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Pastor Mark's Weekly Update September 26, 2019

Associate Pastor of Worship
This Sunday in the print bulletin there will be an insert with more details about the candidate for Associate Pastor of Worship, who will be coming in View of a Call on October 6, 2019.   He will lead worship ministry rehearsals on October 2, 2019 in preparation for the worship service on October 6, 2019. A variety of meetings on October 5 and 6, 2019 will occur. A Special Called Member’s Meeting during the evening service of October 6, 2019 will be the time the church votes on the recommendation of the Associate Pastor of Worship Search Committee.  Below is a brief schedule of opportunities to meet and interact with the candidate:

• October 2, 2019 – Worship Ministry Rehearsals
• October 5, 2019 – Worship Ministry Brunch
• October 5, 2019 – Dinner with Committee, Staff, and Spouses
• October 6, 2019 – Leading AM Worship
• October 6, 2019 – All Church Meet and Greet from 4-5 PM in the Activity Center
• October 6, 2019 – Evening Worship with Worship, Testimony and Vote

ENGAGEnow
Capitol Hill Baptist Church is hosting a worldview conference this year in conjunction with the CHBC Student Ministry entitled, ENGAGEnow.  The purpose of the conference is to equip the church to interact with the culture, by establishing our confidence in the reliability of the Scriptures.  The conference will begin on November 2, 2019 at 3 PM at CHBC and will last until 8 PM on Saturday night.  The conference will conclude Sunday morning during Sunday School and Worship hours on November 3, 2019.  Students (7^th-12^th grade) will sleep in host homes on Friday and Saturday night.  Registration will open on October 1, 2019, and more information will come in the mail.  Also see the promotion box in this email and click on it for more information.

 CHBC Equipping, Exalting and Extending this Fall

• Haunt Old Town - Oct. 26
• Greet and Treat/Love Your Neighbor – Oct. 31, Neighborhood outreach during Halloween
• ENGAGEnow – Nov. 2-3, A Conference hosted at CHBC focused on engaging the culture with the gospel

Resolved
“Resolved, to improve every opportunity, when I am in the best and happiest frame of mind, to cast and venture my soul on the Lord Jesus Christ, to trust and confide in him, and consecrate myself wholly to him; that from this I may have assurance of my safety, knowing that I confide in my Redeemer.” (Edwards, 1723) The old hymn says, “Trust in the Lord, for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.” (Trust and Obey, Don Moen) In a world pursuing happiness at every turn, we have a way to enjoy genuine pleasure. It is not by pursuing something less than happiness offers, but by pursuing a source of pleasure that is greater than all other things. When we are assured of our safety, then joy can come unhindered. If you ride a rollercoaster, strapped in tight, you can enjoy the twists, turns and speed.  But if you were to have the same twist and turns during an airplane flight from here to New York, you would experience sheer terror, not joy. 

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             Mark D. DeMoss, Senior Pastor

                   Capitol Hill Baptist Church

              Equipping…Exalting…Extending

                         For the Glory of God

Pastor Mark's Weekly Update September 19, 2019

Bible’s Being Read to Students by Teachers in Public Schools
That is a shocking statement to us, but it is happening in rural schools in Guatemala.  Last year CHBC and our mission team hosted an area-wide teachers conference for the second time in the last 4 years.  70 teachers attended that conference.  One of those teachers became a Christian 2 years ago as a result of our witness.  She began to read the Bible each morning to her students.  When that story traveled home with us this year, a member of the Hispanic ministry gave money to buy a story-book Bible for every teacher that attended the conference.  Today, each of those 70 teachers have a story-book Bible and are following the example of the lady who began to read each morning from God’s Word.  More than 1,000 students hear a Bible story at the start of their school day because of the mission spirit at CHBC.  Thank you, Capitol Hill Baptist, and thank the Lord for abundant grace.

Associate Pastor of Worship
The Search Committee for the Associate Pastor of Worship has announced that they will be bringing a candidate in view of a call on October 6, 2019.  There will be a variety of activities and opportunities for people to meet and interact with the candidate and his family on Saturday, October 5, and Sunday, October 6.  More details about the candidate and the schedule will be shared on Sunday, September 29, 2019. 

CHBC Equipping, Exalting and Extending this Fall

• Haunt Old Town - Oct. 26
• Greet and Treat/Love Your Neighbor – Oct. 31, Neighborhood outreach during Halloween
• ENGAGEnow – Nov. 2-3, A Conference hosted at CHBC focused on engaging the culture with the gospel
  
  

Resolved
“Resolved, never to give over, nor in the least to slacken my fight with my corruptions, however unsuccessful I may be.” (Edwards, 1723) We should fight sin and temptation, even though we fully understand there may be another failure with the same sin again in the future.  The pursuit of holiness requires the help of the Holy Spirit, and it will not end until we stand in heaven.  But it is our resolve to wage war against the flesh that is part of the fruit born out of genuine conversion.

Click here for bulletin in Spanish  

Click here for bulletin in English 

     Mark D. DeMoss, Senior Pastor

           Capitol Hill Baptist Church

       Equipping…Exalting…Extending

              For the Glory of God