Volume 15, Issue11

November 15, 2018

The Pastor’s Desk 1

Missions News 1

Wise Cracks 1

From the Editor 2

Miscellaneous 2

Youth Project 2

The Mail Box 3

ASBC Happenings - Children 3

Operation Christmas Child 3

ASBC Happenings - Youth 3

December 2018 Calendar 4

ASBC Schedule of Events 4

The Recipe Corner 5

Crossword Puzzle 5

ASBC Happenings 6

Let’s Get Baking 6

Word Search 6

Hoffmans’ Open House 6

What Must I Do to Be Saved? 6

Inside this issue:

Special Points of In-

terest:

• Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

• Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

• Choir Rehearsal 5:30 p.m. Sanctuary

• Bibles Drills - Sunday 6:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall

• Sunday Evening Service 6:30 p.m.

• Bible Study/Prayer Meeting Wednesday-Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m.

Baptist Church

This morning I sat with two men and a lady. We had a wonderful conversation that was all about our Lord and Savior. In the circle of believers, several denominations were represented. As I listened, I didn’t agree with everything that was expressed, but there was definitely a kindred spirit present.

In 2 Timothy 2:23-24, we are told not to have anything to do with foolish or stupid arguments because they produce quarrels. The Lord’s serv-ant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and not be resentful.

I listened to the testimony of a beautiful lady who obviously was a Godly woman. Each of those at the table came from various backgrounds and certainly had different opinions of what the Bible

T h e Pa st o r ’s D e s k says about various topics. It was an oppor-tunity not to argue, but instead, it was a beautiful time of sharing what God had personally done in each of our lives.

We live in a day and time that demands, as Christ followers, we agree on the basics (salvation thru the lord Jesus Christ) and then stand together against the wiles of the devil. All around us, we are bombarded with ungodly talk and horrible news. Guess what? We have good news to share, and more than ever before, we need to speak up for our Lord Jesus Christ.

Love y’all,

Bro. Hollas

God loves a cheerful giver and praying children. Because of happy hearts and generous givers at ASBC, God’s children gave $2,338 to support mission endeavors in our home state of Texas. Thank you all for praying and giving to the Mary Hill Missions Offering.

As we approach the Christmas Season, we re-member the Greatest Gift of all: JESUS! With a heart of love and compassion for all nations, He left His home in Glory and came to earth. He gave His life freely so that all people could be-come sons and daughters of the living God.

December 2-9 has been designated as a week for Southern Baptists to pray for International Missionaries and God’s work through them. It is also a time to prayerfully consider the gift you can give Jesus on His birthday.

Perhaps you would like to give:

$10 to purchase a Bible in a local language

$25 to disciple and train a national believer

$26 for gardening tools and seeds

As you pray, remember to give Jesus your first gift this Christmas.

~ Nelda Hoffman

M i s s i o n s N e ws W i s e C ra c ks Thanksgiving

We are thankful for our Church Choir and their willingness to participate in the Yoa-kum Ministerial Alliance Community Thanksgiving Service on Sunday evening, November 18th. They will be singing In This Very Room as part of the program.

Christmas Music

The Church Choir has been working on beau-tiful Christmas specials for the month of De-cember. If you love Christmas music and the message of the Christ Child, you will not want to miss these.

Christmas Eve Service

Make your Christmas special this year for your family and any guests you might have by attending our Christmas Eve Service at 6:00 pm on Monday, December 24th. We will have a variety of Christmas music and scripture that will inspire you with the true meaning of Christmas.

~ Dwayne Wise

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It’s that time of year again! It is hunting season and time to think about Thanksgiving dinner. When Brandon was a teen-ager, he looked forward to coming to Yoakum to go deer hunt-ing. On Thanksgiving morning, he would be up very early so he could be out hunting “at the crack of dawn”. It could be 32° and overcast, but he was ready to go. He would be back in time to eat turkey and 7-Layer Salad at his Aunt Carolyn’s. He really didn’t develop his taste for Seven Layer Salad until after his teenage years!

Thanksgiving has more tradition in our family than Christmas. In fact, the menu for our Thanksgiving lunch is written on a small piece of paper on Carolyn’s refrigerator. It stays there year-round. A week or two before it is time to prepare the meal, we look at the menu and remind everyone of their as-signed menu item - in case someone has forgotten. There will be plenty of leftovers for the evening meal!

The family tradition of Thanksgiving began with my parents. We did not get to come home for Thanksgiving the first few years we were married because Bob had to work on the Fri-day after Thanksgiving. After my mother had a stroke the day after Thanksgiving in 1965, the traditional meal moved to Car-

F ro m t he Ed i tor - Thanksg iv ing olyn’s house with Tilford making the best turkey and dressing you would ever want to eat! He passed away at Thanksgiving in 2013 so his daughter Ann has taken over the cooking of the turkey and dressing.

We need to stop daily to give thanks to God for all He has given us - not just on Thanksgiving Day. We may not have everything we want, but we need to be thankful for what we have. When we give someone a gift or do someone a favor, we want to be thanked so why shouldn’t God want to hear a “thank you” from us? We should not expect it is His job to bless us without a thank you in return.

In a devotional by Howard Vanderwell, he brought out that we should be thankful in all circumstances. God holds us in His hands and helps us endure the strain when things are going against us. When things are going good, we tend to overlook God’s good gifts to us each day. Sit still and think about what God has given you and who He has placed in your life. Be thankful.

“No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18

November Business Meeting - The November business meeting was held on November 7th with Hollas Hoffman as moderator. The October business meeting minutes were approved as printed and the October financial report was reviewed by Garlan Weber. He noted that the contributions were down. For accounting purposes, the memorials will be transferred to the Building Fund. Vicky Cliffe gave a brief report on the Fall Festival. As Sunday School Director, she again is asking for Sunday School teachers. Wanda Kaiser, In-Reach-Outreach Ministry Team Leader, reported that she and several others had written 30 notes. They had planned to make visits before the Fall Festival. She and Margie Shin-dler had made small loaves of Pumpkin and Banana Bread for the visitation, but due to circumstances preventing the visitation night, the loaves of bread were donated to the Cake Walk at the Fall Festival. Nelda Hoffman, Missions Ministry Team Leader, made a motion that the goal for the annual Lottie Moon Christmas Offering be set at $5,000. Lisa Harris reported for the Youth Committee. The youth will be collect-ing items for the Food Pantry between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The collection table will be located in the hall by the Fellowship Hall. The youth have a “Make & Bake Cook-ies” event on Saturday, December 1st. The cookies will be delivered to the nursing homes. That night they will have a Game Night in the Fellowship Hall. Roberta Bittick, Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, said there will be a New Year’s Eve Game Night beginning at 8 p.m. until ???. Everyone is to bring their favorite snacks. Garlan Weber presented the Pro-posed 2019 Budget explaining changes from the 2018 budg-et.

Magazines - Home Life, Mature Living, Journey and Stand Firm for December are available on the table in the foyer.

Bettye Powell Annual Holiday Community Meal is Mon-day, December 10th from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Yoa-kum Community Center. Volunteers are needed to help cook, serve and deliver the meals. Please contact Carl O’Neill at 361-293-6062 to get additional information .

Miscellaneous Youth Project - As a mission project, the youth are collecting items for the Food Pantry be-tween now and Christmas. The youth are asking that you help them collect the following items:

Boxed Dinners Mac & Cheese

Hamburger Helper Ramen Noodles

Maruchan Instant Lunch Noodles

Boxed Potatoes Stovetop

Cereals Toilet Paper

Kleenex Bath Soap

Dishwashing Soap Shampoo

Toothpaste

Please place the items that you bring on the table in the hall across from the Fellowship Hall. Your help will be appreciated.

ASBC POST OFFICE OPENS December 3rd

The "Post Office" for sending Christmas cards to your fellow church friends without the expense of postage will be opening December 2

nd. The drop box will be

located in the foyer. Please place your cards in the drop box no later than Wednesday night, December 19th. Cards need to be picked up no later than Sun-day, December 23rd. Since this is an "in house" oper-

ation, it does not come under Postal regulations. PLEASE DO NOT FEEL OBLIGATED TO SEND CARDS TO EVERY CHURCH MEMBER.

Decorating for Christmas - It is time to decorate the sanctuary for Christmas. Help is needed for this annual event. Please con-tact Ann Clark to get a date and time. All help will be appreciat-ed.

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T h e M ai l B ox Dear Church Family,

For the wonderful Pastor Appreciation Day you gave us, we send thanks from grateful hearts. You are the most kind, lov-ing and generous church family! We thank God for placing each of you in our lives.

May God bless each of you from His storehouse of riches.

Bro. Hollas and Nelda

With Special Thanks to all of you,

It’s hard to believe it has already been a month since my heart surgery. I thank God every day for my fast healing and lack of pain. The diagnosis and surgery came on us so fast we really didn’t have time to think about it until it was over. Your caring warmth and prayers have helped carry us through and for that we will be eternally grateful.

Also, I would like to thank you for the prayers and all you have done for my brother, Ed Bennett, during his time of need. God tells us to love one another and what a blessing that is.

Jolene White

Thank you for your prayers during this sorrowful time.

Love in Christ,

Rae Johnson Family

Thank you all for your prayers and words of encouragement! These are so important at all times, but especially in times of distress and struggle. Yes, God is an awesome God and He reigns, comforts, heals and cares for us at all times!

May God bless you all.

The Family of Evelyn Chumchal

A S BC Ha pp e ning s - Yo u th b y R o b e r t a B i t t i c k

Fields of Faith - On Wednesday, October 10th, Lisa Harris and several of our youth attended the Yoakum Fields of Faith. Fields of Faith is a student-led event. Students invite, pray for, share with, and challenge their peers to read the Bible and fol-low Jesus Christ. An athletic field provides a neutral rally point where a community can come together. Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) has been challenging coaches and athletes at all levels to

use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ. Fields of Faith is a ministry outreach of the FCA.. The Yoakum High School FCA sponsor is Tim Blake-ney. They meet twice a month. If you are interested in join-ing, please contact Mr. Blakeney .

Rocky Creek Corn Maze is located outside of Moulton. This was the setting for the fall outing on October 27th. We started with a few students but quickly add-ed more as the night went on. There were 2 different big corn mazes with one being at night. There were mini mazes, slides,

hayrides, barrel train rides, tether ball, rat rollers, duck races, corn cannons, frog hopper, and a petting zoo. We had chicken salad sandwiches, chips, dips, cheese balls, apple juice, water and ice cream.

Making Tamales - On November 1st, Travis Wagner came to teach our class on what he calls Bohemian Tamales. He was an excel-lent teacher and had tremendous patience as we learned to mix masa, spread on the husks, and roll properly. We enjoyed the day so much that we ended up making approxi-mately 50 dozen tamales. As a reward, each person was took home some tamales. We also shared some of the tamales Sunday

night after church. They were very good! As a youth fundraiser, we will be making tamales again and selling them - mild, spicy, and bean & cheese at $10 per dozen. Watch for the announce-ment!

A S BC H a pp e ning s - C h i l dren

Stuff the Shoeboxes - On Sat-urday, November 3rd, 5 children arrived to help make Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. We went to the Dollar Tree in Victoria to buy all the supplies and then to lunch at Chick-fil-A. After re-turning to the church, we assem-bled 7 shoeboxes. Seeing that a

shoebox filled with small items was all that a child would re-ceive for Christmas really made the children how lucky they are. Each child put a personal note and a picture of them-selves in their boxes.

O pe rati o n Ch r i st m a s Ch i ld There were 79 (55 from ASBC and 24 from Providence Christian Academy) Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes delivered to the GBA. As these shoeboxes are delivered to children in various parts of the world, we need to pray that they will come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior. Thanks go to Judy Leist and Lisa Harris for organizing this mission project for 2018.

5th Quarter -The youth committee, along with several youth and 2 coaches, came to-gether for a 5th quarter fellowship. Food, fun and Bunco was the lineup for this long lost function. A short devotional was given by Coach Arkadie. Thank you for sharing your favorite Bible passage! We enjoyed BBQ sandwiches, chips, dips, brownies and Rice Krispy treats.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without it!

B i r t hdays , An nive rsa r ie s , Event s

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November - 2018:

• 22nd - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

• 25th

- Deacons’ Meeting - 4:30 p.m. - Conference Room

December - 2018:

• 1st - Youth - Make & Bake Cookies/Game Night - 1:00 -

10:00 p.m. - Fellowship Hall (cookies will be delivered to nursing homes)

• 2nd - Hoffman’s Christmas Open House - 4-6 p.m. - 405

Kent Street

• 5th - Fellowship Supper/Business Meeting - 6:30 p.m. -

Fellowship Hall

A S BC S ch e du le o f Eve nts

December 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Jon & Ann Knowlton Rayford Johnson Aliyiah Garza Tom Miller

Byron & Pat Humphreys

Johnny Garner John & Roberta

Bittick Johnny & Ladine

Garner

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Pat Humphreys Joycelynn Arnold Seth Hanzelka

Sabrina Yow

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Shirley Moses Evangeline Jordan Geri Kuester Shawn Streaser

Jerry Murray Wayne Russell

Brenda Morris

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Christian Vaughn Rebecca Jahn Donna Campbell Don Boswell Stephanie Lerch

30 31

Madilynn Steinmann

• 10th - Bettye Powell Annual Holiday Community Meal -

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Yoakum Community Center

• 15th - Children’s Christmas Party - 9-10 a.m. - Fellowship

Hall

• 16th - Men’s Prayer Breakfast - 8:00 a.m. - Fellowship Hall

• 23rd - No evening activities or service

• 24th - Christmas Eve Service - 6:00 p.m. - Sanctuary

• 26th - No Bible Study/Prayer Meeting

• 30th - Deacons’ Meeting - 4:30 p.m. - Conference Room

• 31st - New Year’s Eve Game Night - 8:00 p.m.-???

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T h e Re c i p e C o rn e r Lemon Layer Dessert

from Stephanie Lerch

Crust: 1 stick butter, melted 2 cups flour 1 cup chopped pecans

Add flour and pecans to melted butter. Mix well and press into 9 x 13” dish. Bake in preheated oven @ 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Take out and cool.

2nd Layer: 2 - oz. cream cheese, softened 2 cups powdered sugar 1 - 2 cups Cool Whip (out of 16-oz. tub)

Beat powdered sugar into cream cheese until smooth. Fold in Cool Whip. Spread onto cooled crust.

3rd Layer: 2 cans lemon pie filling

Spread evenly on second layer.

4th Layer: Cool Whip

Spread remaining Cool Whip on lemon layer. Keep in refrigerator until serving.

ACROSS

1 Capital of Ghana 6 Won 10 Charity 14 Sorrow 15 Snooze 16 Removed 17 Fragrance 18 Planet 19 Decorative needle case 20 Admire 22 Raps lightly 24 Explosive 25 Mother-in-law of Ruth 27 Monastery superior 29 One of Jesus 12 32 The other half of Jima 33 Samuel’s mentor 34 A witch lived here 37 Sketch 41 Lease 43 Dike 44 Christmas 45 Very large trees 46 Sackcloth and ___ 48 Teaspoon (abbr.) 49 Air Cushion Vehicle (abbr.) 51 Shot fired 54 Wife of Abraham, originally 56 Long boat 57 Entire 58 Biblical word for You idiot! 60 Opens 64 Plunges 66 Tap in lightly 68 Son of Abraham 69 Suffer 70 Finished 72 Dried coconut 73 Depend 74 Computer key

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1 Jewish calendar month 2 Kernel 3 Block 4 Book near Acts 5 Where Noah’s ark landed 6 Admiral (abbr.) 7 Raccoon-like animal 8 OT book of history 9 Loss of hope 10 Dined 11 Numbers game 12 Sermon on the ____ 13 Short play 21 Pineapple brand 23 South by west 26 Heals 28 This is my ___ given for you 29 Air (prefix) 30 Supplication 31 Pig’s comment 35 Telegraphic signal 36 I am the Alpha and the ___ 38 Great-grandmother of David 39 Too 40 Sobbed 42 Tyrant 46 Airman 47 Phoenix’s BB team 50 Motor vehicle 52 Detect 53 To everything there is a ___ 54 Slab 55 I am the ___ and the Omega 56 Hard to pass through a needle? 57 Father of Abel 59 Grotto 61 Engrossed 62 Biblical weed 63 Blemish 65 Position 67 Open forcefully

from “Christian Bible Reference Site, www.ChristianBibleReference.org”

Answer to October Crossword Puzzle

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

Romans 3:10 As it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one.

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 10:13 For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

What Must I Do To Be Saved?

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1308 East Gonzales Street Yoakum, Texas 77995 Phone: (361) 293-7300

Fax: (361) 293-6898 E-mail: austinstreetyoakum@att.net

Website: austinstreetbaptist.org

The family of God that prays and cares for each other!

AUSTIN STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor: Hollas Hoffman Editor: Linda Cooper

@Austin Street Baptist Church

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Pastor Appreciation Day - October 21st - Once a year we are reminded to take time to honor our pastor with Pastor Appreciation Day. The Kitchen Commit-tee provided a Fried Chicken Lunch on this special day to honor our pastor, Hollas Hoffman, and his lovely wife, Nelda. If you were not here that day, it is never too late to write them a note of appreciation for their ministry here at ASBC.

Fall Festival - ASBC’s second Fall Festival on October 28th was a big success. There were approximately 100+ in attendance. There was something for everyone - numerous games for the kids, Face Painting, Horse Shoe Tournament, Cake Walk, Guess the Pumpkin’s Weight. There was lots of candy and lots of food. If you cooked, help set up, cleaned up, worked in a booth, brought food, decorated or just came

and brought your family - thank you so much! This is a won-derful outreach for the community.

~ Vicky Cliffe, Coordinator

Aholiab, Bezaleel, Boards, Building, Camp, Chapters, Cherubim, Commanded, Coupled, Coupling, Curtains, Filets, Goats, Gold, Likewise, Linen, Moses, Offering, One ring, Overlaid, Pillars, Restrained, Sanctuary, Scarlet, Service, Silver, Sockets, Southward, Stirred, Tents, Twenty, Twined, Uttermost, Westward, Wisdom

Please join us for

Come and Go

Christmas Open House

at the Hoffmans’

Sunday, December 2nd

4 - 6 p.m.

405 Kent Street

Yoakum, Texas