Announcements: July 22, 2012

Class News

• The title of this Sunday's lesson is Family Feud. The background passage is Judges 8:22-12:15. The lesson passages are Judges 9:1-9, 14-15, 56-57. Before Sunday, please take a moment to prayerfully read through the passages to prepare for the lesson.
• Happy Birthday to Tiffany McDaniel, Monday, July 23rd!
• Happy Anniversary to Matt & Melissa, Monday, July 23rd!
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  Happy Birthday to Laura Lindley, Saturday, July 28th!
• Happy Anniversary to Adam & Casey, Saturday, July 28th!
• Happy Anniversary to Damani & Corrie, Saturday, July 28th!
• If you would like to sign up to bring Scott & Julia Toth a meal, please click here.
• Women's Bible Study: Will meet THIS Tuesday, July 24th at Priscilla's house (3303 Cheswick Court) at 6:45pm. Please come prepared to discuss week 5 of the study.
• July 31st (Tuesday): Baby shower for Priscilla! Hosted by Amanda Elliott, at 7pm.
• August 11th (Saturday): Baby shower for Sarah! Hosted by Melissa Gardner, at 10am.
• August 19th (Sunday): Instead of meeting in our LJG room, our class will meet in the CLC at 9:15am to hear Judge Paul Newby speak.

LBC News

Lawndale's Website

Children's Ministry

Looking for LJG Teachers:

• Several children's LJG class teacher positions are available for the Fall.
• If you are interested in serving, contact Arvil at apennington@lawndalebaptist.org.

ETC Enlistment & New Schedule:

• Toni Thompson, the ETC Coordinator is working on the new September schedule.
• Please e-mail your schedule requests to Toni at tthompson@triad.rr.com by July 22nd (today).

Promotion Sunday:

• Sunday, September 2nd for preschoolers and children.

Activities Ministry

Baseball Trip to Atlanta:

• August 4-5 to see the Houston Astros vs. the Atlanta Braves.
• Cost is $32 plus hotel and food.
• See Jimmy to register.

Family Tubing Trip:

• August 25th at Zaloo's Canoes in Jefferson, NC.
• Cost is $15 for adults, $11 for children.
• Payment due in full by August 15th.

Co-Ed Softball:

• Registration has begun. Call Jimmy in the office or email: jjackson@lawndalebaptist.org if you are interested.

Married Adult Ministry

The Resolution for Men:

• The next class will begin Wednesday, August 15th from 6:30-7:30pm.
• We will meet 7 consecutive Wednesday nights.
• Call the church to register or email Rodney at rnavey@lawndalebaptist.org.

Operation Outreach:

• Sunday, August 5th at 4pm in the library.

Worship & Music Ministry

Lawndale Fine Arts & Music Academy:

• Starts in Fall 2012 including a variety of music lessons including guitar, violin, piano, voice and more.
• Registration begins Wednesday, July 25th.
• Contact the Worship and Music Office for more information.

Save the Date:

• Sunday, August 26th at 5:30pm, Calvary Baptist Church of Winston Salem will combine with Lawndale for a night of powerful worship, song, and testimony.

Greensboro Christmas Spectacular:

• Program Dates - December 8th & 9th.

Looking for Teachers:

• The Worship & Music Ministry is looking for Fall and Spring Preschool, Children and Student teachers and sponsors.
• If interested, call or email Carol Anne at caearnhardt@lawndalebaptist.org.

Food Service Ministry

Menu for Wednesday, July 25th:

• Grilled Pork Chop, Baked Apples, Fresh Roasted Vegetables, & Mashed Potatoes OR the Salad/Potato/Fruit Bar.
• Call the church office to make a reservation.

Additional Announcements

Boone Mission Trip:

• August 13-17
• Cost is $135/person and includes transportation and room and board.
• Projects include painting, yard work, and home repair.
• Information meeting will be Wednesday, August 1st at 7:30pm in Room 262.
• Contact Bill Bailey for more information at 282-3270

Discipleship LifePlus Classes:

• If you would like to facilitate a class for the fall semester of LifePlus, fill out a registration form in your LJG or in the office.
• Registration forms and syllabus need to be turned in to Curt Dean, Aaron Woody, or the church office by Sunday, August 12th.

Shepherd's Shelf Food Pantry:

• Specific items on the food pantry list are needed to help feed the hungry.
• Please bring food items to the 1st floor Collection Center.

Judges 9:1-9, 14-15, 56-57

Judges 9:1-9

Abimelek

9 Abimelek son of Jerub-Baal went to his mother’s brothers in Shechem and said to them and to all his mother’s clan, 2 “Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood. ”

3 When the brothers repeated all this to the citizens of Shechem, they were inclined to follow Abimelek, for they said, “He is related to us.” 4 They gave him seventy shekels[a] of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels, who became his followers. 5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding. 6 Then all the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo gathered beside the great tree at the pillar in Shechem to crown Abimelek king.

7 When Jotham was told about this, he climbed up on the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted to them, “Listen to me, citizens of Shechem, so that God may listen to you. 8 One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’

9 “But the olive tree answered, ‘Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and humans are honored, to hold sway over the trees?’

 Judges 9:14-15

14 “Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king.’

15 “The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, then let fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’

Judges 9:56-57

56 Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelek had done to his father by murdering his seventy brothers. 57 God also made the people of Shechem pay for all their wickedness. The curse of Jotham son of Jerub-Baal came on them.

Announcements: July 15, 2012

Class News

• The title of this Sunday's lesson is Risk. The background passage is Judges 6:1-8:21. The lesson passages are Judges 6:11-16; 7:9-11, 13-15. Before Sunday, please take a moment to prayerfully read through the passages to prepare for the lesson.
• Congratulations to Scott, Julia, and big brothers Nicholas & Charlie on the birth of Lincoln Nathaniel Toth. Born Tuesday, July 17th at 7:45am, weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring 20 1/2 inches long.

• Happy Birthday to Rob Jones on Monday, July 16th!
• Happy Anniversary to Tim & Lindsay on Monday, July 16th!
• Happy Birthday to Adam Gardner on Wednesday, July 18th!
• Women's Bible Study: Will meet Tuesday, July 24th at Melissa Gardner's house (4913 Riding Ridge Drive) at 6:45pm. Please come prepared to discuss week 5 of the study.
• July 31st (Tuesday): Baby shower for Priscilla! Hosted by Amanda Elliott, at 7pm.
• August 11th (Saturday): Baby shower for Sarah! Hosted by Melissa Gardner, at 10am.

LBC News

Lawndale's Website

Activities Ministry

Baseball Trip to Atlanta:

• August 4-5 to see the Houston Astros vs. the Atlanta Braves.
• Cost is $32 plus hotel and food.
• See Jimmy to register.

Family Tubing Trip:

• August 25th at Zaloo's Canoes in Jefferson, NC.
• Cost is $15 for adults, $11 for children.
• Payment due in full by August 15th.

Co-Ed Softball:

• Registration has begun. Call Jimmy in the office or email: jjackson@lawndalebaptist.org if you are interested.

Married Adult Ministry

The Resolution for Men:

• The next class will begin Wednesday, August 15th from 6:30-7:30pm.
• We will meet 7 consecutive Wednesday nights.
• Call the church to register or email Rodney at rnavey@lawndalebaptist.org.

Additional Announcements

Toiletry Items for Urban Ministry:

• The Singles are collecting toiletry items for this ministry in June and July.
• Please bring items to the 1st floor collection area or to the White House.

Quarterly Business Meeting:

• The next meeting will be Sunday, July 22nd following the evening service.

Boone Mission Trip:

• August 13-17
• Cost is $135/person and includes transportation and room and board.
• Projects include painting, yard work, and home repair.
• Information meeting will be Wednesday, August 1st at 7:30pm in Room 262.
• Contact Bill Bailey for more information at 282-3270

Discipleship LifePlus Classes:

• If you would like to facilitate a class for the fall semester of LifePlus, fill out a registration form in your LJG or in the office.
• Registration forms and syllabus need to be turned in to Curt Dean, Aaron Woody, or the church office by Sunday, August 12th.

Judges 6:11-16; 7:9-11, 13-15

Judges 6:11-16


11 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”

13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.”

14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”

15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family. ”

16 The Lord answered, “I will be with you , and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”

Judges 7:9-11

9 During that night the Lord said to Gideon, “Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. 10 If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah 11 and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp.” So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp.

Judges 7:13-15

13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. “I had a dream,” he was saying. “A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.”

14 His friend responded, “This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.”

15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down and worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, “Get up! The Lord has given the Midianite camp into your hands.”

Announcements: July 8, 2012

Class News

• The title of this Sunday's lesson is Follow The Leader. The background passage is Judges 3:7-5:31. The lesson passages are Judges 4:1-4, 6-8a, 10; 5:1-5, 9-11a. Before Sunday, please take a moment to prayerfully read through the passages to prepare for the lesson.
• Happy Birthday to Billy Martin tomorrow, July 9th!
• Happy Anniversary to Adam & Sarah on Wednesday, July 11th!
• Women's Bible Study: Will meet THIS Tuesday, July 10th, at Sarah Gardner's house (1906 Tennyson Drive, Greensboro/27410) at 6:45pm. Please be prepared to watch the video/discuss session 4.
• July 15th: Class Social!! Our LJG's next social will be the church-wide picnic on Sunday, July 15th @ 4pm at Bur-Mil Park. The church will provide hot dogs, condiments and chips. You are asked to bring a side or dessert to share, along with drinks and lawn chairs for your family.
• July 31st (Tuesday): Baby shower for Priscilla! Hosted by Amanda Elliott, at 7pm.
• August 11th (Saturday): Baby shower for Sarah! Hosted by Melissa Gardner, at 10am.

LBC News

Lawndale's Website

Church Picnic:

• Bur-Mil Park Shelters #5 and #7.
• Games will begin at 4pm and dinner will be served at 6pm.
• Hot dogs, hamburgers, toppings, buns and chips will be provided.
• Please bring side dishes and desserts to share.
• Bring drinks, cups, and ice for your family.

Activities Ministry

Baseball Trip to Atlanta:

• August 4-5 to see the Houston Astros vs. the Atlanta Braves.
• Cost is $32 plus hotel and food.
• See Jimmy to register.

Family Tubing Trip:

• August 25th at Zaloo's Canoes in Jefferson, NC.
• Cost is $15 for adults, $11 for children.
• Payment due in full by August 15th.

Co-Ed Softball:

• Registration has begun. Call Jimmy in the office or email: jjackson@lawndalebaptist.org if you are interested.

Married Adult Ministry

Home School Co-Op Interest Meeting:

• Sunday, July 8th at 5pm in the Fellowship Hall.
• For preschool through 1st grade.

The Resolution for Men:

• The next class will begin Wednesday, August 15th from 6:30-7:30pm.
• We will meet 7 consecutive Wednesday nights.
• Call the church to register or email Rodney at rnavey@lawndalebaptist.org.

Judges 4:1-4, 6-8a, 10; 5:1-5, 9-11a

Judges 4:1-4

Deborah

4 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, now that Ehud was dead. 2 So the Lord sold them into the hands of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. Sisera, the commander of his army, was based in Harosheth Haggoyim. 3 Because he had nine hundred chariots fitted with iron and had cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help.

4 Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading[a] Israel at that time.

Judges 4:6-8

6 She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead them up to Mount Tabor. 7 I will lead Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his troops to the Kishon River and give him into your hands. ’”

8 Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go; but if you don’t go with me, I won’t go.”

Judges 4:10

10 There Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali, and ten thousand men went up under his command. Deborah also went up with him.

Judges 5:1-5

The Song of Deborah

5 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
2 “When the princes in Israel take the lead,
when the people willingly offer themselves—
praise the Lord!
3 “Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
I, even I, will sing to[a] the Lord;
I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.
4 “When you, Lord, went out from Seir,
when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook, the heavens poured,
the clouds poured down water.
5 The mountains quaked before the Lord, the One of Sinai,
before the Lord, the God of Israel.
Judges 5:9-11

9 My heart is with Israel’s princes,
with the willing volunteers among the people.
Praise the Lord!

10 “You who ride on white donkeys,
sitting on your saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road,
consider 11 the voice of the singers[a] at the watering places.
They recite the victories of the Lord,
the victories of his villagers in Israel.

“Then the people of the Lord
went down to the city gates.

Announcements: July 1, 2012

Class News

• The title of this Sunday's lesson is Truth or Consequences. The background passage is Judges 1:1-3:6. The lesson passages are Judges 2:11-22. Before Sunday, please take a moment to prayerfully read through the passages to prepare for the lesson.
• Happy Belated Anniversary to Marc & Lauren Holbrook and Justin & Monica Sigmon, on June 14th!
• Happy Belated Birthday to Casey Garant on June 28th!
• Happy Belated Birthday to Mark McDaniel on June 29th!
• Happy Anniversary to Nathan & Ashlee, TODAY, July 1st!
• Happy Birthday to Greg Pearman on Monday, July 2nd!
• Happy Birthday to Dahlia Crater on Saturday, July 7th!
• Women's Bible Study: Will meet NEXT Tuesday, July 10th, at Sarah Gardner's house (1906 Tennyson Drive, Greensboro/27410).
• July 7th: Please join us THIS SATURDAY for Monica's Baby Shower!! The shower will be at Priscilla's house (3303 Cheswick Court, Greensboro/27410) at 2pm. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share!
• July 15th: Class Social!! Our LJG's next social will be the church-wide picnic on Sunday, July 15th @ 4pm at Bur-Mil Park. The church will provide hot dogs, condiments and chips. You are asked to bring a side or dessert to share, along with drinks and lawn chairs for your family.
• July 31st (Tuesday): Baby shower for Priscilla! Hosted by Amanda Elliott, at 7pm.
• August 11th (Saturday): Baby shower for Sarah! Hosted by Melissa Gardner, at 10am.

LBC News

Lawndale's Website

Happy 4th of July: The Church Office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th. There will be no Wednesday dinner or activities.

Activities Ministry

Baseball Trip to Atlanta:

• August 4-5 to see the Houston Astros vs. the Atlanta Braves.
• Cost is $32 plus hotel and food.
• See Jimmy to register.

Family Tubing Trip:

• August 25th at Zaloo's Canoes in Jefferson, NC.
• Cost is $15 for adults, $11 for children.
• Payment due in full by August 15th.

Co-Ed Softball:
Registration has begun. Call Jimmy in the office or email: jjackson@lawndalebaptist.org if you are interested.

Married Adult Ministry

The Resolution for Men:
If you are interested in taking this class, please contact Rodney Navey at rnavey@lawndalebaptist.org. You will be sent a survey for choosing options for class availability.

Home School Co-Op Interest Meeting:

• Sunday, July 8th at 5pm in the Fellowship Hall.
• For preschool through 1st grade.

Judges 2:11-22

11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord and served the Baals. 12 They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They aroused the Lord’s anger 13 because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. 14 In his anger against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist. 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.


16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[a] who saved them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands. 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the Lord relented because of their groaning under those who oppressed and afflicted them. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

20 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel and said, “Because this nation has violated the covenant I ordained for their ancestors and has not listened to me, 21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. 22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the Lord and walk in it as their ancestors did.”