Churches working together to fulfill Jesus Great Commission. Matthew 28:18-20

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1 E-Encourager North Grand River Baptist Association The Encourager 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 Volume 40, Number 6 June, 2016 Churches working together to fulfill Jesus Great Commission. Matthew 28: North Grand River Baptist Association s Purpose- To mutually and prayerfully support, encourage and challenge one another as churches to exalt Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, to edify and equip His disciples to serve him and one another, and to evangelize those who have yet to come to know Him personally. Matthew 28:19-20 "Dear Heavenly Father," I begin my every prayer, But the man I see While on bended knee Is always my earthly dad. Alpha Edinburg Gallatin Galt Jameson Jamesport Laredo Lineville Medicine Valley Mercer Modena Princeton* Ravanna Rural Dale* Salem Shelburne Spickard Tenth Street Trenton First Union U N I T E D O N M I S S I O N In This Issue DOM Report 2 WMU Report 2 BSU Report 5 Financial Report 7 Church Reports 6 Birthday & Anniversary 3 Men s Breakfast 3 Bookstore Sale 3 Sparrow Ministry 8-9 Shelburne Revival 3 Children s Camp 3 Iowa Mission Trip 4 Youth Meeting 4 He is the image Of the Father divine Reflecting the nature of God, For his love and care And the faith he shared Pointed me to my Father above. --Mary Fairchild In Honor of Fathers Father s Day June 19, 2016 VBS 2016 Submerged in the Word of God (Under the Sea) Psalm 139:23-24

2 E-Encourager 2 From My Heart to Yours Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the heavens. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger and insult and slander be put away from you, along with all wickedness: And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ s sake has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:29-32 These are troubling times. Our society is becoming less and less respectful and friendly to those of us who love Jesus and God s Word. The enemy has more and more liberty and encouragement to come against whose who are faithfully serving the Lord and whose who are actively sharing the Gospel. I do not believe it is going to get any better as far as our culture is concerned. I do not believe it will get any easier for God s people to serve Him, in the days ahead. Therefore, we need to be as unified as we can be. We must mutually encourage, edify and support one another. The world must see that we are different in the way we treat each other and work together. The above Scripture basically tells us that we need to...pray for each other not prey on each other Be Compassionate with each other not cruel to each other Be Servants to each other not be selfishly demanding to be served Be Forgivers of each other not Faultfinders with each other. This summer let s be involved where our Lord leads us, and let s encourage each other in spite of what the spiritual enemies throw at us. Let s not grow weary in well doing. Let s remember that our Lord loves us and empowers. Keep us in your prayers. For His Glory- E.J. Barnes May Associational WMU Meeting The North Grand River WMU met May 17th at the association office. A group of 10 ladies took the bulk of the program to Sunnyview Nursing Home where we were able to share the word, prayer and missionary news with long time WMU ladies and other interested Christian women. Diann Barnes was able to attend and provided us with piano accompaniment so that we could lead a song session of old hymns. Virginia Crumpacker gave the devotional. At the close of the program we were able to pray individually with each person attending. The meeting reconvened at the mission center where we shared other news. A prayer request was for Greg Brumett, returning IMB missionary, who will live in Kansas City, to find a job. Also the Flores, IMB missionaries to Lesotho were requesting help to buy food for the Lesotho people, who are under a severe food shortage. Money can be donated through the Baptist Global Relief. Shelly Sims reported on the new directive sent by President Obama to the schools concerning use of restrooms and dressing rooms by transgender students. It is time to not be the silent majority and get involved in repealing this directive. We Christians need to push back. Shelly Sims will be in Haiti June 14 to June 28 and requested prayer for the trip. The National WMU Missions Celebration will be in Saint Louis June It will be in conjunction with the National SBC Convention. A carry in luncheon was shared by all. The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 21 at the mission center at 10:30 am. A special guest speaker, Missionary Maerissa Knapp will share about her work in Africa. Verse: Romans 13:1- Everyone must submit himself to the governing authority, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Shelly Sims WMU Director

3 E-Encourager 3 NEW! Who Moved My Pulpit by Thom S. Rainer Father s Day June 19 Bible Prayers for Fathers When God Shows Up Devotional Book Power Up! Devotions for Golf or Baseball $8.00 Small Eagle Figurines- $2.00 Tire Gauge Key Chain- $1.75 Mini Screwdriver Key Chain- $1.75 Car Coasters- $3.75 Children s Camp August 1-51 (Campers who have finished 3rd grade 6th grade) Camp Fee- $95 Late Fee $130 FORMS DUE JULY 1ST to NGR Office by 4:00 pm VBS- Devotions Below the Surface - $10.00 WOW! Farm Fresh Candles NGR Price- $15.00 Regular- $19.99 Honey Pear Peaches Praline Pecan and more. (These candles have a wonderful fragrance) Selected Bible Study Books- $5.00 Shelburne Baptist Church Evangelist Jeremy Skinner June 10-12, :00 pm Sunday Morning 10:55 am Most Accompaniment CD s- $8.00 Karaoke CD s- $11.40 Many Listening CDs June 3 Tim & Cyndy Munday 3 Rich Neeley 12 Kenny & Judy Wilson 14 Ron & Bobbie Helton 16 Rich & Chris Neeley 21 Garret & Jennifer Trunk Shelburne Baptist Saturday, 8:00 am June 18, 2011 All Men Invited! MB125 is an opportunity for senior pastors of church that have 125 or less in Sunday Morning worship attendance. This is a unique opportunity for you and your immediate family members living in your home. Morning will include a worship time, general session and breakout sessions for pastors and wives, while their minor children will be involved in learning activities of their own. All conference and breakout sessions will be relevant to the smaller church. Childcare for infants to preschoolers, and activities for school-age children and youth will be provided each morning. Plenty of time provided for individual family fun in the afternoons and evenings. Our goal is to empower, encourage, and equip you in ministering to your family and congregation. Dates: June 22-25, 2016 Location: Skyline Baptist Church, Branson, MO

4 E-Encourager 4 RESOUND FEST Miracle Hills Ranch, Bethany, MO June FREE Admission Multiple Stages, Community Worship, Family-Friendly, On-site Camping; Shopping and more! Building 429; Tenth Avenue North; Lauren Daigle; 7eventh Time Down; Stars Go Dim Additional Artists: Break the Fall; Flood the Stone; Cole Deruse; 9th Hour; Maywood Mercy s Bridge Band; Country Gospel Reunion; Shoal Creek Revival office@resoundfest.org Miracle Hills Ranch, W 200th Ave, Bethany, MO Chillicothe Baptist Home Homecoming June 11, am to 2 pm Musical Entertainment, Bake Sale, Guided Tours, Games for Children of all ages, Fishing and Outdoor Barbecue (freewill offering) MISSION TRIP The NGR Mission s Committee is planning a trip on July 29-31, 2016 to Lennox, Iowa. They are encouraging anyone in the association to be a part of this ministry. You can contact Maeanne As information Browning for more information. becomes available it will be in the Encourager. On a Church Sign- Have the elephant and donkey failed you? Try the Lamb. Volunteers Needed! Medicine Valley Community Ministry needs volunteers to help with the preparation and distribution of the Food Pantry Ministry June dates to help with food distribution at Medicine Valley Community Ministry June 14th Prepare Boxes at Newtown Baptist Chapel 9 am to noon June 16th Food Distribution Youth Leader Meeting I would like to encourage all youth leaders and pastors to come to our next meeting, June 27th at Tenth Street Baptist Church at 6:00 pm. We will start to plan a music rally the weekend before school starts. Outside with band's. I will need a lot of help with this as much as possible!! Please bring or message ideas, band names, contact information Our next event is Resound in Bethany. Thank you. Vanessa Hamilton - North Grand River Association Youth Director

5 E-Encourager 5 God s vision for this summer is packed full of opportunities to serve Him. He has given us 4 summer missionaries, Trey Shaw, Melissa Chisenwa, Gracie Cabral, and Maggie Schmidt. He s lined out the mission trip to Canada WhiteDog Indian Reserve, starting this Saturday 21st through 5/28, the 4 St. Louis college mission project with Southern Baptist Convention, June 8-13, the Lenox Rodeo Mission to the cowboy culture, and a college Discipleship training week for campus students to train them to share Jesus on their campuses through Glorieta College Week, Aug Pray for Summer Missionaries as they sacrificially serve Him this summer. Pray for these evangelistic/missional/training opportunities that God will move on the hearts of those students who God is calling to be involved in these experiences. And Pray most of all that God will create those moments through out the summer when His children will be sensitive and obedient to sharing Jesus with a Phillip s Ethiopian heart. Several months ago I mentioned a free cell phone application tool written by Dr. Brandon Parks, pastor FBC Raytown, that is very effective to not only become a deeper/stronger disciple but when used gives you a way to systematically teach someone else to become a disciple. i.e. Make a Disciple, Matt 28: This curriculum can now be obtained through our bookstore as a training course. If you re interested in using an effective tool to make disciples ask Debbie to order you the workbook LifeCoach Discipleship. The following is an excerpt. How Do I Study the Bible Part I: Pronounce It! Take a verse of scripture and each time you read it, stress a different word in the verse, emphasizing one word at a time. Example: Psalm 23:1 says: With each of the emphasis, STOP and make a note about what insight that word gives to you. Here s what each word spoke to Brandon: THE tells me there is only one God, He s not just a god He is the one and only true God. LORD reminds me that I have submitted myself to His Lordship. He is the boss and the owner of my life, and I can trust Him with everything. IS is the present tense verb. The God I see is not the God of the past, He is the God of my present, and I know He will take care of my future. What he is offering in this verse is available to me today. MY tells me He s not just offering this promise to the spiritually ELITE; He is my very own personal shepherd. A SHEPHERD cares for the needs of his sheep, just like I need God s protection from danger, His provision for my needs, and His Spirit to convict me when I wander astray. I shows that with the knowledge that the Lord is my shepherd, that benefits me directly. SHALL NOT is a pretty emphatic statement. There isn t any room for question or doubt. This is based on a certainty. With God, I will not have a single WANT. In other words, when God is my shepherd, I can rest in His presence. I can be content. Everything that I need for life, God promises to supply. Do you see how easy this is? You don t need a seminary degree or any special tools to do this. Above all this summer, pursue Jesus with a focused intentional heart. HE is Worthy to Receive the Rewards of His Sacrifice Souls Diann Barnes

6 E-Encourager 6 Edinburg- Our Church has been busy getting ready for our weekend VBS, Submerged. We are planning a Friday night (6-8 PM) meet and greet with a hot dog cook out and water games, a Saturday all day (9-3) submerged in the word with Missions, Bible Study, crafts, music and recreation. Sunday evening (6-8 pm) will end our weekend with promotion of VBS, a program, and a singing group. The dates are July Pray for a good turn out to reach the children in our area. The Pastor and a few church members spent an afternoon passing out breads and muffins to the people in our area along with a letter of invitation to come to church. They made about 50 stops in one rainy afternoon. God is working with the folks at our church to reach those who do not know Jesus. We are planning an Empty Table Ceremony for the Sunday before Memorial Day in memory of the Veterans and loved ones that have gone on before us. I think this will be a great way to remember our loved ones and those who gave their lives for our freedom. Remember to honor your mother and father, as this month and next are the months for Mother s and Father s Day. They are so precious and many times we forget the smallest details that they do for us. June 5 th will be our fabulous Fish Fry (6 pm). The men spend the afternoon cooking fish and fries to feed us all, followed by a wonderful time of fellowship. Of course they offer chicken for those non fish lovers. We have planned the yearly calendar and have several things coming up to encourage people into the fellowship and family of church. If you re not attending church come and join us at Edinburg Baptist Church. We are located 5 miles west of Trenton, and love to have you visit. Sunday School is at 10 am and Church at 11 am on Sundays. Sunday night is 6 pm and Wednesday Night Bible Study at 7 pm. Our Pastor is Ron McPherson. Trenton FBC Now that summer is upon us and school is out, we will have different opportunities to witness for our Savior. First Baptist will have two mission trip teams going out. One to Canada on June 24-July 3rd and one to Nicaragua on July 9th-16th. We will be having a block party at the parsonage on July 2nd. VBS will be July 10th-14th. We wish our Minister of Music Lindsay Jenkerson and her husband Dustin the very best and God s blessings on them as their family moves to Columbia, Missouri. Our church was so blessed by Lindsay's music leadership. Union- We will be having a youth VBS Submerged on June Pray for SBC Annual Meeting June 14-15, 2016 St. Louis, Missouri

7 E-Encourager 7 Church Giving Church Service Times April 2016 Monthly BSU Reports Inc. Inc. SS AM PM Weds. Alpha $ $ :30 10:30 6:30 7:00 Edinburg $ $ :00 11:00 6:00 7:00 Gallatin $ $ :30 10:40 6:00 7:00 Galt $ $ :00 11:00 6:00 7:00 Jameson 9:30 10:30 Jamesport $ $ :45 10:45 7:00 7:00 Laredo $ :30 10:30 6:30 6:00 Lineville $ $ :45 10:45 6:00 6:00 M. Valley 9:30 10:30 6:00 Mercer $ $ :30 10:30 6:30 6:30 Modena $ $ :15 9:00 6:00 6:00 Princeton $ $ :40 10:40 7:00 6:00 Ravanna $ $ :30 10:45 Rural Dale $ $ :45 10:35 7:00 7:00 Salem $ $ :00 11:00 6:00 Shelburne $ $ :00 10:55 6:00 6:30 Spickard $ :30 10:30 Tenth St. $ $ :30 10:30 6:00 7:00 Trenton FB $1, $ :30 10:40 6:00 6:00 Union $ $ :00 11:00 6:00 6:00 Total $6, $1, Join any of these churches in worship Chilli, FBC $ MBC Gilman BC $ Zion BC Milan BC $ Seminary Checking $ Seminary Savings $2, Benevolent Savings $ NGR Savings $ BSU April Income to Expense Beginning Balance $7, Income $3, Total $11, Expenses $2, Ending Balance $9, General BSU Fund $6, Designated BSU Fund $2, April 2016 NGR Account Beginning Balance $17, Income $10, Total $28, Expenses $8, Ending Balance $19, Line Items in General Checking Designated Funds $6, General Fund $13, Checking Balance Total $19, NGR October-April 2016 (Does not Include designated funds) Income $ Expenses $65, Difference $11, North Grand River Baptist Association 1108 N Main Director of Missions Trenton, MO Rev. E.J. Barnes Fax: Ministry Assistant ngrmission@sbcglobal.net Debbie Dickinson BSU Telephone BSU Director DOM s Office Telephone Diann Barnes Web Page Assistant BSU Christina Boatright

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