THE HARVEST
The month of October is a time of harvest in two ways. The gathering of crops from the fields and the gathering of souls for the Lord. We pray for the farmers who devote their lives to sowing and caring for crops that benefit the world. We thank God for witnesses He sends throughout the world, sowing the Word of Christ into the hearts of His people. We are called by God to be a servant. We have an extra calling in that we are to be servant leaders. This past month in our combined adult Sunday school classes we focused on “JESUS ON LEADERSHIP, Developing Servant Leaders” by C. Gene Wilkes.
The class was designed to produce a new harvest in our congregation by adding a new dimension to our style of service and ministry. The seven principles of servant leadership
1) Servant leaders humble themselves and wait for God to exalt them. (2) Servant leaders follow Jesus rather than seek a position. (3) Servant leaders give up personal rights to find greatness in service to others. (4) Servant leaders can risk serving others because they trust that God is in control of their lives. (5) Servant leaders take up Jesus’ towel of servanthood to meet the needs of others. (6) Servant leaders share their responsibility and authority with others to meet a greater need. (7) Servant leaders multiply their leadership by empowering others to lead.
We are being led as a result of the study to be servant leaders. We are called to S.E.R.V.E. by focusing on Spiritual gifts, Experiences, Relational style, Vocational skills, and Enthusiasm. Then we are to E.Q.U.I.P. others for ministry. That is…Encourage them to serve, Qualify them for service, Understand their needs, Instruct them, and Pray for them. Now, we are to develop a T.E.A.M. that fosters Togetherness, Empowerment, Accountability, and Mentoring.
Jesus said “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out
workers into his harvest field” (Matt 9:37, 3
. We are asking our Lord to send out workers who are servant leaders in our congregation so that we will touch the lives of people throughout our entire community. A key verse of focus: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mk 10:45). In the harvest, we are all called to serve. What is your place of servant leadership?
James H. Callaway, Jr
Pastor
AB Women Ministry
Welcome to all women and girls of First Baptist. This is an opportunity to become involved with others to serve and lay up treasurers in heaven where moths and rust can not take away those tokens of love for the Lord.
We had the privilege to welcome 21 guests and members to a Coffee Hour with our missionary Wendy Bernhard from the Democratic Republic of Congo on September 4th. The Priscilla circle has had her for a Special Interest missionary for the past five years. She shared pictures and told of her work at the Bible Institute at Kimpese,
We began our new year learning our new theme song, and studying the new theme, “Come to The Edge”. The New Year’s White Cross quotas for 2007-2008 was accepted from the Central Region Chairman. The National Projects are for
Gail Dye, our new Project chairman will soon be telling us of our new missions project. But before we promote that, we have to celebrate our last years achievement. We can say “We Did It!” We met our $30,000 central Region Goal, but by how much is a secret until the Annual Gathering ABW Luncheon in
ABW Ministries
Glenda Bryant
YOUTH ARTICLE
on September 2 to an attendance of 31 September 16. We are still looking
for smiling faces of boys and girls who want to learn and have fun. We
would also like for some adults to mentor these children for ten to fifteen
minutes between 5:30 and 6:00 PM on Sunday evenings. This won't interfere
with church and will give you a spiritual lift. For more information
contact the church office.
Yours in Christ, Roy Richardson, Awana Commander
| Last month I asked the youth to write to me in their own words "Who is God and what is God like?" and "What does God and being a Christian mean to them?". I have listed three responses from three youth.
1. "God is our creator of everything, our king, our ruler, our father and many other things. To me God and being a Christian is important. Other people may not see him but he is always there. God is always listening to me no matter how I'm communicating to him."
2. "God is the creator of everything. He is our personal savior and friend and died for our sins. He is the only one who truly knows everything about us and knows how our lives are going. He made a plan for each and every person. He has a spot for everyone in heaven. Being a Christian means truly believing in God and what he says. Christians try to live their lives to be the best of God's word even though we are sinners. But we can ask for forgiveness and if we believe we will be forgiven."
3. "God is the man upstairs. The creator and savior. We pray and he listens to us and already knows what we are going to say before we say it. He knows all and loves everyone. God is the father of Jesus and of all of us and he sent his son to die for our sins so that we maybe forgiven. He loves us all and hates no one. Going to church, praying, reading his word and speaking Gods word makes me closer to him."
I love how our youth see God and see how important God is to them. The youth are so full of life and questions and are always willing to learn. They seem so thirsty for Gods word. So in Bible study we are studying "Plunge" by Max Lucado this youth study is from Lucado's adults version "Come Thirsty". This study comes from John 4:14 "Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." We are learning how to Drink from the WELL. Receive Christ's Work on the cross, The Energy of his Spirit, His Lordship over your life, and his unending, unfailing Love. We have started youth Bible Study on Tuesday nights at 4:30pm. So Come thirsty, and drink the water of LIFE. On October 13th the youth will be going to the Renaissance festival in God Bless, Amanda Hansis
We are three weeks into our new year and have gone from an attendance of 13 |
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