Berea Christian Church 37 Woolsey Road

Hampton, GA 30228 770-946-3127 return service requested

Service Times: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Meal 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Studies 7:00 p.m.

Directions For

Life’s Journey

1 9:00 Breakfast 9:30 Bible Classes 10:30 Worship

2 Daughters of King

3 4 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Electives

5 Ladies of Faith

6 7

8 9:00 Breakfast 9:30 Bible Classes 10:30 Worship Men’s Golf Tournament

9 ‘Get Air’ Middle/High school

10 11 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Electives

12 13 14 Men’s Breakfast

15 9:00 Breakfast 9:30 Bible Classes 10:30 Worship

16 17 18 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Electives

19 8:30 a.m. High Milers Trip

20 21 Food Pantry

22 9:00 Breakfast 9:30 Bible Classes 10:30 Worship

23 24 25 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Electives

26 27 28

29 9:00 Breakfast 9:30 Bible Classes 10:30 Worship

30 31

The

Prayer List: page 2 October Ministries: page 3

You Can Make a Difference : page 4A Famous Unwritten Letter : page 5

Young Adult Ministry: page 6

Youth & Children Ministry: page 7 OCTOBER

COMPASS

Center on PrayerMargie Sneed; MaryKate McMahan; Bud Junger; Darlene Augard; Corrine Carpenter; Pat Lorton; Eldon Howard; Justin Bentley; Diane Cathcart; R. C. Oakley; Joanie Snow; Steve & Beverly Stewart; Rose Anderson; Harry Boss;

Remember Our Shut-Ins Vic Whited - Home Robbie Kendall - Home Bob Zagwyn - home Coralice Henderson - Atlanta Mary Johnson - Home Alice Pendley - Benton Village Barbara Hiers - Dawsonville

Average Attendance & Giving SEPTEMBER Average Attendance: 112

Monthly Giving for SEPTEMBER: General: $ 18,226.24 Missions: $ 2,384.76

Sunday 10/1 Sunday 10/8 10:30 Nursery: Katie Adair 10:30 Nursery: Julia McCaslin

10:30 Toddlers: Carol Dudley & Michelle Pece 10:30 Toddlers: Bobby & Clara Johnston

Sunday 10/15 Sunday 10/22 10:30 Nursery: Melissa Paquin 10:30 Nursery: volunteers needed

10:30 Toddlers: volunteers needed 10:30 Toddlers: Lisa Sneed & Caitlin Howard

Sunday 10/29 10:30 Nursery: 10:30 Toddlers:

BEREA’S NURSERY & PRESCHOOL SCHEDULE

Family & Friends Helen Cameron; Audrey Scott; Clayton Featherston; Lanola Dunlap; Helen Adair; Curt Bresley; Terry Bach; Nancy Beach; Dawn Moore; Mary Jones; Jamie Wolske; Winnie Bobbio; Jeanette Taft; Jolene Risko; Glenn Thurman; Hannah Jackson; Terry Doss; Faye Fortin; Donna Eaton; LaVerne Chapman; Buddy Johnson; Sally Johnston; Leroy Fulton; Savannah Holcomb; Ricky Holcomb; Pipkin family;

SHAKEN Every Wednesday Night:

All Middle and High School Students Dinner At 6:00

Bible Study at 7:00 Bring A Friend and Come Expecting

We will work through a three week series called “Best Seller”

OCTOBER 9th!• All Middle and High School Students are welcome!• Invite a friend and Join in, if you bring one friend

you get $10.00 off if you bring two friends, you jump for free. (Friends Jump for FREE)

• Students will need to bring $25.00 that includes jump socks and 2 hours of jumping.

• If you have two or more students from the same family attending the price for each drops to $20.00.

• Also Students will need to bring money to eat at Chick-fil-a afterwards.

• We will leave from Berea at 9:30 and we will return back to the church at 2:30.

We will be passing out candy and balloons to trick-or-treaters on the Main Street in Hampton again this

year. To make this happen, we need you! Please donate bags of individually wrapped candy, treats, etc. There will be a donation box set up until 10/29 in the

Sanctuary as well as the children’s building. All donations are appreciated.!

"The kids had a blast during the Fall Break event! Thank you to all who helped out.”

Saturday … October 14 All men, all ages are encouraged to

meet us in the Fellowship Hall at 8:00 a.m. An awesome breakfast followed by time of prayer, fellowship and digging into “Wild at Heart

“ by John Eldridge.

LADIES OF FAITH - Thursday, October 5

The Ladies of Faith will meet on Thursday, October 5 at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All the ladies of Berea

are invited to join us for a time of devotion and prayer. We then head out

to lunch for great time of fellowship.

DAUGHTERS of the KING October 2

The Daughters of the King will be meeting on Monday, October 2 at 7:00

p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a finger snack and join us for an evening

of prayer, devotion and fellowship.

FOOD PANTRY!SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21!

If you have not had the opportunity to experience one of our Food Pantry Saturdays - it’s amazing. See Patti Timmons or

Debbie Smith to get your name on the volunteer list for October Food Pantry.

Berea’s 2nd Men’s Golf TournamentSunday, October 8 - 1:30 Tee Time

Cotton Fields Golf ClubBar-Be-Que lunch will be providedsee John Snow for registration

Where:&Infinite&Energy&ArenaWho:&Ages&18530&&&Graduating&Seniors

What:&People&gathering&together&to&worship&God&through&song&and&the&teaching&of&his&word.

Cost&for&Ticket:&$54.00&Until&10/1$64.00&Until&12/1$84.00&Until&Event

(Cash&or&Check&Due&to&Blake&ASAP&to&Reserve&Ticket)Cost&For&Hotel&For&2&nights:&$49.00&Due&December&1st

For&More&Info:&Passion2018.com

Katie & Josh Adair would like to invite their Berea family to join them as they celebrate Mason’s 1st birthday. Saturday,

November 4th at 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

WHERE: Infinite Energy ArenaWHO: Ages 18-30 & Graduating Seniors

WHAT: People gathering together to worship God through song and the teaching of His word.

$64.00 until December 1st / $84.00 until event(Cash or Check Due to Blake ASAP to Reserve a ticket)Cost for Hotel for 2 nights: $49.00 due on December 1st

For more info: Passion2018.com

High Milers Apple Trip Thursday, October 19

The Highmilers will be going on their annual Apple Trip. The third Thursday, October 19th, the bus leaves at 8:30 a.m. and there will only be a $3.00 charge for fuel - - of course we will

be stopping for lunch.

A"Famous"Unwritten"Letter"" "

This is a letter that could have been written to the Apostle Paul had he applied for missionary service under some of today’s modern missionary boards.

Dear Mr. Apostle Paul: We recently received an application from you for service under our Board. It is our policy to be as rank and open-minded as possible with all our applicants. We have made an exhaustive survey of your case. To be plain, we are surprised that you have been able to “pass” as a bonafide missionary. We are told that you are afflicted with severe eye trouble. This is certain to be an insuperable handicap to an effective ministry. We require 20-20 vision. Do you think it seemly for a missionary to do part-time secular work? We heard that you are making tents on the side. In a letter to the Church at Philippi you admitted that they were the only church supporting you. We can’t help but wonder if you are too materialistic. Is it true that you have a jail record? Certain brethren report that you did two years’ time at Caesarea, and was imprisoned at Rome. As with all prisoners, were you really innocent? You made so much trouble for the businessmen at Ephesus that they refer to you as ‘the man who turned the world upside down’. Sensationalism has no place in missions! We also deplore the lurid over-the-wall episode at Damascus. We are appalled at you obvious lack of conciliatory behavior. Diplomatic men are not stoned and dragged out of the city gate, or assaulted by furious mobs. Have you ever suspected that gentler words might gain you more friends? I have enclosed for you your personal copy of Dalius Carnagus’ book, ‘How to Win Jews and Influence Greeks.” In one of your letters you refer to yourself as Paul the Aged. Our new mission policies do not anticipate a surplus of elderly recipients. We understand, too that you are given to fantasies. At Troas, you saw, “man of Macedoniaa” and at another time you “caught up into the third heaven” and even claimed that “the Lord stood by” you. We reckon that more realistic and practical minds are needed in the task of world evangelism. Your sermons are much too long for the times. At one place you talked until after midnight and a young man was so sleepy that he fell out of the window and broke his neck. Nobody is saved after the first 20 minutes. “Stand up, speak up and shut up, is our advice.” You wrote recently to Timothy that you had “fought a good fight”. Fighting is hardly a recommendation for a missionary. No fight is a good fight. Jesus came not to bring a sword, but peace. You boast that “I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus”. What on earth do you mean? It hurts me to tell you this, brother Paul, but in all of the 25 years of my experience, I have never met a man so opposite to the requirements of our Foreign Missions board. If we accepted you, we would break every rule of modern missionary practice.” .... Most Sincerely yours, J. Flavious Fluffy head, Sec. Foreign Missions Board

Amazing! Even more amazing, there are many Christians, and some of them Bereans, who feel they are not qualified to spread the “good news” of Jesus Christ. But, just like the Apostle why don’t you “have at it.” You just may be surprised with one of the greatest joys of your life - seeing God use you to lead another to Christ. Go ahead, we won’t report you to the Missions Board.!!! ! ! !! !!

You Can Make a Difference ! Let me begin by commending you! For a church of our size, we have a fairly good number of first-time visitors to our Sunday morning worship. Visitors are not only the life-blood of church growth, they represent an intentional effort on the members of Berea to “Make Him Known” in our community and our county. It’s very rare that people just “show up” at church without an invitation or hearing about a church from someone they know. So...good job Berea... and keep up the good work.

Now let me follow that up with a challenge! While we get a fair amount of first-time visitors, that is not always translating into a fair amount of 2nd & 3rd and 4th time visitors. It’s great to have someone visit our church family, but our prayer and goal should be for them to become a part of our church family. First-time visitors reflect what’s going on outside the four walls of the church building. Follow-up visitors that keep coming and finally become a part of our church largely reflect what’s going on inside the four walls of the church building once they are here.

While there are many things we could be doing better, often it’s just a matter of personal taste and what someone is looking for in a church. When you try out a new restaurant, the food, service and ambience might all be at a high standard but if it’s not the kind of food you like to eat, no matter how well done it is, you probably won’t be back. Many people who come to “check us out” find out that the way we “do church” on Sunday morning isn’t what they are looking for, and therefor, don’t come back.

However, there are those who truly don’t know what they are looking for! They don’t have a preconceived idea of how church should be done and base their decision to return, or not, solely on the experience they have while they are here. Much of that falls directly on the shoulders of the church staff, and we strive to do the best we can. But there ARE some things YOU can do to ensure the very best experience possible for a first-time visitor to berea. So, with that in mind, let me suggest a few things you can say to our guests that may encourage them to give us more than one visit. 1. “Thank you for being here.” How easy is that? 2. “Let me help you with that.” If you see someone who needs help, help! 3. “Please, take my seat.” If offering your seat opens up enough room for their family or keep them from crawling across others to get to the middle of a row, do so! 4.”Can I help you find something?” New places can be confusing and intimidating. If someone “looks” like they don’t know where to go, they probably don’t. 5. “Let me introduce you to ___________.” The return rate of guests goes up as they get to know more people, so introduce them to those near you. 6. “Would you like to join us for lunch?” Obviously, this calls for wisdom in reading the situation, but studies show this to be extremely effective in encouraging return visitors. See you Sunday, David

--Dennis