2008 Operation Christmas Child

Starting October 13 through November 9, 2008, ARBC will begin collecting shoeboxes filled with items for children in war torn countries.

Yes, it is now time to begin preparing for our annual ministry of preparing and giving shoeboxes filled with little gifts for children around the world through
Operation Christmas Child.
This year's goal is 150 boxes to reach 150 impoverished children to impact 150 families, some of whom may have no previous Christian contact, for the glory of our great God!

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InChWesta - October 2008

Praying for Masks to be Removed
Believe it or not, Halloween (or whatever name you want to give it) will be here in no time, and kids, teenagers, and even some adults will be putting on all sorts of masks and costumes.

While these masks and costumes are often cute and make us smile and laugh, I want to talk about a different kind of mask that many teenagers wear. This is a mask, or even multiple masks, that they put on and take off at different times. Many in the church today have a Christian mask, a school mask, a sports mask, a work mask, a friend’s mask, and maybe even more.

My hope and prayer is that through InChWeSta, these students will begin to see that Christianity is a relationship with Jesus Christ that goes beyond the confines of the church building on Sundays and Wednesdays, that being a Christian means that they are a Christian at school, on the sports fields, in their jobs, and with their friends.

Please join me in praying that our students will begin to remove the masks that they wear and live for Jesus Christ every day of the week and in all the places God brings them!
In Christ,
Josh Robertson

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"Blessings" Musical

Sunday, November 23, 10:30 AM
For many of us, Thanksgiving is our favorite time of the year. Plan now to be here that Sunday morning for a very special offering, looking at God’s blessings to us and our offering Him praise in return.

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Gloria Hughes in Concert

Sunday, October 26, 6:30 PM
We are always spiritually uplifted when Gloria sings! Join us this night as she blesses us with about 25 minutes of Christian music. Pastor Jim will preach afterwards.

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Dr. Jim Perkins - Five Years of Service

Congratulations to Pastor Jim and Beverly on the fifth anniversary as pastor of ARBC on October 1! We appreciate your leadership!

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October 2008

ne Parson’s Opinion
by Danny Rogers, Minister of Education

“For this is the will of God, your sanctification.”

In regard to discipleship training, at ARBC we’ve completed two sessions of Share Jesus Without Fear, and Crown Financial is currently in session. There is more training on the horizon, and I would like you to know why these particular classes have been chosen for the coming year.

Some may ask, “Why wasn’t I asked about what I’m interested in learning?” I considered that, and then I looked at our rolls. We have 600+ names on our rolls with around 230 attending every Sunday. If only half of those in worship responded with two suggestions, I could have had 200 different suggestions. Considering duplication, it could have been a large number. There had to be a better way.

It all began with prayer. Next I turned to the Bible. Specifically, Galatians 5:22-23 and Matthew 28:19-20. I also considered the five basic functions of the church – worship, evangelism, fellowship, discipleship, and ministry. The last item I used as a guide was the ARBC mission statement printed inside every Sunday’s worship guide. Then I asked myself, “Using this specific criterion, what are the factors in what a fruit-bearing Christian looks like and/or does?”

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October is Pastor & Staff Appreciation Month

We will receive a love offering for our pastors and staff throughout the month of October and will present it to them on Sunday, November 2. You may use one of the special love offering envelopes or a regular envelope and mark it “Love Offering.” Checks may be made out to ARBC.

...The Personnel Team

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2008 Fall Festival

Kids, you are invited our annual Fall Festival on Friday, October 31st from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. There will be a gift bags, inflatible bouncers and lots of games. We’ll also have hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, nacho chips, drinks and more.
Kids, dress up and bring your friends for a great time!
Church Members - How You Can Help

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September 2008

ne Parson’s Opinion
by Danny Rogers, Minister of Education


Straight up Change! I’m not talking about money; I’m talking about God changing you and me into the people He wants us to be. The “Christianese” word for this is sanctification. After you place your faith in Jesus Christ, God goes to work sanctifying you, or changing you. All of us need reminding that this is God’s will for us. Read I Thessalonians 4:3: “For this is the will of God, your sanctification…” It is at the heart of God that He desires for each of us to change from who we were and what we did into who He wants us to be, doing what He desires.

It has been said you should have three people whom you want to talk straight with you: 1. Your doctor – you want an honest report from your doctor—no beating around the bush for results and treatments. 2. Your auto mechanic – we want an honest mechanic who will tell us just how much it will cost to repair our cars. 3. Your Pastor (pastoral staff) – your spiritual health should be a top priority in your life, so that you become what God desires of you. This is what I’m writing about – change.

The whole idea of change can become confusing, because there are so many churches and messages telling us that it’s okay to overlook certain aspects of ourselves or our actions. In an age of tolerance, we are bombarded with the message of overlooking and/or tolerating sin. Ask yourself Christian, does God really want me to overlook the “little” sins in my life? You know as well as I that the answer is “No!” Would you expect your doctor to tell you, “Don’t worry, it’s only a ‘little’ cancer”? Of course not.

The first step to seeing real sanctification, real change in yourself, is to recognize sin in your life. Loved ones, if we are not willing to face our own sins in the mirror, then we won’t change. God is ready, willing and able to do His part—the actual changing—but you have to do your part as well. My first step is to recognize what displeases God and your first step is to recognize what displeases God. Face up to it, call it what it is, don’t soften it and admit it to God, then confess it to a confidant. Yes, I have scripture to back that up. James 5:16 says, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed.” Confessing to a confidant is a key step because that person will help you with the next step.

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InChWesta - September 2008

Starting Sunday, September 7, our Youth will be going through The Gospel Journey, a reality-based video series put out by Dare2Share Ministries. In it, seven individuals go into the wilderness for seven days and go through the Gospel Message. These individuals represent a variety of beliefs including an agnostic, a minister’s kid, an atheist, a wiccan, an Episcopalian, a Presbyterian, a city girl and a preacher. After each “talk” there is a discussion time in which the individuals are able to ask questions and bring up objections based on their belief systems. A group of our students previewed this series in the spring and all agreed that it was the clearest, non-threatening presentation of the Gospel we have ever heard. I have been encouraging the students to be courageous and invite their friends to this event, which will last seven weeks. Please join us in prayer so that they will be able to do that, so their friends can come and hear the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. Also be praying with us that as a result of this journey, lives would be changed for eternity.

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September 2008

ne Parson’s OpinionMay I ask you to do something for me? No, I am not asking you to give me something—Mark, Danny and Josh do that stuff! But I am asking you to give. I am asking you to give something to the policemen, firemen and EMTs who serve us throughout the year. I am asking for you to pray for them during the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

There is the distinct possibility that these men and women will be in harm’s way. There are anarchists who want to disrupt the convention’s process. The police are charged with not allowing this to happen. At the very least, they will be in very stressful situations. Pray for their safety.

Will you also pray for those of us who will be working downtown? Ask God to give us grace to be able to minister to these folks who protect us throughout the year.

About 30 members of ARBC will be assembling 600 sandwiches a day, and several will be serving food in safe hotel rooms downtown, providing a place for the officers to “decompress.” Ask God to use us to be Jesus' hands and feet during these days.

The people of God have an opportunity to minister to some very important people the week of the DNC. I hope you will not see the DNC coming to Denver as a burden, but as a providential opportunity to put into practice what we say we believe.

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