April 2018

He is not here; He has risen, Just as He said…

Matthew 28:6

April C4 Children’s Church ScheduleApril C4 Children’s Church Schedule

NO C4 April 1 Resurrection Sunday April 8, 15, 22 Last three Children's Church services

for the season! Return your Annie Armstrong offering box on April

22 for a CELEBRATION! C4 will take a break May-July and return in time for

school in August.

AWANA "Let Your Light Shine"AWANA "Let Your Light Shine" AWANA: April

April 4 Star Wars Light Saber Night April 11 Smoothie King/Hawaiian Night April 18 Rewind Night/AWANA STORE April 25 AWANA Closing Ceremonies

Exodus 33:19 He said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the

name "the LORD" before you. We ask this of the Lord, that all His goodness will

pass in front of us, that we might also proclaim Him LORD.

VBS...Armor Up, Superheroes! We will be making, putting on and learning about the Armor of God from Ephesians 6. June 25-29th from 6 pm until 8:30 pm. VBS is for children who have turned 4 before June 1st up to those children who have completed 6th grade. If you are a part of the CCBC family, we want you as

part of our SUPER LEADER team! Sign up sheets are in the Children's hall and foyer of the church. See Sharon Magee, Jackie Coleman or Christy Johns for specific information.

NIGHT OF PRAISE...NIGHT OF PRAISE... May 6th. You are invited to join our children's choir and families for an evening of sweet praises prepared for our

King! May 6th in the Worship Center at 6 pm. Light snacks and fellowship to follow.

No Choir practice April 1. We will have practice on April 8, 15, 22, and 28! Then a short summer break after our

Night of Praise.

ARMOR UP SUPERHEROES! Giving God our First and Best 2018 VBS - June 25-29 From 6pm - 8:30 pm

Opening in our 8 am nursery rotation. If you are able to serve one Sunday a month, invite a friend

and join us in serving our young families. Contact Christy Johns for

more specific information. CentriCentri--KidKid

Please pray for our Centri Kid group of 5th and 6th grade boys and girls going to Lee University June 11-15th. This month? Pray for the Holy Spirit to

prepare our chaperones to be patient, loving, kind, fun, engaging, intentional, and an example of what teen

Christ followers should be.

Summer 2018Summer 2018

Beginning in late May we will have a class on SPORTSMANSHIP! A sports emphasis as we learn

from athletes who give God their First and Best. We are looking for some guest speakers in our church who might have a testimony to share

with our kids! Help us get the word out!

PARENT CHILD CHURCH Dedication....May 13th Mother's Day. If you and your family would like to participate in this worship service to dedicate your

child(ren), please contact Christy Johns at cjohns1269@gmail.com OR 423-790-2674 (cell) for more

information. Children of any age may be dedicated.

Everyone is so highly influenced by someone or something that it is hard for me to believe any of us can come up with an original thought. I mean Solomon tells us in Ecclesiastes 1:9, “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.” That means that “Influence” is powerful in our lives. Who or what we let influence us can change the course of our lives. I discovered this during my abiding time in 2 Chronicles as I read through the influence on the kings of Judah and how that influence effected their life. I shared with the students last month that they must ANALYZE everything in their life by the authority of Scripture to see if it is a good or bad influence. Then they must IDENTIFY who/what is influencing them and determine how much time they should be around that thing or person. Second, I gave them this challenge; DON’T WASTE YOUR INFLUENCE ON OTHERS. What I mean is this, God has given you a specific area of influence and who you are around are the people God has given you to be an influence for Him. That means every word you say and action you do is influencing the people around you in a positive or negative way. Be wise and use your influence for the glory of God!

This month the students have an opportunity be influenced in a positive way through the rap music of my good friend Nate Davis, a.k.a. Zero Doubt. He will be with us the first Wednesday of April spreading the truth of God’s Word through the medium/influence of rap music. If you have a student who is interested in rap music please invite them. The next Wednesday, our own Kristian Soto Williams will be influencing the students through preaching the Word. This is a great opportunity for him to exercise his gifts and talents while at the same time give the students another voice of influence in their lives. I am excited about what God is doing in the student ministry as we have said “Goodbye” to Jonathon Pigg and Mason Hunt. They both were a tremendous influence here and I pray will be the same at Eastanallee Etowah. I pray now that God will rise up the next Kingdom Influencers in the student ministry to equip the next generation!

Humbly Desiring to Serve,

Jonathan Kyle

April

4th-Zero Doubt Concert @6:20PM

8th-“Connect” Night @the Strickland’s @6PM

15th-Special Guest Speaker Kristian Soto Williams

22nd-“Connect” Night @the Tweed’s @6PM

Coming up at the Academy …

April 3-6 Iowa Testing Week April 9 Final Fundraiser Kick-Off April 19 Preview Day for Prospective Students April 20 Progress Reports Issued

Candies Creek Academy

Please be in prayer for our students during Iowa testing week, April 3-6. Please be in prayer for next year’s enrollment. Be on the lookout for our final fundraising opportunity to support CCA. Graduation for kindergarten will be May 14 at 6:30pm, and senior graduation will be on May 18 at 6:30pm.

2018 Shoebox Sisters! April work days will be

the 6th & 20th Starting at 9:30 am

At the Fellowship Hall

Please join us in a prayer of praise

(Psalm 145) through the month of April.

I exalt you my God the King, and praise your name forever and ever,

I declare your greatness! I praise your glorious majesty, wonderful

works, compassion, faithful love, righteousness and protection.

I am chosen, redeemed, adopted and sealed. Yahweh you are great and highly praised.

PRAISE THE LORD!

2018 Baptisms 1

Average 2018 G3 Attendance 320 Average 2018 Worship Attendance 415

Given in March $64,460.09 Given through 3/28/18 - $198,935.91 Expenses through 3/28/18- $191,609.99

The Marriage Ministry Presents:

COUPLES’ COFFEE CONNECTIONS We are going to be offering short classes for married and

engaged couples based on subjects that were of interest to you according to the surveys you filled out! Communication was

big on your interest list, so our first Couples’ Coffee Connection will be on Saturday morning, April 14, 2018, from 9:00 to noon

in the Fellowship Hall and we will cover The Five Love Languages using the book of the same name by Dr. Gary Chapman. The class is FREE and, yes, we

will have COFFEE!!! We just need a headcount so we can prepare materials!

Please email, call, or text Mitzi at 584-2253 or mommamitzi7@gmail.com.

(We will not be offering childcare for this class.)

Contrasting Views brought to light by Crown Financial

Society Says: You may use debt as often as you wish; buy now and pay later.

Scripture Says: The Lord discourages the use of debt because He wants us free to serve Him.

WorshipAcademy

NEW ORCHESTRAL CLASSES- We are hoping to open up a whole new level of training for Worship Academy for this year by beginning to offer classes to rising sixth graders who will be participating in band as they enter middle school. If you have a student who is interested in getting a head start on their instrument over the Summer let us know. We hope to be able to provide coaches in saxophone, clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone, and percussion.

Worship Academy Interest FormVoice (Rising 3rd Graders and Above) __________

Instrument Training for Rising 6th Graders

Acoustic Guitar_______ Bass Guitar______ Electric Guitar _______ Drums_______

Keys (some piano experience is helpful) _______

Orchestral Instruments

Clarinet_______ Saxophone________ Trumpet_______ Trombone_______

Percussion_______ Flute________

Name:________________________________ Email:______________________________________

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Yes…Summer is almost here and with it Worship Academy! It will greatly help us if we can hear from parents and students about what classes you are interested in taking this year. Please fill out the form below and return it to the church office or give it to pastor Todd. We are excited about investing in your child this year!

Worship Academy is open to rising sixth graders for instrument training and rising third graders for the vocal class.

Cleveland Emergency Shelter Night

Senior Adult ministry night at the Cleveland Emergency Shelter will be on Tuesday, April 17th. Milton Hooper’s small group class has leadership of this service night. If you would like to help serve please contact them to see how you can join in.

Senior Adult LuncheonMonday April, 16th at 11:30

Taco Day! Pastor Todd will provide the meat and taco shells. Bring your favorite Mexican sides and desserts of your choice and enjoy some fellowship and a devotion from God’s Word. Lunch will be held in the church fellowship hall.

Senior Adult Banquet

The senior adult banquet will take place on Saturday, May 5th at 6:00. This years theme is Hee Haw and will feature special music and funny sketches from the popular old tv show. The menu will feature brisket, fried chicken, country veggies and desserts. Please begin contacting the church office now to let us know that you will be coming!

The following are Edited excerpts from a recent updates.

The W’s (Middle East) God has heard your faithful cries on our behalf and has provided unexpected direction for our future! He has opened a door for D to teach in a neighboring country  Thank you for responding to our pleas begging you to join us in crying out to the Lord about our future. Please continue to intercede for us as we move from one country to another, one school to another, one ministry opportunity to another.  We are excited to see what awaits us in our new city, but we will also be saying some sad goodbyes to friendships God has given us in the two years we have lived here.  Ask Him to keep us FAITHFUL to Him, and to make us FRUITFUL for Him. With deepest gratitude, 

J & D

Eric & Chelsie Miller(Dominican Republic) Most of you know by now that we are expecting! We have decided to name our son Malachi, and are getting more and more excited each day to meet him, Lord willing, in June! Chelsie and baby are

both doing well and we plan to deliver here in Jarabacoa. We are thankful that God has provided for us financially in unexpected ways this year and his provision in the pregnancy. Please pray for a continued healthy pregnancy and safe delivery.-Eric We have outreach teams here with us all this month. Pray for our staff, spiritually and physically and for Eric and he is directing and leading us. Thank you for your love and support of Eric and I! We are so very thankful for you! We would love to hear back from you and how we can be praying for you and your family!

-Chelsie.

The H’s(Asia) Dear Friends: Our daughter had her eardrum check-up, and by the Lord’s grace, no surgeries needed right now. They will check again in one year (but no swimming in the meantime).   By the Father’s goodness, our family has now been overseas 10 years. From Africa to Asia, we’re glad to still be moving towards the goal. Thanks for the gifts you’ve given to Lottie Moon Offering through the years, and the many prayers you’ve said on our behalf. By Grace through faith, The H’s

News from the front lines “… pray also for us, that God would open to us a door for

the word, to declare the mystery of Christ,…” Col. 4:2-4

  October 6-13, 2018 Partnering with Bethany Baptist Church, the CrossNet team will be helping meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of

community members in the village of Citilapa.  Construction on homes, Backyard Bible Clubs for Children in the community and

an orphanage, Medical Clinic, Men's, Women's and Teen meetings are all examples of possible ministries during this trip.

Contact Tara Waldrop for more information at 423-774-8523 or taraonmission@gmail.com

Dear CHURCH Family,

We got to experience some very healthy CCBC DNA as Jonathan Kyle sent out Jonathon Pigg to Eastanollee Etowah AND ALL OF US as we scatter out during the week! I am trying to let a book called “Designed to Lead” go through me. One of the principles in it stated that “while there is no division between God’s sons and daughters, there is distinction…Pastors are not more holy, more loved, or in better standing with God. They are not divided from the people of God, but they are distinct. The Lord has given them to His Church so they may equip and prepare God’s people for ministry…For equipping—a biblical approach to ministry—to occur in a local church, the pastors and the church as a whole must hold tightly to the conviction that ALL OF GOD’S PEOPLE ARE MINISTERS.”

The more we are “bearing fruit,” the more all of us see life as ministry! In our culture, there is a place for vocational ministry where people get paid to do ministry as their job. I am blessed to be one of those people. At the same time, my job is to get us all to do ministry. In some sense, I am trying to work myself out of a job! Oh, may I never hoard ministry that is meant to be shared. Oh, may I never take for granted those who have “done ministry” at Candies Creek “without pay” long before I got here and continue to do so. Don’t get me wrong, I pray our paid ministry staff is working as unto the Lord.

We also fight against a myth in our culture that “the priesthood of the believer” means we don’t need the church. The truth of the matter is that since we are all priests then we should all be building up Christ’s Church! My prayer is that God will use intentional (unpaid) leaders in our G3 Sunday Groups and G3 Home Groups to help people mature in the Bible, as the Church, for the mission! My prayer is also that God will use me as a (paid) intentional leader to keep this vision before the people in order to reproduce leaders who reproduce leaders.

Encouraging the CHURCH Family,

Stan

PS. Christ died for our sins (Good Friday) and rose from the dead (Resurrection Sunday)!

SUNDAY Early Worship (Traditional) ............................................ 8:00am G3 Small Group Bible Study ........................................... 9:15am Late Worship (Blended Contemporary) ....................... 10:30am Choir Rehearsals.………………………………...……………………..6:00pm Outreach…………………………………..……………………..………...6:00pm

WEDNESDAY AWANA..……………………………………………………………………...6:00pm Life 122……………………………………………………………….………..6:00pm Prayer, Word, Praise & Worship..………...…….………………..6:00pm DAILY Men’s Prayer Meeting @ Church………………………………..6:30am

He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come & see the place where He lay. Matthew 28:6

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CCA Off

Marriage Ministry Coffee Connection 9am-12noon / F.H. Senior Adults

Cleveland Emergency Shelter

Night - 6:00pm

Senior Adult Luncheon

11:30

Students “Connect” Night 6:00 pm At the Tweed’s

GEM Team Mtg. 4:30

VBS Interest Mtg. 12:15 pm

Missions 101 12:15 pm/Rm C205

AWANA Closing Ceremonies

6:00pm

Ladies Bible Study, 9-11am

Ladies Bible Study, 9-11am

Ladies Bible Study, 9-11am

Senior Men’s Breakfast 6:30am

Old Fort

Pastors’ Bible Study 10:00am

Pastors’ Bible Study 10:00am

Pastors’ Bible Study 10:00am

AWANA Rewind & Store Night 6:00 pm

Deacons Mtg. 4:30

AWANA Hawaiian Night

6:00 pm

Ladies Bible Study, 9-11am

Hunt/Pigg Wedding Shower

2:30-4:30 pm/StuB

Shoebox Ministry 9:30am

Women of Joy Conference

Pastors’ Bible Study 10:00am

AWANA Star Wars

Night 6:00pm

Shoebox Ministry 9:30am

Business Mtg. 5:00

6:00 pm / CCBC

Students “Connect” Night 6:00 pm

At the Strickland’s

Women of Joy!

PRAYING FOR UNITY AMONG BELIEVERSBehold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! (Psalm 133:1 nasb).

“The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity” (John 17:22-23).

PRAYER CALENDAR APRIL // 2018

1 Pray that Christians who fall short of unity within the body of Christ and find themselves divided over trivial issues will focus on the cross of Christ and His resurrection, understanding how through His sacrificial love He put to death the enmities between us (Ephesians 2:16).

2 Observing that unity within the bride of Christ has been devalued in this generation, pray that once again churches all over the nation will see “how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1).

3 Pray that today’s church will understand how the glory of Christ’s presence within each true believer unites the body of Christ and enables all Christians to experience the same perfect oneness shared between the Father and His Son (John 17:22-23).

4 As today’s churches demonstrate supernatural unity reflecting their oneness with God the Father and Jesus, pray that the world will recognize the unique-ness of this miracle and acknowledge that God truly sent Jesus into the world out of His great love for mankind (John 17:23).

5 Just as the watchmen for Jerusalem rejoiced together when God brought peace to their great city, pray that intercessors across America will look forward to rejoicing together as God brings revival, salvation, and peace to the cities of this great nation (Isaiah 52:8).

6 As Christians recognize the truth that the Spirit of Christ Jesus lives within us as a teacher and guide, pray that we will acknowledge Him as such by looking to Him to teach us everything we need to know about being united as brothers and sisters (Matthew 23:8).

7 Just as God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one, pray that Christians in your community will stand united in spirit, to be a clear reflection of the unity found in the Trinity (Ephesians 4:4-6).

8 Knowing that Christians have all been created by the same Father, pray that we will purpose to stand united and not “deal treacherously each against his brother so as to profane the covenant of our fathers” (Malachi 2:10).

9 Just as the “Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,” pray that as adopted children we will join together in standing against fear and in worshiping our loving Father (Romans 8:15-16).

10 Pray that Christians will not maintain divisive atti-tudes, but will stand in unity, “giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheri-tance of the saints in Light” (Colossians 1:12).

11 Pray that today’s church will stand together as we “love God and observe His commandments.” Through obedience to God, we can find confidence in loving all the children of God (1 John 5:2).

12 Pray that the Christians of your community will see themselves together as a royal priesthood, a generation of believers set apart to “proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called [us] out of dark-ness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9).

13 Since in communion “we all partake of the one bread” and drink from the “cup of blessing,” portraying the body and blood of Christ, may we then pray that we will see ourselves “who are many” as one body, all united through Christ’s sacrificial work (1 Corinthians 10:16-17).

14 Pray that your church family will grasp and live out the unity found in Christ that Paul described: “Even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:12).

15 Pray that church families will understand and accept the “body of Christ” analogy that brings various people groups together into one body, especially when a church is filled with Christians coming out of differing ethnic and socio-economic groups (1 Corinthians 12:13-14).

16 Since every church member is uniquely gifted and placed in a church family according to God’s desires, pray that each member of your church family will accept both his or her role in the church as well as the roles of others (1 Corinthians 12:14-18).

17 Since “God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, so that there may be no division in the body,” pray for your church family to stand united, demonstrating an equal amount of care for one another (1 Corinthians 12:24-25).

18 Pray that your church family will be so united that when “one member suffers, all the members suffer,” and when “one member is honored, all the members rejoice” (1 Corinthians 12:26).

19 Even though the spiritual gifts within your church family vary from person to person, pray that unity will prevail, with every person being “devoted to one another in brotherly love” and giving “preference to one another in honor” (Romans 12:10).

20 Since all true believers are “sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,” pray that the members of your church family will clothe themselves with Christ and live peace-fully together. Pray that they will find unity as they live out the promises of God’s Word (Galatians 3:26-29).

21 Just as Christ “broke down the barrier of the dividing wall” between Jewish and Gentile believers, pray that God will continue to break down the walls that divide Christians today—the walls that keep them from walking in unity (Ephesians 2:14).

22 Pray that Christians within your community will “put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity,” and will “let the peace of Christ rule” in their hearts as they interact with other believers and churches (Colossians 3:14-15).

23 Following the resurrection of Jesus, His first followers “all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer” (Acts 1:14). Pray that today’s church will be united with one mind as they pray, minister together, and follow Christ’s commands.

24 Pray that all within your church family will agree, and that there will be “no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment” as you carry on the work of the ministry (1 Corinthians 1:10).

25 In order for your church family to be accepted as Christ’s disciples and present a clear, unified witness of the gospel to those living within your community, pray that the members will consistently love each other the way Christ loves them (John 13:34-35).

26 Pray that your congregation will glorify God as you stand united in serving Christ and in letting the light of Christ shine through you (Matthew 5:16).

27 Pray that your church family will be united as they pray for each other, asking God to not lead them into tempta-tion but to deliver them from evil (Matthew 6:13).

28 Pray that your church family will make a unified com-mitment to “be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead” as you serve and minister to each other (1 Peter 3:8-9).

29 Pray that Christians living in your community will be “diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” as they demonstrate “humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love” (Ephesians 4:2-3).

30 Pray that Christians across America will stand united “with all prayer and petition,” praying at all times in the Spirit and being “on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18).

april birthdays

2nd Amy Martin, Ellie Johnston 3rd Taylor Lopez 4th Bella Beard, Nathan Missinne 6th Jaxson Shubert, Adam Ledford, Chuck Hammonds 7th Jason Parker 8th Marilyn smith 9th Nolan Gibson, Jake Simko 10th Lydia Atchley, Mitzi Limburg, Thomas Adolph 11th Lynnae Roberts, Meghan Blackmon, Heather Roach, Jim Woodall 12th Lindsay Markham, Crystal Lee, Steven Carroll, Jesse Disney 14th Laurel Kerley, Kittie Dye, Trista Gann, John Brewer 15th Scott Hall, John Simmons 16th Samantha Shubert 17th Emma Hicks, Mike Shay, Brent Clayton 18th Don Harden, Collin Andrues 19th Etta Mae Noel, Tanner Endsley 20th Bonita Graham 21st Chantel Harden, Kevin Robinson 23rd Rebecca Jones, Sam Morris 24th Jeanie Maxwell 26th Jessica Davis, Jackson Allison, Odalys Farris, Bryan Gentry 27th Jonah Seiber 28th Jonathon Pigg 29th Jackson Creekmore, Don Nation 30th Megan Shean, Brady Witt, John Moore

Stan Gibson, Lead Pastor Jonathan Kyle, Associate & Student Pastor Todd Colbert, Worship Pastor Jake Beard, Missions Pastor Christy Johns, Preschool & Children’s Director

CANDIES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH 294 OLD EUREKA RD.

CHARLESTON, TN 37310

Our Christian sympathy

is extended to:

Jean Dunn & Family For the loss of her mother

Marion Hoppe

Morris Clark & Family For the loss of his brother

Doyle Clark

Glen Leach & Family For the loss of his Father

John Leach

The Moore Family For the loss of

Elizabeth Moore