Category: Outreach

• Missions Quote of the Week

  “There are grave difficulties on every hand, and more are looming ahead – Therefore, we must go forward.” – William Carey

  

  June 11, 2008

  England, India, Missions, William Carey

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• Revival Wrap-up

  What a great time!  Bro Bob Shoemake provided us encouraging, challenging messages each night and Sunday morning.  Bro Martin Whipple led us into worship.  We laughed.  We cried.  We felt God move among us.

  To sum up in one sentence what Bro Bob preached about the whole week would be something like “Revival is to bring God’s people back to ‘normal’”.  Bro Bob challenged us to not be casual, cultural Christians, but to be sold-out followers of Jesus Christ!  He encouraged us to get our of our comfort zone and into the world, for that’s where the lost people are.

  As we continually spoke about, revival isn’t just an event on the calendar; it is a fresh working of God in the lives of the church.  We are to keep our own revival going.  It can last much longer than just the days listed on the calendar.  It can change our families, our community, our state, and yes, even our nation!

  May God richly bless you as you continue to seek Him!

  

   

  PS:  I just added several photos from the revival to our photo album.  You can click here to see them.

  April 25, 2008

  Baptist, Christians, Revival

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• Sunday’s Coming!

  Well, let’s face it; it’s Saturday.  Sunday is almost here.  Do to a very busy week, I have not been timely in posting about Sunday’s messages.  Please join us tomorrow as we look at the “Last Second Salvation” and how to “Practice Grace”. 

  Be sure to distribute the Easter Service invitations this weekend.  It started snowing on me and my family while we were passing them out in our neighborhood yesterday afternoon.  I finished my personal pile this afternoon.

  Be praying for this outreach endeavor.  Be praying for our church.  Be praying for our community!

  Bro Rick

  March 8, 2008

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• Sunday’s Coming!

  Join us in church this Sunday when we will examine Jesus’ conversation with some pharisees and scribes in Matthew 15:1-9 as He told them that their actions didn’t match their words.  He acused them of only giving “Lip Service” to God.  Do we do that?  Do we talk a big talk, but don’t really walk our own talk?  Let’s put our actions where our mouth is.

  Sunday evening, we’ll enjoy a free Bluegrass Gospel concert by Jeanine Loubier and Vicky White.  Invite your friends!  The fun starts at 6 pm.

  Bro Rick

  February 28, 2008

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• Mission Quote of the Week

  “There must be a transition from seating to sending. The impact of kingdom growth is more important as a measure. Missional churches give themselves away rather than serve their own needs.” – Ed Stetzer

  

  February 28, 2008

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• Bluegrass Concert

   Jeanine Loubier and Vicky White will provide a free Bluegrass mini-concert on March 2 at 6 pm.  We will start out with a regular evening service, then they will take over and bless us with some great music.

  

  They performed a preview for us at our Thursday potluck lunch a few weeks back.  Invite your friends and we’ll all have a wonderful time!

  

  February 27, 2008

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• Sunday’s Coming!

  Join us for this last Sunday in February as we contrast “The Deeds of the Flesh” based on Galatians 5:16-21 in the morning service and “The Fruit of the Spirit” based on Galatians 5:22-25 in the evening service.

  I am also going to present a plan for inviting folks to church on Easter Sunday.  It is a simple, non-threatening way to invite your entire neighborhood to church.  Come and see how you can be a part of this easy-to-do outreach to help us fulfill the Great Commission!

  February 21, 2008

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• Sunday’s Coming!

  Sunday February 17 we will have the special privilege to have Jose and Juliet Fernandez minister to us!  Jose is a graduate of the Philippine Baptist Seminary and is a church planter, evangelist and missionary.  Juliet is an accomplished vocalist and has been awarded the National Champion of Music Soloists (Philippines) in 1974.  She will provide us with a couple of songs in the morning service and a mini-concert in the evening service.  Bro Jose will preach in the morning service and will share with us God’s work in the Philippines in the evening service. 

  We’ll be taking a love offering for the Fernandez’s.  Invite your friends!

  February 14, 2008

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• Bits and Bytes

  Here are some “sound bites” from this mornings sermon:

  • Don’t be so busy with the “things” of Christmas that you miss Jesus.
  • The temple was the center of religious life in Jerusalem, but the leaders missed the birth of the Messiah only 5 miles away.
  • The temple leaders were to busy serving God to meet God.
  • Simeon and Anna waited on God’s promises; they knew He would fulfill them.
  • Simeon and Anna were busy in the temple doing the things of God, but they didn’t miss Jesus when He was brought in the temple.
  • When someone wishes you a “Happy Holidays”, wish them a “Merry Christmas” back and don’t be ashamed to tell them that we are celebrating the birth of the Savior!

  May God bless you this week and allow you to see and take advantage of the ample opportunities for witnessing for Him.

  (You can listen to the sermon here.)

  Bro Rick

  December 9, 2007

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• Mission Quote of the Week

  “The mark of a great church is not its seating capacity, but its sending capacity.” – Mike Stachura 

  

  November 28, 2007

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