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The Highline eConnection

April 2017

Saturday 6:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. & 10:40 a.m.

Children & Youth

First—Twelfth Grades are invited

to worship with their families

(no Sunday school

classes are meeting)

Preschool (Age 4 by August 31, 2016)—Kindergarten

Follow Signs for

Special Check-in stations

Resurrection

Celebration

Weekend Services

April 15 & 16

Inside this issue:

Women in Touch 11-

12

illuminate Youth 13-

14

Highline Ground

Children 15-

16

Early Childhood 17

Elders 19

Staff 20

The above mosaic was

assembled from papers

designed by women at

the REAL Community

Conference. Read more

about the conference

on 1.

Highline eConnection

Save the date! Cinco de

Mayo: 5.5.17, also known as

Friday, May 5th 2017. The

date night festivities go from

6-8:30 p.m.

THE FOOD!

The Hernandez family will prepare for us delicious, authentic Mexican food for you to enjoy: Carne or Pollo Asada, Mexican rice, black beans and all the trimmings for the Asada, and dessert, of course; for drinks we have fruit drinks and iced tea. Move over Azteca!

THE

ENTERTAINMENT!

Pastor Tim will lead us in a good old fashioned Highline version of “The Newlywed Game.” We will have couples with different durations of marital bliss competing on the platform. AND we all get to play along at our tables with our spouses as well!

THE WORD!

So much for the food, and the entertainment! Pastor (Tim) Knight will then hand it off to Pastor (Mark) Knight. Pastor Mark will bring a message that will challenge us to deepen and strengthen our marriages.

Our cover charge is $30 per

couple: it covers the food

(which will be fun), the

couples talk (which will be

fun), the fun (which will also

be fun), and don’t be

surprised if we have a

parting gift for everyone and

a way to keep much of this

night alive through the

year! All in all, it should be a

night to remember!

Sign-up on the HUB or App

starting April 1, 2017 by

going to Forms—“Married

Couples Date Night 2017.”

Sign-up at the Atrium table

during our weekend services

starting April 8 & 9, 2017.

Married Couples Date Night 2017!


“The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”

Romans 8:26

The Power of Prayer. Since our nation’s very first days, God’s greatest movements in our midst have been fashioned and sustained by prayer, from the signing of our earliest documents, to our triumphs over days of darkness, to the spiritual awakenings that have sustained our faith and resolve over the centuries. Throughout Scripture and throughout our history as a nation, persistent, prevailing, intentional, and never-ending prayer has always brought the presence of God.

How vast are the possibilities when we pray! Prayer is a wonderful power placed by the almighty God into the hands of His saints. When we humbly seek His face in prayer, He is moved to act on our behalf and accomplish His desires for us.

And when we seek God in prayer for our leaders, we impact the very direction our nation will take (Franklin Graham).

For this reason, we must pray fervently. We continue to pray every Monday evening from 6:30-7:30 pm, the South building in room 201. PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL NOT MEET on April 10th so we can attend the movie “Facing Darkness.” For any questions call Connie Egger or Cathy Womach. You are more than welcome to join us.

Prayer for Our Nation

Award Winning Movie Event

Announcing an award winning premiere movie event: Facing Darkness. Samaritan’s Purse features this film being shown Monday, April 10th at 7:00 pm. This story of faith is about saving Dr. Brantly from Ebola in Africa where he was volunteering as a doctor. It is an incredible true story of faith, determination and prayer about how God performed a miracle. See the movie at Southcenter 16 inside the mall, 633 South Center Parkway in Tukwila. Other theatres showing this film on the same night are in Federal Way, Auburn, and Bellevue.


Wednesday morning - April 12 - 8:30 am, the HCC bus will leave the church’s parking lot for a day in Mount Vernon. The day will include visiting tulip fields (entrance fees MAY apply), shopping the stores, and lunch at the Kiwanis Salmon BBQ (Seniors $12; Visa & MC okay). Please plan to donate $5.00 toward the

Encore Ministries (Seniors) Trip to Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

gasoline expense. Sign up at an Atrium table to reserve your place on the bus. Pray for both sunshine and SONSHINE in our travels! See Steve Moreland with questions.

There are over 1080 people that have downloaded and are using our HIGHLINE CHRISTIAN CHURCH APP!! We are so pleased that so many of you are benefiting from all the great features of the App. The top five features that are the most used right now are the sermon notes, find a group, calendar, listen, and connect with us. If you have yet to use these features, please check them out.

For those of you with a QR reader on your phone, simply scan the QR code and it will take you directly to our app to download it. You can also click on this link https://a3a.me/highline

If you would rather do it from the App Store or the Google Play Store then type in Highline Christian Church in your search bar and you should see it.

Please let us know if you have any questions or need help. There are so many things you can do through the app, so please explore it and use whatever you like.

Can We Say “WOW”???!!!!

https://a3a.me/highline

https://a3a.me/highline


World Outreach News HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Touching the World

with Hope

• 6.3 million infected

• 3.5 million women infected

• 360,000 children infected

• 200,000 deaths due to AIDS

• 2.4 million orphans from AIDS

*Source: UNAIDS 2013 statistics

Prevention Time is a 501(c)3 based in Federal Way supporting AIDS prevention and youth development in South Africa, using Biblica's Reach4Life New Testament© which contains 42 Bible lessons. The focus is in South Africa, the country with the highest number of HIV infected people in the world. Work is being done in three areas - urban Soweto (suburb of Johannesburg), rural KwaZulu-Natal, and in Durban and surrounding villages. The goal is for the next generation to avoid catching the virus before they get infected. This is dependent on behavior change, which is only possible through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Prevention Time works solely with the indigenous people who know the language and culture and are already a part of the community. Young Christian adults (Peer Educators, or young people

teaching young people) from local churches are selected and trained to teach how to avoid the virus and encourage commitment to Christ. Work takes place in schools, community groups, and prisons, with new believers invited into local churches. Thandeka Mavundla, program director, coordinates with tribal and community leaders, headmasters, and prison officials. The Dept of Education in Johannesburg and the mayor of Durban have asked for the program to be taught in all of their schools. (How many are reached depends on funding.)

Prevention Time is an all-volunteer organization so all funds raised are applied to supporting the indigenous workers and purchasing Reach4Life New Testaments. The number of schools served is dependent on funding with priority given to areas of high HIV/AIDS infection. In 2014, over 16,000 youth were reached with one or more of the Reach4Life classes.

(continued on page 6)


Defending Our Trust in the Bible

We have all encountered moments, where we need facts to validate the accuracy, or truth of our belief in the Holy Bible. This type of encounter is usually with a friend, neighbor, relative, or co-worker, and we may feel that we have an inadequate answer.

Scripture tells us "to be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is within you....." (See 1Peter 3:15).

We have compiled "4 Compelling Reasons to Trust the Bible" (these are some basics, and there are many more). "The reasons" are printed on orange card stock, sized to fit in your Bible, and you may feel free to take a copy from the chair Bible, or they are also available at the Welcome Center.

May God bless all your efforts!

HIV/AIDS in South Africa (continued from page 5)

Ministry Outcomes:

Evangelism – spiritual lives are saved

Humanitarian – physical lives are saved (from AIDS)

Bible distribution – New Testaments are distributed in schools

Follow up for new believers –provided by local churches

Building up of churches – through the influx of new believers

Uplifting of young Christian adults – Peer Educators learn skills that help them find employment in an area of 70-85% unemployment rate

Improvement in school pass rates – kids are encouraged to do well

Decrease in pregnancy rates - from teaching kids God's ways

Males learn to respect females in a male-dominated society

Ripple effect – saving one person from infection also saves those that would have become infected through him/her, and the gospel message is passed on to others

www.preventiontime.org, Prevention Time, 30020 2nd Ct. S., Federal Way, WA 98003, 253-946-5953


Operation Christmas Child Update

We have received notice that some of the Operation Christmas Child boxes sent from Highline have been shipped to the Ukraine and to "Hard To Reach Areas". For the safety of those ministering in these restricted areas, Operation Christmas Child cannot tell us the name of the country(ies) where the boxes were sent. Many children who live in nations that are difficult to reach with the Gospel are able to hear about Jesus Christ through specially packed shoebox gifts designated for restricted areas. In "Hard-To-Reach Areas", these shoeboxes provide a platform for local believers to share Christ in a safe and culturally sensitive way. If you have received notice of another country in which your box was sent, I'd love to hear where it went! Please e-mail me (Tammie Lindblom) at [email protected] and let me know.

Also, the below article was written by Paul Moreland, one of Highline's missionaries to Columbia. Grab a Kleenex tissue, read the story below, and rejoice in the great God we serve who knows EXACTLY which box needs to go to EXACTLY which child!!

"Recently, we had a children's party as part of Operation Christmas Child which is part of the Samaritan's Purse Ministry. We partnered with the local representatives of "Operacion Nino de Navidad" (the Spanish version of Operation Christmas Child) to take the gospel to the neighborhood where one of the families from our congregation live.

We had some 20 kids and a few youth and adult helpers. A good time was had by all. We had a time of games and activities then a Bible story taken from the OCC manual and finally handed out the shoeboxes that were packed with much love and prayer in the U.S. We've seen some of our supporting congregations publicizing their Operation Christmas Child events for collecting boxes so we were curious as to where these boxes had come from A couple of them contained notes and both were from Ohio. What a joy to see the kid's eyes light up at the contents of their boxes! One thing caught my attention, however. We'd seen cars, dolls, stuffed animals, socks, toothbrushes, etc. But one kid came up waving a hammer. A hammer? Yes, a small tack hammer. I thought, "Huh? Who sends a hammer to a 12 year old boy?" But it turned out that there were some crafts in the box as well, crafts that require the use of a hammer to assemble. Oh. Ok. But then we got to talk with his folks. It turns out that this kid loves to make things. And

Paul & Sheri

Moreland

reported a

touching

Operation

Christmas Child

mailto:[email protected]%20


Operation Christmas Child Update

that's when it clicked. We had NO idea what was in any but a few plastic boxes that were clear and some of their contents were visible. But SomeONE knew as a family up in the US of A was picking out gifts that there was a kid that would get a charge out of something simple as a hammer. And that box made its way across the North American continent to a container that was shipped to the South American continent, went through Customs, was trucked to our city, stacked along with the thousands of other boxes, counted out along with all the other boxes that were handed to us as our part of of the ministry, picked up and placed into the hands of that particular young man who APPRECIATED the gift more than one could imagine. Nope. I don't believe in random "coincidences", not at all."

Continuous Confession By Lowell Hall

What are the natural steps in becoming a Christian? You Hear the Gospel concerning Jesus. You Believe He is God’s Son. Then you are motivated to Repent, and to turn away from your “Old Way of Life” and ask God for forgiveness of your past sins. These three steps of actions you have to accomplish yourself. The fourth step of “confession” requires outward action. This involves more than what takes place within one’s self.

At the conclusion of Pastor Tim’s sermon, he offers an invitation for those who want to establish a “Saving Relationship” with God and Jesus, you are invited to come forward and take that next step, “Confession.” For some people it takes a lot of courage to

step out, come forward, and stand in front of the congregation. Some people would feel more comfortable if somebody were standing with them. Any Christian would be happy to come and stand with you. You will be asked by Pastor Tim to “confess” your belief and commitment to God. He will ask you to repeat after him, “I believe that Jesus is the Christ,



Continuous Confession (continued from page 8)

the Son of the living God, and I accept Him as my Lord and Savior.” In this way, you have publicly acknowledged your acceptance and commitment to God through Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 10:9; “for everyone who calls on the name of the lord, will be saved.”

Only one more step needs to be taken in proclaiming and receiving your “Salvation in God’s Great Salvation Way of Life.” This final step is to be Baptized. “Baptism” is the topic for the May eNewsletter article.

Is the action of confession limited only to individuals who are coming to God? Or is it an action to be considered by those living the “Christian Way of Life?”

The word “confession” is found in many verses in the New Testament. In many cases a synonym for the word confession is used, such as proclaim, declare, preach, confirm, profess, etc. A good example of this is found in Matthew 28:18-20 which is called “The Great Commission.” Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I will be with you always to the end of this age.” This action involves proclaiming the “Gospel,” The “Good News” concerning Jesus Christ.

Are there occasions in our lives when we need to “confess,” that is “proclaim,” that we believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God and that we have

accepted Him as our Lord and Savior? Of course, our “Way of Life” should declare that we are Christians and that Jesus is our Lord and Savior.

It is not easy for some people to verbalize their commitment and

dedication to Jesus as their Lord and Savior. For many people, it is not easy to put into words their deepest feelings and emotions. Jesus did not call us into an easy, comfortable,

“way of life.” He has called us into a challenging, changing, growing, and joyous “Way of Life.”

As Christians, we can learn to proclaim to others our beliefs, commitments, and dedication to God and to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Your first Confession must not be your last Confession. As Christians, we must continuously confess our dedication and commitment to Jesus as our Lord and Savior. God Bless.

Your first Confession must

not be your last

Confession.


Women in Touch Lives will be changed when we are REAL!

On February 10th and 11th, the women of Highline joined together for “Real Community”: the second women’s conference held at HCC. We experienced God-filled worship, challenging and engaging main sessions, and multiple exciting break out sessions.

When asking women what they thought of the conference, responses ranged from feeling more at home to feeling challenged to take a new step in their walk with Christ. Women felt comforted, welcomed, encouraged, and stretched throughout our time together. Here are some reflections from the weekend: “Our main speaker, Rebecca, was very thought provoking. She emphasized the importance of women in our church acting intentionally to encourage relationships that can join us into family, or as she taught, community.” -Gayle Wylie

Conference Reflection



“It was so nice to be able to come to a building that I am familiar with and just be able to take off all the roles I play (not a chef, not a taxi cab, not a maid, not a referee, etc) - just a chance to breathe and be ME. My BIG GIANT take away was the reminder to stay in my own lane. God makes us all so unique and different.” -Becky Stampalia “I know I am exactly where God needs me to be” -Anonymous It is amazing to see the lasting effects this conference had on women, their friends, and their family We are so thankful to every woman that came, everyone that helped make this conference happen, and for all your feedback. See you at our next conference!

(conference Reflections (continued from page 14)

Women in Touch Lives will be changed when we are REAL!

Saturday, April 8th at 9:30 am.

Our next WIT brunch will be Saturday, April 8th at 9:30 am. Come hear about how to be faithful right where we are from one of our women’s conference speakers, Rebecca Stuhmiller! Bring a brunch item to share with everyone!

BRUNCH


Update Letter April 2017

News Updates

Spring is here! Although I will be a little happier once the rain changes into

beautiful sunshine! As seasons come and go it reminds me that our time here on

earth is fleeting. I want to challenge us all to examine our lives and see if we are

living for God or for self…? Let us be wise stewards of the time that God has

given us!

Blessings, Pastor Steve, Nicole, Jayden, Riley & Adilynn

YESM 2017

• Night of Praise: Bring your family and join us April 12th

5:30-7:45pm for a night of food and fellowship as we

praise our God for who he is and what he has done! A

ham, mashed potatoes, corn, salad and rolls dinner will

be provided. Please RSVP if you plan to attend or if you

will need child care for children 2 and under.

• iY Man Camp: Our second annual iY Father Son Man

Camp is coming up April 28-30. The cost is $50/person

and is open to any iY guys and their dads. This years

theme is Unplugged; unplugging from the world and

plugging into Jesus! Registration deadline is April 19th.

Contact Pastor Steve for more info.

Training #4:

Sunday April 23rd: 12:00 – 2:30 pm

(Team Lunch at 12pm)

Training #5:

Sunday May 7th: 12:00 – 2:30 pm

(Team Lunch at 12pm) July 8-15 2017

#illuminateHCC


Parent Partners

When We Meet

We value you as our parent partners so if you have

any questions or comments about the youth

program or would like to join the illuminate Youth

Leadership Team, please contact Pastor Steve!

E: [email protected]

Junior High (7-8 Grade)

• Sunday Morning Up-Word 10:40-12:00pm

• Wednesday Night Youth Group 6:00-7:45pm

High School (9-12 Grade)

• Sunday Morning Up-Word 10:40-12:00pm

• Wednesday Night Youth Group 6:00-7:45pm

*Sixth grade students have the option to move

up to iY. Please talk to Pastor Steve for more info

Sunday Morning Up-Word: April 2017

• Junior High – Anything but Ordinary

(Pastor Steve & Marques Teaching)

• High School – Todays Issues

(Tiffiney Cowan Teaching)

Prayer & Praise Partners

We appreciate your prayers for:

• Barnabas Ministry

• YESM Students & Leaders

• Leadership team

Upcoming Events

• April 12th — B-12 Night of Thanks / 5:30-7:45pm

• April 23rd — YESM Training #4 / 12-2:30pm

• April 28-30th — iY Man Camp

Look for more events on the HUB and Facebook Page!

#illuminateHCC - facebook.com/illuminateHCC - @iYHCC

*Parents if you would like to receive an emailed handout of

our teaching material please contact Pastor Steve

Wednesday Night Youth Group: April 2017

• Junior High – Spiritual Disciplines

(Pastor Steve Teaching)

• High School – The Purity Code

(Mary, Marques & Jordan Teaching)


Higher Ground

Children’s

Ministry

Night of Praise The B-12 Family Ministry Team, Men By God,

and the Women in the Word invite you to join us

for a “Night of Praise.” We will gather together

to connect, eat, worship, and share the light of

God’s praise. Please join us for this night of

sharing as we continue to prepare our hearts to

celebrate our resurrected King this Easter.

Easter Sunday Celebrating Together

April 12th

5:50-7:45 p.m.

(Doors open at 5:30)

Acoustic worship led by the Exchange.

Check them out here!

This Easter Highline will be celebrating our

resurrected King together as family. There will

be no classes on Easter for 1st grade through

Adults. May you and your family be blessed as

you worship together at one of our three

worship services.

Childcare will be available on Sunday for

children birth—Kindergarten. Preschool and

Kindergarten students will check-in and meet

in the South Building Lodge.

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Higher Ground

Children’s

Ministry

Upcoming Events • April 2-8—Family Mission Trip

• April 12—Night of Praise

• May 26-27—Summit Seekers Overnighter

• June 4th—Promotion Sunday

April Remember Verse

Past Remember Verses

Psalm 90:2 Philippians 1:6 Exodus 14:14

Isaiah 9:6 Isaiah 40:29 Psalm 31:19

Hebrews 4:16

PRESCHOOL VBS

June 26-30

9:15-11:40 a.m.

For Potty-trained 3 year

olds—Kindergarten

students

Registration opens in May


Preschool Vacation Bible School

June 26th through 30th

Preschool VBS is a special week for the children at High-

line who are age three (and fully potty trained) through

going into Kindergarten.

Each day kids come to church 9:15 through 11:45 a.m.

for a special Big God Story, games, crafts, snacks,

activities, and worship time.

Keep an eye on registration coming soon!

If you have any questions please call or email Katie

Taylor

[email protected]

Preschool Park Birth through Kindergarten

If you would like to serve at Preschool VBS,

please call or email Katie!


Office Hours: Monday-Thursday

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Friday

8:30 a.m.-Noon

Worship Service

Times Saturdays—6:00 p.m.

Sundays—9:00 a.m.

& 10:40 a.m.

Sunday School –

9:00 for all ages;

10:40 Adult Studies &

Base Camp

Next

eNewsletter

Deadline:

April 23

Contact Us At: Phone: 206-243-4333

Website:

highlinechristian.org

Email:

[email protected]

Welcome to Highline!

By Transfer:

Bob & Candy Igou

Linda Radnich

Greg and Gayle Duff

Mike & Irene Pomeroy

Cristina Caldwell

Volleyball Team Update Our Highline Christian Church Volleyball Team came in 2nd place in League play for Winter Season! Congratulations to Tracy Johnson, Tammie Lindblom, Stephanie Louvier, John and Emma Maltsberger, Randy and Lori Nye, and Kevin Sutton, as well as substitutes Mark Iverson and Caleb Louvier!

Spring Season began Tuesday, March 28 and the team has no 8:50 pm matches this season. If you are interested in supporting the team, you could watch a match and not be out too late. All games are played at Kent Commons at 525 - 4th Ave N in downtown Kent. Each Tuesday, the team plays 4 games lasting a total of 1 hour to 1 hour, 15 minutes.

Tuesday, April 4: 6:10 pm Tuesday, April 11: 6:10 pm Tuesday, April 18: 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 25: 6:10 pm Tuesday, May 2: 7:30 pm Tuesday, May 9: 6:10 pm Tuesday, May 16: 7:30 pm Tuesday, May 23: 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm


Tim Crawford

Jim Kemp

Sal Dena

Dr. Tim Knight Chuck Hansen

Gregg Louvier Elder Chair

Konrad Lindblom Dave Rogge

Our

2016-2017

Elders


Bret Thorson Children’s & Family Pastor [email protected]

Liesl Behm Worship Director [email protected]

Church Staff

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