The Messenger

J A MES I S LAND BAPT I ST C HURC H

FEBRUARY 7 , 2017

V OLUME 44 , ISSUE 6

James Island Baptist Church Staff

Pastor: Tom Brown Pastor of Family Ministries: Sean Rheaume Worship Pastor: Marty Clark Outreach Leader: Susan Warren Ministry Assistant: Neale Young Preschool Director: Shelley Cannon Custodian: Caroline Koch

CLASS 101:

Discovering Membership at JIBC

Sunday, February 19

4—8 pm

Childcare and dinner provided with reservation

(call the church office to sign up)

At this seminar we explain who the James Island Baptist

family is, what it means to be a member of this family

and how to become a member of the family.

THE MESSENGER P AGE 2

Perspectives Pastor Tom A MISSION OF MERCY

For the next three weeks, I will be teaching from the

Book of Romans. We have gone through a chapter by

chapter…not quite verse by verse…study of Romans

on Sunday mornings. Now we will go look at three of

the most difficult chapters in Paul’s writings, Romans

9, 10 and 11. I am calling these next three sermons

“A Mission of Mercy”.

In Romans 9: A Mission of Mercy to Those You

Deeply Love. The Apostle Paul is struggling with the

idea of God’s salvation for the Jewish people who

seem to reject Jesus. Paul himself is Jewish and his

entire life was spent in Judaism. Now that he is a

follower of Jesus what does that mean to his family,

friends and the Jewish nation? He has a longing, a

very deep longing to see the nation of Israel come to

faith in Jesus Christ. Who do we long to see come to

know Him? Who do you pray for with deep longing,

that they would come to know Jesus as Messiah?

In Romans 10: A Mission of Mercy Involves Action. Paul reminds the church of God’s plan to love

the whole world. The Good News of what God did through His Son, Jesus, is for the whole world. It

is a call to do more than just believe in Jesus and to believe in world missions. It is our call to join

God in what He is doing to reach the world. How does JIBC, your connection group, join in what

God is doing across the street, across the river and across the ocean?

Then in Romans 11: A Mission of Mercy With or Without You. Paul takes a tough line addressing

the spiritual issue of pride and spiritual blindness. It is a harsh reminder that God’s mission rolls on

even if God’s people will not. In experiencing God we learned that you cannot stay where you are

and go with God. It will always cost to do God’s will. It will cost more not to.

See you this Sunday as we begin a three week journey through Romans 9, 10 and 11.

Pastor Tom

Baptized into the Family of God February 5, 2017

Jada Hughes

Destanee Roller

THE MESSENGER P AGE 3

Deacons for January / February

Prayer Requests

A Look At The Numbers...

Ronnie Cooper 795-8699

Jason Lindsey 795-7184

Dave Baxley 762-2447

WEEKLY UPDATES

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Red rice, sausage, cabbage,

fried okra, cornbread, salad

and dessert

Projected budget through

December 2016:

$614,363

Actual received through

December 2016:

$636,848

2017 weekly budget

requirement:

$12,475

This week’s budget

receipts: 1/29/17

$7,774

Family and Friends

Katrina Hackworth

Kitty Almond

Neal Morrow

Carole Baker

Hannah Moore

Charlotte Brown

Reggie Baggott

Phillip, April & Isabelle Lacson

Frank Wilson

Wayne Clark

Wes Hodges

Willie Longshore

Felecia Hebert

Lorene Peterson

Bill Simmons

Sutton Whitlock

Wanda Browder

Olivia Meyers

Kyleigh Schneider

Myrtle Maull

Ann Gaskins

Ryan Malphrus

Randy Lowder

Cristina Moisin

Greta Taylor

Annie Lea Crosby

Jenny Greenhalgh

Miranda Braxton

Hutson Wojtach

Destanee Roller

Lisa Niemeyer

Mission/Ministry Prayer

Ukraine Mission Trip: February 23-March 8

Honduras Mission Trip: April 7-13

School campus ministries

Tom & Lisa McConnell

Weekday Preschool Ministry

Recovery Ministry

James Island Outreach

Transition House

Chinese Fellowship

Luz Y Verdad

George Williams—Gideon Ministry

Bill Fugel—Awana Missionary

Nicole Wilcox de Wit - South Africa

Charles and Judy Dillon

Ryan and Kristin Parker—Nepal / Stateside

John and Yi Ling Pittman – Asia

Pastor Marius and Cristina Moisin—Romania

2023 Wappoo Drive Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-762-0244

E-mail: jibc@knology.net

www.jamesislandbaptist.com

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30

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Ongoing Events

Sundays

9:45a Sunday Connection Groups

for all ages

11:00a Worship Service

Luz Y Verdad (Hispanic

Church)

Preschool & Children’s

Worship

6:00p Celebrate Recovery (Adults)

The Landing (Youth)

Celebration Station (Children)

Surge Youth Worship

Monday

9:00a Weekday Preschool

Tuesday

9:00a Weekday Preschool

Wednesday

9:00 a Weekday Preschool

5:00p Family Fellowship Dinner

6:00p AWANA (3k—5th grade)

6:30p Adult Discipleship Options

Youth Discipleship Options

Thursday

9:00a Weekday Preschool

Friday

9:00a Weekday Preschool

Bulletin Board

JOY CLUB

Thursday, February 23

Meet at JIBC at 9:15 am

We will be going by bus to the Trident Technical Culinary School

Restaurant, “Relish”, to enjoy a 3 course meal made by the

students. The cost is $14. We will have a tour of Trident Technical

College before lunch. Come join us for this new experience.

Sign up on the bulletin board by the water fountain.

Spend Valentine's Day "on mission"!

Come with Women on Mission to love on the

staff of DAZZ, the West Ashley branch of

Lowcountry Pregnancy Center. We will gather

Tuesday, February 14 at 10 am in the fellowship hall

for coffee, prayer for our missionaries, and to

assemble special goodies for the DAZZ staff. Then

we'll travel together to DAZZ, tour the facilities

and pray with the staff. Our return trip will include

a stop for lunch at The Blue Rose Café.

Surge Student Ministries on Mission to Honduras

April 7 –13

Ministering in Langue Honduras

MISSIONARIES: Sean Rheaume, Emily Thompson, Frankie Gilmore, Jen Colburn, Caroline Koch, Stephanie Allen, Steven Allen, Savannah Bischoff,

Tiffany Russell, Kevin Russell, Emily Rheaume

Please lift the team up as they prepare to share God’s love in Honduras