Bethel Baptist Church

714 17th Avenue S.

Brookings, SD 57006

(605) 692-2858

Bethel@Brookings.net

www.BethelBrookings.org

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This Week at Bethel

Happy Birthday! 6/3 Serhiy Potapenko Lyle Smidt 6/5 Aaron Prunty 6/6 Lois Tschetter 6/7 Joann Fast

I Visited Bethel Today

Contact Us! -Pastor Bill Menke, Interim Pastor, williamamenke@gmail.com -Anthony Brown, Worship Intern christianguitarest@yahoo.com

-Sarah Ruml, Ministry Assistant, bethel@brookings.net

-Prayer Team Please contact Florence McDaniel at 696-0698 or 605-695-5903 or Rose Rost at 605-693-3371 to be

part of the phone prayer chain. Contact Joe Moore at

joeprayerbethel@gmail.com to be added to the internet prayer list.

I Have a Question About...

Date Time What Where

June 1st 9:30-10:30 AM Fellowship Café Brunch Café

10:30 AM-11:45 AM Worship Service Sanctuary

During Services Children’s Church/ Bethel Kids

Classrooms & Event Center

After Service 12:20 PM

Special Business Meeting Café

3 PM VBS Volunteer Meeting Café

June 4th 7-8 PM Prayer Oasis Room 5/6

Feeding Brookings: June Food of the month is

Macaroni & Cheese/Easy Mac

June 1st, 2014

Pastor Bill Menke

2 Chronicles 35:20 - 36:23

The King of Hearts and the

Hearts of His Kings:

Who is on the Throne?

Administrative Office Hours : Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-3:30pm

Pastor Bill is in the office 9AM-4PM Wednesday-Friday and additional appointments are

available upon request.

Due to IPM Training in Chicago, the Menkes will be out of town Sunday, June 8th (p.m.)

thru Thursday, June 12th.

Sarah will be gone from June 13th until the 22nd, thus there will be no administrative office

hours June 17th-19th.

TITLE: Who Is On The Throne? TEXT: II Chronicles 35:20 - 36:23

KEY VERSE: “… they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people,

until there was no remedy.” (2 Chronicles 36:16) I. Josiah is the last true king to actually over Judah. A. Despite all Josiah’s efforts, it was too late to turn the kingdom around. B. With the death of Josiah came the death of Judah. II. Egypt over the people of Judah. A. The people try to make Josiah’s son Joahaz their king, but… B. Pharaoh Neco makes Joahaz’s brother, Eliakim, his puppet king. 1. Neco exercises his sovereignty over Eliakim by renaming him Jehoiakim. 2. Jehoiakim did evil in the sight of the LORD. III. Babylon over the people of Judah. A. Nebuchadnezzar takes Eliakim a.k.a. Jehoiakim to Babylon. B. The people try to make Jehoiakim’s son Jehoiachin their king, but… C. Nebuchadnezzar takes Jehoiachin to Babylon & appoints his own puppet king, Zedekiah. D. Zedekiah attempts a rebellion against Babylon. E. God brings Babylon to destroy Jerusalem. IV. Cyrus of Persia over the people of Judah.

So who is in charge here, anyway? Cyrus, Neco, Nebuchadnezzar, Joahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah …who?

V. , the true King, still over Judah and over His universe. A. As the true King of the universe, the LORD controls Egypt, Babylon, and Persia. B. As the true King of the universe, the LORD judges His people. C. As the true King, the LORD continues to rule over us. Big Idea: The King of Kings, who has always ruled, still rules… He rules over ! CHALLENGE: Do you acknowledge God’s sovereign control over YOUR life? If you don’t, your life will be a continuing battle between what you for your life & what God in your life. Therefore: MEMORIZE & MEDITATE on Proverbs 3:1–7. Then, obey these demands!

I prayed to trust Jesus Christ as my Savior

I would like to learn about baptism

I would like to be contacted about joining the Bethel Family (as a

Bethel Friend or Member)

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I have a prayer/teaching request ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

I would like to help with __________

I am not sure if I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and would like to talk to someone about this

I have already accepted Christ as my Savior, and would like more information on how to have a deeper relationship with Him

I have been away from church for a while and I would like to change that

I am relocating to the area and am looking for a church home

Please tear off and drop in the offering plate or put in any of the black boxes found near the

entrances or near the restrooms. Thank you for being here with us today!

My Decision Today

My Spiritual Journey

Join us on… Wednesday @ 7-8pm (room 6) for prayer

During the main worship service there is nursery for 0 - 3 years old, and preschool

for preschool-aged children.

A Mother's Room is located through the rear double doors of the sanctuary. There are comfortable chairs, toys for babies, & a bathroom for your convenience. You can

listen to the sermon while caring for your little one.

Anyone interested in joining Bethel Bap-tist Church, please contact Chad Caldwell or Pastor Bill. If you’re interested in get-ting baptized, please contact Pastor Bill.

Bethel Picture Directory coming soon!

Please see the back of the bulletin

for altered office hours.

Mowers needed for the summer! There are still lots of weekends in need of one person or partners that can help mow. Equipment and instructions are provided. Contact Kevin Keenaghan with questions

or to sign up. (697-7596, kevin.keenaghan@k12.sd.us)

Worship Team

Would you like to bless others with your musical or instrumental talents?

Join the worship team! Just fill out the attached connect card with

your information.

CASA Lifebooks If you enjoy scrapbooking and/or have

extra scrapbooking supplies, please see the LifeBook sheets in the lobby

and hallway.

Upcoming Events

TODAY - Special Business Meeting at 12:20pm in Fellowship Café

following morning worship service.

TODAY there’s an informational meeting for VBS volunteers at 3 pm in

the Fellowship Café

Communion Next Sunday; please prepare your heart and mind before coming!

Ladies Day Out on Saturday, June 28th! Meet at the Menkes' condo in Sioux Falls (5918 S Grand Lodge Place) at 10 a.m.

for coffee and rolls. WOW ladies, be ready to share your "Woman as Helper/

Completer" projects (if you did one).

This will be followed by time to shop, go out to lunch, and/or just relax at the

condo. Bring your swimsuit and towel if you want to use the pool.

Carpools will leave from church at 9 a.m. If you are willing to drive for a carpool, let Luann Menke know how many you

can take with you.

RSVP your plans to attend to Luann Menke (605.610.7940 OR anniem1179@gmail.com)

before June 26th.

Psst! Secret Agents… Your Mission Should You Choose

to Accept It…..is to attend “Secret Agent Training” this summer!

Objective: Attend our “In His Majesty’s Secret Service” Vacation Bible School and determine if you’re an agent of the 1TG (One True God) or a double agent still

working for our enemy, S.I.N.

Who: We are accepting all “recruits” who will be ENTERING Kindergarten- 6th grade

for fall 2014. When: July 14– July 18th, 2014;

6-8:30 p.m.

Registration will begin in June.

Middle school - adult volunteers needed; Contact Diane Smart: 651-2461.

We are collecting the following items for Vacation Bible School: Empty soup/vegetable tin cans (please make sure they are well-rinsed) Empty toilet paper rolls Empty plastic Gatorade bottles (12 oz size) - also well rinsed All donations may be dropped off in the boxes in the church foyer. Thank you!

To volunteer, sign up on clipboards in the Fellowship Café!