02.2009 - archways

Archways

February 2009

ARCHWAYS (USPS No. 000-611) is published monthly by the Taylor Road Baptist Church,

1685 Taylor Road, Montgomery, Alabama, 36117. Brian Harris, editor. Periodical postage

paid at Montgomery, Alabama. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Taylor Road Baptist

Church, 1685 Taylor Road, Montgomery, Alabama, 36117

1685 Taylor Road

Montgomery, AL 36117

334-271-3363

www.taylorroad.org

Periodical

Postage

Paid

Montgomery, AL

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday

9:09 a.m. - Bible Study10:30 a.m. - Worship

5:30 p.m. - C.L.U. Groups6:30 p.m. - Worship

Wednesday5:00 p.m. - Family Meal6:30 p.m. - Wednesday

Activities

Sunday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayTuesday

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Outreach 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Prayer Breakfast6:45 a.m.

Thursday Morning Bible Study

Volume 23 Issue 2

A Monthly Publication of Taylor Road Baptist Church

Family MealAdult Bible StudyAwanas & GAs

Adult ChoirStudent Worship

Talylor Road Baptist Church

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Preschool Choir

6:30 p.m.

Father/Daughter Banquet6:00 p.m.

River Region D-Now

Women’s Renew

Conference

‘Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for

his friends.

Outreach 6:30 p.m.

Outreach 6:30 p.m.

Outreach 6:30 p.m.







We are living in times of crisis – everything

is a crisis. There’s the Energy Crisis, the

Housing Crisis, the Economic Crisis, the

Health-care Crisis, the National Security

Crisis, the Stock Market Crisis, and the

“moral” crisis! The list goes on and on.

Will God take all of our crisis situations

away because of His love? Not necessarily.

Sometimes He walks us through crisis

situations to bring us to a higher level of

praise so that He might receive the glory.

What does it take to understand that God

is the answer to all of our problems? He

reminded us a couple of weeks ago with

the “Miracle on the Hudson” plane crash

in which a commercial airliner made a safe

water landing with no loss of life. That was

a reminder, in times of crisis, that Jesus is

alive and well! In that miraculous event, the

pilot walked through twice to make sure

that nobody was left onboard before he left

the aircraft. The co-pilot took off his own

shirt in the bitter cold to give it to one of

the passengers who had slipped into the

frigid water. Both men showed us what

God would do; they placed others ahead of

themselves!

In these Times of Crisis may our Awesome

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit deliver each one

of you!

In His Love,

Andy

[email protected]

From Pastor Andy... Men’s

MinistryMen’s Prayer Breakfast

February 10, 20096:45 a.m.

Come join us for a hot breakfast and spend time in prayer with the Savior to start the day. The cost is

$2 per person.

MEN THAT WIN CONFERENCE

February 20-21, 2009East Memorial Baptist Church – Prattville

Conference speakers are Junior Hill, Fred Luter, Jr., and Rick Burgess. This conference will challenge men to rely on God to find victory at home, at work and in all of life. The cost of $25 includes a steak dinner on Friday night

and breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Contact Dean Finch if you plan to attend this challenging conference.

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT SEMINAR

Saturday, March 21, 2009

First Baptist Church, Opelika

This seminar, led by Dr. Gary Rosberg and his wife

Barb, will cover the following topics: Forgiving Love,

Serving Love, Persevering Love, Guarding Love,

Celebrating Love, and Renewing Love. The cost is

$90.00 per couple and lunch is included. Space is

limited. Contact Dean Finch if you are interested in

attending.

MISSION BRAZILMay 30-June 6, 2009

We will travel to the city of Fortaleza on the northeast

coast of Brazil, to build a church in an impoverished

community. The cost of the trip is $2,200 plus the

cost of airfare to Miami. We have a limited number

of spaces available. Contact Dean Finch at the church

office or by email at [email protected] for more

information. Pray and ask God how you can be involved

by going, by praying, or by giving so that others may go.

MISSION NEW ORLEANS

April 3-5, 2009

This trip is sponsored by the Baptist Nursing

Fellowship of Alabama. You do not need to have

medical training to be helpful; just a desire to serve the

Lord and help people in need. The cost of $75 includes

accommodations at Oak Park Baptist Church and

breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. For more

information contact Lucretia Mobbs at 288-2460, ext.

228, or at [email protected].

MID-WEEK FAMILY MEAL & ACTIVITIES

Join us each Wednesday for the family meal followed by activities for adults, students, and children. The

family meal, a full meal for adults with an optional child-friendly meal, is served beginning at 5:00 p.m.

You can make a “standing” or week-by-week reservation by calling the Church Office (271-3363). The

adult meal is $5.00; the child’s meal is $3.00; and the maximum family cost is $20.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m., we have activities for each member of your family. The Adult Bible Study meets

in the Fellowship Suite, Room B-107. Pastor Andy leads a Bible Study and prayer time. Preschoolers

(ages 4-5) participate in Mission Friends and meet in the Preschool Department. Children may par-

ticipate in GAs (for girls in Grades 1-6) or AWANAs (for boys in Grades 1-6). Children’s classes are

held in the Education Building. Students in Grades 7-12 meet in the Student Center (in Building A) for

fellowship, worship, and praise.

TRBC MissionsBut you will receive power

when the Holy Spirit comes

on you; and you will be my

witnesses in Jerusalem, and in

all Judea and Samaria, and to

the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

MISSION JAMAICAJune 26 - July 2, 2009

This trip is sponsored by the Taylor Road student

ministry but is open to the entire church. The cost of

the trip is $1400. A deposit of $100 is due by February

15. Contact Eric Smith at the church office or by email

at [email protected] for more information.

We have such an awesome privilege to worship God each Sunday in a beautiful worship center! We are blessed to be able to share Christ with all who enter our doors each week and through our television ministry. All the things we do impact lives around us. For each service, we pray that God will be with us in a powerful way, we extend friendliness toward members and guests during greeting time, the choir smiles as they sing, and we try to have all the variables working together to draw us closer to Him during our worship time.

One of the things that has been on my heart lately is that our choir is not full each week. I’ve asked some of you, personally, to consider singing with us. Frequently, I hear one of these responses: • Oh, believe me, you don’t want me to sing with you. OR • Oh, you guys sound fine without me; you have plenty of people.

Well, if you just can’t carry a tune, I understand; or, if you just don’t enjoy singing, I agree that you probably don’t need to be a part of the choir. If, however, you enjoy singing and can carry a tune, we need you to consider becoming a part of the Worship Choir. There are many of you that I have never been able to speak with personally about this. When I mention it on Sunday to the congregation, you probably don’t think seriously that I am speaking to you. Well, this is a personal invitation: If you like to sing, regardless of how well, we need your help!

Being a part of the choir is really quite simple. Here’s how it works: • We practice on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. • We provide a listening CD of the songs we sing and we rehearse the songs for several weeks before we sing them. • We meet in the Choir Suite on Sundays at 10:15 a.m. to warm up. • We lead worship with all our heart on Sunday mornings and on special occasions.

We are having an “introduction” rehearsal on Wednesday night, February 4. I would like to ask you to consider coming to the rehearsal just to check things out. We will sing through some of the new music for the quarter, give out rehearsal CDs, talk about the upcoming Easter program and listen to a little of the music, as well as discuss the mission of the choir.

Please consider, prayerfully, becoming a part of the Worship Choir. We need at least 15 new members to get where we need to be. If you have questions or need more information, see me on Sunday; or, you can send an email message ([email protected]). Better yet, just meet me on Wednesday, February 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Choir Suite.

Thanks so much for your consideration. I look forward to singing with you!

Alan

Check This

out!

Eric SmithStudent Pastor

[email protected]

To reach students for Christ and help them to become passionate followers of Him!

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Sundays9:09 AM

Small Groups

5:30 PMIgnite

Wednesdays6:30 PMRefuge

Andrew MackerStudent Intern

[email protected]

February 20-21This city-wide event for students in Grade 7-12 will be held at Taylor Road

Baptist Church. Students will stay in homes and will participate in sessions at the church. The cost of $35 includes a t-shirt. The deadline to sign up is Sunday,

February 1.

MISSION JAMAICAJune 26 – July 2

The cost of the trip is $1400. A deposit of $100 is due by February

15. Contact Eric for more information

SUMMER CAMP July 27-30

Panama City, Florida The cost is $150. A deposit of $50 will be due soon. Watch for details

Children's Ministry

February at TRBC is going to be great! What a perfect time to reflect on God’s love and how our love should

mirror His! We have several opportunities to show that love in action:

February is Food Collection

Month. Our AWANA classes

handed out paper bags on

January 25 to fill with canned

goods for the Chisholm Ministry

Center. Additional bags are

available at the information desk

in the foyer of the Education

Building. Please be generous

and let’s show Christ’s love and

care to our neighbors! We

will collect food all month,

but please start bringing your

contributions right away. We are

asking for volunteers to deliver

the food on two dates – mid-month and end-of-month. If you would like to help with transferring food to temporary

on-site storage and delivering it to the ministry center, please contact the Church Office (271-3363) or Ruth Givens.

This is an important ministry area and we need your help!

There is a HUGE need for Good News Club volunteers at Halcyon Elementary School. Currently, the TRBC-

sponsored club serves children who are eligible to attend the (YMCA) Goodtimes Program at Halcyon. We need to

start a second club that can be open to all children who wish to attend. This is an opportunity to reach many more

children, but we need people-power to do it. We have a place of service for ANYONE willing to help. Please contact

Ruth Givens to volunteer. Training will be provided to those who have a heart, and an hour each week, to share Jesus

with children through the Good News Club.

The second annual Father-Daughter Banquet will be held on Tuesday, February 10. This is a very special and

exciting activity for girls, ages 5 years old through Grade 9, and their fathers! Pictures will begin at 6:00 p.m. and

dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $20 per couple; $5 for each additional daughter. Tickets will be sold

on Sunday, February 1, in the Grand Foyer; in the Fellowship Suite on Wednesday nights; and, in the Church Office

on weekdays. Please note that the banquet is not just for “fathers and daughters.” Bring a special father figure or a

special “adopted” daughter along! Mark the date and get ready for some fun!

An AMAZING Summer Kids’ Camp is being planned! This year, camp will be June

1-5 at Laguna Beach in Panama City Beach, Florida. We have a limited number of spaces

available, so watch for sign-up announcements. Invite your friends; we would love to have a

full group!

David & Ruth

Preschool Ministry

That’s right! We LOVE preschoolers! And, this month we want to thank all the volunteers that have a

heart to tell little children about Jesus.

We LOVE our Sunday School teachers! They willingly and joyfully share their hearts, filled with Jesus’ love,

with your children. Each Wednesday night they meet together to prepare for Sunday. If you have a

preschooler please thank his/her teacher this month for sharing Jesus with your child.

We LOVE the teams of volunteers. They lovingly care for our children during worship service each Sun-

day. They are essential to TRBC worship and other ministries. I would like to thank Jessica Gamble, Lynn

Williams, Melanie Fore, and Elizabeth Anderson for serving as leaders of the teams of people who care for

preschoolers during morning worship services. These faithful volunteers serve sacrificially each month. If

you are not part of one of these teams, you will have the opportunity to join this month.

We LOVE our weekday children and teachers! The TRBC preschool area is alive during the week with

children from our church and from the city. This has been a great year and we are blessed to have a full

house each day. Mothers Day Out is for ages Birth – 36 months and Kindergarten is for ages 3 – 4.

NOTE: We will begin registration for the fall and summer weekday program on February 2. Church

members should take advantage of priority registration and a discounted fee during the first week of

February.

On February 8 the Preschool Choir (4 & 5-year-olds) will share some special music during the evening

worship service. Join them right away for practice at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday nights.

Belinda

TRBC LOVES PRESCHOOLERS!!

We have such an awesome privilege to worship God each Sunday in a beautiful worship center! We are blessed to be able to share Christ with all who enter our doors each week and through our television ministry. All the things we do impact lives around us. For each service, we pray that God will be with us in a powerful way, we extend friendliness toward members and guests during greeting time, the choir smiles as they sing, and we try to have all the variables working together to draw us closer to Him during our worship time.

One of the things that has been on my heart lately is that our choir is not full each week. I’ve asked some of you, personally, to consider singing with us. Frequently, I hear one of these responses: • Oh, believe me, you don’t want me to sing with you. OR • Oh, you guys sound fine without me; you have plenty of people.

Well, if you just can’t carry a tune, I understand; or, if you just don’t enjoy singing, I agree that you probably don’t need to be a part of the choir. If, however, you enjoy singing and can carry a tune, we need you to consider becoming a part of the Worship Choir. There are many of you that I have never been able to speak with personally about this. When I mention it on Sunday to the congregation, you probably don’t think seriously that I am speaking to you. Well, this is a personal invitation: If you like to sing, regardless of how well, we need your help!

Being a part of the choir is really quite simple. Here’s how it works: • We practice on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. • We provide a listening CD of the songs we sing and we rehearse the songs for several weeks before we sing them. • We meet in the Choir Suite on Sundays at 10:15 a.m. to warm up. • We lead worship with all our heart on Sunday mornings and on special occasions.

We are having an “introduction” rehearsal on Wednesday night, February 4. I would like to ask you to consider coming to the rehearsal just to check things out. We will sing through some of the new music for the quarter, give out rehearsal CDs, talk about the upcoming Easter program and listen to a little of the music, as well as discuss the mission of the choir.

Please consider, prayerfully, becoming a part of the Worship Choir. We need at least 15 new members to get where we need to be. If you have questions or need more information, see me on Sunday; or, you can send an email message ([email protected]). Better yet, just meet me on Wednesday, February 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Choir Suite.

Thanks so much for your consideration. I look forward to singing with you!

Alan

Check This

out!

Eric SmithStudent Pastor

[email protected]

To reach students for Christ and help them to become passionate followers of Him!

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Sundays9:09 AM

Small Groups

5:30 PMIgnite

Wednesdays6:30 PMRefuge

Andrew MackerStudent Intern

[email protected]

February 20-21This city-wide event for students in Grade 7-12 will be held at Taylor Road

Baptist Church. Students will stay in homes and will participate in sessions at the church. The cost of $35 includes a t-shirt. The deadline to sign up is Sunday,

February 1.

MISSION JAMAICAJune 26 – July 2

The cost of the trip is $1400. A deposit of $100 is due by February

15. Contact Eric for more information

SUMMER CAMP July 27-30

Panama City, Florida The cost is $150. A deposit of $50 will be due soon. Watch for details

We are living in times of crisis – everything

is a crisis. There’s the Energy Crisis, the

Housing Crisis, the Economic Crisis, the

Health-care Crisis, the National Security

Crisis, the Stock Market Crisis, and the

“moral” crisis! The list goes on and on.

Will God take all of our crisis situations

away because of His love? Not necessarily.

Sometimes He walks us through crisis

situations to bring us to a higher level of

praise so that He might receive the glory.

What does it take to understand that God

is the answer to all of our problems? He

reminded us a couple of weeks ago with

the “Miracle on the Hudson” plane crash

in which a commercial airliner made a safe

water landing with no loss of life. That was

a reminder, in times of crisis, that Jesus is

alive and well! In that miraculous event, the

pilot walked through twice to make sure

that nobody was left onboard before he left

the aircraft. The co-pilot took off his own

shirt in the bitter cold to give it to one of

the passengers who had slipped into the

frigid water. Both men showed us what

God would do; they placed others ahead of

themselves!

In these Times of Crisis may our Awesome

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit deliver each one

of you!

In His Love,

Andy

[email protected]

From Pastor Andy... Men’s

MinistryMen’s Prayer Breakfast

February 10, 20096:45 a.m.

Come join us for a hot breakfast and spend time in prayer with the Savior to start the day. The cost is

$2 per person.

MEN THAT WIN CONFERENCE

February 20-21, 2009East Memorial Baptist Church – Prattville

Conference speakers are Junior Hill, Fred Luter, Jr., and Rick Burgess. This conference will challenge men to rely on God to find victory at home, at work and in all of life. The cost of $25 includes a steak dinner on Friday night

and breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Contact Dean Finch if you plan to attend this challenging conference.

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT SEMINAR

Saturday, March 21, 2009

First Baptist Church, Opelika

This seminar, led by Dr. Gary Rosberg and his wife

Barb, will cover the following topics: Forgiving Love,

Serving Love, Persevering Love, Guarding Love,

Celebrating Love, and Renewing Love. The cost is

$90.00 per couple and lunch is included. Space is

limited. Contact Dean Finch if you are interested in

attending.

MISSION BRAZILMay 30-June 6, 2009

We will travel to the city of Fortaleza on the northeast

coast of Brazil, to build a church in an impoverished

community. The cost of the trip is $2,200 plus the

cost of airfare to Miami. We have a limited number

of spaces available. Contact Dean Finch at the church

office or by email at [email protected] for more

information. Pray and ask God how you can be involved

by going, by praying, or by giving so that others may go.

MISSION NEW ORLEANS

April 3-5, 2009

This trip is sponsored by the Baptist Nursing

Fellowship of Alabama. You do not need to have

medical training to be helpful; just a desire to serve the

Lord and help people in need. The cost of $75 includes

accommodations at Oak Park Baptist Church and

breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. For more

information contact Lucretia Mobbs at 288-2460, ext.

228, or at [email protected].

MID-WEEK FAMILY MEAL & ACTIVITIES

Join us each Wednesday for the family meal followed by activities for adults, students, and children. The

family meal, a full meal for adults with an optional child-friendly meal, is served beginning at 5:00 p.m.

You can make a “standing” or week-by-week reservation by calling the Church Office (271-3363). The

adult meal is $5.00; the child’s meal is $3.00; and the maximum family cost is $20.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m., we have activities for each member of your family. The Adult Bible Study meets

in the Fellowship Suite, Room B-107. Pastor Andy leads a Bible Study and prayer time. Preschoolers

(ages 4-5) participate in Mission Friends and meet in the Preschool Department. Children may par-

ticipate in GAs (for girls in Grades 1-6) or AWANAs (for boys in Grades 1-6). Children’s classes are

held in the Education Building. Students in Grades 7-12 meet in the Student Center (in Building A) for

fellowship, worship, and praise.

TRBC MissionsBut you will receive power

when the Holy Spirit comes

on you; and you will be my

witnesses in Jerusalem, and in

all Judea and Samaria, and to

the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

MISSION JAMAICAJune 26 - July 2, 2009

This trip is sponsored by the Taylor Road student

ministry but is open to the entire church. The cost of

the trip is $1400. A deposit of $100 is due by February

15. Contact Eric Smith at the church office or by email

at [email protected] for more information.

Archways

February 2009

ARCHWAYS (USPS No. 000-611) is published monthly by the Taylor Road Baptist Church,

1685 Taylor Road, Montgomery, Alabama, 36117. Brian Harris, editor. Periodical postage

paid at Montgomery, Alabama. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Taylor Road Baptist

Church, 1685 Taylor Road, Montgomery, Alabama, 36117

1685 Taylor Road

Montgomery, AL 36117

334-271-3363

www.taylorroad.org

Periodical

Postage

Paid

Montgomery, AL

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday

9:09 a.m. - Bible Study10:30 a.m. - Worship

5:30 p.m. - C.L.U. Groups6:30 p.m. - Worship

Wednesday5:00 p.m. - Family Meal6:30 p.m. - Wednesday

Activities

Sunday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayTuesday

19

3 5 6 7

8

17

11

2827

20 21

12

2

24 25 26

15 16

February

9

4

13 14

18

22

Outreach 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Prayer Breakfast6:45 a.m.


Volume 23 Issue 2

A Monthly Publication of Taylor Road Baptist Church



Talylor Road Baptist Church

1

23




Preschool Choir

6:30 p.m.

Father/Daughter Banquet6:00 p.m.

River Region D-Now

Women’s Renew

Conference

‘Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for

his friends.

Outreach 6:30 p.m.

Outreach 6:30 p.m.

Outreach 6:30 p.m.







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