7350 Tazewell PikeCorryton, Tennessee 37721865.688.7674clearspringsbaptist@gmail.com

Weekly Opportunities:Family Bible Study 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship 10:15amSunday Evening Worship 6:00pmWednesday Night Worship 6:30pm

Office Hours:Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm

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CSBC Church Family Staff:Senior Pastor

Rev. Justin Pratt 865.280.5014 ClearSprings.PastorJustin@gmail.com

Worship PastorRev. Rob Maddox 865.898.3020 ClearSprings.PastorRob@gmail.com

Youth PastorRev. Paul Baird865.936.8657ClearSprings.PBaird4Youth@gmail.com

Minister of Education & DiscipleshipRev. James Marion865.309.4883

Baby NurseryFor your convenience, we offer a nursery for children up to the age of three years old in room 131, on the first floor of the South wing. An usher or greeter will direct you or guide you to this optional service. The Nursery is provided during Sunday School, the Morning Worship Service, and the Sunday Evening Service. For security, upon arrival, each child and parent will be issued numbered wrist bands. Children will not be dismissed until the child is matched with the adult’s band.

Kids ChurchKids, ages 3 years - 5th grade, are welcome to attend Kids Church each Sunday morning. Families begin the worship service together at 10:15am in the worship center; and kids are dismissed at a special time to go to Kids Church. Kids enjoy a kid-sized sermon, music, and much more. At the end of the worship service, parents pick up their child/children at the Kids Klubhouse located behind the Connect Center in the main lobby. Volunteers are available for assistance.

TeamKIDTeamKID is our bible-focused program for kids ages 2 years up to the 5th grade. Classes meet every Wednesday night, at 6:30pm, for a bible lesson, games, and other fun activities. For more information, please contact Jenny Roach at Jennifer.Roach@wksusa.com or (865) 919-8188. Classes meet in the following areas:

Ages 2yrs – PreK Room 134Kindergarten – 1st Grade Room 2292nd – 3rd Grade Room 2284th – 5th Grade Room 207

Due to Spring Break, there will be no TeamKID this week. Join us next Wednesday!

March 15, 2020 Volume 29 Issue 29

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this week’s volunteersHospitality Services:

Today - Larry & Connie ArmstrongNext Week - Charles & Vickie Higgins

Nursery Volunteers:Today - Stephanie Davis, Bri Graves, Tessa Thomas, Sandy SavageNext Sunday - Paul & Vicky Godfrey, Kathy Beeler, Bobbie Wolfe

Valet Parking:Today - Greg Headrick & Larry WrightNext Week - Melissa Johnson, Robin Martin, Brenda Burnett

Golf Cart:This Week - Tony MowdyNext Week - Jackie Monroe

This Weeks 2020 Bible Reading Plan:Sunday, March 15__ Numbers 22:21–23:30__ Luke 1:57–80__ Psalm 58:1–11__ Proverbs 11:12–13

Monday, March 16__ Numbers 24:1–25:18__ Luke 2:1–35__ Psalm 59:1–17__ Proverbs 11:14

Tuesday, March 17__ Numbers 26:1–51__ Luke 2:36–52__ Psalm 60:1–12__ Proverbs 11:15

Wednesday, March 18__ Numbers 26:52–28:15__ Luke 3:1–22__ Psalm 61:1–8__ Proverbs 11:16–17

Thursday, March 19__ Numbers 28:16–29:40__ Luke 3:23–38__ Psalm 62:1–12__ Proverbs 11:18–19

Friday, March 20__ Numbers 30:1–31:54__ Luke 4:1–30__ Psalm 63:1–11__ Proverbs 11:20–21

Saturday, March 21__ Numbers 32:1–33:39__ Luke 4:31–5:11__ Psalm 64:1–10__ Proverbs 11:22

Friendly ReminderFor the safety of our

kiddos and

volunteers, please do not allow your sick

child to attend the Nursery, Kids Church, or

TeamKID. We want everyone to stay well

during this time of year.

- Many thanks!

Kitchen Crews:This Week: Kitchen closed/Spring BreakNext Week: Mission Team

Worship Canceled Due to Spring Break, Unfazed worship is canceled this week. See ya next Wednesday night.

Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? – Proverbs 20:6One of the most heinous sins of our day is the sin of pride and arrogance. In a culture where marketing and

advertising is so prevalent, there is no shortage of people that want to advertise all that they do. Sports stars brag about their accomplishments, businessmen boast of their achievements, and so many others seem it to be so important to declare their own doings. Great men never find it necessary to promote themselves. In Proverbs 20 Solomon tells us that the majority of people who live life will want to be their own personal promoter of good deeds. He goes on to tell about how that faithful men are hard to find. In an age of self-promotion, God gives us some people who will simply stop talking about themselves. Live right, love others, and walk with humility and others will do the talking about you! The greatest way to display character is to prove it with your actions, and no words will be necessary. There is a loss of faithful men and women amongst us, however, they do exist. When we do find a faithful person that lives with integrity and humility they walk as giants among us.

At Clear Springs we are blessed to have many seasoned saints of God who display such a faithfulness. One that seems to stand head and shoulders above them all is our very own Dr. Damon Patterson. Born in 1928 in a coal mining camp in Kentucky was a little boy who only God knew what kind of man he would become. For many years Pastor Damon has walked faithfully with God, feeling no need to promote himself. God has kept His word and exalted him for walking in humility before us. His wisdom and walk with Jesus has now stretched many decades and influenced almost five generations! In a world where most ministers promote themselves more than they promote Jesus, Brother Damon has been so faithful to point men to Christ. He has never had to offer secretive suggestions or verbal hints as to all he has accomplished for his Lord. He simply just keeps doing the same thing year after year: Loving God, loving people, and living for Jesus. His faithfulness and humility is unrivaled and his legacy will go down as one of the most faithful men I have ever met. Having served the Lord for the last 17 years I understand now more than ever the words of Solomon, “...a faithful man, who can find?” Though I may not have a large list, I do have one name at the top: Damon Patterson. May the Lord bless you preacher, for being one of the rare faithful ones in this generation.

Happy 92nd Birthday Pastor, Clear Springs and I sure do love you!Yours truly,

happy birthday!

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Stay Informed & Connected:Membership Matters ClassThe Membership Matters Class is for anyone who might be interested in becoming a member of our church family and/or for anyone who has recently become a new member. The three-week class is held during the Sunday School hour in Room 218, beginning at 9:00am. To register for the next class in April, please visit the Connect Center in the main lobby. Classes will be held on April 5th, 19th, and 26th. All ages are welcome; however, the class is designed for adults. For more information, please contact the church office at (865) 688-7674.

CSBC CalendarOur interactive calendar is posted on our website and can be viewed on all mobile devices. Events posted can be linked to your personal calendar. To see all the exciting events happening at the spring go to: ClearSpringsBaptist.net.

Clear ConnectClear Connect is an opportunity, from the Media Department, to receive weekly announcements, prayer requests, updates on events, ministry announcements, and much more all by emails. Our goal is for our Church Family to stay up-to-date on all the exciting opportunities at the spring! To register, click on the “Events & Bulletin” tab on the church website at: ClearSpringsBaptist.net.

CSBC Voicemail & Text AlertsAs we continue to keep our Church Family informed and connected, CSBC voicemail and text alerts are an opportunity, from the Media Department, to receive church-wide and ministry announcements via voicemails and text messaging. To sign up, visit our website at ClearSpringsBaptist.net, click the “Connect” tab, choose “Stay Connected,” and follow the directions to register.

For more information, please contact Bobbie Wyatt at ClearSprings.Bobbie@gmail.com or (865) 705-5864.

get connected and grow with us!

volume, they must stay seated, in a scene, with a parent the entire evening. We are hoping to provide childcare for the participants during the event. For more information or for help in choosing a costume, please contact Debbie Carpenter at (865) 748-7041 or Jeanene Wilkerson at (865) 307-5115.

Items Needed for Drive-ThruIn preparation for the drive-thru, we are in need of the following items to stage the scenes:

- Ceramic pots (nothing irreplaceable!)- Silk greenery, artificial potted plants, ferns or trees- Fog machine - Dry ice- Straw baskets- Small portable CD players

Borrowed items can be left at the Connect Center. To help with returning each borrowed item, please securely place your name on each item. For more information, please contact Debbie Carpenter at (865) 748-7041 or Jeanene Wilkerson at (865) 307-5115.

Sneedville TripOn Saturday, March 28th, our mission house volunteers will be traveling to Sneedville to share clothes, toys, and household items; most importantly, they will be sharing the gospel of Christ. This year, the folks of Sneedville are asking for kitchen plates, cups and cookware of any kind. If you have these items and have been thinking of getting rid of them, please donate them to our Hope Mission House.In addition, we are planning to take cookies to share. If you would like to help with the purchase of the cookies, please give a donation to Lynn Miller, the Connect Center, or any member of the mission house team. Also keep the workers, and also the people of Sneedville in your prayers that God would already be preparing hearts even before we get there! “The fields are white unto Harvest in Sneedville”!! We cannot change their socio-economic status, but we can pray for them, show love, and tell them about Jesus...who can make a difference in their lives for eternity! Is it any wonder why we brag on Him...just look what He has done for us!

Deaf FellowshipThe Deaf Ministry will be hosting a Hearing Hands Deaf Fellowship on Saturday, April 18th. The event will take place in the fellowship area on the lower level from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Fried chicken and finger foods will be provided, we will share a devotion, and enjoy a special storytelling during the event. Please help us share this event with your deaf friends and in our community. Our desire is to inform the community that Clear Springs offers sign language interpretation; and we desire to minister to the deaf and their family. For more information, please contact Jill Heaton at (865) 414-4799 or at baitmyhook22@comcast.net.

Letters of Hope The Letters of Hope Ministry is an outreach ministry that sends personal, handwritten letters to people in our community, inviting them to visit and worship with us. They also send letters of encouragement to the sick, bereaved, military, and many others. The ministry meets every Wednesday night at 6:30pm, in room 220. The ministry is currently in need of more volunteers. If you would like more information or to join this ministry, please contact Vickie Staley at (865) 679-8572 or vlstaley51@aol.com or Rhonda Turner at rhondakay926@gmail.com.

Prayer Ministry The purpose of the Prayer Ministry is to bring needs of the church family before God in prayer. The ministry meets on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm in room 120, located in the East wing on the main level. There are four options to send prayer requests to Mary Barnawell: send a voicemail or text to (865) 236-1087, send an e-mail to csbcprayer@comcast.net, or go to the church website at ClearSpringsBaptist.net.

Mission HouseThe Mission House will be open to the public from 10:00am until 12:00pm on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month. Volunteers are needed every Thursday! Please consider volunteering if you have the time and are willing to share about God. For more information or to volunteer at the Mission House, please contact Lynn Miller at emiller6704@comcast.net or (865) 254-7540.

today Special Guest TonightPlease join us tonight as we welcome Dr. Roc Collins during the evening worship service at 6:00pm.

Birthday CelebrationPlease join us in celebrating Pastor Damon’s 92nd birthday next Sunday, March 15th, following the evening worship service in the main lobby. Refreshments will be provided.

this weekMen’s Bible StudyThe Men’s Ministry will be hosting a Bible Study on Monday night, March 16th, for all men and teen guys of the church. The meeting will be held in the fellowship area on the lower level of the church starting at 7:00pm. For more information, please contact Allen Johnson at (865) 748-3444.

Wednesday Dinner Canceled Due to Spring Break, there will be no dinner served this week.

get connectedSchool Supply DriveIn preparation for our annual Back-to-School Give-a-Way, we will be collecting different items each month until the give-a-way on Saturday, August 1st. During the month of March, we will be collecting magic markers, Crayola crayons, colored pencils, and #2 pencils. Bins are located in the main lobby for your donations. For more information, please contact Kat Baird at (865) 274-0789 or the church office at (865) 688-7674.

Easter Drive Thru - Three Weeks Away!On Friday, April 3rd, and Saturday, April 4th, the R.A.C.K. Ministry will be presenting “Easter: The Story of Redemption” drive thru drama at the church. Everyone is welcome to participate, including children, in the drama. Participants are asked to provide their own authentic homemade or purchased biblical costume. Everyone participating must wear a costume. Costumes can be purchased online, at around $20 each, on Amazon, Oriental Trading Post, or Halloween.com. Materials have been donated, if you would like to make your own. Children under the age of eight are welcome to participate; however, for their safety due to high traffic

for your informationOn DeploymentPlease join us in praying for Kenny Barns on deployment.

easter at clear springsEaster EventsMark your calendar for the following dates to celebrate the Easter season at Clear Springs:

April 3-4 Easter: The Story of Redemption Drive Thru Drama (7pm)April 11 Community Easter Egg Hunt (12pm)April 12 Easter Sunrise Service with Dr. Hollie Miller (7am) Breakfast Fundraiser hosted by the Student Ministry (8am) Easter Worship Services (10:15am & 6pm)Thank you for honoring us with your presence

today at Clear Springs Baptist Church. Please take a moment to fill out the Connect Card, given to you by an usher, or located in each pew. At the end of the service, please bring the card to the Connect Center, located in the main lobby. This will give us the opportunity to know that you were with us today. In turn, our hospitality team will gift you with a welcome bag from the Clear Springs family. The bag will include a CD of our church choir and information on all our many ministry opportunities here at the spring.

We hope that you feel at home with us and that you are led to join us again very soon.

For the hearing impaired, Listen devices are available at the Connect Center, located in the main lobby. Sign language interpretation available during each service, on the right side of the worship center. For assistance, please stop by the Connect Center.

welcome home!

why serve?Ten Reasons Why You Should Serve at Clear SpringsFollowing is week two of 10 reasons why someone serves our church family at Clear Springs.2. It helps people discover their purpose and feel fulfilled.When you serve and give up your time and energy for someone else, you get emotionally and spiritually recharged. It gives more meaning to your life as a servant of Christ. Our wonderful volunteers have the opportunity in our church to literally find purpose and meaning. They find fulfillment in putting the needs of others above themselves.