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Our Mission Statement
“To help people become fully devoted followers of Christ.”
July 26, 2015
Sunday Services: 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Small Group Bible Study: 9:45 a.m.—10:45 a.m.
How To Keep Your Joy Part 3–
How to Be A Good Soldier of the Gospel!
Pastor Fred Lowry
... I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose,
fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. Philippians 1:27b
Deltona Lakes Baptist Church 2886 Elkcam Blvd. Deltona, FL 32738 386-789-2400 386-789-5983 Fax
Web Site: www.deltonalakes.org CCLI # 109986 Email Addresses:
Pastor Fred Lowry Senior Pastor [email protected] Pastor Allen Foxworth Associate Pastor/Discipleship [email protected] Pastor Adam Willow Youth Pastor [email protected] Jim McMaster Missions Pastor [email protected] Brenda Gilmore Ministry Administrator [email protected] Cathy Blaile Church Administrator [email protected] Church Office [email protected]
DLBC– 5 Biblical Purposes (W-O-R-D-S)
W orship To Celebrate God’s Presence O utreach To Communicate God’s Word R elationships To Associate with God’s Family D iscipleship To Educate God’s People S ervice To Demonstrate God’s Love
By fulfilling these 5 Purposes & keeping them in balance, we become a Purpose Driven Church!
THE
…Without a vision the people perish…” Proverbs 29:18
How to Be A Good
Soldier of the Gospel !
How To Keep Your Joy
Part 3
Philippians 1:27-30
Mobile Dental Clinic Aug. 31st – Sept. 4th We are partnering with the
Florida Baptist Convention and Seminole Baptist Association to bring the Mobile Dental Clinic to our community August 31st – September 4th. This ministry is designed to get dental treatment to those who need it, low to middle income families. Check out our website for actual income amounts. You may be surprised how many this can help! We are targeting adults during this clinic. Local dentists and assistants are volunteering their time to treat as many people as possible. We cannot do this with YOU! We have several places you can help.
Make Dental Kits – These will need to have a toothbrush (soft), dental floss, toothpaste (6.4 oz) and a New Testament Bible, all in a gallon ziplock bag. We need items donated as well as people to put the bags together.
DOH 110 Volunteers (Screeners)– sounds scary but really isn’t! These people take the information from prospective patients to verify eligibility. We have one training session on Thursday, July 30th 6:30-8:00pm in our library. This meeting is mandatory to be a screener. Then we have one screening which will be on Saturday, 9:00am-12:00pm: August 22nd.
Patient Care Volunteers – Greet the patient when they come on site, make them feel welcome! Take them to registration, mingle with them, and initiate conversations to get to know them and to provide a Christian witness and spiritual care. You will be with the same person from arrival to departure. We need people to be in the children’s center to care for patient’s small children while they are here, too. We will have coloring pages and Bible stories, etc. to occupy the kids. Training for this group is Saturday, August 15th 9:00-11:00am in Fellowship Hall. Pastor Adam is in charge of this group.
Food Service Volunteers - We will be providing lunch for the dental staff and all volunteers daily. We need help with food and serving. As you can see, there is a place for EVERYONE!! Please let us know where you want to help. Email Cathy at [email protected] or call the office 386-789-2400 and let us know where you will serve! This is an awesome outreach opportunity to reach our community for Christ!
We will be having our Annual Baby Day Parade on Sun., Aug. 2nd in both services. Parents with children newborn through 4 years of age are invited to participate. For a Certificate of Dedication for your child/children, pick up the form from Miz Rhonda in the nursery area or welcome center.
BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR
We will be hosting the Back to School Fair on Saturday, August 8th . There are many ways you can help with this ministry. We
need people at 7am to help get the fair set up. We also need help serving drinks lemonade. There will be a need for folks to help guide people to different areas, find restrooms, etc. These helpers can arrive at 8 am. If this is something you are interested in helping with please put your info on the “connect card” (located on the pew) letting us know where you want to serve, or email the church office at [email protected].
Thank you to all of the volunteers who took the journey with us during VBS to reach to the kids in our community.
Join us Sunday, August 2nd at 5:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall for GO-Day!!! Let's put our Great Commission to practice, by reaching out to people in our
community. We will GO door to door asking if we can pray with/for them and inviting them to our Church Service.
DLBC-Student Ministry
Spirit Night At
All Day- Monday, August 3rd
Bring your family and friends for a
delicious BBQ dinner at Sonny's BBQ. Flyers are located at the Welcome Center
Or you can tell them before you order you are helping ***DLBC-Student Ministry Spirit Night***
Sun., 26th Prayer at 7:45 am in Pastor Fred’s Office before 1st Service Prayer at 10:45 am in Pastor Fred’s Office before 2nd Service Deacons Meeting at 12:15 pm
Mon., 27th “Called” Bible Study at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall
Wed., 29th No Compass Cove -Children’s Ministry No Encounter -Student Ministry Ladies Bible Study at 6:30 pm in the Faith Room “Not a Fan” Bible Study at 6:30 pm in room 103 “Fundamentals of Faith” for Leaders at 6:30 pm in room 101
Thurs., 30th Training for Dental Clinic Screeners at 6:30 pm in the Library Sun., 2nd Prayer at 7:45 am in Pastor Fred’s Office before 1st Service Prayer at 10:45 am in Pastor Fred’s Office before 2nd Service Baby Day Parade and Dedication in both Services “Go Day” at 5:00 pm Vintage Bible Study at 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall
Mon., 3rd Student Ministry Spirit Night (all day) at Sonny’s BBQ “Called” Bible Study at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall
Wed., 5th Compass Cove -Children’s Ministry at 6:30 pm– Upstairs Encounter -Student Ministry at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall Ladies Bible Study at 6:30 pm in the Faith Room “Not a Fan” Bible Study at 6:30 pm in room 103 “Fundamentals of Faith” for Leaders at 6:30 pm in room 101
Sat., 8th Back to School Fair– Set up 7:00 am Back to School Fair -9:00 am– 12:00 pm
Sun., 9th Prayer at 7:45 am in Pastor Fred’s Office before 1st Service Prayer at 10:45 am in Pastor Fred’s Office before 2nd Service Missions Meeting 12:15 pm Vintage Bible Study at 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall
Mon., 10th “Called” Bible Study at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall
Financial Update Total Needed Weekly
$ 12,388.00 Weekly Offering
Received July 19, 2015 $ 11,815.79
Financial Giving Give, and you will receive.
Your gift will return to you in
full—pressed down, shaken
together to make room for more,
running over, and poured into
your lap. The amount you give
will determine the amount you
get back. Luke 6:38
July
Urgent Prayer
Ed Sipe
August
Can you imagine what it would be like to be a superhero? You could
do things like soar from building to building on webs SHOT FROM
YOUR WRIST like Spider-Man, fly through the air like Superman,
hang with a team like the Justice League or even create super
techno-gadgets like Batman. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be part
of those stories?! And it’s not just the super powers! Superheroes
stand up for what was right—even when the situation is dangerous
or scary. Their conviction drives them to find the courage to stand up to evil, even when no one
else seems to care or stands by petrified in fear. No matter what, the superhero comes to the
rescue.
Almost all kids want to be superheroes and dream of being cast in the pages of their own comic
books. I wonder if that’s because most kids don’t know that they can already play a part in an
amazing story. It doesn’t take some super power to stand up and start acting like a superhero.
That’s why we’re taking the months of June and July to discover what it means to Stand Up:
Get in the Story as we learn more about conviction.
Conviction is standing for what’s right, even when others don’t. Let’s take Jesus for example.
Even for Jesus, the Son of God, it wasn’t always popular to do the right thing. Sometimes doing the
right thing meant hanging out with tax collectors, blessing the little children or even forgiving
someone who had done something wrong. No matter what it was that Jesus needed to do, He did it
because it was the right thing to do.
But doing the right thing often made Jesus stand apart from some of the rich and powerful people
of His time. They didn’t like what He was doing or saying, but Jesus never let those crowds
persuade Him to go against what God, His Father, wanted Him to do. Even when it meant going to
the cross to die, Jesus knew that it was the right thing, and He did it.
Jesus was able to live with conviction because He knew the will of His Father, and that gave Him
strength and courage. In the same way, God has given us the ability to know what is right and the
ability to do it. You see, when we are fueled by God’s character, we will stand up for the things
that matter to God.
Week 4:We’ll finish out the Stand Up series back in the New Testament with Peter and John in
Acts 4. They get in trouble for sharing the message of Jesus. When they’re put on trial and
told to stop talking about Jesus, they stand up for what’s right and tell everyone that they will
keep telling others about Jesus no matter what will happen to them.
Bottom Line: We can stand for what’s right because Jesus is alive. We hope kids understand
that Jesus’ death and resurrection was a game changer. Our life can have purpose because of
what Jesus did. We can show conviction by trusting Him no matter what. Because showing
conviction and standing up for what’s right isn’t always easy, we thought it would be a great idea
for the kids to memorize Ephesians 6:10, “Finally, let the Lord make you strong. Depend on
His mighty power.” This is a great reminder for kids that they can trust God to help them
stand up for what’s right.
We’re looking forward to finishing out a great summer helping kids discover that God created
them in His image to join the story that He’s telling in the world. We hope they figure how they
can Stand Up and have conviction.
