Leading le into a ni relationship with Jesus Christ The’ Connection Calendar - 2 Volume 16 TUUGIGMEPEQUGD Voumete Number Otcber 20S Bulletin Board-3 Pastor’s Prayer Partners Newiteste “ano, Be Friday, October 16 aah 6:15 p.m. at Antioch “SthootarWorhiy” Strengthen your faith-walk with goody fellowship and a message about Girlfriends-4 the importance of prayer. - prea You will also learn about Reaching Out Ministry the Prayer Partners * = Upward Sports=5 “iristryat Antioch. : sate ALL men are welcome! Missions - pee Enjoy a 16 oz. rib eye and more! Cost is $20 payable that an . evening. Make your Reservation at the Information Center or at Discipleship - 6 myAntioch life by October 11. Come join us for a great time! Children -7 Kids Worship Team Trunk-or-Treat AWANA Clubs Students -8 RESET2015 Fall Retreat, The Story Continues Launch / Elevate ‘October Lesson Dates Vorship Ministry -9 ‘Upcoming Opportunities “Thoughts From Your Worship Pastor In-Seitz-10 Friday, t October 30 6:00-8:00 p.n. North parking lot Children fron birth to 5" grade are invited to dress in their favorite costume and go car-to-car collecting sweet treaitsl ‘We also need creative people to decorate their car and hand out candy. The best there wins! See page 7 for more details. — Service Times: Youth Retreat - November 6-7 ca S l a i = = : 6:00 p.m. See page 8 for details! 345 & 11:15 am,Please extend a werm Toni Elliott welcome 1 ou Lois Mills newest family Olivia Johnston members! Angie Lutz [TL 1% Christian Shiptey Krystal Shipley cy Our deepest sympathy, 06) ove and prayers to: « Darrell and Carrie Bonesteel and +) 7, family at the loss of Darrell’s ' \. 44 father, Bob Bonestee! on September 4 Sunday, October 25 :30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the chapel To sign up: Contaet Jim Hall at 447-0125 or jhall49629@aol.com or sign-up online at J veww.uihealtheare.com/ bloodcenter. DeGowin Blood Center: Gate cain 356-2058 HOsPrrAlseCLINICS Rewards Program = Must have a photo ID Eat a meal within 4 hours of donation General good health At least 17 years of age Cold & flu symptom-free for 5 days Weigh at least 110 II Know S.S. & ot Drivers License # It's easy to be a blood donor! Pick-up Basketball Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. in the gym. Connect, Engage, Grow with Cc Antioch’s online ANTIOCH lite community! Do you want to check out your schedules? Go to your profile page and click on “Involvement”. Find the group you want to see the schedule on and click on it. Next click on the time slot you serve, then the date you want to review. You will see where you serve or have declined and who else is serving. Click ‘on your name to change your status. And that is it! lifeisforliving.org/my Antiochlife Leadership Luncheon Wednesday, October 14 11:30 a.m,-12:30 p.m. at ESCO Electric Invite a friend or business acquaintance to lunch and hear a message by Pastor John on leadership principles. Join us at ESCO Electric (3450 3 Street in Marion.) The cost is $8 for a selection of salad and sandwiches from Panera. Contact the church office to RSVP by noon, October 12. Cy Perea WORSHIP Sunday, October 18 High school 3:00-5:00 p.m. Middle School 5:30-7:30 p.m. In the Antioch Worship Center— REGISTRATION BEGINS OCTOBER 1 www. lifeisforliving.org/upwardsports ‘The BEST Sports Experience Upward Basketball and Cheerleading provides a fun environment built around healthy competition for kids, teaching skills for the sports arena and values for life. Competitive Sports Environment Upward Basketball offers competitive games through balanced talent on each team. Upward Cheerleading gives children the opportunity to leam a sport and be part of the action, Upward Basketball’s unique substitution system is designed to provide every child equal playing time, along with ‘competing against an equally matched opponent. Upward Cheerleading’s spirit squad format is d provide an exciting team based experience. igned to FUN for Kids and Families! supportive coaches and a positive environment, Upward Sports are designed to bring out “the winner” in every child and the true sprit of the game both in playing and in cheering. Basketball + Barly registration (October 1-31) cost per child is $80. ‘ After October 31 the cost is $95 per child, ‘ Basketball shorts are optional at an additional cost of $17. Cheerleading « Early registration (October 1-31) cost per child is $80. ‘After October 31 the cost is $95 per child. # Cheerleading mock turtlenecks are optional at an additional cost of $17. HOW DO I SIGN UP? Antioch is participating in the Upward Sports League with Oakland Nazarene Church and the Church on Northland, ‘The Upward Basketball and Cheerleading league is one league with three sites, Parents register their children for the site they would like their child to practice. Your child’s Saturday games will be rotated between the three church sites. To register online please go to the link where you would like your child to practice To register, go to www.lifeisforliving.org/upwardsports. Pioneer —_—_= - impoverished Bible Translators sy Greg Pruett, President of Pioneer Bible Translators When [lived in West Aftica, we would feed our family homemade pizza while famished village children stared through the screen door, watching every bite. The kids next door would catch and roast mice; my children would fuss about eating their vegetables. ‘As I wept before God in prayer, searching for a Christian response to the needs around me, He made it clear that I could not just keep consuming a buffet of His riches. So ‘we planted thousands of fruit trees that will feed hungry children for generations. Doing something that could truly solve the problem felt right. Another kind of hunger bothers me today—maybe you haven’t seen it yet. Have you noticed the 209 million Scripture-less people craving spiritual food just outside our all-you-can-eat Scripture buffet? Jesus Said, “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4) Two thousand ‘years after He spoke these words, 1,967 of the world’s 6,900 languages still wait for Scripture translation to begin, and 1,174 of the world’s languages have no Church. Where would you find hope if you were born among these people? Its time to lift our “eyes above the buffet and see the world in need just outside the window. Pioneer Bible Translators believes God is challenging this generation to accomplish the goal of seeing churches with Scripture transforming every language group on earth by the year 2050. Our unique role is to pioneer areas of complete spiritual poverty, empowering God’s people to ‘ross every language barrier with both Church and Scripture, Just as the Lord showed me how to help starving children in the village, I believe He has shown our team how to meet the needs of the Church-less and Scripture-less language groups of the world. We know where they are and how to prayerfully mobilize, train, and send the missionaries needed. Now we just need the resources to move our team into position to do the job. Linking arms with Christians everywhere helps us teach the most spirit- ually and physically impoverished people on earth how to follow Jesus and live out the values of His Kingdom! The next generation of missionaries could leave behind them a world in which churches with Scripture are transforming every language group on earth. 3Jarrett Samuels ‘Children’s Pastor ‘There is an interesting situation in Mark 9:19; a man with a son with an unclean spirit approaches Jesus. His son was in the worst possible condition, and all means had failed, but the miserable child was soon delivered from the evil one when the parent in faith obeyed the Lord Jesus' word, "Bring him to me.” Our children are a precious gift from God, but much anxiety comes along with them. They can bring joy or disappointment. You might feel like they are walking with Christ or that they have turned their backs on Him. In all cases, the Word of God gives us ‘one prescription for the cure: "Bring him to me.” The easiest time to pray for them is while they are babies. They are so sweet and seemingly sinless and yet we know sin is there; so let our prayers begin to attack it. As they begin to grow and take on their own personality, their own choices and consequences we can feel sometimes that the battle is lost but Jesus, words are simply, "Bring him to me." When they are grown up they might continue to run with the baton of faith that you passed on to them or act as if they have never heard the life changing news of Jesus Christ, we would do well to remember the Great Physician's words, "Bring him to me." Don’t forget that you are in a place where you know the love and life that only Jesus offers because someone along the way was intentional enough to “bring you to Him.” We must never cease to pray until they cease to breathe. No case is hopeless while Jesus lives. Worship Team Practice: Monday, October 26 in ‘The Port. This practice is for all 45" graders and adults that would like to be apart of the worship team on the weekends. ‘Trunk-or-Treat is a FRI By and FUN community for kids through 5" grade and their families. Kids will visit decorated trunks and receive lots of candy treats! All kids should bring a bag for collecting candy and are encouraged to dress up in fun costumes. (No gory/scary costumes, please. The 2 year olds thank you!) Do you have friends you would like to invite to Antioch? Grab your family, friends and neighbors and get ready for a ‘great time of FUN. October October 1 Regular Club Night October 8 Favorite Bible Character October 15 Pacesetter Night Volunteer Training 7:45. October 22 Regular Club Night Donate Canned Goods October 29 Costume NightUpcoming Opportunities Worship Team Gathering Sunday, October 11 School of Worship Sunday, October 18 School of Worship Sunday, November 15 Thoughts From Your Worship Pastor A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see Steven Curtis Chapman and be led in worship through his, ministry. In between songs, as he was sharing his testi- mony he mentioned that for so many of us, we have a difficult time making the “cighteen-inch joumey from our head to our heart.” ‘Mr. Chapman suggested that one of the most powerful ways to believe in our heart what we already know in our mind is to engage what is half way in between the ‘two ... the mouth, By declaring out /oud what we believe with our mouth, we begin to make the journey from “knowing in my mind” to “believing in my heart.” We need to speak out loud the truth! This is one of the reasons why I love our corporate worship experiences. We get to declare the truth of Christ out loud together as a church as we sing His praises! Notice how many times David acknowledges praising the Lord through speaking and singing: “L will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth” (Psalm 34:1 NASB), “He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many will see and fear and will trust in the Lord” (Psalm 40:3 NASB). “O Lord, open my lips, that my mouth may declare Your praise” (Psalm 51:15 NASB). “My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth offers praises with joyful lips” Audio / Drama / Lighting / Orchestré Luke McCoy Worship Pastor “My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your glory all day long” (Psalm 71:8 NASB). “With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the Lord; and in the midst of many I will praise Him” (Psalm 109:30 NASB). “My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever” (Psalm 145:21 NASB). Can I encourage and challenge you? Next time we meet together over a weekend, would you consider joining us in song? Our time of singing is so much ‘more than good music; it is an opportunity for you to make a journey from your head to your heart. Let's declare the greatness of our God together next weekend! May the Lord bless you as you continue to bless the Lord! Luke | Production / Projection / Rhythm Section / Visual Arts / Vocal 9