366 Holly Springs Church Road Franklin, NC

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1 366 Holly Springs Church Road Franklin, NC Contact Information GOD S PLAN OF SALVATION GOD loves YOU For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. -John 3:16 You are a sinner. For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. -Romans 3: Holly Springs Church Road Franklin, NC Phone: Fax: Church Web page: http// pastordonnie@hollyspringsbaptist.org pastorpete@hollyspringsbaptist.org secretary@hollyspringsbaptist.org Sunday morning live on FM at 10:45 AM Please join us every Sunday for... Connect Groups Morning Worship 9:30 AM 10:45 AM The Holy Spirit convicts YOU of sin. And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin...because they believe not on me. -John 16:8-9 Your response is to repent of sin. For I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. -Matthew 9:13 WEDNESDAY Dinner - 5:30 PM TeamKid 6:30 PM IGNITE - 5 th 12 th Grade-- 6:30 PM WEDNESDAY WORSHIP 6:30 PM Trust in Christ as Savior. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:9, 10, 13 Choir Practice Adult Every Thursday LADIES PRAYER GROUP AT HSBC 7:35 PM 9:30 AM Every Friday MEN S PRAYER GROUP (Sunset Restaurant) 7:30 AM Grow in Christ by following through with baptism and uniting with a church. You will find new Christian friends and grow in your new life in Christ.

2 *A little boy walked down the beach, and as he did, he spied a matronly woman sitting under a beach umbrella on the sand. He walked up to her and asked, "Are you a Christian?" "Yes." "Do you read your Bible every day?" She nodded her head, "Yes." "Do you pray often?" the boy asked next, and again she answered, "Yes." With that he asked his final question. "Will you hold my quarter while I go swimming?" *A father was reading Bible stories to his young son. He read, "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to salt." His son asked, "What happened to the flea?" *Six-year-old Angie and her four-year-old brother Joel were sitting together in church. Joel giggled, sang, and talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had enough. "You're not supposed to talk out loud in church." "Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked. Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, "See those two men standing by the door? They're hushers." *A three-year-old put his shoes on by himself. His mother noticed the left was on the right foot. She said, "Son, your shoes are on the wrong feet." He looked up at her with a raised brow and said, "Don't kid me, Mom. I KNOW they're my feet." *A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the back porch and bring her the broom. The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mama, I don't want to go out there. It's dark." The mother smiled reassuringly at her son. "You don't have to be afraid of the dark," she explained. "Jesus is out there. He'll look after you and protect you." The little boy looked at his mother real hard and asked, "Are you sure he's out there?" "Yes, I 'm sure. He is everywhere, and he is always ready to help you when you need him," she said. The little boy thought about that for a minute and then went to the back door and cracked it a little. Peering out into the darkness, he called, "Jesus? If you're out there, would you please hand me the broom? We hope these little funnies entertained you for a while!! Let s all remember to smile at each other, love on each other and pray for each other every chance we get!! All of your HSBC staff wishes everyone a Happy, Blessed and Healthy Year in 2019!! *When a mother saw a thunderstorm forming in mid-afternoon, she worried about her sevenyear-old daughter who would be walking the three blocks from school to home. Deciding to meet her, the mother saw her daughter walking nonchalantly along, stopping to smile whenever lightning flashed. Seeing her mother, the little girl ran to her, explaining happily, "All the way home, God's been taking my picture!"

3 Ignite Students and Families, On Wednesday Nights, January 9th - February 6th, we will be diving into the series Mine, a series about growing your faith. Have you ever wondered how to grow your faith? Well, the good news is, there isn t just one way! And you don t have to figure it out on your own - Jesus gave us all an example of what it looks like to grow our faith in God. In this series, we ll take a look at a few things Jesus taught us that can help us grow a faith of our own. Jan. 9: Strong faith is about doing, not just knowing. Jan. 16: If you want a faith of your own, you can t build it alone. Jan. 23: There s a direct connection between growing and serving. Jan. 30: In tough times, God works in you so that He can work through you. Feb. 6: Dealing with doubt is part of growing your faith. See you at 6:00 PM on Wednesday Nights! P2 Important Dates - JAN/FEB 2 - No Wednesday Night Activities (Christmas Break) 6 - Youth Breakfast in Youth Room / No Sunday Night Activities (Christmas Break) 9 - Wednesday Nights RESUME 13 - Karaoke Night 20 - Jail Break 27 - Spaghetti Lunch Fundraiser (No Sunday Night Activities) 30 - Winter Jam ($25 Payment); Camp Anderson ($50 Deposit); Summer Mission Trip ($50 Deposit) Due 3 - Super Bowl LII Party 10 - Nerf War 15 - SAM Friend Dinner SERVE 17 - Let s Hang Out 24 - Chili Cook-off Fundraiser (No Sunday Night Activities) 27 - Winter Jam ($25 Payment); Camp Anderson ($50 Deposit); Summer Mission Trip ($50 Deposit) Due

4 Here are five ways to renew your heart: New Year, New Heart By Carey Nieuwhof How s your heart? The heart is pretty vital. It s what we live out of really; it s the wellspring of life. Our hearts help us feel the highs and lows, navigate wonder and mystery, keep our imaginations stimulated and our dreams alive. It is the place where hope and faith live. While I don t know about you, I have found that the longer I live, the more intentional I have to be at keeping my heart open and fully alive. I think that s true for a lot of parents. When you re in your twenties, your marriage is fresh, being a parent is cool...sort of, except for the sleepless nights. But you hit the wall of real life somewhere in your thirties or forties and a natural casualty is your heart. For almost all of us, as time goes on something happens to your heart. It gets hard. You grow cynical. It stops beating the way it used to. Too many disappointments. Too many people let you down. Too many hopes dashed. Too much fear that maybe your family isn t turning out the way you once dreamed. The signs of a hardened heart start subtly but eventually become hard to miss: You don t really celebrate and you don t really cry. You stop genuinely caring. 1. Push past your feelings. Sure, there are seasons where what s supposed to be meaningful feels mechanical. Do it anyway. Go to work. Kiss your spouse. Hang out with your kids. Read your Bible. Pray (even if you feel you re talking to the ceiling). Just because you don t feel like it s real doesn t mean it isn t real. Eventually, your emotions will catch up to your obedience. 2. Get some rest. Fatigue and overwork can numb your heart. Sometimes I find my heart grows hard because I m not resting. Get eight hours sleep for a week. Take a day off and do something you love like going on a hike, exploring a city or reading a great book. Even God took a Sabbath. If you don t take the Sabbath, the Sabbath will take you. 3. Don t over-personalize your failures and successes. My kids remind me all the time that I can take things too personally. They re right. If your life is going well, it might not be because you re so awesome. And if things are sputtering, it might not be because you re so incompetent. Take the long view. 4. Decide to trust, again. This one is huge. Because most of us are once-bitten, twice-shy, it s so important to consciously reengage your heart and trust people again. Someone may have hurt you, but not everyone will. Yes, you will be vulnerable, but trust again. God did. And still does. Jesus arms were wide open when he died, despite the pain of the wounds and the scars. 5. Fight isolation. Community is the problem for most of us (it s hard to get hurt all by yourself). But community is also the solution. You will want to be alone. Don t. Solitude is used by God. Isolation is used by the enemy. Talk to God. And talk to a friend. Find a mentor. Process privately while leading publicly. And yes, sometimes go see a counselor. My very first trip to a counselor over ten years ago happened because I realized my heart had gone hard. We were coming out of a very difficult time as a church and it really impacted my marriage. The counselor s help was providential. Time with a counselor is one of the reasons my heart still beats and can still leap and soar today. What used to be meaningful is now mechanical. Everything that used to be fun is now an obligation. So those are some ideas that can help you care for your own heart. Passion is hard to come by. For anything. Including your marriage. You no longer believe the best about people. Even when you meet someone, you re thinking about what s going to go wrong, not what s going to go right. So how do you get your heart beating again? Believe it or not, you can get your heart back in It will beat again. I don t know which method for renewal resonated most with you, but I do know this: your heart can become new again. And one day, you ll look back on this season when your kids were young and be so thankful you did what you needed to do to get your heart healthy again. It s not just an investment in them it s an investment in you. What s helped your heart find new life in a tough season?

5 TEACHERS HELPERS 1/2 - No Wednesday Night Activities (Christmas Break) 1/6 - Youth Breakfast in Youth Room / No Sunday Night Activities (Christmas Break) 1.6 Ashleigh Brannon Kim Hammaker Brenda Hackett Laura Clark 1.13 Sherri Houston Jana Smith Nancy Seagle 1.20 Lori Green Joy Mason Pete Rodewald 1.27 Amber Brooks Maggie Corbin Pete Rodewald 1/9 - Wednesday Nights RESUME 1/13 IGNITE - Karaoke Night Deacon s 1/20 IGNITE - Jail Break 1/27 - Spaghetti Lunch Fundraiser (No Sunday Night Activities) 1/30 IGNITE - Winter Jam ($25 Payment); Camp Anderson ($50 Deposit); Summer Mission Trip ($50 Deposit) Due VOLUNTEERS 1.6 Dana Wood, Elizabeth Truax & Joy Mason 1.13 Amber Brooks, Jodie Rodewald & Kelli Hubbs 1.20 Kim & Kaycee Corbin & Ryan Green 1.27 Peggy Kirkland, Kristi Raby & Dayna Corbin WEDNESDAY NIGHT MENU 1.9 Turkey Pot Pie & Mixed Veggies, Fruit Salad, Tossed Salad, Rolls & Dessert 1.16 Hamburger Steak & Mushroom Gravy, Creamed Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad and Rolls 1.23 Baked Ham, Mac & Cheese, Green Peas, Salad, Rolls & Dessert 1.30 White Soup Beans, Steamed Cabbage, Stewed Potatoes, Cornbread, Salad & Dessert

6 1.5 Bill & Barbara Jorgensen 1.7 Kevin & Beth Corbin Andrew & Kristi Raby 1.17 Joe & Betty Gunter 1.23 Woody & Jan Lee 1.27 Donnie & Nancy Seagle 1.1 Malcolm Babione Susan Kearse 1.3 Dwayne Cabe Adelyn Chastain 1.5 Roy P. Crisp 1.6 Doreen Newton 1.8 David McNair 1.9 Carol Corbin Kerri Harper Sherri Houston 1.13 Lee Cloer Anita Miller Rose Mutz 1.15 Duane Mansell 1.17 Dan Price 1.19 Scott Nelson Matthew Sheffield 1.20 Gretna Wilson 1.22 Stephanie Bowman Adrian Poore 1.23 Mann Davis 1.25 Tyler Cloer 1.30 Jeff Graham Bob Walker

7 Schedule may vary due to holidays but normal hours are every Monday, 10 1 PM. Stop by the information center and pick up a list of food items needed. Second Mile Ministry was able to provide Christmas baskets to many families on December 19th. Our community is blessed through the generous giving of our HSBC family. THANK YOU!!! The volunteers of Second Mile December 2018 HSBC GENERAL FUND YEAR-TO-DATE Budget Required $528,828 Budget Received $454,118 Monthly Budget Required $44,069 Budget Received $43,480 Debt Balance $579,300