HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH Phone : 417-532-6159 email: info@lebanonhbc.com

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May 7, 2017

Announcements Keith Ruether

Mission Moment Graduates

Welcome & Prayer Pastor David Brown

Worship in Praise “Praise is the Offering”

“We Will Remember”

Choir Special “You Are”

Offertory Hymn “Christ is Enough”

Offertory Prayer Dean Morrow Children 3 years-Grade 3 leave for Children’s Church

Special Music Taylor Malonson

Message Blueprints for Building Lasting Relationships Pastor David Brown

“The Three Testimonies”

Ruth 1:8-22

Opportunity to Respond “Softly and Tenderly”

Hillcrest Baptist Church exists to see lost people saved,

saved people discipled, and discipled people sent.

Weekly Opportunities for Worship and Service

May 7-May 13

Last Week at Hillcrest

Sunday School/Life Groups 150 Praise Celebration 176 Evening Worship 89 Awana 76 Budget Offering Requirement weekly: $ 7,346.00 Received 4/30/17 $ 5,551.16 Budget amount needed to date $ 323,236.00 Received to date: $ 335,729.16 Loan Paid on loan principal this week $ 200.00 Loan balance $ 441,334.08

Worship & Activity Schedule

Today 8:30 am Pictures for directory

9:30 am Life Groups

10:30 am Praise Celebration

12:00 pm Pictures for directory

2:00 pm Graduate Reception

6:00 pm Evening Worship

Team Kids—Sarah Hemphill

Children—Marty Kinnett & Donna

Jennings

Youth—Bradley Jemes

Disciples Making Disciples—Mark &

Mary Ann Randall’s, 151 Smith Rd.

Stepping Up—Chuck Tyrrell

GriefShare—Don & Vicky Copling

Song of Solomon—David Veanes

Monday 6:00 pm Leadership Team

6:00 pm Ladies Bible Study at Ava Baker’s, 23821

Pine Tree Drive

Tuesday 5:30 pm Women’s Ministry

7:00 pm Executive Board, here

8:30 pm Softball game at Atchley Park

Wednesday 5 :00 pm Family Meal—Barbecue

6:00 pm Awana Awards

7:00 pm Nominating Team

7:15 pm Choir Rehearsal

We are producing our

own Church Directory!

Debbie Handley will be

taking pictures in the

foyer each Sunday morning for the next few

weeks before Sunday School and after morning

worship.

CAMP TIME!!!

Family Camp is for children who have completed kindergarten through second grade and a parent or grandparent is required.

Cost is $35 per child, parents/grandparents are free. Dates are June 1-3. Forms are due back at Hillcrest by next Sunday, May 14.

Youth Camp is for boys and girls having completed the 6th through 12th grade. Dates are June 5-9. Forms are due back at Hillcrest by May 19. Pre-registration is suggested as there is limited space at camp.

Girl’s Camp is for girls having completed 3rd through 6th grade. Dates are June 12-16. Forms are due back at Hillcrest by May 25.

Boy’s Camp is for boys having completed 3rd through 6th grade.

Camp fee is $50. Dates are June 19-23. Forms are due back at Hillcrest by June 1.

Camp Whoa is for any child between the ages of 9 and 14 and has an interest in horses. Dates are June 26-30. This camp fills up quickly, so forms need to be turned back in as soon as possible. Last date to turn in form is May 30.

Campers completing 6th grade may choose either Boys/Girls Camp or Youth Camp or both. Hillcrest pays half of one camp for members.

We must have a counselor for each six campers. There is a form to fill out for counselors, also. Health forms must be filled out for everyone who attends camp.

Please return all camp forms to our office and they will be taken to the Associational Office as a group each time.

Camp forms are at the Welcome Center.

The families of

Hunter Ambrose,

Alicyn Quick

and Kirsten Snow

invite you to a

Come and Go

Graduation Party

Sunday, May 7, 2017

From 2-4 pm

In the church Fellowship Hall

Annie Armstrong Total $6,552.

There is a table in the foyer with a Bible

for each high school graduate. Please

highlight your favorite scriptures in them.

Acts 1:8 Service Opportunities

Immediate Opportunities:

• Volunteer for a position in the new church year Ongoing Opportunities:

• Fill shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child

• Donate to the Christmas Project

• Donate to Human Trafficking victims

• Be a counselor at one of our summer camps Upcoming Opportunities:

• Mission trip to Senegal June 20-July 2

• Work in Vacation Bible School July 17-21 FOOD OF THE MONTH MAY Peanut Butter

...and ye shall be witnesses unto

me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and

in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of

the earth.

WALK 4 LIFE

Pregnancy Support Center is holding their annual Walk 4 Life Thursday,

May 11, at Atchley Park. Pledge sheets are located on a table in the Information Cor-

ner. See Jane Bunch or Judy Clark if you have questions.

Our youth will be going to the Creation Museum in Bran-son on Saturday, May 20. They will also play mini-golf and eat somewhere. The museum is free, but the kids will need to take $15 to pay for the mini-golf and meal. The van will leave at 9 am and return at 5 pm.

WANT TO BE A “HOME”

MISSIONARY?

Missouri Baptist Children’s Home has a few positions open. They are looking for: a full-time, live-in direct support staff to work a 7 days on/7 days off shift, a full-time Lead Youth Care Specialist to provide spiritu-al leadership and program leadership for the youth care specialists in the TGH and Pregnancy Services programs, and a part-time office manag-er for the Hutchens Campus in Mt. Vernon. If you are interested in any of these positions, we have more information in the office or you can submit a resume to: human.resources@mbch.org.

There will be a meeting of all Awana workers Wednesday, May 17, at 5 pm in the Family Life Center. A meal will be provided.

If you are currently working in Awana in any way, please attend this meeting. We have some very important items to discuss.

ASSOCIATIONAL SEWING GROUP

Are you interested in sewing?

Nancy LaChance is going to

have a meeting here in our fel-

lowship hall tomorrow at 1 pm.

If you would like to be part of

this group, please attend. In the past they have

made items to put in the OCC boxes. Come see

what Nancy has planned.

AWANA AWARDS CELEBRATION

You are invited to the Awana awards

celebration Wednesday, May 10 at 6 pm.

Come see what the clubbers have done this year. All other activities for the evening are cancelled so you can support the kids.

We sure love our church family! Thank you to everyone for your many calls, prayers, cards and concerns during our family's time of sorrow.

It is so comforting to know we were being lifted up in prayer during this trial. Again, Thank you so much!

Dean & Ann Holley

Sermon Notes WELCOME CENTER & USHERS

Today, May 7 Next Sunday, May 14 Welcome Center Welcome Center Sue Stowe Gail Price Peggy Francisco Cheryl Foltz Ushers Ushers Justin Stephens Mark Kontos John Stowe Justin Slye Dean Morrow Gilbert Mendoza Brian Wallace Mike McDaniel Jack Francisco Ben Foltz Jim O’Dell Nick Salsman

SUNDAY MORNING

Blueprints for Building Lasting Relationships

“The Three Testimonies”

Ruth 1:8-22

1. Naomi’s testimony is a reminder that _____________will _______________ a rela-tionship.

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2. Orpah’s testimony is a reminder that

______________ will __________________

a relationship.

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3. Ruth’s testimony is a reminder that

________________ will ________________ a

relationship.

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SUNDAY NIGHT

“Tell Great Things”

Luke 8:37-40

I. Jesus’ Power Over Satan

A. A man’s ___________ story

B. Jesus’ _______________ made a differ-ence

II. The Gadarene Attitude

A. Concerned about ___________

B. Asked Jesus to _____________

III. Jesus Has a Better Plan

A. A _______________ request

B. A place for ___________ _________

C. Why we are here

To reach the staff by phone call: 417-532-6159

Extension Phone David Brown 101 (H)417-532-5675 Pastor Bradley Jemes 104 417-588-6804 Minister of Youth and Family Linda Bradshaw 100 417-532-6159 Ministry Assistant Donald Copling 108 417-718-2185 Custodian For transportation call the church phone. When the voice message answers, push 2 and then leave your message.

DEACON ON CALL Week of May 7 Week of May 14 Dean Morrow 664-0146 Trent Copling 664-0710

CHILD CARE Today, May 7 Next Sunday, May 14 Morning Service Morning Service Dale & Ava Baker Judy Clark Kirsten Snow Casey Copling Ben & Callie Shaw Jen Kinnett Sybil Oursbourn Halie Howlett Evening Service Evening Service Jane Bunch No Service Jackie Senate Children’s Church 3 yr.-K Children’s Church 3 yr. –K Carolyn & Cindy Roberts Erin & Justin Slye Freddy Jennings Taylor Malonson Children’s Church Gr. 1-3 Children’s Church Gr.1-3 Lucas & Chelsea Handley Bradley & Carol Jemes Wed., May 10 Tim & Nancy Blake Awana, May 10 Awards Ceremony

Today CONNECTION CORNER Next Sunday Tricia Cusic & Jill Ambrose Chuck & Kathy Tyrrell