Don’t Wait Until January: Let’s Read the Bible Together!

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Don’t Wait Until January: Let’s Read the Bible Together!
By Andrew Gordon

My current Bible reading plan is going to be complete this week. No, that doesn’t mean I read through the Bible in six months. It means I failed to read through the whole Bible in 2019 and needed half of 2020 to finish! I imagine many of you are like me and struggle to keep after a disciplined plan. 

I’ve noticed the following things about myself over the years. See if you can relate: 

  • Reading straight through can be tough, especially if you are new to the Bible struggle to understand the Old Testament.
  • A lot of us fell off the path in February or March. 
  • It’s easy to treat a plan as all-or-nothing. 
  • We do a lot better with encouragement and accountability. 
  • January is a long way off to wait to start a new reading plan.

Since we all need help, let’s help each other!

The Plan

My favorite reading plan is call the Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan. It has you read from four sections of scripture each day from each of the following four categories:

  • OT History & Prophets
  • Poetry & Isaiah
  • Gospels
  • Acts & Letters.

You’ll get a taste of how the whole Bible fits together and experience a variety of scripture each day. Each month only has 25 reading days, meaning we get catch-up days every month. 

Encouragement

Most of us struggle going from 0 to 60 with a reading plan. In fact, ramping up to reading the Bible even 15-20 minutes a day from zero minutes can prove to be unsustainable. Gradual increase over time will help you develop discipline. Here are some ways to do just that: 

  • Read through the Bible in two years by reading through two columns per month rather than all four. You can always pick up more and more as you go along. 
  • Get a head start by not waiting until July 1, but take it slow. 
  • 5 minutes is better than zero minutes. Start there. 

God never told us to read his word through once every year. But he did say to meditate on it day and night (Psalm 1:2) and to hide it in our hearts (Psalm. 119:11). 

Let’s Do This

On July 1, I plan to start this reading plan on “day one.” I’m inviting you to come with me. We are better together. I will set up a private Facebook group for us to discuss what we are learning and encourage each other to stay on track. If you want to be a part of the group you can email me to let me know (pastorandrew@winfieldbaptistchurch.com). You can follow along with the reading plan in several ways. On the Bible app, search for Discipleship Journal Reading Plan. Or click here for a PDF version. Start with January to make sure you start at the beginning!

There’s more to Bible study than simply reading through it. But by reading through it, we can get the big picture of what God is doing. Come check out the view with me. 

Blessings, 

Pastor Andrew 

WBC COVID-19 Response

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(Update 3/19/20)

 

Plan for Church Services

The following is our plan to cooperate with community, state, and national efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19:

– We have canceled all services, including Sunday morning.
– We will be live streaming a service at 11:00.  
– Please see below for a worship guide that will help you prepare to worship with us at 11:00 Sunday. 
– Lord willing, we will be live on Facebook & YouTube Sunday morning. The links will be posted here, on the main page and on Facebook. 
– We will update you on a week-by-week basis going forward. 
– Please watch the message above from Pastor David explaining the decisions.
– We understand that many are hurting financially due to the crisis. For those who are able and willing to continue to worship through giving, we encourage giving online. (Click here to learn more about e-giving.)

May the Lord bless you,
Your Pastors

Worship Guide: Worship Guide_032220

Let’s Talk About Sex

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In this talk, Pastor Mark Toole discusses how to talk about sex in a way that glorifies God and honors those around us. This is a session on how to talk to your teens and children in a world of sexual and moral confusion. Parents and churches have to be talking about these things with our kids, because the world isn’t missing its chance to teach and train up in a sexually broken world.

Counseling & Discipleship Training 2018

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Counseling & Discipleship Training 2018

Why do I need Counseling & Discipleship Training??

Individuals and families in our churches and communities encounter relationship challenges, sin struggles, and painful circumstances every day. They are desperately looking for help in how to respond to and endure these situations well.

Do you feel confident in your ability to lovingly and skillfully bring them to God’s Word for comfort and the answers they are seeking? Would you like to be better equipped to minister to the emotional, relational, and spiritual needs of the people around you? If so, please consider joining us for a three weekend discipleship & biblical counseling training event that will explore the topics of Heart, Hope and Home and how God’s Word speaks to all three.

Training Center: 
The training center providing the instruction will be Wheelersburg Baptist Church, hosted by Cross Pointe Biblical Care & Counseling. 

Friday
(September 21, October 12, October 26)
5:00pm-6:00pm Registration
6:00pm-9:00pm Sessions

Saturday
(September 22, October 13, October 27)
8:00am-5:00pm Sessions

Location
Each weekend of trainings will be held at
Winfield Baptist Church
12902 Winfield Road
Winfield, WV 25213

Cost
Single – $135 (preregistered), $150 (day-of)
Pastor – $100 (pre-registered), $125 (day-of)
Married Couple – $175 (preregistered),
$200 (day-of)

**Cost covers all three weekends and includes snacks, meals and conference materials. Prices are the same for both the Fundamentals and Advanced Tracks. 

Registration
Pre- Register: www.CounselingTraining18.EventBrite.com

If you are unable to register online and wish to pre-register, please email pastorandrew@winfieldbaptistchurch.com to make arrangements to send payment.

Day-of Registration begins each Friday at 5:00 p.m.

Featured Speakers

Pastor Brad Brandt: Certified counselor and Fellow with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC),  Pastor/Teacher at Wheelersburg Baptist Church.

Pastor Chris Moles: ACBC & IABC certified counselor, Pastor of Grace Community Church in Eleanor, WV. He is the author of The Heart of Domestic Abuse. Certified batterer intervention group facilitator and instructor/contributor with local criminal corrections/statewide agencies.

Dr. Dan & Pam Gannon: On the counseling team at Grace Bible Church, Bozeman, Montana where Dan is an elder. Dan and Pam bring their understanding of medical issues into the biblical counseling world and use their training as certified Biblical Counselors to address many aspects of the relationship between the medical world and Biblical counseling. Dan and Pam also teach several classes in the biblical counseling program at Montana Bible College.

David Beam: ACBC certified. Member, counselor and deacon at Wheelersburg Baptist Church.

Barbara Miller: ACBC certified. Member and counselor at Wheelersburg Baptist Church.

Pastor Andrew Gordon: Associate Pastor and Counselor at Winfield Baptist Church

What Are We Offering?

Working together with a training Center with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), and being a training center for the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC), our goal is to equip local church leaders and members with the foundations to be able to help or counsel someone in need. The Foundations course lays the groundwork for ministering the word in people’s lives.
The advance Course is for those who wish to build on that foundation and go deeper into certain topics and be introduced to some others.

Foundations Course Topics Include:

  • Basics of Soul Care
  • The Need for Biblical Counseling
  • Process of Biblical Change
  • Key Elements of Biblical Counseling
    • Gathering Data
    • Discerning Problems Biblically
    • Giving Hope
  • Secular and Integration Theories
  • Marriage and Family
  • Guilt and Repentance
  • Forgiveness
  • Trials and Suffering
  • Fear and Worry
  • Anger
  • Depression
  • Sexual Sin
  • Medical and Physical Concerns
  • And many more!

Advanced Course:
(For those who have taken track 1 with us or another training center)

The purpose of this course is to build on the foundations with different specific topics, especially those relevant to our specific regional context. We cover a variety of topics from ministering those dealing with pain, abuse, eating disorders, struggling to see God in everyday life, and more. We will also have a few sessions in which we try to provide specific tools, building on the foundations but not covered in that course.

There will also be a time for case study review and discussion. The topics covered are beneficial to every person, whether a formal counselor or not.

For those pursuing certification with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors or the International Association of Biblical Counselors, this conference will satisfy the Track #1 requirements.

If you are interested in being a sponsor for this event, please contact Andrew Gordon (pastorandrew@winfieldbaptistchurch.com) or Chris Moles (gracecma@yahoo.com).

Summer Reading Challenge

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Summer Reading Challenge

Want to grow in your faith this summer? Have a little extra time to read? We have just the way for you to do both! We have some books that our staff believes you would benefit from as well. Each of these books will help you in your Christian walk and help you build up the body of Christ in the process.

The books are free of charge at a first come-first serve basis. Here’s the catch…You have to go through the book with someone else from the church, and you can expect Pastor Andrew to check in to encourage you and see what you’re learning. A little iron sharpening iron goes a long way to help us stay on track as our schedules get busy. We only have 2 or 3 of each book and are limiting the free books to people in our church, but if you want someone else to join your group, all the books are available on Amazon and other book distributors. 

The Books

  • Side By Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love by Ed Welch
    This small book has short, practical chapters to help you in your Christian walk alongside others.
  • How People Change by Tim Lane & Paul Tripp
    This book lays out the basis to how we grow and change as believers in Christ…change that is based in scripture and actually lasts!
  • Instruments in the Redeemers Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change by Paul Tripp
    Do you think God is leading you to help others through counseling or discipleship in crisis? This book is one of the best biblical starting points outside of scripture itself to equip you to obey God’s commands to help others.
  • When People are Big & God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man by Ed Welch
    This book does a great job of explaining these issues in a Christ –centered way that points us to true and lasting

If you’d like to take the challenge, contact Pastor Andrew on Sunday! If you have questions or want direction to other books, just ask!

These books were chosen because our staff and other leaders have read them, learned from them, and recommend them. We also believe that the direction given in these specific books is extremely valuable in the church’s mission. As always, if you have questions about other books you are reading or thinking about reading, feel free to talk to one of us. We love to help equip you in this way! 

If this experiment goes well, we will look to continue it, expand it, and improve it in the future. 

Flag Football Tournament

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Flag Football Tournament

It’s time for round two! We will be hosting our second annual Flag Football Showdown on October 14, at WBC. 

When: October 14th at 10am
Where: Winfield Baptist Church
What: 6 on 6 flag football tournament. All teams are guaranteed to play at least 2 games
Who: Anyone can participate age high school and older. It is flag (non-contact) so ladies are
welcomed as well.
Cost: $10 per player gets you a t-shirt (size guaranteed only if pre-registered), and hotdogs for
lunch. Winners will get prizes.
Who to contact: Mark Toole at mdtoole54@gmail.com or 304-437- 1211.
Sign up with a team or as an individual to get placed on a team. You can sign-up all the way up
to game day, but to guarantee your shirt size please register by October 2nd . Registration will
close at 9am that Saturday morning so that brackets and a schedule can be finalized and play
can begin at 10.

You may sign up using the following form: 

Flag Football Registration

 

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2017 Golf Scramble

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Life Groups

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On Sunday nights this fall, we will be starting life groups back up. This is our small group ministry aimed at walking through the Christian life together as we seek to apply God’s word to our lives and walk more closely with Jesus. 

The groups meet at 6pm in various places in the area. The discussion is centered around that morning’s sermon in which we try to go deeper and apply it to our specific lives with the encouragement and support of the group. Life groups are a great way to develop deeper relationships with other believers and to learn from others who are going through similar ups and downs in life as you. 

Groups start Sunday August 20. You can sign up using the Sunday bulletin insert or by emailing Pastor Andrew: pastorandrew@winfieldbaptistchurch.com

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. 

Wednesday Night Bible Study

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As you may know, starting August 30, Awana and Winfield Baptist University will start up in full swing. One of the exciting options for married couples of all ages is the PREP Marriage enrichment course taught by Pastor David. You can get signed up for that the next couple weeks through the Sunday bulletin insert. All the info is there. There is a small fee, and the class is limited so get signed up today. 

Another great opportunity comes in our chapel Bible study. Pastor Andrew will be leading the study through Colossians. As a supplement to that study, we are encouraging those who are going to attend the chapel to go through the Colossians Journible. 

If you haven’t used one before, the concept of a Journible is very simple. You write out the passage for that day on one side of the page and write your own study notes on the page across from the verses. The Journible includes a few questions to help you think through your study as well.

It will take us 12 weeks, Lord willing. Each week we will be going through the same passage that will be taught on Wednesday nights in order to enhance what each person gets out of the study and can share what you’re learning as well. The church will provide the passage schedule, a more thorough explanation of the Journible to help you make the most of your study, as well as some Bible study strategies. If you would like your own copy of the Journible, they cost $9 a piece (we know that many of you can handle that cost, but if that is a problem for you, please talk to one of the pastors).

Unlike the Mark Journible, smaller books like Colossians are grouped with other books as well. So if you order the Journible, you will get Galatians through 2 Thessalonians (6 books!). If you like the exercise with Colossians, you’ll have several possible books to try out when you’re done! 

We will order the Journibles in time to get them by the 30th. There is no need to sign up if you want to follow along the Journible plan without buying the book. The schedules will be available at church. Please sign up using the bulletin insert this Sunday or email Pastor Andrew if you would like us to order you a Journible.
pastorandrew@winfieldbaptistchurch.com

You are not required to go through a Journible to join us on Wednesday nights. We just want to offer you another tool to help you take another step in your Bible study. 

Click here to check out more info on Journibles.

 

Please don’t hesitate to ask questions.

 

14th Annual WBC Car Show

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14th Annual WBC Car Show

This year’s show will be Saturday, July 15. 

What you need to know: 

12902 Winfield Road, Winfield, WV
Registration begins at 8:00 am
Live Music at 11:00 am
Awards at 12:00 pm

Trophies Awarded in 10 Categories:     

Pristine Preservation
Classic Custom
All-American
Muscle Car
Modern Marvel
Top Truck
Pastor’s Choice
Youth Choice
Daily Driver
Unique 

Pre-register using this form: 

Car Show Registration Form

 

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$20 Registration includes brunch and a commemorative Dash Plaque

Food and refreshments will be available with proceeds benefiting the upcoming mission trip to the Dominican Republic!

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