Mid-Week Informer J A N U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 1 7
From Your Pastor Complacency in Your Marriage?
When I get home in the evenings I like to take off my dress clothes and put on my comfortable pants and maybe some slippers. Most of us like to be comfortable. Some-times we get comfortable and complacent in our relationships (especially our marriages). In Pre-Marital Counseling we talk about things such as roles and responsibilities of the husband and wife, communicating, resolving conflict, finances and budgeting, parenting and spiritual growth. We want people to be prepared for marriage with the realization that a good marriage takes a lot of work. After looking at Marital Faithfulness in Malachi 2 this past Sunday, I have been trying to examine my own marriage. I think my greatest struggle is in the area of communica-tions. I am an introvert and I have to push myself to talk. If Jenny and I are sitting in the living room watching TV, reading a book, or doing something else, I feel like every-thing is good because we are together. But Jenny likes to communicate. She likes to know what is going on in my life, at church, and she likes to share what is going on in her life. Over the years I have gotten slightly better at listening but still have a lot of shortcomings in the area of communicating. I decided to go back and look at the section called “Communicating within Marriage” in my Pre-Marital Counsel-ing. I realized I needed a review. There are lots of Scrip-tures that deal with how we communicate with one another. Proverbs 18:21 tells us that we have the power of death and life in our tongues. We can use our tongues to tear down or build up. Ephesians 4:15 reminds us to “speak the truth in love.” James 1:19 tells us to be “quick to listen.” Colossians 4:6 says to “let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt.” Needless to say, I’ve got some work to do. Are there areas in your marriage or relationships that could use a little work? As we journey through Malachi, now might be a good time for some evaluation! Bro. Harold
A C O M M U N I T Y O F
G R A C E T H A T I S
G R O W I N G & G O I N G
U P C O M I N G E V E N T S :
JANUARY
Collecting cans for Gar-
rard Food Pantry & GAP
FEBRUARY
Celebration of Marriage
Feb. 12th at 5:30 pm
REACH—Thursday, Jan. 19th 6:00—8:30 FLC Upward
FAMILY LIFE CENTER WALKING
Monday – Friday (7:42 – 10:02 AM)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE BANQUET: On Sun., Feb. 12th at 5:30 PM we will have a celebration of marriage banquet. Sign up now. The cost is $25 per person.
FOOD COLLECTION: We are collecting food for our local food pantries and GAP in the month of January. We will have a Souper Bowl day of giving on February 5th.
MISSIONS TRAINING: We will offer a new 6-week study during Sunday School starting January 29th at 9:00 AM. This study is called “Helping Without Hurting in Short-term Missions” and would be beneficial for any-body wanting to go on a mission trip in the future. Chervens are leading.
NIGHT OF PRAISE: We will have a night of praise Sunday, Jan. 29th at 5:00 PM with singing, praises, and a devotional. All are invit-ed to participate.
MATERIALS REQUESTED: This year LBC turns 175 years old and we are making plans to have a celebration in July. Linda Rudolph would love to have any old pictures or memorabilia to use for the cel-ebration. If you have any of these materials, please put your name on them and give them to Linda (in a envelope). Thanks!
MARRIAGE RETREAT 2017: March 10-12 in Pigeon Forge, TN with Buck Run Baptist and Dr. Herschel York. The cost is $285 per cou-ple. Register by going to: http://www.buckrun.org/event/marriageretreat/ .
REACH CHANGE: During January and February we will target our Up-ward practices for outreach and will meet a different evening each week to reach out to different parents during practices. Join us in the FLC next Friday evening (Jan. 27
th) anytime from 6:00-8:30.
ALASKA MISSION TRIP: Michael Anderson is leading a mission trip to Alaska July 16-23.
GUATEMALA MISSION TRIP: Bob and Carmen Miniard will be leading a mission trip to Guatemala July 29-Aug. 4th. Shelia Taylor will be coor-dinating the trip (Miniards are in Florida) and having a meeting on Sun-day, January 29th after the AM service.
RIGHTNOW MEDIA: Resources from over 150 leading Christian pub-lishers will be available. See Bro. Stephen for details.
SUNDAY PM STUDY OF MALACHI: We are going through Malachi in small groups on Sunday evenings at 5:00 PM. We have a class in the Youth Room and Choir Room.
VALENTINE BANQUET FOR WIDOWS/WIDOWERS: Feb. 14th at 9:00 AM.
LADIES OF FAITH: Ladies SS class are taking donations to help buy place tickets for Claudia and girls to visit her family.
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Visit:
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DVDs & CDs: We have DVDs & CDs available for our Sun-day services. Please see Chris Woolums (sound ar-ea) if you would like one (free). Donations welcomed.
In All Things By Prayer...
Memory Verses: Submit yourselves therefore to God. Re-sist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sin-ners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Paul Abney
Blanche Ballard
Sue Ballard
Ronnie Barnes
Lynn Bateman
Melvin Bottom
Pat Brown
Kaleigh Burkhart
J.O. Burkhead
Bud Byrd
Jerry Carrier
Brianna Cherven
Leah Cherven
Joyce Clark
Sally Jo Clark
Levi Clontz
Susan Conley
Rosa Cranfill
Kristine Caudill
Gladys Dailey
Lloyd Dailey
Laikin Day
Ruth Dean
Charles Denton
Jo Denton
Jeanne Dobbins
Mike Durham
Stephanie Elam
Mark Fields
Jimmy Flynn
Jim France
Rosetta France
Arthur Gaffney, Jr.
Zachary Gay
Jean Goins
Barbara Hackney
Barb Hall
Jeanne Hall
Leland Hall
Marsha Hodge
Misty Horton
Ryan Hunt
Carolyn Hunt
Cheryl Johnson
Linda Jones
Julia Kay
Donna Kendall
KY Choice Treatment
Mandy Lynch
Carl Kidwell
Bill Lamb
Jean Land
Molly Lanham
Theo Long
Doris Lucas
Landan Maynard
Lindsay Meadors
Joyce Meadows
Verity Morrow
Cline Mullins
Betty Jean Pass
George Peek
Amber Rankin
Sheridan Ratliff
Adriana Rodriguez
Lisa Logan Rogers
Dave Ruda
Jane Sammons
Amos Sharp
Kathy Shelton
David Simpson
Virginia Simpson
Danny Smith
Derek Smith
Pam Smith
Tyler Stratton
Andy Sutton
Mike Sutton
Pauletta Teater Priscilla Tudor Sky Tudor Bill Vanderpool Tonia Warren Lucy Wayne Flonnie Whitaker Billy Williams
Charlotte Winter
HOMEBOUND Jewell Callis Lois Carrier (CCC) Nellie Cole JoAnn Grow Allene (Peg) Dollins Juanita Gullett Della Meadows (CCC) Anna Meadows Tina Montgomery (CCC) Marie Naylor Dorothy Shockley (CCC)
Katherine Sowder
Our Church
Bro. Harold & family
Bro. Stephen & family
Bro. Nehemiah & family
Bro. Ken & family
Chervens
Amanda Hubler
Our Deacons
SS Teachers
Church leaders
New believers
Chervens
CJ & Adam—Clear Creek
Community
County Judge (Wilson)
City Mayor (Davis)
Representative (Shell)
Police/Sheriff
Fire/EMS
Schools
Lost
Nation
President (Trump)
Governor (Bevins)
Legislatures
Armed Forces
Missionaries
Persecuted Christians
Spiritual Awakening
M I D - W E E K I N F O R M E R
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Please contact Della Hall at 859.548.9250 to add or update prayer list or serve as
Prayer Warrior.
Prayer Warrior
Stacy May
Sun., January 29, 2017
201 Richmond Street Lancaster, KY 40444 Phone: 859-792-2781
E-mail: [email protected]
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Services are broadcast live on our Facebook page and on 105.1 FM.
Ministerial Staff:
Senior Pastor: Harold Best Worship Pastor: Nehemiah Wilkinson Youth Pastor: Stephen Brogli
www.lanbaptist.org
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2017 Missions: We will likely be having mission trips to Alaska (July 16-23), Guatemala (July 29-Aug 4), and Haiti (July –15). If you are inter-ested in any of these mission trips please let the Mission Team know.