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Volume 23, Number 10 May 11, 2014 www.eastmont.org

A Look Inside...
From Your
Pastor
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Introducing 1J2
Ministries
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A Way to Serve our
Students
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SOS Ministry
Update
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On May 11, there will be no evening activities due to Mothers day. Use this time to spend with your family.
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Forever Young
Tuesday, May 20, at 10 AM, in room 205
Covered Dish Meal
Guest Speaker: Eileen Mitchell - State Missionary
Guatemala Mission Trip
Our next team meeting will be June 1, 2014
at 3:30 PM in room 110.
Missions Yard Sale
May 24, 6 AM - Noon
Sausage biscuits available from 7 AM - 9 AM for a
donation. We will begin accepting quality donations
afer second service on May 18 in the connecting
hallway
Senior Adult Celebration Conference
October 20-23, 2014 in Pigeon Forge, TN
Featuring Charles Billingsley & David Jeremiah
Only 30 spots available. Cost: $350/person,
includes: Program, hotel, 3 breakfasts, 3 evening
meals and gas for the buses. Contact Cheryl Wells
(277-6300) to reserve your spot.
Do you get too much encouragement? Does
everyone applaud when you show up at Walmart? Do your
kids carry pictures of you in their wallet and show them
to everyone? Does your Sunday School class give you a
standing ovation each Sunday? Probably not.
Let me tell you about one of the greatest
encouragers I have ever met. I have known her for over 21
years. Most call her Miss Ginger.
Tough not from a pulpit, her life has preached
some of the best sermons Ive ever heard. She is not a
deacon, but she has served holy communion through
juice and cookies to more than I ever will. Seldom leaving
Montgomery, she is a missionary to the world because of
RAs and GAs. She has continuously encouraged parents
and grandparents to point those arrows of Psalm 127 in
the right direction and release them to Gods service. She is
simply an amazing servant of Christ who encourages us to
be like Christ.
In the Whisper Test, Mary Ann Bird writes these words.
I grew up knowing I was diferent and I hated it. I
was born with a clef palate and when I started school, my
classmates made it clear to me how I looked to others; a
little girl with a misshapen lip, crooked nose, lopsided teeth
and garbled speech.
When schoolmates asked, What happened to your
lip? Id tell them Id fallen and cut it on a piece of glass.
Somehow it seemed more acceptable to have sufered an
accident than to have been born diferent. I was convinced
that no one outside my family could love me. Tere was,
however, a teacher in the second grade whom we all
adoredMrs. Leonard by name. She was short, round,
happya sparkling lady.
Annually we had a hearing test Mrs. Leonard
gave the test to everyone in the class, and fnally it was
my turn. I knew from past years that we stood against the
door and covered one ear, the teacher sitting at her desk
would whisper something, and we would have to repeat it
backthings like, Te sky is blue. or Do you have new
shoes? I waited there for those words. God must have put
into her mouth, those seven words that changed my life. Mrs.
Leonard said, in her whisper: I wish you were my little girl.
Miss Ginger has been that whispering teacher
to thousands who have entered the doors of Eastmont
Baptist. Our lives are forever better as a result.
None of us have the privilege of choosing who
leads afer we are gone. Others decide that. But we can
leave behind an encouraging environment that enables our
successors to lead, and love far better than we dreamed. By
Gods grace Mrs. Ginger has done just that. We love you
and thank you.
SOS Ministries Update
Praise the Lord for His fruitfulness! On Saturday,
May 3rd, SOS set up a booth at the Frazer Missions
Yard Sale and 23 people accepted Christ along
with 2 assurances! Tey will also set up a booth at
Eastmonts Missions Yard Sale on May 24th, as well as
at Talladega in October. Please contact Dale Brown if
youd like to help with this ministry. Tey are always
looking for volunteers!
1J2: A New Local Missions Initiative
here at Eastmont
2014: June 1-6, July 6-11, and August 3-8
Tis will be 3 weeks that we, as Eastmont
Missionaries, enter the Hyde Park
neighborhood (of Wares Ferry & Burbank Dr.) to lead daily
Summer Backyard Bible Clubs to share the Gospel
with kids of our great city. More details coming soon.
You can join us by:
- PRAYING for our Teams & Club Kids
- Volunteering to serve for a day or week at the Club Site
Tis ministry led by Stacy Walker.
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Everybody gets hurt, its inevitable. We live in a fallen world
where pain and hurt is a common occurrence. We all have
the capacity today to love and forgive, and this capacity
comes through a dynamic, living relationship with our
loving Heavenly Father.
> Yes, the ones that love us the most also hurt us the
most.
> Yes, we are given the choice to harbor hurt, balling it
up inside; OR forgiving, letting go, looking beyond the
circumstance & forgiving the person.
> Yes, it is hard to forget pain and the circumstances in
which people hurt us.
> Yes, I have hurt the ones I love through broken
promises, the untamed tongue, and stupid decisions.
> Yes, I have been hurt, and cant forget painful
memories.
BUT
> I choose to forgive even though I dont feel like it or
even want to.
> I choose to forgive because I have experienced what
harboring hurt feels like.
> I choose to forgive because Jesus told me to and I love
him more than I love me.
> I have been forgiven much by my family and by Jesus.
Its okay to not be okay, but its not okay to stay that way.
READ Overwhelmed by Perry Noble.
Its not easy losing a parent or dealing with lifes many changes
or going through a tragic loss. Its difcult for adults, but its
amplifed for children. READ Comforting Children in Crisis.
Is your life out of control? Do people take advantage of you?
Do you have trouble saying no? Are you disappointed with
God because of unanswered prayers? READ Boundaries by
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.
I have copies of each of these books if you would like to
borrow them.
Im just going to be open and say it. I will disappoint you. I
will make mistakes. Just because I stand on a stage doesnt
make me elevated. We as your leaders are human, yet I want
to encourage you that I strive to die daily. Does that sound
strange? Yes, my desire is that you see Christ in and thru me.
I am crucifed with Christ, it is not I who live, but Christ who
lives within me. (Galatians 2:20)
In summary I want you to be mindful that today you have
two options when hurt comes, because hurt will come.
1. UNforgiveness leads to death
2. Forgiveness leads to life
Until next time, Jeremy Lynch
P.S. If you have any childrens furniture (couch, chair, etc)
you are willing to donate, please contact Jeremy.
THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY
Join us at the Lukers at 7 PM. Food provided!
Contact Gene at (678) 524-7949 for more details.
A Way to Serve Our Students
Can you help us with a meal on a Tursday night?
Weve been having 15-20 college students hungry for
the Word and for food and we need your help. Weve
got the Word covered but need some help with the
food. Please contact Cathy Luker to help.
Singles Camping Trip
May 16-18 @ Cheaha State Park
Cost is : $30 with a $10 deposit due now.
Includes 3 meals on Saturday & Breakfast on Sunday
morning. Contact Jerry Gentle @ 303-1870 to sign up.
Help with Church Yard Sale
On Friday, May 23 at 5:30 PM we will help organize
and help with fnal preparations for the church yard
sale the next morning. Any who come work, will be
treated to dinner aferwards.
Eastmont Prayer Ministry
Our church provides an essential prayer ministry
to our members, relatives, and friends that request
our prayers. However, to achieve the efectiveness
of our Prayer Ministry, we need the help of our
church members. When prayer cards are placed in
the Prayer Room, they must be updated every 30
days. If the prayer request was important when it was
requested, then it must be equally important to be
updated.
We want to maintain an efective prayer ministry,
but we must rely on the prayer cards being updated
monthly. In validating prayer cards, we have
discovered that people we have been praying for
have been healed, returned to work, moved, or have
died without the knowledge of the prayer room. Te
Prayer Room needs your help by keeping your prayer
cards current. We thank you!
Introducing 1J2 Ministries: a New Local
Missions Initiative from Eastmont. See the Students
section for more information on this church-wide
mission opportunity.
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May 11, 2014
Sunday, May 11
8:10 AM Worship Service
9:20 AM Sunday School
10:30 AM Worship Service
Happy Mothers Day
No Evening Activities
Tuesday, May 13
5:30 PM Aerobics
Wednesday, May 14
5:00 PM Outreach
5:15 PM Fellowship Meal
5:45 PM Acteens
6:15 PM Adult Choir
Orchestra Practice
6:30 PM Mission Groups
Prayer Meeting
Mens Small Groups
Thursday, May 15
5:30 PM Aerobics
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Sunday, May 18
8:10 AM Worship Service
9:20 AM Sunday School
10:30 AM Worship Service
5:00 PM Discipleship
6:00 PM Gingers Reception
Tuesday, May 20
10:00 AM Forever Young
5:30 PM Aerobics
Wednesday, May 21
5:00 PM Outreach
5:15 PM Fellowship Meal
5:45 PM Acteens
6:15 PM Adult Choir
Orchestra Practice
6:30 PM Mission Groups
Prayer Meeting
Mens Small Groups
Thursday, May 22
5:30 PM Aerobics
May 14, 2014
Hamburgers, Baked Beans, Tater Tots,
Salad, Dessert, Drink
May 21, 2014
Fried Chicken, Baked Potato, Green Beans,
Salad, Dessert & Drink
$5/Adult $2/Children
(Max. $15/family)
May 11, 2014
Special Music Jayne Burns
Never Once
8:10 AM Forever Young Choir
Give the World A Smile
10:30 AM Sanctuary Choir Jerusalem
May 18, 2014
Special Music Tawana Lowery God Calling
10:30 AM Sanctuary Choir
Tis is Gods House
T h e E n c o u r a g e r
E a s t m o n t B a p t i s t C h u r c h
4 5 0 5 A t l a n t a H i g h w a y
M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 9
T e E n c o u r a g e r U S P S N o . 0 1 8 - 8 1 6 i s p u b l i s h e d a n d m a i l e d
b i - w e e k l y b y E a s t m o n t B a p t i s t C h u r c h , 4 5 0 5 A t l a n t a H i g h w a y ,
M o n t g o m e r y , A L 3 6 1 0 9 . P o s t m a s t e r : S e n d a d d r e s s c h a n g e s t o
E n c o u r a g e r , 4 5 0 5 A t l a n t a H i g h w a y , M o n t g o m e r y , A L 3 6 1 0 9 .
P e r i o d i c a l s P o s t a g e P a i d a t M o n t g o m e r y , A L
April 27, 2014
Preschool ................. 74
Children ...................62
Students ................... 78
Adults ..................... 605
Total ..................... 819
May 4, 2014
Preschool ................. 63
Children ...................50
Students ................... 84
Adults ..................... 609
Total ..................... 806
April 27, 2014
General Budget
$21,074.07
Emergency Fund
$1,704.00
May 4, 2014
General Budget
$50,171.47
Emergency Fund
$5,526.07
May 11, 2014
Rick Jones
Garrett Payton
May 18, 2014
David Seay
Zack Godwin
May 11, 2014
Mike Wilkerson
462-9424
May 18, 2014
Larry Connell
857-2381
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