Mountain View Baptist Church
Mountain View Baptist Church May 7, 2017
“Going Forward….In Faith” Welcome to Mountain View Baptist Church! Thank you for attending our worship service today. First time Guests, please complete one of the cards located on the back of a seat near you and place it in the offering plate, so we may have a record of your visit. Members, please use it for prayer requests, address changes, or update email and place it in the offering plate.
When Life Is Hard by James MacDonald
Attention Youth: Strength to Stand Conference 1st Deposit of $35 Due Today.
Taught by Bro. Sammy
Association Vacation Bible School Clinic
Tonight at 5pm Session 5
Russellville First Baptist Church Thursday, May 11- 6pm until 8pm Lifeway representatives will be there with samples of all VBS materials available for Bible School.
Sessions 1. What are trials? 2. Why trials? 3. What to do with trials
4. What if I refuse this trial? 5. WHY SOME TRIALS
NEVER END 6. Come forth as gold
Special Offering A special offering will be received Sunday, May 21, for our Association Evangelistic Mission Project in San Rafael, Nicaragua. The Mission Team will be using the funds to purchase building supplies to build the Jehová Jireh Church (Evangelical). If you notice, *MVBC is well represented on the mission team. Thank you for your faithfulness as we seek to be on mission with God. “Going Forward, by Faith in becoming a Vertical Church.” Please continue to pray for the Association Mission Team: *Mike Norton (Leader) *Jeania Norton Wade Head Avery Head *Sharon Loden *Kevin Hill *Angela Hill
Leah Yocum Ricky Yocum *Jenni Dollar Ray Kirk Eva Kirk Danny McKinney Lisa Ozbirn
Quarterly Financial statements are available in the church office for members of our church family.
The Persecuted Church A New Bible for a New Man As Roberto Santo Gomez looked back on his life, he felt like he hadn’t amounted to much. He was empty inside and his heart was filled with hate. As a member of the leftist Zapatista rebel group, his work involved shaking down people for money, running drugs and fighting the government. But that hadn’t given his life meaning, and now he felt trapped by the Zapatista “cause.” After considering his options, Roberto decided he would go north to the United States and try to make some money. As many others had before him, Roberto hopped the train that runs from Chiapas in southern Mexico to the U.S. border. The trip didn’t go as planned, however. Roberto fell from the train, severing his left arm and leaving him with multiple fractures. As he lay on the ground in agonizing pain, he suddenly recalled the words of a street preacher he’d once heard in a park and his thoughts turned to God. “God, if you exist, give me another opportunity,” he prayed. “Give me life, and I’ll get up and I’ll look for you and I’ll speak about you.” God answered Roberto’s prayers. He survived the accident, returned to his home and, true to his word, became an itinerant preacher. Roberto is still poor by earthly standards, but he lives by faith and survives on the generosity of those he meets. “When I hear him preach, it touches my heart because he preaches with such passion,” a local VOM worker said. The street preacher from Roberto’s past had such an effect on him that he decided to do the same kind of work. He share God’s love in parks and on street corners with anyone who will listen. Though he is often rejected or ignored, he knows from personal experience that God’s Word is planting seeds. This year, VOM provided Roberto with thousands of Bibles to distribute to new believers. Christians in the area suffer under the same Zapatista rebel group of which he was once a member. The Christians are isolated, ostracized by their communities, and many have been subjected to a life of severe poverty. After faithfully distributing the Bibles, Roberto met with a VOM worker to share his report. As he pulled the lift of Bible recipients out of his Bible, the VOM worker noticed how tattered Roberto’s own Bible was. “Roberto!” she exclaimed. “Why didn’t you take one of the new Bibles for yourself?” “Oh, sister,” he replied, “even though my Bible is old, I have one. Those who I gave Bibles to had none.” “Well, God has a blessing for you, Roberto,” the VOM worker said as she handed him a new study Bible. Roberto was overjoyed by the gift of a new study Bible. “When he saw it, his face was transformed,” she said. “He got so happy.”
©2017 The Voice of the Martyrs
Counting Committee for May Team 2: Benton Nix, Michael Peppers, Lorie Dorroh, Sherry Peppers
Team KID Van Ministry Team May 10 ...Randy Ergle and Chris Barton May 17….Kenny and Mary Belvin May 24….Cody Loden and Kevin Hill
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7 Prayer groups 27 Adults 10 Youth 38 TeamKID 5 Nursery Total Attendance 80 www.mtviewbaptistchurch.org Visit our website for announcements, monthly calendar, and services!
Ministry Workers for Next Sunday
April 30, 2017
Usher/Offering: Tony Champion, Brad Osborn, Jason Hester, Jamie Simpson
Usher/Offering: Dan Peppers, Mike Sherrill, Clint Douthit, Jim McCarley
Nursery: Morgan Graham, Linda Ruth Cantrell, Sara Rogers
Nursery: Phillip Vinson, April Simpson, Lorie Dorroh
Bible Fellowship......................................123 Morning Worship....................................186 Children’s Church…….............................19 Sunday Night Discipleship…...………....75
Children’s Welcome Center: Martha Farmer, Tennille Barton
Children’s Welcome Center: Chris Sherrill, Kenny Belvin
Children’s Church Workers: Glenda Cash, Kenny Belvin
Children’s Church Workers: Kara Barton, Tierney Barton
Children’s Extended Session: Mallory McCreary
Children’s Extended Session: Mallory McCreary
Ministry Workers for Today
Adult Welcome Center: May—Men—Terry Pounders
Offering………………………...$7,659.00 Building Fund Giving…………...$ 235.00 Total Giving…………………....$ 7,894.00 Required Weekly Offering……..$5,837.28
Year to Date Budget Requirements to Date..$105,071.04 Budget Receipts to Date……...$107,273.70 Ave. Weekly Offering to Date….$5,959.65
“Going Forward….In Faith” Welcome to Mountain View Baptist Church! Thank you for attending our worship service today. First time Guests, please complete one of the cards located on the back of a seat near you and place it in the offering plate, so we may have a record of your visit. Members, please use it for prayer requests, address changes, or update email and place it in the offering plate.
When Life Is Hard by James MacDonald
Attention Youth: Strength to Stand Conference 1st Deposit of $35 Due Today.
Taught by Bro. Sammy
Association Vacation Bible School Clinic
Tonight at 5pm Session 5
Russellville First Baptist Church Thursday, May 11- 6pm until 8pm Lifeway representatives will be there with samples of all VBS materials available for Bible School.
Sessions 1. What are trials? 2. Why trials? 3. What to do with trials
4. What if I refuse this trial? 5. WHY SOME TRIALS
NEVER END 6. Come forth as gold
Special Offering A special offering will be received Sunday, May 21, for our Association Evangelistic Mission Project in San Rafael, Nicaragua. The Mission Team will be using the funds to purchase building supplies to build the Jehová Jireh Church (Evangelical). If you notice, *MVBC is well represented on the mission team. Thank you for your faithfulness as we seek to be on mission with God. “Going Forward, by Faith in becoming a Vertical Church.” Please continue to pray for the Association Mission Team: *Mike Norton (Leader) *Jeania Norton Wade Head Avery Head *Sharon Loden *Kevin Hill *Angela Hill
Leah Yocum Ricky Yocum *Jenni Dollar Ray Kirk Eva Kirk Danny McKinney Lisa Ozbirn
Quarterly Financial statements are available in the church office for members of our church family.
The Persecuted Church A New Bible for a New Man As Roberto Santo Gomez looked back on his life, he felt like he hadn’t amounted to much. He was empty inside and his heart was filled with hate. As a member of the leftist Zapatista rebel group, his work involved shaking down people for money, running drugs and fighting the government. But that hadn’t given his life meaning, and now he felt trapped by the Zapatista “cause.” After considering his options, Roberto decided he would go north to the United States and try to make some money. As many others had before him, Roberto hopped the train that runs from Chiapas in southern Mexico to the U.S. border. The trip didn’t go as planned, however. Roberto fell from the train, severing his left arm and leaving him with multiple fractures. As he lay on the ground in agonizing pain, he suddenly recalled the words of a street preacher he’d once heard in a park and his thoughts turned to God. “God, if you exist, give me another opportunity,” he prayed. “Give me life, and I’ll get up and I’ll look for you and I’ll speak about you.” God answered Roberto’s prayers. He survived the accident, returned to his home and, true to his word, became an itinerant preacher. Roberto is still poor by earthly standards, but he lives by faith and survives on the generosity of those he meets. “When I hear him preach, it touches my heart because he preaches with such passion,” a local VOM worker said. The street preacher from Roberto’s past had such an effect on him that he decided to do the same kind of work. He share God’s love in parks and on street corners with anyone who will listen. Though he is often rejected or ignored, he knows from personal experience that God’s Word is planting seeds. This year, VOM provided Roberto with thousands of Bibles to distribute to new believers. Christians in the area suffer under the same Zapatista rebel group of which he was once a member. The Christians are isolated, ostracized by their communities, and many have been subjected to a life of severe poverty. After faithfully distributing the Bibles, Roberto met with a VOM worker to share his report. As he pulled the lift of Bible recipients out of his Bible, the VOM worker noticed how tattered Roberto’s own Bible was. “Roberto!” she exclaimed. “Why didn’t you take one of the new Bibles for yourself?” “Oh, sister,” he replied, “even though my Bible is old, I have one. Those who I gave Bibles to had none.” “Well, God has a blessing for you, Roberto,” the VOM worker said as she handed him a new study Bible. Roberto was overjoyed by the gift of a new study Bible. “When he saw it, his face was transformed,” she said. “He got so happy.”
©2017 The Voice of the Martyrs
Counting Committee for May Team 2: Benton Nix, Michael Peppers, Lorie Dorroh, Sherry Peppers
Team KID Van Ministry Team May 10 ...Randy Ergle and Chris Barton May 17….Kenny and Mary Belvin May 24….Cody Loden and Kevin Hill
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7 Prayer groups 27 Adults 10 Youth 38 TeamKID 5 Nursery Total Attendance 80 www.mtviewbaptistchurch.org Visit our website for announcements, monthly calendar, and services!
Ministry Workers for Next Sunday
April 30, 2017
Usher/Offering: Tony Champion, Brad Osborn, Jason Hester, Jamie Simpson
Usher/Offering: Dan Peppers, Mike Sherrill, Clint Douthit, Jim McCarley
Nursery: Morgan Graham, Linda Ruth Cantrell, Sara Rogers
Nursery: Phillip Vinson, April Simpson, Lorie Dorroh
Bible Fellowship......................................123 Morning Worship....................................186 Children’s Church…….............................19 Sunday Night Discipleship…...………....75
Children’s Welcome Center: Martha Farmer, Tennille Barton
Children’s Welcome Center: Chris Sherrill, Kenny Belvin
Children’s Church Workers: Glenda Cash, Kenny Belvin
Children’s Church Workers: Kara Barton, Tierney Barton
Children’s Extended Session: Mallory McCreary
Children’s Extended Session: Mallory McCreary
Ministry Workers for Today
Adult Welcome Center: May—Men—Terry Pounders
Offering………………………...$7,659.00 Building Fund Giving…………...$ 235.00 Total Giving…………………....$ 7,894.00 Required Weekly Offering……..$5,837.28
Year to Date Budget Requirements to Date..$105,071.04 Budget Receipts to Date……...$107,273.70 Ave. Weekly Offering to Date….$5,959.65
