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COMING UP THIS SUNDAY march 17, 2019

Prelude

Worship Song No Sweeter Name Medley

Scripture Reading Luke 5:1-11

Worship Song What Beautiful Name

Children’s Message Nancee Greer

Worship Song Glorify Thy Name

Worship Song Majesty

Offertory

Choral Worship Jesus At the Center

Message Rev. Ray Spence

“MIRACLE BEFORE THE MIRACLE” Luke 5:1-11

Song of Commitment Only Trust Him

Benediction Chorus What a Beautiful Name

Postlude

5:00 P.M.

Community Groups at HBC. the Carlisle’s

the Corey’s/Sharman’s, the McCarty’s (Youth)

STEWARDSHIP REPORT Receipts: Budget 24,571.75 Child ev .00 Designated 3,850.00 Total 28,421.75 Budget Req. to date 195,778.70 (10@19,577.87) Budget Receipts to date 216,470.75 CDC Req. to date 227,165.40 (10@22,716.54) CDC Receipts to date 180,110.00

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BIBLE STUDY MINISTRY Main Connection Group Enrollment 550 Attendance Adult 109 Youth 14 Children 20 Preschool 8 Worship Team 10 Visitors 4 Main School Att. 165 Nursing Home Total SS Attendance 165 Worship Att. AM 192

PRESCHOOL EXTENDED SESSION March 17, 2019 Tim and Greta Campbell (Babies)

Todd and LeAnn Vick (Creepers/Toddlers/Preschool 2) IF NEEDED: Mary Andero

CHILDREN’S CHURCH VOLUNTEERS Kawana McCary, Lara Collum

HOW YOUR GIFTS EQUIP AND ENCOURAGE NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONARIES

$5 Bus fare for travel in the local community $25 Meal with an unreached person $100 Anniversary gift for a missionary couple $175 Laundromat fees for a family of four $300 Training/conferences for a church planter’s wife

$500 Food/supplies for neighborhood outreach event

$1,200 Bibles, gospel tracts and discipleship materials for a church plant $1,400 Monthly worship facility rent

Every gift to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering— 100 percent—supports more than 5,000 missionaries

across the U.S., U.S. territories and Canada.

OUR GOAL—$12,000

GIVEN TO DATE—2,435.00

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, March 17 9:00 A.M. Library Open 9:10 A.M. Sunday School Teachers Prayer Meeting 9:30 A.M. Sunday School Security-Randy Sharman 10:30 A.M. Library Open 10:45 A.M. Morning Worship

Security—Tracy Scott, Pete Threatt 4:00 P.M. Youth Choir 5:00 P.M. Community Groups Re-Convene Preschool-Children Nursery at HBC Monday, March 18 8:30 A.M. Adult Exercise 5:30 P.M. CDC Committee meeting 6:30 P.M. Prayer Time in the Sanctuary Tuesday, March 19 4:00 P.M. Ladies’ Quilting 6:30 P.M. Trail Life USA Wednesday, March 20 8:30 A.M. Adult Exercise 9:00 A.M. Precept Bible Study 5:00 P.M. Family Night Supper

MENU: Egg Casserole, Grits, Fruit, Sausage Patties, Biscuits

CHILDREN’S MENU: Chicken Nuggets or Hot Dogs 5:45 P.M. W.O.W. (K-Grade 6) Choir (3-4 years) 6:00 P.M. Youth Bible Study 6:15 P.M. CALLED BUSINESS MEETING Prayer Meeting 6:30 P.M. W.O.W. (3-4 years) Choir (K-6th Grade) 7:15 P.M. Sanctuary Choir/Orchestra Rehearsal Thursday, March 21 7:00 A.M. Men’s Prayer Breakfast 6:30 P.M. Neighborhood Watch Meeting Friday, March 22 8:30 A.M. Adult Exercise Saturday, March 23 8:00 A.M. CDC Sign Language Conf. in the Sanctuary

From our interim minister of music... Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks from this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bub-bling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” -John 4: 13-14 NLT Jesus had been traveling all morning. Around noon, He came to a well. It was hot and dusty and He needed a drink. That’s when He encountered a woman at the well. Here’s what Jesus knew: she was at the well at the wrong time of the day. Women typically gathered water in the morning, not during the heat of the day, and so this woman had chosen to go at noon for a reason. Perhaps she had gone in the heat of the day because she thought no one else would be there. Except on that day, Jesus was there. Jesus knew she would be coming to the well at that time- and He even knew more about her and the Living Water she truly needed. God always meets us where we are. He specializes in meeting us in our brokenness. We may think life has brought us to a certain point because we’re just looking for water, but Jesus meets us there be-cause He knows we’re looking for healing, security and love. Ultimately, we are all the woman at the well. Jesus shows up in our lives, wherever our well may be, and offers us Living Water. He offers us what we need, yet we often keep looking for all of these other things to fill us up- our kids, our marriages, our finances, our homes, and our good deeds. I believe He looks at us with love and asks, “Aren’t you ready for the real thing that will make you feel full?” So many times we find ourselves filling lives up with things that won’t last and yet each time, God comes back and offers us the grace that only He can give. He meets us at the wells of our lives and gives us everything we need and so much more. Stop searching for solutions that won’t last and rest in the One who will.

MISSISSIPPI SINGING CHURCHMEN SPRING TOUR 2019

• MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 Concert @ 6:30 pm Pine Forest Baptist Church, Collinsville, MS 10031 W Lauderdale Rd, Collinsville, MS 39325

• TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019 Concert @ 12 noon Clarke-Venable Baptist, Decatur, MS 362 W Broad Street, Decatur, MS 39327

We welcome rev. Ray spence! Rev. Ray Spence will be our pulpit guest

March 17, March 24 and March 31 Native to Mississippi, born in Picayune, I was a lost church member. I was born again at 18 in a Revival service and called to preach at 19. I left for Clarke College two years later then moved to Florida Baptist College, then on to NOBTS. During this journey my greatest accomplishment was marrying Amanda and later having my 3 children: Gavin and now his wife Hannah, Cody and his wife Anna (and they have given me a granddaughter Lily Jane). Last but not least Jana my daughter. Sometimes in life we experience things we are not prepared for, in October 2014 Amanda went home to heaven. I surren-dered to Evangelism in October of 2016. For 33 years I have served King JESUS. HE is faithful.

COMING UP! OUTBACK at the SOLLIE’S FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 5-8 pm

“Family Game Night” Friday April 12th

@ 5:30pm in the FLC

Easter Egg Hunt at the McCarty’s Saturday, April 20,

at 10:00 a.m.

Highland Baptist church memorial IN MEMORY OF REV. HOUSTON PATRICK: Designated to the Library by a church member.

NOTICE OF CALLED BUSINESS MEETING! There will be a Called Business Meeting on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 6:15 p.m. to approve Child Development Center Structural Expenses.

Memorial flowers The flowers in the Sanctuary today are in memory of

Paul Bowles given by his family.

Christian love and sympathy are extended to: ...Drew Calhoun in the death of his great-aunt. ...Mrs. Diane Delk in the death of her aunt. ...Robert Corey and family in the death of his sister.

Congratulations to john and susan hill Who celebrate their

50th wedding anniversary this week!