March 1, 2023

Deacon of the Week- Beginning Sunday, March 5th
Mark Smith (804) 921-1945
 
Would you like to read ahead before Sunday?
This Sunday, Pastor Danny will bring a message based on Luke 4: 1-13. The title of the message is “Jesus won the struggle with temptation …We can too.” There will also be a corresponding handout inserted into the bulletin. If you would like to review the material from the insert, you can find it located at the end of this email.  

Intentional Interim Ministry Team Gathering:
The first church wide gathering of the Intentional Interim Ministry Team will be held March 12, 2023 following worship. The approximate time frame for the meeting will be immediately following worship to 1:30 pm.
 
The purpose of this gathering is to put the hurts of the past behind us and work toward unity for the future. All members and guests are invited to attend. There will be a light lunch provided.
 
Respectfully submitted: Corinth Baptist Transition Team:
Sandra Bowles, Cynthia Evans, Rob Harrell,
Leigh Anne Jordan & Ted Milby.
 
Children’s Ministry:
March 4, 8:15 to 3:30 SBCV Children's Ministry Conference at Swift Creek Baptist Church in Midlothian. Kids Ministry Conference 2023 • SBC of Virginia (sbcv.org)
 
VBS is right around the corner! Pray now for your place in the awesome summer outreach event! Talk to Kim Milby or email at kmilby@corinthbaptist.us
 
Finance Committee:
The Finance Committee has new email addresses: Ken Berkley (kberkley@corinthbaptist.us), Tina Harrell (tharrell@corintbaptist.us). We have also established accounting@corinthbaptist.us. Please send all payment request to this email.
 
Missions:
During the month of March, the church will collect toothbrushes for Operation Christmas Child. Ask your dentist if they have some to spare. Please place your donations on the Mission Table. For additional information, please contact Marilyn DeHart. (804) 822-1462.
 
Mental Health Education Program:
March 18, 2023, 9am-12:30pm/ Mount Olivet Baptist Church/ 15583 Coatesville Road/ Beaverdam, VA 23015. Hope WMUV team will provide mission education and response around challenges our churches face in the real world. In this upcoming training, you will have an opportunity to select three breakouts from the following options: (1) Depression and Anxiety and the Effects of COVID, (2) Alzheimer’s/ Dementia, (3) Trauma Informed Care, (4) Mental Wellness, (5) ADHD, (6) Addiction, (7) Suicide. To RSVP, please contact Sharon McKinley at wmumission@aol.com When emailing, please place DWMU Program in the subject line.
 
Baptist General Convention of Virginia (BGAV):
The following BGAV scholarships and ministerial education fund applications are now open for the 2023-2024 academic year: 
College Scholarships
Academy Scholarships
Ministerial Education Funds
Nontraditional Ministry Education Scholarships
Church Internship Grants 

For more information, please contact Pastors Danny or Dawson. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2023.  

Bulletin Insert for Sunday, March 5, 2023:
The following information will be placed within the bulletin this coming Sunday. Feel free to read ahead. To see the image, go to: Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia
 
In 1942-3 Psychologist Abraham Maslow studied how humans react to the world around them and created a triangle showing what he calls our hierarchy of needs. Maslow taught that; physical, ego/emotional, spiritual and self-preservation are the foundational categories for life on earth. Without these needs being satisfied, we will likely cease to exist.
 
Most of our energy & time is spent satisfying the needs in the level where we are. When satisfied, we move on to the level above and so on as we go about our lives.  
 
Jesus says that we (his followers) are blessed when we focus upon our relationship with God as we live our lives.  That would mean we are to focus upon Christlikeness in every level of our existence. Matthew 5:6 states: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.”
 
When we receive Jesus as Savior, we are called upon to strive toward living a Christlike lifestyle. Herein is satisfaction of life on earth and it becomes lifestyle evangelism.
 
Temptation to sin is a daily struggle. When we sin, we fall short of God’s ideal. Satan tempted Jesus to fail.  Let’s not think for one moment that we won’t be tempted to fail.  When we give in to temptation and commit sin, and often as a result, the people we encounter will not believe our testimony about the Lord. 
 
Satan knew just where to start with Jesus and moved up through human needs as he pressed him to fail on each level. There really are only 4 categories that sin falls under.  Satan used all 4 on Jesus. Hebrews 4:15 says: “15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weak-nesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.” Also, see 1 Corinthians10:13 All temptation is common to us all. God will provide a way to escape.
 
Matthew 4 & Luke 4 record how Satan tempted Jesus to fail in 3 of the categories of human existence. Watch how he works through physical, ego/emotional and spiritual.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                
Jesus ’s first temptation is on the Physical level: “Turn these stones into bread.” Satisfy your physical needs. Jesus resisted by quoting scripture. Deuteronomy 8:3 “…Man shall not live by bread alone.” Turning the molecular structure of stone into bread would collapse the world. Everything God created would be destroyed in satisfying one meal.
 
The second temptation is on the Ego/Emotional level…. I can make you a super hero so everyone will bow down to you. All you have to do is sell out to me.  Jesus resisted by quoting scripture. Deuteronomy 6:13 13 You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name (NASB)
 
Satan catches on quickly and changes his tactic. He starts quoting scripture to Jesus as he moves into the spiritual level trying to get Jesus to fail.
 
The third temptation is on the Spiritual level. “See if there really is a God.”  Throw yourself off this high place and just see if God will do what it says in the Psalms… “He will command angels to guard you.”  Psalm 91:11-12 (KJV) Jesus resisted by quoting scripture. Deuteronomy 6:16 “16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test…”
 
Matthew and Luke reverse categories two and three, but the temptation is the same. Luke records that Satan left Jesus “for a more opportune time.” Let us learn this lesson: study, know and apply the Bible to our lifestyle because temptation to sin is coming!
 
Self-preservation at the expense of others is the 4th category of temptation to sin. Satan tempted Jesus one last time in Matthew 16:21-23.  This is the reason for the Luke 4:13 statement: “13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.”  Satan uses Jesus’s friend Peter to tempt Jesus into short circuiting the path to the cross as Peter says: “I won’t let that happen to you!” Jesus said: “Get the behind me Satan.”  Jesus knew that Satan was using one last ditch temptation (peer pressure) to stop him from being the Savior for mankind.
 
Jesus was tempted in all ways like we are and he resisted the temptations. He won the battle for our soul when he went to the cross and then his Father resurrected him from the grave.
 
We can overcome temptation rather than commit sin if we search for the escape. Let us
memorize scripture to quote to ourselves when we are contemplating committing a sin.
 
Please understand that resisting temptation and staying away from sins of the flesh is not for our salvation’s sake.  Salvation is God’s gift for accepting Jesus as our savior (Ephesians 2:8-9). We are to resist temptation so that when we share the story of our salvation, people believe in Jesus because they see what He has done for us. 2 Timothy 2:15 Study the Bible, apply it to life, resist temptation and present Christ to the world.

February 9, 2023

Deacon of the Week- Beginning Sunday, February 12th
Ken Berkley – 609-636-9717
 
Feeding the Homeless and Hungry with the FIX:  
Sunday, February 12th our team will meet in the Fellowship Hall, after the morning worship service to prepare the food items and pack up personal care items and supplies. The team will depart the church at 4pm to head to Richmond and will return by 8pm. The menu will be Chili and Corn Muffins. Help with preparation and serving is always welcome. Questions? Contact Monika Smith: monikaandmark@gmail.com 
 
Children’s Ministry:
Look for Prayer Valentines! John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Take a heart to pray for the Children's Ministry in February.
It is time to think about camp! Students in 3rd-5th grade have the opportunity to go to camp. We need to know who is interested. If you want more information, please see Kim Milby or email her at kmilby@corinthbaptist.us. We need to know by February 15th if you and your friends would like to go to camp!

March 4 8:15 to 3:30 SBCV Children's Ministry Conference at Swift Creek Baptist Church in Midlothian. Kids Ministry Conference 2023 • SBC of Virginia (sbcv.org)

VBS is right around the corner! Pray now for your place in the awesome summer outreach event! Talk to Kim Milby or email at kmilby@corinthbaptist.us
 
Youth Ministry:
Attention Corinth teens!  Come worship with Cain in concert!  March 16th @ 7:00pm at Mt Vernon Baptist Church.  Transportation will be provided.  Cost is $10.  We have 10 open spots. See Kara Ashley for more information or to reserve your spot today!  804-370-5374
 
Finance Committee:
The Finance Committee has new email addresses: Ken Berkley (kberkley@corinthbaptist.us), Tina Harrell (tharrell@corintbaptist.us). We have also established accounting@corinthbaptist.us. Please send all payment request to this email.
 
Heart to Heart: Women’s Ministry:
‘Equip' Women's Conference 2023’/ February 25, 2023/ Bethel Baptist Church - Yorktown, VA. Guest speaker: Rachel Lovingood.
Breakout sessions: Awakening Our Prayer Life; Caring, Serving, and Leading Well; Awaken to the Call; Their Digital Devices; Awaken to the Chastening of a Loving Father; Redeeming Your Legacy; Discipling Women to Pour into Their Families; Transformational Discipleship for Children; Reaching Your Community for Christ.  
Register online at SBCV.ORG/EQUIP        
Lunch provided. Contact Carole Martin
 
Worship Ministry Update:  
Would you like to participate in an Easter Sunday Worship Choir? This is open to all adults and teens and will require a time commitment for practice.  If there is enough interest to be feasible, rehearsals will be held on Sundays immediately following worship (12:15) during the month of March.  Please contact Joy Martin by February 19th via email worship@corinthbaptist.us
 
The FIX Ministry needs a keyboard for their ministry and Saturday evening Worship Services.  If you can help, please contact Will Buchanan, Worship Pastor (518)603-9822 or email: thefixministries@gmail.org  
 
Missions:
This month, the church will collect stuffed animals for Operation Christmas Child. Please place your donations on the Mission Table. For additional information, please contact Marilyn DeHart. (804) 822-1462.
 
Backpack Buddies-Feeding the Children of New Kent:  
The next delivery will be on Thursday, March 2nd. Please leave your donations, no later than Wednesday, March 1st, in the two short cabinets located in the Mission Hallway. For more information, please text or call Sandra Bowles at (804) 814-0662.
The following items are needed: Single serving drink items (V-8, Fruit Juice, juice boxes), Oatmeal (individual packages), Peanut Butter/ Jelly, Pasta/ Jar of Sauce Plastic Bottles only, Rice/rice meals, Microwave meals, Taco Kits, Canned Tuna/Chicken, Crackers/Goldfish, Mac & Cheese (canned milk), Soup, Cereal, Fruit Cups/Pudding Cups/Applesauce, Canned Fruit/Veggies, Pork & Beans, Canned Chili, Granola Bars/Nutri-Grain

Baptist General Convention of Virginia (BGAV):
The following BGAV scholarships and ministerial education fund applications are now open for the 2023-2024 academic year: 
College Scholarships
Academy Scholarships
Ministerial Education Funds
Nontraditional Ministry Education Scholarships
Church Internship Grants 

For more information, please contact Pastors Danny or Dawson. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2023.  

January 19, 2023

Deacon of the Week- Beginning Sunday, January 22th
Mark Smith – 804-921-1945
 
Intentional Interim Ministry Report:
Last Sunday, January 15, 2023 our church had an opportunity to meet and commission the members of our Transition Team. This vital group will assist the members of Corinth Baptist Church as we: remember our heritage, bring greater focus to our mission, evaluate leadership opportunities, and encourage our church as we seek to deepen our connections with our community and the world around us. Please pray for the members of the team: Sandra Bowles, Cynthia Evans, Robbie Harrell, Leigh Anne Jordan, and Ted Milby.      

Backpack Buddies-Feeding the Children of New Kent:  
The next delivery will be on Thursday, January 31st. Please leave your donations, no later than Wednesday January 30th, in the two short cabinets located in the Mission Hallway. For more information, please text or call Sandra Bowles at (804) 814-0662.
The following items are needed: Single serving drink items (V-8, Fruit Juice, juice boxes), Oatmeal (individual packages), Peanut Butter/ Jelly, Pasta/ Jar of Sauce Plastic Bottles only, Rice/rice meals, Microwave meals, Taco Kits, Canned Tuna/Chicken, Crackers/Goldfish, Mac & Cheese (canned milk), Soup, Cereal, Fruit Cups/Pudding Cups/Applesauce, Canned Fruit/Veggies, Pork & Beans, Canned Chili, Granola Bars/Nutri-Grain

January 11, 2023

Deacon of the Week- Beginning Sunday, January 15th
Bill Clark 804-347-3247

Intentional Interim Ministry News: 
Please plan to attend Corinth this Sunday, as we commission the church's Transition Team. 

Baptist General Convention of Virginia (BGAV):
The following BGAV scholarships and ministerial education fund applications are now open for the 2023-2024 academic year: 
College Scholarships
Academy Scholarships
Ministerial Education Funds
Nontraditional Ministry Education Scholarships
Church Internship Grants 

For more information, please contact Pastors Danny or Dawson. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2023.  

Office Announcement: 
From time to time, Pastors Danny and Dawson need to leave campus to visit Shut-Ins and Home Bound members. If you plan to drop by the church, we recommend you call ahead and make an appointment so we can make arrangements to welcome you. We can be reached at (804) 966-5635.  

Heart to Heart Women’s Ministry:
On January 21st, 10 a.m. – 12 noon, our church will offer a Personal Protection and Awareness Class for Women. This event will be held in the Youth Center (building) The class will be facilitated by church member J.C. Stevens. For more information, please contact Carole Martin at 757-880-2873

Still Praying About Your Gift for the Lottie Moon Offering?
“Every year, Southern Baptist churches collect an offering to send and support missionaries to be steadfastly present among those who have never heard the gospel.”
 
Here are some 2021 highlights:
3,650 Missionaries Supported
107,701 Baptisms
22,744 Churches Planted
93 New People Groups and Places Engaged
592,408 Gospel Presentations
176,795 New Believers
 
“100% of your gifts to the Lottie Moon Offering enable gospel transformation among the unreached.” Lottie Moon was sent as a Southern Baptist missionary to China from 1873 to 1912.
 
Operation Christmas Child Report:  
Last year at the Operation Christmas Child packing parties, church volunteers packed over 250 shoeboxes, that contained items donated by individuals or made by the Corinth Crafters group. Throughout the months of 2023, the church will continue to collect items as we make preparation for Operation Christmas Child 2023, sponsored by the ministry of Samaritan’s Purse. For the month of January, we ask that you donate washcloths and soap. Items can be dropped off on the Missions Table, beside the church Conference Room. (Room 111)    
 
Corinth Crafters:
January 24, 2023, at 10am in the church Conference Room. All are welcome.
 
2023 Church Offering Envelopes:  
If you would like to make your 2023 offerings by way of cash or check, please pick up a box of offering envelopes. Offering envelopes can be found along the back wall in the sanctuary. Written directions are provided. Thank you.  

Your Church Deacons:  
Drew Kershaw/ Chairman/ 804-869-4091
Bill Clark/Vice Chairman/ 804-347-3247
David DeHart/ Recording Secretary/ 804-832-8239
Ken Berkley/ 609-636-9717
Danny Huguley/ 757-604-3148
Mark Smith/ 804-921-1945

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