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Central Baptist Church February 2012
Central Baptist Church 2133 Central Avenue Alameda, CA 94501
Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage
PAID Alameda, CA
Permit No. 110
Church Staff
Dr. Stephen Jones Pastor Bill Coward Music Director Sherrie Finnicum Preschool Director Cathy Kendall Office Manager Diane Paulino Office/Membership Secretary Bill Coward Custodian Billy Marigny Youth Director
February Birthdays
Feb 8—Carol Coward, Paul Anderson
Feb 15—Jeremy Yandell
Feb 16—Monique Cabrera
Feb 18—Cathy Kendall
Feb 24—Jonathan Jones
Feb 27—Sean Coward
Feb 28—Lisa Scallions
Mar 5—Coryn Banks, Cassondra Shephard,
Jackie Anderson
Mar 6—Helen Sharpe WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sunday Bible Study—9:15AM
Morning Worship—10:30AM
Evening Worship—6:30PM
Wednesday Prayer Meeting—6:30PM
W.A.C.—6:30PM
(for all Middle & High Schoolers)
(510) 523-7858
www.CentralAlameda.org
Return Service Requested
Staff Anniversaries
Diane Paulino
Membership Secretary
2008
"Too many of God’s people don’t know God’s Word,
don’t really believe God’s Word or don’t ’do’ God’s
Word. Forty Days in the Word will transform people
from ’hearers’ to ’doers.’" - Pastor Rick Warren
40 Days in the Word is a church wide spiritual
growth campaign. In weekly small group studies
and in Sunday morning messages we will exam-
ine six principles of the Word of God. Together at
Central Baptist Church we will explore the au-
thenticity, reliability, power, comfort, interpreta-
tion and doing of God’s Word. There are literally
thousands of verses about the Bible in the Bible.
We will look at hundreds of those verses in this
six week process.
What are the goals of this campaign?
LOVE THE WORD.
LEARN THE WORD.
LIVE THE WORD.
What are the components of
40 Days in the Word?
S M A L L G R O U P S T U D I E S
The core component of this spiritual growth
campaign will help you learn methods of how to
study and interpret God’s Word with 6 small
group sessions on DVD. Small groups will meet
throughout the week and at various locations in
the Alameda/East Bay area. We will help you
find a group that meets at a convenient time and
location. Several of you have already volun-
teered to host small group meetings. More of
you will volunteer in February to host a group.
No special skills are necessary! You can do it!
Small groups can meet any time during the
week, except at 10:30 Sunday morning.
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Valentine’s Day is a time when many
people celebrate love, particularly romantic
love. In recent years, however, people have
taken the opportunity to express other kinds of
love on Valentine’s Day – family love between
parents and children, and love between friends.
Today, children even have a classroom party
at school, put Valentines into a decorated box,
and then distribute cards to each other. Hus-
bands still give flowers, candy or perfume to
their wives. People today send millions of Val-
entine’s Day cards in the U.S. each year, the
number second only to that of Christmas cards
sold and sent.
As Christians, we realize that “God is love” 1
John 4:16 and that He models unconditional,
perfect love, loving us long before we first love
Him and loving us so much that He sent His
Son to die for us. Valentine’s Day is a reminder
to us that the Author of all love is God Himself.
As you celebrate Valentine’s Day this year,
why not share love with those who need love:
the forgotten senior in a nursing home, a shut-
in, or a lonely child? Send a thank-you note or
a cheerful thought to a teacher or friend who
has challenged you in your personal walk with
Christ or enriched your life.
Most importantly, tell God how much you
love Him and then demonstrate the depths of
that love to others by being faithful to the call
He has placed upon your life.
Have a blessed Valentine’s Day
Sherrie and the Preschool Ministry
Wednesday night and Thursday night meetings
are already scheduled. If there is a time when
you and at least two or three others want to meet
we will make sure you have the materials you
need.
S U N D A Y M E S S A G E S
Pastor Stephen will preach 6 sermons on the
principles of the Word that will be studied in the
small groups. The messages will build confi-
dence in the reliability of God’s Word. The
morning worship music will not be exclusively
related to the campaign, but there will be a focus
each week on the Word.
C O M M U N I T Y P R O J E C T S
You will develop Biblical literacy and Biblical
obedience to God’s Word. Practical projects can
be done as individuals or with your small group.
For Micah 6:8 assignment ideas check our web-
site: www.CentralAlameda.org
I N D I V I D U A L D E V O T I O N S
Daily devotionals and Scripture memorization
will be available for every participant. You will
have access to 40 daily video devotions from
outstanding pastors from across America and 40
written daily devotionals. A reading plan will be
provided for each one to follow after the cam-
paign ends. We want to continue the habits that
build an eternal devotion to God’s Word.
The last Sunday message for 40 Days in the
Word will be April 1. The final week of small
groups will be the week of April 1. Then the
next Sunday is Easter! Begin praying that the
Lord Jesus will work in a mighty way through
those 40 days and that Easter Sunday will be a
spectacular celebration of His resurrection
power!
Wednesday, February 15th
6:30 PM
Entertainment & Inspiration
For Adult Singles & Couples
Tickets: $15.00 each
or 2 for $25.00
Sponsored by the
Student Ministry of
Central Baptist Church
as a Fundraising Event
Menu
Simple Salad ♥
Specialty Bread ♥
Spaghetti Meat or Marinara Sauce
♥ Scrumptious Dessert Chocolate Chip Cookie
with Vanilla Ice Cream
Women ‘s Ministry
Soup Dinner
Monday February 20th
6:30PM
“When we come to a clearer and more sober estimate of our own limitations and responsi-bilities, that makes it possible more genuinely to love our neighbor." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer in "Letters and Papers from Prison"
Mummy Heart Failure The heart is used as a symbol for love – but our physical heart’s health is impor-tant, too. Sometimes our moral – or im-moral – actions affect our heart health. Check out this story. An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel and came upon a casket containing a mummy. After examining it, he called the curator of a prestigious natu-ral-history museum. "I've just discovered a 3,000 year-old mummy of a man who died of heart fail-ure!" the excited scientist exclaimed. To which the curator replied, "Bring him in. We'll check it out." A week later, the amazed curator called the archaeologist. "You were right about the mummy's age and cause of death. How in the world did you know?"
"Easy. There was a gambling receipt in his
hand that said, ‘10,000 Shekels on Goli-
ath'."