THE WLBC BULLETIN

West Lynchburg Baptist Church

January 22, 2012 Volume 2, Issue 3

The church with heart in the heart of the city.

Just Around The Corner...

Persecutionsystematic mistreatment of a person, group or people. The word systematic is the key. We consider the martyrs, Christians in hostile areas or the missionaries in far off lands to be the only people that are persecuted. But going by the above definition, I would say that Satan finds ways to persecute all Christians. In Daniel 7:25a it reads He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. In other translations it reads wear out, oppress and wear down. In 1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. NKJV To be sober is to be alert. Therefore, a sober spirit is an alert spirit, a ready spirit and to be sober (alert) minded is to be prepared, watchful or in other words, hey you, wake up! I will preface the next part by saying that I did not understand the concept of persecution until I experienced more than a year of cancer treatment. Throughout the treatment, I have endured but I have had a systematic wearing down of my body and my spirit. I have grown weary of driving to the doctor to be made sick so that I might be made well. When I first began radiation treatment, I was told I would not have any problems or sickness from the treatments. After a few days, though, I did get sick and my mouth blistered so much that I couldnt eat. I couldnt continue through all twenty treatments without stopping as they had wanted. Fortunately, the holidays afforded me some time to heal, but I was unable to enjoy any of my favorite Christmas foods. My tumor was feeling pretty bad too, so that was a little consolation. So how does that story tie in with persecution? Simply, persecution does not come in the same form to everyone but it is a gradual wearing down of ones faith, ones resolve and ones desire to serve Jesus. Though most would not agree, lets consider entertainment as a form of persecution, since most of todays TV programs and Theater movies , when allowed in our lives on a regular basis, wears down our faith, our resolve and desire to serve the Lord. So then, whether it be illness, valuealtering, mind-numbing entertainment or even negative family and co-workers, we must be sober, vigilant, to keep our focus on God. Godly focus will enable us to withstand persecutions we must endure or enable us to stand and fight. Now I said all of this for one purpose. We have a duty to serve our Lord and Savior by serving others as Christ did. So we must not let our faith and willingness be weakened by any of Satans forms of persecution but stay strong through seeking God. That way, we will be able to carry out our service to our neighbors in this community and to one another. Dan Schmucker Mens Ministry
In this issue:
Just Around The Corner The Week at a Glance

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Music, Members and Missions

Somethings Old Somethings New Deacon of the Week +

Staff Info

Staff Member on Call Jan. 2022 Vance Matthews 910.814.7200

Wednesday Jan 25 MENU

Breakfast for Supper Scrambled Eggs Sausage Gravy Biscuits Sausage Patties Fried Apples

The Week at a Glance

The Role of Faith Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable and, most of all, fear puts hopelessness at the heart of life, while faith rejoices in its God. Harry Emerson Fosdick Sunday, January 22 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM - 4:15 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 6:15 6:30 6:30 PM PM PM PM 1 Instrumental Ensemble Library Open Sunday School KIDS In Worship Morning Worship Deacon Ordination Sanctuary Bells Kingdom Kids Chimes Kingdom Kids Bells Instrumental Ensemble TeamKIDS......Gr. 16 EDGE Student Worship Evening Service Commitees Meet to elect Chairpersons & plan 1 S.W.A.T Amazing Grace Fellowship
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WMU January Mission Project: Collecting items for the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center Top five items needed (in this order): Baby Wipes, Hooded Towels, Crib Sheets, Diapers, & The Book: What to Expect When You are Expecting? (List is on bulletin boardno tags to take this year.) *The book is available at Givens, Target, and Barnes and Noble. Of course, they will be blessed with anything you wish to give. **Please drop off items in box outside church office.

Tuesday, January 24 11:30 AM 1:30 PM Wednesday, January 25 5:15 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:45 PM 6:50 PM 7:30 PM 8:50 PM Saturday, January 28 9:30 AM 7:00 PM

Family Night Supper Preschool Music Time 4yrsKind. Music Makers Gr. 13 Young Musicians Gr. 46 EDGE (Gr.7-12) Bible Study/Prayer Meeting Mission Friends Ages 4 & 5 Royal Ambassadors Boys Gr.1-6 Girls in Action Gr. 1-6 Highest Praise Sanctuary Choir Praise Team Rehearsal Easter Bonus Choir Rehearsal IMPACT: College/Young Adult Bible Study

A Special Note To: Members Deacon Ordination is taking place this Sunday at the 11am service. Please be present to show them your support as they commit to active spiritual and physical participation in the life and work of our Church. Deacons being ordained: Ian Bacon & Mark Milton

Music, Members and Missions Welcome

Shake hands and welcome our visitors each service.
Praise The Lord w/ Song

Jan 22 Morning Songs

#68 #26 Holy, Holy, Holy Blessed Be Your Name

Our canned soup drive has begun and will go through the end of February 2012. *Please drop off canned soup in barrel outside church office. Thank You!

Hospitalized
as of Wednesday Jan 18
Lynchburg General: Tom Jennings N309 Virginia Baptist: Jim Taylor __ AR20 UVA: None

#633 I Will Sing the Wondrous Story #86 Lead Me, Lord #744 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us #81 He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought

#880 Let It Be Said of Us http://lifewayworship.s3-website-useast-1.amazonaws.com/ HymnalPreviews/

1 John 3:8 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and truth.

A Note from Robert As you may be aware, our Minister of Students, Vance Matthews and his wife, Stacy, are going on a mission trip to India in February. I am praying that this will be the beginning of a partnership that will lead others to making this trip to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. The cost for a trip of this nature is in the thou

Dont Miss Your Chance to Bless and Be Blessed...The Needs are Many sands of dollars. I would encourage you to consider making a contribution to help the Matthews with their expenses. The most important activity you can engage in at this point is to pray for Vance and Stacy as they prepare and as they go with news that the world needs to hear. Thank you
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WLBC Chili Cook-off on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. All financial proceeds will go to Meals on Wheels and canned goods will be given to Jericho Mission and the Network House. *Please plan to support this event.

*Volunteers needed to make soup and chili for the Souper Bowl of Caring & WLBCs Chili Cook-Off on Feb. 5. Please fill-out insert in the Worship Bulletin to let us know you will be donating soup or participating in the chili cook-off. Thank you!

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012 Time: 8:30am Theme: Reaching the Local Community Menu: Biscuits, Gravy, Eggs & Bacon Sign-up on Bulletin Board or call the office: 845-4600. SOMETHINGS OLD SOMETHINGS OLD SOMETHINGS OLD SOMETHINGS OLD
* Creating

SOMETHINGS NEW

1special Valentines w/ Jeanne Kent

Womens Lunch Warm The Heart Saturday, Feb. 4 11am

SOMETHINGS NEW

**Sign-up on Bulletin Board Soup will be served.

SOMETHINGS NEW

Cheerful? Then we need YOU! If you could spend 1 hr. a week or even 1 hr. a month to bring smiles and cheer into our Residents home The Oaks Assisted Living Community 2249 Murrell Rd. Lynchburg, VA 24501 Contact Stacy or Holly (434) 846-6611 Sing-a-long / Time to Reminisce / Any Musicals / Sharing your pet / Themed Events / Video Tours and much more

SOMETHINGS NEW

Church-wide Valentines Banquet

Friday February 10, 2012 6:30 PM

Treat your honey to a home-cooked meal where she doesnt have to do the dishes afterward!

FUNDRAISER

*Valentine BINGO (Cost yet to be determined.)

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Serving, Laughing, Playing & PrayingBecause WLBC Members Live Life With Hope

Deacon of the Week: Ian Bacon 434.384.3952

Many times we are asked, Who is my deacon? To help you, we will list the Deacon of the Week and his list of families in the WLBC Bulletin ENewsletter. There will be a complete list posted on the bulletin board near the church office. This complete list is alphabetical by your last name. We hope this will help you know who your deacon is for the year. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the church office.

Pictured: Ian & Melissa Bacon & Family

Ians Deacon Families James Bost Juanita Brockman Tara Burns Ann Campbell Elizabeth Campbell Randy, Patricia & Taylor Green Alexis Hughes Betty Mason Jean McCrickard Jimmie & Doris Metts Margaret Moore Nancy New Jennifer Ober Michael Vaughan Clarence & Freda Womack Joshua Woodring

ChurchToon

My sermon today is from First Peter, chapter three: Wives, be subject to your husbands.

Just before the Last Supper (John 13), Jesus took off his outer robe, poured water into a basin and began washing his disciples feet. One disciple, however, protested having the Lord wash his feet. Jesus told the reluctant man that unless he allowed Jesus to wash his feet, he really had no share in Christs leadership. The disciple then relented. He said Jesus could wash not only his feet but his hands and head, as well. Choose the name of this disciple from the list below: A. Peter; B. John; C. Andrew; D. Judas (See John 13:1-9.)

Perfect Attendance The church choir director was frustrated because at least one member was missing from each Easter cantata rehearsal. At the final rehearsal, she announced, I wish to publicly thank the tenor for being the only choir member to attend every rehearsal. Its the least I could do, said the tenor, since I wont be here for Easter.

Pray for Missionaries: The Knight Family (Japan)

www.theknights.multiply.com

On mission to reach people for the family of God.

STAFF
Dr. Robert Putt, Pastor rputt@wlbc.org

Were on the Web www.wlbc.org and Facebook!

Cell Phone: 434.841.6886

845.4600 EXT 15

Rev. Randy Kent, Minister of Music & Senior Adults rkent@wlbc.org Cell Phone: 434.665.6880 845.4600 EXT 13

Vance Matthews, Minister of students vmatthews@wlbc.org Cell Phone: 910.814.7200 845.4600 EXT 14

Pam Anderson (Financial) Nancy Johnson (Administrative) Phyllis Lane (Organist) Jeanne Kent (Pianist)

panderson@wlbc.org njohnson@wlbc.org lanesk@aol.com kentsnforest@msn.com

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