Valley Isle FellowshipLove God, Love His Church, Love His World1033 Waiale Road - PO Box 886Wailuku, HI 96793 Phone: (808) 244-0865 Fax: (808)249-0235

IN THIS ISSUE: 1,2 Will You Go? 2,3,4 Announcements 5 Evening Service Notes 6 Missional Opportunities 7 VIF Calendar 8 Sermon Notes

NEWSLETTERMay 26, 2019 www.vifmaui.com

Will You Go?Pastor Stephen Kaneshiro

I want to encourage all of us to allow God to plant the seeds of missionary service in our lives and in the lives of all of the people of VIF. I believe that the way to begin doing this is to start with the read-ing of God’s Word on a daily basis and praying that He would speak mightily to you through His Word. Then as you read the news on a daily basis, allow God to lead you to develop a love and concern for the people of the world. Pray daily and specifically for the people around the world that God burdens you with. Also, pray daily for the missionaries across the world as they tirelessly labor to spread the Good News.

This would mean that you are starting to get active in world missions as you sensitize yourself to spiritual conditions across the world, as you educate your-self about the worldly conditions of the world, and as you pray for the missionaries that are laboring in those fields. By praying intelligently and sincerely for the mission fields and the missionaries across the world, you are actively participat-ing in missionary work. Prayer is a powerful instrument that God uses in great and mighty ways and you will always hear mis-sionaries pleading with others to be in prayer for their work.

Lastly, be sensitive to God’s call on your life. As He gently calls on you to step out of your comfort

Time marches on so fast. School is out for some and almost out for all. Summer is upon us with its many

activities and functions. As we think about all the choices that surrounds and entices us, I want to encourage you to keep your eyes on Jesus and to seek

to make this a Summer that would bring Him much glory and honor. As your pastor, one of my desires is to see us sending people out on summer missions adventures. I know that I have been privileged with going on mission trips and each one of them blessed me greatly. I would like to see many people from Valley Isle Fellowship going off on mission trips throughout the year, and especially during each Summer.

We have already seen the impact of the Bagoyoʻs and Two Third World Network and several from our church, and other churches here on Maui, have gone out. You have seen the joy, fulfillment, and excitement that they have returned with. Imagine if multiple people went out from VIF every year on mission to other parts of Maui County, different islands throughout Hawaii, to the Mainland, and through out the world? Imagine what the work for the glory of Jesus might be like and imagine the excitement and joy that could be generated in VIF. Could we possibly see men and women committing themselves to full time service to our Lord after they exposed themselves to a short-term mission? Could we see scores and maybe hundreds of people giving their lives to Jesus Christ? Could we have the joy of having a part in many of these growing and matur-ing in Christ to the point where they are turning into evangelist and disciple makers?

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Will You Go?Pastor Stephen Kaneshiro

zones, He may be calling you to go and serve on short term, long term, and maybe to even give the rest of your life in missionary service to Him. Wherever He leads, will you go? Whenever He leads, will you go? However, He leads, will you go? If He leads, will you go? Some of you may feel that you are too young. Some of you may feel like you are too old. Some of you may feel like you are too poor. Some of you may feel like you have no time. Will you let God be the God of all of your circumstances and go, if He leads you?

The hymn writer, B. McKinney, penned the following words: “Take up thy cross and follow Me, “ I heard my Master say; “I gave My life to ransom thee, Surrender your all today.” Wherever He leads I’ll go,Wherever He leads I’ll go, I’ll follow my Christ who loves me so, Wherever He leads I’ll go. My heart, my life, my all I bring To Christ who loves me so; He is my Master, Lord, and King, Wherever He leads I’ll go, Wherever He leads I’ll go, I’ll follow my Christ who loves me so, Wherever He leads I’ll go. Wherever He leads I’ll go.” ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

VBS Workers Meeting today at Noon.Come and see how you can participate.

VBS starts July 8th to 12.

See Steffen for more information.

John Oʻ DonnellMaui Christian Academy

Wayne SniffenMaui Christian Academy

Chaely WilhelmMaui High School

Kaiani KiahaUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa

Ryan TsangUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa

Samantha KinoshitaBiola University, California

Chuck TsangUniversity of Hawaii, Maui

Feel God pulling you into deeper fellowship with the family?

Wondering how He could use you to LOVE GOD,

LOVE HIS CHURCH, LOVE HIS WORLD?

WAYS to be INVOLVED:MINISTRIES SMALL GROUPS

MISSIONS PARKING YARD WORKSETUP/BREAK/DOWN

Contact the Church Office (244-0865) to get plugged in!

Volunteers Needed!Join a team to be part of this vital

ministry caring for our little ones

(on a rotation basis) during morning worship

service.Sign-up sheet at the back

table. For more information, contact Josie OR Steffen @ 264-0397

MCBA Children’s CampFor children who will have completed

Grades 2 to 6 this school yearMonday to Friday, June 17th-21st, 2019

YMCA Camp in KeanaeREGISTRATION DEADLINES:

Monday, May 27th ..……………..…$155.00Late Registration till June 10th ..….$180.00

Camp Fees include lodging, camp meals, Bible study & craft materials.

Contact Steffen Yamada (264-0397)for registration forms or more information

Announcements

Join a yard work teamSign up as a Team or Sign up as a Family

Sign up at the back table or call the office at 244-0865

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Announcements

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Church Cleaning Schedule

Week of May 30-June 1 Team 4

Wendy I, Lynette K, Jennifer B, Jennifer R*, Paul R

Week of June 6-8Team 5

Carol Sn, Makanani C, Margie B, Josie Y*, Christine B

Week of June 13-15Team 6

Hubert I*, Leslie T, Ernie P, Richard RJeannie & John K

Week of June 20-22Team 1

Yeiko E, Elaine Y, Teri C, Cecile H, Cathy D, Kenneth K, Lucille K*

*Key MonitorSign-up on the back table

to be a part of thisministry.

Childcare Ministry Schedule

Today May 26 Team 4: Jennifer R., Jezra S, Kayla R, Kaitlyn R June 2 Team 1: Karen F, Alysha F, Melanie F, Kolby F June 9 Team 2: Wendy C,, Christine B, Vija B, Rihanna V, Lauryn I June 16 Team 3: Francis C, Char C, Davin G, Wayne S

Grief Share is a program with direction and purpose. With Grief Share you will learn how to walk the journey of grief and be supported on the way. It is a place where grieving people find healing and hope.

Starting on June 8-Aug 31, 2019 From 8am-10am

Cost $10.00 per person

Please sign up at the back tableor online @ www.griefshare.orgFor more information contact Don Booth @808-495-1628

or contact the office @808-244-0865

Baby Bottle BoomerangPray for the ministry of MPC.

Get a baby bottle and fill it with cash, coins or checks. (Checks made to Malama

Pregnancy Center) Return your filled bottles to the church

as soon as possible so that it can boomerang back out.

Thank you for supporting Malama Pregnancy Center.

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Evening Worship Service Notes Pastor Stephen Kaneshiro

Holy Living1 Peter 1:13 – 2:3

I. Excited and Motivated. – 1 Peter 1:13-16 A. The imminent return of __________. B. Get ____________ and ______________. C. Stay ____________ and _____________. D. Our moral compass is ________ and _____________ by God. E. Called to be _________.II. Living in _____________ _________. – 1 Peter 1:17 A. This is a ____________ fear. B. A fear that is grounded in deep ____________ and ______________.III. ________________ Love. – 1 Peter 1:18-20 A. Ransomed – ___________ a slave’s freedom. B. Ransomed from the____________ of ________. C. This was God’s plan of mercy and grace before the __________ __________ .IV. _____________ Love. – 1 Peter 1:21-23 A. Jesus leads us to __________ in God. B. Because He ___________ Jesus from the _________. C. God’s sacrificial love _____________ us. D. Frees us to love others as _______ loves us.

E. Praise the Lord for His gift of ____________ _________.V. ____________ of life and the ________________ Word. – 1 Peter 1:24-25 A. Everything in this world is ______________. B. Only God’s _________, _________, and _________ are eternal. C. Stop clinging to the _____________ . D. Use the temporary things of this world to __________ others to eternity. VI. The _________ _______________ of salvation. – 1 Peter 2:1-3 A. Get rid of all evil ____________ and _____________. B. Release your _____________ for the things of God. C. Don’t forget what the __________ of the Lord’s kindness is like.

MISSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

NAMB Missionary Spotlight:

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International Mission BoardConnecting in Prayer

https://www.imb.org/pray/

* Northern Thai/Khon Muang of Thailand-(cone MOO-ung) - Imagine the exhaustion of swimming upstream against a powerful current. Now, think of this struggle in terms of culture. What if you had been taught since child-hood that to admit that you’re wrong would bring great shame on you and your family? You would avoid any such an admission upon pain of death! And what if you’d been taught that to lie or steal or be naughty would be OK as long as you didn’t get caught? Then, you hear about Jesus Christ and how you must turn from your sins and believe that he can save you in order to experience freedom in life and death. This means that you must do the very thing you’ve avoided all your life. You must admit your mistakes, both intentional and unintentional. You must admit your sinful ways. This is like swimming against a powerful current, privately and socially. Pray for Nancy* and Bill,* new Northern Thai believers, as they continue to internalize biblical values and mindsets. Ask God to give them wisdom as they parent their children with biblical heart attitudes. Pray for the Thai church as they disciple and equip believers in a new way of living. “But if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7 NASB). (*names changed)

* Muslims of Tamil Nadu, India-(TAH-mil NAH-doo) - Sarah* grew up in a Muslim family but eloped with a Hindu. After that, her family disowned her. Two decades later, Sarah started hearing about Jesus from her employ-er. After two years of hearing stories and asking questions, she believed the truth of the gospel and was baptized! Just recently, Sarah’s sister, Leah,* called her out of the blue and wanted to reunite. Leah had actually come to faith seven years ago. Because of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, these two sisters were unified. Jesus brought them together. Praise him! (*names changed)

* Porto Alegre, Brazil-(POR-toh Ah-LEG-ray) - Please pray for the spread of the gospel among the Gaucho people of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Ask God to break down the spiritual strongholds that hold Gauchos captive. Pray that Gaucho Christians will feel a deep need to break cultural barriers that keep them in isolation and that they will flourish as they engage in relationships within the church. Pray that missionaries will find ways to show radical love and access the lost with the gospel.

New York, NY22,687,505 people live in metro

New York City83.1% of the population

is estimated as lost1 SBC church for every

62,500 New York City residents

“Pray that the Lord of the harvest will establish local churches that are an answer to Luke 10:2 and develop laborers for the harvest.”- Steve Canter, New York City Send City Missionary

Valley Isle Fellowship Calendar

May 2019 26 9:00 am - Worship Service - Ordinance of Lord’s Supper 10:30 am - Sunday School 12:00 pm - VBS Workers Meeting 6:00 pm - Evening Service/Study 27 Memorial Day Holiday - Office Closed 6:30 pm - Prayer Meeting

29 6:30 pm - Youth Night 31 DOE Last Day for Students

June 2019 2 9:00 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Sunday School 6:00 pm - Evening Service/Study 3 6:30 pm - Prayer Meeting 4-8 HPBC Keiki Camp - Puu Kahea 5 6:30 pm - Youth Night 7 5:30 pm - MOvinG Men of God Men’s Ministry

8 8:00 am-10am Grief Share 9 9:00 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Sunday School 12:00 pm - Trustees Meeting 6:00 pm - Evening Service/Study

10 6:30 pm - Prayer Meeting 11 Kamehameha Day Holiday- Office Closed 12 6:30 pm - Youth Night 15 8:00 am-10am Grief Share 16 9:00 am - Worship Service -Happy Fatherʻs Day 10:30 am - Sunday School 6:00 pm - Evening Service/Study 17 6:30 pm - Prayer Meeting 17-21 MCBA Childrens Camp - Keanae 19 6:30 pm - Youth Night 22 8:00 am-10am Grief Share 23 9:00 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Sunday School 6:00 pm - Evening Service/Study 24 6:30 pm - Prayer Meeting

Valley Isle Fellowship1033 Waiale Rd., PO Box 886, Wailuku, HI 96793

ph: (808) 244-0865 - vifoffice@vifmauihawaii.com - www.vifmaui.com

SUNDAY MORNINGSERVICE

Worship Service - 9:00 am

Sunday School - 10:30 am* * * * *

www/facebook.com/valleyislefellowship

@VIFMaui

Senior PastorStephen Kaneshirocell: (808)419-8100

email: icastephen@gmail.com

SUNDAY EVENING SERVICEWorship/Study 6:00 pm

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Stubbornness and Failure Go TogetherPastor Stephen Kaneshiro

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Amos 3:3 – 4:13I. A _________ Thing. – Amos 3:3-8 A. When one thing happens, the next is _________ to ___________. 1. Two people__________ on a direction – walk __________. - Amos 3:3 2. A lion finds its ___________ – __________ in a thicket. - Amos 3:4a 3. A young lion____________ its’ prey – ________ in its’ den. - Amos 3:4b 4. A ___________ trap – a ___________bird. - Amos 3:5a 5. ___________ trap – a __________ ??? - Amos 3:5b 6. Ram’s horn __________ – people ___________ . - Amos 3:6a 7. The Lord __________ it – ____________ comes to a city. - Amos 3:6b a. The Lord ____________ His __________ to His servants before doing anything. - Amos 3:7 b. Lion __________ – people are _______________. - Amos 3:8a c. The Sovereign Lord___________ – who refuses to __________ His message? - Amos 3:8b B. Amos believed that God’s _______________ was a sure sign that _____________ would follow.II. _____________ and ___________. – Amos 3:9-15 A. Announcement and Invitation to Israel’s ____________. - Amos 3:9 B. Actually, a warning to all who___________ and _____________ the Lord God Almighty. - Amos 3:10-11 C. No ___________ . - Amos 3:12-15 III. Failing to take the Lord ______________. – Amos 4:1-13 A. “________ _________,” Israel’s wealthy women. - Amos 4:1 B. ____________________ will come. - Amos 4:2-3 C. Continuous ________. - Amos 4:4-5 D. ___________ were meant to turn you back to the Lord. - Amos 4:6-11 E. God will carry out His _______________. - Amos 4:12-13