Download - I REALLY WANT TO BE CENTERED”
June 05, 2016 Bulletin Volume 54, Issue 23
ELDERS Richard Bower
Ed Cowart Robert Dennis
Charles Goodnight Wayne Newman
Richard Oller Larry Taylor
(Chairman) Stuart Tiner
MINISTERS Larry Sullivan – Pulpit Minister Luke Bower – Youth & Family
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our
Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good
hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every
good deed and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
Ph
October 07, 2018 Bulletin Volume 56, Issue 40
SUNDAY 9 am Bible Class
SUNDAY 10 am Assembly
SUNDAY 5 pm Assembly
TUESDAY Classes 10 am Ladies Bible Class
WEDNESDAY Classes 6:30 pm Bible Class Followed by short Devotional
THURSDAY 12 noon Men’s “Brown-Bag”
11:30 am Potluck Lunch
>>>>“I REALLY WANT TO BE CENTERED”<<<<
Centered? Do what? Centered in what? Centered on what? What are we focused on? Where is our heart? Really? Our kids, when they were young, were diagnosed with ADHD. They had a difficult time focusing on anything. My, was it a challenge! Church, when we come together as a family to worship, what do we focus on? What are our hearts and minds centered on? The question applies to every day and every moment of our lives.
May our God help us to remember that Jesus Christ MUST be the center of our faith. The storms will come. The trials will face us. Clinging close to Jesus, we will be safe, protected, shielded from the storms of life. But even so, we will still be challenged, stretched, wrung out.
But staying focused on Jesus, we will be anchored in Him, secure and unshaken. Race car drivers are trained to focus their attention on where they want to go ( as opposed to where they don’t want to go). The premise is simple: They are traveling so fast that if something catches their attention, and they look at it, they’ll hit it! So they learn to tune out the peripheral and focus on the road ahead.
Friend, focusing on Jesus will always keep us moving in the right direction. With little or no attention to the peripheral, I press on ahead – my attention on Jesus. If not, I can’t follow where He is going – I’m less in tune with Him. May our heartbeat be in tune with His heartbeat.
Let’s just keep it simple, and let’s keep CENTERED. It’s the greatest of challenges.
Charles Goodnight
High School Bible
Study will resume today – Sunday,
October 7th.
Communion to
Home Bound, Oct 14th
Week of September 30, 2018
Bible Class .............................................. 142 AM Assembly .......................................... 237
PM Assembly ........................... 100 PM CBC ................................... N/A PM University Place .................. 49
TOTAL PM Assembly .............................. 149 Tuesday Ladies’ Bible Class ................... 13 Wednesday Bible Study ......................... 158 Men's Brown Bag Bible Study .................... 5 Contribution ....................................... $9,854 FY 18/19 Weekly Goal ...................... $10,046
Good Morning
One wet and miserable morning in Ohio, Ray Blankenship was making breakfast when he looked out the window to the open storm water drain that ran alongside his house. What he saw terrified him – a small girl being swept down the drain. He also knew that further downstream, the ditch disappeared with a roar underneath the road. Ray ran out the door and raced along the ditch, trying to get ahead of the little girl. Then he hurled himself into the deep, churning water. He surfaced and was able to grab the child’s arm. They tumbled end over end. Within about one meter of the drain going under the road, Ray’s free hand felt something protruding from one bank. He grabbed hold and held on for dear life. “If I can just hang on until help comes,” he thought. But he did better than that. By the time fire department rescuers arrived, Ray had pulled the girl to safety. Both were treated for shock. On April 12, 1989, Ray Blankenship received the US Coast Guard’s Silver Lifesaving Medal. The award is fitting, Ray Blankenship was at even greater risk to himself than most people knew. You see, Ray can’t swim. (As reported in
Los Angeles Times Syndicate)
Even though Ray didn’t know how to swim, he knew the girl would drown if he did nothing. So he jumped in and did what he could. A lot of us are sitting on the banks, while we see those around us drowning in sin. We see the problem, but we don’t think we know enough – or have the experience – to do anything about it. So, we sit and watch it happen. Many of us need to start diving in, trusting that God will provide the answers and help we need. Besides, you will never learn how to swim standing on the bank, will
you?
In Him,
Luke Bower
Encourage, Equip, Evangelize. Reaching out to our
community
Wisteria Nursing & Rehab. Service
3202 S. Willis St Every Sunday
1 pm To help, contact: Charles Jacobs
University Place Services 6:30 p.m.
1250 E.N. 10th St Every Sunday
evening To help, contact: Hank Davis
Wisteria Place Services 3:30 p.m.
3149 Wisteria Way To help, contact:
for Second Sunday Kevin Allen
for Third Sunday Kenneth Longley
“Redeeming the Tears” ● Depression and Grief Support Group ● Second Saturday of
month ● See Charles Goodnight for info.
BHCC MEMBERS Kevin Allen – health Suzanne Bailey – health Phyllis Bonner – health Vickie Courville – health Dina Cowart – health Mavis Crane – health Janie Maness – health Melinda Simmons – health Nancy Taylor – health
FRIENDS & FAMILY Robin Anderson (Maxine Spears) Roxanne Loudi (Rex & Pat Tidwell) Rebecca Powers (Maxine Spears) Karen Purdy (W & T McAdams) Laurie Thompson (J & D Hanson) All Missionaries & Military
CANCER FIGHTERS Charles Goodnight Lewis Maness Dorothy McCoy Joyce McFadden Esta Scott Jesse Thomas Minnie Woody All family & friends
HOMEBOUND MEMBERS Myrna Allred Brenda Amonett Eldon Amonett Janet Bruns Mamie Crane Don Ellis Norma Dotson Lucille Keeney Leroy Mason Mary Mason Melinda Simmons Ben Paxton Jo Potter Laveta Youngquist
TODAY: SUNDAY – OCTOBER 07
Bible classes for all ages ● 9:00 a.m.
Worship Service ● 10:00 a.m. ● Auditorium ● James Sanderson
Pantry Pals – Children bring items for the Food Pantry to the front of the auditorium at the beginning of the assembly
World Bible School Interest Meeting ● After a.m. service ● Auditorium
Worship Service ● 5:00 p.m. ● Auditorium ● James Sanderson
MONDAY – OCTOBER 08
Praying for the Prodigal ● 7:00 p.m. ● K & L Allen’s Home ● 374 Eagle Mountain Dr.
TUESDAY – OCTOBER 09
Ladies’ Bible Class ● 10:00 a.m. ● Room 10
WEDNESDAY – OCTOBER 10
“Feeding the Flock” ● FRIED CHICKEN ● Serving 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. ● Cost $3 per person (no more than $12 per family)
Redeeming the Tears ● “Living at Peace with Loss” ● Bible class for grief & depression ● 6:30 p.m. ● Room 34
“One Word Studies” ● Taught by the Elders ● 6:30 p.m. ● Auditorium
New Class – “Bible Land Passages” ● Taught by Jesse Mullins ● 6:30 p.m. ● Room 38
Bible classes for all ages ● 6:30 p.m. ● Devotional follows classes
THURSDAY – OCTOBER 11
Men’s Brown Bag Lunch and Devo ● 12 Noon
Home Bible Study ● Hank Davis Farm (8323 FM 1235)
SUNDAY – OCTOBER 14
Bible classes for all ages ● 9:00 a.m.
Worship Service ● 10:00 a.m. ● Auditorium
EEM Special Contribution ● To buy Bibles & biblical materials for schools and refugees in Eastern Europe.
World Bible School Brown Bag Lunch and Training Session ● 11:30-1:30 ● Fellowship Area
Worship Service ● 5:00 PM ● Auditorium
PANTRY NEEDS
Canned Fruit ● Chili ● Mac & Cheese ● Peanut Butter ● Ravioli ● Stuffing Mix ● Tuna
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Saturday, October 20 ● Elder / Deacon / Minister meeting ● 8:30 a.m. ● Fellowship area.
** Encourage ** Equip ** Evangelize **
October 07, 2018
Song Leader ................................................. Scott McGaha
#892 – The Steadfast Love of the Lord
Welcome ..................................................... Jesse McGaha
Pantry Pals ......................................................... Ed Cowart
#571 – Seeking the Lost
#985 – Worthy Is the Lamb
Prayer ................................................................ Kris Sutton
#150 – Follow Me
How Deep the Father’s Love
Communion Focus .................................... Freddie Famble
Contribution Prayer .................................... Freddie Famble
#340 – Into Our Hands
Scripture Reading ........................................ Richard Bower Matthew 6:9-10
Sermon .................................................. James Sanderson
“God’s Purpose, Direction And Vision
For His Church – Have We Lost Our
Way?”
#658 – There Is Much to Do
Elder’s Prayer ................................................... Stuart Tiner
COMMUNION TO HOMEBOUND Justin Rosenquist Dean Newman Kenneth Longley
NURSERY STAFF AM – Sylvia Davis Candie Stevens
PM – Linda Allen Maxine Spears
PM ASSEMBLY Songs Sean D’Entremont Communion Manuel Eastman Scripture Marcus Richardson
1 Samuel 13:13-14; Acts 13:22 Sermon James Sanderson “A Man After God’s Own Heart
“The Story of David”
GREETERS – Team 1 Kerry & Samantha Miller Ed & Dina Cowart Richard & Jan Bower Kevin & Linda Allen Hank & Sylvia Davis Scott & Terry McGaha Dean & Janet Newman
Digital recordings of the sermons are available each week at bakerheights.org/resources/media.
Ph
Trust in the Lord with all
your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; Proverbs 3:5