the COMMUNICATOR
a publication of Calallen Baptist Church
March 2007
Mission Emphasis
Choir Notes Senior
Adult Lunches DS Rummage Sale
Recreation
Ministry Education Ministry
Sunday Night Life Youth Page Pastor's
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MISSION EMPHASIS
Mission Emphasis Sunday - March 4th - Spotlighting Cinco de Febrero in
Durango Mexico. Special speaker Rob Rolison
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CHOIR NOTES
Easter
will be here before you know it. Adult choir members, we will be starting Easter
music on March 7th. I’m counting on all of you to be there.
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SENIOR
ADULT LUNCHES
Senior
Adult Lunch - Thursday,
March 8 & 22 - 12:00 - 1:30 pm - Come - bring a potluck dish and enjoy the
fellowship of others
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RECREATION
MINISTRY
Community Volleyball - Every
Thursday at 6:30 pm This is open to adult & youth in the community whether they are a
member of Calallen Baptist Church or not.
Women’s Morning Aerobics - Monday
- Wednesday - Friday 7:00 am till 7:30 am room 201 upstairs in the CLC.
Shower facilities available for those who need them.
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EDUCATION
MINISTRY
Discipleship is what Bible study is about, and as such that makes our
Bible study leaders some of the most important leaders in the church.
As Ephesians 4:12-13 reminds us,
preaching and teaching exist “for
the equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of
the body of Christ, till we all come to unity of the faith and to the knowledge
of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure and stature of the fullness
of Christ.” (NKJV)
If
CBC’s education ministry is to glorify God and be a part of His great
commission,
I need your input regarding the direction of the education ministry.
Through the teacher’s meetings you will have opportunities to
strengthen your skills and abilities
in order to fulfill your calling as a Sunday School teacher.
Therefore,
I would like all adult Bible study leaders to plan to attend the February Bible
Study Leaders meeting.
It will be a lunch meeting following church, on Sunday, February 18,
2007.
Last
but not least, if there is anyone interested in being a part of the education
ministry of CBC, I would like to invite you
to come to this
meeting, or to just give me a call so that we can find your place of service.
See you all on the 18th!
Christ’s
love,
Carol
Lindquist,
Minister of Education
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SUNDAY NIGHT
LIFE
For Men & Women
The Sychar Connection
-
During
this three week study Pastor Jack will guide us through John chapter 4 and the
infamous "woman at the well" dialogue with Christ. John
paints for us through his words the often forgotten humanity of Christ, as he
speaks of Jesus being weary, thirsty and hungry. It is here that we discover the
Sychar Connection of Jesus with all humanity. Beginning
February 11, sanctuary, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Led by Pastor Jack Willoughby
Maturity 201 - This
class is the second of CBCs four basic classes.
Since these classes build on each other, you must first attend
Discovering Church Membership #101 before taking this class. We
will focus on the Four
Basic Habits
every Christian needs to develop in order to grow to spiritual maturity.
This class will ... ·
Equip you with the skills
you need to begin
these
habits · Explain the
tools
you
need to continue these habits. 3
sessions beg. Mar. 4, 2007 Led by Carol Lindquist
For Men ONLY
Authentic Manhood...Winning at Work & Home -
Challenging
men to step
forward, meet their
responsibilities, and
establish their manhood,
‘Authentic
Manhood,
Winning
at Work & Home’
focuses on the chief responsibilities men have--as husbands, fathers, and
breadwinners. The study presents 2 mirrors to help men evaluate how they are
doing in life: the
mirror of work and career, and the mirror of home and family.
Participants will evaluate chief responsibilities of how a man successfully
relates to a woman and how a man rightly engages in his work. Here is a plan for
leading men to win in life by helping them understand and undertake the
challenges of both career and family. 7
Sessions beginning January 7, 2007 Led by Scott Vaughan
For Women ONLY
Fruit
of the Spirit -
This
innovative study combines thought-provoking devotions on the Fruits of the
Spirit with scrapbook activities.
As found in Galatians 5:23, participants will focus on love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
The wondrous ways God is growing his children toward maturity are
dramatically revealed!
It's Bible study that's fun, fulfilling, and faith-building!
Each lesson and activity fosters deeper relationships with God (and
others in the group) and inspires continual growth!
Lessons, templates and sample pages are all included!
Cost—$20.00—pre-order book by Feb. 18th 10 sessions beg. March 11, 2007 Led
by Terri Jones
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YOUTH
PAGE
http://www.CalallenBaptistYouth.wordpress.com
Short-Term
Missions with a Long-Term Impact
There is more to missions than just going.
Hopefully mission trips are more than just ten-day long vacations in the
mountains of Peru.
Or maybe a two-week vacation in Madrid, Spain.
I mention these two places because I went to both places on short-term
mission trips, and while they were both neat places to go and see, there was so
much more to it than that.
Here are a few things that I have learned in my own mission experiences:
1.
God
doesn’t need much time.
By saying this I mean that God can actually use a person in only a
week’s time.
I learned this in Spain when my team was getting ready to leave.
We had a final meeting where we all sat down and gave the missionaries
who were called there permanently over two hundred new contacts that we had made
that week.
We were blown away by what God had done through us in such a short period
of time.
2.
Everyone
can go.
I had an instance a couple of years ago where a team from my church was
going to Jamaica for a two-week mission trip.
Because of my work schedule, I thought there was no way that I would be
able to go.
That is, until I discovered this truth.
I could go through another person by supporting them.
One of my students at the time was praying about going on the trip, but
was concerned about being able to raise the money.
So I encouraged her to give God a chance to provide.
And one of the ways He provided was through me.
In ways, I had more satisfaction in helping another go than if I had gone
myself.
3.
There
is a reason for going.
We go because we want people to have the same opportunity that we have
had to know the Savior.
You see, we were created to worship a wonderful God and if by going we
give others a chance to do just that, we should need no other justification.
I can’t wait to see some of those Peruvians standing beside me in Glory
someday.
And maybe God will have used me to touch their hearts in some way that
helped introduce them to the Lord.
So, I guess the reason for going is a simple one, to give glory to God.
Those whom the Lord uses us to impact will be singing much like the
angels did in Revelation 7:12 when they said:
“Amen!
Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to
our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
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PASTOR'S PAGE
Cinco de Febrero
Last
year, our church adopted the village of Cinco de Febrero in the state of
Durango, Mexico. Our next mission
trip is planned for July 1st through the 7th, 2007. March
has been slated as ‘get us focused on the mission trip’ month.
We’ll kick things off with a mission celebration Sunday morning on the
4th. Certainly,
it is a great honor for CBC to be a part of something so significant and
wonderful. The lives of those who
participate in this summer’s mission experience will be changed forever.
I
am personally very excited at the prospects of my own participation. Last
year’s small ‘scouting’ group, who went to Durango to see the mission
field firsthand, piqued my interest. They
came back with wonderful stories, and challenged our church to prayerfully
consider adopting the village for continued and extensive missionary efforts. As
the mission team shared testimonies and showed pictures of the area I was
captured. The faces of the people
and desire to share the good news of Jesus with them thrilled my heart. Did
you know that one of the major celebrities of Durango was the legendry John
Wayne? He owned a studio and filmed
many of his westerns in the area. Looks
cool. God
doesn’t want us to enter the village of Cinco de Febrero with the persona of
the Duke. Strong, independent,
western clothed, ten-gallon hat wearing, and spurs clanging cowboy-type with
smoking Bible in hand. God is not
sending us to save the village, but to center ourselves in His perfect will.
It may very well be that the missionary endeavor does us more good than
them. Remember
Paul’s vision of the man from Macedonia? Pray
about your participation in Cinco de Febrero.
Maybe God will place his hand upon your heart and say, “Go,
ye therefore…”
After
the 5th of February, Pastor
Jack
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CBC
MISSIONS CENTRAL
Coins for Kids - Great
job!
We have already collected enough to send one child to camp.
Keep up the good work!
Cans for Coins for Kids can be found in the Sunday School classrooms.
By giving to Coins for Kids, you can be a vital part of the ministry of
South Texas Children's Home. It costs $185.00 to send one child to camp.
Church Without Walls -
Thank
all of you for your participation in signing up to provide meals for Church
Without Walls. Because of your
support, all of the dates that CBC provides meals are covered.
Look for reminders in each month’s newsletter.
Schedule
for Meal Delivery:
Mar.
8th - Children’s Department - April 12th -Joyful & Young Adult Singles
- May 10th - Johnnie’s & Grace
Seekers - July 12th -Youth - Sept. 13th -Friendship & Joy - Oct. 11th -Young
Adults - Nov. 8th -Rock of Ages
Meals need to be delivered to CWW at 910 W. Lakeside, Corpus Christi, Texas, (in
Flour Bluff) on assigned Thursday
evening at 6:00 p.m. If it is possible for your class to stay and serve the
meal, you will be blessed by the service. For
more information contact Debra White, 945-3259.
Mission Durango - Cinco
de Febrero Celebration!
Sunday,
March 4th 10:50 a.m. Morning Worship 6:00 p.m. Rob Rolison, Past the Edge
Ministries
Begin praying now about whether God is calling your to be a part of the July
mission trip to Cinco de Febrero.
The
following items are being collected for Rob’s April
trip, please bring them to the church by March 25th. Bibles
($2.75/each), $6.50 will provide roughly 25 lbs. of food for a family in
Durango, Rob hopes to feed over 200 families next month.
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