The Central United Baptist Church Newsletter P. O. Box 1558 Logan, WV 25601

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November 2016 Tell My People Vol. 38 No. 11

Almost Persuaded.....

Acts 26:28 “Then Agrippa said unto Paul, almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.”

In the story, we find King Agrippa desiring an audience with one of the most powerful messengers in all of

the Bible, the Apostle Paul. King Agrippa arrives at the hearing hall with great pomp and circumstance. He

was well informed of the scriptures, knew the history of the Jews, and was familiar with the power of God

to raise men from the dead. He knew that God had promised that a Messiah would come to be the King of

kings and Lord of lords. You would think with all of that knowledge pertaining to God’s word that King

Agrippa could be easily persuaded to accept Paul’s message. Agrippa’s response is troubling, “almost

persuaded.”

King Agrippa brought Paul to a hearing; Paul took Agrippa to Church. Instead of defending himself, Paul

used his time to persuade Agrippa of his lost condition. Paul began with a brief history of what he once was

before knowing Christ. He then spoke of his own conversion on the Damascus Road. Some have suggested

that Paul was depending upon his own professional skills as an orator as he spoke to Agrippa, but nothing

could have been further from the truth. Paul wasn’t acting alone; he hadn’t forgotten what Jesus had

taught all of his disciples, Mark 13:11“But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought

beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour,

that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.”

As a word of encouragement, people might reject your attempts to defend the cross, but they can never

deny your personal testimony. In every message preached, men of God are pleading with the lost in an

attempt to persuade them of their great need of Christ. In the early 1870's, P.P. Bliss was listening to a

sermon by Rev. Brundage, a friend of his, in a little church in the east. The preacher closed his appeal with,

"He who is almost persuaded is almost saved. But, to be almost saved is to be eternally lost!" These words

so impressed Bliss that it led him to write one of his most popular songs, “Almost Persuaded.”

Love and prayers....

Pastor Randy J. Skeens

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Church Calendar

Saturday, Nov. 5 – C.C.C. reserved, Wooten

Sunday, Nov. 6 – Super Sunday Service, 10:30 a.m.

(Daylight Saving Time Ends)

Tuesday, Nov. 8 – Election Day

Friday, Nov. 11 – Veterans Day

Wednesday, Nov. 16 – Sacrament Service

Thurs. & Friday, Nov. 17 & 18 – Decorate C.C.C. for Christmas

Saturday, Nov. 19 – C.C.C. reserved, Adams

Monday, Nov. 21 – Decorate Church for Christmas

Thursday, Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving

Mondays – Men’s Visitation, 6:30 p.m., Bro. John Collins, team leader

Tuesdays & Thursdays – Ladies Choir Practice, 6:30 p.m., Melody Adkins, leader

Wednesday Afternoons - Ladies Visitation, 3 p.m., Carol Moore, team leader

(Team will be back in time for Prayer Meeting)

Wednesdays – Prayer Meeting & Youth Group, 7 p.m. Sunday Evening Service – 6:00 p.m. (except 1

st Sunday of month)

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Special Prayer Requests

Pastor Randy & Sharon Skeens, Rev. Glenn White, Debbie and Paul Evans, Kitty Jewell, Andy and

Bentley Furrow, Fred, Sr. & Kathy Bradley, Deanna Adams, Johnathan & Kaylee Jeffrey, Danny &

Vicki Jeffrey, Toby Jeffrey, Kenny & Tammy Adkins, Joyce Wells, Wyatt Napier, Mark & Connie

Vance, Ricky Bradley, Devin Hensley, Cody Maynard, Ken Frye, Chelsey Williams, Russell Tiller,

Karen Oliver & family, Jill Pancake & family, the family of Haley Adkins, Steve Grey, Brent Deer,

the family of Teresa Lemmon, Scotty Browning, Patsy Keaton, Debbie Farris, the family of Julius

Sabo, Carole Ramey, Donna Hughes, Nancy Adkins, Patty Turner, the family of Jeff Dingess, Zach

& Kelly Green, Fred Shanklin, Sue Browning, Braxton Goff, Cletis Pritchard, Mark England,

Eugene Spurlock, Sr., Fred & Margie White, Rocky Adkins, Elzie Burgess, Autumn Kolovich, Josh

Akers, Robin Brown, family of Nancy Craft, Viola Meade’s Sister, John Propst, Sr., Irene Frye,

Patty & Bill Mowery, Doris Vranch, Kenya Ratliff, Mark Curry, Glen Lanthorne, James Ferrell,

Laura Vaughan, Kenny & Dana Furrow, Irene Furrow, Mary Ramey, Beulah & Wallace

Williamson, Elbert Huffman, Joyce Glenn, Jimmy Dale & Glenna Wellman, Mark Farmer, Thomas

Bradley, Shawn Browning & Family, Willis Marcum, Emmett Frazier, Pat & Stephanie Greer Duty,

Carrie Mullins, Jo Ann Scaggs, Faye Wiley, the family of Opal Runyon, Sierra Hirosky, Gavin

Napier, Larry Hardesty, Tommy Robinette, Speedy Frye, Betty Young, Carol & Jim Moore, Terri

Rodighiero, Anna Ellis, Isabella Propst, Pam Queen, Julia Crum, Cecil & Imogene Davis, Edith

Notchie, Barbara Brewster Cook, Louie & Teresa Hensley, C. David Morrison, Mavis Collins, Pete

Wiley, the family of Betty Napier, Betty Lambert, Mary Padgett, Phyllis Maynard, Jim & Donna

Trogdon, Artsel Browning, Lucille Adkins, Sharron Adams, Jean Bannister, Belva Burke, Betty

Whitman, the family of Alvin Farmer, Marlene Justice, Lillian Grake, Linda Markham, Bob &

Viola Meade, Christi Meade, Lois Wooten, Jerry Samson, Sharon Samson, Ann Curry, Zeffie

Brogan, John Spence, Mabel Watts, Nola Walsh, Pauline Bokken, Amy Kennedy, Ethel Hensley,

Brenda Hensley, Mary Meadows, Carolyn Counts, Mike Allen, Kathy O’Bryan, Patsy Kennedy,

Skylar Miller, Jack Creger, Judy Hicks, David Hale, Jason Bradley, Janet Doss, Geneva Ellis,

Myrtle David, Allen David, Larry Brown, Shawn Propst, Bobbie Propst, Jason Adkins, Steve Duty,

Aaron Davis, Sherry Harrison, Ron & Peggy McClure, Joey Queen, Joann Fortner, Shannon Green,

Joe & Ruth Bowery, Mae Evans, Makayla Williams, Roger & Joann Williamson, Geraldine Butler,

Vessie & Retha Marcum, Betty Wooten, David & Darelene Welch, Glen & Teresa Hager, Diana

Foreman, Mildred Brammer, Madge Brammer, Billie Edmundson, Paula Adkins, David Godby,

Bentlee Holbrook, Kathy Guy, Jennifer Adkins, Brad Marcum, Shantella Workman, Geraldean

Adkins, Ernestine Sutherland, Sydney T. Brown, Herman Williams, Lorene Williamson, Carrie

Hale, Bennie & Kay Browning, Joe, Sr. & LaVerne Hall, Johnny Counts, Juanita Coster, Tommy

Adkins, Janice Cremeans, Sally Webb, Linda Evans, Bill Skeens, Brenda Roberts, Russell Adkins,

Susan Justice, Virgie Ollie, Mary Elizabeth Davis, Bill & Betty Bayless, Ben & Mildred Maynard,

Donna Trevillis, Frank Farmer, Leah Jones, Eileen Hanks, Charles Ellis, Rev. Bobby Adams,

Hobert & Judy Raikes, Ronald & Patty Raikes, Jacob Bibler, Hannah Bibler, Izetta Hannah, Kenny

& Polly Evans, Anna Evans, Jim & Susan Brown and sons David & Matthew Brown, Jewell Kazee,

Otto Marcum, Iris Kammer, Helen Kazee, Jimmy Kazee, Ted Riffe, Braydon Chirico, Clyde &

Laverne Dickenson, Herbert Adkins, Benny Adkins, Dick Adkins, Rexford Curry, Julie Propst,

Kayla Adams, Greg Elkins, Linda Ashworth, Yvonne Sammons, Doug Fields, Barbara Baer,

Brianna Adams, Cassion Collins, David Dingess, Lovetta Napier, Jay & Tammy Frye, Gage David,

Paula Mikus, Kaye Runyon, Lawrence Homer Vaughan, Billy Bryant, Victor Noe, Lois Thompson,

Bess Allen, Lewis Sheppard, Greg Adams, Everett Vance, Mike Ollie, Sr., Vincent Evans, Linda

Williamson, Truman McSwenney, Kaylae Scott, Layla Adkins, Evelyn Adams, Janet Fortner,

Brenda Chapman, Debbie Blackburn, Jeff Gibson, Sally Wall, Tommy Wellman, Joann Kristen,

Elaine Williamson, Barbara Farley, Gabriella Propst, Donna Hughes, Chris Huffnus, Joe Mowery,

our unsaved loved ones, our church family, patients in the hospitals, residents in the nursing homes,

our country and leaders, servicemen and women, our youth and youth leaders, and our college

students away at school.

Thank You for your prayers.

______________________________________________________________________________ Scriptural Paradoxes

He who is the Bread of Life began His ministry hungering. He who is the Water of Life ended His ministry thirsting.

He was weary, yet He is our rest. He paid tribute, yet He is the King.

He was called a devil, yet He cast out devils. He prayed, yet He hears our prayers.

He wept, yet He dries our tears. He was sold for 30 pieces of silver and redeemed the world.

He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and is the Good Shepherd. He died and gave His life, and by dying destroyed death.

~Sunday School Times

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Ushers for October

Oct. 2 - Fred Bradley*, John Collins & Monroe Tomblin

Oct. 9 - Paul Evans*, Jeff Saunders & Alex Toler

Oct. 16 - Jamie Ellis*, Curtis Workman & Open

Oct. 23 - Garth Hensley*, David Adams & Larry Ramey

Oct. 30 - Fred Bradley, John Collins*, Monroe Tomblin

Ushers for November

Nov. 6 - Paul Evans, Jeff Saunders* & Alex Toler

Nov. 13 - Jamie Ellis, Curtis Workman* & Open

Nov. 20 - Garth Hensley, David Adams* & Larry Ramey

Nov. 27 - Fred Bradley, John Collins & Monroe Tomblin*

Head Usher & alternate – Jim Moore

*Duty at side door

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanksgiving has two parts - gratitude and generosity. Gratitude for the blessings of God and generosity for others. That is the way it was in the first Thanksgiving Day. Despite incredible hardships the Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in 1621 by setting aside a day for Thanksgiving. They worshipped God in a service of gratitude…and they shard generously with the native American Indians in joyful feasting. That is the genesis of our national holiday. It is a holy day as well -- when properly celebrated.

Thanks...and giving. Thanks to God…giving to others. - Richard Halverson

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November Birthdays

Nov. 1 - Geraldean Adkins

Nov. 2 - Jo Ann White, Jay Mullins, Chad Price, Ricky Wells

Nov. 3 - Retha Marcum, Kellie Ann Ellis

Nov. 4 - Myrtle David, Presley Chirico, Katie S. Roeher

Nov. 6 - David Brown, Kim Jon McCallister, Jamie McNeely, Jeremiah McNeely

Nov. 7 - Chad Adkins, Maggie Doss, Autumn Stennett

Nov. 8 - Cathy Pack, Kaci H. Kitchen

Nov. 9 - Lori Curry, Margaret Gore, Lana Collins, Logan Brammer

Nov. 11 - Ronald Adams, Bennie Browning

Nov. 12 - Billy Lee Mowery III

Nov. 13 – Bo Maynard

Nov. 15 - Linda Williamson, Allen White

Nov. 16 - Leslie Goff

Nov. 17 - Kristi Jeffrey-Crist, Alicia Carrere

Nov. 18 - Shawna Jeffrey, Linda Cox

Nov. 19 - Jeremy Wells, Pam Queen, Adam Herbster

Nov. 20 - Daniel Hicks

Nov. 21 - Ronald Charles Adams

Nov. 23 - Bobby Lee Adams, Cindy Hicks

Nov. 24 - Laura Vaughan, Aaron Messer, Joyce Bannister

Nov. 25 - Laci Vance, Tina H. Adkins

Nov. 27 - Kenny Furrow, Shannon Sheppard

Nov. 28 - Jerod Baldwin, Joey Queen Nov. 29 - Andrew Bledsoe, Rebekah B. Huff, Jonathan Bevins, Dale Belcher

Nov. 30 - Ashley Brumfield, Garry Jewell

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For Bible Scholars—Question for September: How many pieces of silver did the Philistines

promise Delilah if she could find out the secret of Samson’s strength? Answer: Eleven hundred

pieces of silver—Judges 16:5

September’s Question for the Bible Scholar: Gideon received golden earrings as payment for

conquering the Midianites. How much did the earrings weigh?___________________________

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“Seeking Opportunities to Serve God by Serving Others” Ladies Auxiliary Circle Members for November: Melody Adkins, Julia Crum, Laverne Dickinson, Janet Doss, Cathy Duncan (co-chair), Candis Ellis, Dorothy Ellis (co-chair), Debbie Evans, Sue Farmer, Irene Furrow, Cynthia Horsman, Shawna Jeffrey, Marlene Justice, Pat Maynard, Patty Mowery and Laura Vaughan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Deepest sympathies to . . . . . . the family of Haley Alexis Adkins, the daughter of Michael and Ashley of Harts, and sister of Laci Adkins. Haley was the grandniece of Dorothy and Bo Ellis. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends. . . . the family of Betty Jane Napier of Hidden Valley, Chapmanville, widow of Bro. Almos Napier. She was the mother of Linda (Jack) Bailey and the late Rev. Robert L. “Bob”

Napier. Survivors also include five grandchildren, several grandchildren; and sisters-in-law, Edna Napier & Betty Lambert of Chapmanville, and Dolly Jean Napier of Germantown, TN. . . . to Karen Oliver and her family in the loss of her husband, Bro. Ron Oliver. Additional survivors include his children, Aaron (Angelina) Oliver of Williamson and Rhonda (Brian) Adkins of Nitro, and grandchildren, Faith Oliver and Brianna Adkins. . . . to Jill, Jim and Trey Pancake in the loss of Jill’s grandmother, Pauline “Granny” Hellyer Waugh of New Bern, NC, formerly of Logan. Our thoughts and prayers are with these families.

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November Anniversaries Nov. 6 - Jeff & Angela Thornhill, Peter & Brenda Burnham

Nov. 7 - Ronnie & Laci Vance

Nov. 8 - Joe, Sr. & LaVerne Hall

Nov. 10 - Bill III & Karen Sue Wooten, Roger & Regina White

Nov. 14 - Joe, Sr. & Ruth Bowery

Nov. 17 - Greg & Lorri J. Burgess

Nov. 21 - Danny & Kayla Maynard

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Central’s First Homecoming…

Our first Homecoming was held on May 22, 1955. Our new church building was dedicated on that day

and Rev. Earl Frye from Huntington was our guest speaker. It was decided by the church members to make

Homecoming an annual event so members and their families, out-

of-town friends of the church, and former members could come

together to worship, hear good preaching and singing, and to

enjoy dinner and fellowship with each other after the service. It

has become a great part of our heritage at Central Baptist Church.

A very special Homecoming was held in 1974 honoring our first

pastor, Rev. Harrison F. Maynard for his 50 years in the ministry.

Another notable Homecoming was our Year of Jubilee Celebration

in 2001 with Rev. Glenn White, Jr. beginning his 45th year as

pastor.

On Sunday, October 2, 2016, we celebrated our 65th year as a

church, bearing in mind all our absent brothers and sisters-in-

Christ who loved this church and contributed so greatly to the

building and sustaining of the Central United Baptist Church.

Through and because of God’s blessings and the faithfulness of

our people, our church has prospered. Above all, God has blessed our church spiritually and given us a

loving, generous church family, adding to the church as He sees fit. Hallelujah! To God be the glory!

Our thanks to the ladies who prepared the delicious meal for us to enjoy following our Homecoming

Service, those who worked so hard to prepare the Church and C.C.C. for Homecoming (the decorations

were beautiful), the clean-up crew, and especially those who prayerfully came and worshipped with us.

Thank you!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To our servicemen and women among our shut-ins and out-of-town readers – we salute you on Veteran’s

Day; and to all of you we send our best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday—to Mabel Watts, Nola

Walsh, Mary Meadows, Kitty Jewell, John Spence, Shari & Jim Bumgarner, Janice Glenn, Virgie Ollie,

Mary & Robbie Padgett, Ann Curry, Joann Hammond, Jeannie Bannister, Janice Cremeans, Sally Wall,

Doris Vranch, Elbert Huffman, all our special readers, and especially to Jack Creger and Rev. Glenn White.

Our Thot for the Day: Many folks crave some small sign of approval. Maybe just a word of recognition, a

caring smile, a warm handshake, and an honest expression of appreciation for the good we see in them or in

their work. Every day let’s determine to encourage (not flatter) at least one person. Let’s do our part to help

those around us who need encouragement. Encourage and strengthen them! —Copied

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Ten Reasons to be Thankful If You Burned the Turkey No one will overeat. Everyone will think it is Cajun-Blackened. Uninvited guests will think twice next year. Your cheese-broccoli-lima bean casserole will gain a newly found appreciation. Pets won't pester you for scraps. The smoke alarm will get a test. After dinner, the guys can take the bird to the yard and play football. You'll get to the desserts quicker. You won't have to face three weeks of turkey sandwiches. Salmonella won't be a concern.

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The Central Baptist

Youth Group recently

attended The

Judgment House at

Christ Temple in

Huntington. A joyous

time in the Lord was

celebrated as three

attendees received

Christ as their

personal Savior and

several rededi-

cations were made.

Praise the Lord!

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Just for Kids… “It’s not fair!” How many times have we felt we have been treated unfairly or been overlooked when somebody gets something we didn’t get. We feel just as deserving, and we wish we had been treated like they were. We begin to feel a little envious of them for what they got, but envy displeases God, it makes us unhappy, and accomplishes NOTHING. Let’s see what the Bible teaches us about envy: Proverbs 14:30 - A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. Galatians 5:26 - Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. 1 Corinthians 13:4 - Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Proverbs 23:17 - Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long. Galatians 5:19-21 - Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

So, whenever you might have feelings of envy or jealousy, remember you are a child of the King and keep trusting in God’s good care, and try to remember that your turn will come!

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Things for Which to be Thankful

Trains, cars, airplanes, horses and buggies that allow us to travel great distances to share Thanksgiving with our loved ones.

The spouse who complains when dinner is not on time, because s/he is home with me, not with someone else.

The teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home & not on the streets.

The mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

The taxes I pay because it means that I'm employed.

The clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.

My shadow who watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine.

A lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home.

All the complaining I hear about our government because it means we have freedom of speech.

The space I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking.

My huge heating bill because it means I am warm.

The lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means that I can hear.

The piles of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.

Weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been productive.

The alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that I'm alive.

Getting too much email bogs me down but at least I know I have friends who are thinking of me.

~Author Unknown

Happy Thanksgiving!