Easter @ the Y

Are you looking for a place to go on Easter? Hope Baptist Church is starting pre-launch Bible studies this Sunday, March 23 at 9:00am. How are pre-launch Bible studies different than regular Bible studies? Pre-launch, because not only are we going to study the Bible, but also our plans are to start a new church here in Middletown. Our vision is to see people come to know Christ, help them find their spiritual gift so that they can be effective in the body of Christ, and do our best to evangelize Middletown, Orange county, New York state and then the world. So if you want to be part of an exciting and mobilizing church, come this Sunday morning to the Y.M.C.A of Middletown and get in on the ground level of something life changing.

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One more week!

Next Sunday Hope Baptist Church will have it’s first Bible study at the Y.M.C.A of Middletown. We will be in the book of Galatians and discussing the topic, ” Religion only enslaves.” If you feel like you have been lied to, or that you are enslaved to an addiction or religion. Come find Hope this Sunday March 23!

Wayne

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Hope Baptist Church

March 23 2008

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Wayne

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Good News!

Just got word from the  Y,  and it looks like we will be using their multipurpose room for our meetings. If all goes as planned we will have our first Bible study March 23, 2008 @ 9:00am. The Y.M.C.A.is located @ 81 Highland Ave. Middletown, NY 10940. We would like to invite anyone who is looking to be part of a new and exciting church. At Hope Baptist , our goal is to preach the truth straight from the Bible. No man made traditions or religious fables. If you are tired of going to church and leaving feeling the same , come home to Hope and hear a message that will forever change your life.

Wayne

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Neighbor

Hi! My name is William Perdido, and I am a teacher in the local public high school. I enjoy teaching biology to all of the students. The sciences have always interested me since I was a young boy. Just to think of how our planet evolved from solar gases and microorganisms, it just stirs my soul!

Sometimes I have a student who does not agree with me concerning the origin of man, but most of my students agree with the laws of evolution. You know, I feel so content having such a mighty impact on hundreds of teenagers. I love educating.

My wife and I enjoy our family. I left my first wife when I met Susan; she completes me! I have a daughter, Rhonda, who is studying anthropology at the local university. She is a beautiful young lady, but I sometimes worry about her drinking habits. My son, Neil, is the branch manager of a local bank in town. He is a homosexual; but I told him that as long as he is happy, Susan and I are happy.

I have never really thought too much about religion. To be honest, I do not know a whole lot about it. My science professor in the university lectured on topics like where we came from, how the earth formed, and how religion can corrupt. Who needs religion? Science explains everything.

Though, I do sometimes feel empty, like there is something more out there, something that could ” complete “me even further. Some people hike to the top of mountains to discuss ” life ” with friends and strangers, and others lie in the aisle of a church and talk jibber-jabber.

Sometimes I stare at the sky and think about a higher being, but who is He? I wonder if there is anyone who could tell me about ” Him. ” Who could possibly tell me of Him? Is it possible for a “god” to make me feel complete and give meaning to my life? I wonder…..

By the way, I am your next door neighbor. ( article from B.C.W.E. )

I wonder how many people in Middletown are doing the same, just wondering………

If you are one of those people please let us know www.hope.fm   845-467-1235

Wayne

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More Snow!

Well it is snowing once again here in Middletown. There is about 6″ right now, and they are calling for more. The kids are enjoying it, they have seen more snow in two weeks here, than they have seen in all their lives. I must say that the snow here is different. It is more of a powder than slush and ice like we are used to in Georgia, so it makes for more fun. All I have to say is, “ man it is cold.” The high today is 29.

Wayne

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Crazy about serving Jesus!

” He is no fool who will give what he cannot keep, to gain that which he cannot lose.” — Jim Elliot

In January of 1956, Jim Elliot and four companions landed on a beach of the Curaray River in eastern Ecuador. They had many friendly contacts with the fierce tribe that had previously killed several Shell Oil company employees.

Two days later, on January 8, 1956, all five men were speared and hacked to death by warriors from the Auca tribe. Life magazine featured a ten-page article on their mission and death.

Perhaps you are thinking that missions is just for crazy Christian radicals who are obsessed with living in a grass hut and eating bugs. Jim Elliot was indeed “crazy,” but only about one thing: serving Jesus Christ. Jim had dedicated his life to see that the unreached people groups of Ecuador could hear the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.   ( article from B.C.W.E.)

This is what kind of people we are looking for , to help start Hope Baptist Church  Middletown, NY.  People who are crazy about serving Jesus and have a heart for those who are without Christ. If you are one of those kind of people,  give me a call and let me know.  845-467-1235 or wayne@hope.fm

Wayne

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Get Ready

Hope Is Coming To Middletown NY

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How To Pray For Missionaries #3

continuation from previous post….

4. Pray that he will have open doors to preach the Gospel.  2 Cor. 2:12

That is exactly what your missionary is going to need the minute he arrives on the field. Just where will he preach? Who will listen to him? He needs God to direct his paths. Even Paul had to have doors opened for him. There are millions of people out there, and most of them have never heard the Gospel. They need someone to tell them. But your missionary needs to be able to find them; he needs your prayers for those open doors. Today why don’t you pray for your missionary that God would show him where to go and find these open doors and that He will prepare the people’s heart for the Gospel message?

5. Pray that he would know how to preach, witness, and talk.    Gal.2:2

The missionaries not only need open doors, but they need to know how to talk to them when the doors are open. What should he say? How should he get the message across? Crossing cultural boundaries and speaking in another language, missionaries need special help from God. This also would include special prayer for your missionary while he or she is in language school. They have the message, they just need to be able to communicate it. We must pray that God would encourage them and help them learn the language.

6. Pray that the Word of God may have free course and be glorified.   2 Thes. 3:1

Paul asks the people to pray that the Word of God may have free course. Meaning nothing would hinder the working of the Word of God, and that the Bible would have freedom to change people’s lives and the society around them.

Paul wanted people to sincerely pray to God for specific needs and desires. So let’s pray for our missionaries as Paul wanted people to pray for him. Let us put aside our generalized prayers and beseech God’s aid in every aspect of our missionary’s lives. Watch as God honors the sincere, heartfelt prayers of His children for one another.

information taken from ” Go Ye” a World Evagelism Journal by Our Generation and B.C.W.E.

Wayne

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Diversity In Wal-Mart

One of the reasons I believe that God has brought us to Middletown is because of it’s diversity of people. The other day my son Alex and I were picking up some things in Wal-Mart, and God again confirmed this to me. In just the few minutes that we were there, we saw two Orthodox Jews, with the hats and long curly sideburns, and also two Buddhist Monks. The thing that hit me hard was, while we were paying, we saw a young Asian lady with her hands together in a position of prayer towards one of the Monks. The diversity doesn’t stop there. We have Asians, Germans, Spanish, Middle Eastern, French etc. living in the same complex with us. Please pray as we begin to start Bible studies, that these people will come in and confess Christ as their Savior.

Wayne

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