September 2018

• Sunday, September 2nd  Join us for our Communion Celebration.
• Sunday, September 9th  Rev. Derashay Zorn will be preaching.
• Saturday, September 15th @ 11am  Youth Choir Rehearsal.
• Sunday, September 16th  Join us as we baptize eleven who have accepted Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.  All Deacons and Mothers will be needed.
• Sunday, September 23rd to December 20th  The Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, Pastor Emeritus at the Providence MBC will maintain the pulpit and preach the Word while Pastor Jones is fulfilling his obligation as a Chaplain in the Army.

Mission Statement

At Greater New Light we are striving toward excellence in our mission to promote Christ; in our purpose to support one another; in our responsible handling of our personal and collective finances, and in our desire to fully utilize our spiritual gifts.



Statements of Faith

We, the members of the Greater New Light Missionary Baptist Church, are striving toward excellence.

• Excellence, in our caring and nurturing relationships for one another.  Galatians 6:2 says, "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."

• Excellence, in our verbal support to encourage and motivate one another.  Colossians 4:6 says, "Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."

• Excellence, in the ways in which we utilize, and account for, our monetary blessings.  1 Timothy 6:10 says, "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

• Excellence, in our private and public devotion to the Most High God.  1 Thessalonians 5:16 to 18 says that we are to, "Rejoice evermore.  Pray without ceasing.  In every thing give thanks: for this is thw eill of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

• Excellence, in our desire to decrease that Christ might increase in our lives.  Note the words of John the Baptist regarding his service to Christ, "He [Christ] must increase, but I [John] must decrease" (John 3:30). 

• Excellence, in our comitment to be filled with the Holy Spirit.  Just as Christ gave the Holy Spirit to the Apostles our prayer is that we might recieve the same, "Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost" (John 20:21, 22).

• And excellence, in our willingness to utilize our spiritual gifts and personal talents to magnify the goodness of the Lord in our lives.  1 Peter 2:9 says, "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."

We are a church and a people striving toward excellence!





BIBLE TRIVIA

Do numbers matter in biblical history?  Consider the following Bible trivia...

• The iron point on Goliath's spear alone weighed about 15 pounds. (1 Samuel 17:7)

• It took 52 days to rebuild Jerusalem's wall.  (Nehemiah 6:15)

• After the resurrection Jesus was on earth for 40 days.  (Acts 1:3)

• Moses was 40 years old when he departed Egypt.  He was 80 years old when God sent him back to Egypt.  He led the Israelites in the wilderness until the age of 120.  (Acts 7:23-42)It took Solomon 13 years to build his palace.  It only took him seven years to build the temple.  (1 Kings 6:38-7:1)

• Noah lived to be 950 years of age.  (Genesis 9:29)

• Noah was 600 years old when God sent the flood.  (Genesis 7:6)

• Saul, David, Solomon, and Joash all reigned as kings for 40 years. 

• When Jewish exiles left Perisa to build the temple in Jerusalem, they took 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, and 410 silver bowls.  (Ezra 1:9-10)

• King Josiah provided from his own livestock 30,000 sheep and goats and 3,000 cows just for one Passover celebration.  (2 Chronicles 35:7)

• Solomon wrote 3,000proverbs and 1,005 songs.  (1 Kings 4:32)

• There are 11 earthquakes recorded in the New Testament.

• Jesus chose 70 people to travel by twos ahead of him and to heal people.  (Luke 10:1-9)

• Elijah was to first person to raise someone from the dead.  (1 Kings 17:17-24)

• During the flood, water covered the mountains by more than 20 feet.  (Genesis 7:20)

• There are only two verses in the New Testament that mention music.  (Luke 15:25; Ephesians 5:19)

• Begin to ask questions about the significance numbers has in the  Bible story. 

BIBLE STUDY HINTS

If you are having difficulty "jump-starting" your daily personal study of the Bible remember the following hints...

• Read the Great Stories of the Bible.  These stories will help to keep your interest and your focus and if you read what the text says you'll find ways that the "God of Bible", who worked through and for people, can work through and for you also.

• Meet the people in the Bible.  Get acquainted with whom the Word was written to and about.  Believe it or not, you'll find that the Word of God was written for and about you also.

• Remember that Jesus is the central focus of the Bible.  The Old Testament tells of His coming and the New Testament recounts the effects that occurred because of His coming.  It's all about Jesus!

• Get a translation that works for you.  Find a translation of the Bible that will allow you to comfortably read and understand what God is saying to you.

Our hope is that you will learn about God, trust God and receive His greatest gift...Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour.