Westside Whistle V.3 I. 4

Are you going to be ready when the Lord calls?

“Why is the simple and ultimate truth of the message of John 3:16 so easy to say, so well known by many, so hard to accept, so crucial to trust, and so difficult to share with the lost?”

BIBLE BYTE:

JOHN 3:16 (GOD’s VALENTINE to Us) NASB

REMINDERS, NEWS, & UPDATES:

SPECIAL DATES TO REMEMBER IN DECEMBER:

Sunday, February 14: Sunday Morning Worship @ 10:00AM at Pritchar

Home BIBLE Study @ 6:00 PM at the Eastridge’s home (weather permitting)

It is Valentine’s Day too, remember to let your partner know you love them and also remember that God sent us all a valentine – See: John 3:16 above.

Sunday, February 21: Sunday morning worship service @ 10:00 AM at (Location to be confirmed and announced this Sunday)

WBC Members Meeting and pot-luck luncheon: to follow after the worship service: It will be in the same facility as the worship service, so bring your favorite food and enjoy a meal with your friends, and then stay afterwards to hear what is going on at Westside Baptist Church. Remember you are body of our church.

Sunday, February 28: Sunday morning worship service @ 10:00 AM at Pritchard

Home BIBLE Fellowship @ 6:00 PM at the Eastridge’s home (hope to start new BIBLE study)

WHAT IS OLD IS NEW AGAIN:

Join us Sunday morning at Westside Baptist as we look at the story and life of Joseph in Genesis 37 – 50. We will see how much from Joseph’s life can play a role in our lives and still impacts mankind today. Please feel welcome to join us Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM at the Pritchard Community Center as Brother J. T. leads us through our study of Joseph’s life. You will learn something new from man’s past as God build our future. If you miss a sermon in this series, do not worry, you can still go to our website and listen to it under the sermon tap at the top of the page for your convenience.

GREATER THINGS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WITH LITTLE STEPS:

Wednesday evenings, Westside Baptist is doing “GREATER THINGS” in our community. What are you doing Wednesday evenings? We are meeting at the Clarity Solutions Center located at 116 E. Memorial Drive in E-Town starting at 6:30 pm. We always have a time of prayer and then community service work to follow. The little projects and tasks we are performing to help the Clarity Center are making a difference for those that come there seeking assistance. We may not be able to move mountains, but every job we do to improve things for others is a blessing for both the recipient and the worker at the same time. We all have many talents and skills, so why not join us Wednesday evening and user your gifts God blessed you with for the betterment of our community. We hope to see you there.

WELCOME HOME TO OUR HOME BIBLE FELLOWSHIP:

Our small groups have merged into our Home BIBLE Fellowship. We have a time of fellowship with friends and family, a LITTLE (or a lot) of food, a time of prayer, and BIBLE study. Everyone is welcome as we know you will benefit by growing closer to your fellow Christian brothers and sisters at Westside Baptist. It is a blessing seeing Jim and Barbara Eastridge wanting to still host this in their home Sunday evenings starting at 6:00 PM. Their home is located at 1101 Kings Way, Elizabethtown, KY 42701. If you have not been involved in our small groups now it the time for you to give it a try; so come on over and give it a try this Sunday.

HOME BIBLE FELLOWSHIP STUDY PLANNED:

Phillip Moore want to let you know that our next Home Bible Fellowship Study will be going through "The Holiness of God" by R. C. Sproul. This is a 7 week study with a video and a study guide. You will need to order your study guides from Philip by Wednesday February 17 so he can place the order on February.18. Each study guide cost $9.00 per study guide. We hope to start this study on February 28, but this depends on when our order is placed, delivered, and study guides and distributed to you. If you would like to place an order for a study guide or if you have any questions or concerns, please let Philip know either in person before or after church service this Sunday or Wednesday at Greater Things or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

WHAT IS ON THE www.wsidebaptist.com WEBSITE:

With the changes going on at our church, you can find the following and more:

Our most current schedule of event via the calendar on the left side on the home page

Copies of the Westside Whistle are now on the website under the WBC LIFE tab
Listen to past sermons you may have missed (many added this week)
Daily BIBLE Bytes to read under WBC LIFE section
Read the most recent Sunday’s bulletin
You can also see if we cancel any services or events due to weather and road conditions this time of year on the front home page under the picture slide show
And so much more

Check it out and see what is new, different, or updated.

BUCKETS OF HOPE FOR HAITI RELIEF:

On the top of the www.wsidebatist.com website, you will currently find a tab at the top labeled HELP HAITI NOW! We can do this through the Buckets-of-HOPE project to help fill buckets full of basic food staples along with $10.00 to cover shipping of the filled buckets to HAITI. These buckets will help feel the stomachs of the many hungry Haitians, give them hope, and let them know that others do care about them after such a natural disaster. Please read the information given, and you can drop off your filled buckets at the Severns Valley Association offices on College Street now through March 4th, 2010.

FEBRUARY FOCUSES:

FEBRUARY is national women’s heart disease awareness month. This is often misunderstood by women and taken to be heart burn or a back pain, when in reality; it may be their heart calling out for help. Heart disease is the leading killer of women in America today. You can get more information and learn about your heart at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

February is also National Children’s Dental Health and Awareness month. You can learn more at www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/ncdhm.asp. You can learn how to teach your kids about dental care, find coloring sheets, or a dentist if you need on for your kids.

February is National Bird Feeding Month. You can learn more at www.birdfeeding.org. This is the perfect time to be feeding your feathered friends to keep them alive until the spring thaw and flowers bloom.

If you know of an event, concert, or item of interest you would like shared through this newsletter, please email it to Robbie Blair at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . I will do my best to get them in the next week’s newsletter for you.

IN CLOSING

Nearly all of us know can quote, and understand John 3:16 by heart, so why is it that so many people can reject this simple but important message and truth. The answers to the question at the top of the letter have really been left unanswerable by man for over 2,000 years, and will probably remain unanswered for another 2,000 plus years. Only God can and will fully answer them in His time frame. All we can do as Christians is to believe the words of John. We need to take them to heart and let John 3:16 truly be a part of our daily lives. Once you do that, it helps to make the share of the gospels or let alone the truth of this one verse to the lost around you each day especially since many saved and unsaved people know this verse. This one verse tells a huge story of sadness, death, hope live, and love. Can you say you would give the life of your son or daughter even if it would benefit all of us today and for every other person to be born here after? God loved us so much that He said yes to this. This caused His sinless son, Jesus to be crucified and sent to his death on a wooden cross for the sins of all mankind past, present, and future. This was not the ending, it is the beginning as we now know that Jesus rose again three day later and joined took his place at the right side of God where even today, Jesus is say forgive this person (if they have accepted Christ as lord and savior) or I did not know them because they do not know me. Through Christ death we have all been given the opportunity at having an eternal life all thanks to God’s love and forgiveness. But the only way a lost person will ever have this chance is if we are willing to share this hope and forgiveness to them by being willing to share the story of John 3:16 with them. Are you willing to do this? Are you willing to push yourself out of a comfort zone, and in return, you will see God’s kingdom grow. You will also see souls saved, lives changed for the better, and building and filling your crown in heaven. It does not take a program, a plan, or memorized guidelines to share the story of Jesus; it simply take a willing body to knock on doors, a church full or supporting prayer, a heart is willing, and a mouth that will communicate. God will present you with His divine appointments when He knows the heart, mind, body, and soul are all ready hear and accept the words that God wants you to deliver through His message of HOPE, LIFE, and LOVE. Be ready Christian brothers and sisters because you never know when God will be pulling you out of His toolbox and putting His divine instrument to work for Him.