STAFF

Rev. Lynwood Wells Pastor

Dreama Johnson

Office Administrator

Christy Kuhnle Pianist, New

Celebration Director

TommieWheeler Custodian

TEAM LEADERS

Pam Cooke

Moderator/ Vision Team

Tara Borton Finance Team

Kathy Caskie Facilities Team

Bob Spiers Mission Action Team

Robbie Ayscue Worship Team

Tim Humphries Outreach Team

Dwight & Lisa Godwin Discipleship Team

Brenda Egnot Deacons

Roger Cooke People Support Team

101 Main Street

Newport News, VA

23601

757-595-3300

Weekly Newsletter

January 27, 2015

It's not what you would do… It's what you can do!”

Calling. It's a vague word and it looks different for all of us - but we all want it. What is God's purpose for us? What does He want us to do with the time we've been given? Our calling is not some distant future dream we'll chase and champion when our situation allows it. It's not what we would do… it's what we can do!

Let me ask you, “What good would you do if you had perfect circumstances at this point in your life?”

“I would if I could… But I can’t so I won’t…” That is the preset response of most people when God calls them to do something, or a need arises in the world that they are individually called to meet. “I would if I could… But I can’t so I won’t…”

Let me suggest if you cannot do the good that you would, then you should do the good that you can! Realize that your calling is active, not passive. Usually the people that God calls and uses are not the people who have the best of everything. They are more often the people who have the least, or the smallest. The difference is that they make the most of what they do have.

A lot of people think of their calling in terms in terms of what they will do “someday”. But the world is not changed by what you will do one day if it is not connected to so mething you are doing right now. Don’t put your calling on consignment. Don’t defer your destiny. Don’t put out there some idealistic situation where when it happens, only then you will accomplish the will of God with your life.

It’s not what you do with what you could, it’s what you do with what you have. When you offer God what you have, He can turn a little bit into a lot. But He can’t multiply nothing, because nothing multiplied is still nothing!

The good news, actually the best news we can know is that right now where we are, with who we are and what we have – It is more than enough when we surrender and give ourselves completely to God.

Right now, this moment, when we get ourselves into God’s will for our lives we discover the secret to true abundance is to begin living in the now moment with God – It’s not what you would… It’s what you can!

“I can do ALL things through Christ who loves me and gave Himself for me!” Philippians 4:13. Receive and live in the word today!

On the grace journey together with you, Lynwood

The Hilton Baptist Church Record

January 27, 2015 101 Main Street

Newport News, VA 23601

Inclement Weather

In the event of Inclement

weather– your deacon

will notify you of any

changes in services. Also

please check our

Facebook page or our

website. We will update

these to reflect any

changes in our normal

church schedule.

Please take a baby

bottle and fill it

with loose change

for CareNet

Pregnancy Center.

We have bottles in

the Connect Center and

office. See Pat Painter if

you can not find a

bottle to fill!

Thanks in advance for

your help!

Sunday School and Worship Report January 25, 2015

Sunday School Enrollment…..………….……....…….……..….....110

Contacts……………………………………..... ............. ...................16

Visitors…………………………….………........................................1

Total present...……………………… …….…....……….……. ….62

Worship Attendance…..98

HBC Counting Report for January 25, 2015

8-200 Future Growth………………………………………........$60.00

8-107 Lottie Moon…………………………………………..….$70.00

8-102 Wednesday Night Supper…………………………...…..$115.60

8-103 Drink Machine…………………………………………….$3.00

8-520 Hilton School of Music…………………………..……..$272.00

Budget………...………………………………………………$4235.00

Budget Designated Initial Offering……………………………...$11.00

Total Deposit………………………………………………….$4766.60

From all the contributions received for our Youth Worker the amount we have collected is $5163.00!

God is so good!

NEEDED FOR PORT DINNER– February 11th

Jeanne and Denise would like to have people donate desserts

for Wednesday Night Dinner. Please contact either one of

them or the church office if you are able to help!

The HBC Family would like to express our

deepest sympathy to the family of

Thomas Henderson in his recent passing this week.

Our thoughts and prayers are with this family.

OUR ON GOING

MISSION….

“More Than Nets”

Give to the mission that helps prevent Malaria in Yendi.

Malaria has been eliminated from the United States and other developed

countries. It is still a threat to more than 40% of the world’s population..

Mark your envelope...More than Nets. $10.00 will provide one net!

Our Goal : $7000.00

Collected to date:

$4575.00

January

Carenet

Maternity and

Baby Needs

Church Pantry

Please pray for the

following Missionaries this week:

BS, DS

Jason Thacker– Kentucky

Koen Hamilton– Lousiana

Greg Shawgo– Montana

Ghazala Amoon– New Jersey

David Englehart, Matt Sellers– New Mexico

Daniel Trippie– New York

Clara Mooney– Oklahoma

Scott Underwood– Pennsylvania

Jean-Rene Bibeau– Quebec

Carol Weishampel– Texas

Justin Bindel– Utah

Sean McKale– Washington

Kay Brown, Amy Johnson, Brian Pennington-American People

AM, BS– Central Asian People

HL, JD– East Asian People

PL, Charlotte Whitely– European People

KG,LW– Northern African and Middle

Eastern People

MA, RM - South Asian People

Jerry McFerron, RE– Sub-Saharan

African People

Weekly Assignment

Schedule

This week at HBC

Singing Saints

Monday, February 9th

James River 2:30pm

Missing

We are missing a white oval

table cloth with a biased hem

that we use for communion.

If you have borrowed that

could you please return it as

soon as possible.

Thank you for your help in

this situation.

Greeters/ Ushers February 1– Joe Wircenske, Don Krause, Brenda Egnot

and Pat Schell February 8– Paul Thorne,

Ray Moody and Moses Sabb

Lock Up February 1– Robbie Ayscue February 8– Tim Humphreys

Bus Ministry February 1– Joe Caskie February 8– Brian Fries

Deacon of the Week February 1– Ray Moody February 8– Bob Spiers

Nursery Helpers

February 1– Joy Class

February 8– Faith Class

SS and Children’s Church

February 1– Kathy Devol/

Colleen Devol

February 8– Kathy Caskie

WNS Support

January 28th– Joy Class

February 4– WMU

If you can not be present for your date, please contact a

replacement person.

Monday, January 26th

2pm Singing Saints

Newport

630pm Facilities Meeting

Tuesday, January 27th

930am WOM Council Meeting

Wednesday, January 28th

5:00 pm Wednesday Night Supper

6:15pm Finance Team Meeting

6:15 pm Children in Action

6:15 pm Prayer Meeting

6:15 pm NC Practice

7:15pm The Story Practice

Sunday, February 1st, 2015

9:00am Sunday School

10:00am Worship Celebration

Children’s Church

“Jesus Followers”

Happy Birthday from HBC

January

25– Gene Devol

26– Jonathan Dean

27– Charlotte Ann Yell

29– Angela Farley

30– Carolyn Schaubach

Eleanor Stevens

31– Shirley Spencer

Wednesday Night Dinner

5:00 pm

Chicken Pot Pie

Adults $5.00 Children $3.00

Family of 4 or more $15.00

Call the church office for

reservations

Happy 95th Birthday Hilton Baptist Church

May 4, 1919

October 4, 1976 The parsonage at One Cedar Lane was sold

Port

February 11th– 18th

The following things are needed for PORT. If you want to donate any of these items, please place them

in the gymnasium.

Needed for our Clothes Closet:

Men’s and Women’s

Warm Pants ( they prefer jeans)

Warm shirts, sweatshirts ( They request hoodies)

Winter Shoes (Boats, tennis shoes)

Coats

New socks, t– shirts and underclothes (men prefer boxers)

Scarves, hats and gloves

Needed for Hygiene kits:

Travel Size soap, toothpaste, deodorant, lotion and sham-

poo

Toothbrushes and washcloths

Please see Pam Cooke or contact the church office if you have any addi-

tional questions.

Important Meeting:

ALL PORT VOLUNTEERS are requested to attend an important meeting on Sunday, February

8th in Prior Hall immediately following the morning worship service.

Sign Up Sheets to work

PORT are in Prior Hall.

Please go down today and

sign up where you can

work!

Are you looking to have your taxes done?

Choose the Liberty Tax Service located across from the Police Department at 9821 Jefferson Ave.

When you have your taxes done there before February 15, 2015 and mention that Hilton Baptist Church referred you...you will receive $50.00 and the church will receive $50.00. The offer is good only for the location listed above.

If you need additional information, please contact Dreama.

Don’t forget to bring those

printer cartridges, old cell

phone, MP3 players and

cameras and drop them off in

the church office ! We will

recycle them and get a little

money for the church.

Singing Saints

Monday, February 9th

James River 2:30pm

Monday, February 16th

Riverside 2pm

February Happenings

February 3– 10am WOM Meeting

February 10– Happy Hearts at Mennowood Retirement Facility

February 8– 14 Focus Week for WMU

February 9– Vision Team 630pm

February 11th– February 18th– PORT

February 14– Children’s Ministry Day

February 16– Deacon Meeting

February 21– B– men’s Breakfast

February 23– Facilities Meeting

February 25– Church Business Meeting

February 28– Church Clean up day

Food Pantry

Please remember….if you would like to donate food to the food

pantry, it would be so

appreciated! We have had many people already in the month of January that we have provided

food for.

Passionate About God’s Will

“So we continued the work... from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.”

Nehemiah 4:21 In the face of overwhelming odds, Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in just 52 days. How? Because he had a single-minded passion to do so! Facing the greatness of his need, Nehemiah looked beyond his present situation and focused on the greatness of his God

Some of us are afraid to pray, “Lord, I’ll do what you want me to do.” We fear that he might send us somewhere we don’t want to go or asks us to do something we don’t feel ready or qualified to do. That when we discover that we’ve got it all wrong! The Bible says God’s will is “good, and acceptable, and perfect” (Romans 12:2). What is there to be afraid of in that formula? Now, while God’s will for us is “good,” it’s not necessarily easy! But, He gives us a passion for it. Jeremiah said that when he tried to stop speaking about the Lord, God’s Word became “like a burning fire shut up in my bones.” (Jeremiah 20:9) You can’t contain a fire that God lights. When He sets your heart ablaze, you begin to see things you never saw before and get excited about them. Not only does God enable our present and future. He redeems our past. He can even take your chapters of regret and write a story of grace, if you are will ing to surrender them to Him. But it’s not likely you’ll experience much of a passion for anything if you’re just sitting on the sidelines waiting for something to happen. James says “Don’t just be a hearer of God’s word, be a doer.” (James 1:22) Remember there is very little difference between a deep rut and a grave, and when you are caught only spinning your wheels you often find yourself simply digging your hole deeper! One of the greatest secrets of true discipleship is discovering that you’ll get a passion for God’s will once you begin doing it! You’ll think, “this is what I was made for.” Then when you discover that you have a compelling reason for doing something, and you know that God is watching and smiling on you, it makes all the difference!

Unfolding the Rosebud and Discovering God’s Will For Our Lives

A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was inquiring of the older preacher. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals. The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his

wanting to know the WILL OF GOD for his life and for his ministry. Because of his high respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to TRY to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact. It wasn’t long before he realized how it was impossible to do so. Noticing the younger preacher’s inability to unfold the rosebud while keeping it in tact, the older preacher began to tell the following poem...

Unfolding The Rosebud

It is only a tiny rosebud, A flower of God’s design;

But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers

Is not known to such as I. God opens this flower so sweetly,

When in my hands they fade and die.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud, This flower of God’s design,

Then how can I think I have wisdom To unfold this life of mine?

So I’ll trust in Him for His leading

Each moment of every day. I will look to Him for His guidance

Each step of the pilgrim way.

The pathway that lies before me, Only my heavenly Father knows.

I’ll trust Him to unfold the moments, Just as He unfolds the rose.

Will You Wait? God has provided the Holy Spirit to teach His children about His will for them (John 14:26). Yet so have we find ourselves feeling lost or abandoned as we seek God’s answer or will for our lives. So, why do we have trouble understanding what the plan is? Here are three possible reasons… We make decisions based on emotion. When life presses in on us, our instinct is to move away from the source of the stress or pain. Our need to remove turmoil and difficulties from our lives takes precedence over God’s plan. We figure He could not want us to feel this way, so we act and hope we are in His will. Our emphasis is on ourselves rather than on God’s will. We focus only on the immediate. Many times we come to God troubled about the choices we or our loved ones face. We do not see how this situation could possibly be His will. Our short-term focus prevents us from seeing God’s long-term purposes. We conduct a superficial search. In our desire for an answer, we can treat finding God’s will like a checklist: Read the Bible; pray; fast; serve; worship; give. Then, satisfied with what we have done, we press the Lord for His answer now. But we have neglected to give God the time and stillness needed for hearing from Him. (Psalm 46:10) Investing time with God is a necessity, not a luxury, and listening without distractions is essential. How much Bible study is required to find out what God wants for us? What amount of prayer? What quantity of time? The answer is simple: however long it takes to hear from God. He will answer.

The question is: Will you wait?

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“Hear the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You do I pray. In the morning You hear my voice, O Lord; in the morning I prepare [a prayer, a

sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].” - Psalm 5:2-3 (Amplified Version)

And of course…

31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and

not faint. Isaiah 40:31 King James Version (KJV)

Trying To Please Everyone

The story is told of a man and his grandson traveling down the road, walking and leading a donkey.

They first met a man who said, "How foolish for you to be walking. One of you should be riding the donkey." So the man put his grandson on the animal.

The next traveler they met frowned and said, "How dreadful for a strong boy to be riding while an old man walks." So the boy

climbed off the donkey and his grandfather climbed on.

The next person they met said, "I just can't believe a grown man would ride and make a little boy walk." So the man pulled the boy up and they rode the donkey together. That is, until they met another man who said, "I never saw anything so cruel in all my life — two human beings riding on one poor defenseless donkey!"

Down the road a ways, they met a couple of men. After they passed, one of the men turned to the other and said, "Did you ever before see two fools carrying a donkey?"

The point is: You can't please everyone! And it can be very frustrating to even try to do so because it's impossible. The truth of the matter is, even if we could please everyone, we shouldn't. In fact, trying to please others can distract from the One we should be pleasing, if we're not careful. Our chief aim in life is to glorify God and live lives pleasing only unto Him. Nothing else really matters.

Though Paul was certainly mindful of the feelings of others, he wrote: "Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ." (Galatians 1:10, NIV)

Living our lives so as to receive the praise of people around us will only get us into trouble. I think of the chief rulers who "believed in Him [Jesus], but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God." (John 12:42-43). When we become attached to public opinion and pleasing others around us, we will eventually end up denying God.

Have you found lately that everyone isn't pleased with your decisions?

Don't lose any sleep over it, as long as you're seeking to please the only ONE that really matters!

Psalm 23 For The Workplace

The Lord is my real boss, and I shall not want.

He gives me peace, when chaos is all around me.

He reminds me to pray before I speak and to do all things without murmuring and complaining.

He reminds me that He is my Source and not my job. He restores my sanity every day and guides my decisions that I might honor Him in all I do.

Even though I face absurd amounts of e-mail, system crashes, unrealistic deadlines, budget cut-backs, gossiping co-workers, discriminating supervisors, and an aging body that doesn't cooperate every morning,

I will not stop, for He is with me!

His presence, His peace and His power will see me through. He raises me up, even when they fail to promote me. He claims me as His own, even when the company threatens to let me go. His faith-fulness and love are better than a bonus check.

His retirement plan beats every 401K there is! When it's all said and done, I'll be working for Him a whole lot longer; And for that… I will bless His Holy name!

Making God a Priority

“The first of the first fruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God.” Ex 23:19a

One of the values of daily Bible reading is that it keeps individual Bible verses set in their original context. For instance, a favorite verse of Christians regarding God’s faithfulness is Philippians 4:19: “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” While the verse sounds like a blank check from God to us, it isn’t.

The apostle Paul wrote those words to a church that had given sacrificially to him while he was imprisoned in Rome (Philippians 4:10-18). They had put the kingdom of God above their own needs; they had made the advancement of the Gospel through Paul a priority in their lives by providing for Christ’s chief apostle in his dire straits. So Paul tells them, “Because you have sacrificially made God a priority in your life, God will meet your needs.” That doesn’t mean we earn God’s blessing by giving. But it does mean that God looks for those whose “heart is loyal to Him,” on whose behalf He can show himself strong (2 Chronicles 16:9).

Attitude and Circumstances

“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned

the secret of being content in any and every situation...” Philippians 4:11-13

I love the story of the little boy who was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, baseball cap in place, toting ball and bat. He was heard to say, “I’m the greatest hitter in the world.” Then he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it and missed. “Strike one.” Undaunted he picked up the ball, threw it into the air and said to himself, “I’m the greatest baseball hitter ever,” and then he swung at the ball

again. And again, he missed. “Strike two!”

He paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. Then a third time he threw the ball into the air. “I’m the greatest hitter who ever lived,” he exclaimed. He swung the bat hard again, and missed a third time. He cried out, “Wow! Strike three. What a pitcher! I’m the greatest pitcher in the world!”

His circumstances hadn’t changed but his attitude had changed, and that makes all the difference in the world. What difficult time are you going through right now? Is there really something that can change it? If you can do something about it, great; don’t wait another day. But if you can’t change the circumstance, then change your attitude and that will make all the difference in the world.

COMING THIS EASTER 2015 – APRIL 2,3,4

A SPECTACULAR MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION OF DRAMA,

CINEMA AND MUSIC!

Hosted by Hilton Baptist…

With Parkview Baptist &

Stevens Memorial Baptist Churches

We need everyone’s help in this tremendous community out reach & production…

Pray & ask God where he would have you to serve!

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God is doing some exciting new and powerful things through the faithful people of God at HBC…

Please remember

your commitments and giving and be part of the

miracle!