Stirrings at Bethesda
Weekly Newsletter of Bethesda Baptist Church
April 7, 2014
LADIES Book Study
NO meeting this Tuesday of the Ladies Book Study. Our church serves as a polling place and, since Tuesday is Election Day, there will officials and voters occupying our fellowship hall all day.
The book study resumes on Tuesday, April 15.
Recent Prayer Requests
* Elijah Mueller – recovering at home
* Alicia’s mother
* Meghan Bartner
* Zachary Mueller
* Cynthia Wordlaw, need for a kidney
* Dennis fighting kidney failure
* Marilynn Norvell
* Debbie, recovering from foot surgery
* Prayer for the conversions of the lost, especially those in our community
* Prayer for those involved in North American missions.
* Praise to the Lord for our visitors
* Our church and need for revival
North American Missions
As of Sunday morning, our gifts towards the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering stood at $975. That is only $225 short of our church goal! Thanks to everyone who has given and may the Lord richly bless you for having done so.
We will continue to accept gifts towards this offering through the month of April.
Julie’s Mission Trip
Time is growing shorter before Julie leaves for a 10 week mission trip. Continue to prayer for her and consider giving to support her financially.
Upcoming Activities
1. Bethesda Academy, Monday, 6:30 p.m.
2. NO Ladies Book Study, Tuesday
3. BUSINESS Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
4. Sunday School, Sunday, 9:15 a.m.
5. Worship Service, Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
6. Soup, Salad, and Sandwich Fellowship, Sunday, 12:15 p.m.
7. Discipleship Training (Ruth), Sunday, 5 p.m.
The Bethesda Academy
Each Monday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. we are searching the Scripture to better understand future events as revealed by God. Come out and join us tonight!
Soup, Salad, and Sandwich Fellowship
THIS Sunday, April 13 at 12:15 p.m. – Soup, Salad, and Sandwich Fellowship after the morning service. Bring at least two of the above to share and some plastic Easter eggs (with candy inside!) for our children to hunt.
Tenebrae Service
Good Friday
Friday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. – Join us for our Good Friday service. Brother Bill Savage, pastor of St. Clair Southern Baptist Church, will bring the message.
Pastor’s Postscript
I was quite lengthy in last week’s newsletter so I will be much briefer this week.
Thanks to everyone who helped with yesterday’s worship service. I am delighted to report that Dennis and Pam have safely returned. It will be good having them in worship next week!
The Lord continues to bless our church in many ways, most of them not visible to the physical eye. Let us give Him all the thanks and praise for His continual watch care over our congregation.
This Tuesday is an election day and our church serves as a polling place. I recommend to each of you that, if you are not voting at our building, that you simply stay away on Tuesday (did you ever think a pastor would tell you to stay away from the church?!). While I doubt the turnout for this election will be very great, I still suggest leaving the use of the facilities to the election officials and the voters on that date and just staying out of the way.
Wednesday is our monthly business meeting and there is some business to discuss. I encourage our members to come out and participate in the decision making process.
I will take a brief break from 2 Thessalonians. I have two additional sermons from chapter 3 before we complete this book. But Easter Sunday is two weeks away and I intend to preach from 1 Peter that morning. Next Sunday is Palm Sunday. Last year we were snowed out on Palm Sunday though I don’t anticipate that happening again this year. So, unless the Lord convinces me otherwise, I will return to the Gospel of John and preach the message next week that I intended to preach last year. This message covers the only verses in John that I never covered during our journey through the book.
In the meantime, I do pray for each of you and ask the Lord to give you a great week!
May our great God and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, protect you and richly bless you!