Jimmy Mauldin, Pastor

! Ronnie Dye, Worship Leader

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! ! ! Tylor Standley, Student Team Leader

13509 Maple Grove LaneTrumann AR 72472

870.483.7990

2012Activities & Ministry Opportunities

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.......................................Dec. 2-30MGBC will receive our new Pastor (Bro. Jimmy Mauldin).....Dec 9All Committees Meeting at 5pm.............................................Dec 9GNLM (am service/meal)..................................................... Dec 16No Youth or Awana...............................................................Dec 19Business Meeting after the pm service................................Dec 23MGBC Office will be closed for Christmas.......................Dec 24-25No Awana.............................................................................Dec 26No Youth...............................................................................Dec 26

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PAIDPERMIT NO.8TRUMANN AR

MAPLE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH13509 MAPLE GROVE LANETRUMANN AR 72472

Schedule of ServicesSUNDAY

8:30-9:20amMGBC Breakfast Bar

9:30am Connection Groups

10:30am Worship

6pm Evening Worship

Youth meet at “The Grove”

WEDNESDAY6:20

AWANA6:30pm

Adult Bible Study6:30-7:30pmMGBC Youth

meet at “The Grove”

Return Service Requested

Connecting with God Connecting with Others Connecting Others with God

MGBC Youth meets on: Wednesday Nights at the Grove Building from 6:30-7:30pm, Sunday Mornings at MGBC from 9:30-10:15am, Sunday Nights at the Grove from

6-7pm. Grades 7-12 are invited!

Volume 10! ! ! ! ! December 2012! ! ! Number 12

55+  will  not  meet  again  until  January  25,  2013

The  word  that  has  been  domina0ng  my  vocabulary  during  the  past  few  weeks  has  been  “excited”.    I  am  excited  about  the  direc0on  the  Father  has  led  us.      I  am  excited  about  the  opportunity  to  work  with  MGBC.    I  am  excited  about  all  that  God  has  in  store.    I  am  truly  EXCITED.    Thank  you  for  the  warm  recep0on  you  gave  us  a  few  weeks  ago.    We  had  a  great  0me  geEng  to  meet  you  and  begin  rela0onships  that  will  undoubtedly  be  extremely  special.    We  can’t  wait  to  be  there  on  December  9!

As  we  have  been  packing  and  making  prepara0ons  for  this  big  move,  I  have  been  reminded  of  some  encouraging  words  the  Apostle  Paul  wrote  to  the  Ephesians.    He  says  in  3:20  –  21,  “Now  to  Him  who  is  able  to  do  far  more  abundantly  than  all  that  we  ask  or  think,  according  to  the  power  at  work  within  us,  to  him  be  glory  in  the  church  and  in  Christ  Jesus  throughout  all  genera0ons,  forever  and  ever,  Amen.”    I  am  encouraged  that  God  has  bigger  plans  than  all  that  I  could  ask  or  think.    He  is  moving  in  a  clear  direc0on  that  will  result  in  His  glory  and  our  good.    It  is  exci.ng  to  an0cipate  that  reality.

During  these  next  few  weeks,  I  ask  for  your  prayers  as  we  transi0on  to  our  new  home.    We  are  in  the  process  of  closing  on  a  house  and  making  plans  to  move  everything.    We  will  be  introducing  Michael  to  his  new  school.    And,  all  of  this  will  be  done  during  the  hustle  and  bustle  of  the  holiday  season.    Pray  that  God  would  sustain  us  and  help  us  keep  our  wits.

Our  prayers  are  with  you.    I  am  excited  to  be  your  pastor.

Jimmy  Mauldin

Happy Birthday Jesus! It is that time of year when we celebrate Jesus’ birth. God gave us the Ultimate Gift, Jesus and we give others gifts of our love and appreciation. Stop to enjoy this time of the year by seeing the lights on the homes and decorated trees. Spend time as a family wrapping gifts while sipping on hot chocolate. Watch the Christmas specials and TV programs as a family discussing the importance of this time of year. Remind your children what Christmas really means. Maybe some of you did the shoebox gifts or there is the Angel Tree that allows your children to help give to others. This is a time of giving because God gave first.

Childrenʻs News

50+ Contemporary & classic movies

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our DNOW weekend early in November. Our students had a great time and I can already see how many of them have grown in their faith because of it. As our church enters into a new chapter with the arrival of our new pastor, I hope to see our youth group evolve along with the church. Our youth leader team is beginning a journey to find better ways for our church to touch the lives of our students. I firmly believe that they need your guidance and wisdom, along with the Holy Spirit, if they are to have a strong faith as they leave high school. I want to encourage you to pray for us as we seek the Lord’s direction and to follow the Holy Spirit in how he leads you to minister to our students. I believe that you are ministers to these students just as much, or more, than I am; I would love to hear your ideas for how we can bridge the gap between the youth and the church.

Grace and Peace,Tylor Standley

Youth News

“Keep CHRIST in CHRISTmas”

We need each other to get where God wants us to go.

I knew God would bring His man for the job of Pastor in His time. I’m very excited to have Jimmy Mauldin coming on board and leading our staff into the 2013 year. I can’t wait to sit down and begin planning with him some great things that the Lord leads us to do at MGBC. I know God has BIG plans for us here and will reveal those to us again in His time. I’m just ready to see them! I look forward to serving with our NEW Pastor.

Don’t forget to pray and ask God what He would have you to give toward the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering this month. Every penny given to Lottie Moon goes toward International Missions, helping to reach people who have never heard the Gospel. It is one way that we can be a part of reaching those folks for Jesus. Our goal as a church this year is $5000, and I know we can reach and pass that goal. Give a gift to Jesus this year by giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and helping others to share Christ with people across the world.

As we wind down 2012, let’s not forget what Christmas is all about and show the love that has been shown to us in Jesus, THE PERFECT GIFT. Let us look for ways to give from our hearts and help those around us when we can.

Galatians 6:9—Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

To Know Him and To Make Him Known,Ronnie Dye If we want to REACH this GENERATION for Jesus,

then we need to TRY NOW!

The Media Center has a variety of family-value Christmas movies to encourage giving & forgiving. There are holiday-spirited books by well-known authors for everyone! Note the variety of subject matter

covered by these resources: (Before you buy one, check with the Center!)

AWANA BoardSparks Store-Dec 5 Happy Birthday Jesus/

T&T Store-Dec 12No Awana--Dec 19 & 26

 We  had  82  shoeboxes  -illed  for  Operation  Christmas  Child.

CHRIST ～Media Center Ministry～ CHRIST

One Incredible Moment (celebrating the Majesty of the manger)

Cool Christmas Crafts (including cards & scrap-booking)

Simply Christmas

Cooking

37 Childrenʼs

Books

Stories Behind the Best

Loved Songs of Christmas

Christmas Music CDʼs

Jesus, Be in My Christmas

(A.M. & P.M. meditations for

every day of advent)

The Case for Christmas

(Lee Strobel)101 Ways to Give This

Christmas Away

33 short story/novel (fiction books)Lottie Moon Movies

& Books for All Ages

10 Gripping Movies highlighting His witness to the world (These stories inspire us to be bold & courageous)

We would like to welcome MGBC’s new Pastor Jimmy Mauldin and His Family, Leslie, Michael, Hannah, & Gabriel.