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SEPTEMBER 2013 Volume 23, Number 9 mobc@theolivechurch.org

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"They that wait upon the Lord…"

Isaiah 40:31

Do you enjoy waiting? Specifically, do you enjoy 'waiting

on God' to answer you, supply your needs, and guide you

along His way? Don't worry, most of us don't enjoy times of

waiting. But sometimes maybe we could change our attitude

and thinking about times of waiting.

The word "wait" gives us a picture of two things. The first

is of a waiter at your table attending to your needs. The second is often of a lower-

level person making a request of a higher-level one. Our success depends on

approaching them the right way, and on their willingness to grant our request.

Since they hold the power, you and I must be patient and wait for them.

Well, I think we get the idea. Our problem is twofold. First, we want God to

wait on us, instead of the other way around. Second, we don't want to wait for

anything! WE drive to work listening to the radio and talking on the phone; some

of us even put ourselves and others at risk by text-messaging. Vance Havner

points out that in the Old West if someone missed a stagecoach they said, "That's

okay, another one will come around in three or four weeks." These days, we don't

even want to wait for a revolving door!

You see, what God does in us while we are waiting is often more important than

what we're asking God to do. Waiting on God brings rewards that nothing else will.

Here are a few of them…

1. Vindication - "Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those

who do wrong…delight yourself in the Lord and he will

give you the desires of your heart" (Ps. 37:1, 4 NIV).

2. Strength - "Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait

for the LORD." (Ps. 27:14 NIV)

3. Deliverance -"I…waited for God…He lifted me out of the ditch."

(Ps. 40:1-2).

So each day as we live for God, I hear Him tell us to relax, wait on Him, and He

will come through for us once again!

SO let's all wait for Him together this Lord's Day at Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

Jesus will be with us and He'll be

WAITING for us to respond to Him.

I love each of you and I'll see you at

church.

In HIM,

From the PastorFrom the PastorFrom the Pastor

Special

Business Meeting

Sunday, September 22 after PM Worship

We will elect Messengers to the Ashley Association Annual Meeting (October 15 at First Baptist Church, Crossett).

Evening Services & Activities Dismissed

Sunday, Sept. 1

Church Office Closed Monday, Sept. 2

LABOR DAY

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HEY YOUth! Our 6 week BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE begins this month and the first unit is PRESSURE POINTS. We will look at the Pressure of Trials, the Pressure of Temptation, the Pressure of Partiality, the Pressure of Words, The Pressure of Conflict, and the Pressure of Retaliation. Pressure is EVERYWHERE! The writer said, “my hope is that as YOU engage this study, you will avoid the pressures that mess up our lives.” We will see you in Bible study!!

Our Discipleship study this month is David Platt’s FOLLOW ME. Here is LIFEWAY’S review, “When Jesus says, "Follow Me," it's not an invitation to say a prayer, it's a summons to lose our lives. In this much-anticipated follow-up to Radical, Pastor David Platt challenges the traditions of cultural Christianity and reintroduces us to Jesus and His most simple request: Follow Me.” The class starts at 5pm each Sunday. See you there! OVERTIME this month will be JOHNNY’s PIZZA on Sep 8th and the SASSER

HOME on Sep 22nd. On Wednesday morning, September 25th at 7am, “SEE YOU AT THE

POLE” will take place around the school’s flagpole. “IF THEN” is the theme for this year. You be faithful with this time of praying with your fellow students. That night at 6:00pm, we will have our Associational rally, “SAW YOU AT THE POLE” at

FBC, Crossett. Make plans to attend. Yes, we will take the bus over there. To our SENIOR ADULTS, ‘the Young at Heart’…here is your schedule for

SEPTEMBER!! September 3rd 9:00 am, “Y@H Homebound Ministry visits”

September 5th 2:00 pm, “Y@H Officers & Committee Planning Meeting”

September 10th 6:00 pm, “MOBC Music Nite @ Stonegate Villa”

September 12th 3:00 pm, “Y@H Monthly Meeting” Thursday trip to COW

PEN RESTAURANT (& stopping for an hour at

PAUL MICHEALS in Lake Village!)

September 23rd 3:30 pm, “4th Monday Worship Service @ Stonegate Villa”

September 23rd 10:15 am, ACBA FALL Senior Adult Rally @ SOUTH MAIN,

CROSSETT September 24th 2:00 pm, “Y@H Choir Practice”

In Christian

love,

South Main Baptist Church

Message

Greg Pierce Associational Missionary

Music The Stone Quartet

Program starts at 10:15 AM Noon Meal Provided

Monday, September 23

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Wednesdays in September, 6 PM: STUDIO GO!

Teacher’s Meeting: For Preschool & Children’s

Sunday School Teachers. Saturday September 7, 5 PM. Meet & Eat.

Stars & Mentors Ice

Cream Party: Wednesday,

September 11, 5:15 PM.

Parent’s Night Out: Saturday,

September 28, 4-9 PM. Sign-Up by Wednesday, September 25.

Ministry Spotlight! Big thanks to Rich & Staci Stich for leading our little kids in Mission Friends every Wednesday night. For our adult Ladies: If you are interested in participating in

Women’s Mentoring, please see the bulletin this Sunday for more info.

For His Kids

to our SEPT. Stars! Madison Barnett- 9/13 Kaitlin Wright- 9/15 Lainey Tippen- 9/18 Braylon Parrott - 9/25

born August 22, 2013

to Jason & Paige Grissom

Proud Grandparents are Bill & Betty Rodgers The Lord’s Supper

Sunday, Sept. 29, A.M.

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9 AM Young at Heart

Homebound Ministry

3:00 PM Young at

Heart Monthly

Meeting to Cowpen

GAs & RAs Begin

2 PM Young at

Heart Planning Meeting

7 PM Steward-ship Committee

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 Regular Services

5 6 7

8 Regular Services

2 PM Nursing Home

7 PM Stewardship Committee

9

10

11 Regular Services

12 13

14

15 Regular Services

4 PM Deacons

7 PM Stewardship Committee

16

17

18

Regular Services

19

20

21

22 Regular Services

Special Business

Meeting PM 7 PM Stewardship Committee

23

24

25 Regular Services

26

27 28 4 PM - 9 PM

Parents Night Out

29

Lord’s Supper

30

3:30 PM 4th Monday Worship at

Stonegate Villa

6 PM MOBC Music at

Stonegate Villa

STARS & Mentors Ice Cream Party

@ Supper

5 PM - 5th Sunday Singing & Potluck

OFFICE CLOSED PM SERVICES

DISMISSED

7 PM Stewardship Committee

8 AM Church Work Day

7 PM Stewardship Committee

10:15 AM Fall Sr. Adult Rally at South Main

2:00 PM Young at Heart Choir

Practice/Desserts

7 AM See You at the Pole

6:00 PM Saw You at the Pole

5 PM Preschool &

Children’s SS Teachers Meet

& Eat

5:30 - 6:30 PM Revelation Fit

Club

5:30 - 6:30 PM Revelation Fit

Club

5:30 - 6:30 PM Revelation Fit

Club

7 PM Youth Overtime

7 PM Youth Overtime

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Thank you notes have been received from

the following and are on the bulletin board:

Carlene Bryant

Ashlynn Ebarb

Helen Jennings

Larry Land

Don Woods

THANK YOU

CHURCH STAFF ERIC S. HODGE, Pastor

DAVID TOHLEN, Assoc Pastor, Students

SCOTT SASSER, Min. Music / Worship

REGINA HODGE, Min. Children / Preschool

LEAH HENDRIX, Church Secretary

VICKI SHIRLEY, Financial /Asst. Secretary

MELISSA JONES, Building Supervisor

General Officers

Preschoolers

Children

Youth

Adults

New Members

Visitors

TOTAL

WORSHIP TOTAL

DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING

4

8

14

15

65

10

116

n/a

24

3

12

18

14

73

6

126

175

23

4

11

11

10

53

1

90

131

33

4

9

20

19

63

9

124

160

40

4 SUNDAY SCHOOL

11 18 25 ENR

4

25

49

48

264

390

VITAL SIGNS/ AUGUST

STEWARDSHIP 10,366.32

6,696.10

6,988.41

5,119.63

Receipts on 8/4

Receipts on 8/11

Receipts on 8/18

Receipts on 8/25

September Deacon Visitation William Courson, Larry Land

SYMPATHY The staff and church family of Mt. Olive Baptist Church expresses sincere and heart felt sympathy to the following:

Louise Burchfield Family - Betty

New’s sister

Dusky Land Family - Larry Land’s

brother

Kate Rodgers Family - Bill

Rodgers’ stepmother

Imy Wells Family - Jimmy

Nutter’s mother

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VOLUNTEERS

Sunday, September 1

NURSERY Denise Ford, Staci Stich

Melinda Ferguson

Sunday, September 8

NURSERY Tina Maxwell, Stephanie Weaver

Trudy Barnett

Sunday, September 15

NURSERY Alice Woods, Heather Rial

Becky Maxwell

Sunday, September 22

NURSERY Tanya Tippen, Joan Chain

Craig Chain

Sunday, September 29

NURSERY Corky Pennington, Carol Baugnet

Tonya Cooper

NEW MEMBERS

By Baptism Kelsi Hickman

By Statement Barbara Hickman

By Letter Haley Sawyer