Bradley Baptist Beacon

Bradley Baptist BeaconBradley County Baptist AssociationDecember 2006 and January 2007Dr. Johnny Hunt ofFirst Baptist Woodstock GAJanuary 26-27thFriday: 7pm—10pmSaturday: 7:30am—10:30 amCost: 35Call for Reservations 476-5493Hosted by Westwood

Page 2BradleyBaptistTopic:Winter ReadingClubPlanning.BeaconMINISTERING IN OUR JERUSALEMMEDIACHURCH LIBRARIES PLAN“GROW IN GRACE” ADULTWINTER READING CLUBThe Bradley Baptist ChurchLibrary organization is planningan adult winter reading programthat is sure to be a hit. You andyour church will want to be apart of the "Grow In GraceReading Club" that will beginJanuary 14 and run throughMarch 25 . Adult readers willhave the opportunity to berecognized at a church level andeligible for prizes at anassociation level for readingonly four books (one of whichmust be non-fiction). If yourchurch would like moreinformation, please contactJanice Baker at 479-26122007 Calendar of EventsWhen: February 10 @9:00 a.m.Where: Thompson Spring BaptistTopic: Winter Reading updateSummer Reading contestShelf Reading ContestWhen: April (tba), @ 9:00 amWhere: Chattanooga LifewayTopic: Book ReviewsWhen: May 8 @ 6:30 pmWhere: Waterville BaptistTopic: Storytelling—”connectingwith Children.” Guest SpeakerPhillip Rodgers, Author “ How tall isGod”. (Area Sunday SchoolWorkers to be Invited)When: August 14 @ 6:30Where: Pathway BookstoreTopic: Book Review (HamiltonCounty Workers invited)When: September 8 @ 8:30-4:00Where: First Baptist ChurchTopic: Fall Regional ConferenceWhen: October 13@ 9:00amWhere: Golden CorralCOMMUNITYhave already responded. ContactLynn Dykes for more information.MEN’S MINISTRYProject Helping Hands is a specialcare ministry network that has connected200 needy families living in BradleyCounty to Churches, Organizations,Businesses and individuals who willprovide them with some basic assistanceduring Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thehelp that is provided is usually suchthings as food, clothes and toys forchildren. A special thanks goes out toour daily team leaders; Sue Harris(Cloverleaf), Ruth Cross (Georgetown),Cheryl Sandlin (Clingan Ridge), KarenTrotter (Ridgeview.), Karen Hicks(Philippi), and Vicki Still (ThompsonSprings).Our team leaders andVolunteers from the following BBAchurches served in various ways tominister to those that applied forassistance.Candies Creek, Clingan Ridge,Cloverleaf, FBC Cleveland, Elkmont,Georgetown, Grace Point, MichiganAve., Mount Carmel, Oak Grove,Parkway, Philippi,Ridgeview,Thompson Springs, Union, Waterville,WestwoodRegional Men’s Conferencefeaturing Dr.Johnny Hunt.“Hang in there”The life of JobHostedbyW e s t w o o dBaptist ChurchJanuary 26-27Friday: 7:00-10:00 pm Saturday7:00 am-10:30.A word from Pastor Hunt:Greetings Friends in the name of ourLord and Savior Jesus Christ!Oh How I look forward to seeing youat Hang in There! We will take along look at a “whatever it takes kindof guy” named Job.The bibledocuments that God said of Job hewas blameless, upright; he feared Godand shunned evil. Pretty good resume,huh! Job’s life is an amazing Hang inThere story. There is so much tolearn from his encounters with loss,pain, bad counsel from family andfriends and intimate conversationswith God. When it was all said anddone, the bible records Job was aHang in There kind of guy. Job 42records the Lord accepted his prayerand blessed the latter part of Job’s lifemore than the first. Until then Hang in There!JAIL MINISTRYAnnual Sock and Stamped ChristmasCard drive for the Jail Ministry.Please bring plain white socks andstamped Christmas cards to theBBA by December 18th. Thankyou To all the Churches whoJohnny M. HuntSr. Pastor, First Baptist WoodstockConference fee: 35

www.bradleybaptist.orgJERUSALEM CONT.LATE NIGHTBASKETBALLA crowd of approximately 70 hasbeen gathering on Friday Nights inNovember and December at the Boys& Girls club for LateNightBasketball. LateNight is a partnershipbetween the Bradley BaptistAssociation and the Cleveland CityPolice Dept. and the Boys & GirlsClub of Cleveland that gives H.S.students & young 20s a safe andpositive environment to go to onFriday nights and opens opportunitiesfor volunteers from our churches tobuild relationships and share theGospel. A special thank you goesout to the following BBA Churchesthat have been involved with theministry this season:CandiesCreek, FBC Cleveland andWestwood.YOUTH– YECThe Association is sponsoring a tripto Youth Evangelism Conference forBBA Churches to travel together viaCoach Bus and stay at the sameHotel in Nashville. Cost per personis 46 (lodging, registration,transportation), space is limited socall ASAP to reserve spots.Conclave2007TheultimateYouth MinistrytrainingandWorship eventin the Southeastfor your entire Youth MinistryLeadership Team!Cost is only 79 per person if you registerthrough the Association. There area few scholarships available to parttime or volunteer Youth Ministers.Call 476--5493MUSICWestwood to host Dolly wood'sKingdom Heirs QuartetFebruary 1, 2007. Tickets onsale now: 10 each. Call 4721534 to purchase or for details.Page 3PASTORCELEBRATIONA Legacy of Love was the theme for theannual Pastor’s AppreciationCelebration. The event was marked by arecord turnout and wonderfulentertainment. The Birdsong Familyministered across the spectrum ofmusical genres and transparently broughtthe gathering into worship. A specialnote of appreciation to all the YouthPastors who participated in the uniqueversion of Rudolph. A wonderful mealwas prepared by Bobby Dye andvolunteers. It was served Banquet stylewith coffee, tea and desert served by themany volunteer youth from ourassociation. Our youth, many servingfor the first time, worked steadily asthey kept the drinks filled and assisted inanything asked of them. One youth evenvolunteered for next years celebration.(cont. on pg 4)Pastor HuelHooker ofCloverleafMinister of MusicDavid Dale andMinister of youthBo DunklePastorDudleyNichols ofDalton PikeBOOKSThe BBA has a limited numberof Pastor Reed Wrights, “I’ll BeBack,Sermons onthe secondcoming ofChrist.” Theyare on sale for 11.00.Pastor Lance Murphyof West ClevelandPastor Brian Mowery of Maple Street

Page 4www.bradleybaptist.orgPASTOR’S CELEBRATION CONT.Joe Day,Pastor Steveand wifeChris BestofWestwoodJimCaywoodand ArleneofWestwoodThe celebration was hosted byCandies Creek Baptist Church . Iwould like to thank the manyvolunteers who decorated the tables,called various business for doorprizes, and helped coordinate theevent. A special thanks to LindaBoston for her special touch, BobbyDye for his wonderful food, andRalph Jones for coordinating thework of setting up the tables andCCBC sanctuary after the event.SAMARIABradley CountyDisasterReliefGoes to Buffalo,New YorkRoger Watkins , James Jane, Dan Gilson , BobbyJones, Steve Goodner, Charlie Scoggins, LouSadowski, Reed Gibby, Roy Cross, and WayneMorrisonPastor Joe Whiteand his wifeAndrea, ofThompson SpringsDewayne Pierce, Sara Meals andRegina Hathaway all workingvery hard to keep the serviceflowing.Pastor VictorHayes and Hiswife Rebecca,and Nell Whaleyof Michigan AveOur local Churches sent two disasterrelief teams to Buffalo, NY thisOctober and November to assist inthe momentous clean up of debrisfollowing the severe Nor'easterstorms.Roger Watkins makesshort work of adowned limb.Alex Still, YouthVolunteerDr. Jamie Work of Candies Creekand Pastor Ricky Vaughn of ClinganRidgeMrs. Waslewskiand E.L. McMinnJerry Arms OfMacedoniaYouth Volunteers at a rare quietmoment.Youth Pastors can sing too!Ralph Jones , E.L. McMinn, Don Pierce, Mrs.Waslewski, Fred Murphy, Dewayne Pierce, JackCaldwell, Ron Chastain and George Sefick in thefront (Not shown: Lou Sadowski, Steve Goodner.)

Page 5www.bradleybaptist.orgAnd now a word from our director .Last month Ishared a briefreferenceabout a revivalat IndianaAvenueBaptist Churchin LaFollette,TN. Therevival services concluded onNovember 30 after a 40consecutive-day run of God’spresence being poured out on thisprecious church. Since the nightlyservices have closed, God has nowbeen bringing a great harvest ofpeople being saved. It’s like Godwaited to bring in the harvest afterthe people of God got their heartsand minds clean with Him.The Bible is preeminently a bookabout hope. It affirms thatalmighty God is at work withinhistory to bring forth a future bywhich all things will be made new.In fact, Christ summons us tobecome co-laborers with Him inbirthing this new order in our lives,our communities, and in the largerworld.Here’s how Scripture describes thehope of the gospel: “For the hopewhich is laid up for you in heaven,whereof ye heard before in theword of the truth of the gospel;Which is come unto you, as it is inall the world; and bringeth forthfruit, as it doth also in you, sincethe day ye heard of it, and knew thegrace of God in truth” Col. 1:5-6(KJV).The hope of the gospel has beenshown in the early beginnings ofGod birthing a new order in thelives of those attending the 40 dayrevival.Being so close to Pastor MarkPartin, and knowing his churchover the past 14 years, has causedme to personally evaluate how weapproach revival services, and whatwe tend to expect or not expect. Ihave learned the truth that revival issomething that comes from outsideour resources, our ingenuity, andour control. It is something Godmust do for us, something that Godbrings to us out of grace. Revivalis an extraordinary work of theSpirit that invades the church toreenergize us with God’s eternalpurposes in Christ Jesus.For 40 days, nothing else matteredto the people of Indiana AvenueBaptist Church. What happenedwith these people was not anemotional touch; it was a completetakeover.Revivalist G. Campbell Morgan, anassociate of D. L. Moody, said,"We cannot organize revival, butwe can set our sails to catch thewind from heaven . . . ."Sailboats are powerless. In and ofthemselves, they can only claim thetitle of organized driftwood. Theyhave no engine, no motor, and nooarsmen. Such a boat is useless initself.against the rocks ofdiscouragement. Sailboats mustyield themselves to the power ofthe wind.The Holy Spirit is the "wind" ofrevival. Peter and John sensed thatwind was blowing in the templecourts of Jerusalem, so they tookaction. They raised the sails,depending on God to provide thebreeze. We, too, need to raise oursails to catch the heavenly windsthat will renew, refresh, andawaken the church of our day.I am thirsty to see somethingsimilar happen in Bradley County.Are you?Merry ChristmasandHappy New Yearfrom the BBA Staff:Phil, Randy, Denise, Dimple and JulieBut now raise the sail.Suddenly a wake appears behindthe vessel, and it picks up speed.The stronger the wind, the fasterthe sailboat can move. The sailboatis completely dependent upon thewind for its progress.Notice that a sailboat is designed toharness the wind. It would befoolish for such a craft to claimindependence, to seek passageacross the waters on its own.Inevitably it would end up driftingin the doldrums of defeat or dashedNow Showing at PremierThe Nativity Story:Anintimate story of two ordinarypeople carrying out an absolutelyextraordinary mission.