"I think this was the best annual meeting we've ever had!" Several called me on Wednesday after our annual meeting on Tuesday, Oct 20 at SouthCrest. Everyone was saying the same thing. I am so thankful for this feedback.
The food was really good! (Golden's Al Wise brought plenty).
I thought the music was exciting and inspiring (thanks to Joe Payton - WBA music director and Kevin Pledger and the SouthCrest praise team for really putting this together!). I sang as loud as my lungs and heart would allow - I think others were doing the same.
The preaching (Mike Barnes and Bob White) was both challenging and delivered with an intensity that was Christ-honoring. The program went smoothly (thanks to Ken Norton and Brian Carroll) and I am thankful that all the motions were well received. I think we hit every goal we set, except one....attendance. I'm still trying to figure out why we more didn't come. We are going to stay at it. Please let me know what you think we can do to make the annual meetings even better and raise attendance.
But all in all, it was a great night. I can't wait for the Spring Meeting, April 19, 2010 at Living Proof Southern Baptist Church in Tyrone, Ga.
Amen.
Growing Together for His Glory!
Bro. Wayne
UPCOMING in the WBAssociation...
Nov. 16 (Monday) NEW TAX LAWS for Ministers (w/ Q&A) 11:00 AM with Tony Neal (GBC)! This will be the program for the meeting!
Nov. 16 (Monday) "How to keep your Church and Church Financial Secretary/Treasurer out of trouble!" 6:30 PM with Tony Neal (GBC). All church clerks and finanical folks are encourage to attend. WBA building.
Dec. 10 WBA Ministers & Wives Christmas Banquet at Royal BC 6:30 PM. A delicious steak dinner with all the fixin's will cost: $15.00 for individual / $25.00 per couple. We want to play a new game called "Musical Gifts" (kind of like musical chairs), so please bring a gift ($10 or less) and we'll have a great time. Please RSVP to the WBA office by Dec. 4 !
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Jesus Christ is King AND He is coming soon!
When was the last time...you prayed or heard someone pray in a worship service or prayer meeting: "Come, Lord Jesus!" ?
That's what John prayed at the end of our Bible - Revelation 22:20.
He wanted Jesus to come back soon!
He was expecting Jesus to come back soon!
He needed Jesus to come back soon.
Do we?
We talk, preach and write a lot about His return...but do we pray for it?
"Thy Kingdom come! Thy will be done!" Wow. If that happened, we wouldn't have to worry about restructuring the SBC and GBC, or figure out where the money needs to go, huh?
If Jesus came back, we wouldn't have to worry about being too calvinistic or too armenian, or worry what's going to happen with national healthcare, or the Muslims taking over, or have to worry about our schools and society going to the dogs, or the economy tanking, or Meth and marijuana robbing teenagers and adults of their brains & lives, or Hollywood constantly spewing all its vile and sodomy into our living rooms, or the growing problem with pornography on the Internet, or worry about all the churches that have stopped growing...(When the church cemetery is growing faster than the church...that's a problem!)
If Jesus would come back, and would take over and reign...
well, that would be okay with me!
Do we want Jesus to come back today, right now?
John did.
Do we need Jesus to come back? as King? as Lord? as Master?
John did.
Maybe the reason why Jesus is delaying His return, is because so few are praying for His return.
John did.
I pray that we will tell everyone (1) why Jesus came in the first place and (2) that Jesus is coming back.
It is a biblical prayer: "Come, Lord Jesus!"
What if He came today?
Growing Together for His Glory!
Bro. Wayne
Upcoming Events in the WBA...
MEN'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, Sat. Oct 17 at Orchard Hills BC with DAVID BARTON, who appeared recently on "HUCKABEE" (FOX) and is an expert on the faith of the founding fathers of the USA! You DO NOT want to miss this. Begins at 8:00 AM!!
Check out the link below to watch the interview on HUCKABEE...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfvEe1PZ1kk
ANNUAL FALL MEETING, Tuesday, Oct 20 at Southcrest BC (Walt Sanders Blvd. off Hwy)
meeting begins at 6:00 PM. Great music! Special speakers are Dr. J. Robert White (GBC) and Rev. Mike Barnes (Rehoboth BC). Each WBA church is encouraged to send their full slate of messengers!
WBA Executive Committee will meet Monday night, October 19 at 7:00 PM at the WBA building.
SCHOOL of EVANGELISM, Saturday, Oct 24, at FBC Villa Rica, Ga. 9:00 AM - 12:30 AM.
GEORGIA BAPTIST CONVENTION, Nov. 8-10, FBC Woodstock. LoveLoud. Light it UP missions experience.
That's what John prayed at the end of our Bible - Revelation 22:20.
He wanted Jesus to come back soon!
He was expecting Jesus to come back soon!
He needed Jesus to come back soon.
Do we?
We talk, preach and write a lot about His return...but do we pray for it?
"Thy Kingdom come! Thy will be done!" Wow. If that happened, we wouldn't have to worry about restructuring the SBC and GBC, or figure out where the money needs to go, huh?
If Jesus came back, we wouldn't have to worry about being too calvinistic or too armenian, or worry what's going to happen with national healthcare, or the Muslims taking over, or have to worry about our schools and society going to the dogs, or the economy tanking, or Meth and marijuana robbing teenagers and adults of their brains & lives, or Hollywood constantly spewing all its vile and sodomy into our living rooms, or the growing problem with pornography on the Internet, or worry about all the churches that have stopped growing...(When the church cemetery is growing faster than the church...that's a problem!)
If Jesus would come back, and would take over and reign...
well, that would be okay with me!
Do we want Jesus to come back today, right now?
John did.
Do we need Jesus to come back? as King? as Lord? as Master?
John did.
Maybe the reason why Jesus is delaying His return, is because so few are praying for His return.
John did.
I pray that we will tell everyone (1) why Jesus came in the first place and (2) that Jesus is coming back.
It is a biblical prayer: "Come, Lord Jesus!"
What if He came today?
Growing Together for His Glory!
Bro. Wayne
Upcoming Events in the WBA...
MEN'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, Sat. Oct 17 at Orchard Hills BC with DAVID BARTON, who appeared recently on "HUCKABEE" (FOX) and is an expert on the faith of the founding fathers of the USA! You DO NOT want to miss this. Begins at 8:00 AM!!Check out the link below to watch the interview on HUCKABEE...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfvEe1PZ1kk
ANNUAL FALL MEETING, Tuesday, Oct 20 at Southcrest BC (Walt Sanders Blvd. off Hwy)
meeting begins at 6:00 PM. Great music! Special speakers are Dr. J. Robert White (GBC) and Rev. Mike Barnes (Rehoboth BC). Each WBA church is encouraged to send their full slate of messengers!WBA Executive Committee will meet Monday night, October 19 at 7:00 PM at the WBA building.
SCHOOL of EVANGELISM, Saturday, Oct 24, at FBC Villa Rica, Ga. 9:00 AM - 12:30 AM.
GEORGIA BAPTIST CONVENTION, Nov. 8-10, FBC Woodstock. LoveLoud. Light it UP missions experience.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!
I spent a good part of today talking with different members of the GBC Evangelism team. They are really "fired up" about all the plans for reaching out to the lost of Georgia -- especially all the collective efforts planned for 2010!
That's where we come in!
We have the challenge of engaging each person of our area with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I will be meeting soon with the Evangelism Committee and sharing with them several ideas for how we can achieve this goal in the Western Baptist Association. Please make this a matter of prayer. Pray that we will be ready to "do whatever it takes" to reach the lost.
Our Lord said to His disciples many years ago, "Look, the fields are white unto harvest!" (John 4:35) If we could hear the Lord speaking to us today, I believe He would say the exact same thing to us. People are looking for spiritual answers, they are looking for relief from the load of guilt under which they suffer each day, they are looking for stability, they are looking for significance, they really are looking for hope, they are looking for...Jesus!!
Jesus is the answer. We want to share Him with them!
When we do, we will really be...
Growing Together for His Glory!
Bro. Wayne
Upcoming Events in the WBA...
(URGENT!!) MONDAY, OCTOBER 5... Markus Merritt, the new man on the GBC Evangelism team will speak to our Monday morning Minsters' Meeting at 11:00 AM about the "School of Evangelism that will take place on Saturday, Oct 24 at FBC Villa Rica. I hope you can come! Markus is from Alabama, but we won't hold that against him.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12... Stuart Lang from the GBC will speak to our Monday morning Minsters' Meeting at 11:00 AM about the "LIGHT it UP" Missions Experience that will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 10 during the GBC Annual Meeting at FBC Woodstock. Please come and bring your questions! Stuart will also be available to answer any questions about Disaster Relief!!
MEN'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, Sat. Oct 17 at Orchard Hills BC with DAVID BARTON, who appeared recently on "HUCKABEE" (FOX) and is an expert on the faith of the founding fathers of the USA! You DO NOT want to miss this. Begins at 8:00 AM!!
Check out the link below to watch the interview on HUCKABEE...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfvEe1PZ1kk
ANNUAL FALL MEETING, Tuesday, Oct 20 at Southcrest BC (Walt Sanders Blvd. off Hwy)meeting begins at 6:00 PM. Great music! Special speakers are Dr. J. Robert White (GBC) and Rev. Mike Barnes (Rehoboth BC). Each WBA church is encouraged to send their full slate of messengers!
WBA Executive Committee will meet Monday night, October 19 at 7:00 PM at the WBA building.
SCHOOL of EVANGELISM, Saturday, Oct 24, at FBC Villa Rica, Ga. 9:00 AM - 12:30 AM.
GEORGIA BAPTIST CONVENTION, Nov. 8-10, FBC Woodstock. LoveLoud. Light it UP missions experience.
That's where we come in!
We have the challenge of engaging each person of our area with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I will be meeting soon with the Evangelism Committee and sharing with them several ideas for how we can achieve this goal in the Western Baptist Association. Please make this a matter of prayer. Pray that we will be ready to "do whatever it takes" to reach the lost.
Our Lord said to His disciples many years ago, "Look, the fields are white unto harvest!" (John 4:35) If we could hear the Lord speaking to us today, I believe He would say the exact same thing to us. People are looking for spiritual answers, they are looking for relief from the load of guilt under which they suffer each day, they are looking for stability, they are looking for significance, they really are looking for hope, they are looking for...Jesus!!
Jesus is the answer. We want to share Him with them!
When we do, we will really be...
Growing Together for His Glory!
Bro. Wayne
Upcoming Events in the WBA...
(URGENT!!) MONDAY, OCTOBER 5... Markus Merritt, the new man on the GBC Evangelism team will speak to our Monday morning Minsters' Meeting at 11:00 AM about the "School of Evangelism that will take place on Saturday, Oct 24 at FBC Villa Rica. I hope you can come! Markus is from Alabama, but we won't hold that against him.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12... Stuart Lang from the GBC will speak to our Monday morning Minsters' Meeting at 11:00 AM about the "LIGHT it UP" Missions Experience that will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 10 during the GBC Annual Meeting at FBC Woodstock. Please come and bring your questions! Stuart will also be available to answer any questions about Disaster Relief!!
MEN'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, Sat. Oct 17 at Orchard Hills BC with DAVID BARTON, who appeared recently on "HUCKABEE" (FOX) and is an expert on the faith of the founding fathers of the USA! You DO NOT want to miss this. Begins at 8:00 AM!!Check out the link below to watch the interview on HUCKABEE...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfvEe1PZ1kk
ANNUAL FALL MEETING, Tuesday, Oct 20 at Southcrest BC (Walt Sanders Blvd. off Hwy)
meeting begins at 6:00 PM. Great music! Special speakers are Dr. J. Robert White (GBC) and Rev. Mike Barnes (Rehoboth BC). Each WBA church is encouraged to send their full slate of messengers!WBA Executive Committee will meet Monday night, October 19 at 7:00 PM at the WBA building.
SCHOOL of EVANGELISM, Saturday, Oct 24, at FBC Villa Rica, Ga. 9:00 AM - 12:30 AM.
GEORGIA BAPTIST CONVENTION, Nov. 8-10, FBC Woodstock. LoveLoud. Light it UP missions experience.
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