October is Pastor Appreciation month, but, and you just knew there’d be a “but” here, didn’t you, I can’t help but wonder why it is that we actually need to have this “national observance,” with a month set aside to honor our Pastor. Honestly, if we need a special event like “Pastor Appreciation Month” to show our appreciation and support for our Pastor, we must be in serious need of a “Spiritual Oil Change,” and maybe a tune-up, too! Why limit our encouraging words toward our Pastor to the month of October? Could it be that we need to soothe our aching consciences for all the times that we take our Pastor for granted? He works vigorously, often neglecting his own personal needs to give us comfort and direction. He does so much, yet receives so little in return. Many Pastors, and their families, live their lives under spotlights and magnifying glasses. So, how should we honor our Pastor? Well, first and foremost, we should pray daily for him. Secondly, we should honor him during the other 11 months of the year, not just October. As for the other things, be creative, encourage because you want to not because you have to!

October 2011October 2011October 2011October 2011

“Now Faith is being sure

of what we hope for,

and certain of things

we do not see.”

- Hebrews 11:1

"How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of

whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?"

~Romans 10:14~

3rd

Women’s Book Club

7th

– 9th

Missionary Conference

16th

Official Board Meeting

23rd

– 26th

Mike Wingfield

29th

Adult Progressive Dinner

30th

Quarterly Business Meeting

Church events

Monthly Newsletter of Middlebranch Grace Brethren Church

MissionaryConference October 7

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Our annual Missions Conference will kick off on Friday, October 7

th at 7:00 p.m.,

when our visiting missionaries will answer questions about their work and how the Lord has been using them in their various ministries. Featured Missionaries for this year are:

• Tom & Sue Peters GBIM, Africa

• Dave & Teresa Searcy NTM in Indonesia

• Teena Embaugh SEND International

• David Johns Horizons International

At 8:00 p.m., we will have the opportunity to go downstairs and walk around to see the displays set up by each missionary and to visit with them and ask them any questions you may still have. They will be more than happy to answer your questions. There will also be light refreshments served. On Saturday, October 8

th at 7:00

p.m., Teena Embaugh will be sharing what the Lord has been doing in her ministry with the MK’s (Missionary Kids) and what her part is in this ministry. At 8:00 p.m., Tom & Sue Peters will share what the Lord has been in doing in their ministry in Africa.

Sunday morning will begin early at 8 a.m. for the Harvest Breakfast. Everyone is invited to join us in the Fellowship Hall for a great breakfast and another opportunity to talk with our missionaries. During the Sunday School hour, Teena will be sharing with the Children’s Sunday School and David Johns will share with the youth. The Peters & the Searcys will be ministering to the combined adult classes in the Sanctuary. David John will be speaking during the worship hour, giving us an update on his Muslim Ministry. The Conference will conclude Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. with David & Teresa Searcy sharing about their unique ministry in the jungles of Indonesia.

We hope that you will join us for our Missionary Conference this year. What a blessing for us that these missionaries are willing to take time from their busy schedules to spend time with us sharing what the Lord has been doing in their various missions. This is the perfect opportunity to get a better understanding of what our missionaries do and how the Lord is using them so that we can better encourage and pray for them.

(Tom Embaugh)

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into His harvest.” into His harvest.” into His harvest.” into His harvest.”

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Ancient Biblical prophecies are being fulfilled to set the stage for the end of this age as never before. You owe it to yourself to attend this prophetic conference and hear these messages that will help you understand what is coming next in our world. Mike Wingfield has been in the Christian ministry for 40 years. His theological training, and extensive travel experiences in the Middle East, has uniquely equipped him to have insight into the ancient Biblical prophecies that are taking shape at this moment. Mike is the director of Prophecy Today Ministries, a conference speaker, and editor of an 8-page newsletter that has circulation throughout the U.S. and in several countries for over 20 years. Mike was saved at the age of nine. He and His wife Joyce have been married for 43 years and have two children Michele (35) and Joshua (33). Michele and her husband (Donovan Haynes) live near Mike and Joyce and have a 7-year old daughter, Adriana, and a 4-year old son, Eric. Josh and his wife,

Dee Dee, also live in the same community with the Wingfields, and have a 4-year old son, Jacob. Joyce has been serving as a full-time office manager at Prophecy Today Ministries since March 1999.

Sunday 9:30 am- The Battle for the West Bank 10:30 am- The Trumpet of the Lord 6:30 pm- The Jerusalem Cup Monday 7:00 pm- Turkey in History and Prophecy Tuesday 7:00 pm- The Beginning of a New World Order Wednesday 7:00 pm- The Point of No Return Color pictures on the Holy Land will be shown each evening 15 minutes before the service times listed above.

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Momentum 2011

We proclaim Him [Jesus Christ], admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may We proclaim Him [Jesus Christ], admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may We proclaim Him [Jesus Christ], admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may We proclaim Him [Jesus Christ], admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man cpresent every man cpresent every man cpresent every man complete in Christ. Colossians 1:28 ( NASB)omplete in Christ. Colossians 1:28 ( NASB)omplete in Christ. Colossians 1:28 ( NASB)omplete in Christ. Colossians 1:28 ( NASB)

This was our staple verse for the week at Momentum (Grace Brethren National Youth Conference). Our main focus for the week was studying the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; who was and is the Christ, Immanuel. A few of Middlebranch GBC’s The Josiah Effect members along with the Lexington GBC’s Revolution Youth Group made the trek out to Johnstown, Pennsylvania this past July for a time of retreat, fellowship and sleep deprivation. It was an amazing time with good teaching, based on God’s Word, and some awesome worship time! We also had a great time getting closer together and growing in our friendships. The Holy Spirit was truly with us and His work was evident in everything, from the extremely important (we had one member of the Josiah Effect come to know our Lord and Savior personally and two other members who rededicated their lives to Christ at Momentum!) to the minuscule details like having beautiful weather all week long. The Lord in His sovereignty and providence has truly been working (and making it quite apparent) in MGBC’s The Josiah Effect over the past year. The Lord has honored and blessed me with the opportunity to be a part of it and I’m excited to see where He leads us from here! Continue to pray for us as we lead and teach the next generation of Christ-followers.

(Lucas Conley)

October 2011

LADIES MINISTRIES

The next Book Club is Monday,

October 3rd at 7:00 p.m. You can expect lots of laughs, discussion and even some tears, as we discuss the featured book of the month. The book

in discussion for October is Country Charm by DiAnn Mills. Paula Franklin and her husband planned one day to own a Christian bed and breakfast. Now, five years after his death, she finds the perfect old farmhouse to fulfill her dream. Unfortunately, her daughter Kristi opposes the idea. She insists that Paula invest the life insurance in her stock brokerage firm. The farmhouse requires a complete renovation, and a local contractor, Rick Davenport, offers the lowest bid for the project. Rick and Paula soon become friends. As their relationship deepens, the strife between mother and daughter steadily grows worse. When Kristi threatens to destroy everything Paula believes in, Rick becomes a source of comfort...and more. Libby Workman invites us to her home as this promises to be a meeting with very good discussion. If you like to read, please join us!

Ladies Sunday School Class taught by Joyce Brown

meets every Sunday in the Conference Room and we are currently studying the book, Slaying the Giants In

Your Life by David Jeremiah. Giants plague today's church and while they may not wield spears and shields, they are fearsome, causing far too many of God's children to stumble in their

walks. In Slaying the Giants in Your Life, Dr. David Jeremiah challenges us to stand valiantly against the giants that seek to terrorize today's believers. Dr. Jeremiah weaves gripping real-life stories of contemporary giant slayers who came face-to-face with their own Goliaths: temptation, doubt, procrastination, and jealousy. In each, you will discover afresh the eternal unwavering

promise of God to

overcome those giants.

Please join us!

Women’s Day Away was held Saturday, September

24th at the Wooster Grace Brethren Church. Ten

women from our church ventured out for a great day of

pampering and inspiration. The speaker this year was

Renee Swope, a national speaker, author and co-host

of Proverbs 31 Ministries’ international radio program,

Renee connects with women of all ages and stages in

life. She is the author of the newly released book

entitled, A Confident Heart. A Confident Heart gives

voice to the questions, doubts, struggles, and hopes so

many women have. Renee shared with us how to

identify, overcome, and learn from our self-doubts so

that we can live confidently in God's assurance, truth,

and grace. WHAT A GREAT DAY!

Secret Sisters – Don’t forget to pray for and

encourage your Secret Sister on a regular basis!

KID’S CORNER

BOOKS OF THE BIBLE

L E I N A D B M D S

R R A M A O A N N P

A X O C J T U A X R

G M O M T F I H S O

E Q A H A S F U V V

N J E L E N D M J E

E W O H A O S C O R

S G P H X C O K N B

I E N E N L H O A S

S S M L A S P I H C

ACTS JONAH

DANIEL MALACHI

EPHESIANS MATTHEW

EXODUS NAHUM

GENESIS PROVERBS

JOB PSALMS

JOHN ROMANS

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 8:00 a.m. Church

Workday

2 Regular Services

3

4 5

*Wed Schedule

6 7 8 9:00 a.m. Quiz Rally

9 8:00 a.m. Har-

vest Breakfast

Regular Services

7:30 p.m. SNA

10 11 12 10:00 a.m.

Visitation

*Wed Schedule

13 14 15

16 Regular Services

7:30 p.m. SNA

17 18

6:30 p.m. SMM

19

*Wed Schedule

20 21 22

23 Regular Services

7:30 p.m. SNA

24 25 26 10:00 a.m.

Visitation

27 28

Cooking w/Kay

29 4:30 p.m. Adult

Progressive Dinner

30 Regular Services

7:45 p.m.

Business Meeting

31

October 2011

*WED Schedule

6:15 p.m. Worship Team

7:00 p.m. Marriage Enrichment

Class

7:30 p.m. Youth Group,

Adult Bible Study, Project

Timothy

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330-499-6691 / middlebranchgbc.org

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October 2011 – Issue #9 OUR MOTTO: “The Bible, the Whole Bible, & Nothing But the Bible!”

Missionaries for the month of October are Jim & Marveine Miller. The Miller’s are

now retired from the Mission Field but served for many years doing the Lord’s work with

Wycliffe Bible Translators. Please send them a note of encouragement to 6915 Shady Oak Lane,

Waxhaw, NC 28173.

Beginning in November, The Lamplighter will be issued on a bi-monthy basis. The first bi-

monthly issue will be November/December.

We have a celebrity in our church family. There was a huge article in The Repository’s Monday,

September 26th

edition entitled, “Word War II: Then and Now, Cargo Plane Pilot” on Bob

Hawell. Thank you Bob for your service to our country and congratulations on an excellent

write up in the newspaper.

Agape Outreach Ministry is alive and running here at Middlebranch thanks to Doris Kettering

& Grace Silvius. Every week they faithfully stock our bread shelves with bread, bagels, buns

and goodies. Thank you ladies for serving the Lord the way you do here at Grace!