MAY 31, 2015

Welcome! We are glad youre here! We invite you to seek out the folks wearing the Ask Me badge. Through them you will find information about the ministries of Salem Heights Church and how to become involved. Please fill out a Visitor Card and drop it in one of the offering boxes as you leave or scan this code to go directly to our website and fill out a visitor card. We have an excellent nursery and programs for children newborn through high school. Any of the ushers will be happy to direct you to the proper classroom. If you feel more comfortable having your infant with you during the service, the last row in the Auditorium will be reserved for parents with small children. There is a private room for nursing mothers across the hall from the Auditorium with a rocking chair, changing table and portable crib. For your convenience, it also includes a monitor to enable you to still hear and view the service.

Our Purpose...

To reach people with the love of Jesus Christ, provide a safe and

supportive environment, proclaim the standards of Gods truth,

duplicate the Christian life in others, and celebrate the majesty

and works of Our Great God.

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Presented by

Pastor Justin Greene

Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not

condemn and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will

be pardoned. Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour

into your lap a good measure-pressed down, shaken together,

and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be

measured to you in return. Luke 6:37-38

Greenskeeper MinistryGreenskeeper MinistryGreenskeeper MinistryGreenskeeper Ministry The Greenskeeper Ministry will meet Saturday June 6 from 9:00am-12:00pm. Contact Don Whitehurst at 503.391.4987 or Scott Hunter at 503.930.2606 if you have questions or would like to help with the outside maintenance of the church grounds.

Baby Bottle BoomerangBaby Bottle BoomerangBaby Bottle BoomerangBaby Bottle Boomerang This fun and far reaching fundraiser for Hope Pregnancy Center, is

up and running! Bottles are available for you to pick up and fill

with loose coins at each of the exit doors. Filled bottles are due back

to the church on Fathers Day, June 21. This is a wonderful way to

support women in making a healthy, life affirming choice.

Info & News

Welcome Luncheon TodayWelcome Luncheon TodayWelcome Luncheon TodayWelcome Luncheon Today Our Welcome Luncheon is today. If you are new to Salem Heights

Church, this event is for you! This is a wonderful opportunity to get

to know our church staff, ask any questions you may have and enjoy

a delicious lunch! Lunch begins at 1:00 p.m.

Vacation Bible SchoolVacation Bible SchoolVacation Bible SchoolVacation Bible School Registration is open for our upcoming VBS this July 13-17. Go to

the church website to register by clicking the banner for VBS. Our

theme is Zeros 2 Heroes, God taking ordinary people and making

them extraordinary through His power. This is an awesome event

from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. for kids ages four through entering fifth grade.

Eastern Oregon Missions DonationsEastern Oregon Missions DonationsEastern Oregon Missions DonationsEastern Oregon Missions Donations We are looking for clothing in good condition of all sizes to share

with the folks in Eastern Oregon during our June mission trips. We

are especially looking for new packs of socks and underwear of all

sizes. Please bring your donations to the church office. If you have

questions, contact Kate Denny at 503.569.2787.

Informational Haiti/Guatemala Mission MeetingInformational Haiti/Guatemala Mission MeetingInformational Haiti/Guatemala Mission MeetingInformational Haiti/Guatemala Mission Meeting Are you interested in going to Haiti or Guatemala as part of Salem

Heights Church missions outreach? If so, we have an important

informational meeting on June 7 at 2:30pm in the Chapel. If you are

considering going on one of these upcoming trips or would like

information about a possible trip in the future, please plan to attend.

Cause Father/Son Backpacking TripCause Father/Son Backpacking TripCause Father/Son Backpacking TripCause Father/Son Backpacking Trip There will be an informational meeting about the Cause Father/Son

backpacking trip, that is coming up this summer, on June 7 at

10:35am in the chapel. If your son is entering 6th grade in the fall or

older, this trip is for you! Its a fun time of bonding and enjoying the

outdoors with your son!

TODAY 8:15 a.m. Prayer - Room 205 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Worship Services 1:00 p.m. Welcome Luncheon 6:00 p.m. Small Groups

THIS WEEK 7:00 p.m. The Most Excellent Way TUESDAY 6:45 p.m. Club Rocksalt 7:00 p.m. Middle School Cause WEDNESDAY 6:45 p.m. Worship Team Practice 7:00 p.m. High School Cause THURSDAY 6:45 p.m. The Cross Road College Group 7:00 p.m. Careers Group SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. Greenskeeper Workday

This Weeks Events

Greenskeeper Workday, June 6, 9:00 a.m.

Cause Backpacking Trip Meeting, June 7, 10:35 a.m.

Haiti/Guatemala Informational Meeting, June 7, 2:30 p.m.

Missions Meeting, June 7, 4:00 p.m.

Arizona Mission Trip Departs, June 18

Eastern Oregon Mission Trips Depart, June 20

Important Upcoming Events

Upcoming Mission TripsUpcoming Mission TripsUpcoming Mission TripsUpcoming Mission Trips Our summer mission trips are quickly approaching. Be sure to be

praying for our teams that will be launching in the coming weeks.

Arizona, June 18-28

Eastern Oregon, June 20-27

Mexico Team 1, July 16-24

Mexico Team 2, July 24-August 2

Giving Update

THE MINISTRY OF SALEM HEIGHTS CHURCH The ministry of Salem Heights Church is funded entirely by the generous giving of Gods people. You will notice that we do not pass the offering plate; however, there are offering boxes in the back of the auditorium. We have done this so no one gives out of compulsion. We believe from the Word of God that the Spirit of God will lead people towards giving back to God of their first fruits. ...God loves a cheerful giver (2 Cor. 9:7) and we know He blesses those who take His Word seriously in every regard. Thank you for prayerfully supporting Salem Heights financially as we desire to reach the lost and disciple the Saints.

(Prayerfully consider what the Lord would have you do.)

May 2015 MONTHLY BUDGET NEEDED

TOTAL GIVING $99,882 $107,000

MONTHLY NEED WEEK = BUDGET

May Weekly Need Actual Giving Received

Week 1 $21,400 $25,707

Week 2 $21,400 $19,957

Week 3 $21,400 $34,851

Week 4 $21,400 $19,637

Fiscal Year to Date +/- -$30,400

BUILDING FUND

Current Balance $23,621

Week 5 $21,400

Scan the coded icon below to view opportunities to serve the body of Salem Heights Church.

VBS is fast approaching! If you are interested in

volunteering for this high impact, fun filled event,

contact Russ Libby at 503.588.0403 or call the

church office.

We are also looking for people who can volunteer to fill in for

the summer months in Sunday morning teaching and childcare.

If you would be available, please contact Russ Libby at

503.588.0403.

How Can I Serve?

Missions

Salem Heights Church 375 Madrona Ave. S.

Salem, OR 97302

503-588-0403 fax: 503-588-5338

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Sunday Worship Services:

9 & 11 a.m.

Message CDs are available in the Registration Area for $4.

Please visit the desk in the southwest corner to order

and pick-up your CDs. You can also check the

website for our podcast.

info@salemheightschurch.org www.salemheightschurch.org

Pastors/Elders

Justin Greene Senior Pastor/Elder

Carl Chica Pastor of Family Life/Elder

Matt MacCollin Pastor of Mens/College/Elder

Lay Elders Chuck Moore Ted Ferry

Administration and Staff

Please see our Mission Boards in the foyer for current active missionaries.

Ron Groves Administrator

Russ Libby Director of Ministries

Scott Hunter Facilities Manager

AJ Acker Music Ministry

Tim Saffeels Director of Student Ministries

Pete Potloff Childrens Ministry Director

Jason Brownell High School Ministries

Ed Reister Community Connection

Jay Duffus Mens Biblical Counseling

Laura Chica Womens Biblical Counseling

Julie Bernard Womens Ministry

Gina Weigand Office Staff

Christa Kahili Office Staff

Connie Libby Office Staff

LUKE Part 29

Luke 6:37-42

Be Careful to Check the Label

Presented by

Pastor Justin Greene

May 31, 2015

In the store recently I saw a bottle of juice with the

following description on its label: Blueberry

Pomegranate, 100 percent juice, all natural [The

label featured a picture of a ripe pomegranate

and mounds of fat, perfect blueberries]. And then

I read the ingredients list: Filtered water, pear

juice concentrate, apple juice concentrate,

grape juice concentrate. Where was the

blueberry? Where was the pomegranate? Finally

I found them, fifth and seventh on a list of nine

ingredients, after mysteriously unspecified natural

flavors.

By law, food ingredients are listed in descending

order of weight. That means a product contains

the greatest proportion of the first ingredient on

the list and successively less of those farther down.

So according to this list, the jug in my hand held

mostly water and other juices, with just enough

blueberry and pomegranate for flavor and color.

In the bottom corner of the front label, in small,

easy-to-miss type, were the tell tale words:

Flavored juice blend with other natural

ingredients. The enticing pictures and clever

labeling were decoys to sell a diluted, blueberry-

pomegranate flavored product, convincingly

disguised to look like something it wasnt. I put the

juice back on the shelf.

I left the store empty handed and wondering,

What if I had an ingredients list printed on me?

Would Jesus be the main ingredient? If not, how

far down the list would He be? Would my label

accurately represent my contents? Or would I

falsely project a misleading outward appearance

that cleverly masked diluted ingredients? My

packaging may be convincing. I may look and

sound like the real thing. But what if someone

came to me looking for Jesus beneath my

Christian label and found something else?

Something Jesus-flavored, but not Jesus-filled?

Erin Bunting

BACKDROP

In the Sermon on the Level, Christ tells His disciples that right training will shape their:

Perspective (6:20-26)

Actions (6:27-36)

Heart (6:37-42)

Fruit (6:43-49)

STOP IT!

These verses are the most misquoted and under applied in the Sermon on the Mount.

Judge = To criticize ... emphasis on discrimination, not discernment.

Condemn = To pronounce a sentence ... to jail someone.

Forgive = To release, unbind.

Give = Be generous.

How you look at the world comes back at you!

What if God forced you to eat what youre serving others?

HOW DO I CHANGE?

Jesus parables lead us to three questions:

1) Am I teachable?

2) Am I following the right Teacher?

3) Am I teaching others to trust truths I have not trusted?