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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S :

March

FLC O pen Ho use

March 16

Easter Egg Hunt

March 22

Easter Sund ay

March 23

WMU Ann ual Mtg

March 28-29

April

FAIT H Cli nic

April 5

SDBA semi -an nua l Meetin g

LBC, April 14

SDBA VB S Cli nic

Danville 1s t, Apr il 17

May

Ladi es of Faith Lunc heo n

May 10

L A N C A S T E R

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Mid-Week Informer

A CO M M U N I T Y O F

G R A C E T HAT I S

G R O W I N G & G O I N G

U P C OM IN G E V E N TS :

SEPTEMBER

Deacon Ordination Sept.

21st

Baptist Men’s Day Sept.

28th (Breakfast, Men’s

SS, Skeet shoot)

OCTOBER

Cherven’s Commission-

ing Service Oct. 19th

GC Day Oct. 26th

DVDs & CDs: We have DVDs & CDs available for our Sunday services. Please see Chris Woolums (sound area) if you would like one (free). Donations welcomed.

From Your Pastor

Thankful for LoveLoud

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all

have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ,

and individually members one of another. Romans 12:4-5

If you participated in LoveLoud you probably ended the weekend feel-

ing a little tired and a whole lot blessed. It is a blessing to be able to go

out in the name of Christ and minister to folks in our community. It has

been a blessing to me to hear so many good reports about how well our love

was received. Michael Anderson pointed out how neat it was to hear people

say “Christian people are here” as they explained what was going on to

their friends and family members.

I echo what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 1:4, “I always thank my God for you.” The Church there in Corinth was a real mess and yet Paul gave

thanks to God for them. When I think about the way so many of you

stepped up to lead, serve, provide, and minister to others through

LoveLoud, I am thankful! Several of you took on leadership (coordinator)

roles in Love Loud. Many of you were involved in yard work, home repairs,

random acts of kindness, block parties, and other ministries. I couldn’t be-

lieve how many cookies, brownies, and cupcakes you all brought last

Wednesday evening to take to Teachers in Garrard County. They were

very appreciative. On Saturday morning, there were over 20 people scrap-

ping and painting a ladies house. By working together, the whole house was

transformed in 4-5 hours.

As a body of believers, Paul reminds us that we do not all have the same

function, talents, skills, abilities, but we come together in one body and we

can work together for the good of the whole, for the glory of God, and for

the furtherance of God’s kingdom. Sometimes I look out on Sunday morn-

ing and think about what God could do through the body (army) known as

Lancaster Baptist if we could get them all involved in ministry. I long to

get some of our folks out of the stands and into the action. However, I’m

not going to waste too much time bemoaning the inactive when I can ap-

plaud, encourage and thank God for those who are serving Him with such

diligence and passion.

I hope LoveLoud showed you how many opportunities we have all around

us to minister to others. While it was fun serving together, don’t pass up

opportunities to serve others on a daily basis. Blessings! Bro Harold

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEACON ORDINATION: We will have a Deacon Ordination this Sunday evening at 6:30 PM. If you would like to be a part of the Ordination council (all ordained men) please be here at 5:00PM.

MISSION TEAM: Meeting this Sunday (21st) at 8:00 AM in the library.

DEACONS MEETING: Meeting on Saturday, Sept. 27th at 8:00 AM in the Café.

BAPTIST MEN’S DAY: On Sept. 28th we will have breakfast for the men from 8:15-8:45 and an all men’s Sunday School class in the Youth Room. We will have a skeet shoot on that Sunday afternoon at 3:30. We will plan on having evening service on the square at 6:30 PM.

ELIZA BROADUS OFFERING: We will be collecting for the Eliza Broadus Offering through-out September. All of this offering goes to support missions in Kentucky.

HERITAGE HOSPICE VOLUNTEER TRAINING: Heritage Hospice Inc. will host a Volunteer Training session on Sat., Sept. 20th from 9-4pm at the Heritage Hospice office located at 120 Enterprise Dr., in Danville. For more information please call 859.236.2425.

KIDZROCK: We still need a few more helpers! If you can help in any way please come out on Wednesday evening and we will find a place for you to serve.

CHOIR PRACTICE: Now on Sunday evenings at 5:30 PM.

ALL TEAMS MEETING: October 19th at 6:30 PM.

MISSION SUPPORT: Please continue to submit your pledges to help support the Chervens and Amanda Hubler. There are boards up front with the needs for both the Chervens & Amanda.

SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE: Let’s see if we can have 1,401 in attendance during the month

of Sept. (give us an average over 350 per Sunday). Who will you invite?

DO YOU WANT TEXT MESSAGE UPDATES? If you would like to receive text message updates (deaths, canceled services, prayer request) from the church you can text (502) 512-0276 and put @4e5fd as the message and you will be added to the list for text updates.

MAKING DISCIPLES… (Questions kids ask)

Question: Why do animals die? We are the ones who sinned so why are they punished? They didn’t do anything wrong.

Answer: For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now (Romans 8:22). It is so very sad when an animal dies—especially a favorite pet. And you are right; they don't sin because they have no souls. But the Bible says that all things will die on earth because of Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden. Let me explain. If the principal at your school said there would be no recess, it affects everyone at your school because he is the head of your school, right? Well, God made Adam the head over the earth. He gave Adam “dominion” or power and control over the earth. Since Adam was our first leader, everything he did affected everything on earth. We know that God told Adam if he disobeyed he would surely die. So, since Adam had to die because of sin, everything on the earth would also have to die. And that in-cludes all the animals. It wouldn’t make sense to have sinful humans who would die when everything else around them remained perfect. When our dog died, I was sad! But it reminded me how terrible sin is, and be-cause of sin, everything and everyone must die. At the same time, I was joyfully re-minded that because of Jesus Christ and His death on the Cross, the people who believe in Him would live forever with Him in heaven even though their bodies may die here on earth.

Information taken from: The Answers Book for Kids: Vol. 4. Authors Ken Ham & Cindy Malott, 2009.

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Leland Hall

Sybil Hall

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John King

Ed Land

Mandy Lynch

Molly Lanham

Ernest Martin

Kathy Martin

Mary Marksbury

Jin Marshbanks

Mike Maupin

Lindsey Meadors

Anna & Paul Meadows

Arber Della Meadows

Judy Middleton

Pat Miller

Kenneth Montgomery

John Todd Morgan

Carrie Noe

Patricia Norton

Loretta Parker

Tony Palmer

Tammy Parker

Walter Parson

Betty Jean Pass

Kim Penix

Pam Powell

Jackie Powers

Rose Preston

Jill Randall

Paul Raney

Mary Rice

Adriana Rodriguez

Jane Sammons

Roger Saylor

John Short

Dorothy Shockley

Virginia Simpson

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Alvis Stimes

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Tyler Witt

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Our Deacons SS Teachers Church leaders New believers Ministry Direction: Chervens, Andersons, Amanda, Katie, Collin

Community County Judge City Mayor Police/Sheriff Schools Lost

Nation President Legislatures Armed Forces Missionaries

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9/15/14

Sunday School 182

AM Worship 295

62% in SS

Target: 75%

201 Richmond Street

Lancaster, KY 40444

Phone: 859-792-2781

E-mail: lbc@lanbaptist.org

Ministerial Staff:

Senior Pastor: Dr. Harold Best Worship Pastor: Nehemiah Wilkinson

Youth Pastor: Stephen Brogli

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Family Life Center Hours of Operation Monday through Friday

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Prayer Warrior Sunday, Sept. 21st

Debbie Nunemaker

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