Happy New Year! The arrival of 2020 brings

many new challenges and opportunities. Many people

consider the change of dates to be an opportunity to

change their lives for the better. For this reason, many

will start off 2020 with a New Year’s resolution or two.

The thought of seizing this as an opportunity for change

is actually very sound. Many Americans will make a

commitment to lose weight. In fact, most of us have at

one time or another experienced the dieting routine. It is

estimated that more than one-third of the nation's popu-

lation is interested in losing weight at any given time.

The other top resolutions after losing weight are to be

happier, to save money, to fall in love, to get a job or a

better job, to read more, to try or learn something new,

to quit smoking, to run a marathon and of course to be

present for all of Bro. Jerry’s sermons. Ok, maybe I

made up that last one. In truth, we all need to determine

to live closer to Jesus than ever before. This will involve

more prayer, more Bible reading and yes, faithful wor-

ship and Sunday School attendance. If you are not pres-

ently attending Sunday School, make that your commit-

ment for the New Year. If you are hit and miss on Sun-

days, start being faithful in your attendance. If you are a

Sunday morning only person, add Sunday nights. If you

only come on Sundays, try Wednesday nights. The whole

idea is to do more for the Lord than you have been do-

ing. As the song says, “just a closer walk with Thee.”

Such spiritual growth is possible! All it takes is for you to

be faithful today and everyday there after. Now if you

should mess up or miss a service, don’t give up. Get back

to a walk of faithfulness on your very next opportunity.

The result will be a more happy and holy you.

Happy New Year!

In Memory of

AM NURSERY PM NURSERY

Prissy Thomas Linda Morris Marcia Parker Kelly Cooper Mallory Vergara Devon Rodriguez

CHILDREN’S WORSHIP

Tammie Jones Ken Jones

Cheryl Hubbbard

USHERS Harold Johnson Carroll Smith Ron Hethcox Larry Jones

George Gordon Grady Vinson Don Watson Keith Parker

SECURITY: Gerald Bedgood Keith Parker

LOCK-UP: Billy Bowers Wayne Harbert

TELLERS: Steve Smith Jay Cooper

CLERK: Stacy Glover

DEACON of the Wk: Don Johnston

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

SUNDAY WEDNESDAY

9:15 AM Sunday School 6:30 PM Awana

10:30 AM Morning Worship 7:00 PM Student Worship

4:45 PM

6:00 PM

Choir Practice

Evening Worship

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Prayer & Worship

Choir Practice

Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all

wisdom teaching and admonishing one another

through psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing

to God with gratitude in your hearts.

Colossians 3:16

As we begin this new year, let’s use more of our time on

worship for God. Just as the last few words of the verse

tell us, we should have gratitude in our hearts for God.

In order to have the gratitude for God, we need to expe-

rience gratitude from God. Two examples are being

able to live into the new year and knowing Christ died

on the cross and rose again for our sins. There are many

other reasons we can think of and each one will give us

more joy in worship to our God. When we gather for

church, remember these reasons and give thanks back to

God for all He continues to do.

-Jake

Sunday, January 5th

AM: God is Able

Lamb of God

PM: Days of Elijah

A gift was given to Northside Baptist

Church on behalf of John Rogers, Jr., in

memory of Betty Ruth And Velda Rogers.