Announcements: October 2, 2011

Class News

• Happy Birthday to Christ Elliott, today, October 2nd!
• Happy Birthday to Jeremy Barnes on Wednesday, October 5th!
• Happy Birthday to Matt Gardner on Thursday, October 6th!
• Happy Anniversary to Billy & Priscilla on Friday, October 7th!
• There are a few dates available to bring breakfast to the LJG in November and December (see the left side of the blog). If you would be willing to take one of those dates, please e-mail Melissa.
• Men's Bible Study: Will meet this Thursday, October 6th, 6:30am, at the Chick-fil-A in the Brassfield Shopping Center.
• Upcoming Dates:
• October 14th: Class Social/Outreach Project: Our class will go to the Western Guilford High School Football Game, 7:30pm. Before the game, the men will have a chance to go into the locker room, speak to the players/coaches and lead them in prayer. As a class, we will also be putting together bags to give to each of the players (most likely filled with fruit, water, snacks, etc). More details to come!
• October 31st: Fall Spectacular (more details in LBC news)

LBC News
Lawndale's Website

Pastor Appreciation Night is Tonight! This will be part of the 6:15 service. Light refreshments will be served and baskets will be available for your cards of appreciation.

Lawndale Gear: Now Available to Order in the Worship Center Lobby.

Women's Ministry

Women's Mission Groups:

• Megan Bowles WMU meets Tuesday, October 4th at 7pm in Room 362
• Evelyn Frost WMU meets Tuesday, October 11th at 10am at the home of Donna Navey. Anyone wanting to ride together, meet in the church parking lot at 9:30am.
• Jean Phillips WMU meets Tuesday, October 11th at 10am in Room 232.
• Alita Blackmon WMU meets Tuesday, October 11th at 7pm in Room 217.

Women's Fall Small Group Bible Studies are available. A complete list with dates, times, locations and facilitators is available on our website.
Candlelight Coffee is Back! Friday, November 11th in the CLC. 7-9pm. Tickets will go on sale for $5 in the lobby or online in October.

Student Ministry
5th Quarter Nights in the CLC: (8:00pm-12:00am) Open to all 6th-12th grades Friday, September 30th and Friday, October 14th. Cost: $5 and bring your own drink.

Activities Ministry
Fall Spectacular: Monday, October 31st, 5:30-9:00pm. Sign up sheets to volunteer will be in your LJG folders. We are now collecting candy to be distributed that evening. Containers will be located in the collection area on the first level of the church.

Children's Ministry
Parent/Child Dedication: Sunday, October 16th. If you wish to participate and did not receive a letter, please contact Carol McKinney in the church office. All registration information is due by October 7th.

Married Adult Ministry
Courageous Living Bible Study: A 4 week men's only study is based on the film "Courageous." It will start October 2 at 5pm.

Worship & Music Ministry
Preschool - High School Choirs have begun!
3s: Room 146
4s: Room 148
5s: Room 150
1st-2nd Grade: Room 135
3rd-4th Grade: Room 137
5th-6th Grade: Room 145
7th-12th Grade: Chapel
Christmas Production: iBelieve Saturday, 12/10/11 and Sunday, 12/11/11 (Times to be announced). Tickets will be available in early November.

Additional Announcements
Food Service News: We welcome Kyle Curtis as our new Food Service Director. Please make him feel welcome as he "feeds the masses." We are looking for volunteers to help out with serving Wednesday Night Meals and other Special Events. If you are interested, please contact the church office to sign up.
Chick-fil-A Spirit Night for Operation Christmas Child: Monday, October 10th @ the Chick-Fil-A on Pisgah Church Road and Thursday, November 17, 5-8pm.
Mission Fair: Come and see some of the many ways Lawndale is touching lives. A Missions Fair "Building Bridges, Touching Lives" will be held in the CLC from 10:15am-11:00am on Sunday, October 9th. You'll have an opportunity to meet leaders and ask questions. 9:15am LJGs will dismiss at 10:10 while 10:45 LJGs will begin at 11am.
Operation Christmas Child - Year Long Collection - October Items: Hygiene items, all ages, boys and girls. Suggestions: tooth brushes, dental floss, chap stick, tooth paste, bar soap, magic towels, hair brushes, combs, barrettes, hair ornaments. Did you know? The recipient of each box is offered a gospel booklet. The Greatest Gift of All, printed in his own language or native dialect and his family is offered an opportunity for following up after reading it.

Announcements: September 25, 2011

Class News

• Happy Anniversary to Todd & Laura Lindley, tomorrow, September 26th!
• Men's Bible Study: Will meet this Thursday, September 29th, 6:30am, at the Chick-fil-A in the Brassfield Shopping Center.
• Upcoming Dates:
• September 30th (THIS Friday): The men are going to see the "Courageous" movie at The Grande. The movie starts at 9:50pm. Men will meet at Jason's Deli (in the news Shoppes at Friendly) to grab a bite to eat at 8:30pm. If you have not paid Nathan for your ticket, please do so ($9.25). If you told Nathan you plan to go, but cannot, please let him know so he can sell your ticket. Currently, Nathan has 3 extra tickets, so if you know of a friend you'd like to invite, please do so!
• October 2nd:
• Operation Outreach (more details in the LBC news)
• Greensboro Life Chain (more details in the LBC news)
• Pastor Appreciation Night (more details in LBC news)
• October 14th: Class Social/Outreach Project: Our class will go to the Western Guilford High School Football Game, 7:30pm. Before the game, the men will have a chance to go into the locker room, speak to the players/coaches and lead them in prayer. As a class, we will also be putting together bags to give to each of the players (most likely filled with fruit, water, snacks, etc). More details to come!
• October 31st: Fall Spectacular (more details in LBC news)

LBC News
Lawndale's Website

411 Resumes Tonight! For Students @ 6:15pm. Middle School meets in Room 361 & High School meets in the chapel.

Pastor Appreciation Night is Sunday, October 2nd. This will be part of the 6:15 service. Light refreshments will be served and baskets will be available for your cards of appreciation.

Lawndale Gear: Now available to order in the Worship Center Lobby.

Women's Ministry
Women's Mission Groups:

• Megan Bowles WMU meets Tuesday, October 4th at 7pm in Room 362
• Evelyn Frost WMU meets Tuesday, October 11th at 10am at the home of Donna Navey. Anyone wanting to ride together, meet in the church parking lot at 9:30am.
• Jean Phillips WMU meets Tuesday, October 11th at 10am in Room 232.
• Alita Blackmon WMU meets Tuesday, October 11th at 7pm in Room 217.

Women's Fall Small Group Bible Studies are available. A complete list with dates, times, locations and facilitators is available on our website.
Candlelight Coffee is Back! Friday, November 11th in the CLC. 7-9pm. Tickets will go on sale for $5 in the lobby or online in October.

Student Ministry

5th Quarter Nights in the CLC: (8:00pm-12:00am) Open to all 6th-12th grades Friday, September 30th and Friday, October 14th. Cost: $5 and bring your own drink.

Activities Ministry
Fall Spectacular: Monday, October 31st, 5:30-9:00pm. Sign up sheets to volunteer will be in your LJG folders. We are now collecting candy to be distributed that evening. Containers will be located in the collection area on the first level of the church.

Children's Ministry
Parent/Child Dedication: Sunday, October 16th. If you wish to participate and did not receive a letter, please contact Carol McKinney in the church office. All registration information is due by October 7th.

Married Adult Ministry
Courageous Living Bible Study: A 4 week men's only study is based on the film "Courageous." It will start October 2 at 5pm.
Operation Outreach: Sunday, October 2nd in the library (Room 263) at 4pm.


Worship & Music Ministry

Preschool - High School Choirs have begun!
3s: Room 146
4s: Room 148
5s: Room 150
1st-2nd Grade: Room 135
3rd-4th Grade: Room 137
5th-6th Grade: Room 145
7th-12th Grade: Chapel
Christmas Production: iBelieve, Saturday, 12/10/11 and Sunday, 12/11/11 (Times to be announced). Tickets will be available in early November.

Additional Announcements
Chick-fil-A Spirit Night for Operation Christmas Child: Monday, October 10th @ the Chick-Fil-A on Pisgah Church Road and Thursday, November 17, 5-8pm.
Mission Fair: Come and see some of the many ways Lawndale is touching lives. A Missions Fair "Building Bridges, Touching Lives" will be held in the CLC from 10:15am-11:00am on Sunday, October 9th. You'll have an opportunity to meet leaders and ask questions. 9:15am LJGs will dismiss at 10:10 while 10:45 LJGs will begin at 11am.

Operation Christmas Child - Year Long Collection - October Items: Hygiene items, all ages, boys and girls. Suggestions: tooth brushes, dental floss, chap stick, tooth paste, bar soap, magic towels, hair brushes, combs, barrettes, hair ornaments. Did you know? The recipient of each box is offered a gospel booklet. The Greatest Gift of All, printed in his own language or native dialect and his family is offered an opportunity for following up after reading it.
Greensboro Life Chain 2011: This year the Life Chain will be Sunday, October 2nd, from 2:30-3:30pm along Battleground Avenue (in front of Krispy Kreme). The national Life Chain is the largest peaceful, prayerful, pro-life, public witness in the world. More than 1500 cities across the US and Canad are expected to participate.

Announcements: September 18, 2011

Class News

• Happy Belated Birthday to Julia Toth on September 1st.
• Happy Belated Birthday to Cheryl Jones on September 2nd.
• Happy Belated Birthday to Melissa Gardner on September 13th.
• Happy Birthday to Todd Lindley this Wednesday, September 21st.
• Men's Bible Study: Will meet this Thursday, September 1st, 6:30am, at the Chick-fil-A in the Brassfield Shopping Center.
• September 30th: Men will be watching the "Courageous" movie at The Grande. The movie starts at 9:50pm. Men will meet somewhere at Friendly Center to grab a bite to eat at 8:45pm. If you have not paid Nathan for your ticket, please do so ($9.25). If you told Nathan you plan to go, but cannot, please let him know so he can sell your ticket.
• October 14th: Class Social/Outreach Project. Our class will be going to the Western Guilford High School Football Game, 7:30. Before the game, the men will have a chance to go into the locker room, speak to the players/coaches and lead them in prayer. As a class, we will also be putting together bags to give to each of the players (most likely filled with fruit, water, snacks, etc). More details to come!

LBC News
Lawndale's Website

Women's Ministry
Women's Fall Small Group Bible Studies are available. A complete list with dates, times, locations and facilitators is available on our website.
Candlelight Coffee is Back! Friday, November 11th in the CLC. 7-9pm. Tickets will go on sale for $5 in the lobby or online in October.

Student Ministry
411 will resume on Sunday, September 25th at 6:15pm. Middle School meets in Room 361. High School meets in the Chapel.
5th Quarter Nights in the CLC: (8:00pm-12:00am) Open to all 6th-12th grades Friday, September 30th and Friday, October 14th. Cost: $5 and bring your own drink.

Activities Ministry
Fall 5K Run- Saturday, September 24: Register online at http://www.fabulousfall5k.com/. Proceeds benefit Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center. 1 mile fun run @ 8:00am (Cost is $10). 5K Run/Walk @ 8:45 (Cost is $25).
Fall Spectacular: Monday, October 31 - 5:30-9:00pm.

Children's Ministry
Baby Class Needs: Safer glider rockers are needed for the baby class. The traditional rockers pose a safety risk to the little ones' feet and hands. If you have one in good condition which you would like to donate, please contact Deborah Brown in the church office.

Married Adult Ministry
Homeschool Support Group Parents are invited to dessert and coffee in Guest Central, September 20th from 7:00-8:30pm.
Courageous Living Bible Study: A 4 week men's only study is based on the film "Courageous." It will start October 2 at 5pm.

Worship & Music Ministry
Christmas Production: Saturday, 12/10/11 and Sunday, 12/11/11 (Times to be announced). Tickets will be available in early November.

Additional Announcements
Mission Fair: Come and see some of the many ways Lawndale is touching lives. A Missions Fair "Building Bridges, Touching Lives" will be held in the CLC from 10:15am-11:00am on Sunday, October 9th. You'll have an opportunity to meet leaders and ask questions. 9:15am LJGs will dismiss at 10:10 while 10:45 LJGs will begin at 11am.
Operation Christmas Child - Year Long Collection - September Items: Sports equipment and games for all ages, boys and girls. Suggestions: jump ropes, deflated soccer/basketballs, nerf balls, baseballs/gloves, Barrel O' Monkeys, Mr. Potato Head, checkers, sidewalk chalk. Did you know? The recipient of each box is offered a gospel booklet. The Greatest Gift of All, printed in his own language or native dialect and his family is offered an opportunity for following up after reading it.
Greensboro Life Chain 2011: This year the Life Chain will be Sunday, October 2nd, from 2:30-3:30pm along Battleground Avenue (in front of Krispy Kreme). The national Life Chain is the largest peaceful, prayerful, pro-life, public witness in the world. More than 1500 cities across the US and Canad are expected to participate.

Announcements: August 28, 2011

Class News

• The title of next Sunday's lesson is Good News to Tell. The background and lesson passage for Sunday is Romans 1:1-17. Before class, please take a moment to prayerfully read through the passage to prepare for the lesson. We will start out of the new Fall Learner Guide this coming Sunday. If you did not pick up a copy this morning, there will be extras in the LJG on Sunday.
• Welcome to our guests, David Frazer and Krystal Weiss. We enjoyed having you with us today!
• Happy Belated Birthday to Ashlee Wallace, this past Saturday, August 27th.
• Men's Bible Study: Will meet this Thursday, September 1st, 6:30am, at the Chick-fil-A in the Brassfield Shopping Center.

LBC News
Lawndale's Website

• Sunday, September 4th: Promotion Sunday
• Wednesday, September 7th: Children's Programs and Wednesday night meals resume
• Sunday, September 11th: Patriot Day Service. No LJGs except Babies - Twos.

Activities Ministry
Fall Soccer Leagues: For 4 and 5 year olds, 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and 5th and 6th grade. Registration information: The cost per returning player is $25, new player $45. After August 27, the fee is $35 and $55.
Fabulous Fall 5K: Register Online at http://www.fabulousfall5k.com/. Proceeds benefit the Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center. 1 mile fun run @ 8:00 (cost is $10). 5K run/walk @ 8:45 (cost is $25).

Children's Ministry
Help Needed in the Children's Ministry: 3rd Grade teacher at 9:15, Young 3s teacher at 9:15, Mission Friends leaders on Wednesday nights at 6:15. Contact Arvil Pennington and he will be glad to discuss the possibilities!
Promotion Sunday: Is September 4th. Preschoolers will receive notification of their new class; Elementary children will promote to the next grade.

Additional Announcements
Operation Christmas Child- Year Round: September items: Sports equipment and games for all ages, boys and girls. Suggestions: Jump ropes, deflated soccer/basketballs, nerf balls, baseballs/gloves, Barrel O Monkeys, Mr. Potato Head, checkers, sidewalk chalk. Did You Know? Odds are the recipient of the box you pack does not speak English as a first language, so consider this before sending books, games, or other items with complex instructions printed in English.
Looking for Mothers of Preschoolers: This year's theme is "MomSense: Bold, Loving, Sensible." To register, visit http://www.lawndalebatist.org/ (go to ministries, women's then MOPS to find registration). Forms are also available at the church office and the Welcome Desk in the lobby. Our Orientation night is Tuesday, September 13th at 7pm in the CLC. Registration fee is $55. For more information, e-mail lawndalebaptistmops@gmail.com or call 282-3129.

Greensboro Life Chain: This year the Life Chain will be Sunday, October 2, from 2:30-3:30pm along Battleground Avenue. The national Life Chain is the largest peaceful, prayerful, pro-life, public witness in the world. More than 1500 cities across the US and Canada are expected to participate.
El Salvador Clothing Drive: The Boone Mission Team is once again asking you to participate in a clothing drive for approximately 175 pastors and their families. Clothes should be clean, no stains or rips. They can be for all ages, adults and children. NO heavy winter clothes, but can use sweaters and light jackets along with summer clothes. Underwear and shoes are also needed, but no high heels, please. There will be marked boxes at the first floor Collection Center. These clothes will be delivered to El Salvador along with the Samaritan's Purse Christmas shoe boxes. Deadline for donating is October 30th.

Romans 1:1-17

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[a] was a descendant of David, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power[b] by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 5 Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from[c] faith for his name’s sake. 6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people:

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 9 God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 10 in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.

11 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,[d] that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,[e] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”[f]

Announcements: August 14, 2011

Class News

• The title of next Sunday's lesson is Recognize the Lord's Authority. The background passage for Sunday is Jeremiah 46:1-52:34. The lesson passages for Sunday are Jeremiah 50:2-3a, 24-25, 29-32, 44b. Before class, please take a moment to prayerfully read through the passages to prepare for the lesson.
• Men's Bible Study: Will meet this Thursday, August 18th, 6:30am, at the Chick-fil-A in the Brassfield Shopping Center.
• Joyner Elementary Partnership: Last year our Adult Life Journey Groups did a fantastic job of helping Joyner Elementary with school supplies. We are partnering with them again this year. Our class has been assigned to collect single subject spiral notebooks. Please bring the notebooks to the Collection Center on the first level near the Fellowship Hall. Thanks for your help in this Outreach Ministry Opportunity!
• Upcoming Dates:
• August: Small Group Social! It's still not too late to be placed in one of our small groups for the month of August. If you'd like to participate, please e-mail Misty or Laura P to be placed in a group.
• September: Cookout at the Gardner's! More details to come.
• October: Costume Party! More details to come.

LBC News
Lawndale's Website 

Joyner School Supply Collection: Thank you for continuing to bring in items for this Outreach Ministry opportunity.

MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers): Are you the mother of a preschool-age child or younger? Would you love to have one morning a month where you can get energized and connect with other moms who share your experiences? Then MOPS is the place for you. Mothers of Preschoolers is an international organization that strives to meet the needs of every mom with children, birth to Kindergarten. Lawndale's MOPS group meets on the 3rd Tuesdays, September-May from 9-11:30am. We'll be back in the CLC this year! The meetings are a great opportunity to chat with other Mothers of Preschoolers, eat great food, take part in fun creative activities, and hear from a variety of speakers intended to help you on your mothering journey. This year's theme is "MomSense: Bold, Loving, Sensible." To register, visit http://www.lawndalebatist.org/ (go to ministries, women's then MOPS to find registration). Forms are also available at the church office and the Welcome Desk in the lobby. Our Orientation night is Tuesday, September 13th at 7pm in the CLC. Registration fee is $55. For more information, e-mail lawndalebaptistmops@gmail.com or call 282-3129.

Children's Ministry
Help Needed in the Children's Ministry: 3rd grade teacher at 9:15, Young 3's teacher at 9:15, Mission Friends leaders on Wednesday nights at 6:15. Contact Arvil Pennington and he will be glad to discuss the possibilities!
Celebration Cookout: If you received an invitation by mail, please remember to make your reservation by calling the office or email Carol at cmckinney@lawndalebaptist.org.
Promotion Sunday: is September 4th. Preschoolers will receive notification of their new class; Elementary children will promote to the next grade.

Activities Ministry
Fall Soccer Leagues: For 4 and 5 year olds, 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and 5th and 6th grade. Registration information: The cost per returning player is $25, new player $45. After August 27, the fee is $35 and $55.
Fabulous Fall 5K: Register Online at http://www.fabulousfall5k.com/. Proceeds benefit the Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center. 1 mile fun run @ 8:00 (cost is $10). 5K run/walk @ 8:45 (cost is $25).

Women's Ministry
Kalos Coffee: This is a fresh and fun way for women to build uplifting relationships with other women. "Kalos" is the Greek word for the "good" that God called mature women of faith to teach other women in Titus 2. The next Kalos Coffee will meet on August 21, at 7:15pm in the Fellowship Hall. Childcare provided with registration. Contact Donna Navey at lawndalementoring@yahoo.com to register or for more information.

Married Adult Ministry
Home School Support Group: Tuesday, August 16th, 6-8pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Additional Announcements
Operation Christmas Child- Year Round: August recommended items: Educational/musical/school items for all ages, boys and girls (suggestions: paint boxes, harmonicas, kazoos, recorders, metric rulers, solar calculators, note pads). Did You Know? Odds are the recipient of the box you pack does not speak English as a first language, so consider this before sending books, games, or other items with complex instructions printed in English.
LifePlus Classes: Begin September 18 and will last for 12 or 13 weeks, depending on each class.
Honor or Remember a Public Servant on Patriot Day, September 11th: You can give a special mum plant to honor or remember a public servant- doctor, nurse, firefighter, police officer or EMT for September 11th. These will be used in the Patriot Day service. You are welcome to take them home after the service. Cost is $14. Use one of the special Seasonal Flower Envelopes available at the welcome desk. Deadline is September 1st.

Jeremiah 50:2-3a, 24-25, 29-32, 44b

Jeremiah 50:2-3
2 “Announce and proclaim among the nations,
lift up a banner and proclaim it;
keep nothing back, but say,
‘Babylon will be captured;
Bel will be put to shame,
Marduk filled with terror.
Her images will be put to shame
and her idols filled with terror.’
3 A nation from the north will attack her
and lay waste her land.
No one will live in it;
both people and animals will flee away.

Jeremiah 50:24-25
24 I set a trap for you, Babylon,
and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured
because you opposed the LORD.
25 The LORD has opened his arsenal
and brought out the weapons of his wrath,
for the Sovereign LORD Almighty has work to do
in the land of the Babylonians.

Jeremiah 50:29-32
29 “Summon archers against Babylon,
all those who draw the bow.
Encamp all around her;
let no one escape.
Repay her for her deeds;
do to her as she has done.
For she has defied the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel.
30 Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets;
all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,”
declares the LORD.
31 “See, I am against you, you arrogant one,”
declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty,
“for your day has come,
the time for you to be punished.
32 The arrogant one will stumble and fall
and no one will help her up;
I will kindle a fire in her towns
that will consume all who are around her.”

Jeremiah 50:44
44 Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets
to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant.
Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this?
Who is like me and who can challenge me?
And what shepherd can stand against me?”