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True Love

My first Valentine’s as a married man occurred in 2008. Susan and I had been dating the previous year, but this one had to be special because it was our first as a newly married couple. In making the preparations, the original flower arrangement I had in mind turned out to be vastly more expensive than my graduate student finances would allow. Thinking the restaurant I had in mind would have plenty of space, I neglected to make reservations. After all, every single time we’d been before, there would only be a handful of people. This night, however, we were turned aside because they had reached their capacity. The wait for our meal would be at least 2 hours. We ventured out in search of another place to dine, and the restaurant we picked was perfectly fine, but still didn’t match what I’d intended for the evening. Overall, the experience was enjoyable. It just hadn’t played out the way I’d intended. I had it all mapped out in my mind and wanted it to be … perfect. Some better planning on my part might have helped, I’ll admit. In the end, though, all of those things fell far down the list in comparison to simply sharing in the company of my wonderful wife. Valentine’s is upon us once again. Over the years, Susan and I have found that the best celebrations of this day don’t come from the expensive meals, the flowers, or any gifts, but from the great time spent in the company of the person you love. While I can remember the perils of that first Valentine’s, the best are the ones where we cooked at home and shared our meal quietly together, even without all the frills of décor and gifts. That stuff can be great, but ultimately it’s the love you share with another that makes the whole event meaningful. Many of you know when it comes to relationships it’s not always perfect and things don’t seem to work out sometimes, but in the end, the love among those involved is what makes it worthwhile. In faith, we often talk about the love of God, which is vitally important because scripture tells us in 1 John 4:8 that “God is love.” In verse 19 of that same chapter, it tells us “we love because he first loved us.”

While our expressions of love might not always be perfect, we know that God’s love for us will be. Even through our flawed nature, God continues to love us with that unconditional love that looks beyond the blemishes to the true nature that resides within. In any shape, form, or fashion, we experience this type of love, with a spouse, family, or friends, and know that we share the capacity to love because God loves us. This year, when we’re looking for new ways to express love and devotion to someone so special in

our lives, it can remind us as well to be thankful to the one who gives us the ability to love because he first loved us.

—Trent Sessoms

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P1 A New Resolution

P2 February Anniversaries

and Birthdays

P2 List of Deacons

P2 Baptist Knights

P2 Phone Tree

P3 Love Connection

P3 Children’s Worship

Schedule for February

P3 Children’s Message

Schedule

P3 Ushers for February

P4 Spring Senior Adult Rally

P4 Flower Calendar

P4 Heck-Jones Offering

P5 February Calendar

P6 Youth Events

P6 Senior Adult

Valentine Banquet

P6 Upward

P7 Wednesday Night

Fellowship Meal

P7 When Christians

Get It Wrong

P7 Backpack Buddies

P8 KBC Preschool

Registration

P8 Staff

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Norwood and Nancy Hargrove February 9th

Happy 55th Anniversary!

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Susan Sauls Feb 1 Dudley Stallings Feb 7 Don Holmes Feb 20 Faye Maise Feb 1 Taylor Ward Feb 1 Faye Phillips Feb 9 Percy Pair Feb 25 Jesse Ward Feb 2 Dakota Johnston Feb 10 Doris Anthony Feb 26 Peyton Leonard Feb 4 Wesley Coleman Feb 12 Barbara Chalk Feb 27 Becky McConkey Feb 5 Gerry Akland Feb 16 Charles Harper Feb 28 Meghan Crider Feb 6 Jennifer Bryan Feb 19

February Birthdays

February Anniversary

List of Deacons

2013 2014 2015 Melissa Abshire Don Holmes Christie Hatch Mark Beasley Philip Humphries (Chair) David Hinton Pete Harrell Richy Narron Monique Mackey Rick Talley Preston Peterson Bill Scanlon Mary Weathers Cindy Russell Stephen Tew

Baptist Knights for February and March

Baptist Knights are KBC volunteers that ensure the facilities are locked and secure each day. If you need the facilities unlocked for any reason please be sure to contact the church office so that they may help make those arrangements for you. Thank you. Jan 27 - Feb 2 Jeff Maynard Feb 24 - Mar 2 Korey Hatch Mar 24 - Mar 30 Jesse Ward

Feb 3 - Feb 9 Kameron Abshire Mar 3 - March 9 Stephen Tew Mar 31 - Apr 6 Rick Talley

Feb 10 - Feb 16 Tim Poirier Mar 10 - Mar 16 David Hinton

Feb 17 - Feb 23 Jim Farrington Mar 17 - Mar 23 Richy Narron

your preferred contact number. In order to better enhance this resource, we are in need of volunteers willing to learn the system. To ensure calls are made, volunteers must attend the training on Tuesday, February 26th at 6:30 PM to assist providing necessary information and recording messages to be

If you would like to receive messages via the Phone Tree, please sign up (name and number) on the bulletin board of the Education Building. New lists need to be populated for those wanting to receive information through the Phone Tree system. If you have submitted your name in the past, we still need your information to be verified with

sent out. Calls will go out for special events and notifications of church member deaths. If you would like calls in the event of special committee, class, or group gatherings, please volunteer to provide assistance in calling out to your specified committee, class, or group.

Phone Tree

Jamey and Candace Shearin February 29th

Happy 5th Anniversary!

Love Connection for February

(Please send a card, place a call or visit the following during the month of February):

Bill Lewis 4616 Westminster Dr. Raleigh, NC 27604

Evelyn Mandrell 321 4th Avenue

Knightdale, NC 27545

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Children’s Worship Schedule for the

Month of February Coordinator: Kristin Poirier (919-266-9602)

February 3rd Lead Teachers Assistants

Crib Babies: Cheryl Jackson Rachel Jackson

Toddlers: DeAnne and Rick Talley

2’s & 3’s: Pete Harrell

Children’s Church: James Lucas

Assistants: Kristin and Tim Poirier

February 10th

Crib Babies: Christie Hatch

Toddlers: Terry Johnson Jeremy Tention

2’s & 3’s: Volunteers Needed

Children’s Church: James Lucas

Assistants: Preston Peterson,

Jim Farrington

February 17th

Crib Babies: Monique Mackey

Toddlers: Jeff and Cathy Maynard

2’s & 3’s: Volunteers Needed

Children’s Church: James Lucas

Assistants: Jessica Jones, Courtney Glover,

Valerie and Mark Beasley

February 24th

Crib Babies: Bobbie Earnhardt, Peggy Altice

Toddlers: Kim Cameron

2’s & 3’s: Bridgett and Jesse Ward

Children’s Church: James Lucas

Assistants: Brian and Holly Martin

Please note: If for some reason you are not available to help on the day that you volunteered to work, we ask that you please don’t forget to find a replacement for yourself so there is adequate coverage during the worship service. Also, if you have a change in the schedule for the children’s nursery or children’s church, please contact the monthly coordinator so that the change can be made prior to the printing of the worship bulletin. However, any permanent changes in the schedule should continue to be handled by the lead coordinator.

Thank you for all your help.

Children’s Time Ministry Leader’s

Schedule

Feb 3rd - Monique Mackey

Feb 10th - Bill Scanlon

Feb 17th - James Lucas

Feb 24th - Jim Farrington

Mar 3rd - Joe

Johnston

March 10th -

Monique Mackey

Ushers for February Joyce Richardson, Roger Sauls,

Stephen Tew, J.R. Watkins

Following our visits by Dr. Larry Hovis from CBFNC, if anyone is interested in receiving the FREE newsletters from CBF National and CBFNC, please speak to Pastor Trent to confirm your mailing information.

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The Senior Adult Rally is Tuesday, March 26th at Trinity Baptist Church, 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh. Registration begins at 9:00 am and the program begins at 9:30 am. The guest speaker will be Scott Mason (Tar Heel Traveler of WRAL-TV, broadcast journalist and author). Other guests will

be Trinity Laymen Gospel Quartet and the Prime Timers Choir. The cost is $11.50. The deadline to register is March 19th, but there will be a limited number of seats, so if you want to go you will need to register early.

Spring Senior Adult Rally

The menu is: Turkey/Dressing Green Beans Candied Yams Rolls Tea and Lemonade Assorted Desserts

A new flower calendar is up outside the church office. Please come by and sign up to put

flowers in the sanctuary on your favorite date in 2013.

Flower Calendar

The missions and ministries of WMU NC are made possible by your gifts to the Heck-Jones® Offering. Living the Story, based on Matthew 28:19-20, is the theme of the 2013 Heck-Jones® Offering. The scripture says, "Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded

you. I'll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age." The week of prayer for Heck-Jones is February 11-17. We will collect your offering throughout the month of February. Look for the special Heck-Jones Offering envelopes.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

27 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 12:30 PM Faith Expressions 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

28 7:00 PM Meet-n-Eat at IHOP 7:30 PM Open Basketball

29 10:00 AM BALL Club 6:30 PM Upward Practice

30 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study 6:30 PM Children's Choir Practice 6:30 PM Mission Friends 6:30 PM YAK 360 7:15 PM GA's & RA's 7:30 PM Worship Choir Practice

31 6:30 PM Upward Practice 7:00 PM Personnel Committee Meeting

1 2 Groundhog Day 9:00 AM Upward Games 2:00 PM FLC Reserved

3 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 12:30 PM Faith Expressions 6:00 PM Youth Super Bowl Party

4 7:30 PM Open Basketball

5 10:00 AM BALL Club 6:00 PM Upward Awards Night

6 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study 6:30 PM Children's Choir Practice 6:30 PM Mission Friends 6:30 PM YAK 360 7:15 PM GA's & RA's 7:30 PM Worship Choir Practice

7 7:00 PM Properties Committee Mtg.

8 6:00 PM Faith Challenger's S.S. Class Party

9 6:00 PM Youth BB

10 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 12:30 PM Faith Expressions 5:00 PM Deacon's Meeting 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

11 7:30 PM Open Basketball

12 Shrove Tuesday 10:00 AM BALL Club 7:00 PM Angelic Ministers Mtg

13 Ash Wednesday 5:30 PM Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study 6:30 PM Children's Choir Practice 6:30 PM Mission Friends 6:30 PM YAK 360 7:15 PM GA's & RA's 7:30 PM Worship Choir Practice

14 Valentine’s Day 10:00 AM Philathea SS Class Mtg.

15 16 6:00 PM Winter Jam in Greensboro 6:00 PM Youth BB

17 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 12:15 PM Senior Adult Valentine Banquet 12:30 PM Faith Expressions 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

18 President’s Day 7:00 PM Cemetery Meeting 7:30 PM Open Basketball

19 10:00 AM BALL Club 7:00 PM Finance Committee Mtg. 7:00 PM Louis King American Legion

20 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study 6:30 PM Children's Choir Practice 6:30 PM Mission Friends 6:30 PM YAK 360 7:15 PM GA's & RA's 7:30 PM Worship Choir Practice

21 10:00 AM Weathers/Knight Circle

22 23 6:00 PM Youth BB

24 Baptist Women’s Sunday 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 12:30 PM Faith Expressions 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

25 7:00 PM Meet-n-Eat at IHOP 7:30 PM Open Basketball

26 10:00 AM BALL Club 6:30 PM Phone Tree Training

27 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study 6:30 PM Children's Choir Practice 6:30 PM Mission Friends 6:30 PM YAK 360 7:15 PM GA's & RA's 7:30 PM Worship Choir Practice

28 7:00 PM Personnel Committee Meeting

1 2 6:00 PM Youth BB

February

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Upward Awards Night is scheduled for Tuesday, February, 5th at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary with each player receiving a special gift. There will be a dessert

2nd beginning at 9:00 am. Pre-

registration for the 2013-14 season will be available for those interested.

Upward Basketball and Cheerleading

gathering immediately following. Last games of the season will be Saturday, February

Youth News

Over New Year's we went to Wellington to visit with the folks there and play bingo. The youth brought ample gifts to give away as prizes. It was encouraging to see some of our youth interact with the elderly folk there. They mixed and mingled to help make sure the bingo cards were attended to and kindly handed out gifts to each winner. Needless to say, Wellington wants us back soon. We are blessed to have the opportunity to minister to such thankful people. The Wednesday evening bible study has been faithfully going through the book of Hosea. I chose this book for a few reasons. First, it is one of those Old Testament books you don't hear about very much. Second, it deals with very difficult subjects that cause us to stop and appreciate the fact that God isn't only found in sunshine and rainbows. God is in the heartache and pain of life. I

believe it is crucial that our youth learn these lessons early in order to prepare them for future trials. For some of our youth, those trials are ones they are working through currently. God calls us to do hard things. He desperately wants His glory to be revealed in our lives and He will go great lengths towards that end. Even if it means heartache and pain. However, as Christians living this side of the cross we have the benefit of knowing that God is willing to endure this same pain and heartache. He is not numb to the difficulties of this life. He has known them very well. He has lived and walked a life of hardship from the cradle to the grave. And has given us hope as He came out victorious even over death itself. We are finished with the book of Hosea now. Ask some of our youth what the book is about. You may be surprised by their answer.

— Joe Johnston (JJ)

Calendar of YAK events:

February 3 - YAK Super Bowl party at the Peterson's at 6:00 PM February 16 - Winter Jam in Greensboro at 6:00 PM February 17 - Senior Valentine Luncheon at church at 12:00 PM

Senior Adult Valentine Banquet to be held Sunday, February 17th following the worship service in the Fellowship

Hall. All senior adults are cordially invited to attend an afternoon of great food and fellowship.

Senior Adult Valentine Banquet

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Worship and Mission Opportunities

time, but there is an urgent need for food items - the pantry shelves are extremely low. Listed below is a revised grocery list. Food collection bins are located in the

The “Backpack Buddies” program is an ongoing ministry KBC has with Knightdale

Elementary School. Plastic bags, used to distribute the food, are not needed at this

Education Building and the vestibule of the Sanctuary. Thank you for all your help with this special ministry for the children in Knightdale!

Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal

Call the church office to make reservations at 919-266-2471.

Cost for the meal is: adults (10-up) $5.00 children (4-9) $2.00 and children 3 and under eat free (Max charge per family - $20.00).

The Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal is Wednesday, February 13th. The service line is open from 5:30-6:30 PM. Reservations/cancellations must be made by noon on Monday, February 11th.

Menu: Oven Roasted BBQ Chicken Breast, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Rolls, Homemade Desserts and Beverages. (Cheese Pizza always available.)

Backpack Buddies

can be more about open doors than locked fences, more about serving people than judging them, more about joyful living than

More and more young adults have opted out of Christianity and the church. The reason? Christians. Following Jesus

angry fighting. Please join us for this Wednesday night series.

When Christians Get It Wrong

This is a list of food items that can be donated:

(Glass Jars cannot be sent home with the kids due to potential breakage.) Oatmeal Ready made pudding packs Granola bars Macaroni and cheese (easy mac or boxed) Applesauce Cans of corn, green beans, peas, carrots (15 oz or less) Pop Tarts Individual boxes of cereal (one serving size) Peanut butter Canned fruits (16 oz or less) Jelly Canned meat (Vienna sausage, tuna, chicken, pork & beans) Nabs/cracker packs Canned pasta, like Chef Boyardee or Spaghettios (16 oz or less) Ramen noodles

Knightdale Baptist Church 15 Main Street

Knightdale, NC 27545

Phone: 919-266-2471 · Fax: 919-266-0984

Please note our new website: www.knightdalebaptist.org

Office Hours (Monday - Friday) 8:00 am until 5:00 pm

Address Service Requested

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The Mission of Knightdale Baptist Church, as a loving, unified body, is to worship God and share Christ through

various Christian ministries, teaching, service, prayer and fellowship.

Staff:

Rev. Trent Sessoms

Senior Pastor

Rev. Hal Roach

Minister of Worship

Rev. Joe Johnston

Youth Pastor

Mrs. Patty Jones

Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Christi Boggs

Preschool Director

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has begun open enrollment for the 2013-2014 school year for children who are not currently

enrolled or members of KBC. Please note that enrollment is based on a first come first served

basis and class spaces will not be saved or held. Spaces are limited and go quickly. Enroll your

child today!

Program Highlights: • Christian Atmosphere • Low Ratios

• Gymnasium • Competitive Rates

• On-site Field Trips • Hours from 9-12 noon

• Academics as well as hands on learning

• Ages 1-4 Years Old

• and Much More…

For more information call…

919-266-2288

Spaces are limited so call today!