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These are the Apostle PaulsLIGHT, momentary, afflictions?Being beaten so many times helost count, doesnt seem lightto me! OFTEN near death does-

nt seem light to me! Living inconstant danger of being mur-dered, hardly seems like a smallthing to most sane people! Is thisa case of: One mans light afflictionis another mans heavy burden ofadversity?

I dont believe that Paul was inany way minimizing his own afflic-tions or those of others. Rather,I believe that Pauls perspectivetowards his afflictions was seenthrough the lens of eternity. Inother words, he was not looking

at the SIZE of his afflictions, butat the MEANING of his afflictionsin the light of eternity! Paulsconfidence in the sovereignty ofGod and the goodness of Godgreatly determined how heviewed adversity in his life. Isntthat why he could say some ofthe things he did in Romans 8?

18For I consider that the sufferings ofthis present time are not worth

comparing with the glory that is tobe revealed to us. (Romans 8:18)

28 And we know that for those wholove God all things work together for good, for those who are called ac-cording to his purpose. (Romans8:28)

35Who shall separate us from thelove of Christ? Shall tribulation, or

distress, or persecution, or famine,or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

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17Forthis light momentary af-

fliction is preparing for us an eter-

nal weight of glory beyond all com-

parison, 18as we look not to the

things that are seen but to the

things that are unseen. For the

things that are seen are transient,

but the things that are unseen are

eternal.

(2 Corinthians 4:17-18 ESV)

You have, no doubt, heard thesaying: One mans junk is anothermans treasure. The sentimentbehind the saying would seem tobe that one persons perspectivetoward an object may be very

different than anothers towardthe same object. For instance,many of us would probablychoose to visit a rummage salein Beverly Hills, rather than oneon Skid Row!

This same sentiment comes tomy mind when I read about theApostle Pauls LIGHT , momen-tary affliction. What exactly didthe Apostle Paul considerLIGHT affliction in his life?Paul actually writes about his lightmomentary afflictions in 2 Corin-

thians 11. In this chapter, thegreat apostle ends up having todefend his ministry from thosewho considered themselvessuper apostles. Rather thanbacking up his apostleship withthe signs, wonders, and miraclesthat took place at his hands, Paulverifies his apostleship throughhis many sufferings as a true ser-vant of Christ. Here is his partiallisting:

23Are they servants of Christ? I am abetter oneI am talking like amadmanwith far greater labors,far more imprisonments, with count-less beatings, and often near death.24Five times I received at the handsof the Jews the forty lashes less one.25Three times I was beaten withrods. Once I was stoned. Threetimes I was shipwrecked; a nightand a day I was adrift at sea; 26onfrequent journeys, in danger fromrivers, danger from robbers, dangerfrom my own people, danger from

Gentiles, danger in the city, danger

in the wilderness, danger at sea,danger from false brothers; 27in toiland hardship, through many asleepless night, in hunger and thirst,

often without food, in cold andexposure. 28 And, apart from otherthings, there is the daily pressure onme of my anxiety for all thechurches. 29Who is weak, and I amnot weak? Who is made to fall, andI am not indignant? 30If I mustboast, I will boast of the things thatshow my weakness.(2 Corinthians 11:23-30)

Light Afflictions?I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

From Pastor

Brians Desk

2

Why Believe

Moses? Pt. 3

3

Wednesday

Prayer Meeting

3

Easter Day

Poem

4

From the Church

Library

4

Easter Service

Schedule

4

Alliance Women

Ministries Update

5

Birthdays/

Anniversaries

5

Awana

Updates

5

Spotlight on

Leadership

8

Bulletin Board 9

Quizzing

News

6

Church Lockup

Schedule

5

Delta Lake

Summer Camps

2

VBS

Information

7

Mother-Daughter

Tea

8

The LamplighterA P R I L 2 0 1 0V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 4


2/10

P A G E 2

Our church will be

hosting an evening

with Jonathan

Wood and his

Raptor Project,

the largest

traveling

collection of birds

of prey in the

world on Friday

night, May 21st.

From Pastor Brians DeskRaptor Project

Evangelistic Outreach Event to

be held on Friday, May 21,2010

Our church will be hosting an

evening with Jonathan Wood

and his Raptor Project, the

largest traveling collection of

birds of prey in the world on

Friday night, May 21. Come

hear Jonathans Christian testi-

mony as he talks about and

demonstrates his birds of prey.

There will be two free shows,

6:30 and 8:00 PM with those

early to arrive getting the

neat seats up front.

As an evangelistic outreach

event, we are asking each of

our church families to invite an

unsaved friend, relative or

coworker. We are asking you

to begin now to pray about

whom you will ask to come.God has given us this unique

opportunity to impact our

community for Christ through

Jonathans passion for the

preservation and rehabilitation

of birds of prey.

Jonathans Raptor show is seen

in over 500 presentations an-

nually, including the New York

State Fair. Please plan now by

marking your calendars andpraying about how you can be

a part of this outreach oppor-

tunity.

LIFE 2010

The students are gearing up

for LIFE by having a spaghetti

dinner on Sunday, April 25

right after the second service.

They are also collecting cans

and bottles (drop off at white

house barn) and are available

for Rent-A-Teen immediately.

Odd jobs can include window

washing, yard work, painting,

or just about anything that

needs to be done. Please help

support the youth and our

youth leaders, Tina and Jeremy

to attend the Alliance LIFE

conference in July. Thank you.

T H E L A M P L I G H T E R - A P R I L 2 0 1 0

Summer Camps at Delta LakeIt is not too soon to be thinking about sum-mer camp at Delta Lake in Rome, NY!

The following is a list of the camps:

Family Camp: July 2 - 10

Explorer Camp (Grades 9 - 12): July 25 - 31

Pioneer Camp (Grades 6 - 8): July 18 - 24

Trailblazer Camp (Grades 3 - 5): July 11- 17

Adventure Camp (Grades 912): July 18 - 24

Costs for Explorer, Pioneer & Trailblazer

Camps: $287 if registered by May 15th. Aftethat $307.

Cost for Adventure Camp: $308 if registereby May 15th. After that $330.


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Why Believe Moses? Part 3 by Todd Carsten

P A G E 3V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 4

Part 1 of this series established theoften overlooked fact that JesusChrist personally endorsed every

word of Moses (John 5:46-47). Part2 explored whether the languagefound in Genesis could be treatedas an allegory, thereby allowingbillions of years of geologic historyto be read into the text. We notedeons of time are extremely needfulfor evolutionary theory, which fullyexplains the eagerness during thelast 150 years to posit an immenseage for Planet Earth. Also notedwas the fact Moses had ample op-portunity while editing Genesis tosneak eons of time into the text,but he obviously refrained fromdoing so. He even allowed the sixday creation to appear all overagain in a wholly separate document the Book of Exodus!

At this point, everyone should beon the same page. (If not, pleaseread Parts 1 & 2 in previous issues).There is one final historical fact forany truth seeker to affirm. Follow-ing the Hebrew exodus from Egyptand their crossing of the Red Sea,the Great Creator commandedMoses to ascend Mount Sinai wherehe was to receive a set of ten ex-plicit instructions. The fourth in-struction read as follows: For in sixdays the Lord made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them, andrested the seventh day: wherefore theLord blessed the sabbath day, and

hallowed it. (Exodus 20:11)

Herein resides the irrefutable con-firmation that the events of crea-tion occupied the time span of aliteral, six day, human work week,because nothing else fits notlong ages, not millions of years, nothuge time gaps. Should there be anydoubt, try substituting an arbitraryamount of time into the fourthcommandment and note how theentire commandment breaks down.When the very Finger of Godceased etching atop of Mount Sinai,

Moses carried down two stonetablets, one of which contained thefourth commandment, precludingGenesis from ever being inter-preted as an allegory!

After constructing the wildernesstabernacle, Moses placed the twostone tablets within the ark of thecovenant. Above this gold coveredcabinet emanated the Divine Pres-ence (the Shekinah Glory). ThisPresence continually communedwith Moses through out his remain-ing decades on earth. (Ex 25:21, 22)

Following the up-taking of Mosesinto the bosom of Abraham, hissuccessor Joshua recorded: Since

then no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face toface. (Deuteronomy 34:10)

Dear reader, perhaps it's time for along pause and a needful deepbreath. Maybe it's time to reevalu-ate some personally held creationbeliefs to check whether theysquare with the special revelationMoses provided in Genesis andExodus. Accordingly, there is noshame in jettisoning a biblicallyweak creation belief when astronger one becomes fully appar-ent.

Those still desiring to challenge

Moses' special revelation may doso. Your thesis should be submittedas a white paper suitable for reviewby highly seated, tenured expertswithin Christ's Department of OldTestament Prophets and Patriarchs.E-mails can not be accepted. Saiddepartment reserves the right topromptly shred erroneous creationconcepts, thereby limiting wantonspread of spurious doctrine. Sub-missions should utilize Martin Lu-ther's useful guideline for biblicalscholarship: Be careful of pretendingto know more than the Holy Spirit.

structed His disciples regardingprayer, to ask the Father for anythingin His name (Jn 14:13, 14; 15:16;16:23, 24). And in John 17, Jesus offersHis high priestly prayer, or what could

be called the true Lord's Prayer. Hiscommunication with His Father in-cluded requests on behalf of His disci-

ples.

In the Garden of Gethsemane, in Hisagony, Jesus repeatedly prayed for theFather's will to be done (Matt 26:39,42; Mk 14:36; Lk 22:42). While there,He also admonished the weary disci-ples, saying, Keep watching and praying,that you may not enter into temptation;

the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

(Matt 26:41; Mk 14:38; Lk 22:40, 46).

And in the dark moment of Calvary, Jesus offered words of forgivenessfrom the Cross (Lk 23:34) - the very

forgiveness that brings us life in Him.

Jesus' passion for prayer indicatesthat we should be as passionate as

He.

Prayerfully Yours,

Larry Petry

For you have been called for this pur-pose, since Christ also suffered for you,leaving you an example for you to follow

in His steps... I Peter 2:21

In this Easter season, as we remem-ber Christ's suffering, death and res-urrection for us, we should also re-call how important prayer was in Hislife. Jesus modeled a lifestyle of

prayer.

Following the Last Supper, Jesus toldSimon Peter that He had prayed thathis faith may not fail (Lk 22:31, 32),

despite his coming denial of Christ.

In His farewell discourse, Jesus in-

Wednesday Prayer Meeting

Jesus modeled

a lifestyle of

prayer.


4/10

P A G E 4

The deadline for

the May issue of

the Lamplighter is

Sunday, April 18th.

Please submit your

articles to the

church office.

Easter Day

By Dorothea Dyer

Come early to the garden,

Before the break of dayHear that the Lord is risenThat the stone is rolled awayFind the tomb is emptyAnd it lies cold and bareKnow that the Lord is risenAnd He is no longer there

Come early to the gardenSeek Him not among the deadO day of ResurrectionHe is risen as He saidThough centuries have come and goneWe celebrate His wayAs we gather all together

Alleluia! Easter Day!

Relating to our VBS program

for this summer, we have an

excellent collection of books

and videos from Answers in

Genesis and the Institute for

Creation Research. The gen-

eral call number is 231.2. Take

a look at the videos What

Really Happened to the Dino-

saurs and Dinosaur Mystery

Solved, which are geared to

the whole family and which

defend the creation account of

origins. Other titles in this

series for the family include A

Geologist Looks at Noah's

Flood and Long War Against

God.

Good reading - and viewing!

Jean Palmer

While I was busy trying to

stay warm in Florida, y'all

were busy donating wonder-

ful books: Thank you!

Devotional Commentary (theperfect companion for your

daily Bible reading) by F. B.

Meyer [220.3 Mey].

With the Word (a devotional

commentary) by Warren

Wiersbe [220.3 Wie] Both

of these book go through the

Bible chapter by chapter with

pertinent and inspirational

comments. Additionally, we

have Heart Aflame, DailyReadings from (John) Calvin

on the Psalms [223.2 CaL]

On the fiction shelves you

will find new books by Bev-

erly Lewis, Lori Wick, Tim

LaHaye and others.


From the Church Library


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Thank you for your generous giving duringthe months of January and February!Through the Sunday School offering, LaFay-

April 2010

1 Eva Flora Calderon

2 Daphne Stowe

3 Ellen Coulter

4 Chris Warner

5 Rebecca Lloyd7 Jessica Estey

8 Robert Downs, Ralph Maloney

9 James Phillips, (Geoff & Mandy Lloyd)

11 (Steve & Diane Smith)

12 Mikayla Negley

14 Aline Coye

16 Lee Bodah, Harlie Jayne Walker, (Steve & Debi Kenyon)

19 Don Donath

20 Chris Buff

22 Gary Booher

23 Dorothy Grace

24 Megan Livingston, (Norm & Marge Shaver)

25 Ben Standford

26 Christopher Simmons

28 Melanie Palmer

29 Patti Bowe

30 Teresa Hoy

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Church Lock Up

ScheduleThis is a reminder for church officers who are onthe lock up schedule for the month of April:

April 4 Clayt EsteyApril 11 Joe KolceskiApril 18 Carl OlcottApril 25 Clayt Roberts Sr.

If you are unable to be at church on the day you arescheduled for lock up, please arrange to change withsomeone on the schedule.

ette Alliance Women were able to send$645.82 toward Pass the Salt, the 2009-2010 AWM National Project.

The goal of this project is to enable our work-ers to reach more people for the Kingdom byproviding funds to help carry out ministriesthat will build relationships with lost people.Once these relationships are built, then thegospel can be shared with them.

There are numerous projects proposed. Youcan view the entire list at:

http://www.alliancewomen.org/adobe09/givingform0910.pdf

Each month our Alliance Women Ministriesgroup sends funds to the Northeastern Dis-

trict to help with various ministries. There willbe an offering can available in the foyer on thefirst Sunday of each month. You can also des-

ignate AWM on your offering envelope ifyou prefer. Here is a brief summary of whatwe will be giving toward in the next twomonths:

April: Pass the Salt National Project

May: International Worker Outfit (the sug-gested amount to send in is $3 per AllianceWoman in the church. Remember, if you are awoman, you are an Alliance Woman!)

Would you please consider giving to AWM inorder to help our International Workersspread the Good News of Jesus Christ?

Awana UpdatesThere will be No Awana on Wednesday, April 21, 2010due to the April vacation week inschools. It will resume onWednesday, April 28th.

The Awana Awards Program will be held here atLaFayette Alliance Church on Wednesday, May 5,2010 at 6:30 pm.

Alliance Women Ministries Update
http://www.alliancewomen.org/adobe09/givingform0910.pdfhttp://www.alliancewomen.org/adobe09/givingform0910.pdfhttp://www.alliancewomen.org/adobe09/givingform0910.pdfhttp://www.alliancewomen.org/adobe09/givingform0910.pdfhttp://www.alliancewomen.org/adobe09/givingform0910.pdf


6/10

P A G E 6

Thanks to all the

host families and

to the ladies who

provided cookies

for the March

Scramble!

Quizzing

March Madness Scramble

On March 19th and 20th we hosted the March Mad-ness Scramble Quizzing Tournament with teamscoming from all over NYS and Eastern Canada.The praise and worship on Friday started us outon a great note and was followed by a thoughtprovoking performance by Greg Stultz on the lifeof Saul, through his conversion. The juniors then

joined the seniors in a get to know you 20 ques-tions type game. The game was followed bybrownies and ice cream for all. Quizzers headedto their host families homes around 9:00 p.m.

Saturday morning started out with another greattime of praise and worship, followed by the contin-

ued dramatization of Paul by Greg Stultz. Then offto the quizzes! The juniors quizzed in one roomwhile the seniors had four rooms going on at thesame time. Marie coached Joels team (WildBeasts), who were an exciting group of youngstersand ended up in 1st place. Joel also went homewith a 2nd place trophy. Beca Lloyd finished in 6thplace. For the seniors, Nick Murgia finished in 2ndplace and Sam Benedict finished in 14 th. AaronFlemings team finished in first place and Nicksfinished in 3rd place. One fun thing that was newthis year was letting some of the juniors quiz onsenior teams after the juniors were finished in themorning. There were a few open spots on someteams and the juniors had a blast quizzing with the

big kids. Beca Lloyd and Joel Fleming ended upquizzing with the second place team and tookhome medallions for their efforts.

Please check out the church website under Minis-tries, Quizzing, March Scramble, where we areposting the video of Greg Stultzs dramatization ofPauls life, the top team quiz and one of the topfifteen quizzes.

Thank you to all the families who hosted our quiz-zers Friday night and fed them breakfast Saturday


morning. All

the quizzersand coacheswere com-menting onwhat nicefamilies theystayed withand howmuch they appreciated your hospitality. Thank youto all the ladies who baked cookies for us and toDee Butler for setting it up.Our final quiz meet is Saturday, March 27th at theSyracuse Alliance Church. At that quiz the finalresults will be decided and we will know what

Juniors and Seniors will head to Districts on May

1st, to represent our zone. Please be in prayer forthose quizzers as they prepare for Districts. Also,please continue to pray for our program and theinterest of other quizzers for the fall and that newchurches will join in the competition. When weteach our children to diligently learn Gods word,we prepare them for the future.

February 27th quiz notes

In Juniors, Joel is back in 1st, but only by 10 pointsleaving Beca close behind in 2nd. Chris continuesto hold 3rd place. Amanda had a great day slidingup to 4th place. Joels team holds 1st place andBecas team is in 2nd place.

In Seniors, Noah Schadt, our newest quizzer hada great day. He was top quizzer for the day andmoved himself up into 4th place overall. Noahhelped his team, captained by Sam Benedict, moveinto first place, knocking Nicks team down tosecond. First place team will be hotly contested atour last quiz. As always, our stats are posted onthe church website.

Marie Murgia, Junior CoachGeorgia Phipps, Senior Coach


7/10


VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLJuly 26th-July 30th 6pm-8:30pmPyramids. The Sphinx.

Sun. Sand. Mys-

tery. Intrigue. Journey

with us as we travel to

Egypt in Answers in

Genesiss VBS, The Egypt

File: Decoding the Mys-

tery of Life. It all begins

July 26-30 so mark it

on your calendar now.

We will be starting our

decorating soon so I hope

you will join in. We use a

lot of paint in our deco-

rating and would appre-

ciate any leftover paint

(any color) you may have.

Please begin praying for our VBS program and consider where

God is leading you to help this year. Watch the bulletin for

more VBS news in the coming months.

In Christ,

Sherry Negley

Do Not MissAn Up Close and Personal EventJonathan Wood and The Raptor Projectwith Eagles , Hawks, Falcons and Owls

May 21, 20106:30 & 8:00 PMFree Admission315 677-9810www.lafayettealliance.org


8/10

P A G E 8

Beginning in July,

each month we

will focus on 1-2

families in our

church as a way

for everyone to

become more

familiar with

each other.

Spotlight on Leadership Boards


Mother Daughter TeaLadies, circle May 15th on your calendar for our MotherDaughter Tea. It will be at 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall.Not every woman is a mother, not every mother has daugh-ters, but every woman is a daughter. This is an opportunityfor ladies of all ages and walks of life to come together. 1Timothy states that we should treat older women as mothersand younger women as sisters. A fun, social situation gives usa chance to strengthen those bonds as well as an opportunityto share Christ with each other and our community. Keep aneye out for further information about this fun-filled event.

Deacons

The Deacons have charge of the benevolent ministry of the church and care for the temporal needs of thepeople and related spiritual needs. You will see them around the church distributing bulletins, coordinatingushering and setting up communion each month. If you are experiencing a financial need (or know someonewho is), these are the men to see!

(from left to right) Joe Kolceski, Bruce Stowe, Clayt Roberts Jr., & Matt Coulter


9/10


Katie Wells Updates...

Womens Seminary ClassWANTED

Looking for old (unused) offeringenvelopes. If you have some andyou don't know why you're hold-ing on to them, you can bringthem to Larry Petry, or dropthem off in the office for him.

And, if you need offering envelopes, contactLarry, or drop a note in the offering plate.

"Wimpy theology makes wimpy women."

John Piper

There has been some discussion and interestin a Women's Seminary (theology) class. Ifwould be interested in this type of class, youcan call the church office at 677-9810 or sendan email to [email protected] ex-pressing your interest. This class would notstart until the fall. It would have the same typeof format of Pastor Rob's Men Seminary Class,

with reading and discussion.

Senior Ministry LuncheonAttention all Seniors This month we will havea luncheon on Thursday, April 1st here atchurch at noon. Join us for a meal together anda great time of fellowship.

Emily Ramsdell, from Child Evangelism Fellow-ship will be sharing with us. Her husband, Jim,

will be ministering to us with music.

Please bring a dish to pass. Feel free to invite afriend and enjoy a relaxing, fun time.

The best way to stay up-to-date with Katieis by visiting her blog:www.missionarykatiewells.blogspot.com

You can read her updates as soon as theyare posted, see her quarterly newsletter,and even comment on her posts!

You can link to her blog from the home-page of www.lafayettealliance.org

Good Friday CommunionPlease Note:Communion will be on GoodFriday, April 2nd, not onEaster Sunday, April 4th for themonth of April. The DeaconsOffering will be received onEaster Sunday when the Wel-come Cards are collected.

Home School Used Book SaleSATURDAY MAY 8th 10am 1pm

Auburn Alliance Church630 N.Seward Ave.

REGISTER BY APRIL 24$10-table $5- table

FOR INFO OR TO [email protected]

Call (315) 253-3672


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Recently, I came across a video enti-tled The Story of Zac Smith, that Iwould encourage all of you to watch.It is a wonderful reminder that Chris-tians DO INDEED view afflictionsdifferently because of our understand-ing of the sovereignty and goodnessof God. The video can be viewed on

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36As it is written,For your sake we are being killed

all the day long;we are regarded as sheep to be

slaughtered.37No, in all these things we are morethan conquerors through him who lovedus. 38For I am sure that neither death norlife, nor angels nor rulers, nor thingspresent nor things to come, nor powers,39nor height nor depth, nor anything elsein all creation, will be able to separate us

from the love of God in Christ Jesus ourLord. (Romans 8:35-39)

LaFayette Alliance Church homepageunder the LINKS heading.

After watching it, I trust that yourprayer will not only be for this youngman and his family, but for yourself:Lord, let me be so confident in your goodness and sovereignty, that I will beable to face all of my afflictions the waythis young man is doingall to the gloryof Christ!

In the Light of Eternity,

Pastor Rob

Light Afflictions?

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