THE WHITE HOUSE MESSENGER
White House General Baptist Church
P.O Box 1485, White House, TN 37188
(4012 Highway 31W - Phone 672-3530)
Pastor: Larry Treadway - phone: 672-9661
(cell: 210-5735)
Website: www.whgbc.org
JANUARY 2012
Topic: New Year Resolutions
I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
(Psalm 9:1)
A New Year tradition for many Christians is to make resolutions. What are resolutions? According to dictionary.com, resolution means a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. The act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc. In other words, it means to resolve. And resolve means, to come to a determination; make up one's mind; determine (often followed by on or upon ): to resolve on a plan of action. The best understanding is that resolutions are plans to change our actions and habits (for the better). That sounds like a good Christian decision. However, plans should be made to be kept.
An anonymous source said, Those who refuse to make New Years resolutions because they always break them anyway are missing the point. Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and rerinforces humility.
A boy asked his father, “Dad, if three frogs were sitting on a limb that hung over a pond and one frog decided to jump off into the pond, how many frog would be left on the limb?
The day quickly responded with, “Two.”
“No.” The son replied. “There’s three frogs and one decides to jump, how many are left?
The dad said, “Oh, I get it, if one decides to jump, the others would jump too. So there are none left.”
The boy said, “No dad, the answer is three. The frog only DECIDED to jump
Does that sound like last year’s resolution?
I have compiled (in my own mind) what I feel would
be the most prominent top ten resolutions for
Christian adults . . .
1. Lose 1000 pounds
2. Exercise daily
3. Eat more fiber & less fat
4. Follow a budget
5. Daily Bible reading
6. Pray at least three times a day
7. Weekly church attendance
8. Call parents every day
9. Two hours uninterrupted family time weekly
10. Two hours per week involvement in a church ministry
Note that prayer is among the top ten. Having just completed 2011 with the church theme, “WHGBC, A Church On Her Knees.” My desire is that prayer remains a top priority in our lives. Everything rises and falls according to our prayer life.
We are now entering into a new year. Again this year, I believe it is essential to connect with our General Association’s theme on evangelism. The definition I have adapted for evangelism is “living the Christian life daily, sharing the gospel, and trusting God for results.” A deeper explanation of this definition will be developed throughout the year. The primary Scripture that we will build upon is 1 Peter 3:15-16.
After two meetings with our church CORE Ministry team, the choice for our theme phrase was “Got Jesus?” This is a question, we will deal with throughout 2012. Our goal is to keep this question on our minds and in our hearts as we pray, plan, and serve throughout the year.
Get ready for . . .
1. Evangelistic preaching sermons & sermon series
2. Evangelism training through preaching & teaching events.
3. Intentional evangelism days & events both within the church and outside as well.
4. Relational efforts to connect with the non-churched in an attempt to build trust so we can more effective share the message.
5. Strategic planning and execution by the youth ministry, children ministry, men’s ministry, Women of Worship, and occasional small groups that center on the evangelism theme.
Pray and become involved in these efforts, eternity for many we know and get to know may depend upon these efforts. MAKE THIS YOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTION!
The first evangelism preaching series begins, on January 8th and will consist of five sermons.
Our first evangelism training will be on Sunday afternoon, January 29th from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Bro. Larry
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
Jan. 5 Donna Hughes
Jan. 17 Kyle Brandt
Jan. 18 Tina Stinson
Jan. 20 Elijah Thomas
Jan. 21 Angel Hardaway
Jan. 24 Ruby Walker
Jan. 24 Roger Thurber
Jan. 27 Donnie Spain
JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES
Jan. 28 Tony & Donna McConnell
Jan 29 Donnie & Joyce Spain
(We apologize if anyone’s birthday or anniversary is missing. Please notify Betty Mooneyhan or Donna Treadway of needed corrections)
STATISTICS FROM DECEMBER
Date S.S. Worship Offerings
12/04 80 109 $ 4148.00
12/11 89 141 $ 1394.00
12/18 94 143 $ 1431.00
12/25 $ 1026.75
Avg. 88 131 $ 1999.94
Total Weekly Offering = $ 7999.75
Avg. Needed To Meet the Budget = $ 2171.64
Year To Date Avg. = $ 2267.75
Additional Giving in December
Storage Building & Van = $ 400.00
EVANGELISM NOTES
Let the Journey Begin . . . January 8th
(Sermon on the Christian life)
The Stop Sign . . . January 15th
(Sermon on the sin of silence)
Fueling Up . . . January 22nd
(Sermon on passion)
Who’s Driving? . . . January 29th
(Sermon on our partnership with God)
Using A Roadmap . . . February 5th
(Sermon on developing a plan)
Sunday, September 29th - - - 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
(First Evangelism Training Session)
CHILDREN NOTES
(ages 3 – grade 5)
Children’s Church – Sundays @ 10:55 a.m.
(Director – Donna McConnell)
Bible Blitz – Wednesdays @ 7:00 p.m.
(Director: Bobby McMurtry)
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YOUTH NOTES
(Grades 6 – 12)
(Youth Leader: Donna Treadway 615-406-5735)
Special Ministry Meetings – Sundays @ 6:00 p.m.
Youth Classes – Wednesdays @ 7:00 p.m.
(“True Love Waits” Classes During Janaury)
Monthly Youth Outing – Bowling
(Saturday, January, 27th @ 1:30 p.m.)
FOR MORE INFORMATION – SEE THE ENCLOSED YOUTH NEWSLETTER
W.O.W. NOTES
(Director of Women’s Ministry: Betty Mooneyhan @ 615-323-8115)
W.O.W. Breakfast & Organizational Meeting – Saturday, January 14TH @ 9:00 a.m.
All ladies are invited to enjoy the food, fellowship, and take part in the church women’s ministry’s 2012 planning.
MEN’S MINISTRY NOTES
(Director of Men’s Ministry: Mike Stinson @ 615-672-0579)
Men’s Breakfast– Saturday, Jan.. 21st @ 8:00 a.m.
Enjoy the food, fellowship, planning and study session.
SENIOR ADULT LUNCH TRIP
