The Beacon October 2017
Hebron Baptist Church 3435 Limaburg Road P. O. Box 92 Hebron, KY 41048
3435 Limaburg Road P.O. Box 92 Hebron, KY 41048 (859) 689-7282
Hebron Baptist is a Christ-centered, caring church.
Pastor’s Page We are going thourgh Vital Sign of a Healthy Church and we have talked about the privilege of Church Membership. Jonathan Leeman answers… “What is Church Membership” from 9Marks.org. It’s a declaration of citizenship in Christ’s kingdom. It’s a passport. It’s an announcement made in the pressroom of Christ’s kingdom. It’s the declaration that a professing individual is an official, licensed, cardcarrying, bona fide Jesus representative. More concretely, church membership is a formal relationship between a local church and a Christian characterized by the church’s affirmation and oversight of a Christian’s discipleship and the Christian’s submission to living out his or her discipleship in the care of the church. Notice that several elements are present: • a church body formally affirms an individual’s profession of faith and baptism as credible; • it promises to give oversight to that individual’s discipleship; • the individual formally submits his or her discipleship to the service and authority of this body and its leaders. The church body says to the individual, “We recognize your profession of faith, baptism, and discipleship to Christ as valid. Therefore, we publicly affirm and acknowledge you before the nations as belonging to Christ, and we extend the oversight of our fellowship.” Principally, the individual says to the church body, “Insofar as I recognize you as a faithful, gospel-declaring church, I submit my presence and my discipleship to your love and oversight.” The standards for church membership should be no higher or lower than the standards for being a Christian, with one exception. A Christian is someone who has repented and believed, and that’s who churches should affirm as members. The only additional requirement is baptism. Church members must be baptized, a pattern that is uniform in the New Testament. Peter said to the crowds in Jerusalem, “Repent and be baptized” (Acts 2:38). And Paul, writing the church in Rome, simply assumes that everyone who belongs to the Roman church has been baptized (Rom. 6:1–3). (I’ll consider this requirement of baptism further in the next post.) Church membership, in other words, is not about “additional requirements.” It’s about a church taking specific responsibility for a Christian, and a Christian for a church. It’s about “putting on,” “embodying,” “living out,” and “making concrete” our membership in Christ’s universal body. In some ways, the union which constitutes a local church and its members is like the “I do” of a marriage ceremony, which is why some refer to church membership as a “covenant.” It’s true that a Christian must choose to join a church, but that does not make it a voluntary organization. Having chosen Christ, a Christian has no choice but to choose to join a church.
MEMBERSHIP CLASS
October 15th and October 22nd (Must attend both) 4-6pm Starting Point is the Membership Class here at Hebron Baptist Church. This class is open to anyone interested in learning about becoming a church member, any existing members, and is required for those who have joined since January 1st to complete the membership process This class seeks to help HBC fulfill it's mission to make healthy disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Each class will cover different topics on what we believe and how we live together in the church. Please register on the Connect Card and go to the Welcome Desk by October 8th if you plan to attend because we need to send you a questionnaire to fill out and some reading before our meeting. We also can provide childcare so please let us know your need when you call to register. If you have any questions at all please call Pastor Shawn.
Praying for Unreached People Groups Bhoi (Hindu traditions) in India The Bhoi community is mainly a landowning one, but a few are landless. A Brahmin priest officiates at marriages. At the wedding, the bride and groom walk around the fire seven times. They work in temples and are therefore accorded a high status in society. Every house has an altar to Manasamata. Beside this, there are images of Khandoba and a few other gods and goddesses. Every family has a number of deities. Nominal Christians who don't truly follow Christ's teachings may be an impediment to the Bhoi. Pray they will be able to see that there is a difference between disciples of Christ and those who are Christian only in name. Workers are needed. Jesus said to pray for workers, for the harvest is ripe. There may be no followers of Jesus among the Hindu Bhoi community at present, but pray for the ones that will soon be found. Pray they will be zealous to learn of Christ and follow him. Pray they will keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Pray that the Bhoi community will be able to care adequately for their families. Pray they will make schooling a priority for their children, so the children will be equipped to live in modern times.
Reaching N. Kentucky/ Greater Cincinnati [Acts 1:8 Jerusalem]
FUNDAMENTALS Track
Saturday, October 7th 9:30am—11:30am LOVE IN ACTION is our biannual outreach to meet the needs of our community and sharing Christ with them. This Fall, on October 22nd, we will be going out into our Community and delivering batteries for smoke detectors and inviting people to our Back to Church Day and Trunk or Treat. You can walk, bike, or drive down a street and drop off a bag. We will meet at 9:30am for instructions and then go out in teams. Please sign up to help!
Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat October 29th 5-7 pm We want at least 30 Cars decorated and handing out candy. Individuals, couples, friends, LIFE Groups can work together on one or more cars. We hope that each volunteer will decorate their trunk or truck bed and if you want to dress up as well. There will be awards given for “trunk” with best theme, most creative, voters choice. This will be a fun way for members of all ages to participate and help. Please bring some Candy to give out and we will try to get donations for more. We want to be ”kidfriendly” that decorations not be scary/spooky in nature. This is a Rain or Shine event; we will assign people doorways or tables inside. Please register and reserve your theme TODAY! Volunteers for Pumpkin Decorating or helping with Hay Ride The Pumpkins will be decorated with paint and stickers and we need people to assist families in selecting and decorating their pumpkin. We also need to people to help assist families load and unload with Hay Ride Parking and Welcoming We also need people who will make our guests feel welcome and park. Donations We need LOTS of Candy donations. We had to go to Kroger twice last year to refill! This will be a huge event so please donate some candy.
It is time once again for our annual Coats for Kids campaign. For those new to our congregation, each year HBC provides new coats to needy area elementary school children.
Back to Church Day! October 22nd Who will be your “1” ? We are being challenged to bring someone to church with us for “Back to Church” Day! INVITE a friend or family member who doesn't attend church. Reach out to members of your LIFE Group that have been missing, Pray and ask God to give you a person to bring to this special day!
Our Caring Tree is in the foyer and covered with leaves. If you would like to participate in our ministry please remove a leaf from our tree and sign your name next to the corresponding number on our sign-up sheet. Please remember the following when buying your coat: • • Buy a winter coat (no lightweight jacket or hooded sweatshirt) • • Buy the size and gender as requested on the leaf • • Consider including a hat if your coat does not have a hood Please place the coat in a garbage bag (13 gallon kitchen bags are a nice fit), staple the leaf to the bag, and return to the church. Place the gift bag on the table by the library. Please return the coats to the church no later than Sunday, OCTOBER 29, as we will distribute them by the end of October. If you have any questions, please see Marylin Sutton or Kaye Boots.
Children’s Ministry Update Praise the Lord!!! We are having young families visit our church almost every Sunday. We also have been having a great number of kids attend AWANA!! We have many great volunteers that are serving these families each Sunday and Wednesday! Thank you for making a huge Gospel impact on these children and families. Please pray!!! We need more volunteers to serve. If you would like to serve in one of the following ways, please contact Carrie Wilson- 859.699.1284. Serve once a month in the Infant Nursery during the 9:30 service. Serve once a month in the Infant Nursery during the 11:00 service. Serve as a Teacher/Helper in the 3 Year Olds’ Life Group each Sunday.
L.I.F.E. GROUPS
We believe that God has given us the blessing of community to grow as His disciples. We need to fellowship, apply the scriptures, pray, make room for outsiders and encourage one another to be faithful to Christ. We cannot do that by sitting in a large group alone, we need to be in smaller groups for biblical fellowship and discipleship. Life Groups stands for Living in Faith Everyday. We hope that everyone is plugged into a group Sunday morning OR some time during the week. We are looking for people to join these LIFE Groups in September: • 2 groups on Sunday Nights • 1 on Monday Nights for College and Young Professionals • 2 on Tuesday Nights, 1 on Thursday Nights, 1 on Friday Nights All groups now are open for everyone to join! If you are interested in a OffCampus Life Group go to the Welcome Desk today or go online to “Ministries” then “Life Groups” to fill out a registration. Questions email:
[email protected] If these do not work for you PLEASE try a LIFE Group offered on a Sunday.
Serve as a Teacher/Helper in the 4 & 5 Year Olds’ Life Group each Sunday (beginning in Nov.). Serve as a Teacher/Helper in the 3 Year Olds’ Worship Class once a month. Serve as a Teacher/Helper for K-5 Worship once a month.
Serve as a Teacher or Listener in AWANA each Wednesday evening.
October Gospel Project Lessons for 3 Year Olds through Grade 5 October 1 Jesus’ Crucifixion Matthew 27:11-66 October 8 Jesus’ Resurrection Matthew 28:1-15;
John 20:1-18
Youth School is back in session! Many of our students are excited to be back in school and engaging with their classmates. We had our first Wednesday activities late in the month and things went great. We had a couple pool parties in August that were a blessing to the students. We helped serve the local schools by giving new teachers donuts and serving lunch and breakfast to Conner high school and Conner Middle school. We had a couple students attend a KBC evangelism training and they have since shared with several classmates! We are looking forward to a great fall semester!
October 15 The Emmaus Disciples Luke 24:13-35
Ways to Contact me
October 22 Jesus Appeared to the Disciples Luke 24:36-49;
Travis cell: 513.780.4276.
John 20:19-23 October 29 Jesus and the Doubter John 20:24-29
Email:
[email protected] October Birthdays 1-
Emily Gibson Bethany Mills
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Tracy Moseley
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Ronnie Lilly Tony Lipps Connie Paden
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Michelle Bond
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Jim Davis Fred Wilson
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Carol Reinhardt
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Gerald Doerman
12 - Jon Creusere 13 - Bill Campbell Alexandra Vessels 21 - Ron Chitwood 22 - Sally Burcham 23 - Evelyn McVey 24 - Paulette Lyon Lauren Taylor 27 - Hannah Bergren Karen Broughton
28 - Doug Broughton 30 - Willa Coakley 31 - Clara Ryle
October 2017
Our Church Staff
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Rev. Shawn Dobbins, Pastor Cell 638-0325 Travis Benge, Pastor of Discipleship/Students Cell 513-780-4276 Mark Whitaker, Pastor of Worship/Missions Cell Kaye Boots, Administrative Assist. Cell 802-4931 Carrie Wilson, Interim Preschool Director Cell 859-699-1284 Church Office: (859) 689-7282 Fax: (859) 586-7351 Extensions: Kaye—10, Pastor Shawn-11, Travis—13, Crossroads Preschool Jill Cochran, Director 586-2287 Office Hours
Mon.-Thurs.. 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Fri. 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Office closed at lunch 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Mon.—Thurs. Church Website: http://www.hebronbaptist.org Crossroads Preschool Website: www.crossroadshbc.org Weekly Services Sunday
9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
Morning Worship Life Groups-Adults, Young Adults, Youth, & Children Morning Worship / Children’s Church Adult Life Groups Praise Team Rehearsal Women on Mission (4th Sunday Night) Choir Rehearsal Youth Sunday Night Life (2nd and 4th Sundays)
Return to Standard Time on November 5th
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7 9:30 AM Love in Action
8 6:00 PM Youth SNL
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11:00 AM Sr. Ladies Luncheon 6:00 PM Abundant Life Food Dist.
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21 9:15 AM Sr. Saints to Taft House & Lunch
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PM Youth Parent Mtg. 4:00 PM Deacon’s
PM Starting Point New Member’s Class 4:00 PM Starting Point New Member’s Class 5:00 PM Women on Mission 6:00 Youth SNL
Coats due! 5:00 PM Trunk or Treat
PM NKBA Annual Mtg. at Hickory Grove
PM Men’s Basketball at Burlington Baptist Gym
PM Men’s Basketball at Burlington Baptist Gym