Follow Our Youth Mission Team to Matamoros, Mexico

A member of our ARBC Youth will be using text messaging from a cell phone to journal their mission trip to Matamoros, Mexico. The short text messages will be updated on a web page so you can stay connected to them during the week.

Because this is fairly new technology, please visit this site first: http://myarbc.blogspot.com/ - if you have problems, please select this site - http://www.arbc.net/mexico2008twitter.html

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ARBC 2008 Summer Love-In-Action

July 6 - August 3

We will be collecting the items listed below to fill 300 bags for students at the University of Gyor in Western Hungary. The bags as well as Bibles will be distributed by our ARBC mission team going to Hungary in September.

• Pens, sticky notes, paper clips,
  
• candy, Ziplock sandwich-sized bags and
  
• hotel/travel size toiletries (lotion, tissues, shampoo, etc.)
  

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07.05.08.:.Top Gun FSMB

"First Saturday Men's Breakfast" is Saturday, 07.05.08 at 8A, in Fellowship Hall.
This month: “Paul’s Letter to Timothy, A Practical Look at Ministry”

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Annual Church Picnic - 2008

Sunday, July 6 (following the morning service)

We'll be meeting in the backyard of the Youth House for Bennett's BBQ, fellowship and fun...

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July 2008

ne Parson’s Opinion

As a pastor, you tend to get the same questions asked of you over and over again. I don’t mind it. As a matter of fact, I am less insecure when it comes to questions I have been asked before! Ha!

One of those often-asked questions has to do with guidance. It is often expressed like this: “How do I know God’s will for my life?” Another way of asking the same question is, “Does God want me to do this or that?”

Honestly, I have not stressed much over knowing the will of God. My stress comes from waiting on God to do what I know He will do (but that is for another column).

I believe I do not stress about guidance because I know God loves me and will let me know what I am supposed to do when I am supposed to do it.

This is part of the faith walk. We Christians walk by faith and not by sight. So, that means we just rest, trusting Him who knows what is best for us and trusting that He will reveal what is best at the best time.

Now, I can hear a theologian saying, “That is too simplistic! Guidance is more complicated!” No, don’t believe that, and run as fast as you can away from him. Some want to make this Christian life difficult.

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Follow Our Mission Team to Ketchikan, Alaska

A member of our ARBC Mission team will be using text messaging from a cell phone to journal their mission trip to North Tongass Baptist Church. The short text messages will be updated on a web page so you can stay connected to them during the week while they are in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Because this is fairly new technology, please visit this site first: http://myarbc.blogspot.com/ - if you have problems, please select this site - http://www.arbc.net/alaska2008twitter.html

Please visit their journal frequently and continue to pray for their safety and effectiveness, that the people there will be truly encouraged and lives will be changed, but mostly that God's name will be glorified.

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June 2008

The last part of Hebrews 12:1 says, “…let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” The idea of enduring to the end is a theme that should not be easily overlooked in the Christian life, including serving in the Church.

To run a race with endurance means the runner must take the time and make a plan to finish well. What do you suppose would happen if a runner took off sprinting without ever knowing the length of the race they were running? It seems obvious to me that the sprinter would risk running out of energy before the end of the race. They could begin getting cramps, and then their legs wouldn’t move as fast as they wanted them to, and they could even drop to the ground. It’s painful, to say the least.

How does this apply to our lives and ministry with the church? Many of us will join a team to serve in ministry at ARBC, and I hope you have already planned to finish well by this time next year, but how do you do that? Make plans. You already know that the ministry term goes for one year. Each team needs to meet, pray, and seek what will honor God the best in this coming year.

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06.07.08.:.Top Gun FSMB

"First Saturday Men's Breakfast" is Saturday, 06.07.08 at 8A, in Fellowship Hall.

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MEF 2008 Evening of Music

Music Evangelism Foundation Conference – Evening of Music

When: June 23, 2008 | 6:45 – 9:15 PM | Bus leaves ARBC at 5 PM

Where: Village Seven Presbyterian Church

Click here for directions.

This is an absolutely FREE conference that has the country’s BEST preaching and singing - all within driving distance (Colorado Springs).

Starting in 1985, MEF Evening of Music has become the most popular and best-attended event of the weeklong MEF Bible Conference.

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2008 Collecting Garage Sale Items

This is your chance to donate your unwanted (unbroken and sellable) items to the ARBC InChWeSta Garage Sale Fund Raiser to benefit students going on the mission trip to Matamoros Mexico.
Drop off items on Wednesday and Sunday evenings at the Youth House. To arrange other drop off times, please contact Josh Robertson, 303.794.3033.

Thank You in advance for your donations and your help!.

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