WATCHMAN PRAYER PARTNERS’ MEETING
The Vision
Next Sunday Night - March 15 - 5:15 P.M.
a weekly newsletter of Valley Baptist Church
There will be a brief, but very important meeting next Sunday night of all
those who have signed up for the 13th year of our Watchman Prayer Ministry.
PASTOR’S PAGE
At this meeting you will receive:
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Your Prayer Call Schedule with Phone Numbers for All 7 Days.
Your suggested One-Hour Prayer Outline.
Your Prayer Ministry Covenant.
If you have signed up on the Prayer Wall, it is extremely important
that you be at this meeting next Sunday night!
NOTE: PRAYER WALL #2 WILL BE OUT AT THE WELCOME CENTER THIS SUNDAY ONLY
FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO SIGN UP THIS PAST WEEK! (1 DAY ONLY!)
James Hays, Pastor
501.268.7501
“A Fellowship...Not Just A Membership”
MARCH 4, 2015
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Melissa
Gray
Morning Worship Services and over 500 back on Sunday night! Absolutely Amazing! I am still Praising The Lord!
I am thrilled to share with you that our Prayer Wall Is Full! Yes, we began signing up this past Sunday for our 13th year of
our Watchman Prayer Ministry and before our evening service was over, all 168 hours had been filled. This is the quickest
we have ever had every hour taken. I am grateful to every person who has signed up to be a Prayer Warrior for the
next 12 months. For those of you who have never been on the Prayer Wall before, you are in store for an Exciting Year!
The Prayer Wall filled up so quickly that several members wer e not able to sign up because all the hour s wer e alr eady
taken. Therefore, our 2nd Prayer Wall will be in the Welcome Center area for this Sunday only for anyone who wants to
join the rest of us in this Great Adventure called Prayer. But Sunday night is the deadline because we have to get all the
names & phone numbers on the Prayer Call Schedule for our Prayer Partners’ Meeting next Sunday!
Our Upward Basketball and Cheerleading Season’s final game day is this Saturday. It has been a very successful season
which will be celebrated this coming Tuesday night, with our annual Awards Ceremony in our sanctuary. For a ministry
the size of Upward to run smoothly it takes a commitment from a great number of people. We have had that once again
this year. So many of our youth and adults have volunteered to assist in Upward that I could never mention all of them.
But I do want to recognize Amanda Watson for her outstanding leadership and unwavering dedication to this
ministry. Without her, Upward would have not been nearly as successful. Thanks, Amanda. I appreciate you!
Our Revival is rapidly approaching. Ed Newton, Charles Billingsley and Clay Crosse will be at Valley in just over
three weeks. I sense an excitement and anticipation about these days of Revival like I haven’t sensed in some time. In
fact, I believe from what I am hearing from many of our members, Revival is beginning to br eak out in many of their
lives. That is my Prayer!
And this coming Sunday we are going to continue with our Special Sunday School and Worship Services dealing with
Prayer and Revival. If you will look on the inside of this newsletter (upper left ar ticle), you can find all the details
about all our services this Sunday! Hopefully, you can’t wait to attend!
Finally, I want to remind you that Daylight Saving Time begins this Satur day night. So SET YOUR CLOCKS
AHEAD ONE HOUR before you go to bed this Saturday so you will not be late for our Special Sunday School hour and
Wonderful Worship Services! See you then!
Yours for Revival,
Bro. James
Proverbs 29:18
The Vision Newsletter – March 4, 2015
WEDNESDAY
Supper….……………………………………………………………..…..5:00 pm
AWANA ...................................................................... 6:00 pm
Youth Bible Study ....................................................... 6:00 pm
Ladies’ Bible Study & Men’s Fraternity ...................... 6:15 pm
Worship Choir Rehearsal…………………………………………. 6:15 pm
Prayer Meeting and Bible Study ................................. 6:30 pm
Worship Choir Rehearsal ........................................... 7:30 pm
SUNDAY
Early Worship ............................................................. 8:00 am
Sunday School ............................................................ 9:30 am
Morning Worship ..................................................... 10:40 am
Evening Worship ........................................................ 6:00 pm
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Senior Pastor ......................................................... James Hays
Student Pastor ...................................................... Chris Lynch
Worship Pastor .............................................. Mark Galbreath
Financial Administrator………………………………….. Wendi Pangle
Children’s Director .............................................. Tonya Miller
Middle School Pastor ...................................... Brian Robinson
Daycare Director…………………………………………….….Jan Yingling
Ministry Assistants ....................................... Melinda Flowers,
Lisa May, Kaki Allen
Musicians ..................................................... Sherry Roberson,
Mica Rose, Jessica Wilson, Stan King
Housekeeping ......................... Wanda Graham, Jamie Martin
Property Maintenance ...........................................Jessie Rose
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MARCH : “A Month Of Prayer & Revival”
This Sunday, March 8
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE -- 8:00 a.m. & 10:40 a.m.:
Bro. James will continue his New Sermon Series - - “Tall On Our Knees” - - which he began last Sunday.
This Sunday’s message is entitled, “The Secrets To Extraordinary Prayer.” If we follow the keys
that our Pastor will share with us in the sermon, we can experience the Lord answer some extraordinary
prayers in the life of our church, and in our lives personally.
This is a “Must-Hear Message” for all of us!
This week all of our Youth & Adult Classes, and some of our children’s classes continue their emphasis
on Prayer & Revival. This study entitled “Fresh Encounter” was very well received by everyone
last Sunday. Make sure you are in your Sunday School class this week as we learn more about
our responsibility when it comes to Revival.
SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE-- 6:00 p.m.:
Last Sunday night Bro. James began a month-long sermon series entitled, “Revival Now!”
This Sunday night our Pastor will be preaching on the subject of “Revival’s Recipe.”
Be sure you are in attendance so you can make certain you have the necessary ingredients
in your Life to experience Revival!
THERE’S NO MORE IMPORTANT PLACE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
TO BE THIS SUNDAY THAN IN THE LORD’S HOUSE!
NOON PRAYER MEETINGS
Remember to visit our website, our facebook page or watch
Beginning on Monday, March 16, everyone who can is
your email each day in March and read Bro. James’ Devotionencouraged to join with our staff & other Valley members in the
al for that particular day!
sanctuary by 12:15 pm for a time of prayer for Revival. We will finHELICOPTER EGG DROP ish by 12:45. We will meet each day through Wednesday April 1.
Children up to 4th Grade
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CHURCH-WIDE FISHING TRIP
March 26-28
1 Helicopter
5000 Eggs
Endless Fun
After the Egg Drop,
Watch the Children Fill Up Their Baskets!!
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Sunday School .......................................................................... 695
Worship Service ............................................................................ 812
Children’s Church ............................................................................ 67
Total Worship Attendance ......................................................... 879
Total Evening Worship Attendance …………………………..442
GENERAL FUND OFFERING ....................................... $48,469.08
“Beyond Measure” ........................................................... $12,038.02
TOTAL GIVING ........................................................... $60,507.10
MARCH 13-14
Register NOW on our Website
UPWARD AWARDS NIGHT
This Tuesday, March 10
Valley Baptist, Searcy
Special Speaker
Hank Hough ~ Kingdom Dog Ministries
Thank You
SUNDAY SCHOOL -- 9:30 a.m.:
SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH
PRE-TEEN D-NOW
LAST WEEK @ VALLEY
Porter Rodger’s Farm
Augusta, Woodruff County
Cost: $30 per Family (Includes Meals & Bait)
Sign-Up Sunday at the Welcome Center
Thank you for your thoughtfulness and your kindness during the loss of our
Mother and Grandmother. We love you our church family.
Jannette & Dave Karaff and Courtney & Brion Toler
PreK - 2nd Grade - 6:00 p.m.
Thank you for all the prayers & calls while I had my surgery. I’m so glad I
3rd - 10th Grade - 7:30 p.m.
have my Valley family. Terry & Kathy Curtis
(Coaches, players & cheerleaders arrive 30 minutes early)
Thank you for the food, flowers, cards & especially all the prayers sent our
way in the death of my mother and Candace’s grandmother. We love all of
you. Laura, Wayne & Candace Prejean
Thank you Church for your support & Generosity to Mission Matters. We enjoyed Great chili & desserts at the cook off & wonderful fellowship. We appre- On the following Saturdays - - March 14, March 21 & March 28 - we are having a Church-Wide Community Blitz informing folks
ciate your prayers so much as we reach out into the world.
Mission Matters Committee
around our church about our upcoming Revival and Easter Ser-
vices.
We will meet each Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the New Fellowship
March is Valley’s month to minister thr ough the Good Sa- Hall for Prayer...pick up Materials about our Revival and Eastmaritan Center! To help restock the shelves for the month of er...and then get our street assignments before leaving for the
March we are asking you to bring specific items, such as good Blitz.
used or new bed linens or towels & personal hygiene items.
We can make hundreds of contacts each of these three Saturdays
(from 10 am - 12 Noon) if you will be a member of our Blitz Team.
READ-THE-BIBLE THROUGH IN 2015
Mar 5: Num 32-34; Mark 9:30-50
DIVORCE CARE
Mar 6: Num 35-36; Mark 10:1-31
Begins Again
Mar 7: Deut 1-3;
Mark 10:32-52
Mar 8: Deut 4-6;
Mark 11:1-18
Wednesday, March 18
Mar 9: Deut 7-9;
Mark 11:19-33
For more Info Contact:
Mar 10: Deut 10-12 Mark 12:1-27
Melanie Inns 501-827-1761 or Robbie Hare 501-207-2873
MARCH MEMORY VERSE
AWANA DEBRY
JEREMIAH 33:3
‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you
Great and Mighty Things, which you do not know.’
March 11
Puggles, Cubbies & Sparks
RESCHEDULED
March 18
T&T
R E V I V A L
March 29-April 1
This Saturday Night, March 7
As
Ed Newton
Evangelist
Sunday-Wed. Night
“The Year Of Spiritual Growth”
Charles Billingsley
Music
Sun. Night & Mon. Night
Clay Crosse
Music
Tues. Night & Wed. Night
The Vision Newsletter-March 4, 2015
Set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday
night so you will not be late to Sunday School & Worship.
The Vision Newsletter-March 4, 2015
“The Year Of Spiritual Growth”