IMPORTANT NOTICES
►OFFICE HOURS: The Church Office is closed to the public on Monday of each week. Office Opening hours are: Tuesdays to Thursdays (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and Fridays (9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
►ANNOUNCEMENTS for Wednesdays and Sundays should be submitted two (2) working days before airing.
►REFERENCE LETTERS: To request a Reference Letter, you must:
1. Collect a member’s Reference Letter Requisition Form from the wall across from Nursery in the foyer of the Administrative Building.
2. Follow the instructions to complete the form. You must complete and sign Part I for Applicants and submit to your Sunday School Teacher/Divisional Director to fill in Part II.
3. The form must then be submitted to the Church Office at least 7 days prior to the date when the reference letter is needed.
►APPOINTMENTS (PRE-MARITAL): Persons wishing to get married must make an appointment to see the Pastor before commencing courtship and arrange pre-marital counseling sessions via the Church Office.
Pentecostal Tabernacle, 66-72 ½ Wildman Street, Kingston, Jamaica W.I.
Phone: (876) 922-6978 /922-8036 /922-4351
Fax: (876) 922-1145
Email address:
Website address: www.pentabja.com
View our services live at www.pentabja.com/livestream.html
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013
The Weather Man
Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge Him. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. Hosea 6:3
Wherever you live, rain is a big deal. If we have little rain or a lot of rain within the year, the weather makes a huge impact on us. The weather conditions command our daily attention as we graph and chart the amount of rain. We have entire television stations dedicated to the weather around the world. When a natural weather disaster hits, all other news stops to report the extent of the damage. We pay a lot of attention to the weather as we depend on this information to plan our day.
There is nothing wrong with following the weather patterns, but Hosea is stating that as surely as we acknowledge the sun and rain coming, we need to acknowledge the coming of the Lord. Jesus rebuked the people for acknowledging the signs of the weather but not acknowledging the signs of the Lord. In Luke 12:54-56, Jesus said to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don't know how to interpret this present time?"
Are we sensitive to His ways? Are we in tune with His will? Do we study His Word daily for direction and guidance in our day as much as we tune into the weather? Could Jesus rebuke us today for the same things? Even though the rain seems to be later than expected some years, we do get rain. We might think that Jesus is late in His coming too. But surely He will come. If we are not acknowledging Him, He may not acknowledge us. And even if Jesus doesn't come here during our life time, it is inevitable that we will go to Him some day.
Who do you worship? Who do you serve? Just by examining your need to know the weather in comparison to your need to know the Lord should shed some light on what your priorities are. When we acknowledge the Lord in everything, we are able to interpret His signs because we become sensitive to His ways over our own. We give so much attention to the weather but Jesus truly is the ultimate Weather Man, whether we acknowledge Him or not.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
► All married couples/persons are being asked to submit a wedding photo to any Agape Ministry committee member or to Brothers Orlando Garrick or Danny Williams no later than Thursday, June 6, 2013.
► Camp Registration forms are now available in the foyer of the Administrative building for all Camps . All Payments must be made through the Sunday School's office. Final Payment: Friday, June 21, 2013
►STRETCH Ministry presents Singles' Retreat 2013, August 29-31 at the Sunset Beach Resorts, Montego Bay. Triple Occupancy - $18,000; Double Occupancy - $20,000. A registration Fee of $1,000 and the 1st deposit of $5,000, should to be paid by June 26, 2013.
►Do you have a passion for kingdom building and for our children? Well, here's your opportunity to be a part of an exciting team that will help to positively change the lives of our young people. Children's Church is currently recruiting persons to work in Children's Church and Teen Tab. Interested persons should contact Sisters Renae Raymond or Tameika Richards.
►Project HOPE Foundation invites suitably qualified Volunteers for its Residential Summer Camp, July 8-19, 2013 at Moneague Teachers' College in St. Ann. Send resumés no later than Wednesday, June 12, 2013 to Project HOPE Foundation Limited, 66-721/2 Wildman Street, Kingston or email . See the notice boards for further details.
DATE & TIME / ACTIVITY / BIBLE READINGSun - June 2nd / EVANGELISM SUNDAY / St. Mark 7
10:15 a.m.
7:00 p.m. / - Worship Service, Children's Church & Teen Tab
- NO Evening Service
- Citiwide Crusade in Falmouth Trelawny
Mon - June 3rd / St. Mark 8
6:00 p.m.
6:45 p.m. / - Meeting with ALL ladies who are planning to
attend the Pentab Women's Fellowship Fun Day
on Saturday, June 8, in the Dining Room.
-Pentab Men's & Women's Fellowship Ministries invites you to their "Safety Sensitization Forum".
Tue - June 4th / St. Mark 9
6:00pm-9:00pm
6:30 p.m. / - Regional Prayer Meeting at Gospel Refuge
Tabernacle, 361/2 Barbican Road.
- Special Youth Service. Persons who are
planning to attend the National camps should
make every effort to be in attendance.
Wed - June 5th / St. Mark 10
6:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. / - Morning Manna
- Pentab High School Students' Service
- Prayer and Fasting Service
- Students' Service
- Agape Ministry Married Couples' Seminar in the sanctuary. Speaker, Bishop and Sis C. A. Holdsworth. Topics: "The 7 Stages of Marriage: What stage are you at?" AND "Understanding and Appreciating the Gender Differences in your Marriage". Contribution: $500 per person. To register, contact: Sisters Kesha Williams, Judy-Ann Beckford, Kerry-Ann Chambers, Bobbeth Burger, Raquel Miller or Brother Orlando Garrick.
Thur - June 6th / St. Mark 11
6:00 p.m. / - Agape Ministry Married Couples' Seminar.
Fri – June 7th / St. Mark 12
6:00pm-8:30pm / - Prayer Meeting. Please make every effort to
attend.
Sat – June 8th / St. Mark 13
- Pentab Women's Fellowship Fun Day
Sun – June 9th / MARRIED COUPLES' SUNDAY / St. Mark 14
6:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
6:45 p.m. / - “Rightly Dividing the Word” on RJR
FAME FM
- Prayer Time in the Sanctuary
- Pre-Session
- Sunday School
- Worship Service/Children's Church/Teen Tab
- Evening Service
SOME UPCOMING EVENTS
√ June 11 Youth Prayer Meeting
√ June 13 ACA Training
√ June 16 Fathers' Day Service
√ June 18 - 20 Men's and Women's Fellowship Summit. Theme: "Don't Change the Package"
√ June 22 Project HOPE Tea Party at the Jamaica 4H Club. Cost: $2,500.00.
June 1st - 8th
SISTERS: Myrtle Boyd, Melinda Brown, Dianne Edwards (1st); Tavia-Ann Carr, Simone Ellis, Ashea Pearce (2nd); Prudence Clarke, Kenisha Walters (3rd); Audrey Campbell (6th); Kathleen Brown, Marjorie Lawrence (7th); Jasmine Clarke, Patricia Small (9th).
BROTHERS: Tyrone Thorpe (4th); Ricardo Branford (5th); Rushawn Brown (6th); George McKenzie, Courtney Walters, (7th).
NB: Please note that we can only accommodate the birthdays of current Members of Pentecostal Tabernacle.