Highland Baptist Church

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Lubbock, TX 79410

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Permit No. 3

A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH

NOVEMBER 2015

Church family,

It is a Monday morning. I love Mondays. I

actually always have. Since I came to be the

Pastor at Highland, Mondays have become

even more important to me. Most Mondays

(at least 95% of the time), I do my heavy

lifting in sermon preparation for Sunday Morning. I love to get a cup of coffee and study.

Usually, I already know what passage I will preach (which to me is the most difficult part), and I

study. It is precious time to me. It is a ritual I truly enjoy.

Today has started just a little bit differently. I am certainly a little more reflective than usual. I

did not immediately come in to study. (The quick reason behind that is I have put off a Lord’s Supper service for that

past couple of weeks even though it was already prepared.) I started my Monday just being thankful for all God has done

and is doing in my life and certainly in the life of His great church—Highland Baptist.

Let me quickly tell you what I am thankful for. I am thankful for our staff, and I am thankful we have a new Music

Minister! I am happy to welcome Charlie Knight, our newest member to the staff. Charlie is a gifted musician. He

loves to sing hymns and the newer praise songs. This past Sunday, as our church voted unanimously to bring Charlie

aboard. I believed, and believe, it was because God called Charlie here. God is already using Charlie to help us see our

DNA in the musical part of our worship. We are a multi-generational congregation. This does not divide us...it unites us.

Charlie’s choice of music was a direct reflection of that. Please take time to welcome Charlie to our church staff and

family.

I am thankful to our personnel committee. This has been a long process looking for God’s person to do our music. I am

not sure how most personnel committees work, but this one laughed, cried, challenged, and most importantly sought the

Lord’s will together. I know we all will look back on the process fondly. I certainly will.

I am thankful to our music ministry folks. Tricia Shears has done a great job holding really two positions. Trying to

maintain a choir and play the organ. Barbara Kizer and Barbara Abbe have been in the office almost every week tying to

get music together and asking what could be done to prepare for our music ministry. From our sound and video guys, to

our band/instrumentalists, and choir, I want to say thank you. You all have been faithful to the process. I know

sometimes you may have wondered if we would get there...I think we finally have.

Thank you church family for trusting us during this process. I believe our best days are ahead of us, and I cannot wait to

see what God is going to do. God bless you church family as you continue to bless Him.

Nov. 1— Lord’s Supper during the morning worship

service

Joshua Class Luncheon

Deacons Meeting, 4:00 p.m.

Business Meeting, 5:00 p.m.

Nov. 8— Family Life Committee Meeting, 4:00p.m.

Christmas Choir rehearsal, 6:00 p.m.

Nov. 15— Education and Discipleship Meeting, 4:00 p.m.

Christmas Choir rehearsal, 6:00 p.m.

Nov. 19— 3R’s Thanksgiving Dinner, 12:00 p.m.

Nov. 22— Thanksgiving Meal, 5:00 p.m., FLC

Colossians 3:16-17

16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as

you teach and admonish one another with all

wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and

spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to

God. 17And whatever you do, whether in word

or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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Saturday Evening, October 31, 2015

Church-Wide Thanksgiving Meal

Monday Morning Bible Study

Monday mornings from

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Fellowship Center

Led by: Dr. Carolyn Ratcliffe

There is still time for you to get involved with

this bible study as they continue the study of

the Intertestamental Time Period. Everyone is

welcome.

“Go” Mission

Emphasis Months

Over the next few months we will highlight some of the

mission efforts our church is currently involved in. You

will hear about these ministries in the worship service and

will have an opportunity to get additional information at

our 'Go' table in the foyer.

October: Nicaragua Baptist Medical Dental Missions

(BMDMI)

Our 2016 trip dates for Nicaragua are set for June 25th -

July 2nd. During the month of October we will have a

Nicaragua information table setup in the foyer. If you

would like to help support the effort by buying Bibles or

other supplies please pick up an order envelope from the

table. We will take all the proceeds and buy the items in

bulk for better pricing.

November: Tohatchi, New Mexico

Our next trip to Navaho Nation is set for Dec 3-6, 2015.

During the month of November we will have an

information table in the foyer and will be conducting a

"Winter Drive". You may donate new hats, scarf’s, gloves,

and 5 gallon buckets (used to make water filters) that will

be distributed on our December trip.

December: Mission Offering Emphasis

In December we will be highlighting all the special

missions offerings we support as Southern Baptists. Come

and see how these mission offerings are used to spread the

Gospel around the world.

January: ActNow Lubbock (Local Missions)

During the month of January we will highlight all the

local mission efforts our church is a part of and how

your family or Life Group can volunteer locally

through www.actnowlbk.com. ActNow Lubbock is a

community wide network of churches and ministries

serving the Lubbock area. To start volunteering

simply log on to www.actnowlbk.com and search

for a place to volunteer your time and share the

gospel with our community.

John Gillespie

November Mission Emphasis

Monday Morning Bible Study

3R’s Thanksgiving Dinner

Holiday Schedule

Parents Day Out

You and your family are invited to join us for our

Thanksgiving Meal, Sunday, November 22nd at

5:00 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Families

A-M are asked to bring a dessert. Families N-Z

are asked to bring a vegetable or salad.

Choir members have been practicing Christmas

music for the performance during the morning

worship service on Sunday, December 13th.

There is still time your you to join them. The

next rehearsals are Sunday, November 8th at

6:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 15th at

6:00 p.m. Childcare will be provided during the

rehearsals.

Join the Christmas Choir

Christmas Mission Trip To Tohatchi, New Mexico

Serving Our Navajo Friends December 3rd—6th

We invite you to help with donations in the following

ways:

Caps, scarves, gloves and socks (all sizes)

Coats

New blankets

New unwrapped toys for children (birth through

teens)—used for Christmas presents which parents

will be able to pick out for their children.

New items for children to pick out as gifts for their

parents—small kitchen items (pots, pans, utensils),

small tools, house shoes, warm socks, small blankets,

toothbrushes and toothpaste, lotions, gloves, work

gloves.

You may also donate financially to our firewood fund

(our goal is $1500 worth)

You are welcome to bring all donations to the church

office.

There will be projects for all ages:

Delivering firewood

Assisting with senior

adult center activities

Various types of repair

projects

Water filtration system

projects for 30 families

Christmas in Tohatchi

Parents Day Out is now in

its 34th year of ministry to

the Lubbock Community.

We would like to thank our

Highland Church Family

for their support and

prayers for our ministry in

the past and as we continue

to minister and grow. We know God has a placed us in

ministry to help support young families, grandparents

who are raising grandchildren, foster families, work

and stay at home parents as well as families in many

other situations. Please continue to pray for our

teachers as they work to be a connection for many

families to a church and as they lay a foundation in

children’s lives for a relationship with Christ.

November Mission

Emphasis is Tohatchi.

Pray for the people of the

Navajo Nation and the

people of Tohatchi

Baptist Church. Pray for

the teams who will be

going in December and

for those whom they will meet.

Please be aware that the church office will be closed

Wednesday, November 25th at noon and will

re-open Monday, November 30th at 8:30 a.m.

There will be no activities or events on Wednesday,

November 25th.

You are invited to the 3R’s Thanksgiving meal

Thursday, November 19th at 12:00 p.m. in the

Fellowship Center. The meat will be provided.

They are asking that you bring a side dish. Come

join them in this time of fellowship.

Charlie Knight: New Music Minister

Charlie was born and

raised in Keller, TX and

has been involved in

church ministry since he

was 17 years old. He

came to know Christ at

the age of nine while attending VBS at his home

church in Grapevine, TX. From there, God would call

him to vocational ministry at the age of fourteen and

he has been working with students, children and

musicians during his time in the local church. Charlie

has spent the past year working in camp ministry in

upstate New York but called Lubbock home from

2013 to 2014 while he worked in the music ministry at

Victory Life Baptist. He was excited that the Lord

called him back to Lubbock so he could enjoy more

Red Raider football and continue to minister in the

Lone Star State! Charlie enjoys spending time

discipling youth through music and spiritual

disciplines as well as staying active and studying

political science.