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BlessingsA p u b l i c a t i o n o f B y r o m v i l l e B a p t i s t C h u r c h

J a n u a r y 2 0 1 3

InsideThankful I’m redeemed. . . . p. 2

Newborns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 3

Help kids at Christmas. . . . . p. 3

Exciting speaker Nov. 4. . . . p. 3

Community service . . . . . p. 3

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 4

Monthly info . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 5

Associational news . . . . . . . p. 5

Harvest Celebration. . . . . . . p. 6

Pictured are members of the FBIC

Sunday School Class at a class

party last month.

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Pastor’s column

Happy New Year Church Family!

Many of youhave shared withme that you wishto read the Biblethrough in 2013.I can’t think of abetter New Yearresolution. Evenif you have readt h r o u g h t h eBible before, doso again but witha d e e p e rpurpose. Allowme to suggest –look for Christ ineach book bothOld Testamenta n d N e wTestament. Nobetter guide to

follow than the song by Aaron Jeoffrey, He Is.

In Genesis, He’s the breath of life. In Exodus, He isthe Passover Lamb. In Leviticus, He’s our highpriest. In Numbers, the fire by night. Deuteronomy,He’s Israel’s Guide. Joshua, He’s salvation’schoice. Judges, He’s Israel’s Guard. In Ruth, thekinsmen’s redeemer. 1st and 2nd Samuel, ourtrusted prophet. In Kings and Chronicles He isSovereign. In Ezra, He’s the true and faithfulscribe. In Nehemiah, the re-builder of broken wallsand lives. In Esther, He’s Mordecai’s courage. InJob, the timeless redeemer. In Psalms He is ourmorning song. In Proverbs, He is our wisdom.Ecclesiastes, He’s the time and season. In Song ofSolomon, He is the lover’s dream. In Isaiah He isPrince of Peace. In Jeremiah, the weeping prophet.Lamentations, the cry for Israel. Ezekiel, the callfrom sin. Daniel, the stranger in the fire. Hosea, theforever faithful. Joel, the spirit’s power. Amos, thestrong-arms that carry. Obadiah, the Lord ourSavior. Jonah, the great missionary. Micah, thepromise of peace. Nahum, our strength and shield.In Habakkuk and Zephaniah, He’s brings revival. InHaggai He restores that which was lost. In

Zachariah, He’s our fountain. Malachi, He’s the sonof righteousness rising with healing in His wings.Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, He is God andMessiah. In the spirit filled book of Acts, He is thereigning fire from Heaven. In Romans, He is thegrace of God. In Corinthians, the power of love.Galatians, freedom from the curse of sin. Ephesians,our glorious treasure. Philippians, the servant’sheart. Colossians, He’s God and the trinity.Thessalonians, our calling King. In Timothy, Titusand Philemon, He’s our mediator and our faithfulpastor. In Hebrews, the everlasting courage. InJames, the one who heals the sick. In 1st and 2ndPeter, our faithful shepherd. In John and Jude, He’sthe lover coming for His bride. In Revelation He isKing of Kings and Lord of Lords, Prince of Peace,son of Man, Lamb of God, The Great I am, Alphaand Omega, God and Savior He is Jesus Christ theLord he is everything that we need.

May God Bless!Brother Ed

Ed Sandefur

Answer the call by praying forspiritual awakening

for your family,your friends,your nation

and your world.

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Associational news

Pinecrest Baptist Church in Cordele is hosting theUgandan Thunder Children’s Choir in concertJanuary 22 at 7:00 p.m. This is a Houston BaptistAssociation event. A love offering will be taken,which will benefit orphanages in Africa.

Ugandan Thunder hails from the Royal School andOrphanage of Mityana, Uganda and consists ofchildren ages 8-11. The concert will includeUgandan drum songs, track songs as well as songsin English, including songs familiar to Americans. The children will sing and dance and worship. It isnot just a performance; it is a worship service.

A highlight of this associational youth rally will beMary Mann sharing her testimony about how Godfreed her from a life of addiction. Bobby Bishopwill bring the Bible message.

The purpose of this special worship service is forthe churches of Houston Baptist Association tocome together and ask God to stir our hearts to winlost people to Christ.

Terry Chupp, who will bepreaching, teaches how to bewise in God’s eyes through soulwinning. His ministry, TeamJesus Ministries, is a nonprofitministry designed to userecreational activities fore v a n g e l i s m . V i s i t

www.teamjesusministries.org for more informationabout Terry and TJM.

Worship leader for this event,Erica Branch, has been a full timemusic evangelist since 1993. Sheand her husband Paula and threechildren live in Vidalia wherethey attend First Baptist Church. Visit www.ericabranch.com formore information about Erica.

Soul Winning Seminar, February 2The following Saturday after Fan The Flame, Terrywill lead a soul winning seminar from 9:00a.m.–11:30 a.m. at the Houston Baptist Center. This free seminar will help you to better lead othersto Christ.

For more news and information about ourassociation, visit www.houstonbaptist.org.

Weekly Schedule

SUNDAY

Sunday School. . . . . . . 10AM

W orship. . . . . . . . . . . . 11AM

W orship. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6PM

W EDNESDAY

Prayer and Bible study. . 7PM

Nursery for all services.

Children’s Church for

Sunday 11AM W orship.

6:30pmSeasoned SaintsSaliba Hall

6:30pm GEMS,Place TBA

7:00pm Ugandan

Thunder Concert,

Pinecrest Church,

Cordele

8:00amBrotherhoodBreakfast, Saliba Hall

Sanctity of Human

Life Sunday

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

1-1 Bubba Hunter

1-2 Jimmy Barlow

Steven Lamberth

Connie Raper

Rebecca W orley

1-3 Noah W oodard

1-4 Dianne Thompson

1-5 Ryan Godfrey

John Holt

Bailee Thompson

1-7 Peggy W oodruff

1-9 Nicholas James

Joe Kent

Angie Roberts

1-12 Martha Noles

1-14 Elaine Phelps

Brian Thompson

1-15 Andy Dorsett

Paula Smith

1-17 Taylor Cavanah

1-19 John-John Averill

Tres Bodrey

1-25 Mary Lamberth

1-26 Chris Chappell

1-27 Keith Evans

Janice Haymons

1-28 Angie Peavy

Janet W illis

1-30 Christy Dunmon

Jenn Averill

1-30 W ill W ilkes

2-1 Hilda Brackett

2-2 Judy Brock

Brent W est

Michael Huckaby

2-4 Misty Chappell

Adam Everidge

Bun Fountain

Bryan Hunter

Richard Thomas, Jr.

2-5 Pam Crutchfield

Ricky Stephenson

Please pray for these folks

on their birthday.

7:00pm Fan TheFlame Event,Cordele First Church

National Pie Day

National

Pharmacists Day

6:00pm Assn’l

Youth Rally,

W enona Church

10:00am Womenon Mission (Goingout to eat aftermeeting)

Make Your WillMonth

6:00pmConference

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Schedule of Volunteers for JanuaryPlease remember it is up to you to arrange coverage if you are unable to serve on your scheduled day.

Date Flowers Nursery AM Nursery PM Children’s

Church

Deacon of

the Week

Ushers

Jan. 6 Open Tori/Vicki Lamberth Jenn Averill Terri Gregory

Tricia Kent

Jimmy

Lockerman

Clinton Brannen

Ronnie Hatcher

Jan. 13 Open Paula/Mark Smith Patricia Kent Terry Horn

Clara Sandefur

Arthur

Roney

Jarod Averill

John-John Averill

Jan. 20 Open Terri Gregory

Patricia Kent

Katrina West Tricia/Joe Kent Frank

Thompson

Frank Thompson

Matt Youngblood

Jan. 27 Open Brenda Lockerman

Suzy Grantham

Suzy Grantham Terri Gregory

Vicki Lamberth

Floyd

Tucker

Daniel Thompson

George Massey

December Sunday School Stats

Senior Adults 7FBIC 15CIA 6VOC 5Young Adults 1Older Youth (ages 14-17) 5Double Y (ages 11-13) 2Older Children (ages 8-10) 3Younger Children (ages 6-7) 2Older Preschoolers 0Younger Preschoolers 4Nursery 1General Officers 2TOTAL 51

Financial $ummary

November receiptsGeneral offerings $6,882.00Special–West Family 150.00Special–Mailbox Club 300.00Special–John Joles Family 50.00TOTAL 7,382.00

November disbursementsGeneral expenses 6,591.43Maintenance (includes new h/ac unit) 7,627.90John Joles Family 50.00Kyle West Family 375.00World Hunger 100.00Houston Baptist Association 518.58Cooperative P r o g r a m 1,348.31TOTAL $16,611.22

Georgia Baptist Convention events

Men, find your place of serviceThis year’s South Region Men’s Conference onJanuary 26 at First Baptist Church of Ty Ty isdesigned to help men find their place of service inthe kingdom. The conference begins at 9:00 a.m.and cost is $10 which includes refreshments andlunch. To register online or for more information,visit www.gabaptist.org.

Disaster Relief training in FebruaryDisaster Relieft is a ministry-basedapproach to impacting people for theKingdom of God. The motto Serving

Christ in Crisis has two implications:

(1) We serve Christ to those persons who are victimsof disaster. (2) When we minister to persons inneed, we are serving Christ (Matthew 25:40) Thegoal of Disaster Relief is to provide some measure ofnormalcy for the victims of a disaster event andfocueses on five areas of ministry: chaplaincy, childcare, clean-up and recovery, communications andfeeding.

Everyone who wants to be involved in this ministrymust undergo Phase 1 training which includes anintroduction to the ministry as well as hands-ontraining in one of the five ministry areas. The FirstBaptist Church in Cairo will host this training onFebruary 9 from 9am to 4pm. Cost is $40 if receivedby February 1; $50 thereafter. The church is locatedat 505 North Broad Street. Visit www.gabaptist.orgfor a registration form and schedule.

Byromville Baptist Church713 Patterson Street ` POB 126Byromville, GA 31007www.byromvillebaptistchurch.com478-433-2505Pastor: Ed Sandefur

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Pictured above are (left to right) Jimmy Lockerman, Brenda Lockerman, Clara Sandefur, Pastor Ed Sandefur,Daniel Treadway, Heather Rehn and Paulo Rehn. Heather and Paulo are two of our international missionaries,and Daniel is their friend from Kansas. During the December 23rd evening worship time, they shared abouttheir work on the mission field as well as how they ended up where they are, which was quite interesting.

Heather is from Georgia and actually has ancestors from Dooly County. Paulo is from Brazil.