Baptist Life Lines. A Note from Pastor Brad. Pastor Brad. Hebrews 12:2. November 2018

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1 November 2018 P i n e L e v e l M i s s i o n a r y B a p t i s t C h u r c h Baptist Life Lines SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST Baptist Women s World Day of Prayer 11/5 Veterans Day Sunday 11/11 Church Council 11/13 Hurricane Florence Clean up With Baptist Men 11/17 Week of Prayer for NC Baptist Children s Home 11/11-18 Ingathering for NC Baptist Children s Home 11/18 Community Thanksgiving Service 11/18 Inside This Issue: Birthdays 2 Nursery Schedule 2 Schedule of Events 3 Calendar 4 Thank You 5 Altar Flowers 5 WMU News 5 Deacon News 5 First Impressions Team 5 A Note from Pastor Brad Our first month at PLMBC has been wonderful. Thank you all for your prayers, encouragement, and support. As we continue the Fall season with Thanksgiving and Christmas quickly approaching I can t help but reflect on the greatness of God. The Psalmist says, It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; 2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning and Your faithfulness [a] by night (Psalm 92:1-2). What better time that right now to give thanks to the Lord? We live in a fast-paced society and each day seems even busier than the last. However, busyness is no excuse for not thanking Him. Have you taken time recently to stop and offer thanks to the Lord? I want to encourage you not to wait until November 22, Right now, stop what you are doing and offer up thanks to Him. Thank Him for being your Creator, Redeemer, Savior, and Friend. We have so much to be thankful for and His praise should continually be on our lips! On November 4 th, I will be preaching through Luke chapter fifteen in a 3-week series entitled Lost and Found. This will be a great time to invite any friends who do not YET know Jesus or who have questions about our faith. I also want to personally invite you to join us for Bible Study each Wednesday at 7pm as we continue our series entitled Rebuild: A Journey Through the Book of Nehemiah. If I can do anything for you or your family, please don t hesitate to contact me. I look forward to the great things God has in store for Pine Level Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Brad Hebrews 12:2

2 PAGE 2 B APTI ST L IFE LIN ES November Birthdays Deacon News 2 - LeAnn Woodall Autumn Turner 5 - Wayne Massengill 9 - Caleb Byrd 15 - Brad Worley Katie Beth Leslie 19 - Amanda Murray 20 - Luke Johnson 21 - Judy Worley Adam Stuckey 22 - Shelvia McLamb Ruth Sullivan 24 - Mike Renfrow Joyce Sells 26 - Logan Byrd 28 - Elliot Arthur Mary Ann Yansom Mary Catherine Yansom Nursery Schedule Sunday School Hour - Debbie Strickland / Terry Pope Church Hour - Nursery /Toddler Room Nov. 4 - Terry Rose / Charity Pate Nov Carolyn Renfrow / Terry Arthur Nov Whitley Holt / Sherry Arthur Nov Debbie Strickland / Melissa Byrd Tuesday November 13 7 pm Hi Church Family, As the calendar turns to November, many of us look towards Thanksgiving. We relish the opportunity to gather with family, to share in a meal and fellowship with one another. We often will take time to reflect on the many blessings we have been given by God and we may even go around the table at Thanksgiving and express our thankfulness. It is incredibly important to pause and give thanksgiving to God, for all He has done for us. In Psalm 100:4 we are taught to: Community Thanksgiving Sunday, November 18, 2018 Pine Level Free Will Baptist Church 6 pm Speaker: Pastor Brad WMU World Day of Prayer November 5, pm Pine Level Missionary Baptist Church 7 pm ful unto Him, and bless His name. However, equally important is our call to show thankfulness. But how do we show our thankfulness to others, to God? The Bible teaches us that one of the most profound ways in which we can truly give thanksgiving to God is through serving Him by serving others. He told us in Matthew 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me From this passage, we know that to give thanksgiving to God we can serve Him, and to serve Him all we need to do is serve others. We do not need to look far to find those in great need after the recent Christmas is just around the corner and it is time to order Poinsettias in memory or honor of your loved ones. Please see Carolyn Renfrow or Hilda Overbee for more information or to place an order. Order forms will be in the bulletin each week. The Deadline to place orders is Sunday, November 25th. Cost is $12.50 per plant. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankevents of Hurricane Florence. As many of you may have seen, our Church has coordinated a one-day service trip to an area heavily effected by Florence on Saturday, November 17th. I encourage you to join us on this trip if possible as PLMBC puts thankfulness in motion. I know many of you have and will continue to seek other avenues to support those in need both in our local community and in the state. Our ability to humble ourselves before God in service to others is one of the greatest ways we can show our gratefulness for the blessings we have received through Him. I pray each one of you has a safe and blessed month of November and enjoyable Thanksgiving. I look forward to seeing our Church putting Thankfulness into Action! Your Deacon of the Month, Scott Moore Remember to Honor our Veterans This Month Veterans Day Sunday - November 11 Veterans Day Observed November 12 Sunday, November 4th

3 B APTI ST L IFE LIN ES PAGE 3 Schedule of Events - November 4 WMU Sponsoring Clothing Collection For Children of PL Elementary School Daylight Savings - Set Your Clocks Back One Midnight Poinsettia Orders Begin Social Committee 4 pm 5 Baptist Women s World Day of 7 pm 7 Christ 5:45 pm Choir 6 pm Guest 7pm Matt and Jessie Chilson from NC Baptist Children s Home 11 Veterans Day Sunday Week of Prayer for NC Baptist Children s Home - Thanksgiving Offering. Our Goal: $1, Church Wide Hurricane Florence Clean up (With Baptist Men) 18 Ingathering for NC Baptist Children s Home - Goal: $1, Last Day of Clothing Collection for PL Elementary School Community Thanksgiving 6 Pine Level FWB Church Pastor Brad Speaking 21 NO Services 22 Thanksgiving Day 25 Brotherhood 8 am Decorate the 4 pm Last Day to Order Poinsettias 26 Lighting of Christmas 6 PL Elementary School 12 Veteran s Day Observed 13 WMU Council 9:30 am 28 Christ 5:45 pm Choir 6 pm Bible 7 pm WMU 7 pm Church 7 pm 14 Christ 5:45 pm Choir 6 pm Bible 7 pm Deacon / 8 pm

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5 PAGE 5 WMU News Hello Friends! Time is flying by. Hard to believe November is upon us! Several projects and activities are happening this month. WMU will be spearheading a churchwide collection of gloves, toboggans, socks and underwear for the students at Pine Level Elementary School beginning Sunday, November 4th. The collection will end on Sunday, November 18th. A plastic bin will be placed beneath the tables in the back breezeway for collecting these items. The Baptist Women s World Day of Prayer will be held at our church on Monday evening, November 5th beginning at 7 pm. The theme this year is Arise and Shine Through Unity and Jus- Thank You! Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for your kindness and generous expressions of encouragement. It was truly my blessing to serve as your Interim Pastor. Linda and I are so blessed to have such a loving, caring church family. We are grateful for what you mean to us. May God continue tice. We will have a reception in our Fellowship Hall immediately after the service. Please come and be a part of this annual meeting. Even if you aren t a WMU member, you are more than welcome to come (and even encouraged to come) and join us this evening. Our Mission Emphasis for November is Baptist Children s Homes of North Carolina. Debbie Casey has arranged for a house mother and her daughter from the Kennedy Home to come to our church and speak on Wednesday evening, November 7th. Please come and welcome them to our church and hear what they have to say!! The to bless as we serve the Lord together here at Pine Level Missionary Baptist Church. Your Brother in Christ, Jimmy Boykin P.S. Thanks for the lunch honoring Linda and me. It was the first time in 25 years here I Week of Prayer for Baptist Children s Homes will start on Sunday, November 11th and end on Sunday, November 18th. Our goal is $1, The ingathering will be on the 18th at well. WMU wants to wish everyone a very happy and safe Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for! We thank God for all His blessings! Sincerely, Beth Thomas WMU got to be first in line! Windows Of Opportunity Sunday - 9:45 am - Open Assembly 10:00 am - Sunday School 11:00 am - Morning Worship 11:00 am - Children s Church (1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays) First Wednesday - 5:45 pm - Christ Kids 6:00 pm - Choir Practice 7:00 pm - Bible Study (Deacons/Trustees will meet on 14th in November) All Other Wednesdays - 5:45 pm - Christ Kids 6:00 pm - Choir Practice 7:00 pm - Bible Study 2nd Thursday - Van Pilgrims Altar Flowers Nov. 4 - Mary Ann Sutton Nov M/M Chris Creech Nov Mrs. Anne Peedin Nov First Impressions Team Nov. 4 - Becky Turner / Anne Peedin Nov M/M Danny Casey Nov M/M Richard Durham Nov M/M Berry Godwin Sunday December 2nd 6:00 pm

6 Pine Level Baptist Church 110 South Peedin Avenue PO Box 340 Pine Level, NC Pine Level Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Brad Lee ( ) Deacon Chairman: George Strickland ( ) Minister of Music: Rose Hayes ( ) Church Secretary: Debbie Teachey ( ) Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Church Address: plbc01@bellsouth.net Church Phone #: Church Website: Our Church Desires To Serve God And People