October 2012
LAHAINA BAPTIST CHURCH
PASTOR CHRIS’ CORNER Aloha kakou, We are moving forward into the latter part of 2012, seeming like that we just celebrated the 2012 New Year! Time sure flies when you’re having fun in ministry! Preparing for the resort ministry, the Ka’anapali Beach Club has agreed to host our Sunday services and we are in the finalizing part of the paperwork! Mahalo for your prayers and please continue to ask for God’s favor as we desire to minister to the guests and owners of the North Ka’anapali/Honokowai area of West Maui. God has blessed us incredibly with the open doors of this resort ministry and with the blessing of the great management at KBC. Stay tuned for the actual scheduled start date to come soon! In our Sunday morning messages, we will be looking at the secret of the abundant life, found in Romans 8. Well, I guess it’s not really a secret if it’s already been found, but we are addressing the thought that many Christians are missing this life
because we do not understand its true plan in our lives. Join us on Sunday morning as we continue to uncover this secret, either in person or online at 10:15 Maui time. Also, as many churches celebrate Pastor Appreciation Month in October, I am always reminded that I am very thankful to be your pastor. I could not imagine a more wonderful body of believers to serve and I am truly blessed! You have encouraged and strengthened my family and me over the past six years – we are looking forward to many more years together with you! 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. Until next month, Aloha in Christ, Pastor Chris
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How Do I Find Life A/er Failure? There are no perfect people. We all make mistakes and fail at one
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS 1. Tom Shoquist
3. Kimo Kinimaka 4. Nancy Nichols 5. Fanny Ancheta 7. Drew Hufalar 9. Julie Kekumu 11. Brandon Knight 12. Gary Morrell 14. Skyler Kauffold 16. Haylee Bautista 20. Sabrina Hamrick 23. Taylor Martin 23. Kari Alexander 26. Jacki Seamster
thing or another. The Bible is full of accounts of people who have failed in different ways. The woman, at the well in Samaria, saw her need because of Jesus, was able to confront herself, and move forward to a new life. Abraham sought to help the Lord out by making his own plan. God helped him to refocus on His plan. Peter denied Christ three Kmes, but God was sKll able to mighKly use Peter for His work. Those accounts give us hope in the face of our failures. We need only to turn to God, the Giver of Hope and RedempKon, who lovingly picks us up and places us on solid ground. Join us every Sunday at 9 in October, as we learn how to move from our own failures to forgiven, producKve lives. Study with us as we encourage each in our faith and share how God has given us new life.
Scripture for October: Psalm 130:3-4 New International Version (NIV) If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
October Anniversaries:
17. Don and Anna Sprinkle
Please call the church office if we have missed your special day, so we can update our records.
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Lahaina Intermediate School
See you at the Pole
Lahainaluna High School
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PASTOR G’S SPACE: Aloha Church Family:
55 students at Lahaina Luna High School, Maui prep had about 10 God is Good – All The Time students coming together to pray and All The Time – God is Good!!! and Kam III had a hand full of students meeKng together to pray as I am so Thankful that the Lord allowed me and many of this church well. Our students came together to family to witness and be a living part pray for their school campus, their of the Amazing Prayer Gathering that Teachers, their Peers, their AdministraKon Leaders and for the took place here in Lahaina at our surrounding schools with our Youth workers that keep school going. and younger students. Every 3rd It is my Prayer that our Sunday in September is a Kme that Church come together and meet for we have asked and called our young the purpose of Prayer. We need to folks to meet together for the pray for the Lost souls around us, our purpose of Prayer. We put together Church Leaders, our Community leaders in our youth group and asked Leaders, our Police and Fire them to lead at their respecKve Department, and all the Families that schools. We had student leaders at surround us each and every day. I Kam III, Maui Prep, Lahaina have developed an easy to use and Intermediate School and Lahaina easy to Follow Prayer Guide. Luna High School, where they gathered around the flag pole and I have a prayer for each day of the put up their prayers and peKKons to week: their God. Monday – Missionaries-‐Pray for the Over the last 5 years the men and women who have number of students has constantly dedicated their lives to the Gospel. grown. This year we saw our largest numbers to date. We had about 35 Tuesday-‐Tasks-‐ Pray for the tasks God wants you to achieve. Have a students praying at Lahaina daily quiet Kme alone with God. Intermediate School, we had about 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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Wednesday-‐Workers-‐God wants us to pray for our ChrisKan leaders such as Pastors, teachers, church secretaries, and Sunday School leaders. Thursday-‐Those in Authority-‐O/en we complain about poor performance of those who govern us. Pray for naKonal leaders, state and local leaders, senator, congressmen and the President. Friday-‐Family and Friends-‐God wants us to pray sincerely for friends and family. Pray that their week-‐end will end safely and they grow closer to the Lord. Saturday and Sunday-‐ pray for Sinners and Saints-‐Remember with no prayer no results, much prayer much results. We all need to pray each and every day.
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