August 24, 2018 - Jackson Missionary Baptist Church invites children ages 2 through 12th grade to kickoff Awana! We need you to make the 2018-19 Awana Year a Success!
Kickoff is Wendesday, August 29th with registration and pizza at 5:45pm. Activities include inflatable obstacle course, dunkin/splash (come get your leader wet,) ping pong, corn hole, bottle toss, hungry bear, ladderball and others. We are look forward to your joining us.

Jackson Missionary Baptist Church is located at 11120 Highway 7 E, Joaquin, TX 75954.

Sue Finch and Ashley Long - Awana Ministry Directors; Bro. David Long - Pastor

August 21, 2018 - Neuville Baptist Church Homecoming August 26, 2018. We will begin at 10:45 Bro. John McGuire will be preaching. Lunch will be after service, followed by a singing performed by Danny & Rebecca Wall from Broaddus TX. At 1:30.

Everyone is welcome and invited to come be a part of this wonderful celebration.

August 21, 2018 - America is a land of good and evil, of positive and negative, a land of masses of people, some living for the Lord and some living for the devil.
And so it has been since the initial sin of man, the sin of Adam and Eve shortly after God created the earth and all its inhabitants.

And so it will be until the coming day of the Lord when the final judgment is made and all those who do not believe in the Lord will be sent into eternal damnation. As we are told by Job; “As the cloud fades and vanishes, so he who does down to Sheol does not come up.” (Job 7:9)

Spiritual death is a very permanent thing from which one does not recover just as hell is a very permanent place from which one does not escape. A place of which Jesus says; “In that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matt. 8:12) A place of torment where one never dies, but lives forever in torment knowing that all he had to do was to call upon the Lord and be saved.

“The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.” (Psalm 145:20)

“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” (Psalm 145:18)

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:1-2)

As spiritual death and hell are permanent for those who do not love the Lord, so too is heaven and its glory permanent for those who do accept the free gift of eternal life in Christ Jesus.

The choice is for each to make, heaven of hell, life eternal of death eternal. 

Do not think that this is something that God is committing your to; no your eternity is totally of your own choosing as God gives each of us our own free will to choose as we will.

It is Gods wish that none should perish but that all should have everlasting life, but the choice remains for each to make for himself.

You might ask why would God allow such to happen. That is what faith is all about, in order to enter the Kingdom of God one must first have faith in Jesus Christ and accept him as Lord of all for there is no other way to heaven than through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)

Faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah, as the Lord and acceptance of his gift of life is the only way one can escape the fires of hell.

God gives each person that opportunity to believe in Christ and accept him on faith.

“For. I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:16-17)

Righteousness comes to all from the faith of Christ Jesus in the Father for the faith one has in the Lord Jesus Christ. May you find your faith today and receive the many rich blessings of our Lord, forever… 

August 21, 2018 - Sunday was the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. We had our regular bunch for Sunday School and church. One of our regulars is far away visiting her sister, and we sure miss her. Our Sunday School lesson was a really good one. Gene read the scripture, Romans 12: 9-21. It speaks about love and justice, which can not be separated. Paul lists many actions that come out of God’s love and justice, such as not thinking one is better than anyone else. We as Jesus followers are to contribute to the needs of those less fortunate. We are not to judge or try to get back at people who have hurt us. These are all actions which are hard for us humans but are part of our moving toward Christian Perfection.

My sermon was based on the Old Testament lesson for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. On his death bed, David names Solomon as his successor. This does not set well with his son Adonijah, who had the backing of David’s trusted general, Joab. So Solomon goes off to the holy city of Gibeon and prays and offers sacrifices.  God comes to Solomon in a dream and promises to grant him what he wants. Solomon asks for wisdom and a discerning heart; God is very pleased by such a thoughtful request. 

This month we are collecting children’s socks and underwear for Community Christian Services. August in our church is “Undie Sunday Month” and we voted to give an extra $50 from the church to Community Christian Services. Kids returned to school on Monday, August 20, in Joaquin. We at Paxton have been praying for returning students, teachers, and staff—hoping they have a safe and productive school year. I loved the years that I taught and was a principal, but I sure enjoyed sleeping until 9:00 Monday morning! Next month we will collect boxes of macaroni and cheese. This week we have two nursing home ministries. On Tuesday we have Holiday Nursing Home; Thursday is Lakeside Assisted Living.   

Our Charge Conference this year is the latest it has been since I became a Methodist minister.  Methodists, I discovered, strongly believe in connections between local churches, districts, conference, and the worldwide Methodist Church. Our Charge Conference will be held with the other Shelby County United Methodist Churches at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 25th. We will have a church conference at Paxton before that and approve a budget, officers, and the pledge to pay our apportionments in full, which Paxton always does. Apportionments are what a local church pays to support the larger worldwide Methodist Church. 

“Whoever you are, in whatever faith you were born, whatever creed you profess; if you come to this house to find God you are welcome here.” Paxton United Methodist Church is an inviting church that takes to heart the idea of “Open Doors, Open Hearts, Open Minds.” Sunday School starts at 9:30 and Worship begins at 10:00. Our email address is paxtonumc@yahoo.com. If you would like the weekly email newsletter about Paxton Methodist you can send me your email address to the Paxton email address and I will add you to the list. Godspeed.

Randy & Sue Smith
Paxton Methodist Church

August 20, 2018 - Toledo Bend Cowboy Church, Huxley, TX,  has retained the services of Bro. Don Richey, of Huxley, who is a trained Transitional Pastor. Bro. Don has agreed to stay with us in this capacity for as long as 18 months, and longer, if necessary.  He is a pastor with forty years experience. He was the pastor at Haslam First Baptist Church in the late 1980’s. When he retired, he decided to get training to be a Transitional Pastor. He recently served in that capacity for about 18 months at Dunnigan Missionary Baptist Church in East Hamilton.

Bro Don RicheyTransitional Pastor was a new term for most of us at TBCC. Bro. Don has been explaining some of the objectives that position entails. They are:

  1. Lead the church to embrace its history of ministry.
  2. Affirm with the church it’s Biblical growth principles
  3. Focus on the Kingdom results rather than human assumptions.
  4. Establish church practices.
  5. Help identify and allocate church resources.
  6. Help the church discover the pastor God has for them.
  7. Assist the new pastor acquaint with the church and community.

I have to say, when Bro. Don explained all these points, I felt the stress I didn’t know I’d been carrying around just release my shoulders and I felt relaxed and hopeful that we would be getting the new pastor TBCC is meant to have. We don’t have to worry about hiring one of the next few pastors that applied for the position. We will have time to find out exactly what our church body wants and needs so that we can find the pastor who meets our needs and whose needs we will be able to meet.  We want to have a compatible relationship with our new pastor. 

August 17, 2018 - The Todd Spring Baptist Church, Hwy 147, Shelbyville is having their annual Homecoming Services on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 2:30pm. Pastor W.C. Martin and the Bennett Chapel Baptist Church will be the special guest. Everyone is invited to attend says Pastor Wilbert Simmons, Jr.

August 17, 2018 - Pastor Byron Coutee, Jr. and the Blount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church would like to invite everyone to our Family and Friends Day Celebration.

The celebration will be held Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 3pm. Guest speaker will be Pastor Terrance Hicks of Power of the Word Ministries in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Please join us for a joyous time of worshipping and thanksgiving. Dinner will be served.

Humbly submitted, Sis. April N. Moore, Church Clerk

Proverbs 18:24: "One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."

August 16, 2018 - Mark you calendar! Strong Triumph Church cordially invites everyone to join in with us as we celebrate the 4th Annual Shepherd and 1st Gentleman Appreciation Service honoring Shepherd, Elder Faye Dell Allen and 1st Gentleman, Bro. Adrian Allen on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 7 p.m.

Speaker will be newly appointed State Presider Cecil Washington, who is also the assistant shepherd of Triumph Church, Dallas, Texas and a member of the famous gospel group, The Texas Boyz.

We are grateful and thankful that God has placed such a lovely couple to lead the flock here at Strong Triumph Church. We have been blessed to be under their leadership for 4 years, and we look forward in anticipation for what God has in store. 

For more information, please contact Sis. Sylvia Hubbard at 936-332-3103.

August 14, 2018 - House of Refuge Homecoming service is Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 3pm. Speaker is Pastor Darris Harris of Tyler, Texas.

Revival will begin August 22 and run through August 24 at 7:30pm nightly. Guest speaker for the week is Pastor Jackie Goodin of Marshall, Texas.

Everyone is invited!

August 13, 2018 - Old Home Baptist Church will be having a Back To School Day Camp, Saturday, August 18th from 10am - 3pm.  

There will be crafts, games, singing, bible stories, science time, lunch and water sports. Ages 3 and up are welcome to come join the fun. Pre-registration at 9:45. 

Call or text for details: 254-4872 or 332-9293

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