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Newsletter November 2020

Greetings Church family!

On Monday, October 12th the Executive Committee called Dr. Larry C. Patterson to serve as Director of Missions for Escambia Baptist Association. Then on Tuesday, October 13th Dr. Patterson shared the following remarks at the Annual Fall Meeting of the Association.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve our Lord by serving as Associational Missionary of Escambia Baptist Association. My Bible verse for this Association of Churches is 1 Corinthians 3:9. In part that verse reads, “For we are laborers together with God.” Please focus on four of those seven words.

           In the Word “Laborers” I hear A Call to Action!

There are at least three actions that an Association needs to be about.

  • Strengthening the Existing Churches and Ministries. An Associational Missionary must place a priority on strengthening the churches he serves!

  • Supporting the Church Leaders. This means pastoring the pastors and supporting other church leaders as they carry out their assigned tasks.

  • Starting New Churches and Ministries as Needed. An Association can assist local churches in starting new churches in the Association.

  • Secondly, in the Word We Have !

  • Cooperation Can Indeed Be a Challenge. C.S. Lewis said, “We are fallen creatures and all very hard to live with.” If we are honest, you and I know C.S. Lewis was correct. So, in a local church and in an Association, we must strive to be “together” or unified in our Lord’s work!

  • Cooperation is Worth the Effort! We can accomplish far more “together” than we can alone!

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  • Best of All, In the Words God’s People Have !

  • The Words “With God” Imply the Promise of ! As we work in our Lord’s field, we enjoy His abiding presence. He has promised never to leave nor forsake us!

  • Also, the Words “With God” Suggest our Lord’s ! Not only is He with us, our Lord enables His people to serve Him! We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us!

  • So, my goal will be to help Escambia Baptist Churches to be “laborers together with God!”

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