Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
7300 North Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29572-3029 Dr. Steven C. Cromer, Pastor
TIDINGS
Sunday, December 11
Combined Worship 9:30 a.m.
First Fruits Brunch 11:00 a.m.
Volume 38 Dec. 7, 2011-Dec. 20, 2011 Number 27
Sunday, December 11, 2011 Join us at 9:30 am
in the Sanctuary for a Combined Worship! (Bring your commitment cards)
followed by a “First Fruits” Brunch
in the Fellowship Hall at 11:00 am (Reservation required).
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
International Missions Night
in the Fellowship Hall: Family Dinner—5:15 pm, Prayer Focus—6:15 pm,
Debby Akerman, National WMU President to speak—6:30 pm
Sunday, December 18, 2011 Celebration Sunday!
10:00 am—Discipleship Classes 11:05 am—Combined Worship Service
in the Sanctuary.
Pastor’s View ...
Did you know that Malachi was written because there was a breakdown in the relationship between the Lord and His people? Worship had been abandoned. Everyone looked out for his/herself. The people of God really deserved punishment but, instead, God revealed His heart. “Come back,” He says, “Return to me.” And do you know how the Lord recommended they do this? By giving.
You see, miserly giving is an indication of a breakdown of one’s relationship to God. The prophet Amos called attention to the fact that the people who were supposed to be God’s own people were sending their tithes to false idols. These false gods held out the offer of prosperity and pleasure. Money which was to be given back to God was instead routed to another area for the purpose of personal gain.
Much like the parable of the ten apples… Once there was a man to whom God had given ten apples. God did this because He loved the man. Three of the apples were to be used for food. Another three were to be traded for clothing and shelter. Another three were to be used for transpor-tation and other amenities. God gave the man the tenth apple so that he would: 1) have a concrete way of expressing his gratitude back to God, and 2) have a share in the on-going ministry of Jesus.
The man took the apples and used them as God intended. He used three to feed him and his family. He used another three for clothing and shelter. Another three were traded for transportation and amenities. That left one apple. The man was about to give it back to God, but then noticed that the apple looked to be the biggest and juiciest apple of all. It was difficult to give back. Surely, he reasoned, God would want him to enjoy this apple as well. So, the man took the apple and ate it, and then he gave the core back to God.
So, how does your giving reflect your relationship to the Lord? Does God get your best gift? Or does God get the core? Malachi gives us all a way back to a greater intimacy with the Lord.
▪ REMINDER: all contributions must be in the church office, or
post marked, by December 31, 2011 to receive tax credit for the year 2011.
▪ To renew, or subscribe, to The Baptist Courier, please call Erma in
the church office at 449-3384. Yearly subscriptions are still $13.50.
2
Blessings,
Steve
Employment Opportunity at TLC … TLC is looking for an Administrative Assistant. Office experience
a must. Must be able to work flexible hours and love people.
Please see Brenda, or fax resume to 497-8607.
Notes from the Financial Administrator:
Get Connected …
Do You Have a Little Free Time the Week of Dec. 26-30, 2011? Community Kitchen of Myrtle Beach needs OVBC’s help the last week of the year! If you can help to serve a catered meal even just one day during the week of Dec. 26-30, please contact Mary Turner, 903-0076, as soon as you can. You’ll bless many who are in need, and receive a wonderful blessing, too!
International Missions Emphasis in December: Focal Scripture is Acts 1:8. If you are a follower of Jesus, you are part of the task to fulfill the Great Commission. Paul says, “All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it” (1 Corinthians 12:27). Jesus has commissioned us to be His Heart, His Hands, His Voice through Praying, Giving and Going! Southern Baptists have fulfilled this legacy for more than 160 years. Let us, each one, be a part of sharing Christ with our LOST and DYING world! OVBC’s goal for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is $15,000. Please be in prayer for how you may participate in this effort!
International Missions Night 2011: Wed., December 14 in the Fellowship Hall. Join us for Family Dinner beginning at 5:15 p.m., followed by Prayer Focus at 6:15 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., Debby Akerman will present a program, “West Africa… Up Close and Personal!”, about the Southern Baptist mission work at the Baptist Medical Center in Nalerigu, Ghana, and the work done with mission-aries and the newly-organized WMU of Burkina FASO. She will tell of how God connected her personal past missionary connections to the present work in these countries. Highlights are… making “rounds” at the Nalerigu Hospital, meeting with WMU leaders from 5 West African countries, worshipping in a small Fulani church, and being surrounded by GAs in Ghana! Mark your calendars!!
NEW Ladies’ Bible Study to begin on Tuesday, January 17, 2012! NEW Ladies’ Bible Study to begin on Tuesday, January 17, 2012! NEW Ladies’ Bible Study to begin on Tuesday, January 17, 2012! NEW Ladies’ Bible Study to begin on Tuesday, January 17, 2012! The study will be a morning or an evening Beth Moore study, “James: Mercy Triumphs”, in Room C101. Call Virginia Looper, 449-0169, or Betty Benton, 449-7068, for more details. Times to be announced.
This year, GAs will help you deliver your OVBC Christmas cards! Just put them in the basket above the Discipleship Class Role Ctr. (along with $ .25 ea.) in the North Hallway outside the sanctuary. All proceeds will go to the Lottie Moon Offering!
This Thurs., Dec. 8, we will be attending the matinee performance of the Christmas Show at the Carolina Opry! Cost is $27, payable in advance by check to the Carolina Opry, Mary Neal, or Margene Todd. Call Bill Bowman, 390-4258, or Margene Todd, 272-7199, for more details.
Christmas Program and Luncheon: December 13, 2011 beginning at Noon! Join us in the Fellowship Hall and bring a dish to share (baked ham is provided)! Rod France, son-in-law of Ernest & Wilma Holt, will present a Christmas Musical program at 12:45 p.m., to follow our luncheon. He is always so good to have some “sing-alongs”… mark your Holiday calendars NOW!!
3
J.O.Y. Fellowship News ...
Mail Your Christmas Cards NOW!
► Each Sunday: Students join us for Sunday COMPASS at 10 am in the CLC!
► Student Prayer Breakfast for MB area: Every Friday, 7 am, at K&W Restaurant, 7900 N. Kings in MB. (Please note the change of day to Friday.)
► Join us on Wednesday nights from 6-7:30 pm in the CLC for a time of games, fun, fellowship, and testimonies! Be sure to attend! NOTE: If you would like to sign up to share YOUR journey of faith with our students on a Wednes-day night, please see Tommy!
► Youth United! December 11th, from 6 pm-8 pm at Carolina Forest Commu-
nity Church. Come for a time of worship, Scripture readings, short messages, etc. Also, if you would like to participate on stage, WE NEED YOU! Contact Tommy!
► New Year’s Lock In at Nascar Speedpark! December 31st from 9 pm until
9am. Your $28 ticket price will give you access to unlimited racing, unlimited climbing wall, unlimited mini golf, unlimited arcade (ticketed games not included), door prizes, and a two hour All-You-Can-Eat buffet from 12-2! Also, come cheer on your youth pastor in the first annual “Faster Pastor” Race! Worship Service at 7:30 am! Contact Tommy!
► Visit the Student Ministry section of the website at: ovbc.org and stay up to date by checking the Student page often — especially the “Events” tab!
James Oakley and family in the November 9th death of his mother, Julia Oakley. She was 86 years old and was buried in Summerville, SC. (James is active in our Deaf Ministry.)
Myrtice Williams and family in the loss of her sister, Linda Neal, who died on November 20th at the age of 66. A service for her was held in Lancaster, SC, on November 23rd. Pray, also, for Linda’s husband, Mickey Neal.
Chrystal and Hugh Rafferty and family in the loss of their husband and father, Brian Rafferty. Brian passed away on November 28th in Myrtle Beach. A service was held on December 2nd at McMillan-Small Funeral Home in Myrtle Beach.
JoAnn Rumbley and family (sister-in-law of Anne Carter) in the loss of her husband, Anne’s brother, Ben Rumbley, on November 29th in Greensboro, NC.
Please check out the newest “thank yous”, letters and announce- ments which have been placed on our “Thank You” bulletin board in the North Hallway. They are from: Brandon & Hayley Sims, Lindsay Sim, Street Reach Ministries, Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach and Community Kitchen!
Let’s go green in the New Year! Email Suzanne Gaff in the Church Office at [email protected] if you would like to save the church money, ink and paper, and receive your future Tidings online! This will save OVBC resources that could be used to help those in need in MB and around the world!
4
Christian Sympathy is Expressed to ...
New Notes on the Thank You Board ...
IMPORTANT
STUDENT MINISTRY
DATES:
Would You Like to Receive Tidings by Email?
OVBC Calendar Happy Birthday!
Sunday, December 11th
Mary Wrenn, Ryan Cooper
Monday, 12th Carol Callahan,
Von Baker, Gloria Stubbs
Wednesday, 14th Thomas
Nelson, Larry Capps, Joshua Elliott
Thursday, 15th Madonna Grady,
Sara Elliot, Mary Ropp
Friday, 16th Sherri Busick
Saturday, 17th John Church
Sunday, 18th Gigi Baxley, Doris Trimble
Monday, 19th Gracie Gallman
Tuesday, 20th Kathaleen Bartlett,
Jade Burkhart, Isabella Richard
Wednesday, 21st Anne Zerfass,
Lewis Keeter, Hollings Rankin
Thursday, 22nd Betty Benton,
Margaret Nance, Tristan Blackmon
Friday, 23rd Imogene Currin, Ginger Bartos, Jessica Stewart, Liza Goodroe,
Catherine Coleman
Saturday, 24th Debby Akerman,
Zach Allen
Sunday, 25th Faith Allen, Scott Lane, Haley Hammond, William Hammond
for the Weeks of 11/27/11 & 12/4/11
Budget Offering $ 51,605.75
Requirement $ 51,249.26
Year-to-Date
Amt. Received $ 1,169,887.91
Amt. Required $ 1,255,606.89
Lottie Moon Offering $ 5,224.82
Sunday, December 11th Third Sunday of Advent Commitment Sunday Combined Worship (Sanct.) 9:30a First Fruits Brunch (FH) 11:00a myMission OVBC Chapter (Lib.) 4:00-5:30p Debby Akerman WOM (Parlor) 4:30-6:00p Tuesday, 13th J.O.Y. Fellowship Luncheon & Program (FH) begins at Noon Wednesday, 14th International Missions Night Family Night Supper (FH) 5:15p Young Musicians/Music Makers (C207) (Grades 1-5) 5:30-6:25p Library Open 5:45-6:15p Students (Grades 6-12) CLC 6:00-7:30p Prayer Focus (FH) 6:15p International Missions Night with Guest Speaker (FH) 6:30p GAs (C206) “Game On!” 6:30p RAs (C204) “Game On!” 6:30p M & Ms (A107/110) 6:30p DivorceCare (Parlor) 6:30-8:00p Adult Choir Reh. (Choir Rm.) 7:45p Sunday, 18th Fourth Sunday of Advent Celebration Sunday! Library Open 9:50 & 10:50a Discipleship Classes 10:00a FX Groups 10:00a Combined Worship (Sanct.) 11:05a Wednesday, 21st No Wednesday Evening Activities— will resume on 1/4/12.
God’s Tithes & Our Offerings:
5
Birthday
Blessings!
December
VIRTUE:
Generosity
BIG IDEA: Make s
omeone’s day --
Give something awa
y!
MEMORY VERSE:
“Be rich in good de
edsD
be generous and
willing to share.”
— 1 Timothy
6:18
December
For updated prayer requests,
those in the hospital, plus a
daily schedule of activities
& birthdays, or for possible
schedule changes.
Call InfoLine: 449-4321
Family Experience, for K-5th graders and their parents, meets on the first Sunday of
each month at 10:10 am. All other Sundays, please join us for FX Groups
at 10 am. Here, children have age- appropriate small groups upstairs, while their parents can study the same Bible passage, but in their own
adult small groups in the Fellowship
Hall. Questions? Call Beth Douglas,
449-3384.
Childcare is provided during all services for babies through 5 year olds. The new system, Xtra, uses the Promiseland Bible story of the day and reinforces it with activities and games using the central theme. In this way, your child will be learning the same ideas about God whether he/she is there for one hour or an extended part of the morning. All of this learning at any hour is interspersed with age-appropriate play, music, and more.
Childcare
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Steven C. Cromer Pastor Bobby Huguley Minister of Music Everett Douglas Minister of Personal Growth Tommy Moore Minister to Students Beth Douglas Minister of Preschool/Children Erma Stackhouse Financial Administrator Max Mishler Visual Director Terry Martin Audio Director Margene Todd Interpreter to the Deaf Marsha Huguley 9:00 a.m. Pianist Nancy Grainger 11:05 a.m. Pianist Jo Hopper Organist Brenda Thomas Dir. of Teaching Learning Ctr. Darrine Brown Administrative Assistant Suzanne Gaff Administrative Assistant Danielle Long Church Custodian Church Office 843-449-3384 Information Line 843-449-4321 Fax 843-449-2795 E-mail [email protected] Web Site www.ovbc.org Teaching Learning Center 843-449-6220
TELEVISION MINISTRY Sunday Service Telecast Schedule:
HTC in Conway: Mondays @ 9:30 p.m., Channel 4 & Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., Channel 47 Time Warner Cable: Channel 47 Sat., 9:30 a.m. & Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Tidings will be published two times in December on Wednesdays. Articles for the next issue must be in writing and sub- mitted by Wed., Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. for publ. on Dec. 21, 2011. Email: [email protected].
NO
N-P
RO
FIT
OR
GA
NIZ
AT
ION
U.S
. PO
ST
AG
E
PA
ID
My
rtle
Bea
ch, S
C
2957
7
PE
RM
IT N
O. 1
44
Oce
an
Vie
w B
ap
tist
Ch
urc
h
730
0 N
. Kin
gs
Hig
hw
ay
M
yrt
le B
each
, So
uth
Ca
roli
na
295
72
RE
TU
RN
SE
RV
ICE
S R
EQ
UE
ST
ED
«LA
_LA
BE
L_N
AM
E»
«A
D_A
DD
RE
SS
_1»
«AD
_AD
DR
ES
S_2
» «A
D_C
SZ
»
Promiseland/FX Welcome Team 12/11—Craig Berkey 12/18— Bill Moore
SSSSppppeeeecccciiiiaaaallll CCCChhhhrrrriiiissssttttmmmmaaaassss WWWWoooorrrrsssshhhhiiiip p p p SSSScccchhhheeeedddduuuulllleeee::::
You’re Invited to a Christmas Eve Communion ServiceChristmas Eve Communion ServiceChristmas Eve Communion ServiceChristmas Eve Communion Service in the Church Sanctuary on Saturday, December 24, 2011.Saturday, December 24, 2011.Saturday, December 24, 2011.Saturday, December 24, 2011.
Choose from 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. (Childcare provided only at 4:00 p.m. service: for Babies—Pre-Kindergarten.)
Christmas Day Combined Worship ServiceChristmas Day Combined Worship ServiceChristmas Day Combined Worship ServiceChristmas Day Combined Worship Service in the Church Sanctuary on Sunday, December 25, 2011Sunday, December 25, 2011Sunday, December 25, 2011Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 11:05 a.m.11:05 a.m.11:05 a.m.11:05 a.m.
No Discipleship Classes on Christmas Day. (Childcare provided for Babies—Pre-Kindergarten.)
6
Center for Women and Children needs Paper & Cleaning Products:
Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Tissues, Window, Floor & Kitchen Cleaners,
as well as Laundry Detergent. Please place in the bin near the Welcome Center. Thank you so much for your participation
in this important ministry!
Neighbor to Neighbor Neighbor to Neighbor Neighbor to Neighbor Neighbor to Neighbor, a program of GRACE Ministries, provides support services to our homebound Senior Neighbors and chronically ill adults in our community! Call 843-839-0702 or visit: www.gracefullyaging.org.
Please Help Us Disco
ver Our Homebound!
The deacons of our church want to make sure that ALL
of our homebound members have regular contacts from
our church family and from our deacon-led Homebound
Team. They desire to be good shepherds to these folks
and hope to help with their spiritual needs and assist
in any other way they possibly can. If you, or someone
you know, needs to be on our list, please contact Darrine,
449-3384, with their names and phone numbers.
7
