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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH NOVEMBER 2016
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This coming December will mark the 50th anniversary of the beginning of life and ministry at More Than A Building 501 S Fourth Street as well as the day worship services were held here for the first time. That fact has One of the phrases I have heard more than not escaped our archives team. They have assembled a team and others over the years have been making plans for us to of my time here at celebrate 50 years of ministry and Central is: “I mission from this location. remember walking down the street from That December 4 also lands on a the old church to the new church.” Some who shared that memory with me Sunday this year, made the date for celebration easy to choose. We will have since graduated to their home in heaven. But many are still here. This of celebrate with worship, with a meal course refers to an event that happened together and a time to celebrate and remember what has happened almost 50 years ago now. here over the last 50 years. It refers to the day the congregation of Central Baptist Church concluded their last worship service in the structure located at Fourth and Capital and walked down the street to continue the worship service in the new building. It is when the current church structure began to be used for worship and ministry. The date was December 4, 1966.
While we are remembering the building of a structure. What we celebrate most is not the structure itself but the ministry that has been made possible because of our God who is in the midst of his people who gather and worship and serve the risen Christ from the structure. (continued on page 2).
Church Events November 6th -
Daylight Savings Time End November 9th Miracle Sunday Q & A November 11th -
Veterans Day, CBC Offices and CH Closed November 16 Miracle Sunday Charitable Giving Informational Class Nov 20th Thanksgiving Decorating November 24th Thanksgiving/Feast Of Plenty November 27th Downtown Sanctuary Decorating
Off The Shelf Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence
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Angels Walking and Chasing Sunsets: Two New Novels by Karen Kingsbury
Life today is full of difficulties— loss, sadness, fear. In the midst of these challenges, joy often feels impossible or out of reach. But Jesus has more for His followers than a life of striving, pain, and discontent. He offers life abundant, life to the fullest, life brimming with joy! Jesus Always, the new 365-day devotional from bestselling author Sarah Young, was written as part of Sarah Young’s exploration of the promises of joy in scripture. Written as if Jesus Himself is speaking directly to the reader, Jesus Always invites you into a new way of living—a life of joy.
Angels Walking is a very powerful and uplifting story of the power of prayer and of Christians God puts in our path to encourage us through rough times.
Chasing Sunsets is the story of one woman’s deep longings of the soul, and the sacrifices she’s willing to make in search of healing.
Reaching out with joy-filled reminders from the Word of God, these devotions will intimately and gently connect you with Jesus—the One who meets you where you are. This book may be found on the New Book Rack in the Library.
These books may be found on the New Book Rack in the Library. The Amazon ratings are 4.8 & 4.9 out of 5. Jim Filler On behalf of the Volunteer Library Team
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Within the walls of this building babies have been nurtured through the first years of life, experienced God’s love and prepared for Kindergarten because of the Children’s House daycare. Within the walls of this church mission teams have met and prayed and prepared to serve the world in places like Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador.
Within the walls of this church hungry people have been fed and lonely people have had a place to break bread together because of ministries like Feast of Plenty and Wednesday Night Dinner. Children and adults have committed their lives to Christ and been baptized. Men and women have been ordained to Christian ministry and missionaries have been commissioned to serve Jesus Christ in distant places.
Couples have been united in marriage, babies have been dedicated and lives have been remembered and celebrated as they entered heaven. Only God knows how many lives have been touched and transformed by the love and power of Jesus Christ because of those who have faithfully gathered and served here for the past 50 years. (continued on page 3).
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Happy Thanksgiving! As we enter the holiday season and are more mindful of giving thanks and expressing apprecia
