Announcements

General Potlucks Sep 6 | Sep 20

Children's Church Sep 6 | Sep 20

Mall Ministry Today 3pm - 6pm (Northridge Mall near Old Navy & Foot Locker) - pass out Glow, point people to free books & magazines.

Afterglow Study Today at 1:30pm in the Fellowship Hall - Christ's Object Lessons interactive study group

Board Meeting - Sep 14, 9:00am. in Google Meet. Please give any new items to Barry.

Community Services is only collecting, socks, beanies, & gloves for the homeless & Windsor rehab. No other clothes, please.

-- Thank you to everyone who helped to prepare meals and take them to feed the homeless last Sabbath.

Pentecost 2025 Evangelism - Thank you for all your efforts! We completed 2 series covering Justification and Sanctification (Courtyard & Holy Place) including 15 meetings newly developed. Please continue to pray as we continue in 2026. Pray, as prayer is the most important factor for success (watch Pavel Goia).

Jesus' Method: 1.) Mingle/Befriend, Care & Offer Prayer... 2.) When time is right, invite... Evangeliving!

Info on All 4 Series' (and Bible Studies, Kid's Activities, & Prayer Requests): SanctuaryStory.org or HeCameForMe.org

Overall theme is "He Came For Me! The Sanctuary Story - Walking Home With God" (Four - 2 Weekend Series thru 2025).

1.) Lamb For The Lost: His Priceless Treasure is You (April 11-13 | 18-19) - Courtyard / Justification (8 topics)

2.) Beauty in the Flame: The Refiner’s Reflection (July 31-Aug 2 | 8-9, 2025) - Holy Place / Sanctification (7 topics)

Evangelism Series' Moving to 2026 as Virtual Event

3.) His Royal Bride: His Splendor Restored (Sept 4-6 | 12-13, 2025) - Most Holy Place / Glorification (7 topics)

4.) The Sanctuary Fulfilled: Forever Friends, Sealed by His Scars (Sept 13 | 18-20, 2025) - End of Sin / Full Restoration (5 topics)


Peninsula Adventist School

Praising God that after losing several students to graduation, moving away, etc... we still added many to end up with 12 students. Please continue to be intentional and frequent in prayer that God will touch kids and parents in very special ways. Please also keep VHM Adventist School in Santa Cruz area in prayer as they are in severe trials...

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Birthdays & Anniversaries

BIRTHDAYS

CODY PHILPOTT 8/4

CARTER JEREMIAH MERILOS 8/6

MIAIH SEVENA TUAZON HELLESEN 8/9

JACK CASARENO 8/11

GABRIELE TUCKER 8/14

IDA COLOMA 8/19

ISAIAH TUAZON 8/24

LISA WILSON 8/24

JOANNA GOLDSMITH 8/28

EDGAR CASTELLANOS 8/28

EDWARD CASTANEDA 8/30

ANNIVERSARY

BARRY & MARILYN GOLDSMITH

HEBER & JOY TUAZON

EDITH & WILLIE TUAZON

VINCE & CINDY PERRICONE

If you have information for this, please tell Shelly

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Ministry Team

Barry Goldsmith-Head Elder c-(408) 315-7233

George Bronson-Elder c-(831) 777-5332 / [email protected]

Hernan Chavez-Elder c-(831) 225-9122

Dallas Sells-Elder c-(831) 776-4008

Steve Sosa-Elder/Men's Ministry c-(408) 665-1888

Elizabeth Gabriel-Treasurer [email protected]

Michele Scheuermann-Clerk c-(831) 595-9940

Colleen Ramos-Worship Director

Cody Philpott-AV Director [email protected]

Kitty Stellby-Health Ministry c-(831) 595-2507

Vincent Perricone-Prison Ministry c-(831) 214-0533

Edith Tuazon-Family Ministry c-(831) 578-3074

Beth Alejandro-Hospitality Director c-(831) 261-5653

Lois Prola-Community Services/Women's Ministry

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Speaking & Events Schedule

Aug 30 Elder George Bronson

Sep 6 Elder Barry Goldsmith

Sep 13 Elder Barry Goldsmith

Sep 20 TBD

Moving to 2026 as Virtual Event

Series 3.) His Royal Bride: His Splendor Restored (Sept 4-6 | 12-13, 2025) - Most Holy Place / Glorification (7 topics)

Series 4.) The Sanctuary Fulfilled: Forever Friends, Sealed by His Scars (Sept 13 | 18-20, 2025- End of Sin / Full Restoration (5 topics)

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Weekly Study & Action Groups

Saturdays

9:15 am Sabbath School

1:30 pm After Study - "Christ's Object Lessons" E.G. White (In the Fellowship Hall or Classroom)

2:00pm - 6:00pm (any part of it) - Mall Ministry to pass out Glow and direct people to table of free material

Monday at 7:00pm: Prayer in-person & via Google Meet

Wednesday at 7:00 pm: Prayer via Google Meet

Fridays at 7:00 pm: Vespers Study in Primary Room (In Person & Google Meet*)

Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/fje-vhus-fqt

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Sabbath School Classes

BEGINNERS (0-2) & YOUNG ADULTS Meeting in Kindergarten Room.

KINDER (3-5) & PRIMARY (6-9) Meeting in Primary Room.

TEENS The class is at the end of the hallway

FiliILIPINO Meeting in the Mother's Room

ADULT Meeting in Church Sanctuary

CHILDREN'S CHURCH 1st and 3rd Sabbaths during Sermon in the Primary Room

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Adult Sabbath School Program (9:15 am)

Music Meditation

Songs of Praise: Congregation

Opening Prayer: Elder Barry Goldsmith

Mission Report: Elder Barry Goldsmith

Lesson Study: George Davis

Closing Prayer: George Davis

Next Week's Teacher: Elder Barry Goldsmith

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Divine Service (10:50 am)

Elder: Barry Goldsmith

Praise Team:

Instrumentalists: Chelpsy, Isaiah, Isaac

Countdown Clock - 10:45

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Welcome & Announcements: Elder Barry Goldsmith

Health Bites: Kitty Stellby

PAS Spotlight: Elder George Bronson

Testimony Time: Steve Sosa

Children's Story: Joanna Goldsmith

Song Service: Praise Team

Invocation Elder Barry Goldsmith

Opening Song Praise Team

Tithes & Offerings God First Video / Prayer: Elder Barry Goldsmith

Sanctuary Song Praise Team

Pastoral Prayer Elder Barry Goldsmith

Special Music Mia Sky

Message “Revival“ (Romans 13:11)

by Elder Steve Sosa

Closing Song Praise Team

Benediction Elder Steve Sosa

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Next Week

Elder: Hernan Chavez

Adult Sabbath School Teacher: Elder Barry Goldsmith

Children’s Story: Marilyn Goldsmith

Speaker: Elder George Bronson

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Go Deeper...

Connections & Tools

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Cool Tools

  • FB Message or Text the word PROMISES to get Bible Promises on Topics you pick

  • FB Message or Text the word SEARCH to quickly find a word or phrase in the Bible

  • FB Message or Text the word EGW to find relevant quotes

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Our Gospel View - Precious Promises

From the Crucifixion of Jesus (Justification--Declared Righteous) - Scripture

"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ," --Romans 5:1

"For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly." --Romans 5:6

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." --Romans 5:8

"For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." --Romans 5:10

"So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men." --Romans 5:18

"Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?" --Romans 6:3

From the Resurrection of Jesus (Sanctification - Surrendered/Growing in Righteousness)

"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." --Matthew 5:16

"I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances." --Ezekiel 36:25-27

"for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." --Philippians 2:12-13

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (victory). But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit." --2 Corinthians 3:17-18

"The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me." --John 17:22-23

"Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." --Romans 6:4

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Christian Education - Growing Strong Roots: Faith, Education, & Compassionate Service

1.) Building on a Firm Foundation: Why Christian Education Matters

"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock." --Matthew 7:24-25

"True education means more than the pursuit of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man." (Education, p. 13)

Thought: It's so vital to build children's lives on the solid foundation of Christian education, believing leaders guiding them not only academically but spiritually for eternity--growing in the fellowship of believers.

2.) Faith, Character, and Service: Core Values of Adventist Education

"Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it." --Proverbs 22:6

"The education of a child should not stop at mere intellectual development. The education that prepares the child for service, both here and in eternity, is the education to be sought." (Child Guidance, p. 293)

Thought: Explore the transformative power of Adventist education in shaping children’s character, faith, and commitment to serving others.

3.) Partnering with Heaven: Parents, Teachers, and God's Role in Education

"And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up." --Deuteronomy 6:6-7

"In the highest sense, the work of education and the work of redemption are one, for in education, as in redemption, ‘other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.’" (Education, p. 30)

Thought: The best protection comes through the vital partnership between parents, educators, and God in nurturing children through a Christ-centered educational system.

4.) Adventist Schools: Where Faith Meets Excellence

"And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise." --Philippians 4:8

"Higher than the highest human thought can reach is God's ideal for His children. Godliness—godlikeness—is the goal to be reached." (Education, p. 18)

Thought: Showcase the academic excellence and holistic education that Adventist schools offer, focusing on mental, physical, and spiritual development.

5.) Eternity Begins Now: Preparing Children for This Life and the Next

"Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come." --1 Timothy 4:8

"Higher education is an experiential knowledge of the plan of salvation. Such an education will renew the mind and transform the character, restoring the image of God in man." (Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 115)

Thought: Adventist education prepares children not just for success in this world but for eternal life, aligning their education with their ultimate destiny.

6.) Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders: The Influence of a Christ-Centered Education

"For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." --Jeremiah 29:11

"With such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Savior might be carried to the whole world!" (Education, p. 271)

Thought: Adventist education helps develop future leaders who will have both the competence and character to influence the world for good.

7.) Hope and Promise for Parents: Trusting God with Your Child’s Education

"I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace." --Isaiah 54:13

"In His wisdom the Lord has provided for the development of character through Christian education." (Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, p. 187)

Thought: Trust in God's plan for God's children's education, be assured that sending children to an Adventist school is a reliable investment in both their earthly and heavenly future.

*** Talk with an Elder about Financial Assistance available to help you as needed ***

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Learn/Share - The Sabbath

Summary:
Sabbath is created (Gen 2), commanded (Ex 20), celebrated in heaven as Creator-worship (Rev 4:11; 14:7), and enshrined at heaven’s center in the Most Holy Place where the Ark (God’s covenant law) stands (Rev 11:19; Heb 8; 10), thus spotlighting the end-time remnant who keep God’s commandments by the faith of Jesus (Rev 14:12; 12:17) and enduring into eternity (Isa 66:22–23).

1.) Gen 2:2–3 — God rested, blessed, and sanctified the seventh day.

2.) Ex 20:8–11 — “Remember the Sabbath… for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth…”

3.) Rev 4:11 — Heaven’s anthem: “You are worthy… for You created all things” (Creator is a primary reason for worship).

4.) Heb 8:10New covenant: “I will put my laws into their minds and write them on their hearts.” (Gift from Jesus).

5.) Rev 14:7 — End-time gospel call: “Worship Him who made heaven, earth, sea…” (echo of the 4th commandment).

6.) Rev 11:19 + Heb 8:1–2; 10:19The temple in heaven opens; the Ark of His covenant is seen (Most Holy Place focus); Christ ministers in the true heavenly tabernacle, giving us bold access to the Most Holy Place by His blood.

7.) Rev 14:12 — The last-day saints “keep God’s commandments and have the faith of Jesus.”

8.) Rev 12:17 — The dragon wars against those “who keep God’s commandments…”

9.) Isa 66:22–23 — In the new earth “from one Sabbath to another all flesh shall worship.”

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Learn/Share - Bible Promises for Daily Infilling & Revival

A simple guide to “pray with promises,” live by faith, and walk in the Spirit.

“Be filled with the Spirit.” — Ephesians 5:18
“How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?” — Luke 11:13


How to Use This (Daily, 5–10 minutes)

Consecrate – Surrender your will and day to Jesus (Romans 12:1–2).

Ask with a Promise – Open your Bible, read a promise out loud, and ask on the basis of that word (Luke 11:13; Galatians 3:14).

Believe & Thank – Receive by faith, not feeling (1 John 5:14–15).

Abide & Act – Expect fruit and take the next obedient step (John 15:4–5; Galatians 5:16).

Note: Promises are gifts of grace, not wages.

Conditions (repent, ask, abide, forgive) are not “payment” but the posture that receives what Christ already purchased (Jeremiah 31:33; Hebrews 8:10–12; Galatians 3:14).


Core Promises for the Holy Spirit (Claim Daily)

Luke 11:13 – “How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?”

Galatians 3:14 – “That we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”

Ezekiel 36:26–27 – “A new heart… a new spirit… I will cause you to walk in My statutes.”

John 14:16–17 – “He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever.”

Romans 5:5 – “The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost.”

Ephesians 3:16–19 – “Strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man… filled with all the fulness of God.”

Acts 1:8 – “Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses…”

Prayer (model): “Father, in Jesus’ name I claim Luke 11:13 and Galatians 3:14. I surrender my will and receive Your Spirit now. Thank You for a new heart, divine love, and power to walk with You today. Amen.”

Morning Consecration (Ellen G. White)

“Take me, O Lord, as wholly Thine. I lay all my plans at Thy feet. Use me today in Thy service. Abide with me, and let all my work be wrought in Thee.”
Steps to Christ, p. 70

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