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Issue:  3.17.15Ma
March 17, 2015
Overheard
Good Friday Services at the Church: April 3: 7:00
Resurrection Sunday Breakfast

I'm  always looking for new ways that I can be more productive in God's kingdom. 
I n my library, reside all kinds of books-- from self-help to management; and all of them promise the prize of a greater effectiveness. 
But if I look closer at the text of 
Nehemiah's own business journal from this past week in chapter ten, I can extract 
3 solid take-aways that can help me. Pencils ready!
  1. Read more not less. Read widely, read deeply, and read often. My reading alternates between the biblical and the secular, the expositional to the historical. It gives me something to say in the marketplace and the link to understand God's work in His world.
  2. Serve! Care about the stuff that really matters. In my case, its The Lord, my family, and my ministry. And ministry for us, takes the shape of our ministry in the local church. The church is God's idea, not mine, so His goal for us in involvement. Serve!
  3. Develop good habits and lose the bad ones! We might be surprised just how effective we could be if we added a good habit, dropped a destructive habit, or modified an ineffective habit. 
Pencils down... Time to get started.

Service schedule for March 16- 22:
Wednesday;  Cafe Bethel: 6:00 pm- Getting to know your Bible; Digging deeper builds Spiritual muscle;  Sunday :  03.22.2015; Adult and children's Bible school: 9:45: Colossians 2; (11:00 am), Message, Pastor Mark- Nehemiah's List;   Nehemiah 11; AWANA: 5:15: All clubs meeting
Continue to pray for RBM missionary Dean Brown and their family as Dean battles cancer. 
Dean Brown
Statement of Purpose
Bethel Baptist Church is a assembly of believers united in fellowship and dedicated to growing up in their relationship with Jesus Christ, while making Him known among our families, friends and community.
 
From 03.15.2015- Nehemiah 10:28-38
Holding tightly to God's authority, holds me accountable for measurable change.
The Year of the Disciple
AWANA MEETS HERE
AWANA is right for America!
Where did you gain the valuable knowledge and insight from the Scriptures? Some churches call the organized biblical instruction catechism, but whatever you call it,  its likely that the truth learned in those early years from godly AWANA leaders has benefited your adult life. Think about it. 
AWANA Grand Prix- March 28
Missionary Corner
For March
We could wish that those in ministry were immune to the evils that confront us all, but the truth? God's servants suffer.  Pray for The Cornish and Brown families. 
  • Ken and BJ Armstrong: The Field: New Tribes Mission; Family: Kenny; Zach; Joseph; Samuel; Benjamin; Abigail; Alyssa: Pray for new and profitable relationships 
  • LaMar and Joanna Salley; The Field: Costa Rica; Family Kevin, Matthew, Alexa. New Outreach projects

Scripture Reading for March 22:  From  Nehemiah 11
Ladies Bible Study- Thursdays at 11:30 at the church.
Beth Moore: Relationships Matter
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Becky 
What's brewing in the Cafe?
6:00 snacking, Bible Study, and Prayer
If the pattern from Nehemiah is found in the disciplined work of building understanding, then we have the perfect format on Wednesday to do that very thing! Join us as we build principles and seek out applications. 
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Men at Work
Building up biblical men
The Root of The Righteous  is our current study book. Men, looking for good fellowship and a short Spiritual challenge? This week, page 21. Tozer: We must Hear, worthily!
Cousins Restaurant: North Shore, 6:30 Fridays
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Bethel Baptist Church
06701 Blue Star Memorial Highway
Bethel South Haven
South Haven, Michigan 49090
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