Special guest speaker Iki Taimi will begin a new sermon series, Sinners, with a sermon titled “United” and based on Romans 6:1-14. Iki is the lead pastor at Gardena Genesis Community Church—a congregation that he planted in the Southern California Conference (SCC). He has a deep passion for young adults and creative ministries and serves as the SCC’s chairperson for Young Adult and Senior Youth Ministries and co-founded the secular collegiate min- istry C3. He is married to Melanie and they have two beautiful children, Mikayla and Lio. Iki loves people, food, and Jesus. Iki will also join the Open Word Connect Group which meets in the sanctuary at 11:00 a.m.

Associate Pastor Jessyka Albert will continue the sermon series, Sinners, with a sermon titled “Slaves” and based on Romans 6:15–23. Pastor Jessyka has served Boulder Adventist Church since 2016 and takes a leadership role in children’s ministry. She is a native of Washington State and a graduate of Union College in Lincoln, NE. Jessyka is engaged to Kiefer Dooley and they are planning an October 2018 wedding. This is a particularly special week for Pastor Jessyka as she will be baptizing Jalil and Rashid Lopez with whom she has been doing Bible studies for the past several months. Their mother, Juanis, will provide a piñata during Fellowship Lunch as a celebration!

Senior Pastor Japhet De Oliveira will continue the sermon series, Sinners, with a sermon titled “Fruit” and based on Romans 7:1–12. Pastor Japhet has served Boulder Adventist Church since 2014.He was born and raised in England, and he completed his undergraduate (theology) and graduate (religion) degrees at Newbold College, going on to serve as a pastor and conference youth director in England until 2006 when he was called to work as chaplain at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI. He has been a U.S. resident ever since! He is married to Becky and they have two sons, Joshua (18) and Jonah (14).

Senior Pastor Japhet De Oliveira will conclude the sermon series, Sinners, with a sermon titled “Wretched” and based on Romans 7:13–25. Pastor Japhet has served Boulder Adventist Church since 2014, arriving on January 2 after an icy drive across Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska. Japhet is a British subject and has been a U.S. resident since 2006 when he began working as chaplain at Andrews University in Michigan. His mother is from the French-speaking African island of Mauritius located in the Indian Ocean. His father is from the south of Brazil. Japhet can speak conversational Portuguese in emergencies and sometimes just for fun.