Pastors, Music Minister, At the Bookstore Sound Techs are Have copies of the NEW North Grand River Baptist Association encouraged to BAPTIST HYMNAL & WORSHIP HYMNAL attend Volume 33, Number 9 “Fathers of the Bible” Robert Woldgemuth The Encourager September, 2008 “Walking with the Women of the Bible” 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 THE GOOD, BAD & “Finding God’s Path Through Your Trials” UGLY OF CHURCH Both by Elizabeth George “Churches working together to fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission.” SOUND Matthew 28:18-28:18 -2020 “Facing Your Giants: Max Lucado Matthew 28:18 --2020 “Who Stole My Church?” Sound Seminar by Tom Veatch By Gordon MacDonald North Grand River Baptist Association “The Last Disciple” Hank Hanegraaff Annual Meeting September 6, 2008 Tenth Street Baptist Church New Leanin Tree package of cards- Light of Heart and Words of Grace Monday– September 8– Rural Dale Baptist Church 9am to 12pm- Basic principles of good sound DVD’s Tuesday– September 9– Shelburne Baptist Church and Practical use of your system “Buzby the Misbehaving Bee” Max Lucado 1pm to 3pm- Using sound to enhance your “To Share or NUT to Share” Max Lucado Registration begins at 6:30 pm “Four –Eyed Blonde” Chonda Pierce worship service- Questions and Answers CD’s Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm “30 More Bible Songs & 30 Bible Stories” Alpha Edinburg Pre-registration- $25.00 per person “Deer Hunters Gospel Bluegrass” Gallatin U On agenda– recommendation from Nominating Committee on (Lunch included in registration fee) Galt N By-law change regarding Christian Life Committee Jameson* I Jamesport T and Media Library. To register contact Tom Veatch at 660-359-5230 or God’s Laundromat.. Laredo E NGRBA at 660-359-3897 Lineville* A personal pursuit of holiness D Medicine Valley Note burning on Monday night. Mercer O 4 Jeremy & Michelle Skinner Baptist Secretaries Training for Missouri Milan Hispanic September 22-24, 2008 Modena N Dr. Bob Springate will be reporting on Monday night about 14 Lewis & Mabel Rogers First Baptist Church Princeton The Missouri Baptist Children’s Home. 15 Jim Whitley Providence* M 15 Deryl Niffen Camdenton, Mo. Ravanna I 21 Michelle Stark Rural Dale S Vince Blubaugh will be reporting on MBC on Tuesday night. Contact the Mission Center for Salem S 23 Christine Ward more details Shelburne I Spickard O Bro. Ron Ratliff will be bringing the message on Monday and Tenth Street N Trenton First Bro. Brad Walker will be bringing the message on Tuesday. Union North Grand River Baptist Association 1108 N Main Director of Missions Trenton, MO 64683 Rev. E.J. Barnes Fax: 660.359.0200 Ministry Assistant North Grand River Baptist Association’s Purpose- “To mutually and prayerfully support, E-Mail: [email protected] Debbie Dickinson encourage and challenge one another as churches to exalt Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, BSU Telephone– 660.359.0200 BSU Director to edify and equip His disciples to serve him and one another, and to evangelize those who DOM’s Office– 660.359.3365 Telephone – 660.359.3897 Diann Barnes have yet to come to know Him personally.” Matthew 28:19-20 Web Page– northgrandriverbaptist.com Bapt. From My Heart to Yours July Monthly BSU Team Kids Ltr/ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a Reports Inc. Inc. SS MW EW DT WMU Men Awana Bapt. Other few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’ “ Alpha $ 225.55 18 24 Matthew 25:21 NKJ Edinburg $ 561.50 $ 33.00 49 78 51 8 12 19 2 Gallatin $ 623.81 $ 50.00 98 134 48 4 10 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy Galt $ 154.00 $ 25.00 26 43 6 may be full.” John 15:11 NKJ Jameson 8 9 Jamesport $ 50.00 41 63 17 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may Laredo $ 244.85 $ 50.00 34 36 16 7 abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NKJ Lineville $ 286.94 $ 57.39 22 30 19 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy…” Gal. 5:22 NKJ M. Valley $ 34.25 $ 25.00 10 13 8 8 1 1 Mercer $ 457.00 $ 25.00 79 66 33 8 4 “but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you Modena $ 138.78 9 13 14 may also be glad with exceeding joy.” 1 Peter 4:13 NKJ Princeton $1,481.01 $ 50.00 135 199 66 34 20 1 “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” 3 John 4 NKJ Providence $ 68.20 $ 50.00 7 12 1 Ravanna $ 152.05 10 10 9 10 2 The Scriptures point out that there is joy in being a faithful servant. There is joy in what Christ has Rural Dale $ 707.68 $ 50.00 53 112 6 spoken. There is joy in the hope God supplies. There is joy in the fruit of God’s Spirit. There is joy in Salem $ 131.43 25 33 11 1 partaking in Christ’s sufferings. There is joy in hearing about truth living saints. Shelburne $ 328.22 $ 50.00 33 43 30 26 9 2 Spickard $ 51.00 10 17 It is my prayer that we would experience the joy that comes from our Lord this month as we pray and Tenth St. $ 865.36 $ 144.23 worship together, do business together, fellowship together and serve together. Trenton FB $1,458.22 $ 243.05 118 147 53 2 2 It is a joy to be your Director of Missions! Union $ 311.73 $ 100.00 64 103 33 45 Total $8,331.58 $ 952.67 849 1185 408 123 70 26 19 6 7 E.J. Barnes Chilli, FBC $ 50.00 Everyone is invited and encouraged to come to the “Rise and Pray” Regional Event at MBC $ 400.00 Beginning Balance $18,258.83 Cameron First Baptist Church on September 23, 2008 beginning at 7:00 pm. Income $13,543.10 (A prelude to the Solemn Assembly scheduled on October 26, 2008 at the Millennium Hotel in St. Total $31,801.93 Louis the night before the Missouri Baptist Convention.) Seminary Checking $743.19 Expenses $12,075.35 Seminary Savings $2,022.03 Ending Balance $19,726.58 Revival Fires RallRallyyyy Plan now to attend the September 7th, 2:30 pm, at Providence (Half Rock). DEBT MANAGEMENT Benevolent Savings $1,125.37 Line Items in General Checking Bro. Ron Ward will bring the message. Beginning Balance $19,726.58 CONFERENCE BSU– July– Income to Expense BSU Account $2,714.18 Missouri Baptist Convention October 21, 2008 Income $1,452.67 Designated $2,818.65 General Fund $14,193.75 October 27th-29th at Millennium Hotel in St. Louis. First Baptist Church, Princeton Expenses $879.70 Overall Theme: Restoring Fellowship– Reaching People, Difference $572.97 John 17:20-23 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm NGR– October to July– Income to Expense Income $154,505.89 Dr. John Swadley, pastor, Forest Park Baptist Church, Belarus Donations $679.97 Expenses $142,301.85 Joplin, will present the Annual Sermon Details to come on Tuesday morning. Difference $12,204.04 Everyone is invited. Galt– Our Vacation Bible School Medicine Valley- At the time of this writing, Medicine Valley Continued- Salem– July- 13th, Rev. Richard Singleton was July 20-24, with the program on Monday, August 18, we are just completing an Thanks again for the prayers and financial sup- filled the pulpit for Brother Steve as he and Friday night. We had a good atten- event filled summer. During the past three port of God’s people throughout the association. Peggy attended the Baptist Church in Cameron. dance. Each night we began by months Allen Reger and I have made over four Your support is all the more needed as we at- Bro. Steve had the honor of baptizing his grand- feeding the children supper. Monday hundred home visits in the communities of New- tempt under God’s leadership to develop some son Trae Jackson. night was quite exciting as we had a town, Harris, Osgood, Humphreys and Reger. kind of regular ongoing services at Humphreys as well as at Newtown and Harris. On July-13th-18th, we held our Vacation Bible tornado warning. We thank God for As a result we have located over 300 families in School with our neighboring church Hatton allowing the storm to pass by us!! our ministry area who are not in regular atten- We continue to marvel at what God is doing Chapel joining us. We had a very good turn out, dance in church services anywhere. We are in through His people here with your support and with many workers from both churches helping. We are gearing up to start our after school mis- hopes of seeing some of these present in the look forward to what He has in store for us in the We did the Cactus Canyon theme. Everyone sions program in August. Evangelistic Crusade at Humphreys. We trust future. really enjoyed the western atmosphere. All the that as you read this the Crusade will have re- room were decorated differently by both Jamesport– Two from our church partici- sulted in people having come to know the Lord as Ravanna- We had a great Vacation Bible School! What a good bunch of kids. We had les- churches, to resemble cowboy camps, out- pated in the roadside ministry over the 4th of July their personal Savior.