Volume 66, Issue 9 September 25, 2019 Published by The Hill Baptist Church

Mission Statement: “Our mission is to love God, love people, and make disciples of Jesus Christ.”

The Beacon

2019 Week of Prayer Missionaries

Please join us for a wedding shower

in honor of

Leah Sutton and Joshua LaFavor

Sunday, November 3

3:00-5:00 p.m.

Church Social Hall

Registered at: Bed Bath & Beyond

Target

TO TWO CHURCH-WIDE WEDDING SHOWERS

We need candy for our Halloween Outreach!

We will be collecting candy for the next month

to fill “The Hill Baptist Church” cups and give

them to our members to hand out at their

homes. Please place your candy donations in

the welcome center bin.

Please join us for a WMU-sponsored

wedding shower for

Nathaniel Bruner and Aubrey Barba

Sunday, October 6

3:00- 5:00 p.m.

Church Social Hall

ATTENTION: CHURCH FAMILY

October 26 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Kids can wear their favorite costume!

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Dear Church Family,

As we move into October, I want highlight three ministry opportunities. The first is our Mission

Georgia offering. We partner with churches all over our state to extend the gospel’s reach in Georgia. Our

offering goal this year is $1,000. Prayerfully consider the amount you would like to invest in this opportunity.

The second opportunity I want to highlight is our Sunday evening gathering. This month we will meet

on Sunday, October 20th at 5pm for our fellowship meal. Bring your best pot of chili to share! Then at 6pm I

will give a brief charge to all those serving on committees and ministry teams. Then each committee and

ministry team will have some time to meet, chose its chairperson, and begin planning for the year. If you are on

a committee or a ministry team please try your best to attend this gathering.

The third opportunity I want to highlight is our Halloween outreach. Last year we filled several

hundred cups with our name on them with candy. We distributed the cups among our membership to handout at

their homes on Halloween. The idea is to give the kids some good candy and a cup that may help their family

connect with our church. This year we are going to prepare double the amount of cups. You can help by

donating bags of candy. We will collect candy until we put the cups together on Wednesday, October 23rd. Pray

that those who receive these cups will be led to join us one Sunday for worship!

Fall Homecoming 2019

October 23 - October 25

October 20, 2019

5:00 p.m. Fellowship Meal

6:00 p.m. Evening Worship

Please bring your best chili to share!

In Christ,

Pastor Ron Jones

Attention: Senior Adults

We now have ten people going to the Fall

Homecoming! Be sure to note the conference

dates on your calendar!

Rev. Fred Gunter, Minister of Senior Adults

&

EVENING WORSHIP

IMPORTANT NOTE: At Church Conference on

Wednesday, Oct. 16th, we will be

discussing and voting on the Motion

below to change the constitution and

bylaws for deacon selections:

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Worship Music Worship Music has been and should always

be scripturally sound and leading our mind

and voices to honor our Lord and Savior,

Jesus Christ. Through the years our hymnal

has been updated in order to accurately

follow biblical standards while bring new hymns and

spiritual songs reflecting current trends. What is the best

music for worship? Why do we have favorites? How are

new trends in worship music chosen?

My opinion is that there are as many musical choices as

there are people who enjoy music in each

congregation. Most worship music, hymns and/or new

contemporary hymns are born out of personal experiences

with our living Lord. I shared a brief synopsis of a hymn

being sung for worship that sums up some of the

characteristics of most of our music, repetition of

phrases. I think the thought was to make music and text

easier to learn and sing. While many would say that one

choice has more repetition than another, they would have to

admit this characteristic is both helpful and sometimes over

used.

Christian music melodies came from and still come from

many sources. How many different sets of words are used

for the tune "Danny Boy"? Amazing Grace text has been

used along with many other familiar worship music

texts. All said, we need to worship God with songs that

convey a sense of praise, thanksgiving and

commitment. When this is done, the melody is beautiful,

the text is convicting and we are stirred anew as we

worship.

Reformation Sunday, Thanksgiving Sunday, Advent and

Christmas are coming and we should be able to find many

familiar worship songs to express our love and gratitude to

Jesus Christ. Each week as we worship, you are needed to

lift your voice as we worship with the music of each

service. Each week, you are needed to come and join our

growing adult choir as we prepare for weekly worship and

special worship presentations for Advent and Christmas.

Psalm 66 instructs us to: "Shout for joy to God all the

earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise

glorious. Say to God, 'How awesome are your deeds!' So

Great is your power that your enemies cringe before

you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to

you, they sing the praises of your name"

In Christ’s service,

Floyd Montgomery

Director of Music Ministry

Did you know that there are 900 Missionary Agencies in

the US and Canada? Wow. That is exciting to me. There

are so many groups who want to help people spread the

love, compassion, and truth of Christ to people in need.

This semester in Youth we have been studying missionaries

and how they approach ministry in their different areas. In

a wealthy suburb of Sydney, Australia Refuge church is

teaching bible in local schools and running community

events so that families who seem to have everything...until

it all falls apart...can have a "refuge" in Christ ("God is our

refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." -

Psalm46:1). Here in Augusta, Young Life ministers to local

teenagers by going where they are and providing healthy

adult friendships ("Because we loved you so much we were

delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but

our lives as well" -1Thessalonians 2:8). Young Life leaders

show teens that life with Christ is full of adventure and

purpose. In Santiago, Chile the Case Family are running

sports camps, coaching soccer, and organizing youth camps

in addition to bringing church planters together to develop

new ways to reach those who need to hear about Christ's

love. They find ways to connect with anyone they can ("To

the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become

all things to all people so that by all possible means I might

save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I

may share in its blessing." -1Corinthians 9:22-23).

I look forward to continuing our study. Please pray that as

we look at different missions we can be inspired to dive into

being missionaries right here in our own communities and

schools...that we will develop relationships for the purpose

of loving as Jesus loves and getting the opportunity to invite

these new friends to join us on our journey with Him.

Thank you for your prayers and support of our Youth!

Christy Bagby

Director of Youth Ministry

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Pastor: Rev. Ron Jones Director of Youth Ministry: Christy Bagby Director of Music: Floyd Montgomery Administrative Assistant: Jocelyn Owens Pianist: Jan Sutton Associate Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Fred Gunter

Phone: 706/736-8446 E-mail: office@thehillbaptist.com

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If you cannot reach the minister

on call, please call the deacon of

the week.

Deacons on Call

October 6

Wayne Bruner

October 13

Ken Curry

October 20

Johnny Stanfield

October 27

Chuck Kee

October 15 - 11 a .m.

Program :

Jul ie Ferguson, Burn Foundation of

America at Doctor ’s Hospital

Menu:

Roast Beef

Steamed Vegetable Medley

Squash Casserole

Tossed Salad, Rolls

Dessert

Tea, Coffee, Lemonade

Memorial & Honorarium Gifts

The church appreciates these donations:

Memory

Frances B. Ellis

That have been received since the previous issue of the

Beacon. The names of donors have been provided to the

family contact for the deceased person or to the honoree.

P r a y e r L i s t

Harold Baker Edwin Blanchard Matthew Bruner

Jaydean Cook Donald & Sarah Dickert DJ Chandler

Elizabeth Doggette Nita Gibson John Harris

Ruth Harris Emily Herrin Emma Jones

Carter Loftis Davis & Ruth Lewis Richard Arnold

Bengovan McNeace Jimmy Mills Margaret Rice

Jackie Robinson Helen Story Patricia Henderson

Ricky Thompson Cynthia Usry Carolyn Atkins

Information as of 9/23/19

To the family of Mary “Tootsie” Martin