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Just Around The Corner.. . In this issue:

Just Around TheCorner 1The Week at aGlance 2Music, Members

and Missions 3

Somethings OldSomethings New 4Deacon of theWeek + 5Staff Info 6

West Lynchburg Baptist Church January 22, 2012 Volume 2, Issue 3

THE WLBC BULLETINThe church with heart in the heart of the city.

Staff Member

on Call

Jan. 2022

Vance Matthews

910.814.7200

Wednesday

Jan 25

MENUBreakfast for Supper

Scrambled EggsSausage Gravy

BiscuitsSausage Patties

Fried Apples

Persecutionsystematic

mistreatment of a person, group or

people. The word systematic is thekey. We consider the martyrs,Christians in hostile areas or the

missionaries in far off lands to be

the only people that are persecuted.

But going by the above definition, Iwould say that Satan finds ways to

persecute all Christians.In Daniel 7:25a it reads He

shall speak pompous words againstthe Most High, shall persecute the

saints of the Most High, and shall

intend to change times and law. Inother translations it reads wear out,oppress and wear down. In 1 Peter

5:8-9 Be sober, be vigilant; be-

cause your adversary the Devilwalks about like a roaring lion,

seeking whom he may devour. Re-

sist him, steadfast in the faith,

knowing that the same sufferingsare experienced by your brother-

hood in the world. NKJV To be

sober is to be alert. Therefore, asober spirit is an alert spirit, a readyspirit and to be sober (alert) minded

is to be prepared, watchful or inother words, hey you, wake up!

I will preface the next part

by saying that I did not understand

the concept of persecution until Iexperienced more than a year of

cancer treatment. Throughout thetreatment, I have endured but Ihave had a systematic wearingdown of my body and my spirit. I

have grown weary of driving to thedoctor to be made sick so that Imight be made well. When I first

began radiation treatment, I was

told I would not have any problemsor sickness from the treatments.After a few days, though, I did get

sick and my mouth blistered somuch that I couldnt eat. I couldnt

continue through all twenty treat-ments without stopping as they hadwanted. Fortunately, the holidays

afforded me some time to heal, but

I was unable to enjoy any of myfavorite Christmas foods. My tumor

was feeling pretty bad too, so that

was a little consolation.So how does that story tie in

with persecution? Simply, persecu-

tion does not come in the same

form to everyone but it is a gradualwearing down of ones faith, ones

resolve and ones desire to serveJesus. Though most would not

agree, lets consider entertainment

as a form of persecution, sincemost of todays TV programs and

Theater movies , when allowed inour lives on a regular basis, wears

down our faith, our resolve and de-sire to serve the Lord. So then,

whether it be illness, value-

altering, mind-numbing entertain-ment or even negative family andco-workers, we must be sober, vig-

ilant, to keep our focus on God.

Godly focus will enable us to with-stand persecutions we must endure

or enable us to stand and fight.

Now I said all of this for onepurpose. We have a duty to serve

our Lord and Savior by serving oth-ers as Christ did. So we must notlet our faith and willingness beweakened by any of Satans forms

of persecution but stay strong

through seeking God. That way, wewill be able to carry out our serviceto our neighbors in this community

and to one another.Dan SchmuckerMens Ministry

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Sunday, January 229:00 AM9:15 AM

9:45 AM

11:00 AM11:00 AM

- 4:15 PM5:30 PM

6:00 PM6:15 PM6:30 PM

6:30 PM

Tuesday, January 24

11:30 AM

1:30 PM

Wednesday, January 25

5:15 PM

6:00 PM

6:30 PM6:30 PM

6:45 PM

6:50 PM7:30 PM

8:50 PM

Saturday, January 289:30 AM

7:00 PM

The Week at a GlanceThe Role of Faith

Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encour-

ages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable and, most of all,

fear puts hopelessness at the heart of life, while faith rejoices in its God.Harry Emerson Fosdick

A Special Note To: Members

Deacon Ordination is taking place this Sunday at the 11am service. Please be present to

show them your support as they commit to active spiritual and physical participation in

the life and work of our Church.

Deacons being ordained: Ian Bacon & Mark Milton

WMU January

Mission Project:Collecting items for

the Blue RidgePregnancy Center

Top five items

needed (in thisorder): Baby Wipes,

Hooded Towels, CribSheets, Diapers, &

The Book: What toExpect When Youare Expecting?

(List is on bulletinboardno tags to

take this year.)

*The book is availa-ble at Givens,

Target, and Barnes

and Noble.Of course, they will

be blessed withanything you wish to

give.**Please drop off

items in box outsidechurch office.

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Instrumental Ensemble

Library Open

Sunday SchoolKIDS In Worship

Morning WorshipDeacon Ordination

Sanctuary BellsKingdom Kids Chimes

Kingdom Kids BellsInstrumental EnsembleTeamKIDS......Gr. 16

EDGE Student WorshipEvening Service

Commitees Meet to elect Chairpersons &plan

1S.W.A.T

Amazing Grace Fellowship1

Family Night Supper

Preschool Music Time 4yrsKind.Music Makers Gr. 13Young Musicians Gr. 46

EDGE (Gr.7-12)Bible Study/Prayer MeetingMission Friends Ages 4 & 5

Royal Ambassadors Boys Gr.1-6

Girls in Action Gr. 1-6Highest PraiseSanctuary Choir

Praise Team Rehearsal

Easter Bonus Choir Rehearsal

IMPACT: College/Young Adult Bible Study

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1 John 3:8 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and truth.

Do n t M i ss Yo ur Chance to B le ss and

Be B le sse d . . . The Ne e d s a r e Many sands of dollars. I would

encourage you to consider

making a contribution to

help the Matthews with

their expenses. The most

important activity you can

engage in at this point is

to pray for Vance and

Stacy as they prepare and

as they go with news that

the world needs to hear.

Thank you

Shake hands and welcome

our visitors each service.

Music, Members and Missions

Lynchburg General:

Tom Jennings N309

Virginia Baptist:

Jim Taylor __ AR20

Our

canned

soup drive

has

begun

and will go through

the end of February

2012.

*Please drop off

canned soup in

barrel outside

church office.

Thank You!

*Volunteers needed to make soup and chili for the Souper Bowl of Caring &

WLBCs Chili Cook-Off on Feb. 5. Please fill-out insert in the Worship Bulletin to let

us know you will be donating soup or participating in the chili cook-off. Thank you!

Welcome Praise The Lord w/ SongJan 22 Morning Songs

#68 Holy, Holy, Holy

#26 Blessed Be Your Name#633 I Will Sing the Wondrous

Story

#86 Lead Me, Lord

#744 Savior, Like a ShepherdLead Us

#81 He Leadeth Me! O BlessedThought

#880 Let It Be Said of Us

http://lifewayworship.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/

HymnalPreviews/

is combined with the

WLBC Chili Cook-off on

Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.

All financial proceeds will

go to Meals on Wheels

and canned goods will begiven to Jericho Mission

and the Network House.

*Please plan to support

this event.

A Note from Robert

As you may be aware,

our Minister of Students,

Vance Matthews and his

wife, Stacy, are going on

a mission trip to India in

February. I am praying

that this will be the

beginning of a partner-

ship that will lead others

to making this trip to

share the Good News of

Jesus Christ.

The cost for a trip of this

nature is in the thou

UVA: None

Hospitalizedas of Wednesday Jan 18

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Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012

Time: 8:30am

Theme: Reaching the Local Community

Menu: Biscuits, Gravy, Eggs & Bacon

Sign-up on Bulletin Board or call the office: 845-4600.

* Creating1specialValentinesw/ Jeanne Kent

Womens LunchWarm The Heart

Saturday, Feb. 411am **Sign-up onBulletin BoardSoup will

be served.

Cheerful? Then we need YOU!

If you could spend 1 hr. a week or even 1 hr. a month to

bring smiles and cheer into our Residents home

The Oaks Assisted Living Community

2249 Murrell Rd. Lynchburg, VA 24501

Contact Stacy or Holly (434) 846-6611

Sing-a-long / Time to Reminisce / Any Musicals

/ Sharing your pet / Themed Events / Video Tours

and much more

FUNDRAISER

Treat your honey to a

home-cooked meal where she

doesnt have to do the

dishes

afterward!

Church-wide Valentines

Banquet

Friday

February 10, 2012

6:30 PM

*Valentine BINGO(Cost yet to be determined.)

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Deacon of the Week: Ian Bacon 434.384.3952

Perfect AttendanceThe church choir director was frustrated because at least one member was missing from each Eastercantata rehearsal. At the final rehearsal, she announced, I wish to publicly thank the tenor for being

the only choir member to attend every rehearsal.

Its the least I could do, said the tenor, since I wont be here for Easter.

Many times we are asked, Who is my

deacon?

To help you, we will list the Deacon of the

Week and his list of families in the WLBC

Bulletin ENewsletter. There will be a

complete list posted on the bulletin board near

the church office. This complete list is

alphabetical by your last name. We hope this

will help you know who your deacon is for the

year. If you have any questions, please feel free

to contact the church office.

Serving, Laughing, Playing & PrayingBecause WLBC Members Live Life With Hope

Pictured: Ian & Melissa Bacon & Family

Ians Deacon FamiliesJames BostJuanita BrockmanTara BurnsAnn CampbellElizabeth CampbellRandy, Patricia & Taylor GreenAlexis HughesBetty MasonJean McCrickardJimmie & Doris Metts

Margaret MooreNancy NewJennifer OberMichael VaughanClarence & Freda WomackJoshua Woodring

Just before the Last Supper (John 13), Jesus took off his outer robe, poured water into a basin and began washing

his disciples feet. One disciple, however, protested having the Lord wash his feet. Jesus told the reluctant man

that unless he allowed Jesus to wash his feet, he really had no share in Christs leadership. The disciple then re-

lented. He said Jesus could wash not only his feet but his hands and head, as well.

Choose the name of this disciple from the list below:

A. Peter; B. John; C. Andrew; D. Judas

(See John 13:1-9.)

My sermon today is from First Peter, chapter

three: Wives, be subject to your husbands.

ChurchToon

Pray for Missionaries: The Knight Family (Japan) www.theknights.multiply.com

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Were on the Webwww.wlbc.organd

Facebook!

On mission to reach people forthe family of God.

STAFF

Rev. Randy Kent, Minister of Music & Senior Adults

rkent@wlbc.org

Cell Phone: 434.665.6880 845.4600 EXT 13

Dr. Robert Putt, Pastor

rputt@wlbc.org

Cell Phone: 434.841.6886 845.4600 EXT 15

Vance Matthews, Minister of students

vmatthews@wlbc.org

Cell Phone: 910.814.7200 845.4600 EXT 14

Pam Anderson (Financial) panderson@wlbc.org

Nancy Johnson (Administrative) njohnson@wlbc.org

Phyllis Lane (Organist) lanesk@aol.com

Jeanne Kent (Pianist) kentsnforest@msn.com

Contact Us Anytime Office Email: office@wlbc.org

mailto:www.wlbc.orgmailto:www.wlbc.orgmailto:rputt@wlbc.orgmailto:rputt@wlbc.orgmailto:rputt@wlbc.orgmailto:rputt@wlbc.orgmailto:vmatthews@wlbc.orgmailto:rputt@wlbc.orgmailto:rputt@wlbc.orgmailto:panderson@wlbc.orgmailto:panderson@wlbc.orgmailto:njohnson@wlbc.orgmailto:njohnson@wlbc.orgmailto:lanesk@aol.commailto:lanesk@aol.commailto:kentsnforest@msn.commailto:kentsnforest@msn.commailto:office@wlbc.orgmailto:office@wlbc.orgmailto:office@wlbc.orgmailto:kentsnforest@msn.commailto:lanesk@aol.commailto:njohnson@wlbc.orgmailto:panderson@wlbc.orgmailto:rputt@wlbc.orgmailto:vmatthews@wlbc.orgmailto:rputt@wlbc.orgmailto:rputt@wlbc.orgmailto:www.wlbc.org