West Wind
Westwood Baptist Church Newsletter
| Celebrate The Risen Lord! Easter Sunday is the central event in the church year--the climax of our worship, expectation, and celebration. It’s Resurrection Sunday, when we celebrate the ancient festival which draws all Christians face to face with the empty tomb and the truth of our Risen Lord. The resurrection of Jesus is a celebration the secular world would just as soon ignore. The commercial world embraces for exploitation purposes the manger, shepherds, and wisemen – not so much the cross and the empty tomb. That cross stands as condemnation on all human attempts at self-righteousness, a reality the fallen world will avoid whenever possible. The empty tomb is the seal and confirmation of the cross and the world will shield its eyes from the powerful, resurrection light emanating from that empty tomb. The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead separates Christianity from all other religions. Without the literal, physical death of Jesus and his literal, physical resurrection from the dead on the third day, Christianity becomes merely one religion among many. As Paul said, And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith (1 Corinthians 15:14, NIV). As Paul well understood, Christianity stands or falls with the empty grave. In that same passage in 1 Corinthians, he went on to explain that our promise of resurrection and eternal life is completely dependent on the truth of Jesus’ resurrection. If we don’t place our faith in a RISEN Christ, then we are to be pitied and our faith is in vain. Those who would preach or teach a resurrectionless Christianity have substituted the truth of the gospel for a lie. But, as Paul goes on to say, Christ has indeed been raised from the dead. Our faith is not in vain, but is in the Risen Lord. He willingly faced death on a cross and defeated death from the grave. The resurrection is the ultimate sign of God's vindication of his son, a truth we celebrate every time the Church gathers for worship. But Resurrection Sunday is our ultimate celebration, a time to stand directly in the light pouring from the empty tomb. During the month of April at Westwood, we’ll celebrate the truth of the resurrection in many and varied ways. You’ll find the specific times and places noted throughout this newsletter. All of these times of worship are designed to help us personalize and internalize the truth of the gospel that Jesus lived, died on a cross, and rose from the dead on the third day. Take advantage of these worship opportunities, prepare your heart, adjust your schedule and come celebrate our Risen Lord! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Mike |
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Weekly Activities
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Minister on Call
If you have a ministerial need over the weekend please contact the minister on call: 4th
& 5th Michelle Anderson
11th & 12th Caroline Allen
18th & 19th Mike Eddinger
25th & 26th Michelle Anderson
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April Sermon Topics Theme: Resurrection Power 5th
-Resurrection Meaning 12th - Sunrise Service
645am 12th - 1030am Worship
- Resurrection Light 19th - Resurrection Magnetism 26th - Resurrection Victory!
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| Mission Statement A
community of believers |
| April 3rd, 4th & 5th~ Disciple Now Weekend, meet @ church @ 6pm April 5th ~ No YAC April 8th ~ No Wednesday night activities or meal April 9th ~ 7:00pm, Maundy Thursday Service April 10th & 11th ~ Easter Drive Thru, 8:00-9:30pm April 12th ~ Easter Sunday, No YAC April 16th & 17th ~ Yard Sale Collection, 6:00-8:00pm April 18th ~ Yard Sale, 7:00am-Noon April 19th ~ YAC, 6:30pm
April 26th ~ Lunch Fundraiser & Business
Meeting, 11:30am YAC, 6:30pm Wednesday Schedule
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| Red Springs, NC Mission Trip Saturday, April 25th, 2009 A group from our church will be going
to Red Springs, NC on Saturday, April 25. Red Springs is a new “Mission
Work Camp” similar to Grifton, NC that has been established
by NC Baptist Men. Much of the equipment that was in Gulfport, Mississippi
for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief work has been moved to Red Springs.
Eddie Williams, who was in charge of the Gulfport operation, is heading
up the work in Red Springs. Red Springs is located in Robeson County
southwest of Fayetteville.
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| Baptist
Men's Breakfast A Baptist Men’s breakfast
will be held on Saturday, May 2 at 8:00am followed by a mission project
at the Carying Place. |
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Saturday, April 11
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| CBFNC State Missions Ingathering May 3rd Our ingathering for our CBFNC State Missions Offering will be Sunday May 3rd. This year our goal is $10,000. Of the amount collected, 50% will go to support CBFNC missions projects such as the Boys and Girls Homes of NC, Disaster Relief, NC Missions Initiative, and Church Planting, 25% will go to the Belize Partnership and 25% to the Village of Hope project to rescue street children in Kiev, Ukraine. Plan now to participate in our Ingathering Service and help us share God’s love through our Missions Offering. |
West Wind
Westwood Baptist Church Newsletter
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A thank you note has been received
from Jim Gates and Steve & Lisa Smith. |
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Youth Yard Sale Saturday, April 18th, 7am - 12noon Collection dates are Thursday April 16th and Friday, April 17th, 6:00-8:00p.m. Please, NO clothes, shoes, large appliances, personal hygiene items, encyclopedias, computer equipment, used candles, holiday décor, broken or torn items. Donated items should be gently used
or like new, in good working
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| Westwood Mission Groups
Current
Mission Group ~ Wilda Prince Noon
Mission Group ~ Penny Faulkner Monday
Night Mission Group ~ Linda McDaniel |
| Easter Services
Maundy
Thursday Service Easter
Drive Thru
Easter Sunday, April 12th
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| First Friday April 3 Getting To The “Heart”
Of The Matter! |
| Easter Drive-Thru
April 10 & 11 Friday, April 10th and |
