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Hopkins Chapel NewsletterHopkins Chapel Baptist Church February 2012 Newsletter
Happy Birthday
Wednesday Worship Awana 6:30 –8:00 Youth Discipleship Study 6:30– 8 Adult Bible Study & Prayer 7-7:45 Adult Choir Practice 7:45 Scripture Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. (1 John 4:11)
Staff Pastor Earl Roach (o) 269-7003 (h) 269-8215
Youth Minister Wes Scott (h) 864-608-8148
Minister of Music Melody Brown (h) 269-5066
Office Administrator Marcia Brannan (h) 819-0875 Voice mail-269-7003 fax-269-7556
Maintenance Engineer Ronnie Perry (h)269-7782
Remember Those in Rest Homes
Guardian Care of Zebulon 509 W. Gannon Av. Zebulon, NC 27597 Ruth Mitchell Doris Duke
Coventry House of Zebulon 1225 West Gannon Ave. P.O. Box 888 Zebulon, NC 27597 Gladys Hocutt Philithia Lindsey My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26) Ushers
Mike Nessell Randy Baker Nelson Pearce Scott Felts Milton Bryant Chris Pearce Wayne Floyd
Church Events
2/5 - 8:30-9:30 Sunday School Teacher’s Training
2/6– 7:30 Deacon’s Meeting
2/11 – 6:00 Valentine Dinner, Youth Fundraiser
2/12– 8:00 Brotherhood "Valentine" Breakfast (all ladies are invited!) 2:00 Zebulon House Ministry
2/19 – Noah’s Park (S.S. Teacher Prayer-every Sunday @ 9:15 in the Good Stewards classroom, upstairs, down at the end of the hall, last room on the left)
Intercessory Prayer-every Monday morning at 9 a.m. Visitation Ministry every Sunday at 6 PM. Meet in Fellowship Hall for prayer and to receive assignments.
6:30-8:00 PM Nursery Workers
Deacons J.W. Reel 269-6561 Milton Bryant 269-6183 Sandy Cole 269-9394 Charles Blackley 269-9338 Chris Watkins 269-7423 Randy Baker 556-4001 Nate Sealey 815-7065
From The Pastor (The following is adapted from an article by one my favorite Pastor/Teachers, John Piper). Luke 6:35-36 says, “But love your enemies…and you will be sons of the Most High….Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” The two phrases in bold type point to a deep truth in the Christian life. “Be merciful as your Father is merciful” implies clearly that Jesus is treating His disciples as children of God. God is their Father. They are His children. So they should be merciful because they have a Father who is merciful. But what does Jesus mean when He says, “Love your enemies…..and you will be sons of the Most High?” Is loving your enemies the condition or the result of being sons of God? “Love your enemies…and you will be sons of the Most High,” means: “When you act this way you prove to be chips off the Old Block.” That is the way your Father is. So you show that you are born of God. You have His nature. You prove to be His children. Loving your enemies does not make you children of God. Love is the way people act that are born of God. Be merciful as Your Father is merciful. Who do you need to show mercy to? And who, despite how unloving they act, need you to show them love? Who do you need to risk loving in such a way? Remember, when you do, you become in action and practice what you are by your calling and by your faith. Longing to be like Jesus, Pastor Earl
Intercessory Prayer List
Robin Brannan
Stuart Carroll Betty Horton Inez Brown Ronnie McLamb Carolyn West Avery Barham Betty Jones Barbara Jane Finch Brian Mclamb Margaret Mitchell Brandon Cross James Perry Bethany Brown Elsie Suppes Jerry Dickerson Jennifer Bunn Mildred Perry Rachel Perry Ruth Mitchell Ramona Bunn Genavee Jackson Doris Duke Philithia Lindsey Melba & Bud Perry Lindberg & Betty Lou Ray Ronnie Perry Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. (1 Samuel 12:23a)
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