COME HOME TO FAMILY - tmbcdetroit.orgnourishment, so that our spiritual journey is pleasing to God....

Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church2080 W. Grand Blvd. • Detroit, MI 48208 • 313.898.3325 • Website: www.tmbcdetroit.org

Office Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Offices Closed on Saturdays & Sundays)Fax: 313.898.7347 • Prayer Line: 313.898.3349 • Bookstore: 313.899.8935 • Media Duplication: 313.899.8912

Clerk’s Office: 313.899.8924 • Autumn Fellowship 313.898.3040 • Events Coordinator: 313.899.8925

DIRECTORYNathan Johnson, D. D., Senior Pastor

Rev. Johnnie Green, II, Assistant To The PastorRev. Terry Robinson, Minister of Discipleship And Kingdom Expansion

Deacon Isaac Washington, Chairman, Deacons’ Ministry Trustee Kerry H. Caliman, Chairman, Trustees’ Ministry

Deacon James McDonald III, Interim Church Treasurer Deacon Jerry Moses, Church Clerk

Rev. Manuel Peace, Young Adult Ministry Rev. Kimberly Elyse, Ph.D., Church Office Secretary

Rev. Dennis Kitchen, Youth Ministry Rev. Miller Adams, Evangelism Ministry

Rev. Will Hawk, Children’s Ministry Rev. Samuel E. Spruill, Jail & Prison Ministry

WORSHIP SCHEDULEEvery Sunday

Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 amSunday Church School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 amBig Sisters - Children 2-1/2 - 5 yrs - Child Development Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 am

Celebration of Holy Communion • Every 1st Sunday (11:00 am)Baptism • Every 2nd Sunday (11:00 am) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dedication of Babies • Every 3rd Sunday (11:00 am)

Children’s Worship Celebration • Every 1st & 3rd Sunday (11:00 am)

Family Bible Study • Every Tuesday (6:30 pm) Midweek Prayer & Praise Service • Every Wednesday (7:00 pm)

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It is without a doubt that family is important. Family is the microcosm for the larger world. What happens in the family impacts the world both in positive and negative ways. Family is the place where we learn to relate to other people. It is the place where we learn to share. Family is the place we learn to respect the ideas and feelings of others. It is in the family that we first learn about love and forgiveness. The work ethic is taught in the family. The importance of staying with a task until it is done, is learned in the family. The ability to get up from a fall and try again is developed in the family setting. It is in the family that we cultivate a spirit of gratitude. Family is the nurturing ground for all that is right in the world and also all that is wrong in the world. The family even influences the church. This is true because the church among many things is an enlargement of the family. Seeing the value of the family would suggest that the family must not be left to

Februar y 2014From the Pastor

________________________ 1Evangelism Ministry Article

________________________ 2Monthly Lesson Overview

________________________ 3Weekly Bible Studies

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TMBC Monthly Meetings

________________________ 6Get Connected Opportunities & Announcements

________________________ 8Weekly Sunday School Lessons

________________________ 9Flowers Enhancing the Beauty of the Sanctuary

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Sermon Topics from the Previous Month

_____________________10Prayer & Praise Schedule

_____________________10Fellowship Hour Schedule

_____________________10Sick & Shut-in and Condolences

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Volume 6, Issue 2

Doing Family God’s Way

A Monthly Publication of the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church

COME HOME TO FAMILY

What’s Inside the

Issue?

(Continued on page 4)

February in the world is considered the month for Love, the world celebrates Valentine’s Day, cards and candies are given to the special someone in your life. This is part of what people look forward to in this month. As Christian we also have something to look forward to, we have been chosen by the God of Love, and placed in his family. So often our identity is wrapped up in who we love and how we are treated. Many people spend a lifetime trying to gain recognition and a sense of belonging. Because we are Christians our identity is found only in Jesus Christ. Searching for it in another person or things will bring disappointment, insecurity, frustration and anxiety. Jesus said in order to save your life, you must be willing to lose it unto Him (Luke 9:24). You cannot experience

the freedom and purity of your identity in Christ if you are still longing to be identified with the things of this world. In reminding the early church of their identity, Peter told them, yes it was true, they were aliens, strangers to this world. (1 Peter 2:11-12) Yet they had been chosen by God to know and experience all the wonder and goodness of His glory and grace. Therefore, their identity was secure in Christ. Have you settled the need for identity in your life? If so rest in the power of His embrace. If not Settle the need for identity choose Jesus as your savior and your identity will be secure. Your identity will be good for eternity. This Month instead of a card or candy share the love of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

Come Home to Family

Publisher Tabernacle Missionary

Baptist Church

Editor-in-Chief Pastor Nathan Johnson

Editor Deacon Jerry Moses

Staff Deacon Robert Clarke

Rev. Kimberly Elyse, Ph.D. Sis. Donna Kitchen Sis. Tamesha Rouse

It is the mission of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church to: exalt the Savior through worship and praise, expound the scripture through biblical preaching and teaching, embrace the saved through membership and fellowship, equip the saints through Christian education and discipleship for the work of the ministry, encourage the struggling through ministries for the whole person and evangelize the sinner through the sharing of the Good News, all empowered by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, all done to the glory of God.

Come Home to Family is a monthly publication created to inform and encourage Tabernacle friends and family. Material must be submitted before the 15th of the month preceding each issue.

Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church

2080 W. Grand BlvdDetroit, MI 48208

313-898-3325

www.tmbcdetroit.org

Pastor’s Schedule

February 18, 19, & 20, 2014 7:00 pm

Twelfth Street Baptist Church Pastor Floyd Davis

1840 Midland Street Detroit, MI 48238

Theme: “Now is the Time”

February 24, 2014 4:00 pm

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Henry L. Fuller 4805 N. Saginaw Street

Flint, MI

Share the Love of JesusBro. Alfred Lackey & family for the loss of his wife, Sis. Marie Louise Nash Lackey~~~Sis. Linda Andrews & family for the loss of her son, Bro. William Charles Andrews~~~Sis. Veronica Cook & Sis. Kim Cook & family for the loss of their mother, Sis. Carolyn Cook~~~Sis. Edna Hampton & Family for the loss of her sister, Sis. Annie Jones~~~Sis. Joyce Phillips & family for the loss of her husband, Bro. Frady Phillips Jr.~~~Bro. Craig & Sis. Alice Tillman for the loss of her mother, Sis. Keolia McAllister~~~Sis. Dorothy Few & family for the loss of her sister, Sis. Shirley Smith~~~Bro. Gregory Brooks & family for the loss of his mother, Sis. Dorothy Brooks.~~~Sis. Pearl Thomas & family for the loss of her brother~~~Rev. Rosetta O’Neal & family for the loss of her husband, Bro. James O’Neal

Sick and Shut-In CondolencesATKINSON, Sis. Susie

BERYL-BANKS, Sis. Cynthia

BROOKS, Sis. Dorothy

BRUNSON, Bro. Todd

BRYANT, Sis. Mattie

BURKE, Bro. Louis

BUSCH, Bro. Leon

BUTLER, Sis. Tonia

BYAS, Sis. Flora

CALLOWAY, Bro. Autry B.

COLLINS, Sis. Ruth

DONALDSON, Sis. Willie B.

EVANS, Bro. George

GALE, Jr., Bro. Sheady

GALTNEY, Sis. Maxine

GRAY, Sis. Genene L.

GEORGE, Deacon John

GILCHRIST, Sis. Doris

GREEN, Sis. Pamela

HAMLIN, Sis. Eugenia

HAWKES, Bro. Earnest

HELMS, Bro. Thomas

HICKS, Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn

HICKS, Sis. Mary

HINES, Sis. Bernadine

HORTON, Sis. Carrie

HOWARD, Sis. Mary

HUNTER, Sis. Mary

HUNTER, Bro. James

JOHNSON, Sis. Audrey

JOHNSON, Sis. Ruby

JONES, Sis. Helen

JONES, Sis. Jennie

LEE, Sis. Mary

LINEBARGER, Deaconess Nazell

LOGAN, Sis. Norma

LYNCH, Sis. Willie B.

MANGRUM, Sis. Willie Belle

MARTIN, Disciple Joan

MAYFIELD, Dr. Jean

McKEE, Sis. Johnnie M.

McNEIL, Dr. Pearl Walker

MILLENDER, Sis. Sara

MILLENER, Bro. Michael

MORRIS, Sis. Dorothy

NEAL, Sis. Lois

PRUITT, Sis. Bessie

RANDALL, Sis. Jessie

ROBERTS, Sis. Mildred

SMITH, Sis. Chanel

STEWART, Sis. Sharon

THOMAS, Sis. Margaret

WARREN, Bro. Bruce

WARREN, Sis. Thelma

WINDOM, Sis. Eddie Maye

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Lesson 5: Spiritual Fellowship

Goal:

To learn what true community is and to practice biblical Koinonia.

Objective:

To experience spiritual fellowship, based on biblical principles, with others who share a common life in Jesus Christ.

Scripture:

“You must warn each other every day, while it is still ‘today,’ so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.” (Hebrews 3:13 NLT)

This month’s lesson will emphasize the biblical practice of Koinonia through spiritual fellowship with people who share a common life in Jesus Christ. Spiritual fellowship is a mutual commitment to one another that sustains and strengthens our faith. A prerequisite of this mutual benefit is a close fellowship with Christ and the knowledge of His Word. For the true Christian, this fellowship begins

with a personal communion with the Father made possible by the mediation of His Son Jesus Christ.

When we as a community of believers truly apply the principles of Koinonia, this compels us to grow in spiritual fellowship with one another. Spiritual fellowship involves mutual spiritual stimulation which is distinct from regular social activity within the body of Christ. It may come from reading or studying the Bible, memorization of scriptures, and sharing applications of biblical principles with one another. It helps to hear what God is saying to us through another believer. Spiritual fellowship means that we “watch out” for and help one another in that we become committed and assume responsibility to encourage, admonish, and pray for one another.

As we seek to grow in relationship with Jesus Christ, we must experience spiritual growth with others through the knowledge and the application of the Word of God for vital nourishment, so that our spiritual journey is pleasing to God. Paul commended the believers at Rome because they were full of goodness, complete

in knowledge and competent to instruct one another. They engaged in spiritual fellowship, mutually building up and caring for one another. (Romans 15:14)

“That which we have seen and heard we declare to you that you may have fellowship with us and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.” (1John1:3)

Sharing Biblical Truth

Sharing biblical truth starts with the revelation of the scripture. Recording important truths from your daily Bible readings is a great way to grow. Two people may share with one another or this can take place within a small group setting. We must pray that the Holy Spirit will illuminate our minds to the understanding of His written Word, so that we may freely and accurately share what we have learned. Also we must be careful to listen to what other Christians have to say, for God often speaks to us through other believers.

“As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” (Proverbs 27:17)

MONTHLY LESSON OVERVIEW“True Community - The Biblical Practice of Koinonia”

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February 2, 2014

In Loving Memory of

Hazel Marsh Taylor and Allareal Marsh Crawford Mother and Grandmother

Placed there by Deaconess Geraldine Conoway and Deaconess Eula Rice

Grandchildren, Great grandchildren, and Great-great grandchildren

February 9, 2014

In Loving Memory of

Irene Collier Beloved wife and mother

Placed there by Norris & Gregory Collier

February 16, 2014

In Honor of Our Beloved First Lady

Sis. Michelle Johnson Happy Birthday ~ February 12th

Placed there by The Women & Girls’ Ministry

February 23, 2014

In Loving Memory of

Mary Frances (Watkins) Hale August 7, 1929 - February 6, 2008

Placed there by Her husband, Dea. Redus Hale; Her Sons/Daughter-in-law,

Lance, Courtlen (Gretchen); & Grandson, Courtlen, II

Sermon Topics(all sermons by Pastor Johnson unless otherwise noted)

January 5 “Courage Required”

Joshua 1:6-9

January 12 “It Takes Courage to Stand”

Daniel 3:8-18

January 19“Stand Still: It’s Not Your Fight“

2 Chronicles 20:15-20

January 26“It’s Time to Grow Up”

Hebrews 11:24-29

Flower Enhancingthe Beauty of the

Sanctuary

Prayer & PraiseService

February 5Group #15

(Dea. Theron Harley)

February 12Friday Night Bible Class

(Rev. Will Hawk)

February 19Health Ministry/Optimist Club

(Sis. Voncile Miller/Dea. Delbert Fails)

February 26Group #25

(Dea. James Martin/ Dea. Kenneth Hubbard)

March 5Ash Wednesday

Fellowship HourFebruary 2 (First Sunday)

No Fellowship Hour

February 9 Group #24

(Dea. Isaac Washington)

February 16 No Fellowship Hour

February 23 Bus Ministry

(Dea. Ulysses Hunter)

Doing Family God’s Way

itself to find its way. Many have brought forth ideas about the family. These ideas all fall short of the intention of the original design.

The family did not just happen to be, it was purposely designed. The designer of the family is God. If you really want something to work at its best, you must return to the original specifications. The Lord holds the patent on the family. The psalmist declares in Psalm 127 that any attempt to establish family without God brings nothing but vanity. It is awe-inspiring to me that the God who created this world would make Himself available to each and every family. God desires to place every part of the family in its right place. The Lord wants to be the personal tutor of every husband, wife, son and daughter, teaching each how to fulfil their sanctified role. The Lord wants to walk with each father and mother training them to discover the unique bent of their children. This God led discovery will enable parents to guide correctly their child to living a fulfilled life. God wants more for family than the rat-race experience that has caged the family. It is the Lord’s intention that the family enjoys life, not just struggle to make a living.

“Doing Family God’s Way” is to recognize the calming fact that God wants to watch over your family. “Doing Family God’s Way” puts the Lord in charge of security. “Doing Family God’s Way” keeps you from feeling that you are in this all by yourself. The Lord secures the

family certainly by His presence, but also by the principles of His Word. We must do more than pray for the manifestation of the Lord’s presence in our families; we must yield to the teachings of the Word of God in our families. We must seek to discover what is God’s Word concerning the family. We must not only discover what God has said, but we must do what He has said. We must yield to the wonderful transforming power of the Word of God. We must take seriously the responsibility to lead our whole household to salvation. Our families, our schools, our communities, our churches, our world, all would be better, if we found ourselves “Doing Family God’s Way.”

Pastor Nathan Johnson

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(Continued from page 1)HEAR AND DO THE WORDLesson 10 February 2Devotional Reading: 1 John 3:14-20

Background Scripture: James 1:19-27

Print Passage: James 1:19-27

Key Verse: James 1:22

27 “A People Who Will Not Listen” (Jeremiah 7:21-28)

28 “A Lamp to Lighten My Darkness” (2 Samuel 22:26-31)

29 “The Voice of the Living God” (Deuteronomy 5:22-27)

30 “Neither Add no Take Away Anything” (Deuteronomy 4:1-10)

31 “Denying God by Actions” (Titus 1:10-16)

1 “Love in Truth and Action” (1 John 3:14-20)

2 “Hearers and Doers of the Word” (James 1:19-27)

--------------------------------------------------------------------TREAT EVERYONE EQUALLYLesson 11 February 9Devotional Reading: Romans 13:8-14




3 “Judging Rightly and Impartially” (Deuteronomy 1:9-18)

4 “Judging on the Lord’s Behalf” (2 Chronicles 19:1-7)

5 “Giving Justice to the Weak” (Psalm 82)

6 “Showing Partiality is Not Good” (Proverbs 28:18-22)

7 “God Shows No Partiality” (Acts 10:34-43)

8 “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 13:8-14)

9 “Faith and Favoritism” (James 2:1-13)

-------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOW YOUR FAITH BY YOUR WORKSLesson 12 February 16Devotional Reading: Luke 7:1-10




10 “The Work of Faith with Power” (2 Thessalonians 1:3-12)

11 “Faith Distracted by Loving Money” (1 Timothy 6:6-12)

12 “Completing What’s Lacking in Faith” (1 Thessalonians 3:4-13)

13 “An Example of Great Faith” (Luke 7:1-10)

14 “A Faith That Saves” (Luke 7:36-50)

15 “Living Your Life in Christ” (Colossians 2:1-7)

16 “Faith Demonstrated Through Works” (James 2:14-26)

-------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTROL YOUR SPEECHLesson 13 February 23Devotional Reading: Proverbs 18:2-13




17 “Lying and Flattering Lips” (Psalm 12)

18 “Words That Intimidate” (1 Samuel 17:1-11)

19 “Words That Lead to Repentance” (2 Chronicles 15:1-12)

20 “Words That Lead to Mourning” (Nehemiah 1)

21 “Words That Lead to Worship” (Genesis 24:42-52)

22 “Words Guided by Wisdom” (Proverbs 18:2-13)

23 “Taming the Tongue” (James 3:1-12)

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AN ETERNAL KINGDOMLesson 1 March 2Devotional Reading: 1 John 3:14-20




24 “The Lord is King” (Psalm 93)

25 “You Are My Son” (Psalm 2)

26 “An Eternal Throne” (Psalm 45:1-9)

27 “God’s Heritage” (Psalm 94:8-15)

28 “God’s Mercy and Faithfulness” (Psalm 98)

1 “The Messiah Will Reign Forever” (Revelation 11:15-19)

2 “A Throne Established Forever” (2 Samuel 7:4-16)

Reading Through the Bible in a Year

Weekly Sunday School Lessons

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February

1 Exodus 27, 28 Matthew 21:23-46


3 Exodus 31, 32, 33 Matthew 22:23-46

4 Exodus 34, 35, 36 Matthew 23:1-22


6 Exodus 39, 40, 41 Matthew 24:1-22

7 Leviticus 1, 2, 3 Matthew 24:23-51

8 Leviticus 4, 5, 6 Matthew 25:1-30

9 Leviticus 7,8,9 Matthew 25:31-46


11 Leviticus 13 Matthew 26:20-54

12 Leviticus 14 Matthew 26:55-75


14 Leviticus 18,19 Matthew 27:32-66

15 Leviticus 20,21 Matthew 28

16 Leviticus 22,23 Mark 1:1-22

17 Leviticus 24,25 Mark 1:23-45

18 Leviticus 26,27 Mark 2

19 Numbers 1,2 Mark 3:1-21



22 Numbers 7 Mark 4:21-41

23 Numbers 8,9,10 Mark 5:1-20

24 Numbers 11,12,13 Mark 5:21-43

25 Numbers 14,15 Mark 6:1-32

26 Numbers 16,17 Mark 6:33-56

27 Numbers 18,19,20,21 Mark 7:1-37

28 Numbers 22,23,24,25 Mark 8:1-21

March

1 Numbers 26,27 Mark 8:22-38


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Fellowship Opportunities

Family SuperBowl Fellowship (Sponsored by the Men & Boys’ Ministry) February 2, 2014, 3:00 pm

Family Feud Game Night (Sponsored by the Youth Ministry)

February 8, 2014

Family Movie Night (Sponsored by the Young Adult Ministry) February 15, 2014, 4:00 pm

Family Wear Red Sunday (Sponsored by the Health Ministry) February 16, 2014, 11:00 am

Family Spirituality Weekend - Banquet February 21, 2014

Family Spirituality Weekend - Workshops & Resource Fair

February 22, 2014

Family Spirituality Weekend - Family/Community Sunday February 23, 2014

New Members’ Luncheon February 23, 2014, 1:30 pm

Important Announcements

Restoring the Village: The Church and Family in Partnership February 20, 21, 22, & 23, 2014 Join us for another year of “Doing Family God’s Way” as we embark on the 2014 Family Weekend. This year’s banquet will continue the tradition of recognizing families who help make us who we are. You don’t want to miss the family workshops and resource fair. This year you learn the survey results and how God has uniquely positioned us to meet the church and family needs in our midst.

Oratorical Contest March 22, 2014 The Faith, Hope, and Love Optimist Club Oratorical Contest: The Faith Hope and Love Optimists are hosting a club level Oratorical Contest, March 22, 2014 for students under the age of 19 who have not graduated from high school. The topic is “How My Passions Impact the World.” The deadline to submit speeches is February 14, 2014. Applications and more information available in the Cloak Room after 11:00 am service on January 12 and 26. Be on the lookout for future opportunities for graduating seniors through our National Baptist Congress.

Annual Records Update February 28, 2014 The Finance & Clerk’s office is requesting that members update their addresses, email address, and phone number. Help us become better stewards in our communication with you in 2014. Call the church to update your records today.

Get Connected

Church Office: 313-898-3325 | Prayer Requests - [email protected]

Weekly Bible StudiesSunday, 8:15 am ....................................................................... Sunday Morning Dawnseeker’s Class (Wilcoxson)

Sunday, 9:30 am ................................................................................................. Sunday Church School (All Ages)

Sunday, 9:30 am ..................................................................................Sunday New Member’s Class (Room 2153)

Monday, 6:00 pm ..................................................................................... Monday Night Bible Class (Room 2156)

Tuesday, 6:30 pm .................................................................................. Family Bible Study, Adults (Morris Room);

Youth (Room 2176); Children (Room 2156)

Wednesday, 12:00 noon .......................................................................................Noon Bible Class (Morris Room)

Thursday, 5:30 pm .................................................................................. Thursday Night Bible Class (Room 2156)

Friday, 6:00 pm ............................................................................................ Friday Night Bible Class (Room 2156)

TMBC Monthly MeetingsSunday – February 2 Sunday – February 9

8:15 Dawn Seeker’s Class (Wilcoxson)9:30 Sunday Church School11:00 Morning Worship (Lord’s Supper)11:00 Children’s Ministry (1st & 3rd Sundays)1:30 Cherub Choir Rehearsal (1st & 3rd Sunday, Morris) 1:30 Group #7 (1st Sunday, Wilcoxson)1:30 Group #26/28 (1st Sunday, Deaconess Room)6:00 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA, Beechwood Campus)

8:15 Dawn Seeker’s Class (Wilcoxson)9:30 Sunday Church School11:00 Morning Worship (Baptism) 1:30 Group #15 (2nd Sunday, Room 2173)1:30 Group #19 (2nd Sunday, Wilcoxson)1:30 Group #2/16 (2nd Sunday, Morris Room)6:00 A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous) (Beechwood Campus)

Monday – February 3 Monday – February 10

4:30 Prayer Partners (Mondays, Quiet Room)6:00 Troop #97 Boy Scout Meeting (Mondays, Room 2152)6:00 Monday Night Bible Class (Mondays, Room 2156) 6:00 Writer’s Ministry (Mondays, Room 2159) 6:00 Super Saturday Women & Girls’ Committee Meeting

(Monday after 1st & 3rd Sundays, Room 2159)

10:00 AARP Chapter 4803 (2nd Monday/1st Tuesday, Morris)4:30 Prayer Partners (Quiet Room)6:00 Troop #97 Boy Scout Meeting (Room 2152)6:00 Monday Night Bible Class (Mondays, Room 2156) 6:00 Writer’s Ministry (Mondays, Room 2159) 6:00 Teen Girls’ Retreat Meeting (Monday after 2nd Sunday,

Room 2159)

Tuesday – February 4 Tuesday – February 11

9:15 Staff Meeting10:00 AARP Chapter 4803 (2nd Monday/1st Tuesday, Morris) 5:30 Women & Girls’ Choir Rehearsal (Tuesdays, Chapel) 6:00 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA, Beechwood Campus)6:30 Family Bible Study

Adults (Tuesdays, Morris Room) Youth (Tuesdays, Room 2176) Children (Tuesdays, Room 2156)

9:15 Staff Meeting5:30 Women & Girls’ Choir Rehearsal (Tuesdays, Chapel) 6:00 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA, Beechwood Campus)6:30 Family Bible Study


Wednesday – February 5 Wednesday – February 12

12:00 Wednesday Noon Bible Study (Wednesdays, Morris Room)6:00 Teacher’s Bible Study (Wednesdays, Room 2156)7:00 Prayer & Praise Service (Wednesdays, Chapel)


Thursday – February 6 Thursday – February 13

5:00 Male Choir Rehearsal (Thursdays, Choir Room)5:30 Thursday Night Bible Class (Thursdays, Room 2156)6:00 Silent Ministry (Thursdays, Room 2164)6:30 Tabernacle Choir Rehearsal (Thursdays, Choir Room)

5:00 Male Choir Rehearsal (Thursdays, Choir Room)5:30 Thursday Night Bible Class (Wednesdays, Room 2156)6:00 Northwestern Alumni Association (Thursday after 2nd

Sunday, Wilcoxson Room)6:00 Silent Ministry (Thursdays, Room 2164)6:30 Tabernacle Choir Rehearsal (Thursdays, Choir Room)

Friday – February 7 Friday – February 14

4:45 Girl Scout Troop 41261 (Friday after 1st & 3rd Sundays, Wilcoxson)

6:00 Friday Night Bible Study (Fridays, Room 2156)


Saturday – February 8 Saturday – February 15

11:00 Sorosis Guild (Saturday after 1st Sunday, Room _____)12:00 Scholarship Committee (Saturday after 1st Sunday, Room

2152) 12:00 Quilting, Crocheting, and Knitting Class (Saturdays, Room

2159)12:00 Narcotics Anonymous (NA, Beechwood Campus)1:00 Contemporary Christian Chorale Rehearsal (Saturdays,

Choir Room) 2:00 Blessed Hearts Rehearsal (Saturdays, Choir Room)3:00 Genesis Youth Usher Practice (Saturday before 2nd

Sunday, Usher Room)

8:45 MEDCCE - Metropolitan District Congress of Christian Education (2nd Saturday)

11:00 Evangelism Meeting (Saturday before 3rd Sunday, Room 2156)

12:00 Quilting, Crocheting, and Knitting Class (Saturdays, Room 2159)

12:00 Narcotics Anonymous (NA, Beechwood Campus)1:00 Contemporary Christian Chorale Rehearsal (Saturdays,

Choir Room)

Sunday – February 16 Sunday – February 23

8:15 Dawn Seeker’s Class (Wilcoxson)9:30 Sunday Church School11:00 Morning Worship (Baby Dedication)11:00 Children’s Ministry (1st & 3rd Sundays)1:30 Cherub Choir Rehearsal (1st & 3rd Sundays, Morris) 1:30 Group #1 (3rd Sunday, Chapel)1:30 Group #10/21 (3rd Sunday, Room 2173)1:30 Group #12 (3rd Sunday, Wilcoxson)1:30 Group #18 (3rd Sunday, Room _____)1:30 Group #25 (3rd Sunday, Room 2156)1:30 Group #29 (3rd Sunday, Room _____)1:30 Group #4 (3rd Sunday, Room _____)1:30 Health Ministry (3rd Sunday, Room _____)1:30 Teen Council Meeting (3rd Sunday, Room 2159) 1:30 Marr-O-Nots Fellowship (3rd Sunday, Room 2176/2179)6:00 A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous) (Beechwood Campus)

8:15 Dawn Seeker’s Class (Wilcoxson) 9:00 Sunday Church School11:00 Morning Worship1:30 Group #19 (4th Sunday, Wilcoxson)1:30 Group #20/24 (4th Sunday, Morris)1:30 Group #6/23 (4th Sunday, Room 2151)6:00 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA, Beechwood Campus)

Monday – February 17 Monday – February 24

4:30 Prayer Partners (Mondays, Quiet Room)6:00 Troop #97 Boy Scout Meeting (Mondays, Room 2152 )6:00 Monday Night Bible Class (Mondays, Room 2156) 6:00 Writer’s Ministry (Mondays, Room 2159) 6:00 Super Saturday Women & Girls’ Committee Meeting

(Monday after 1st & 3rd Sundays, Room 2159)6:00 Deacon’s Ministry (Monday after 3rd Sunday, Board Room) 6:30 Sunday School Worker’s Conference (Monday after 3rd

Sunday, Wilcoxson/Story Room)

4:30 Prayer Partners (Mondays, Quiet Room)6:00 Troop #97 Boy Scout Meeting (Mondays, Room 2152 )6:00 Monday Night Bible Class (Mondays, Room 2156) 6:00 Writer’s Ministry (Mondays, Room 2159)

Tuesday – February 18 Tuesday – February 25





Wednesday – February 19 Wednesday – February 26



Thursday – February 20 Thursday – February 27



Friday – February 21 Friday – February 28

4:45 Girl Scout Troop 41261 (Friday after 1st & 3rd Sundays, Wilcoxson)



Saturday – February 22 Saturday – March 1

9:00 Super Saturday (Saturday before 4th Sunday) Men & Boys (Morris Room) Women & Girls’ (Wilcoxson/Story)


12:00 Narcotics Anonymous (NA, Beechwood Campus)1:00 Contemporary Christian Chorale Rehearsal (Saturdays, Choir

Room) 2:00 Blessed Hearts Rehearsal (Saturdays, Choir Room)

7:00 Ministers’ & Disciples’ Meeting (Saturday before the 1st Sunday, Morris Room)

10:00 Leadership Council (Saturday before 1st Sunday, Room 2156)


12:00 Narcotics Anonymous (NA, Beechwood Campus)1:00 Contemporary Christian Chorale Rehearsal (Saturdays, Choir

Room) 2:00 Blessed Hearts Rehearsal (Saturdays, Choir Room)

Honoring the Seasoned Saints

Community Resource Fair

‘RESTORING THE VILLAGE’ – THE SEQUEL

Building on last year’s success, Family Spirituality Weekend 2014 breaks out some new tools as it again emphasizes ‘Doing Family

God’s Way’It’s heavy lifting raising young

people these days. With its annual

Family Spirituality Weekend set for

Feb. 21-23, Tabernacle Missionary

Baptist Church is sending out a

reassuring message: You don’t

have to do the “heavy lifting” alone.

As in past generations, the

church – through its programs,

networks, collective shoulders

to lean on, and resources to tap

into – can be a muscle-bound ally

for single mothers, grandparents

raising grandchildren, and virtually

all other family combinations in the

proverbial village.

“This year’s theme is ‘Restoring

the Village – the Church and Family

in Partnership,’ and I think the

theme seeks to help us rediscover

the importance and great benefi t

of the church and family working

together in the areas of spiritual

development for the family and

biblical insights for rearing children,“

said Tabernacle Pastor Nathan

Johnson. “The theme highlights

the church and family joining

together to help families realize their

God-given hopes and dreams. The

church’s original design was – and

it still is – an enlargement of the

family.”

According to Deaconess

Deborah Harley, Family Spirituality

Weekend 2014 will unveil Tab’s

newest, streamlined efforts to help

folks – plus showcase just what the

church is doing to get the word out

about help that’s available.

“This year, we are connecting

with families who have children

and looking at what the hopes of

parents and children are,” said

Deaconess Harley, a longtime

educator and administrator with

the Detroit Public Schools and

former principal of Renaissance

High School. “We want to

fi nd out how the church can

partner with them. You always

hear about how children are

lost. As an educator, I have

seen the demise of families

and of children. I have seen

the detachment and ravages of

children who sometimes seem

to be raising themselves. Well,

we want to get a handle on

how we can help in this day and

time.”

Meanwhile, those

working on this year’s version

of Family Spirituality Weekend

say they are not fl ying blindly

into the fray. For the fi rst time,

Tab workers sent out a survey to

families essentially asking what

outreach and other services

they might fi nd benefi cial. It also

asked what format for delivering

services fi ts best with children’s

schedules and other front-line

family realities.

The surveys turned up useful

data, organizers say. For

example, most families with

children at Tab have children

between the ages of fi ve and

12. Also, survey respondents said they defi nitely want to

learn more about how to structure Bible study at home. Many

revealed they believe a good time for family activities at church

is after church on Sundays.

The message set to play like a drumbeat during Family

Spirituality Weekend – and throughout the year – is that the

church can be a critical companion in the child-rearing mission.

“We are going to communicate to those families with

children that they are not alone,” emphasized Deaconess

Harley. “There are many people in this church ready and willing

to assist you in many ways.”

Believe it or not: Our children are watching…and listening

An important chunk of the battle is making sure youths are

simply there – in church services, at special youth programs,

or on special outings. Even when it appears that young people

at church are not completely tuned in, the “rain” of spiritual

messages, positive images, and encouraging examples

nonetheless falls on them… and can bear awesome fruit,

according to Deaconess Harley.

“When our children are in church, even sometimes when

they seem to be trying not to hear the message or see the signs

from God, it nonetheless often gives them a conscience,” said

Deaconess Harley. ”And our young people are tuning in and

paying attention a lot more than we realize. They just look like

they are not hearing. I remember when my son was growing

up in the church, I might be looking at him and telling him to

wake up and pay attention. And then when we’d get in the

car, he could tell me everything the minister had said.”

“Also, I remember I was made to go to church when I was

growing up. I swore that when I got older I would not go to

church and be so involved. But when I got older, something

started gnawing at me. The lessons that seemed like they

weren’t sinking in actually were. So young people hear more

than we think, and that’s why it’s so important for them to be

there in church, at church events, and interacting with church

people.”

Rev. Dennis Kitchen is heavily involved in Tab’s youth

offensive. He is immersed in the Men and Boys ministry and

leads Bible study sessions with youths and young

adults. According to Rev. Kitchen, Family Spirituality

Weekend 2014 represents a critical springboard for

Tabernacle.

“A number of programs are in the works, including

crafting an after-school program that will get more

involved with helping young people do much better in

their studies,” said Rev. Kitchen. “One goal is to help

reduce the dropout rate in the community. “

Community interest in tapping into Tab programs

that provide guidance and enriching experiences for

young people is overwhelming, said Rev. Kitchen.

Last summer, the church provided scholarships for

several youths to go to the Boys’ Retreat.

“When we reach out to families and provide some

guidance and help, we are pretty much bombarded,”

said Rev. Kitchen. “Especially single mothers with

sons are interested in making sure their sons are

exposed to programs that help them learn how to be

men. That’s why Family Spirituality Weekend is critical.

It really allows families to get closer together; it binds

families closer together and lets them know they are

part of a larger family. And when we work with young

people, you can actually see growth in them.”

Pastor Johnson urged Tab members and others to

attend and gain critical insights from workshops and

guest speakers.

“I would say that this year’s workshops serve to

remind families that they are not alone in accomplishing

that which God has designed families for,” Pastor

Johnson explained. “They are designed to give families

skills and inspiration to do family God’s way. That’s

why I encourage families to come and be exposed to

the resources available as the church and family work

together.”

For more information on workshops and other special activities of Family Spirituality Weekend 2014, call (313) 898-3325.

written by Deacon Danton Wilson

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