News, Events & Info for Martin Bluff SBC

Don't Miss It!

2006-09-29T10:09:00.000-05:00

UPWARD GOING STRONG
The Martin Bluff Church campus is teeming with energy every Saturday morning from 8 until 10 AM. Upward Flag Football and Cheerleading is going very well and is serving as a platform through which we are connecting with many families in our community. The three pillars of Upward: 1) Self-esteem, 2) Character, and 3) Salvation.

40 DAYS 0F COMMUNITY – Oct 15th thru Nov 19th
Through 40 Days of Purpose we answered the question “What on earth am I here for?” The 40 Days of Community is a 40 Day spiritual campaign designed to answer the question, “What on earth are WE here for?” We are better together! The church has the awesome responsibility and privilege of communicating the life-changing grace of Christ to the world! The 40 Days campaign begins Sunday, October 15th.

The campaign has three major components:
40 days of devotional readings from the “one another” passages of the New Testament,
6 Small Group Studies based on 1 Corinthians 13,
6 Sunday morning sermons and worship experiences designed to introduce the truth the we worship, serve, grow, fellowship, and share better together!

If you are not serving as host or small group facilitator, then join a small group. Everyone should plan to participate. This is a church-wide campaign. You can sign-up by clicking here: 40 DAYS SIGN-UP.

FALL FEST
We are planning to host our annual Fall Fest community outreach on Tuesday, October 31st from 6-8PM. Our Fall Fest is a safe, fun alternative to Halloween through which we share the life-changing love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ with our community.

BUILDING FOR HIS FUTURE
Plan to take a walk around the construction site Sunday after worship. Steve Fineburg and Jim Welsh will be available after both services to show you the progress. It is exciting to see the new worship center continue to take shape. Thank you for your generous and sacrificial giving. Your giving is more important than ever!

WELCOME/INFORMATION SHED
God continues to send the kids! What an opportunity to shape the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s leaders with the Truth. The safety of our children is very important to us, so we register and name tag every child. The registration process will take place in the “Welcome Shed.” You will not be able to miss the shed – it will be located between the new and existing worship centers.

We need you to help with the kids. We need Preschool TLC and extended session leaders. We also need Kingdom Kids leaders. Please email Linda Crigler if you’d like to serve in Preschool ministry, mamacrig@hotmail.com. Email Lana Watts if you’d like to serve in Kingdom Kids, watt3102@bellsouth.net.

TWO SERVICES
We began two Sunday morning worship services in September. We need you to begin worshipping at the 8:30 Service if possible. We’re out of room at the 10:30 service and this is the service time through which we minister to our younger families and in which we have the opportunity to connect with first time guests. Thank you for your willingness to accommodate the growth. The best is yet to come!

INVITE A FRIEND
God is doing an exciting work in and through us. Be generous with what He is doing. Invite a friend to worship and TLC. Begin praying about who you will ask to join you for 40 Days of Community.

ANGER
Sunday, I’ll be talking about Winning the Battle with Anger!

See you Soon,

Eric

New Times for Worship and TLC

2006-08-23T10:32:00.000-05:00

Two

Morning Worship Services

Beginning Sept. 10th

8:30 & 10:30 AM

TLC Time - 9:30 AM

Upcoming Ladies Events

2006-08-17T11:47:00.000-05:00

LADIES EVENTS:
□ Anne Graham Lotz—Just Give Me Jesus
August 26th (starts at 8:30am) at New Orleans Arena; FREE
www.annegrahamlotz.com

□ Lisa Whelchel-Women’s Event in Hattiesburg,
August 25th & 26th—6-9pm Friday, 8-11am Saturday;
Cost is $20; Requires overnight stay at hotel
www.lisawhelchel.com Please see Jessica Stone for details.

Upward Football and Cheerleading Begin!

2006-08-17T03:49:00.000-05:00

The Martin Bluff Church campus was brimming with enthusiasm and energy Monday night as parents and children assembled for the first night of Upward Cheerleading and Flag Football practice. Each team and squad will practice one night a week -- practice nights are Monday's and Thursday's. All games will be on Saturday morning's. Plan now to participate in the Upward Awards Ceremony on Saturday, November 4th. Please contact Randy Creel with any questions 249-6666.

An addition to the Family!

2006-04-09T09:02:00.000-05:00

Celebrate Easter Sunday, April 16th

2006-03-23T15:03:00.000-06:00

Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, April 2, 2006

2006-03-22T12:58:00.000-06:00

Don't forget to set your clocks 1 hour ahead before you go to bed!

2006-03-20T18:53:00.000-06:00

The Cornerstone is Poured!
The Building for HIS Future construction project is in full swing. In December of 2004 the people of Martin Bluff Baptist Church resolved to build a worldclass facility in which worldclass Christians will be equipped to positively impact Hickory Hills and beyond with the life-transforming Good News of Jesus Christ. On Friday, March 17th, 2006 the concrete foundation work for the 15,000 sqaure foot structure was begun. The foundation and footings will require approximately 400 yards of cement (almost 60 truck loads)! Together we achieve far more for His glory!

Potluck Luncheon

2006-03-16T12:31:00.000-06:00

Potluck Luncheon

Honoring: The Wyoming Mission Team

and

Jay & Amy Hawkins

Sunday, April 2, 2006

Please call Glenda Lininger with any questions

238-2765

Nursery & Kingdom Kids Schedule: Sunday, April, 2 2006

2006-03-07T13:39:00.000-06:00

Nursery
Infants : Anna Howard

Toddlers: Tina Waltman & JoAnn Parnell

Kingdom Kids
No Kingdom Kids (Family Worship Sunday)

April 9th, 2006
5K-1st Grade - Lana Watts & Amy Fineburg
2nd - 5th Grade - The Cochrans

Additional Nursery & Children's Ministers needed.
Are you looking for a place to share the love of Jesus?
If you would like to work with MBBC kid's please call the church office @ 497-4395

Church Calendar on the Internet!

2006-03-05T10:27:00.000-06:00

Add it to your Favorites

http://calendar.yahoo.com/mbbchurch

2006-02-22T15:48:00.000-06:00

Making Good Marriages Better Conference

2006-02-19T18:59:00.000-06:00

Even the best marriages have room for improvement!

If you're interested in living happily ever after and want to know how, this seminar is for you.

Single-Never Married– Happily Married–Unhappily Married– Young or Old

Sign up today!

The Suggested donation for the conference and the material is $49 per couple.

Friday, March 3rd 6-9 pm
Saturday, March 4th 8 am-3 pm

General Announcements - March-April

2006-02-19T18:54:00.000-06:00

Spring Clean-up and Nursery revitalization is scheduled for Saturday, March 18th and Saturday, March 25th.

Annual Resurrection Egg Hunt Saturday, April 15th, 2006 10:00 AM

Longmire Family ConcertSunday, April 30th 2006 at 6:00 PM - In the Worship Center - 3 in 1 Reception to follow the Concert
1. Deacon –Paul Fineburg
2. Worship Leaders : JD & Amy
3. New Members

Would You Like to Reach Our Kids Thru Upward?

2006-02-19T18:50:00.000-06:00

Upward offers an evangelistic sports ministry specifically designed for kindergarten through sixth grade boys and girls that promotes salvation, character, and self-esteem in every child.

Upward offers cheerleading, soccer, flag football and basketball programs.

You can becomemeaningfully involved ,by praying for the program, coaching a team, refereeing a game,sharing a devotion and developing a relationship with the people of our community.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!

Contact: Randy or Candice Creel 249-6666 or 497-1666
creelhome@cableone.net
Or Greg or Melissa Madison 497-6752

For more information go to upward.org .

TLC Time!

2006-02-19T18:30:00.000-06:00

TEACHING- “life-changing truth from God’s word.”
LEARNING- “to live the life God intends.”
CARING- “by putting God’s love into action.”

TLC Groups meet every Sunday morning on the campus of MBBC at 10AM. TLC is a time of Teaching, Learning, and Caring for everyone. There is a TLC group for every member of your family. You will make new friends! You will discover life-changing truth from the Bible and learn to live the life God intends.

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2006-02-16T15:14:00.000-06:00

Elegant Evening and Deacon Ordination Galleries!

2006-02-09T06:27:00.000-06:00

Elegant Evening Photo Gallery

Deacon Ordination Photo Gallery

Don't forget to read your Bible!

2006-02-06T18:45:00.000-06:00

We are charging onward in our Read the Bible in 90 Days class. Lot's of interesting discussion and learning.

If you have not started, it's not too late - we are just now in Joshua!

Hey! here's a quick and useful link to consider...

Christ in Every Book

Christ is the theme of the entire revelation of God in the historical redemptive process. He is promised in Genesis, revealed in the law, prefigured in its history, praised in its poetry, proclaimed in its prophecy provided in its Gospels, proved in its Acts, preeminient in its Epistles and prevailing in Revelation.

...and just in case you missed it...

Christ in Every Book link

Deacon Ordination Service

2006-01-24T23:25:00.000-06:00

Deacon Ordination Service
Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2006 11 a.m.

Paul Fineburg and Vernie Sullivan Selected to Serve as Deacons

On Sunday, January 22nd the membership of Martin Bluff Baptist Church unanimously selected Vernie Sullivan and Paul Fineburg to serve as deacons. Paul will be ordained or “set apart by the laying on of hands” in the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday, February 5th. Vernie Sullivan, who was ordained as a deacon in 1968 at the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, will be installed during the worship service.

Both men meet the Scriptural criteria to hold the office and perform the ministry of deacon as found in

1 Timothy 3:8-13:

Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. 10They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
11In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well. 13Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.

Plan now to participate in the Deacon Ordination Service. Pastor Eric Smith will preach the charge to the deacon candidate and the congregation. His message is entitled:The Greatest are the Servants. Jesus said, The greatest among you will be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” Matthew 23:11-12

Songs Of Worhip

2006-01-23T19:24:00.000-06:00

The Worship team will be posting some of our favorite Praise and Worship songs on the Worship site - we hope you are edified and that you will join us as we give All Glory to God!

"Days Of Elijah"

And another:

"Holy Spirit, Rain Down"

Audio & Video Sermons Online!

2006-01-22T07:40:00.000-06:00

Here's something new we're going to try in 2006. Each week's service will be recorded and we will post the audio and video from the main sermon.

You can download each week's sermon in MP3 audio format and WMV video. You can then listen to sermons on your computer or burn them to CD to listen to in your car. You should be able to click on the appropriate link and open the file(s) or right click on the link and choose "Save As".

Each week's service will be archived on DVD. If you would like a copy please contact Stan Harkleroad.

Audio:

Sunday, January 15th - "Considering Others Better Than Yourself"

Sunday, January 22nd - "Judge Others and You Will Be Judged"

Sunday, January 29th - "Treat Others As You Want Them To Treat You"

Video:

Sunday, January 15th - "Considering Others Better Than Yourself"

Sunday, January 22nd - "Judge Others and You Will Be Judged"

Sunday, January 29th - "Treat Others As You Want Them To Treat You"

This will be available attached to the posted sermons at the Pastor's Blog.

We pray this will be a useful resource to you.

All to the Glory of God alone!

The MBBC Worship Team

Gallery Slideshow and Pictures!

2006-01-21T21:02:00.000-06:00

This is our first posting for the Gallery site - 2 ways to view - Gallery and Slideshow - forgive the captions - the new Worship Lead was trying his hand at humor....

Gallery

Slideshow

Deacons/Ushers OF The Month

2006-01-18T06:18:00.000-06:00

April Deacons:

Larry Braswell
Paul Fineburg

April Ushers:
Robert Tyson
Jesse Lancaster

Deacon Team

Name & Contact Phone #

Larry Braswell 623-3154
Vance Cochran 497-2320
Paul Fineburg 601-766-9111
Vernie Sullivan 497-1580
Randy Wilson 497-9891
Benny Watts 522-1890

Longmire's On Board

2006-01-03T18:45:00.000-06:00

Amy and J.D. Longmire

Join the MBBC Ministry Team

On Sunday, January 8th, Amy and J.D. Longmire, a dynamic husband and wife duo, became the Co-Worship Leaders at Martin Bluff Baptist Church. The Longmire's desire to develop a vital church music program and to enhance and develop an exceptional Christ-centered Fine Arts curriculum.

They both exhibit a vibrancy of faith and will be instrumental in supporting the ministry of God’s Word through competent leadership in worship with the desired results of edifying the church fellowship and glorifying God.

The Martin Bluff Church family proudly welcomes the Longmire's - J.D., Amy, Micah, and Baleigh - into the fellowship.

2006-01-02T18:09:00.000-06:00

2006 - The Year of Relationship at MBBC!
Jesus said to love God with everything and to love your neighbor as yourself is to fulfill all of the Law and the Prophets. How do we love God with everything and our neighbors as ourselves? We at MBBC are engaged in the journey of discovering how to live out the Great Commandment of Jesus.

The love starts at home. So, plan to join us for the Making a Good Marriage Better Seminar to be conducted by Richard Shropshire, the Director of the Barnabas Center in D'iberville,MS. The Seminar will be held on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 from 6 to 9PM and Saturday, March 4th, 2006 from 9AM until 3PM on the campus of MBBC. Sign up by sending an email mbbc@martinbluffchurch.com or by telephoning the church office 228-497-4395.

2006-01-02T16:09:00.000-06:00

Read the Bible in 90 Days!

Bible search and concordance link

An estimated 75 million adults (42%) said that reading the Bible is very important to them (the Barna Group) … but less than 50% of Americans can name the first book of the Bible (Gallup).
Among Bible readers, the average amount of time spent reading the Bible is less than 7 minutes a day (the Barna Group).
And yet, the average person spends almost 5 hours a day watching TV (Communications Industry Forecast & Report)

Invest 45 minutes a day reading just 12 pages of the Bible and you will read it from cover to cover in 90 days! Join a small group to give you some accountability and encouragement along the way. Groups will meet on Sunday mornings at 10AM and Wednesday Evenings at 6PM on the campus of MartinBluff Baptist Church. The Journey is set to begin on Wednesday, January 18th, 2006 at 6PM and Sunday, January 22nd at 10AM. Which time works best for you?

Plan to take part in this exciting, challenging and potentially life-changing experience. Each week we will interact with each other as we watch an informative teaching DVD to keep us oriented and motivated throughout the 90 days. The MISSION: to READ, attentively, every word of the Bible in 90 days.

For more information check out he website: www.biblein90days.com. Sign up by emailing mbbc@martinbluffchurch.com or by calling the church office 228-497-4395. Don't miss it!

Martin Bluff Blog!

2005-12-29T09:48:00.000-06:00

We are excited about the things God has done for us as individuals and as a church and invite you to join us in worship. We hold a worship service every Sunday morning at 11:00 AM and also have a morning Bible study at 9:45 AM which we call TLC Time.