February 2017 Volume 28 Issue 2

Sunday, February 12th

after 11am Sunday School

For this event we are challenging our small groups to serve on this day in our community.

If all or most small groups participate, it will be an amazing show of God's love in our community!

Bible Truth Seekers: Stocking the pantry at God's Kitchen and putting together a gift basket for our church

shut-ins and delivering them to each one.

Truth4Life: Providing lunch at two laundromat takeovers.

Purpose Seekers: Amber Oaks resident sing-along.

Kingdom Heirs: Building and delivering beds for A Place to Sleep.

Women in Christ: Renaissance Center

Vineyard: Picking up trash at Simpsonville Industrial Park.

Joy: Stocking and packing food at the Serenity Center.

Children's Ministry: Grades K-5 will put together various care kits on campus; lunch is provided.

Steve Boyd will lead a project for those who are not involved in a small group.

Women’s Discipleship Class Begins Monday, February 20 at 6:15pm

This is a 6week class with no homework.

Facilitated by Patti Tocci.

We all spend our days worshipping someone or something. What do your life, your words, your behavior, and your priorities point to as the object of your worship? If your desire is to worship a holy God, you need to know how to

approach Him with the right attitude and goals. In this study you will examine what the Bible says about, how, when, and where we are to worship God in spirt

and in truth. As you discover for yourself how the Old Testament tabernacle reveals a pattern for entering God’s presence, you’ll be equipped to move

beyond dry rituals or superficial expressions to a lifestyle of authentic worship.

In January, we experienced the historic demolition of our old sanctuary building. Our Master Plan Team is currently studying the building needs of the church. The Master Plan team is charged with matching ministry needs with construction costs and best available land footprint.

A meaningful place of worship, fellowship, discipleship and ministry has gone before us, and now we anticipate what God has for our future. A physical, corporate place has always been significant to the people of God. From the moveable tabernacle traveling with nomadic Hebrews through the wilderness to the majesty of the first and second temples, each represented a place and time for God's people to corporately meet God, honor Him, and perform meaningful religious rituals and practices. In the New Testament, the Jewish synagogue was supplant-ed by Christian house churches and eventually church buildings. Worship consisted of reading and teaching of Scripture, prayers and song. Other Christian practices included discipleship, evangelism, fellowship and missions. In the last two months, I heard innumerable testimonies of memories that are spiritual markers in and through our old sanctuary building. People spoke to me about their family being born, raised, saved, married and buried through SBC. They also told me our old sanctuary building was a place they grew in love, grace and service to our Lord, his Church and our communities. For 93 years, the old sanctuary building was far more important than just to the generation that was led to build it. With new building(s) we will have great testimonies of God moving in our lives, families and communities. That is exciting! However, one of the challenges we encounter in faith life is asking solely, "what's in it for me?" Our new Christian heart demands that we see beyond ourselves and look at the wider effects of obedience and faith in God. We are given the task and blessing of providing for generations that follow. This makes our calling even greater! In his book Chase the Lion, Mark Patterson says, "One of the biggest mistakes we make is thinking in terms of one generation. It's not only short-sighted; it is also selfish. We think what God does for us is for us. And it is, but it isn't. It's also for the third and fourth generations. We think right here, right now. God is thinking nations and generations." What we do now will make a difference 93 years from now! Patterson further says, "Every generation must steward what's been entrusted to them. It starts with honoring the generation that has gone before us by learn-ing everything we can from them. But that's only half of the equation when it comes to passing along a genera-tion blessing. It continues by empowering the generation that comes after us. That's how the baton of blessing is passed to the third and fourth generation. And that is what the psalmist advocated in Psalm 78. 'So the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.'“ We are preparing for our church's future worship and ministry in Shelby County and beyond. We are planning and building for our generation and future generations of faith with continued kingdom agenda. Let's be prayer-ful and inspired about what God is leading us to do to continue to see people come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The future of SBC is now and we must unite ourselves in God's mission to realize our high calling.

PASTOR’S PEN

Next Level: God's Spiritual Toolbox - I'm saved but I want to know how to be fixed! I want to make choices that honor my Lord Jesus Christ. I want to overcome being controlled by sin. I don't know how to be changed by the Holy Spirit from the inside out. The Bible identifies the spiritual tools God provides you to grow to maturity in His grace, love, and pow-er. You may know the tools that God has given you to serve Him faithfully, but you may not know how to use them. While God's tools may be easy to under-stand and identify, why are they difficult to use? Using God's tools correctly will enable the Holy Spirit to empower you to be a mature disciple, overcoming the reality of your sin and weaknesses of your old nature and embracing your new life in Christ.

New Sermon Series Begins February 19

Master Plan Initiative Team Update

Praise the Lord! The demolition project is completed thanks to wonderful weather and excellent work. A big

THANKS to Jon Caranna and Ronnie Sowder for their excellent preparation and oversight given to every aspect of

this preliminary phase to our future building project(s). You may notice that a change order in the original plan al-

lowed us to rock and fill the hole left by removing the old sanctuary. This will provide many benefits to our church…

including a connector drive between the east and west driveways we needed to form a drop off / pick up ‘circle’

around the Fellowship Hall, plus more parking close to the FLC entrance, erosion control, and the preparation of the

future construction staging/office site. Lots of win-wins!

Water is back on in the office building and LG&E has probably reattached the gas line by the time you

receive this newsletter. We may actually save some money on the water and sewer being hooked back up to help

offset the small increase in cost to go on and rock the demo site at this time. God has truly blessed us. No injuries,

no damages and as small an interruption as possibly could be. Again PTL!!!

Soon, we will know how the decision on our variance application (needed to make the additions to the FLC

viable) impacts our planning. Also, based on approval by the church on our recommendations for a Building Team

and Prayer Team to be formed, these teams are set to begin. This is the time for the 4th gift in the Fruit of the Spirit

(Patience) to prevail. With Love, Joy, and Peace comes Patience. Romans 8: 24b-25 says, “Hope that is seen is

not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it

with Patience.”

Patience for what we don’t or can’t see? So, what could happen? Could God clearly show us where our

new worship center should be built… after seven years of trying to figure it out ourselves? (Yelp!) Glad we were

patient! Would approval delays allow the weather to turn from single digits to spring-like tempratures when we had

to cut off the heat in our offices? (Double Yelp!) I could go on. Now, we’ll have to be patient (and joyful) in all things.

Could God provide our congregation the patience to complete a building project with little or no debt? Could gener-

osity overflow as it did in Macedonia (2 Corinthians 8) where they “begged insistently for the privilege of sharing”?

Would unbelievers take notice of the ‘church upon the hill’ building if it could be miraculously ‘paid off in advance’?

Would they ask How? Or Why? Or Who did that? The answer to all three questions is the same - Jesus is how, why

and who did and does it all!

Please pray for our congregation to stay united and harmonious with patience during this time of preparation that is

upon us to chart out our future facilities. May God make His Will clearly known to us.

Lowell Ashby, MPIT Chair

Please be in prayer for our Master Plan team as they meet and plan for our future: Lowell Ashby, Charlie Wallace,

Gerry Davis, Steve Eden, Dale Kramer, Patricia Pace, Mike Dugle, Ronnie Sowder, Rick Taylor, Brian Webb

February 1 Exodus 7-9 February 16 Leviticus 11-13 February 2 Exodus 10-12 February 17 Leviticus 14-15 February 3 Exodus 13-15 February 18 Leviticus 16-18 February 4 Exodus 16-18 February 19 Leviticus 19-21 February 5 Exodus 19-21 February 20 Leviticus 22-23 February 6 Exodus 22-24 February 21 Leviticus 24-25 February 7 Exodus 25-27 February 22 Leviticus 26-27 February 8 Exodus 28-29 February 23 Numbers 1-2 February 9 Exodus 30-32 February 24 Numbers 3-4 February 10 Exodus 33-35 February 25 Numbers 5-6 February 11 Exodus 26-38 February 26 Numbers 7 February 12 Exodus 39-40 February 27 Numbers 8-10 February 13 Leviticus 1-4 February 28 Numbers 11-13 February 14 Leviticus 5-7 February 15 Leviticus 8-10

March 25 10am-4pm

First Baptist Church in Shelbyville Shelby Touched Twice is a free medical clinic open to

Shelby County residents with the goal of meeting needs both physically and spiritually.

shelbytouchedtwice.com for volunteer registration.

In January, 26 Good Time Travelers met for breakfast at Cracker Barrel. In addition to the good

food, fun and fellowship, we discussed plans for future day outings and the possibility of a trip to

Branson Missouri in September.

Catering by Kate 934 Main St. Luncheon Thursday, February 16 at 11:30am

Sign up in the FLC foyer by Sunday, February 12

Watch the bulletin for more details!

Chronological

Bible Reading Plan

Bob Gordon is serving

as a lay minister in a

Florida trailer/motor

home park. Please encourage Bob & Linda as they serve:

gordon122545@gmail.com

(502) 645-7574

PO Box 1103Englewood, FL 34295

February

1 Nem Meas Chhan

2 Jesse McEldowney

3 Anita Hoops

5 Evan Boswell

6 Bill McCubbins

8 Chris Kriel

9 Lydia Phillips

10 Hope Hawes, Jill Sowder

11 Brent White

12 Tristan Kriel, Haylee Renfro

13 Larry Baker, Tammy Baker

Myssi Corn, Jack Trumbo

14 Jennie Chiba

17 Abigail Griggs

19 Doug Shelburne

21 Sylvie Hinton, Jeff Logue

Lana Sageser

22 Charlie Wallace

24 Maranda Hungarland

25 Dale Kramer

27 Kipp Moore

Please contact the

church office if

your birthday is

missing or is

incorrectly listed.

Our deconstruction is well underway. Everything is going as planned and the area will be covered in

gravel once the rain stops and the weather clears.

Please continue to stay clear of the area until the work is completed.

Riding in the lap of luxury! We are excited to have a brand new 2014, fifteen-passenger, “bus-style”, Chevrolet van added to our SBC vehicles!

Men helping men be men.

Saturday, February 4 at 7:30am BOB EVANS in Simpsonville

Last month we had 14 men attend!

Winter Weather Related Cancellations

With winter upon us we would like to remind you of ways that you can check for weather

related service cancellations.

You may watch WHAS, WLKY, or WAVE 3 weather cancellations.

You may check our website: www.simpsonvillebaptist.com.

If school is cancelled on Wednesday, we will cancel Wednesday evening ministries.

The Security Team at the SBC will now be referred to as SMART. This stands for Security, Medical and Response Team. We are presently formulating a set of policies and procedures and will know more after the ministry meeting on the purchase of radios and cameras.

A close working relationship has been established with the Simpsonville Police Department, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Kentucky State Police.

A chain of command has been established with Jon Caranna as the SMART minister on call, Ronnie Sowder as the Medical and Property

Team Leader and Mike Waterman as the Security Team Leader. Ronnie will also oversee any fire code requirements. SBC is currently providing security services but the team is not yet fully operational.

There are presently thirteen church members who have expressed an interest in joining the team. The medical and security volunteers will go through an application process once the proper forms are made available and liability insurance issues have been resolved.

The SMART team will be trained in medical and security protocol and will provide protection to our pastors, staff, church members, children and the property of Simpsonville Baptist Church. We will keep the church family informed through the process.

SBC SECURITY

Mike Waterman

At the Well Women’s Ministry

Women’s Quilting Ministry Saturday, February 18 at 9am

Meets at the home of Veada Metcalf 115 Simpson Station Simpsonville

Thursday, February 23 6:30pm Did You Know?

Our recent Women At Risk party raised enough

money to provide a woman 52 days

in a safe house!

Ladies, please join us for this exciting event!

July 14-15

Prices include ticket, hotel accommodation, breakfast,

transportation and t-shirt.

2 per room $146.50 each 3 per room $120.67 each 4 per room $107.75 each

Lunch is not provided at the sponsored hotel, it is an additional fee of $15 per person.

Deposits of $65 are due by Sunday, March 1.

Priscilla desires to see women come to a full understanding of who they are in Christ by hearing the uncompromising truth of Scripture. With passionate Bible teaching

from Priscilla and worship by Anthony Evans. You don't want to miss this Intimate and inspiring event for women of

every age, culture, and background.

Deposits can be given to Carrie Schmid or placed in the collection box located next to

the elevator.

Fellowship Hall

A big thank you goes out to all of our volunteers! We had great host homes and inspira-

tional leaders, volunteers that helped with the set up and tear down, helped to create

the backdrop, and even some that provided snacks for the students. Thank you also to

Luke Wisley and Band for leading worship, Jason Stoker for being our guest speaker

and for a great message on Sunday, and J. Lowe for his creative message through paint.

Congratulations to our newly ordained deacons!

Sovanna Chhan Scott Sageser Andrew Cline Don Vail

Missions

An update from Melissa Brendemeuhl Melissa is one of our members who has been called to serve in Honduras. She services at El Rancho Ebenezer as a

house mother to orphaned children. I have been busy packing and moving to the Mission House since I arrived back from furlough. I moved in last Wednes-

day and will start work with my first medical brigade this Saturday. It is a team of 41 people from Chicago. I am looking for-

ward to being part of the team serving here and working with the North American short-term teams. I am excited about this

new door God has opened for me here. My role will consist of many things from being a hostess, to working on medical

brigade sites, to logistics, to pharmacy duties.

My prayer request and need is for more people to join my support team to I can remain in Honduras serving Christ and the

people of Honduras as His hands and feet. I need to raise $2,300 each month. I have included pictures of the beautiful mission

house and my beautiful boys! Melissa

Grades 3-5th

July 27-30

Cost: $275 each

$75 deposits due

February 12

Deposits can be placed in

the collection box located

next to the elevator.

We’re headed to Crossings Kid’s Camps!

Crossings is a high energy, intentional, gospel-centered

overnight camp for kids. Their mission is to help kids

experience the time of their lives and learn more about the

message of Jesus Christ. This takes place through track times,

recreation, worship, Bible study, and church group time.

Crossings Camps are committed to providing content that is

rooted in Scripture, a safe location, kid-friendly programming,

and staffers who are deeply invested in your kids.

Contact Kevin Barnette at ext. 104 for more info.

Church

Family

Picture

We have placed this

church family picture

on our website for

you to download. If you do not have access to a

computer and would like a hard copy, please

contact Jill Sowder at 722-5246 ext. 107.

In 2010 Simpsonville Baptist Church took its first Kenyan mission trip to Eldoret in Kenya and served in the community of

Soy. What we experienced caused us to not only return, but to return with a method of alleviating the gross poverty we saw.

An egg incubator was donated by some team members and has been used successfully to support the most needy. This

success led to community leaders forming a non-profit, Ultimate Wings For Power, which has expanded our gift and now

reaches hundreds in the name of Christ.

Recently, through our A Hand Up ministry, we provided you with the opportunity to support Ultimate Wings for Power. We

are very excited to report that SBC families supported families in Soy by:

† Purchasing 6 dairy goats, which will be given to carefully vetted families with HIV.

† Purchasing 49 chicks of varying ages, feed and vaccines

† Paying for one fistula surgery for a woman in need.

† Paid for an education for 4 students.

† Purchasing 4 lbs of nails for welding projects.

† Purchasing 46 lbs of seed corn and beans for planting.

† Purchased one mosquito net, which can potentially save 2 lives!

Our total giving was $2,868.

We received a note from Nathan Osimeo, the director of Ultimate Wings for Power recently.

First we are very thankful for the generosity of brothers and sisters at SBC.

We have decided to solicit the aid of a properly trained health worker to teach proper nutrition to HIV positive people. She will

be key to identifying their needs and provide advice to us.

The students which have received scholarships shall be mentored and nurtured so that after school, they can join us in giving back to the communities.

Our worker trainings will always meet the needs of the job market.

There will be no double beneficiaries, where one family receives chickens and later receives goats so that we can serve more in the community. All beneficiaries

of Ultimate Wings will be united as a community hence all gifts will multiply.

Please note that it takes time to properly vet the families receiving your gifts. For those who requested contact information for your families, we will

contact you as soon as we have those email addresses in hand. Thank you for your very generous support of Ultimate Wings for Power!

A HAND

UP A ministry created to help you

support new businesses

and meet the needs of poverty stricken

families in Eldoret, Kenya.

For the year, SBC gave $108,123 through the missions and ministry.

$71,905 - Cooperative Program for World Missions

$8,930 - Local Missions: Shelby Baptist Association, State Missions, ALC Shelbyville, Operation Care, Open Door of Hope,

Disaster Relief, Serve 60 Projects and Sunrise Children’s Home.

$9,236 - Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions, Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions

$1,803 - SIMPly LOVE community ministry

$7,185 - Mission Team General and International

$1,314 - County Benevolence

$7,750 - Christmas Village Toy Store - Served over 80 families and 244 children with 102 volunteers.

SBC 2016 Missions Giving

February 2017 1

10am

Prayer Group

6:15pm Choir

Children’s Ministry

Student Ministry

Women’s Class

Men’s Class

2 3 4

7:30am Men’s

Breakfast

5 Lord’s Supper

8:30am Sunday School

9:45am Worship

11am Sunday School

1pm Hispanic Worship

4pm Deacon Meeting

5:30pm AWANA

Tell Someone Class

6pm High School girls

Bible Study

@Carannas

6 7

8

10am

Prayer Group

6:15pm Choir

Children’s Ministry

Student Ministry

Women’s Class

Men’s Class

9 10 11

12

8:30am Sunday School

9:45am Worship

11am Sunday School

12pm

SIMPly Love emphasis

1pm Hispanic Worship

5:30pm AWANA

Tell Someone Class

6pm High School girls

Bible Study

@Carannas

13 14

15

10am

Prayer Group

6:15pm Choir

Children’s Ministry

Student Ministry

Men’s Class

16

11:30am

Goodtime

Travelers

17 18

9am

Quilting Ministry

19

8:30am Sunday School

9:45am Worship

11am Sunday School

1pm Hispanic Worship

5:30pm AWANA

Tell Someone Class

6pm High School girls

Bible Study

@Carannas

20

Women’s

Discipleship

Class Begins

21

22

10am

Prayer Group

6:15pm Choir

Children’s Ministry

Student Ministry

Men’s Class

23

6:30pm

Women’s Bunco

24 25

26

8:30am Sunday School

9:45am Worship

11am Sunday School

1pm Hispanic Worship

5:30pm AWANA

Tell Someone Class

6pm High School girls

Bible Study

27

Women’s

Discipleship

7pm Alaska

Team Meeting

28

Simpsonville Baptist Church PO Box 56 Simpsonville, KY 40067

Branson, Missouri Fall Getaway

September 18-21 Kenn Harp of Travel Crazy in Shelbyville has planned a trip to Branson, Missouri for the Good Time Travelers. This trip is open

to all adults at Simpsonville Baptist Church and you are encouraged to invite a friend or family member to join you as well.

We must have 25 reservations for the trip to be a go!

The trip to Branson, Missouri includes a comfortable motor coach with Miller Transportation, hotel lodging for 3 nights, breakfast

buffet daily, 3 dinners, 6 entertainment venues and the cost as follows:

2 people to a room: $735 each

3 people to a room: $680 each

4 people to a room: $654 each

May pay with cash, check or credit card. $150 deposit required by end of February; may make monthly payments to Travel Crazy

with balance paid in full by August.

Kenn Harp will be having lunch with the Good Time Travelers on Thursday, February 16 at 934 Main Street in Shelbyville.

He will be available to answer questions and take deposits at that time. If you have any questions about this trip, please contact

Dixie Taylor at 216-8713 or dixie.a.taylor@gmail.com.

Tentative Itinerary Monday, September 18: Leave on Miller Transportation motor coach to Branson MO

Stop along the way for lunch (on your own)

Dinner at Lambert's Café (included) & stay at Radisson Hotel Branson (included)

Tuesday, September 19: Buffet breakfast at Radisson (included)

Titanic Museum Attraction

Lunch (on your own)

Moses Behind the Scenes Tour (included) & Moses at the Sight and Sound Theatre (included)

Dinner at Famous Dave's Barbecue (included) & stay at Radisson Hotel Branson (included)

Wednesday, September 20: Buffet breakfast at Radisson (included)

Down Home Country (included)

Shopping and lunch along the Riverwalk at Branson's Landing (on your own)

Ride the Ducks into the mountains and onto Table Rock Lake (included)

Dinner at Jackie B. Goode's Uptown Café Diner (included)

The Six Show (included)

Stay at Radisson Hotel Branson (included)

Thursday, September 21: Buffet breakfast at Radisson (included)

Leave on Miller Transportation to Simpsonville KY

Stop in St. Louis at Laclede's Landing on the riverfront for lunch (on your own)

Arrive in Simpsonville KY