Today’s Messages 9:30am (Eaglehawk) and 10:30am & 6pm (Junortoun) Dave Gillett –The Song of Hope Ps 42 10.30am (Htoo Moo Plaw - Jun) Ps. Morris Morris Next Week 9:30am (Eaglehawk) and 10:30am (Junortoun) 6.00pm (Junortoun) Dave Lovell – The Song of the Broken Ps 51 10.30am (Htoo Moo Plaw - Jun) Ps. Morris Morris Welcome Visitors We’d love to meet you, so please stay for a cuppa after the service. If you have children, we have various programs running during the services. Please speak to a ministry leader for details. Hi Church, We are in the midst of working through some of the Psalms at the moment; they can often be thought of in terms of the songs of the Bible, many of them written by David and many of them giving us words that readily become part of the praise songs we sing. The reality is that many of the psalms are the expression to God of dismay and injustice, of discouragement with life, of being depressed about the way things are. That’s where we find ourselves this week, and it is good for us to be there, because one of the inescapable realities of life for the believer and nonbeliever is that it can often be a discouraging experience and sometimes can lead us to living with the dark clouds of depression as well. Times where we feel very much off balance, constantly ill at ease, overtaken by events and circumstances, wondering where did the joy go? The Bible doesn’t shy away from this reality, and as Christians we don’t help ourselves if we try and pretend that everything is all good all the time and because we have Jesus discouragement and depression doesn’t need to affect us. What the Bible does reiterate to us over and over again is that God is there with us through all parts of life: the good times and the depressing times too. Randy Alcorn (a Christian author who battled depression) says: ‘Don’t wait till the depression passes to seek God. He’s not waiting for you to come out of it before walking with you, but he’s eager to walk with you in the midst of it.’ As we look at Psalm 42 & 43 together this week, we find them saying to us that some hope can come as we speak to God and preach to ourselves. Let’s encourage each other together in that. Dave Gillett. Weekly Prayer/Praise Please be praying for: • • • • • • • • • • • • Plans & preparation being made for 2015 in the area of ministry internships. The impact of our new teaching series ‘Songs of God’ in the wider life of BBC. The Church Family as focus groups meet on Oct 24/25 to discuss & reflect on past and future ministry opportunities. God’s protection on families and marriages across the life of our church. Decision making that will be made at our AGM on Nov 9. Pray for God’s leading as we elect new people to Council, make ministry budget decisions and reflect on the past year. Jimmy Rieffel who is currently in hospital facing a number of different health complications. Planning behind Christmas giving projects. Money raised will be directed both locally and globally to bring hope to people in need. Susan Smoutt who is currently facing inoperable pancreatic cancer. Pray that her faith in God would be a powerful witness to family & friends. Josh Wolsley is continuing to recuperate following recent knee surgery. Year 12 students at BBC as they begin final exams. Ben Ruiter continues to still have many seizures. He is receiving increased medication with no great impact. He is exhausted so please continue to pray for physical healing and that God might use this terrible situation for His glory. Pray for his family as this is a heavy burden for them too. Lailah De Noronha who has flown to Brazil to be with her father who has a serious infection. Praise: • Praise God for the generosity of God’s people at BBC. The past three months has seen us meet our general budget as well as our giving toward our ministry partners around the globe. Looking for a job? There are a range of vacancies in the Worship & Creative Arts Dept’@ Bendigo Baptist Church We can train you and help you find that special place to serve God. - Singer - Musician - Data operator - Sound Operator - Creative Media / cameras - Lighting You can be on the team by Christmas!!! Please speak to Ps Leighton or call 0432 057 090 or email: [email protected] BUDGET UPDATE We are thankful to God for the generosity of God’s people at Bendigo Baptist Church. The past 3 months has seen us meet our general budget as well as our giving toward our ministry partners around the globe. We thank God for His provision through His people and we look forward to what God has in store for ministry over the last quarter for 2014. Christmas in a Shoe Box Project 2014 The final number of boxes is 389 and we are pleased that $9 freight for each box was covered. Girls’ Brigade would like to thank everyone for the help given. We appreciate those who packed boxes, gave gifts, gave money for gifts and freight, knitted teddies and hats, sewed bags and pencil cases, told others about the project and enlisted their help and for any other contribution you may have made, please accept our thanks. Please remember to pray for the children who receive the boxes, their families and their villages. Friday 24th Oct, Friday 31 Oct, Friday 7 Nov. See www.nexusbyt.com for more info. BBC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Church’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday Nov 8 This will be a dinner at 6pm in the Novo Centre @ the Junortoun Campus. The cost for a 2 course meal and drinks will be $20 per head, $15 for pensioners and $40 for families. Non -members are most welcome at this event as we celebrate God’s work at BBC over the last 12 months. Please sign up at the Connect Desk for catering purposes. You can pay on the night. HELPERS are needed with setup on the Saturday morning. This would involve putting up tables and setting them. If you can help with this please contact the church office or email [email protected] Wanted – volunteers to help out on Friday 31st October event with Tim Costello & Friends from 6:30pm to 10:30pm. You will be required to greet people at the door, help seat them if required and help them sign up for child sponsorship after the event. Training available and you get to wear a cool orange WV t-shirt! See Jenny McWilliam for more details. MORNING TEA ROSTER Direct Payments are available for those who prefer to use this method for regular offerings, Global Impact Card support, or special gifts. Direct Credit: Bendigo Baptist Church BSB 633 000 Acc No. 127248490 Men’s Breakfast Saturday 15th November 7am Sparky Malone’s Shed 384 Paton’s Road Axed Creek Call Andrew Johnston for more details 0447 818 630 The 2015 morning tea roster is being prepared shortly and we need some more helpers to be a part of this ministry.(about 2 times per year). If you can assist with preparing and serving tea and coffee after the service on this roster please contact the office on 5449 3033 or email [email protected] The Leprosy Mission Tuesday Oct 21. Afternoon tea (2pm) at KF Uniting Church. For more details see notice on the missions board @ Junortoun. GB is going Fishing on Mondays 27th Oct & 3rd Nov. Do you have some fishing gear (particularly rods) we can borrow? Contact Jenny McWilliam on 0429 397 557 or [email protected] Life Essentials has commenced a community breakfast on Tuesday mornings at 7am. If you are interested in volunteering on this project, please contact Janine Logan on 0400 986 885. Serving Christ Together: 21st October - 10.30am. Karen ladies and children with a shared lunch at Junortoun. 4th November- 10am. Baptist Women of the World at Eaglehawk. WANTED - A Christian builder/plumber/electrician. From mid October for two months, Please call Andrea on 0447 554 341 for details. Thank you Eaglehawk Campus Ladies Please meet after Church Sunday 26th October 2014 to discuss who is prepared to provide casseroles / sweets for the Eaglehawk Inter-church Men’s Tea hosted by our Church this year on Sunday 2nd November 2014 from 4 to 6 pm. Thanks, Anne Bramley. 5446 9045 Congratulations to Lindsay & Audrey Douglas who are celebrating 60 years of married life! Congratulations to Ken & Helen Macnaughtan who have just celebrated 47 years of married life. CHURCH STAFF Senior Pastor: David Lovell 0408 413 026 Administrator: Carolyn Marriott 0429 672 231 Director of Community Care: Matt Parkinson 0418 698 693 Associate Pastor: Dave Gillett 0407 418 226 Associate Pastor: Leighton Gates 0432 057 090 Associate Pastor: Andrew Johnston 0447 818 630 Associate Pastor – Eaglehawk: Brock Gravener 0439 349 821 Youth Ministry Worker: Mike Peautagitama 0402805674 Playgroup Ministry Worker: Louise Nott 0438 025 031 Children’s Ministry Trainee: Emily Hinson 0419 335 852 EVENTS - Hymn-along Sunday 26th October @ our Eaglehawk Campus. 2.30-3.30pm. Please bring some afternoon tea to share. If anyone has any shed space available for lend/hire, Barb Evans is looking for some lockable storage. Please contact on 0418 547 CONTACT DETAILS Office: 03 5449-3033 Website: www.bendigobaptist.org.au Email: [email protected] Life Essentials: Manager - Rod Meadows. Ph: 5441 4747 214 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo 3550 Gilead Counselling Centre: Mark Boyd. Ph: 5441 1494 214 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo 3550 CHURCH COUNCIL NOMINATIONS Church Council Nominations have now closed. There were 8 nominations received. The people nominated are: Phil Trebilcock, Ken Geyer, Pete Gaskell, Sharon Gleeson (tagged position as Treasurer), Graeme Coleman, Tim Schofield, Rowan Nash & Colin Brown. There are 5 positions vacant on council (one is the tagged Treasurer position), with the election taking place at the AGM on Saturday Nov 8th. Meeting documents and the Church’s Annual report will be available next Sunday Oct 26 for this meeting. Please put your name on the attendance sheet at the Connect desk at both Junortoun & Eaglehawk if you are attending this event. Our condolences, love and prayers extend to Lailah & Marcos and Nathan & Ruben De Noronah on the passing of Lailah’s father Carlos in Brazil this week.
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