July 2016

Bro. Mike Titsworth, Pastor Bro. Johnny Parrack, Music Minister Bro. Paul Herndon, Student Minister

Diana Drennan & Freda Haynes, Secretaries

Email: trinitybenton@ymail.com Website: trinitybenton.com

Phone: (501) 778-9146

Bro. Mike

“I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls.” II Corinthians 12:15

The focus and motivation of the apostle Paul, as he considered his ministry to the

church in Corinth, was their “Souls”. As we consider a radical change in the type of Ministry

Center being proposed by the Building Committee this month, I would remind you that the focus

of whatever we decide to do or not do needs to be on “Souls”. It is not just about building another

building. It is about working together as a church family to reach as many “souls” in our community

and ultimately in our world as we can for Christ.

This coming August will mark three years since we began this journey toward building a

“Ministry Center” as a church family. As your pastor I want to “Thank You” for your faithfulness

in giving and supporting this effort. This year we will have more than met our original goal of

having $200,000 in the bank before moving forward with our plans to build a new Ministry Center.

(Hopefully by the end of August we will have closer to $300,000 set aside to get us started with

this project).

As our Building Committee continues to work with the Architect (the same one who designed

our Education Building 17 years ago), and as our Trustees consider the financial needs of the

Ministry Center being proposed, I would ask you to pray that, as a church family, the Lord will

give us a sensitivity as to what He would have us do. And pray for the presentation they will be

making to the church on Sunday, July 10, for our Evening Service. I truly appreciate all their

hard work in getting us to this point!

These are exciting days as we consider all the possibilities. Let me urge you to be in your

place week by week this summer as we celebrate them together…

Your Pastor & Friend,

PS Even as we have just wrapped up a wonderful week of VBS as a church family, I am so

grateful for those precious children and youth who participated, and for all the workers who

helped make it possible—you can read the full report in this newsletter. But the greatest thing

about this past week was that as a result of our efforts we have seen three “souls” publically profess

their faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. And I want to thank you as a church family

for being willing to “spend and be spent” for the sake of “souls”.

Weekly Opportunities Sunday Early Worship 8:15 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Regular Morning Worship 10:40 p.m. Women’s Bible Study 3:30 p.m. Men’s Fraternity 3:30 p.m. Choir Practice 4:45 p.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

Monday Men’s Prayer Breakfast 8:00 a.m. (At Saline Memorial Hospital)

Tuesday Church Visitation 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Men’s Prayer Group 5:30 a.m. Supper 5:30 p.m. Adult Study & Prayer 6:00 p.m. Youth “Refuge” Team Kids

Attendance Date Sunday School Worship June 5 145 187 June 12 139 159 June 19 145 176 June 26 154 172

Undesignated Offering received for: June 5 $ 7,554.00 June 12 $ 6,735.54 June 19 $ 4,313.50 June 26 $ 6,085.70

Online Giving this month - $1,259.00

Undesignated Offering 2016 - $185,192.47

Needed Each Week in 2016 - $7,057.64

Online giving is available on our church Website

at trinitybenton.com

WOW and Prayer Shawl Ministry will not meet in July. We will resume in August.

WMU - Monday, July 11, at 10 am

SonShine Seniors We will meet on Tuesday, July 5th, at 10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Shelle Stormoe of Arkansas Historic Preservation will present “The Last Train to Clarksville”. Come see if you recognize any of the train depots we have visited. A potluck will follow.

Bryce & Kayla Riddle 2314 Silica Heights Benton, AR 72015 His - (816)244-7719

Hers - (501)249-9092

Senior Adult Focus Rally Indian Springs Baptist Church

Thursday, July 28, 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. All American Menu—Cost: $7

See Sign-Up Sheet in the Church Foyer

Observance of the Lord’s Supper This coming Sunday Morning

As it is the weekend we celebrate our Nations Independence, we will have an opportunity to celebrate our Freedom in Christ.

Erica Lawrence 311 Summerwood Dr.

Benton, AR 72019

Kimberlynn Tucker 312 Carter Apt. 5 Benton, AR 72015

Our Building Committee will be presenting plans for the “NEW MINISTRY CENTER” on Sunday Evening, July 10, at 6:00 p.m.

After nearly three years of giving and prayer, we will be considering their recommendations as a church family, along with a report from our Trustees about financing. A new picture of what is being proposed can be found in the church foyer. And diagrams of this new building can be seen on display in the hall of the Education Building. What is being proposed in quite different from the original concept presented three years ago, but this design in much more feasible and practical in light of the needs expressed by our church. Please be praying for this meeting and for the Committee as they make their presentation—Reed Yates (Chairman), Tom Wolfe, Bryce Minner & Norris Woodall, with Keith Miller—Architect.

Bro. Johnny

Lifting Up Jesus Building Campaign

Current Amount on Hand — $268,161.60 Still Pledged To Be Given — $15,904.63 Total Given And Pledged — $323,068.26

Total reflects amount on hand plus pledges less what has already been received toward pledge.

Just Passing Notes “Hold on my child, joy comes in the morning.” That is a line from a song that originated from the Psalms. This came to mind this week, when I visited a former church member whose husband passed away suddenly. I was their pastor for 5 years. To make matters worse, she was the one who found him. But our visitation became a blessed mo-ment of ministry. In the last several days, I have seen the passing of close friends. And my first prayer is for the comfort of the family and to even experience joy in their times of darkness. Then I read in Hebrews; there remaineth, therefore, a rest for the people of God. Think of this: every night when you retire for the evening, your body enters into a type of Sabbath or rest. Your mind is shut out of the things of the former day and you rest. Then to awaken refreshed and energized for the new day. When I go to sleep each night, I look forward to the new day because it means new joy and energy. Hebrews mentioned in that verse: the people of God. Better put, each child of God. When you became a child of God, there was a “death.” You died to self, to be raised in the likeness of your Saviour, or a new life in Him. Baptism was the symbol of death and burial. You put away the former things to enjoy the new. When the children of Israel came to the Red Sea, they panicked, thinking God had forsaken them and even complained to Moses for taking them away from their slavery. But the Red Sea is a picture of a death vessel that only leads to something greater. The Red Sea was a type of baptism for them. Imagine their walking through that stilled water, their only thought was to get to the other side where their former things would be shut of their lives. When our friends and loved ones who have already experienced that first “death” symbolized at baptism and then run ahead of us, they enter into that rest mentioned in Hebrews. They have shut out the former things and have entered with new life ever-lastingly energized in His presence. At the instant of their death here, their soul is immediately ushered into the presence of the Lord Jesus and there begins a whole new atmosphere of praise and worship. In the meantime, their body has been laid to “sleep in Jesus” as Paul says in 1 Thessalonians. When He comes again for his own, that body will once again rejoin with the soul, but as a new body. As he says in 1 Corinthians, like planting the grain of wheat, it will raise not to be the old grain again, but a new body. Oh, one more thing: I have heard people say in trying to comfort the ones who remain: “well, you know the Bible says that God will not put anymore on you than you can bear.” I know they mean well, but that is simply not true. The Bible does NOT say that. If God did not put on us anymore that we could bear, we would never call on Him. But His whole purpose in these matters is for us to have foremost a relation-ship with HIM. These things come so we will call on Him. I have said it before: Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship with the Holiness of the Person of God given to us by His own person of the Lord Jesus Christ. There is no greater privilege. So, in the meantime, we will experience things we don’t like or even understand. But He never promised understanding down here, but He did promise peace. Do you have that peace? If so: “hold on my child, joy comes in the morning.” If you don’t….I would love to tell you how…..just passing notes.

Amount Raised for New Beginnings Pregnancy Center

Through our “Baby Bottle” campaign

$984.66

Thank You to everyone who helped make this year’s Vacation Bible School

such a huge success!

Our Marvelous Teachers /Workers /Helpers

Those who prayed with us for the week

All those who faithfully support our church with your tithes and offerings

The Parents /Guardians who allowed their children to participate.

Those Youth and Children who shared in this special week in the life of our Church.

This Year’s VBS Mission Offering will be going toward our Children’s Playground as a Memorial to Michael Gregory’s commitment to help us love the Children of our church and Community—Thank You for your generosity!

We had an Enrollment of 221 (128Children, 32 Youth, and 62 Workers) with a High Attendance of 162 Offering: Girls—305.1 lb. Boys—275.2 lb. Total-575.3 lb.

Total Amount—$1,205.50

To God Be The Glory!

Join us for July Sunday Night Camp Meetings!

This Sunday evening at 6 p.m. George Fridlender will be sharing a unique testimony of what it was like to be a believer under the hostility of Communism in Russia.

Following that service we will be enjoying our traditional Watermelon Supper, provided by our Youth.

March 23-27

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

July 27 28 29 30 1 2

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Lord’s Supper am

CAMP MEETING George Fridlender

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Special Meeting about the New Ministry Center

6pm

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10:00 am

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CAMP MEETING Manley Beasley

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Greg Addison CAMP MEETINGS

T-N-T

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So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Camp Renu at Spring Lake (Finished Grades 3 thru 5)

Youth Camp at Spring Lake

John 8:36