In addition to the important events listed in our monthly church calendar & Sunday bulletin,
the following includes some highlights, reminders and other newsworthy information.
We will continue to collect for the Baptist Men that are in Haiti. Just make your checks to Cornerstone and notate Haiti in the memo line. We will send one check to the Baptist Men.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010
Deacon’s Meeting - 8:15 am
Sunday School - 9:45 am
Worship Service - 11:00 am
The flowers are placed on the Lord’s Table by Cornerstone Baptist Church, in memory of Jack Rhoney, Grandfather of Misty Branch and Father of Bennie Rhoney.
Choir Rehearsal - 5:00 pm
Cornerstone Kid’s Camp - 5:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010
Wednesday Night Meal - 5:45 pm to 6:30 pm
Prayer Meeting/Church Conference - 6:30 pm
CIA’s, Mission Friends - 6:30 pm
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
All Children 1st grade and under are invited to Children’s Church
YOUTH MINISTRY
More information to follow.
WMU MINISTRY
Our food collection for Valdese Ministerial Association and East Burke Christian Ministries continues to be a success. Your generous giving is a blessing to our community
BAPTIST MEN’S MINISTRY
More information to follow.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2010 Baptist Men’s Day at Cornerstone
Fellowship Breakfast (Ladies Sunday School Class) - 9:15 am
Sunday School - 9:45 am
Worship Service - 11:00 am
Valentine Banquet - Covered Dish - 6:30 pm
LOOKING AHEAD
Each Tuesday morning at 9:30 am you are invited to the church to pray with a group for our church, community and other prayer request.
February 10 - Menu for Wednesday Night Meal = Country Style Steak, Rice, Steamed Vegetable Medley, Biscuits, Beverage, Dessert. Children: Chicken Nuggets.
February 14 -Baptist Men’s Day. Dr. David Myers, Ande’s father, will be the guest preacher. David and Brenda live on Signal Mountain in Chattanooga, TN, where David is Director of Missions for the Hamilton County Baptist Association and Brenda is a chaplain for Alexian Brothers Valley Residence.
February 14 -Valentine Banquet at 6:30 pm
MAKE IT AN INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT! "Clay Balls"
(Posted January 26, 2010)
A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.
He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!
Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.
Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it away!
It's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it.
We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person.
There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.
May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them.
If you go to this web site, www.letssaythanks.com , you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services.
How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!
Prayer Concerns are listed and available on the table in the vestibule. Please take one home and remember our church family and friends in prayer.
In case of inclement weather watch for our church’s announcement on WBTV and WSOC.
BREAD
Perhaps you have noticed that there has been freshly baked bread available in the foyer after the service on Sundays for the past few weeks. This bread is to share with our guests. One of our members has begun baking this bread to share each week and any that we don’t give out on Sunday has been delivered to members and friends during the following week. If you are a guest and would like a loaf of bread, please accept it as a gift from us. If you know of someone who’d benefit from a loaf of home cooked hospitality, please take a loaf to share in the name of Christ.
FLOWERS
If you would like to place flowers (live or silk) on the Lord’s Table on a special Sunday, please sign the flower calendar on the wall by the pastor’s study. If given in memory or honor of someone, or a special event, please let Wraye Rhyne know so that we may note the special occasion in the bulletin.
Thank You, The Flower Committee
