April. Words of Life Newsletter. Kona Baptist Church The Church with a Message. Easter Celebration. All are welcome to: Pastor -Dean Stanley

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1 Kona Baptist Church The Church with a Message Words of Life Newsletter Pastor -Dean Stanley APRIL Reminder April 4 & 5 - Youth Outing ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER OFFERING Boy s Camping/Girl s Spa-cial (Last Offering will be April 20, 2014) April 6 - CMLT North American Missions Emphasis April Pastor s Wives Retreat April 16 - Choir Final Rehearsal April 18 - Holiday (Church Office Closed) April 20-6:00am Sunrise Old A s April 25 - H.I.S. Women s Shelter Visit April 26 - Drive Thru Prayer - H.I.S. Hualalai Elderly Soup Kitchen Contact Us Puuloa Road, Kailua-Kona, HI konabaptist@hawaii.rr.com Easter Celebration Sunrise Old A s 6:00am Small Group KBC 9:00am Worship Service 10:15am Partaking of The Lord s Supper All are welcome to: Potluck Brunch 11:30am on the Lanai KBC to provide meat, please bring a side dish. April

2 Happiness is the result of getting what we want. We tell ourselves we will be happy If If we get our new home If we get the new car If get that raise If we get the bigger TV If, If, If However, getting what we want only offers temporary happiness that soon fades over time. We get our home and we are so happy until we realize that in order to be happy we need new furniture. Or we get the newest video game gadget and we soon lose our excitement because we don t have the newest game. This kind of happiness is dependent on our circumstances. And can sometimes be accompanied with the fear that we could lose whatever it is we feel has made us happy. For the past couple of weeks we have been learning about Joy, joy is a fruit of the spirit. It comes from within and not from external conditions. Jesus said that we are to abide in Him so that our joy can be complete. (John 15:9-11) We experience the joy of the Lord regardless of our circumstances because joy is dependent on our relationship with Jesus not stuff! The apostle Paul instructed the Philippians to rejoice always. (Phil 4:4) And while this group of believers was anxious about material needs, Paul reminded them that their joy came from God. 1. They were oppressed and persecuted by the Romans. 2. They suffered economic Hardship. 3. They were ridiculed for their faith. Yet they had a reason to be joyful. Their lives belonged to the Lord. The World continually tries to persuade us that joy is found in material possessions, worldly achievements, social status and economical prestige. However, true joy comes from the knowledge that we are saved through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Just saying it, writing it and reading it. Gives me great joy. Reap the benefits of His Joy. Let me share a prayer: Lord, please cut through the lies Satan would have us believe about happiness and joy and reveal to me true joy that only comes from Jesus Christ the savior of my soul. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen. May the God of hope fill you with the joy and peace as you trust in Him (Romans 15:13) Love in Christ, Pastor Dean

3 Church Happenings Pastor- Worship & Family Minister- Dean Stanley New Members Class * A wonderful class held on March 16 th, many who came will become members. Praise the Lord! Kanikapila Great time of fellowship on Saturday, March 29 th! Celebrate with us the Observance of The Lord s Supper Sunday April 20th Come join us! Easter Adult Choir Rehearsals Wednesdays 6:40pm April 2 nd & 9 th *Final Rehearsal 16 th,

4 . North American Missions Offering The Annie of the Offering Our Church Goal is $ (Offering collected as of 3/30/14 $1,944.32) Our Wednesday Night Group Meeting Youth are invited as we finish up our talks Praise & Worship 6:00 Study Time 6:15 Guys and Girls meet separately. Ms. Rhonda with the Girls Josh Mix with the guys Helping youth tackle the issues they face each and every day. Youth Girls Night- You are so Spa-cial Friday April 4 th 4:30pm - Saturday April 5 th 10:30am Home of the Madzhitova s Youth Boys Night Camping down South Friday April 4-5

5 Mark your Calendars NOW!!!!!! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2014 June 2-6 Super Heroes of Faith Keiki Kamp June Music Camp June 23,25,27, 30 July 2 and 3 finale celebration Attention Parents Your children can now log-on to: Games.ChildrensBulletins.com Pick up a flyer in the foyer

6 The Sunday School Teachers were recognized Sunday March 23 during Worship Service. The Children s and Youth Teachers were presented wonderful gifts and leis. May we all continue to lift our teachers up in prayer. Join a Small Group Bible Study Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman who needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 Every Sunday Morning - 9:00 AM Classes for every age. ADULT STUDIES TEACHER/FACILITATOR CLASSROOM Life Lessons (Topical Study) Sotero Agoot 201 Book of 1 Peter Pastor Dean Stanley 204 What s the Bible Telling You? Linda Allen & Sharla Eikelboom 207 CHILDREN & YOUTH STUDIES Youth Rhonda Stanley 203 Grades 4-6 Cheri Mandaquit 102 Grades 1-3 Sandra de Farias 103 Ages 3-5 Ronnie Young Nursery Babies Age 2 Natasha Williams (facilitator) Nursery Ow-ah Ohana Youth Group ~ Praise and Bible study. Wednesdays 6-7pm. Youth ages 6 th -12 th grade are invited to come for praise & worship, then Bible study. Men s Bible Study each week, Thursdays at Don Allen s

7 H.I.S. Hands in Service Women Activities The H.I.S Women - helping out at the Hualalai Elderly Center. POTLUCK LUNCH Ladies potluck lunch on Friday, April 4th at 11:00am. Come join us on the lanai for a time of fellowship and fun. Bring a dish to share...and bring a friend! HUALALAI ELDERLY MINISTRY Our ladies continue to support efforts to assist the 100+ residents at Hualalai Elderly. Throughout April we will be collecting donations of canned soups and kleenex to distribute at the "Soup Kitchen." Please bring your donations and place them in the foyer. In March we were able to provide soup and toilet paper...thanks to those who were able to contribute and volunteer. If you would like to help out on distribution day (Saturday April 26th), there is a sign-up sheet in the resource room. Please see Shirley Ledford for more information. WOMEN'S SHELTER MINISTRY We are also continuing our monthly visits to the women's shelter to minister to the women and children whose lives have been disrupted by domestic violence. On the last Friday of the month, we prepare a salad bar luncheon and children's sack lunches and enjoy a time of fellowship with the ladies -- and some fun with the children through songs, crafts or games. Anyone (men and women) can be a part of this important ministry through donations of food items, items for the monthly gift bags, gift cards for Walmart or Target, or by coming along for lunch. Please see Linda or Jeanne for more information. Our next visit will be April 25th. Please see Jeanne Grosso for more information WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY A new Women's Bible Study will be offered starting on Friday April 11th from 8:30-10:30 AM. This is a 4-wk. DVD study titled, "The Way of a Worshiper." Please sign-up in the Resource Room to ensure a sufficient number of books. There will be NO COST as the books are on loan and will be returned following the study. Please see Linda Allen for more information.

8 Evangelism & Mission Fellowship WORSHIP Discipleship Team Updates: ADULT NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Many of you may be unaware of an important ministry that Kona Baptist Church offers every Sunday during worship time. We provide a safe and happy place for church attenders to leave their precious children (up to age 5) to be lovingly cared for while they are attending church services. We are in great need for more volunteers. Many of the current volunteers have been doing so for years, and would appreciate some new help. I have enlisted several of the youth girls to assist, and they do so with wonderful enthusiasm, however, we still need to have adults 18 years and older in the nursery with the youth. If you are interested in helping in the nursery, please contact the KBC office, or members of the childcare team (Shirley Ledford, Jeanne Grosso, and Teri Matsumura.) We do ask permission to conduct a background check on all adult nursery workers. Thank you and God bless you for your service, Teri Matsumura * Training: Sound and Video equipment will train anyone interested, Wed. evenings. Volunteer: Needed for updating KBC Web page. Easter Brunch: * Our Church will provide (2) spiral hams, rice and drinks. * Please look for sign-up sheet in the anti-foyer to supply side dishes. Next Drive-thru prayer will be on Saturday April 26 th 9:00am-1:00pm We will be ministering thru pray for the community on this date. Last month we had 11 cars stop, what a wonderful blessing to pray and reach out. One of them attended church. As we look around and see people pass us by, please remember to say a prayer. The world is hurting and some are just waiting to hear that God loves them Working to help spread the Gospel: Annie Armstrong North American Mission Offering Emphasis. Showing that we all need to be planting seeds. Praying that they are firmly planted. We will continue collecting thru Easter. Please continue to give to the offering helping us reach our $ goal. Drive-thru Prayer has been a blessing! Thank you to all who have been involved. Our next day will be April 26th 9am-1pm Please sign up in Resource Room or see Rhonda The team helped to send two young girls to Girls in Action camp this past week. We look forward to hearing all about their time and learning about missions! We are preparing for our summer missionaries that will arrive in May! MORE DETAILS COMING SOON! Please be praying for them, their walk and the many lives they will touch this summer.

9 MINISTRY Team Updates continued: Girls in Action Camp Gracie and Tayvhe-lei The mission of the ministry team is to lead the church in glorifying God by ministering to the needs of the church. See AJ Howery to join this team and serve God by sharing your gifts. Please see the team leaders for information: Discipleship-Sharla Eikelboom, Evangelism/Missions- Rhonda Stanley, Fellowship- Ministry- AJ Howery and Worship-Lynn Howery To Stay Connected and be involved with what God is doing in and through Kona Baptist Church. Check out our website

10 Mark your Calendars April 4 th & 5 th Youth Outing Boy s Camping/Girl s Spa-cial 6 th CMLT 10 th 12 th Pastors Wives Retreat Honolulu 16 th 6:40pm Choir Final Rehearsal 18 th Holiday (Church Office Closed) 20 th 6:00am Sunrise Service Old A s Kona Churches 9:00am Small Group KBC 10:15am Worship Service The Lord s Supper 11:30 Brunch on Lanai 25 th H.I.S. Women s Shelter Visit 26 th Drive Thru Prayer H.I.S. Hualalai Elderly Soup Kitchen May 2 nd -16 th Pastor Dean Out of the Office 4 th & 11 th Pastor Mike Landry will give the message for these two Sundays 4 th 9 th Preaching Revival Meadview Baptist Church 10 th - 16 th Pastor Dean Vacation 25 th Youth Soup and Sandwich Fundraiser 27 th 2 Summer Missionaries arrive June 1 st CMLT 1 st -8 th Pastor Dean preaching in Oceanview 2 nd 6 th Vacation Bible School 6 th Family Night 16 th -18 th Keiki Kamp 23 rd, 25 th, 27 th, 30 th 7/2 & 7/3 Music Camp July 2 nd Music Camp 3 rd Music Camp 17 th 21 st BI Mpact 2 nd annual Youth camp August 7 th 9 th Church Retreat