SERMON NOTES Brother Sean Collins

BABY SHOWER for Brittany and Bradley Lequieu from 2-4 pm on Sun-day, July 12 in the fellowship hall.

CITY REACH CONWAY: This annual mission trip will be in our home state this week. Please be in prayer for our Sharon students and volunteers as they join others from across the United States in reaching the city of Conway to serve others and share the Good News of the gospel.

RALPH BUNCHE BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE: Each year we help this organization fill backpacks with school supplies for low-income fami-lies. This year we have been asked to collect WASHABLE MARKERS. If you can help, please leave them at the info desk. Deadline is July 26.

SUMMER CAMP SIGN-UP SHEETS AT INFORMATION DESK: Next Camp, July 13-17 for completed 6th-12th grade students. Kids Camp, July 26-19 for completed 2nd-5th grade students.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL @ SHARON, JULY 20-24 FOR ALL AGES:

Monday work nights from 6-8pm.

Donations of paper towel and toilet paper rolls needed.

Help is still needed. Sign up at the information desk.

OUR WEEK AT A GLANCE SUNDAY

9:00 am ...................................................... Sign Language Choir Practice

9:15 am and 5:00 pm ........................................................... Library Open

9:30 am ............. Teacher Prayer Time in Fellowship Hall/Choir warm-up

9:55 am ............................................................................. Sunday School

10:45 am ............. Morning Worship and Preschool Chapel (Infant-PreK)

4:30 pm ........................................................................... Choir Rehearsal

6:00 pm ......................................................................... Evening Worship

MONDAY

6:00 pm ...............................................Vacation Bible School Work Night

TUESDAY

7:15 am .................................... Men’s Prayer Meeting in Fellowship Hall

5:00 pm ....................... Women’s Prison Ministry leaves for Wrightsville

WEDNESDAY

6:00 pm ................................................................. Student Choir Practice

6:15 pm ......................................................... Senior Adult Choir Practice

6:45 pm ............................................................................. Nursery Opens

7:00 pm .......................................... Wednesday night classes for all ages

Our Record Speaks ......................................................... June 21, 2015

Sunday School .....................................................................................293

Morning Worship/Infant-PreK Ministry ..............................................430

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 .................................................................136

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Morning Worship

Opener .............................................. America the Beautiful

Welcome ........................................ Brother Josh Robertson

PATRIOTIC MUSICAL Jeff Hulsizer, Director Buddy Keesee, Narrator

Sweet Land of Liberty

The Star-Spangled Banner

Salute to the Armed Forces

This Land is Your Land Tommy Thompson, Soloist

Great is Thy Faithfulness Jeff and Sheila Hulsizer, Soloists

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Message .............................................. Brother Sean Collins

Time of Decision ........................................ My Savior’s Love

Ushers ............................................Worship through Giving

Announcements ............................. Brother Josh Robertson

Evening Worship

Hymn .............................................. The Banner of the Cross

Hymn ................................................... We’ve a Story to Tell

Hymn ............................................................. Send the Light

Worship in song .................................... The Manary Family

Message ............................................ Brother Dave Manary

Time of Decision .................. I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

Ushers ............................................Worship through Giving

Message from Brother Josh Robertson Purpose…what does the word mean?

Purpose refers to the aim or intention of something. Why some-

thing exists, why it is the way it is.

The intent of a mini-van is to load up the family and ride in com-

fort…thus explaining why it does not do well to make one look or

feel extra cool. The intent of a sports car is to zip around in a tiny

space, making the driver feel or look extra cool…thus explaining

why you see no one with a kid in a car seat driving one. As you

drive a mini-van or a sports car according to their purpose, you

find both will perform quite well.

Many professing faith in Christ find themselves frustrated with the

lack in performance of their faith. It is awkward and constraining,

never seeming as powerful as the one who sold them on it made it

sound. The problem may not be the content of our faith, but the

purpose in which we utilize it.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon

you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea

and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

Jesus, sending His disciples into the world, gives us all a great un-

derstanding of purpose and power.

What is the purpose with which Jesus formed these disciples and

sent them out? To be a witness.

Had these men gone out with a different aim or intention than

this, would they have seen the power Jesus spoke of in the Spirit?

No.

It never ceases to amaze me…when my life aligns with the inten-

tion Jesus had in mind when giving me the Holy Spirit, power is

made known. When my life is used for any other purpose, I am

weak.

Conclusion: POWER is revealed in PURPOSE.

Want to know the power of the Spirit of God? Pray for the oppor-

tunities to be a witness…to operate according to your purpose.

Please pray for the participants of the CityReach ministry this

week as we are a witness to the city of Conway…we anticipate His

POWER as we walk in this PURPOSE.

Dewell Ballard Family Leon Bates Linda Bell Bo Dyer Terry Cady Mary Cady Wes Cady Zach Cady Karen Carter Martha Childers Ray Collatt Don Crawford Vinnie Donnor Lyn Cady Dozier Lauren Foster Penny Fudge

The Gilmores Don Gilliam Ray Graddy Steve Gwatney Gracie Haley Rita Harris Don Hendricks Pat Henningsen Laynie Hill Jim Holland Sue Hopkins Birdie Hunnicutt Nick James Don Johnson Francis Johnson Cindy Kappmeyer Madine Landers

Eric Larsen Richie Lockert Doris Mallory Sidney McLeod Wayne Mills Family Catherine Minor Chris Nail Coke Nalley Family Patsy Ruth Nalley James Owens Ruth Phifer Claudine Ramsey Mary Roberts Matt Rodgers Jewell Rose

Robert Russell Ron Toney Cecil & Pat Smith Diane Stillman Jim Stillwell Billie Taylor Jack Todd Frieda Trotter Gerald Webb Carl Wright Pat Wright

Our President, nation, military, pastor search, church and community. Keep us informed! Email tonya@sharonbaptistchurch.org, call the office at 778-4103, text to 501-840-2345 or tell a staff member.

Sunday, June 28 Sean Collins

Dave Manary

Wed., July 1 Jim Loris

Sunday, July 5 Muncy Harris Jeff Hulsizer

Wed., July 8 Ken Webb

Sunday, July 12 Buddy Keesee

Jim Loris

Wed., July 15 Sean Collins

VOLUNTEERS FOR THE COMING WEEK Wednesday, July 1

Nursery: Jessica James, Traci Baugh

Parking Lot: Leon Cornett, Sam Wright, Randy Carter

Sunday, July 5

Greeters: Janet Collier, Marilyn Rowland, Betty Graham

Nursery AM: Mary Michal Duncan, Amber McAdoo, Emily Warford,

Shelli Robertson; Nursery PM: Steve and Sherry Lee, Jayme Nalley

Parking Lot: Jimmy Geurin, Lance Carter, Bill Lockert

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED … See a staff member if interested 3-year old Sunday School teacher, 2 and 3 year-old Chapel helpers, 2 Chapel help floaters on an as-needed basis, Wednesday nursery, parking lot patrol, front door greeters.

PULPIT SCHEDULE:

PRAYER LIST James 5:16b: The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

God Bless

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