The MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH www.theolivechurch.org 1533 HWY 52W, Crossett, AR 71635 PH 870.36.057 FAX 870.30.2979 ehodge@theolivechurch.org Volume 22, Number 5 dtohlen@theolivechurch.org rhodge@csd.k12.ar.us MAY 2012 ssasser@theolivechurch.org mobc@theolivechurch.org in Morning Worship Parents please let the church office know by Wednesday, May 9 if you would like to be a part of this. We need your baby s full name and spelling. Meet in the Sanctuary at 9 AM.
From the Pastor "His hand stuck to the sword." (2 Samuel 23:10, NKJV) I've always felt that one problem for many new Christians is that they believe once they've come to Christ, their days of trouble, struggle, temptation, and failure are over. Only problem with that is I can't find that teaching in scripture regardless of what Joel Osteen preaches to his thirty thousand member congregation. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not asking for trouble. I'm just saying that not only do we need God in Jesus Christ for salvation, but we need Him to get through each and every day of life. Think about this if life was perfect after we came to saving grace in Jesus Christ, then why would we need Him? What would we need Him for? Eleazar, one of David's "three mighty men," was the kind of man who wouldn't quit. When the Philistines attacked, we read, "Then the men of Israel retreated, but he stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The Lord brought a great victory that day. (NIV). What a picture! His hand stuck (or froze) to the sword. Sounds like a man that did need God's help. It was God that brought the victory, by the way. But God brought the victory through a faithful servant who refused to give up! So stick with it and God will give you victory. When you and I give in to discouragement and quit, what more can He do for us? Truett Cathy is not only a committed Christian, he's one of the world's most successful businessmen. He started "Chick-fil-A" with one small diner and it grew to more than 150 restaurants, making it the second largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain in America. As of September 2010, in Forbes Magazine's listing of billionaires, Cathy was number 380 in the United States with a net worth of 1.3 billion dollars. And this was achieved while remaining closed on Sundays, which is one of the busiest sales days of the week. In his autobiography he tells of being so tongue-tied he could hardly put two words together. Three weeks after he opened his first store it burned to the ground. When he finally got his second store, his brothers, who were his partners, were all killed in a plane crash. People advised him to quit. But instead he decided to trust God and keep trying. As a result his business employs thousands and feeds millions every day. Truett Cathy took his setbacks and turned them into stepping stones. So we also must stick with it, not give up, let our 'hand freeze to the sword,' and keep trusting God. He'll bring the victory. That much I know from His promises. God loves each of you and so do I! We'll see you at church this Sunday. In HIM, During May, we are collecting 110 tubes of toothpaste for Operation Christmas Child. We also need more soap & washcloths. Please place your items in the box in the front foyer or give money donations and we will purchase the items for you. Thanks! Dalen Patrick born April 19, 2012 to Brian & Jennifer Oglesby proud grandparents are David & Gayle Tohlen Sunday, May 6, 6 PM Crossett City Auditorium PM Services & Activities Dismissed
HEY YOU th! Congrats go to our 7 high school graduates and college graduates. Sunday morning, (May 6 th ) is SENIOR GRADUATION RECOGNITION DAY. Please meet me in the office at 9 am Sunday morning. Let s wear your robe too. We will have our Graduating Senior trip to Monroe, May 2 th. Thanks church family for giving $839 during the SWEET TOOTH AUCTION fellowship last month. Yes, since they did so well, the youth will get an opportunity to dunk Bro-D in a DUNKING BOOTH on Wednesday night, May 2 nd. Come and enjoy the fun! By the way, if you have a dirty car, on SATURDAY, May 12 th (10:00am 2:30pm) we will have a car wash @ ANDY s! This will help our youth going to camp! Our OVERTIME fellowship this month will be Sunday night, 7pm May 20 th (FINALS WEEK U ready!?) See you there!! Attention church family! We have several things happening this month with our ASHLEY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION! Saturday, May 5 th, DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING 8am- pm, here at MOBC. Sunday, May 6 th, we have our CHURCH GOSPEL HOMECOMING, 6pm @ the City Auditorium! Saturday, May 19 th, we will have our OLD TIME CAMP MEETING 10am 2pm. It will be in our RECREATIONAL field behind the Associational Office. Great preaching, wonderful food & fellowship will be there, and also great music too! See you there! To our SENIOR ADULTS HOMEBOUND VISITATION will be May 7 th, starting at 9am. If you can t make this time slot, let s get a name of one of our homebound folk in your hands and go visit them at your leisure! They love to get visits from the church family! Our Monthly meeting is set for Monday, May 1 th @ 10:30am. This month we ll be going to LOGAN S Restaurant, in West Monroe, LA.! YOUNG@HEART CHOIR was a blessing at the 5 th Sunday singing! We will see you @ practice on May 22 nd @ 2pm. In Christian love, Ashley Association Saturday, May 19 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Mt. Olive Field 15 Minute Sermons Bring Lawn Chairs Lunch Provided- Hotdogs, Chips, Drinks Gospel Singing Between Preachers Inflatable Jumps for the Kids! GRADUATE RECOGNITION - SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 Graduating from High School: Rachel Cooper, Mallory McDaniels, Jaimey Rae Rhodes, Sadie Sasser, Brooks Jones, Kolby Stewart, Johnathan Wilcox Graduating from College: Chance Cooper, John Jeffers, Nora Smith, David White Contact the church if you know of any omissions or corrections that need our attention. Graduates meet in the church office at 9 AM
Our entire Children s Ministry Team which includes Sunday School Teachers, Discipleship Training Teachers, Wednesday Night Leaders, GAs, RAs, Mission Friends, Preschool Choir Leaders and Kid s Worship Leaders have the (heart) and the passion to bring kids closer to Jesus! We have the #1 Goal: To make Jesus real to kids and help them grow. I am so excited about our newest sisters and brothers in Christ: Cole Moss, Brooklynn Bailey, Mykayla Bell, Brody Smith, Ashlynn Ebarb, Lainey Tippen, Sam Rial. It s the best decision they will ever make. In June we will have our New Christian Class- Now, I Am A Christian for our STARs who have been saved. Our team wants to equip children to grow in their relationship with Jesus. Every activity, lesson, song, mission story, & game leads to that one goal. Sunday, May 6, 3:30 PM-VBS Worker Mtg, 5 PM-CentriKid Parent Mtg Friday, May 18, 6 PM- F.R.O.G.s Slumber Party at Gina Dodd s! Sunday, May 20, 12-2 PM, TADPOLES (Preschool)- Party at the Park! Saturday, May 26, CHICKEN Plate Sale @ Wiggin s Cabin- For Centri-Kid- Leg quarters, potato salad, beans, bread, brownie. $6 a plate. June 18-19, SIX FLAGS TRIP- $23.00 per ticket. Deadline is June 3. Soda Cans Needed- Bring empty soda cans by the church and proceeds from their sale will be used to help the Children s Ministry. For more info please talk to Gina Dodd. Thank you! VBS T-Shirts are for sale. Please turn payment in with your order to Tammy Parrott, Melissa Bell, Heather Rial, or the church office. Online ordering is available at our website. T-shirts are $10, XXL and up are $12. For His Kids- beginning Mother's Day, May through Father's Day, June Helping women and children through the ministry of Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center pick up a baby bottle from church and use it to collect money & as a prayer reminder to our May Stars! Andrew Swan - 5/7 Sydney McCone - 5/16 Bodie Parrott - 5/18 Zach Cooper - 5/27 Located beside the Parlor, MOBC Library hours of operation are :00-6:00 PM on Sundays & 6:00-8:00 PM on Wednesdays.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 5 8 AM to 3 PM Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief Training at MOBC 6 Graduate Recognition 3:30 PM VBS Teachers Meeting 5 PM Centri-Kid Parents Meeting 6 PM Gospel Homecoming No PM Services Mother s Day Baby Dedication 2 PM Baccalaureate at MOBC 20 12-2 PM Tadpoles-Party @ the Park PM Deacons 7 PM Youth Overtime 27 7 9 AM Young at Heart Homebound Ministry 1 10:30 AM Young at Heart Monthly Meeting at Logan s Monroe 21 22 2 PM Young at Heart Choir Practice and Desserts 8 9 15 16 23 28 29 30 10 11 12 10 AM- 2:30 PM Youth Car Wash @ Andy s 7 PM HHS Graduation 2 5:30 PM Grad Trip to Monroe 31 18 6 PM FROGS Slumber Party @ Gina Dodd s 7 PM CHS Graduation 19 10 AM 2 PM Associational Open Air Camp Meeting 25 26 Chicken Plate Sale for Centri- Kid @ Wiggins Cabin YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO CELEBRATE WITH US THE Pastoral Ministry of Dr. Bill Brown Bro. Bill s ministry began June 10, 1951 and his Pastoral Ministry will culminate on June 10, 2012 We look forward to celebrating this momentous occasion with you! June 10, 2012, 10:00 AM First Baptist Church Morrilton 200 East Church Street, Morrilton, AR Lunch and fellowship will follow the morning service. Dr. Brown was Pastor at Mt. Olive 1961-1962 CROSSETT HIGH SCHOOL BACCALAUREATE 2012 SUNDAY, MAY 2:00 PM MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CROSSETT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012 7:00 PM HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION THURSDAY, MAY, 2012 7:00 PM
Mt. Olive Baptist Church 1533 Hwy 52 W Crossett, AR 71635 THE MESSENGER - PRINTED MONTHLY Return Service Requested NEW MEMBERS By Baptism Sam Rial Lainey Tippen By Letter Tanya Tippen By Statement Justin Tippen SYMPATHY The staff and church family of Mt. Olive Baptist Church expresses sincere and heart felt sympathy to the following: Richard Bates Family - Cookie McCone s cousin Bernice Bays Family - Rusty McCone s cousin H.J. Casey Family - Bro. Eric s great-uncle Dora Kellum Family - David Kinard s mother Carmen Orr Family - Bonnie Jones sister-in-law CHURCH STAFF ERIC S. HODGE, Pastor DAVID TOHLEN, Assoc Pastor, Students SCOTT SASSER, Min. Music / Worship REGINA HODGE, Min. Children / Preschool LEAH HENDRIX, Church Secretary VICKI SHIRLEY, Financial /Asst. Secretary MELISSA JONES, Building Supervisor THANK YOU Thank you notes have been received from the following and are on the bulletin board: SUNDAY SCHOOL General Officers Preschoolers Children Youth Adults New Members Visitors Bonnie & Felton Jones Rose Kinard VOLUNTEERS Sunday, May 6 Trudy Barnett Tonya Cooper Casey Wilson Heather Rial Joan Chain, Tonya Cooper Sunday, May Helen Stagg Anita Wilcox Melissa Bell M. Edney Tonya Cooper, Jacci Brockwell Sunday, May 20 Joan Chain Paige Grissom Jessie Farmer M. Gardner Jacci Brockwell, Tammy Parrott Sunday, May 27 Allison Jones Cindy Hamilton Jackie Morgan Tina Maxwell Tammy Parrott, Carolyn Jeffers May Deacon Visitation Scotti Ward, Kenneth Johns VITAL SIGNS/ APRIL 1 3 18 8 20 106 12 3 30 100 22 8 15 22 29 76 15 16 18 85 11 16 21 87 TOTAL WORSHIP TOTAL DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 207 238 50 189 299 161 17 3 STEWARDSHIP Receipts on /1 Receipts on /8 Receipts on /15 Receipts on /22 Receipts on /29 19 197 8,83.8 8,03.29 5,631.6 7,702.19 8,567.33