible Study Groups, we want to share with all the church family some of the skills we have been working on. Please plan to be here for Dalton Gardens LTC Celebration from 5:30-7:00pm. Your presence will encourage all of us.

Sunday evening after the LTC presentation come share your favorite (or George's) pie or cobbler and enjoy fellowship with one another. You bring the dessert and well bring the ice cream. Lets have a great time.

The National Day of Prayer is this Thursday, May 1st. We will be hosting a special prayer session here at the building with the community at 6:00 p.m. asking God to bless our country and provide us with wisdom and spiritual direction. The first day of May of every year was established by Congress in 1988 as the National Day of Prayer and was signed by President Ronald Reagan. Anyone wishing to participate in prayers will be invited to participate.

Success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance. Everybody finds out, sooner or later, that all success worth having is founded on Christian rules of conduct.

Please consider PROPER PRIORITY FOR SPIRITUAL DAILY SUCCESS AS FOLLOWS:

Perception of possibility produces plausibility of productivity. Therefore the plea for positive performance should be preeminent and a definite Christian priority. Phil. 4:13. PLEASE plan to pray for proper Christian success priorities listed above. Please work at being a successful winner in Christian living. Here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments (Christ's) for this is the whole duty of man for spiritual success. Eccles. 12:13. Ralph Crump for -The Elders

On May 3, we will meet at the Valley YMCA for swimming. The cost for all day passes are $15.00 for the whole family, $7.00 single adult, and $5.00 single child. All day passes include everything at the YMCA including doing the wall climbing.

We will meet at 3:00 p.m. and swim until we get hungry and then go over to Boston Pizza for dinner. Bring a lock for the locker room, so you don't have to worry about your belongings. The YMCA has a big slide and a lot of fun swimming stuff for the kids and a lap pool for the adults. Call Tim Frahm for more information #665-5851.

Ladies, the deadline to turn in your secret sister information sheets is next Sunday, May 4th. Give them to Katrina Swaim (or put them in her box.) If you still need one, extras can be found on the kiosk.

Be ready for tons of fun at our monthly game night, May 9, 6:30 p.m. in the small auditorium. Bring snacks and games. Come join the fun!

April 27 - Day of Destiny - Cascade College Collection

April 27 - LTC Celebration - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

April 29 - May 2 - Pepperdine Lectureship

May 1 - 6:00 p.m. - National Day of Prayer Service

May 3 - Tweeners Activity - Swimming/Dinner

May 9 - Game Night 6:30 - Small Auditorium

May 9 - Senior Formal Night

May 9 -10 - Camp Workday at Camp Princess Pines

Pray for Jan Almond. She still has a ways to go, so continue to pray for her and Jim.

The Wallis Hampton Family has requested our prayers for their 14 month old child who has been diagnosed with Hunters Disease and is not expected to live long. Wallis was a member here years ago and now lives in Houston.

Donna Coleman is suffering from a ruptured disc.

Ron McIntire is recovering from back surgery.

Sam Tumlinson had a heart attack and is awaiting bypass surgery in Canada.

Anita Haman's condition has worsened as she continues to battle with cancer.

Connie Ford is having serious heart problems and will be having heart surgery soon to have two valves replaced.

Jesse Rupnick continues to battle cancer. Special prayers are needed as he begins chemo treatments three times a week.

Pray for Dawn Morgan as she recovers from cancer.

Service Men & Women - Pray for Michael Kish & Steve Howard, while they are away serving our country.

Pray for The Togo Team / David & Becky Reeves as they continue to do the Lords work among the Kabiye people. They are under more stress as a result of a recent auto/moped accident. Although David was not at fault, he was held in jail for about 20 hours of interrogation and intimidation. In spite of struggles, the work continues to grow with Gods blessings.

Continue Praying For......

Joe Jovanovich*Chris Flick*Kathy Shaner
Dora Tucker*Rick Howard*Ken Arnold*Fred Bonney
The Frisk Family*Teeny McMunn*Chester Martin
Garret Yanzick*Sue Waddell*Pat Dunbar

We need a few men to help brain storm and plan for the men's ministry-please talk with George.

Camp Workday We love our Christian camp. Princess Pines is a blessing to all of us. It requires upkeep and improvements. Please schedule time to help with these on May 9-10. Ask John Simpson for further information.

In addition to worshiping God, we also know we are to serve Him and His interests (Rev. 1:6). Do we, though, put all our time, all our resources, all our energy Ð all our life Ð to Gods service? When we have free time on our hands, is our first thought, now what can I do for God? or is it, now what can I do for myself?

Don't we say, But God wants me to be happy and to spend some time alone/with family/relaxing/enjoying life/doing whatever? Haven't we all used one or more of those excuses often enough so now they just slide off of our tongues? How sure are we that our contentment is really the goal of Gods Master Plan?

Romans 15:4 says, For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. (NASU) In the Bible we meet many Heroes of Faith: David, Abraham, Noah, and the list goes on... We can learn from the example of Gods people throughout antiquity.

One history not often listed among the other famous Bible stories is that of Nehemiah: Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire. That's the report that Nehemiah heard from Jerusalem. He was in the Persian capitol of Susa, working as the kings cupbearer. He worked in the royal court Ð his life was good, he had no reason to worry about Jerusalem É no reason except that he knew Jerusalem was Gods city, central to his plans then. Foremost in Nehemiah's mind was Gods plan. His response to this news was: When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. So he led a group back to Israel to repair the wall and not let anything stand in the way of Gods plan. Read what the everyday Hebrews went through because they believed that God was more important than they: they sold their children into slavery to have the resources to finish the wall (5:5), individuals had to borrow money to finish the wall (5:4), they sold and mortgaged their own houses to pay for the Lords work (5:3), and they took up arms to actively fight the enemies of God . . .

The challenge has been given to live up to our heritage as sons and daughters of God. Are we going to continue to offer the same excuses for self-gratification or are we going to honestly commit to God-glorification?

TRI-CITIES YOUTH RALLY

C.C.S. is winding down...or is it?

We are moving so quickly in a forward direction that it is difficult to stop and assess. Assess where the students are. Assess what has been accomplished. Assess where the students are going. It is a reminder to be thankful. God has truly blessed the school. It has been a wonderful year! We have to take time again, and simply thank all that have been so involved with Gods mission here for you.

The month of May will be a busy month with our "Talent" show, Jog-A-Thon, Parent Appreciation Bar-B-Q...(Your Welcome to come May 6th), Science Fair, Skate Day!,..Cataldo Mission Field Trip, North Idaho Museum Trip, K-Graduation, and Awards Assembly.

Are YOU a friend of someone in Need? We are always encouraging our students to be a friend. Be respectful. Be courteous. Be understanding. Show who YOU belong to. We go back to a story about Jesus: The news was out. Help was available for the sick! But a certain paralytic had no way to get to it. Physically disabled people like him were not only immobile, but usually poor. Useless to society and lacking help from the government, they invariably lived as social outcasts. But some men knew of this mans dilemma and came to his aid. They helped him get to a house where Jesus was teaching. But enormous crowds made access to Jesus impossible. Fortunately, the men were determined and resourceful They literally tore the roof off the building in order to connect their friend with the "Helper".

Jesus noticed. He saw their great faith. Luke 5:20....He healed the paralyzed man. Jesus, we know, must have had GREAT appreciation for the friends of this man that brought him. They were truly serving. Our Christian school is serving. We feel that this mission will continue to grow as you support it and become involved. Thank you for a great year! Mr. D

We are looking for help with various parts of this ministry....meal planning, cooking, serving and clean up. Please contact George or Joanna if you can help in any way. Thank You.

This is a wonderful opportunity for your family to spend together in the beautiful outdoor setting of Camp Princes Pine on Lake Thomas. Christian families from all over the Northwest will enjoy a weekend of fellowship and fun. Pat Lang of the Northside congregation in Spokane is the director and needs to hear from you if you plan to go. Registration forms are available in the lobby.

Dear Church,

From the Hartofilax family we would like to praise God for His miracles at hand. We would also like to thank God for are brothers and sisters in Christ that were so very generous in the offering last week, it was very overwhelming but again that is the miracle of God. So again thank you very much for the offering it put our feet back on the ground. We hope and pray that God uses us in the same way. Amen.

Love in Christ, The Hartofilax Family

Thank you for all your prayers, thoughts and visits. They were greatly appreciated. Ron is doing really good and getting stronger everyday.

-Myrtle McIntire

TO SERVE May 4^th, 2003

Contact Warren Brown ASAP if you are unable to serve.

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