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1 Central Baptist Association Central Baptist Association JULY 2018 VOLUME 6 ISSUE 6 Registration 4:30 pm Happy Birthday Dinner 5:00 6:00 pm Meeting 6:30 pm America

2 WELCOME to the Central Baptist Association Newsletter. In this newsletter you will find information about upcoming events, stay up to date with our associate ministries, new church staff and much more. A Divine Appointment with a Divine Purpose But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2)People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3) without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without selfcontrol, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4)treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God 5)having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 And here we are in the last days! How long the last days will last literally, only God knows. But we are here. Our world is full of hurting and wounded people. People who are wounded by sin, wounded by their religion, wounded by race, wounded by poor choices, wounded by church, family and friends. These are people wounded by society, government and heritage. Sometimes people are wounded by their own sin and sometimes by the sins of others. There are some who believe they are wounded by God Himself, but they all are hurting, in pain and see no relief. Even if they were given what they wanted they would not find peace or joy or hope. Wounded people tend to become defensive, selffocused, angry, frustrated and hopeless. They can t see the light at the end of the tunnel. They become insecure, lonely, and even desperate. Turmoil drives their actions and reactions. To be loved and to love others escapes them so they surrender themselves to hate and criticism of others. Some more driven by their wounds than others but all need heart surgery; they need healing, hope, promise, love they need a friend They need a Savior. Jesus is the friend of the wounded heart. He is the one who came to bring relief from pain, suffering, confusion, anger, hopelessness and desperation. He came to set the captives free, from oppression and abuse in this world. He came to pay the price for their sin they could never pay and offer them citizenship in His Kingdom for eternity where peace and joy reign. The Samaritan Woman in John 4 is an example of Jesus, by divine appointment, fulfilling His divine purpose of touching a wounded heart. He must go through Samaria the Scripture reads. Why? He had a divine appointment, a life changing encounter with a woman wounded by her life choices and circumstances. A lonely woman without hope, friends or prospects other than hanging out with some guy who wasn t her husband because her other married relationship had failed. She was a Samaritan, unacceptable to the Jews, a sinful woman who seemed to have been rejected by her friends, family and community. A woman totally taken by surprise that a Jewish Rabbi would ask anything of her when she went to Jacob s Well outside of Sychar to get water believing no one else would be there. But Jesus was there. He was on mission on purpose. When confronted with her life situation and unable to change the subject concerning places to worship or not worship the truth was revealed. She ran to tell everyone she could in Sychar to Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah? They came, they believed and invited Jesus and His disciples to stay with them for a couple of days and many more believed. Jesus was on mission to go. He had a divine appointment with one of the most unlikely people you could find who became a testifier of who He was for a small town who needed to see Him and know Him and have their wounds healed. We are on mission as well and must be very attentive to the divine appointments God leads us to understanding that every divine appointment has a divine purpose bringing the good news of Jesus to a wounded person, family, community, city, nation and world. May He receive all the glory and honor forever and ever. John

3 FBC of Bosque Farms FBC Bosque Farms is seeking a Youth Pastor. Please visit the website at for more information Save the Date: Marriage Retreat, August 25th-26th (This Year It s going to be in Ruidoso) For more information contact the church office at Del Norte Baptist Del Norte Baptist Church presents Young at Heart, in Concert at 6:30 PM on July 22, Free admission. Vista Grande Church Vista Grande Church has a busy summer of outreach. They hosted Quest Sports Camp June 4 th -8 th at Vista Grande Community Center in Sandia Park. It was well attended with 121 students registered. There were a number of decisions made to follow Christ and it was a wonderful time of connecting with the community. The youth will be spending the first week of July in L.A., serving and ministering to those who are in the skid row area. The church is sending a team to help with VBS in Dulce July 22 nd -27 th. FBC of Belen On Sunday, July 8 th at Noon, we will have a special training on how best to minister to autistic children. All Children s Ministry workers are invited to attend. Please call the Church Office at if you plan to come. Lunch will be provided. They will finish up outreach activities for this month on July 29 th with a Back to School Block Party, making school supplies available to those children who need them. Please keep the church in your prayers that they would shine God s light and love in their community, whether that be in Sandia Park, L.A., or Dulce!! VBS FOR 2018 FBC Estancia, July 9-13, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon ages: finished kindergarten to finished 5th grade FBC Moriarty, July 9-13, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon FBC Belen, July 9-13, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Register online at fbcbelen.net Mountain Valley Baptist, July 23-27, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ages: finished kindergarten to those who have finished 5th grade.

4 Hoffmantown Church Boldly Live Out Your God-Given Dreams Kathleen Hardaway will present her Dare to Believe Again Workshop at Hoffmantown Church on Saturday, July 14, Kathleen has had many broken dreams and heartbreaks. Come hear how she believed God again and again, and now loves encouraging others to passionately follow Christ and live out their God- Given dreams! Hardaway says, God s has an extraordinary plan for your life. Are you ready to step out of the boat and begin to doing some water walking? Come, be encouraged, and learn how to live your God-given dreams! Tickets are $20.00 for the Seminar. The registration fee includes: Worship, Kathleen s teaching, a light brunch, and Kathleen s book, Dare to Believe Again, To learn more about Kathleen and to register for the workshop, please visit our website: Free Oil Change Hoffmantown Church is offering a FREE Oil Change for single moms, widows and wives whose husbands are deployed on Saturday July 28th, 2018 from 8am-2pm at Dearholt Auto, 7201 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM This ministry is being performed by volunteers of Hoffmantown Church. You will be expected to sign a General Release of Liability. No Synthetic oils will be used for any of the oil changes. We will need the Make, Model and Year of your car so we can purchase the correct oil filter for it. You may sign up online beginning July 1 st. This oil change is only open to Single Moms, Widows, or Wives of husbands who are deployed. Absolutely no payments or donations will be accepted for this free service. Pre-registration is required for the oil change. No vehicles will be added on the day of the oil change and space is limited. Please visit our website to register: Questions? Contact Morgan at or afm@hoffmantown.org /29 Joni Erickson Tada will be here to present her movie Joni and have a Q & A session For more information visit Hoffmantown website.

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6 Central Baptist Association Page 6 Central Baptist Association Pastorless Churches First Baptist Church 4101 Paseo del Norte Albuquerque, NM FBC Tijeras PO Box 58 Tijeras, NM Please be praying for these churches as they seek God s will for the person to lead their congregation. El Buen Pastor 610 N. Fourth St. Gallup, NM CBA Budget Monthly needs: $19, Monthly income: $14, Monthly expenses: $15, The Central Baptist Association is a network of Southern Baptist Churches in Central New Mexico. The geographical area of the Association encompasses about 43% of the states population centered around the Albuquerque metropolitan area including Bernalillo, Rio Rancho, Bosque Farms, Los Lunas, Belen, Cuba, Jemez Pueblo, Mountainair, Edgewood, Sandia Park, Tijeras, Cedar Crest, Moriarty, Estancia and Vaughn. We have recently added churches from Santa Fe and Gallup. Partner Churches Serving Christ together for HIS Glory CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 2517 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM (505) John Torrison Director of Missions Barbara Long Office Manager