Sundays at 9:30am in Room 217 or
Thursday at 10:30am in Parlor Room
Childcare available—See Amber Wright or Lila Deel to sign up!
Listen to our services—KMHT-FM 103.9—10:45 am
You can hear previous sermons on the web @ www.cbcmarshall.org
CHURCH STAFF
ITEMS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
Soap, Washcloths, Toothpaste/brushes,
pencil sharpeners, small tools
(Each Sun/Thurs sessions are the same!)
Periodicals
Postage Paid
Marshall, TX 75670
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
You have the option of attending this study either on
Sundays or Thursdays!
Central Baptist Church
106 E. Fannin St
Marshall, TX 75670
903-935-9391
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Bible Study Starting September 13th and 17th
The Central Baptist Heartbeat
(USPS 908880) is a monthly
publication of
Central Baptist Church
106 E. Fannin St.
Marshall, Texas 75670
I think it comes down to whether we are seeking a God who is ultimately beyond
us in every way, or a God who can say honestly, “I know how you feel.” Are we
looking for our God to be perfectly respectable, or deeply, emotionally involved
with us to the point where some might say “He’s out of control!” And now, the last
question: Which of the two – perfectly respectable or deeply, emotionally involved
– best describes the life of Jesus?
Volume 58 Issue 9
God is not impassible. He is not outside the universe (or rather, not just there), an
Unmoved Mover in a changeless heaven. He is also very much part of our world,
feeling, rejoicing and hurting along with all the rest of us. But from our perspective,
the place where we feel, He is absolutely consistent to faithfully find and deliver
us. From where we stand, His love for us is our unswerving constant to steer by.
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Marshall, TX 75670
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Security Needed for several Sundays in 2015!
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JENI ADAIR, Central Preschool Director
PATRICK ADAIR, Pastor
CARI ROBERTS, Church Secretary
DON PARKS, Minister of music & Senior Adults
KATHY RUDD, Custodians
DAVID SIMPSON, Church Administrator
JOY WALSH, Financial Secretary
ZACH WHITLOW, Youth Minister
AMBER WRIGHT, Children’s Minister
For the Hungry
If you can’t make it to church, tune in to KMHT
103.9 - FM on Sunday mornings at 10:45 a.m.
Hearts
September 3, 2015
Maybe it bothers you to think about God as emotional. Sometimes we equate
“emotional” with “out of control,” as if we gain more power by being emotionless
and detached. Maybe it bothers you to think of God as changeable in any way –
even emotionally. Let me venture an analogy. Before the age of GPS and even of
compasses, people navigated by the stars. And one the best for navigation was
the North Star. “I am constant as the Northern star!” – Shakespeare’s Caesar
says. But the North Star isn’t constant. It is not outside the universe, a fixed point
in a fixed sky. It is part of our spinning galaxy, wheeling through space along with
everything else. But from our perspective, from the place where we spin, it is
constant enough to faithfully steer by.
At Super 1
Monday, September 21st
At Mission Marshall
Friday, September 18th
Approximately 9:30 am
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and appreciated!
You can listen to past sermons on our website:
www.cbcmarshall.org
Here’s the problem though. The impassible God is the exact opposite of the
picture of God we get from Scripture. In the experience of the people of Israel, and
the first Christian communities, God is all over the place emotionally. The most
common refrain about God’s emotions in the Old Testament is: “The LORD is
gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness” –
this is all over the place – Exodus 34:6, Numbers 14:18, Deuteronomy 4:31,
Nehemiah 9:17, Psalm 86:15, 103:8, 108:4, 145:8, and Joel 2:13, Jonah 4:2.
Other verses speak of His grief, His anger, His pity, and His joy.
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FROM THE PASTOR’S STUDY
If asked to give some adjectives to describe God, most people go straight for the
“omnis.” Omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent – all encompassing, all-knowing, all
powerful. Some go the route of describing God by what He is not – immortal,
timeless, sinless. One of the adjectives sometimes used of God is “impassible.”
That means God is incapable of suffering, and unaffected by whims and moods.
Really, it means God is emotionless, at least as we mere humans understand
emotion. That perception of God comes as a logical outgrowth of what it would
mean for God to be perfect and complete within Himself. It is the Christian version
of Greek philosophy’s vision of the divine Unmoved Mover.
ACTIVITES
FOR SEPTEMBER
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Wednesday, September 2
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
SOUND TECHNICIANS
September 6
Kevin Yandell
Bob Graves
September 13
Ted Huffhines
Kent Reeves
September 20
Bob Graves
Jess Newsom
September 27
Kevin Yandell
Ted Huffhines
SECURITY SCHEDULE
a.m.
p.m.
Sept. 6
D. Thornton
K. Yandell
Sept. 13
D. Thornton
J. Hooper, D. Simpson
Sept. 20
D. Thornton
Sept. 27
D. Thornton
Expenses
$ 49, 009.66 $ 398,719.32
SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE:
Aug. 2
112
Aug. 9
107
Aug. 16
120
Aug. 23
133
Aug. 30
130
Enrollment—327
College Bible Study
Wednesday Nights
Starting, September 2nd
7pm in Fellowship Hall
(figures do not reflect Small
Group enrollment/attendance)
8:00 Central Christian Preschool
5:30 Bible Study & Youth Connection
5:30 Children’s Fall Kick-off
6:30 Sanctuary Choir
7:00 College Bible Study—Fellowship Hall
Sunday, September 6
9:00 Pancakes for Youth & University Students in Fellowship Hall
9:30 Sunday School
10:45 Morning Worship Service
5:00 Bible Study
5:00 Hearts for the Hungry (Security - K. Yandell/Serving ETBU Sigma Pi)
Monday, September 7
OFFICE CLOSED—LABOR DAY
Tuesday, September 8
11:30
Homebound Meeting
Wednesday, September 9
September 1: Irene Poe, Jaime Parkinson
September 2: Carol Leeka
DEACON OFFICERS 2014
Kevin Yandell, Chairman
Roy Darville, Vice-Chairman
Glenn Scott, Secretary
Kevin Reeves, Deacon Family Coordinator
Receipts
Month
Year-to-Date
$ 50, 348.71 $ 407,413.72
903-934-9631
903-935-3129
903-472-9378
903-938-6578
TRUSTEES: Jess Newsom, Vic Schwartz, Ron Walsh
September 3: Sandy Dunham
September 4: Bill Shell
September 5: Dylan Delanger
September 9: Woody Cupples, Linda Spruill,
Jill Ford
Sunday,
September 20th
8:15AM;
in Choir Suite.
September 11: Christine Pyle
Recommendation Approved in Business Meeting—8-26-15
Staff Recommendation: That we begin hosting Mandated Ministries in our
Fellowship Hall now held in the house across the street from Central
Baptist Church. The tutoring sessions are currently on Tuesday and
Thursday beginning in September. Peru Greer is the Director of Mandated Ministries.
Currently the staff of David Simpson and Zach Whitlow have volunteered to be
present on Tuesday and Thursday during the fall semester beginning Sept
15, 2015.
Discussion Only - To be voted on at September 30th Conference
Building and Grounds and Finance Committee: That the church set aside
$50,000 from the General Fund to a restricted account for the purpose of
long-term building and grounds needs.
The account will be administered just as all other restricted accounts currently are. The church will review and approve the expenditures of any
major projects. Both the Building and Grounds and Finance Committees
will provide oversight of the account. At any time, by vote of the church,
the original amount of $50,000 (or remaining balance) can be returned to
the general fund.
September 12: Jerry Summers
September 14: Reba Gibson, Linda Harlin
September 16: Caitlynn Morey, Kynlie Hooper
September 17: Betty Shirley
September 21: Norma Fritz, Jerry Cooper
September 22: Russell Laster, Caitlyn Glorioso
September 23: Sharon Broadus, Nick Jones
September 26: Ann Yandell
September 28: Jonathan Davis
September 29: Joyce Williamson,
Sandra Tankersley
Susan Thornton
September 30: Jake Matthews, Stacie Ray
ALL ACTIVITIES FOR
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
STARTING SEPTEMBER 2ND
Wednesday
September 2 & 16
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Mission Marshall
2109 S. Washington Street
(903) 472-4445
Want to know what’s going on at
Mission Marshall? Check out
www.missionmarshall.org
for info and for opportunities to
serve and get connected!
(903) 472-4944
OUR NEXT CHURCH CONFERENCE
5:30—6:00—Preschool Choir and Children’s Choir
6:00-7:00—Mission Friends for Preschoolers and Children
in Action for grade school ages
Sunday, September 13
9:00
9:30
10:45
5:00
5:00
Pancakes for Youth & University Students in Fellowship Hall
Sunday School
Morning Worship Service
Bible Study
Hearts for the Hungry (Security - J. Hooper, D. Simpson/Serving Ward’s Chapel)
9:00
11:30
Central Christian Preschool
WOO Choir
Wednesday, September 16
September 15: Sandra Turner
September 20: Jim Hooper
Central Christian Preschool
Bible Study & Youth Connection
Children’s Choir
Children in Action & Mission Friends
Sanctuary Choir
College Bible Study—Fellowship Hall
Monday, September 14
September 13: Charles Pace, Jeff Watkins,
Kelsey Jones
September 18: Martha Johnson
8:00
5:30
5:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
Is WEDNESDAY
September 30 5:30PM
8:00
5:30
5:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
Central Christian Preschool
Bible Study & Youth Connection
Children’s Choir
Children in Action & Mission Friends
Sanctuary Choir
College Bible Study—Fellowship Hall
Sunday, September 20
8:15
9:00
9:30
10:45
5:00
5:00
Deacon’s Meeting—Choir Suite
Pancakes for Youth & University Students in Fellowship Hall
Sunday School
Morning Worship Service
Bible Study
Hearts for the Hungry (Security - Serving Summit Methodist)
9:00
11:30
Central Christian Preschool
WOO Choir
Monday, September 21
Wednesday, September 23
8:00 Central Christian Preschool
5:30 Bible Study & Youth Connection
5:30 Children’s Choir
6:00 Children in Action & Mission Friends
6:30 Sanctuary Choir
7:00 College Bible Study—Fellowship Hall
Sunday, September 27
9:00
9:30
10:45
5:00
5:00
Pancakes for Youth & University Students in Fellowship Hall
Sunday School
Morning Worship Service
Bible Study
Hearts for the Hungry (Security— Serving Gideons)