January 2013 - bvillebaptist

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Ja n u a ry 2 0 1 3
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Pastor’s column
Happy New Year Church Family!
Many of you
have shared with
me that you wish
to read the Bible
through in 2013.
I can’t think of a
better New Year
resolution. Even
if you have read
through the
Bible before, do
so again but with
a
d e e p e r
purpose. Allow
me to suggest –
look for Christ in
each book both
Old Testament
a n d
N e w
Testament. No
Ed Sandefur
better guide to
follow than the song by Aaron Jeoffrey, He Is.
In Genesis, He’s the breath of life. In Exodus, He is
the Passover Lamb. In Leviticus, He’s our high
priest. In Numbers, the fire by night. Deuteronomy,
He’s Israel’s Guide. Joshua, He’s salvation’s
choice. Judges, He’s Israel’s Guard. In Ruth, the
kinsmen’s redeemer. 1st and 2nd Samuel, our
trusted prophet. In Kings and Chronicles He is
Sovereign. In Ezra, He’s the true and faithful
scribe. In Nehemiah, the re-builder of broken walls
and lives. In Esther, He’s Mordecai’s courage. In
Job, the timeless redeemer. In Psalms He is our
morning song. In Proverbs, He is our wisdom.
Ecclesiastes, He’s the time and season. In Song of
Solomon, He is the lover’s dream. In Isaiah He is
Prince of Peace. In Jeremiah, the weeping prophet.
Lamentations, the cry for Israel. Ezekiel, the call
from sin. Daniel, the stranger in the fire. Hosea, the
forever faithful. Joel, the spirit’s power. Amos, the
strong-arms that carry. Obadiah, the Lord our
Savior. Jonah, the great missionary. Micah, the
promise of peace. Nahum, our strength and shield.
In Habakkuk and Zephaniah, He’s brings revival. In
Haggai He restores that which was lost. In
Zachariah, He’s our fountain. Malachi, He’s the son
of righteousness rising with healing in His wings.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, He is God and
Messiah. In the spirit filled book of Acts, He is the
reigning fire from Heaven. In Romans, He is the
grace of God. In Corinthians, the power of love.
Galatians, freedom from the curse of sin. Ephesians,
our glorious treasure. Philippians, the servant’s
heart. Colossians, He’s God and the trinity.
Thessalonians, our calling King. In Timothy, Titus
and Philemon, He’s our mediator and our faithful
pastor. In Hebrews, the everlasting courage. In
James, the one who heals the sick. In 1st and 2nd
Peter, our faithful shepherd. In John and Jude, He’s
the lover coming for His bride. In Revelation He is
King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Prince of Peace,
son of Man, Lamb of God, The Great I am, Alpha
and Omega, God and Savior He is Jesus Christ the
Lord he is everything that we need.
May God Bless!
Brother Ed
Answer the call by praying for
spiritual awakening
for your family,
your friends,
your nation
and your world.
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Associational news
Pinecrest Baptist Church in Cordele is hosting the
Ugandan Thunder Children’s Choir in concert
January 22 at 7:00 p.m. This is a Houston Baptist
Association event. A love offering will be taken,
which will benefit orphanages in Africa.
Ugandan Thunder hails from the Royal School and
Orphanage of Mityana, Uganda and consists of
children ages 8-11. The concert will include
Ugandan drum songs, track songs as well as songs
in English, including songs familiar to Americans.
The children will sing and dance and worship. It is
not just a performance; it is a worship service.
The purpose of this special worship service is for
the churches of Houston Baptist Association to
come together and ask God to stir our hearts to win
lost people to Christ.
Terry Chupp, who will be
preaching, teaches how to be
wise in God’s eyes through soul
winning. His ministry, Team
Jesus Ministries, is a nonprofit
ministry designed to use
recreational activities for
evangelism.
Visit
www.teamjesusministries.org for more information
about Terry and TJM.
Worship leader for this event,
Erica Branch, has been a full time
music evangelist since 1993. She
and her husband Paula and three
children live in Vidalia where
they attend First Baptist Church.
Visit www.ericabranch.com for
more information about Erica.
Soul Winning Seminar, February 2
A highlight of this associational youth rally will be
Mary Mann sharing her testimony about how God
freed her from a life of addiction. Bobby Bishop
will bring the Bible message.
The following Saturday after Fan The Flame, Terry
will lead a soul winning seminar from 9:00
a.m.–11:30 a.m. at the Houston Baptist Center.
This free seminar will help you to better lead others
to Christ.
For more news and information about our
association, visit www.houstonbaptist.org.
SUNDAY
M ONDAY
TUESDAY
1
W EDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
3
4
5
9
10
11
12
Make Your Will
Month
6
7
8
N ational
Pharm acists D ay
13
14
15
16
17
18
6:30pm
Seasoned Saints
Saliba Hall
8:00am
Brotherhood
Breakfast,
Saliba Hall
6:30pm GEMS,
Place TBA
20
21
22
Sanctity of Hum an
Life Sunday
10:00am Women
on Mission (Going
out to eat after
meeting)
7:00pm U gandan
Thunder Concert,
Pinecrest C hurch,
C ordele
27
28
29
23
24
N ational Pie D ay
30
19
25
26
6:00pm Assn’l
Youth R ally,
W enona C hurch
31
6:00pm
Conference
7:00pm Fan The
Flame Event,
C ordele First C hurch
Weekly Schedule
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-7
1-9
1-12
Bubba Hunter
Jim m y Barlow
Steven Lam berth
Connie Raper
Rebecca W orley
Noah W oodard
Dianne Thom pson
Ryan Godfrey
John Holt
Bailee Thom pson
Peggy W oodruff
Nicholas Jam es
Joe Kent
Angie Roberts
Martha Noles
1-14
1-15
1-17
1-19
1-25
1-26
1-27
1-28
1-30
Elaine Phelps
Brian Thom pson
Andy Dorsett
Paula Sm ith
Taylor Cavanah
John-John Averill
Tres Bodrey
Mary Lam berth
Chris Chappell
Keith Evans
Janice Haym ons
Angie Peavy
Janet W illis
Christy Dunm on
Jenn Averill
1-30
2-1
2-2
2-4
2-5
W ill W ilkes
Hilda Brackett
Judy Brock
Brent W est
Michael Huckaby
Misty Chappell
Adam Everidge
Bun Fountain
Bryan Hunter
Richard Thom as, Jr.
Pam Crutchfield
Ricky Stephenson
Please pray for these folks
on their birthday.
SUNDAY
Sunday School. . . . . . . 10AM
W orship. . . . . . . . . . . . 11AM
W orship. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6PM
W EDNESDAY
Prayer and Bible study. . 7PM
Nursery for all services.
Children’s Church for
Sunday 11AM W orship .
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Schedule of Volunteers for January
Please remember it is up to you to arrange coverage if you are unable to serve on your scheduled day.
Date
Flowers
Nursery AM
Nursery PM
Jan. 6
Open
Tori/Vicki Lamberth
Jenn Averill
Jan. 13
Open
Paula/Mark Smith
Patricia Kent
Jan. 20
Open
Katrina West
Jan. 27
Open
Terri Gregory
Patricia Kent
Brenda Lockerman
Suzy Grantham
Suzy Grantham
December Sunday School Stats
Senior Adults
FBIC
CIA
VOC
Young Adults
Older Youth (ages 14-17)
Double Y (ages 11-13)
Older Children (ages 8-10)
Younger Children (ages 6-7)
Older Preschoolers
Younger Preschoolers
Nursery
General Officers
TOTAL
7
15
6
5
1
5
2
3
2
0
4
1
2
51
November disbursements
General expenses
Maintenance (includes new h/ac unit)
John Joles Family
Kyle West Family
World Hunger
Houston Baptist Association
Cooperative Program
TOTAL
Deacon of
the Week
Jimmy
Lockerman
Arthur
Roney
Frank
Thompson
Terri Gregory
Floyd
Vicki Lamberth Tucker
Ushers
Clinton Brannen
Ronnie Hatcher
Jarod Averill
John-John Averill
Frank Thompson
Matt Youngblood
Daniel Thompson
George Massey
Georgia Baptist Convention events
Men, find your place of service
This year’s South Region Men’s Conference on
January 26 at First Baptist Church of Ty Ty is
designed to help men find their place of service in
the kingdom. The conference begins at 9:00 a.m.
and cost is $10 which includes refreshments and
lunch. To register online or for more information,
visit www.gabaptist.org.
Disaster Relief training in February
Disaster Relieft is a ministry-based
approach to impacting people for the
Kingdom of God. The motto Serving
Christ in Crisis has two implications:
$6,882.00
150.00
300.00
50.00
7,382.00
(1) We serve Christ to those persons who are victims
of disaster. (2) When we minister to persons in
need, we are serving Christ (Matthew 25:40) The
goal of Disaster Relief is to provide some measure of
normalcy for the victims of a disaster event and
focueses on five areas of ministry: chaplaincy, child
care, clean-up and recovery, communications and
feeding.
6,591.43
7,627.90
50.00
375.00
100.00
518.58
1,348.31
$16,611.22
Everyone who wants to be involved in this ministry
must undergo Phase 1 training which includes an
introduction to the ministry as well as hands-on
training in one of the five ministry areas. The First
Baptist Church in Cairo will host this training on
February 9 from 9am to 4pm. Cost is $40 if received
by February 1; $50 thereafter. The church is located
at 505 North Broad Street. Visit www.gabaptist.org
for a registration form and schedule.
Financial $ummary
November receipts
General offerings
Special–West Family
Special–Mailbox Club
Special–John Joles Family
TOTAL
Children’s
Church
Terri Gregory
Tricia Kent
Terry Horn
Clara Sandefur
Tricia/Joe Kent
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Pictured above are (left to right) Jimmy Lockerman, Brenda Lockerman, Clara Sandefur, Pastor Ed Sandefur,
Daniel Treadway, Heather Rehn and Paulo Rehn. Heather and Paulo are two of our international missionaries,
and Daniel is their friend from Kansas. During the December 23rd evening worship time, they shared about
their work on the mission field as well as how they ended up where they are, which was quite interesting.
Heather is from Georgia and actually has ancestors from Dooly County. Paulo is from Brazil.
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Byromville Baptist Church
713 Patterson Street ` POB 126
Byromville, GA 31007
www.byromvillebaptistchurch.com
478-433-2505
Pastor: Ed Sandefur
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