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Georgetown Baptist Church seeks to go into the world to bring people to Jesus and assist believers to become fully functioning followers of Christ. July 2010 Volume 15, Issue 7 devastating famine. They moved into a land called Goshen and quickly grew comfortable in this lush and fertile land. God did not intend for them to settle there for life but before they knew it more than 400 years had passed and they were now slaves. When we get comfortable we often end up complacent and before you know it we have become disobedient to the Lord and begin to bear the consequences of our complacency. Many find themselves in bondage to some kind of sin or painful experience in their life. How do we get out of those places of bondage and move into the promised land of victory that God wants us to dwell in? That will be our focus. Make a point to be in Bible study and worship each week. It is exciting to grow together in the Lord! . June has been a whirlwind of ministry at Georgetown Baptist Church. We welcomed nearly 200 kids to VBS June 14-18. Our build- ings were transformed into Egyptian regalia by dozens of volunteers and hundreds of man hours. The theme was “Joseph: Prison to Palace.” It was a phenomenal tool for teaching kids that God is always at work in our lives and He is always in control regardless of what our circumstances might seem to indicate. The following week 22 of our children went to kid’s camp at Austin College. Worship, recrea- tion, Bible studies and much more filled their days. What a thrill to witness several of these students ab- sorbing the magnificent truths of God’s word. On Sunday, two of our 6 th grade girls made public profes- sions of their faith in Christ. That’s what it’s all about! On Sunday, June 27 we sent 17 teen-agers and three adults to serve at Mission Arlington. Our Youth Pastor, Josh Whitlock, is leading this team of servants. Chris Lovejoy (Worship Pastor) and I will be with them several days as we work together serving Jesus Christ as we serve others. Tillie Burgin, Founder and Director of Mission Arlington, is one of my heroes of the faith. She is an in- spiration and blessing to many through her selfless dedicated devotion to the Lord and those who are hurting. We are fast approaching our Mission trip to Chiapas, Mexico. Because of the over- whelming response to go, we will send our team of 30 people over a two week period of time. Half will be there July 17-23. The other half will be there July 24-30. Pray for these short-term missionaries as they share the love of Christ with the precious people of Chiapas. “Coming out of Bond- age” is the theme of our sermon focus for the next two months. God used Joseph to get His peo- ple to Egypt. It was there they found provisions to survive the
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Georgetown Baptist Church seeks to go into the world to bring people to Jesus and assist believers to become fully functioning followers of Christ.
July 2010 Volume 15, Issue 7
devastating famine. They moved into a land called Goshen and quickly grew comfortable in this lush and fertile land. God did not intend for them to settle there for life but before they knew it more than 400 years had passed and they were now slaves. When we get comfortable we often end up complacent and before you know it we have become disobedient to the Lord and begin to bear the consequences of our complacency. Many find themselves in bondage to some kind of sin or painful experience in their life. How do we get out of those places of bondage and move into the promised land of victory that God wants us to dwell in? That will be our focus. Make a point to be in Bible study and worship each week. It is exciting to grow together in the Lord! .
June has been a whirlwind of ministry at Georgetown Baptist Church. We welcomed nearly 200 kids to VBS June 14-18. Our build-ings were transformed into Egyptian regalia by dozens of volunteers and hundreds of man hours. The theme was “Joseph: Prison to Palace.” It was a phenomenal tool for teaching kids that God is always at work in our lives and He is always in control regardless of what our circumstances might seem to indicate. The following week 22 of our children went to kid’s camp at Austin College. Worship, recrea-tion, Bible studies and much more filled their days. What a thrill to witness several of these students ab-sorbing the magnificent truths of God’s word. On Sunday, two of our 6th grade girls made public profes-sions of their faith in Christ. That’s what it’s all about! On Sunday, June 27 we sent 17 teen-agers and three adults to serve at Mission Arlington. Our Youth Pastor, Josh Whitlock, is leading this team of servants. Chris
Lovejoy (Worship Pastor) and I will be with them several days as we work together serving Jesus Christ as we serve others. Tillie Burgin, Founder and Director of Mission Arlington, is one of my heroes of the faith. She is an in-spiration and blessing to many through her selfless dedicated devotion to the Lord and those who are hurting. We are fast approaching our Mission trip to Chiapas, Mexico. Because of the over-whelming response to go, we will send our team of 30 people over a two week period of time. Half will be there July 17-23. The other half will be there July 24-30. Pray for these short-term missionaries as they share the love of Christ with the precious people of Chiapas. “Coming out of Bond-age” is the theme of our sermon focus for the next two months. God used Joseph to get His peo-ple to Egypt. It was there they found provisions to survive the
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I’ve been in EZRA this
week and was reminded
that we are to praise God
LOUD. And with Thanksgiv-
ing! (3:10-11)
I am praying for you
and trust that God is do-
ing great things in your
life.
SUMMER STUFF!!! Sports Camp 9am to 5pm July 19-23 $55 Drive In Movies 1st Fri in June, July & Aug Volleyball Thursday Evenings
Youth Minister Josh Whitlock
(903)786-2233 –or– [email protected]
YOUTH YOUTH I’ve been in EZRA this week and was reminded that we are to praise God
LOUD And with Thanksgiving! ( 3:10-11 ) I am praying for you and trust that God is doing great things in your life. God Bless & Be Encouraged
Josh ><>
Prayer God’s
presence to be felt by
those who don’t
believe…
For us to have a
burden & passion to
see the lost to be won for
Christ.
VBS at Georgetown Baptist Church was amazing!
O u r c h i l d r e n ' s m i n i s t r y i s i n
n e e d o f S u n d a y s c h o o l
t e a c h e r s a n d e x t r a h e l p o n
W e d n e s d a y n i g h t s t h r o u g h
t h e s u m m e r a s s o m e o f o u r
t e a c h e r s a r e n e e d i n g a
b r e a k . P l e a s e b e s u b m i s s i v e
t o f o l l o w G o d ' s w i l l a n d b e
d e d i c a t e d a n d g e t i n v o l v e d
i n s h a r i n g T H E W O R D ! !
C o n t a c t S h e l l i @ 9 0 3 . 8 1 9 . 1 6 5 4
I continue to look back at that week and can still feel God's presence. So many thanks to all of the dedicated
volunteers. it took many people to make this event happen-but God made it His and that was our prayer through the whole process. Please talk to your chil-
dren daily about His word and chal-lenge them to be disciples. VBS and summer camp are great stepping stones as they mature in knowing His plan in our lives and theirs.
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Monday Evening Open Basketball from 7-9 at Georgetown Baptist in the FLC.
Flag Football Men’s and Women’s League August 28, 2010 7 –on– 7 Men’s and Women’s League
$20 per player Due July 24, 2010
Golf Tournament Aug 14 2010 @ Tanglewood 1:00 Shotgun start
$65 per person Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd –and– lots of give aways
recreation recreation Com
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Sports Camp—
July 19-23 $55 the youth group is running a 3-6th grade sports camp. 9 to 5pm HOWEVER, ANY AGE can be involved! Let me know asap if you are interested.
Rec. Minister—Josh Whitlock (903)786-2233 –or–
Sunday July 4th Come celebrate FREEDOM!!!Come celebrate FREEDOM!!!Come celebrate FREEDOM!!!
www.georgetownbaptist;net
Current Series “Out of Bondage: The Exodus”
Sunday July 25 Special Guest Speaker
Larry Linam
Sundays Community Groups and Sunday School 9 :00am
Women Bible Study 6:00 pm Mondays or Tuesdays Young Married Small Group 7:00 pm—Location Varies
Wednesdays Women’s Bible Study 6:00 pm
Children & Youth Activities 6:00 pm
Open Nesters will resume Thursday, August 5
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1 1 t h-Sha r i Basse rmann 18 t h-J u l i e Kub ik 25 t h-Ju l i e K ub ik
Todd le r Vo l un tee rs : 4 th– Tay l o r Osbo rne
1 1 th-Casey & L i ndsay Eva ns 18 th-Jade Ru iz
25 th - Cha r l o t te St rah an
Average Weekly Offering
April $14,684.52 May $10,572.22 June $ 8,165.00
Owls “42-Night”
Friday, July 9 6:00pm
Old Fellowship Hall And
Owls “88” Friday, July 16
12:30 pm
Week of June 6 Bible Study 121 AM Worship 277 Week of June 13
Bible Study 156 AM Worship 283
Week of June 20 Bible Study 200 AM Worship 295
Week of June 27 Bible Study 174 AM Worship 286
My family and I would like to thank Georgetown Baptist Church and all of it’s members for the prayers dur-ing Robert’s illness and passing. Also thanks to the ladies for the wonderful food provided for us after the funeral. My older brother is from Los Angeles and told me he had forgotten how wonderful and comfort-ing our Lord’s true love could be shown by the wonderful Christians in North Texas! Again thank you to all who prayed and helped with the food. -Alice Stratton &Family
Thank you….
207 GEORGETOWN RD.
POTTSBORO, TX. 75076
PHONE: 903-786-2233
FAX: 903-786-4944
CHURCH STAFF Bobby W. Hancock
Senior Pastor
Cell Phone: 903/816-4258
Josh Whitlock
Minister of Youth/Recreation
Cell Phone: 903/327-2389
Chris Lovejoy
Minister of Music
Cell Phone: 903-870-6493
Shelli Shields
Minister of Children
Cell Phone: 903/819-1654
Tracy Burns
Office Administrator
Annette Gladney
Administrative/Pastor’s Assistant
Please submit any articles or information for our next newsletter to the church office by noon Monday, July 21. We reserve the
right to edit for space and content.
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Return Service Requested
Chick Flick—Dinner & Movie When: Sunday, July 18 - “Fried Green Tomatoes”
Sunday, August 8 - “Princess Bride” Time: 5:00 to 9:00 pm
Where: GBC—FH Join us as we prepare a gourmet meal together led by Lesa Lovejoy. Then we eat and watch a movie. It’s a great time of wonderful food and great fellowship!
Women of Faith August 20—21 @ American Airlines Center
$120 Total Cost, $75 Non-refundable deposit immedi-ately. Includes 2 day conference hotel, 2 box lunches, breakfast on Saturday. Contact Sharlote Cathey
for more information.
