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OFFICERS Moderator

Hank Henry, Associate Minister of Missions

FBC - Midland

Vice Moderator Rick Holeman, Pastor

Cotton Flat Baptist - Midland

Clerk/Treasurer Ivy Shelton, Pastor

Sherwood Baptist - Odessa

TEAMS

Network Administration Donny Cortimilia Coordinator, BBN

Evangelism/Missions Ivy Shelton, Pastor

Sherwood Baptist - Odessa

Lay Leadership Development Rick Holeman, Pastor

Cotton Flat Baptist - Midland

Professional Development Mario Martinez, Pastor

Iglesia Cristiana Genesis - Odessa

Fellowship/Partnership Vaughny Taylor, Pastor Central Baptist - Odessa

Campus Ministries Jimmy Daniel

Connections & Spiritual Growth Pastor, Crestview - Midland

Church Starts Vacant

BSM Director - UTBP/MC Tammy Cortimilia

432.553.0770

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And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10: 24, 25 NIV

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KINGDOM CHALLENGE by Donny Cortimilia

Are we in danger in the USA to be persecuted for our convictions? According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

a conviction is 1: A strong persuasion or belief, and 2: the state of being convinced. We act on our convictions and

when we do there can be trouble. All of us have strong convictions on something whether it is abortion, alcohol con-

sumption, or other. Truman Cathay had strong convictions that his employees should be off on Sundays to worship

God. He closed his Chick-fil-a restaurants every Sunday and they remain that way today. Consider the lawsuit in the

State of Washington where a florist is having her world turned upside down because of her strong conviction on biblical

marriage. Barronelle Stutzman is a 70 year old grandmother of 23 grandchildren. She is also the owner of Arlene’s

Flowers in Richland, Washington. She is a devout Southern Baptist and is opposed to homosexual marriage. In her

business she has many homosexual friends and employees. Yet, when a longtime customer asked her to provide flow-

ers for his upcoming wedding to another man she told him, “because of my relationship with Jesus Christ I couldn’t do

that.” He filed a lawsuit. Her religious conviction could cost Stutzman her business, her life savings, and even her home.

Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom found that Stutzman had violated the state consumer protection and anti-

discrimination law. He rejected arguments that her actions were protected by her freedom of speech and religion. State

Attorney General Bob Ferguson has offered to settle the case if Stutzman will pay a $2,000 penalty, one dollar for costs

and fees, and agree not to discriminate in the future. She has declined because she does not want to betray her convic-

tions.

Paul surely knew how bad things could be when you acted on your convictions. Yet he wrote in Romans 8:35-39, “Who

can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction or anguish or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or

sword? As it is written: Because of You we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaugh-

tered. No, in all these things we are more than victorious through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that not even

death or life, angels or rulers, things present or things to come, hostile powers, height or depth, or any other created

thing will have the power to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord!”

Paul also said, “For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher, and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.” 2 Timothy 1:11, 12.

Stutzman wrote, “Because I follow the Bible’s teaching that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, I am no

longer free to act on my beliefs.” She goes on to say, “It’s me today, I’m just a grain of sand – but it’s you tomorrow.”

We need to be ready as individuals and churches to stand for our convictions.

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Hello, my name is Danielle Rubio, and I just wanted to thank you so much

for all of your financial support to BSM and in our trip to Vietnam; I can

assure you that the trip was worthwhile, and it just wouldn’t have been near-

ly as possible for me to go without your support. That being said, Vietnam

was an amazing experience. To see God work in areas other than America is

truly amazing, and experiencing it was life altering. Going to Vietnam on

my first real mission trip, I just didn’t know what to expect. We met with a

team there, and we had cultural exchanges, and I was truly pulled out of my comfort zone. I’m a naturally shy

person until you get to know me, yet amazingly, God was able to speak through me, and I was able to share

the gospel and what God was doing in my life. Interacting with people where English was not their primary

language, where family means everything, where people believe in good works, where there is no immediate

access to the gospel was hard enough. Despite all that, God used me, this average girl who had never, up till

then, shared the gospel with total strangers. It was crazy to me how nervous I was before I actually had to sit

down with these college students, but it was like once I sat down and got to know them the pressure and anxi-

ety was completely gone. I was actually able to sit down with one cute Vietnamese girl, along with one other

member of my team and a girl from the Campus team there and watch this girl accept Christ right in front of

me. She was Buddhist before, but amidst a few hour conversation of explaining the gospel and explaining

what impact God had on our lives, God opened her eyes, and she prayed to accept Jesus into her heart. To ex-

perience it firsthand was amazing! Just to be used by God was such a humbling and blessed experience.

We also got to go to a church service there, and to see people rejoicing and dancing with no restraint

brought tears to my eyes; it was just like seeing a glimpse of what it was going to be like to see people of eve-

ry nation and language worshiping God altogether. In a place where everything is regulated, it was amazing to

see people worship the way that they did. The entire experience changed the way I looked at missions. I found

a new love for such a sweet and welcoming people. To think that people there and in other places around the

world have never heard of Jesus, and in America access to the gospel is practically on every block. I took my

faith for granted. Those of us who have heard the gospel have a choice, to follow Jesus or not follow him, but

these people can’t even make that choice because they have never heard of him to begin with. I had a new-

found appreciation of my faith, and it just motivated me to be bold and not be afraid to share. I learned simply

to obey whatever task small or large God has put before me, and have faith that He will put me where I’m ul-

timately meant to be. I could go on and on, like how I was able to experience the power of prayer; my eyes

were open to see the need of hope in countries less fortunate; I was able to let down my guard and just experi-

ence God’s love for me and the love he has for the people we came to share with. Thank you so much for

providing the means for me to experience God in another part of the world, it really meant so much to me.

Reception for the Randy Duckett family

Sunday, March 8 At 4:00

Second Baptist Church Parlor

711 E. 17th Street

Join us as we come together to send Randy, Tina,

Bailey and Conner to their new ministry in Oregon

Non-denominational

Oilfield Christian Fellowship

BREAKFAST MEETING

Friday, February 20 at 6:30 - 7:30 am

Rock the Desert Field House on FM 1788 north of the Airport

http://www.ocf-pb.org or https://www.facebook.com/ocfbb

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Arthur J. Mavrode M.A., M.F.T., Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

CPS Faith Based Specialist, Region 9 622 S. Oakes Street Suite E195, San Angelo, Texas 76903

FAX: 512.927.5776 Office: 325.657.8917 Cell: 325.276.0015

Would you check your inbox To help a child in need?

If an email was the doorway to you being the hands and feet of Christ To a hurting child or family in YOUR community, would you open it?

KINGDOM NEEDS

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - MIDLAND

SEEKING CPA ACCOUNTANT OR CPA CANDIDATE 1-2 years auditing experience, not-for-profit accounting,

knowledge of Shelby software preferred. Submit resume to: FBC, 2104 W. Louisiana, Midland

RANCHLAND BAPTIST - MIDLAND

SEEKING SENIOR PASTOR For more information please call 432.697.4471 Please send resume to 3203 S. Co. Rd 1211,

Midland, Texas 79706

COTTON FLAT BAPTIST CHURCH - MIDLAND SEEKING WORSHIP/YOUTH PASTOR

Please e-mail your resume to [email protected]

FANNIN BAPTIST CHURCH - MIDLAND SEEKING PART TIME OFFICE HELP

About 12 hours per week. For more information, please contact Paula at 432.682.5272 or [email protected]

CUTHBERT BAPTIST - MIDLAND

SEEKING BI-VOCATIONAL PASTOR Please send resumes to 3308 W. Cuthbert Ave.

Midland, Texas 79701

WEST TEXAS COWBOY CHURCH IN GARDENDALE IS LOOKING FOR

2 NURSERY WORKERS Sunday mornings 9am - 12pm - For more

information please contact Lori Hill at 432-967-5283 or Andy Hill at 432-488-8588

KINGSTON AVENUE BAPTIST - ODESSA

SEARCHING FOR MUSICIANS Keyboard, guitar and drums

Sundays & Wednesdays. For more information, please call 432.770.6080 or 432.362.3577

BELVUE BAPTIST - KERMIT

SEEKING FULL TIME PASTOR For information, please call the church

at 432.586.6238 or e-mail [email protected]

Servanthood . “….through love serve one another.”

Galatians 5:13

PERMIAN BASIN

MISSION CENTER

Lives we impacted in January 889 volunteer hours

18 prayers 19 Bibles

3 Profession of faith

Food Assistance Program 1,164 households served

2,245 people served

Clothes Assistance Program 729 households served

28 homeless

11 TDHR 8 Clover House

3 Salvation Army

2 Head Start

6 Other

Comprehensive Assist. Program 6 deliveries

40 pick-ups

107 clients for utilities

36 clients for rent 9 clients for prescriptions

53 toiletries

94 bedding 16 furniture

26 dishes 194 other

Kingdom News March 2015 Kingdom News March 2015

B.H.Carroll Theological Institute Classes at First Baptist Church — Midland, TX

Omega Term March 10—May 5, 2015

Classes for Carroll students, lay leaders, vocational ministers, and church

members who want to learn more about the Bible and Christian faith.

“Biblical Interpretation” SWBIT 5111.114

An introduction to the nature of the Bible; the definition of and need for hermeneutics; a survey of

historical and contemporary hermeneutical approaches; the principles of a grammatical-historical-

theological-practical approach; and case studies of biblical passages that illustrate the principles.

Two units.

David Evans is a Resident Fellow and Pr ofessor of New Testament at B. H.

Carroll Theological Institute. He holds the Ph.D. in New Testament and M.Div.

degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a B.A. from Bay-

lor University. Although he is employed as an Oil and Gas Landman by Shaw

Interests, Inc., he serves as a bi-vocational pastor at First Baptist Church,

Crane, TX. He has served FBC Alamo and Trinity Baptist Church in Amarillo

as Senior Pastor. Dr. Evans has been a retreat leader, interim pastor, and sup-

ply preacher in several churches in Texas. He has served as a trustee of the In-

ternational Mission Board, SBC and as a member of the Executive Board of the

Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Schedule: Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 8:40 pm.

The class meets once a week for eight weeks beginning on March 10 and ending on May 5.

Cost for the class: Readers who are members of FBC Midland — no charge

Readers who are not members — $40

Registration is open.

Readers who complete this course may apply it towards one of the four

Readers Certificates in Ministry Advanced Training for lay leadership.

For more information, go to www.bhcarroll.edu, or contact

Dr. John Copland at: (432) 269-0151 — [email protected]

“B.H. Carroll Theological Institute is a graduate-level community of faith and learning that equips men

and women called to serve Christ in the diverse and global ministries of His church.”

“For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher, and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, be-cause I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.”

2 Timothy 1:11, 12.