Starling Avenue Baptist Church Occasions
This Week at SABC
Sunday, June 30, 2024
10:00-10:30a.m. SundaySchool
10:30a.m. ChoirRehearsal
11:00a.m.—WorshipService
\ Wednesday, July 3, 2024
7:05p.m. ChoirRehearsal-CANCELLED
Thursday, July 4, 2024
ChurchOfficeClosed
Welcome to Starling Avenue Baptist Church!
If this is your first time visiting with us, we sincerely hope that you find meaningful worship and a loving community here. There are guest cards in the pew racks if you’d like to let us know more about yourself. Drop these into the offering plate or the basket in the back of the sanctuary. We’re happy to welcome you as our guest today!
Lay Leader, Reed Finley; Offertory Prayer, Jeff Stegall; Candle Lighter, Ronnie Prillaman; Greeters, Joyce Poindexter & Carol Merchant; Open and Close, Richard Caldwell
Rev. Steve Zimmerman will be delivering today’s sermon.
Choir Practice is cancelled, Wednesday, July 3.
The Church Office will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Midweek Gatherings will not meet during the month of July. WewillreturnonWednesday,August7.
SABC Mission Project: TheWarmingCenteriscontinuingtohelpthehomelessthissummer byprovidingthemwithhygienebags.TheC.A.R.E.Groupiscollectingitems(allitemsneedto be travel size) to help with this mission from June - August. Items include: toothbrushes, toothpaste,dentalfloss,barsoap,shampoo,sunscreen&deodorant.
Remembering in Prayer: LorettaCarter, Lauren Werner (Linda Pulliam’s granddaughter), Doris Draper (Frances Stegall’s mother), Bobby Hankins, Nancy Snyder, Regina Carter, FreddieDonavant,SusanneTravis,PeteMabry,LoisJohnson,MaynardHandy,USAFAirman CodyMinter,SharonWhite(KathyLong’ssister-in-law),KaitlynSmith,Kody&KaseyRedfern (niece&friendsofBeckyNance),KarenGribble(friendofPatMcKinster),Jeanette&Harold Draper(KimDraper’sin-laws)
NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The office will be closed on Friday.
Birthdays this week: AngelaWright,DannyJoyce,BrendaPrillaman,DonnaCollins&Linda Pulliam. HappyBirthdaytoeveryonecelebrating!
Grace Network Items for July: boxeddinners(HamburgerHelper),toiletpaper,feminine products&deodorant. Itemscanbeleftintheboxlocatedoutsidethelibraryonthe2ndFloor.
SCRIPTURES
Psalm 130
A Song of Ascents.
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
Acts 10:9-23
About noon the next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. He became hungry and wanted something to eat; and while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw the heaven opened and something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered to the ground by its four corners. In it were all kinds of four-footed creatures and reptiles and birds of the air. Then he heard a voice saying, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’ But Peter said, ‘By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean.’ The voice said to him again, a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’ This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven.
Now while Peter was greatly puzzled about what to make of the vision that he had seen, suddenly the men sent by Cornelius appeared. They were asking for Simon’s house and were standing by the gate. They called out to ask whether Simon, who was called Peter, was staying there. While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, ‘Look, three men are searching for you. Now get up, go down, and go with them without hesitation; for I have sent them.’ So Peter went down to the men and said, ‘I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for your coming?’ They answered, ‘Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.’ So Peter invited them in and gave them lodging.
The next day he got up and went with them, and some of the believers from Joppa accompanied him.
Mark 6:1-13
He left that place and came to his home town, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, ‘Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?’ And they took offence at him. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Prophets are not without honour, except in their home town, and among their own kin, and in their own house.’ And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief.
Then he went about among the villages teaching. He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. He said to them, ‘Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.’ So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.
BudgetNeedsYTD:$118,649.00
BudgetOfferingsYTD:$124,449.52
BudgetNeedsEachSunday:$4,745.96
BudgetOfferingsfor06.23.24:$5,355.00
Here are current ways to give to the ministry and mission of SABC:
-Through USPS to 932 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112. Your offering envelopes are alreadyself-addressed. Allyouneedisastampandtapetoreinforce.
-Dropoffyourenvelopesinthe locked mailbox outsideoftheChurchOffice.
-Setupanautomaticor one-time bank draft throughyourbank.Simplygotoyourbank’sbill pay webpage. Set up SABC as the “payee” and have your payments automatically delivered electronically.Thisissimpleanddoesn’tcostyouorthechurchanyfees.
-Online giving available at https://get.tithe.ly/give. You can choose “Cover Fees” to slightly increaseyourgifttopayprocessingfees.
How to Connect to Sunday Worship & Other Gatherings
Ifyouareunabletoparticipateinourliveservice,youmaystreamit. To connect to Worship from your landline (audio): Call1-844-621-3956(tollfree),AccessCode: 132-630-0075##
To connect to Worship from your computer, tablet, or smartphone (video): GototheSABCFacebookpage(bit.ly/FacebookSABC)or ourYouTubechannel(bit.ly/YouTubeSABC).
Closed Captioning isavailableonYouTube.
Church Office Hours
Monday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 pm Thursday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
(276)638-8861 www.starlingavenue.org
Pastor: Rev.AngelaZimmerman(azimmerman@starlingavenue.org)cellphone(336)212-3213
OfficeAdministrator: BarbaraRakes(church@starlingavenue.org)
DirectorofMusic: NolanAnthony(nanthony@starlingavenue.org)
InterpreterfortheDeaf: JoanJoyce