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From your missionary page 2 About the cover page 2 Church news page 3 GBC events page 4 Prayer needs page 5 Positions available page 5 Calendar page 5 Wild game supper pics page 6
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From your missionary
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About the cover
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Church news
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GBC events
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Prayer needs
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Positions available
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Calendar
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W ild game supper pics
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Gary Leutzinger
From your missionary
I am the vine, you are thebranches. He who abides inme, and I in Him, bears muchfruit; for without me you cando nothing.” John 15:5
I had the opportunity toattend one of the sessions ofthe Evangelism Conferencein Albany. One of thespeakers, Vance Pitman,brought a message that stirred
my heart regarding abiding in Christ. We all have ourideas about what bearing fruit in a Christian’s lifelooks like. One of the things that we forget is that wewill never bear fruit unless we are abiding in Christ.We attempt to do things, and we say that we arebearing fruit. Often times, it is fruit that comes fromwithin our own strength. It’s as if we are saying, lookGod at how much fruit I am bearing. Here issomething that revolutionized my heart when Godspoke to me through the message by Rev. Pitman.Abiding in Christ is the only way we produce thefruit that flows out of our lives that brings glory toGod.
Brother Pitman said we think doing ministry shouldbe our first priority. This is not the top priority. Hesaid our intimacy with Christ should be our firstpriority, and then everything else we do in ministrywill flow from our intimacy with Christ. My desire isthat I abide in Christ everyday and allow the fruit toflow out of my life every day as I have personalintimacy with God.
Please continue to be in prayer for our association.We must continue to pray that God will send revivaland that we will be the association God desires us tobe. Let us stay focused on the task God has given usbecause it is a big task. I love all our churches and pastors. I believe God wants to pour His Spirit outupon us!! Let’s commit to abide in Christ and watchhow God will work in and through our lives and ourchurches!
Pressing On Toward the Goal!Bro. Gary
About the coverThe mission team that recently traveled to Moldovaand Ukraine reported an ultra successful trip, seeing over 1,000 professions of faith and fitting nearly4,000 pairs of eyeglasses. They also passed throughKiev, Ukraine safely before returning home.
Visit http://www.houstonbaptist.org/Photos2014.htmlto see more pictures (thanks to Fred Jones).
Trained to trainDid you know your associational missionary GaryLeutzinger can help with your church’s trainingneeds. Some of these include:
UDeacon training
UPastor search committee training
UStrategy planning training
USunday School training
Call him today (229-273-4127) to discuss how he canhelp your church. Not only is he equipped to trainyour church members, but he will be delighted to helpyour church in whatever way he can.
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SAVE THE DATE! Girls Camp June 23–26 Boys Camp July 7-10
Church news
Special Easter programs
Listed below are dates and times for special Easterprograms in our local churches:
April 13 Cordele First Church will present TheDay He Wore My Crown at 6:00 p.m..
Penia Church will present The Day HeWore My Crown at 6:00 p.m.
April 18, Northern Heights Church will present 19& 20 The Sacrifice of Glory at 7:00 p.m. each
night but they request people be there at6:30 p.m. A free ticket is required foradmission which can be obtained fromAmeris Bank in Cordele.
Apr. 20 Wenona Church will present Jesus Messiah at 9:45 a.m.
Penia Church will host Acts of Faith in concertMarch 30 at 7:00 p.m. This musical group fromMoultrie consists of Martha Hobbs and her daughters,Beth, Melissa, and Dana.
Cordele First Church will host GriefShare onWednesdays at 6:00 p.m. beginning April 2 and goingthrough May 28. GriefShare is a 12-week seminarand support group for people who are grieving thedeath of someone close to them. You will learnvaluable information from a biblical perspective
about recovering from grief and renewing your hopefor the future. Call Susan McKinney at 229-273-7843or 942-4559 for more information.
Acorn Pond Church will celebrate HomecomingApril 6. Southern Majesty will sing at 10:30 a.m.Former pastor Rob Gray will preach at the 11:30 a.m.worship service. A covered dish lunch will follow inthe fellowship hall.
Penia Church will have revival services April 6-9 at7:00 p.m. Guest preacher will be Mike Dorough,pastor at Second Baptist Church, Warner Robins. There will be special music each night.
Unadilla First Church will have revival servicesApril 13-16 with Dr. David Bouler from Chattanooga,Tennessee, preaching and Monty Milikin leadingmusic. Service times are 11:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.
Rock Hill Church has called James Edmunds aspastor.
William Haun, a missionary to Africa, and his sonTrey were guests at Mt. Vernon Church’s Kids ForChrist March meeting. Kids For Christ meets everysecond Saturday.
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Reduce the risk of childsexual abuse in your churchThe Georgia Baptist Convention is providingMinistrySafe Training, a free one-day conference thatwill help your church design and implement safetysystems which will reduce the risk of child sexualabuse in your church and will teach church leadershipthe importance of having a system in place to screenand train church volunteers and employees.
Gregory Love, MinistrySafe founder will present thistraining.
First Baptist Church , Centerville, 108 Church Street,Centerville will host this conference April 30,10am–2pm (includes lunch). Conference is free butrequires registration. Register online atwww.gabaptist.org/ministrysafe or call 770-936-5332or send email to [email protected].
Baptist DoctrineStudy Apr. 13-18
This six-session Bible studyby Ed Stetzer looks at theparables of Jesus regardingthe kingdom of God.
Subversive Kingdom is apersonal call for Christians toreorient their thinking andlifestyle to match what Jesus
described of His people in Scripture, while teamingup with other believers through their churches tobring light into a dying and darkening culture. Stetzeruses the parables of Christ to unlock the "kingdomsecrets" that bring this mysterious concept withinunderstandable reach, while urging Christians to turnthis knowledge into practical, everyday, ongoingmissions designed to set people free from livesheaded for hopelessness.
Pastor � Deacon � Spouse Retreat April 25-26, 2014 Georgia Baptist Conference Center, Toccoa
Leading with Courage and Commitment Speakers: Rick Lance, Herman Parker, Bobby Boswell, Terry Butcher
Register online at www.cmr.gabaptist.org or call 770-936-5362
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Birthdays & AnniversariesApr. 2 Dwain Newsome, Sam StephensApr. 4 Renee James Apr. 7 Ron Foster Apr. 13 Melanie Smith Apr. 16 Pat Foster Apr. 26 Richard Chalk Apr. 28 Eric Eidenire
Please pray for these
�Associational Missionary Gary Leutzinger
�Jim Britt
�Lauralyn and Troy Drew & Merle Sheffield
�Happi Keenan
�Lost people
�Johnnie Ruth Mixon
�Tyler Smith
�Wayne White
�Unity in our churches and unity among our churches
�Upcoming associational and church events
�Churches without pastors–Byromville, Mars Hill,Northern Heights, Oakfield, Pinecrest.
Church positions availableMorningside Church is seeking a nursery worker forSundays, 9:45 am–12:15pm. Call Pastor Stan Bowen(273-3553) or George Cook (273-5183) if interested.
Northern Heights Church is seeking a full-timepastor. Send resumes to Randy Morris, PO Box 441,Cordele 31010 or [email protected].
Smyrna Church is seeking a part-time minister ofmusic. If interested, contact Linda White at229-268-6792.
Unadilla First Church is looking for a youth pastorand pianist. Call 478-627-3615.
Vienna First Church is seeking a pianist for SundayAM worship and weekly choir practice. Contact JimBolton at 229-268-4386.
Opportunities coming upHouston Baptist Association events are printed in bold type. HBC is an abbreviation for Houston Baptist Center.
Apr. 6 SBC Seminaries Sunday
Apr. 7 Ministers Fellowship, 10:30am, HBC
Apr. 13 Cooperative Program SundayPalm Sunday
Apr. 13-18 Doctrine Study: Subversive Kingdom
Apr. 18 Good Friday
Apr. 18-19 State RA-Challengers Camporee,Camp Kaleo
Apr. 20 EasterLife Commitment Sunday
April 25-26 Pastor/Deacon/Spouse Retreat, GA Baptist Conference Center,Toccoa
Apr. 25-26 GA Baptist Women’s Spring Event,Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain
Apr. 30 Ministry Safe Training, CentervilleFBC, 10am–2pm
Around 175 men andboys attended theWild Game SupperMarch 1 at ViennaFBC. Six professionsof faith and manyrededications wererecorded.. See morepics on our website.
Houston Herald is published monthly by Houston Baptist Association. Send news and/or comments to PO Box 1274,
Cordele, GA 31010, email to [email protected] or call 229-273-4127.
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