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Bloomer Baptist Church To Know Christ and Make Him Known
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Newsletter May
2008
PASTOR’S
PORTION:
Joe, my son, is a youth pastor in
These theories usually start off with some presuppositions.
A presupposition is a “belief” about the way things are.
For instance if a person has a presupposition that people are like
animals and respond only selfishly then your educational style will reflect
that. Or if you believe people are
good from the outset or unable to change that will be reflected in the way you
teach.
Paul writes about an educational philosophy in 2 Timothy.
Chapter 2 verse 2 says, “And
the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to
reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.
Endure hardship …” And again later in 2 Timothy 2 verse 15, “Do
your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not
need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”
So you see Paul has an educational philosophy.
Let me draw a few points for us. 1.
“Things”
abound that need to be passed on to those around us.
Ben, our son in 2.
“Entrust
to reliable men” is a concept that our teaching is not just passing of facts
but it is for life change. “Reliable,”
or faithful as the King James say, is a character quality that needs to be
recognized and groomed. 3.
“Teach
others -- Endure hardship” and also from verse 15 the idea of “workman”
emphasizes the point that teaching is hard work. I praise the Lord for our CBC,
Sunday School teachers and small group leaders.
It is not easy work, but these have taken it on and Paul says we are to
honor them (1 Tim 5:17). 4.
“Correctly
handles the word of truth” points out that the teaching can be wrong and we
are expected to do it right. Our new
PA system instructor pointed out if your turn on the PA system is the wrong way
you can do serious damage to that system.
So it is if we do not correctly handle truth it can spoil a life. The
reason I bring this out in May is we have a number of graduates from Doctrine
and High School. These students have
worked hard but I want to make sure we let it be known that graduation does not
end our need to grow and learn. May
we all be an examples of learning, gaining knowledge and living out those
truths. Pastor Eldon
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
Coached
By Christ We had a goal this year of 50 books completed and as we didn't quite reach that, 41 books were completed by 35 different clubbers. Praise God for the great things that he has done and is doing. This year we had 122 different clubbers complete 2157 sections and commit hundreds of verses to memory We had 1 clubber finish all three Panda books this year, Tristen Harder. Hannah Paschke, Karlee Sigurdsen, Meg Peterson and Larissa Fossum completed all 3 Junior Varsity books. Ben Putney completed the first 3 Varsity Books. This year Cora Bruxvoort completed the final 2 books, totaling all her books to 12 and earning the Ambassador Award. Clubbers of the year were Panda, 1st place - Jonathon Fossum, 2nd place - Ian Shoebridge, 3rd place - Tristen Harder; Junior Varsity, 1st place - Larissa Fossum, 2nd place - Ethan Harder, 3rd place - Karlee Sigurdsen; Varsity, 1st place - Cora Bruxvoort, 2nd place - Sarah Heinze, 3rd place Cassie Putney. We had 11 clubbers with perfect attendance for the year. We ended the year with the book finishers outing at Skate America and 31 clubbers and 13 leaders and parents had a great evening out. We are already looking ahead to next year and what we can do to improve and draw more kids in. We would like you do 2 things. 1. Pray and ask God how He would like you to be apart and help out. 2. Pray for the clubbers over the summer that they will use what they have learned. We would like to say a special THANK YOU to all of you who took the time to pray for CBC, the Lord really worked in lives this year. Jr High Youth Group This
summer Jr High will enjoy several different outings which include: June
18th-Noah’s July
19th-Tubing Trip August
15th-16th Camping Trip Flyers with more details will be distributed as the dates and events become closer!!
Senior
High Youth Group!! Another month has come and gone for the Bloomer Baptist Senior High Youth Group. In the last month we’ve talked about things dealing with hypocrisy, putting trust in the Lord rather than yourself, pride, as well as alcohol and drugs. We have also been working on planning our mission’s trip to Arrowhead Bible Camp this summer where we will go for a week to learn about service and have a little fun enjoying the beautiful setting that Arrowhead provides. Our talent show fundraiser is coming up on May 3 and we are very excited about that. The youth have some great talents to show off and I for one am excited to see what they have in store for this year. We are also planning on going to see the newest Chronicles of Narnia movie in the middle of May. Our numbers have been great, we are averaging around 20 or so youth every Wednesday and they all have quality input. It’s always great to see someone who may not have had a lot to say the week before step up the following week and have a ton of great input for that week’s discussion. Please continue to pray for Michelle and I as we lead the group!
Our
Church Appointed Positions: 1. Deaconess:
Cindy Nimtz and seeking another 2. Treasurer:
Lori Lundgren 3. Financial
Secretary: Claudia Springer 4. Clerk:
Julia Fossum through summer
5. SS
Superintendent: Julia Fossum 6. Auditing:
Kim LaBudde 7. Youth
Ministries Committee: Greg Clements, TomDavis,
Kristen Bruxvoort 8. Moderator: DeWayne Fossum
Deacon Positions and Responsibilities: Chairman: Secretary of Board: Pastor Eldon Building/Maintenance: Jack St. John Missions: Youth: Pastor Eldon Financial: DeWayne Fossum Nominating Committee: Christian Education: DeWayne Fossum Worship: Duane Shoebridge
Duane and Jackie Shoebridge have given a challenge
to us to pay off the debt on our building. This
May most of us will be receiving a $300-$1200 stimulus check from the
government. If each of us would give
that to retire our loan it would be a blessing.
$40,000 given now would be equal to nearly $80,000 in principle and
interest!
Do
you have some spare time to give to a church project?
These are some things that need to be done! Paint
Baptistry fence
Install
shades in Sr Hi Youth room
Fill cracks of black top Install TP
holders in bathrooms
Paint cedar on front of building Clean
storage shed
Kitchen cabinet handles Clean
fireplace and fix glass
Label Kitchen cupboards Set up
Summer Bulletin Boards
Strip and stain Gym doors Cut pass
through windows for new kitchen
TV stand tightened
BIBLE For
May
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