Text Box:     OPENING MUSIC............................................................  “I Will Call Upon the Lord”   INVOCATION   WELCOME   GREETING.........................................................................  “Let’s Just Praise the Lord”   WORSHIP IN SONG.........  hymn #252............................ “When We All Get to Heaven”                                               hymn #203............................  “Friendship With Jesus”   FAMILY ALTAR................................................................  “Thy Loving Kindness”                                                                                         “I Will Serve Thee”                                                                                         “Spirit of the Living God” PASTORAL PRAYER   CHILDREN’S CHURCH................................................  Children are dismissed   “CELEBRATE RECOVERY” UPDATE.......................  Mike Barraza   TITHES & OFFERINGS            Special Music   TODAY’S MESSAGE   “Why I Tithe” Luke 11:42   CLOSING MUSIC............................................................. “Little is Much When God...”   BENEDICTION –—   LATER TODAY!   4:45......  Adult SS Teachers meeting ~ seniors classroom   6:00......   Evening Worship Service                 Teens Quizzing ~ fellowship hall

Text Box: Praise & Worship Text Box:   Visitors    Please take a moment to fill out the yellow “First-time Visitor” slip in front of you.  Bring it                 to the welcome center in the foyer after the service where you’ll receive a free gift! Nursery   Nursery care is available for newborns thru 3 years old. Children’s Church                 4, 5 & 6 yr. olds not yet in 1st grade meet in the children’s center.                 1st thru 4th grades meet in the fellowship hall. Sermon Tapes                 Cassette tapes of sermons are available for a suggested donation of $2 per tape                 Sermons can also be heard on the church website—www.mvcnaz.org. See Steve, or                 Larry in the sound booth. Lost and Found                 Located in the hall next to the Children’s Center.

Text Box: Things You Should Know! Text Box: WHY I TITHE   TEXT:        Luke 11:42 THESIS:     “Come now, let us reason together,” says the Lord.  What are the reasons we tithe?   * * *            I.       Jesus gets to the ______________ of the matter.                     A.      As Christians we must always exercise _____________ and _____________ both in                            and out of the Church.                              1.      We must share the ______________.                              2.      We must share the truth in ______________.                              3.      The Church needs to model ______________ to the world.            II.      Jesus instructs the believer to be both merciful and to ______________.                     A.      Jesus ______________ the false notion that tithing is a legalistic act.                              1.      Tithing ______________ 500 years before (the law) Moses.                                       a.      Abraham tithed (see Genesis 14:20) and Hebrews 7:2)                                       b.      Jacob tithed (see Genesis 28:22)                              2.      Jesus spoke more about giving than prayer.                                       a.      1565 references to giving — 523 references to prayer                                       b.      20 out of 30 major parables of Jesus relate to men’s attitude toward                                              property.                              3.      The ______________ Christians gave above and beyond the tithe.            III.     Jesus teaches tithing in the context of mercy.                     A.      “For God so loved the world that he ______________...”                     B.      We give in ______________ to his giving.                              1.      God only asks for ______________ and allows us to be stewards of the                                     remaining 90%. ..................................................................................................................................................   REASONS TO GIVE UP SPORTS   I’ve had it!  I’m giving up sports once and for all: football, baseball, and basketball. And here are my reasons why!   1. Every time I went, they asked for money. 2. The people I sat next to didn’t seem friendly. 3. The seats were too hard and not comfortable at all. 4. I went to many games but the coach never came to call on me. 5. The referees made decisions that I couldn’t agree with. 6. The game went into overtime and I was late getting home. 7. The band played numbers I’d never heard before and it wasn’t my style of music. 8. It seems the games are always scheduled when I want to do other things. 9. I suspect that I was sitting next to some hypocrites.  They only came to see their friends and talked during the whole game. 10. I was taken to too many games by my parents when I was growing up.

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September 17, 2006

Text Box: Our Staff                 Senior Pastor..................  Chuck Ryan       Children’s Pastor.....  Susan Dwello        Assoc/Youth Pastor.......   Jeff Edmiston     Administration........  Tierney Cooper            Youth Intern .................. Jayson Martindale   Receptionist............   Audrey Morten        Visitation Pastor.............  Bill Watson office: 208-337-3151  *  fax: 208-337-6176  *  www.mvcnaz.org

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