From the Pastor July 2016

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1 The Messenger From the Pastor July 2016 Hello, Church family! The command given to us by Jesus to go into all nations with the gospel is just as much a priority now as it was when it was first proclaimed. We should be working hard to be Christ s witnesses in our Jerusalem, our Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Our mission starts at home. I want to remind you that we have weekly visitation when our church goes out into the community and attempts to share the gospel message and invite people to come to church. I know that many are afraid of taking this step, but I promise that we will train you to do it. You will not be alone. In fact, all we ask when you first come is to go with us, watch what is Pastor Rev. Jeff Waters done, and learn. Then, when you are ready, we will let you start taking the lead. This is what it takes to grow as a witness for Jesus Christ. I have said in the morning service several times that I am willing to train anyone to share Christ with others. Some of you may not be able to come on Monday evenings at 6:30 when we have visitation. That is okay. If you still want to be trained, then talk to me and I will help you learn! We spend the majority of our effort to share Christ s salvation in Pulaski County and, rightfully so, since this is where we live and spend the majority of our time. Yet, we cannot neglect Christ s command to go into all the world. We have a mission team that will go to Laos to share Christ with people groups who have never heard the good news of Jesus. This is our first step to getting to the Saek people we have adopted as a church. There are five men on the team. Gary Davis, Larry Garrett, Hal Partin, Joshua Waters, and I have volunteered to go on this trip, but we cannot do it alone. The cost of the trip is small compared to many overseas mission trips because we will be staying in the huts of the villagers we hope to minister to. This will not be a pleasure trip. We need your financial help to be able to get there. You can give to the church and put Laos Mission Trip on the memo line if you want your money to go for this mission. Not all can go, but if you cannot, then you need to be a part of helping those who can go. Some of you could pay for one to go on the trip by yourself. Others of you could only give a small amount. God just wants you to give what He lays on your heart. I hope you will consider giving and praying for this team as we prepare for the trip. God has placed us in Pulaski County and put the Saek people on our hearts for a reason. He wants us to reach them with the gospel! We cannot save them, but we can get the message to them. There will be a day when all nations will worship the one true God. Revelation 15:4 says, All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed. What a day that will be! Let us take the gospel to our community and to the nations so all will be accounted for on that day! Pastor Jeff Waters

2 Page 2 T he Messe n ge r July 2016 A Note from the Minister of Music Rev. Eric Woods, Associate Pastor One of my favorite songs that we sing around here is Never Once by Matt Redman. Written in 2009, this worship song reminds us of God s faithfulness, through the good times and the bad. I really like the lyrics of the bridge (a fancy musical term that means that this section is different from the rest), which are as follows: Scars and struggles on the way, but with joy our hearts can say: never once did we ever walk alone. Carried by Your constant grace, held within Your perfect peace, never once, no, we never walk alone. In this life, we will have hard times, but God s constant grace and perfect peace is always with us. What a wonderful truth! Have you ever thought about joining us in the choir, Rev. Kelly Hitchcock Associate Pastor Of Youth & Children Kelly s Korner We are in the full swing of summer! And boy is it HOT! I hope you all are enjoying your summer thus far and are able to keep cool If you are traveling this month, please be safe and but didn t know when a good time to do so was? The answer is now. Our choir is open for those youth group age and up through adults. We meet on Sundays at 4:15 pm each week in the choir room. If you are thinking about it but not sure, come give us a try. If it doesn t work out for you, that is no problem. It is such an honor to be able to use the gifts that God gives us to lead in worship as a choir. We also have a great time in practice each week (some of our members call it their weekly therapy). Come check us out. Blessings, Eric Woods Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God. enjoy yourselves! It s time again to begin thinking about our upcoming Awana year! We are around 5 weeks away from our kickoff night, August 10th! When we ended the school year we were averaging around 50 kids each night! That s fantastic news as that means that 50 kids are hearing the gospel every single week and being challenged to memorize God s Word every single week. But a ministry that big does not run itself! It takes a large team of adults to keep our Awana ministry functioning properly! We want YOU to be a part of that team! There are several places throughout our Awana ministry that we would love to have you serve. Each of these roles are vital to the operation of our ministry. I would ask that EVERYONE in our church prayerfully consider being a part of this year s Awana ministry! When this newsletter goes out our teenagers will be in Cleveland, TN sharing the gospel with kids and adults at a local apartment complex! Please continue to pray that we will be BOLD in our efforts to share the gospel with everyone that we come in contact with. Please also pray that the things God worked in us this past week will continue to grow and shape us in the weeks and months to come! We ve got several activities coming up this month, so make sure to check out the newsletters to stay up to date on everything! Everyone enjoy the last month of your summer! Serving Him, Kelly Hitchcock

3 T h e M e s s e n g e r July 2016 Page 3 Broad Street Baptist Church exists so people may glorify God as they mature in their faith, love one another, actively serve, and boldly proclaim Jesus at home and around the world. DEACONS MEETING July 3rd After Evening Service INDEPENDENCE DAY July 4th Church Offices Closed S.P.L.A.S.H. SINGLES July 12th Gaye Gibbs Home COMMUNITY PARENTING CLASS July 12th CHURCH CONFERENCE July 13th SENIOR ADULT SUPPER July 18th A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Roy Skipper Mr. & Mrs. Mike Farmer Mrs. Lynda Paxton Mr. Donald Housend NARFE Chapter 1417 A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Betty Williamson Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Bazemore Mr. & Mrs M. E. Tharpe Ms. Margaret Rentz Mr. Mack Taylor A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Willie Jo Black By Grace SS Class A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Kim Conner Edge By A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Chuck Tharpe Mr. Russell Conner Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Lancaster A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Geraldine Kirkland A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Vernie Finch A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC David Rhodes Sweet Spirit SS Class Mr. & Mrs. Mike Farmer A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Gene Mincey Sweet Spirit SS Class Mr. Russell Conner S.P.L.A.S.H. Singles Mr. & Mrs. Mike Farmer Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Lancaster Ms. Faye Herrington Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Sapp Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Murkerson A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Buck Bell Faith SS Class Mr. & Mrs. M. E. Tharpe Mr. & Mrs. Earl Ray Tripp Ms. Grace Dixon Mr. & Mrs. Michial Farmer Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Goss Ms. Annette Hill Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Lancaster Ms. Dorothy Baker Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Sweeting Mr. & Mrs. Gary Rucker Mr. & Mrs. Larry Myers Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Shelton Mr. & Mrs. Donald Holder Ms. Genelle Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Murkerson Dr. & Mrs. Reuben Roberts Sweet Spirit SS Class Mr. Donald Housend Ms. Judy Shedd

4 Address Service Requested NON PROFIT US POSTAGE PAID Hawkinsville, GA PERMIT NO Broad Street P. O. Box 415 Hawkinsville, GA Our Worship Service, Newsletters and Calendar can be viewed on our website: Church Staff Rev. Jeff Waters Senior Pastor Rev. Eric Woods Associate Pastor of Music & Worship Rev. Kelly Hitchcock Associate Pastor of Youth and Children Hal Partin Administrative Assistant Theresa Moore Custodian Phone: Office Hours Mon-Fri - 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Worship Schedule Sunday Join us on Facebook 9:45 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Morning Worship Service 4:15 PM Worship Choir Practice 5:00 PM Kids Choir 5:00 PM Discipleship Training 6:00 PM Evening Worship Service Tuesday 6:30 AM Men s Prayer Group Wednesday 6:30 PM Mid-week Bible Study & Prayer Service Youth Bible Study The Record - June 2016 Average Attendance Sunday School 134 Nursing Home & Retirement Home SS 27 Total Sunday School 161 Discipleship Training 26 Monthly Budget Need $39, Budget Offering Received $31, Under Budget for the Month ($7,691.55) Under Budget YTD $(19,342.20) Total Faith Commitments Giving $255,053.28

5 JULY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Regular Sunday Schedule 9:45am - Sunday School 11am - Morning Service 4pm - Choir 5pm - Discipleship Training 6pm - Evening Service 6:30pm Visitation Each Tuesday: 6:30 AM: Men s Prayer Meeting Regular Midweek Schedule 6:30pm Midweek services: Adult/Youth :30pm No Visitation Deacons Meeting After Evening Service Evening 5pm Fellowship Hall Church Offices Closed :30pm 13 6:30pm Visitation Parenting Class Church Conference Begins-Old Social Hall 6:30pm S.P.L.A.S.H. Singles Meeting at Gaye Gibbs Home :30pm Visitation Maria Caiza Wedding BSBC 24 YOUTH S.N.A.C. 7pm-12am 6:30pm Senior Adult Supper 25 6:30pm Visitation 26 5:30-7:30pm Youth Pool Party Jay Murkerson s Home :00pm WMU Ladies Bible Study

6 DEACON COUNCIL July 3 Charlie Harper July 10 Shelly Berryhill July 17 Drew Davis July 24 Jerry Murkerson July 31 Larry Garrett Aug 7 Tim Allen BENEDICTION PRAYER July 3 Earl Hilliard July 10 Drew Davis July 17 Ronnie Quick July 24 J. D. Rhodes July 31 Harold Partin Sr Aug 7 Reuben Roberts OPEN BUILDING: Mike Farmer CHILDREN S CHURCH July 3 Rebecca Dunaway July 10 Heather Hitchcock July 17 Lesley Murkerson July 24 Ashley Porter July 31 Cassie Whiggum Aug 7 Rebecca Dunaway SANCTUARY FLOWERS July 3 Mary Black/Dahlia Woodard July 10 Open July 17 Open July 24 Lisa Davis July 31 Open COUNTERS July 3 Drew Davis / Ken Fowler July 10 Travis Bentley / Bill Phillips July 17 Brian Fowler / Rudolph Beck July 24 Ray Conner / Donald Holder July 31 Mike Farmer / Allen Griffin Aug 7 VIDEO Jerry Davis / Keith Warnock AM Service: Shelly Barryhill PM Service: Dee Davis AUDIO July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug 7 Aug 14 (AM) Andrew Whiggum (AM) Jerry Hortman (AM) Ricky Lancaster (AM) Kevin Bragg (AM) Joshua Woods (AM) Andrew Whiggum (AM) Jerry Hortman NURSERY SCHEDULE July 3 AM: Ashley & Jay Porter Vonnie Berryhill Rebecca Dunaway Larry Garrett PM: Lynn Garrett Faye Owings July 10 AM: Julie Fowler Gina Wiley Majie Bentley Grace Waters PM: Patty Woods Heather Hitchcock July 17 AM: Karen Lunsford Ruth Harper Jane Dollie Williams Sherry Meyers PM: Pat & J. D. Rhodes July 24 AM: Elizabeth Hortman Jerry Hortman Annette Hill PM: Deborah & Reuben Roberts July 31 AM: B. J. Pope Dee Dee Goss Cricket Sloan Patsy Dorman PM: TBD

7 July Newsletter Please continue to be in prayer for our students and adults who return from their mission trip on Saturday. Also pray that what the Lord has been accomplishing in them continues to grow in the coming weeks! Lake Day: Coming Soon! Date: TBA BOWLING Tuesday, July 12th Meet at 11:30 at BSBC We ll eat lunch at Taco Bell (bring $$) then head over to bowl for 2 hrs. Cost: $10 per person bowling. Return to BSBC around 3:30 pm. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! Sign-up sheet located in the Youth Our schedule may be a little off at times, but we will be continuing to walk through Romans this summer on Wednesdays! Broad Street Youth Ministry Make sure to keep up with us on Social Media!! Kelly Hitchcock - Associate Pastor of Youth and Children Office: Cell: kelly@bsbchurch.net

8 July Newsletter Children s Church! July 3 - Rebecca Dunaway July 10 - Elizabeth Hortman July 17 - Heather Hitchcock July 24 - Lesley Murkerson July 31 - Ashley Porter Weekly Schedule! Sunday School 9:45 am Kid s Choir 5:00 pm Summer Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 pm It s time to get excited! We are only about 5 weeks away from Awana kicking off for the school year! It s now time to be finalizing all our our leaders, teachers, helpers, and listeners! If you are interested in being a part of a ministry that is vibrant and growing here in our church, then Awana has that covered! Having enough adults involved is CRUCIAL if we are to maintain the high standards we ve set thus far! Please prayerfully consider being a part of our Awana ministry and talk to Kelly for more info! Everyone enjoy your summer off from school, but don t take it off from church!! Come be a part of our puppet ministry! Wednesdays at 6:30 during the summer!

9 SPECIAL THANKS The family of the late Roy Laverne Skipper would like to express our thanks and sincere appreciation to all of our family, friends and community members who have surrounded us with love and kindness during our time of loss. We were deeply touched by the numerous calls, visits, prayers and words of encouragement. We will always treasure your expressions of sympathy during this most difficult time. May God continue to bless, guide, and protect us all. Carolyn, Don, and Dorann Skipper

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11 S.P.L.A.S.H Celebrating our Freedom (Wear your red, white, and blue!) July 12, 6:30 Gaye Gibb s House