THE RECORD REH

OBOTH

REHOBOTH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Volume XXXVIII February, 2015 Number 1

The story is told in one of Dr. David Jeremiah’s books about Queen Victoria once

receiving the spectacular Kohinoor diamond as a gift from a Maharajah, when the

Maharajah was only a boy. Later, when the boy had grown up to become a man,

the Maharajah went to visit Queen Victoria again. While he was there, he asked for

the stone. Taking the stone, he kneeled before the Queen and presented it to her one more time.

This time he said, “Your Majesty, I gave you this jewel when I was but a child, too young to know what

I was doing. Today, I give it to you again, as a grown man, in the fullness of my strength, with all my

heart, now and forever, fully realizing all that I do.”

Dr. Jeremiah went on to point out that this is the experience for many of us. Many of us as children

gave our hearts to Jesus Christ and received Him as our Lord and Savior. But now, much older and

more mature, we can again say to the Lord, “Lord, I give my heart and life to you all over again, grate-

ful for the opportunity, and fully realizing all that I do.”

No, a person doesn’t get “saved” all over again, but perhaps this is a good picture of REVIVAL and

RENEWAL and REDEDICATION! Life has moved on, things have changed, time has passed, and it

may now be time again just to kneel before “His Majesty” and say again, “I am yours, wholeheartedly,

forever and ever, and day by day!” What a privilege, what an opportunity!

That’s what FRESH ENCOUNTER will be about this month! We “prepare our hearts” to seek the Lord

by prayer, preaching, worship, fasting, and reading God’s Word. Then when February 22-24 arrives,

we have a special opportunity to SEEK the LORD and submit to Him anew and afresh “all over again”!

I’m looking forward to it, and I sure hope you are too!!! We all need these special times!

P.S. Dr. David Dykes recently felt a pressure in his chest while doing his regular exercise. After calling

his cardiologist, Bro. David underwent a procedure to insert 3 stents into his heart for blockages. Pray

for him during these days!

God bless You ALL for a FRESH ENCOUNTER!

Kent Pate

February 22 – 24, 2015

at FBC, Sulphur Springs

(In Lieu of the Annual Evangelism Rally)

6:30 p.m. Nightly

Speaker: David Dykes Worship: Mike Parks

Special Events

Sunday, February 22nd @ 5:15 p.m.

• Men’s Breakfast Supper - Speaker: David Dykes

• Ladies’ Supper - Speaker: Cindy Dykes (6th grade and up will be included with the Men and Ladies)

• Children’s Activity - Led by Brit Fisher

•

**RSVP’s Appreciated**

SBTC

FOR THE LIVING OF THESE DAYS

June 3, 4, 5, 2015

A spiritually renewing conference for

SENIOR ADULTS at the

East Texas Baptist University

campus.

Conference Leadership:

Dr. Robert Jeffress

Dr. David Dykes

Dr. Bill Anderson

Other Guests include:

David Crain

Billy & Winky Foote

The Hoppers

Contact the Office of

University Advancement

ptapp@etbu.edu

903-923-2042 or 903-923-2068

for Registration Forms

Senior Adult Rally

Purley Gates Retreat Center

Thursday, April 23, 2015

5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

RSVP to the RBA Office @ 903-885-2868

Guests: The Calvary Boys

2015 BOWIE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

CHILDREN’S CAMP

@ Lakeview Baptist Assembly

Catching Fire

“..fan into flame the gift of God that is in you…” 2 Timothy 1:6

Camp 1 ~ July 15-18 Camp 2 ~ July 18-21 Camp 3 ~ July 21-24

Camp Pastor: Steve Winger ~ jugglerforjesus.org

Registration opens for all churches on March 2nd For information contact Valerie @ 903-792-0641

or at receptionist@bowiebaptist.org

Easter Sunday

is

April 5th

The RBA Office will be closed for

Good Friday on

April 3rd.

But the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus

of Nazareth,[a]

who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from

the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body.”

Mark 16:6 (NLV)

Church News If your church has a special event or information you’d like to share in the

newsletter, please email info@rehobothonline.org or call the office, 903-885-2868. The Newsletter deadline is the 15th of each month.

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KENT PATE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ELOY GONZALEZ, DIRECTOR OF HISPANIC MINISTRIES

SHELLY HUFF, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday 8:30AM - 4:30PM

Friday 8:30AM - 2:30PM

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Mission Statement

The mission of Rehoboth Baptist Association is to offer leading edge assistance in creating healthy New Testament churches that honor

Jesus Christ by their very existence.

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Please be in prayer for our: Pastorless Churches

Enloe FBC, Cumby FBC, Mt. Vernon—Hispanic Work FBC, Yantis Hilltop Mt. Olive

Primera, Sulphur Springs Reilly Springs Tabernacle

RBA will not be hosting a tax

seminar this year.

Hunt Association invited us to partner with them this year

their Tax Seminar will be at

Ridgecrest Baptist Church

6801 Wesley, Greenville 75402 (Activities Building)

February 17

2-4 pm Ministers

6-9 pm Treasurers/Finance Teams

Led by Dan Whitehurst

Call: 903-454-2690 to make your reservations.

Reilly Springs Baptist Church

is looking for a bivocational Pastor.

If you or someone you know would be

interested please send a resume to:

Mike Woodworth

4642 FM 275 S

Cumby, TX 75433

Gideon’s Pastor Appreciation Dinner

Tuesday, April 7th

At

White Oak Buffet

6:30 p.m.

RBA Semi-Annual Meeting

Tuesday, May 7, 2015

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

New Beginnings Fellowship Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs

Speaker: Dr. Roy Edgemon