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S H A R I N G S H A R O N

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BE THE CHURCH

Matthew 5: 13a - 14

Where Can I Bless My Savior?

As born-again believers, we all long to see the Lord’s return; to see Jesus standing

on the edge of heaven, calling us all home to forever be with the Lord. And as we

walk through this dark and cold wilderness, that promise of the Lord’s appearing

warms our hearts and brings peace to our souls. Yet this promise, when held against

the backdrop of Christ’s sufferings and sacrifice, is quick to remind us of the

multitudes that will perish and be forever lost when that great day is come.

His suffering reminds us of what His Church is to be about; and that is to seek

and to save the lost, ”For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was

lost” (Luke 19:10), especially as we anticipate the Lord’s imminent return.

(Heb 10:25).

The Burden that our Savior has for souls has been imparted to every believer, and

that burden will naturally find its way into some area of service or work of the same.

Jesus is happy to afford His people the opportunity and the occasion to serve Him,

and none of us are denied of that blessing. To share with the world what Jesus has

shared with you and I is fundamental to our faith. And so, we ask, “Jesus, you gave

all, now what can I do?” Well…. have you considered the Bus Ministry?

The Bus Ministry at Sharon Baptist Church is one of those opportunities. It is a

blessing that God has graciously granted us. It brings with it all that the Lord would

have us to do in fulfilling His Commission to the Church; “to seek and to find”, “to

go ye therefore”, “to compel them to come in, that my house may be full.”

When considering all that a Bus Ministry has to offer, you’re hard pressed to find

a more effective way of getting the lost to Christ. So often the Bus Ministry is

branded as a laborious and arduous work, yet how that work blesses the Lord and

how He in turn blesses His Church, far out-shines any difficulties it may endure. The

fruit that is born from this Ministry is tremendous and could never be rightly

measured on this side of heaven.

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Matthew 5:13a – 14 “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the

salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? Ye

are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot

be hid.” 2

Those that are reached through our buses are generally the young and unchurched, and

this is where the seeds of the Gospel are more readily received. Consequently, as we plant the

good news of Jesus Christ in our coming generations, the principles of sowing and reaping

are sure to abound. Thank the Lord that He has purposely provided us a way to reach those

that are least likely to be shown the love of God, or get to Church, or to hear a clear

presentation of the Gospel.

As an example, some boys on our buses got saved not long ago, and as I was getting their

information, one of them, a 5th grader, could not give me his last name… He literally didn’t

know it. Beloved, this is the world that we live in today. Now ask yourself, how else would

they have heard, or where, or when… if at all?

The Blessings of God usually go hand in hand with hard work, and the Bus Ministry is no

stranger to its many forms. Buses are expensive; in fuel, tires, insurance, and in time. It takes

a dedicated team of people to move it forward; from the Pastor, to the Director, to the

Captain, to the Driver; to helpers and mechanics. There are those that faithfully pray, and

generously give, and cook breakfast…PTL! Yes, it takes a lot to make it go but it’s worth it.

The charge of the Bus Ministry demands an incorporation of the Body of Christ like nothing

else, and what could be a more satisfying testimony to that Body than to know it is being

used of God? My friend there isn’t one!

In Matt 25:21, Jesus encourages us with these words, “Well done, thou good and faithful

servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things:

enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” I’m convinced, by witnessing first hand the saving power

and life changing influence of the Holy Spirit in this ministry, that our Savior will repeat that

verse again and again to the faithful hands that have labored, and do labor, to bring them in.

If you are in search of a place of service, if you desire the blessings of God and want to be

a blessing to Him, then I submit to you the Bus Ministry.

“He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with

rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Psalms 126:6

Spencer Close, Bus Director

Sunday

Sunday School 9:45 am

Morning Service 11:00 am

Choir Practice 5:15 pm

Evening Service 6:30 pm

Wednesday

Patch The Pirate Club 7:00 pm

Adult & Teen Services 7:00 pm

Thursday

Visitation 6:30 pm

Friday

Faithful Hands 9:15 am

Saturday

Bus Worker Visitation 9:30 am

Family Out Reach 10:00 am

Remember to check

google calendar for

current info.

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CHILI COOK OFF 2019

The annual Chili Cook Off will be on

March 9, 2019, 12:00 PM. Get those

chili recipes ready! If you haven’t

signed up to enter your chili yet, the

sign-up sheet is on the back table in the

Sanctuary.

Note: Participants entering chili need to

have their chili in the kitchen by

11:45am on March 9th. Late arrivals will

not be judged.

If you don’t want to make chili, please

bring the chili toppers – shredded

cheese, sour cream, chopped onion,

crackers, etc, as well as desserts.

Mary Samuels

A Recipe for Hostess

Ministry Gently combine one generous cup

each of caring and commitment.

Slowly stir in a heaping cup of joy.

Turn mixture out onto a surface lightly

floured with faith and knead

thoroughly, using lots of elbow

grease. Sprinkle with laughter.

Turn into pan and bake.

Share with others!

Mary Samuels

Thank You! Diana Gates

Our Theme for the Ladies Retreat this year, “By The Fire Place”.

September 20th and 21st

Friday night From 5:45 pm till 6:45 pm there will be registration, a light supper and vendors

will be open, and we will start at 7:00 till 8:30.

Saturday registration and vendors will start at 9:00 am till 9:45 am. We will start at 10:00 am

and should be done between 2:30 – 3:00 pm. There will be a wonderful lunch served all

included in the cost. There will be many prizes and fun to be had as well.

This event is open to teenagers 14 years old and up and we will have some sessions just for

them. As always the Ladies Event is geared for YOU.

Cost for Friday and Saturday will be $35 and for just Saturday it’s $30.

(Sr. Pastor’s wives are free. We do have special things we set up for our Sr. Pastor’s wives so

we do ask you to register and if you can’t come please let us know.)

All that are registered and paid by August 26th will be entered into the Grand Prize drawings.

All registrations have to be in by September 15th. After that the cost will be $45.

It will be a tremendous time that I know in my heart you will not want to miss. God has been

working in our hearts and preparing us that we would be a blessing to you. By The

Fireplace, is a theme filled with joy, strength and victory thru our Lord Jesus. Pray, plan and

be here to receive all that God has for you. I strongly encourage you to invite everyone you

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HELP WANTED

Looking for a place to serve? We are

looking for two or three more ladies

to help us on the Hostess Committee.

We have good times of fellowship

while setting up for the big dinners.

We work hard but have fun doing it.

If interested in joining the Hostess

Committee or just finding out more

information, please contact

Mary Samuels.

March’s Mission

Your mission this month to be an

encouragement to someone and send

out cards to someone in the church

you don’t know. If you have any

questions, please call Tim Bailey @

757-570-5068.

March Activity Thursday March 21st at 6:00pm meet

at Sandi Griffin’s house.

203 Greenwell Dr. Hampton

Lift up others and

you will be lifted

up too!

We are planning

to go see this on

May 1st 2020.

It will be a Friday and the

show time is 3:00 pm. We do

have to go ahead and

pay for the tickets to be able

to get the seats we want.

We need you to sign up now or very soon if you are seriously

interested and then pay for your ticket by March 1st 2020.

More info is on the flyer that is out and the sign up sheet is on the

back table in the Sanctuary.

March

10th

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YOUR MISSIONARIES

As most of you know, here at Sharon Baptist Church, we help support over 60 different

missionaries around the world. Did you know that once every two months or once a quarter,

they will send us a prayer letter including prayer requests and praises of what is going on in

their ministry? These letters are posted on the mission’s board each week in correspondence

with the highlighted missionaries in the weekly prayer bulletin. Some of these are single

female missionaries that are helping alongside a pastor and his wife. The following are two

of these ladies we support and pray for. There is a small clip from each of their latest prayer

letters.

If you want to read more or receive their prayer letters in your personal email account please

see Shannon Grandinetti.

It is exciting to read what goes on in the lives of our missionaries.

Submitted by Shannon Grandinetti

Jennifer Andrews

Missionary to the Country of Lichthenstein

The last couple of months have found me in scenarios where I had to wait on God’s timing

because I just didn’t see how I could work things out myself. My sense of timing, of course,

made perfect sense to me. It always does. But rarely does God’s plan work out for me that

way. I have sat in Bible studies recently, staring at the person sitting across from me and

thinking to myself, “I have no idea how to help you.” Those are the times when I desperately

want the right answer to come out of my mouth, but most recently, I have had none.

However, what was needed at the time was not an answer. They needed a person just like

them that didn’t have answers either—a person who would take the problem to heart, pray

over it, and wait for an answer. What they needed was an answer from the Lord, not an

answer from me.

Deana Hewston

Missionary to the country of Scotland

Just last night, after kids club, one of my 8 year old girls had some questions on what it

meant “for Jesus to be your Saviour.” This girl has been coming since Holiday Bible Club

and has obviously been listening. I was able to share with her how she could be saved and

she called on Jesus to save her. She was very sure and knew that was what she wanted.

Continue to pray for Melek as she now will be growing in her relationship with Christ. Her

mum was very supportive and we are praying she will be able to be baptized in April at our

next baptism service.

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3 Jacqueline Walker

5 Susie Close

6 Gail Klaiss

10 Ed Caldwell

14 Barbara Graham

18 Madison Klaiss

20 Taylor Kimbrough

26 Sandra Hooper

Good Soup!

¼ cup chopped onions

1 tablespoon oil

2 cans of petite diced tomatoes in tomato sauce

½ head of cabbage chopped

Half of a Beef Kielbasa Sausage cut into thin circles

1 carton chicken broth (or two cans)

1-2 small potatoes cut into bite size pieces

About a can’s worth of water

Put oil into stock pot and sauté onions add meat then add everything

else. Bring to a boil and then turn down to simmer for about 40 mins.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Will feed 4-5 people. Just double the

recipe to feed more and it will be good for several days in the

refrigerator. I have at times added a half can of corn which was very

good in it also.

Submitted by Gail

Happy Anniversary Jim & Claudia Lynskey

54 years!

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 9:15 am Faithful

Hands

2 9:30 am Bus

Prayer

10 am Outreach

3 Deacon’s Mtg

5:00 pm

4 5 6 Prayer & Bible

Services, Teen

Service & Patch

The Pirate Club 7:00 pm – 8:00pm

7 8 9:15 am Faithful

Hands

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10 am Outreach 12:00 pm Chili

Cook-Off

All entries must

be in the kitchen

nlt 11:45

10 Singspiration

6:30 pm

Ministry Mtg

7:30 pm


Services, Teen

Service & Patch



Hands

16 10 am Outreach

17 Baptism

News Articles

Due


Services, Teen

Service & Patch



Hands

23 Work Day

8:00 am

24 25 26 27 Prayer & Bible

Services, Teen

Service & Patch



Hands

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March 2019 10 th

Choir Practice - Sundays 5:15

Patch The Pirate Club - Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00

Adult & Teen Services - Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00

Visitation - Thursdays 6:30 pm

Faithful Hands - Fridays 9:15 am

Outreach - Saturdays 10:00 am

REVIVAL with Dan Knickerbocker

Regular service times on Sunday and at

7:00 pm Mon- Fri

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