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He is shown Greenaspastor. HeiscomingfromStarkvillewithhis with hiswifeJo t wifeMaganandsons,JaydenandMicah BUSFORSALE,2003Ford.E550 Homer,LA71040. Resmauybememaeilesdto ,diesel,46,122mies bthurman_foc@"ellsonuetth Cal 601-517-6889formore Roger Smithhasresignedfron: BISSELL WWW.SEBRENHOMEIMPROVEMENT. CHURCH, TUPELO, after 56yearsin COM caneDon&RitaSebren. Ae amvinaiisltarbyl,etfhoreslausptpl1y2oartiBnitsseerlilm.,HHeewiisllshbeown MErTi.cMOoLaIkVaEsCpHasUtoRr.CSHh,owSnMIarTeHMDoAakL.E,dauhgahstcearlsled riiz t i with hiswife Eleanor MalaineandMaddie, andwife Misty. t “= seatee=ebeeseeeecese +- . January il, 2018 THeBaptist RECORD January 11, 2018 HouseTopsisaBaptistRecordsupplementproducedbytheMississippiBaptistConventionBoard’sCommunicationServices. PASTOR/EADERSH BIVOCATIONAL PASTORS — SAVE. THE DATE P/LD is excited to host Bivocational Pastors/Wives Dialogue Dinners in 2018! The purpose is to discuss new strategies for resourcing Bivo pastors throughout our state based on 2017 survey results. Join us at one ofthe following locations: * March 1 —Tupelo * April 5 — Hattiesburg ~* “March 8=Meridian + April 12 —Flowood | / * March 22 —Gulfport _ * April 19 —- Grenada More information coming soon from the Pastor/ Leadership Development Department. 2018 STATE SENIOR ADULT EVANGELISM RALLY SHARING THE FAITH ON My JOURNEY luesday, January 30, 2018 Young Musicians Honor Choir CONCERT Brandon Baptist Church . 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Pleaseincludeyourreraraaddressoneachcardenvelope.MKsandtheirparentsmay tosendyouanupdareofnoteofappreciation. : oe. Wi MISSISSIPPI : . MISSIONS : MOBILIZATION er CONNECTING » GOSPEL » RELATIONSHIPS T Makeaneternalinvestmentwithyour 2018VBS MissionsOffering. Missions Mobilizationofthe Mississippi BaptistConvention Board invitesyou.toparticipate in the Home Building Projectin Malaysia. Forthe8thyearin a row, we arecollectingVBSoffer- ingsto build longhouses in Malaysia. Please considersetting a goalforyourVBStocollect$1,400to provide a homefora fam- ily in Malaysia. The offerings receivedwill purchasethebuilding materials. Missions Mobilization will send the volunteerconstruc- tioInn ttheeapmassttospixroyveiadrest6h0e8ldaebcori,siaolnosnghsaivdeebteheenMamlaadyesifaonrfCahmriilsites. IN YOUR MINIST FY and 371 homes havebeenbuilt. V isit https://tinyurl.com/MSLonghouseforpromo materials. 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Never Cakestonourctsandthe in anyonewhilecom- si checksThis bareallybad Quarles,whodiedinOctober Woman’sMissionaryUnion. hisorhercrime. idea inasscroimefprevaentrion 2013, was emeritus In the U.S.aloneyAwana manytransientorhome- effortsareconcerned. of criminaljustice and home- _ reached children ae eeSeayeefed Some eee landsecurityat the University at10,623 in2016, fromthe areas, i wo! cen- seinsto its 2016 an- anlelen ters.Jointhemifyoucan.Insome Amemorialser- i office cities,policehaveimplemented be aiea apd gga i musicalinstruments,ChurchWatch . Ttisa inLakeZurich, andeven taken cen- hasone, shouldactivelypar TueBaptistRecorp January [1,2018 CONNORS Thatperspectmiavye HB 1523 cont. fromp.T cont: fromp.2 ier insideandoutside theirchurchfacilities’walls. on behalf of our members — In Scriptureplainly ——— Alford and Stephen dobrocaeloiesasambas- Connorsispastor.ofEast- omas—toprotectthemand sadorsofGod’sKingdo(m2 ernHillsChurchin other same-sex couples from this harmful and discrimina- Cor.Sao) Recency,they ‘ppcredi7n cin tory law. This law should not King tooneanother. New area ——s allowstateemployeesto— urehmembershipis newsjournal hold marriage licenses aboat dentity, and Conventioofn.eeMtoe, same-sexcouples.” Las one'sscoponsibilities and a Mor Legislators who passed HB REH RYQscua x. : for’withinpeasantape 1523intheir2016 arS€s-. sion andthe Republican gov- ernor,PhilBijedt,whosigned ZRCA HPA: HPPAH-PODCH thebillintolaw,haveendured “Iamgratfoertfheucoln- withering criticism from en- YEC tributionsof Col- emies the law including coit.fromp.1 legethatmakethisasuccessful severalrol the state’s largest event year.Parentsand newspapers. wantsrae thing Cer ee eee with U.S. District Judge Carl- at the 2017 e ton Reeves of Jackson, who vesthakocaapstudentshad theirchildrentoattend YEC, was nominated to the federal an encowuitnhGtodeanrd benchbyU.S,PresidentBarack atqolt node Retna Obama, struck down the law. Athree-judge paneloftheU.S. the plan- OyChart Per 1990-2008 NS Court of Appeals for the Fifth committee that put to- Circuit, basedin NewOrleans, - erthe2017YEC: reversedReevesonthe grounds theirfriendsandclassmates.” @ BradVan Cleave, senior that noone named in law- Lum also “thanked the executive pastor at Overflow | ‘MSA si LLC suit could prove to have been adults who took time dur- Church, harmedbythelaw. ing the busy holidasyees BJ Cummins, stu- ' The appeals court denied ftoomatchceoimr churycohuensgtopeYoEpCl.e dentministeratFirstChurch, | plaintiffs an en banc hearing Laurel. involving all the Fifth Circuit ausly ofteedansOecttihge:. minigiee0. Lighlond-(peel | Design&IntegrationofProfessionalAudio,Video,&Lighting judges, and plaintiffs vowed ously of theirtime mi nister at ure | Church,ConferenceRoom,School to appeal tothe U.S. Supreme CChhrriissttmm:asbreaksothattheir Meridian. : ||Equipmentsales,serviceandinstallation Court.Theresetofthatappeal students could have ‘the op- @ Shannon Slover, min was the high court’s decision portunitytobeimpactedspir- —<o<f care at First earlier this week not to hear itually. I appreciate all those TrooperHales P.O.Box 1575 Ph601-923-9947 thecase. whopra rYECtohavea ee2018YouthEvangelism [email protected] Clinton,MS39060 Fax601-924-2880 .. Throughout the lawsuit’s spiri impact ontheyoung ChawlilllbeehenldognDeec. | winding legal process, Mis- peoplewhoattended.” 27-28inA.E.WoodColiseum ssipot Attorney General Jim Hood,2,Dessosat.netapedt.to. ftronm Worth wal thehy sissippiCollege. and-trainaet-d HB 1523. The Alliance for De- cn onhowtosharetheir fendingFreedominScottsdale, personal testimony with oth- Az., and former Texas Solici- ers in the local communities torGeneralJonathan Mitchell, where they live and in the (800) agreedtodefendthelaw. schoolstheyattend.Mississip- 748-1651ext.278. Opponents of the law, like pi native Josh Brister served The besre the ACLU ofMississippi, have as worship leader. Evangelist rtinepadrt vowedtocontinuethefete to Gary PermenterofColumbus bygiftstothe| ippiCo- invalidateHB1523. ledanadulttrainingsession. SubmissionGuidelines > <e* TheBaptistRecordispleasedtopublish newsandphotoofsgpecrialaevpenthsthsat takeplaceincoopecrhuarcthesiofntghe MississippiBaptistConvention.Newsitems . &nd/orphotographsdepictingbenefitsand activitiesforsecularoroutsideorganizations willnotbepublished. astim methodi.newsmaybesubmitted e icallytothee-mailaddressbelow,and mustbeincludedinthemessagesegmentof Thereisnoguaranteethatnewsitemsand/ ane-mailform. 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