KONA BAPTIST CHURCH A Church With A Message TERM: 2018 / Issue 4 / Date: April APRIL 2018 NEWSLETTER Easter Start Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe. John 20:27 One detail in the Easter story is intriguing. Why did Jesus keep the scars from His crucifixion? Presumably He could have had any resurrected body He wanted, and yet He chose one identifiable mainly by scars that could be seen and touched. Why? The story of Easter would be incomplete without those scars on the hands, feet, and the side of Jesus. Human beings dream of pearly straight teeth and wrinkle-free skin and ideal body shapes. We dream of an unnatural state: the perfect body. But for Jesus, being confined in a skeleton and human skin was the unnatural state. The scars are a permanent reminder of His days of confinement and suffering on our planet. From the perspective of heaven, those scars represent the most horrible event that has ever happened in the history of the universe. Even that event, though, turned into a memory. Because of Easter, we can hope that the tears we shed, the struggles we endure, the emotional pain, the heartache over lost friends and loved ones all these will become memories, like Jesus scars. Scars never completely go away, but neither do they hurt any longer. Someday we will have re-created bodies and a re-created heaven and earth (Revelations 21:4). We will have a new start, an Easter start. Christ s resurrection is the guarantee of our own. KONA BAPTIST CHURCH MISSION Kona Baptist Church is a Bible teaching, Bible preaching Church. We are a Southern Baptist congregation, ministering to the spiritual needs of the Kailua-Kona, Captain Cook, Kealakekua and surrounding areas of the Big Island of Hawaii. We seek to glorify God by reaching out to people with the love of Christ and the Good News, ministering to the needs of the Church, providing opportunities for people to grow in Christ, encouraging and prompting interdependent relationships with one another, glorifying God s presence together.
Let s celebrate Easter! Join us on Sunday, April 1st after the for Easter Lunch. It s a potluck so please sign up to bring your favorite dish! A sign up sheet is available in the ante-foyer Quarterly Business Meeting The Quarterly Business Meeting will take place on April 8th following the. Men s Breakfast Saturday, April 7th @ 8:00am on the Church lanai. Join the men for a delicious meal and fellowship! Sign up in the antefoyer. Hualalali Elderly - Food Distribution Event Saturday, April 21st 10:30am - 1:30pm in the Phase 2 Community Center Volunteers and Food donations are needed! Contact: Auntie Jan (808) 329-7897 ancientlomi@aol.com Save the date! Join us for Vacation Bible School June 4th-8th for an exciting adventure diving deeper into God s Word! UPCOMING EVENTS - APRIL 2018 MARCH EVENTS The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering was collected during the month of March. Thank you to all who contributed to this special offering. Total Collected: $1,797.00 Church Goal: $3,000.00
MARCH EVENTS (cont.) POTLUCK BREAKFAST & PARSONAGE WORK DAY - MARCH 3rd Mahalo nui loa to everyone who attended the breakfast and work day! So many much needed tasks were completed at the Parsonage and it is now move-in ready! For the body is not one member, but many. 1 Corinthians 12:14
UPDATES NURSERY DUTY The new schedule for the second quarter is available now. Thank you to all who have volunteered! April Schedule 4/01: Daisy Smart & Emanuela DeFarias 4/08: Linda Allen & Tally Morphis 4/15: Jennifer Ahier-Garcia & Eloisa DeFarias 4/22: Hannah Gross & Sami Presiados The kids are having fun playing Duck Duck Goose in the nursery during the! 4/29: Pam & Enjolique Hughes Aloha, and a HUGE mahalo nui loa for Saturday's Soup Kitchen n Pantry. Brrrrrrr, cold and wet. April 21st will be our next Soup Kitchen. Menu: Spiral Baked Ham (NT has) Needed: Side Dishes: Pick one or make one of your special ones. *If you would like to make a side dish, please let me know by signing up at the church or by email at ancientlomi@aol.com* Potato Casserole, scalloped, au'graten, etc. Green Bean Casserole Potato Salad Mac n Cheese Casserole Green Salad Fruits Reminder: no need desserts or breads, we use the Safeway Account inventory. Although later in the month, we shall still celebrate Easter with our special lunch. Mahalo all. Auntie Jan PRAISE TEAM The Praise Team is looking for a pianist and singers to fill in when there is a need. Please contact Lynn Howery or Kenny Tagavilla if you would like to help out. Thank you! Please continue to pray for the Pastor Search Committee, the Admin Committee and the Deacons as we get closer to selecting a Pastor to serve. Pray for direction, discernment and wisdom.
WHO IS THIS? Blessed is the king who come in the name of the Lord! Luke 19:38 FOOD FOR THOUGHT Imagine standing shoulder to shoulder with onlookers by a dirt road. The woman behind you is on her tiptoes, trying to see who is coming. In the distance, you glimpse a man riding a donkey. As He approaches, people toss their coats onto the road. Suddenly, you hear a tree crack behind you. A man is cutting down palm branches, and people are spreading them out ahead of the donkey. Jesus followers zealously honored Him as He entered Jerusalem a few days before His crucifixion. The multitude rejoiced and praised God for all the miracles they had seen (Luke 19:37). Jesus devotees surrounding Him, calling out, Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! (v.38). Their enthusiastic honor affected the people of Jerusalem. When Jesus finally arrived, the whole city was stirred and asked, Who is this? (Matthew 21:10). Today, people are still curious about Jesus. Although we can t pave His way with palm branches or shout praises to Him in person, we can still honor Him. We can discuss His remarkable works, assist people in need, patiently bear insults, and love each other deeply. Then we must be ready to answer the onlookers who ask, Who is Jesus? We honor God s name when we live like His children. A LITTLE HUMOR
VERSE OF THE MONTH - APRIL Jesus said I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die John 11:25-26, ESV SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Sunday Mornings @ 9AM Bible Studies for Life - 3 years to Kinder (Room 101) The Gospel Project: Grades 1-3 taught by Sanda De Farias (Room 207) Grades 4-6 taught by Cheri Mandaquit (Room 102) Youth Bible Study taught by Youth Leaders Kai and Abbey Carvalho (Room 103) #1: Life Lessons facilitated by Sotero Agoot (Room 201) #2: What the Bible Says About Giving facilitated by Ed Heistermann (Room 204) WHAT S HAPPENING WEEKLY SUNDAY 9:00am: am: 6:00pm: WEDNESDAY 6:00pm: Mission Friends 7:00pm: Praise Team Practice 78-7156 Puuloa Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30am-1:30pm; Wednesday 10:00am-1:00pm Office: 322-3355 Fax: 322-6709 Email: konababptist3355@gmail.com Website: konabaptist.org Prayer Requests: kbcprayerline@hawaii.rr.com
APRIL 2018 CALENDAR Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 & Easter Lunch 2 3 4 5 6 7 8AM Men s Breakfast No Service 8 & Quarterly Business Meeting 6PM 9 10 11 Mission Friends 7PM Praise Team Practice 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mission Friends 7PM Praise Team Practice 19 20 21 10:30-1:30pm Hualalai Elderly (Aunties Angels Soup Kitchen) 22 29 23 24 25 Mission Friends 30 7PM Praise Team Practice 26 27 28