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Announcements
for August 2010
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Office Closed On Monday, September 6, 2010 for Labor Day!
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Sunday School Department
The Sunday School Departments annual Promotion Day is Sunday,
September 12, 2010 at 4:30 pm. You are invited to come and witness the promotion
of our young people as they move to their next level of Experiencing God. Our
theme is GROWING TO MATURITY THROUGH A FRESH ENCOUNTER WITH GOD, Romans
12:2.
As the Superintendent, I am excited about what God is doing
as we seek to have a more intimate relationship with Him and to develop
disciples to do Kingdom Building. I commend our staff and especially the
teachers for the magnificent job they are doing in presenting the Word of God.
Please join us every Sunday morning at 9:15 am for the first
Worship Service of the day. At this service, Discipleship is developed,
Fellowship is enhanced, and Worship is the ultimate goal.
Sis. Martha Frazier, Superintendent
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Attention Parents,
Children and Youth Bible Study will begin fall classes on
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 7:00pm. We do ask that you please register your
child/children for classes. Please see Sister Ashley Caldwell today after
service for more information.
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The Mothers/Deaconess regular scheduled meeting is Tuesday,
August 31, 2010 at 2:00pm
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Thank You Thank You!!
The 2010 Picnic Committee would like to thank everyone who
came together to help with the picnic this year. A special thank you goes out to
our cooks, Brother James Lee, Brother Aaron Morgan, Brother Jerry Moses, Brother
Herschel Parker and Brother Lloyd Tims Jr. The meat was fantastic. Thank you to
Brother Bobby Colson and Deacon Ira Frizell for transporting and setting up the
tables. Thank you to Brother Mike Denton for providing the games and Sister
Cassandra Hart for coordinating the games for the smaller children. Thank you
Sister Vergestine Cooper and Rosemary Jordan for coming down to help organize
the plates, utensils etc. for the picnic. We are delighted that everyone had a
good time.
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Women of Antioch!
The Women’s Ministry Annual Retreat is fast approaching and
we would like to invite the Women of Antioch (25 on up) to join us for a
spiritual and fun weekend! Our Retreat will be held at Ewalu Stone Center
Retreat in Strawberry Point, IA. September 17-18, 2010. The cost for the retreat
is $75.00 and that includes 3 meals, 1 night stay and materials. Deadline for
payment September 6, 2010.
Our theme this year is "The Process Of A Fresh Encounter
God's Fine China" Scripture Isaiah 64:8, "But now, O Lord, you are our Father;
we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand."
Sister Roz Robinson will be our guest speaker. Sister Roz is the wife of our
Associate Minister, Rev. Raymond Robinson.
Sisters Devan Scott and Tammy Barrett will be in the narthex
to sign up women for the retreat. Please tell your circle of friends!
Women’s Ministry
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City Wide Christian Mission
The women of Antioch are invited to the City Wide Mission to be
held on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
located at 710 Broadway Street. The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. to noon
followed by lunch. City Wide Mission is an opportunity for the women of the
community to unite for worship, fellowship and to encourage one another
spiritually.
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Attention All Children and Youth Bible Study Teachers
We will meet quickly today after service. Classes begin this
Wednesday, September 1st at 7:00 pm.
Sister Ashley Caldwell
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The Kitchen will be unavailable until further notice!
Trustee Ministry
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Any names to be added to the September birthday list must be
turned in by Tuesday, August 31.
Attention Antioch Family!
Please remember to pick up your Circle of Light envelopes from the Mission
Ministry. This is an on going Antioch Baptist Church sponsored project. We need
the support of all of our members to continue with this work.
Mission Ministry
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THE CHURCH OF THREE SHIPS
Here at Antioch we are
Disciples of CHRIST.
The Church of Three Ships:
Worship, Friendship, and
Fellowship. Where
Worship is produced by our Daily Devotion
with God. Where Friendship is
produced by our Love. Where Fellowship is produced
by our Relationship with Christ.
At Antioch we
are Kingdom Building!
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LAST
WEEK'S SERMON AT A GLANCE
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Sermon: |
Seeking A Fresh Encounter With God! Scripture:
Matthew 9:20
Guest Speaker: Rev.
Harold Davis |
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If God has ever
blessed you, You need to tell someone. |
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If God tells you "you can," you have to have a
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You have to reach out and touch Him. You will receive
strength through the Lord.
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FRIENDSHIP HOLY LAND TOUR
Departing on June 25th to July 5th, 2011
More Information
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Daily Devotional
The Word For You Today
August 29, 2010
"Seven times he said, ‘Go again.’" 1 King
18:43 NKJV
"Get Up And Go Again"
Elijah the prophet told King Ahab that the drought in the
land was over and the rains were coming. Then Elijah told his
servant, "‘Go up now, look toward the sea.’ So he went up and
looked, and said, ‘There is nothing.’ And seven times he said,
‘go again.’ Then it came to pass the seventh time that he said,
‘There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the
sea!’ So he said, ‘Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and
go down before the rain stops you’...in the meantime...the sky
became black...and there was a heavy rain" (vv.43-45). Notice,
seven times Elijah said, "Get up and go again." You must
persist! If you don’t, you’ll miss what God wants you to have.
Furthermore, if you don’t recognize and celebrate small miracles
"the size of a man’s hand," you’ll miss the bigger ones so
essential to your future.
Beth Anne DeCiantis had to complete a twenty-six-mile
marathon in less than two hours and forty-five minutes to
qualify for the Olympics. She reached the final straightaway at
2:43, with just two minutes left. Two hundred yards from the
finish she stumbled and fell. Dazed, she stayed down for twenty
seconds. The crowd yelled, "Get up!" The clock was ticking-less
than a minute to go. Beth Anne staggered to her feet and began
walking. Five yards short of the finish, with ten seconds to go,
she fell again. As the crowd cheered her on, she crossed the
finish line on her hands and knees. Her time? Two hours,
forty-four minutes, fifty-seven seconds. So the word for you
today is "Get up and go again."
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The Successful Church
A successful church, like a business, must define its segment of the market.
Love dictates that you focus your appeal. A loving church must seek to meet
everyone’s NEED; however, it is impossible for a given church to meet everyone’s
DESIRES.
Some people have let surface desires smother real needs. They come to a church
asking that it function as a country club, a mutual admiration society, or a
charitable organization. They don’t come face to face with themselves and their
need of a Savior.
In its attempt to satisfy individual wants, a church program sometimes leaps its
proper boundaries. If a church tries to please everyone, its program may spread
out too far. In time, nobody can find what the church stands for because the
main channel disappears.
The church possesses no personality; it holds out no distinctive appeal. A
church like a person, must settle on an identity and maintain it. Who or what
makes up the identity of your church?
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Stewardship
Webster Dictionary states that a steward is a person
put in charge of something. Are you being a good steward with what God
has blessed you with? Whether it be time, money, Sunday School, Bible
Study or time spent with God in study and meditation. Are you truly
being a Godly steward or are you cheating God? Please think very
seriously on these questions.
Will a man rob God: Malachi 3:8. Have you robbed God of tithes and
offering? Have you not bought tithes into his storehouse?
Fanci Harrington
Stewardship Director
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How
Families Grow Spiritually
1. Worshiping together regularly.
2. Attending church together.
3. Give thanks to God at mealtimes.
4. Having fun together.
5. Expressing love and affection openly.
6. Under girding and supporting one another.
7. Working together; accepting responsibility for
doing chores and jobs around the house.
8. Reaching out to others as a Christian family.
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FASTING AND PRAYER:
Duration of fast:
½ day, (5:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.).
Number of times per month: 2
Days of the month we will fast: 1st and 3rd
Wednesdays
5:30 AM prayer meeting of group
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Rules from God for 2010
1.) Wake Up!!-Decide to have a good day.
Psalms 118:24
2.) Dress Up!! The best way to dress up is to put on a
smile.
I Samuel 16:7
3.) Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen.
Proverbs 13:3
4.) Stand Up!! For what you believe in.
Galatians 6:9-10
5.) Look Up!! To the Lord.
Philippians 4:13
6.) Reach Up!! For something higher.
Proverbs 3:5-6
7.) Lift Up!! Your Prayers.
Philippians 4:6
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