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April 13, 2017 1343 Hueytown Road, Hueytown, AL 35023 / 205.491.3771 / Fax: 205.491.3194 Email: [email protected] / www.pleasantridgebapst.org Senior Pastor: Josh Cook Music Minister: Jonathan Riddle Children’s Minister: Nancy Glover Educaon Minister: Ray Glover Student Minister: Wes May Ministerial Staff Sunday Schedule: April 16 Sunday Prayer Walk 8:45 pm Small Groups 9:00 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Cemetery: In memory of Charles Wright by the Hydrick family; by Jere & Jimmy Harris. In memory of Marilyn Revis by Steve & Brenda Parsons; by Charles & Julia Parsons. Budget: In memory of Marilyn Revis, Charles Wright & R.H. Hasngs, Jr. by Jo Morris. In memory of Marilyn Revis by W.D. Bass & Company; by Sylvia Harold; by Charles & Carolyn Davenport; by Robert & Myra Dees. In memory of my husband, Howard Wade and my son, David by Norma Wade. Annie Armstrong: In memory of Jimmy Creel by Pay Kirkley. Jesus Pantry: In memory of Charles Wright by Dwight Wheeles SS Class;. Music: In memory of Marilyn Revis by Jim & Marilyn Sadler. A Note from the Pastor… One of my favorite books is The Screwtape Leers by C.S. Lewis. In a post for Midwestern Bapst Theological Seminary’s Center for Public Theology, Dr. Owen Strachan offered thirteen demonly suggesons for living the bad life in the 21 st century. Here are the next three suggesons. 10. Spend more me expressing your feelings on social media than culvang holiness. Talk about weakness rather than fighng it by the power of Christ’s resurrecon. Endlessly discuss your brokenness rather than praising God in prayer that he’s made you more than a conqueror. Connually seek sympathy from people who have tons to do instead of living life for the glory of God. Thus wear folks down so that when you truly need help—as all of us do at mes, somemes in sustained periods—they are exhausted and barely able to provide it. 11. Make every conversaon about you. Dominate group talk. Relentlessly strategize—rather than listening—to make every chat about you. When someone bares their heart to you, when they finally have a chance to open up to a friend, interrupt them. Don’t let them finish a solitary sentence. Then, when you’ve successfully flustered them, totally ignore the serious concern they just shared and redirect the conversaon to you. (A blue ribbon is yours if you tell them at the end how much you enjoy chang, and how you’re eager next me to talk about their life.) 12. Make everything in life a party. Be like Michael Sco— insist on taking the dignity out of truly serious moments. Whip people up into a false emoonal state, and browbeat those who want to act like adults. Make all of life the equivalent of an eight-year-old’s birthday party. (Also, require parents to aend birthday pares and other childhood events, effecvely making parents kids all over again.) God is doing a great work here at PRBC. I can’t wait to see what He does this Sunday. Make sure that you are here so you don’t miss anything. Dr. Josh Cook Attendance Small Groups: 224 Morning Worship: 287 Evening Worship: 201 Wednesday Night: N/A Tithes/Offerings April 9: $17,549 2017 Total: $226,060 RFT: $16,130 Childcare (4/16) Jane Bellew Mindy Ellis Sue Kelley Travis Kelley Carolyn Salter Martha Waldrop Praise Pals (4/16) Amber Mahan Kids in Him (April) Carin Hill Lori McGriff Jesus and Me (April) Faith Abney Lora Hawkins Security Patrol (4/9) Jimmy Waldrop Comer Justice Danny Orton Deacon Hospital Visits David Hayes (Friday 4/7) Benny Edwards (Saturday 4/8) Matt Dillon (Sunday 4/9) Offering boxes are now located near each exit. Scholarships Available Clarissa Smith Winer, High School Judson Jones, Ministry Mariea Phillips, Nursing Susie Dell Wildes, Missions Applicaons MUST be turned in by April 23 April is Pure Water, Pure Love month! Please give to help those in need of clean water around the world! Evangelism Matters Sunday, April 23 4:30 pm Fellowship Hall Senior Adult Day Tuesday, May 2 10:30 am Please sign up in the church office. Special Music by: The Golden Heirs Church Facilies will be closed Friday, April 14 for Good Friday and will close at 12 Noon April 16 for Easter Welcome New Member Candidate Kolby Day by Bapsm We need a few items for VBS: paper towel tubes toilet paper tubes 20 oz. water boles Southern Gospel Singing & Message by Jared Cook (Brother of Josh Cook) Sunday, April 23 at 6:00 pm
