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The Mallary Messenger “Churches Serving Together to
Make Disciples to Impact the World” Physical: 322 S. Mock Road, Albany, GA 31705
Mailing: P.O. Box 50593, Albany, GA 31703
PH: (229) 435-6171 FAX: (229) 438-8627
Web site: www.mallary-baptist.org Hans Wunch, Director of Missions ▲ [email protected]
Charlie Brown, Moderator
Volume 61, Number 3 Mallary Baptist Association March 2016
Week of Prayer for Mallary Baptist Association May 15-21, 2016
Director of Missions Thoughts Church News
Alpha: Alpha Baptist Church, located in Leesburg, Georgia, is in need of a bi-vocational pastor. We are a small, loving con-gregation looking for an enthusiastic, Godly leader. If you are interested, please send a resume to Greg Hughes, [email protected]. Central: We are taking resumes for a Bi-Vocational Minister of Music. Parties interested should mail a resume to the Attention of The Personnel Committee, Central Baptist Church, 1618 3rd Ave., Albany, Ga. 31707. FBC Albany: GriefShare: Education and Support Group Tuesdays beginning February 2 (14 weeks). Morning Group: 10:00-11:30 am. Evening Group: 6:00-7:45 pm. This weekly seminar/support group is for people grieving the death of someone close. Participants will learn valuable information to help them navi-gate this difficult time of life. Preregistration is requested! Cost is $20. Please contact Kathy Mims (229-883-8000 or [email protected]) for additional information. MBA: Montana Mission Trip-Interest Meeting- March 29 at 6 pm at the Mallary Office. Everyone is welcome. Call our office at 229-435-6171 for more information. Poulan: Poulan Baptist Church is currently seeking a full time pastor. Interested parties should mail resumes to P.O. Box 67, Poulan, GA in care of the Pastor Search Committee. Salem: We have the following items to be given away to any church that has a need: 3 pews, 4 sanctuary lights, 3 modesty rails, older hymnals. Contact Jackie Cabannis at [email protected] or call Salem Baptist Church at 229-776-0759. Sherwood: Sandy Patty Forever Grateful- Farewell Tour | Albany, GA See Sandi Patty in concert at Sherwood Baptist Church on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00 pm. For ticket information, please visit www.SherwoodBaptist.net/sandi. 2016 Legacy Run 5K (all proceeds benefit the Alpha Pregnan-cy Center, the crisis pregnancy and family counseling ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church). Saturday, April 9 at Legacy Park in Albany. Register at SherwoodBaptist.net/legacyrun. Sunnyside: Sunnyside Baptist Church is seeking a part time Music Director to lead Sunday morning worship service music and choir practice. Interested persons are requested to send resumes or letters of interest to: Music Search Committee, Sunnyside Baptist Church, 320 S. Mock Road, Albany, GA 31705 or email to [email protected].
Just a reminder to our churches that the deadline to submit news for the Newsletter is the 20th of each month. Just send us
an email to [email protected]
Philippians 4:11b-13 …for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. This month I want to think with you about the joy of uncertainty. I don’t know about you, but I like having my life in a certain degree of order. More importantly, I like having the illusion of knowing that certain things are going to happen at certain times. I say illusion because none of us truly knows what a day will bring. But the fact is all of us are, to one degree or another, creatures of habit. And most of us are comfort-able in the way we live our lives. In fact, I have heard it said on many occasions that the only people who like change are babies. Well, I’ve got news for the person who came up with that phrase, my two sons weren’t all that crazy about being changed to start with either. And as much as we may dislike change, God is the only one who never changes. You may have a set schedule for certain things in your life, but every day, even if nothing else changes, your body does, and I hope that most days it changes for the better. But occasionally, it changes for the worse. Silas's body has a rare blood disorder. A disorder that requires chemotherapy which causes other changes. These changes were not on my "to do" list, nor my "bucket" list. I would just assume that no one would have to deal with them, much less my family. And yes, I struggled a great deal recently with the sin of worry. Now I am completely aware that we are not the only family who either has had issues like childhood disor-ders in recent days or will have it soon. So I write this as an encouragement to all of us. Oh, that we might be like Paul and be content in every situation either good or bad. That we might see change as an opportunity not as a problem. That we might learn more and more each day what it means to do all things through Christ who strengthens me. And as we attempt to be content no matter what the situation I remind us of something else Paul said, Philippians 1:6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; this is the one constant in our lives, that God isn’t done with us, until we see Him, face to face.
2015 Minutes are ready to be picked up at the MBA office. Office Hours are
Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
MBA WMU
Feb. 22: WMU Spring Mission Celebration- an offering of $1388 was collected for the Appalachian Regional Ministry.
March 4-5: Local Mission Opportunity- Pregnancy Center Volunteer Training 229-431-2342 March 6-13: Week of Prayer for North American Missions/Offerings for Annie Armstrong Easter Offering March 12: Children's Extravaganza, Warner Robins April 15-16: GA Baptist Women's Spring Event, Jekyll Island (New this year, conference tracks for teens!) Regular Rate: $159 Teen Rate: $80 www.gabaptistwomenspringevent.com
Mallary Prayer Time March 14, 2016
Noon, MBO
RENEW GA March 17, 2016 7-9 pm
Join Dr. J. Robert White, President, Georgia Baptist Convention.
Passionately Praying, Pursuing and Friendship Preparing for Spiritual Renewal in Baptist Church Our lives, homes, churches, and 1322 Feagin Mill Rd Associations. Warner Robins, Ga 31088
Cost: Free
Regional VBS clinic 2016
First Baptist Church Americus 221 S Lee St
Americus, GA 31709
March 19, 2016 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Early Registration $15/per person [by 2/15/16] Regular Registration $20/per person [by 3/01/16]
Register online at gabaptistgroups.org
We will be collecting items for the Pregnancy Center Sun-Tues nights. On Wed. night we will take up a love offering for the Pregnancy Center. Sat., March 12, 6pm, at the shed-we will have a solemn assembly Sat., March 19, 12pm, at the courthouse-we will pray for our county and nation. Please see the back of the Prayer Update insert for needed items for the Pregnancy Center.
Ministry Grid Lunch and Learn
All Pastors and Staff Invited
April 5 at 12pm Lunch Provided
Please contact MBO to sign up by March 29, 2016
What’s Happening
Minister/Staff Anniversaries
Mallary Baptist Finances January Income: $ 13,081.59
January Expenses: $ 11,746.56 Budget Needs Per Month: $ 15,126.68
Happy Birthday
March: 3 Bobby Joe Brown, Pastor, Bridgeboro 3 William Knight, Pastor, FBC Albany 3 David Smith, Assoc. Pastor, Sherwood 14 Gary Hadden, Trans. Pastor, FBC Acree 21 David Joiner, Assoc. Pastor, Sherwood 21 Garrett Grubbs, Assoc. Pastor, Sherwood
March: 3 Mark Spraggins, Youth, Friendship 2012 3 Tommy Gay, Music, Lakeside 2002 4 Jackie Cabannis, Pastor, Salem 2007 11 Jerry Etheridge, Pastor, Cornerstone 2012 13 Jim McBride, Sherwood, Ex. Pastor 2000 13 John Spencer, Sherwood, Assoc. Pastor 2000
March 2016 2-4 GBAMA, Clayton 6-13 Week of Prayer for Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and North American Missions 9 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 13 Daylight Savings Time Begins 16 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 19 VBS Trng, FBC Americus,7:30 am-12:30 pm 21 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO 22 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany 20-26 Holy Week 27 Easter April 2016 10 Cooperative Program Sunday 13 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 14 MBA Senior Adult Rally, Noon, Unity BC 18 MBA Prayer Time, Noon 20 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 26 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany 27 Administrative Professionals Day 28 MBA Executive Committee, 7 p.m., MBO May 2016 1 Senior Adult Sunday 5 National Day of Prayer 8 Mother’s Day 11 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 15-21 Week of Prayer for Mallary Baptist Association 16 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO 18 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 24 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany 30 Memorial Day, MBO closed June 2016 8 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 14-15 SBC Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO 15 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 19 Father’s Day 20 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO
20-23 MBA Children’s Home Products Drive
28 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany July 2016 4 Independence Day 13 MBA Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO 14 MBA Senior Adult Rally, Noon, TBA 18 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO 20 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO 26 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, Noon, FBC Albany 28 MBA Executive Committee, 7 p.m., MBO
People may be right in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their
heart.
Proverbs 21:2
MALLARY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PRAYER UPDATE (Acts 1:8 Prayer Plan—Volume 18, Number 2, March 2016)
Urgent Prayer 1. Pray for a spirit of prayer to sweep through our churches that would usher in true repentance and revival. 2. Pray for Worth County Revival Services March 13-16.
Our Jerusalem 1. Pray for our Vision to become a reality: "Serving together the churches of the Mallary Baptist Association will make disciples to impact the world." 2. We are praying for our churches and pastors according to an alphabetical list of churches. Pray this time for Forrester Community (Jay Barcus, Pastor), Gillionville (Chad Ellis, Pastor), Gordy-New Bethel (Jeff Barker, Pastor), Isabella (Jason Jones, Pastor), Kinchafoonee (Melvin Slappy, Pastor). 3. Pray for the churches without pastors: Alpha, Beacon, Byne, FBC Acree, FBC Sylvester, Friendship, New Union, and Poulan. 4. Pray for our city and county officials in Dougherty, Lee, and Worth Counties. 5. Pray for our schools, boards of education, superintendents, principals, teachers, and students. 6. Pray for the lost in your family and your circle of influence (work, school, recreation, neighborhood, etc.). 7. Pray for unity in the body of Christ in Albany and surrounding area. 8. Pray for the monthly meetings of the Prayer/Discipleship Team, Evangelism/Missions Team, Admin-istrative Team, as well as the monthly MBA Prayer Time. 9. Pray for the preparations to open the Worth County Alpha Pregnancy Center. 10. Pray for the Mallary Baptist Staff (Dr. Hans Wunch and Mrs. Pat Wilks).
Our Judea 1. Pray for our state government officials. 2. Pray for the Georgia Baptist Convention: its Executive Director (Robert White), its ministries, and other employees.
Our Samaria 1. Pray for our national government leaders. 2. Pray for the North American Mission Board, its president (Kevin Ezell), staff, and its missionaries. 3. Pray for the Southern Baptist Convention: Frank Page, CEO of the Executive Committee and Ronnie Floyd, SBC President. 4. Pray for our partnership with the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association, New York; George Russ, Executive Director; its 260 churches; and their church planting efforts. 5. Pray for the revival of God’s people and the spiritual awakening of our nation and the world. 6. Pray for the protection and support of our law enforcement personnel. 7. Pray for our upcoming State and National Elections and our current Governmental Leaders.
Our Uttermost Parts of the World 1. Pray for the International Mission Board--its president (David Platt), staff, and missionaries. 2. Pray for the one and a half billion Muslims of the world that they would come to an understanding of who Jesus Christ is. 3. Pray for the Gospel of Christ to come to the 1.3 Billion unreached people in the world. 4. Pray for the situation in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank that progress would be made toward peace. 5. Pray for protection for our armed forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. 6. Pray that the people of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria would have stable governments and that they would have an opportunity to hear the Gospel and respond. 7. Pray for the persecuted Christians of the world. 8. Pray for the hundreds of IMB personnel who are returning home from the mission field.
ANSWERS TO PRAYER 1. Praise the Lord for God's faithfulness to answer prayer according to His will and purpose.
Next MBA Prayer Time, March 14, 2016, noon
Pregnancy Center Donation Items
Diapers – Sizes NB-5 or 6 Wipes – Unscented Baby Wash Baby Shampoo Diaper Rash Ointment (Desitin, A&D, Balmex, etc) Bibs Burp Cloths Clothes – Preemie-2T Onesies Socks Shoes