Stuart Alliance Church

STUART ALLIANCE CHURCH
445 SE Osceola Street, Stuart, FL 34994
772-283-4484

AN OASIS OF HOPE AND LOVE!
WE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC WORSHIP SERVICE AT OUR CHURCH BUILDING APRIL 25, AT 10:45 AM!
THE SERVICE WILL ALSO BE ON FACEBOOK (STUART ALLIANCE CHURCH) EACH SUNDAY

PLEASE JOIN US THIS SUNDAY IN PERSON OR ON FACEBOOK, at 10:45 am APRIL 25 as we LOOK TO THE FUTURE!
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (NASB)
1 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; 7 then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; 8 and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
The worldwide crisis continues to impact us. However, we are planning on having a Sunday Worship Service at 10:45 am this Sunday, APRIL 25. The Facebook service can be viewed at any time, just use the link below to find our page or go to www.stuartalliance.weebly.com (our web page to see previous messages). We will continue to broadcast on Facebook until it is completely safe. If you desire to attend our service, we have masks which will be available for all. We also have hand sanitizer. We will continue to keep our distance from each other. We will not have refreshments available this week.
The Word of God reminds us that we are to be change agents here on earth while we are waiting for Heaven! One of the ways to be a change agent is to live a life of Love and Joy each day.
The message NEXT Sunday is: JESUS, OUR BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR! All things around us may change but Jesus Never!
We have a sharing program. If you have a need or shortage of supplies, please call me or the church office 772-283-4484 or my cell 772-349-4941. Likewise, if you have extra supplies and are willing to share let us know as well. Let’s work and pray together for the Glory of God!
Online Donations to Stuart Alliance Church can be made at https://tithe.ly/give?c=15481

Thank you for helping us reach the unchurched as well as encourage the followers of Jesus!
Please take the necessary precautions to be healthy but do them in faith not in fear. May God surround you with His Peace!
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!

We are doing a live segment on Facebook to bring encouragement from God’s Word.
Stuart Alliance Church Facebook page or use the following link.
Copy this link to get on my page: (These can be viewed at any time of the day or night)
January 17 https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4199224536759161/
January 24 https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4219242114757403/
January 31 https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4239383766076571/
February 7 https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4257967927551488/
February 14 https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4276657205682560/
February 21 https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4294914390523508/
February 28 https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4322164577798489/
March7 https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4340714495943497/
MARCH14 https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4359737094041237/
MARCH 21
https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4379875882027358/
MARCH 28
https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4399391130075833/

APRIL 4 EASTER
https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4424094327605513/
APRIL 11  https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4447615015253444/
APRIL 18  https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4468592023155743/

GOD BLESS YOU!                     Pastor Jim Harp

Psalm 147:11 (NIV) The LORD delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love.

Daring to Live God’s Dream of Forgiveness, Deliverance, Contentment & Thankfulness!

AN OASIS OF HOPE & LOVE
IN THE DESERT OF LIFE
STUART ALLIANCE CHURCH
The Christian and Missionary Alliance
445 SE Osceola Street, Stuart, FL 34994
772-283-4484 Pastor Jim Harp
stuartalliancechurch@gmail.com www.stuartalliance.weebly.com

IN 2021, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!

WE WILL GROW IN FAITH, HOPE & LOVE!
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 (NIV) However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"-- but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
1 Corinthians 13:12-13 (NIV) Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

2 Corinthians 1:20-21 (NIV) For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ.

Galatians 2:20 (NIV) I have been crucified with Christ & I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me & gave himself for me.

Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind & straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
April 25, 2021
The best is yet to come!
2021 will be our best year yet!
We will grow in faith, hope & love!
BY ANTICIPATING GOD’S GOOD PROMISES &
BY PARTICIPATING IN GOD’S GOOD WORK!

Prayer Time         (PLEASE PRAY AT HOME)         9:30 AM

Morning Worship                                                                      10:45 AM
Welcome & Invocation            OASIS OPPORTUNITIES
Pledge to the Bible                Hymn: “Read the Bible”
Meditation: Psalm 23:1-6 (NIV) The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
*Hymn # 335                                 “Our Great Saviour”
Responsive Reading # 676              “Holy Spirit Led”
“Wonderful, Merciful Savior, My Life Is In You, Gentle Shepherd, I Am Loved”
Message:   “Jesus, The Beautiful Shepherd
John 10:1-18
PASTOR JIM HARP
Recorded Live on Facebook at 10:45 AM
https://www.facebook.com/100000149687635/videos/4468592023155743/
PrayerS OF CONFESSION & COMMITMENT
*Hymn # 344     “Saviour, Like a Shepherd, Lead Us”
Benediction                 Tithes & Offerings at the exits.
Leave to Serve the Lord WITH THANKFULNESS!

*Congregation Stands
Pianist: Doug Witham                     Marimba: Joyce Brocious

REMEMBER:
GOD IS EVERYTHING YOU WILL EVER NEED

Believing God For The Unseen Thru Meditation on the Bible, Prayer in Jesus’ Name, The Golden Rule, & Trust in the Goodness of God!
This week
Wed   7:30 am   Men’s Breakfast

Wed   7 pm     Praise & Prayer Service
on ZOOM

Thur 9 am to 12 pm    Prayer Room Open
Thur   7 pm Board of Ministry Meeting

NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 2
10:45 AM Message: Pastor Jim Harp
Jesus, The Bread Of Life John 6:26-65
COMMUNION SERVICE

Coming Opportunities
May 6    9 to 2 pm   National Day of Prayer
At Stuart Alliance Church
         7 pm          St. Lucie Civic Center

May 9                        Mother’s Day!

May 18   Noon         Keenager Lunch
(Free lunch for seniors)

May 31 – June 3      National Council of The Alliance

June 8    noon          Free Senior’s Lunch

June 20                      Father’s Day

Praises & Prayer Requests for the week of April 25
Reasons to Rejoice                     Praise God For…
1.    The successful removal of the gall stone for Ellie V.
2.    The wonderful celebration of the Resurrection!
3.       The Senior’s lunch & the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day
4.    The Word of God as given by Pastor Jim Harp!
5.    The exciting Celebration for the arrival of Pastor Jim & Carla!
6.       The successful kidney transplant surgery for Pat G.
7.    The men’s Wednesday breakfast & Bible Study.
8.    The contract on Pastor Jim & Carla’s home in Georgia.
9.       The special Valentine Senior’s Lunch prepared by Chef Brian
10. The gracious and delicious celebration for Pastor Jim Brocious’ retirement service &many friends that attended
11. The informative and challenging mission reports by video and Barry during our Mission Festival.
12. The special lunch & breakfast during our Mission Festival.
13. Protection for Marilyn C and Doug & Alice W who involved in auto accidents.
14. The extra gifts for ministry given to our church outreach by friends and members.
15. The Wonderful Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with the Wylers!
16. The Inspirational Christmas Sunday with the Wylers!
17. The delicious Christmas neighborhood lunch provided by Evergreen Home care!
18. The newly elected leaders from the White House to City Commission.
19. The generous gifts that have been given toward our new AC & Refrigerator of $4,668
20. The wonderful neighborhood Thanksgiving lunch and the fellowship provided by Evergreen Home Care.
22. The wonderful Senior’s Lasagna lunch and the fellowship provided by Evergreen Home Care.
23.   The “Tent America” Prayer & Praise Rallies across the Treasure Coast.
24. The 7 weeks of VBS & 13 Salvations during the Wyler’s Summer.
25. Delivering us from the hurricanes!
26. Steve who takes such good care of our Church lawn.
27. The ladies that God sent to beautify our church!
28. The new donated pump house!
29.   His physical, spiritual, & financial blessings during the virus !
30. The new Window Shutters in our sanctuary!
31. For the 30 plus guests that attend our community meal.
32. All the stuff donated for our Rummage & Bake Sales!
33. The baskets of treats & snacks delivered to our Police, Firefighters and Sheriff deputies for summer refreshment.
34. The 62 new Missionaries appointed at Alliance Council!
35. The $1400 plus received from the rummage sale for our missionaries to rescue children from the sex trade!
36. Our building being used as a house of prayer & praise by 3 different groups!

PRAY For Our church to be an Oasis of Hope
for our neighbors at Fogel Financial!

“DARE TO BELIEVE GOD FOR THE UNSEEN IN 2021”
Pray For These Mercies Desired from God:
Jeannie K with fractured hip in rehab.
Pat G who had kidney transplant surgery.
Complete healing for Deanna H who broke her hip.
Comfort for Ruth L on the death of her brother & father.
Comfort for Ellie V on the loss of her son, Henry.
Those impacted by Hurricane Iota, Eta, Zeta, Delta, Sally & Laura.
Help, Healing and Hope for the people of Beirut, Lebanon.
Peace, Mercy, Forgiveness, Justice & Hope for our Nation!
A cure for the Coronavirus and healing for the infected.
Those elected to public office to be directed by God’s Word!
Pray for the Pastor Bob Wilbur & People @ The Alliance Chapel, Deland, FL.
Fruitfulness in prison ministry in Stuart (Bill V).
Blessings on the Pastor & people of 1st Baptist Church, Stuart.
Pray for Unborn children & to stop Abortion!
Christians in the Middle East & North Africa area!
Spiritual & financial blessing for Stuart Alliance.
Our nation, leaders, President, and our armed services.
Martin Co. Officials: Sherwood Bauer Jr, Judge Circuit Court, Group 3.
Missionaries in Liberia, Haiti, Indonesia, Cote d’Ivoire.
Missionary candidates in college, seminary & internships.
Care Net Life Center in Stuart for women & the unborn.
The camp at Lake Swan. Pray for God to change many lives! Pray for The Friends of Lake Swan & Leader Tim Huggins.
International workers: Jim & Kathy (Green Mountains), Thailand (Isaan people-Nong Khai district–Tha Bo City), Paul & Sandy S – (PMI, health & strength & wisdom), Bob & Joy Brougher (Paraguay), Gordon & Cheryl (Africa), Toby & Kristen (Africa), George & Doris (Guinea), Mark & Dee (Guinea) & Jimbo & Timbrel Hull (Uruguay), Steve L (Viet Nam), Diane Warden & Dorie Ford (cancer).
Workers serving in nations such as Guinea, Mali, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Israel, Jordon, Turkey, Pakistan, China.
Pray for: Ashley B (Auto Accident), Sonia H (heart attack & dialysis), Ellie V (pancreatitis), Pat Ga (kidney transplant), Jeannie K (fractured hip), Dave H (stroke), Steve M (hospital), Deanna H (hip), John C (intestinal pain), Karon P (Cancer recovery), Lisione D (Hip surgery needed, Macular Degeneration), Marilyn I (Thyroid), Doug W (knee, kidneys & back), Dee M (heart, lungs, ears), John M (liver cyst, fluid on lungs, cancer), Susan L (breast cancer), Joyce Brocious (shoulder surgery, hand & knee), Dawn B (ankle, allergies), Larry R Jr (diabetes), Donna H (Lymphoma of the stomach), Pastor Rick Addison (Congestive Heart failure), Doris S (daily strength), Ed T (strength), Dick & Jean K (daily strength), Gary R (Teeth, wisdom), Toley & Helen E (daily strength), Lisa S (MS), Sandy S (sciatic & kidney), Paul S (diabetic), John H (Navy), Sandy H (emotional healing), Sarah (lodging & work).
For Pastors: Pastor Gerges – the Arabic Churches, Pastor Cherubin at the PSL Haitian Church, Lake Worth Alliance – David Hall, Bruce Elman at L’Chaim Messianic Congregation, & Pastor Jeff Norus at PSL Lighthouse Chapel.
The Wyler families as they hold Spring Bible Conferences & Revivals & prepare for summer VBS!
Our Mission: “To become a body of believers whom the Holy Spirit can   use to help others experience Christ as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King.”

Our Vision is to be An Oasis of Hope and Love in the Desert of Life By:
     Offering Spiritual, Emotional, & Physical Refreshment Actively promoting personal growth in God’s grace
     Seeking to know, worship, and glorify Almighty God
     Involving and empowering individuals in ministry
     Sending people to other places to tell them about God

Our Foundations
1.   The Word of God (Bible) as our infallible guide.
2.   The command to love all peoples.
3.   The command to evangelize all peoples.
4.   The central place of prayer to release God’s power & plans.

Our Common Values
1.     Empowering Leadership    5. Inspiring Worship Services
2.     Gift-oriented Ministry          6. Holistic Small Groups
3.     Passionate Spirituality          7. Need-oriented Evangelism
4.     Functional Structures           8. Loving Relationships

Financial Report through April 18, 2021
Local Ministry: Outreach, Discipleship & Worship
Year to date goal $23,600                             Rec’d   $21,074
World Missions Ministry: Alliance Missionaries
Year goal $10,000     Pledges $3,125             Rec’d $ 3,914
Florida Missions Ministry: New Churches
            Year goal $3,000                                   Rec’d   $ 549
Jack & Janie Housley – New Tribes Monthly $75 Rec’d $ 25
Keith & Pat Bowen New Tribes Monthly Goal $50 Rec’d $ 25
Benevolence      (monthly)                            Rec’d          $ 0

Daring to Live God’s Dream of Forgiveness, Deliverance, Contentment & Thankfulness

AN OASIS OF HOPE & LOVE
IN THE DESERT OF LIFE
STUART ALLIANCE CHURCH of
The Christian and Missionary Alliance
445 SE Osceola Street, Stuart, FL 34994
772-283-4484
stuartalliancechurch@gmail.com         www.stuartalliance.weebly.com
Pastor Jim Harp
IN 2021, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
WE WILL GROW IN FAITH, HOPE & LOVE!
MESSAGE
“Jesus - The Beautiful Shepherd”
John 10:1-18
Sunday, April 25th, 2021 @ Stuart Alliance Church
Pastor Jim Harp
When Jesus chose an animal to characterize human nature, He picked sheep: helpless, wandering, and often cast down. In this context Jesus said of Himself:

“I am the good Shepherd” - John 10:11.

To the ancient mind, there was no greater picture of lostness than of sheep without a shepherd. Jesus used this figure to describe the crowds that followed Him:

“And seeing the multitudes, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast like sheep without a shepherd” - Matthew 9:36).

1. The Shepherd to his sheep. (John 10:1-3)

John 10 refers to a communal corral. In this communal setting, the sheep respond to the voice of the shepherd as he called them by name.

“I am the Good Shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father” - verses 14-15

Jesus knows us in the most profound ways.

Psalm 139:13-18
He knows our past failure and hurts (Isaiah 53)
He knows our present unrealized longings and desires.
He knows our idiosyncrasies and calls us by our characteristics - maybe even by those names that show our weaknesses.
Most of us know Him better than we think we do. You’re following Jesus today because you know His voice.

“For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure” - Philippians 2:13

“When He puts forth all His own He goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow Him, because they know His voice.”

2. The Shepherd - John 10:7-10

Jesus is the of the sheepfold, the living door.

In speaking of finding pasture and abundant life, Jesus is not promising an abundance of “things!” Rather, the image of one of the Great Shepherd.
Leading His sheep into the green pasture and beside still waters
Of His pursuing the stray sheep
Keeping them away from harm
Leading them to good water
Making sure they find life and abundance and health.
This promise is for all who follow where their Shepherd leads - believing that He knows what is best for them.

3. The Shepherd - John 10:11-18

We read times that Christ lays down His life for His sheep.

“And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit” - Matthew 27:50

“But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” - Galatians 6:14

In the Greek words of John 10:11, 14, which are translated, “I am the Good Shepherd,” there is rich meaning because the word for Good is the word kalos which better translates Beautiful. So…some translators render the phrase, “I am the Shepherd, the Beautiful Shepherd.

Spurgeon Quote…

This is the Shepherd that we proclaim. He is altogether beautiful because of the way He relates to us and knows us; because we know Him and because He sees our needs. He is beautiful because He is the door through whom we pass to find protection and salvation, green pastures, and abundant life He is beautiful because of His heart of love that caused Him to lay down His life for His sheep. His heart is so expansive that He offers us all a place in His fold.

“I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one Shepherd” - John 10:16

Your name is in the Bible…right in this verse! And so is mine! I am one of the “other sheep.” Yet even better, before the foundation of the world, my name was written in God’s Book, and so was yours, if you respond to Him as your Beautiful Shepherd!

ANSWERS: RELATES, PROVIDES, DOOR, LOVES, FOUR

APRIL 25, 2021

MY NEXT STEPS TODAY & THIS WEEK ARE TO…
❑ Memorize or Meditate on: John 10:10-11.
❑ Trust Jesus as my Savior and Lord for the first time today.
❑ I will allow Jesus to be my Good & Beautiful Shepherd by _________
❑ I will begin to anticipate the rapture & reunion with great joy!
❑ I will prepare for Christ’s Return by __________________________
❑ I will allow the power Easter to change me by ___________________
❑ I will pray for the Holy Spirit to tear down walls of resistance.
❑ I will begin today to allow to the Holy Spirit to fill me & use me daily.
❑ I will begin today to grow my faith in Jesus!
❑ I will begin today to make a brand-new glorious ending for Stuart Alliance Church with Pastor Jim & Carla Harp.
❑ Commit completely to becoming a fully-developing follower of Jesus.
❑ Pray & ask for God’s help to show love to this person:_____________.
❑ Be grateful for all that God has given me by thanking Him & sharing with others.
❑ Put my trust in Jesus that the Best is Yet to Come.
❑ I WILL LIVE SO AS TO WIN AS MANY AS POSSIBLE
❑ Put my trust in Jesus when I feel like I’m sinking.
❏ Pray and ask for God’s help to stop allowing others to control my attitude.
❑ Enjoy the abundant life that Jesus provides.
❑ Begin a daily routine to read God’s word & pray.
❑ Other _____________________________________________
Join us this Sunday, April 25 at 10:45 am, as our new Pastor, Rev. Jim Harp ministers the Word of God. Invite your friends and family to join you for Church in person or on Facebook.

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STUART ALLIANCE CHURCH445 SE Osceola Street, Stuart, FL 34994772-283-4484

STUART ALLIANCE CHURCH
445 SE Osceola Street, Stuart, FL 34994
772-283-4484