January 13,
2010
Pastor’s
Report –Lynn
Clayton
Home phone 460-1864; cell 396-8060;
email brolynn@nlbcd.org
You folks
are amazing and totally unpredictable! As Sunday school began last Sunday, only a handful of
you were around. One Sunday school class had only one person, and others had
few. Then, when worship began, the worship center was full. I mean
full.
We are
thankful that two lovely ladies officially joined the New Life family of
faith–Martha O’Neal and Shawn Rykard.
Home Groups Starting
Soon!
The first
home group session of 2010 starts in just a few weeks. Facilitators will meet
January 31at 5:30 p.m. and the groups themselves will begin meeting in
February.
If for any
reason you would like to change groups, please let Mrs. JoMcDaniel know within
the next week. If you have not been in a group, please sign the sheet on the
bulletin board in the foyer of the worship center.
The next
session is entitled, "If You Want To Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the
Boat." This session is based on the
book by the same name authored by John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Park
Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. He previously
served as teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community
Church. He is the
best-selling author of Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to
Know Them; God Is Closer Than You Think; and Love Beyond Reason. The material is challenge,
inspiring, and enlightening. Each session of group meetings will begin with a
video by John Ortberg.
Fun, Food, Live Entertainment, Jan.
29
Enjoy fun,
food and live entertainment at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 29
during this fund raising event for the Beauregard Christian Women’s Job Corps. There will also be door prizes and a silent
auction. The event will be in the Activities Building of First Baptist. Tickets are only $10 and are available in
the church office. The Beauregard
Christian Women’‘s Job
Corps is a wonderful ministry that
assists women in finding employment and helps them acquire job skills. The theme
of this year’s event is "Sowing Seeds of Hope."
Sunday Offering for
Haiti
Victims
Sunday at
the close of worship folks will be stationed by our outside doors of the worship
center so we can donate to the relief efforts in Haiti. Southern
Baptists have a wonderful way of
putting all of the money directly into relief with no personnel expenses. The
tragedy in that poverty stricken country is great and we do not have to wonder,
"But what can I do." You will have a
way Sunday.
Tell Your Friends About "An
Encouraging Word"Every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. on
KVVP
Apparently the rebroadcast of our morning worship on
KVVP- fm 105.7 entitled "An
Encouraging Word" has a strong listening audience. Still, most folks do not know
about this program. It features the special music by our praise team and
Bro. Lynn’s message. It is broadcast
a week later than our service. Tell your friends about this
ministry.