Churches & Pastors To Pray For Sept 1-7—New Pleasant Grove, Winston Spencer Sept 8-14—Oak Grove, Kevin Barksdale Sept 15-21—Oaklawn Baptist, Lester McAdams Sept 22-28—Pearson Chapel, James Gunnels Sept 29—Oct 5—Pleasant Grove, Kenneth Myers Oct 6-12—Porter Springs, Wayne Stewart Oct 20-26—Ratcliff Baptist, Dennis Morgan Oct 27-Nov 2—San Pedro, Tommy Hutto PULPIT SUPPLY Dee Black 936 594 9574 Willie Reagan 903 764 5986 Randy Blanton 936 524 1061 Paul Carlin 936 544 2362 Jim Durham 936 546 4211 John Valenta 936 577 0559 Matt Henderson 936 204 3223 Dr. Bob Lacey 936 544 7735 Jason Attaway 936 546 4440 Archie Smith 936 707 1148 MUSIC SUPPLY Jeff Cuellar 936 594 1110 Tom Dixon 936 642 2186 Delbert Salisbury 936 687 2163 Billy Seamans 936 594 6539 Randy Welborn 936 436 0046 Pastors’ & Wives’ Birthdays Sept 7—Donnie Lawrence Sept 8—Mary Gunnels Sept 3—Mattie Spencer Sept 11—Randy Redkey Sept 17—Vicki Lawrence Sept 20—Keeney Dickenson Sept 26—Paul Knight Sept 30—Steve Meadows Oct 8—Raven Moses Oct 14—Jordan Johnson Oct 24—Wayne Stewart Oct 28—Cindy Due Oct 28—Christina Stewart *ASSOCIATIONAL MINISTRY PARTNERS* Thank you for joining hands with us as we spread the Gospel together. Pastors’ & Wives’ Anniversaries Sept 8—Brandon & Shelley Gray Sept 26—Simon & Alice Goncharenko Oct 13—Greg & Suzanne Kitts Disciplemaking Doesn’t happen with curriculums only; Occurs within relationships with other disciples; Simply loves and makes much of Jesus, which causes us to obey His commands together. Obeying his commands in our relationships causes us to make more disciples that make disciples. Progresses to the end of the earth and continues to the end of time. Matthew 28:18-20—Look at this! Can you see the cycle in the discplemaking process ? Paid Nursery Worker Needed Antioch Baptist Church is currently in need of a paid nursery worker to come alongside our current team on Sundays and Wednesdays. If you’re interested or would like more information, please contact Gina Thompson at (936) 581-2144, or, [email protected]. ...Continued from page 2 And these are the churches that are growing. They are seeing a multitude of mature believers in their midst. We do not need gimmicks! We can help individuals experience a life-changing connection with God, and that in itself should be enough to "attract a large audience." One other thing I am observing in this generation is spiritual hunger. We do not have to soft-sell our message, and it is not necessary to use bait-and- switch tactics. We can, without hesitation and without apology, proclaim the life changing gospel of Christ; it's a message that many are ready to embrace... ...if we'll just say it. In His Grip!!! Brother Bill National Night Out Block Party!! Porter Springs Baptist Church will hold a National Night Out block party from 6-8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 1, at the church’s Outreach Center on FM 132 about 7 miles west of Crockett, off of Hwy 7 west. The night will feature fun and games for kids, plus a chance to interact with local law enforcement, first responders, Smokey the Bear, community leaders, health care providers and many more, all taking place in a godly setting. Free food and snacks provided. Come to Calvary! Calvary Baptist Church, Crockett, Texas That Is! Need to be refreshed and renewed in the Lord? Revival services will be held Sunday, October 20 through Tuesday, October 22 at 7:00pm. Dr. Randy Lowe, a pastor and prison chaplain will be speaker. Call Pastor Reggie Gregory at 936 544 4713 for more information.
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Churches & Pastors To Pray For Sept 1-7—New Pleasant Grove, Winston Spencer
Sept 8-14—Oak Grove, Kevin Barksdale
Sept 15-21—Oaklawn Baptist, Lester McAdams
Sept 22-28—Pearson Chapel, James Gunnels
Sept 29—Oct 5—Pleasant Grove, Kenneth Myers
Oct 6-12—Porter Springs, Wayne Stewart
Oct 20-26—Ratcliff Baptist, Dennis Morgan
Oct 27-Nov 2—San Pedro, Tommy Hutto
PULPIT SUPPLY
Dee Black 936 594 9574 Willie Reagan 903 764 5986
Randy Blanton 936 524 1061 Paul Carlin 936 544 2362
Jim Durham 936 546 4211 John Valenta 936 577 0559
Matt Henderson 936 204 3223 Dr. Bob Lacey 936 544 7735
Jason Attaway 936 546 4440
Archie Smith 936 707 1148
MUSIC SUPPLY
Jeff Cuellar 936 594 1110
Tom Dixon 936 642 2186
Delbert Salisbury 936 687 2163
Billy Seamans 936 594 6539
Randy Welborn 936 436 0046
Pastors’ & Wives’ Birthdays
Sept 7—Donnie Lawrence
Sept 8—Mary Gunnels
Sept 3—Mattie Spencer
Sept 11—Randy Redkey
Sept 17—Vicki Lawrence
Sept 20—Keeney Dickenson
Sept 26—Paul Knight
Sept 30—Steve Meadows
Oct 8—Raven Moses
Oct 14—Jordan Johnson
Oct 24—Wayne Stewart
Oct 28—Cindy Due
Oct 28—Christina Stewart
*ASSOCIATIONAL MINISTRY PARTNERS* Thank you for joining hands with us as we spread the Gospel together.
Pastors’ & Wives’ Anniversaries Sept 8—Brandon & Shelley Gray Sept 26—Simon & Alice Goncharenko Oct 13—Greg & Suzanne Kitts
Disciplemaking Doesn’t happen with curriculums only; Occurs within relationships with other disciples; Simply loves and makes much of Jesus, which
causes us to obey His commands together. Obeying his commands in our relationships causes
us to make more disciples that make disciples. Progresses to the end of the earth and continues
to the end of time. Matthew 28:18-20—Look at this! Can you see the
cycle in the discplemaking process?
Paid Nursery Worker Needed
Antioch Baptist Church is currently in need of a paid
nursery worker to come alongside our current team on
Sundays and Wednesdays. If you’re interested or would like
Executive Board and Women2Women Mtgs—5:30pm Fellowship Meal—6:15pm
Associational Worship—7:00pm
DIRECTORS THOUGHTS…. 3 quick thoughts: 1st, Our ANNUAL MEETING is October 5th. This
year’s 154th NRBA Annual Meeting will be held at Dorcas Wills Baptist Church in
Trinity. The info is listed on the front of the Pine Torch. Make every effort to come
and be with us. This is always a great time of encouragement, reports, music,
preaching, fellowship, & food. See you there at 10:00am on Saturday, October 5th!
2nd, Parents give this to your students or use it for a lesson on Sunday:
[It hardly seems possible, but school is back in session. Students are excited as new
opportunities rise before them. Our office sits just across the way from Crockett
Elementary School. I can hear the shouts of joy as children play outside. New
friends, old friends, nice teachers, scary teachers, a packed lunch, & a fresh
timetable.
The first day of school is a day that inevitably comes each year. Some
love it, others hate it or perhaps you just go through the motions. Regardless of
how it makes you feel you have to go, so how will you make the most of it? How
will you make this year at school worthwhile? It’s time for you to step up!
School is an incredible place where you meet hundreds of young people
and spend time with them 5 days a week for approximately 40 weeks a year. That
presents an amazing opportunity to witness and share the gospel with so many
people. In fact, the best people to reach out to these students are students. The way
you live and talk to your friends can be very powerful.
As a Christian, school ought to be looked at as one of the ultimate mission
fields. Here are a few ways you can stand out and step up when you go back to
school this year:
• MEET (Hebrews 10:25): Find out if there is a Christian lunchtime
group at your school, and join it or start one. Then bring your friends.
• TALK (1 Peter 3:15): When your friends ask what you did on the
weekend, tell them about youth group or church and then invite them along. Tell
your friends about your faith.
• LIVE (Matthew 5:16): Live like Jesus. Don’t get caught up in gossip,
materialism, slander or any ways of this world. But be different and people will
notice, then you can point them to Jesus.
• PRAY (Colossians 4:2): Pray for your class mates, that they might
come to know Jesus.
So, as another year starts & the weekly cycle begins again, make a dif-
ference! Be bold and stand out for Jesus. Don’t waste the time you have now and
the opportunities that come at school. Whether you are in year 1 or year 12, at a
public school, private school, Christian school or secular school, Jesus died for all
and he has sent us out to make disciples of all people. So why don’t you start now?
3rd, I was recently reminded of this: “In August of 2003 there was a TV
ad for the upcoming extravaganza that was Monday Night Football's opening game
of the season (which took place on a Thursday). The ad began with Brittney Spears
saying something about being ready for some football, & it went on to say that the
season kicks off Thursday with Al Michaels & John Madden, a half-time show that
included Brittney & Aerosmith, & the ad concluded with the line, "plus the
Redskins and the Jets."
Did you get that? "Plus the Redskins and the Jets." It's like the game itself
is an afterthought. ABC was trying desperately to attract new viewers, but they're
crazy if they think that pop stars can turn people into football fans. In fact, if ABC
would abandon the hoopla and the celebrities and the eye-popping graphics and
just SHOW THE GAME, the game itself is good enough to attract an audience.
This TV ad should make us think of the ways in which we are guilty of
the same thing. We sometimes try little "gimmicks" to attract people to church,
promising them "food, fun, and fellowship" — and though there is nothing wrong
with any of these, we have something much better to offer the world.
We are told over and over again that the way to reach people for Christ is
to build relationships with them. And yet we do not do this and wonder why we are
not reaching our communities for Christ and why our churches are not growing.
We are NOT making disciples who make disciples who make disciples.
The reason is that it takes time, effort, and commitment. BUT I AM
ENCOURAGED: There are churches today who are taking seriously the command
to make disciples!
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September is designated as Estella Brown Offering for Associational Missions month. During any one (1) Sunday morning in September would your church please take a love offering for your Association? This year we
will use the proceeds to make some needed repairs to our Block Party Trailers plus several other mission projects.
Estella Brown was a missionary to Africa and served for over 40 years as our associational pianist. We honor her by taking this offering!
