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Church-wide Outreach Visitation Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. Come and make a church growth visit. Share Jesus with someone and invite them to church. From My Heart In a monthly newsletter format by the time you get around to commenting on a major event at the first of the month, it seems so far away and almost forgotten. However, I don’t want that to be the case with our revival meeting. We expended too much energy, finances, and time for that to happen. While we must move forward, let me share with you some observations. First, attendance was strong. You were faithful and you invited folks who are unconnected to a local church. We had some folks who came because they saw our signs. One couple said to me, “Our church doesn’t have revival meetings and we decided we would attend.” The spirit of the church was sweet. As I have said, there is something dynamic when a church gets together in the presence of the Lord for an extended time. Something good happened to our fellowship during the week. There was a rededication by a church member and we have three individuals who have attended every Sunday that were not attenders prior to the revival meeting. One of the goals of revival is to reach new people. Our services were spirit-led in music and the preached Word. Chris did his usual good job of leading. Karl has commented to me the liberty he felt in preaching the Word of God. It is the same liberty I feel each and every Sunday, so I understood what he was talking about. You must have agreed with my assessment because as a church you gave a very gracious revival love offering. We do not want revival to be an event, but we want revival to propel us into a different spiritual dimension. This goal will be a reality if we continue to pray and open ourselves up to the Spirit of God. Besides prayer, staying in the Word of God and being obedient to the Word of God will aid us in staying revived. Glad to be your pastor, The NETWORK Volume XXV June 2015 Number 6 NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID MT. JULIET, TN PERMIT NO. 116 Silver Springs Baptist Church 9938 Lebanon Road Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Mt. Juliet Day Camp June 1-4 ● 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Victory Baptist Church 1777 Tate Lane Mt. Juliet, TN Only $10 per child for the entire four day event. Sponsored by Wilson County Baptist Association Dave Shelley, Camp Director Children must have completed 1st-6th grade; bring a sack lunch and energy! Every day has a mission story and Bible story. Over 150 crazy games. Monday: Wild & Wacky Relays Tuesday: All in Circles Wednesday: Favorites Thursday: Wet & Wild Southern Baptist Convention June 16-17 ● Columbus, Ohio Any church member may be elected to be a messenger to the convention. You may be elected in June business meeting. All members may watch the convention live/archived by going to www.sbc.net and following the prompts. Silver Springers (Senior Adults) June 20 ● 4:00 p.m. Dinner Out Phoebe Connections (For Widows) June 27 ● 9:30 a.m. Hearthside Retirement Community WCBA Gospel Singing June 28 ● 2:00 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church Everyone is invited. Ohio Summer Mission Trip July 6-10 VBS at West Side, Nilles Pointe & Edgewood churches Four (4) BCK in residential areas in the Farmersdale area Sports Camp & Feeding in housing project We stay at the Holiday Inn in Middleton at $94/night. If interested in joining the team, contact Dave Shelley 615-444- 8410. There is a great need and a great opportunity! Silver Springs Baptist Church 9938 Lebanon Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 615-758-7853 Email: [email protected] www.silverspringsbaptist.com Sharing God’s Word. Showing God’s Love. Russ Stephens, Pastor Chris Gregg, Minister of Music & Worship John Shouse, Youth Pastor Beverly Birdsong, Church/Financial Secretary New Building Fund Given (thru 12-31-14) ..................... $622,177.16 New Building Fund Given since January ........................... $2,411.00 Total Given..................................................................... $624,588.16 New Building Fund balance as of April 30, 2015 ........... $500,204.62 (This total includes deduction for expenses and additions from interest earned.) Through May 24, 2015 (21 weeks) Budget Goal ............................................................................. $137,676.00 Budget Given ........................................................................... $116,071.13 Difference ................................................................................. ($21,604.87) Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Given: $2,066.00 Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home Given: $858.00 "A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society." Billy Graham WCBA Kid’s Camp July 20-24 Cedar Lake Camp, Livingston, TN Theme: Battle Worn-Battle Tested Putting on the Whole Armor of God Great preaching by: Jason Harlin, Dave Shelley and Nathan Thomason Great worship led by: Jason Harlin and the Glade Team Twelve great tracks to choose from: Archery, Basketball, Crafts, Duct Tape, Hiking, Messy Games, Ropes, Sewing, Ultimate, Volleyball, and Weird Science Great food and great price for a week at camp! SIGN-UPS START MONDAY, JUNE 8. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake destroyed much of the country on April 25. Another earthquake, of 7.3 magnitude was felt on May 12. Population: 30.5 million people, mostly Buddhist. 6,000(+/-) killed, 11,000(+/-) injured on April 25. On May 12, 76 killed, 2000(+/-) injured. Giving plan: You can give through your church offering, designate it Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund. This will be forwarded to Tennessee Baptist Convention Disaster Relief. If all money given is not used by TBC, the excess will be given to Baptist Global Response. TBC Disaster Relief teams have now been activated. Disaster Relief trained persons interested in going should email: [email protected]. Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund
