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Phone: 432.563.3700 Fax: 432.563.3701 [email protected]
OFFICERS Moderator
Hank Henry, Associate Minister of Missions
FBC - Midland
Vice Moderator Rick Holeman, Pastor
Cotton Flat Baptist - Midland
Clerk/Treasurer Ivy Shelton, Pastor
Sherwood Baptist - Odessa
TEAMS
Network Administration Donny Cortimilia Coordinator, BBN
Evangelism/Missions Ivy Shelton, Pastor
Sherwood Baptist - Odessa
Lay Leadership Development Rick Holeman, Pastor
Cotton Flat Baptist - Midland
Professional Development Mario Martinez, Pastor
Iglesia Cristiana Genesis - Odessa
Fellowship/Partnership Vaughny Taylor, Pastor Central Baptist - Odessa
Campus Ministries Jimmy Daniel
Connections & Spiritual Growth Pastor, Crestview - Midland
Church Starts Vacant
BSM Director - UTBP/MC Tammy Cortimilia
432.553.0770
KINGDOM NEWS MARCH 2015
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10: 24, 25 NIV
KINGDOM NEWS is published monthly.
Deadline to have news and information included in the next issue is March 15.
Mail to: P.O. Box 60180, Midland, TX 79711
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Kingdom News March 2015
KINGDOM CHALLENGE by Donny Cortimilia
Are we in danger in the USA to be persecuted for our convictions? According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
a conviction is 1: A strong persuasion or belief, and 2: the state of being convinced. We act on our convictions and
when we do there can be trouble. All of us have strong convictions on something whether it is abortion, alcohol con-
sumption, or other. Truman Cathay had strong convictions that his employees should be off on Sundays to worship
God. He closed his Chick-fil-a restaurants every Sunday and they remain that way today. Consider the lawsuit in the
State of Washington where a florist is having her world turned upside down because of her strong conviction on biblical
marriage. Barronelle Stutzman is a 70 year old grandmother of 23 grandchildren. She is also the owner of Arlene’s
Flowers in Richland, Washington. She is a devout Southern Baptist and is opposed to homosexual marriage. In her
business she has many homosexual friends and employees. Yet, when a longtime customer asked her to provide flow-
ers for his upcoming wedding to another man she told him, “because of my relationship with Jesus Christ I couldn’t do
that.” He filed a lawsuit. Her religious conviction could cost Stutzman her business, her life savings, and even her home.
Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom found that Stutzman had violated the state consumer protection and anti-
discrimination law. He rejected arguments that her actions were protected by her freedom of speech and religion. State
Attorney General Bob Ferguson has offered to settle the case if Stutzman will pay a $2,000 penalty, one dollar for costs
and fees, and agree not to discriminate in the future. She has declined because she does not want to betray her convic-
tions.
Paul surely knew how bad things could be when you acted on your convictions. Yet he wrote in Romans 8:35-39, “Who
can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction or anguish or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or
sword? As it is written: Because of You we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaugh-
tered. No, in all these things we are more than victorious through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that not even
death or life, angels or rulers, things present or things to come, hostile powers, height or depth, or any other created
thing will have the power to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord!”
Paul also said, “For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher, and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.” 2 Timothy 1:11, 12.
Stutzman wrote, “Because I follow the Bible’s teaching that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, I am no
longer free to act on my beliefs.” She goes on to say, “It’s me today, I’m just a grain of sand – but it’s you tomorrow.”
We need to be ready as individuals and churches to stand for our convictions.
Kingdom News March 2015
Hello, my name is Danielle Rubio, and I just wanted to thank you so much
for all of your financial support to BSM and in our trip to Vietnam; I can
assure you that the trip was worthwhile, and it just wouldn’t have been near-
ly as possible for me to go without your support. That being said, Vietnam
was an amazing experience. To see God work in areas other than America is
truly amazing, and experiencing it was life altering. Going to Vietnam on
my first real mission trip, I just didn’t know what to expect. We met with a
team there, and we had cultural exchanges, and I was truly pulled out of my comfort zone. I’m a naturally shy
person until you get to know me, yet amazingly, God was able to speak through me, and I was able to share
the gospel and what God was doing in my life. Interacting with people where English was not their primary
language, where family means everything, where people believe in good works, where there is no immediate
access to the gospel was hard enough. Despite all that, God used me, this average girl who had never, up till
then, shared the gospel with total strangers. It was crazy to me how nervous I was before I actually had to sit
down with these college students, but it was like once I sat down and got to know them the pressure and anxi-
ety was completely gone. I was actually able to sit down with one cute Vietnamese girl, along with one other
member of my team and a girl from the Campus team there and watch this girl accept Christ right in front of
me. She was Buddhist before, but amidst a few hour conversation of explaining the gospel and explaining
what impact God had on our lives, God opened her eyes, and she prayed to accept Jesus into her heart. To ex-
perience it firsthand was amazing! Just to be used by God was such a humbling and blessed experience.
We also got to go to a church service there, and to see people rejoicing and dancing with no restraint
brought tears to my eyes; it was just like seeing a glimpse of what it was going to be like to see people of eve-
ry nation and language worshiping God altogether. In a place where everything is regulated, it was amazing to
see people worship the way that they did. The entire experience changed the way I looked at missions. I found
a new love for such a sweet and welcoming people. To think that people there and in other places around the
world have never heard of Jesus, and in America access to the gospel is practically on every block. I took my
faith for granted. Those of us who have heard the gospel have a choice, to follow Jesus or not follow him, but
these people can’t even make that choice because they have never heard of him to begin with. I had a new-
found appreciation of my faith, and it just motivated me to be bold and not be afraid to share. I learned simply
to obey whatever task small or large God has put before me, and have faith that He will put me where I’m ul-
timately meant to be. I could go on and on, like how I was able to experience the power of prayer; my eyes
were open to see the need of hope in countries less fortunate; I was able to let down my guard and just experi-
ence God’s love for me and the love he has for the people we came to share with. Thank you so much for
providing the means for me to experience God in another part of the world, it really meant so much to me.
Reception for the Randy Duckett family
Sunday, March 8 At 4:00
Second Baptist Church Parlor
711 E. 17th Street
Join us as we come together to send Randy, Tina,
Bailey and Conner to their new ministry in Oregon
Non-denominational
Oilfield Christian Fellowship
BREAKFAST MEETING
Friday, February 20 at 6:30 - 7:30 am
Rock the Desert Field House on FM 1788 north of the Airport
http://www.ocf-pb.org or https://www.facebook.com/ocfbb
Kingdom News March 2015 Kingdom News March 2015
Arthur J. Mavrode M.A., M.F.T., Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
CPS Faith Based Specialist, Region 9 622 S. Oakes Street Suite E195, San Angelo, Texas 76903
FAX: 512.927.5776 Office: 325.657.8917 Cell: 325.276.0015
Would you check your inbox To help a child in need?
If an email was the doorway to you being the hands and feet of Christ To a hurting child or family in YOUR community, would you open it?
KINGDOM NEEDS
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - MIDLAND
SEEKING CPA ACCOUNTANT OR CPA CANDIDATE 1-2 years auditing experience, not-for-profit accounting,
knowledge of Shelby software preferred. Submit resume to: FBC, 2104 W. Louisiana, Midland
RANCHLAND BAPTIST - MIDLAND
SEEKING SENIOR PASTOR For more information please call 432.697.4471 Please send resume to 3203 S. Co. Rd 1211,
Midland, Texas 79706
COTTON FLAT BAPTIST CHURCH - MIDLAND SEEKING WORSHIP/YOUTH PASTOR
Please e-mail your resume to [email protected]
FANNIN BAPTIST CHURCH - MIDLAND SEEKING PART TIME OFFICE HELP
About 12 hours per week. For more information, please contact Paula at 432.682.5272 or [email protected]
CUTHBERT BAPTIST - MIDLAND
SEEKING BI-VOCATIONAL PASTOR Please send resumes to 3308 W. Cuthbert Ave.
Midland, Texas 79701
WEST TEXAS COWBOY CHURCH IN GARDENDALE IS LOOKING FOR
2 NURSERY WORKERS Sunday mornings 9am - 12pm - For more
information please contact Lori Hill at 432-967-5283 or Andy Hill at 432-488-8588
KINGSTON AVENUE BAPTIST - ODESSA
SEARCHING FOR MUSICIANS Keyboard, guitar and drums
Sundays & Wednesdays. For more information, please call 432.770.6080 or 432.362.3577
BELVUE BAPTIST - KERMIT
SEEKING FULL TIME PASTOR For information, please call the church
at 432.586.6238 or e-mail [email protected]
Servanthood . “….through love serve one another.”
Galatians 5:13
PERMIAN BASIN
MISSION CENTER
Lives we impacted in January 889 volunteer hours
18 prayers 19 Bibles
3 Profession of faith
Food Assistance Program 1,164 households served
2,245 people served
Clothes Assistance Program 729 households served
28 homeless
11 TDHR 8 Clover House
3 Salvation Army
2 Head Start
6 Other
Comprehensive Assist. Program 6 deliveries
40 pick-ups
107 clients for utilities
36 clients for rent 9 clients for prescriptions
53 toiletries
94 bedding 16 furniture
26 dishes 194 other
Kingdom News March 2015 Kingdom News March 2015
B.H.Carroll Theological Institute Classes at First Baptist Church — Midland, TX
Omega Term March 10—May 5, 2015
Classes for Carroll students, lay leaders, vocational ministers, and church
members who want to learn more about the Bible and Christian faith.
“Biblical Interpretation” SWBIT 5111.114
An introduction to the nature of the Bible; the definition of and need for hermeneutics; a survey of
historical and contemporary hermeneutical approaches; the principles of a grammatical-historical-
theological-practical approach; and case studies of biblical passages that illustrate the principles.
Two units.
David Evans is a Resident Fellow and Pr ofessor of New Testament at B. H.
Carroll Theological Institute. He holds the Ph.D. in New Testament and M.Div.
degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a B.A. from Bay-
lor University. Although he is employed as an Oil and Gas Landman by Shaw
Interests, Inc., he serves as a bi-vocational pastor at First Baptist Church,
Crane, TX. He has served FBC Alamo and Trinity Baptist Church in Amarillo
as Senior Pastor. Dr. Evans has been a retreat leader, interim pastor, and sup-
ply preacher in several churches in Texas. He has served as a trustee of the In-
ternational Mission Board, SBC and as a member of the Executive Board of the
Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Schedule: Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 8:40 pm.
The class meets once a week for eight weeks beginning on March 10 and ending on May 5.
Cost for the class: Readers who are members of FBC Midland — no charge
Readers who are not members — $40
Registration is open.
Readers who complete this course may apply it towards one of the four
Readers Certificates in Ministry Advanced Training for lay leadership.
For more information, go to www.bhcarroll.edu, or contact
Dr. John Copland at: (432) 269-0151 — [email protected]
“B.H. Carroll Theological Institute is a graduate-level community of faith and learning that equips men
and women called to serve Christ in the diverse and global ministries of His church.”
“For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher, and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, be-cause I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.”
2 Timothy 1:11, 12.