Sunday, September 9, 2018 Arlington Baptist Church www.abcsbc.com 1500 Bethlehem Road Rocky Mount, NC 27803 252-937-PRAY The mission of Arlington Baptist Church is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and nurture believers.
Morning Hour of Worship September 9, 2018 11:00 am Opening Hymn 26 Blessed Be Your Name Invocation & Welcome Time of Fellowship Hymn 5 Hymn 6 Voices of Praise Hymn How Great Is Our God How Great Thou Art Mighty to Save What A Beautiful Name It Is Message Invitation Hymn 529 Offertory Prayer Offertory Benediction Revival 2018 Rev. Dale Elwell Change My Heart, O God Mike Flora Verse of the Week: Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Weekly Church Activity Calendar Sunday, September 9th 9:00 am Musicians/ Sound Practice 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Morning Worship Service Children s Church (Ages 3 to 1st grade) 6:00 pm Children s Bible Study (Ages 2 to 5 th grade) 6:00 pm Youth Bible Study (6 th -12 th grade) 7:00 pm Revival Monday, September 10th 7:00 pm Revival Tuesday, September 11th 7:00 pm Revival Wednesday, September 12th 10:00 am Prayer Time 7:00 pm Revival 7:30 pm Choir Practice Friday, September 14th Office Closed Sunday, September 16th 9:00 am Musicians/ Sound Practice 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Morning Worship Service Children s Church (Ages 3 to 1st grade) 6:00 pm Children s Bible Study (Ages 2 to 5 th grade) 6:00 pm Youth Bible Study (6 th -12 th grade) 6:00 pm Evening Service E-Giving We now have E-giving on our website. Go to our website at www.abcsbc.com to register. This is located on the homepage under links. This will give you the option to give while away and allow instant access to a record of all your giving. This service is done through Lifeway and is very secure. Several in the church are already using this and like it very much. ~~~ Visit your Church Library MEDIA LIBRARY SCHEDULE Sunday 10:30-10:55 am Attendance Report September 2, 2018 Sunday School 104 Morning Worship 133
Lay Ministers In Service for the Month of September Deacons on Call for the Month: Mike Flora NURSERY September 9 Elaine Henry, Scott & Sean Henry September 16 Tracy & Hannah Lee September 23 Deborah & Kaylan Privette September 30 Karen Blount, Mildred Brown & Denise Price CHILDREN S CHURCH September 9 Sara Watson September 16 Debbie & Bob Bobbitt September 23 Debbie & Bob Bobbitt September 30 Debbie & Bob Bobbitt GREETERS September 9 Bobby Griffin, John Denton, Evelyn Lee, Ann Griffin September 16 Dianne Raper, Ann Griffin, Chuck & Beth Yoak, Melissa Hartsell September 23 Jenny Parker, Denny Parker, Dianne Raper, PJ Lynch September 30 Dianne Raper, Dianne Shreve, Robin Brown, PJ Lynch VAN DRIVERS September 9 Mike Flora-908-0437/ Sept.12 Denny Parker & PJ Lynch- 813-9332 September 16 Richard Privette-904-6359/ Sept.19 Denny Parker -813-9332 September 23 Mike Flora 908-0437/ Sept. 26 Richard Privette 904-6359 September 30 Denny Parker & PJ Lynch 813-9332 SOUND TECHNICIANS Bert AV September 9 Carol Griffin September 16 Karen Silveri September 23 Carol Griffin September 30 Karen Silveri LIBRARY WORKERS Doris Burton & Linda Clark Director of Church Music Christopher Haley Chris@abcsbc.com Church Staff Senior Pastor Rev. Mike Stamper 336-317-5491 pastormike@abcsbc.com Pianist Mrs. Joan Pate Pastor s Secretary Church Secretary Mrs. Edna Proctor Mrs. Lisa Bevill Edna@abcsbc.com Lisa@abcsbc.com Deacon Chairman Mike Flora Email: mwflora@embarqmail.com CELL# 252-908-0437 / HOME# 252-443-0151 / OFFICE# 252-442-4166
Arlington News and Events Revival Church family we will be having a Revival beginning at 7:00pm on Sept. 9th thru Sept. 12th. The Rev. Dale Elwell will be our guest speaker for these services. We will be taking up a love offering each night. Nursery will be provided. Please be in prayer for this upcoming Revival. We also will be having a covered dish meal after the morning worship today. Everyone is invited. Tuesday Prayer Group The Tuesday prayer group will meet on Wednesday of next week instead of Tuesday. Next week only. Toy Store Ministry Opportunity Are you looking to serve somewhere in the church but you're not sure where you could be used? If you love spreading Christmas cheer, we are looking for you! We are looking for someone who has a heart for the Toy Store to lead and maintain it throughout the year. Please pray about whether the Lord is leading you to serve in this area and see Pastor Mike if you are interested. Senior Adult Trip Thursday, September 20th we will be going to the Superior Fruit Cake Factory in Bear Creek NC. We will leave the church at 10:00am. You will need to bring money for lunch. There is a sign-up sheet on the Senior Adult bulletin board. September W.O.M. Notes State Missions Praying and Giving Our state is our Mission field Nash Co. W.M.U. Sept. 11th at 10:00am Dortches Baptist Church Speaker Food Fellowship September 15th at 9:00am Walk for Life, Englewood Park All Ladies: Craft Day on September 20th at 9:30am Reminder: Samaritans Purse shoe box items 2018-2019 Theme: Unshakable Pursuit To know God more and show HIS love unconditionally
Arlington News and Events Operation Christmas Child It's month 5 of our 6 month collection schedule for Operation Christmas Child! This year, we are collecting individual items at the church and joining together for a packing party to assemble our boxes. Our church wide goal will be to pack 120 shoeboxes. The item to collect for September is: Flashlights and Shipping Money We would like to collect a mini flashlight (please include batteries, if they don't come with any) in each box. Additionally, we need to collect shipping fees for each box. The cost to ship a shoebox is $9 and collecting and paying shipping before our packing party allows us to pre-print shipping labels. You may place checks or cash (in an envelope) in the offering plate as long as they are designated as Operation Christmas Child. Please see Stacie Stamper if you have any questions. Widow s Group The widow's group will meet next on October 6th (a Saturday) at Battle Park at 10:00 a.m. It will be a guided tour including a history of the area. Lunch will follow. WALK FOR LIFE 2 Mile Walk Saturday, September 15, 2018Englewood Park 300 Old Mill Road8:00am Registration 9:00am Walk Please See Elaine to sign up to walk, make a donation, or questions! Walk and Stretch Group Church family we have a Walk & Stretch group on Tuesday mornings at 10:00am here at the church. Everyone is welcome! Come out and enjoy a great time of fellowship. For more information please see Carol Griffin
Introduction of our Guest Revival Speaker Rev. Dale Elwell is an evangelist and Pastor at Greenbrier Baptist Church in WV. He has a genuine love for Jesus Christ and a sincere desire to strengthen local churches. Mr. Elwell is committed to rightly dividing the word of God through study and solid expository preaching. He specializes in sharing real life illustrations that help bridge the message of scripture into the current culture so that listeners are tuned in from start to finish, expecting to hear God speak to them personally. Dale has also served as youth minister, interim pastor, interim youth minister, adjunct professor (Intro. to Counseling & intro. to Youth Ministry), and Spiritual Life Director at a facility for teens in state s custody. Dale holds a Masters of Divinity w/biblical counseling degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. However, he considers his greatest credentials to be God s anointing, and the support of his family. Dale has been married to wife, Brantlee Elwell, for 26 years. Together, they have 4 children: Caleb 22, Drew 20, Hannah 18, and Hope 6 years old. Children s Ministry Sunday Morning Worship: Nursery Babies to age 3 (during church services) Children s Church (age 3 1 st grade) Sunday School: Nursery Babies to age 2 Preschool class Age 3 to Kindergarten available 1st 3rd grade 4th-5th grade Youth 6th-12th grade Sunday Nights KidzLife Bible Study and Discipleship time (ages 2 to 5th grade) Wednesday Nights Children In Action / Mission Friends (ages 3 5 th grade) ABC Student Ministry Sunday Night Bible Study and Fellowship time Wednesday Night Youth on Mission
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