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February Volume LIV—Issue 2
THE MESSENGER
Ben Brags on the Savior
"Without the wind, a sailboat can only claim the title of organized driftwood."
G. Campbell Morgan metaphorically charged young preachers to "put their
sailboats out into the water, put up the sail, and wait for the wind to blow." Church, when there is no wind, God
does not require faster motors or stronger oarsmen, rather sailboats at the ready filled with sailors who are
desperately praying for the Wind to blow.
What is God speaking into the foundations of your soul these days? Have you heard the whispers of His
tender mercies, and are they new every morning? Has His joy sprung up like a fountain, flowing in abundance in
the midst of your most thirsty deserts? Have the wonders of His goodness propelled your heart to
spontaneously and unashamedly sing a new song? Have you been left speechless and so overwhelmingly
awestruck as to throw yourself facedown before His inexpressible Holy Presence? O God my God, How Great
Thou Art!
To the foundations of this soul, God has said, "NOW!" Now is the time! Thank You Lord for the gentle
breeze, and NOW we sense the great Winds that are already at the horizon!
What I sense is a rising momentum in the "Culture of Association" toward a desperate dependence on
the Wind and a God-filled movement in His supernatural power that transforms to the uttermost. NOW is the
time!
This past Executive Board touched and inspired my soul so much that every church should soon expect
to receive my highlighting of "the minutes." But to me, it wasn't just the quality of resources being designed to
help churches, it was the depth in the Spirit of the leadership and the heartbeat and motives of the speakers.
So watch your mailbox. Notice the repeating themes on the work of the Holy Spirit, dependence on and
obedience to His Spirit, spiritual disciplines with so much emphasis on prayer, absorption of His Word, and
walking in the Spirit.
Revitalization and Renewal come to churches desperately crying out for the work and movement of the
Holy Spirit. By His Spirit we will "prayer walk as a lifestyle" and "look into faces," which is the key to living out
our goal to "Think and Act Like Missionaries" and clearly present the gospel through relationships to every soul
in NE TN within the next five years. The Wind is starting to blow, NOW! Set the sails!
TO YOUR HEALTH
One of the keys to good health is movement. Some refer to this as exercise, but that term
creates anxiety for people who are strangers to the gym or the hiking trail. The very act of
movement is essential to the human body. It instantly burns calories, activates muscle &
ligament, improves metabolism, and engages functions within the body that operate so
much better what physical activity is added to the day.
The beginning of the new year is rife with pledges to exercise and membership fees to the
local fitness center. All of these are good, but the most important factor is that we move! A
consistent, healthy fitness plan is always good. Walking, hiking, running, outdoor sports and
even yoga push the body toward better health. The first step for many sedentary persons to
move toward good health is just to move…period!
Take the stairs rather than the elevator. Park your vehicle fifty or one hundred feet further from the grocery entrance.
Take a walk around your neighborhood after dinner, even if only for ten minutes. If your church has a family life center
or if you live near a park, walking is a great way to keep many muscles operating. As we focus on basic movements and
our desire for good health grows, we can explore new ways to exercise our bodies. But for now…move!
Greg Burton
Disaster Relief Training
Cherokee Heights Baptist Church, Morristown
February 20, 2016
To pre-register contact the Nolachucky Baptist Association at (423) 586-7331
8:00-9:00AM Registration
9:00-12:00PM Introduction to Disaster Relief
9:00-10:30 Shower and Laundry
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:15 Forklift Classroom
10:45-12:15 Damage Assessment
10:45-12:15 Fire/Ash-Out Recovery
10:45-12:15 Chainsaw (Classroom)
12:15-1:00 Lunch- $6/person
Minister and Spouse Retreat
RESCHEDULED
March 3rd-5th
If you are interested in going,
please call HBA at 929-196.
1:00-2:00 Recertification of DR
1:00-4:00 Forklift & Skid-Steer (Hands-On)
1:00-2:30 Flood Recovery
1:00-4:00 Spiritual Prep
1:00-4:00 Mass Feeding
1:00-4:00 Bucket Truck Classroom Train-ing (A & B)
2:30-2:45 Break
Among the Churches
On January 10th,
Bowmantown Baptist
Church ordained Pastor
Michael Faye into the
ministry. From left to right.
Rev. Willie Lunsford, Pastor
at Southside Baptist Church,
Sandy Faye, and
Rev. Michael Faye, Pastor at
Telford Baptist Church.
On January 10th, New Salem Baptist Church
ordained three new deacons. From left to right.
Pastor Craig Ponder, David Long, Ronnie Snapp,
Gary King, and Ben Proffitt, Director of Missions.
First Baptist Church, Erwin has appointed
Dylan Holly as their youth pastor. Mountain View Baptist
Church, 4005 Bristol
Highway, Johnson City, is
excited and blessed to
welcome their new
Children’s Pastor, Josh
Edens.
Greenwood Baptist Church is currently looking for a
part time Youth/Associate Pastor. Send resumes to:
Greenwood Baptist Church
PO Box 4593
Johnson City, TN 37602.
Clark Street Baptist Church is searching for a Part
Time Youth Director. Send resumes to:
Clark Street Baptist Church
Attn: Youth Director Search
200 Clark Street
Johnson City, TN 37604
Clark Street Baptist Church has thirty-two 10 1/2 ft.
oak pews available. If interested call church office
at 926-5622 or email [email protected].
ETSU BCM is looking for sponsors for a 5K run that
will be held in April. They are looking for breakfast
donations, sponsors, and volunteers. If you are
interested in helping, please contact Charlotte
Murphy at [email protected].
HBA Bible Drill What is better than children hiding God’s
word in their hearts?
Associational Bible Drill
Tuesday, April 12th
Southwestern Baptist Church
Johnson City
Make plans now to attend and encourage the
Children and Youth Drillers
If you have questions about Bible Drill, please contact:
Anna Huggins: 423-743-4741
Susan Schiwitz: 423-794-8182
"WAR ROOM: The Battle for Prayer"
Associational Training for Church Leaders
Host: Cherry Grove BC, Jonesborough
Feb 23, 6:30 Movie, then Week #1 Bible study to follow.
# 2-8 Bible studies, every Tues. 6:30, March 1 thru April 19
Experience & Practice yourself, then teach your church.
To reserve a workbook, you must pre-register.
Call either Holston at 929-1196 or Cherry Grove at 753-2033
$10 workbooks can be purchased at the door.
Author and Producer, Stephen Kendrick wrote, "Many in our generation have lost sight of the
power of prayer. We don't pray. Prayer is hard work. It's easier to go out and attempt to fix things
ourselves than to pray. Because prayer requires us to be still, quiet, humble, dependent, and honest
before a sovereign and holy God, prayer becomes our last resort. But prayer is so misunderstood and
underutilized."
What would happen if YOUR CHURCH really began to pray again? What if believers got right with
the Lord and began to seek His face again? Does God really mean 2 Chron. 7:14? What WILL happen
WHEN God raises up an army of prayer warriors in our generation?
Regeneration Conference April 8th-10th
New Victory Baptist Church
527 Conklin Drive
Jonesborough, TN 37659
The Regeneration Conference longs to stir others toward
responding with their lives for the glory of Jesus Christ.
This two day conference is birthed out of the burden of
Titus 3:5. “He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own
mercy, by the washing of regeneration and the renewal of the Holy Spirit.” In our day, it seems we go
to great lengths to achieve or earn goodness. The life cycle is based on performance alongside
chasing the desires within our heart. Ultimately at the end of the chase we are left unsatisfied and
empty. Then we read from the word of God “He saved us!” Found in the middle of our exhaustion, in
the midst of the chaos, religion, tradition, and the work of ministry we hear “He saved us!” What a
remarkable truth! This news shatters performance, shatters the system, and destructs the life cycle
we are in. These days are set aside to stir the heart that we may see the glory of God and rest
therein. For when an unregenerate people see the glory of God, transformation follows!
We are asking all churches, all people groups, to go get all wanderers, to go get the faithful, to go
get all sinners, as we come together to proclaim King Jesus!
For questions or more information, please contact Tyler Dalton at (423) 736-9929 or
Promo video: http://youtu.be/xR3BVcoBUr4
Visit: regenerationconference.org
Did something great happen at church today? Did God move? Has God answered your
prayers? Is your soul overwhelmed because God blessed you? WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT!!
The Bible says in Psalm 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord” and according to
Webster’s Dictionary, the definition of praise is “to commend the worth of.” God is so worthy of
all our praise! We miss out on an even bigger blessing when we don’t Praise the Lord. We want
to change all of that and give you the opportunity to share what God is doing in your church, at
work, at home, in the grocery store, or wherever it might be. Tell us how God has blessed you.
Share with us His many blessing that He has poured out on you. Praise Him for His amazing
grace and undeserved mercy. Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! There are different ways that
you can share just how good God has been to you.
You can send us an email at [email protected] or send us a two minute video
clip that we may post on our Facebook page and share with everyone of how God is blessing
you! We would love to fill a whole page in The Messenger on churches praising the Lord! The
opportunity is yours, give God all the glory, honor, and praise!
“I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!”
~Deuteronomy 32:3
disaster relief in 2015 We were very busy this year with the HBA Clean Machine. The truck and trailer are ready for
callouts at anytime the need arises. We have gotten several donations for the service that it
supplies, which we are very thankful for. We’ve received donations for a $500 generator, that
we needed when we did not have power.
Scheduling of the unit started in April for RAM at the Bristol Speedway for three days.
There were 100 showers and 2 loads of laundry done.
We went to Crossville, TN after the ice storm came through. The power lines were down everywhere. After pulling the shower
unit down there, it couldn’t be used due to frozen pipes and shower heads. We were staged at a center that had 250 displaced
folks there. We worked on it for two days and then made the decision to leave and come home for repairs.
In May we went to Damascus for Appalachian Trail Fest. For four days we did 50 loads of laundry and had 450 showers. We set
up chairs for hikers and got the chance to talk to several of them and share the gospel with them. We started to have
problems with the showers, they were running cold water and the gas water heater had flames shooting out.
NAMB asked for the unit to come to Crossover State Convention in Columbus, Ohio in June. We had five people to go and take
care of it. We had 193 loads of laundry and 997 showers.
Lafollette First Baptist Church used the unit for missions of teams working in the area. Altogether they had 225 showers and 14
load of laundry. After leaving there, the unit was dropped off at Marsh Petroleum to repair the heater. After telling them what
was going on and the threat of fire loss, the factory sent a new one to replace it and it didn’t cost a thing.
Went to Elizabethton First Baptist Church for a mission team working in the area. Altogether we had 380 showers while we
were there.
Went to Sunnyside Baptist Church for a mission team doing repairs on a church after some storm damages. There we had 300
showers.
Repairs were done to trailer to replace plastic pipe and shower heads so that they will not freeze.
The total number of showers was 3290 showers and 540 loads of laundry for 2015. Praise the Lord!
All the work with replacing the pipe, fittings, and shower head was done by Everett Willis, and Randy Burke. Our other driver was
Tony Broyles. We hope for the future that more volunteers will step up and want to serve.
The Haven of Rest is looking for two born-again, responsible male adults to work in the
Men’s Mission Ministry.
Monday thru Friday from 4 pm to 10 pm, and the other from Friday 9:30 PM until Monday
morning 7:00 AM (Weekend sleeps on site – total hours approximately 30 work hours;
time for morning church service attendance)
Responsible to the Associate Director and/or Ministry Assistant. Responsible for male
intake, discipline, record keeping, reporting, drug and/or alcohol testing, biblical devotions and principles, safety and
security of the premises.
The Haven of Rest is looking for one born-again, responsible male adult to work the Recycle Warehouse.
Forklift experience and baling experience a plus. Must have patience, organizational ability, communication skills.
Safety Awareness Required. Will oversee a couple of volunteers most days.
Hours are typically 8-5.
February
1 Minister’s Fellowship, 10:00
4 Ministry Group Leaders, 12:00
6 Bible Drill Meeting, HBA, 10:30
8 Student Conference Deadline
14 Valentine’s Day
16 VBS State Clinic, Morristown
18 Youth Minister’s Fellowship, Heritage, 11:30 & 6:00
WPRO, 12:00
23 War Room, Prayer Study, Cherry Grove, 6:30 (every Tuesday through April 19th)
March
3-5 Minister & Spouse Retreat
7 Minister’s Fellowship, 10:00
13 Daylight Savings Time
14 Student Conference Pre-Meeting, Heritage Youth Room, 6:30
17 WPRO, 12:00
18-20 Student Conference
20 Palm Sunday
21 HBA CLOSED
25 GOOD FRIDAY, CLOSED
27 EASTER
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