Faith PointsVolume 55 • Number 2 February 2015

from the Church at Five Points, Raleigh, NC

For the past few months, this phrase has been spoken and seen around Hayes Barton Baptist Church. It first appeared in our 2015 Stewardship Campaign, but it continues as a theme that will help guide us throughout the year. Whenever I see this phrase, I remember Jesus’ words, “I have come that they might have life and have it abundantly.”

Abundantly; what does that mean? Some definitions that you might find are, “present in great quantity, more than adequate, over sufficient, richly supplied.” As we equate this to Jesus’ words as to why He came, what does that mean for us? What is an abundant life supposed to look like?

For many of us, going through a day and, at the end, asking the question, “did I live abundantly today?” may seem like a joke. Instead our day seems more ordinary, more routine than ever. We did a few chores, went to work, took the children to their activities, played with the grandchildren, talked to a neighbor; the list goes on, but it seems so mundane. How do we live and give ourselves to that abundant life? Those are the things we will explore over the course of the year.

In this very issue of Faith Points we will read stories about people who in the routines of life are living and giving abundantly. I might even suggest that many of us live an abundant life without even recognizing it. Most of us don’t live out of scarcity. We are truly blessed and yet we often fail to pause and give thanks. Take a moment before moving onto the next article or the next thing you need to do and count your blessings.

Remember the blessings of God in your life. I am not thinking about the material things you’ve been given right now, but consider the blessings of love and forgiveness. The gift of Christ who came to the earth. The beautiful creation that is all around us each and every day. The gifts of grace and mercy. The gift of the Bible and prayer. Then the gifts of family and friends and neighbors. The gifts of a home and food. The gift of a church family that challenges us and equips us; that allows us to grow and serve together.

Oh, I think we are living the abundant life more than we might admit to ourselves. Living and giving abundantly. It’s how Jesus wants us to live. It’s the theme that we will seek to live together as the body of Christ in the year ahead.

Living and Giving Abundantly: The Year AheadKristen Muse

How are you living and giving abundantly? This year we’ll journey together and encourage each other toward that goal.

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As we turn the calendar to February, we realize that 2015 is no longer a new year. No, it’s not yet old, but neither is it new. Are you keeping your resolutions? Did you even make any resolutions? What have you learned or experienced

to this point of your 2015 journey?

If you have shared in Sunday worship, perhaps you have noticed a recurring emphasis on Paul’s first letter to Timothy. So far this year, every Sunday sermon has been based upon a passage from this short New Testament book. This is a trend that will continue, not only through the end of 1 Timothy, but also through 2 Timothy and Titus.

People who study the Bible typically group these three letters together and call them the “Pastoral Epistles” or “Pastoral Letters.” This is appropriate for two reasons:

1. Paul is serving in the role of a pastor to his two younger friends, Timothy and Titus. And so in these writings we find the teachings of a pastor to his people.

2. Both Timothy and Titus are, in fact, pastors. These letters comprise something of a pastoral manual.

We have not typically followed the practice of going verse by verse through an entire book of the Bible in worship. Most of the time our service themes have taken us to selected passages throughout the Bible. I think this alternative approach will be good for us. Already, we have been confronted by some texts in 1 Timothy that we might have otherwise avoided. Wrestling with a troublesome text is a good exercise for all of us.

Speaking of wrestling with a text, some have admitted as much with regard to this year’s devotional book, Abundant Living. I confess, this is not your average daily devotional. E. Stanley Jones wrote this book back in 1942, when the world was at war. Those were some dark and difficult days. Jones tackled some of the most perplexing questions of the day, and he did it gladly. The premise of Abundant Living is that in order to have a full and meaningful (that is, “abundant”) life, all of oneself--body, spirit, and mind (especially, the mind!)--must be surrendered to the Lordship of Christ.

Jones was a deep thinker, and he makes us think deeply. If you have found the book difficult, let me assure you that you’re not alone. Don’t give up; stick with it. It’s too soon to quit. And in case you missed it, I’ll say it again: wrestling with a troublesome text is a good exercise for all of us.

Daily Prayers and Sunday PreachingDavid Hailey

As most of you know, Hayes Barton Baptist Church has established the second Sunday in February as Debt Retirement Sunday; this year, February 8. Our long range goal is to retire our debt in 15 years by asking EVERYONE to make a special offering on or before Debt Retirement Sunday each year.The debt comes from the building of the Family Life Center with Turner Gym, the Ledford Welcome Center and covered portico, the Cashwell Corridor into the sanctuary, and the mortgages on the five houses and lots next to our campus on White Oak Road. HBBC’s total debt upon completion of our building project was $3,766,666.67. Thanks to your generosity during our original fundraising campaign and our debt retirement emphasis over the past seven years and estate/memorial gifts, plus annual budgeted funds, our debt balance is $2,472,341.00 over $1.2 million in debt reduction. We all have enjoyed and benefited from these additions to our campus – whether experiencing youth basketball, exercise programs, the many fine receptions in the gym, consignment sales, children and youth activities or entering the church on a rainy day using the covered portico and Cashwell Corridor, these facilities have been wonderful additions to HBBC. Since these facilities are used and enjoyed by all Hayes Barton members and guests, the Debt Retirement Committee encourages EVERYONE to be a part of the debt retirement team and make a special offering on or before Debt Retirement Sunday, February 8, 2015. Our goal is to have EVERYONE MAKE A SPECIAL GIFT. All funds collected will be applied to principal, saving HBBC interest expense from our annual budget.NO GIFT TOO SMALL, NO GIFT TOO LARGE, EVERYONE PARTICIPATES.

Everyone Make A Special Gift: Debt RetirementHenry Turlington

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Rachel Duncan had a “passion for enriching the lives of young people,” according to friend of 47 years Helen Collier. That is why there is no better way to honor her than to establish, in her name, a Hayes Barton Baptist Church scholarship that will enable young people to enrich their own as well as other people’s lives.

The Rachel Y. Duncan Memorial Scholarship will be a “Students On Mission Scholarship.” It will assist high school students at HBBC who:

• Need financial help to participate in mission trips or other mission efforts

• Are recommended for the scholarship by the HBBC Youth Minister

• Will share their mission experience with the Koinonia Sunday School class and others.

An HBBC member since 1998, Rachel actively participated in the Koinonia class, always ready to ask just the right question or challenge the teacher when such challenging was needed. Her ability to be such a good student stemmed from the 21 years she taught Graphic Arts and Industrial Communications at Fuquay High School. Recognized as Teacher of the Year multiple times by both colleagues and students, Rachel “gave love, joy, and pride as a model for young people to watch, and she helped them grow in ways they had not yet discovered for themselves,” Helen recalls.

That is why the Rachel Y. Duncan Memorial Scholarship is being established. Through the scholarship, young people will continue to grow and discover. Although Rachel passed away in June, 2014, her impact will live on as youth are able to work on the mission field with support from the scholarship.

And such mission field work really reflects the life that Rachel lived. She, after all, grew up on a farm. In writing about her life, Rachel remembered that her brother “Fred let me hold the lines when he was plowing Simon and walk with him through the field. That made me feel quite grown up.”

So, the Rachel Y. Duncan Memorial Scholarship will help young people grow up while on mission. And, if they are fortunate enough, they will live the kind of abundant life that Rachel lived, doing so many varied things (playing softball, umpiring, studying, teaching, farming, dairying, raising children,

building gingerbread creations) and impacting so many people in blessed ways.

Ultimately, that is one way “abundant living” plays out. As Helen notes, Rachel “played the game of life with great skill, intensity, and intelligence. She understood the components of playing, coaching, teamwork, character building, and inspiring others….Above all these things, she put her whole heart into each aspect.” That is truly abundant living… the way Jesus wants us live. The way Rachel lived.

[If you are interested in making a contribution to the Rachel Y. Duncan Memorial Scholarship, please contact the church office for more information.]

Abundant Living: Rachel Duncan--Enriching the Lives of Young PeopleJoanne McDaniel

Family Corner

Have you ever had to keep a child quiet while you had an appointment? What a challenge! Please help us help parents who have to go to Urban Ministries with their young children, by donating crayons, small coloring books, word search books, or reading books for young children. These activity bags will be put together by our children and taken to Urban Ministries on February 11. Drop off your items in Gayle’s office.

Our annual Mission Fair and Car Race will be held on two separate dates. All mission projects are to be turned in on Wednesday, March 4 so our judges can review and write valuable comments on. The Car Race will be held in the gym on the following Wednesday night, March 11.

Brooke, Mikalah, Carter, Amy, and Gayle are ready for a night of fun and surprises during our FRIDAY THE 13TH LOCK-IN for all second through fifth graders on March 13. The cost is $5.00. It will be from 6:30PM-8:00AM. Email Gayle to RSVP.

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Together We GrowJohn Cashwell

Fresh veggies! What could be better? So nutritious and healthy, and good for you too! Most of us have access to a grocery store with a nice produce section; others can get to the Farmers Market occasionally and get their fill of veggies right from the field. Then there are the lucky ones who have backyard gardens! There is no doubt that being able to step out of your back door and have access to fresh tomatoes, peppers, squash, and other fresh vegetables is a real treat that most folks don’t have. It’s a real shame too because there is nothing like a fresh ripe tomato straight from the vine. Just add Duke’s mayonnaise and Wonder Bread and let the feast begin! But what about those less fortunate than us; those who rely on the generosity of others and those whose only veggies come from a can because they don’t have access to the fresh ones? How can we help them?

For the last several years I have been observing the progress of the mission garden on the grounds at Highland United Methodist Church. I kept thinking, Hayes Barton Baptist Church could do this too if we just had a sunny spot. I know that many of you have had that same thought! Then a chance conversation with Howard Fleming led to his offering some open lawn space at his Rolesville office for us to turn into a garden and the HBBC Mission Garden was born!

The space is approximately 75’ by 100’, more or less. It is an open and perfectly sunny location in the middle of town, with water and easy access. The Rolesville Police Department is right across the street so it even has its own protection! It is perfect for our purposes! It’s just 16 miles from the church and can be reached in about 25 minutes. For those of us on the north side of town, it’s only a 10 minute ride.

Last August a small cadre of volunteers, John and Janice McClendon, Mark McClendon, Edie McDuffie, Delores Crotts, Scott Abee, and I began tilling, cultivating, and planting a Fall garden. We planted cabbage, collards, beets, kale, turnips, radishes, mustard greens, and spinach. During the ensuing months, we did battle with wire grass and Johnson grass. We fought off assaults by cabbage worms and fire ants, and we watered and prayed for sun and for rain. There have been blisters on our hands, sweat in our eyes, gnats in our faces, and grass stains on our knees and the back of our pants.

We didn’t have to fight off crows and birds though! Our VBS kids made us a fine scarecrow! It sat in the midst of our Fall garden overseeing the fine crop of root vegetables and salad greens.

Through it all we patiently waited for the Fall harvest we knew was coming and come it did. On October 4th we had the first harvest. We harvested

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turnip greens, mustard greens, radishes, and some kale. Overall, about ten pounds of fresh veggies that were donated to the Rolesville police officers. On October 17th, we had another harvest. This one yielded about 30 pounts of turnip greens and turnips, radishes, mustard greens, collards, and kale. Another harvest in late October yielded over 50 pounds of fresh greens. Both of these harvests were donated to Urban Ministries for their food bank.

Although Old Man Winter is now with us, there is a lot of work left to do to prepare the garden for Spring planting. There are raised beds that need to be built and filled with topsoil, trellising for garden peas and green beans to be built, tilling and fertilizing, money for seeds and plants to be raised, decisions on what to plant, plus a thousand and one other major

and minor decisions to be made.

The one question I am asked more than any other is, “what do you need?” The answer is you! In Luke, Chapter 10, verse 2, Jesus says to the disciples; “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” We need you! Together we can grow and provide fresh vegetables for many of our neighbors less fortunate than we.

Did you realize that God is a Gardener? Sure is! One of the first things he did when he created this world was to plant a Garden of Eden! And look who he placed in that garden, Man and Woman! Find your place today. Contact John Cashwell at frivolouschef@gmail.com or 919-971-2180, or John McClendon at jjmcclendon@nc.rr.com.

Celebrating Abundant Giving in 2014Lisa Anthony

It’s true! Accountants live in the past. I’m sitting here at my desk in the middle of January celebrating that God is Good! It’s only proper for me to share this celebration with you. Below, please find a summary of the 2014 budget year, together with SOME of the significant designated gifts received and disbursed during 2014, including over $755,000 in missions!

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“Bless this house, O Lord, we pray. Make it safe by night and day.”

The house is finished. We gathered for a blessing ceremony and the Ksors have moved into their new home. We pray for them in their new venture and reflect on our own experiences and the ways we have been blessed through our service.

“Bless these walls so firm and stout, keeping want and trouble out.”

During a workday in November, a brave group of men worked in the rafters finishing up the framework in preparation for drywall. I was assigned a task for which I had many years of experience and required absolutely no training. As I swept out the corners of each room in preparation for caulking, the words of Ecclesiastes came to mind. “Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might.” I thought about that verse as I listened to the rhythm of hammers and banter of the men working above me.

“Bless the roof and chimneys tall. Let thy peace lie over all.”

As I swept with all my might, I soon found myself thinking about “Little House on the Prairie.” All the best pioneer movies have a scene where members of a community come from far and wide for a weekend of house or barn raising. Wagons arrive loaded with ham-pers of food ready to feed the families gathered there. Everyone works faithfully until the building is complete. I smiled to myself as I thought of our modern day version of “Little House on the Prairie” and how God was still using community for this house raising.

“Bless this door that it may prove ever open to joy and love.”

When talking about a Habitat house, most people immediately think of the crew on site doing the actual building. Over a period of three months, men and women of all ages from our church joined together with saws, hammers, nails, and paint under the watchful tutelage of John McGrady. We were joined by groups from the community which included NCSU vet students and crews from area businesses. Yet, the community of support was so much larger than just the builders and workers on site.

“Bless these windows shining bright, letting in God’s heavenly light.”

On the weekends, cars would pull up with a delicious lunch from members of our Sunday School classes. Other days, someone might arrive with coffee and doughnuts. So many have prayed for the project and safety of our workers. Others have provided financial support. I shared during the dedication ceremony that my favorite part of the house is actually hidden in the attic. Children from our preschool as well as members of our church wrote blessings and verses on cardboard baffles that were installed in the eaves of the attic. As I installed those baffles, I could feel the love being poured into the Ksors’ home.

“Bless the folks who dwell within. Keep them safe and free from sin.

Bless us all that one day we may dwell, O Lord, on high with Thee”.

The house is finished. The Ksors are excited about their new home. What’s next? Perhaps we should take guidance from Paul’s letter to the Hebrews. “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, but encouraging one another.” Thanks be to God!

Blessing Upon BlessingCindy Tuttle

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Happening around HBBCValentines Dinner and Dance--2/7 “For everything there is a season...”, and our Time to Dance is coming on Saturday, February 7! Doors will open at 5:30 pm, and dinner (Prime rib with asparagus and truffled potatoes) will be served at 6:00 pm. The children will have a special separate meal (pizza) and craft time. At 7:00 pm the dancing will begin, and rumor has it that there will even be some special guests at the party to dance with the children. Tickets are available starting today. Adult tickets for dinner and dancing are $30, and children’s tickets are $10 for dinner and dancing. If you’d like to come and participate in only one part of the evening, you can buy a ticket for either the dinner or the dancing for half price. You can purchase a ticket on Sunday mornings or Wednesday evenings, or online at www.hbbc.org. Please contact the church office if you have questions.

Help Us Reach Our Goal!We are collecting $5 Starbucks gift cards to bless the teachers and staff at Partnership Elementary and other Wake County Schools. Cards can be dropped off in the donations slot outside of the church office, or handed to Kristen Muse. If you have any questions, please email Kristen at kmuse@hbbc.org. We need about 200 more!

SPS is back!Join Mary Beth Johnston and Ken Thomas on Wednesdays at 7:20 pm, beginning February 11, for an in-depth look at the second half of the Book of John. Everyone is welcome, whether for one week or for all of them. You don’t have to have participated in the fall to join us this spring.

Baptist Women’s LuncheonThe Baptist Women Activities and Luncheon will meet on Tuesday, February 10. At 10:30 a.m., Carol Barksdale will lead the Craft Group in Rm. 230 (2nd floor). Join this group of ladies as they work together to make vari-ous things to give to others. At 10:45 a.m., a mission-focused Bible Study will be held in Rm. 125 led by Betty Bodkin. The Luncheon will be held at 12 noon, and the speaker will be from Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. You can sign up by contacting the church office each month.

Movers and Shakers LuncheonJoin us on February 24 at noon in the Fellow-ship Hall. Bill Sattlewhite will join us and talk about bluebirds.RSVP to the church office by Wednesday, February 18. Cost of the luncheon is $6.

Deeper Commitment Prayer GuidesMany have joined in our reading of Abundant Living by E. Stanley Jones and if you haven’t yet joined its not too late. We will also jour-ney together in prayer this year through the use of prayer guides focusing on our 5 points vision goals. Starting on Sunday, Febru-ary 8 and continuing through March 29, we encourage you to daily pray for a deepening commitment to Christ, our church, and one another. Prayer Guides will be available on Sunday, February 1, to assist in this. There is a daily prayer to use during these 7 weeks. We hope that you will journey with us. Guides will be available around the church and in the church office.

KidzStuff Consignment SaleThe Spring/Summer Children’s Consignment sale is March 5-7. The Sale offers a unique opportunity for the church to minister to our community and help provide resources to our church at the same time. It takes over 200 volunteers to make the sale happen, and we have jobs for everyone. We need a range of volunteers from Sunday, March 1 through Sunday, March 8; we need everyone from students to senior adults to help on a wide variety of tasks with a wide range of times from morning to evening. You can sign up to volunteer by visiting www.hbbc.net and click-ing on the Kidz Stuff icon, or by contacting Kathy Teague (919.818.5000 or teagkat1@gmail.com).

Weekday Preschool RegistrationHayes Barton Baptist Preschool Registration for the 2014-2015 school year has begun! Church members not currently enrolled will receive priority registration beginning Janu-ary 29. A ministry of Hayes Barton Baptist Preschool, we serve children infant through 5 in our ½ day program. Highlights include: a developmentally appropriate curriculum, Music & Movement instruction, weekly chapel time (ages 3+) and weekly Spanish instruction (ages 3+). Registration packets are available at the FLC Welcome desk and in the nursery suite. You can also find registra-tion information online at www.hbbc.net QuickLinks HBBPreschool. Please email Beth Dickinson at bdickinson@hbbc.org or call the

preschool office at 919.833.7125 with any ques-tions. We look forward to pray-ing, learning, and growing with you!

Attendance December 14, 2014 Worship 509 Sunday School 266

December 21, 2014 Worship 607 Sunday School 392

December 28, 2014 Worship 419 Sunday School 253

January 4, 2015 Worship 455 Sunday School 338

January 11, 2015 Worship 550 Sunday School 421

January 18, 2015 Worship 446 Sunday School 340

New MembersGail George joined on December 7

by Profession of Faith

Thomas Kittler joined on December 14 by Profession of Faith

Ashley Trantham joined on December 14 by Reaffirmation

of Faith and Baptism

In MemoriamGeraldean (Gerry) Campbell

December 19, 2014

Alfred (Al) PartinDecember 24, 2014

William (Bill) HilliardDecember 26, 2014

Mary UpchurchJanuary 8, 2015

Thomas (Buck) BunnJanuary 17, 2015

Edna MorganJanuary 20, 2015

April 25, 2015

Hayes Barton Baptist ChurchTimeless values for a changing world: Faith, Hope, Love

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WORSHIP LEADERSDr. David J. Hailey, Pastor ext. 104, drdhailey@hbbc.orgRev. Kristen Muse, Associate Pastor ext. 110, kmuse@hbbc.orgRev. David With, Minister with Students, ext. 101, dwith@hbbc.orgRev. Gayle Justice, Minister with Children & Families, ext. 120, gjustice@hbbc.org Dr. Larry Dickens, Interim Minister of Music, lgdickens@gmail.com

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Playground Project PreviewLeslie WilsonThis summer, the Hayes Barton Baptist Church playground will be getting a facelift. To create a cleaner, safer surface for play, the Frankie Lemmon School will be installing a new rubber material in place of the mulch that surrounds the current playground equipment and structures.

Janet Sellers, Executive Director of the Frankie Lemmon School, spoke about the improvements. “The new surface will make the playground more accessible for all children. It will be more easily accessible for the [Hayes Barton Baptist Preschool] toddlers, as well as for the Frankie Lemmon School children.”

Kurt Bland and Bland Landscaping Company have designed the new surfacing, and will be donating a majority of the preparation materials and labor. They will do all of the demolition, preparation, and concrete work. Kurt’s wife, Meredith, serves on the board of the Frankie Lemmon School.

The rubber surfacing will be laid after the playground is prepared, thanks in large part to a grant from the Capital City Civitan Club. The material being installed is rated #1 for playgrounds. Impact studies have been done with this material and similar surfaces, and it’s being used in more and more playgrounds across the country because it dramatically decreases the risk of injury during play. By installing the new surface, the playground maintenance costs will also decrease. The surface will also be very easy to maintain. Because it’s solid, a leaf blower can be used to keep the playground clear of clutter and debris.

The Frankie Lemmon School is still looking for donations for the project. Needed are 6-7 yards of standard 3000 psi concrete and 66 tons of ABC crusher run. If you know of someone who would be able to donate these materials, please contact Janet Sellers (janet@frankielemmonschool.org) or the church office, 919.833.4617.

Rubber surfacing is being used more and more in playgrounds to make them safter and more accessible to all children.