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Monthly Newsletter of Woodland Hills Baptist Church | July 2018 Sunday Night July 8 at 6:00 in the Grand Hall Hear about Haiti Mission with Alex Hammontree Hear about Lithuania Missions with Mike & Jane White Bring your favorite Home Made ice cream! HillsLove Sundae Fellowship 30 Souls in 30 Days Sunday, July 8 During the Month of July 5:00pm In the Fellowship Hall Sponsored by Deacons & Wives 2018 VBS Report Over 415 Enrolled Average Attendance 396 17 Professions of Faith Mission Offering given to Jubilee Haiti $1916.92 incident that took place in the life of preach a sermon. I am here to deal with Jesus in Mark 2 that gives us some my sickness and you are dealing with clues on when God gets excited. It is an sin. What is wrong with this picture?" interesting story that believe it or not There is nothing wrong with this picture revolves around an invalid, in essence a because this man was about to learn paraplegic. his greatest problem was not his sickness, but his greatest problem was 1. God Gets Excited When He Sees his sin. Our Faith This man had four buddies who 3. God Gets Excited When He Shows evidently had heard that Jesus was in His Faithfulness town. They were determined to get He really did ask "the" question and I from my heart their friend to Jesus. We read in verse want you to answer it. Which is easier 4, "They couldn't get to Jesus through for Jesus? To forgive a soul or to heal a Bro. Charles Hunt the crowd, so they dug through the clay body? Let me put it to you this way, to roof above his head. Then they heal that man's body it took one breath, lowered the sick man on his mat, right seven words and 2 1/2 seconds, but to down in front of Jesus." You've got to forgive that man's sin, it took the blood admire these guys. Even though they of Jesus and the life of Jesus. One took couldn't go in, they didn't give up. The a sentence, the other took his body. reason why they didn't give up was -- One took a moment, the other took his they had faith! life. What excites you the most? I don't mean just any one thing, but what are 2. God Gets Excited When He Shares Every problem, every struggle, every the things that come to your mind that His Forgiveness illness, every heartache, every pain you really get you excited? I thought about Now the shock really sets in. Jesus have is a physical reminder that your this and this is just a short list for me… looks at this man and simply says, "My greatest need is spiritual. You see most Knowing that I am going to heaven; son, your sins are forgiven." Now at of this world doesn't get that and Knowing that God loves me least five people are royally ticked off. neither did this crowd. unconditionally; A romantic get away Think about those four friends up on with Becky; Spending time with the roof. They are hot, dirty, sweaty, REMEMBER…30 Souls in 30 days. What grandkids; Spending time with my kids probably facing a law suit, with a crowd this world needs more than anything is Jeremy, Annie, Jason and Ashley; that thinks they are a brunch of nuts Jesus! Let’s share him with our family, Breaking 100 on the golf course; Blue and they go to all of this trouble to friends, and workers. Bell Tin Roof Ice Cream! bring this man to a healer and instead they get a preacher. How about the Preparing People For The Coming Lord, Think about this question -- what paraplegic? He is laying there thinking, Bro. Charles excites God? There is a story of an "Great, I can't walk and you want to Connection Class July 18 at 6:00pm Are you new to Woodland Hills? Maybe you are curious about what we believe, or our vision, values, and the way that we carry out ministry? Maybe you have been attending Woodland Hills for a while, but you want to know how to take the next step to get more involved. We want to invite you to attend `Connection' where we will cover these vital topics. Come join Bro. Kase in the Conference Room, and bring any questions that you have and we will do our best to answer. Sign up by July 15 online at whbchurch.com or contact Bro. Kase at 903-235-8913 or church office at 903-757-3110. July, 2018 memorized so much of the Bible is Nikita How to Learn Scripture Khrushchev, the former Communist czar. The same little lad who nimbly mouthed God’s Word with the Right Motives as a child later declared God to be nonexistent. How to Learn Scripture with the Right Motives Khrushchev memorized the Scripture for the rewards rather than for the meaning it had for his I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not life. Artificial motivation will produce artificial sin against you. - Psalms 119:11 results. So as you learn the Word of God, keep your motives pure and make it an exercise of both A story is told of a village church in Kalonovka, your heart and your mind! Russia, where attendance at Sunday school picked up after the priest started handing out candy to the peasant children. One of the most faithful was a pug-nosed, pugnacious lad who recited his Scriptures with proper piety, pocketed his reward, then fled into the fields to munch on it. The priest took a liking to the boy and persuaded him to attend church school by offering other incentives. There, the priest managed to teach the boy the four Gospels. In fact, this little boy won a special prize for learning all four by heart and reciting them nonstop in church! Fast forward 60 years, and the boy still loved to recite Scriptures, but in a context that would horrify the old priest. For the prized pupil who HillToppers will meet the 3rd Join us for a trip to Kilgore as we visit the week of July Texas Museum of Broadcasting and Tuesday, July 17 Communications. Cost is $5 per person Road Trip to Kilgore! plus meal. July, 2018 WHBC Student Ministries Newsletter “You are the light of the world.” Matt 5:14 High School Girls Trip- Galveston July 9-July 11 Cost: $115 Six Flags Over Texas July 19 Cost for trip is $39 plus meals, deadline to sign up and pay is July 15. The $39 includes ticket only. If you have a season pass please Pass a Legacy of Faith to Your Kids let Bro Jason know immediately for Jim Burns -President of HomeWord and Executive Director of the HomeWord Center for transportation purposes. Meet at the church at Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University 8AM. The thought of passing on a legacy of faith from generation to generation sounds great, but where does a parent begin? As a starting point, try thinking about the spiritual, relational, physical, emotional, and mental characteristics of your life. Then, ask yourself what kind of legacy do you want to leave with your children in these five areas of life? Following, you'll find some goals you might want to pursue. As you review them, feel free to add more specific practical ideas of your own. - Spiritual: To love and obey God, teach integrity, value involvement in a church, grow in faith, learn and live by the Bible, develop a biblical worldview, be a disciple of Christ, serve others. - Relational: Times of fun and laughter, family bonding vacation times, recreation times together, ability to resolve conflict with family member, listening skills, how to treat the opposite sex, developing lasting friendships, investing in the lives of others. - Physical: Eat healthy foods, manage stress, exercise, financial integrity and stewardship, cleanliness and health issues, how to work hard, how to budget your financial resources. - Emotional: Build healthy friendships, find times of rest and replenishment, build confidence and a healthy self- image, build trust and unconditional love, develop character traits such as discipline, perseverance, courage, and purity. - Mental: Read good books, learn new skills, write and discuss ideas, discover how to think critically, become skilled at planning, learn decision-making skills. These are good starting points for identifying what you want to teach your children. However, try hard not to overwhelm them or be overwhelmed yourself. Something is better than nothing, and those who don't aim at anything won't find their way. Remember that your words are important, but they can only go so far. So much of the work of passing on a legacy of faith takes place when we model it ourselves and believe in our children. To do that, we must make sure that we as parents are working on these same issues within our own lives. It will take a plan, intentionality, and help from above. But I We had a great time at Camp Fuego! 3 of our students accepted Christ and believe you can lead the way for your children several more got serious about their faith. Thanks for all your prayers and and make a generation difference for lifetimes support to make camp possible. to come. July 2018 Robot Competition Winner WYATT MORGAN! Great Job Wyatt!!! The Upper Room Children’s Ministry Our 2018 Gadgets and Gizmos Children’s Summer Camp Faithful Friends is a Summer Children’s Vacation Bible School was Children will be leaving for Faith group that meets every Wednesday morning great! We fed many families this Explosion Kids Camp on Monday, and goes to Arabella to sing and visit with the week, had a little over 400 July 23rd and will return on residents.

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