March 2018 - NEWSLETTER

Sunday School (2/4) (2/11) (2/18) (2/25) 150 129 141 148

Budget offering $ 57,099.52 Budget requirement (per week—$10,383.04) $ 41,532.16

YEAR TO DATE Budget requirement $ 83,064.32 Received for Budget $ 94,041.52 Over Budget $10,977.20

STAFF Michael Wilkinson - Pastor Peyton Kelly - Worship Pastor Cissie Brushaber - Secretary

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PAID Pascagoula, MS

39567 Permit no. 113

Arlington Baptist Church P. O. Box 2278 Pascagoula, MS 39569-2278 www.growatarlington.com Office: 228-769-2789 Email: office@growatarlington.com

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Building Fund & Renovations 1,165.00 Education Fund 1,005.00 Church Missions 1,130.00 Gideons 145.00

Benevolence—Salvation Army 200.00 Our Daily Bread 100.00 Reimburse Utilities 221.04 Reimburse Office 20.00 Reimburse Non Budgeted 109.49

Wednesday Night Supper 641.25 Backpack Buddies 100.00 WMU Fence Fundraiser 870.00 Fence Donations 110.00 Evangelism Offering 993.00

Open dates for placing flowers in the auditorium in honor or memory of a loved one are: March 4, 11, 18 & 25.

To reserve a date, please contact Jan Avery (228) 990-8871.

100% OF YOUR GIFTS TO THE ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER

OFFERING SUPPORTS NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONARIES.

NATIONAL GOAL: $70 MILLION

CHURCH GOAL: $6,600

March 11

USHERS: Charles Frye, Captain

Jim Underwood, Danny Glass, George Thames,

Harold Walters, Raymond Johnson, Spence Sublett,

Mike Concannon, Red Ehlers & Jewell Dixon

DEACONS: Joe Odom (PM/WED), A.G. Robinson (AM)

GREETERS: Jimmy Parsley, Ken Miller, Jan & Brig Avery

SOUND & MEDIA: Joel Rigby & Jessica Wilkinson

NURSERY: Kayla Broome—Tree House Director

Lynn Russell, Captain—228-217-9225

Donna Bailey, Beverly Dry & Carly Martinez Dry—Bed Babies

Julie & Spence Sublett—Toddlers

Alyssa & Jonathan Brannan—2 & 3 yr olds

Aaron & Chris Smith, Andrew Bond—Children’s Church

Joy Lynn Gable, Carol Corley & Brandi Avery—Night

March 4

USHERS: Mike Wixon, Captain

Randy Stockfleth, Clint Avery, Kenny Novak, Josiah Ory,

Joshua Sherman, Randy Mitchell, Spencer Bailey

& A. G. Robinson

DEACONS: Mike Wixon (PM/WED), Josiah Ory (AM)

GREETERS: Brenda Beckham, Danny Glass, Ken Miller &

Eddie Moore

SOUND & MEDIA: Dustin & Emily Speights

NURSERY: Bettie Concannon—Tree House Director

Karen Poole, Captain—228-219-5270

Leigh Ann Woods, Melissa & Susanna Courville

& Dianne Pope—Bed Babies

Mary Alexander, Elizabeth & Joseph Ingram—Toddlers

Meagan & Jaymie Smith—2 & 3 yr olds

Jeremy & Susie Boulware, Aaron Dees—Children’s Church

Eddie & Shirley Moore, Teresa Dixon—Night

March 18

USHERS: Joe Abston, Captain

Joe Odom, Aaron Smith, Jeremy Boulware, J.W. Scott,

Frankie Sherman, Taylor Stockfleth, Elliot Smith &

Dustin Speights

DEACONS: Jeremy Boulware (PM/WED), Brig Avery (AM)

GREETERS: Ken Miller, Teresa & Jewell Dixon

SOUND & MEDIA: Mike Wixon & Patti Bradley

NURSERY: Susie Boulware—Tree House Director

Micah Nelson, Captain—228-218-2745

Glenda Kirkland & Tommie Broome—Bed Babies

Andrew Nelson & Michelle Wilkinson—Toddlers

Amy Anthony, Alexis & Gabby Stockton—2 & 3 yr olds

Jessica Whittington & Lauren Russell—Children’s Church

Jan Walters, Kayla Kelly & Judy Frye—Night

March 25

USHERS: Mike Wixon, Captain

Randy Stockfleth, Clint Avery, Kenny Novak, Josiah Ory,

Joshua Sherman, Randy Mitchell, Spencer Bailey & A. G.

Robinson

DEACONS: Ben Broome (PM/WED), Danny Glass (AM)

GREETERS: Ken Miller, Patti Bradley & Bob Freeman

SOUND & MEDIA: Frankie Sherman & Michelle Gossom

NURSERY: Bettie Concannon—Tree House Director

Sharron Alderman, Captain—228-990-0721

Molly Merrill, Ruby Townsend & Janice Merrill—Bed Babies

Josiah & Jeannie Ory, Callie Merrill—Toddlers

Gene & Kate Kirkland—2 & 3 yr olds

Ben & Kayla Broome, Jonathan McCommon—Children’s Church

Joy Lynn Gable, Jan Avery & Robin Sherman—Night

Good Friday Service, March 30, at 6:30 pm.

Easter Sunday, April 1, services as regularly

scheduled.

A nursery will be available for all services.

The clear teaching of the New Testament is that the local church is God's primary means of accomplishing His mission on earth (Matt 28; 2 Cor. 5). However, the New Testament also reveals the church’s interconnectedness. Paul was always traveling and planting churches but he was also coordinating fundraising efforts among the churches (Rom. 15; 1 Cor. 16; 2 Cor. 8). The offerings we take up as Southern Baptists, including the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, continue in that same biblical pattern. One-hundred percent of the funds collected through Annie Armstrong goes toward the support of various kinds of ministries and missionaries in North America. While we know that there are many churches in North America, those churches are not evenly dispersed geographically or according to population. Because of this, and many other limiting factors, the North American Mission Board collects funds and mobilizes “domestic missionaries” for strategic gospel work throughout the continent. The primary reason Arlington participates in this offering is that it gives us an opportunity to participate in Gospel Work taking place beyond our reach. We know that the Lord Jesus is coordinating a worldwide mission. The work He is doing in Pascagoula is only a small part of that work. The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering allows us to focus on reaching our neighbors here while we also participate in something much bigger. I would like to encourage you to pray and talk to your family about what you might be willing to sacrifice for the cause as we celebrate a season of what the Lord sacrificed for us. Praying for the Flock, Pastor Michael

A message from

OUR PASTOR

Church Workday: Saturday, March 3, at 8:00 am

Our Daily Bread: Saturday, March 3, at 10:30 am.

WMU: Evening group will meet on Thursday, March 1, at 6 pm. Morning group will meet on Tuesday, March 10, at 10 am. The Spring Associational Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 15, at First Baptist Church, Vancleave beginning at 6:30 pm. Building & Maintenance Meeting: Sunday, March 4, at 5:00 pm

Young Adults Movie Night: Friday, March 16.

Evangelism Training: Saturday, March 17, beginning at 8 am

Deacons’ Meeting: Sunday, March 18, at 7:45 am in the conference room.

El Salvador Mission Trip Informational Luncheon: Sunday, March 18

March Business Meeting: Sunday, March 18, following the evening service.

Sherman Wedding Shower: Sunday, March 25, from 2:00-4:00 pm

Senior Adult Game Night: Thursday, March 29, at 6 pm in the fellowship hall.

Good Friday Services: Friday, March 30, at 6:30 pm

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Church Bulletin Board

Thank you notes from Beverly Dry, The family of Jacob Duke, and

the family of Ara Waddell

Ms Cassie Simer

2407 Woodmont

Pascagoula, MS 39567

228-282-3166

DEACON: Joe Odom

NEW MEMBER

Mrs. Annie Laurie Pulley

Joined our church family

June 13, 1982

Home to be with the Lord

February 14, 2018 SATURDAY, MARCH 3

FROM 8:00 AM—12:00 PM

7 Things Every Christian Can Learn from Billy Graham

This month, with the recent passing of Billy Graham, I wanted to share with you an article written by our friend Dr. Tim Beougher entitled “7 Things Every Christian Can Learn from Billy Graham”:

Definitive pronouncements about a person’s legacy are best left to future historians, but in the case of Billy Graham, certain reliable observations can be made now. As I both mourn his passing today and rejoice that he is now with the Savior whom he deeply loved, I offer these reflections on his enduring legacy. These observations are not about the vast numerical impact of his evangelistic ministry (such as preaching to over 200 million people), but about his on-going legacy from which we can draw inspiration in our own lives and ministries today.

1. BILLY GRAHAM BELIEVED IN THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE. After struggling with a season of doubt, prompted by his friend Charles Templeton’s skepticism, Graham made a bedrock commitment to affirm the Bible as God’s certain and trustworthy Word. The signature phrase in his preaching became “The Bible Says.”

2. GRAHAM KNEW THE POWER OF PRAYER. He repeatedly said “there are three secrets to my ministry. The first is prayer; the second is prayer; and the third is prayer.” He pled with God for the souls of people. In his 2006 book, The Journey, Graham gives this advice: “Every man or woman whose life has ever counted for God has been a person of prayer. A prayer-less Christian is a powerless Christian. Throughout both the Bible and the history of the church, those who made the greatest impact for God were those who prayed the most.”

3. HE KNEW THE FULLNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. He documents his time in the British Isles with the great Welsh preacher Stephen Olford and how Olford helped him understand what it meant to have the fullness of the Holy Spirit fueling one’s life and one’s preaching. Graham said, apart from his conversion, that meeting with Stephen Olford was the most significant spiritual experience of his life. In his 1978 book, The Holy Spirit, Graham enunciates what was the heart of the matter for him: “It is not how much of the Spirit we have, but how much the Spirit has of us.”

4. BILLY GRAHAM FOCUSED ON THE CROSS. Like the Apostle Paul, he “determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified” (1 Cor 2:2). In the midst of growing secularism and skepticism, when other so-called “evangelists” might shy away from preaching the cross, Billy Graham made clear that without the cross (and the resurrection) we have no gospel message. He boldly proclaimed that salvation was only found through the cross of Christ.

5. GRAHAM PROMOTED PERSONAL EVANGELISM. He realized that God had called him to be a preaching evangelist to millions, but he also understood that the majority of people who come to Christ would be brought through the witness of faithful believers. Over the years, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has sponsored hundreds of training opportunities to equip Christians in sharing the gospel.

6. HE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE. He knew that should the Lord’s return not happen in his lifetime, the need for on-going gospel ministry would continue after he was no longer preaching. One of his enduring legacies that I have the privilege of being a part of is the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry here at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Graham loved this school that carries his name (the only such school in the world) and

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was thrilled for the on-going gospel training that men and women would receive here long after he was gone.

7. HE LIVED LIFE OF HOLINESS. Throughout his remarkable ministry, spanning some eight decades, there has never been a hint of scandal. Early in his ministry Graham made commitments to protect his life and ministry from scandal – setting high standards for both financial accountability and sexual morality. How can one explain Graham’s impact? Perhaps his wife Ruth said it best when asked how to explain his worldwide impact. She observed, “Billy isn’t a great preacher – but he is a holy man.”

What legacy has Billy Graham left us? He has set an example of one who affirmed the authority of Scripture, knew the power of prayer, experienced the fullness of the Holy Spirit, focused on the cross, promoted personal evangelism, prepared for the future, and lived a life of holiness.

During one of his extended crusades, Billy had his brother-in-law, Leighton Ford, preach one evening so Billy could rest his ailing voice. Billy wanted to be there to pray for Leighton as he preached, so he put on large sun-glasses and pulled a baseball cap down low on his forehead, and went out and sat in the audience that night.

Billy sensed that the man sitting next to him had come under conviction during the message, and when Ford gave the invitation, Billy asked this man if he wanted to go forward to commit to following Christ. The man looked at him and said, “No, I think I’ll wait until tomorrow night when the ‘big gun’ shows up.”

The world has lost a gospel champion today. But Billy Graham would want to say to every believer, “Don’t wait for the next ‘big gun’ to come along. Go share Christ with your family member, co-worker, classmate, neighbor, friend or acquaintance today.”

That is Graham’s legacy and how he would want us to respond to the news of his home-going today.

Timothy K. Beougher

oh baby! Join us for a baby shower

Honoring the momma-to-be

Charlotte Watts

& Baby Miriam Rigby

Saturday, March 3, 2018

2:00 pm—4:00 pm

The Underwood Residence

3506 Bramblewood Circle

Pascagoula, MS 39581

Hosted by Family and Friends

Jackson County Baptist

Association Spring

WMU Meeting

“By All Means”

First Baptist Church,

Vancleave

Thursday, March 15, 2018

at 6:30 pm

Diane Easley, Director of

Community Care Network—

Sue’s Care Home, will be our

guest speaker

Ben Carlisle is leading a construction crew on a trip to Lakeside Baptist

Assembly in Scobey, MS on April 8-13, 2018. The cost is $50,

and is due to the JCBA by March 22. There may also be opportunities to paint and help in the kitchen. If

interested, please contact Ben Carlisle (228) 990-4024 to sign-

up or acquire more information. A final planning meeting will be a held on Thursday, March 22, at

6:30 pm at the JCBA office.

Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday,

March 11. Remember to turn your

clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night.

Please join us for a

Wedding Shower honoring

Ashley Newton

bride-elect of

Joshua Sherman

Sunday, March 25, 2018

from 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Arlington Baptist Church

Fellowship hall

2101 Market Street,

Pascagoula, MS

They are registered at: Target & Belks

VBS Volunteers Needed We are currently recruiting workers for this year’s VBS - If you are available to help June 25-29, please contact the church office or Susie Boulware.

There are many areas of mission opportunities: Directors, teachers, assistants, nursery workers, kitchen workers, and decorations just to name a few.

Kids, remember

to bring your Easter baskets

with you Easter Sunday for our Easter egg hunt

following the morning worship

service.

The Young Adult Sunday School department is going to the movies! We will be going to the

7:15 pm showing of the movie

“I Can Only Imagine” on Friday night, March 16. The cost will be $2 per person, and must be paid in advance. In order to get the group rate tickets must be purchased in advance, so we need your RSVP by this Sunday,

March 4. If interested please contact Jeremy Boulware or John Jones. A nursery will be

available at the church, but in order to have adequate number of workers, we need your RSVP

as soon as possible.

Evangelism Training

Make plans to join us on Saturday, March 17, from 8 am—12pm as we learn simple ways to make sharing

your faith a part of daily life.

Student Life Camp Meeting for Parents/Guardians Wednesday, March 14 at 7 pm in the Youth room

We will be discussing everything you need to know about important deadlines, camp cost, how to prepare for camp, lodging details and plans for upcoming fundraisers. The deadline to sign-up for camp is March 21, so this meeting is

imperative. If you cannot attend, please contact the church office (228-769-2789) so that we can arrange a time to talk before the deadline.

Mark your calendars for

Spring Fling

on Saturday, April 21st. (This is the rescheduled Fall Festival.)

Volunteers are needed to help with the set-up, running of the booths, and clean up and/or

breakdown following the carnival. If you are available to help, please contact

Jeremy or Susie Boulware.

El Salvador Mission Trip

Information Meeting

If you are interested in going on this trip, join us for lunch following the

morning services on Sunday, March 18. The trip is scheduled for July 6-12, 2018.