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Sardis Baptist Church took in a total of $190,928 in Offerings, designated and undesignated, in 2011. This amount includes Benevolence, Cemetery, Building, Youth and General Funds.  During the same time period we distributed $33,076, or 17.30% of the total, to missions causes.

The distributions are as follows:

Cooperative Program  $    14,000.04 7.33%
Special Missions Offerings  $      8,910.91 4.67%
Hephzibah Baptist Association  $      4,650.00 2.44%
Mission Trips  $      5,253.80 2.75%
Persecuted Church  $         221.00 0.12%
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS  $  33,035.75 17.30%

What this means is, for every $100 we received, we took $17.30 and either sent it out, or used it to go! As Pastor, I am very proud of our church and I believe God is pleased when we are good stewards of what He entrusts to us.

It is my hope and prayer that we do an even better job in 2012 of being “God’s money managers!”

His…yours,

Pastor Ken

 

 
Folded Hands

On Sunday morning May 22nd, we will embark on a new sermon series for the Summer. I am preaching this series on Prayer out of my own personal need.

As a Pastor, I lead three weekly services, and countless meetings. I am also a husband and a father. I am constantly attending to others’ needs, and trying to manage expectations of others. All of this has a tendency, over time, to disrupt my relationship with God. That’s right, in the midst of all that service, I can actually be weakened in my fellowship with God. It is a constant battle for me, and I assume for many others as well.

While I have had seasons of deep, meaningful prayer throughout my time as a Christian, I have several times over the years had a deep need for the Lord to teach me to pray all over again. This series is the fruit of the Lord’s work in my own life.

This week’s message will kick off this series. We will study Luke 10:38-11:13. I hope you will join us, body, mind and spirit.

 

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