2011 Preparation Budget

November 21, proposed budget made available to the

membership.

December 5, discussion and vote on the proposed budget.

Calendar - If you would like to propose an event/item for the 2011

calendar, please submit that to our office. You may place your proposals in the pastor’s box (across from the copy machine).

Church Member Directory - Please check your listing in the 2010

church book for any corrections that need to be made to it. If you use cell phones only or you want your cell phone number listed, please indicate that.

Name(s) of all family members who are church members:

__________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________ City: _______________ Zip:

Phone(s): ___________________ Email(s): ____________________

Indicate to whom each email address belongs.

The Silver Springs Baptist Church

Volume XX NOVEMBER 2010 Number 12

From My Heart:

The churchwide picnic at our house on October 17 was all we hoped it would be! Thank you for coming to the Stephens’ home, eating, laughing, sharing, and building new relationships. Over 100 people were there and I got to give away a lot of neat, and not so neat, items!

There is so much going on in the life of our church. Nothing is more on my heart than that we might have a strong, life-changing, church-changing revival. Those kind of meetings don’t just happen. God is ready for our church to experience revival, the only question are we? Will you join me in praying for a great move of God?

In these days, many of you have expressed appreciation to me as your pastor. I want you to know that I could have never imagined a church with which to serve our Lord that I could have felt more of a kindred spirit with like I do with Silver Springs. After all these years, I feel as if I have just started. I guess that is a true feeling because, our best days as pastor and people are yet to come. Glad to be your pastor,

Special Revival Newsletter Coming Next Week Our Guide to a Meaningful time of Drawing Closer to Our Lord

Two Dates We Need to Know About Now

Spreading the Word to Those Around Our Church Building About Revival Meeting

and other upcoming Silver Springs events Silver Springs subdivision, Park Glen, Parrish Place, Cypress Glen, Saddlebrook, Green Valley, Popular Point, Stone Hollow, etc. is our ―Jerusalem‖ (Acts 1:8).

If we don’t attempt to reach these areas for Christ who will? If not more than a few of us show up, then what kind of an impact will we have?

Older children and up are needed to spread the word Childcare will be provided if you will call the church office by Wednesday before the visiting date November 6: 2:00 p.m. Neighborhood Blitz # 1 November 13: 11:00 a.m. Neighborhood Blitz #2

Church-wide Outreach

Visitation

Moves to Saturday@ 11:00 a.m. January 8, 2011

NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE

PAID MT. JULIET, TN PERMIT NO. 116

Silver Springs Baptist Church 9938 Lebanon Road Mt. Juliet, TN 37122

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NETWORK

Big Vision . . . Bigger God Building Fund Given

We gave $3,606.00 in October (one more Sunday in which to give) We have given $55,812.22 since January 1, 2010

Building Fund (thru 10-25-09)……………………………………….$387,374.09 Big Vision . . . Bigger God (50 of 156 weeks).…………………… 105,533.03

Total Given to the Building Fund………………………………. $492,907.12

Building Fund Balance as of September 30, 2010: $301,709.76 (This total includes deduction for expenses and additions from interest earned & transfers from general fund)

Countdown to One-Half Million Dollars

Heading Toward $1 Million in the Building Fund

As of October 24, we are now only $7,092.88 from having given a half of a million dollars since the inception of our building fund.

2010 Giving Report October 24,2010 (43 weeks)

Budget Goal………………………………………………….$317,807.81 Budget Given…………………………………………………..288,138.53

Difference………………………………………………………..(29,669.80)

2010 budget expenses through September 30, 2010: $277,830.33

Golden State Offering Given $942.40

Given to Gideons International: $444.00

Silver Springs Baptist Church 9938 Lebanon Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 615-758-7853

Email: silversprings@tds.net www.silverspringsbaptist.com

Serving God, Serving You, Serving Others Russ Stephens, Pastor

Josh Fields, Minister of Music Tim Wood, Youth Pastor

Joyce Holleman, Minister of Preschool & Children Carol Armstrong, Beverly Birdsong, Church Secretaries

Dottie Owens, Financial Secretary Lois Walters, Pastoral Counselor: 758-2306

From My Heart:

To register or for more information go to www.vbcmtj.org or phone 773-5200. It is $30.00 per ticket which includes two meals. The conference concludes at noon on Saturday. Bob Record is the speaker.

Total Money Makeover LIVE!

Saturday, February 5

Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Nashville, TN

1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

For more information or to register, go to www.daveramsey.com.

(The first 3,000 people to register will pay only $9.97 per seat.)

November 5 & 6

Victory Baptist Church, Mt. Juliet,

November Audio Visual Workers

Audio Visual 7 8:30 Paul Walker Debbie Martin 11:00 Kenny Edmonds Erin Etheridge 6:00 Harold Turner Nicole Ward 14 8:30 Windle Morgan Alex Birdsong 11:99 Paul Walker Alex Birdsong 6:00 Windle Morgan Harold Turner 21 8:30 Sarah Moore Lenise Moore 11:00 Kenny Edmonds Tom Bobbitt 6:00 Harold Turner Debbie Martin 28 8:30 Paul Walker Alex Birdsong 11:00 Paul Walker Alex Birdsong 6:00 Kenny Edmonds Harold Turner

1 Hour November 7, 2010

Gain an hour’s sleep

Expressions of Gratitude

Important!

In an effort to make sure we have enough food for our Wednesday Night Supper we are asking everyone to re-sign-up. If you want to have a standing reservation (this only needs to be done once) place a check mark by the box indicating you want this option on the back of your registration card under Wednesday Night Supper Reservations. If you prefer to let us know on a weekly basis, then each week, fill out the supper reservation portion of the registration card. Each Wednesday night while going through the food line, you will need to drop your money in the jar and check your name off the list provided. If your name is not on the list (you do not have a reservation), please check with Donna Knight (chef) before eating. Thanks for your cooperation!

Music Meditations

In Acts 20:24 Paul states, ―However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.‖

How many of us would be willing to give up all else for God? Notice that Paul states, ―…I consider my life worth NOTHING to me…‖ I believe that when we strive to reach that point where nothing else but Jesus matters, we as believers will see a great revival. We will be able to lay aside impure motives and God will bless us beyond measure. When we realize that what we are doing for God could be done by someone else who is better fit to do it, it is a humbling experience. The truth is, God put us in the positions we are in, not because He needs us, but because He wants us to participate in His plans. That being said, when we are placed in a position we must do it with a pure heart and with all our strength and come to the realization that nothing is more important than getting the message out.

What a great joy it would be if we took this kind of seriousness in our work for God. Paul had a passion not for self but for moving the word of God and spreading it throughout the world. Paul’s passion ran so deep that he was willing to die for the cause of Christ. How freeing it would be to realize that nothing else matters! How freeing it would be to work together, serve without the hope of recognition or impure hearts and serve with the cause of winning people to Christ no matter what the cost.

Pray this month that God will re-ignite the fire and the passion for Him in your life. Pray for opportunities to witness and invite people to church. Pray that God will open up opportunities for you to serve Him and for Him to point out any areas in your life in which your motives are not pure and your focus is off of Him. Continue the Good Fight and remember that your ―heart matters‖. Important Dates:

November 13th*- Corrected Date for Gospel Songfest at Victory Baptist

6:30pm

November 5th - 6th – Choir Retreat, Guest Speaker- Paul Clark

Josh

SUNDAY SCHEDULE 8:30 a.m. Worship Celebration 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship Celebration 6:00 p.m. Evening Praise Service Kingdom Kids Choir Preschool TeamKid

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Supper 6:30 p.m. Youth ―Gravity‖ Worship Service Adult Discipleship Training Nursery: birth-2 years Mission Friends: 3 years-K GA girls: 1st-6th grade RA boys: 1st-6th grade

Our

Church

Schedule

Just a Note from Mrs. Joyce…. November offers us a traditional time for reflecting and giving gratitude to God for the blessings in our lives. When we stop to think about it though, how can we be anything but grateful to Him on a year-round basis? Thankfulness also produces a peaceful spirit within us. Without a doubt we could all use an extra measure of peace in our lives especially during the upcoming busy holiday season from Thanksgiving through Christmas and the New Year. I have a challenge…begin today listing things you are grateful for in your life. Continue adding to your list every day this month. On Thanksgiving Day, quietly and reverently present your list to God. Thank you for allowing me to serve with you at Silver Springs.

SSBC News Corner Rutland Principal’s List: Faith Droste Rutland Honor Roll: Brittany Droste West Wilson Middle Honor Roll: Grace Toomey MJHS AP Scholar Awards: Brittany Hagler

Winner of McAdoo Scholarship: Loring King, pictured with mother, Dana & grandmother, Charlene Foutch.

Coach, Jeff Postell & daughters, Michela, & Marissa pictured with Golden Eagle soccer team.

Coach, Dennis Filson & son, Parker, pictured with Lebanon Babe Ruth Baseball team.

Church family, Thank you for the thoughts, cards, calls, visits, flowers and most especially your prayers. When you are hurting, it is a rare and wonderful thing to be loved as you have loved us. Love,

Mike, Lenise, and Sarah

Thank You: Billy Cline and Wendy Morgan for pressure washing the porch, and

anyone else who has worked on our building & grounds.

Storage Building Needs

Install truss hangers. (See David Toomey for more information.)

Clean up interior of building.

Arrange items in the storage building. (See the pastor for more

information.) Thank you in advance for helping with these needs.

Our sincere Christian sympathy is extended to Dana

King in the death of her aunt.

Now is the Time to Be . . .

Making Reservations for In Bethlehem Inn

Inviting friends and relatives from far and wide to attend

In Bethlehem Inn December 1-5 Performances at 6:30 p.m. each evening and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday

Two Ways to Make Reservations and to Get More Information

Make Reservations Early as each Performance is Full Every Year

Phone: 641-0280 (24 hour answering service)

Website: www.silverspringsbaptist.com

Admission is free—No offerings will be received Can goods will be collected for the Mt. Juliet Help Center

REVIVAL MEETING, November 14-17. Preaching, Jere Phillips, Professor at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, Cordova, TN. Music: Jason Harlan, Minister of Music at Hillcrest Baptist Church, Lebanon, TN. Be praying and planning now for Revival in our church. Watch for Special Revival Edition Network Detailing Revival Activities

NOVEMBER’S CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2 Election Day 3 8:30 a.m. Home School Co-op 6 11:00 a.m. Outreach Visitation 7 Daylight Savings Time Ends 7:00 p.m. Deacon’s Meeting 10 Home School Co-op 11 No School 9:30 a.m. Mt. Juliet Quilters Group 13 11:00 a.m. Outreach Visitation 14-17 REVIVAL MEETINGS 17 Home School Co-op 18 9:30 a.m. Mt. Juliet Quilters Group 11:00 a.m. Outreach Visitation 20 4:00 p.m. Silver Springers-Fellowship Hall 21 6:45 p.m. Regular Monthly Business Meeting 27 11:00 a.m. Outreach Visitation 28 9:30 a.m. Mt. Juliet Quilters Group 29 In Bethlehem Inn set up

Tim’s Youth Talk: Wow! October ended with God doing an awesome work amongst our students. Three students, for the very first time in their life, gave their heart to God. I love how God allows us to be in the same room when his Spirit works in peoples lives. November will start with a group of students headed east on a mission trip. Please lift these students up in your prayers that God would do a wonderful work in their life. As always, it's such a privilege to serve along side you in student ministry. Go God! TIM

A Word for the Women! A truck load of coats was delivered to Alcoa, TN on October 25. Our youth will be distributing these in November on their mission trip. They will take part in the Appalachian ―Coats for the Cold‖ ministry. Thanks church for your great response to the request for coats! A big thanks to David Ward for delivering the coats. Great TEAM WORK for GOD! We are co-workers with God!

A Dinner of Thanks was held on October 26. Individuals had a chance to invite someone to dinner who had made a difference in their lives. The guests were honored with a memento from their invitee.

Our mission project for November will be ―Operation Christmas Child‖. Join the forces to send boxes to children around the world. We will be filling shoe boxes with gifts for these children. For information on the contents of the boxes, visit http://www.samaritanspurse.org or call Kayla Wood @ 804-2941. Our Girls in Action will be heading up this project and the deadline to drop off your shoebox will be November 17th.

Mt. Juliet Help Center is our on-going mission project. We collect non-perishables and personal hygiene items at the Women of Power bulletin board. The items are

dropped off at the center where volunteers distribute them to those in need

throughout our community.

We are all really busy planning for the holidays; however, it is time to think of spring. Our annual Spring Retreat will be held at Linden Valley camp April 15-17, 2011. Our worship leader will be Kim Bolton (kimbolton.org). The cost is $150 and includes two nights lodging, six meals and four inspiring and encouraging sessions led by Kim Bolton. A commitment and $50 deposit is due in the church office ASAP.

Loving the Lord and serving along side of you,

Dottie Owens Women’s Ministry Director

Wednesday Night Supper

Schedule: 5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. - Supper Served Chef: Donna Knight

Cost: Adults/Youth: $6.00 Children (4yrs.-6th grade): $3.50 3 & Under: Free (Maximum Family Charge: $17.00)

Pastor’s Third Annual

Recitation of

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount

November 21

8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.