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MY HEART AS YOUR ASSOCIATIONAL MISSIONARY

Thanks unto the Lord for blessing the 156th meeting of the TBA at Turkey Creek Baptist on October 22. God’s Hand was mighty upon Pastor Todd Alewine who preached on “How to Reach our Church Community with the Gospel” and Pastor Jimmy Burress who preached on “How  To Win Souls”. God blessed us through Pastor Shannon Owen who led worship and the Turkey Creek Church family who provided a delicious supper and served in other ways.

To God be the Glory for what He is doing through the Transylvania Baptist Association! Heaven rejoices with every person who comes to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior through the sharing of the Gospel. Thanks to all who share with me souls saved and people baptized in your church. Nothing brings greater joy to me as Associational Missionary than to hear of Gospel Fruit.

 The Lord has deeply burdened my heart to serve our churches in seeing God revive and renew the Sunday School Ministry. The Lord enabled me to put together a teaching notebook entitled “Refocusing Your S.S. TO WIN THE LOST AND GROW THE SAVED.”  I taught “Refocusing Your S.S. TO WIN THE LOST AND GROW THE SAVED” this past June at East Fork Baptist Church.  Approximately 11 churches were represented. I shared that I  am willing to come to any church and share this teaching.  Some  churches have responded to this offer along with two other  associations.

 The Lord has helped me to complete a companion teaching to the above. It is entitled “TEACHING LIKE JESUS TO GUIDE THE SAVED AND WIN THE LOST.” It is designed for any and all who teach the Bible in S.S.  Biblical and practical  helps will be provided for teachers of  preschool, children, youth and adults. God has opened the door for me to teach this at Enon Baptist Church on Sunday, September 29. I will be offering it at an Associational Teaching very soon. As always I am willing to come to any local church and teach “TEACHING LIKE JESUS TO GUIDE THE SAVED AND WIN THE LOST.”

 I praise God for giving me the privilege to serve TBA each week:

¨ God has blessed me to have opportunity to meet with a group of Pastors regularly in a discipleship context each week.

¨ God has blessed me to attend 4 Prayer Meetings each week where prayers are lifted up for Pastors, Churches and other needs.

¨ God has blessed me to teach a Mission Bible Study each week at the Baptist Center and another Bible study at College Walk where the Gospel is shared each time.

¨ God has blessed me to humbly pray early each morning for Pastors and Churches.

¨ God has blessed me to preach at churches and do prayer meeting for churches.

¨ God has blessed me to minister to and have teaching/training sessions for Pastors and Churches as God opens doors..

Please keep praying for the new Cove Church that the Lord is raising up on Nicholson Creek Road. God is using the Cove Church to impact their community with the love, grace and mercy of God. Cove Church is financially supporting the Cooperative Program and the Transylvania Baptist Association. Cove Church is connecting with and ministering to those in jail in Transylvania County. The Lord is also working at the CHURCH AT SEA OFF (formerly Dunn’s Creek Baptist). God is using Pastor Michael Childers. We are grateful to God for support provided by First Baptist and the NC Baptist Convention.

 I am grateful to God for the prayers of the TBA churches and allowing God to work through you to magnify His Name and prosper the Gospel. 

 Please keep in mind and prayers that we are living in a county with at least 17,000 unsaved people. We need all the churches asking God to use them to see the “fields white unto harvest” and to reach our county with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray for God to use your local Church. Surrender to be a Witness for Christ. Surrender to serve the Lord and the Great Commission at your church. God is desiring to use ALL OUR CHURCHES to impact Transylvania County with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is not “willing that any should perish” but that all be saved. Please pray against the wicked spiritual forces that seek to keep people lost and to destroy people’s lives. Remember that “Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.”

 As always, please know that we at the Baptist Center are your servants to assist your church in any way in becoming ALL that God Wills for it to be for the Sake of the Gospel. Please let me know when people are saved through your ministry and church so that I can rejoice and share all that God is doing for His Glory!

“CHURCH SECURITY WORKSHOP”

A church security workshop led by Pastor Hank Moffitt, Chaplain of the Jail, will be conducted soon.

• PRAYER TIME AT BAPTIST CENTER TO PRAY FOR PASTORS AND CHURCHES
• A NIGHT OF WORSHIP THROUGH THE CHOIRS AND MUSICIANS OF THE TBA
• SEEING YOUR CHURCH THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPEL
• POSITIONING YOUR VBS FOR MAXIMUM EVANGELISTIC IMPACT
• BIBLICAL MARKS OF CHURCH HEALTH

I am grateful to God for the faithful PRAYER and FINANCIAL support of the churches that make possible all that the Lord is doing through the Transylvania Baptist Center and Association. I am praying for the Lord to bless you with a Happy Thanksgiving.

 I love you with the love of the Lord.

I am your servant in Christ for the sake of the Gospel,  Brother Mike