July 3, 2018

“Overcoming barriers to witnessing” by De-

los Miles tells us it often takes longer to get a Chris-

tian ready to share a Gospel Witness than it does to

get a lost person to be saved. There can be no excuse

for one who knows they have been saved by the

blood of our Lord Jesus failing to share that salva-

tion news with others.

Determine that you are going to actively look

for opportunities to share your faith. Avoid the

thought that someone else will get the Gospel to a

lost person you know. If God has put someone in

your life that does not know Jesus, wake up to the

opportunity.

Do not hesitate to share because of your lack

of Bible knowledge. If you understand how you came

to know Jesus as your Savior, then that is the same

method you should share with others. If you are

asked a Bible question you don’t know, just admit

your lack of knowledge and continue sharing what

you do know. Explain that you will be happy to

search for their answer if it is still a concern when

you are through. Do not be concerned that the per-

son to whom you are sharing may be smarter than

you. No one is a better expert in what Jesus has done

in your life than you.

Determine that you will get started. No one

has ever learned to swim without first getting wet.

Jump into a witnessing conversation and trust the

Lord to guide you. Remember, Jesus is more con-

cerned with the lost than you are.

No Excuses,

AM NURSERY PM NURSERY Donna Evans Bridget Moore Tricia Thompson

Fernando Vergara Mallory Vergara Louise Robershaw

Jimmie Yarbrough

CHILDREN’S WORSHIP

Rita Hughes Beth Odom

Tricia Thompson Katherine Hines

USHERS Harold Johnson Carroll Smith Ron Hethcox Neal Shierling

George Gordon Grady Vinson Don Watson Keith Parker

SECURITY: Gerald Bedgood Keith Parker

LOCK-UP: Mike Flowers Bill Snellings

TELLERS: Jeff Hubbard Jerison Speer

CLERK: Mallory Vergara

DEACON of the WEEK: Jimmy Hubbard

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

SUNDAY WEDNESDAY 9:15 AM Sunday School 7:00 PM Kids Play n Praise

10:30 AM Morning Worship 7:00 PM Prayer & Worship

4:45 PM Choir Practice 7:00 PM Student Worship

6:00 PM

Evening Worship

8:00 PM

Choir Practice

Last week, 31 students and 9 adults journeyed to

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, for our NBC Youth Summer

Retreat/Camp. Special thanks go to the following

adults who helped make this trip possible by serving as

drivers, cooks, safety monitors, and most of all mentors:

Jennifer Bowens, Amber Bowers, Billy Bowers, Penny

Gargus, Jeff Hubbard, Allyson Patten, Tricia Thompson,

and Bob Yarbrough. It was a great week!

Join us this Sunday in the 6:00PM Evening Worship

Service as we share testimonies of how God worked in

our lives on the trip.

Our next big student adventure this summer comes July

16th—20th, as our youth lead the sports/games portion

of our 1st annual NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH KIDS

SPORTS & MUSIC CAMP. This promises to be a fun week

for all as we engage in Bible lessons taught by our

youth, sports and games led by our youth, and a very

fun music class led by Jake and his team. The cost is

$10/kid, but no one will be turned away due to money.

For His glory,

Bro. Eric

“Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.”

Hebrews 12:1-2

When we fix our eyes on Jesus, our lives are in His hands. We trust Him to show us what’s best for our lives.

Jake

Music for Sunday, July 8th

AM: O Praise the Name

Power in the Blood

PM: I Will Sing of My Redeemer