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I have absolutely no idea who initially decided many years ago to schedule the Global Missions
Conference at Briarwood just weeks before Holy Week. Maybe it was just the best time in our
church calendar to host the conference or it could have been strategically placed near the first of the
year for financial reasons, or very simply that it was just the season for Missions Conferences in
churches. Whatever the reasoning, I thank our Lord for connecting these two weeks in my heart and
mind. Each of these weeks provides large church-wide gatherings that help keep us on mission as a
church family.
However, during and after each of these weeks, I am always drawn to specific personal applications
God has for me. Both weeks fan into flame my heart’s desire to see family, friends, neighbors and
those I will never meet or know come to our Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. As I hear and celebrate
what God is doing through our missionaries in places I will never even visit, I am overwhelmed
with joy and compelled to personally invest in the opportunities He has given to us as a church.
Each year this challenges and stretches my faith as I seek to trust Him through my Faith Promise.
Then as I walk through Holy Week devotionally and together with you through the special services,
I am consistently overwhelmed by His work of grace in my life and compelled to walk in a manner
worthy of the Gospel, eager to share that story of grace with others. This, too, is used by our Lord to
stretch my faith as I seek to trust Him with the evangelistic relationships He has provided.
So for all of us I pray that God will use these weeks to take us to a deeper level of trust in Him and
to specific personal applications of investing His resources and our lives in the proclamation of the
Gospel, that others may hear and believe.
Bruce Stallings
Executive Pastor
The
Briarwood Weekly
March 20, 2015
phone: 205.776.5200 • fax: 205.776.5241 • email: [email protected] • website: briarwood.org
The sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper will be celebrated Thurs.,
Apr. 2 in the Maundy Thursday service.
Members of the congregation are
invited to prepare their hearts to
receive Communion. An alms offering
for the Mercy Ministry will be received.
LORD’S DAY WORSHIP SERVICES
Sunday Morning – 8:00 and 10:55 a.m.
John Croyle will speak at the
Trailblazer Breakfast Seminar on
Tues., Apr. 14 at 9:00 a.m. in the FH
sharing grandparenting ideas. John
played on the 1973 Alabama National
Championship football team and is
founder of Big Oak Ranch. $5 tickets
are available in the Bookstore and at
briarwood.org/trailblazers.
Sunday Evening – 6:00 p.m.
IX. Timeless Truth for Timely Topics in Biblical Perspective
What Does the Bible Say?
“Now, What About the Anti-Christ?”
II Thessalonians 1:5–2:12
Dr. Harry L. Reeder III
Bluegrass Fellowship—Last Thurs.
of the month from 7:00–9:00 p.m. in the
Choir Room. If you like to play or sing
bluegrass, country or mountain music,
come join us. All levels welcome! Call Jim
Blackmon at 532-9491.
Holy Week—Make plans now to
attend the special services during
the Week of Passion, and join in the
daily devotions, Love to the Uttermost.
Go to briarwood.org/holyweek for
complete details.
Thursday Precept Classes—Join
the 11-week Bible study on Revelation
from 9:30–11:30 a.m. in A205 or 6:308:30 p.m. in E008 beginning Apr. 9.
Buy workbooks ($25) in the Women’s
Ministry office or in class. Register at
briarwood.org/women.
Volunteer at VBS June 1–5:
• Shepherds for rising K5-6th grade are
still needed. See all volunteer needs at
briarwood.org/VBSstaff.
• Grab a friend and come shepherd
a Nursery VBS class. Volunteers are
needed for many positions—click on
the VBS volunteer link on the website
at briarwood.org/nursery.
TRAILBLAZERS Travel—
Sept. 27–Oct. 6, tour scenic western
Canada, exploring Lake Louise, Banff,
Victoria and Vancouver in “Resorts of
the Canadian Rockies.” For a brochure,
go to briarwood.org/trailblazers or
call 776-5320.
Add the Briarwood.org
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to Your Mobile Device
Mar. 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Mar. 21 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10/adult & $5/students;
now on sale at the High School
or by calling 776-5908.
Praise the Lord! Our website, Briarwood.org, is now being accessed half the
time by mobile devices…phones, tablets and iPads! If you haven’t already, take
advantage of the valuable tool by adding the Briarwood icon to your device.
Family Album
On Apple products:
Launch your Safari browser, go to briarwood.org and tap the share button
(that’s the rectangle with an arrow pointing upward). Choose “Add to Home
Screen.” The Briarwood icon appears and will launch directly to the website.
Drop off to the Women’s Ministry
office by Mon., Mar. 23.
Questions?
Email [email protected]
Christian Medical Ministry
Missions—Children’s vitamins without
iron needed for mission trip to the
Dominican Republic. Drop off no later
than Wed., Apr. 8. Call the CMMA office
with any questions at 776-5470.
Today InPerspective airs weekdays
at 1:00, 5:15 and 9:00 p.m. on WLJR,
88.5 FM, and at playwljr.com. The week
of Mar. 23 Pastor Reeder and host Tom
Lamprecht will discuss “What Happens
After I Die?” with special guest Dr.
Michael Rogers.
Job Opening—Full-time Maintenance/
Custodial Manager. Call 776-5230 or send
resume to [email protected].
On Android:
Launch your Chrome browser and open briarwood.org. Tap the menu button
(that’s the 3 dots in the corner of the screen) and choose “Add to homescreen.”
The Briarwood icon appears and will launch directly to the website.
For other devices, go to tinyurl.com/nvfjelf.
Ed & Teree Solomon Alabama
Peter
&&
Janet
BoydTomaselli
Cosmo
Susette
Grace
Church
ChurchPresbyterian
Resource Ministries
New
Zealand
Romania
Byron &&Kim
Johnson
Michael
Maegan
Cody
Campus Outreach
Outreach
Campus
Georgia
Alabama
Alex&&Sue
LenaBurch
Travinkov
John
CampustoCrusade
for Christ
Mission
the World
Ukraine
U.S./Intl
Melody
Copenny
Allen McCammon
Cru
Deacon
Florida
Briarwood
TUESDAY
Jay &&Cindy
Don
EstherJackson
Clements
Presb.
WalesEvangelistic
Goebel Fellowship
Virginia
Alabama
MONDAY
Ed and Teree Solomon with Child Evangelism Fellowship minister to military children throughout
the country. Pray for the Solomons as they meet with Chaplains, DREs and other ministries, that
God would grant them opportunities to have an impact on the lives of military children.
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Wayne
David &&Lydia
Amelia
Taylor
Botha
Christian
Inland Mission
Reformed Church
South
AfricaAfrica
Bring filled Easter baskets or
donations for Daniel Cason’s
evangelistic inner city outreach.
Missions Prayer Focus
Dave Giddens
Briarwood
Elder
Justin
Clete && Elizabeth
Karen Hux
Clement
Reformed
Apologetics
Univ.
Resource
Fellowship
Ctr.
Georgia
Alabama
Children's
Easter
Baskets
are needed
Women Impacting the World, Teambuilders
(259 babies loved last week)
BCS has limited space
availability in K4 and K5 fall classes.
Contact Kelly Mooney, Admissions Dir.,
at [email protected] for further
information or 776-5812.
John Hedlund
Briarwood
Elder
For reservations,
visit briarwood.org/dinner
or call 776-5238 by Tuesday at noon.
Serving in the Nursery
Sun., Mar. 22
Hey Nursery Families…we are
now on Facebook! Like our page and
be sure to hover over the button and
click to get notifications!
Our love and sympathy to Beth
McRae and family on the death of
her father, Charles Frederick,
on Mar. 11; and to Joe Morgan
and family on the death of his sister,
Barbara Thompson, on Mar. 12.
Lasagna, Steamed Broccoli,
Green Salad, Garlic Roll,
Dessert
Gary
& Jackie Burnett
Joe Medlock
United
World Mission
Deacon
Colombia
Briarwood
Access the Apps to Pastor
Reeder’s radio programs.
Click on this QR Code or
go to harryreeder.crossapps.org.
THURSDAY
Briarwood College Graduating
Seniors—If you will be graduating this
spring or summer or know a Briarwood
member who is, contact Meagan at
776-5269 or [email protected] by
Mon., Apr. 6 and provide your full name,
school and degree so we may recognize
our graduates’ achievements.
MidWeek Dinner Mar. 25
John
Fred Holladay
Bentley
Elder
Briarwood
Briarwood
Deacon
Jim
SteveBlackmon
Mace
Elder
Briarwood
Briarwood
Deacon
WEDNESDAY
All 12th grade church
members—Contact the Student
Ministry Office by Mon., Apr. 6 to let
us know your full name, your school,
and your plans following graduation. We
would like to effectively recognize and
minister to you. Contact Meagan Snow
at 776-5269 or [email protected].
VI. Thy Word Is Truth in Biblical Perspective
The Supremacy and Sufficiency of God’s Word
“What Does the Son of God Say About the Word of God?— ‘It Is Spirit and Life’”
John 6:60–71
Dr. Harry L. Reeder III
Bobby
Parks
Scott Hannah
CMMA
Director
Leadership
Team
Leadership
Briarwood Team
Shepherd’s Fold
Cornerstone
School
Ministry
Birmingham