Pumpkin People

How is being a Christian like being a pumpkin?

God sees us, picks us out of the dirt, cleans us off, takes the
yucky material out of us by forgiving us, puts a smile on our
faces and places a shining light within us for others to see.

Jesus said: “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and
give glory to your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16, NRSV).

BULLET E-NEWSLETTER
WEST LYNCHBURG BAPTIST CHURCH
October 10, 2010
“ON MISSION TO REACH PEOPLE FOR THE FAMILY OF GOD.”
BULLET HIGHLIGHTS....
DEACON DREAMING RETREAT - 7:30am 10/9
October Hunger Awareness Month

Diaper Day 10/17

Calvary’s Mercy - Southern Gospel Quartet - 10/17
Men’s Prayer Breakfast 10/23 Christmas Parade Committee

EDGE Lunch Fund-raiser 10/24 & other EDGE EVENTS

Young Musicians share at Evening Worship 10/24

OCTOBER TRUNK OR TREAT 10/27

Brunswick Stew Sale - Fund-raiser 10/30
Church-Wide Movie Night “Luther” 10/30 EDGE
 On Call
October 8, 9, 10
Robert Putt
841.6886

Quick Look for the Week Sunday, October 10

Hunger Awareness Month
Deacon of the Week: Ed Moldenke 525.6423
Music Selections for the Morning & Evening Services are listed below.
9:00 AM Instrumental Ensemble
9:15 AM Library Open

9:45 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES

Sunday School Memory Verse
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven
given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 (NIV)

11:00AM KIDS In Worship

Topic: A place to pray

11:00 AM MORNING WORSHIP

Dr. Robert Putt
“Being Church in 2010......Wait for Me” Acts 8

4:15 PM Sanctuary Bells

5:15 PM Women’s Bible Study (note new time)
5:30 PM Kingdom Kids Ringers
5:45 PM EDGE Missions (Gr. 7 -12)
6:00 PM Instrumental Ensemble

6:15 PM TeamKIDS (Gr. 1-6) Kids! We have a spot for you in TeamKIDS.. Join US!

6:00 PM EVENING WORSHIP

Money: A Trivial Pursuit
Proverbs 28

7:30PM Monthly Business Meeting

Tuesday, October 12
11:30 AM S.W.A.T. (Senior Walkers And Talkers)
All Welcome
1:30 PM Amazing Grace Fellowship
7:00 PM Neighborhood Watch Meeting
Wednesday, October 13
5:15 PM Wednesday Night Family Supper (please sign up for dinner the Monday before)
MENU: Meatloaf Dinner, Vegetables and
Homemade Desserts

6:00 PM Music Makers (Age 4 - Gr. 1)

Young Musicians (Gr. 2- 6)
6:30 PM EDGE (Gr. 7-12) Learning the Doctrine of Sola Fide

6:30 PM BIBLE STUDY/PRAYER MEETING

6:45 PM Mission Friends (Ages 4 & 5)

Royal Ambassadors (Gr. 1-6)
Girls in Action (Gr. 1-6)

6:50 PM Highest Praise

7:30 PM Sanctuary Choir
8:50 PM Praise Team Rehearsal

Thursday, October 14
10:00 AM Women’s Bible Study
6:00 PM Women’s Bible Study
7:00 PM College Bible Study (IMPACT)

Friday, October 15
EDGE 5th Quarter at Heritage United Methodist Church (gather after football games)

Saturday, October 16
9:30 AM Sanctuary Choir Bonus Rehearsal for Christmas Music

Wednesday Night Family Suppers October/November

October 20 Pork Dish with Vegetables, Homemade Desserts

October 27 Taco Bar, Homemade Desserts
November 3 Salmon Cakes, Vegetables, Homemade Desserts
November 10 Chicken Main Dish, Vegetables, Homemade Desserts

We are still in need of volunteers to help in the kitchen. Contact anyone on the committee
if you can help.
 Our Known Hospitalized
Lynchburg General: None
Virginia Baptist: None

We Welcome New Members....

by Statement

Pam Hayes
100 Second Street, Madison Heights, 24572
Deacon: Josh Parker Joined 9/19/10

Carol Martin
238 Bolling Hill Lane, Madison Heights,
24572
Deacon: J. B. LaPrade Joined: 9/19/10

by Baptism (to be scheduled)

Keeley Sarver
1836 Easley Street, Lynchburg, 24501
Deacon: Marshall Leftwich
Joined: 10/3/2010

Congratulations to....
Angela & Joshua Ornelas at the birth of their son,
Nathaniel Pearce
Born October 3, 2010, weighing 6 LBS.
(310 Langhorne Lane, Lynchburg, 24501)

Please pray for and extend Christian

sympathy to the family of
Evon Pettyjohn
January 20, 1922 - October 6, 2010
 Worship Music Planned for Sunday, October 10, 2010
Those of you with high speed internet connections who would like to listen to the
music that has been selected for us to sing on Sunday, can do so by following the
instructions below:

Log onto www.lifeway.com/worshipproject. Once on the web page, page scroll down
until you see a large gray box. About 1/3 of the way down in the box you will see the
words Listen to the LifeWay Worship Project. Immediately to the right you will find
a table with an alphabetical listing of all of the songs. Simply click on the title you
would like to hear (making sure your speakers are on) and you should be able to hear a
quality recording of the selected song.

Morning Worship Evening Worship

#518 My Life Is in You, Lord #581 We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise
#901 Mighty to Save #31 We Bow Down
#393 The Family of God #3 Worthy of Worship
#326 Your Name #379 Trust, Try and Prove Me
#357 Rescue the Perishing #554 As the Deer
#437 Wherever He Leads I’ll Go #433 I Surrender All
#809 Faith #491 Shine, Jesus, Shine

If your Sunday School Class plans to use the JJ’s Playground we are asking that you
make a reservation. (Just as you would do to use fellowship hall.) Please contact the
church office in advance. Our playground is used by a number of groups we don’t want to
disappoint anyone. Thank you.

Also it has come to our attention that unauthorized persons have been
using the office computers. We have had this problem in the past.
Please ... We ask that you not do this. We appreciated you
cooperation in this matter. Thank you.
 OCTOBER 2010
Fighting World Hunger

WMU
RA’s & GA’s World Hunger Project
Sharing God’s Generous Gifts
Join the RA’s & GA’s by using the World Hunger Calendar. This
calendar makes us aware of the crisis many people face daily.
Calendars are available at church.

Did you know? The World Hunger Fund enables Southern Baptist missionaries
to help meet food-related needs where they minister. In addition to providing for
urgent hunger needs, the funds allow missionaries to assist people with buying ,
growing , and using food properly.

LOCAL FOOD PANTRY

Upon reviewing the increased needs of our local food pantries,
we would like to encourage you to donate cans of food or non
perishable food items. Keeping in mind that October is our
hunger awareness month. All the food donated will go to Jericho
Missions, a local food pantry for people in need. Thank you
 NEWS has Leaked Out.....
We are in NEED of DIAPERS!

SUNDAY - OCTOBER 17 - Diaper Collection Day

Please help by donating diapers for the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center
and the Network House for Women. Diapers any size or brand. Plus
handy wipes would be handy TOO!
2010 WMU Project - Collection Box located in the church foyer

October 17, Sunday Night

6:30pm
We will have a special treat for all you southern
gospel enthusiasts.
Calvary’s Mercy,
a gospel quartet from Charlottesville, Virginia,
will be coming to share a concert with us.
Come and invite your friends and neighbors.
Get ready to tap those toes and clap those hands!
We will be receiving a love offering in support of their ministry.
 NEWS from the EDGE
Youth Opportunities.......
October 15 Fifth Quarter at Heritage United Methodist
Church; a youth hang out time after the
football games

October 23, Saturday Pumpkin Carving Party - 6pm

As stated earlier, this is an opportunity for parents and guardians to get involved in the
youth group of their teen. There is no obligation to lead or chaperone anything in the
youth, but this is simply an opportunity for you to meet your teen’s friend’s parents.
The starting celebration of this new ministry for you will be on Saturday, October 23rd.
This also includes a potluck. After the dinner we’ll carve out pumpkins (please provide
your own) as a group and then separate for the Bible Study and Socializing. So please
come over, sit back, relax, and enjoy some stress-relieving company.

October 24, Sunday Fund-raiser Luncheon - Details to follow.

The EDGE is doing a couple different mission trips this summer and those take
money. So please come to our Luncheon Fund-raiser following the morning worship
service.

October 27, Wednesday, 6:30pm-8:00pm Trunk or Treat

The Children’s Ministry needs the EDGE’s help! Our regular service is canceled and
we’ll be dressing up and helping the CM pull off this year’s epic Trunk or Treat!
Youth are encouraged to dress up (not scary) and help supervise a car they fit
with.

October 28, Thursday, SCARE-MARE Meet at the church at 7pm - $8

October 30, Saturday Church-wide event showing the movie “Luther” 6:30pm -
8:40pm in the WLBC Chapel. All Welcome
In celebration of Reformation Day “Luther” Movie
Biography of Martin Luther, the 16th-century priest who led the Christian
Reformation and opened up new possibilities in exploration of faith. The film
begins with his vow to become a monk, and continues through his struggles to
reconcile his desire for sanctification with his increasing abhorrence of the
corruption and hypocrisy pervading the Church's hierarchy. He is ultimately charged
with heresy and must confront the ruling cardinals and princes, urging them to
make the Scriptures available to the common believer and lead the Church toward
faith through justice and righteousness. Written by scgary663

Sunday, October 31 - Reformation Day

Lessons, October 6th-November 6th
On October 31, 1517, Luther posted the Ninety-five Theses at the Castle Church.
This was the spark of what became known as The Reformation, giving the
Protestants the freedom they have today. Imagine not being allowed to read
God’s Love Letter because “simple man is too feebleminded to understand it” and
“it would be disgraceful to let common man hold this Book.” It is because of Luther
that we can now read God’s Word ourselves and hold to the truths of Grace
Alone, To God Alone Be The Glory, Christ Alone, Faith Alone, and Scripture Alone.
Wednesdays the EDGE will be going over each of the Solas to give our youth
some basic, profound, and inexpressibly important theology.

Nathan Haefer, Interim Youth Pastor

EDGE Quote of the Week: “If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I
would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying
for me” Robert M. McCheyne

MORE OPPORTUNITIES......
IMPACT New College Bible Study - Thursdays: 7pm - 8:30pm
In-depth study into God’s Love Letter. Worship... Meet other college students.
We have a place for you here at WLBC!

Come and be a part of a NEW beginning!!!

The College and Young Professionals & Singles
Sunday School Class
Leaders: Tommy & Melissa Woodford
Class meets each Sunday morning at 9:45am.
 WMU & Girls In Action
Mission Project 2010
Prison Hygiene Kits

The WMU and GA's are collecting supplies for kits that are given to men and women
leaving prison. We need full size containers of the following: shampoo, deodorant,
razors, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, shaving cream. Additional items can include:
comb, washcloth, Scripture tract, socks, nail clippers, small tissue packs, Chapstick,
gallon size Ziploc bags. Please leave donations for the prison hygiene kits in the labeled
box located near the table in the foyer. Thank you again, the WMU & GA's

Senior Adult Outing - Saturday, October 9, 2010

Fall is upon us.... so let’s go to the Orchard!!
We will be leaving WLBC at 11am (sharp) and having lunch
at Old Liberty Station in Bedford.
The lunch cost includes most entrees, a soft drink,
tax and gratuity for $11.25pp.
Then on to Gross’ Orchard with the Artisan Village to explore.
Wagon rides are available for those with an adventurous spirit. ($5pp.)
Apples and Good Fellowship.
Please sign up on the bulletin board or contact the church office.

NOTE
There will be a Neighborhood Watch meeting here
at WLBC; October 12, 2010, 7pm
WATCH
 The Heart of the City Summit
REViVAL
Sunday, November 7, 2010

West Lynchburg Baptist Church Anniversary

105 years of Service to God
We will be celebrating a 105 years of service, with a special morning
worship with Dr. Tom Stocks, and following worship we will gather
for a wonderful luncheon in fellowship hall.

The Lunch Menu....

Main Dish of Chicken will be provided and we are asking that you
bring a dish to share.
If your name begins with the letter
A - I bring a dessert J - Q bring a vegetable
R - Z bring a salad

Please sign up by October 24 on the bulletin insert or contact the

church office. (office@wlbc.org)

Our FALL REVIVAL will continue on November 8, 9, & 10, meeting at

7pm in the sanctuary. Guests speakers include; Dr. Tom Stocks (7th),
Rev. John Thompson (8th), Dr Charles Dunning (9th), and Rev. Glenn
Coleman (10th.)
Please pray and share the word about this event to friends, co-
workers, neighbors.

Mark your calendars and fill out the reservation form.

 The Children's Ministry Dept.
presents....
TRUNK OR TREAT
(instead of our Harvest Party)

October 27, Wedesday,

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Children Age 3 - Grade 6

Location - WLBC Parking Lot Non-scary costumes welcome.

To make help make this NEW event for our children sucessful please
volunteer to do a TREAT from your car trunk! Individuals, families,
and/or groups can do a car. Decorate the trunk, dress up and have
FUN.

Please sign up on the bulletin insert. MY TRUNK WILL TREAT!

If you can't attend please consider donating candy for the event.
Collection boxes are located in the church foyer.

Questions contact Melissa Woodford at 540.587.0967 or email

mdwoodford@verizon.net

Network House for Women in Crisis

Sponsors.........

Octoberfest Brunswick Stew & Bake Sale

Saturday, October 30 11:30am - 2:30pm
WLBC's Parking Lot

Homemade Brunswick Stew (made on site by Ronnie Gowin of Appomattox)

Plus....Hambergers, Hot Dogs & Baked Goods
Quart of Stew - $7.00 Bowl - $3.50
Reserve your stew NOW!
Take-home quarts of stew must be picked up between Noon & 2pm on Saturday,
October 30. If paid in advance stew may be picked up after church on Sunday, October
31. Place your order on the sign up sheet, in the Sunday bulletin, or contact Elizabeth
Harris at 832.0455. Thank you
 Woman Minisionary Union & Lynchburg Baptist Association
Annual Meeting
Scheduled for October 26, 2010
6:15pm Rustburg Baptist Church
Cost: $7
Please make a reservation.
The church van leaves WLBC parking lot at 5:30pm.
Questions please contact Edna Krebs @ 845.1644

You're personal invitation to our Men's Prayer Breakfast

Men’s
Prayer Breakfast

October 23, 2010

Saturday, 8:30AM
West Lynchburg Baptist Church
3031 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg
434.845.4600 office@wlbc.org Fellowship Hall

Reminder that Deacon Nominations will be taken this

Sunday, October 10.
Look for the nominating forms in the Sunday worship bulletin.

You can drop your form in the offering plate. Thank you

Christmas Parade Committee 2010

Sunday, October 17 at 5:30pm in Fellowship Hall.
Plans are being discussed for WLBC to have a float in the
Lynchburg City Christmas Parade.
Join us at the meeting on Sunday, October 17.
 “The church with Heart in the Heart of the city”

Pick up Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

Prison Hygiene Kits

Sign up for the Virginia Baptist Male Chorale Concert on bulletin board 10/19

EDGE Movie Night 6pm 10/8

Deacon's Dreaming Retreat 7:30 AM 10/9

Senior Adult Outing 11am 10/9

The Knight Family (Japan) website www.theknights.multiply.com

Thursday, September 16, 2010, 12:03 AM
Dearest Praying Friends,
I would like to first apologize for my lack of communication.As I mentioned I will bring you up to date
about God's work through us in a series of chronicles, the first is part of this email. Thank you for your
faithfulness to us despite it. I will begin with the section of a letter between an friend and myself from a few
months ago:
I have been through some of the biggest lessons of my life this past year. The past few months were some of
the most tumultuous waters I have ever tread with a multitude of unforeseen storms. So I wanted to make
sure of my own healing and peace before responding. I wanted to make sure I could use a voice of His
victory in my life rather than my own pathetic grumblings.

Change began to come when I ran out of words so I just began to pray through the Psalms. I got to Psalm 27
and lost all control. I didn't want to pray a Psalm if I felt that it were a lie in my heart. It felt as though
David was writing from inside my heart. And the Spirit placed a fresh seed of hope when I got to v 13, "I
would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

I realized that in times past my Father used friends or teachers as tutors of His ways in my life. But here,
there are no or few teachers just us. Here He alone is my Headmaster and I was a fool to expect the
Headmaster's lessons to easier or equal that of a mere tutor. I have learned that I shouldn't expect great
peace or a deep understanding from a mediocre lesson that if I want to experience God first hand in my life
I should expect that all of my expectations, plans and sometimes even hopes be stripped. Only when I'm out
of the way can I clearly see Him.

During this I learned much about death to self. Many people use this term too lightly I feel. I think they use
it in a way that would describe giving yourself a little hug good bye. Our Bible uses the term death. Death is
supposed to be the most painful mortal experience. It hurts. But shall we experience His life fully we must
know the sting of death to self.
"Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is
from God." 2 Cor. 2:5

Chronicle One "The Big Boys Who Looked for Jesus and the Apathetic Missionary"

To begin God's story of the past few months, I actually need to go back to last year. I didn't understand that
this was all part of God's bigger story.

In spring of 2009 we began with two new students to SYME. Both had very low English levels and neither
knew our Savior. Johnny was an older student at age 27 he was tired of working for Honda and wanted to
pursue a different path in life. Daniel at age 19 had lived a lifetime already as professional model and well
known sports star, he was now hoping that somewhere there was more to life.

They struggled through their first term living the Christian lifestyle without the power from Christ to live it
in our school. At the end of the term they were afraid to go home during the break because it would mean
facing the former lifestyles they lived in with all the temptations that offered and little power to refuse them.
Each day they grew more torn. Kevin and I eventually asked them if they would like to live with us during
the summer. Daniel agreed to stay the full summer and Johnny half (he would stay with another Christian
family the other half). We began to love them deeply and care for them much like our own sons.

At that time our house was very small, all 6 of us (sometimes during that summer our number grew to 8)
shared one toilet and one sink. My kitchen had a two burner gas stove top and a microwave. We had a very
small washing machine and no dryer, hanging all the clothes inside the house to dry during our rainy
season. I was homeschooling Kellen and Kolton as well as doing English tutoring for the boys.

The boys were growing in their curiosity about our Jesus and the Christian life. One day I asked Daniel how
I could pray for him and he couldn't answer right away. A few hours later I heard a knock on my bedroom
door and it was him. He asked, "Mrs. Jessica, I love Jesus but please pray that I can have faith so that I
could one day be a real Christian."

Outside of our house, God was growing our congregation and blessing our church. Our relationships in the
Middle Eastern community were growing stronger requiring our presence at different things weekly. We
were also preparing to lead a youth conference for MK's. I was also teaching English at a local kindergarten.

That was our life for several months. September came and the boys moved back into SYME and my
cooking schedule at SYME resumed along with all the things that were still happening.

Kevin announced that we would go to the USA for Christmas. Not only was I elated but I was tired of being
a missionary and was looking forward to being "normal": hanging out with friends just because I wanted to
NOT because we need to discuss some ministry thing, laying on a sofa in pajamas, and shopping where I
KNEW what everything was! I was looking forward to seeing family and friends and catching up on
everything 2 years had brought about.
As time got closer our big boys (Johnny and Daniel) began to also plan a trip to the USA. We also had
some previous students who were currently studying the Bible in the USA and they wanted to plan a
reunion. We were hopeful that we could find local homes for everybody and plan dinners together.
However that didn't happen, God gave us a large Missions House at Heritage Baptist and were able to put 4
guys upstairs with girl student with a friend. We had two believers who were studying the Bible and two
unbelievers staying with us. One set a testimony to God's love and plan for Japan, the other set two empty
spirits looking for God, looking at our church and looking at our lives.
I was mad. Not only had Japan followed me to America but now I had 8 people living under one roof to
care for and it was supposed to be my vacation! As for time spent with my US family, I might as well still
be in Japan because I was so busy caring for all of our guests that I had no time to see them. I was too mad
to enjoy my biological family or my church family, I was afraid if I began to talk all of the negative words
brewing inside of me would spew out in a eruption of bad attitude and ungratefulness. So, I remained silent
and the relationships I had longed to enjoy suffered.

Part of me, however, was very happy to have them because I love them very much. That is the great irony
about missionary life, one is constantly on the precipice of two lives that will never fully understand each
other the US life and the non US life (it really is a picture of our Earth life and our Heaven life but that's
another letter).

Every night the boys were staying up late talking about many things. Johnny and Daniel were taking
everything from the weird situations one sees at Wal-Mart to the love among the brethren within the church.

One night I called the boys down for dinner and they didn't come, so I called again. For college age guys
not to come to dinner means something is going on. We waited about 20 minutes and they never came so
we began to eat. As we were finishing dinner one of the guys who was a Christian came into the room,
expressionless, he walked over to Kevin and fell apart he was weeping and he said, "Daniel just became a
Christian." He then fell into Kevin's arms and they rejoiced together.

About 15 minutes later Daniel came in, he'd taken extra time to compose himself but when his eyes met
ours he lost composure again. That great big boy went to arms of my strong husband and cried like a young
son for a long time and Kevin stayed that way like a father welcoming home his prodigal.

I stood there with tears freely flowing watching it all realizing the depth of my selfishness. God was
transforming a dead life into a transformed living one, God was working on His miracle of salvation but my
fleshly eyes saw only my circumstance. There stood one of my big boys, now a son of God but I had been
focused only on my convenience. God forgive me.

A few months later, Johnny too became a Christian. When he announced his decision I saw Daniel walk
over with tears in his eyes pull him close and say, "Now we are brothers.".
Later when I talked to Johnny he said that one of the things that touched him was visiting the church in the
USA where he realized that not only in word but in truth, "everyone mattered". I think he had previously
thought that perhaps his worth wasn't enough to really matter to God, (Or maybe even other Christians).
Once again my heart was pierced at the remembrance of my
own selfishness.

"It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I may learn your statutes. The law of Your mouth is better than
thousands of gold and silver pieces."
Psalm 119:72

Please continue to pray that I (we) will see beyond ourselves and not be limited to our own vision. Please
pray that we are continually less of ourselves.

Thankful, Jessica on behalf of the Knight Crew

 "On mission to reach people
for the family of God.”

Dr. Robert Putt, Pastor rputt@wlbc.org

Cell Phone: 841.6886 845.4600 Ext. 15

Rev. Randy Kent, Minister of Music & Senior Adults rkent@wlbc.org

Cell Phone: 665.6880 845.4600 Ext. 13

Nathan Haefer, Interim Youth Minister nhaefer@wlbc.org

845.4600 Ext. 14 Cell Phone: 541.519.4690

Pam Anderson(Financial) panderson@wlbc.org

Sue Thomas (Administrative) sthomas@wlbc.org
Phyllis Lane (Organist) lanesk@aol.com
Jeanne Kent (Pianist) kentsnforest@msn.com

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