WEDNESDAY • May 8 5:00 pm Fellowship Supper - Fellowship Hall 6:00 pm Mid-Week Connection - Fellowship Hall 6:00 pm AWANA - begins in Storey Hall

6:00 pm Bible Study for Students - Ed. Bldg. Third Floor

FRIDAY • May 10 Church Office Closed 7:00 pm Family Movie Night– Mary Poppins Returns

SUNDAY • May 12 Mother’s Day 9:15 am Connect Groups / Bible Study 10:30 am Morning Worship Service 5:00 pm NO Evening Activities MONDAY • May 13 10:00 am Prayer Shawl Ministry - Ed. Bldg. Green Room

TUESDAY • May 14 6:30 pm Visitation Outreach – I Team Youth Leaders Team

PLEASE PRAY FOR those facing hardship, sickness & healing including:

Gloria Astin Charlotte Britt Jim Christie Bettye Ellington Susie Hicks Julie Johnson Glenda Little Jayne May Judy Masters Carol Norton Bill Peace Dotty Rowles Bill & Jean Storey Mike Trapp Jerry & Carolyn Wood

PLEASE PRAY FOR those serving in the Armed Forces including: Corey Agan, grandson of Linda Loomis Noah Allmon, USMC, back in U.S. Clint Gardner, grandson of Claire Gardner, US Army Ben Harris, nephew of Annie Jones Brian Miller, nephew of the Millicans Joshua Pledger, son-in-law of Diana Masters, US Navy Michael Rogers, grandson of Joe & Jackie Brock Michael J. Rose, son of Rosanne Rose, Warner Robbins, GA Lt.Col. Scott Starr & family, son-in-law of Jim & Donna Bojo, Prattville, AL Corey Tanner, Active Army deployed to Afghanistan David Thornton, Chaplain in the reserves Eddie Tucker, nephew of Phil & Peggy Chandler in the reserves Justin Webb, Charles & Jane Worsham’s grandson, Fort Leavenworth

Praise Him! Praise Him!

Our Vision: Together we will lead the way in rescuing the family

through the proclamation, power and presence of Christ.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS WEEK

Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!

Sing, O earth, His wonderful love proclaim!

Hail Him! hail Him! Highest archangels in glory;

Strength and honor give to His holy name!

Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children,

In His arms He carries them all day long;

Praise Him! praise Him! Tell of His excellent greatness,

Praise Him! praise Him! ever in joyful song!

Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer,

Heavenly portals loud with hosannas ring!

Jesus, Savior, reigneth ever and ever;

Crown Him! crown Him! Prophet and Priest and King!

Christ is coming, over the world victorious,

Pow’r and glory unto the Lord belong,

Praise Him! praise Him! Tell of His excellent greatness,

Praise Him! praise Him! ever in joyful song!

HELP! Floyd County Baptist Association’s Food Panty needs peanut butter and canned peaches. Red collection bins are located in the lobby of the

sanctuary and education building. Let’s fill them up!

He Keeps Me Singing

There's within my heart a melody

Jesus whispers sweet and low,

Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still,

In all of life's ebb and flow

Soon He's coming back to welcome me,

Far beyond the starry sky

I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown,

I shall reign with Him on high

Chorus

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

Sweetest Name I know,

Fills my every longing,

Keeps me singing as I go

Jeanette Couey (11/21) 706-232-8723 (call before visiting) 113 Rollingwood Circle, NW Rome, GA 30165-1731

Frances Dowdy (5/10) 706-766-5950 Heatherwood, Apt. 105, 42 Chateau Drive Rome, GA 30161

Frances Eaves (7/12) 706-295-3936 20 Kris Drive, NE Rome, GA 30161

Doris Freeman (3/11) 423-284-8003 (call before visiting) 119 Lyons Drive, NW Rome, GA 30165

Wilma Givens (9/21) 706-291-1797 (call before visiting) 42 Whippoorwill Lane, SW Rome, GA 30165 Elizabeth Hill (6/20) 706-388-9474 (call before visiting) The Villas, Apt. 206, @05 Dodd Blvd,SE, Rome, GA 30165

Alma Johnston (9/24) 706-232-2388 102 Mt. Alto Road, SW Rome, GA 30165

Rufus (2/28) & Evelyn (8/12) McCary 706-232-2855 737 Burnett Ferry Road, SW Rome, GA 30165

Kathryn Padgett (1/17) 706-346-2614 8 Rosalyn Drive Rome, GA 30165

Frances Pelfrey (9/22) 706-235-5458 (call before visiting) 20 Blackhawk Circle, SW Rome, GA 30165

Eula Reynolds (7/17) 706-346-5419 (call before visiting) 226 Marshall Lane, SW Rome, GA 30165

Bill (6/9) & Jean (6/21) Storey 706-291-0150 (call before visiting) 67 Featherston Court, SW Rome, GA 30165

Grace Terry (7/23) 706-232-1539 207 Burnett Ferry Road, SW Rome, GA 30165

Out of Town Faye Dunlap (2/28) 1033 Heard Drive Huntsville, AL 35803

Betty Wigley (7/3) Hidden Lake Assisted Living 3100 Hidden Valley Drive Canton, GA 30114

Ed Wright (12/29) 770-975-9381 (son, Michael) c/o Michael Wright 3846 Laurel Drive Acworth, GA 30101

John Knowles (10/31) 706-766-2934 1711 Willow Oak Lane Dalton, GA 30721

5th Avenue Health Care - 505 N 5th Ave, Rome, GA 30165 (706-291-0521)

Charlotte Britt (3/10) - Room 61

Brookdale Rome - 180 Woodrow Wilson Way, NW, Rome, GA 30165 (706-252-8035)

Bobbie Crider (11/14) - Room A206 Dale Campbell (1/9) - Room C220 Richard Drawdy (6/22) - Room C127 (706-346-1392) JP Reid (11/14) - Room C125 (706-766-1904, Call before visiting)

Renaissance Marquis - 3126 Cedartown Hwy, Rome, GA 30161 (706-295-0014)

Sue Adams (10/8) - Room 1105 Inez Durham (7/14) - Room 3109 Annie Jones (5/21) - Room 2223 Laura Lear (8/24) - Room 2222 Roy Underwood (7/29) - Room 1222

The Harbor @Renaissance Marquis - 3126 Cedartown Hwy, Rome, GA

30161 (706-295-0014)

Bettye Ellington (10/3) - Room 2237A

Riverwood Sr. Living - 511 W. 10th Street, NE, Rome, GA 30165 (706-235-0807)

Alma Dowdy (12/17) - Room 204 Barbara Davis (1/18) - Room 206

Rome Rehab - 1345 Redmond Cir, NW, Rome, GA 30165 (706-234-8281)

Laverne Reid (4/12) - Room 41

Winthrop Court - 10 US-411, Rome, GA 30161 (706-236-2500)

Jimmy Dupuy (11/13) - Room 137 Sarah Stewart (0/4) - Room 126 (706-232-9661)

Chulio Hills Health & Rehab - 117 Chulio Rd. NE, Rome, GA 30161 (706-235-1132)

Laverne Naugher (9/12) - Room 203

“The why of spiritual growth” James 1:2-8

Spiritual maturity was the _________ of Paul’s ministry.

Spiritual maturity is the ___________ of God’s gifts. Eph.4:12-13

Spiritual maturity is the __________ of God’s work in people.

Spiritual maturity results in the ________________ of oneself. 5 questions people ask about spiritual growth:

1. What will it _________ me? 2. Will it be ________? 3. Will it be ________________? 4. Will it be _________? 5. Will I still be ____________ if I follow all the way?

What are some of the ways God matures us, and what does He expect from us?

1. How does God _______ trials in our lives?

A. To ________________ our _________ in Him. (3)

B. To produce ______________ in us.

B. To mature our _____________. (4) “perfect” 2. How are we to ______________ to testing?

A. ____________ (2)

B. ___________ patience to ________. (4)

3. What are ______________ for growth through testing?

A. ________________

B. ________________

C. ________________

D. ________________

SERMON NOTES Wednesday, May 8, 2019

HOMEBOUND MEMBERS, FRIENDS & FAMILY NURSING HOME/ASSISTED LIVING MEMBERS FRIENDS

IMB: Joe Busching, (American Peoples); BC, RO, (East Asian Peoples); Larry Lewis, Joshua Mark, Melinda Williams, CB, (European Peoples); MK, (Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples); KB, KR, SC, (South Asian Peoples); KF, LP, (Sub-Saharan African Peoples). Retired IMB: Linda Barnet, James Barron, Wanda Brown, Norma Foskett, Shirley Ingram, Margie Wakefield, Douglas Yoon, SW. NAMB: Peter Tibayan, (CA); Andrea Patronella, Lauren Sanders, (MA); Nikki Witt, (NV); Pedro Ramirez-Flota, (NM); Lee Sullivan, (VT). Retired NAMB: Aurora Aleman, (GA); Josefa Conchos, Ray Pollock, (OK); Virginia Farrar, (VA).

SBC MISSIONARIES WITH BIRTHDAYS TODAY:

Keith and Rita Haywood, Operation Mobilization, USA Kelly Davis, International Mission Board Pastor Nikolai and the Good News Church in St. Petersburg, Russia Pastor Roger Branda and the Casa de Luz Church in Volcan, Panama

OUR MISSIONARIES SERVING AT HOME AND ABROAD