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STATISTICAL REPORT april 28, 2019

Coming up this Sunday may 5, 2019

Prelude

Worship Song Today is the Day

Scripture Reading John 14:16-21

Worship Song I Worship You, Almighty God

Children’s Message Dana Casey

Worship Song ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

Offertory

Choral Worship Even in the Valley

Message Dr. Ivan Parke

“RELATIONSHIP Has Its Privileges”

John 14:16-21

Song of Commitment Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Benediction Chorus Even in the Valley

Postlude

No Evening Activities

STEWARDSHIP REPORT Receipts: Budget 14,238.63 Child Dev Center 116,794.00 Designated 1,940.98 Total 132,973.61 Budget Req. to date 332,823.79 (17@19,577.87) Budget Receipts to date 419,361.88 CDC Req. to date 386,181.18 (17@22,716.54) CDC Receipts to date 404,568.00 Annie Armstrong Offering 7,001.00

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BIBLE STUDY MINISTRY Main Connection Group Enrollment 548 Attendance Adult 120 Youth 15 Children 28 Preschool 14 Worship Team 9 Visitors 16 Main School Att. 202 Nursing Home Total SS Attendance 202 Worship Att. AM /PM 211/54

PRESCHOOL EXTENDED SESSION May 5, 2019 Carol Hailey, Amy McCarty (Babies)

Jason and Emmie Franklin (Creepers/Toddlers/Preschool 2) CHILDREN’S CHURCH: Joy Scott, Cindy Dyess

SUNDAY MORNING MAY 5

MAY 5

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, May 5 8:00 A.M. Men’s Breakfast 9:00 A.M. Library Open 9:30 A.M. Sunday School Security-Kenneth Dear 10:30 A.M. Library Open 10:45 A.M. Morning Worship

Security—Robert Delk, Ricky Follin 4:00 P.M. Property Committee Meeting No Evening Activities Monday, May 6 8:30 A.M. Adult Exercise 6:30 P.M. Prayer Time in the Sanctuary Tuesday, May 7 4:00 P.M. Ladies’ Quilting 5:30 P.M. Hamburgers at the Highland House 6:30 P.M. Trail Life USA Wednesday, May 8 8:30 A.M. Adult Exercise 5:00 P.M. Family Night Supper

MENU: Chicken Casserole with Rice, Cheesy Carrots, Butter Beans, Salad Bar, Dessert

CHILDREN’S MENU: Chicken Nuggets or Hot Dogs 5:45 P.M. W.O.W. WORSHIP RALLY (K-Grade 6) Choir (3-4 years) 6:00 P.M. Youth Bible Study 6:15 P.M. Prayer Meeting 6:30 P.M. W.O.W. WORSHIP RALLY (3-4 years) 6:45 P.M. Choir (K-6th Grade) 7:15 P.M. Sanctuary Choir/Orchestra Rehearsal Thursday, May 9 7:00 A.M. Men’s Prayer Breakfast 7:00 P.M. CDC Graduation Friday, May 10 8:30 A.M. Adult Exercise

From our minister to students… Social media is a fascinating tool that has been thrust into most of our lives over the past 15 or so years. Just in this mil-lennium, we’ve had dozens of social media platforms to choose from ranging from Myspace and Facebook to Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. On one hand, within the world of smart phones and social media, I’ve seen people become very disengaged with the real world. Just by visiting a restaurant and looking around, you can see many people more interested in a 6.5-inch screen than who they are eating dinner with. On the other hand, we have never been more connected with the entire world than we are right now. Just last week, my cousin and her husband had their first child, a son. He was born al-most 300 miles away from me and I almost immediately got to celebrate with them as they posted pictures of him on Face-book. One of my best friends from college currently lives in the heart of Los Angeles, CA and I recently got to celebrate his engagement from 1,930 miles away. He almost immedi-ately uploaded a video to Instagram of him proposing and her saying yes. As I said, we live in a connected world, more so than ev-er before in history and as the years go by, we will only be-come more connected. Cell towers and WI-FI hotspots are being placed in locations every day that have never had relia-ble services. My question I would like all of you to consider is simply this, “What are you doing with this constantly growing connectivity?” Mark 16:15 says, “And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.’” It has never been easier to share with “the whole creation” the love of Jesus. I am well aware than many peo-ple reading this will never have the opportunity to go overseas on a mission trip. Many people reading this will never go to another country, continent, or people group to bear witness to the saving grace of Christ. However, each and every one of us have a calling and a mission to be an ambassador for Jesus, carrying His message to the masses. At the time of writing this, there are over 100 million people on Instagram and over 1 billion people on Facebook. That makes Instagram the 13th most populated country on the planet and Facebook the 3rd. Facebook has more than three times the population of the United States.

We all have an incredible opportunity to witness to the masses unlike generations before us. Please don’t take that for granted. Go to your neighbors. Go to your coworkers. Go to your friends and family. Tell them all about Jesus. Then go to the world. Use every available tool God has placed at your disposal for His glory and honor.

SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019!

WELCOME BACK DR. PARKE!!!!!

JUNE 14 & 15

May 12, 2019 in the Morning Worship Service.

Attention college seniors! Please notify the church office by Monday, May 13, if you are graduating this year.

Highland Baptist church memorials/honors IN MEMORY OF MRS. DOT CLAYTON BY: Sharon Sutton Designated to the Children’s Ministry by: Mrs. Anyce Clayton Fox Mr. and Mrs. Jim Follis Designated to the Library by: Tom Clayton’s Sunday School Class IN MEMORY OF MRS. RACHEL COREY HARDEE: Designated to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering by: Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Fleming IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. QUINN CARLISLE: Designated to the Youth Ministry by Mrs. Lyn Hailey IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. DAVID GREER AND THE HOLY WEEK LUNCH TEAM BY: Jack Medlin

Come visit your Church Library!!! “Love the Lord your God with all your mind”

JUNE 17-21 Sign up to volunteer today!

VBS WORKERS’ MEETING May 29 at 6:00 p.m.

Christian love and sympathy are extended to: ...James McCary and family in the death of his sister-in-law. ...Howard Stinson in the death of his cousin.

$70.00 due

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2019, AT 5:30 P.M. Hamburgers at the Highland House

$3.00

THE COST IS $70.00 AND DUE BY MAY 26!!!!