THE EVANGEL North Bahamas Conference
21st January, 2023
"To make a difference in someone’s life, you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful or perfect. You just have to care.” "To wait patiently, to trust when everything looks dark, is the lesson that the leaders in God's work need to learn.
Heaven will not fail them in their day of adversity. Nothing is apparently more helpless, yet really more invincible, than the soul that feels its nothingness and relies wholly on God . . Prophets and Kings, pp. 174, 175. A warm and cordial welcome to our church family. We welcome you on behalf of Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Happy Sabbath and an enjoyable weekend. To our visiting friends: Please feel at home in the presence of God and our family today. You are among friends who are delighted to assist you as we together walk with the Lord. We appreciate you as our special guest of honor. We treasure your presence and endeavor to do all in our power to ensure that your worship experience is enjoyable, profitable and positively life changing.
The theme for the Inter American Division is “the Year of Conservation and Soul Winning.” The first baptism is scheduled for 28 January, during the Convention. Please contact the Pastor or any of the Elders.
Pastor Eric D. ClarkeThe Annual 10 Days of Prayer was a global initiative of the World Church. This special program began January 11 and finishes today. We register our appreciation to all the members and friends for their prayers and support.
We commend our Conference Prayer Ministries Leader, Elder Lueann Thompson and her team from each of the churches for a job well done. From time to time the Lord will bring in different agencies, through whom His purpose can best be accomplished. Happy are they who are willing for self to be humbled, saying with John the Baptist, “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
Please remember the following in your prayers:
1. Conference Evangelistic Campaign with Evangelist Wilmot James, March 12 - April 1. 2. Increase the spirit of Evangelism, working for lost souls, sharing our faith 3. Grand Bahama Academy
4. The Health of God’s people
5. An awareness of end time events thru Bible study (to address offshoots,etc)
6. Young people & children (peer pressures) standing up for Jesus
Pastor Eric D. ClarkeThe North Bahamas Conference is pleased to announce the upcoming Ordination to the Gospel Ministry of Pastor Peter and Sis Arlene Watson. This will take place on the afternoon of Convention 2023, Sabbath 28 January at 4:30 pm. Our invited guest speaker for the convention is Pastor Carlton Byrd. The Convention begins on Wednesday evening at 7 pm with our President. Thursday is an off night.
We begin with Dr. Carlton Byrd on Friday evening at 7 pm. Sabbath School begins at 9 and Divine at 10:30 am.
The Conference is projecting for a joint campaign for the first 3 weeks in March. Please join us in prayer for the outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit. The speaker is Evangelist Wilmot James, Executive Secretary of the North Caribbean Conference.
The Conference Administration expresses thanks to the Board of Elders of each Church for their leadership, commitment and sacrifice during the year. We appreciate all church officers for doing their part faithfully, as Stewards of the Most High. God has blessed the membership of the Conference who have demonstrated in their giving, that He is faithful. Thank you each one. May the blessings of God follow you always.
Pastor Eric D.Clarke
We project for reset, refocus, restart for this year. In your reset, please don’t neglect your prayer life, nor forsake your daily reading of God’s Word, and be a witness as you share your faith every day. Make your life count. We are embracing the original time for services, but we bring a new mindset to our worship experiences.
You are encouraged to read the Bible thru this year and be faithful to God. Return a faithful tithe and freewill offering and watch God bless you more than you can receive.
Prayers are requested for Bro Billy Glinton; Sands family; Sis Etta Ewing; Sis Vanessa Clarke; Bro Joshua Hyppolite; Sis Cecelia Miller; Jessie & her family; Sis Iris Miller; Bro Leslie & Sis Tikoya Thompson; Sis Gwendolyn Palmer, Bro Rudolph Smith.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
As Jesus rested by faith in the Father’s care, so we are to rest in the care of our Savior. If the disciples had trusted in Him, they would have been kept in peace. Their fear in the time of danger revealed their unbelief. In their efforts to save themselves, they forgot Jesus; and it was only when, in despair of selfdependence, they turned to Him, that He could give them help. The Desire of Ages, p. 188
Pastor Eric D. Clarke
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