MANAGE D CARE
Sounding the Alarm
New Living Word Ministries
Volume 6 Issue 3
Vision of NLWM
To teach the believer how
to live by faith
To teach the believer how
to experience the overcoming victorious life
NLWM was established to teach
the uncompromising Word of
God and to proclaim the Gospel
of Jesus Christ. Our goal is to
minister by precept and example,
teaching the body of Christ to
walk in victory and to adopt a
lifestyle that is irreproachable.
2010
FROM THE PASTOR
To win the lost
Mission of NLWM
March
Pastor Jerry L. Baldwin
“A new commandment I give unto
you, that ye love one another; as I
have loved you, that ye also love
one another. By this shall all men
know that ye are my disciples, if ye
have love one to another.” John
13: 34-35
If we are to enjoy victorious kingdom living, we must
learn how to love one another.
The only way to have right
relationship with people is to
learn how to walk in love. To
be successful in our love walk,
we must learn the fundamentals
of loving others.
As kingdom citizens, our
love for others should be as
Christ love is to us. This new
dimension of love separates us
from the world. The fundamentals of loving others are as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Our love is base on our
relationship with God.
Our love is without reasons.
Our love is without expectations.
Our love is without manipulation.
5.
Our love is without limitations.
6. Our love is regardless of
situation.
7.
Our love is without termination.
8. Our love has to put on.
9. Our love covers all wrongs.
10. Our love requires action.
The most powerful force the
world has ever known is that of
love. The motivating force of
everything in the kingdom is love.
Everything that you need to turn
around in your life can be turned
around through loving others.
Learn the fundamentals of loving
others and activate the power of
God in your life.
Inside this issue:
Prison Ministry
2
Outreach Ministry
2
Follow-Up Ministry 2
Sweetheart Ball
3
NLW School
3
Calendar
4
Congratulations
4
USHER MINISTRY
By Kimberley Proctor
The Usher Ministry had it’s
first meeting of the year in January. The leadership officers for
2010 were introduced to more
than 30 members. Andre' Stringfellow presided over the meeting and introduced the agenda
items for the 2010 year.
President Stringfellow reminded everyone that the Ushers have a tremendous responsibility of supporting the pastor
and the overall mission of the
Church by giving God our best
at all times . With this in mind,
he stated that our goal is to
serve with Excellence. Other
agenda items included uniforms,
recruitment, fellowship activities, serving, nursing home project and training throughout the
year.
February was a great
month for the Ushers. In addition to serving within the church
walls, we got the opportunity to
serve by reaching out to
the local and international communities. We visited local nursing homes for Valentine’s Day,
played bingo and gave the residents Valentine's gifts. Internationally, the Usher Ministry
agreed to donate $100 to Unicef for the Haiti Relief Project. If
you are interested in joining the
Usher Ministry contact Andre’
Stringfellow.
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PRISON MINISTRY
By Tracy Williams
Saturday, February 6th was a
night to remember at the Jackson Correction Center in
Jonesboro. The NLW Prison
Ministry brought the Club Experience right into the jailhouse. The inmates were captivated by praise, locked-up in
the worship, and shackled to
the Holy Spirit. Minister Simon
Flake served as the emcee. He
stood at the “mic” breaking
down the scriptures by sharing
with them how Joseph went
from a slave and prisoner to a
prince. Minister of Music, Shelton Richardson and
“Adoration” sung their soon to
be gospel hit single “You’re
Amazing” and many others like
“Lets Get Back to Eden”. The
spirit filled gospel rap group,
The Holy Rollers hit them with
some off the chain rap that got
the brothers to their feet and
EXP Divine Mime ministered
through silent praise and movement.
There was praise & worship going on in the place that
had never been seen before in
JCC. Although, some of the
brothers may have been in
lockup they were not locked
in; they were imprisoned, but
prison wasn’t in them. The
inmates found freedom in the
“Club Experience”. They
praised and worshiped God in
song and some really good
“undignified” dancing. Pastor
Baldwin imparted some words
straight from God, and over 35
inmates came up during the
alter call for salvation and to
front slide from their backslidden conditions.
Who said
Believers can’t hit the club.
OUTREACH MINISTRY
By Alexes M. Toomes
The Outreach Ministry kicked off the month of love
by displaying God’s love to the
Ruston community through our
Friday night outreach services.
We started with an encouraging
message from ministry leader
James Hardy. Throughout the
remainder of the month we
displayed love according to the
word and will of God. In John
13:34-35, the word of God tells
us that there exist a new commandment in which we are
instructed to “love one another
by this all men will know that
you are my disciples.” Following this commandment is the
goal of the Outreach Ministry.
th
On February 26 , we
celebrated Black History Month
with a dinner to commemorate
the African-American culture.
In doing so, members prepared
food for the soul or “soul food”
to hand out to the recipients.
Opening the celebration was a
word from Sister Bernadine
Flake. She gave an outstanding
message on “Choices”.
The Outreach Ministry
began providing transportation
for its recipients to travel to
Outreach and NLWM for Sunday services. Weekly, the Center experiences a turnout of
people who come to receive the
goods and services provided,
yet, there is more to Outreach
than being a spectator. The real
benefits of Outreach exist in the
word of God and his unconditional love, not in the food,
groceries, and clothing provided.
In conclusion, Brother
Hardy marveled at the works of
the Outreach staff and volunteers of NLWM. He stated that
“words cannot express his
gratitude”.
He encourages
ministers to get involved. Like
previously stated by Brother
Hardy, “outreach is an arm of
the ministry that is vitally important to the body of Christ
because it gives us the opportunity to demonstrate that we are
a church without walls,” but
hearts filled with God’s love.
FOLLOW UP MINISTRY
By Ayasha Combest
The Follow-up Ministry
began last January. Our mission is to reach out and spread
the love of God and to encourage our brothers and sisters to
continue in the faith. We contact past members living within
a 30-mile radius, current members who have been absent,
and new members once a
month by telephone or e-mail.
We tell them that we love
them and are available to pray
with them.
The Follow-up
Ministry is part of our charge
as ministers of reconciliation.
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SWEETHEART BALL
By Dwight & Rixie Thompson
Photos By Juliet Baldwin & Shelton Richardosn
The New Living Word Ministries Annual Sweetheart Ball
was the main event in Lincoln
Parish for the month of February. This year’s theme was
“Forever in Love”. On the Red
Carpet, guests were greeted
with southern hospitality by
Robbie Williams,
First Lady
Juliet Baldwin, Brittany Love,
Tiffany Lockett and Ayasha
Combest. The ballroom was
decorated with long stem red
gladiolas, floating balls, an arch
of love photo drop and candles.
The program was or-
chestrated by mistress of ceremony, Kianga Kelly and master
of ceremony, Steve Brown.
Pastor Baldwin elaborated on
the meaning of the theme
“Forever
in
Love”.
The theme was further
carried out when couples paraded the ballroom with symbols of love.
The following
symbols were represented:
Jonathan & Lajuan CaltonHeart; Quarvay & Shandra
Winbush-Red Roses; Andre’ &
Pamela Stringfellow- Diamonds,
and James & Shadonna HardyThe Cross. Jessica Kador narrated the meaning of each symbol. The meal was catered by
Aramark and blessed by Greg
Williams. A Valentine ballroom
dance expose’ was performed
by Louisiana Tech University
dancers, K.C. Sanjog and
Prerna Kishore under the Artistic Direction of Beverly
Maggio. The Toast was performed by Jerry & Earnestine
Jordan.
Shelton and Kia
Richardson sung a duet entitled, “Close To You”.
The highlight of the night
was a marriage proposal from
Frederick Buggs to Bernice
Williams. Several prizes were
awarded including the Stella
Award which was awarded to
Sharon Satcher for her outstanding Ball Spirit. The night
ended with everyone on the
dance floor for a period of
romance and dancing. Photographer James Aubrey from
Graphic Designs captured photos of the night.
We thank all volunteers
who helped with making this
event a success. The event is
hosted by New Living Word
Marriage Ministry under the
leadership of Dwight and Rixie
Thompson.
NEW LIVING WORD SCHOOL
By Robbie Williams
Photos by Shelton Richardson
The NLW school students
participated in a debate on
Wednesday, February 27th.
Kia Richardson of D.R.E.A.M.Makers introduced the debate
by sharing with the congregation that through the art of
debate she has been teaching
the students how to express
their views and opinions in a
respectful and civil manner.
The first team that debated
were the elementary students.
The topic of their debate was
school uniforms. The team
members for the position of
“Wearing school uniforms”
Were: Bryanica Houston, Korrin Jones, Desiree’ Chambers,
Jamyah Eugene and Jessica Onwuzulike. The team members
for the position of “No school
uniforms” were: Precious Hubbard, Kourtney Rollins, Bryia
Hoskins, Taniya Gahagan and
Unique Scott.
The Elementary students
debate was won by the “No
school uniforms” team. Kourtney Rollins was the 1st place
winner and MVP for the elementary school student debate.
The High school students
debated on the topic of
“Abortion”. The “Pro Life”
team members were: Malakii
Jenkins, Jasmine Onwuzulike,
and Hannah Blockson. The “Pro
Choice” team members were:
Miracle Kennedy,
Ronita
Parker, Jameliah Blockson, Hope
Miller and Diogenee’ Osborne.
The High school debate
was won by the “Pro Life” team.
Jasmine Onwuzulike was the
MVP and 1st place winner of the
High school student debate.
The judges for the debate
were: Derrick Fields, Kimberley
Proctor and Eva Williams.
Pictured above: Kia Richardson of
D.R.E.A.M.Makers thank the students for
their courage and participation.
Pictured are MVP’s Kourtney
Rollins ( top) and Jasmine Onwuzulike (bottom)
Come grow with us!
Sunday
Prayer - 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.
Morning Worship - 10a.m
Wednesday
March 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Men’s Ministry 5:30p.m.
Men’s Prayer 6:30 p.m.
Women’s Ministry-6:15 p.m.
1 Restoration 6:00p 2 .Restoration 6:00p 3Health & Wellness
4 Detention Center
5 Restoration
6 Minister’s Class–
Women’s Prayer - 5:30 p.m.
Health & Wellness
7p.m.
Ministry-noon
6:00p
Eastside Outreach 7p
7:30a.m.
Walk for Life 9:30a
8p.m.
Restoration 5:00p
Jonesboro Ministry- 6:30p
Bible Study- 7:00 p.m.
College Ministry- 8:00 p.m.
Thursday
Jonesboro Outreach Ministry 6:30p.m.
Friday
Eastside Outreach Ministry7:00p.m.
7 Leadership
8 Restoration 6:00p 9 Restoration 6:00p 10 Health & Wellness 11 Restoration 5:00p
12 Restoration
13 Minister’s Class–
8:15a
Health & Wellness
7p.m.
Jonesboro Ministry- 6:30p
6:00p
Eastside Outreach 7p
7:30a.m.
Walk for Life 9:30a
18 Restoration 5:00p
19 Restoration
20 Minister’s Class–
6:00p
Eastside Outreach 7p
7:30a.m.
Walk for Life 9:30a
26 Restoration
27 Minister’s Class-
6:00p
Eastside Outreach 7p
7:30a.m.
.
Jonesboro Prison-7p.m
14Leadership-
15
8:15a.m.
Out-Johnny’s Pizza
Restoration 6:00p
1900 W. Barnett Springs Rd.
Ruston, LA 71270
(318) 255-0270
Jerry L. Baldwin
PTO Pizza Night
16 Restoration- 17
6:00p
Health & Wellness 8p.m. Jonesboro Ministry-6:30p
Health & Wellness 7p.m.
Saturday
Prayer - 9:00 a.m.
Walk for Life - 9:30 a.m.
Van Ministry
Pick-up/drop off services
available
Contact the church at
255-0270
24 hours before pick up
Visit us on the Web @
www.nlwm.org
New Living Word
Ministries
8p.m.
21Leadership-
22 Restoration
23 Restoration- 24 .
8:15a.m.
6:00p
Health & Wellness 7p
6:00p
25 Restoration 5:00p
Health & Wellness 8p.m. Jonesboro Ministry-6:30p
Walk for Life 9:30a
Jonesboro Prison 7p
28 Leadership- 29 Restoration
30 Restoration-
8:15a.m.
Singles & Marriage
Ministry-Ruston
6:00p
6:00p
Health & Wellness 7p
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**REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR OUR PASTOR, LEADERS, THE SICK ,
THE BEREAVED, and those serving in the MILITARY**
Pastor
Newsletter Staff Contributing
in this issue:
Juliet Baldwin-photographer
Quoqueze Price
Kimberly Proctor-Writer/
Technical
Kia Richardson-Marketing
Shelton RichardsonPhotographer
Robbie Williams-Editor/writer
Tracy Williams-Writer/
Technical
Special Thanks
Carl Evans-Video Ministry
Fredrick Buggs and Bernice Williams-Engaged
Will Credit and Joy Eugene-Engaged
Terence and Nicole Lee– February 23rd birth of twins Judah and Micah Lee (4lbs 8 ozs & 4 lbs 9ozs)
LaTosha Jackson Mollette– February 26, 2010 Winter Pinning (Nursing-LA Tech Univ). Graduation 3/6/10
Announcement
Get your child off to a great start. Registration has begun for the New Living Word School 2010-2011 Pre-K4 Program. The child must
turn four by September 31, 2010. We also have a few slots open for this year. Please pick up your registration form from the New
Living Word office.
WELCOME NEW BAPTIZED BELIEVERS
NEW LIVING WORD SCHOOL PTO HOSTS
PIZZA NIGHT OUT
Come to Johnny’s Pizza
(located at 1109 Cooktown Rd. , Ruston )
Monday, March 15th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
to show your support for The New Living Word School.
Women’s Armor Bearer Ministry present 1st Lady Juliet
with Valentine’s Day Gift.