Dotson Memorial Baptist Church

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1 Dotson Memorial Baptist Church 814 Dotson Memorial Road Maryville, TN (865) Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Morning 10:30 am Sunday Evening 6:00 pm Wednesday 6:30 pm Dotson Memorial Baptist Church Staff Corner Sunday December 23, 2018

2 Merry Christmas! Just think. On a day just like this one, in what most would call an insignificant place, in very sub standard conditions, a baby was born. Little did the world know that EVERYTHING changed in that instant! God robed Himself in human form. Heaven came to Earth. Jesus was born!!! The first step of a journey that would last for a little over 33 years. This journey would culminate with THIS Jesus dying on an old rugged cross and being placed in a tomb. Oh, but, just like His birth was different, so to was His death. Why? Because 3 days later, Jesus came out of that tomb, alive forevermore!!! He ascended back to Heaven and now saves any who will put their faith in Him to be Lord and Savior of their life. One day, this same Jesus will come again to receive His children to Himself and we shall forever live with this Great Savior!!! And it all started with the birth of a baby in a barn!! Pastor Jim Staff Corner Weekly Need: Weekly Need: $19,175 Last Week: $10,978 Budget to date: $939,575 Given to date: $901,803 Capital Expansion: $399,929 Deacons of the week: Ronnie Phelps Ed Russell MINISTERIAL STAFF Jim Cummings, Senior Pastor Sean Wentley, Pastor of Discipleship, Evangelism & Missions, Bobby Nick, Pastor of Worship & Senior Adults, Matt Dixon, Pastor of Students Hannah Stinnett, Director of Children s and PDO Ministries

3 Upcoming 4 Weeks at a glance 23 rd No PM service Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat 24 th 25 th 26 th 27 th 28 th 29 th Office & Office & CAC No CAC Closed Service Closed Candellig ht Service 5-6pm No Wed Meal 30 th No Sun. School No PM Service 31 st 1 st Office & CAC Closed 2 nd No Wed Meal 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th Bible Study II Rose Room 6:30pm Rose Missions Group 1:00 Rose Room Matt Ministry fellowship hall 1:30-2:30 pm 9 th No Wed Meal 10 th Game Night 6pm 11 th 12 th 13 th 14 th 15 th 16 th 17 th 18 th 19 th

4 Missions Lottie Moon Christmas Offering DMBC s goal is $20,000. Through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, our church is playing a vital role in taking the gospel to every nation. Make sure to check Facebook for more video clips of missions and missionaries supported by your donations to the Lottie Moon Christmas offering. Security: Tonight: No Service Wed. Dec 26 th AWANA Security: No AWANA or Night service Sun. Dec 30 th - Night Security: No Night Service Wed. Jan 2 nd AWANA Security: No AWANA or Night service Tech Corner: We have a new TEXT ALERT set up specifically for upcoming Church events. We encourage you to share this with family and friends that would like to keep up with DMBC events. Text DMBCevents to If you are on Facebook, please be sure to share the Church s outreach ministry events with your friends and family. Nursery: Orange Team Members for Today Brooke Garner, Travis Cotton, Amanda Cotton, Jessica Tindell, Alicia Johnson, Richard Johnson, Kailan Brooks Evening Service: Kailan Brooks Yellow Team Members for Dec 30 th Mendi Smitherman, Angie Rigsby, Micah Sandlin, Holly Sandlin, Tammy Simpson, Kate Barker Our Nursery is in need of more workers. Please contact the church office or Kate Barker for more details.

5 Children: KidZone!412 Sunday Mornings at 10:30am in the gym Wednesday Nights 6:30-7:30pm in the gym Children s Choir SUNDAY nights at 6:00 pm. See Angela McCollum K 6th graders join us in the CAC on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm. Youth: Student choir - Sundays at 5:15 in the choir room! See Allison England for more info. January 25 th - DMBC Youth 2 nd ANNUAL DODGEBALL TOURNEMENT More info to come! DMBC Youth is a ministry for 7 th 12 th graders that meets on Wednesday nights at 6:30 for worship in the Fellowship Hall! Join us in the CAC for open gym after until 8:30 pm. We would love to have you! Bring some friends! Fifty+ January 10 th & 24 th Game Night: Come and join us for some fun & fellowship

6 Announcements: December 23 rd No PM Service December 24 th Candle light service 5:00 pm 6:00 pm December 24 th & 25 th The office & CAC will be closed in observance of Christmas December 26 th No service December 30 th No Sunday School or PM Service December 23 rd & 30 6:00 PM DMBC s own Ronnie Phelps will be performing in concert at Hillcrest Baptist, Charles Murrell, Pastor. January 1 st - The office will be closed in observance of the holiday. January 8 th Rose Missions Meet in Rose Room at 1:00pm January 8 th -Bible Study II Meet in Rose 6:30pm The Mat Ministry There will be no matt ministry meetings until after the New Year. We will pick back up on the 8 th of January. Please remember to pick up your cards from the CHRISTMAS CARD MAIL CENTER IMPORTANT CHURCH SECURITY UPDATE Our security team is working hard to ensure the church s safety. We are happy to share that our church is meeting the security standards as outlined by the Blount County Sheriff s Department. Part of those standards require us to lock the sanctuary doors 10 minutes after the service begins. To accommodate this, we have now installed push bar locks on all our exit doors. Anyone can leave the sanctuary at anytime, but anyone entering after the service starts, will need to enter either at the welcome center doors, or at the northeast corner door. If you have any questions or concerns please speak to any member of our security team. Thank your for your cooperation and God bless you.

7 Johnny Hunt Men s Conference GAME PLAN January 25 th & 26 th East Maryville Baptist Church 1150 Brown School Road, Maryville Tn $20.00 per ticket Sign up sheet at the connection center Ticket includes steak dinner on Friday night and Breakfast on Saturday morning. Friday January 25 th 5:30 PM Doors open / Dinner 6:30 PM Praise & Worship 7:00 PM Session 1 with Pastor Johnny Hunt 8:25 PM Break 8:55 PM Friday Night Break Outs 9:55 PM Dismiss Saturday January 26 th 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM Saturday Morning Breakouts 8:50 AM Break 9:00 AM Praise & Worship 9:30 AM Session 2 with Pastor Johnny Hunt 10:30 AM Break 11:00 AM Sessions 3 with Pastor Johnny Hunt 12:00 PM Invitation / Altar call 12:30 PM Dismiss

8 Year End Giving: As you consider end of year giving, here are two opportunities to maximize your charitable gifts that you make to Dotson Memorial Baptist Church. 1. Distribute your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) to Dotson Memorial Baptist Church and avoid ordinary income taxes. What is a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)? Upon turning 70 ½, retirement account holders are obligated to take annual distributions (withdrawals) from their accounts. These mandatory withdrawals are known as the required minimum distribution (RMD). If you do not take any distributions, or if the distributions are not large enough, you may have to pay a 50% excise tax on the required amount not distributed. Why do I have to take the RMD? When you put money into your retirement plan account on a pre-tax basis, you have not yet paid taxes on it. In addition, you also receive a tax deduction if you save in an IRA. When your account grows, it continues to grow tax-deferred. To ensure that taxes are eventually paid on this money, the IRS has determined that distributions must begin (and income taxes be paid) at age 70 ½ in a specific schedule. What is a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)? Up to $100,000 of your annual RMD from IRAs may be distributed directly to DMBC enabling you to avoid paying income taxes on that amount. This option is known as a qualified charitable distribution (QCD). The QCD applies to traditional, rollover and Roth IRAs. SEP and Simple IRAs also qualify (as long as you are no longer actively receiving employer

9 Reserve Your Spring Getaway Now: A week at the upscale Gatlinburg Town Square Resort, near downtown, with two bedroom, living room, and kitchen condo accommodations sleeping up to six (6), starting on March 29, Here s an interesting opportunity brought to you from our Finance Committee: A number of years ago (over 10), a church member graciously contributed their rights to this Timeshare arrangement. And while it was accepted in good faith by church authorities at the time, the committee no longer considers it consistent with our view of good financial stewardship for the church. Therefore, we have two options available to the family (or families) who would like to explore this opportunity: 1. The family who wishes to purchase the ownership interest would simply work with the committee to assume the financial obligation and privileges going forward. We have contacted a specialty law firm who deals with timeshare transfers and they will affect the transaction for a $400 fee for services and $50 to the timeshare company (Exploria Resorts) for changing their records. The purchaser would then be responsible for all future assessments and have all privileges accorded by the timeshare including the use of the unit for the 13th week of each year. The most recent annual assessment was for $715 and would not be billed again until October, It is also possible for the new owner to arrange timeshare swaps through the national RCI company should that be desired. Additional information on the timeshare unit is available on the Exploria Resorts website (exploriaresorts.com). It should be noted that a normal reservation at the Gatlinburg Town Square Resort for the same type unit and time frame currently costs $1300-$1500 for the week. 2. If we have no one interested in purchasing the timeshare by January 15, then we will help an interested family take advantage of the vacation rental accommodation for the week for the cost of the annual assessment of $715. An additional refundable $150 security deposit is required at registration at the Resort. It should make for an exciting and convenient getaway for the Spring. Maybe even something to consider as a family gift for Christmas Any interested family may contact Ben Manley, a committee member who has agreed to assist with questions, at

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11 Do you ever feel like all you do is run around and around? Does it seem like life has you on an endless track as you circle from responsibility to another? What you need is a mid-week PIT STOP! Why not stop in for a light, encouraging time of fellowship and refreshment! We would love to have you come on Wednesdays from 6:30 7:30pm for a time of refreshing in the lord. We have childcare options available through our, AWANAs and youth worship programs which are scheduled for the same time. We have everything covered for you to come and relax! See you there. ROSE ROOM, Wednesdays 6:30 7:30 Sermon Notes Sermon Title: Passage:

12 Dec 26 th 5:00 6:00 PM / MORE INFO TO COME!