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The Messenger Fi r s t Bapt i s t Church
October 2018
Volume , Issue
Building Team Report and Choose the Bible Night Wednesday, October 24, 2018
6:15 pm Join us for the Wednesday night dinner and we will hear our latest update from the Building Team. After they report, Kendell will lead us in an exercise to understand different translations of the Bible. Our discussion will help inform the Music and Worship subcommittee of the Building Team in their task of suggesting a Pew Bible for the new sanctuary! Youth and adults are invited to join us in this important next step for our process!
CRO Music to Fight Hunger! Sunday, October 21 at 6 pm
Fellowship Hall
Come join together for music from churches including ours, First Methodist, Tuckaseege, and Finish Line! The cost is canned food or other donations, so please come support this mission to our community!
Save the Date!! Youth Fundraiser for the Summer Mission Trip
Sunday, November 4 - 6-8 pm Dinner and Silent Auction
Tickets are $10.00. They are available from the Youth!
Kyle Matthews Weekend—October 27-28 Singer, song writer, worship leader, and minister Kyle Matthews will be with us October 27-28. He will be working with the adult choir and youth choir, but he will also be with us Saturday evening for a session with the entire church, and he will lead Sunday School and worship Sunday. After a long Nashville singing and writing career with many Dove Awards, Kyle went home to serve on staff at his home church: First Baptist Church—Greenville. He has led worship in churches throughout the country, and he is well known for his unique gifts in story telling in song. You will not want to miss this rare opportunity!
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Choosing a Pew Bible …
Someone was talking to me not too long ago and said, “So what Bible did you choose for the new sanctuary?” I was a little taken aback for two reasons. First, I thought it was a little too early to choose a Bible for the new sanctuary. Second, I wouldn’t want to make that decision by myself. While I hope you trust my Biblical knowledge
to make recommendations to the church, I want our pew Bible to be our Bible – not just Kendell’s Bible.
To that end, I asked the Music and Worship Subcommittee of the Building Team if we could have an educational event about different Bible translations and let folks show a preference. We would then be take that information back to the committee for their ultimate recommendation to the Building Team. Thus, we’d have a process with input from the entire congregation with approval from Music and Worship and the Building Team. We invite you to come after dinner on Wednesday, October 24 to
learn about Bible translations and share your thoughts. Let me share a few of my thoughts about translation to help you begin to think on the issue.
Our Pew Bible must be a translation. Just like when most of us took foreign language in the past, translation simply means that we go from one foreign language to our English. In this case, the Bible was written in Hebrew in the Old Testament and Greek in the New Testament (with some Aramaic in places). A translation means we use the Hebrew and Greek texts as our starting point. We do not start or even consult with an English text or other text, e.g., the Latin text called the Vulgate. The original text should drive the translation -not some other translation centuries later. We should also avoid a paraphrase that just uses an English text without grounding in the original languages.
Our Pew Bible should come from the work of a committee of scholars. The Greek version of the Hebrew Old Testament written before the time of Jesus was called the Septuagint from the 70 or so scholars used for the translation. They understood a larger group would be able to determine the best text and limit their personal biases far more than just one or two people. The same is true today; we want a Bible that has a group of scholars committed to the accurate translation of God’s Word and double check one another. This would preclude two of my favorite Bibles: The Message and the Cotton Patch Version. Eugene Peterson’s and Clarence Jordan’s translations (both used texts in their original languages) are impressive and worthy of attention, but they are limited in vision at times because one person wrote them.
Our Pew Bible should come from the best original manuscripts available. The basic idea of Biblical scholarship is that we use the oldest manuscripts available with the belief the oldest are closest to the originals. This can be a complicated at times and is highly debated by some, but the general idea holds true in my opinion. Over the last few centuries, we have found many very old texts – especially Greek texts of the New Testament – that have pushed us closer to the original text. We still do not have any original manuscripts, but we are closer than we were centuries ago.
The real question we will have to ask is: Do we want a Formal Equivalence or Dynamic Translation? This will be our key question October 24. Formal Equivalence is an attempt to have word-for-word fidelity to the Hebrew and Greek. This is an attempt to get as close to the grammatical structure and word choices of the original. Dynamic means the translation works for comprehension for the reader in their language. Making the text more understandable to the reader is the driving force.
Please join us as we discuss different translations that are formal equivalence or dynamic. Find out which is right for you. Most of all, come and help us choose our Bible!
Grace and peace, Kendell Cameron
Looking Ahead to November…
• Operation Christmas Child boxes • Youth Fall Retreat—November 16-18 • Thanksloving Feast—November 22
Gifts Given to the J.C. & Sue Rhyne Scholarship Fund
• In memory of J.C. & Sue Rhyne by Carl Baber
Gifts to the Library
• Stories from the Bible, has been placed in the library in memory of Dwaine Horton by Aubrey & Brenda Horton
Gifts Given to the NC Baptist Men—Florence Relief
• In memory of Jim & Ruth Reed (for her birthday and their anniversary) by Cindy Reed
Our Deepest Sympathy ...
• Family of Bill Fox • Charles Sawyer and Mary Van Blair in the death of his son-in-law and her brother-in-law
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Thank you… Mac and I thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and kind expressions of sympathy after my Mother’s passing. I rejoice in knowing that she is reunited with her family and friends in our Father’s Heavenly Kingdom.
Love in Christ,
Linda Richardson
Baby Shower for Kasey Rhyne Petersen
Sunday October 21 from 2 until 3:30 pm
FBC Fellowship Hall
Kasey is having a girl and is registered at Amazon, Walmart and Target
Wedding Shower for Nathan Benfield and Regina Kelly
FBC Fellowship Hall
Sunday, October 14, 2018
2:00—3:30 pm
The couple is registered at Target, Walmart, & Home Depot
Infant Dedication
Along with the Lord's Supper, we will have Baby Dedication on October 7. If you have an infant to be added to this service, please call the church office.
2-Boyce Brooks, Jennifer Childers, Huntington Hawkins, Glenda Rollins 3-Kendell Cameron 4-Delores Stewart 5-Matt Richardson 6-Vickie Flowers, Kelly Lancaster, Martha McClure 7-Becky Causby, Debbie Posa 8-Tina Gardner, Blake Harrison 11-Nathan Benfield, Joe Haverty, Mary Martin 14-Dominic MacIntosh, Larry Orren 15-Tom Medley 16-Frances Gurley, Annette Williams
17-Bobbie Hipps, Lib Wiles 18-Mark Batchelor, Steve Hilderbran, Angela McLain, Jessica Posa, Kathy Teague, James Williams 19-Selah Vancil 20-Alice Jones 23-Shirley Brookshire, Jane Rhodes, Linda Richardson 24-Rodney Brown, Daniel Haverty 27-Anna Batchelor, Jacob Batchelor, Cornelia Pressley, Dickie Thomas 28-Leslie Davis, Molly Dean, Kasey Petersen 29-Lauren Rogers
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October College Students of the Month
Jessica Posa Lauren Rogers WCU 3800 SW 34th Street 245 Memorial Drive Apt. DD 302 Suite 7942 Gainesville, Florida 32608 Cullowhee, NC 28723
Please remember our college students with a note or card.
2-Charles & Linda Smith 20-Glenn & Joni Burton
New Sunday School Class
The young adults (20s-30s) have started a new Sunday School Class. They are
meeting in the church library at 9:45 am on Sundays. If you are in this age group,
you are cordially invited to join them. The class has some great ideas about life
groups, discipleship, growing together and outreach. Please come and join them!
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Jubilant Seniors
Please join us on Thursday, October 25 as our “Deputy-on-Duty”
boards the bus to tell us about life in Mount Airy and the “Mayberry
State of Mind”. We will see the Andy Griffith Museum, Andy’s
Homeplace, The Andy Griffith Playhouse, TV Land Landmark statue
of Andy and Opie, Snappy Lunch and Floyd’s City Barber Shop. We
will stop to tour the Mayberry Courthouse and Wally’s Service Station.
We will be dropped off at The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History to experience over 35,000 square feet of
permanent exhibit space spread over 4 floors. There is truly something for everyone located within these walls.
We will see what life was like for Native Americans and early settlers to “the hollows”. We will experience an
authentic turn-of-the-century country store and learn the history behind the largest open face granite quarry in the
world. We can listen to the Old Time music that is unique to this region and meet Mount Airy’s “hometown
heroes”, including Donna Fargo and Tommy Jarrell.
We will top off our event with dinner at The Depot at Cody Creek in Dobson with American, Vegetarian Friendly
and Vegan Options. Their fabulous food is complemented by irresistible amenities!
The cost per person for the bus tour and museum is $10.00. Please make your check payable to Pamela Surratt.
Calling All Instrumentalists!
Our seasonal church orchestra is coming back this year! We will meet each Sunday
afternoon from 3pm until 4pm beginning October 14 - December 9, and we will
resume again in the Spring of 2019. Players must have had at least 1 year of
experience on their instrument and have some music reading skills.
If you would like to participate, or know someone who should, please contact Taylor
as soon as possible.
“FUN”draiser for a Cause ….. The Posa Family
Steak Dinner and FUN Auction Baskets
Come join us Friday, November 16, 2018 at 6:30pm
Little Big Horn, 162 Little Big Horn Drive, Dallas, NC 28034
Ticket Price $50 per person
For tickets or more information please call:
Susan Greene 704-747-1274; Myra Helton 704-718-4152; or Cindy Suddreth-Williams 704-578-9581
Homebound Ministry
Please remember in prayer our homebound members. List of addresses are available in the church office if you feel led to connect with them.
Worship At A Glance Sermon Series: Fear Not! October 7–Dr. Kendell Cameron preaching Jeremiah 22:1-5, Fear Not! Fear of the Stranger ; Lord’s Supper October 14-Dr. Kendell Cameron preaching 1 Corinthians 15:50-58, Fear Not! Fear of Death October 21-Dr. Kendell Cameron preaching Jeremiah 29:10-14, Fear Not! Fear of the Future October 28-Rev. Kyle Matthews preaching
August 2018 Totals Total Receipts $42,633 Bldg. Fund $2,415 Bldg. Fund YTD $37,899 Other Designated $4,462 Other Designated YTD $53,552 2018 Budget $434,136 Avg. Needs – 8/31 $289,424 Budget Receipts YTD $257,933
First Baptist Church PO Box 385 Mount Holly, NC 28120
704-827-2481 Staff: Kendell Cameron, Senior Pastor, 704-214-1022
[email protected] Cathy Holland, Interim Accompanist Abby Jones, Minister of Children,
[email protected] Kim Payne, Administrative Assistant,
[email protected] Taylor Vancil, Minister of Music, 336-549-0832
Church Office Hours 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday
Closed for Lunch from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Service Opportunities
October Nursery Volunteers Sunday School (Infants) Oct. 7 – Volunteers Needed Oct. 14 – Volunteers Needed Oct. 21 – Volunteers Needed Oct. 28 – Volunteers Needed Sunday Morning Worship (Infants) Oct. 7 – Shane Hawkins Oct. 14 – Beverly Wrenn & Virginia Hoffman Oct. 21 – Todd & Joy Flowers Oct. 28 – Brooke Elting Sunday Morning Worship (Toddlers) Oct. 7 – Volunteers Needed Oct. 14 – Cornelia & Maggie
Pressley Oct. 21 – Shane Hawkins Oct. 28 – Volunteers Needed
Church Security Oct. 1-7: Scott Griffin Oct. 8-14: Byron Abernathy Oct. 15-21: Gary Farmer Oct. 22-28: Keith Piercy Oct. 29-Nov. 4: Hunter Ealey
October Adult Class Teaching Schedule Oct. 7 – Going Out, Acts 16:6-15, Mary Lou Davis Oct. 14 – The Object of Our Prayer, Matthew 6:9a; Psalm 103:1-5, 11-13, 19-22, Pam Miller
Oct. 21 – A Prayer of Praise, Matthew 6:9b; Psalm 96:1-9, Pam Miller Oct. 28 – The Revolutionary Gathering: what the church proclaims by simply coming to worship, Rev. Kyle Matthews
Wednesday Night Suppers Oct. 3— BBQ Oct. 10— Covered Dish Oct. 17— Ham Oct. 24—Sandwiches Oct 31—No Wednesday Activities
