November 2012
LAHAINA BAPTIST CHURCH
PASTOR CHRIS’ CORNER Aloha kakou, Christmas time is here and the worship center is once again filled with the reminders of Christmas. As we celebrate the hanging of the greens, I pray that your Christmas season will be filled with the thoughts of our Savior, Jesus Christ and His miraculous birth for our salvation. We were blessed to have a wonderful Thanksgiving with the kalua turkeys and the time of fellowship in loading the imu. Mahalo to all of you that worked to make this fund-raiser a success as the proceeds go toward our student scholarship fund. As we near the end of 2012 and prepare for the New Year, my prayer is that the Holy Spirit would strengthen our hearts to be more and more dedicated to His will and way in our lives. Our community is open for us to make disciples for Christ, but we must be intentional in our approach – willing to engage the topics of salvation through Jesus Christ and the
transformed life of a disciple of Christ and the idea of sharing our lives with others to help them grow in Him. Mele Kalikimaka to you all and have a blessed holiday season! Mahalo again for the wonderful privilege that you have given me to be your pastor. I pray for God’s continued blessings on us all, as we grow closer to Him.
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Until next month, Aloha in Christ, Pastor Chris
What’s in a Name?
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 12-2 12-4 12-9 12-14 12-20 12-23 12-28 12-30 12-31
Kay Guerra Vicki Morrell Lisa Garcia Amanda Arakawa Craig Webb Vija Bautista Pastor Chris Elijah Bautista Tony Barca Austin Arakawa Allison Becker
Throughout the Bible, when people spoke of God, their names for Him reflected something about His character. When God spoke of Himself, His name reflected Who He is. God told Moses to tell the Israelites that He was Yahweh, “I AM WHO I AM.” David knew God as a Father, whose love is constant, all encompassing, compassionate, forgiving, and eager to bless those who revere and obey Him. To Jeremiah, God called Himself Righteousness. To Isaiah, God called Himself Immanuel -‐ God with us. Jesus called Himself the good Shepherd. All of these names reflect the character of God. These names also reflect how we are able to relate to God through His name. We have access to Yahweh, a Heavenly Father, Righteousness, Immanuel, and the good Shepherd through the His giM of Jesus Christ. What an incredibly wonderful thing! Join us, every Sunday at 9 in December, as we study the names of God. Discover anew or for the first Rme, how God’s names are a reflecRon of Who He is and His great love for us.
Scripture for December: Exodus 15:11 New International Version (NIV) Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?
december Anniversaries: 12-3 Jeremy & Jacki Seamster
Christmas Choir Cantata Monday- December 17th 6:00pm - Cannery
Please call the church office if we have missed your special day, so we can update our records.
Thursday - December 20th 5:00pm - Hale Makua Wailuku 7:00pm - Queen Kaahumanu Center Sunday - December 23rd 7:00pm - Whalers Village Monday - December 24th 7:00pm - LBC [2]
Join us for our Adult Christmas Party on Saturday, Dec. 15th, 5:30-7:30 p.m.! Experience our fun filled evening with food, great games, singing, and fellowship! Invite a friend, too! Bring: a potluck dish (dessert and drinks provided), a white elephant gift under $10. Babysitting will be provided. Sponsored by the Sunday Morning Bible Study Adult Classes
Maui Christmas!
Thank you so much to all who participated in the “Hanging of the Green� service. It turned out fantastic. Thanks also to Rochelle and Sabrina for all the hard work you did to make it happen.
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PASTOR G’S SPACE: My, my how Rme flies by when your having fun. It seems to me that Rme is moving faster than ever, even though we know that is not possible. There could be several factors in life that causes him/her to focus or concentrate on the past, our faults, failures, our hurts and habits. We have so much to be Thankful for, we need to focus not so much on what has happened but rather on what is happening during this Rme. For instance we had a phenomenal See You at The Pole Rally at the Lahaina Outdoor Theatre followed up with a great turnout of prayer-‐warriors at nearly all of the schools on the West Side. Our schools have had so much to be Thankful and proud of. Just recently our High School Luna Football team put together an amazing year of g r e a t f o o t b a l l a n d g r e a t sportsmanship. Many Rmes they were outnumbered and undersized. But together “with God all Things are Possible.”
the public eye, but changes have been made in the youth department as well. The youth conRnue to grow and thrive in the Church and Sunday School as well. The Youth Leadership team consistently shares with the group, “That GOD has a plan for their lives” and “All things are possible.” We share with the youth to Remember GOD comes 1st and all other things should come aMer that. He is in fact a jealous God, but has HIS best at Heart for us.
Our daily graRtude should be directed towards God each and every day. To Him Be All the Glory!!! Psalm 37:4-‐-‐Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Aloha Ke Akua;
Pastor Gary Hamrick
A quote we will frequently use is “When you can’t see God’s Hand at Work, Trust in His Heart.” We truly have had many things to be thankful for; but the one thing that I am most Thankful for is that GOD has given me children that I can love, hold, and take care of. When God puts one of His children in your care He must truly believe in you.
In this life things will come and go, the church was here before you arrived and it will be here long The students not only worked aMer your gone. But, remember that you have one chance at being a hard at making their personal lives more affecRve and meaningful out in Good Parent. Chris Martin, Pastor Gary Hamrick, Associate Pastor Sunday Schedule: 8:00AM Morning Worship 9:00AM Bible Study 10:15AM Mid-Morning worship Wednesday Schedule: 5:30PM DInner 6:30PM Bible Study/Student Ministry
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LAHAINA BAPTIST CHURCH Shaw Street at Honoapiilani Hwy P.O. Box 1000 Lahaina, HI 96767 lbcoffice@lahainabaptist.org Office: 808-661-3725 Office Fax: 808-661-0926 Website: www.lahainabaptist.org