The International Dinner that kicks off…
The International Dinner that kicks off our Missions Emphasis Weekend starts at 6:30! We’re getting excited!!! http://ow.ly/i/1JYcB
ARCHIVE March, 2013
Have you heard about our $5 Faith Launch…
Have you heard about our $5 Faith Launch Initiative yet? Are you wondering what it’s all about? Then, read this: http://pabc-lcs.org/2013/03/5-faith-launch-initiative/
$5 Faith Launch Initiative
Introducing… The $5 Faith Launch Initiative
Every one of us has seen the “$5 Foot Long” commercial that Subway has used so effectively to promote their sub sandwiches. Well, we are going to take a page out of their playbook to challenge all of the Christ Followers in our church to experience a “$5 Faith Launch” for the coming year to advance our mission work around the world. Everyone in our church can be a part of this new faith adventure, and everyone should be a part.
For years, we have simply told our people to pray and ask God how much they should give to send the Gospel message to the many people across the globe who have never heard of Jesus Christ and His salvation. This year, we are banding together with one heart and one goal, and that goal is for every believer in our fellowship to launch out by faith and give $5.00 more every week to missions than they gave last year.
There are some new Christ Followers in our church who would say, “But I haven’t been giving anything to missions.” That’s ok! Now, is the time to start giving, and all we are asking you to give is $5.00 per week to get the Gospel to the unreached people groups of the world. Most Americans waste more than $5.00 every week on cokes, candy, coffee, cookies, and chips. We all do it! Even here in Sanford, FL. Let’s sacrifice a little of our physical “wants” so that we can help meet the spiritual “needs” of the world’s poorest people.
Others of you in our church have been giving to missions for years, and you are giving quite a substantial amount at this time. We are challenging you once again to step out by faith and trust God just a little bit more than you did last year. We realize that it has been a sacrifice for you to increase your missions giving these last few years as we have all endured this economic crisis together. But God has been faithful, and He has not rescinded the Great Commission. So let’s dig a little deeper, tighten our belts, and spearhead the “$5.00 Faith Launch” for the newer believers in our church.
We encourage you to participate in every event that is offered during this Missions Emphasis Weekend. You will want to be a part of every activity and get to know the Taylor Family personally.
For the Sake of the Call,
The Pastoral Team
Missions Emphasis Weekend Schedule
o Friday @ 6:45pm: International Dinner
Everyone should bring a foreign food to share.
o Saturday @ 12:00pm: Ladies’ Luncheon (At Patio Grill in Sanford)
o Saturday @ 6:00pm: Men’s BBQ (At Carlos Duncan’s Home, 2432 Mellonville Ave, Sanford)
Men should bring sides and drinks.
o Sunday @ 12:30pm: BBQ & Baptism (At the Adcox’s Home, 2845 Pine Way, Sanford)
Everyone should bring sides and drinks.
Be part of our Missions Emphasis Weekend!…
Be part of our Missions Emphasis Weekend! Click this link to meet our guest missionary family and to see the event schedule: http://pabc-lcs.org/2013/03/missions-emphasis-weekend-2013/
Missions Emphasis Weekend 2013
Featuring Jonathan & Lexi Taylor, missionaries to Ecuador
It is our wonderful privilege to host the Taylor Family, missionaries to Ecuador, during our Missions Emphasis Weekend. The Taylors are on deputation raising support to go as TEAM missionaries of the Baptist Bible Fellowship. For the second year in a row, we will be partnering with an MK, that is a missionary’s kid, as Lexi Taylor is the daughter of Tony and Joy Anzalone, veteran missionaries to Ecuador. Jonathan and Lexi will be taking their children Adrienne (2 ½ yrs. old) and Crosby (3 mos. old) to South America to make disciples, train nationals, & plant churches.
It is our desire to add them to our missionary family this Sunday by supporting them financially on a monthly basis. But, in order to do that, we must have the participation of every member of our church family. Really, it is a matter of increasing our faith. If our faith in God and His ability to supply our needs is increased, then our giving to reach those who are not yet Christ Followers around the world will be increased as well. Please plan to be a part of every special event this weekend so that you can get to know this sweet, young couple who has “abandoned it all for the sake of the call”!
Be A Part of the Missions Emphasis Weekend Activities:
o Friday @ 6:45pm: International Dinner
Everyone should bring a foreign food to share.
o Saturday @ 12:00pm: Ladies’ Luncheon (At Patio Grill in Sanford)
o Saturday @6:00pm: Men’s BBQ (At Carlos Duncan’s Home, 2432 Mellonville Ave, Sanford)
Men should bring sides and drinks.
o Sunday @ 12:30pm: BBQ & Baptism (At the Adcox’s Home, 2845 Pine Way, Sanford)
Everyone should bring sides and drinks.
It’s time for Daylight Savings Time!…
It’s time for Daylight Savings Time! Please “spring” your clocks forward one hour tonight.
Congratulations to the LCS Basketball…
Congratulations to the LCS Basketball Teams! The boys are State Champions & the girls are the State Runners-Up! We’re so proud of our student athletes.
The Bible: More than just a mini-series
Many of us this last Sunday watched the History Channel’s version of The Bible. I must admit that my family DVR’d it and watched the whole thing in entirety! It was very entertaining and the special affects were magnificent.
However, we did find ourselves saying one line repeatedly, “They should’ve stuck to the script!” I don’t want to ruin the story if you’ve never read it, but I want to throw the challenge out there right now to read the REAL story! I am surprised at how accurate the History Channel’s portrayal has been, but there are certain parts that the real Bible just portrays better you see. A few questions some of you may still be wondering – “How did the people eat wandering in the wilderness for 40 years? I thought Moses left Egypt the first time under slightly different circumstances? What’s the full story w/ Abraham’s son, grandson, and great grandson? Didn’t Joshua cross a river?” And this just is a few things! There’s a whole lot more that the Bible goes in depth with and gives you as Paul Harvey would say, “the rest of the story.”
I want to challenge you also to NOT DEVIATE FROM THE SCRIPT! God has a plan for you. Jeremiah in the book named after him tells us, that God knows us and has a plan for us! Here, in your city of Sanford, Lake Mary, Longwood, Debary, Deltona, and the rest of the great Orlando area and i4 corridor, God knows you, and has a plan for you. Stick to the script God has planned for you.
If you have any questions about the Bible please feel to contact us at our church’s website www.pabc-lcs.org.
We’re having a church & school workday on…
We’re having a church & school workday on Saturday at 8am. Come help us make the place look a little bit nicer. And, we’ll provide lunch.
