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LAHAINA BAPTIST CHURCHMarch 2012

PASTOR CHRIS’ CORNERAloha kakou,

Easter is coming quickly and I want to take this opportunity to encourage you to get ready to engage our community with the Resurrection story again this year. Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we would be hopeless – but He changed our outlook from ‘hopeless’ to ‘filled with hope.’

With that thought in mind, let us prepare to share the hope with our community with a new focus and intentionality. Here are a few ideas that I have found to help us refocus on impacting our friends and neighbors with the message of the Resurrection:

1. Pray for 5 neighbors, for five minutes a day for five weeks.1

a. Make yourself a simple list of five people. Ask God to show you how to minister to them. Ask Him to speak to their hearts about His love for them. Ask Him to draw them to Himself.

2. Get involved in the ministry opportunities for Easter –

a. Attend the Easter choir events and greet and share with the others who attender.

b. Volunteer to help at the ‘He Is Alive’ Easter Outreach at Honokowai Beach Park and show that neighborhood that His love is real.

3. Invite others to hear and share in the Resurrection of Jesus.

a. Make a special invitation to your family and friends to join you for worship at LBC on Easter morning. Write them a letter, call them or make a visit to their home to personally invite them. Contact people that you know have been to church in past few years and make a personal invitation to them also.

Most people are willing to respond to some form of outreach about Jesus during the Easter season. This season is all about Jesus! His resurrection is our hope! Please step out and share this hope with others this year.

Mahalo again for the wonderful privilege that you have given me to be your pastor. I pray for God’s continued blessings on us all, as we grow closer to Him.

Until next month,Aloha in Christ, Pastor Chris

1 idea from Frank Viola, “20 Things the Blood of Jesus Does”

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MARCH BIRTHDAYS1. Rennie Kauffold5. Steve Gaspar6. Mike Nakano9. Ace Green15. Lori Arakawa18. Vaelei Long27. Melanie Gaspar27. Hailey Killett28. Kevin Michaels29. Jim Shephard

march Anniversaries:

19. Steve & Melanie Gaspar

Please call the church office if we have missed your special day, so we can update our records.

The Heart of Worship

Worship is a condition of the heart, not place, position, or presence. Although we can worship alone, meeting with other believers in corporate worship will enrich our lives and encourage our faith. The psalmist’s desire for experiencing God’s presence in Jerusalem with other believers was so great that he likened himself to a deer panting for water. Though isolated and oppressed by enemies, the psalmist showed confidence in God’s love and faithfulness and proclaimed who God is and petitioned His help. We, too, can be assured through His Word and be confident in God’s character and power to intercede on our behalf as we call on Him, continue to seek the truth, and live righteously for Him. Through worship we can celebrate who God is and what He has done in creation and in our lives. Our hearts can be filled to overflowing with thanksgiving for all of His blessings. Join us every Sunday at 9 in March as we get to the “heart of worship ” through our study of the Psalms. Study with us as we learn to magnify the Lord in worship and seek to align our minds and hearts to focus on who God really is.

Scripture for March:Psalm 92:4 New International Version (NIV) For you make me glad by your deeds, LORD; I sing for joy at what your hands have done.

Baby DedicationSunday, March 11, 2012 during mid-morning worship

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Easter Choir“Finished”

Thursday, April 5th @ 7:00 PM at Whalers VillageFriday, April 6th @ 6:00 PM at Lahaina Cannery Mall

HE IS ALIVE!An Easter Celebration for children and families

Theme: “Receiving God’s Love”On Saturday, April 7, 2012

10:00 AM - 12:00 PMAt Honokowai Park

Please be in prayer of how you can help. Please see Laura-Lee or call her at 276-8811 if you have a particular area you feel God is calling you to help and

sign-up. You will be blessed.

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Aloha  Church  Family:  

  I  am  so  Thankful  that  the  Lord  con:nues  to  use  me  and  my  Family  to  share  the  Love  of  Christ  with  others.  I  am  thankful  that  Pastor  Chris  allows  me  to  share  with  the  church  family  the  important  principles  of  Evangelism.  I  believe  that  Evangelism  is  one  of,  if  not  the  most  important  messages  in  all  the  world.  Have  you  ever  thought  about,  what  if  NO-­‐one  shared  their  Faith  with  others?  What  if  all  Chris:ans,  everywhere,  kept  this  message  to  themselves?  What  a  tragedy  that  truly  would  be.  

  As  Chris:ans,  we  are  a  people  sent  by  God  to  carry  the  message  of  God’s  love,  mercy  and  redemp:on  through  His  Son  Jesus  Christ.  This  is  missions  at  its  core.  God’s  

missionary  heart  beats  for  all  people  to  know  and  worship  Him.  And  we  have  the  privilege  and  responsibility  of  being  chosen  by  God  to  take  the  gospel  into  the  en:re  world.  

  More  than  anything  in  the  whole  wide  world,  I  wish  that  you  would  be  allowed  to  share  the  Gospel  message  with  others  everywhere.  Not  only  do  I  wish  that  you  would  be  allowed  to  share  with  others,  by  I  wish  that  you  could  teach  others  to  teach  others  to  teach  others.  We  call  this  Discipleship.  Disciples  making  disciples,  and  I  think  that  Evangelism  is  the  1st  step  of  Discipleship.  

Evangelism  is  as  easy  as  the  

A-­‐B-­‐C’s:

Admit:  Admit  to  God  that  you  are  a  sinner.  Repent,  turning  from  something  to  Someone  (Jesus)  Scripture:  Romans  3:23,  6:23,  Acts  3:19

Believe:  By  faith  receive  Jesus  Christ  as  God’s  Son  and  accept  Jesus’  giY  of  forgiveness  from  sin.  

Scripture:  John  14:6,  Acts  4:12,  Ephesians  2:8-­‐9

Confess:  Confess  your  faith  in  Jesus  Christ  as  Savior  and  Lord.

Scripture:  1John  1:9,  Romans  10:9-­‐10

Aloha  Ke  Akua  

Pastor  Gary  Hamrick

PASTOR G’S SPACE:

Chris Martin, PastorGary Hamrick, Associate PastorSunday Schedule:8:00AM Morning Worship9:00AM Bible Study10:15AM Mid-Morning worship

Wednesday Schedule:5:30PM DInner6:30PM Bible Study/Student Ministry

LAHAINA BAPTIST CHURCHShaw Street at Honoapiilani Hwy P.O. Box 1000Lahaina, HI 96767lbcoffice@lahainabaptist.orgOffice: 808-661-3725Office Fax: 808-661-0926Website: www.lahainabaptist.org