Homeland Park Baptist Church

Pastor James Strickland Pastor Appreciation Dinner Sunday, October 22nd Following the Morning Worship Service There will be a pastor appreciation dinner to honor our Pastor, Rev. James Strickland, immediately following the morning worship service on Sunday, October 22nd in the FLC. Please bring covered dishes, drinks, and desserts.       

Trunk or Treat Tuesday, October 31st   6:00 PM Each year more and more children and their families from our community stop by for this outreach event. Please bring your vehicle with candy to give out to the children in our community who come through our parking lot, as we reach out to their families. Dressing up and decorating your trunk is not a requirement to participate but is always appreciated. As you can imagine there is a large demand for candy as well. If you would like to donate candy please bring it to the HPBC Bible Study Office when you come to church.

Mission Action Our Mission Action for the month of October is our Christmas boxes for Operation Christmas Child. There are boxes in the HPBC Bible Study Office to be picked up. Please plan to fill these and turn them in by Sunday, October, 29th. Thanks for your willingness to take on this project.    

Birthdays Deborah James               10/3 Pauline Tate                   10/4 Molly Black                     10/10 Ross Christensen             10/10 Lonnie Vickery                10/11 Delores Collier                10/15 Reba Geddings                10/17 Anniversaries Terry & Mary Lou Finley 10/11 Rick & Shirley Eubanks    10/15

Dennis Swanberg “America’s Minister of Encouragement” Dr. Dennis Swanberg, affectionately known to as “America’s Minister of Encouragement”, He is a seasoned and solid communicator whose sly wit delivers life enriching truths to the heart on wings of laughter. He will be at the The Beaverdam Baptist Association’s 2017 Annual Fall Senior Adult Celebration at Thursday, October 19th at 10:30 AM at Seneca Baptist. There is no cost for the event however you may want to bring money for lunch on the way home. All senior adults are invited to attend.

You are invited to join in preparing our church to worship Jesus Christ through Christmas and the Advent season.  If you would like to help make this worship experience a reality then please join us for this meeting on Saturday, October 28th at 10:00am in our fellowship hall.  Breakfast will be provided.  Please contact the church office or sign up online if you plan to attend so we can get enough food. Loading...

Fear Not and Hold On The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10 (NLT) If there were ever a verse to ponder at this time of year, it would be this one. We must remember that we do have an adversary. Satan’s desire not only wants to hurt you physically, he wants to kill your joy, crush your spirit and strain your relationship with God. Paul talks about this battle in Ephesians 6. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens. (Ephesians 6:11-12 NLT) Did you know that God uses the term “Fear Not” 365 times (one for each day.) God reminds us that we are not to fear the Devil, our circumstances, our future, our mission. Yes, we experience a rich and satisfying life

HPBC Youth Corner On behalf of the youth of HPBC, I want to thank everyone for the hospitality you all have shown this summer to our youth. From the summer fun events in July to the past month of exploring the God's Not Dead 2 together in the FLC, I loved seeing our youth and adult classes interacting and I hope that there will be more opportunities for our youth to grow with the congregation in the future. As we head back into the school year, we'll be picking up our series going through the book of Exodus. Please pray for our students in this time as they return to school and that they will be examples for Christ in their classes. Nathan O’Neill, Youth Pastor

Birthdays Malissa Fleming             9/1 Max Fleming                   9/5 Elenor Habbal                 9/7 Sharon Lacount               9/10 Jerry Stamps                  9/11 Willette Harrison             9/13 Trista Cox                       9/17 Geraldine Thrasher         9/17 Joe Lollis                        9/17 Tyler Stamps                  9/20 JoAnn Dickson                9/22 Jody O'Neill                    9/24 Anniversaries Larry & Linda McLees      9/14

Mission Action for September  Our Mission Action for the month of September will be for Shalom House. This house is a transitional home for women in recovery from drugs and alcohol. They can use: Coffee, Creamer, Sugar, Paper Towels, Bathroom Tissue, Kleenex, Soft Scrub with Bleach, Clorox, Liquid Laundry Products, Sponges, Scouring Pads, Dishwasher Powders, and Sheets for Single Beds. Please leave any of the above in the Bible Study Office.   

Janie Chapman Offering for State Missions     2017 Season of Prayer for State Missions September 10th – 17th Mission March  Sunday, September 17th Our Goal: $1,000 Envelopes are in the pews.