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The Beacon of New Bethel Baptist Church

January 2020

XXXVIII Issue #5

“Making 2020 a Year of Worship!”

“And Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Je-

sus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” – Colossians 3:17

Ready or not, here comes 2020! A new year is always an exciting time when we set

goals and resolutions with hopeful anticipation to what will come. For some, it’s all

about resolutions. It’s about a “new you” and how you can better yourself or your situation.

Working in the grocery store for many years one of the trends we always noticed was how our

salad bar sales went through the roof during January. Everyone is trying to eat better and lose

that holiday weight. Gyms across the nation experience growth in membership and many people

purchase treadmills and stationary bikes too. For others, this year brings a few plans to check

off items on your “bucket list”: that list you have of things you want to do before you pass away

or may not be physically able to accomplish.

May I suggest to you that whatever you do or whatever desires you have for the next year, you

plan to do them all as worship to God. As Paul wrote to the Christians in Colossae, his desire

was that whatever they would do or say would be done in the name of Jesus with thankfulness to

God. When it all comes down to it, this would be what we call living a life of worship.

When someone says the word “worship” what usually comes to mind is the first 20-30 minutes

of church and the songs that we sing. In our modern world, worship often becomes reduced to a

category of music. But worship is so much more.

One of the Hebrew words for worship is avad. This word carries multiple meanings. It is used in

Scripture not only for worship, but can also mean, “to serve” and “to work.” In the story of Ex-

odus, Moses comes to Pharaoh and tells him to let the people go so they can avad. Here the word

gets translated either “worship” or “serve.” In another place God uses this word when talking

about the Sabbath. He says, “Six days you shall avad, but on the seventh day you shall

rest.” (Ex. 35:2) It is here that the word is translated as “work.”

Consider for a moment that God does not simply want us to worship Him one day a week at

church, but throughout the week in everything we do. He wants us to worship and serve Him…

avad, as we live and as we work…avad. Worship is far more than a few moments on a Sunday

morning. As you anticipate and plan for the coming year, be sure to worship, serve, and work

for the Lord in everything you do because everything you do can be an offering of worship to

God. May 2020 be a year of worship that is pleasing to God in your life and through our church.

In His Amazing Grace,

Pastor Chad

January

1st New Year’s Day

4th Trustees work day 9:00 am-12:00 pm

5th Youth Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm

Sunday Night Bible Study 7:00 pm

8th Home School Co-op 9:00 am-3:00 pm

Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm

Children’s Bible Drill 7:00 pm

12th Church Council Meeting 4:00 pm

TeamKid Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm

Youth Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm


13th Constitution & By Laws Meeting 7:00 pm


Business Meeting 7:00 pm


19th TeamKid Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm



22nd Home School Co-op 9:00 am-3:00 pm









February 1st Trustees work day 9:00 am-12:00 pm

2nd Deacon’s Meeting 5:00 pm

TeamKid Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm









10th Church Council Meeting 7:00 pm




14th Valentine’s Day




17th President’s Day


Business Meeting 7:00 pm


23rd TeamKid Meeting 6:00-7:00 pm






Crossings Camp – 2020 We have 18 spots available. Middle school will have the opportunity of first choice. We will be going June 2-6. The camp pastor for this year will be Dan Dewitt. The cost is $295 per camper. There is a sign-up sheet in the youth room, please reserve your spot today. Deposit due by February 2nd in the amount $75.00 (this is non-refundable). This deposit will secure your spot. Please submit your payment to Bro. Robert or Lisa and they will turn in the money to the church office. Payment can be made in the form of check made out New Bethel Baptist Church (preferred method) or cash. Final payment will be due by May 3, 2020. To find out more about Crossings please visit www.gocrossings.org Dan DeWitt (PhD, Southern Seminary) serves on faculty at Cedarville University as the founding director of the Center for Biblical Apologetics and Public Christianity. Dan and his wife April live in Cedarville, OH, with their four children: Isaiah, Micah, Josiah, and Addilynn Joy. Dan is an author of multiple books and posts regularly on his blog theolatte.com.

KY Changers 2020 High School Youth/Church Mission Trip

Week of June 29 – July 3 (Somerset) Cost is $200 per person

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Deacon of the Week

5th Jimmie Webster

12th Don Kemper

19th Jack Blackburn

26th Dennis Rich

Nursery Worker Schedule

5th Kathy McDannold & Lacey Alford

12th Jackie & Ally Blackburn

19th Kathy McDannold & Lacey Alford

26th Jackie & Ally Blackburn

Van Driver Schedule

5th Dan Montgomery 859-496-0603

Lisa Strunk 859-250-2861

12th Erick & Stephanie Greener 859-815-9555

Dawn Fay 859-823-0873

19th Dan Montgomery 859-496-0603

Lisa Strunk 859-250-2861

26th Erick & Stephanie Greener 859-815-9555

Dawn Fay 859-823-0873

SUNDAY

9:30 Fellowship Time

9:45 Bible Study

10:55 Morning Worship

December Attendance

Bible Study Worship

1st 108 108

8th 113 142

15th 108 131

22th 112 164

29th 95 114

Average

107 132

Contact Us New Bethel Baptist Church

P.O. Box 100 2022 Verona Mudlick Road

Verona, KY 41092 (859) 485-4864

Bro. Chad Brannan, Pastor:

[email protected]

Stacey Griffin, Minister of Music:

[email protected]

Robert Strunk, Minister of Youth:

[email protected]

Kathy McDannold, Administrative Assistant:

[email protected]

Visit us on the web at www.nbbcky.com

2nd Kristen Spillman

3rd Bill Wethington

7th Reed Tyler

8th Pat Thomas

9th Alex Black

10th Brandon Ryan

11th Mary Robinson

12th Aaron Rich

13th Nolan Art

14th Josh Nelson

15th Rodney Bays

16th Viola Weidner

17th Mike Petty

Taylor Bergfeld

18th Dawson Moffett

20th James Nelson

21st Mandy Parker

Molly Jewell

22nd Eliza Alford

Judy Alford

23rd Carter Burch

Noah McCubbin

24th Kathleen Hill

25th Robert E. Porter

26th Hunter Michael

27th Adam Lucas

28th Ron Kirk

Jared Dwyer

29th Melinda Danner

Jeremy Webster

mailto:[email protected]

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