Sonoma Baptist Church

Adult Sunday School:  1 Cor. 15:35-49

Prelude:  What a Friend

Announcements:

• Thank you to all who attended the Men’s Workday and the SBWM Ladies Day yesterday. It great when our family can get together with work projects or around the Word.
• Plan to join us for our mid-week Bible study at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16th. Our text will be 2 Peter 2:10b-22.
• The lesson plan and schedule for the How to Teach the Bible Series is on the website. Check it out at SonomaBaptist.org. Please, let Pastor know if you’d like to join but haven’t yet or if the schedule will not work for you and you’ve signed up for it. The first class will be Monday evening, October 14, 2024, from 6:30 p.m. until around 8:00 p.m. It is currently scheduled for 8 or 9 classes.
• If you have any Church records at your home, please bring them to the office in the Fellowship Hall. We have a lock on the office door and a locking file cabinet for secure storage.
• The men will work on a congregant’s roof on Friday, October 25th beginning at 8:00 a.m. Please let Phil Wright know if you’d be able to help at that time.
• We have new pew Bibles. If you need a Bible or know someone who does, please take it and use it.
• We are planning to have Trunk or Treat, again, on Nevada Day, October 31, 2024. There are sign-up sheets in the foyer for trunks and trunk themes. This is your final week to sign up for trunks. If we don’t have 10 trunks today, we will cancel it. There is also a bin in the foyer for candy donations for this event. If Trunk or Treat gets canceled, we will be able to use the candy on the electric light parade in December. Sign up now for this outreach opportunity.
• We will celebrate our Pastor after the service today with a potluck lunch. Plan to join us to let him know how much we appreciate all he does for us. Even if you didn’t bring a dish to share, you are welcome to join our Pastor Appreciation lunch.
• There will be a Deacon’s Meeting at 8:00 a.m. next Sunday, October 20th.
• There will also be a Council meeting after the service on the 20th. There will be lots to do to prepare for the Business Meeting on November 3rd so please bring a lunch and join us to give us your input on upcoming events. All are welcome.
• The Lord’s Supper will be served on October 27th.
• The Annual Business Meeting will be held November 3rd after the morning service. Make plans now to attend and vote for our church’s budget, workers and calendar for 2025 and to hear what the Council is considering for the future.

Jesus, Lover of My Soul (180)

There's a Land That Is Fairer Than Day (515)

I Love You, Lord (212)

Sermon:  Genesis 24:1-21

Invitation:  Trust and Obey (447)

Thank you to all who signed up for the Teaching the Bible Series.  Here are the planned dates and topics for the series.

Teaching the Bible Series

All classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end around 8:00 p.m.

1. October 14 - God’s Word as Authoritative and Unchanging

2. October 21 - A Christocentric Approach

3. October 28 - The Inductive Bible, Study Method Part 1

4. November 4 - The Inductive Bible, Study Method Part 2

5. November 18 - Outlining and Preparing a Lesson

- (The Following 2 weeks will be finishing up and delivering a 10 minute Bible Lesson to the class)

6. November 25 - Practical Application Day 1

7. December 2 - Practical Application Day 2

8. December 9 - Applying what has been learned in the context of the Local Church.