EASTMONT BAPTIST CHURCH // NOVEMBER 12, 2023 // VOLUME 32 // NUMBER 23

transformation
over
information

GENE KIM
FROM YOUR COLLEGE & MISSIONS PASTOR GKIM@EASTMONT.ORG
“Because my Momma told me so.” Remember as a kid how that statement was a sufficient explanation for
why something was the way it was? Whether it was something related to science, history, or religion, as
kids we believed a thing to be true simply because our parents told us so.

Now that didn’t last very long because as we grew up, we began questioning things. By the time we were
teenagers, we felt like we knew pretty much everything there was to know. But what would have
happened if we never moved passed the things we heard as a kid? What if we still believed that rain was
God’s tears and that thunder and lightning were angels bowling in heaven? It’s sweet in a way, but it can
also be detrimental, especially when it comes to matters of our faith.

Paul writes in Galatians 1:11 that the gospel he preaches was “not man’s gospel.” He continues that he
“did not receive it from any man, or was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ”
(v.12). In other words, he wasn’t just sharing with them something that somebody told him or that he
learned in a book, but he knew it for himself because he heard it straight from God.

Sometimes I worry about people in our churches because there’s a tendency to know things about God
without really knowing God. That’s a big difference. If all we’re interested in is learning without
experiencing, we’re missing the point. Church is less about information and more about transformation.
Don’t be the person who believes because you’re told about Jesus; believe because you really know Him.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY
SYMPATHY TO
Eugenia Granberry in the loss of
her husband, Wayne Granberry,
who passed away on October 24,
2023.
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm

Led by Gene Kim

Room 129

November cards are due

by November 12th and Led by
Led by Travis Jordan &
can be placed in a basket Michael Cornwall Frank Bowling
in the lobby, in the Room 120 Room 205
connecting hall, or outside
the church office.
Sunday, December 3
5:00 pm
Join us as we begin the Week of
Prayer for International Missions
BUILDING LOCK UP with an exciting and interactive
look at missions in Zambia! There
November 12 will be a traditional Zambian meal
Taylor Guttensohn & Steve Ragsdale (don’t worry, it won’t be drastically
different from an American meal),
November 19 with activities for all ages. Come
Kent Harwell & Kent Johnson hear about what God is doing
through IMB missionaries sharing
the truth of the
WEDNESDAY NIGHT Gospel in Zambia.

FELLOWSHIP MEAL
November 15
Spaghetti, Garlic Knots, and Salad Deacon Ordination
November 22
No Fellowship Meal During Sunday worship on November 19
 BY THE NUMBERS
WEEKLY GIVING

Sunday OCTOBER 22
November 12 GENERAL FUND $11,163.92
EMERGENCY FUND $305.30
5:00 pm
OCTOBER 29
GENERAL FUND $24,995.88
EMERGENCY FUND $275.00
The following is a glimpse of what you can look forward to at our next
Ministry Celebration Sunday:
Making Life Disciples Commissioning LIFEGROUP TOTALS
Approval of the 2024 Budget
OCT 29 NOV 5
Reports from ministry areas
PRESCHOOL 17 16
A fellowship meal - taco bar and quesadillas. There will be no charge for CHILDREN 49 51
the meal, but donations will be accepted to offset the cost, with any STUDENTS 58 49
profits going to the Lottie Moon Mission Offering. ADULTS 371 349
TOTAL 495 465
Sunday, November 12
Fellowship Hall
8:00 am
For veterans, their spouses, and
WEEKLY
widows/widowers of veterans.
SCHEDULE
Reservations are not required, but
helpful for planning. Sunday
9:00 am LifeGroups
MINISTRY HAPPENINGS 10:15 am Worship Service
Visit the Events page on our website for more information
5:00 pm Ladies' and Men's
College Students Bible Studies
gkim@eastmont.org cmallory@eastmont.org
Handbell Rehearsal
Home Groups - Sundays @ 6 pm at the Kim home. Pecan Sale -
Bible study and dinner. Expected availability Wednesday
Passion 2024 - January 3-5. Cost is $160. Sign up November 19. Pick 5:00 pm Fellowship Meal
on the Events page or on Church Center app. up from student or in
6:00 pm Prayer Meeting &
the hall if you
ordered from the Bible Studies
Senior Adults Children Choir / Orchestra
hall or lobby.
bclements@eastmont.org tlogan@eastmont.org
Winter Retreat - Jan. Rehearsal
International Mission
12-15. Cost is $225. Timeout
Forever Young - Study - Sunday, Dec. 3
Sign up on the
November 21 @ 10 am at 5 pm. Learn about (Student Worship)
Events page or on
in Fellowship Hall. missions in Zambia! Mission Friends
Church Center app.
Special guest - Doug (Preschool)
Rogers. Covered dish
Music Bible Skills, Drills,
lunch to follow.
mballard@eastmont.org and Thrills
Upcoming Christmas Choir Rehearsals - (1-6 Grades)
Wednesdays @ 6 pm
November 12 - 3 - 4:30 pm
Senior Adult Choir - November 14 & 28
THE ENCOURAGER
EASTMONT BAPTIST CHURCH
4505 ATLANTA HIGHWAY
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36109

IN THIS ISSUE
From Your College and
Missions Pastor

Growthtrack

International Mission Study:

Zambia

Veterans Day Celebration

Breakfast

Ministry Celebration Sunday

Upcoming Events & Ministry

Happenings

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