spotlight ASH CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

08.29.18

Church History in Plain Language This class will look at church history as it is broken down into 9 different time segments,

beginning with the church in the book of Acts and concluding with the church today. Taught by Larry Lormand

Begins Wednesday, September 5th, at 6:00 in E247

A Journey of Promise Do you really know the Bible? Can you name the different time periods in the Old

Testament and the leaders that the LORD used to communicate His truths? This class will look at ten different periods of Old Testament history with the last eight being

determined by the movement of the Hebrew people. Each period will be taught visually through charts and maps in a way that is easier to understand and remember!

Taught by Sammie Turner Begins Sunday, September 9th at 4:30* in E247

The Seven Laws of the Learner Whether you teach in a church context, public school, in the home, or on the job, this class will equip you to accomplish God’s purposes for education—the transformation of

lives by meeting needs through the accurate communication of the essential truths. Taught by Larry Lormand

Begins Sunday, September 9th at 5:00* in E248

What Lies Between Us This class is sponsored by our Christian Advocacy Ministry Team. It will explore the

historical and racial dynamics at work in America and will help us think about how we heal the problems of our community and country.

Taught by Emily Harden Begins Sunday, September 9th, at 5:00* in Room 25

*Sunday classes meet 1 hour earlier on business meeting nights.

Regular times will be 5:30 and 6:00

fall discipleship classes begin. . .

Report for August 19, 2018 Sunday School 407 Worship 396 (Primera Iglesia Sunday School-52) (Primera Iglesia Worship-64) Budget Needs $22,287.58 YTD Budget Needs $735,490.14 Budget Receipts $12,713.15 YTD Budget Receipts $595,341.41 Over/(under) ($9,574.43) YTD Over/(under) ($140,148.73) Next Harvest $425.00 Next Harvest TD $1,884,023.65 Report for August 26, 2018 Sunday School 416 Worship 418 (Primera Iglesia Sunday School-48) (Primera Iglesia Worship-66) Budget Needs $22,287.58 YTD Budget Needs $757,777.72 Budget Receipts $53,229.61 YTD Budget Receipts $648,571.02 Over/(under) $30,942.03 YTD Over/(under) ($109,206.70) Next Harvest $2,770.00 Next Harvest TD $1,886,793.65

Attendance & Offering Report

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Sept. 11, 1983

Jane Greer Church Organist

35 Years!

Sept. 11, 2018

We need volunteers to help in the kitchen on Wednesday nights. One night a month you would help set-up, serve and clean-up following the church supper. If you can help please contact Larry Lormand.

ACBC is host-ing a free ac-tivity booth in the children’s area at the

Azle Sting Fling—Saturday, Sept. 8th from 9am until 5pm. We need volunteers to help man the table (a simple game & craft) and to be available to visit with parents as their children play. Sign up for 1 hour or all day! Contact Sarah Teichler or call the church office.

This past Sunday was a great day at church! It always makes me happy when attendance is good, offerings are increased, and new members join. But more than that we had two events Sunday that deserve special recognition. First, the Christian Advocacy Team hosted a great event after church. Over 100 people had a light lunch and then participated in a discus-sion with three community leaders about issues affecting us and our neighbors here in Azle. Police Chief Rick Pippens began the dis-cussion about the topic of domes-tic violence in Azle. This is a very difficult topic to discuss and to hear about, but it is incredibly important. Jamie Westbrook fol-lowed by discussing how domestic violence affects students in our school system. Bob Ellzey then discussed how domestic violence affects health care in Azle. This is a very serious and difficult topic. I want to thank the Advocacy team and these three community leaders for bringing this discussion to the forefront. If you are deal-ing with domestic violence or any kind of abuse in your home, there are people who can help. You do not have to live like that. Sunday night our Sanctuary Choir under the leadership of J.K. Weger led us in “A Night of Worship.” The choir sang several of their favorite anthems and the congre-gation sang together in praise to God. Thank you J.K. and Choir for leading us on a great night together. Now we move into our fall sched-ule. Wednesday nights are back in full swing. After Labor Day there are several new Discipleship classes on both Wednesday nights

and Sunday evenings. Wednes-day night Youth worship called, “The Door”, is reaching new stu-dents. RAs, GAs, and Mission Friends are back to regular sched-ule. There is a lot going on at Ash Creek. Invite friends and neigh-bors. Tell people about Jesus. Great days are ahead. May God Bless You this Week,

ACBC Saturday, October 13th Cross Timbers

Entry Fee: $50 Fee includes 18 rounds of golf, cart,

practice balls & lunch

Tee Time: 8am

Saturday, October 20th 3-5 pm

Fellowship Hall

Join Us For Lunch

Thursday, Sept. 6th 11:45 am

Small Fellowship Hall

Woody Creek BBQ Meal sponsored by Legacy Oaks

Retirement Center and Senior Adult Counsel of Ash Creek

Call the church

office to reserve a place.

Reservation Deadline is Sunday, September 2nd.

Welcome, Thetford Family

Presale of the new cookbook will go through September 30th.You can order a copy for $15.

Submit your recipes for the new cookbook by September 15th.

6:00 Fellowship Hall

9.9.18

Church Office Closed

Rachel’s baby is on the way, so we’re showering her with gifts before the big day!

Join us for a Baby Shower Celebrating Mother-to-Be

Rachel Haptonstall Neal

Sunday, September 9th at 2 pm New Fellowship Hall

Registered at Buy Buy Baby & Target

Family coming by statement