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Ephesus Baptist Church

6767 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh. NC 27606

Phone: 919-851-1928 www.ephesusbaptistchurch.com

Annual Youth Turkey Bowl

November 19th @ 2pm

And BBQ Dinner @ 5:30pm

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL

And SOME BBQ!!!!

The youth will be playing some football and serving some BBQ… YEP you heard me

right… we will be selling BBQ plates for you to enjoy for dine in or take-out

(no deliveries). Previously sold BBQ tickets will be honored.

Come early and watch our youth and friends play their annual Turkey Bowl football game.

IT’S GAME ON!!! And PIG ON!!! Everyone is invited to join the fun and good

eats!!!! Hope To See Y’all There

And I can always use some help on the field with officiating and in the kitchen with the

BBQ so if you can give me a hand please let me know… Thanks!!

Love y’all, Fleegle

Dear Church Family, Sadly, Thanksgiving has gotten swallowed up as our culture hurries toward Christmas. Still, let’s take the gratitude test. When we consider all the bless-ings we enjoy, what is our first thought? Is it a) Look at all of what I’ve accomplished and accumulated through my own resourcefulness, or b) Wow! Look at all of these good things—all gifts from the Lord! Thank you, God! John Ortberg, in Soul Keeping, writes, “Gratitude always comes from a posture of humility. But the default mode of the sinful human race is entitle-ment, the belief that this gift or that experience that God placed in my path is rightfully mine. I am owed. But, the more you think you’re entitled to, the less you will be grateful for. The bigger the sense of enti-tlement, the smaller the sense of gratitude. We wonder why in our world we keep getting more and more and keep being less and less grateful.” “Bill Hybels once saw in the Newport Beach Harbor in California a beautiful, gleaming, million-dollar yacht. The name printed in big, bold letters on the stern was DESERVED. Whatever I have I deserve. Entitlement grows deep within us. This is why, for the soul, entitlement is not just a psychological problem. It’s not just an impoverishment of emotion-al experience. It is sin.” Paul writes in Romans 1:21, NIV For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. The soul thrives on gratitude. So, my friends, this season of Thanksgiving, let us in humility and grati-tude, Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts (Colossians 3:16, NLT).

Pastor Greg

Church Staff

Greg Templin, Pastor..………..pastorgreg@ephesusbaptistchurch.com Doug Meeker, Min. of Music………. ………dougmeeker@gmail.com Kevin Fleegle, Min of Youth .. ...…kevinf@ephesusbaptistchurch.com Lisa Cook, Admin. Assistant………..lisab@ephesusbaptistchurch.com Sue Patrick, Organist/Accompanist……..…..spatrick0712@gmail.com Kenneth Cook, Grounds…………………….….cook1690@gmail.com Lisa Emory, Building Security……….……bogeysgirl@bellsouth.com

NOVEMBER SERMONS

Sunday, November 5 Testimonies & Praise

Marshall Johnson, Bill King, Linda Mann

(Pastor Greg on Vacation) Sunday, November 12

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series Key 2—Pattern of the Kingdom

Luke 6:17-26

Sunday, November 19

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series Key 3—People of the Kingdom

Matthew 5:11-20 Sunday, November 26

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series Key 4—Politics of the Kingdom

Ephesians 2:11-22

Consequently, faith comes from hear-ing the message, and the message is

heard through the word about Christ. (Romans 10:17, NIV)

Our Homebound members Frieda Stamper Steve & Barbara Edwards Chuck & Trilby English Earl & Louise Gardner Hal & Ruth Aldridge Victims of Hurricanes & Earthquakes

PRAYER REQUESTS…

Don’t forget that there are 1,000s of video resources avail-able free through Rightnow Me-dia (RNM)! If you’re not already connected, contact Lisa Cook at the church office, give her your email address, and you’ll soon receive an invitation from RNM. Then, set up a profile and you’re good to go, accessing tons of great Bible-based, Christ-focused content for adults, teens, and children! Plus, anyone you know can use RNM—ask them to share their email with us and we’ll them set up ASAP!

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 information contact John Bentley at 919-280-6159 or Bill King 919-358-5211. This is a wonderful opportunity to join in Kingdom work as we seek to be witnesses for Christ in our Judea (Acts 1:8).

Living Nativity

Just a reminder....our Ephesus Living Nativi-ty is scheduled for December 15,16,17. Team leaders are already under way recruit-ing characters to participate in the event. Each of the seven scenes has a recruit-er.....please consider committing to partici-pating if you are asked by a scene recruiter. We have a rehearsal schedule on December 7, at which time a video will be made for ad-vertising purposes. We have live animals committed for the event and are negotiating to have live animals at the rehearsal to be included in the video. This event is an out-reach and we will be inviting anyone who would like, to participate. In addition to your participation, we solicit your financial sup-port. If you feel led to contribute, please do so in a church envelope and mark "living nativity" on the front.

—The LN committee thanks you...!!

The time has come to start pre-paring for Operation Christmas Child! Please join in our efforts this year to reach out and touch the lives of so many children who have yet to learn about Christ. By filling up shoe boxes we can transform children and their communities’ lives. The gift filled boxes give them hope, show them love, and teach them about the light of the world, Jesus! There will be some com-plimentary boxes on the breeze-way for you to take and fill up. Ephesus Baptist Church will be collecting boxes on Sunday, November 19th. Our church goal is 175 boxes. Please con-tact Christi Welch for more infor-mation.

. Annual Church-wide Fish Fry and Fish Stories

November 8 from 6:00 pm—7:25 pm

(The church will furnish the fish, potatoes, slaw, hushpuppies, drinks and utensils.)

Please bring desserts!

Reservations and cancellations are due

by Monday, Nov. 6 @ noon.

Plan to come out and hear some

great fish stories from our very own

Ephesus fishermen.

It is sure to be entertaining!

The meal is free but donations will

be received toward Baptists On

Mission Disaster Relief.

City Connections: The line is in place to our building and we’re waiting for permits and arrangements for the final connection. Thank you for giving regularly and generously to the Build-ing Fund in order for us to pay off the loan for the project on time.

“Mom, I have something I need to tell you …” They didn’t talk. Not for ten years. Not about faith any-way. Instead, a mother and daugh-ter tiptoed with pain around the deepest gulf in their lives-the daughter’s choice to leave the church, convert to Islam and be-come a practicing Muslim. Undi-vided is a real-time story of healing and understanding with alternating narratives from each as they strug-gle to learn how to love each other in a whole new way.

If you would like to place a poinsettia in honor or memory of a loved one or

loved ones, forms will be available to place your order the next couple of Sundays. They will be $14.00 per flower this year. Orders are due by

November 19. The flowers will be in a 7” pot wrapped with green foil.

Poinsettias will be on display beginning

December 3.

Sunday, Nov. 5 @ 11:30 am, the Stewardship Team presents the 2018 budget. After they present the budg-et, there will be a time of discussion. At the Business Conference on Sun-day, November 12 at 11:30 am, we will vote to adopt the new budget which will take effect on January 1.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

` 1 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Church Library Open

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3 7:00 am

Men’s Prayer Group

4

5 11:45 am Budget Discussion

Bridal Shower Josh Thomas &

Amanda

6 8:00 am

Sr. Adult Breakfast (Hardee’s @ Westover)

7

8 10:00 am Martha Franks WMU Meeting

(Truth Seekers Class) 6:00 pm

Annual Fish Fry & Fish Stories

9 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Church Library Open

10 7:00 am

Men’s Prayer Group

11 9:00 am-12:00 pm Classes 201 & 401

4:30 pm

Duke Dinner

12 11:45 am Business

Conference & Budget Adoption

13 8:00 am

Sr. Adult Breakfast (Hardee’s @ Westover)

14

15 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Church Library Open

16

6:00 pm Deacon Meeting

17 7:00 am

Men’s Prayer Group

18

Living Nativity Workday

19 Blessing of the OCC Boxes ANNUAL YOUTH TURKEY BOWL

20 10:00 am

Sr. Adult Meeting

21

22

NO EVENING SERVICES/ ACTIVITIES

23

24

25

26

27 8:00 am

Sr. Adult Breakfast (Hardee’s @ Westover)

28 7:00 pm

WINGS WMU Meeting

(Fellowship Hall)

29 30

W e e k o f P r a y e r & O f f e r i n g f o r B a p t i s t C h i l d r e n ’ s H o m e s o f N C ( N o v . 1 2 - 1 9 )

Ephesus Baptist Church 6767 Hillsborough Street

Raleigh, NC 27606

Phone: 919-851-1928

www.ephesusbaptistchurch.com

www.facebook.com/ephesusraleighnc

11/03 Norma Koch

11/04 Judy Gowin

11/05 Ruth Core, Margaret Holland

11/06 David Bowles, Jenni Levine,

11/07 Bill Lowe, Donald Shaver

11/09 Rene Brown

11/11 Dorothy Dyson

11/13 Tyler Templin

11/15 Joshua Thomas

11/16 Mary Dellinger

11/17 Mary Alice Bentley, Kathy Klinger,

Courtney Windley

11/19 Jessie Hedrick, Ashton McGuire

11/22 Chris Wilms

11/24 Peggy Vaughan, Ruth Ann Weaver

11/26 Daniel Fulcher

11/27 Charlotte Clayton, Paul Dillard III

11/28 Gerald Lampley

11/29 Walt Brown, Lena Brownd,

Jim King

11/30 Brenlee Shaw

Pastor Greg’s Work Anniversary—18 yrs.

Sunday Schedule:

9:15 am Sunday School 10:30 am Worship Service

5:00 pm Kids Missions & Kids Music 6:00 pm Bible Study/ A.G.E. (Youth)

C h u r c h O f f i c e C l o s e d

Wednesday Night Schedule:

6:30 pm Prayer Meeting/ Worship Team Rehearsal

7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal

2017