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The Mallary Messenger “Churches Serving Together to
Make Disciples to Impact the World” Physical: 322 S. Mock Road, Albany, GA 31705
Mailing: P.O. Box 50593, Albany, GA 31703
PH: (229) 435-6171 FAX: (229) 438-8627
Web site: www.mallary-baptist.org Hans Wunch, Director of Missions ▲ [email protected]
Charlie Brown, Moderator
Volume 61, Number 5 Mallary Baptist Association May 2016
May 15-21, 2016
Week of Prayer for the
MALLARY BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION
65th Annual National Day of
Prayer
Noon, Thursday May 5th, 2016
222 Pine Avenue Albany, GA 12:00 Noon-12:55 PM In front of the
Governmental Building
Theme: How to Pray for America
Psalm 11:3 “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do”
For more information contact Larry Price cell 229-317-3900 or
email to: [email protected]
Director of Missions Thoughts Church News
Central: We are taking resumes for a Bi-vocational
Minister of Music. Parties interested should mail a resume to the Attention of The Personnel Committee, Central Baptist Church, 1618 3rd Ave., Albany, Ga. 31707.
Beacon: Beacon Baptist, 52nd Home Coming,
May 1, 2016. Services begin at 10:30 featuring the Cory Thomas family ,with Rev Cory Thomas bringing the morning message, followed by a covered dish meal following the service. Rev Jim Eubanks is serving as interim pastor.
FBC Acree: Brandon Hughes will be singing at FBC
Acree on Sun. evening, May 22 at 6 pm. Everyone is invited to attend.
Gillionville: Gillionville will host an OASIS Senior
Adult Luncheon on the second Tuesday of each month. The Luncheon will be held in the Fellowship Hall at the church at 4614 Gillionville Rd. Cost is $5/person. Please call 229-435-9738 for reservations.
Lakeside: May 1 will be Homecoming Day. We will be
celebrating our 56th Anniversary. Lakeside will be hosting a Men’s Conference on June, 25. The theme is: “Men Working For Jesus”. All men and young men are invited to attend. Registration will begin at 8 am and the conference will end at 3:30 pm. For more info contact Dewayne Denney at 229-347-1394.
Salem: We have the following items to be given away to
any church that has a need: 3 pews, 4 sanctuary lights, 3 modesty rails, older hymnals. Contact Jackie Cabannis at [email protected] or call Salem Baptist Church at 229-776-0759.
Unity: Please join us for our Building on Faith Run
Fundraiser on Saturday, May 14. We will have a 1-mile fun run/walk, 5K Run/Walk and a 10K Run/Walk. You can register online at https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Sylvester/UBCFaithRun or applications can be picked up from the church office. We will have inflatables, concessions and vendors. Registration starts at 7:30 am, 1 mile starts at 8:30 am and the 5K and 10K starts at 9 am. It's going to be a great day of family fun! 1 Mile is $20 pre-registration, and the 5K and 10K are $25 pre-registration, that does include a t-shirt. The day of the race will be $5 more and t-shirts will not be guaranteed. For more info., please contact Robin Allen at 229-347-2681 or [email protected]. All proceeds will go towards our building fund.
1 Kings 22:14 And Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak.” (NKJV). In our increasingly relativistic world, Christians are encouraged to lay biblical convictions aside. We are told, “Don’t say that _____ is a sin, you might offend someone.” Well, I want you to know, that I am offend-ed that someone would ask me not to stand up for bibli-cal principles! It seems that the greatest sin someone can commit in our current culture is to take a stand, to have convictions. Murder someone and say you are sorry, all is forgiven. But stand up, and speak the truth in love about the rampant sins in our society, well, that is just unforgivable! The world in which we live has taken peer pressure to a whole new level. The prophet Micaiah was asked one day to follow the crowd, to tell the kings of Israel and Judah that they would win a war if they invaded a neighboring country. Four hundred other prophets” had told them they would have a stunning victory. But the king of Judah saw through their smoke and sunshine and asked for a true prophet. So a guard goes to get Micaiah, and when he meets him tells him what the other prophets said, and “if he knew what was good for him, he would agree.” The ratio of four hundred to one was I am sure at the very least unsettling. Yet, Micaiah knew a princi-ple that we would do well to learn. You are always right when you are on God's side. When God leads you to say something, you have a choice, follow the crowd, or follow God. I am not saying it will be comfortable, easy, or without consequence, but it will be the right thing to do. Now, I would be lying if I told you that I have never bowed to peer pressure, real or perceived. In fact, I have done so recently. But, just because I have fallen short of the example, doesn’t mean we should lower the bar. It means that we should confess the sin, ask for-giveness, and pray for strength to stand up for what is right the next time regardless of the outcome. On the other side of this equation, do your best not to confuse your preferences with the will of God. Just because you feel like something ought to be this way or that, does not mean that those feelings came from the Lord. So in every situation, bring it to God with an open heart, and seek your answers from Him. He will lead those who seek His will.
2015 Minutes are ready to be picked up at the MBA office.
Office Hours are Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Just a reminder to our churches that the deadline to submit news for the Newsletter is the 15th of each
month. Just send us an email to [email protected]
MBA WMU
May 5: Mallary WMU Leadership Team Meeting 5:30 p.m. at MBO May 15-22: Associational Mission Emphasis (This empha-sis is an opportunity to say "Thank You" to those who serve and lead in local associations.) June 9: RA Lad Camp-Kaleo June 12-13: WMU Mission Celebration and Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri Thank you to those who serve on our Mallary WMU Leadership Team. You're an awesome group!! Thank you also Hans Wunch and Pat Wilks for your support and service.
Mallary Prayer Time May 16, 2016
Noon, MBO
The MBO will be closed on May 30th
in observance of Memorial Day.
September 22-24, 2016 GBCC
Norman Park
Free, complete health and dental screenings by physicians.
For more information and
registration, call 1-800-746-4222 ext.364
Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting
June 14-15, 2016
America's Center 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101
To register online go to: www.sbc.net
Regular $129; DEADLINE 6-1-2016
Includes: Full Admission; All Camp Activities; Camp Notebook; Camp Tee Shirt; Lodging/meals not included.
For lodging, prices vary based on property/unit but typically begin at $160/person. Villas by the Sea Resort & Conference Center is offering a special SuperWow rate – For food, the Jekyll Island Convention Center offers an on-site meal plan for $110/person (includes lunch Tues-Thurs and dinner Mon-Thurs).
MISSIONS TRACK (Jekyll Island Only)
To Register (and for more info): http://superwow.com/jekyll/
What’s Happening
Minister/Staff Anniversaries
Mallary Baptist Finances March Income: $ 18,415.19
March Expenses: $ 14,629.12 Budget Needs Per Month: $ 15,126.68
Happy Birthday
May: 1 Jerry Etheredge, Pastor, Cornerstone 8 Ethan Smith, Music, Unity 21 Jerry Deans, Pastor, Faith 22 Todd Lee, Pastor, Union 27 Greg Davis, Pastor, Central
May: 7 Phillip Dove, Unity, Youth 2006 15 Mark Willard, Sherwood, Music 2000 24 Bryan Haynes, Gillionville, Youth 2010
May 2016 1 Senior Adult Sunday 5 National Day of Prayer 8 Mother’s Day 11 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 14 Montana Mission Trip Meeting, MBO 15-21 Week of Prayer for Mallary Baptist Association 16 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO 18 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 24 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany 30 Memorial Day, MBO closed June 2016 8 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 14-15 SBC Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO 15 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 19 Father’s Day 20 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO
28 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany 22-7/5 Montana Mission Trip July 2016 6/22-5 Montana Mission Trip 4 Independence Day 11-14 MBA Children’s Home Products Drive 13 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 14 MBA Senior Adult Rally, Noon, TBA 18 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO 20 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 26 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany 28 MBA Executive Committee, 7 p.m., MBO August 2016 10 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 15 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO 17 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 23 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany 20 Regional SS Training, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., FBC Leesburg September 2016 5 Labor Day, MBO closed 14 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 19 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO 21 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 22-24 Minister’s Wellness Retreat, GBCCN 27 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany 27 Prayer Walk for Local Schools, 7 p.m. 28 See You at the Pole October 2016 9 Hunger Sunday 12 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 11-13 Ag Expo, Spence Field, Moultrie 13 MBA Senior Adult Rally, Noon, TBA 17 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO 20 MBA 133rd Annual Mtg., 4:30-8:30, Gillionville 21-22 Speechless Prayer Conference, GBCCT 25 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, FBC Albany
MALLARY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PRAYER UPDATE (Acts 1:8 Prayer Plan—Volume 18, Number 4, May 2016)
Urgent Prayer 1. Pray for a spirit of prayer to sweep through our churches that would usher in true repentance and revival. Our Jerusalem 1. Pray for our Vision to become a reality: "Serving together the churches of the Mallary Baptist Association will make disciples to impact the world." 2. We are praying for our churches and pastors according to an alphabetical list of churches. Pray this time for New Hope (Mike Carter, Pastor), New Union (Jerome Granade, Interim Pastor), Northside (Jimmy Cargle, Pastor), Pine Forest (Roy Carroll, Pastor) and Pine Hill (Donnie Wright, Pastor). 3. Pray for the churches without pastors: Amazing Grace, Beacon, Byne, FBC Acree, FBC Sylvester, New Union, and Poulan. 4. Pray for our city and county officials in Dougherty, Lee, and Worth Counties. 5. Pray for our schools, colleges, boards of education, superintendents, principals, teachers, and students. 6. Pray for the lost in your family and your circle of influence (work, school, recreation, neighborhood, etc.). 7. Pray for unity in the body of Christ in our association and surrounding area. 8. Pray for the monthly meetings of the Prayer/Discipleship Team, Evangelism/Missions Team, Administrative Team, as well as the monthly MBA Prayer Time. 9. Pray for the preparations to open the Worth County Alpha Pregnancy Center. 10. Pray for our churches who are making preparations for mission trips, Vacation Bible Schools and camps in the coming months. 11. Pray for the Mallary Baptist Staff (Dr. Hans Wunch and Mrs. Pat Wilks). Our Judea 1. Pray for our state government officials. 2. Pray for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board: its Executive Director (Robert White), its ministries, and other em-ployees. Our Samaria 1. Pray for our national government leaders. 2. Pray for the North American Mission Board, its president (Kevin Ezell), staff, and its missionaries. 3. Pray for the Southern Baptist Convention: Frank Page, CEO of the Executive Committee and Ronnie Floyd, SBC President. 4. Pray for our partnership with the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association, New York; George Russ, Executive Director; its 260 churches; and their church planting efforts. 5. Pray for the revival of God’s people and the spiritual awakening of our nation and the world. 6. Pray for the protection and support of our law enforcement personnel. 7. Pray for our upcoming State and National Elections and our current Governmental Leaders. Our Uttermost Parts of the World 1. Pray for the International Mission Board--its president (David Platt), staff, and missionaries. 2. Pray for the one and a half billion Muslims of the world that they would come to an understanding of who Jesus Christ is. 3. Pray for the Gospel of Christ to come to the 1.3 Billion unreached people in the world. 4. Pray for the situation in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank that progress would be made toward peace. 5. Pray for protection for our armed forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and around the globe. 6. Pray that the people of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria would have stable governments and that they would have an opportunity to hear the Gospel and respond. 7. Pray for the persecuted Christians of the world. 8. Pray for the hundreds of IMB personnel who are returning home from the mission field. ANSWERS TO PRAYER 1. Praise the Lord for God's faithfulness to answer prayer according to His will and purpose. 2. Praise the Lord for the great work day at WCAPC, the donations and those who have been trained to volunteer.
Next MBA Prayer Time, May 16th, 2016, noon
