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Living Hope

JULY/AUGUST 2019

Saturday, July 13

Saturday, August 10

9:30 a.m.

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PERRY COUNTY BACK TO SCHOOL BASH: Wednesday, August 7, 3:00 p.m.

MOVE THE HILLS CONCERT: Saturday, August 10, downtown Logan

PRAYUP WOMEN’S PRAYER GROUP: Saturday, August 10, 9:30 a.m.

MOVE THE HILLS: Saturday, August 10, downtown Logan

DEACONS MEETING: Tuesday, August 13, 7:00 p.m.

TRUSTEES MEETING: Tuesday, August 13, 7:00 p.m.

FAITH EVANGELISM BEGINS: Monday, August 19, 5:45 p.m.

CHOIR PRACTICE BEGINS: Wednesday, August 28, 6:00 p.m.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: Sunday, August 25, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

CHURCH WIDE CAMPOUT: Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2

DEACONS MEETING: Tuesday, July 9, 7:00 p.m.

TRUSTEES MEETING: Tuesday, July 9, 7:00 p.m.

PRAYUP WOMEN’S PRAYER GROUP: Saturday, July 13, 9:30 a.m.

SENIOR ADULT LUNCHEON: Saturday, July 13, 12:00 p.m.

KIDS’ WATER BALL/KICKBALL EVENT: Saturday, July 13, 5:00 p.m.

PERRY COUNTY FAIR: Monday, July 15 through Sat-urday, July 20

CHRISTMAS TOY MINISTRY ORGANIZATION: Saturday, July 27, 9:00 a.m.

LIFE GROUP MEETING; Tuesday, July 30, 7:00 p.m.

BUSINESS MEETING: Wednesday, July 31, 7:30 p.m

WIDOW/WIDOWER LUNCHEON: Saturday, August 3, 12:00 p.m.

POOL PARTY: Sunday, August 4, 7:00 p.m.

Eugenia has several responsibilities including: mu-sic ministry (teaching choir, playing the piano during services), coordinator of the Ladies Fellowship (WINGS – Women in God’s Service), Principal of Al-pha & Omega Learning Center, Instructional Man-

ager of Alternative Learning System. The Alternative Learning System is another church ministry. It aims to provide free basic education to out-of-school youth and other members of the community who do not have the means to go to school, either due to pov-erty or to any other personal reasons that they may have, teaching Sunday School and Vacation Bible School as the need arises. Learn more about the work going on in the prov-ince of Kalinga, Philippines by visiting the Christian Ambassador Baptist Church, Eugenia’s home church

Facebook page. Learn more about the missionaries we support by joining the EBC Missions Connections Facebook page.

Eugenia A. Tagoc and her husband, Pastor Jerry F. Tagoc became missionaries to the tribal province of Kalinga, Philippines in 1993. After Jerry passed away in 2009, Eugenia remained as the Missionary to this province.

Currently, Eugenia is sharing the support that she receives with 10 local Pastors who are working in various mission fields in Kalinga. The churches and mission works form the Kalinga Tribal Baptist Out-reaches and Missions (KATRIBOM) which Jerry or-ganized.

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With Back to School sales happening soon, you can help our Operation Christmas Child ministry collect the following items to help fill shoe boxes that will be sent around the world through Samaritan's Purse.

PENS & PENCILS COLORED PENCILS

NOTEBOOKS SMALL COLORING BOOKS

There are several other ways contribute to Operation Christmas Child;

When cleaning out toy boxes

Donating new and like new toys for both boys and girls

Help make homemade items such as jump ropes, draw string bags, draw string book bags, loomed or crocheted hats, wash cloths, Frisbees and octopuses.

Fill a shoe box. Be sure to include $9.00 for the cost of shipping

Donate money to help with shipping Keep in mind that any donations need to fit inside a shoe box. All items can be dropped of at the Collection Center. For more details, contact Lisa Heavener or Carol McCann.

HOMELESS MINISTRY NEWS

Our church assists the Jordan Rieser Legacy Foundation in ministering to homeless individuals and families in the Hill-top area of Columbus. They provide meals, food items, material goods, health care, and most importantly spiritual help. Each Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m. a meal isserved

to 125 to 150 individuals. We are collecting the following items. Donations can be dropped off at the collection center just inside the front doors of the church.

T A RPS T E N TS B LA N KE TS S L EE P I NG B A G S M E N ’S U N D E RW EA R

M E N’S P A NTS ( S IZ E 3 0 & 3 2 ) A A / A A A B A T TE RI ES C A ND LES

S A ND WI CH B A G S S M A L L B OT TL ES OF S H A M PO O & S OA P

T O IL E T PA PE R P A P E R T OW E LS D E OD OR A NT B A B Y WI PE S

S H A VI NG CR EA M RA ZO RS B A N D A ID S S U N S C RE E N

I NS E C T R EP E LL E N T $ 5 M cD O NA LD S G IF T C A R D S

In addition to donations, volunteers are always welcome to help out on Fridays. Contact Brenda Snyder to learn

how you can help.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD ITEMS NEEDED

FAIR MINISTRY UPDATE

It has been a busy couple of months for the Fair Ministry. We have been to the New Straitsville Moonshine Festival. Relay for Life event, and the Logan Washboard Festival. We have inter-acted with hundreds of people sharing refreshments, doing face painting, hand out church and Christian literature, and most im-

portantly, sharing the gospel. We will be at the Perry County Fair in New Lexington Monday, July 15 through Friday, July 20. Heaven’s Silent Singers will per-form Tuesday, July 16 at 12:00 p.m. During the week, we will be distributing gospel tracts, making balloon animals, and for the first time have a food booth. We will need lots of help each day from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. If you can help out, please contact Jason Lipp.

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We held our Vacation Bible School from June 10 through June14 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.. Average attendance for the week was 22, with around 50 kids & parents together on our Friday Night closing. Our theme this year was Superheroes, focusing on

the power of God to help people to do the things that he has called them to do & on the greatest Super Hero: Jesus Christ. Activities for VBS included games, crafts, music, & the church also provides a full meal each night for the kids who attended. Regarding volunteer help, this was the best turn out for those wanting to help. Both adults & youth combined to make this VBS the best one yet. The church continues to set up at the First Friday event in downtown Glouster. We provide activities for

kids, but also enjoy spending time among the people of the community while listening to live music, eating good food, & drinking local coffee. A final word: The people of Glouster Baptist Church appreciate our partnership & financial support from Ebenezer Baptist Church. God is using this partner-ship to affect the community of Glouster. We would encourage the folks at EBC to come and visit, so that you can see first hand what the Lord is doing in this place. May the Lord strengthen & deepen our partner-

ship, so that the name of our God will be made great in Glouster, Trimble, Jacksonville, & the surrounding areas. Grace & peace to you all. Learn more about the ministry at Glouster Southern Baptist Church by contacting Pastor Phil Westen-barger.

UPDATE ON KAYLEE RUFF’’S GUATEMALA MISSION TRIP

Hey y’all! Update to Guatemala! The goal departure date is September 3rd! I have committed to two years of service in Guatemala through Word of Life’s Launch program. There, I will be working alongside other missionaries of Guate-mala, here is what we will be involved in: * Many Bible Club programs (41 total) Some held in schools Some college groups Some Olympians program Discipling those in the Bible clubs * During the year there are activities used as a means of sharing the gospel Sports marathons Medical clinics Camp season (kids, teens, college) Pastors/Youth leader’s/ministry’s conferences Women’s conferences Dramas performed * Discipleship training center in English and ministry (CCM in Spanish) where students take a year to study the Bible and grow in areas of ministry. During this time they are taught English. One of the opportunities I am super excited for is Word of Life (WOL) has the open door to work with the orphanages there. My desire, Lord willing, is to one day run an orphanage! How you can stay informed, is by email or Facebook updates. If you would like to stay informed, please fill out a card located on the front door greeters’ table and give it to myself, Pastor Steve, Pastor Tim or Christopher. If you have already filled out one great! I will soon get a list put together to send updates! Thank you church family for your love and support! To God be the glory!

Kaylee Ruff

GLOUSTER SOUTHERN BAPTIST NEWS

On Sunday, May 19, our church held a commission-ing service for Kaylee Ruff who will be going to Gua-temala to work with Word of Life. This is the first time we have sent out a missionary from our church in almost 100 years. Below is an up-

date from Kaylee on the work she will be doing while in Guatemala. Keep her in your prayers as she begins this incredible adventure with the Lord.

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PRAYUP WOMEN’S PRAYER GROUP

Our next PrayUP meetings will be

Saturday, July 13

Saturday, August 10

9:30 a.m.

church library (room 102) Childcare is provided at the church. If you need child-care, please contact Sue Davis prior to the prayer meet-ing.

Come and join us for a summer pool party. This is a church-wide event that will take place Sunday, August 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. We will be meet at the Logan Pool on Market Street. We will be serving pizza, snacks and drinks. You can

bring a dessert to share if you would like. There is no cost to attend. We ask that girls and ladies wear one piece swimsuits please. If you have any questions, or need more information, please contact Issac Schmeltzer.

CHURCH WIDE POOL PARTY

35 individuals spent a week with Builder’s for Christ helping with the construction of a 700 seat sanctuary addition for

Groton Bible Chapel in Groton, Connecticut. From Monday, July 17 through Friday, July 21 our group worked on fram-ing, electrical, HVAC, drywall, insulation, window installation, various handyman-type jobs, as well as kitchen help and

meal preparation.

Those attending from our church were Steve Arthur, Mike Cremean, Jennifer Godby, David Grooms. Ron and Martha

Guess, Ray and Lanie Hatem, Mike Helber, Alonzo Hernandez, Jody Hill, Steve Hubbard, Terry Huntsberger, Jacob Link, Jim, Beth, and Jeremiah Martin, Tom Miller, Carrie Nicholson, April, Saylor, and Eden Ricketts, Holly, Emma, and Tori Schluep, Sharol Schluep, Early and Ange Sparks, Hubie Taulbee, Chuck and Phil Westenbarger, Dennis White, Danielle

Wolfe, Erwin and Judy Wolfe.

BUILDERS FOR CHRIST UPDATE

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NEWS

Our Christmas Toy Ministry has collected a lot of toys this year and we are needing to put them in totes and organize them. We have set aside Saturday, July 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.to get this accomplished. We have urgent need medium size totes to put toys

in. These can be new or used as long as they have lids. We also have a need for board games, teenage gifts like ear phones, scarfs, and iTunes gift cards. If you have any questions, contact April Lowther or Tammy Lipker.

BACK PACKS OF HOPE

We are changing things up this year with our Back-packs of Hope Ministry. We are going to partner with the Move The Hills event to donate school supplies to the families of our community. Out Of The Boat has a greater need this year because they were not able to

buy blemished items from Walmart. The items needed are:

Notebooks - college ruled and wide ruled folders glue sticks scissors crayons

Ticonderoga pencils (other brands don't sharpen & destroy pencil sharpeners)

markers colored pencils highlighters backpacks

We need all donations no later than Sunday, August 4 because the event is on August 10 We also want to provide teachers with Baskets of Hope. We want to show our educators God's love. We

would like to give out the baskets at least two times a year, one at the beginning of the year and one mid-year. Items for teacher baskets needed for the beginning of the school year:

dry erase markers Post it notes pens (flair pens would be a super treat)

Ticonderoga pencils (sharpened) gluesticks sharpies

bags of mini Snickers' candy bars little hand sanitizers erasers

tape highlighters small packs of tissues

Please have all of these donations to the church no later than Sunday, August 4. If you have any questions, please contact Marisa Wilson at (740)603-5518.

The Back to School to Bash will be held Wednes-day, August 7 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Perry County Fairgrounds in New Lexington. The Back to School Bash provides area children with school supplies, backpacks, shoes and other items

to families who wouldn’t otherwise be able to pur-chase them. Our church will once again participate. We will be passing out our “Socks of Love” as we have in the past. We need new socks of all sizes. Adult and child large sizes are needed most. Donations can be dropped off at the Collection Center by the church front doors. Last year the Back to School Bash served over 800 families. If you would like to volunteer to work event, con-

tact Kim Harley.

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH

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All kids and youth are invited bring their parents to our Game Day Saturday, July 13 beginning at 5:00 p.m. We will be having a water/kickball event. This will be a kids versus parents game. Players will kick an oversized inflated ball and the run bases along a slip and slide. Who will win? Kids? Parents?. Be sure to wear old clothing that you won’t mind getting wet or dirty, no swimsuits

please. We will also be serving hot dogs and refreshments. Families are invited to bring a dessert or snacks to share. There is no need to sign up, just come and have a great time fellowshipping with other church families. For more information, contact Issac Schmeltzer.

“GIDDY UP” FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL RECAP

This year’s Vacation Bible School was Monday, June 24 through Friday, June 28. Our theme this year was “Giddy Up Junction”. This year, we averaged142 kids per evening. Each night, children visited different “outpost” stations. There were Bible lessons, crafts, games, snacks, and visits from a couple of our missionaries. Thank you to all the parents, children, and volunteers for a fantastic week. Vacation Bible School is our biggest children’s

outreach of the year. A lot of dedication and hard work went into planting and watering the seeds of the gospel in the lives of the children who attended. This is why we do VBS. May God always get the glory!

KIDS VS. PARENTS WATER/KICKBALL

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Think of these examples. What about the heavenly tourism books/movies that have sold in the millions? Doesn’t this clue us in a little about ourselves? There is one main reason Christians support all of these books/movies. We want to know what Heaven is like.

I get it, but are the Biblical descriptions not enough? Does it matter that all of the heavenly tourism books contradict each other and the Scripture? What about wanting to have an experience while singing worship songs or when we pray? What do we conclude if the experience doesn’t happen? What is often demon-strated is our lack of contentment with the Biblical revelation. We want more and that can be danger-ous. Finally, think of Peter in the New Testament. He not only walked with Jesus as a disciple but also was an

eyewitness to the transfiguration of Christ (Matthew 17:1-8). That would be amazing to experience! How-ever, notice what Peter writes later on in his letter. He does not dismiss his experience but speaks of it, “we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

For when he re-

ceived honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,’ we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain“ (2 Peter

1:16-18). Notice what Peter says next. “And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (1:19-21). See that, Peter shifts his reader’s attention to the Scripture not his experience. We seem to focus on the experi-

ence and ignore the Scripture. We would be wise to heed Peter’s words here. “We have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention.”

Merriam-Webstar, “Mysticism” https://www.merriam-

webster.com/dictionary/mysticism

Christianity has gone through many changes since

the 1800s. The shift from emotionalism brought about by Charles Finney (1800s) to now the rise of experientialism. This experience is not encountering God in His word, but an external experience. Profess-ing Christians have been drawing closer and closer (if not stepping over) the line into mysticism. What is mysticism? It is “the belief that direct knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be attained through subjective experience (such as intuition or insight)” See the problem? How is the “knowledge of God” or “spiritual truth” attained? It is “attained

through subjective experience (such as intuition or insight).” I am not denying that God does not miracu-lously heal someone or the encounters that many Muslims or those living in jungle isolation have experi-enced. Especially those that eventually result in their salvation. My concern is that experience becomes priority and overrides sound biblical theology that is derived from Scripture alone. That is the downfall of mystical ex-periences with God. It makes the experience itself the

test of truth. Think of Mormonism. They claim the Book of Mormon is true. How do they know this? They ask god and he tells them it is. Tell the Mormon he is wrong. Apart for the grace of God he will not believe you. Why? His god told him. His god con-vinced him. His experience with his god triumphs over everything else. He does not care what biblical texts you place before him, the experience is the stan-dard of truth not the Scripture. Haven’t we done the same thing?

Saturday, August 3 12:00 p.m.

We have some fun events planned for the senior adults of our church. On Saturday, July 13, we will gather for our bi-monthly senior adult luncheon. This will be at the church at 12:00 p.m. We will be having a pancake and waffle bar featuring many toppings and treats as well as

fresh fruit and more. During our luncheon we will have a “Peanut Auction” We are asking all our attendees to bring something from home they no longer want. Every-one will get a bowl of peanuts to use to bid on items. On August 31, we will be going to the Wilds in Cum-berland, Ohio. The Wilds is a safari park featuring ani-mals from around the world including giraffes, cheetahs, rhinoceros, antelope, and more. A sign up sheet with more details will be in foyer in the coming weeks. We invite all senior adults age 60 and up, to join us each month for our senior adult activities. We rotate be-

tween a luncheon and an outing. For more information and a complete schedule of events for 2019, visit our senior adult ministry page at www.ebc1837.com/senior-adult-ministry or contact Car-rie Shymanski or Stephanie Blackford. .

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The FAITH Evangelism ministry will begin a new six week semester Monday, August 19. During the next semester, we will examine common questions people have about the Bible and God. We will meet each week at 5:45 p.m. for a meal, study time and then make visits to those who

have visited our church, absentees, as well as Sunday school, and ministry visits. During our most recent semester, which was five weeks, we made 27 visits and 21 VBS contacts. Those participat-ing in this FAITH semester were Teresa Alvarez. Cliff Black-well, Steve Hubbard, Ron Guess, Jacob Link, Jeremiah Mar-tin, Jim Martin, Shawn Maynard, Carol McCann, Derek Mills, Lisa Mills, Tina Smathers, Brenda Snyder, Chuck Westenbarger, and Alex Wolfe. There are several ways to help with the FAITH Ministry. You can be on a FAITH team, take a turn preparing a meal

or baking six dozen cookies, and be a prayer partner. For more details, contact Jim Martin.

SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY ACTIVITIES

FAITH MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

CHECK OUT OUR NEW LIFE

GROUPS MEETING EACH SUNDAY AT 9:45 A.M.

Men’s Class Heritage Center Fellowship Halll

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Church Sanctuary

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Come join us for a church-wide camp out Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2. Bring your tents, campers, and RVs and everything you would need for a weekend camping trip. This is a relaxed weekend of fellowshipping. Feel

free to come and go as needed. Even if you aren’t camping, we invite you to stop by and hang out, roast some hot dogs and make some S’mores. During the weekend, campers will share meals, sit around a campfire, and play lawn games. We may also have some cook-offs and enjoy an outdoor movie. If you are planning on camping, you can come Thursday, August 29 and prepare your spot. There will be electric available. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor

Steve.

CHURCH-WIDE CAMP OUT

NEW ADDITIONS TO CHURCH LIBRARY

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Looking for some summer reading? Our church li-brary recently added over 40 new items. Stop by the church library in room 102. It is open during church services as well as Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

New items added include:

A Life Beyond Amazing by David Jeremiah A VeggieTales Treasury When Your Parent Becomes Your Child by Ken Abraham Christ’s Call to Reform the Church by John MacArthur Tales of the Buttercup Grove: The Complete Collection Go Big or Go Home by Scotty McCreery Beloved Hope by Tracie Peterson Gospel by JD Greer The Waiting Room CD by Trip Lee Vultures CD by Disciple

To check out an item, fill out the form located by the music CDs. Be sure to return the items when you are done so others may check them out. For more infor-mation about our church library, contact Jim Martin.

We are taking on a summer long project of updating our church’s landscaping. It has been about eight years since any landscaping updates have been done at the Main Campus. The last update was switching from mulch to stone which resulted in a significant

yearly savings. Through the years bushes and flower-ing plants have become overgrown. Over the last couple months, we have cut back spring flowering bushes for healthy regeneration and size control. We also added two weeping cedar trees to the front of the building. These trees will add height to the landscape and greenery year long. Here’s where you can help out: There will be sum-mer trimming and weeding that needs done in July. We are also needing someone to spray for weed con-trol as soon as possible There will be a final trim and

cut back to the landscaping in the fall. Volunteers are needed for those jobs. Our landscaping is one of the first things people see when they come to our church and we want to create a great first impression. The landscaping project would be a great ministry opportunity for your Sunday School/Life Group, ministry group or even as a group of friends. Contact Heather Dickerson to learn more about how you can help.

CHURCH LANDSCAPING BEING UPDATED

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Every two seconds someone in the United States. needs blood. Donating blood is vital for surgeries, cancer treat-ment, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries. Making a blood donation can literally help save a life. You can make a difference at our next blood drive.

Sunday, August 25 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

There are 33 spots available for individuals to donate. Individuals ages 16 and up can donate blood. All you need is a photo identification, and the completion of a simple form. Those under the age of 18 need a signed pa-rental permission form.

To sign up to donate blood or for further details, contact Lisa Heavener or Emma Schluep.

RightNow Media is a free resource of Christian educa-tion and entertainment available free of charge. You can access Bible studies and customizable training for chil-dren, youth, parents married couples, men, women, work, finance, and evangelism.

Watch over 15,000 videos from Billy Graham, Max Lu-cado, Tony Evans, Dave Ramsey, and more. VeggieTales, Adventures in Odyssey, and Magee and Me are just some of the videos for children.. RightNow Media can be streamed directly to your com-puter, tablet, mobile device, Apple TV, Roku, or Amazon FireTV, Signing up for RightNow Media is an easy process. Sim-ply go to http://www.ebc1837.com/right-now-media/ and complete the registration form. If you have any questions or experience problems con-

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