A PUBLICATION OF ROCKY CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

MARCH 2018 VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1

THE CHRONICLE

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

CALENDER 2

PASTOR ’S POINT 3

YOUTH NEWS 4

MUSIC NOTES 4

L IBRARY PAGE 5

CHILDREN ’S INFO 5

SERVICE TIMES 6

Burrito Breakfast Join the RCBC Student Min-

istry on Sunday, March 18th

at 9:15 am for a delectable

breakfast burrito. Donations

will be accepted.

Wednesday Evening Meal

On February 28th, RCBC be-

gan serving a meal on

Wednesday evening. Serving

for the meal begins at

5:45 pm on Wednesday even-

ing, and the suggested do-

nation is $3 per person or

$10 per family. Please

join us for supper on

Wednesday before regularly

scheduled activities.

RCBC

Student

Ministry

March 12th — 14th, the RCBC Student Ministry will be doing work pro-jects around the commu-nity for their Spring Mis-sion effort. See Dustin

for more info.

Thrive Pre-Teen Camp

Thrive preteen camp is for students who have finished 3rd through 6th grade. Renee Blisard will be the contact per-son for Pre-Teen Camp. Camp will be from June 4-7, 2018. For forms and any other infor-mation see Renee or call her at 325-642-4824.

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March Birthdays

March 2 Joey Blisard

March 4 Sara Miller

March 5 Patsy Gray

March 6 David Williams

March 7 Charlie Newton

March 7 Alexis Paduch

March 26 Linzie Wright

March 27 Lewis Lehman

March 27 Misty Lane

March 28 Lynne Teston

March 30 Allison Williams

March 14 Wayland Dixon

March 19 Nancy Arseneau

March 20 Nancy Lay

March 20 Donna Eberle

March 22 Cathie Lehman

March 26 Elizabeth Burleson

March 2018 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 Lord’s Supper

Evening Service

Deacon of Week Travis Reynolds

5 6 7 Mid-Week

Service 7 pm

8 Good Samaritan Work Day 9 am

9 10

11 Daylight Savings

Time Begins

Deacon of Week Mickie Bush

12

13 14 Business

Meeting 7 pm

15 Jolly Elders

10 am

16 17

18 Burrito

Breakfast 9:15 am

VBS Meeting 5 pm

Deacon of Week

Randal Bush

19 20 21 Mid-Week

Service 7 pm

22 Good Samaritan Work Day 9 am

23 24

25 End of Month

Meal—Samaritan Class Hosting

Deacon of Week Bennie Williams

26 27 28 Mid-Week

Service 7 pm

29 30 31

Spring Break Mission Work

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Pastor’s Point

Have you bungee jumped lately? Not your cup of tea! How about skydiving? Have you jumped out of a perfectly good air-plane for no apparent reason (my definition of skydiving)? Scuba diving? Tight-rope walking? Well, most of us do not engage in life-threatening activities on a regular basis, but we fail to realize there is risk in everything we do. For example, in the United States, the risk for being struck by lightening is 1 in 700,000. Comparatively, the risk of being in-jured by an exploding cell phone battery is 1 in 28 million. And, the risk of being in a car wreck is approximately 1 in 7000. So, there is risk in everything. Most of us do not even consider having our cell phone batter explode, so we talk and text away. We might factor in lightening when there is a storm, but in reality we drive our cars daily in spite of the risks. What about faith? Is there a risk to our faith? Webster de-fines risk as the possibility of loss or injury. Dictionary.com defines the verb “risk” as exposure to the chance of injury or loss, or haz-ard. Faith is always a risk. Jesus said in Matthew 10:29, “He who has found his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake shall find it.” He also asked, “What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? NASRE We risk everyday, whether it is the drive to the grocery store, and the use of our cell phone. Why would we do any less for the sake of our Savior? Lack of faith is a greater risk because we forfeit all that God would do in our lives for His glory and our benefit. So, this year, I propose we take some risks, with our faith that is. Try stepping into the unknown of God’s will. Isn’t his prom-ise to never leave us or fail us (Hebrews 13:5)? So, take that step! Embark on the journey! Follow your Sav-ior! Serve in that ministry! Engage in some risky behavior of faith, and see if God does His work. What do we have to loose? The blessing of eternity is all!! Just a thought,

Rick

February

Records

February 4, 2018

Offerings $6,219.00

SS Attendance 72

February 11, 2018

Offerings $1,037.00

SS Attendance 0

February 18, 2018

Offerings $5,471.00

SS Attendance 69

February 25, 2018 Offerings $3,553.00

SS Attendance 79

Totals

Offerings $16,280.00

Avg. SS Attendance 73

Amount Needed Each

Month $20,303.00

Annual Budget

$243,636.00

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You have heard the

old saying, “Hey, Ya’ll

watch this!” If you have ,

then you know the proper

response is to RUN! These

are words you might hear

from someone that would

consider themselves a Red-

neck and proud of it.

If we are honest

with ourselves, we all have

a little redneck in us. If you

do not think that is true,

then when is the last time

you used duct tape for

something other than a

duct???? Or, when is the

last time you used a pocket

knife for a screwdriver.

We, as Rednecks, and yes I

include myself in that cate-

gory, tend to try and make

do with the things we have

at hand. We attempt to make

something work for that

which it was not intended.

I want to tell you

something today! We do not

have a Redneck Christiani-

ty! We cannot substitute

something else for Jesus

Christ. It does not natter

how much church we at-

tend, how many verses of

Just As I Am we sing, or

how many days in a row

that we read our Bible. It

does not matter how many

homeless we help or how

much money we put in the

offering plate. There is only

one fix for the sin in our

lives. Jesus! He said, “I am

the way, the truth, and the

MUSIC NOTE

Youth News

Youth Activities

March 12th—14th—Spring Break

Mission Work—See Dustin for more

information.

March 18, 2018—Burrito Breakfast

sponsored by the RCBC Youth

April 2018 — T-shirt Fundraiser

Thrive Preteen Camp at Heart of Texas Camp is just around the corner. It is going to be a great week where we can lead students to a deeper understand-ing of Christ. We want to see not just students thrive in Christ, but our goal is that everyone who attends is touched by the gospel. One thing we have learned through the years of directing this camp is this task takes a monumental effort to complete. There are a few ways you can help, and we would love for you to take some time to serve alongside us during the week of camp. First, it would be great if you would join in prayer with us to prepare the fields for harvest. And second if you would like to volunteer some of your time to help run the camp this summer, we need people to help with Registration, Crafts, Recreation and general camp work. If you would be interested in helping contact Dustin or Rick.

Dustin

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life, and no one comes to

the Father but through

me.” John 14:6

Would you make

the trip to the supplier of

forgiveness and grace,

and receive the correct

solution to your sin. Duct

tape will not hold your

life together, only Jesus

can do that!!!

God Bless,

David

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March 4 Reynolds Family March 11 Johnna Embrey, Jensine March 18 Charlotte Poling & Cheri Majors March 25 Dustin & Linzie Wright

CHILDREN ’S CHURCH SCHEDULE

NURSERY SCHEDULE

PAGE 5 VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1

March 4 Katie Rhodes March 11 Celeste Justice March 18 Dorcas Class March 25 Katie Rhodes

Library News “I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor

God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God’s hands, and I am very

happy about that.”

Ken Hensley

There’s a popular western song that contains the lyrics “it’s all about me, me, me, me….” We understand that

thinking coming from an infant or toddler. Their world does revolve around themselves. But what about the

rest of us. In Genesis 1:26-28, God made us rulers over all the creatures of the earth and seas, but he intended

us to be good stewards of the same, and He intended for our focus to be not on the things of the earth, but on

Him. How do we go from feeling like we’re the center of the universe and we should have whatever it takes

to make us happy to the true reason for our existence—the pursuit of a relationship with God, and a desire to

put Him first.

Max Lucado, in his book, IT’S NOT ABOUT ME, puts our lives into proper perspective when he states,

“Reduce the human job description down to one phrase: Reflect God’s Glory.” If you have never read a Luca-

do book, this is a good one to start. His style of writing is entertaining and easy to understand, and you may

just find yourself less concerned with yourself and more focused on God.

Sharon Horine & Mary Foster

Librarians

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Rick Justice, Pastor David Williams, Worship Pastor

Dustin Wright, Youth Pastor Glynith Matlock, Financial Assistant

Allison Williams, Nursery Margret Matthews, Nursery

Phone: 325-752-6406 E-mail: glynith.rcbc@gmail.com

ROCKY CREEK

BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday

Bible Study 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm

Wednesday

Youth 6:30 pm Team KID 7:00 pm Energize Mid Week Service 7:00 pm

SERVICE TIMES

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