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PAGE 9 Organized Chaos
2 A Parent’s Prayer By Dr. Jimmy Jackson
6 Reaching Into A Child’s Life By Rev. Guy Morton
9 Organized Chaos By Dr. Harold Fanning
12 It’s As Easy As ABC God’s plan of salvation 14 I Wanna Go Back Story by Kevin Davis; Lyrics by David Dunn 16 Kid’s Space Did you know?
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17 Snips & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails... By Vicki Harrell Hereford 20 Young Moms’ Crafting Class By Dr. Beth Cape 22 Top 10 Resources for Parents By Rev. David Loyed
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A Parent’s
Prayer
by Dr. Jimmy Jackson
As I was walking into
the Worship Center one day, a mother and daddy stopped me. It was easy to see that they were very sad and deeply concerned. They asked me to pray for their family. One of their children had turned away from the Lord and wanted nothing to do with them and the other children in the family. I listened with a pain in my heart for them. Most of us can identify all too well with these parents. As parents and grandparents we are not exempt from such heartbreaking experiences. This old sin sick world is hard 2
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on families and especially our parents and their relationship with their “precious” children. At times they do not seem to be so precious. In fact, they may seem like strangers. We remember when they were born. What a blessing! Parents and grandparents fill their smart phones with hundreds of Kodak moments. How strange that those darling little babies can be a source of heartache. Of course, it would not hurt so much if we did not care so much. Our Father cares even more for us when we are not acting like a respectable and well behaved child.
My point is this. I think it startles people sometimes, and what I said is a foundational truth. I listened to and felt the pain of that sweet couple, and I responded. “I will certainly join you in praying for your child, but let me remind you that I can never pray with the urgency and passion that you will pray, because I can never be as close to your child as you.”
God has given parents a unique relationship with their children. Your prayers will be much more powerful than mine, just like my prayer for my children will be more powerful than your prayer for my children. We can pray for each other’s families, but nobody can pray like we can for our own. What a special place God has given to parents at His Throne of Grace in prayer.
Dr. Jimmy Jackson is the Senior Pastor of Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville, AL. June/July 2017 | Whitesburg
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Over the last 8 years, Winshape Camp for Communities has become the largest day camp in North Alabama. Parents love its 8 to 5 schedule and the excitement and enrichment this camp brings with its 21 athletic and nonathletic skill offerings (every child chooses 3 skills for daily participation). Each day offers a spiritual theme that helps the kids grow in their faith. WinShape is for kids in Grades 1-9 (completed) and costs $199. This community camp is sponsored by various churches and the Chick-fil-A stores in our area and held at the Whitesburg Baptist Church South Campus.
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Love the Lord heart
your God with all your , with all your and with all your
soul strength.
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These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart.
Repeat them to your children. sit Talk about them
when you in your house and when you along the road, when you and when you .
walk lie down get up
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Reaching into
a child’s life
by Rev. Guy Morton
Wouldn’t it be nice if every child had all their needs met in their family while growing up? But let’s be real. Every family has struggles raising their children, but some families have issues that cause kids to not develop positively. One major issue is often the absence of a father in the home. Psalm 68:5 tells us that God is a “father to the fatherless.” Sometimes, God places a person in the right place at the right time to be a mentor to a fatherless kid: to build up, spend time with and develop a positive relationship with a child. Besides helping them develop, the child will forever hold the memory that somebody cared enough to intervene and reach into their lives. In the past 17 years as Children’s Minister here at Whitesburg Baptist Church, I have repeatedly seen God take children who needed a mentor, 6
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advocate and friend and place them in an environment with a person who was willing to be one. Here are just a few of the relationships I have been privileged to witness. Let’s start with Derrick, a young boy who lost his dad when he was just a toddler. His mom had to work full-time and he had no consistent male figure in life. I made sure he had a ride to church, opportunities for camp and took him on outings to build a relationship with him. As the years went by, an unspoken relationship and bonding began to occur that was impactful in both our lives. Now, as a high schooler, Derrick is playing football, bringing himself to church on Sundays and volunteering when he can. Even more exciting, Derrick is determined to finish high school. Statistics tell us that 75% of all prisoners were high school dropouts, and dropouts
are ineligible for 86% of jobs in America. Derrick refuses to be part of that statistic. Luke was a closed-hearted kid from a financially stressed family whose mom was living on welfare. Luke had an attitude that seemed to say, “Hey, I don’t need to listen to anyone. Who cares about me anyway?” Luke was invited to attend Vacation Bible School and our church camp, and some teachers from those activities took an interest in his well-being and kept in touch with him. After several outings with Luke, the teachers began to notice that this kid with an edge had begun to show respect and love back. Not long ago, when one of his mentors dropped by school for a meeting, Luke saw him and without thinking ran over and gave him a bear hug. Unconditional love strikes again! Now Luke rarely misses a Sunday or our afterschool program. Mentoring is not just for boys.
Young girls from dysfunctional homes are in grave need of supportive and mature relationships also. Kari was such a girl who was being led down a dark path by an older adult for the wrong reasons. While this growing relationship made Kari uneasy, it was also attractive, since she had many emotional needs that were unmet while growing up. But, thank God, a sweet lady who was volunteering at the school cared enough to build a positive relationship with Kari which allowed her to open up about these uneasy feelings. As a result, Kari was rescued. The cost? Just taking time to care and be there. Connor was headed for the ‘normal’ cycle of a faithless lifestyle: dropped out of school early and picked up some nasty habits. It was what often happened in his neighborhood. Then he started riding the Whitesburg bus to church June/July 2017 | Whitesburg
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REACHING INTO A CHILD’S LIFE on Sundays. The bus route coordinator noticed him, drew him in and became a heroine in his life. She brought him to LIFE Groups and church activities for several years. She gave him responsibilities at church and on ministry outings. Not only did Connor become a believer in Christ, but he began to love serving God and others. Connor is now in college and has huge plans for his life, all because one woman took the time to invest in him. God used countless mentors in the Bible to prepare younger people for life and service in His Kingdom. Joshua had Moses.
Elisha had Elijah. The disciples had Jesus. Timothy had Paul. Think about the impact these mentors had on their lives and the resulting service to God and others. Do you need help finding a child to build up and mentor? Just call 256-881-0952 or email guy.morton@whitesburgbaptist. org and let us know!
Note: For privacy, the children’s names in this article have been changed.
Rev. Guy Morton is
the Children’s Minister at Whitesburg Baptist Church. He is married to Jill and they have two daughters.
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Before Debbie and I had children, I was one who avowed that my kids would never do this or that! But a few years later our daughter Alison was born and all that philosophical meandering went out the window. Later our son Daniel came along and everything we thought we had learned from Alison suddenly took us in a totally different direction. Having a boy changed from baby dolls and pink dresses to worms, grasshoppers, and a
variety of other critters found in Daniel’s pockets as Debbie prepared to do the laundry. Today we have five grandchildren that continue to keep life interesting. Grandchildren visits always necessitate Debbie spending hours cleaning the house in preparation of their arrival. Personally I feel much of the fuss is unnecessary because within five minutes after their arrival the house is quickly
Organized
Chaos by Dr. Harold Fanning
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ORGANIZED CHAOS redecorated in pandemonium for children. His desire to touch and chaos. Clutter free floors their lives is glaringly evident transform into obstacle courses and He rebukes those who get of toy trucks, tractors, dinosaurs, in the way. Notice that the Lord’s books, clothing, shoes, apple own disciples attempted to keep cores and candy wrappers. The the children away. They even before perfect order rebuked the parents Can you now appears as though who brought their visualize it was rearranged by children to Him. But the Son tossing a hand-grenade Jesus intervened and of God in the center of the living rebuked His disciples for stopping room. Expressions like by a group their shortsightedness. “It’s mine,” “Stop it,” He wanted them of boys and “No” echo off every to understand that playing wall. Couches, chairs, children are on His list baseball and tables transform and maybe of priorities. into hideouts and jungle hitting one The disciples over the gyms. Erma Bombeck may have had the same once said, “Cleaning the fence and problem that many have running house while children today. Jesus interacting bases? are at home is like with children was not in shoveling the sidewalk while it’s keeping with their preconceived still snowing.” ideas concerning Him. They Matthew 19:13-14 gives us saw Jesus miraculously healing a glimpse of Jesus as He related a blind person, turning water to children. “Then little children into wine, or raising the dead. were brought to Him that He Playing with children as He might put His hands on them and lightheartedly placed His finger pray, but the disciples rebuked on the tip of a youngster’s nose, them. But Jesus said, ‘Let the or taking time to hopscotch little children come to Me and do with a group of little girls as not forbid them; for of such is the He walked was just not – well kingdom of heaven.’” spiritual. Can you visualize the This verse reveals Jesus’ love Son of God stopping by a group 10
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of boys playing baseball and maybe hitting one over the fence and running bases? The thought of such a thing is simply not in keeping with our concepts of Jesus and His mission. But Jesus bade the little children to come to Him – and He still does. Have you ever considered that the next Annie Armstrong could be living in your house or sleeping in our church nursery right now! How about that rambunctious 3-year old toddler that drives you up
the wall? Are you aware that he could be the next Billy Graham that God uses to bring millions to Himself? Facts are no one doubts the struggle of raising children but wouldn’t you agree that the fun is worth every second? Dr. Harold Fanning
has been married to his wife Debbie for 41 years. He is a retired pastor who currently serves as a Hospice Chaplain. Harold speaks each Wednesday night at WBC’s Prayer Meeting service and is a hotrod enthusiast.
Don’t miss a beat! Fall kids activities at Whitesburg start up in August! Wednesday, August 9 Missions Organizations Sunday, August 13 AWANA & Children’s Choirs
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It’s as easy So
often
we present salvation as something very complex, but God never intended it to be that way. God’s plan of salvation is simple enough for everyone to understand. It is as easy as ABC.
Admit
Have you ever heard that the first step to solving a problem is admitting you have a problem? We all have a problem in that we were created for fellowship with God yet, because of sin in our lives, we are separated from Him. Often we think of sin as a list of things we shouldn’t do. Some realize that there is also the failure to do what we should. Both of these are just symptoms of the the real issue. Sin is a refusal to acknowledge God’s authority over our lives. The first step toward salvation is to admit that you are a sinner and in need of salvation from sin. Romans 3:10 – “Since none of us is perfect, all of us are sinners.” Romans 3:23 – “For all have 12
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sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death.”
Believe
It doesn’t end there. Admitting you have a problem certainly doesn’t fix it. To do that we must believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He is the only way to obtain salvation – to get to heaven. Although we have done nothing to deserve His love and salvation, God wants to save us. John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 14:6 – “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”
Confess
Finally, we must confess both our sin and faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
as I John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” Romans 10:9-10 – “That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” You can do that with a simple prayer like this one: “Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. But I believe that you died upon the cross for me. That you shed your precious blood for the forgiveness of my sin. And I believe that on the third day, you were raised from the dead, and went to Heaven to prepare a place for me. I accept you now as my Savior, my Lord, my God, my friend. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, and set me free from my sin. And, because you are my Savior, Jesus, I shall not die, but have everlasting life. Thank you, Jesus!”
The words aren’t magic. You can say them over and over but if they are not from your heart they will be for no affect. Yours may sound a little different but that’s OK, what is important is your heart.
Now what?
The Bible describes a new believer as a new creation and even as a newborn. 1 Peter 2:2 “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation…” Just as you would never expect a newborn baby to grow and make it on its own, neither will you. Find a good Bible believing/ teaching church and share with them the decision you have made. If you don’t know one we would love to celebrate with you and help nourish you in your new life. Please contact Whitesburg Baptist Church at 256-881-0952 and tell the receptionist you want to share your salvation decision with a pastor. It will be the best call we receive all day. June/July 2017 | Whitesburg
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“I Wanna Go Back” is a reflective song by David Dunn from his new album “Yellow Balloons.” In a recent interview he gave with Kevin Davis, David shares the story behind the song.
Please tell me the personal story behind this song. This song specifically is me thinking about kids. As adults, myself especially, when we speak about kids we tend to speak in a derogatory way. “Stop acting like a kid” is something we say regularly. In the Bible, Jesus is overwhelmingly positive in His language when He talks about kids. So much so that He encourages us to be more like kids, not less like them. Matthew 18:2-4 (NIV): “He called a little child and had him stand among them. And He said: ‘I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.’”
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faith, Jesus calls us to have faith like a child. The song is about how when I was a child, I understood that Jesus was, He existed and He loved me. Then I grew up, and I felt like faith became a theological mountain that I had to scale. The further I got up this mountain, that was indicative of my faith growing. That’s the rut we get in as adults, that we think we’re so smart that we get stupid. I want to go back and remind myself that when it comes to faith, the important things are that Jesus is, He exists and He loves me.
Excerpt reprinted with permission from NewReleaseToday.com.
I Wanna Go Back by David Dunn When I was a kid I was sure I could run across the ocean And I was gonna be an astronaut When it was You and it was me I had everything I needed Faith could even move a mountain top And then I grew up And then I got older Then my life got tough And we grew apart
I wanna go back To Jesus loves me this I know For the Bible tells me For the Bible tells me so I wanna go back To this little light Gonna let it shine Gonna let it shine I wanna go back When I was a kid
I didn’t care to keep up with the Jones’s I was just happy that they lived next door When it was You and it was me I had everything I needed Your hands were big enough to hold the world And then I grew up And then I got older Then my life got tough And we grew apart
I wanna go back To Jesus loves me this I know For the Bible tells me For the Bible tells me so I wanna go back To this little light Gonna let it shine Gonna let it shine I wanna go back
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Kid’s Space
Did you know?
A male deer, called a buck, grows new antlers every year. Deer can swim! Badgers eat hundreds of earthworms every night. The honey badger is considered to be the world’s most ferocious and fearless animal. A raccoon’s hands look like a human’s - they have five fingers! Raccoons can hiss, purr, whistle and growl. The giant triton is an ocean snail that can grow to be over a foot long. It loves to eat starfish! Butterflies taste with their feet and smell with their antennae. 16
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Snips Snails Puppy Dog Tails…
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by Vicki Harrell Hereford
“Oh, you poor thing… how
are you surviving?” This was often the sentiment of well-meaning older ladies when they saw me tugging, pulling and dragging three boys under the age of ten to church every time the doors were open. “Surviving? I am THRIVING!” They would stare at me in disbelief, thinking that I had lost my mind. I was made to be a boy mom – no matter how many times I thought I was going to be a girl mom. God fulfilled that overwhelming desire to be a mother by entrusting me with three amazing sons. I remember Ethan coming home from kindergarten at Trinity Christian Academy and telling me that he did not have to go to first grade. When pressed,
he said that he had already learned everything he needed to know in Mrs. Hick’s class. Wow. A dropout after kindergarten. Where had I failed as a mother? If only that was the worst “mom fail” in my years of nurturing and leading them! Thankfully, by the time first grade rolled around, he had decided that he probably had a little more to learn. Fast forward a few years and we were living on a farm, waiting for our house to be finished. As we were moving into the new house, the chore of cleaning the barn apartment we had rented for six months fell on me. Justin was with me and decided to go downstairs and rummage June/July 2017 | Whitesburg
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SNIPS AND SNAILS AND PUPPY DOG TAILS through Uncle Max’s stuff. I was vacuuming upstairs and it was growing darker and darker outside. Finally, I was done and was going downstairs to load the car, all the while thinking he was with Uncle Max and Aunt Elizabeth in the main house. He was not. He was screaming at the top of his lungs, stuck in their son’s dog box. He had crawled inside and the door had locked behind him… and I could not hear him. That was my second Mother of the Year award. And, there was the ski trip. Ethan was learning to snowboard, Justin and Logan were in ski school, and I was trying to get in a few short runs while they were in their group classes. Logan’s instructor was having a little trouble with him because Logan did not want to ride the ski lift. Mr. Ricky, from Australia, told Logan that Logan would not get a lolly (a lollipop) if he did not go with the group. Justin was absolutely mortified when Logan would not cooperate, but it was about to go downhill (pun intended) from there. Answering a phone call from the Ski School, I was told that I needed to come by for a moment. I arrived to see 18
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Justin in shock as Logan had just told Mr. Ricky that he was “not the boss of him.” It was yet another very proud moment in our family history. Yes, boys are strong-willed. They are difficult. They are stubborn and often rebellious. They are sharp-tongued. They are also – at times – kind, generous, friendly, caring, smart, and just downright funny. After my salvation, they have been the three greatest blessings of my life. My man-children have endured unimaginable trials in their lives, yet God has been faithful to give me what I needed at each of those times to fully minister to them. I became a single mom when Logan was two, Justin was five, and Ethan was nine. I knew that I would need good, godly men and women to stand in the gap for them, not because I was not there for them – but because they needed to see how to be men, and especially how to be godly men. They also needed to see godly marriages in action; they needed to see affection, loyalty, love (the verb and the emotion), perseverance, trust, and forgiveness exercised
in everyday marriages that honored God. I could not give them that as a single mom – but God was so faithful to honor my prayers. From my parents to our friends and church family to coaches and teachers, that prayer was answered in the affirmative. I would encourage the men out there who are seeking to serve and to honor Christ, to consider mentoring our future generation of men as so many did for my sons. It could be a fishing excursion, a men’s retreat, acting in a leadership role in Children’s or Student Ministry,
or just attending a baseball game to cheer on a young man in need of affirmation. And, let them see you hug your wife; let them hear you say, “I love you” – and mean it; let them see you faithfully serving in the local church. You cannot begin to imagine the impact you will have on the next generation. You may just be an answer to prayer. You may even be the catalyst that brings these young men to Christ.
Vicki Harrell Hereford is a new
creation in Christ, ever becoming but never quite arriving. Mom to Ethan, Justin and Logan, and blessed beyond measure to be a member of Whitesburg Baptist Church.
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Young Moms’
Crafting Class
What happens when you put together two artists that have a passion for serving the Lord and ministering to young mothers? You get a “Young Moms’ Crafting Class!” That is exactly what happened when Dr. Beth Cape and Jennie Couch met up. Beth is the Director of Preschool Ministries at Whitesburg Baptist Church (WBC) along with being an accomplished pianist and artist. Jennie is an art teacher at UAH and a facilitator at WBC helping people find places to serve in the church. The Young Moms’ Crafting Class meets once a month during the school year. “You don’t have to be good at crafts; they teach you every step. It is a fun, relaxing time to talk to other moms while learning to do something new.”
Heather Ellison
mother of two preschool boys
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“I really enjoy the fellowship with other moms who are in a similar stage of life. It is nice to have adult interaction and learn something new.”
Staci Bartlett mother of three girls ages 5, 3 and 6 months
“I love having the opportunity to get to know other young moms at the crafting class. I get to talk while also getting to create something fun and unique.”
Desiree Sloma mother of a preschool daughter and son
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Highlighting Issues
Equipping Families
Parenting is hard! We can help. We’ve surveyed our families at Whitesburg and compiled a list of the Top Ten Parent Concerns based upon where difficulties arise most frequently in the home. From spiritual development to grades to sexual knowledge, we’ve collected resources that will assist you in raising your children as God intended. Listed here are the Top Ten Parent Concerns. For more information and resources, visit the HomePoint Center at Whitesburg Baptist Church or WhitesburgBaptist.org/HomePoint.
Spiritual Development Passing a strong faith to our children begins by having a strong faith ourselves and modeling the gospel in our marriages and how we relate to those closest to us.
Integrity
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trusting the Spirit to guide the child to stronger spiritual choices.
Technology
Technology can help us stay connected or it can keep us distracted and work against our relationship with God and each other.
Communication From womb to world, a child is made to seek connection. The type of relationship he or she has with mother, father, and caretaker transfers into every other future connection.
Peer Acceptance & Relationships
A self-confident child can stand on the foundations of healthy faith and family. Hurting people hurt others. Godly parents use the lens of God’s love to help a child respond to such challenges.
Self-Image, Gifts, Talents
Truly observing your child’s choices, energy, and delights can assist you in providing enriched environments for exploration and growth.
Sexual Knowedge
Building on the foundation of a healthy relationship, parents can provide open and positive age-appropriate dialogue about a p p ro p r i a te / i n a p p ro p r i a te touch, anatomical parts and function, and honoring God’s creation plan.
Making Grades, Working Hard, & Self-Discipline Allowing children to see what it takes to live on earth requires openness on the part of the parent of his or her own journey. How does the parent problem solve and provide for self and family? What and who motivates and organizes him or her?
Financial Awareness and Responsibility
Parents desire that their children become wise in financial management without becoming burdened with adult responsibility until it is time for them to try their wings as young adults.
Apathy, Procrastination and Independence
One of the most difficult issues to deal with as a parent is apathy. After making sure that it is not due to a physiological struggle, a parent has to look at the child’s sense of helplessness. God sees us as wonderfully made, but sometimes we don’t see what He sees. June/July 2017 | Whitesburg
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LIFE groups not just for kids!
At Whitesburg Baptist, you will find a group of people who do life with each other, passionately following God as they celebrate the good times and work through the tough stuff together. Here, you can hear straightforward Bible teaching, and have a way to give back by serving God in the community.
Sundays at 8, 9:30, & 11 am
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Bible Reading Plan All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 This reading plan is designed to help you discover Biblical truth and to develop a firm foundation for your Christian walk. Each month has a theme, with a supporting passage for each day. The daily readings may be just a few verses or an entire chapter, with a phrase to help you focus on the main idea for the day. In this magazine, we are publishing the second half of the reading plan; the first half was published in the December 2016 - January 2017 issue. Visit our website to download your digital copy of the entire reading plan at WhitesburgBaptist.org/Resources.
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JULY
AUGUST
SALVATION
MEANS OF GRACE
1
Romans 5:1-11
Reconciliation
1
John 1
The Word
2
1 Peter 3:8-22
Brought to God
2
Psalm 19
God’s Instruction
3
Galatians 4
From Slave to Son
3
2 Tim 3:10-17
Inspired Word
4
Romans 8:1-27
Hope of Adoption
4
Catch Up
5
Romans 6
Righteousness
5
2 Peter 1:16-20 Truth of the Word
6
1 Peter 1:13-25
Reflecting God’s Holiness
6
Deut 30:1-14
Clarity of the Word
7
Catch Up
7
Isaiah 55:6-13
Power of the Word
8
John 15
Connected to Christ
8
Eph 6:10-20
The Armor of God
9
Hebrews 11
Living by Faith
9
Ps 119:105-136 The Word Guides
10 Psalm 101
Living with Integrity
11 Phil 2:1-18
Reflecting Christ’s Humility
12 Phillipians 3 13 James 1:19-27
Jesus’ Prayer
11 Catch Up 12 Luke 18:1-8
Pray Persistently
Pressing on Toward the Goal
13 Rom 8:12-17
Led by the Spirit
14 Psalm 1
Meditation/Prayer
Hearing and Doing
15 Psalm 51
Confession/Prayer
16 Psalm 16
Adoration/Prayer
17 Col 4:2-6
Prayer for Ministry
14 Catch Up 15 Hebrews 12
God Disciplines His Children
16 1 Peter 1:6-9
Faith Tested by Trials
17 Deuteronomy 8
Persevere in Plenty
18 Col 1:15-23
Persevering Faith
19 Hebrews 3
Hold On to the End
20 James 1:1-18
Persevere in Trial
21 Catch Up 22 Matt 10:16-22
Enduring to the End
23 Psalm 118
God’s Love
24 Isaiah 65:17-25
New Heaven/New Earth
25 1 Peter 1:1-9
Eternal Inheritance
26 Romans 8:28-39
Assurance of Glory
27 1 John 3
Transformed
28 Catch Up 29 Ephesians 1:1-14 Inheritance 30 & 31 Catch Up 26
10 Luke 11
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Abraham’s Covenant
20 Romans 4:1-12
Circumcision/Seal
21 Deut 10:12-22
Circumcision/Heart
22 Mark 1:1-11
Baptism
23 Matt 28:16-20
Baptism
24 Col 2:8-15
Baptism/Seal
25 Catch Up 26 Ex 12:11-17
Passover Meal
27 Matt 26:17-29
Lord’s Supper
28 1 Cor 10:14-22
Lord’s Supper
29 1 Cor 11:17-34
Lord’s Supper
30 & 31 Catch Up
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
1
Ephesians 2
A New Humanity
1
Heb 12:18-28
Worship a Holy God
2
Acts 20
Community
2
John 4
Worship in Spirit
3
Exodus 19
A Holy People
3
Psalm 29
The Lord is King
4
1 Corinthians 5 A Holy People
4
Psalm 95
Bow in Worship
5
Deut 7
A People Set Apart
5
Psalm 99
The Exalted Lord
6
Heb 10:19-25
Community
6
Catch Up
7
Acts 2:42-47
Model of Community
7
Deut 12
Rules for Worship
8
Catch Up
8
Revelation 4
Worship at the Throne
9
Acts 4:32-37
Generosity
9
Revelation 5
Worship of the Lamb
10 Psalm 133
Unity
10 Exodus 33
Glorious Lord
11 John 17
Unity as a Witness
CHURCH: COMMUNITY LIFE
CHURCH: WORSHIP & MISSION
11 Exodus 15
Praise for Deliverance
12 Rom 14:1-15:13 Relationships
12 Psalm 150
Worship with Music
13 Romans 12
Serving One Another
13 Catch Up
14 Gal 6:1-10
Burdens
14 1 Cor 14
Orderly Worship
15 Exodus 31
Artistic Worship
15 Catch Up 16 Eccl 4:9-12
Strength/Community
16 Isaiah 58
True Worship
17 Eph 4:1-16
Maturity/Community
17 Genesis 12
Blessing to the Nations
18 Eph 4:17-32
Life in Community
18 Isaiah 6
Sent by God
19 Luke 10:25-37
Love Your Neighbor
19 Matt 28:16-20
Great Commission
20 John 15:9-17
Love Each Other
20 Catch Up
21 1 Cor 13
Need Each Other
21 2 Cor 5:11-21
Ambassadors for Christ
22 Jeremiah 29
Living as Exiles
22 Catch Up 23 1 Cor 12
Love Defined
23 Matt 9:35-10:42 Sending Out Laborers
24 Heb 3:7-19
Encourage Others
24 Rom 15:14-33
Frontier Missions
25 1 Thess 5:12-28 Do Good
25 Luke 15
Seeking the Lost
26 1 Jn 4:7-12
Love One Another
26 Isaiah 52:1-12
The Joy of Mission
27 Phil 2:1-11
Defer to Each Other
27 Catch Up
28 Nehemiah 3
Cooperation
28 Acts 1:1-11
29 & 30 Catch Up
Witnesses for Christ
29 John 3:10 - 4:11 God’s Compassion 30 & 31 Catch Up
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NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
1
Titus 2:11-3:8
1
Catch Up
2
Mark 12:28-34 Great Commandments
2
Acts 1:6-11
3
Catch Up
3
1 Thess 5:1-11 Waiting for the Day
4
Ex 20:1-21
Ten Commandments
4
2 Cor 5:1-10
Longing for Home
5
Leviticus 19
Holy Living
5
Rom 8:18-30
Creation Redeemed
6
Deut 10:12-22 God’s Character
6
Phil 1:19-26
Living in Christ
7
Psalm 15
Whom God Accepts
7
Luke 16:19-31
The Great Reversal
8
Proverbs 2
Benefits of Wisdom
8
Catch Up
9
Mark 7:1-23
From of the Heart
9
Matthew 24
ETHICS
Saved to do Good
10 Catch Up
THE RETURN OF CHRIST Return of Christ
End of an Age
10 Matthew 25
Prepared/Christ’s Return
11 Mark 8:22 - 9:1 Path of the Cross
11 2 Peter 3:1-13
Delay of the Lord
12 Matthew 5
Law from the Inside
12 Matt 13:24-50
Gathering/Sorting
13 Matthew 6
Reliance on God
13 1 John 2:18-29 Antichrists
14 Matthew 7
Two Ways to Live
14 2 Thess 2:1-12 Man of Lawlessness
15 Col 2:6-23
Freedom in Christ
15 Catch Up
16 Col 3:1-17
Living in Christ
16 Rev 20:1-6
The Millenium
17 Ezekiel 37
Spirit Makes Alive Resurrection
17 Catch Up 18 Galatians 5
Life in the Spirit
18 Daniel 12
19 Romans 12
Living Sacrifice
19 2 Thess 4:13-18 Rapture
20 Romans 13
Love Fulfills the Law
20 1 Cor 15:20-58 Resurrection/Body
21 2 Cor 8-9
Giving Generously
21 2 Thess 1:5-12 Judgement of Christ
22 1 Cor 6:12-20
Sexual Immorality
22 Catch Up
23 1 Corinthians 7 Marriage & Singleness
23 Isaiah 24
The Day of the Lord
24 Catch Up
24 Isaiah 25
The Day of the Lord
25 Eph 5:21 - 6:20 Family Relationships
25 Isaiah 26
The Day of the Lord
26 James 2
Faith and Works
26 Rev 20:7-15
The Last Judgement
27 James 3
Two Kinds of Wisdom
27 - 29 Catch Up
28 1 Peter 4
Suffering for Christ
30 Isa 66:15-24
29 & 30 Catch Up
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New Heaven/New Earth
31 Rev 21:1 - 22:5 New Heaven/New Earth
WHITESBURG BAPTIST CHURCH
June-August 2017 calendar June 1-4 Choir/Orchestra NYC Mission Trip 1-10 Israel Mission Journey 2 LIFE Group Fellowship Night 3-12 Israel Mission Journey 4 No Evening Service 5-9 VBS 10 Singles 35+ Coffee House 11 No Evening Service 12 Senior Day at the ROC
18 Father’s Day 18 No Evening Service 19-23 Student Ministry Beach Camp Grades 6-12 (completed) 24 Singles 35+ Coffee House 25 No Evening Service 26-30 WinShape Camp 26-30 Appalachia Mission Journey 28 No evening activities at the South Campus
July 1 WCA I Love America Run 2 No Evening Service 3-4 South Campus Closed 16 Lord’s Supper in Evening Worship 17-21 VBS at Pulaski Pike Campus 18 Ladies Get the Scoop Ice Cream
Social 27 Upward Football Evaluations 27 WEE Daycare/Preschool Open House 29 Upward Football Evaluations
August 6 LIFE Group Promotion Sunday 6 AWANA Registration 6 Discover 101 Class: How to Connect at Whitesburg 6 Kari Jobe Concert 13 Discover 201 Class: How to Grow in your faith at Whitesburg 13 AWANA begins
14 Senior Day at the ROC 18 LIFE Group Fellowship Night 20 Discover 301 Class: How you can Serve at Whitesburg 20-26 Adult Discipleship and Ladies Bible Studies begin 24 Kids Crossing begins 27 LIFE Group Leadership Night
For more details on these and other events, visit WhitesburgBaptist.org. June/July 2017 | Whitesburg
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Photo: Coaching kids in Upward Basketball at Whitesburg’s Recreation Outreach Center.
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BAPTIST CHURCH
WHITESBURG
LIFE Groups 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am Blended Traditional Service 9:30 am with Dr. Jimmy Jackson Contemporary Service 11:11 am with Rev. Steven Dunne Evening Service 6:15 pm
Come worship with us on Sundays!
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