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February 9, 2014 The Work of the Ministry of Pleasant View Baptist Church

“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of

the body of Christ:” Ephesians 4:12

Member Memoirs

Travis Massengale

Chance Thigpen

Jessica Massengale

Ministries

Pleasant View Baptist College

for Ladies

Pleasant View Baptist School

Bible Quiz Teams

Missionaries

White Family

Bearing Precious Seed

Specials This Edition

PVBC Youth Meeting

Christmas Outreach

Special Thanks from the

Massengale Family

Pleasant View Baptist Church

P.O. Box 100 Hwy 261 S McQuady, KY 40153 (270) 756-0061

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The Pulpit

PVBS Bible Quiz Teams

Pleasant View Baptist College for Ladies

reason for beginning this program was

to encourage the students to study the

Bible and to implement its truths into

their daily lives. Mrs. Massengale be-

lieves the lasting benefits of Bible

Quizzing for students include learning

to be competitive while having good

sportsmanship, learning to collaborate

with others, learning to interpret the

Bible, learning to be a Christian testi-

mony in public places, and learning to

heed leadership. She realizes that even

the bad experiences have still helped

the quizzers build character.

Some of her favorite memories of

quizzing have been: winning a compe-

tition on the last question of the game,

the fellowship on the bus with the fel-

low quizzers and their parents, getting

turned around in the bus, breaking

down on the side of the road, and other

crazy bus experiences. She also fondly

recounts listening to ten to twenty people

earnestly quoting Scripture on the bus in

order to prepare for following competi-

tions.

In 2008, we began hosting a compe-

tition at Indian Creek Baptist Camp. That

tournament is held the last full weekend

in September and is open to quiz teams

across the nation. The Kentucky Invita-

tional Quiz is a great way for teams to

“KIQ” off the start of a new quizzing

season.

Mrs. Massengale said that although

she and Preacher do sometimes get tired

of traveling, they have never regretted

beginning the Bible Quizzing program.

Her dream for Bible Quizzing is to see

all her grandchildren quizzing and seeing

each team support each other and be uni-

fied even in the bad times.

In the years of 2006, 2007, and

2008, Pleasant View Baptist School’s

high school Bible Quiz team placed first

at National Competition at Bob Jones

University in Greenville, South Carolina.

Although 2006 was the first year our

school won national competition, it was

certainly not the beginning our Bible

Quizzing journey, nor was 2008 the end.

State competition at Shawnee Bap-

tist Church in Louisville, Kentucky was

our starting point in 2002. The very first

team consisted of Jamie Calloway, Jackie

McQueen, Buster Henry, Timmy Phil-

lips, Samantha Eyler, and John Allen

Hardin. We placed second. Since then,

we have won first place every year. We

now have five Bible Quiz teams: one

senior high team, one junior high team,

and one elementary team.

According to Mrs. Massengale, the

Pleasant View Baptist College for

Ladies was established in the Spring of

2010 by Preacher Massengale and the

founders (pictured at right) because

they desired to create an atmosphere in

which ladies could be educated in a

Christian environment. Preacher and

Mrs. Massengale carried a burden for

Christian education for many years and

wanted to provide young ladies with a

place free from the sinful influences of

the world. Their purpose was to train

and prepare future mothers to fulfill

their Biblical role and responsibility to

educate their children.

The “Founding Fathers” of the

college are Mrs. Tiffany Bradley,

bookkeeping/ meeting minutes; Mrs.

Laura Voyles, Dean of Admissions;

Mrs. Amy Hill, Advisor; Mrs. Bethany

Conrad, Dean of Finance; Mrs. Jaclyn

McQueen, Student Involvement; and

Mrs. Jamie Calloway, Dean of Aca-

demics. After countless meetings and

much hard work, they developed ad-

mission requirements, a handbook and

catalog, and course work for a two-

year degree program with an emphasis

in education.

After four years, PVBCL has had

two graduates. Jessica Massengale, a

recent graduate, currently team teaches

fourth and fifth grade as well as the

high school girls gym class at Pleasant

View Baptist School. Multiple teachers

in PVBS have also taken classes

through PVBCL to enhance their

teaching abilities. All agree that the

classes taken through PVBCL have

proven to be beneficial and have had a

direct impact on student learning. In

the future, the deans aspire to offer a

four-year degree as well as someday

becoming accredited.

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This college is a wonderful place

for young ladies to come and be able

to learn free from worldly influences

and greatly improve their abilities to

teach the next generation.

Ministries

Travis Massengale

As an eight year old boy, God dealt

with my heart for the first time, and I

asked him to come into my heart. I can

remember in the years prior to being

saved always wanting to have the peace

of God in my heart. Prior to every

church service, I would ask the men in

the prayer room to pray that I would

get saved.

I didn’t understand what being

saved was until one May night in 1998.

I was walking down stairs to turn the

lights off when God dealt with my

heart. I always thought I would get

saved at church, but I knew I had to be

saved right then. I went upstairs to talk

to Dad, and he was already talking with

Jessica about being saved. My mom

took Jessica in the other room while my

dad prayed with me. I knelt down on a

green and white Little Tikes stool and

made the best decision I have ever

made in made in my life. Instantly, the

peace of God flooded my soul. It is a

feeling you can’t understand unless you

have experienced it.

I have failed God many more times

than I care to admit, but I am thankful

for the faithfulness extended to me for

the fifteen years that I have been saved.

My prayer and heart’s desire is to raise

my future family for the Lord so that

my kids will be able to experience the

same salvation I did on that night.

Jessica Massengale

Travis barged in the door and wanted to

know what I was doing. Being a little

embarrassed I told him it was none of

his business, but he kept persisting that

I tell him. Finally I said, “I’m asking

momma how a man gets saved.” As

soon as I said that, he left. My mom

and I talked for several minutes and she

said that I needed to go talk to Dad. I

usually cry when I talk to my dad, so

before I got a word out, I started cry-

ing, and he could not figure out what

was wrong. Once I calmed down, I told

him that I needed to be saved. Mean-

while the Lord was dealing with Travis

upstairs, and before me and daddy

could even pray he came down the

stairs and told Daddy that he needed to

be saved as well. I knelt down with

Momma at the hearth and Travis went

into momma’s room and knelt at the

couch with Daddy. We both asked the

Lord to come into our hearts that day.

That day is a day that will stay fresh in

my mind and hold a special place in my

heart for the rest of my life.

The realization that I was a sinner

and in need of a Savior came to me at a

young age. The Lord began dealing with

my heart around the age of five. As most

children, I was afraid to go to the altar or

tell my mom that I needed to be saved.

Many times I would go to my mom to

tell her that I needed to be saved, but fear

would overcome me.

While sitting on my bed in May of

1998, as a six year old little girl, the Lord

began to deal with my heart yet another

time. I fought within myself whether to

go tell my mom or not. The overwhelm-

ing conviction I was under was more

than a young girl could tolerate. As I

walked down the stairs, I battled with

fear again, but I had to find relief. When

I went into her bathroom, I asked her

how a man gets saved. The moment

those words came out of my mouth,

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Member Memoirs


Preacher preached a message here a

while back about being glad, rejoicing,

and testifying about the testimony that

we have. This message stirred my soul

and reminded me of the day that the

Lord saved me. I was an eight year old

boy in the third grade. I knew about Je-

sus and knew what to say and when to

say it. In the eyes of man, I was a good

boy and on my way to Heaven, but deep

down inside I knew that there was some-

thing missing.

I remember one night at the Pleasant

View Baptist Church in Taylors, South

Carolina at the Camp Meeting the Lord

began to tender my heart. I began asking

a lot of questions on how to be saved and

when I would know that the Lord was

dealing with my heart. It drove me crazy

every time that my Mom or Dad would

say that they could not explain how I

would know that He was dealing with

me, other than the fact that I would just

know.

It wasn’t until January 7, 2001 that I

realized that you can’t explain how, but

that you just know. I was at the house on

a Sunday night after church. We were

sitting at the table together playing a

game of UNO, when the Lord convicted

my heart and brought me to the realiza-

tion of my need of a Savior. I immedi-

ately began to weep to the point that I

could not speak. My Dad began to ask

me what was wrong and threatened to

whoop me if I did not tell him. I finally

was able to get the words that so terribly

gripped my heart out of my mouth, “I

don’t want to go to Hell.” We got up from

the table and went and knelt down by the

couch and I asked the Lord to come into

my heart. That was the best decision I

have ever made in my life.

I know a lot of young people have the

same type of story that I have, but I thank

God for what He did for me. I’m thankful

the bar stool and that He saves the dope

head off the streets, but thank God He

saves the little church boys too. Paul

said, “Unto me who am the least of all

saints is this grace given”. I am not de-

serving of His grace and mercy, but I

sure am thankful for it.

Chance Thigpen

Reaching Out to Our

Community at Christmas Time

Christmas caroling is nearly a tradi-

tion of the past, yet on Sunday, Decem-

ber 22nd, we did just that! This allowed

us one more opportunity to share with

our friends, neighbors, and family mem-

bers the true meaning of Christmas. In

the weeks leading up to this event, we

rehearsed and recorded a variety of

Christmas music and put together nearly

1,000 Christmas packages together con-

taining a CD of the music we recorded,

literature about Jesus’ birth, and infor-

mation about our church.

Following our morning service and

annual Christmas dinner , we gathered in

the parking lot of Wal-Mart to sing of the

wondrous story of Jesus and offer pack

ages to last minute shoppers. From there, we

traveled to various streets throughout Har-

dinsburg, singing and placing packages on

doorsteps and in the hands of families in the

neighborhoods.

We were received well by many.

Some folks responded with smiles and others

with tears. Some joined in song, while others

listened in silence. Who re-

ceived the greatest blessing

from this experience is argu-

able. It was truly a blessing see

the people of God come to-

gether and reach out to our

community at Christmas time.

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Bearing Precious Seed

Just before it’s conception in the

late 1960’s, Brother Don Fraser, foun-

der of Bearing Precious Seed, made

numerous missions trips to Mexico.

Brother Fraser witnessed many indi-

viduals and entire villages respond to

the preaching of the Gospel, but also

watched many of those new Christians

would struggle in their faith. With no

Bible or printed literature of any kind,

they stumbled and were deceived by

cults and other religious denominations

hungry to teach their own philosophies.

The burden that God placed on Brother

Fraser’s heart was that we must send,

not just the messenger into the harvest

field, but we must send him WITH the

message of God’s Word.

Bearing Precious Seed’s first days

began under a stairwell in the basement

of an old Baptist church building. With

only a multi-lithe press, it would take

6-8 months to print one Bible. Today,

Bearing Precious Seed has 3 web

presses and 4 color presses housed

within a full-functioning printing shop.

In turn, Bibles have been shipped to

missionaries in 115 foreign countries in

45 different languages. Where once it

used to take up to 8 months to print one

Bible, Bearing Precious Seed is capable

of printing 160,000 whole Bibles,

300,000 New Testaments, and

9,000,000 John & Romans in an aver-

age year. In the past six years alone,

9,300,000 Bibles have been printed and

passed out by missionaries, pastors, and

church members. In 2013 at the Soccer

World Cup held in South Africa, over

one million John and Romans were

passed out. Clearly, God has blessed the efforts

of Bearing Precious Seed. The numbers of

lives touched is unknown. The numbers

of people changed, saved, and convicted

by it remains uncertain, but it is certain

that God’s desire is for everyone to know

the gospel. Some families are called to the

harvest fields and others do what they can

from home. Bearing Precious Seed is a

home-based missionary facility, depend-

ant on the support of local Independent

Baptist churches for help with distributing

the Word of God. It is our responsibility

to take part in this ministry and pray that

God’s Word will not return void. Please

pray God continues

to bless this ministry.

Zimatlán de Alvarez is a town

in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. As

of 2005, the town had a total population

of 18,370. Our missionary in this area of

Mexico is Bro. Troy White out of Land-

mark Baptist Church in Loganville,

Georgia. Bro. White and his family have

been serving in Mexico for a number of

years. Right now, they face several ob-

stacles in the ministry. First of all, they

have been experiencing much more op-

position than usual while witnessing

door-to-door due to a number of other

religious outreaches in the area. Also,

they are in the process of building a new

church building but have reached a stand

still caused by a lack of building materi-

als. Lastly, purchasing a van for faster

transportation is a current need they

have. The route for acquiring a vehicle is

more much more difficult in Mexico.

The vehicle must have a title without a

lien against it and must be nationalized.

Registering a van in Mexico could cost

anywhere from $1,500 to $1,700 in addi-

tion to the purchasing cost. Their desire

is to have a new form of transportation

by April of 2014.

In the last year, he and his

family returned to the U.S. for two

months to attend their daughter Stepha-

nie’s wedding. He is very thankful for

the help and good wishes of those who

attended and is especially appreciative

of the love offerings they received for

the wedding. While visiting the states,

they were able to attend a preacher’s

conference where they received great

spiritual help and were challenged by

Bro. John Brewer to be strong in the

Lord and continue in the Lord’s work.

Remember the Whites and

their special needs in your

prayers this year.

The White Family

Missionaries

We all make choices in life, some

good and some bad. In Genesis 25,

Esau and Jacob made decisions that

affected them for the rest of their life.

By meditating upon verses 27 - 31, we

can learn from their mistakes.

In verse 27, we see that there was

truly a difference in the two boys. Esau

depicts we as Christians, and Jacob

represents the people of the world and

what they have to offer.

In verse 29 and 30, Jacob is making

pottage as Esau comes in from the

field. Esau got his eyes on what Jacob

had prepared to eat and thought it was

enough to sustain him. The problem

was that Esau and Jacob were two

different people. What it took to sustain

the scrawny “momma’s boy” and the

cunning hunter Esau were two com-

pletely different things.

In verse 31, Jacob makes the at-

tempt to take Esau’s birthright from

him, and in verse 32, Esau simply gives

away his birthright.

This happens every day to Chris-

tians, especially young people. They

fail to understand that there is a differ-

ence between themselves and the world

or simply choose to be as close to the

world as possible. Christians also seem

to get their eyes on what the world has

to offer and think they can’t live with-

out it. Sadly they throw away their

birthright for something that won’t give

them life or satisfaction.


Sunday School Synopsis:

Choosing by Bro. Tim McQueen

Our church pews were filled on Fri-

day and Saturday, November 15-16, with

members from our church, Mayfield

Creek Baptist Church, and Cornerstone

Baptist Church for a Youth Meeting with

Bro. Rose. Although we gathered on

this weekend and enjoyed fellowship and

good food, we all gathered with a pur-

pose focused on the young people to

obtain spiritual help. The young people

and adults alike were definitely provided

with a great opportunity to gain spiritual

aid with the preaching we heard from

Bro. Rose, Bro. Norris,

Bro. Keith Voyles, and Bro. Matthias,

and the exhorting from Bro. Jeremiah

Calloway and Bro. Jonathan Terry. From

the eyes of the spiritual beholder, the

meeting was a great “success” due to

God’s blessing on the services and the

great liberty that He gave to the men

who preached. The Lord met with His

people on this Friday and Saturday in a

way which should not be forgotten or

taken for granted. On Friday, we heard a

great message on “Reasons Why You

Shouldn’t Put Off Salvation” preached

by Bro. Rose, and on Saturday we heard

“God Uses Young People,” “Keep the

Way Clear: Let Nothing Between,” “I’ll

Just Stick with What I Know,” “Yes,

You Can,” and “God’s Cure for Leprosy.” As diverse as these messages

sound, God used them in harmony to

deal with the hearts and lives of those

attending the Youth Meeting. As Bro.

Crabtree preached the following Sunday,

we need to heed the word of God and not

waste the warnings of the watchmen

given during our fall Youth Meeting.

PVBC Youth Meeting:

A Great Success

life or satisfaction.

The good thing about the situation is

that God gave man a free will. We still

have the ability to chose what we are

personally will feed on. We have to

realize our standing with God. We have

to make a choice, and the direction our

life takes will show it.

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Dear Church Family,

We would like to thank you for the sacrifices made to send us on vacation for a

week of fun and relaxation. We vacationed at Land Between the Lakes in

Gilbertsville, Ky. Our family stayed in a beautiful lakeside home and enjoyed

swimming, tubing, wakeboarding, and jet skiing. Eating was also a main event in our

scheduled activities! We had a wonderful time and are truly grateful!

Sincerely,

Preacher and Mrs. Massengale; Jamie, Jeremiah, Jillian, Landon, and Leyton;

Tim, Jaclyn, Trey, and Rileigh Ann; Travis, Emily,

and Jessica

A Special Thanks

Stop Looking at What You See

troubled on every side, yet not dis-

tressed; we are perplexed, but not in

despair; persecuted, but not forsaken;

cast down, but not destroyed.”

He maintained such a positive mindset

by controlling what he focused his per-

ception on.

Every negative thing that you will

face in the upcoming year will be

caused by temporal things. People,

places, politics, pleasure, prosperity,

persecutions, and problems all are tem-

poral. If that’s all you SEE, prepare

yourself for a miserable life ahead. To

overcome the temporal, you must focus

your sights on the ETERNAL. Here

are a few things that the Scripture de-

clares to us are eternal.

We have an Eternal Father – Have

you looked at Him lately?

We have Eternal Forgiveness –

Have you considered that today?

We have Eternal Fruit – Have you

seen the lasting effect of you labor?

We have an Eternal Future- A

House, a Heritage and a Home.

What are you focused on? Examine

As we step into the year of 2014,

believers understand that the prophecy

of the scripture is unfolding before

their eyes. As our Lord said, “Sin will

wax worse and worse.” Deceivers will

dominate the platform of religion, and

their deception will be embraced by the

masses. Truth has been rejected! Now

blindness is setting in. While living in

the midst of these unsettling times, the

child of God is expected to fulfill his

calling and do so with joy and fer-

vency. How is this possible when the

things we SEE around us have such an

adverse effect on our attitude and emo-

tions?

Paul, in II Corinthians 4:18, ex-

plains to us how he has kept the faith,

held to the facts, and controlled his

feelings though faced with persecution,

distress, and disappointment: “While

we look not at the things which are

seen, but at the things which are not

seen: for the things which are seen are

temporal; but the things which are not

seen are eternal.” Paul, in the previous

verses of this chapter, say, “We are

your attitude, fervency, and joy. Then

ask this question: what has made me

feel this way? It will always be the

temporal.

For further mediation consider the fol-

lowing verses.

Heb. 11;1 & 7, Deut. 33:27, 1 John

4:12, 1Pet. 1:1-8, 2Cor. 4:17, Eph 3:8-

11, Cor. 5:1-4, Heb. 9:15, Tit. 3:4-7,

1Cor. 2:9

Upcoming Events

January: March: 4th:Athens Bible Quiz 1st: Bible Quiz in Charlotte, NC 15th: Missionary Roger Tooley 13th-14th: State Competition February: April 13th-14th: Colorado Invitational Quiz 7th-10th: National Competition 14th-18th: Jubilee 20th: Easter Sunday 21st-24th: PVBS Spring Break

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