“Where there is no vision, the people perish” Proverbs 29:18

A few ideas on a future Family Life Center for Inman Mills Baptist:

• The FLC will give us more space for our fellowship dinners and gatherings, including VBS.
• The planned fitness room will have state of the art pneumatic exercise equipment. This equipment, if used, can increase muscle tone for the whole body. This exercise along with walking can give each of us the opportunity to feel better and function better. This can be a time of fellowship with our friends.
• The FLC will be used as an emergency shelter in the event of a natural disaster.
• Our youth can use the FLC as a tool to invite their friends to come and fellowship with them, giving them the opportunity to hear about Jesus.
• The FLC can possibly offer future sports programs for the youth. This would draw youth and their families to our church, many who may be unsaved or unchurched.

Please note the church office will be closed on Tuesday, July 4^th for the holiday.

Save the date for the community wide worship at Chapman High School on Sunday, August 27, at  6:00 pm.  It will be the combined choirs of Holston Creek Baptist and Inman Mills Baptist Churches.

Mark your calendar for the following activities:

·         Friday, July 21

Swimming 5:45 pm   to  8:15 pm

·         Friday, August 4

Back to School Bash at Big E

For more information and to sign up for these summer activities, please visit the children’s activity board.

It’s time for our annual Summer Sunday Nights! We will have the following Sunday night fellowships:

·         Sunday, July 9

Salad Supper “ Bring your favorite salad: pasta salad, garden salad, chicken salad, fruit salad, etc.

·         Sunday, July 16

Finger Food “ Bring your favorite finger food to share.

·         Sunday, July 23

Ice Cream Fellowship “ Come ready to enjoy ice cream and all the toppings!

All Summer Sunday Nights will begin at 5:00 pm. Join us for these exciting times of fellowship!

The Nominating Committee will meet in the parlor next Sunday, July 9 immediately following the morning worship service. Please plan to attend.

·         Today is the deadline

to turn in your form in preparation for the new church year. This is very important for the Nominating Committee as they begin filling available positions. Additional forms are available at the bulletin stations. You will be contacted by the committee if they do not receive your form today.

·         All adult Sunday school

classes need to elect your teachers for the upcoming church year. Please let a Nominating Committee member know no later than Sunday, July 9.

·         If you have any interest

in working in a Sunday school class, please let the committee know. We have available positions in children’s classes of all ages.

The Nominating Committee members are: Linda Joyce, Sandy Bishop, Tim Plummer, Scott Moon and Ronnie Dorn.

We will have a church conference Sunday morning for the purpose of voting on contracting with Summit Engineering to draw a site plan for our proposed FLC.

The sermon topic for Sunday morning is “God’s Work Goes On” – Acts 13:4-13. And Sunday evening continues the Mid-Winter Bible Conference, Finding Your Gift – Romans 12:4-11

John Newton, a slave-ship captain who became a minister and abolitionist, had a special affinity for grace. In fact, he wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace” to celebrate the freedom that God gives to Christians. “I am not what I ought to be,” Newton said. “I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace of God, I am what I am.”

“Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.”
– Martin Luther