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PERMIT NO. 9

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, October 5 [LIFE ACTION SUMMIT CONCLUDES] Sunday, October 19

Sunday, October 12 [Series Begins: Daniel: Soul Among Lions] A.M. Civil Disobedience (Daniel 3.1-18)

A.M. Living the Dream (Daniel 2.1-49) P.M. Face of an Angel (Acts 6.8-15, 7.51 - 8.3)

P.M. Every Eye (Revelation 1.1-20) Sunday, October 26

A.M. Royal Breakdown (Daniel 4.1-37)

P.M. Will I Ever Feel Happy Again? (Psalm 30)

CHURCH STAFF

Church Office: 270-529-5221

Office Hours: 8 am - 4 pm, Monday thru Friday

Pastor: Dr. Tim Harris . . . TimHarr is@woodburnbaptist.org . . .cell 270-996-7735

Minister of Education & Administration: Warren Weeks . . . . . home 270-529-3028

E-mail: WarrenWeeks@woodburnbaptist.org

Youth & Young Adults Pastor: Matt Betts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cell 270-202-1244

Email: MattBetts@woodburnbaptist.org

Worship Pastor: Rod Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cell 502-229-0114

Email: RodEllis@woodburnbaptist.org

Director of Children’s Ministries: Nichole Buckman . . . . . . . . . cell 270-405-6165

Email: NicholeBuckman@woodburnbaptist.org

WC Adm. Asst: Laurie Tingle . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laur ieTingle@woodburnbaptist.org

Custodian: Judy Chaffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . home 270-529-2031

OCC 2014 IS HERE! Our Operation Christmas Child kickoff date is Sun-

day, October 12 and shoeboxes will be available for

packing. Be sure to pick up a brochure with ideas,

tips, and details on how to pack your box.

Our goal is to collect 300 boxes this year, and that

means we need your help!

COLLECTION DEADLINE IS:

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16

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The Steeple

DanieLA SOUL AMONG LIONS

OCTOBER 12 – NOVEMBER 2

Sermon Series and Church-Wide Small Group Study

Sisters and Brothers,

I’m writing this article on September 17, and you are most

likely reading it during the first week of October. My

thoughts are consumed with the Life Action Summit—it’s

about 10 days away for me. For you, the revival is just about

over. By the time you’re reading these words, you’ll know

whether the Spirit is having his way or not during the Summit.

Is revival really happening? I can’t wait to see how it all turns

out. But for now, all I can do is hope and pray, begging God

for a radical awakening of our hearts toward him.

Coming out of this revival time, we all need to practice spir-

itual habits that will keep us listening to and obeying the voice

of God. That’s why we need God’s word more than ever!

That’s why our next step together is a church-wide study of

the book of Daniel.

There is no other single book in the Bible quite like Daniel. It

is the only bilingual book, with some portions written in He-

brew and others in Aramaic. While Daniel is grouped along

with writings by the Major Prophets, much of what is found in

Daniel is quite different from what we see in the other pro-

phetic books. The figure behind the book is Daniel, a Jewish

hero, hailed for his exemplary righteousness and spectacular

wisdom. Daniel’s story is set during the sixth-century depor-

tation of Jews to Babylon, but his visions describe many his-

torical events that unfolded three or four centuries later—and

some events that haven’t even taken place yet.

The stories of Daniel are among the most familiar and be-

loved in Scripture. Young men in exile refuse to eat the

king’s rich food—and they grow healthier and stronger.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will not bow to the king’s

image and are delivered from the fire. Daniel climbs out from

the lion’s den without a scratch. The stories themselves are

both beautiful and exciting, but the charm of the stories may

actually prevent us from realizing the terror and bewilderment

of God’s people in exile. In the everyday land of their captiv-

ity, brave youth who refused forbidden foods usually went

hungry. Believers thrown into the furnace felt the flame.

Lions had no mercy on the martyrs. From this crucible of

daily struggle Daniel emerges as a faithful example to follow

and as a source of insight into the world’s grandest mysteries.

Throughout the book, three themes emerge. First, Daniel

stresses that the God of Israel is the Lord of human history,

guiding everything toward the ends he establishes. That’s

important when your world collapses, and you wonder if God

is involved at all. Second, Daniel demonstrates that God

alone can know the future. Only he knows how everything

turns out, but God does reveal these secrets to individuals

he chooses. Those who have received such visions from

God (like Daniel) are responsible to tell what they have

seen. Third, Daniel emphasizes that all the pagan king-

doms of the world are destined to be replaced by the com-

ing kingdom of God. It was hard for Daniel to grasp the

fact that all the nations of the world he knew were tempo-

rary, destined to rise and fall. (It’s just as hard for us to

grasp that our nation is equally impermanent.) Even so,

the book of Daniel offers a grand view of the God who

stands behind human history and above all earthly powers.

So we step out of a big revival (I hope) and into a Bible-

study that will make us see what a big God we serve. It’s

all in his hands—our church, the nations of the world, the

future—and we must trust that he will have his way in the

end. He will, of course; that’s certain. What is less certain

is whether or not he will have his way with me and you.

That’s the choice we’ll all be making as this revival week

comes to an end. Choose wisely, friends.

Remember Our Shut-Ins

Regus Hopkins Lena Van Meter

Tressie Vice Dorothy Davidson

Dewey & Mabel Pharris Langdon Dyer

Ruth Evans Juanita Tabor

October Homebound Visitation Schedule

1st week - Margaret Ann Adams

2nd week - Joy Bush

3rd week - Don Harris

4th week - Brenda Maxwell

Hopkins Nursing Home Ministry

Oct. 5 10 am - Blue Team Spkr. Larry Winn

Oct. 19 10 am - Red Team Spkr. Will Baker

See you Sunday! Tim

If you have been near any of our youth lately, you may have

heard some buzz about their new small groups. I've had the

chance to talk with some, and they have expressed the differ-

ence it's making in their lives already. They are meeting con-

sistently with a leader who not only helps them go deeper in

their knowledge of God but is demonstrating an example of

Christ through the relationships being built-listening to

what's going on in their lives, taking interest in the things

that interest our youth, helping them see how God wants to

walk with them every day. It's really been cool to hear from

both the leaders and the youth how God is working.

My prayer, and I hope you join me in it, is that we would see

the same work of the Spirit in the lives of our kids as we

begin small groups. The whole purpose of our small groups

is to allow God to work in the lives of a few, through a lead-

er who desires that same work to be done in the lives of

many. Because our time with your kids is limited this is best

accomplished with the influence of more leaders and smaller

group sizes.

Our new small groups will begin on Sunday, Oct. 12 during

the 9:45 service hour. Preschoolers and children will have

the chance to hear a lesson in a large group setting from the

Bible that encourages them to demonstrate character traits

that reflect who God is, to build relationships with consistent

leaders who are growing spiritually, to help kids see how to

apply the scripture they've learned about to everyday situa-

tions, and to help them be able to participate actively in dis-

covering more about their relationship with God. Our goal in

making this transition is that children will confidently know

who they are in Christ and will be able to share His love with

those around them through their words and actions. I'm ex-

cited about this opportunity to partner with parents, lead

kids, and support the family in their role of spiritually raising

the next generation. I ask that you pray for our families and

our leaders as we follow in God's leading.

In His Love,

Nichole

So what will our Small Groups actually be studying this

month?

Preschoolers will be looking more into the story of David for

three weeks to discover the Basic Truth that God loves them,

and He shows His love to them by helping them do big

things.

Children will learn about the virtue of Creativity. Who better

to demonstrate what it means to be creative than the Creator

Himself? Our kids will learn about this theme by starting in

the beginning with the story of creation, then looking at how

Miriam used a little creative thinking to help Moses, and then

we will wrap up the month by looking David’s final words to

see that all of these lessons show that creativity is demonstrat-

ed when we put action to our imagination to do something

good and for God.

PRESCHOOL & CHILDREN’S DATES:

Life Action Preschool and Children’s Clubs: Sept. 28th –

Oct. 2nd, Oct. 4th & 5th

(Ages 4 yrs–6th grade, Nursery available for birth–3 yrs)

NO Preschool & Children’s Wednesday Activities: Oct.

8th

New Small Groups: Oct. 12th

Preschool & Children’s Wednesday Activities Resume:

Oct. 15th

Trunk or Treat Fall Festival: Oct. 31st

What’s NEWS with our Youth & Young Adults?

If Norman Rockwell were alive today and asked to paint

a 21st Century teenager, undeniably this teen would be

sitting somewhere, oblivious of their surroundings, com-

pletely engrossed by their mobile phone.

When most of us were kids, we had a TV, an Atari and a

phone attached to the wall. Today’s young people have

all those features and more in a nice little mobile device

that fits neatly in their pocket.

Technology changes so fast . . . sometimes parents feel

like it’s difficult to keep up. For example, a few years

ago the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) re-

leased a study recommending parents “recognize the

importance of the media, exert control over their chil-

dren’s media choices, and keep their children’s bed-

rooms free of TVs and Internet connections…” These

doctors weren’t alone in their findings. The Kaiser Fam-

ily Foundation released a similar report studying the

effect of entertainment media on 8-18-year-olds, con-

cluding, “We need to pay full attention to anything that

takes up this much time in young people’s lives.”

Now fast forward just a few years later and over 70% of

13-17-year-olds have a smartphone in their pocket with

access to TV programming, movies, Internet, social me-

dia, music videos and more. How many parents do you

know who stand outside their kids’ room with a bucket,

kindly requesting, “Please deposit your phone in this

bucket before going into your bedroom?”

Sadly, the majority of parents feel overwhelmed and

literally just “give up.” In a study last summer, the Inter-

net security company, McAfee, discovered 74% of par-

ents said, “they don’t have the time or energy to keep up

with everything their kids are doing,” and 72% said they

are “overwhelmed by modern technology and just hope

for the best.”

1. Engage in frequent conversations about Media.

It’s the one common denominator every parenting expert

agrees on: dialogue between parent and child. Don’t try

to block every image your kid encounters (it’s impossi-

ble). Create an environment where your child feels free

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to ask you about the video they saw on the screen at Wal-

Mart or the song they heard at their friend’s house.

2. Co-View.

The AAP, mentioned above, recommends parents co-

view entertainment with their kids. Yes, this takes time.

Don’t let your kids watch random programming by them-

selves. Sit down with them and say, “Let’s try this show

together.”

3. Don’t be afraid to set realistic boundaries.

Sure, you don’t want to be that parent that tries to swoop

down and save them from every worldly message or im-

age they encounter, but at the same time, it’s okay to say,

“Sorry, this doesn’t belong in our house.”

Do you know what your kids have on their phones?

When is the last time you talked about the messages and

images they encounter each day?

Jonathan McKee – DYM

Matt Betts

Youth and Young Adult Pastor

*If you would like to be put on the weekly parent

email list let me know at:

mattbetts@woodburnbaptist.org or 270-202-1244.

Also, check out the new student page at:

www.woodburnbaptist.org/student-ministry.

Youth:

September 28 - October 5

Life Action Summit

Saturday, October 4 - Youth Conference from

9:00am - 1:00pm

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College/Young Adult:

September 28 - October 5 Life Action Summit

Want to Be Part

of Changing Lives?

It’s what all of us in the church want. We think of evan-

gelism this way. We think of disciplining this way too.

It’s what motivated us to move to a small group struc-

ture for preschool, children, and youth. It’s why I’m

launching a Bible Study on the campus of WKU geared

toward music students—especially those not connected

to a church. The church must be all about life change.

And while we might not think of it that way, worship is

life change. In fact, every time someone has an encoun-

ter with God in the Old Testament or Jesus in the New

Testament, they walk away changed.

Worship is an encounter with God.

Here are some ways you could serve in the worship

ministry, places where we need servants to help us cre-

ate a context for life change.

1) Multimedia Team. We need a sound person or two

(Sanctuary, Café, Students) and a screens person or two

(same venues), and a camera operator or two (Sanctuary

@ 8.30a service), and a video editor or two (to get ser-

mons on Vimeo) and some folks to help create original

videos. We could also use some stage hands, people to

help in all Sunday morning services by just moving

stuff around. We’d like to get a total of 39 people on an

every 3-week rotation in this ministry.

2) Preschool/Children’s Worship Arts. As soon as we

have leadership in place, we’d like to provide a Sunday

night ministry incorporating singing and creative arts.

There are several who have said they’d like to help, but

we’re still looking for a few. Ideally, Nickie Lanham

would lead a track time coordinator, singing leader, and

promotion person—for preschoolers. And the same for

Sarah Katlyn Hutcheson with elementary kids.

3) Youth Worship We have 3 student bands, each with

their own leader. But we could use someone to coordi-

nate that ministry, someone to help Matt Betts and the

musicians create an unforgettable worship experience for

students who are growing up here and students who are

coming to church here for the first time.

4) Café Worship. We have several folks who rotate

through worship-leading roles in Café, but it’d be great to

have a point person. This doesn’t have to be a musician,

but someone who could work with me to envision the ser-

vice as a whole and coordinate the musicians. Matt Betts

does an amazing job with the behind the scenes stuff and

being host of the service. We need someone with a vision

for the worship experience.

5) Prayer. As a friend of mine taught me, the only way to

get anything done that matters is to pray. We might plan

for, prepare for, and lead toward life change in the worship

ministry, but it is the work of the Holy Spirit to actually

change lives. We need a church packed with pray-ers.

If you’d like to help in any of these ways, shoot me a text

or call my cell (502.229.0114), an email

(RodEllis@WoodburnBaptist.org), or find me on Twitter

or Facebook.

Let’s partner with our life-changing God to change some

lives through our worship ministry!

Grace. Peace.

Rod

WBC

CHURCH CHALLENGE

Contact Allison Mefford or Jack Wright with

questions or go to:

www.themedicalcenter10kclassic.com for more

details.

On Friday, October 31, the Senior Adults will be gath-

ering in the church fellowship hall for a potluck at

12:00 Noon . . . Halloween. Feel free to come as

“yourself” or add some spice to the spooky day.

Mickey Lewis will be speaking to the group on

“Dealing with Everyday Problems.” You may contact

Darleen Atkerson or Margie Weeks with questions.

SENIOR ADULT

for November Publication

The deadline for next month’s newsletter is Tuesday,

October 18. The normal schedule has resumed for

the remainder of the year unless otherwise notified of

change. Please check the calendar on the church’s

website for upcoming deadline dates.

DANIEL: SOUL AMONG LIONS

The book of Daniel is one of those books in the Bible

that we feel we know because we are familiar with

the stories contained in it. We are all familiar with

Daniel not eating the king’s food, the fiery furnace,

the lion’s den, and the handwriting on the wall. We

may not be as familiar with some of the visions and

prophecies for the future contained in the book. Dan-

iel is an important book in our Bible because of the

lessons that it teaches us. Daniel is the model of faith-

fulness for us in the midst of unfavorable circum-

stances. Daniel and his friends teach us how to stand

against those who oppose God with grace and respect.

Daniel also shows us how to have a love for the peo-

ple of God with his unselfish devotion to know that

his people are going to be restored. Beginning Octo-

ber 12, we will be studying the book of Daniel in

worship and also in adult small groups in a sermon

series entitled, Daniel: Soul Among Lions. We have

prepared four lessons from the book of Daniel that

adult small groups may use in place of their regular

curriculum during October. The lesson book will be a

good resource for us as we study Daniel together and

contains a reading plan, sermon note pages, map and

other resources that will help in the understanding of

the book of Daniel. I am looking forward to studying

this book together in small group time and also to

hearing Bro. Tim’s sermons on Daniel.

Serving Together,

Warren Weeks

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Congratulations to Kyle & Maria Marklin on the

birth of their son, Samuel Bunie Marklin. Samuel

weighed in at 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 21 inches long.

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Congratulations to Matt & Dawn Betts on the birth

of their daughter, Reagan Amelia Betts. Reagan

weighed in at 8 lbs. 4 oz. and was 21 inches long.