NEW STUDY STARTING AUG 7TH

On August 7^th, the B.A.S.I.C Sunday school class will be starting a study in the book of Acts. The book of Acts stands apart in a world that is unsure of where to find truth or purpose. Yet, it reveals God’s plan for global redemption, His purpose for our lives, and the power He has given us to accomplish His mission.

Join us as we study through the story of the early church. Acts may have been written two thousand years ago, but God is calling us today to be a part of that story.

The B.A.S.I.C Sunday school class meets next to the church Library.

SUNDAY SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT (Fidelis CLASS)

This week, we would like to recognize the Fidelis class for our Sunday School spotlight. Through their dedication to Sunday school, this group of mature ladies are a living example of Romans 12:2. They strive to be a class that does not conform to the world but continues to strive daily to be transformed by the word of God they study each week. Charnelle Reinhardt has been the faithful teacher of this class for many years, and they welcome any ladies that desire to be a part of a loving fellowship.

Turner County Schools Prayer Walk

The Turner Baptist Association is hosting a prayer walk Thursday, August 4th, at 6:00pm. You may meet at Turner County Middle/High School, 316 Lamar Street, Ashburn, or Turner County Elementary, 705 Hudson Avenue, Ashburn. Join us as we pray for our administrators, faculty, staff, and students. If you cannot attend, please take time to lift these people in prayer throughout the day.

MID-WEEK DEVOTION

Don’t forget to check out Brother David’s Mid-Week Devotion in the book of Psalms. They are uploaded each Wednesday on the sermon page.

Giving as of August 3, 2022

Budget for 2022 . . . . . . . .  $322,471.00
Tithes Needed to Date . . . . $192,242.47
Received to Date . . . . . . . . $166,778.64
Needed for weekly budget . . . $6,201.37
Tithes Received this week . . .  $4,765.00

From Our Family and Music Minister

There are two types of people in this world: those who never let their car get below a quarter of a tank of gas and others who push it as close to empty as they can. My mom was one that would push it as close to empty as possible since she only drove a few blocks most days. However, I didn’t appreciate it when I had to take her car to run an errand and would run out of gas before getting home. Since it happened to me a few times before the days of cell phones, I got to where, just running a few blocks in my mom’s car, I would check the gas.

Just like a car cannot run without gas, as Christians, we cannot run without prayer. Prayer strengthens and empowers us as children of God. People who fail to put their complete trust in God will even offer up a prayer for help when things are going wrong in life. But an accurate gauge of our prayer life is not how much time we spend in prayer when things are not going great in life, it is how much time we do spend actually praising God when we don’t have emergency needs to bring to Him in prayer! Even if we don’t admit it to ourselves, we are always in desperate need of Him.

A few Sunday nights ago, we looked at the first chapter of Ephesians. As Paul wrote to the church of Ephesus, he pointed out all the blessings they had in Christ. Because of the many blessings God has given them and us, Paul emphasized the importance of prayer and responding to God in praise and worship. Most of the time, we only think of praise and worship as something we do as a congregation on Sunday morning.  Of course, that is very important; but we should praise God when we are all alone. We should thank Him continuously for His repeated guidance and grace in our lives.

Neglecting praying and spending time with our Heavenly Father is like failing to put gas in a car. Just like the vehicle will stall out, so will we. We need that constant reminder of His power over sin. Just think how hard it is to gossip about someone, talk negatively, or have a hateful attitude when we are thanking God for our life blessings. Prayer is not for just times of emergency. God desires for us to have that daily heartfelt time spent with Him.