houston herald january 2013
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A publication of Houston Baptist AssociationTRANSCRIPT
2012in review
In This IssueFrom your missionaryPage 2
Church newsPage 2
Youth rallyPage 3
Disaster relief trainingPage 3
SBC Call to PrayerPage 3
Men’s ConferencePage 3
Calendar/birthdaysPage 4
Fan The FlamePage 5
Ugandan Thunder ConcertPage 6
Happy
New Year
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Gary Leutzinger
From your missionary
Happy New Year!!
I am very excited aboutwhat this year holds forour Association. I amalways thankful for newbeginnings, and as Godhas granted us anothernew year I am praying thatwe will take everyopportunity to accomplishHis plan of fulfilling theGreat Commission. I have
thought many times as I anticipated the new year thatthis could be the last year we have to reach peoplewith the Gospel. I believe the return of Christ is verysoon, and it is my personal ambition to win as manypeople to Christ as I can. I trust you will be personallycommitted to winning people to Christ, but I am alsopraying that our Association of churches will committo reaching more people to Christ than last year.
We are going to have an opportunity for our churchesto come together on January 31 at First Baptistst
Church Cordele to rally together to hear from God andask God to put a fresh fire in us to win souls to Christ.I am encouraging every church to send members tothis inspirational service as we will hear messages insong by Erica Branch and a message from God’s wordby Evangelist Terry Chupp. Let us begin to pray forthis service and then make every effort to attend thisspecial evening to come before God and ask Him torenew in us a passion for those who are lost.
On that following Saturday morning we will have aSoul-Winning seminar led by Terry Chupp at theAssociational office at 9:00 a.m. This will be a verybeneficial seminar that every church needs to takeadvantage of. The seminar will only be for two hours,and it will be the best two hours you can spend on aSaturday morning.
On April 27 we will be having an opportunity toth
come together as churches to reach people with theGospel as we will have a two hour event at theWatermelon Speedway. This event will involve manythings such as a car show, a play area for the children,
a testimony from a sports figure, and Evangelist BillSaye will share his testimony and present the Gospel.More details about this event will be forthcoming. Weare asking that each church begin to pray now for thisevent. We will also need every church to helpfinancially as well as being personally involved whenthe event occurs. I believe this event has the potentialof reaching many people with the Gospel!!
I pray that we will have a great year together as weunite and reach not only our communities with theGospel but other places that we will be sendingmission teams. The Great Commission should never betreated as a suggestion but as a great privilege ofcarrying out the task God has called us too. May Goduse us in a mighty way to reach thousands of peoplewith the good news of Jesus Christ!
Pressing On Toward the Goal!Bro. Gary
News from our churches
Harmony Church recognizesmembers’ faithfulness
Pictured above left is Harmony’s Deacon ChairmanRoyce Cross presenting Edith Peavy with a specialpin for 45 years of perfect Sunday School attendance. In the picture on the right, Royce is presenting churchorganist Faye DeLoach with a gift from the church forher 40 years serving in the church’s music ministry.
Pinehurst Church is hosting two Revelation seminarsled by Frank Daws on January 6: 10am–12pm and5–7pm. Call 229-645-3916 or 770-335-4166 for moreinformation.
Omar Heights Church’s pastor Hicks Brown hasresigned.
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Disaster Relief is a ministry-based approach toimpacting people for the Kingdom of God. The mottoServing Christ in Crisis has two implications:
(1) We serve Christ to those persons who are victimsof disaster. (2) When we minister to persons in need,we are serving Christ (Matthew 25:40)
The goal of Disaster Relief is to provide some measureof normalcy for the victims of a disaster event andfocuses on five areas of ministry: chaplaincy, childcare, clean-up and recovery, communications andfeeding.
Everyone who wants to be involved in this ministrymust undergo Phase 1 training which includes anintroduction to the ministry as well as hands-ontraining in one of the five ministry areas.
The First Baptist Church in Cairo will host thistraining on February 9 from 9am to 4pm. Cost is $40if received by February 1; $50 thereafter. The churchis located at 505 North Broad Street. Visitwww.gabaptist.org for a registration form andschedule.
The Southern Baptist Call to Prayer during January “isa pivotal opportunity as churches cast a vision forministry in 2013...[and] center [their] thoughts andprayers on the lost in our communities and around theworld” said SBC President Fred Luter.
This effort will help our congregations focus onrelationships and seek ways to engage those withoutChrist. Emphases include:
gMy Family and Friends. Select a friend or familymember and pray they would come to faith in Christ.
gMy Nation. Select a Send North America city andpray for the church planting efforts in that area.www.namb.net/cities
gMy World. Select an unreach people group andpray that the Gospel wiould be advanced among thesepeople. www.imb.org/prayerthreads
For more information contact Men’s Ministries at 1-800-746-4422 Extension 256.
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NEWSBRIEFS
Lifeguards needed forCamp HoustonOur insurance company is nowrequiring a certified lifeguardwhenever the pool is used at thecamp. Certified lifeguards interestedin this position, please contact the associational officeat 229-273-4172 or email [email protected].
Reserve Camp Houston nowTo ensure you will be able to enjoy your 2013 event(s)at our beautiful Camp Houston, schedule your churchby calling the associational office before January 31. After that date, we will begin accepting reservationsfrom other groups. There is no charge for churchesin our association to use the camp.
Need hymnals?We have quite a few old hymnals. If your church hasneed of them or you know of some group who coulduse them, please come get some.
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Please pray for these�Associational Missionary Gary Leutzinger�Hicks Brown�Johnnie Ruth Mixon�Moldolva mission team (trip in March)�Upcoming associational and church events�All our churches and particularly those seekingpastors–Arabi, Mars Hill, Morningside, Oakfield,Omar Heights, Pinehurst, Warwick First, Wenona.
Birthdays this month
Jan. 3 Billy ForrestJan. 4 Bobby WardJan. 10 Harolene ShinglerJan. 15 Lynn HansonJan. 30 Danny Kimbrel
Opportunities coming upJanuary Make Your Will Month
Jan. 1 Houston Baptist Center closed. Nomen’s prayer breakfast..
Jan. 2-6 January Bible Study: The GreatestWeek in History, Luke’s Account of thePassion Week.
Jan. 5 Prayer Vigil, Unadilla and Wenona,2pm.Plan is to meet near Lions Den inUnadilla and Love Stuff in Wenona andpray for the stores’ management,employees and patrons. If you can’t comeand pray on site, please pray where youare.
Jan. 14 Ministers’ Fellowship, 10:30 am, HBC. AM Gary Leutzinger will share goals andplans for 2013. (Going out to eat aftermeeting)
Jan. 20 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
Jan. 22 Ugandan Thunder Concert, PinecrestChurch, 7pm
Jan. 26 Men’s Conference, Ty Ty FBC9am–12:30pm
Youth Rally, Wenona Church, 6pm
Jan. 27 Day of Prayer for Southern BaptistConvention
Jan. 31 Fan The Flame, Cordele First, 7pm
Feb. 2 Soul Winning Seminar, HBC,9am–11:30am
Fish Fry for Pastors and Deacon Chairs,Hal Slade’s Place, 6pm
Feb. 4 Missions Celebration, Place/time TBA
Feb. 9 Disaster Relieft Phase 1 Training, Cairo FBC
Feb. 18 Executive Committee Meeting, 7pm
Feb. 21 Training for youth leaders led by BrianBone, GBC Youth Ministries, 7–8:30pm,
Houston Baptist Center
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Fan The Flame event
seeks to spur our churches
on to win people to Christ
Cordele First Church is hosting this special worshipservice January 31 at 7:00 p.m. for the churches in ourassociation to come together and ask God to stir ourhearts to win lost people to Christ.
Soul Winning Seminar, February 2The Fan The Flame speaker Terry Chupp will leada soul winning seminar the following Saturday,February 2, from 9am--11:30am at the HoustonBaptist Center. This free seminar will help you tobetter lead others to Christ. Everyone is invited.
Also, pastors and deacon chairs are invited to a fish fryat Hal Slade's place (344 Slade Bridge Road, Cordele)at 6pm. Terry will be there as well. This is also a freeevent.
Erica Branch will be theworship leader and provide
special music at Fan The
Flame. She has been a fulltime music evangelist since1993. She and her husbandPaul and three children live inVidalia where they attendFirst Baptist Church. Formore information about Ericavisit www.ericabranch.com.
Terry teaches how to be wisein God’s eyes through soulwinning. His ministry, TeamJesus Ministries, is a nonprofit ministry designed to userecreational activities fore v a n g e l i s m . V i s i twww.teamjesusministries.orgfor more info about Terry andTJM.
Houston Herald is published monthly by Houston Baptist Association. Send news and/or comments to P O Box 1274,
Cordele, GA 31010, email to [email protected] or call 229-273-4127.
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The UgandanT h u n d e rChildren's Choirhails from theRoyal School andOrphanage ofMityana, Ugandaand consists ofchildren ages8 - 11 . T heco nc er t w illinclude Ugandandr um songs ,track songs aswell as songs inEnglish, includingsongs familiar toAmericans. Thechildren will singand dance andworship. It is notj u s t aperformance; it isa w o r s h i pservice.
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