May, 2017

“...encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” I Thessalonians 5:11

Pottawatomie-Lincoln Baptist Association, Shawnee, OK ~ Dr. Russell R. Cook, Director of Missions Vol. 21, No. 5

EXECUTIVE

BOARD Next meeting is

May 8

10:30 a.m.

Guest Speaker

Randy Dirrim

Pastor

First Baptist, Asher

Support Services

9:00 a.m.

Fellowship

10:00 a.m.

Meeting

10:30 a.m.

Lunch

12:00 p.m.

Mission Partnership

1:00 p.m.

RSVP to the

Association Office

Office

CLOSED Monday,

May 29

For

Memorial

Day

Association

Website

www.plba.org

“Cookout at the Cooks” Russell & Marsha Cook would like to invite all

PLBA Pastors and wives to a cookout at their home

1313 Castle Creek Street, Shawnee Thursday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m. (Please R.S.V.P to PLBA by May 1)

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May 4

May 31 - June 3 Completed grades 3rd - 6th

PLBA Cost: $85

One church check of $40 per camper made out to PLBA for food. Submit this with camper’s registration papers to PLBA by May 17.

One church check of $45 per camper made out to ACC for the gate fee. Submit this check at Falls Creek with camper’s health release form when you register.

The gate fee of $45 applies to all campers, sponsors and cooks.

Forms are online at www.plba.org

It Might Preach! “Considerable Numbers”

Acts 11:19-26

Acts 11:24 says, “...and considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.” This was the result of the church being “scattered be-cause of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen preaching the Lord Jesus” (11:19-20). How, exactly did this happen? What were the ingredients that contributed to con-siderable numbers being brought to the Lord? Can this still hap-pen today?

I. The HAND OF GOD WAS UPON THOSE WHO PRO-CLAIMED JESUS (vv. 20-21a) (cf. John 12:32)

A. The EARLY CHURCH proclaimed Jesus (cf. Acts 5:42) B. The TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CHURCH must pro-

claim Jesus (cf. Acts 10:39-40)

II. A CONVERSION TO GOD WAS MADE BY THOSE WHO RECEIVED JESUS (v. 21b)

A. They EXERCISED FAITH in their conversion (v. 21b) B. They EXHIBITED REPENTANCE in their conversion

(21c)

III. The MESSAGE OF GOD WAS SPREAD THROUGH THOSE WHO OBEYED JESUS (v. 22a)

(notice two things with regard to this message spreading:)

A. The PROCESS by which the message is spread. 1. People are BROUGHT TO THE “WORD” (SAVIOR)

OF THE LORD (v. 24b) 2. People are TAUGHT THE “WORD” (SCRIPTURE)

OF THE LORD (v. 26b) B. The PURPOSE for which the message is spread. 1. With the gospel message comes SALVATION (v. 21) 2. With the gospel message comes ENCOURAGE-

MENT (vv. 22b) 3. With the gospel message comes GRACE (v. 23a) 4. With the gospel message comes JOY (v. 23b) 5. With the gospel message comes COMMITMENT

(v. 23d)

How shall we see “considerable numbers” brought to the Lord today?

1. With the HAND OF GOD UPON THE PREACHERS

2. With the MESSAGE OF GOD SPREAD THROUGH THE CHURCHES

3. With the CONVERSION OF LOST PEOPLE TO CHRIST rrc

“Live Out Of The Overflow” In his book, Living Out of the Overflow, Richard Blackaby fol-lows the life and ministries of Elijah and Moses. He suggests that their success was as a result of living out of the overflow. He says, “The truth is that everything we need to be joyful and content can be found in our relationship with God.” As we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word, we develop a relationship

with Him that produces a lifestyle pleasing to Him.

When I first started college back in the 70’s, I had a particular professor named John Burns. Dr. Burns often told his students, “If you faithfully, consistently read and study and apply God’s Word to your life, you can preach from the overflow.” That was

good advice then and it’s good advice now.

If my study is shallow and rare, I will have little to say from the pulpit. If my study is deep and often consumes hours of my day or days of my week, I will have an abundant “overflow” from which to feed others. This should not be the exception but the rule for the Pastor of a local church. We must “Be” diligent to present ourselves approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth” (II Tim. 2:15). Our personal lives depend on it and our

congregations will feed on it.

Encouragingly Yours, Russell Cook

Word of Encouragement

4 National Day Of Prayer

4 Pastors & Wives Cookout at the Cooks - 6:30 p.m.

8 Exec. Board Meeting~PLBA Office

Support Services–9:00 a.m.

Fellowship-10:00 a.m.

Meeting-10:30 a.m.

Mission Partnership-1:00 p.m.

14 Mother’s Day

14-20 Association Missions Emphasis Week

19 OBU Graduation

29 Memorial Day-Assn Office Closed

28-31 Assn. Children’s Camp l

31-6/3 PLBA Assn. Children’s Camp II

Southern Baptist Convention 2017

June 13-14, 2017 Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona

To Register go to:

www.sbcannualmeeting.net

Association Website — www.plba.org

Budget Receipts

A Nugget From My Spiritual Journey... Have you ever noticed that sometimes the Lord brings “life lessons” to your mind in the most unlikely places or at the most unlikely times? Due to knee is-sues, it has been a long time since I have done anything that even looks like gardening other than stick a few plants in a few above-ground pots. Recently, however, I found the need to attempt to “dead-head” and prune a few azalea bushes and other plants. After deciding I could sit in a folding chair and do that, moving it from plant to plant, I began to tackle that job on a beautiful day. As I began to throw the “dead-heads” by the hundreds into a mop bucket and then to snip off dead limbs to add to those throw-aways, I began to think about how that reminds me of the Lord's work in our lives. Knowing that pruning actually helps plants to grow more fully and to be more beautiful, it gives a gardener courage to snip-snip away, knowing that generally you are saving the plant, not destroying it. God knows the same thing about us...when He “prunes” us by pulling or cutting off the things that get in the way of us being useful to Him, He can already see what a beautiful future He has in store for us. I also was careful to not disturb branches that had buds or tiny leaves, showing early evidence of new life for the year! That brought to mind many verses I have seen in a study of Isaiah lately regarding the fact that God always has a remnant (people) in place whenever He judges nations. I also thought of Noah's family, a very small remnant, but a remnant nonetheless, when God judged the entire earth with a flood. When He prunes our individual lives or our nations, we must always remember to look for the remnant of righteousness...He does! He always sees a faithful remnant to preserve. As I bent, stretched and stood up/sat down to move my chair, I realized I was beginning to ache, using muscles not normally used. Pains here and there began to make themselves known. This prompted me to remember what all parents say when they are disciplining their children: “This hurts me worse than it does you!” Children never believe it, but all loving parents know it is true. Reading about the judgments of God toward His people, it is apparently true of Him, too, as our Heavenly Father. His times of judgment are always partnered with eventual grace, mercy, compassion. He hurts for His children and doesn't want to judge us, but for us to bloom beautifully in life, He must!

Marsha Cook, Director

PLBA WOMEN

Edna McMillan State Missions September 3-10 Oklahoma Women’s Leadership Forums Coming this Fall

Ministry Wives Weekend October 6 & 7

Mission Celebration~ Quail Springs, OKC November 13

Thank you to all the Secretaries and Clerks that came to the luncheon.

Churches listed in red are Pastorless

PASTORS CHURCH March ‘17 YTD

Roger Shaw Agra, FBC 437.57 1,188.00

Randy Dirrim Asher, FBC 75.38 400.35

Larry Sparks Blackburn Chapel 442.50 1,332.32

Floyd Westfall, Int. Carney, FBC .00 .00

Rick Blackwell Chandler, FBC 867.76 3,031.43

Keith Henley Chandler Southern 245.41 711.76

Doug Parker Dale 31.26 90.78

Mike Mitchell Davenport, FBC 477.55 1,607.93

Mike Haines Deer Creek 199.62 688.33

Mark Streetman Earlsboro, FBC .00 .00

Galen Greenwalt Earlsboro Indian .00 241.16

Galen Jones, Int. Fairview 124.18 350.83

Dan Campbell Faith 318.78 975.75

Jeff Bruton Forest .00 .00

Lee Witt Hazel Dell 894.03 1,580.82

Doug Henson, Int. Hillside 1,042.62 3,131.73

Gary Nickerson Hilltop 505.34 1,613.45

________________ Hopewell .00 .00

Billy Benson Macomb .00 259.88

Mike Hazelwood Mammoth 288.00 1,229.00

Bobby Shatto Maud, FBC .00 .00

Butch Bradley Maud, Trinity 110.80 348.55

Shawn Crawley McLoud, Covenant Hope .00 419.12

Mike Taylor McLoud, Emmanuel 389.72 1,129.50

Jerry Gray McLoud, Emmaus .00 434.74

Matt Halsted McLoud, FBC .00 347.36

Joe Jones Meeker, FBC .00 224.60

Jerry Jackson Morning Star .00 .00

R.J. Stokes Mt. Pleasant .00 .00

Rick Ham, Int. Newalla, New Life .00 884.40

Ed Moore Newalla, Pecan Valley 57.52 254.48

Mike Collyer Pink 298.00 901.00

Jim Morningstar Pioneer .00 161.00

Nathan Howard Pleasant Home 197.24 712.39

Tim Emmons Prague, FBC 439.01 1,574.10

Danny Napier Rock Creek 583.12 3,174.61

Gaspar Reyes Rock Creek Hispanic 35.00 97.99

Tony Black Romulus 150.57 482.35

Monte Dean Sh-Aydelotte 588.03 1,555.11

David Henry Sh-Calvary .00 .00

Paul Stevens, Int. Sh-First 192.29 1,165.19

Spencer Davis, Int. Sh-First Indian .00 .00

Anthony Rhone Sh-Galilee 75.00 225.00

Bob Dawson Sh-Good Shepherd Chapel .00 239.90

Jay Sampson Sh-Heritage .00 2,723.47

Todd Fisher Sh-Immanuel 1,907.81 7,415.30

John York Sh-Oakland Chapel .00 38.20

Don Acker Sh-Sallateeska 134.00 535.00

Mike Craig Sh-Temple 1,347.82 3,174.41

Larry Norris Sh-Trinity 136.42 416.33

Steve Dominy Sh-University 265.79 971.46

Blake Martin Sh-Wallace Ave. 63.00 177.00

Perry Tripp Sparks, FBC 49.64 128.84

Brandon Leslie St. Louis, FBC .00 604.24

Ben Little Stroud, Disciple’s Way 8.23 14.23

James Bond Stroud, FBC 613.77 1,853.79

Tony Peak Tecumseh, FBC 827.00 2,941.50

Kevin Fox Tecumseh, Karis 75.00 75.00

Will Wilson Tecumseh, New Hope 50.00 150.00

Clint Dawkins Tecumseh, Sharon 1,583.12 2,312.90

Bob Fowler Tryon, FBC 199.74 548.71

Britt Lesley Wanette, FBC 427.21 776.75

Bill Howse Wanette, Victory Pointe .00 .00

Russ Houser Wellston, Cornerstone .00 .00

Darrell Sullivan Wellston, FBC .00 670.76

Lane Buckley Wellston, Trinity .00 440.00

TOTAL $16,754.85 $58,732.80

TOTAL CHECKING AND SAVINGS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR Beginning Bal. Income Expenses Ending Bal. 3-1-17 3-31-17 Budget 10,888.04 16,754.85 20,992.46 6,650.43 Designated 183,589.03 181,670.23 Total Monies $194,477.07 $188,320.66

Church News Please let us know of any upcom-ing events or news from your

church!

MAMMOTH ordained Michael Sartin to the Gospel Ministry on March 5. He currently serves as the Student Minister at Mammoth. (Mike Hazelwood, Pastor)

SHAWNEE, FIRST has six pews that they would like to give away to another church. If interested contact Mary, First Baptist Shawnee at 405-275-6111. (Paul Stevens, Interim Pastor)

Director of Missions...................................... Dr. Russell Cook, 405.273.4558 Moderator ............................................................... Joe Jones, 405.517.3640 Vice Moderator ................................................... Billy Benson, 405.595.1053 Treasurer .......................................................... Clint Dawkins, 405.273.5502 Clerk & Office Manager ................................. Janice Maynard, 405.273.4558 Media Manager .................................................. Tanya Bruton, 405.273.4558 Discipleship Director ..................................... Mike Hazelwood, 405.279.2451 Family Director ............................................... Shawn Crawley, 405.229.5813 Worship Director .............................................. Jason Henson, 405.273.2105 Missions Director .............................................. Kirk Holloway, 405.258.0175 Support Director .......................................... Dr. Russell Cook, 405.273.4558 Youth Minister .............................................. Duncan Blackwell 405.273.5509 Licensed Counselor .............................................. Brett Ellard, 405.275.2222 Licensed Counselor .......................................... Larry Roberts, 405.275.2222

FIRST, MCLOUD is accepting resumes for a secretary and a finan-cial secretary. If one person fills both positions, it will be for 32 hours per week, secretary- 24 hours, financial secretary- 8 hours. Please send your resumes or questions to deborah.nida@gmail.com. (Matt Halstead, Pastor) ROCK CREEK is accepting resumes for both full-time Youth Minister. Resumes can be mailed to Rock Creek Baptist Church, 44900 Hardesty Road, Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801 or emailed to rockcreek-baptist@hotmail.com. (Danny Napier, Pastor) SHAWNEE, FIRST is accepting resumes for a Contemporary Music Worship Leader. This person will be the “producer” of contemporary worship services and special programs. Ideally, this person will crea-tively help people praise and connect with God through contemporary worship and will communicate, direct, and lead in ways that inspire other musicians and the congregation. If interested contact First Bap-tist Shawnee at 405-275-6111. (Paul Stevens, Interim Pastor)

Birthdays 1 Rev. Keith Henley 136 Meadow Lane Chandler, OK 74834 Pastor, Chandler Southern

2 Rev. Dale Rogers 920068 S. 3450 Road Chandler, OK 74834 Retired Pastor

8 Mrs. Amanda (Brandon) Leslie PO Box 66 Konawa, OK 74849 Pastor’s Wife, First, St. Louis

8 Rev. Anthony Rhone 816 NW 138th St. Edmond, OK 73013 Pastor, Galilee

8 Rev. Mark Streetman 830 Denison Dr. Norman, OK 73069 Pastor, First, Earlsboro

9 Mrs. Judy (Jim) Morningstar 609 S. Dewey Ave. Chandler, OK 74834 Pastor’s Wife, Pioneer

13 Mr. Randy Dirrim 504 N. Seminole Asher, OK 74826 Pastor, First, Asher

13 Mrs. LaShai (Anthony) Rhone 816 NW 138th St. Edmond, OK 73013 Pastor’s Wife, Galilee

14 Mrs. Danielle Collyer PO Box 213 Harrah, OK 73045 Pastor’s Wife, Pink

15 Dr. Paul Calmes 2000 N. Broadway Shawnee, OK 74804 Retired Pastor

17 Rev. Mike Collyer PO Box 213 Harrah, OK 73045 Pastor, Pink

22 Mrs. Gayle (Dan) Campbell 20385 Elm St. Harrah, OK 73045 Pastor’s Wife, Faith, Harrah

27 Mrs. Renee (Lane) Buckley PO Box 122 Wellston, OK 74881 Pastor’s Wife, Trinity, Wellston

28 Rev. Mike Hazelwood PO Box 891 Meeker, OK 74855 Pastor, Mammoth

31 Rev. Bobby Burnett 1500 Mesa Verde Shawnee, OK 74804 Retired Pastor

Anniversaries 3 Rev. & Mrs. Don Acker 8009 Buckwood Road Newalla, OK 74857 Pastor, Salateeska

6 Rev. & Mrs. Lee Witt 39208 Moccasin Trail Shawnee, OK 74804 Pastor, Hazel Dell

9 Rev. & Mrs. Al Farrow 1 Dennis Blvd. Shawnee, OK 74804 Retired Pastor

22 Rev. & Mrs. Doug Parker 37505 Old Hwy 270 Shawnee, OK 74804 Pastor, Dale

27 Rev. & Mrs. Bill Howse, III 38714 Okay Rd Wanette, OK 74878 Pastor, Victory Pointe

29 Rev. & Mrs. Dale Rogers 920068 S. 3450 Road Chandler, OK 74834 Retired Pastor

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