The October Issue Volume 2, Issue 10

September 30, 2018 www.knowbcc.com

LIVING IN COMMUNITY... Where would we be if God had not

established His community on the earth? Many believe that the world would have

been destroyed long ago. We certainly

would be far more confused and much more in the dark about truth and grace

than we are now. The Church Community on the earth is the only salvation for

mankind. It’s how the Lord Jesus has set it up for us as people. The body of Christ

– God living inside of people like us to bring light and hope to a lost world. I'm

grateful for the Community of God!!

WNC-615 (Wednesday Night Connection) Every

Wednesday night the church comes together for a great night of fellowship – a light meal @ 6:15pm and then at 7pm, Kids Ministry, Youth Group, and an Adult Worship & Bible Study called “thePlace-Worship & Word”. This is a great time of worship – we are digging into the WOW factor of Jesus – times when people turned to each other and said, “Did you just see what Jesus did?” Come & Grow with us as we Reach Out to our neighbors with the Hope of Jesus!

BCC All-Church Picnic

Oct. 6th (THIS Saturday)

1:30-6:30pm @ Lake Mackintosh What a way to spend a Saturday afternoon! A great afternoon of

fellowship – food – fishing – and just plain fun!!

BCC has the main meat (burgers/dogs), so please bring all kinds of games & side

dishes... You know what to do:)))

Make your plans to come and bring your

friends – (and don't forget your bait:))))

Today is Friend

Day at

BCC! We welcome our friends and neighbors! We hope you enjoyed the light (?) breakfast

earlier today and that you will be blessed by your time here with us.

Connecting people to Jesus and each other

On the Inside Kids Ministry 2 Refined 2 Trunk or Treat 2 Worship Notes 3 Seniors 3 Connection Corner 3 Connection Corner 3 Small Groups 3 Missions News 3 Missions (cont) 4 Get in Touch 4 Sermon Notes 4 September Calendar 5 Prayer Concerns 6 Monthly Report 6 Monthly Report 6

Sunday Morning Schedule: October 7 Jacob & Kaitlyn October 14 Hope & Rich October 21 Trish October 28 Trish Come bring your friends every Sunday at 10:30am for Kids Worship!

Kids Ministry Campout! Kids Pre-K to 5th grade campout 7pm October 19 at the Nappo’s!! Bring $10; we will go to the pumpkin patch Saturday morning before we meet parents at church at noon. For more information, call Trish: 336-221-4043. Around the Campfire – Psalm 34:11 – “Come my children, listen to me, and I will teach you the fear of the Lord.”

We are collecting Trunk or Treat candy in the lobby. Thanks for all you do and for caring about the community around us!!

Coming in November: November 10 – Princess Party November 16 – Father/Son Campout

Refined Student ministries is all about growing into a better relationship with Christ. We take real life situations and turn them from a normal situation to an encounter with Christ. Our goal is to help students understand that being on fire for God is not boring or is not a chore; it is a privilege. Our understanding of who God is is very limited and all we want to do is help our students understand as each day goes on who they are in Christ and who Christ is. At the end of the day, we all like to have fun, but the truth is, we have a responsibility to serve as well. What God wants is to help other people understand, and we fail when we choose to keep the good news about God to our group of friends and family. Ultimately our goal is to love God with all of our hearts, souls, minds, and all of our strength; and love people in the same way.

Some things we have coming up is our Amazing Race event and our Halloween Party. On October 12th at 7pm we will start our Amazing Race event with a cookout, and the students will have the opportunity to spend a night at the Baskaron House because of the late night activities that’ll be involved around the town. The event will continue in the morning for more challenges and fun, and the event will finish at 2pm on Saturday the 13th. Students will arrive at the church at 7pm on Friday and they will be picked up at the church at 2pm the next afternoon.

Also, our Halloween party for students will be on the Sunday night before Halloween, October 28th. There will be food, games, and a bunch of candy! That’ll start at 5pm.

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Worship Notes

Worship doesn’t always look like we think it does.

This month, we had the tremendous opportunity to serve others who have lost nearly everything to hurricane Florence. Esther and I had the unique opportunity to take a group of 20 juniors and seniors from Alamance Christian School to help with relief. God provided so many opportunities to serve and help, but He also provided the opportunity for us to worship Him in different ways than what we normally think. How many of us think that we could worship Jesus by cutting down a tree? Or by ripping out some nasty, moldy drywall? Or by tarping a roof that is now leaky? Or by hauling years’ worth of possessions off to the dump to be thrown away?

We normally think of singing and reading the Bible as our formal acts of worship, and we think that these are most meaningful to God. However, Matthew 25 paints a much different picture. Jesus will say at the final judgment that whatever we did to the least of men, to the poor and needy, to the hungry and thirsty, we did it to Him. God is calling us to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. The Truth is found in Matthew 25. If we are unwilling to do the things spoken of in verses 31-46, then we will be lumped in with the goats – the unbelievers. It is not the Father’s heart that any should perish, however too often we get so hung up in our own self focus that we forget we are not our own and we have been bought with a price. Choose you this day whom you will serve.

Thursday, October 4 – Seniors will visit the Morehead Planetarium. See Dan for more information.

GET CONNECTED @ BCC HEY everybody.... Our amazing BCC INVOLVEMENT MINISTRY TEAM has created a really cool place for everyone to see what's happening at BCC and find a way to get involved. Please stop by our new 'Ministry Connection Corner' (near the cafe') and get plugged in.... Help others connect as well.... Great Work People!!

Sunday School/Small Groups This month Jackie Davis will be in the nursery (Room 10A) during the SS hour.

Shirley Sanders will be teaching Busy Bees class this month in Room 1B. The children will be learning about Elijah and Elisha.

In Kids For Christ the kids will be learning how to “Stand up for God”. Hope Konzelman will be teaching this month in Room 5B.

The teens will be upstairs over the auditorium with youth leader Jacob Baskaron.

There are 2 classes for the adults to choose from each Sunday: the Topical class located in the Fellowship Hall, or the Seekers class led by Dan Stipetich in Room 11A (by the auditorium).

October Missions News Mid-Atlantic Christian University has a record 215 students registered for the fall taking 2,785 hours of courses (also a record), but it’s caused them to have to make changes to their routine and buildings to accommodate the growth. They are asking us to pray for wisdom as they pray that they can continue to grow to impact the world for Jesus.

CICM-Central India Christian Mission continues to work on the hospital expansion adding 100 beds, a Cath Lab, and CT Scan, with over half of the money needed already pledged. They estimate it will serve over 100,000 people per year once completed. Josh Howard (Ajai Lall’s son-in-law) is working with leaders in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh this summer to develop a plan to train leaders, with the goal to double the number of leaders (to 2,716) and churches to (3,385) in the next two years. Josh and Ajai Lall will both speak at the International Conference on Missions in Cincinnati, OH held November 15-18.

More Missions News on the next page….

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This week we saw how first-hand how IDES-International Disaster Emergency Services helps work through our churches at the Two

Rivers church in New Bern, NC. They provided a tool truck for people to use to remove the sheetrock, flooring, and anything else damaged by the flood. They were also in the process of deploying a shower station for those without water and for the workers like us.

Sermon Notes – September 30, 2018

They also have sheds for people to store salvaged goods as they clean out their damaged homes. We personally saw many homes where people lost everything they didn’t take with them. IDES

offers help and hope like this all over the world as they share the love of Christ.

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Get in Touch! Burlington Christian Church – 301 Trail Four – Burlington, NC 27215

Email: info@burlingtonchristianchurch.org – Phone: 336-228-7994

John Nappo, Minister – Email: bcjnap@yahoo.com – Phone: 252-675-7255

David Florence, Worship – Email: sgtpeppr65@hotmail.com – Phone: 336-213-4081

Jacob Baskaron, Youth – Email: Baskaj14@johnwesley.edu – Phone: 336-260-7070

Trish Nappo, Children – Email: Trish.nappo@yahoo.com – Phone: 812-890-8091

Send announcements for bulletin/newsletter to bulletin@burlingtonchristianchurch.org

Key Scriptures:

Notes:

Action Steps:

Oct 2 (Tues) – Ladies Bible Study; 11am – Karate; 6pm

Oct 3 (Wed) – WNC-615; 6:15pm – thePLACE, Kids, Youth; 7pm

Oct 4 (Thur) – Seniors Morehead Planetarium

Oct 6 (Sat) – BCC All-Church Picnic @ Lake Mackintosh; 1:30pm

Oct 7 (Sun) – Small Groups; 9:30am – Morning Worship; 10:30am – Youth Worship; 5pm

Oct 9 (Tues) – Ladies Bible Study; 11am – Karate; 6pm

Oct 10 (Wed) – WNC-615; 6:15pm – thePLACE, Kids, Youth; 7pm

Oct 12 (Fri) – YG Amazing Race; 7pm (ends Sat 2pm @ BCC)

Oct 14 (Sun) – Small Groups; 9:30am – Morning Worship; 10:30am – Elders Meeting; 3pm – Leadership Meeting; 4:30pm – Youth Worship; 5pm

Oct 16 (Tues) – Ladies Bible Study; 11am – Karate; 6pm

Oct 17 (Wed) – WNC-615; 6:15pm – thePLACE, Kids, Youth; 7pm

Oct 19 (Fri) – Kids Campout @ Nappo’s; 7pm (pickup @ BCC Sat noon)

Oct 21 (Sun) – Small Groups; 9:30am – Morning Worship; 10:30am – Youth Worship; 5pm

Oct 23 (Tues) – Ladies Bible Study; 11am – Karate; 6pm

Oct 24 (Wed) – WNC-615; 6:15pm – thePLACE, Kids, Youth; 7pm

Oct 28 (Sun) – Small Groups; 9:30am – Morning Worship; 10:30am – YG Halloween Party; 5pm

Oct 30 (Tues) – Ladies Bible Study; 11am – Karate; 6pm – Trunk or Treat; 6pm

Oct 31 (Wed) – WNC-615; 6:15pm – thePLACE, Kids, Youth; 7pm

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Leaders Take Note!!

November J-Link deadline

is October 31 (Wed)

December J-Link deadline

is November 28 (Wed)

Church Members:

If you have announcements or prayer concerns to be updated in the J-Link, please submit

them by email, or give them to Shera at church (in

writing please!)

Email for J-Link: bulletin@burlingtonchristi

anchurch.org