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Stars ‘N’ Stripes “A cheerful heart is good medicine.” Prov. 17:22

September 7

Laurel Court in Alvin

September 29

San Jacinto College

Children’s Center

For information, call

Marilyn Browne 281-303-0141

Inside this issue:

Dinner Dates 2

Revival! 3

Road Trips 5

Birthdays 6

On This Day in History…

October 26, 1881

Shootout at the

OK Corral

The word “never” has a finality about it that makes us shudder. The Bible has turned the word “never” into a blessed word for Christians. As God’s children we can rejoice in our “Never Land.” Heaven is our forever land but there are some blessed “nevers”

too. Consider these verses:

* “Cast your burden on the Lord and He shall sustain you. He shall never

permit the righteous to be moved “—Psalm 55:22.

* The God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be

destroyed”—Daniel 2:44.

* “Whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never

thirst”—John 4:14.

* “He who comes to Me shall never hunger”—John 6:35.

* “If anyone keeps My word he shall never see death”—John 8:51.

* “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish”—John 10:28.

* “Love never fails”—I Corinthians 13:8.

* “I will never leave you nor forsake you”—Hebrews 13:5.

God’s “nevers” are just as important as His “forever.” One of the greatest things about heaven will be the loss of the sinful tendencies of our flesh. Oh to be in a forever land where we will never again falter or fail, never yield to temptation, never even face temptation! To anticipate a world where death will never stalk us, tears will never flow from our eyes, fatigue will never hinder our work, worries will never come to our minds, some of the greatest blessings of heaven will be those things that are not there. No anxious thoughts, no painful

nights, no broken hearts, no sense of loneliness or abandonment.

We will never tire of God’s love, never stray from His promises, and never have a day that isn’t blessed—for we’re told in Psalm 23 that goodness and mercy will follow us all the days of our lives. As the gospel song says, “the

blood will never lose it power.”

In the dictionary, the word never means “at no time in the past or future; on no

occasion; not ever.”

We should be comforted in the “nevers” that should bring us comfort, joy and

strength. Once you see them, you’ll praise God for His never-ceasing grace.

September / October 2015

Closer to Forever Than You Think Is Never Land by Dr. Milton Redeker

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God’s Word Is Alive and Powerful By Dr. Milton Redeker

If I could only have one wish for God’s people, it would be that all of us would realize the power of the Word of God—that we would acknowledge once and for all that the Bible is our strong foundation. Do

you really believe that? I hope so, because believing it makes an enormous difference.

Our world grows more clouded and confused every day. But the Bible? Still clear...still full of straight talk...still showing us what’s right and what’s strong, good and bad...still empowering us to say yes and no. It provides the solid stuff you and I need to stand firm...and as I have experienced, it will show up when

you need it the most.

For many years and by God’s grace I have been attempting to live by that principle since becoming a Christian in February of 1948. There have been times that this hasn’t been true but I never lost Faith in the

power of God’s Word to redeem, restore and reward faithfulness to my Lord.

September 3

“To God Be the Glory”

Entertainment:

pianist/soloist, Beverly Terrell of

Second Baptist Church of Houston

Dinner Dates

October 1

“Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”

Entertainment:

Jeff Weiss, Director of Music and

Fine Arts at Clear Lake Methodist

Director of Senior Adult Ministries

Secretary

Historian

Decorator

Trip coordinator

Stars-n-Stripes Director

Website Coordinators

Music Coordinators

Dr. Milton Redeker

Paula Cook

Dr. Larry Higgs

Brenda Sessums

Martha Monroe

Marilyn Browne

Walt & Judy Guy

Bill & Chelette Baker

If you have any suggestions for programs or personnel, please contact one of our Primetime Council Members.

Primetime Council Members

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Senior Adult Revival

“Until Then” September 20-23

Dr. Bisagno was born on April 5, 1934 in Augusta, Kansas, He is married to Uldine Beck and they have three children: Ginger Dodd, Anthony Bisagno, and Timothy Bisagno. John and Uldine

have eight grandchildren.

John Bisagno is Pastor Emeritus of the 25,000 member First Baptist Church of Houston, TX. He is the author of 30 books, including the best seller, “The Power of Positive Praying.” He served as the President of the Southern Baptist Pastors Confer-ence and has gained national recognition as a dynamic and effective crusade evangelist and Bible teacher. He was the first

preacher on the Southern Baptist ACTS Television Network.

He received a Doctor of Divinity degree from his alma mater, Oklahoma Baptist University, as well as a Doctor of Letters from Southwest Missouri Baptist University and a Doctor of Di-vinity degree from Houston Baptist University where a “Chair

of Evangelism” is named in his honor and he serves as a trustee.

In 1980 The Houston Chronicle named him the “Man of the Decade in Religious Life” and in 2000 the Texas

Baptist Standard named him one of the fifty “Most Influential Texas Baptist of the Century.”

Dr. Bisagno began his ministry in music evangelism. Soon afterward, he was called into the preaching ministry and traveled as an evangelist for 12 more years. In 1965, he was called to the pastorate at First Southern Baptist Church in Del City, Oklahoma. He pastored there until 1970. In February, 1970, Dr. Bisagno began his

pastorate at Fist Baptist of Houston.

During Dr. Bisagno’s ministry at Houston’s First Baptist Church, the church relocated from downtown, purchased property, and built new facilities. The church gave 250 million dollars; received in excess of 40,000 members, including 15,000 by baptism; started 63 local missions and 3 schools and sent over 800 of its members into full

time Christian service, including 101 to the foreign mission field.

Dr. Bisagno has spoken at the Southern Baptist Convention, the World Congress on Evangelism, and every ma-jor state convention and state evangelism conference. He has conducted 37 international evangelistic crusades, lectured at every Southern Baptist seminary, and currently serves on the Adjunct Faculty of Southwestern Bap-

tist Theological Seminary. He has also been a guest lecturer at 17 Billy Graham Schools of Evangelism.

Dr. Bisagno was saved in 1952 at the world’s largest youth encampment - Falls Creek Baptist Assembly in Ok-

lahoma. 55 years later the new 7250 seat Falls Creek Tabernacle Worship Center was named in his honor.

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In December of 2003, George and Darline Archer re-

tired after serving at UBC for 26 years as Worship

Leader and Church Administrator. Darline served as

Church Pianist for those years. In retirement, UBC titled

them as “homeland missionaries.” That journey has tak-

en them all across America, from Oregon, to New Orle-

ans to North Carolina and many points in between.

They have served many churches through various ca-

pacities as they have traveled the country in their mo-

torhome. George and Darline seek to put wheels on Matthew 28:19-20 and to always be “prepared to give

an answer.” 1 Peter 3;15

In the beginning of their journey, they became members of the worlds’ largest Motorhome RV Association

named FMCA, “Family Motorhome Coach Association:” Finding a need within FMCA to have RV Clubs or Chap-

ters based on Christian Fellowship, they began an RV Chapter called “Coaches for Christ.” George has served

as President of that organization for 9 of the last 10 years. The CFC has now established CFC Chapters in all

10 Areas of FMCA all across our Nation. Just two weeks ago all 10 Chapters gathered in Wisconsin Dells,

Wisconsin for a National CFC Rally directed by the Archers.

Also as a part of FMCA, George now serves as a National Chaplain and as the South Central Area Chaplain,

conducting Morning Devotionals and Weekend Worship at FMCA National Conventions and Area Rallies. This

has led them to Georgia, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Oregon, California, Texas, South Carolina, Kansas, Louisiana

and Missouri. They also stand ready to meet any spiritual needs in the lives of FMCA members.

God continues to open doors for the Archers’ to share the Gospel as Ambassadors for Christ and as UBC’s

Homeland Missionaries.”

2015 REVIVAL COMMITTEE MAIL OUTS

FOOD

COVERED DISH HOSTS

FINANCES

WBS GROUPS

PHOTOGRAPHER

COMMUNICATIONS

Alicia Sherrill

Rhena O’Neal

Theda Kimmel

Joan Meyer

Dr. Garet Robinson & Stephanie Zamora

Donna Cox

Michael Cowey

MUSIC

HOSTS

USHERS

GREETERS

BULLETIN

STAFF LIAISON

PRAYER

George and Darline Archer

Karol Peters

M.C. Coody

Randy Cox

Genelle Sweitzer

Virginia Thomas

Debbie Hampton

2015 Revival Music Coordinators

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Primetimer Road Trips!

October 6-7

Introducing September’s Primetime Dinner Entertainer….Beverly Terrell God is truly a "God of Surprises". For years Beverly Terrell had been one of the most sought-after soloists and seminar speakers in the world of Christianity. She had sung and spoken from coast to coast as well as in Europe, South America, and Billy Graham Crusades.....but her "real" life actually revolved around her husband Jack and their three sons...along with earning a Master's Degree in Vocal Performance at S M U. In the 80's Jack's business moved the Terrell's from Dallas to Houston where they became ac-tive members of Second Baptist Church. Soon, after 45 yrs of marriage, He died of an auto-immune illness. But at that time, our God of "Surprises" invaded Beverly's life with a business opportunity that would bring with it major life changes and awesome ministry blessings. She is now an Execu-tive Director of Premier Designs Jewelry Company, which is one of the fastest-growing, debt-free, and Biblically-based corporations in the United States. Recently Beverly was recognized as "Outstanding Houston Christian Business Woman" by Houston’s "Inspire Women". Audiences now look forward to "visiting" with her from her piano bench as she leads them vocally and spiritually thru Praise & Worship (and laughter!)... As God prompts us to "Count it ALL .....J O Y"!!!

Bush Presidential Library &

Amon Carter Museum

The Prime Timers visited Hemi Hideout on August 13, and had an amazing time. From everything we had heard and read, we expected to be impressed and we absolutely were! The collection of neon signs is spectacular and their bright lights make the place look and feel like a carnival! The classic cars are exciting and brought back wonderful memories of times when we saw and heard those cars in our neighborhoods and maybe even owned one! The guys talked about those great engines....and the gals discussed the furnishings of the Hideout and how spotless everything was! Everyone enjoyed the complimentary sodas and the ultimate peanut butter and brownie ice cream! Our sincere thanks to John Hovas and the volunteers who made us feel so welcomed and answered our many questions.

Save the date for our next Primetime day trip….Friday, November 6 !

Happy Birthday to YOU!

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September / October 2015 Primetime Newsletter

October

3 - Beverly Hill

3 - Patty Rodgers

4 - Betty Lava

7 - Bonnie Triplett

8 - Barbara Gibson

8 - Issy Jennings

8 - Doug Triplett

9 - Mamie Atkinson

9 - Jerry Britain

9 - Dorothy Rush

13 - Cecil Ferguson

13 - Carol Spahn

14 - Ann Lamar

14 - George Rush

15 - Judie Ferguson

15 - Tommie Lohse

16 - JoAnn Petersen

17 - Tim Kreiter

17 - Merilyn Olson

19 - Clara Perry

20 - Richard Mortland

20 - John Thomas

21 - Carolyn Amy

22 - Roy Cone

22 - Harold Hill

22 - Chuck Howard

23 - Pat Young

27 - Ray Leonard

29 - Carmen Ramos

30 - Glenda Epp

31 - Mary Lou Covington

31 - Beverly Kreiter

31 - David Neal

31 - Van Roberson

31 - Terry Wilcutt

September

2 - Ty Bell

2 - Mike Martin

2 - Dorothy Mills

4 - Kenneth Harvey

4 - Claire Stout-Brickman

5– David Bock

5 - Cathey Leonard

6 - Dale Lonsford

7 - Mary Baldwin

8 - Jane Copeland

8 - John Wilson

11 - Martha Krueger

13 - Bill Fogg

14 - Jane Bock

14 - Barbara Thomas

17 - Frank Richmond

18 - Ruth Wright

19 - Grady Amy

19 - Charles Maguire

20 - Clarence Crawford

21 - Nathan Kapner

21 - Min Ja Kim

22 - Dwayne Warner

23 - M.C. Coody

26 - Paula Cook

28 - Jerry Chancey

29 - Marcia Chambliss

29 - Ruby Cubley

29 - Donald Lott

30 - Dorothy Bailey