Josh Hunt MAKE YOUR GROUPS GROW. SUNDAY, MARCH 12 TIME: 4:00 5:30, 6:00 7:30 Memorial Baptist Church

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1 27212 Hedge Road Albemarle, NC Phone: Fax: Hal Bilbo, D.Min., Lead Missionary Rick Miller, Missionary Bounyong Vongsa, Lao Missionary Libby Hartsell, Administrative Assistant Dr. Darrell Nance, Moderator Organized 1885 Josh Hunt MAKE YOUR GROUPS GROW SUNDAY, MARCH 12 TIME: 4:00 5:30, 6:00 7:30 Memorial Baptist Church

2 Make Every Effort to serve The #13 world-ranked tennis player, Nick Kyrgios, was recently banned for eight weeks by the ATP World Tour after his bad behavior at the Shanghai Masters, where he failed to give his best effort during his match. The ATP urged him to consult a psychologist in order to reduce his penalty. What if there were penalties in the Christian life for giving less than our best effort? There are! For Christians, the penalty is a loss of rewards. For unbelievers, our lack of making every effort provides fewer opportunities to experience the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Even God is penalized, for in giving less than our best robs Him of the worship He would otherwise receive. Jesus urges us, Make every effort to enter through the narrow door because I tell you, many will try to enter and won t be able (Luke 13:42). Salvation is not simply agreement with a set of beliefs; it is a life commitment to Jesus as our Master. So, whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord (Col. 3:23-24). Peter challenges us to make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, 6 knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection and brotherly affection with love (2 Ptr.1:5-7). Make every effort in God s process to grow by letting God work in your life. That same chapter goes on exhorting us to make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things, you will never stumble (v. 10). While we do not have to prove our commitment to the world, Jesus taught us to let our light shine before them in a way that they would see our good works and give God glory. Lord, help us to make every effort to give You, our Master, our very best without reserve every day. Amen. N. C. BAPTIST MEN presents a MISSIONS RALLY (Region 6) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6-6:00 p.m. HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH 8900 Concord HWY MONROE, NC Highlighting a variety of opportunities NC Baptists have to be involved in missions across our state, in our nation, and around the world. Featured will be worship, testimony, mission video, and a prayer time for missions. A meal is provided for the NC Mission Rallies at no charge, but reservations are necessary to ensure an accurate meal count. The cut off date for reserving a meal for each Celebration is one week prior to the event. For more info., please call x 5599.

3 ALBEMARLE, FIRST holding a Hearts on Mission Gala & Silent Auction for Peru Mission Trip Feb 11. Tickets are available through the church office (704) ASCENSION is training volunteers and youth groups to work with their special needs ministry on Sunday afternoons: worship at 3:00 and activities 4:00-6:00. BARBEE S GROVE hosted a Poor Man s supper to raise money for the Renovation of the Coble-Teeter House through the Oakboro Historical Foundation. LOCUST, FIRST At the Well Women s Conference Feb. 4, 9:00-noon. A time of fellowship and worship with drama, comedy and a light continental breakfast. For more information, contact Alisha Ritchie aj.richie@att.net (704) or Dianne Efird at (704) MEMORIAL welcomes Sean Griffin as Minister of Students and Family. Church news in March news deadline by February 20. ATTENTION CHURCH LIBRARIANS NCCLM Conference Saturday, April 29 Watkins Chapel Baptist Church Zebulon NC If you can attend the conference please contact Judy Furr at furrjudy@gmail.com If you cannot attend the April conference but are interested in training, please respond also. SEARCHING FOR A PASTOR Anderson Grove, Rev. Kent Little, Supply Badin Bethel, Rev. Larry Beaver, Interim First Baptist, Oakboro, Rev. Dwight Mabry, Supply Philadelphia, Rev. Glenn Johnson, Interim Red Cross, Rev. John Green, Interim Richfield 01-Sandra Hensley, wife of pastor at South Stanly 04-Lowell Brown, pastor of Bethlehem 04-Fran Hudson, wife of pastor at Aquadale 05-Trena Cogley, pastor of minister of music at Highland 09-Daisy Greene 11-Becky Morton, wife of minister of music and youth at North Alb. 12-Linda Carlisle, wife of pastor at Poplin Grove 13-Debbie Willoughby, wife of pastor at Cottonville 17-Rhonda Ross, wife of pastor at First Baptist, Locust 22-Nathan Fox, Retired Minister 27-Patricia Gilmer, wife of pastor at Freedom

4 Hope everyone has had a very good start to Thankfully, as I am writing this, the weather has warmed up but I know winter is not over just yet. The snow was beautiful but glad it is gone. February is the month of love with Valentine s Day, February 14. What better way to show our love than remembering the Kennedy Home in Kinston; the children and employees, in prayer and continued support after Hurricane Matthew s devastation in October. Contact BCH's Brenda Gray at or if you can volunteer to help please contact Sam Barefoot at April is rapidly approaching,so the time is here to begin getting ready for the April 2017 Food Roundup. With more children coming to the Baptist Children's Home, there is even a greater need this year than ever to support the Food Roundup. I will be sending more information in next month s newsletter. The needs and resource list will be coming soon so you can check at for that information. Please keep this project in prayer and start planning now to make this the best year ever for the roundup. Thank you for your continued support of North Carolina Baptist Children s Homes. WOMEN S MISSIONS The local agency/organization we will collect for in May will be the Community Inn. We will collect Kleenex (boxed and individual packets) and body wash/soap, and men s and women s socks. They have such a turnover, these are just some of the items they need. We will collect in May and turn in to the associational office no later than Thursday, June 8. Remember Mission Extravaganza the date this year is March 24th and 25th at First Baptist Church in Greensboro. SUPPORT UPCOMING COMMUNITY MINISTRY BENEFITS February 3 6:00-10:00am Care Cafe Pancake Breakfast First Baptist Church Fellowship Building May 5 12:00 Live Again Ministries 7th Annual Golf Tournament Red Bridge Golf Club MEN S CONFERENCE with JOHNNY HUNT MARCH 24-25,2017 Prospect Baptist 502 Prospect Church Rd.

5 MISSION PROJECTS TO TACKLE HOPE FOR APPALACHIA BOXES OF HOPE Help poor children in SE Kentucky, and Western Virginia. HOW? Organize a box drive at your church Sort and check boxes Deliver boxes and the Gospel to the children has the promise of being our largest year yet for Hope Boxes. By God s blessing, we anticipate over 17,750 boxes this year reaching students in 47 schools across southeast Kentucky and Wise County, Virginia. We recognize that this is going to be a huge undertaking, but we also know that God would not have opened this door for us without a plan already in place as to how He would accomplish this task. Join us on this journey by your church making Hope Boxes or by being part of a team this year. We will be deploying teams across 8 counties March 21-April 1. If you have any questions about making a box, please contact our deployment coordinator, Tanya Walls, at hope.tw11@yahoo.com or by calling her at (336) For items needed for boxes, check Drop off your boxes March 6-9 at the associational office or West Stanly Baptist Church. UWHARRIE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL OCTOBER 14, 2017 Amanda Boone. coordinator for the Uwharrie Mountain Festival is working to revamp the festival and would like to offer a free kids area complete with snow cones, popcorn, cotton candy, bounce houses and face painting. There is a catch. For the kids to be able to enter the kids zone they must go thru Child Evangelism Fellowship tent. While there, they will get the wordless story on the gospel. For us to make this happen I need local churches to sponsor one event in the kids zone. I would love to be able to team up with a few people and offer them some amazing adventures that the Uwharrie Mountains offer. Contact Amanda at Appalachian Christmas Outreach Training Myrtle Beach Mission Project Request Flyer With Photos & More Info Dr.Tom Sees,Pastor, Rising Sun Community Church, Myrtle Beach (843) RisingSunCommunityChurch@hotmail.com > Shelby Mission Camp 2/18 from 1-3 > Red Springs Mission Camp 2/ At these trainings, representatives will receive materials to share with your area churches. We will discuss how to collect the Christmas backpacks as well as how churches can partner with an Appalachian ministry for a Christmas outreach.

6 DISCIPLE-MAKING CONFERENCE February 27, :45 a.m. 3:45 p.m. Center Grove Baptist Church Clemmons, NC March 7, 2017 Calvary West Campus Advance, NC a one-day event for your entire church staff focused on leading change in the local church. The conference features Dr. Thom Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, and nearly two dozen ministry leaders from around the country. REVITALIZE 2017 APRIL 8TH CROSSPOINTE BAPTIST CHURCH, Concord a one-day training and equipping conference for pastors and church leaders. The conference with a focus on renewing churches and changing lives will include 2 sessions (4 Keynote Speakers) and 6 relevant breakouts with a time for dialogue with the speakers. JOSH HUNT NC TOUR GROW YOUR CHURCH through SUNDAY SCHOOL & SMALL GROUPS SUN., MARCH 12 MEMORIAL BAPTIST 873 Pee Dee Avenue Norwood NC Time: 4:00 5:30 & 6:00 7:30 $10/person or $50/Church - Check payable to Stanly Baptist Association MONDAY, MARCH 13 FREEDOM BAPTIST 987 US HWY 1 N Rockingham, NC Time: 6:30 9:15 p.m. $10/person or $50/Church Check payable to PeeDee Baptist Assoc. TUESDAY, MARCH 14 LAKEVIEW BAPTIST

7 Church Contributions Report CHURCH December 2016 total Albemarle First Anderson Grove Antioch Aquadale Ascension Badin Barbee's Grove Berea Bethel Bethlehem Big Lick Calvary Canton Centerview Clearwater Community Cottonville Dunn's Grove Fairview Fellowship First Hmong Freedom--Locust Grace Harmony Highland , Hillside Immanuel Kendall Kinza Memorial Lakeview Lao New Hope Locust, First Memorial Mineral Springs CHURCH December 2016 total Mission Mission -- Stanfield Mountain View Mt. Calvary New London, First North Albemarle Norwood, First Oakboro, First Oak Grove Paul's Crossing Philadelphia Pleasant Grove Plyler Poplin's Grove 2, Porter Propel Prospect , Red Cross Richfield Silver Road Silver Springs South Albemarle South Stanly Stanfield, First Uwharrie Comm Union Grove Vine Life Vortex Church Welcome West Albemarle , West Oakboro West Stanly Total Church Contr. 12, ,592.00

8 2/14 Wordpress Church Website Training (BSC, Cary) 2/27 Disciple-Making Conference Center Grove Baptist Church, Clemmons 3/7 Leading Change w/ Thom Ranier Calvary West Campus Advance 3/10-11 Statewide Prayer Conference Osborne Baptist Church,Eden 3/12, 13 or 14 Josh Hunt Grow your Group 3/25 VBS Clinic 9-noon Big Lick Baptist Church Can your church become a TURNAROUND CHURCH? Your Church Strengthening Team will assist your church to reverse decline or break stagnation. Call for more information! February 5-12 Baptist Retirement Homes Offering for Older Adults March 6 9 Boxes of Hope for Appalachia April Annie Armstrong Missions Offering Children s Home Food Round-up May Associational Emphasis Month