Volume  8  Issue  10                          www.clarendonbaptist.org                            October  2014  The      Monthly      Newsletter      of      Clarendon      Baptist      Church,      Alcolu,  SC    

A  GREAT  COMMISSION  CHURCH  THE   WEIGHT   OF   YOUR   WORDS…I   have   seen   the   power   of   words.    Words  are  my  calling.    I  always  want  to  be  careful  to  control  what  I  say  to  others.     I  have   learned  that  words  have  weight.    We  all  have  heard  words  that  have  changed  the  course  of  history   like,  “I  have  a  dream.”,  “That’s   one   small   step   for   man;   one   giant   leap   for   mankind.”,   “Mr.  Gorbachev,  tear  down  this  wall.”,  and  most  of  all,  “For  God  so  loved  the  world   that  He   gave   his   only   begotten   Son   that  whosoever   believes   in  Him  should  not  perish  but  have  eternal   life.”    On   the  opposite  end  of  the   spectrum,  we   have   heard  words   that   negatively   impact   our   lives.    These  words  are  daggers  to  the  soul.    They  sear  our  spirit  to  the  core.    They  mutilate  our  memory  and  stick  to  our  hearts  like  glue.    The  person  that  said,  “Words  can  never  hurt  me.”  was  living  in  a  fantasy  land.    The  Scripture  clearly  states,  “The  tongue  also  is  a  fire,  a  world  of  evil  among  the   parts   of   the   body.     It   corrupts   the   whole   person,   sets   the   whole  course  of  his  life  on  fire,  and  is  itself  set  on  fire  by  Hell”  (James  3:6).    Did  you  notice  the  text  says  the  tongue  “sets  the  whole  course  of  his  life”?    I  do  not  care  who  you  are,  what  you  say  matters.    It  can  matter  for  evil  or  good.    That  is  a  choice  that  we  will  be  held  accountable  for  by  God.  

Now,  in  our  culture  of  texting  and  social  media,  it  is  imperative  to  understand  the  principal  that  words  have  weight.    We  must  not  go  to  a  phone  or  computer   to  express  our  emotions;   that  can  be  dangerous  to   the   sender   and   the   recipient   of   any   text   or   post.     We   must   find  someone  we  feel  safe  with  and  express  our  emotions  in  a  healthy  way.    If  not,  we  could  be  setting  the  course  of  our  life  (or  someone  else’s  life)  in  a  negative  direction.    

The  Bible  is  clear  on  how  we  are  to  use  our  words.    In  Ephesians  4:29   it   says,   “Do   not   let   any   unwholesome   talk   come   out   of   your  mouths,  but  ONLY  what   is  helpful   for  building  others  up…”  Wow!    We  are   to  be  construction  workers  with  our  words.    We  are   to  help  build  others  and  contribute  to  their  lives  and  not  take  away  with  words  that  are   like  wrecking  balls.    Many   times  we   react  out  of  emotion,  and  we  want  to  be  vindicated  or  “tell  them  like  it  is”.    When  we  act  this  way,  it  is  undisciplined  and  makes  us   look   foolish  and  petty.    We  also   leave  a  trail  of  broken  and  hurt  people  in  our  wake.    

The  bottom  line   is  we  must  ask  the  Lord  of   love  to  give  us  His  heart  for  people.    He  never  demanded  His  rights  (He  was  a  servant),  He  gave  up  His  rights,  and  He  spoke  words  of  life  and  not  destruction.      The  fact   is,  when  we   hurl  words   like   daggers,  we   never   know  where   they  will  land.    Will  your  words  be  fatal  or  fruitful?    I,  for  one,  will  choose  to  take   the   role   of   construction   worker   and   not   wrecking   ball   with   my  words.     Let   us   remember,  words   have  weight.     “Let   the  words   of  my  mouth  and  the  meditation  of  my  heart  be  pleasing  to  you  Lord.”    Now  those  are  words  to  live  by.        

 Just  a  Servant,    Pastor  Mike  

     

 

CBC News

 CALENDAR  of  EVENTS  

9 Sr. Adult Outing ~ Tail Race Canal Cruise 12 Children’s Committee 5 p.m. Properties and Youth Committees meet after evening worship 13 Deacons meet 7 p.m. 16 Ladies Night ~ 6 p.m. 17 Fifth Quarter ~ CBC FLC 9 pm – Midnight 18 Alcolu Reunion Speak w/Russell Harrelson 29 Trunk-r-Treat ~ 6:30 p.m.

Looking forward to November (1) OCC Packing Shoeboxes (1-2) 30-hour Famine

(9) Children’s, Youth, Properties Comm. (11) Deacons (11&13) Ladies Encounter (14-16) Camp Longridge Serv.

Proj. (25) DeCosta Hotdog Supper (26) NO AWANA (27) THANKSGIVING (29) Carolina vs. Clemson (30) 5th

Sunday (Com. Serv./No Dinner)

WORKERS  for  OCTOBER  

10/5   Early:    Amy  Chappell,  Erica  Eaddy     Late:    LaRena  &  Sabrina  Powers  10/12   Early:    Allyson,  Tori,  &  Hardy  Goff     Late:    Heather  &  Lundee  Olsen  10/19   Early:    Kim,  Lauren,  &  Jordan                                                                                    Gardner     Late:    Louise  Bingham                          Doris  Daniel  10/26   Early:    Harriet  &  Katenell  Locklair     Late:    Mary  Lynn  Lee                          Vassar  Turner                  

NURSERY  

TODDLER  CHURCH  

10/5   Tabitha  Gardner  

10/12   LaRena  Powers  

10/19   Allyson  Goff  10/26   Nancy  

Mitchum  BLDG.  ATTENDANT  

David  McCabe  

USHERS   FLOWERS  

Johnny  Baker,  Donnie  Briley,    Sean  Briley,  Jamie  Hodge,  Gary  Lee,    Toey  Lee,  Tommy  Lee,  Steve  Lowe  

10/5   Open          10/26    Open  10/12   Open  10/19   Mary  Lynn  Lee  

 

 

Ladies Encounter Tues. 11/11 or Thurs. 11/1 3

Guest Speaker from Proverbs 31 Ministries. Doors open at 5:30 with dinner served at 6:30. See Denise Jones or Adrienne McCabe for more information.

Romans 15:13

 DEACON  UPDATE  

Recently   I   had   the   opportunity   to   speak   with   the   Awana  children   for   my   first   counsel   time   of   the   New   Year.   The   object   I  brought  with  me  was  a  blueberry  vine  with  several  branches  on   it.  As  you  might  be  able   to   guess,  we   talked  about   Jesus’   instructions,  that  He   is   the  vine  and  we  are   the  branches.  As   the  vine,  He   is   the  source  of  all  power,  strength,  and  growth  for  His  branches.  Without  the   vine,   branches   simply   cannot   survive.  We   as   the   branches   are  called   to   tap   into   the   vine,   allowing   the   vine   to   enter   us.   Allowing  Him   in   also   brings  with   it   all   the   goodness   only   the   true   vine   can  provide.  The  reason  for  all  of  this,  just  like  the  blueberry  bush,  is  to  produce   fruit.   The   gardener   (God)   takes   great   delight   in   fruitful  branches.  Shouldn’t  this  be  the  goal  of  all  of  His  children?  To  delight  God  in  all  we  do?  

As  we  move  back  into  our  beautiful  sanctuary,  continue  to  do  other   improvements   around   the   church   grounds   (upgrading   the  nursery,  planning  for  the  upgrades  and  expansion  of  the  fellowship  hall,  etc.),  begin  M2M  classes,  attend  youth   functions,  volunteer   for  AWANA,   sing   in   the   praise   team/   choir,   or   participate   in   other  exciting   things   going   on   at   Clarendon   Baptist   Church,   let’s   be  reminded   that   all   of   these   are   done   with   an   intentional   purpose.  That   purpose   is   to   spread   the   love   of   God,   along   with   the   saving  power  of  the  blood  of  Jesus,  throughout  our  community.  

Yes,  our  freshly  painted  and  carpeted  sanctuary  is  a  beautiful  site,  something  we  should  all  be  proud  of.  Yes,  we  can  be  excited  and  enjoy   the   many   activities   our   church   has   to   offer.   However   if   we  don’t  use  it  as  an  opportunity  to  lead  others  to  Christ,  we’ve  missed  the  point.  

Let’s  all  do  our  part  to  be  fruitful  branches  and  invite  others  to  visit  and  become  a  part  of  God’s  family  here  at  Clarendon  Baptist  Church.           ~  Tommy  Geddings    “I  am  the  vine,  you  are  the  branches.  If  you  remain  in  me  and  I  in  you,  you  will  bear  much  fruit;  apart  from  me  you  can  do  nothing.”  

~  John  15:5       ENCOURAGEMENT  OPPORTUNITIES  Please  take  time  this  month  to  pray  for,  call,  email,  visit,  or  write  a  note  of  encouragement  to  our  college  student,  shut-­‐in  &  Faith  Promise  missionaries.  

   

COLLEGE  STUDENT   SHUT-­‐IN  

Evelyn  Michelle  Belt  112  University  Village  Drive  

Apartment  F  Central,  SC    29630  

Lila  Sue  Thompson  1356  Clemson  Road  Alcolu,  SC    29001  803-­‐473-­‐2302  

 

 

Alex  &  Jamie  Pettett  World  Witness  One  Cleveland  Street,  Suite  220  Greenville,  SC    29601  (972)624-­‐5053  

 17  Shallowford  Rd.  Greenville,  SC    29607  apettett@me.com  pettetts@mac.com    

 HAPPY  BIRTHDAY!  

1st   Lauren  Gardner     19th   Erica  Eaddy     Autumn  Russell       Bobbie  Pierce  2nd   Kyle  Horton         John  Smith  3rd   Andrew  Mitchum     22nd   Colin  Gaff  4th   Savannah  Ard         Jay  Gardner     Juanita  Hunter         Marlana  Lynn  Lee  8th   Mattie  Boyce       23rd   Jewell  Brown  9th   Valorie  Evans         Gary  Lee     Dianne  Floyd         David  McCabe  11th   Hank  Thompson     24th   Hardy  Goff  12th   Amy  Chappell       25th   Joy  Joyner  13th   Ann  Barwick       26th   Wyatt  Powell  14th   Michael  DeCosta     28th   Jimmy  Bryson     Adriane  Gaff       30th   Jerry  Bingham  15th   Kristen  Hubbard  17th   Curt  Lee                                

PRAYER  MINISTRY  

CBC  MEMBERS:     Esther  Blackmon   Tami  Blascak  Ann  &  Otis  Barwick   Mattie  Boyce     Ann  Brown  Marie  Davids     Ed  Hinson     Barbara  Hussey  Christian  Hussey   Curtis  &  Mary  Frances  Lee   Jessie  McCabe  Kenny  Powers     VeLinda  Reynolds   Rodney  Richburg  Shaun  Richburg     Lila  Sue  Thompson   Debbie  Tucker  Ruth  H.  Hill  Turner   David  &  Melva  Young    

SEPTEMBER  MONTHLY  RECORDS  

Average  Sunday  School  Attendance:         170                        Average  Worship  Attendance:         8:45   91    

11:00     175  Monthly  Offering  Total:                                  $27,312.99  Building  Fund:           $24,079.78                                                      

 

If  we  have  missed  your  birthday,  please  call  the  church  office  so  that  we  can  add  your  

name  to  our  birthday  list.    

Clarendon  Baptist  Church  1780  Main  St.  PO  BOX  307  

Alcolu,  SC  29001  (803)  473-­‐2376  

clarendonbap@ftc-­‐i.net              www.clarendonbaptist.org  

Pastor:    Michael  DeCosta  Secretary:  Mrs.  Shirley  Gallagher  Admin.  Assist.:  Mrs.  Pam  Scott  

 OFFICE  HOURS  

Mon-­‐Thurs:  8:30-­‐3:00  Fri:  8:30-­‐Noon  

 

CONTACT  INFORMATION  

 

 

October Ladies Night ~ Thurs., Oct. 16th Guest Speaker: Jenny Martin Cost: $10 Bring a finger food and a friend and get your couponing on!

     

THIS  AND  THAT  

                                                               

SR.  ADULT  NEWS  

   

WED.  NIGHT  MENUS  &  KITCHEN  TEAMS  

1st Menu: Spaghetti, Salad, Veggie, Garlic bread, Pound Cake KT: Tommy & Donna Burgess, Cory & Aimee McWhite 8th Menu: Hamburgers, Potato salad, Chips, Ice cream sundaes KT: Jonathan & Denise Jones, Justin & Nikki Woodard 15th Menu: Fried chicken, Mac-n-cheese, Corn, Roll, Peach cobbler KT: Chuck & Allyson Goff, Jamie & Erica Hodge 22nd Menu: Baked potato bar w/fixings, (Chicken nuggets for

kids), Pineapple Dessert KT: David & Frankie McCabe, Dan McInnis, Linda Pierce 29th Menu: “Trunk-r-Treat” – Hotdogs, Chips KT: Carolyn Brewer, Stacey & Nancy McInnis,

Janice Richburg

 

OCC is coming to a close with our church-wide Shoebox Packing Party on Sat., Nov. 1st. Plastic shoeboxes are being collected this month as well as monies to help get

the boxes to a child. $7 covers the cost of the religious material added to each box in Charlotte, NC and shipping. Checks: make out to Samaritan’s Purse, number of

boxes paying for in memo line. Cash: bring with you when you come to pack your box(es). Or Pay onl ine and then click to follow your box. (Kids love to see where

the box goes!) Begin praying for the child(ren) who will receive the box(es) you pack. Those who have spoken with Mary Jo about special items you have, plan to bring them to add to your box(es). Call Mary Jo any time with any questions you

may have. Thank you for giving to the Lord!!!!! Mary Jo

The Harvest Seeds ministry needs your help to sort, pack, and carry the collected Sunday school literature and other materials to the Santee Baptist Associational office

in Sumter. If willing to help, contact Karen DeCosta. Collecting items for shipment to Ukraine. Warm winter socks, band-aids, ace

bandages, warm winter clothing. Please contact Donald Morris with any questions.

 

Tail  Race  Canal  Cruise  

Thurs.,  October  9th    Those  who  signed  up  leaving  CBC  on  church  bus  promptly  at  8:30  a.m.  Be  at  the  church  by  8:15  a.m.  Cost:  $15  for  boat  tour  +  money  for  lunch  at  Gilligan’s  Rest.    Call  Doris  Daniel  at  (803)  478-­‐3372  with  any  questions.  More  info  in  bulletin.  

 

 

Don’t  miss  out!    All  youth  (6th  –  12th  grade)  are  invited  to  join  us  from  9  p.m.  -­‐  midnight  at  the  CBC  Family  Life  Center  after  the  football  games  on  Fri.,  October  17th!    Come  on  out  and  have  a  great  time!  

 

Wed.,Oct.  29th    6  –  8  p.m.  CBC  Family  Life  Center  

Lots  of  games  and  goodies  for  the  whole  family!  

No  scary  costumes  please!  More  info  to  come!