Our Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Goal for 2011 was $1250. As of today (12/19/11) we have collected $1298!
PTL!
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LMCO Goal Exceeded!
Posted by Rick on December 19, 2011
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Lottie Moon Offering Update
Posted by Rick on December 13, 2011
Our church goal for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is $1250.
We have collected $1041 so far!
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2010 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Goal Announced
Posted by Rick on November 4, 2010
The International Mission Board has announced that the 2010 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Goal is $175 million! Our church goal is $1000.00.
The 2010 theme is “Are We There Yet?“
The following is taken directly from the IMB website:
Are we there yet?
When it comes to reaching a lost world for Christ, some may wonder how far we’ve come and how much farther to go.
Today, we can identify the people groups that remain untouched by the Gospel. For the first time, it is conceivable that all people groups can be reached in the coming years with a Gospel presence. According to IMB’s 2009 statistical data* there were 506,019 baptisms, 204,192 churches. Church membership overseas was at 10.7 million, and there were 24,650 new churches.
Yes, there is still a long way to go, but progress is being made every day.
Now is the time to also take a fresh look at the challenges ahead and be ready to finish the task. With 45,560 churches in the Southern Baptist Convention, there is much work to be done.
Here’s a global snapshot of the work ahead of us:
* 4,743 people groups are not engaged at all with the Gospel
* 6,426 unreached people groups (those with less than 2 percent of people who profess to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ)
* 1.7 billion with little or no access to the Gospel
* 1.5 billion Muslims – 22 percent of the world’s population
* 950 million Hindus in the world
* Christian witness among China cities less than 1 percent
* 3 percent evangelical believers among Ethiopia’s 82 million people
* 355 million in South America do not know Christ
* Less than 1 percent Christian among more than 270 million living in the Central Asia region
* 650,000 Lezghi in the Causcasus Mountains fear evil spirits
* 97 percent of all Palestinians are Muslim
* 89 percent of North African and Middle Eastern people groups are unreached
* 311 people groups in India have no known evangelical believers
* Only 1,600 believers among 1.6 million Muong of Northern Vietnam
A little overwhelming isn’t it?
he task is doable, but it will take all of us – our churches, our missionaries, our national partners, our Great Commission partners.
Are we there yet? Not quite. But we’re on our way.
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Roof Fund Established
Posted by Rick on August 16, 2010
ISBC announces the establishment of a New Roof Fund. Our insurance company will pay all but about $1500.00 of a new roof for our education wing. Our general fund is insufficient to bear the burden of this expense and we are asking ISBC Family and friends of ISBC to consider making a contribution to this fund.
If you are interested, please make your check payable to:
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church 611 N. Gertrude Ave Wagoner, OK 74467
Please mark your check “Roof Fund”.
All contributions are tax deductible.
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2010 Annie Armstrong Offering Goal Announced
Posted by Rick on March 4, 2010
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church announces its 2009 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering goal as $500.00. The offering will be collected during the months of March & April. It is used for Southern Baptist mission efforts in North America.
The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering begins with a week of prayer for North American Missions, March 7-14. “Every penny given to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering goes directly to support the ministries of missionaries proclaiming the Gospel in the US, Canada, and US Territories.
The National Goal is $70 million. The Oklahoma State Goal is $2 million, and our church goal is $500.00. Won’t you pray about what you will contribute to this worthy mission cause?
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Haiti Relief Love Offering
Posted by Rick on January 20, 2010
We will be taking a special offering this Sunday to assist Southern Baptist Disaster Relief in Haiti. There will be a special “Love Offering” envelope in the Sunday bulletin.
Please give generously as the Lord directs.
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Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts
Posted by Rick on January 14, 2010
Dear ISBC Family,
As you know a devastating earthquake hit the island nation of Haiti. Efforts are currently underway by the Baptist Disaster Relief to supply assistance and needed supplies to the local populace. I have been asked by Dr. Anthony Jordan, the Executive Director of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma to provide church members information in order to make a donation to this effort. You can mail your checks directly to them at:
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief – Haiti Earthquake Relief
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
3800 N. May Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
You can also donate online at https://www.bgco.org/donate/
For your convenience, I have compiled a list of trustworthy charities that will honorably use your donation for God’s glory. You can access that list by clicking this link: http://www.rickboyne.com/2010/01/haiti-earthquake-relief-options.html
Be on your guard for scam artists who may contact you via email saying they are a victim of the earthquake or that they have family there, or they are with a charity. Only give money to those whom you know and trust.
Blessings on you as you share God’s merciful bounty,
Rick Boyne
Pastor
SDG
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Bits & Bytes
Posted by Rick on January 5, 2010
Here are some “sound bites” from Sunday morning’s message, “A Matter of Trust” based on Mark 12:41-44:
- Tithing is an Old Testament concept
- Tithing is not commanded in the New Testament
- Tithing is a concept under the law
- The New Testament model of giving is based on grace
- The concept of tithing is abused and mis-guided in the church today
- 10% is a good place to start, but Jesus demands everything
- If you can’t trust God with your finances, how can you trust Him with to save your soul?
- If God isn’t Lord over your money, He probably isn’t Lord over your heart either.
You can listen to the message here or by clicking on the audio player below:
You can also listen to the message brought by Bro Charles Cameron in the evening service “Ready to Preach” based on Romans 1:15-17 here or by clicking on the audio player below:
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2009 Lottie Moon Goal Announced
Posted by Rick on December 2, 2009
The 2009 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Goal has been announced by the International Mission Board. The 2009 goal is $175,000,000.00.
100% of this offering goes to support missions efforts overseas. It makes up approximately 40% of the annual IMB operating budget.
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church’s 2009 Lottie Moon Offering Goal is $1500.00. We will collect the offering through the month of December and send it to the International Mission Board.
Pray about the amount you give; it is extremely important to our mission efforts.
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Missions Giving During Econcomic Crisis
Posted by Rick on October 1, 2009
During the Great Depression, George Beverly Shea was offered a career in popular music. But an inner voice whispered a greater purpose. The answer came in a poem Shea later set to music, I’d Rather Have Jesus. As we face one of the most difficult economic challenges since the Depression, this hymn reminds us that choosing Christ “rather … than silver or gold” is the most reliable investment advice we will ever find. As markets fluctuate, Christ is a solid rock.
Another line sings of favoring “His dear cause” over worldliness. Just as Shea has stayed faithful to glorify God in song around the globe, Southern Baptists have long been faithful to give time and money to help accomplish the worldwide missionary task.
Economic uncertainty affects your families and your church. It also affects every missionary family on the field. Their work cannot go forward without your continued sacrificial giving.
May God bless you in your ever-faithful obedience to our Great Commission task.
Jerry Rankin, president
International Mission Board
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