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MissionsProfile:........................... 3
MusicMinistry&PrimeTimer’sMinistry... 3
Children’sMinistry......................... 4
Generation180Ministry................... 5
DiscipleshipandLifeGroupMinistry........ 5
UpcomingEvents........................... 6
Calendar,Birthdays,andAnniversaries.... 7
What’sInsidethisIssue:
FromthePastor’sDesk ByCraigThompson
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Januaryisthetimeofyearwhenmanyofuswillmakeresolutionstochangeaspectsofourlives.Resolutionsaregood,theyarestartingplacesforprogress,butforaresolutiontobeeffectiveitmustalsobesupportedwithplanningandlong-termdiscipline.Ittakesworktomovefromresolutiontoaccomplishment.
TimChallies,oneofmyfavoriteChristianbloggers,sharedsomehelpfuladviceformakingNewYear’sresolutionsstick,andI’dliketosharethosewithyousothatyoucanadvancebeyondresolutionandre-solvetorealizationofyourgoals.
Resolvethemprayerfully.December31isnottheidealtimetocomeupwithalistofresolutions,becausetheimpulsiveonesrarelystick.Thebestresolutionsaretheonesthatcomethroughthoughtandplanning.Ac-tually,thebestonesaretheonesyouprayabout.Ifaresolutionisworthmaking,surelyit’sworthprayingabout.Resolveprayerfully,notimpulsively.
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Planthemcarefully.Onceyouhavemadeyourresolu-tion,youneedtoinvestalittleeffortinplanning.Youneedtoplanhowandwhenyouwilltaketheactionsthatgoalongwiththeresolution.Sheerwillpowerisenoughtobeginanewthingortotakethefirststepsagainstabadthing,buteventuallyyouwillneedsomethingmore.Youwillneedtoformahabit.Tobuildorbreakahabityouneedsomekindofdisci-plinethatwillhelpyoudo,ornotdo,certainbehav-iors.Sothinkcarefullyandplanhow,when,andwhereyouwillbuildyourhabit.
Ifyouarelookingforalistofpotentialresolutionsforthenewyear,Ihavecreatedapageonmyblogatwww.passionforpreaching.netwithsomeresolutionsandtoolstohelpyouaccomplishyourgoals.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6
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ByGingerChestnutFromtheChurchLibrary
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Everyyear,well-intentionedindividualsmakeNewYear’sresolutions.Someresolutionsaresilly,whileothersareextremelyserious.Butgenerally,NewYear’sresolutionsaren’tenduring.AccordingtoForbes.com,only8%ofpeopleactuallyachievetheirNewYear’sresolutions.Resolutionsmaylastaday,aweek,orafewmonths,butrarelydotheylasttheen-tireyear.ScottAttebery,contributingauthorforHomelifeMaga-zineoffersthreesimplestepsthatcanhelpyoumakelastingNewYear’sresolutions.
1. Pouryourselfintowhatmattersmost.Makesurethatthegoalsyousetforyourselfandyourfamilydon’tdetractfromthemostimportantthingsinlife.
2. Consideryourmotivation.MakesurethatthegoalsyousetaretohonorGodandarenotjustforthesakeofvanityorcomfort.
3. Changeyourdirection.Don’tletgoodthingsgetinthewayofvitalthings,don’tletbusynessbeasubstituteforworship,anddon’tletasso-ciationwithGodbeasubstituteforfollowingGod.
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Formoreofthearticle,visitLifewayAr-ticles,3StepstoNo-FailNewYear'sRes-olutions.Thisyear,makelastingresolutionsthatwillpositivelyimpactyourspiritualhealthbyimplementingaspiritualdis-ciplineintoyourdailyroutine.Spiritualdisciplinesareoftendifficult,butthat’swhytheyarecalleddis-ciplines.Theytakeeffortandplanning.Herearejustafewofthetitlesavaila-bleinourchurchlibrarythatcanhelpyoumakeaplanthatyoucankeep!ThePowerofaWhisper:HearingGod.HavingtheGutstoRespond.BillHybelsWalkingwithGod:TalktoHim,HearFromHim.Really.JohnEldredgeExperiencingGod:KnowingandDo-ingtheWillofGodHenryandRichardBlackabyThechurchlibraryisopenMonday-Thursday,8:00AM-2:00PMorafterservicesonSundayandWednesday.
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MalvernHillWorshipMinistryTheNewYearishere,whathappenedtolastyear?Trulytheoldadage“timeflieswhenyou’rehavingfun”seemstobetrue.Letmeonceagainthankthosethatgaveoftheirtimeandtalentstoserveinourmu-sicministrysofaithfullythispastyear.GodblessedourChristmasmusiconceagain.Ourmusicministryfolksarepreciousservants.IpraiseourLordforHisfaithfulness.IalsowanttothankourchurchforyoursupportandprayersforourministryandchallengesomeinourchurchbodyinthisNewYeartoprayabouthelpingusleadinworshipeachweek.YoucanjustshowuponWednesdaysorgrabmeandwe’lltalkifyouhaveanyquestions.Weneedyourparticipation!!
1SingpraisestoGod,ourstrength.SingtotheGodofJacob.2Sing!Beatthetambourine.Playthesweetlyreandtheharp.Psalm81:1-2(NLT)
MalvernHill“PrimeTimers”MinistryWhenIthinkofenteringanewyeartheseversesinLamentationscometomind:
MusicMinistry&PrimeTimers’Ministry ByBusterMorris
Emphasis:SanctityofLife By:CraigThompson
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OnJanuary13,1984,PresidentRonaldReaganissuedaproclamationdesignatingJanuary22asthefirstNa-tionalSanctityofHumanLifeDay.(January22,1973,wasthedaytheU.S.SupremeCourtlegalizedabor-tion-on-demandinall50states.)ChurchesaroundtheUnitedStatesusethedaytocelebrateGod'sgiftoflife,commemoratethemanyliveslosttoabortion,andcommitthemselvestoprotectinghumanlifeateverystage.
ChurchescontinuetorecognizethethirdSundayinJanuaryasSanctityofHumanLifeSunday.In2016,thedatewillbeJanuary17.
(source:https://www.lifemattersww.org)
Foryouformedmyinwardparts;youknittedmeto-getherinmymother'swomb.Ipraiseyou,forIamfear-fullyandwonderfullymade,Wonderfulareyourworks;mysoulknowsitverywell.Myframewasnothiddenfromyou,whenIwasbeingmadeinsecret,intricatelywoveninthedepthsoftheearth.Youreyessawmyun-formedsubstance;inyourbookwerewritten,everyoneofthem,thedaysthatwereformedforme,whenasyettherewasnoneofthem.
Psalm139:13-16(ESV)
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22ThesteadfastloveoftheLORDneverceas-es;hismerciesnevercometoanend;23theyareneweverymorning;greatisyourfaith-fulness.Lamentations3:22-23(ESV)
AsIreflectonthegoodnessofGodIamover-whelmed.ManyofusseniorshaveseenthehandofGodandHisfaithfulnessonmanyoccasionsthroughoutourlives.LetmechallengeoursenioradultsinthisnewyeartobewillingtosharethisunderstandingofGod’smercyandfaithfulnesstothosewehaveopportunity.ItisourresponsibilitytopassonthefaithfulnessofourGodtothisnewgeneration.Listenhowthepsalmistputsit.
Soeventooldageandgrayhairs,OGod,donotforsakeme,untilIproclaimyourmighttoanothergeneration,yourpowertoallthosetocome.Psalm71:18(ESV)
PrimeTimers’ComingEventsTues.,Jan.5:BreakfastatShoney’s,Meet@Churchat8:00AMThur.,Jan.14:KareshWingMinistryat2:30PMThur.,Jan.21:PrimeTimerSupperat6:00PMThur.,Jan.28:SpringdaleMinistryat2:30PM
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Becausethenewyearalwaysmakesmethinkofnewthings,newbeginnings,andnewideas,Ithoughtnowwouldbeagreat timetotalkabout thechangescom-ing in the children’s ministry facilities. I know thatmany of you know that this includes a new buildingandpossiblerenovationsontheoldbuilding,butyoumay not know what all it includes. So many thingshavebeen taken intoaccount inour planning includ-ingneeds,wants,andwhatseemsliketheneverend-inglistofcountyandstatebuildingcodes.The first needwe looked atwas the need for a newspace for theolderchildren’sworship.Whenwefirststartedchildren’sworshiptenyearsago,wemet inaroom in the children’s building. At that time, the at-tendance of many of the children was sporadic sotherewere times thatwe only had eight to ten chil-dren. It was not long, however, whenwe found our-selveswith twoproblems. The firstwas a need for ayounger children’s worship. If you know anythingaboutme, you know that I have a hard time turningaway any child. Because of this, we soon found thatouragerangewasgettingwiderandwider.AsWarrenWeekstoldmeatthetime,“Prettysoon,Rhonda,ifyoukeepthisup,you’regoingtohavetoputcribsagainstthewallforthebabies.”Iwisely,Ithought,keptsilentinresponsetothismainlybecauseIcouldn’tfigureouthow to squeeze some cribs in there. The start of athreeandfouryearoldchildren’sworshipwasthere-sultofthis.Thatproblemwassolvedaspeoplebeganto stepuptotake theteachingpositionsthatbecameopenthroughthatneed.Soon, however,we found even by narrowing the agerangethatwewereoutofroom.Oneof theproblemsweoften findwhenweattempt to squeeze toomanychildrenintotoosmallaspaceisthatofpoorbehavior.Everyone begins to get into each others’ space thusgetting onto each others’ nerves. Then those whowouldnormallykeeptheirhandstothemselvesdon’tand arguments and fights begin.We found ourselvesdealing with this every Sunday. The solution was tomove to a room above the current sanctuary aftersomewallswere takenout to increase thespace.Wewere pleased and happy with our new space notingthatournewvisitorswereimpressedaswell.Happiness, however, is often short lived as was thecase then. I received a phone call from Pastor Craigone day (A phone call is a rarity as email is his pre-ferred form of communication so I knew something
Children’sMinistry ByRhondaAdams
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wasup.)Duringthatphonecall,hesaidthatwecouldnotwaitanylongerforthecongregationtomoveintowhat was then a gym. Since I’ve studied enoughchurch growth statistics to know that attendancegrowthisstuntedwhentheroomgets80%full,Ihadto agreewithhim though Iwasn’t happyabout it. Atthis time, it was suggested that children’s worshipmovetowhatwouldthenbecomethe formersanctu-ary. I had great doubts about how thiswas going towork, butwe reallyhad no choice as thatwas reallytheonlyoption.
Now at long last,we find ourselves at another stage,butmuchplanninghadtobedonefirst.Welookedatadding on to the current children’sbuilding,but thatdidn’t work. The final and most viable solution wasputting another building in behind the current one.Thatideabegantoevolveintowhatwebelievedtobethebestsolutionfornowandthefutureofthechurch.Wedrewoutplans for thisbuildingneverbeing fullysatisfieduntilaboutthetenthtime,wefinallyagreed.Thebuildingwillhousetheolderchildren’sworship,amulti-purpose room thatwillbeusedbyall age chil-dren, two small bathrooms, a snack area, a room tostore and prepare snacks, and a storage area. Eventhough the building will be one story, there will bestoragespaceabovethatcanbereachedfromoutsidestairs.
Anotherthingwelookedatwastheneedsofthecur-rentbuilding.Wedeterminedthattherearesafetyis-sues, user issues, and aesthetic issues needing to beaddressed. After much deliberation, we met with acontractortogetaquoteonreplacingall theexteriordoors,replacingtheFRPboardwithbeadboard,mak-ingthepreschoolbathroomspreschoolfriendly,mak-ing the current kitchen/snack area into a classroomfor the 15 months through 2 year olds, doing someworkonthecurrentbabiesnursery,creatingacheck-in area, moving some walls to give more space toovercrowded classrooms, finishing out supply cabi-netsthatposesafetyrisksforhead/eyeinjuriesincer-tainclassrooms,andsomeotherwallrepairandpaint-ing.Whether any, some, or all of those will be donewillbedeterminedbyhowmuch if anymoney is leftover from the sanctuaryaddition/renovationand thenewchildren’sbuilding.
Allof thishasbeena longprocess incomingupwithwhatwebelievetobethebestplan.Weaskthatyoujoinwithustoprayforthebestoutcome.
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Welcometo2016!Asweenterintoanewyear,Iwouldencourageyoutotakesometimetoreflectbackon2015.WhataresomeofthewaysthatGodworkedinyourlifeoverthepastyear?WhatarewaysthatyouhavegrowninChrist?WhataresomethingsthatGodiscallingyoutochangein2016?WhatcanyoudotomakeadifferenceforHiskingdominthiscomingyear?Ipraythatwewillallmakethemostthiscomingyear.AstheApostlePaulwritesinEphe-sians5:15-16:
Lookcarefullythenhowyouwalk,notasunwisebutaswise,makingthebestuseofthetime,becausethedaysareevil.
LetusmakethemostofwhatGodhasgiveusin2016!
UpcomingEventsParentMeeting(January10,2016)–WewillhaveameetingSundayafternoon,January10,at4:30PMinthefuturesanctuary.Ifyouareaparentofoneofourstudents,Iwouldencourageyoutojoinusforthismeetingaswetalkaboutthe2016studentministrycalendar,summercamp,ourDiscipleNowweekend,andRightNowMedia.
Generation180Ministry(StudentMinistry) ByLukeTolbert
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HowconvictingandchallengingarethePsalmists’wordsfromPsalm119:105-108,111:
105Yourwordisalamptomyfeetandalighttomypath.106Ihaveswornanoathandconfirmedit,tokeepyourrighteousrules.107Iamseverelyafflicted;givemelife,OLORD,accordingtoyourword!108Acceptmyfreewillofferingsofpraise,OLORD,andteachmeyourrules.111Yourtestimoniesaremyheritageforever,fortheyarethejoyofmyheart.
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Asweenteranewyear,commityourselftotreasuringGod’sWordandhavingthembethejoyofyourheartfor2016.AnexcellentwaytodothisisthroughaBiblereadingplan.LigonierMinistryhasanextensivelistofplansfor2016availableontheirwebsiteatwww.ligonier.org/blog/bible-reading-plans/.Someofthechoicesinclude:
• 52WeekBibleReadingplanthattakesyouthroughtheBibleinayearwhichareadingfromadifferentpartoftheBibleeachday(ex.WednesdaysareforthePsalms,FridaysarefortheGospels,etc.)
• ChronologicalReadingPlanwhereyoucanreadthroughtheBibleintheorderofhowtheeventsoccurred.
• 5x5x5ReadingPlanthattakesyouthroughtheNewTestamentinayearwithreadingsforMonday-Friday.
• Two-YearBibleReadingPlanthattakesyouthroughtheOldandNewTestamentsonceandthePsalmsandProverbsfourtimes.
YoucanevendownloadabeautifulBibleReadingChartfromtheirwebsitesoyoucanreadatyourownpace.MakeaplantodaytobeinGod’sWordfor2016!
DiscipleshipandLifeGroupMinistry ByLukeTolbert
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MissionFuge(July25-30,2016)–Wewillbere-turningtoNorthGreenvilleUniversityforourMissionFugecampduringthelastfullweekinJuly(July25-30,2016).Thecostforcampwillbe$140foronestudentor$250fortwostudentsfromthesamefamily.Thiscostwillcovereverything(transportation,meals,ac-tivities,etc.)fromthetimeweleaveMondaymorninguntilwereturnSaturdayafternoon.A$50depositperstudentisduebySunday,January31toreserveyourspot.Eachyearthiscampisoneofthehighlightsofourstudentministry–willyoumakeplanstojoinusthisyear?Scholarshipsareavailableforthosewithfi-nancialneed.Scholarshipapplicationscanbepickedupfrommyofficeorfromourwebsiteunderthestu-dentresourcessection.ThedeadlineforscholarshipapplicationsisSunday,January24.
DiscipleNow(February19-20,2016)–WearepartneringwithFBCCamden,theRiverChurch,andtheKershawBaptistAssociationforourDiscipleNowinFebruary.JustinOrr,ourcamppastorlastyearatM-Fuge,willbethespeakerfortheweekend.TheworshipbandfromtheRiverChurchwillleadusinworship.Moredetailswillbecomingsoon.Thecostfortheweekendwillbearound$20perstudent.
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MonthlyCalendar
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1-4 Max and Diane Johnson 1-9 Eddie and Zinda Hayes 1-17 Jack and Linda Branham
1-2 Aubrey Thompson 1-3 Anne Dixon
Derek Ray 1-4 Frankie Taylor 1-5 Matt Boss 1-6 Emma Williamson 1-8 Kelley Davis
Aiden Taylor Kenneth Barfield
1-9 Beata Hance Ryan Morris Wendy Roberts Brooklyn Stafford
1-10 Donna Watts 1-11 Elaine Hyatt 1-13 Blake Glock 1-15 Merci Hair 1-16 Lanny Gunter 1-17 Abigail Avery
Anastin Avery 1-18 Shelia Arledge
Tabatha Knopp 1-19 Rylee Fisher
David Chandler 1-20 Zaurious Belton 1-21 Gary Fisher 1-23 Macy Lantz
Jerri Stanley 1-24 John Allen
Vickie Patton 1-28 Bonnie Owens 1-29 Max Johnson 1-30 Eleanor Tolbert 1-31 Dale Roberts
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