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The Letter to the Ephesians Ephesus Baptist Church
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Volume 51 May 2017 No. 5
May
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Ephesus Baptist Church
6767 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh. NC 27606
Phone: 919-851-1928 www.ephesusbaptistchurch.com
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Things are extra busy in the youth depart-ment right now with a lot of planning for
upcoming events going on… You will want to mark these dates on your calendar:
BBQ Fund Raiser will be held May 19th Graduation Sunday June 4th
Wake County School Out June 9th Leave for World Changers Florida
June 23rd Leave for Summer Camp July 4th
Your prayers and support for the fund
raisers is very much appreciated… The kids work hard to go on these trips and make
them their own.
If you are able to help sponsor a youth for one of these trips PLEASE let me know.
John 13:34-35 34 “A new command I give you: Love one an-other. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one an-other.”
Love… fleegle
EBC Youth & Baptist Men’s Mission Barbeque
Friday, May 19, 2017 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Ephesus Baptist Church 6767 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 851-1928
Barbeque Plates with Dessert $8.00
Dine In/Take Out/Drive Thru/Delivery
To preorder plates, please contact: Lance Wheeler (919) 669-7235, Kevin Fleegle (919) 883-7276
Or Lisa Baker (919) 851-1928
Sunday, May 7, Noon-4pm @ Wake Med Soccer Park
in Cary (walk and run baby run 5k)
Join us for our 12th annual Walk for
Life and Run Baby Run 5k! Both events are family friendly fundrais-ers in which YOU can use your very
own voice for the voiceless!
12:00 - Walk, Run, Fun Run Regis-tration, T-Shirt Tent, Inflatables
(Cake Walk Open; Lunch available for purchase)
1:30 - Welcome and Pastors of the City Prayer 1:45 - Fun Run Begins (ages 3-12) 2:15 - Run Baby Run 5k Start Time 3:00 - Walk for Life (1 mile) Start Time 3:30 - Child, Youth, Adult Prizes Awarded
Dear Church Family, We were all saddened to hear that Pastor David Park and his family would be leaving Raleigh and moving to Cincinnati, Ohio last month. Over the past year and a half, we have come to know and love them as part of our own church family! Pastor David came to us in the fall of 2015 to ask if Ephesus would open its doors to a new congrega-tion of Korean Methodist Christians under his lead-ership. Cary Love Methodist Church (CLMC) had been born about a year before that, but they needed a new place in which to worship, fellowship, and minister. Cary Love Church began meeting here that December. Very quickly we learned just how dedicated to Jesus Christ these new friends were. They met every Tuesday through Friday morning at 6:00 for prayer. That is not a mistake—6:00 am, not pm! David’s wife Anna Kim led a vibrant ministry called Chil-dren’s Story Time every Thursday and Friday from 10 am till Noon. Whenever they celebrated birth-days, they always shared a plate of pizza, fruit, cake, and other Korean treats with Lisa Baker and me! Their children, Rebekah, Ruach (Hebrew for spirit), and Ryan became so very dear to us. They attended our Vacation Bible School last August and after that, whenever I saw Ryan, he would thrust his index finger in the air and shout the VBS theme for that week: “Follow Him!” Follow Him, indeed, Ryan Park—you and all your family! We will miss you! The Park family’s new ad-dress: 7909 Village Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45242. CLMC will have a new pastor soon and plans to re-sume meeting here this month.
Pastor Greg
Church Staff
Greg Templin, Pastor..………[email protected] Doug Meeker, Min. of Music………. ………[email protected] Kevin Fleegle, Min of Youth .. ...…[email protected] Lisa Baker, Admin. Assistant………[email protected] Dan Fulcher………………………….… ...…….…[email protected] Sue Patrick, Organist/Accompanist……..…[email protected] Kenneth Cook, Grounds…………………….…[email protected] Lisa Emory, Building Security……….……[email protected]
. MAY SERMONS
Sunday, May 7 JUSTIFIED Series
Part 2—Medal Ceremony Romans 3:21-28
Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14
Remembering Our Spiritual Mothers
Romans 16:13
Sunday, May 21 SEX, LUST, & LOVE Series Part 1—The Integrity of Sex
Matthew 5:27-30
Sunday, May 28 SEX, LUST, & LOVE Series
Part 2—The Challenge of Lust Matthew 5:27-30
Our Homebound members John & Mary Alice Bentley (Rodney) Jerry & JW Boles Chuck & Trilby English Earl & Louise Gardner Hal & Ruth Aldridge
PRAYER REQUESTS…
Senior Adult Servant Leaders
Myra Hightower and Jack Pegram were honored as 2017 Senior Adult Servant
Leaders on Senior Adult Day, April 23.
Calling Pastor Greg! Calling Pas-
tor Greg! The best way to reach me is by phone, calling or texting 919-303-4949. If it’s
less urgent, email me at [email protected]
Baptists On Mission Rebuild Day Trips each Tuesday
We are now going each week to help in Goldsboro. The van leaves the church campus at 7:00 am, stops along the way at Bojangles, and returns that evening, time depending on a supper stop. For more infor-mation contact John Bentley at 919-280-6159 or Ken Cook at 919-796-8716. This is a wonderful opportunity to join in Kingdom work as we seek to be witnesses for Christ in our Judea (Acts 1:8).
Parent/Child Dedication … A beautiful Mother’s Day tradition at Ephesus is the recognition and blessing of families with children born during the past twelve months. This is not infant baptism, nor is it merely about the child. Instead, it is about thanking God for the blessing of children and dedicating ourselves as the church to equip and encourage parents to raise children in the love and knowledge of Christ. Families wishing to participate in Parent/Child Dedication on Mother’s Day, May 14, please contact the church office by Monday May 8: 919-851-1928, or [email protected].
Are you ready to see your fixer upper? These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV’s Fixer Upper. As this question fills the air-waves with anticipation, their legions of fans continue to multiply and ask a differ-ent series of questions, like—Who are these people?What’s the secret to their success? And is Chip actually that funny in real life? By renovating homes in Wa-co, Texas, and changing lives in such a winsome and engaging way, Chip and Joanna have become more than just the stars of Fixer Upper, they have become America’s new best friends.
The Magnolia Story is the first book from Chip and Joanna, offering their fans a detailed look at their life together. From the very first renovation project they ever tackled together, to the project that nearly cost them everything; from the childhood memories that shaped them, to the twists and turns that led them to the life they share on the farm today.
Wednesday Night Supper 6:00 PM
May 3, 2017 Covered Dish
Missions Night - 6:30 PM Shawn Wright with Elam Minis-tries will share what you will never hear on the nightly news—the church is growing at a rate and in a place you would never suspect. The mission of Elam is to strengthen and expand the church in Iran and beyond. Elam was founded in 1990 by senior Iranian church leaders with a vi-sion to serve the growing church in the Iran region. From the be-ginning, Elam's passion was to train and equip Iranian Christians to reach and disciple their coun-trymen. Since then, Elam has seen many years of God's faith-fulness. By God's grace, the min-istry is growing and is being used to strengthen and expand the church in the Iran region in a sig-nificant way. Iranians today are seen as the most open Muslim people to the Gospel in the world. More have become Christians since the rev-olution in 1979 than the previous 1,300 years put together!
A love offering will be received to cover Shawn’s travel expenses and to support Elam Ministries.
Small Group Study
I Will! this month each Sunday night at 6:00 pm. We will begin with snacks and fellowship in the
Fellowship Hall. Bring a friend!
Sewer update and giving challenge … The line is in place all the way across Hatley Field to our building and is awaiting the final connection. Please remember to give regularly and gen-erously to the Building Fund in order for us to pay off the loan for the pro-ject on time.
VBS 2017
Sunday, August 13 – Thursday, August 17
Maker Fun Factory-Created by God! Built for a Purpose
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
8:00 am Senior Adults Break-
fast at Hardee’s (Westover)
2 3 10:00 am—Noon
Library Open 6:00 pm
Covered Dish Meal 6:30 pm
Mission Night
4 National Day of
Prayer
5
6
7 Noon-4:00 pm Walk for Life
Wake Med Soccer Park
8
8:00 am Senior Adults Break-
fast at Hardee’s (Westover)
9
6:00 pm Nominating
Meeting
10 10:00 am Martha Franks WMU
Meeting (Truth Seekers Class) 10:00 am—Noon
Library Open
11
12 NCSU Graduation Set-up
13 NCSU Stats Dept.
Graduation & Reception
4:30 pm
Duke Dinner
14 10:30 am Parent-Child Dedication
Mother’s Day
15 10:00 am
Senior Adult Meeting
Children’s Choirs Sing
No PM Activities
16 17
10:00 am—Noon Library Open
18 6:00 pm
Deacon Meeting
19 11:00 am—7:00 pm
Mission BBQ
20 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Class 101
21
11:45 am Quarterly Business
Conference
22
8:00 am Senior Adults Break-
fast at Hardee’s (Westover)
23 7:00 pm
WINGS WMU Meeting
(Fellowship Hall)
24
10:00 am—Noon Library Open
25
26
27
28 NO PM Services/
Activities Start Summer
Schedule
29 Memorial Day
Church Office
Closed
30 Law Enforcement Appreciation Box
Packing
31
10:00 am—Noon Library Open
Ephesus Baptist Church 6767 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone: 919-851-1928
www.ephesusbaptistchurch.com www.facebook.com/ephesusraleighnc
5/01 Chayse Burgess, Emily Wilson
5/02 Randy Jones, Haley Shaw
5/03 Alan Shaw
5/06 Sadie Harrod, Crystal Swisher
5/08 Justin Godfrey
5/09 Jerry Boles, Leila Chapman,
Rusty Dillard
5/11 Baldwin Mitchell
5/13 Paul Marshall, Lydia Ostrishko
5/15 Doris Pegram, Shannon Young
5/16 Larry Mann
5/17 Stephanie Wheeler
5/18 Jean Gowin
5/19 Catherine Medina, Chris Tucker
5/20 Donna Thomas
5/21 Charles Baker
5/22 Susan Brown
5/24 Peggy Sue Dillard, Jason Jordan
5/25 Roz King, Juanita Mason
5/26 Janie Arnold
5/27 Donnie Jordan, Hannah Windley
5/28 Ruth Fosdick
5/31 Mary Norris
I praise you because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made; your works are won-
derful, I know that full well. My frame was
not hidden from you when I was made in
the secret place. .. Psalm 139:14-15
2017