NEWSLET TER Summer 2017

Since Jesus rose from the dead nearly 2,000 years ago, Christians have been gathering on Sunday to pray, sing, and proclaim the Scriptures. On Sunday morning, our entire church gathers together to worship God in the name of our risen King Jesus.

EQUIPPING HOUR • 9:30 amWe will be taking a break from Foundations for the summer. Instead, we will offer 4 classes, each of which will be going verse by verse through a different book of the Bible. The 4 options will be:

CLASS 1: Deuteronomy

CLASS 2: Zechariah

CLASS 3: Romans

CLASS 4: 1 & 2 Timothy

MAIN WORSHIP SERVICE • 10:45 am We believe every song, prayer, and sermon should be aimed at building up the church and glorifying God. We encourage you to prepare each week by reading the text that will be preached and praying for the person who is preaching.

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JUN 11

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JUN 25

JUL 2

JUL 9

JUL 16

JUL 23

JUL 30

AUG 6

AUG 13

AUG 20

AUG 27

Judges 1:1-2:10 - How To Ruin a Nation - Garrett Kell

Judges 2:11-3:11 - Ruin and Redemption - Garrett Kell

Judges 3:12-31 - God Uses The Weak - Garrett Kell

Judges 4:1-5:31 - The Fearful and The Faithful - John Henderson

Judges 6:1-35 - When the Lord Is With You - John Henderson

Judges 6:36-7:25 - True Hope on the Day of Battle - Thomas Anderson

Judges 8:1-35 -  The Lord Will Rule Over You - Johnny Antle

Judges 9:1-10:5 - The Peril of Pride - Garrett Kell

Judges 10:6-12:15 - Rashness and Regret - Garrett Kell 

Judges 13:1-16:31 - Strength from Weakness - Garrett Kell

Judges 17-18 - No King in Israel - Kelton Zacharias

Eph. 3:14-21 - Rooted in the Love of Christ - Thomas Anderson 

Judges 19-21 - The Road to Ruin - John Henderson

Our church gathers in the evening on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month. During this time we give updates on the life of DRBC, spend extended time in prayer and hear a brief message from one of the brothers in the church. Childcare is provided, and all are welcome.

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JUN 18

JUL 2

JUL 16

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AUG 20

Sarah - Hebrews 11:7

James 1:2-4

James 1:5-12

James 1:13-18

James 1:19-25

James 1:26-27

Sunday evening Gathering Sunday Morning Gathering

honeymooners: Newly married's studyFirst Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. If you’ve been married for under three years and are interested in this group, email Garrett Kell at garrett@delraybaptist.org. Location varies each month.

women’s tuesday night bible studyTuesdays, 8-9:30p.m. at the Hamiltons’ The women are currently going through Ephesians and will begin another book of the Bible once Ephesians is completed. For more info, contact Jill Hamilton (jillian.e.hamilton@gmail.com) or Esther Sherrard (essiesherrard@hotmail.com)

women’s morning bible studyOff for the SummerWe are taking the summer off and will resume in the Fall semes-ter. For info, email Carrie Kell at mommykell4@gmail.com.

wednesday evening bible studyJuly-August at DRBCOur topic this summer is "How to Study the Bible: A Journey through Matthew." We will take the month of June off and start meeting again in July. For more info, email Garrett Kell at garrett@delraybaptist.org.

weekly studies

Church membership is a critical part of a healthy church. Why? Because God designed the church to be a community of believers who help each other to heaven through prayer, encouragement, and accountability (Matt. 18:15-17; Heb. 3:13, 10:24-25, 13:17). Church membership is a way to say that we are committed to following Jesus together.

M e m b e r s h i p i n f o r m at i o n C l a s sJune 4, July 9 • 1:00-4:00 PM • Room 210/212

This bi-monthly class introduces who we are, what we believe, and how we intend to live as a church for the purpose of fulfilling the Great Commission. Taking this class doesn’t make you a member, but it’s the first step of the membership process. Lunch is provided and sign ups are required. To learn more, please email Kelton at kelton@delraybaptist.org.

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Below is our nursery and class schedule for children under 6th grade for each of our Sunday gatherings. Both morning and evening classes use the same Bible-based curriculum that teaches age-appropriate truths about the greatness of God in Christ through key themes found chronologically in the New Testament. 

A nursing moms’ room with live audio of the service is available at all times (room 304), and there is a live video feed of the sermon in the foyer in the back of the main hall for parents who need to take their children out during the sermon. equipping hourNURSERY: 0-2 years (room 303) CLASSES: 3 years -Pre-K (room 306); K-1st Grade (room 301); 2nd-3rd grade (room 208); 4th-6th Grade (room 209)

MAIN SERVICE NURSERY: 0-1 years (room 303), 2 years (room 305) CLASSES: 3 years -Pre-K (room 306)

evening SERVICENURSERY: 0-3 years (room 303)

All members are encouraged to serve one another by being part of the childcare team. To ensure the physical and theological safety of our children, we do background checks and regular training. To volunteer, contact Brent Maravilla (brentmaravilla@gmail.com; 240.498.0989;)or Laura Hill (lburka@g.clemson.edu; 864.630.0639).

children’s ministry

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m e m b e r s ' m e e t i n g s June 11 - Immediately following the morning service August 13 - 5:00 PM

The members of DRBC assemble six times a year to welcome new members, say goodbye to members who have moved away, discuss issues of stewardship and ministry partnerships, and handle other important issues in the life of our church. Meetings take place in the Main Hall. To learn more, email Ben benhamilton27@gmail.com.

CHILDCARE TEAMuNEED: Folks willing to help care for the growing number

of children here at DRBC, in the nursery and/or by teaching.

uCOMMITMENT: 1/month during the main service or every

Sunday for a month, then a month off for Sunday School

uHOW TO: Email childrensministry@delraybaptist.org.

AV/SOUND TEAMuNEED: Reliable folks willing to be trained on helping out

with the sound booth for AV needs/recording.

uCOMMITMENT: Assist with AV needs 1/month

uHOW-TO: Email Chris Disch at chris.disch@gmail.com.

HOSPITALITY TEAMuNEED: Folks willing to help with setup and/or cleanup of

treats, coffee, and tea before and/or after service.

uCOMMITMENT: Arrive 30 minutes before or stay 30

minutes after the service to clean up 1/month

uHOW TO: Email Jon & Leigh at leighfuller70@yahoo.com.

FINANCE TEAMuNEED: Detail-oriented folks to gather and count the

offering after service.

uCOMMITMENT: Stay 30 minutes after service to count the

offering 1/month

uHOW-TO: Email Dave Hempel at dshempel@live.com.

GREETING TEAMuNEED: Folks who can open doors and welcome people

with bulletins and smiles as they come to worship at DRBC.

uCOMMITMENT: Arrive 15 minutes before service on a

monthly rotation

uHOW-TO: Email Eric Sprankle at ericsprankle@hotmail.com.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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elders

Garrett Kell Lead Pastorand Elder

Chris DischAssistant Pastorand Elder

John HendersonAssociate Pastor and Elder

BabatundeAleoghena Elder

Johnny AntleElder

Ben Hamilton Elder

Josh HartElder

Mark ButmanElder

Mercury PaytonElder

Micah Walters Elder

Jeremiah HolstonDeacon of Member Care

Brent Maravilla Deacon of Childcare

Daniel JemibewonDeacon of Community Care

Eric SprankleDeacon of Greeting

Jerry LiangDeacon of Finance

Robbie WatsonDeacon ofOrdinances

Kelton ZachariasOperations Administrator

Heather RobinsonOffice Manager

Sterling EmerlingClerk

Lynda PearsonTreasurer

Deacons

Staff

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ministry partnerships

2 0 s c h e m e s ( + D R B C T E A M ) 20 Schemes is an organization that seeks to spread the gospel in Scotland’s low income housing

developments (schemes) by planting healthy churches. DRBC partners with them by supporting Pete Stewart and Pete Bell as they seek to plant a church in Barlanark, a housing scheme in Glasgow. In this community of 4,000 people it is believed that less than 1% are born-again believers. Pray for the Petes and their families as they trust God to do great things in the midst of certain opposition. Pray also for Mark Butman and the DRBC team that he will leading in July as they go to Scotland to visit the Petes to encourage them, serve them, and deepen the relationship that DRBC has with them.

THE R FAMILY The R family live in a major city in Central Asia where they minister to refugees who have fled from war-torn countries in hard-to-reach areas of the world. They have the opportunity to provide ministry training and ESL outreach to refugees, shelter for abused or at-risk women, and childcare and skills training so that parents can provide for their families. They also have a cross-cultural internship which provides interns, always coming from refugee-producing nations, the opportunity to be discipled and trained for ministry leadership. Pray for their bold witness to the Gospel to those whom God would bring across their paths. Pray also that God would use the evil that many of these refugees have faced to awaken them to the glory of God in the Gospel.

t h e s e v i l l e s The Sevilles live in a restricted-access country and are part of an international church in a major global city of over 25 million people. Pray for deep community and a culture of discipleship in a difficult context where church members are spread across a large and congested city. Pray for their elders to have wisdom in their leadership and power as they preach God’s Word to people from all over the world.

a s s i s t p r e g n a n cy c e n t e rAssist Pregnancy Center is a local ministry that seeks to help abortion-minded women and men consider Christ-honoring options for unplanned pregnancies. Members of DRBC can be involved in this ministry through prayer, financial giving, and providing mentors to help clients process all they are facing from a gospel perspective. Pray for their clients, some who have had miscarriages, some who are considering abortion,

some who are estranged from family over the holidays, and pray also for our men’s ministry team that has recently started seeing clients and for more opportunities to share the gospel with clients who don’t know Christ. To learn more about the ministry or to be added to the email newsletter and prayer list, please email outreach@assistcpc.org.

R E D E E M E R C H U R C H O F D U B A I Redeemer Church of Dubai is an international church that is located in one of the most unique cities on the planet. The UAE allows for significant religious freedom compared to many of

the surrounding nations. This open door for the Gospel provides unique opportunity to reach people from unreached and under-reached people groups. DRBC partners with this church by supporting Jason Berrus, his wife Beverly, and their two children, as he serves as an associate pastor at the church. DRBC also regularly sends pastors to Dubai to assist in teaching and training.