Volume XXXVII, No. 11 The Banner March 12, 2013 Thursday, March 28th 7:00PM
MARCH 17, 2013 11:00am Worship Remember When? Psalm 126 Isaiah 43:16-21 6:00pm Sunday Night Kaffee Phrases from Parke... Lyn Robbins shares some interesting thoughts on a hymn we will plan to sing this coming Sunday. Few songs set forth our theology better than the lyrics from To God Be the Glory by Fanny J. Crosby. God loved the world so much that he gave us His Son who died to pay the price for our failures and to allow us to go to heaven. This is the only perfect way that we can be bought back. God promises even to the worst of us a pardon if we trust Him. His teachings are great. What He has done and is doing is great. We rejoice because of Jesus. And in the end, when we see Him as He is, nothing we now know can compare to what is in store for us. Wow. When you take the rhythm and the rhymes out of it and just read it as a paragraph, it is striking how much of our faith is wrapped up in one song. But then there is a kicker, for I have left out the refrain. The punch line is Praise the Lord, and give Him the glory. Rick Warren says it this way: It is not about you. Henry Blackaby tells us to find out where God is working and join Him there. Paul said that we are saved by grace through faith, not of ourselves. It is easy to reduce our faith to a paragraph and conclude that it is about us, about our sins and our salvation and our glorious eternal life to come. And God, who loves us without condition, always has His eyes on us. God patiently waits for us, for our repentance and our acceptance and our discipleship. But we must strive for more. Just because God will allow us to focus on ourselves does not mean we should. To take the paragraph of our salvation and crescendo to the refrain of His glory is a dramatic and a mature turn. It is the one who knows Christ as Lord as well as Savior who turns the attention back to Him. The newly saved, the child, the carnal Christian says, What a great thing I have found Jesus. The growing disciple sees her own redemption and sees God s people rejoice and says, Give Him the glory, great things He has done! See you Sunday, singing God s song to the glory of God! Parke
F.Y.I.... Deacon of the Month: March Sheila Willis Home (276)628-9224 Cell (276)698-4855 SUNDAY SCHOOL Attendance for Sunday, March 10: 127 Greeters Upstairs entrance Jim Hughes Charles Grogan Downstairs entrance Louise Blevins Peggy Hughes John Blankenship Extended Session Workers March 17 Irene Meade and Charlene Phelps Ushers & Greeters 11:00am Co-Chairs: Larry Payne, Buddy Carrier, Mike Overstreet March Greeters: Chris King Mary Fraysier Ray Duncan Don Salyers Bo Henderson Bill Klose Ushers: J. E. King Worship Technicians: George Strong Jim McCall Norman Klose Van Drivers Sunday Morning & Evening March Ken Bailey 628-9315(H), 356-1497(C) Financial Update March 10, 2013 Budget Funds Weekly Requirement $8,398.91 Received Today $12,689.50 Year-to-date Budget $83,989.10 Year-to-date Receipts $79,978.80 Building Fund To-date $93,801.00 Annie Armstrong/Spring Missions Goal $8,000.00 To-date $2,670.50 FRIDAY March 15 Widow s Group w/dana Duncan SUNDAY March 17 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship 6:00pm Sunday Night Kaffee Baptism Ahead MONDAY March 18 Hearts of Gold 2:00pm Staff meeting TUESDAY March 19 6:30pm Finance Committee 7:00pm Council of Deacons WEDNESDAY March 20 12:05pm Lenten Ecumenical Noontime Service Abingdon United Methodist Church 5:00pm Wednesday Fellowship Supper Menu: brown beans, mixed greens cornbread muffins, assorted desserts Kid s Menu: hotdog, chips 5:30pm Cherubs (Music for 4 & 5 yr-olds) Mission Friends (Missions for 3 yr-olds) Children in Action (Missions grades 1-5) Youth Missions (6th-12th Grade) 6:00pm Worship 6:10pm Music for Threes (Music for 3 yr-olds) Mission Friends (Missions for 4 & 5 yr-olds) Children s Choir (grades 1-5) 7:00pm Sanctuary Choir FRIDAY March 22
Prayer Concerns Hospital: Bristol Regional Medical Center Jerry Peters (Kim Warren s father) Select Specialty Hospital, Bristol, TN Tom Owens (Bonnie McCracken and Annette Price s brother) Recuperating: Mike Beard (grandson of Betty Rose) Beverly Eason Terry Gingrich (Jocelyn Gingrich s father) Janette Orfield Margaret Sorensen (Margaret Dean s mother) Virginia Smith Manuel Townsend Treatments Continuing/Pending: Eddie Blaylock, Maxine Benson, John Berry, Curtis Burkett, Anna Bell Callahan, Sammy Campbell, Carol Clifton, Mac Clifton, Ricky Cox, Mariah Crouse, Imogene Davis, Renee Dixon, Rich Foil, Richard Foil, Terry Gingrich, Denise Gobble, Evelyn Gregory, Mike Hand, Sandy Haney, Marie Harris, Sam Henry, Patricia Hensley, Becky Holbrook, Mary Holbrook, Jim Jones, Morris Jordan, Ruth Keith, Charlene Lattery, Addison Light, Charles Maiden, Jeff & Carol McCray, Sharlene Miller, Jett Moore, Rita Moore, Anna Mowell, Betty Mullins, Bill Munsey, Ruth Noe, Paul Oley, Patti Orr, Ronda Phillips, Ann Roach, Bill Roark, Donna Rogers, Frances Roop, Trish Sills, Helen Nixon Smith, Irby Snead, Doris Southerlin, Rheba Starnnes, Floyd Sutherland, Candy Tignor, Marion Jinkie Tomlinson, Betty Triplett, Diana Willard Homebound of the Week Jeanette Millsap 16267 Millsap Lane Abingdon, VA 24211 (276) 628-3344 Long Term: Joe Alexander, Bob Barlow, Curtis Burkett, Mac Clifton, Roger Clifton, Corine Collins, Duke Davis, Clayton Dickens, Frances Dover, Doris Fleenor, Carolyn Fuqua, Lucille Heath, Jim & Ann Howard, Paul Jones, Esther Kelly, William F. Billy Moore, Mary Pace, David Robinson, Don Salyers, Wesley Smith, Irby Snead, Margaret Sorensen, Bob Taylor, Joyce Wright Independent Living/Retirement/Assisted Care & Rehab Facilities: Vivian Anderson, Lola Hutton, Mazie Cook, Vera Rivera, Virginia Smith, Genevive McCall, Howard Smith, Jean Moore, Lydia Collins, Dancey Flanagan, Evelyn Hilt, Virginia Moore, Ruth Noe, Marion Jenkie Tomlinson Homebound: Mary Dennison, Mary Hunicutt, Dolores Lampson, Mae Ledford, Jeanette Millsap, Rosa Lee Phelps, Jim Repass, Virginia Saunders, Coma Tiller, Jake Turner Sympathy: We extend our Christian love and sympathy to...sandra Walters and family in the death of her mother, Etta Neal, who passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013. Happy Birthday... Monday, March 18 Charles Meade Betty Jo Carrier Tuesday, March 19 Pam Fife Addison Light Friday, March 22 Rose Payne Terry Christian Shalee Hart Sunday, March 24 Amy Dye Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20
Mark Your Calendar... Don t Miss......The Harlem Globetrotters! Monday, March 25 at 7:00PM at Freedom Hall in Johnson City. Group tickets are $21. Cash/check payable to the Church by Wednesday, March 20th so that the order can be placed. Contact the Church office to get your reservation in ASAP (628-8126). Coming Up... The Craft Class is taking a Road Trip to Kingsport, TN on Tuesday, April 16. We will leave the Church parking lot promptly at 10:30a.m. Our first stop will be Zaxby's for lunch, they have several different chicken salads, chicken sandwiches, chicken fingers, etc. After lunch we will visit the Shopping Center next door that houses Michael's, Dollar Tree, Kohl's, Dress Barn, Lifeway Book Store, etc. Then we will go to Ben Franklin Craft Store. We will finish our shopping spree at Hobby Lobby. Then we will head towards home. We will make a detour at Exit 7 for an afternoon treat at Sweet Frog! Even if you are a diabetic you can also enjoy this sweet treat because they have sugar free soft serve and fresh fruits/nuts for toppings. Come join the fun! Lunch, shopping, and Sweet Frog are all on your own. Please call the church office to reserve your spot on the coach (628-8126). It s Time to Renew......your Religious Herald subscription. Because our Church thinks it is important for all our members to be informed, our budget includes a subsidy for your subscription to the Virginia Baptist paper. You pay only $1 for a full year. The Herald is available in two forms. You may choose to receive a hard copy through the U.S. mail or it is available FREE via e-mail. It is also available for viewing at the Religious Herald website. If you would like to continue receiving (or need a new subscription) the Religious Herald, just complete one of the special payment envelopes that are available throughout the church, and drop it in the offering plate or mail it to the Church. Please mark either hard copy or e-mail or both and provide the correct address, per your decision. Gifts... The following have given to the Building fund...ike and Diane Thomas in memory of Boyd Millsap, A. J. Miller, Bob Millsap, Willis Phelps and Chuck Callahan...Marjorie Smith and Harold in memory of Luther Johnson...Don and Opal Salyers in memory of Everette Fuqua. The following have given to the Memorial/Recognition fund...ted and Diann Lester, Jr. in memory of Jacob Roe...Dolores Lampson in memory of Jacob Roe...Sue Rector in memory of Everette Fuqua and in honor of Carolyn Fuqua...Greg and Kati Hatcher, Davenport and Harris in memory of Everette Fuqua...Eula Smith in memory of Everette Fuqua...Floyd and Noelle Sutherland in memory of Everette Fuqua...Eddie Dunn in memory of Granny Woolwine and George Kite. The following have given to the Annie Armstrong Easter offering...tony and Renee Roberts in memory of Everette Fuqua...Peggy Johnson in memory of Everette Fuqua...Sue Rector in honor of Margaret Roe...Don and Opal Salyers in honor of Morris and Billie Jordan.
MARCH S FOOD OF THE MONTH IS: CANNED FISH (TUNA OR SALMON) Ministers Entire Congregation Pastor spollard@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 23 Dr. Steven Pollard Minister of Music and Worship pdeans@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 24 Rev. Parke Deans Director of Ministries to Children nfarrar@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 30 Rev. Nicole Farrar Church Organist Mr. Edward Eller Church Pianist Mrs. Rose Payne Church Secretary sbuchanan@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 32 Mrs. Susan Buchanan A church with a world mission and a world program in association with the Lebanon Baptist Association, Baptist General Association of Virginia, Southern Baptist Convention, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and Baptist World Alliance. Church office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Phone: 276/628-8126 PRAYER LINE: extension 42, FAX: 276/628-5743 WEB Site: WWW.ABINGDONBAPTIST.ORG