The View

September 2016

Special events

this month:

Awana begins on

Wednesday, Sept. 7th

from 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Discovering Parkview

Next Step Class begins

on Sunday Sept 11th

during Second Worship

Service

Refuge Food Pantry the

third Saturday of the

month

All Things Women

meets the 3rd Tuesday

of the month at 6:30

pm

Fall Church Wide Study

“Follow Me” Begins on

Sunday, Sept 18th.

Family Fun Day Out-

reach Event at Plum

Creek Park, Saturday,

Sept 24th from 12:30 -

3:00 pm.

While it is not January 1, 2017 YET, in many ways it feels like we are about to

begin a new year. Our lives seem to restart every fall, school starts up, weather

changes (thankfully) and of course it is football/volleyball season.

As we enter this new season I want to challenge you to take a step forward,

don’t let life just happen, be proactive and move forward on your spirit journey.

Don’t allow the distractions of this world to distract you from walking closer

with Jesus as we enter this fall.

One of the best ways to do this is through relationships. We need others to en-

courage, teach, love and have fun with. This is why we have a small group minis-

try, to bond together in community in our journey with Jesus Christ.

On Sept. 18th we will be starting a nine-week church wide series “Follow Me”

John will be preaching on and our small groups will be discussing what it takes

To Follow Jesus. I want to invite everyone to take ome step forward.

For some this means join a small group, for others it may mean be more active

and involved in the group you are in. For others it might mean speaking up and

sharing more in your group. For some its time you to take more responsibility

and help lead or even start your own group. The first step in this journey is to

listen to what Jesus would have you to do and then to simply take that step and

do it.

-Paul Thomas

Wednesday Night @ the Refuge

Youth group has kicked off with a bang this Fall! We’ve had a huge influx of new faces and a lot of excite-

ment!

Our focus this school year is getting back to the basics. We’re diving head first into the Bible to study the

Gospel of John. Something that has become very evident to me is that students are afraid of God’s Word.

That breaks my heart because the Bible is the life source for any Christian, so we’re seeking to explore the

depths of God’s Word together with students this Fall. Our hope is that they will engage with God’s Word in

a deeper way that they ever have and through that believe in Jesus and experience the life He offers. The two

key words we’re going to focus on is “Believe” & “Live”. John said that he wrote his gospel, “so that you

may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his

name” (John 20:31). That’s our prayer for students this year, that they might believe in Jesus and have life.

Student Ministries Updates September 2016

Attendance Record YTD Small Group Average: 108

August Small Group Average: 80

YTD Worship Average: 263

August Worship Average: 235

Parkview’s Financial Report (Figures as of 08/29/16)

YTD Ministry Fund Rec.: 341,533.24

YTD Min. Fund Needed: 380,562.80

Weekly Average Needed: 10,977.77

Weekly Average This Mo.: 9,580.78

YTD Ministry Fund Spent: 342,577.29

Building Fund Balance: 1.034,984.39

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It’s always a good sign when a

student seek US out. There

was a student, “Mark,” who

we had lost touch with. We

met him 3 years ago, when he

first arrived in USA. While

he was the designator

“translator” for his group of

friends, his English was still

not very good. But there was

one event we invited him to

that he LOVED - the farm

visit we have taken every year

(it may have been mostly

food-related.) We hadn’t

seen him in a year or more, so

I (Andy) reached out to him

about the upcoming farm visit,

but didn’t know if he would

come. We saw his Mustang

pull up and Lauren said , “that

looks like Mark’s car… that

IS MARK!” It was great to

reconnect and catch up. We

meant up shortly after and had

a great conversation about our

families and our faith. He’s

had some really good

questions about what I believe

such as who Jesus I to me and

why I follow Him.

Summer is always hit and

miss with students. Many

either travel home or around

the USA, so we don’t always

hear from them as much. Not

so with Mark. This summer

he texted me several times

asking when we could hang

out again and wanting to

introduce me to his younger

brother. Please pray that his

question would lead him to

the truth of who Jesus is.

Pray God would soften his

heart to the gospel, bring

him to faith in Jesus, and

use him to reach others in

his family and friends with

the gospel.

-Andy & Lauren May

Loving Others

Though there is great variety in how

God has made us, we are united in our

faith relationship with Him as Christians.

We also share some core biblical values as his followers in the Parkview

family. These values help us promote and pursue unity with each other as

we follow Jesus together.

One of our core values is “loving others.” We are determined to love

people as Christ commands. This love should be genuine and practical. In

John 13:35 Jesus says “By this all men will know that you are My disciples,

of you have love for one another.” He repeats in John 15:12, “This is My

commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.” Love,

real love impacts what we do and how we do it. Love for people should be

a defining mark of who are as a church family. Love is the goal of our spiri-

tual growth and the bond that unites us as we serve God together. (1Tim

1:5)

When facing a challenge or decision we must ask, “What is the loving

way to engage this situation?” Love does not always give in, but it seeks

what is ultimately best. Love allows us to accept each other as we are and

to encourage each other to move forward in holiness and spiritual growth.

Such love goes a long way to building our unity as we build each other in

Christ.

Discovering Parkview If you are fairly new to Parkview and want to

know more about why we do what we do, want to

know what we believe and how we do things

around here then we want to invite you to be a part

of this class. This is a great way for us to get to

know each other. This class is also one of the steps

for membership. If you have been a part of Park-

view for a long time I invite you to RE-DISCOVER Parkview by joining us

in this class.

Discovering Parkview begins on Sept. 11th during

Second Worship Service

If interested in being a part of this class contact the church office at

324-4410 or sign up on the website at parkviewfamily.com

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Greetings from Next Generation Kids! If you are reading this, that means you haven’t been

completely consumed with the to-dos that come with

the arrival of a new school year! It’s hard to believe

that the summer has passed and we are already in the

full swing of things, but “for everything there is a sea-

son, a time for every activity under heaven” (Ecc

3:1). We will continue to meet during second service in

the activity room as we progress through the entire Bi-

ble via The Gospel Project. We have been looking

lately at the time of the Kings in Israel and how, despite

all his wisdom, Solomon fell into idolatry which led to

the division of the Kingdom of Israel. There are plenty

of takeaways from the books of 1 and 2 Kings, but none

more important than the fact that we have a King who is

righteous in all His ways and serves His people per-

fectly!

Promotion Sunday! August 21st was Promotion Sunday and Next Genera-

tion Kids is happy to welcome several new Kinder-

garteners into the group! The following are the new

kids we recognized on Promotion Sunday:

Waylon Blessin

Alex Jiminez

Jaden Hunt Most

Adyson Redwine

Livianna Schneider

Ledger Seim

Madeline Smith

Reese Thornburg

Hadlee Trembly

Please join us in praying for these, and all of our stu-

dents as they begin the new school year!

We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.

-Psalm 78:4

Come Join us on Sunday mornings at 11:00

Join us on Wednesday Nights 6:30-8:00 pm

And learn how to

“Let Your Light Shine.”

September 7 Awana begins - Wear Your

Smile September 14 - Bring a Baby Picture September 21 - Wear your Favorite Color

September 28 - Outdoor Games

Ages 3yrs -

preschool

Sparks:

K-2nd grade

T&T Club:

3rd-5th grade

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Find Healing for Your Heart

Living waters can help anyone who is tired of struggling with the hidden pain of relational or sex-

ual brokenness. While it takes many forms, the powerful shame of it keeps too many in darkness

for too long. Many in our community have found hope & healing. Why not you?

Details:

Begins October 4th.

6:30-8:30 at Parkview

20-week closed group

Gender specific groups

with high confidentiality

Caring trained leaders

SIGN-UP at parkviewfam-

ily.com. Fro more info con-

tact johnpark-

viewch@msn.com.

At some point, God

seems to open a door

or put an inkling of

desire on your heart

to reach out just a

little further. Begin

by looking at your

natural gifts, those

things you do as comfortably as breathing. Jesus

loves touching the world through our natural

gifts and God-given talents. If you know you

have a special way with elderly folks, you can

volunteer to visit the nursing home, visit with

one elderly person. They will appreciate the

time you spend with them. Don’t be afraid to

share Jesus. They are waiting to hear about Him.

If you are interested in serving contact Barb

Chase.

Those serving the Elderly, Life Ministry.

Discerning the Voice of God

By Priscilla Shirer

“How to Recognize When God Speaks” Is that you, God? No blessing surpasses a relation-

ship with God in which you know when He is spe-

cifically calling to you. The more intimate your rela-

tionship with Him, the clearer God’s voice be-

comes. Discerning the Voice of God will provide you

with practical help in knowing what you hear is from

God. Through this study we will ask God to teach us

to sort through the noises of this world so we can

hear and discern His powerful, wonderful, pure, pre-

cious voice. Join us for this 7-session women’s Bible

study. The introduction sessions will begin on

Thursday evening, September 15th (lead by Geri

Govier) and Monday evening the 19th (lead by Jane

Reynolds) at 7:00 pm at the church. The study guide

is $13 payable at the first meeting. Contact Jane Rey-

nolds (308-324-2023 04 325-1819) with questions or to

register.

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Kelli Bender

New Kids Team Leader At Parkview we love kids, and really have a desire

to share the gospel with them and see them come to

faith in Jesus. That’s why we’re really excited to have

Kelli Bender become our new Kid’s Team Leader.

Kelli has a huge passion to reach the kids in our com-

munity with gospel. She’s served faithfully in our

kid’s ministry for several years, and just this past

year, along with Christy Franz and several others,

started the Good News Clubs in our schools, which

has been a hugely impactful ministry. We’re encour-

aged by what God is doing in Parkview and our

community in opening avenues to take the gospel to

kids.

Our hope and prayer in Kelli stepping into the

team leader role is not that she does the majority of

the kid’s ministry in the church, but our hope is that

the kid’s team becomes more unified around the mis-

sion of reaching kids for Jesus and that kid’s ministry

becomes even more aligned in their strategy. We’re

thankful and blessed to have such a great group serv-

ing in our kid’s ministry, and we’re excited to see

where God takes this ministry in the near future!

“Praise The King”

There’s a reason why the curse of sin is broken

There’s a reason why the darkness runs from light

There’s a reason why we stand here now forgiven

Jesus is alive

There’s a reason why we are not overtaken

There’s a reason why we sing on through the night

There’s a reason why our hope remains eternal

Jesus is alive

Praise the King, He is risen

Praise the King, He’s alive

Praise the King, death’s defeated

Hallelujah, He’s alive

Hallelujah, He’s alive

There’s a reason why our hearts can be courageous

There’s a reason why the dead are made alive

There’s a reason why we share His resurrection

Jesus is alive He’s alive

The grave could not ignore it,

all of heaven’s roaring

Hell where is your victory,

death where is your sting

The world cannot ignore it,

when all the saints are roaring

Hell where is your victory,

death where is your sting

Sometimes it’s good to just ponder the words

to the songs we sing...and remember why we sing.

Praise the King!

See you Sunday,

Scott Sarnes

Please mark your calendars

for our very first

Family Fun Day Outreach Event September 24th at Plum Creek Park

12:30-3:00

Parkview is partnering with Evangelical Free

Church in sponsoring a free event for families in

our church and community to share the love of

Jesus Christ with one another.

There will be free food, bouncy houses, carnival

games, prizes, snow cones, face painting, music,

and the Gospel being shared in English and in

Spanish.

If you are interested in helping with food, run-

ning a carnival game, setting up or are an artist

that likes to face paint please contact Kelli

Bender at 325-5307.

‘The View’ Pastor’s log September 2016

Our mission is… to help people discover a deepening relationship

with Jesus, His family & His mission.

Something I feel deep responsibility for is continually assessing how we are doing and doing my part to help

us better follow Jesus’ lead. It is a mission that really only works when we embrace it together.

For this month I want to ask you to consider what it really means & how it relates to you. Or to put it an-

other way, what is your next step to fully embrace this with us? It is a never-ending mission that requires

ongoing dependence on Jesus. The first part involves embracing an ongoing, ever deepening walk with Je-

sus. Though we all start as spiritual infants, the hope is to one day grow to take responsibility for our own

walk and to keep on walking. Salvation is more than a moment and a real relationship with Jesus should

make a real impact on your life. Jesus called it eternal life meaning. This involves a life of eternally following

Jesus more deeply! To say you believe in Jesus and not to follow him is to seriously misunderstand at best

and to deceive yourself at worst.

Salvation is more than a moment and a real relationship with Jesus

should make a real impact on your life

We exist as Jesus’ church to help each other do this. This means at least two things for each of us. FIRST:

Each of us should be moving forward in our own walk with Jesus. SECOND: Each of us should be involved

helping someone else discover a deepening walk with Jesus.

What is your next step? Your pastoral staff and ministry leaders serve primarily to help you recognize and

embrace your next step in deepening your relationship with Jesus, His family & His mission. If you’re not

sure how just ask. This is me asking you if you would like my help. I’m here for you for Jesus.

Imagine the impact on our part of Nebraska if each of us embraced this more fully this ministry year! I’m

still dreaming of it. I’m still working for it. Will you join me?

Join us every weekend in September & October as we explore this together in the next series: Follow Me.

John

Visit Our Website at

www.parkviewfamily.com

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