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STAFF
Rev. Lynwood Wells Pastor
Dreama Johnson
Office Administrator
Christy Kuhnle Pianist, New
Celebration Director
TommieWheeler Custodian
TEAM LEADERS
Pam Cooke
Moderator/ Vision Team
Tara Borton Finance Team
Kathy Caskie Facilities Team
Bob Spiers Mission Action Team
Robbie Ayscue Worship Team
Tim Humphries Outreach Team
Dwight & Lisa Godwin Discipleship Team
Brenda Egnot Deacons
Roger Cooke People Support Team
101 Main Street
Newport News, VA
23601
757-595-3300
Weekly Newsletter
January 27, 2015
It's not what you would do… It's what you can do!”
Calling. It's a vague word and it looks different for all of us - but we all want it. What is God's purpose for us? What does He want us to do with the time we've been given? Our calling is not some distant future dream we'll chase and champion when our situation allows it. It's not what we would do… it's what we can do!
Let me ask you, “What good would you do if you had perfect circumstances at this point in your life?”
“I would if I could… But I can’t so I won’t…” That is the preset response of most people when God calls them to do something, or a need arises in the world that they are individually called to meet. “I would if I could… But I can’t so I won’t…”
Let me suggest if you cannot do the good that you would, then you should do the good that you can! Realize that your calling is active, not passive. Usually the people that God calls and uses are not the people who have the best of everything. They are more often the people who have the least, or the smallest. The difference is that they make the most of what they do have.
A lot of people think of their calling in terms in terms of what they will do “someday”. But the world is not changed by what you will do one day if it is not connected to so mething you are doing right now. Don’t put your calling on consignment. Don’t defer your destiny. Don’t put out there some idealistic situation where when it happens, only then you will accomplish the will of God with your life.
It’s not what you do with what you could, it’s what you do with what you have. When you offer God what you have, He can turn a little bit into a lot. But He can’t multiply nothing, because nothing multiplied is still nothing!
The good news, actually the best news we can know is that right now where we are, with who we are and what we have – It is more than enough when we surrender and give ourselves completely to God.
Right now, this moment, when we get ourselves into God’s will for our lives we discover the secret to true abundance is to begin living in the now moment with God – It’s not what you would… It’s what you can!
“I can do ALL things through Christ who loves me and gave Himself for me!” Philippians 4:13. Receive and live in the word today!
On the grace journey together with you, Lynwood
The Hilton Baptist Church Record
January 27, 2015 101 Main Street
Newport News, VA 23601
Inclement Weather
In the event of Inclement
weather– your deacon
will notify you of any
changes in services. Also
please check our
Facebook page or our
website. We will update
these to reflect any
changes in our normal
church schedule.
Please take a baby
bottle and fill it
with loose change
for CareNet
Pregnancy Center.
We have bottles in
the Connect Center and
office. See Pat Painter if
you can not find a
bottle to fill!
Thanks in advance for
your help!
Sunday School and Worship Report January 25, 2015
Sunday School Enrollment…..………….……....…….……..….....110
Contacts……………………………………..... ............. ...................16
Visitors…………………………….………........................................1
Total present...……………………… …….…....……….……. ….62
Worship Attendance…..98
HBC Counting Report for January 25, 2015
8-200 Future Growth………………………………………........$60.00
8-107 Lottie Moon…………………………………………..….$70.00
8-102 Wednesday Night Supper…………………………...…..$115.60
8-103 Drink Machine…………………………………………….$3.00
8-520 Hilton School of Music…………………………..……..$272.00
Budget………...………………………………………………$4235.00
Budget Designated Initial Offering……………………………...$11.00
Total Deposit………………………………………………….$4766.60
From all the contributions received for our Youth Worker the amount we have collected is $5163.00!
God is so good!
NEEDED FOR PORT DINNER– February 11th
Jeanne and Denise would like to have people donate desserts
for Wednesday Night Dinner. Please contact either one of
them or the church office if you are able to help!
The HBC Family would like to express our
deepest sympathy to the family of
Thomas Henderson in his recent passing this week.
Our thoughts and prayers are with this family.
OUR ON GOING
MISSION….
“More Than Nets”
Give to the mission that helps prevent Malaria in Yendi.
Malaria has been eliminated from the United States and other developed
countries. It is still a threat to more than 40% of the world’s population..
Mark your envelope...More than Nets. $10.00 will provide one net!
Our Goal : $7000.00
Collected to date:
$4575.00
January
Carenet
Maternity and
Baby Needs
Church Pantry
Please pray for the
following Missionaries this week:
BS, DS
Jason Thacker– Kentucky
Koen Hamilton– Lousiana
Greg Shawgo– Montana
Ghazala Amoon– New Jersey
David Englehart, Matt Sellers– New Mexico
Daniel Trippie– New York
Clara Mooney– Oklahoma
Scott Underwood– Pennsylvania
Jean-Rene Bibeau– Quebec
Carol Weishampel– Texas
Justin Bindel– Utah
Sean McKale– Washington
Kay Brown, Amy Johnson, Brian Pennington-American People
AM, BS– Central Asian People
HL, JD– East Asian People
PL, Charlotte Whitely– European People
KG,LW– Northern African and Middle
Eastern People
MA, RM - South Asian People
Jerry McFerron, RE– Sub-Saharan
African People
Weekly Assignment
Schedule
This week at HBC
Singing Saints
Monday, February 9th
James River 2:30pm
Missing
We are missing a white oval
table cloth with a biased hem
that we use for communion.
If you have borrowed that
could you please return it as
soon as possible.
Thank you for your help in
this situation.
Greeters/ Ushers February 1– Joe Wircenske, Don Krause, Brenda Egnot
and Pat Schell February 8– Paul Thorne,
Ray Moody and Moses Sabb
Lock Up February 1– Robbie Ayscue February 8– Tim Humphreys
Bus Ministry February 1– Joe Caskie February 8– Brian Fries
Deacon of the Week February 1– Ray Moody February 8– Bob Spiers
Nursery Helpers
February 1– Joy Class
February 8– Faith Class
SS and Children’s Church
February 1– Kathy Devol/
Colleen Devol
February 8– Kathy Caskie
WNS Support
January 28th– Joy Class
February 4– WMU
If you can not be present for your date, please contact a
replacement person.
Monday, January 26th
2pm Singing Saints
Newport
630pm Facilities Meeting
Tuesday, January 27th
930am WOM Council Meeting
Wednesday, January 28th
5:00 pm Wednesday Night Supper
6:15pm Finance Team Meeting
6:15 pm Children in Action
6:15 pm Prayer Meeting
6:15 pm NC Practice
7:15pm The Story Practice
Sunday, February 1st, 2015
9:00am Sunday School
10:00am Worship Celebration
Children’s Church
“Jesus Followers”
Happy Birthday from HBC
January
25– Gene Devol
26– Jonathan Dean
27– Charlotte Ann Yell
29– Angela Farley
30– Carolyn Schaubach
Eleanor Stevens
31– Shirley Spencer
Wednesday Night Dinner
5:00 pm
Chicken Pot Pie
Adults $5.00 Children $3.00
Family of 4 or more $15.00
Call the church office for
reservations
Happy 95th Birthday Hilton Baptist Church
May 4, 1919
October 4, 1976 The parsonage at One Cedar Lane was sold
Port
February 11th– 18th
The following things are needed for PORT. If you want to donate any of these items, please place them
in the gymnasium.
Needed for our Clothes Closet:
Men’s and Women’s
Warm Pants ( they prefer jeans)
Warm shirts, sweatshirts ( They request hoodies)
Winter Shoes (Boats, tennis shoes)
Coats
New socks, t– shirts and underclothes (men prefer boxers)
Scarves, hats and gloves
Needed for Hygiene kits:
Travel Size soap, toothpaste, deodorant, lotion and sham-
poo
Toothbrushes and washcloths
Please see Pam Cooke or contact the church office if you have any addi-
tional questions.
Important Meeting:
ALL PORT VOLUNTEERS are requested to attend an important meeting on Sunday, February
8th in Prior Hall immediately following the morning worship service.
Sign Up Sheets to work
PORT are in Prior Hall.
Please go down today and
sign up where you can
work!
Are you looking to have your taxes done?
Choose the Liberty Tax Service located across from the Police Department at 9821 Jefferson Ave.
When you have your taxes done there before February 15, 2015 and mention that Hilton Baptist Church referred you...you will receive $50.00 and the church will receive $50.00. The offer is good only for the location listed above.
If you need additional information, please contact Dreama.
Don’t forget to bring those
printer cartridges, old cell
phone, MP3 players and
cameras and drop them off in
the church office ! We will
recycle them and get a little
money for the church.
Singing Saints
Monday, February 9th
James River 2:30pm
Monday, February 16th
Riverside 2pm
February Happenings
February 3– 10am WOM Meeting
February 10– Happy Hearts at Mennowood Retirement Facility
February 8– 14 Focus Week for WMU
February 9– Vision Team 630pm
February 11th– February 18th– PORT
February 14– Children’s Ministry Day
February 16– Deacon Meeting
February 21– B– men’s Breakfast
February 23– Facilities Meeting
February 25– Church Business Meeting
February 28– Church Clean up day
Food Pantry
Please remember….if you would like to donate food to the food
pantry, it would be so
appreciated! We have had many people already in the month of January that we have provided
food for.
Passionate About God’s Will
“So we continued the work... from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.”
Nehemiah 4:21 In the face of overwhelming odds, Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in just 52 days. How? Because he had a single-minded passion to do so! Facing the greatness of his need, Nehemiah looked beyond his present situation and focused on the greatness of his God
Some of us are afraid to pray, “Lord, I’ll do what you want me to do.” We fear that he might send us somewhere we don’t want to go or asks us to do something we don’t feel ready or qualified to do. That when we discover that we’ve got it all wrong! The Bible says God’s will is “good, and acceptable, and perfect” (Romans 12:2). What is there to be afraid of in that formula? Now, while God’s will for us is “good,” it’s not necessarily easy! But, He gives us a passion for it. Jeremiah said that when he tried to stop speaking about the Lord, God’s Word became “like a burning fire shut up in my bones.” (Jeremiah 20:9) You can’t contain a fire that God lights. When He sets your heart ablaze, you begin to see things you never saw before and get excited about them. Not only does God enable our present and future. He redeems our past. He can even take your chapters of regret and write a story of grace, if you are will ing to surrender them to Him. But it’s not likely you’ll experience much of a passion for anything if you’re just sitting on the sidelines waiting for something to happen. James says “Don’t just be a hearer of God’s word, be a doer.” (James 1:22) Remember there is very little difference between a deep rut and a grave, and when you are caught only spinning your wheels you often find yourself simply digging your hole deeper! One of the greatest secrets of true discipleship is discovering that you’ll get a passion for God’s will once you begin doing it! You’ll think, “this is what I was made for.” Then when you discover that you have a compelling reason for doing something, and you know that God is watching and smiling on you, it makes all the difference!
Unfolding the Rosebud and Discovering God’s Will For Our Lives
A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was inquiring of the older preacher. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals. The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his
wanting to know the WILL OF GOD for his life and for his ministry. Because of his high respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to TRY to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact. It wasn’t long before he realized how it was impossible to do so. Noticing the younger preacher’s inability to unfold the rosebud while keeping it in tact, the older preacher began to tell the following poem...
Unfolding The Rosebud
It is only a tiny rosebud, A flower of God’s design;
But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I. God opens this flower so sweetly,
When in my hands they fade and die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud, This flower of God’s design,
Then how can I think I have wisdom To unfold this life of mine?
So I’ll trust in Him for His leading
Each moment of every day. I will look to Him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way.
The pathway that lies before me, Only my heavenly Father knows.
I’ll trust Him to unfold the moments, Just as He unfolds the rose.
Will You Wait? God has provided the Holy Spirit to teach His children about His will for them (John 14:26). Yet so have we find ourselves feeling lost or abandoned as we seek God’s answer or will for our lives. So, why do we have trouble understanding what the plan is? Here are three possible reasons… We make decisions based on emotion. When life presses in on us, our instinct is to move away from the source of the stress or pain. Our need to remove turmoil and difficulties from our lives takes precedence over God’s plan. We figure He could not want us to feel this way, so we act and hope we are in His will. Our emphasis is on ourselves rather than on God’s will. We focus only on the immediate. Many times we come to God troubled about the choices we or our loved ones face. We do not see how this situation could possibly be His will. Our short-term focus prevents us from seeing God’s long-term purposes. We conduct a superficial search. In our desire for an answer, we can treat finding God’s will like a checklist: Read the Bible; pray; fast; serve; worship; give. Then, satisfied with what we have done, we press the Lord for His answer now. But we have neglected to give God the time and stillness needed for hearing from Him. (Psalm 46:10) Investing time with God is a necessity, not a luxury, and listening without distractions is essential. How much Bible study is required to find out what God wants for us? What amount of prayer? What quantity of time? The answer is simple: however long it takes to hear from God. He will answer.
The question is: Will you wait?
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“Hear the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You do I pray. In the morning You hear my voice, O Lord; in the morning I prepare [a prayer, a
sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].” - Psalm 5:2-3 (Amplified Version)
And of course…
31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and
not faint. Isaiah 40:31 King James Version (KJV)
Trying To Please Everyone
The story is told of a man and his grandson traveling down the road, walking and leading a donkey.
They first met a man who said, "How foolish for you to be walking. One of you should be riding the donkey." So the man put his grandson on the animal.
The next traveler they met frowned and said, "How dreadful for a strong boy to be riding while an old man walks." So the boy
climbed off the donkey and his grandfather climbed on.
The next person they met said, "I just can't believe a grown man would ride and make a little boy walk." So the man pulled the boy up and they rode the donkey together. That is, until they met another man who said, "I never saw anything so cruel in all my life — two human beings riding on one poor defenseless donkey!"
Down the road a ways, they met a couple of men. After they passed, one of the men turned to the other and said, "Did you ever before see two fools carrying a donkey?"
The point is: You can't please everyone! And it can be very frustrating to even try to do so because it's impossible. The truth of the matter is, even if we could please everyone, we shouldn't. In fact, trying to please others can distract from the One we should be pleasing, if we're not careful. Our chief aim in life is to glorify God and live lives pleasing only unto Him. Nothing else really matters.
Though Paul was certainly mindful of the feelings of others, he wrote: "Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ." (Galatians 1:10, NIV)
Living our lives so as to receive the praise of people around us will only get us into trouble. I think of the chief rulers who "believed in Him [Jesus], but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God." (John 12:42-43). When we become attached to public opinion and pleasing others around us, we will eventually end up denying God.
Have you found lately that everyone isn't pleased with your decisions?
Don't lose any sleep over it, as long as you're seeking to please the only ONE that really matters!
Psalm 23 For The Workplace
The Lord is my real boss, and I shall not want.
He gives me peace, when chaos is all around me.
He reminds me to pray before I speak and to do all things without murmuring and complaining.
He reminds me that He is my Source and not my job. He restores my sanity every day and guides my decisions that I might honor Him in all I do.
Even though I face absurd amounts of e-mail, system crashes, unrealistic deadlines, budget cut-backs, gossiping co-workers, discriminating supervisors, and an aging body that doesn't cooperate every morning,
I will not stop, for He is with me!
His presence, His peace and His power will see me through. He raises me up, even when they fail to promote me. He claims me as His own, even when the company threatens to let me go. His faith-fulness and love are better than a bonus check.
His retirement plan beats every 401K there is! When it's all said and done, I'll be working for Him a whole lot longer; And for that… I will bless His Holy name!
Making God a Priority
“The first of the first fruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God.” Ex 23:19a
One of the values of daily Bible reading is that it keeps individual Bible verses set in their original context. For instance, a favorite verse of Christians regarding God’s faithfulness is Philippians 4:19: “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” While the verse sounds like a blank check from God to us, it isn’t.
The apostle Paul wrote those words to a church that had given sacrificially to him while he was imprisoned in Rome (Philippians 4:10-18). They had put the kingdom of God above their own needs; they had made the advancement of the Gospel through Paul a priority in their lives by providing for Christ’s chief apostle in his dire straits. So Paul tells them, “Because you have sacrificially made God a priority in your life, God will meet your needs.” That doesn’t mean we earn God’s blessing by giving. But it does mean that God looks for those whose “heart is loyal to Him,” on whose behalf He can show himself strong (2 Chronicles 16:9).
Attitude and Circumstances
“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned
the secret of being content in any and every situation...” Philippians 4:11-13
I love the story of the little boy who was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, baseball cap in place, toting ball and bat. He was heard to say, “I’m the greatest hitter in the world.” Then he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it and missed. “Strike one.” Undaunted he picked up the ball, threw it into the air and said to himself, “I’m the greatest baseball hitter ever,” and then he swung at the ball
again. And again, he missed. “Strike two!”
He paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. Then a third time he threw the ball into the air. “I’m the greatest hitter who ever lived,” he exclaimed. He swung the bat hard again, and missed a third time. He cried out, “Wow! Strike three. What a pitcher! I’m the greatest pitcher in the world!”
His circumstances hadn’t changed but his attitude had changed, and that makes all the difference in the world. What difficult time are you going through right now? Is there really something that can change it? If you can do something about it, great; don’t wait another day. But if you can’t change the circumstance, then change your attitude and that will make all the difference in the world.
COMING THIS EASTER 2015 – APRIL 2,3,4
A SPECTACULAR MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION OF DRAMA,
CINEMA AND MUSIC!
Hosted by Hilton Baptist…
With Parkview Baptist &
Stevens Memorial Baptist Churches
We need everyone’s help in this tremendous community out reach & production…
Pray & ask God where he would have you to serve!
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God is doing some exciting new and powerful things through the faithful people of God at HBC…
Please remember
your commitments and giving and be part of the
miracle!