W hat do you usually do after Sunday worship? Lunch with friends and family? Watch sports? We’ve all got our Sunday routine. My Sunday pattern is Sunday school, worship, lunch… nap! Sunday is my favorite day of the week because we get to gather for worship, enjoy the church family and leave with a sense of joy and refreshment. I look forward to Sunday. Worship helps me refocus on my relationship with God and get ready for the challenges of the week. Like so many other believers, if I miss worship I feel empty and spiritually hungry. But worship is not just about what we receive. True worship should also create a strong desire to help and serve others. When we worship Jesus, we should be prompted to acknowledge the needs of others over our own. The desire to serve others should be a natural transition from worship. Because we love God, we must also love those who He cares for. The best way to express God’s love is to act as servants. Over and again we read in the gospels how worship leads to service: Matthew 8:1-2. After Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, He immediately came down and healed a leper. Jesus showed us that the best way to follow a good sermon is by demonstrating the healing power of God. Matthew 17:14-20. When the disciples were shown a glimpse of the glory of God as Jesus transfigured before them, they wanted to stay on the mountain and worship Him. But, He insisted on going back down the mountain. When they reached the bottom, Jesus continued His healing ministry. Again, worship followed by service. Matthew 14:13-21. Jesus preached all morning to thousands of people in the desert. As lunchtime approached, people started getting antsy and ready to eat (that tends to happen!). The disciples wanted to send the crowds away, but Jesus said, “you feed them;” a commis- sion for His disciples to serve those who were hungry. Our Savior proceeded to take a very small portion of fish and bread and feed the masses. continued...
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W hat do you usually do after Sunday worship? Lunch with friends and family? Watch sports? We’ve all got our Sunday routine. My Sunday pattern is Sunday school, worship,
lunch… nap! Sunday is my favorite day of the week because we get to gather for worship, enjoy the church family and leave with a sense of joy and refreshment. I look forward to Sunday. Worship helps me refocus on my relationship with God and get ready for the challenges of the week. Like so many other believers, if I miss worship I feel empty and spiritually hungry.
But worship is not just about what we receive. True worship should also create a strong desire to help and serve others. When we worship Jesus, we should be prompted to acknowledge the needs of others over our own. The desire to serve others should be a natural transition from worship. Because we love God, we must also love those who He cares for. The best way to express God’s love is to act as servants.
Over and again we read in the gospels how worship leads to service:
Matthew 8:1-2. After Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, He immediately came down and healed a leper. Jesus showed us that the best way to follow a good sermon is by demonstrating the healing power of God.
Matthew 17:14-20. When the disciples were shown a glimpse of the glory of God as Jesus transfigured before them, they wanted to stay on the mountain and worship Him. But, He insisted on going back down the mountain. When they reached the bottom, Jesus continued His healing ministry. Again, worship followed by service.
Matthew 14:13-21. Jesus preached all morning to thousands of people in the desert. As lunchtime approached, people started getting antsy and ready to eat (that tends to happen!). The disciples wanted to send the crowds away, but Jesus said, “you feed them;” a commis-sion for His disciples to serve those who were hungry. Our Savior proceeded to take a very small portion of fish and bread and feed the masses.
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John 13:1-16. In my favorite example, the disciples shared an intimate moment of worship at the Passover celebration. The entire meal was a foreshadowing of His death and the ultimate redemp-tive victory of God. Jesus had worship with His disciples, sharing the bread and wine and singing songs together. These were intense and intimate moments of worship, but even this moment of closeness with Jesus was not complete. He said He was going to show them “the greatest way.” He proceeded to bow down in humility and serve His disciples by washing their feet. “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14) The master must become the servant. One of the most intimate engagements in worship in all of scripture and it is naturally followed by service.
T he question for us becomes, what does our worship lead us to DO? Does our worship of Jesus transition us to a lifestyle of serving
others? It should. It’s OK to go home and take a Sunday nap(!) and enjoy the Sabbath rest. But, our Sunday worship should naturally transition into a daily concern for the needs of others and a deep desire to serve in the name of Jesus. Do we worship only because it feels good and we get something out of it? Do we worship out of habit or routine? Have you been in worship for years without ever sensing the needs of others? It may be time to re-evaluate your relationship with Jesus. Every close relationship we have in life changes our behavior. If we are close to Jesus, then our attitude and activities must change to reflect Him. This month (Sept. 13 thru Oct. 4), I am challenging the membership at Poplar Ridge Friends to put our love for Jesus into action. We are going to have a community service initiative called, “Love In[Deed]” and our goal is 500 hours of service to our community in Jesus’ name. The goal is to share the love of God with others through acts of service. The church staff has put together several projects that you can join or you can choose a service activity on your own. Whatever you choose, do it to the best of your ability and in Jesus’ name! My hope is that these service projects will show the world how much we love Jesus and reveal His love through us. Jesus said, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven…” (Matthew 5:16). I hope the community sees that Poplar Ridge is not just a house of worship, but we are also a Living Body that reflects the great love of Jesus Christ. I want the world to see how our worship of Jesus leads us to serve in His name.
In His Name,
Pastor Dave Mercadante
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS 4 YEARS OLD THRU 8TH GRADE
“Early” registration cost per child : $75 After October 31, the cost is $85
FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Registration brochures will also be available at each entrance of the meetinghouse and can be dropped off or mailed to the church office.
Friends, This is an exciting time as we approach Upward Basketball season again! Several members of our meeting have already been busy at work planning for another successful season. Our prayer is that God will pour out His blessings on the athletes, coaches, and helpers throughout this season in a special way. At this time, we would like to request that you all would be in prayer regularly that God would be ever present in the Upward ministry not just during the season but throughout the year. We would also ask that you be in prayer of how you could best be the hands and feet of Christ in participat-ing in the Upward Basketball ministry! There
are many opportunities for everyone to serve as coaches both for basket- ball and cheerleading, scorekeeping, working in concessions, leading devotions, and greeting players, families and guests just to name a few. Our prayer is that if God is leading you to step out and “Go” that you would prayerfully consider the Upward ministry and seek out John Partin or Jon Lowe to continue or begin your involvement. There could not possibly be a more important ministry than planting the seed of Christ in the hearts of a new generation.
In service together for Him,
Jon Lowe (209-5511 / [email protected]) John Partin (847-1226 / [email protected])
Senior Friends will resume
meeting on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th at
6:15 pm in the Fellowship
Hall for a “pizza & salad” night!
Renee Lindsey will be joining us to share about “art—and stuff.”
All of our senior adults are invited!!
Sign up on the Ladies Coffeehouse bulletin board in the Sunday School hall or call the church office BY SUNDAY, SEPT 13th. Cost of workbook: $14 (make checks payable to Ann Davidson) Questions? Contact Ann >>> 434-1020 / [email protected]
Not a morning person? Would you prefer Wednesday evenings @ 7pm? If there’s enough interest, an alternate time may be offered!
Be sure to indicate your preference when you sign up!
The Rady Lady Foundation, Inc., Bantum Rooster, a band local to Asheboro, and Pink Cares of the Piedmont are raising cancer awareness. Join us for this special event on October 10th!
6:00-7:00 pm Sign the Pink Cares Firetruck 6:30-7:30 pm Enjoy a delicious meal 8:00 pm Entertainment by Bantum Rooster
Silent Auction | Door Prizes | Split the Pot
Proceeds go to The Rady Lady Foundation, Inc. and Pink Cares of the Piedmont with a portion going directly to those needing financial assistance due to a cancer diagnosis or other illness.
See Paul or Connie Whitaker for tickets or call
Sherry Nance at 302-4528.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
7pm Ministry & Counsel
7pm—Finance
2
7pm Prayer/Bible St.
7pm
Upward Board Meeting
3 4
NCYM Annual Sessions @
Black Mountain 4th-7th
5
September 13, 2015
6 7 Labor Day
Annual Sessions ENDS
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
8
7pm Monthly Meeting
9 10am-12noon
Anchor of Hope Homeschool
Group
7pm Prayer/Bible St.
10 11 12 Bush Hill Festival
UPWARD REGISTRATION
BEGINS
13 Kidstuf
LOVE IN[DEED] KICKOFF!
5-7pm—Sr Youth 5:30pm-Jr Youth/ Children’s Min. 7pm-Prayer LIFE Group
14
LOVE IN[DEED]
7pm Cub/Boy Scouts
15 LOVE IN[DEED]
16 LOVE IN[DEED]
7pm Prayer/Bible St.
17 LOVE IN[DEED]
18 LOVE IN[DEED]
19 8:30-10:30am
Ladies Coffeehouse
The Armor of God
LOVE IN[DEED]
10am-12:30 Jr Youth Project
& Lunch
20
LOVE IN[DEED]
8am—QM B’fast 5:30-7pm –Jr/Sr. Yth SYATP Rally 5:30-Child. Min. 7pm-Prayer LIFE Group
21 LOVE IN[DEED]
7pm Cub/Boy Scouts
22 LOVE IN[DEED]
23 SYATP @ school
LOVE IN[DEED]
10am-12noon Anchor of Hope
Homeschool Grp 7pm
Prayer/Bible St.
24 LOVE IN[DEED]
6:15pm
Senior Friends
25 LOVE IN[DEED]
26
LOVE IN[DEED]
8:30-10:30am Ladies
Coffeehouse The Armor of God
27 Kidstuf 12noon—CE
LOVE IN[DEED]
5-7pm—Sr Youth 5:30pm-Jr Youth/ Children’s Min. 7pm-Prayer LIFE Group
28 LOVE IN[DEED]
7pm Cub/Boy Scouts
29 LOVE IN[DEED]
30 LOVE IN[DEED]
7pm Prayer/Bible St.
MESSAGE by Andrew Needham | PRAYER
PRAISE | MUSIC | SNACKS | GAMES | PRIZES
INFO ABOUT SYATP @ your school on Sept. 23rd
Junior Youth STARTS BACK on Sundays 5:30-7pm beginning SEPTEMBER 13th (meet in the FEC gym)
Sunday, September 13 >> Slip-Slide Ball Nite! Dress to get wet!! Bring towel & dry clothes! (Girls: wear t-shirt over swimsuit, please!)
Saturday, September 19 — 10:00am-12:30pm (Fellowship Hall) Love In[Deed] Service Project: Making baked spaghetti to give away / we will also eat lunch Sunday, September 20 >> See You at the Pole Rally! (with Senior Youth—FEC)
Sunday, September 27 Regular Junior Youth meeting
Contact Us. POPLAR RIDGE FRIENDS MEETING 3673 Hoover Hill Road Trinity, NC 27370
Church Office: 336.861.5026
Office Hours: Mon—Thurs: 8am-4:30pm Friday: 8am-2:30pm
Visit us on the web at
prfriends.org
9:30 am—SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:45 am—WORSHIP
Senior Pastor: David Mercadante
Associate Pastor: Brian Donley
Youth & Family Pastor: Tim Vestal
Children’s Pastor: Leslie Lomax
Administrative Assistant: Paula Allen
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
To develop devoted followers of Jesus Christ
MISSION STATEMENT:
Connecting a new generation to their lifelong purpose in Christ
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: 3rd Sunday of each month
If you would like to receive The Poplar Leaf by email, please contact the church office.
HAPPYSEPTEMBERBIRTHDAY! 1 Charles Gardiner 4 Jerry Neal, Jr. 5 Janna Allen
Scott Whitaker 6 Ashton Brown 7 Ada Rich 8 Kendra Smith
Miller Yoemans 9 Vicki Nelson 11 Tara Burge
Max Memmelaar 12 Vestal Hill
Anna Reese Jones Hilda Mosley
14 Kyle Albertson Neil McDonald
16 Chris Jacobs 17 Nancy Lanier 18 Nathan Farlow
Cindy Grubb Judah Smith
19 Brittany Linthicum Kimberly Linthicum Caroline Smith
20 Kenneth Monroe 22 Kendrick Hicks Dink Hill Paula Linthicum
23 Endie Leonard 25 Phebe Donley
Spencer Yoemans 26 Cody Gurley
Nadine Jones 27 Linda Neal
Adults: $8.00 | Children under 12: $4.00
BBQ Chicken: $10.00
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