Bethany Baptist ChurchPO Box 672, Bainbridge GA 39818

www.bethanyga.comPastor Roy Matthews

 

April 22, 2012

PraiseWe're Marching to Zion Pg.524

Welcome and Announcements

Serve The Lord With Gladness Pg.495

OffertoryWe are Climbing Jacobs Ladder Pg.474

Reflection

Seek Ye First Pg.478

Alleluia Pg.223

SpecialI'll Fly Away

SermonBoot Camp at Bethany...Training for the Army of God.

(Sermon outline on the back)

ResponseAmazing Grace Pg.330

Restrooms are located in the education wing. Either door at the front of sanctuary down the hall to center and take small center hallway restrooms are on the left.

Announcements

Men’s Prayer - each Sunday at 9:30 all men are invited to join in prayer for our services, church, & community.

Youth Leadership Group meeting directly after church today.

Deacon Ministry Meeting Tuesday August 24th at 7:00 p.m.

VBS meeting immediately following services on the 29th to give outline and times please be there if you are volunteering.

Sunday, April 29 – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fellowship Hall - Wedding Shower for Connie Matthews & Robbie ParkerRegistered at Belk.

Homecoming…A tradition at Bethany as far back as folks can remember has been Homecoming on Mother's Day. We have an extended morning service with a special program for our mothers. We then enjoy special music by the Aldays, some of the finest Southern Gospel around, and hear from Ronnie Smith, noted evangelist and outdoor enthusiast. This is all followed by a traditional "dinner on the ground" where all our families and an entire community gathers outside and shares a fellowship meal. Join us on Sunday May 13th.

Wednesday Night Youth Assembly - signup sheet in the foyer for volunteers to prepare a kid friendly dinner once a month. See dates and thank you for your help!

Educational Refurbishing…Thanks to those who have given and the men who have donated so much of their time…this is still a work in progress. As such we are encouraged to give and support this effort which will enhance our ability to educate this community for Christ.

Ministry Area’s At BethanyWe are glad you’re attending Bethany today and we

want to encourage everyone to get connected. Sunday Morning Fellowship Groups:

10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 am

Nursery, Pre-K and Children’s Church also available during 11:00 Worship service in the Education Wing.

Wednesday Prayer/Bible Fellowship 7:00 pm

o Youth Assembly - Fellowship Hall 7:00 pm

o Choir Practice 8:00 pm

Family - Friends not able to attend:Betty Davis, Bubber Barber, Agnes Conner, Robert Mock, Jean Hartzog, Caroline Woodall, Billy Livingston, Mrs. Gambrell, Norman Sawyer, Mary Worthington, Jimmy and Carolyn Hilton, Perry & Loraine Rich.

In Need of Healing:Harold Barber, William Barber, Dennis Talbert, Virgie Barber, Jean Hartzog, Bobby Goodwin, Lyza Key, Pam Driggers, Geraldine Newbern, Leon/Carolyn Toole, Donnie Cleveland, Alan Wheeler, Linda Wilson, Eva Raynor, Joe Beauchamp, Sharon Duren, Eddie Lou Conrad, Shirley Johnson, Cathy Holt, Jack McGee, Sandi Ward, Rhonda West, Tawan Barber, Edith Jones, Susie Black, Brad Ward, Marie Logue, Joyce Robinson, D'Nina Lanier, Charles Campbell, Jimmy Harris, Billy Griffin, Patricia Wimberly, Gary & Diane Floyd, Joe Atwater, Mack Barber, Frances Taylor, Ronnie Lloyd, Darius Cannon, Kyle Bess, Juanita Smith, Connie Griffin, Jeremy Baker, Judy Logue & Mother, Glenn Cook

Other needs:Deb Bennett, Kennie & Susan Bennett, Dusty Cannon, Willis Cannon, Sheila Ford

Serving in the Military:Ryan Nichols, Chris Nichols, Blake Lewis, Jason Roten, Bennett Harrison, Charles Brown Jr. Peggy Haire's son.

Bereavement:

Family of Mary Lou Wilson

Boot Camp at Bethany…Training for the Army of God

Philemon 1:2 Philippians 2:25

2 Timothy 2:3

We are soldiers of Christ.A Spiritual army deployed by God to contend with Evil.

Basic Training:You’ve been Recruited…now it’s time for Basic Training.Basic training is a place where recruits are trained for the armed forces of the United States.

When it’s over, they discover some amazing things. Sharp mind Fit Body Confident Abilities

The same is true of us as Christians

Joined _______________John 17:21

You are only as good as your unit—You and the group you arrive with will be treated as one.

Deeper ___________________________Discipleship—Soldiers are made… not born

2 Timothy 2:3

Endure hardness—“Suffer Affliction” / Exposure to the elements of harm. Endure is a word we don’t live very

much anymore—too many, instead of enduring, we quit.

There is a relationship between suffering and reward—worth having=work getting.

Stronger __________________2 Timothy 2:4. A true soldier does not entangle himself with the things that plague the average citizen.

You will no longer be an average civilian, you will be a soldier—We are soldiers of the cross. A soldier does not entangle himself with things outside of army life. (We worship everything except God)

Entangles himself—to weave in, to entwine1 Timothy 2:8

Trained ________________________Drill—hand to hand—close quarter—combat—obstacle course...

Recruits in most modern militaries are taught drill to teach them how to work and move as a team.

Ephesians 4:11-131 Timothy 4:7-11

A military drill is memorizing certain actions through repetition until the action is instinctive to the soldiers being drilled

Engaged ___________________

Rules of engagement— responses that are permitted in the employment of military personnel during operations or in the course of their duties

1 Peter 3:15

Are you becoming a Good Soldier of the Cross?