Westside Baptist Church September 10, 2018 Volume 8, Issue 167. Matt s Musings. Dear Family of Friends,

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1 Newsletter Getting fit for here and heaven 1 Timothy 4:7-8 Service Schedule Sunday School Morning Worship Evening Worship 9:30am 10:30am 6:00pm Wednesday Bible Study, WNU, 6:30pm Student & Children s Ministry 207 Robertson Road South Murray KY (270) westside@wbcmurray.org wbcmurray.org Facebook.com/WBCMurray Bug Fog Offices Closed September 21 Business Meeting September 26 Martial Arts Ministry 10:30-11:00 Children ages :15-12:30 All other age groups Will meet on 9/29 Matt s Musings Dear Family of Friends, This past Sunday evening, we started an 8 week course on the topic of forgiveness. From the feedback I received afterward, it was a home run! Folks really enjoyed it and believe that it will provide them with the needed help to move toward releasing things from their heart that they have held onto for far too long. It has been my observation that the sin of unforgiveness is probably the most wide-spread problem among Christians. Whether it is the inability to forgive others or ourselves, people are holding onto things that are working to destroy their life and steal their joy. God wants much better for you. He wants you to experience freedom. He wants you to experience joy. He wants you to let go of those toxic things that you've been holding onto. Why not join us on Sunday evenings to learn how. If you weren't able to attend last Sunday, make plans to join us this Sunday. We will meet at 6 PM in the Sanctuary. If you need to order a $10 workbook, I'll let you know how to get one. God bless, Pastor Matt Matt Ellis Senior Pastor Mattellis1997@gmail.com 1

2 Penny Perkins Children s Minister Pperkins@wbcmurray.org Many items have been lost, found and placed in the church office. If you are missing something, please call or stop by!

3 When you look at people who have experienced enormous success, they all had one major thing in common they failed. They failed a lot. Let s take Disneyland for an example. Even the Happiest place on earth has had its share of ups and downs and they still do. They had to keep tweaking and figuring out new ways to achieve their goals. Here are some of the bad things that happened on opening day of Disneyland on July 17, 1955: Only 15,000 people had been invited to the opening day ceremony, but more than 28,000 showed up (most with fake tickets). This caused quite the headache as they weren t prepared for that amount of people. The freeway that led to the park was backed up for 7 miles, and people were waiting hours to get to the parking lot. Much of the paint in the park was still wet as they were painting up until the very last moment. Weeds were everywhere, and they didn t have time to pull any of them so Walt grabbed some signs and wrote some Latin plant names on them to place in front of the weeds so people thought they were something important. All the food and drink was gone within hours of opening, leaving many hungry and thirsty. Most of the rides actually broke down for the majority of the day. The Mark Twain Riverboat never had a proper capacity inspection, and the first voyage was overfilled which caused the boat to begin to sink. The concrete and asphalt were still wet, and many ladies in heels left the park shoeless at the end of their visit because their shoe got stuck in the ground. Disneyland would continue to have issues for days, months, and years. In fact, they still do! Just because they re as well-oiled as they are today doesn t mean they still don t have room to learn and grow. Disneyland s magic didn t just happen. It took time, energy, and lots of mistakes to get to where they are. The same goes for the church. No success happens without tremendous struggle. No one is immune to it! Walt Disney once said Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world. Brian Capshaw Youth, College & Career Pastor Studentministry@wbcmurray.org As we create biblical environments and experiences for children, students and adults may we hold tight to the truth in that quote that we re never done. We can keep growing, keep trying, keep creating, and most importantly keep failing. But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. - 2 Corinthians 12:9 Info To Know: Sunday Nights - Guys/Girls Only Studies at 6pm. September 14 th Feed the Murray Football Team September 21 st -23 rd - Converge Young Adult Conference in Louisville. October 12 th Girls Only Event! Live Original Tour w/ Sadie Robertson in Evansville, IN. First 12 to pay only pay $20. Afterward the price goes up to $25. Great event for Moms and Daughters!! December Winter Xtreme Conference in Gatlinburg. 3

4 Mike Crook, Music Minister WELCOME TO BETHLEHEM is a wonderful, musical stage play for Christmas that we will be presenting in December. We need as many SINGERS AS POSSIBLE (children age 10 years old and older, youth, college and adult) to make this musical event possible. So JOIN US SUNDAY AT 4:30 PM IN THE CHOIR ROOM FOR PRACTICE! September 9-16 State Mission Emphasis Eliza Broadus Offering Sewing Ministry Will start back September 19. Ladies Join us beginning Thursday mornings, Sept 20th for 6 weeks. In the Youth Bldg. at 9 a.m. The Quest: An Excursion Toward Intimacy With God by Beth Moore. Sherry Fisher will act as facilitator. You may sign up and order a study guide ($15) at the Women's Ministry bulletin board, or call the church office ( ). 4

5 Hey, ladies! Here s your chance to learn the art of cake decorating at our When: Wednesday, September 12 at 6:30 PM Where: WBC Choir Room Marla Thomason will be teaching us some basic cake decorating, and we will celebrate our second birthdays by sharing some personal salvation experiences. Help us know how many cupcakes we need by signing up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend! You don t want to miss this one! PRAYER WARRIORS NEEDED MEN AND WOMEN OF WESTSIDE 1:00 P.M. Welcome Center Every Thursday Join us to pray for our families for our church and our city, our state...our country! Melva Cooper Allison Howorka SUPPORT STAFF: Kathy Bohannon, Administrative Secretary (westside@wbcmurray.org) Monica Bogle, Financial Secretary (financial@wbcmurray.org) Rickey Alexander, Custodian Heather Bailey, Assistant Custodian KINGDOM KIDS LEARNING CENTER: Lesley Emerson, Director ( ) (kklc@wbcmurray.org) 5