Ralphs 50th (100th) Surprise Birthday Party!!

Just wanted to drop you all a line to invite you to a SURPRISE Birthday Party for my BELOVED husband! He has turned 50 on the 14th and has never-ever had a party in his honor. Sooo I'm asking for any who are available to drop in a join us celebrate on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29th  @ our house 410 East Edgewater St.  Portage at 5:00 pm to ? 

Fellowship, cake, and ice cream. 

It is a SURPRISE so help me keep it that way. Sorry short notice. Tech. difficulty with this BLOG. 

RSVP 742-8284

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How to use ESV Study Bible

I have had a lot of people tell me how much they love their new ESV Study Bible.  I'm glad you are enjoying it!  However, I have also found that many of you are unaware of some of the many features, extras, and little "how to's" to get full usage out of this new & exciting tool.  I've had a lot of excited people asking some good questions, so... 

For those of you who have purchased the ESV Study Bible or are considering getting one... would you be interested in having a sit down discussion and guiding time of how to use the ESV Study Bible & online tools?  Would this be of interest to you?

I'd like to see you all get the most out of this great new tool & the word of God.  If this would interest you, please let me know by commenting to this blog post or e-mail me.

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NO SCUBA this Week

A quick reminder that we will not be having SCUBA this Wednesday night, nor next Wednesday.  

Please make sure to check the River online calendar for all upcoming events.  You can find it by going to: www.PortageChurch.org/calendar.html

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CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE

Invite your friends & family to River's special Christmas Eve Service Wednesday, December 24th at 6 PM.

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What a Great Service!

Wow!!  We had 178 in attendance yesterday - our biggest service ever!!  We heard 4 testimonies from Kay, Jessica, Dawn, and Jesse before seeing them baptized!  We also saw about 10 - 12 people surrender their lives to Jesus Christ yesterday and get saved!!

Wow... what an AWESOME day!!

A special THANK YOU to all of the people that made yesterday possible.  To all of the children's workers, nursery volunteers, and to all those that did the "behind the scenes" duties that make everything work - THANK YOU  so much!!!  Your service is not in vain.  God sees all and the lives that were changed yesterday will be just a taste of the eternal reward in Heaven.  I want to say THANK YOU for those who joyfully serve their church for the sole purpose of allowing the Gospel message to be proclaimed to the lost.  Praise God!!

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Prayer request

Please be in prayer for Maisyn and Mykenza... Maisyn has had a fever on and off all day today, and tonight it got up to 102.5, ibeprofen hardly brought it down before she went to sleep. Mykenza has an elevated temp of 100.5 and discomfort. Please just lift my babes up, I just hate it when they are sick. :-(

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Trent Shoessows Celebration of Life service

Monday November 24, 2008
CrossPoint Assembly of God Church
2727 County Hwy CX (behind walmart)
Visitation 10am
Service 11am
Luncheon to follow service at the church

The families address is...
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Announcement

No SCUBA this week or next week
We will not be having SCUBA this week or next. SCUBA will resume
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Trent is with our Lord

I am very sorry to tell you that Trent has just passed away to be with the Lord Jesus. We grieve with the family and ask you to continue to pray for them as they mourn and heal.

Psalm 55:22 says:
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Pray for Trent & family

I'm here at the hospital with little Trent & his parents. Things don't look promising. They did a test this morning & determined him brain dead. Sandra & Terry are prayfully considering when to take Trent off life support.

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Re: URGENT prayer meeting for Trent

Prayer vigil time has been moved up do to the test time being moved. We will be at River of Life Church at 8:15am please come  when you can.   River of Life Church 102 w. Franklin st Portage, wi 53930 Thanks, Jenn Selbach River of Life Church

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URGENT prayer request

There is a 2 1/2yr old boy named Trent Shoessow, fighting for his life that NEEDS our prayers!

Please Please pray for a miracle, as Trent hasnt had brain activity all day today, and not breathing on his own; he is on life support.

There will be another test done tomorrow (11-20) at 11am, the deciding factor will be made from the results. Please pray in faith for a miracle! God does Amazing things, and this family NEEDS Him right now, aswell as our diligent prayers.

I will update as I am updated

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Bookcase

I have a small bookcase that needs to go to church. It is being donated to the Children's Ministry. If someone could come by and pick it up, that would be great. It is about 30x30x12. It would fit in most vehicles. I am at 712 W. Wisconsin St in Portage. I am home most of the time, so whenever is convenient for you is fine! Thank you!

Tara
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Website Update - November 20th @ 10 PM

Our server support team will be performing scheduled maintenance on our server on November 20th @ 10:00 PM CST. During this time they will be upgrading our web server for higher performance and security.

The church website (www.PortageChurch.org) as well as my personal website (www.UnmeritedFavor.net) will be unavailable for an estimated 30-45 minutes. During this time an "Under Maintenance" page will be displayed instead of the normal content.

The blogs for both the church, and my personal site will still be available by direct access at the following addresses:

Church Blog: http://riverreport.blogspot.com

My Blog: http://pastorbobturner.blogspot.com

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SCUBA Pre-Work for Ephesians 2:15-16

Here is the pre-work for this coming week's SCUBA study.  Click the following link to download it.  This will also be available at the information center near the front door of the worship center. 

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Kids Christmas Program

As the Christmas season is coming upon us very quickly we are beginning to think about Kids Christmas Program.  We are looking for people who would like help us plan this program.  If you have any ideas we would love to hear them. We will be having a short planning meeting in the near future to brain storm ideas.   Keep your ears open for a time and date.

If you know that you would like to help you can also e-mail me as well.

Alisha@PortageChurch.org

Thanks,

Alisha Turner

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Youth

Reminder of the Youth Meeting this Sunday, November 9th from 4PM-6PM at River of Life Church.

 

Please join us to discuss a possible River of Life Youth Ministry!  Please RSVP to Nikki Z at 617-9772.  All adults are welcome.

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Samaritan's Purse Boxes

Reminder that the boxes for Samaritan's purse are due this Sunday!!

Full shoe boxes can be put on the table to the right as you come in the entry way.

 

If you need ideas for what to put in your box or directions, there are flyers on the table in the entry way.  

 

What you will do:  1)  Get a shoe box, 2) determine if you will have a box for a boy of a girl and what age group (2-4, 5-9 or 10-14), 3) Fill with gifts 4) It is optional if you would like to give $7 to help cover shipping costs, 5) Drop off at River by November 9th.  Place a rubber band around the shoe box to keep it closed.  6) Optional: you can enclose a note or photo for the child.

 

If you would like to support the project but don't want to fill a box please consider donating toward the shipping costs. 

 

Do not include:  Used/damaged items; war-related items; knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers; aerolsol cans.

 

Also, there will be a pizza party for all the kids that participate on Friday, November 14 from 6:00-7:30. 

 

If you would like to find out more about Samaritan's Purse go to http://www.samaritanspurse.org/ or contact Mary at 742-8284.

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Father's Love

You must watch this video.

http://www.maximumreferrals.com/videos/bridge/bridge.html


John 3:16-21
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him."
"There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son. And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants"


Challenge yourselves to share the Word this week. Invite someone to church, pray with someone, share your testimony. The more you do it, the easier it gets.

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Baptism Service - November 23rd

For those of you who would like to be baptized as a believer, please let me know as soon as possible.  You can e-mail me, or fill out a YELLOW WELCOME CARD this Sunday at church.

For those who would like to be baptized, you will need to meet with me next Sunday (November 16th) directly after church. 

Thanks!!  Pastor Bob

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Voting Guide

Don't forget to vote this Tuesday, November 4th.  I encourage you to pray, vote your values, and then pray...

To help you , here is a link to a voting guide.  Let me also encourage you to vote the issues, and not for a party or person.  Thank you!

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