Prayer Calendar
Overview: Use this prayer guide to pray daily over an RSBC church ministry, an Acts 1:8 mission partner, an upcoming church event, or a national (NAMB) or international (IMB) missionary or people group. Scriptures are provided to help shape prayers as we use God’s Word to frame our prayer language.
Prayer resources:
- Scripture, Prayer, Devotionals: https://www.biblelyfe.com/
- NAMB Prayer Calendar: https://www.namb.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NAMB-Prayer-Calendar_2023_WEB_v2.pdf
- IMB Prayer Calendar: https://www.imb.org/pray/
- IMB Prayer Signup: https://www.imb.org/prayerpoints/
- WMU Prayer Calendar: https://wmu.com/missions-discipleship/prayercalendar/
September
Friday, September 1, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Kids Ministry – Avery Fowler, Leader
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Sudra Das of India: POPULATION 884,000, The Sudra Das of India live in the northeast Indian state of Assam, a land of rolling hills, flowing rivers, thick forests, and beautiful tea gardens. They speak Bengali and practice Hinduism. Assam, India is filled with famous Hindu temples that are hundreds of years old. A long Hindu heritage makes it hard for the Sudra Das to put their faith in Jesus Christ. Let’s pray Acts 26:18 | To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
Scripture Focus: Colossians 1:11: “May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.”
Saturday, September 2, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Garrett & Kristina Lawrence, Marseille, France
Scripture Focus: Hebrews 13:5-6: “Because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?’”
Sunday, September 3, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Student Ministry – Matt McCaslin, Leader
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 2:6: “For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” James 1:5: “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
Monday, September 4, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Bylaws Committee – David Sommerman, Leader
Labor Day – Families Traveling
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Brandon & Ellen Hembree, Church Planter | Impact Church, Spotsylvania, Virginia “…God continues to send workers from the harvest to reach the harvest in our nation’s capital region. Pray our children will grow to love and follow Jesus.”
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 33:6: “He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.” Ecclesiastes 2:26: “To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness.”
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: College/Young Adult Ministry – Johnny Walker, Leader
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Daniel 2:20-21: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.” Proverbs 3:13-14: “Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.”
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Pregnancy Center – Susan Rudder, Director
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 16:16: “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!” Proverbs 4:7: “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Proverbs 8:11: “For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.”
Thursday, September 7, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Hugo & Agatha Ramos, Albania
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 19:20: “Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.” Proverbs 24:14: “Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.” Proverbs 22:17-18: “Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.”
Friday, September 8, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Counseling Center – Dr. Scott New, Director
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Shawiya of France: POPULATION 196,000, The Shawiya [sha-WEE-yah] of France are from the Berber group of Algeria. Many first-generation Shawiya immigrants find work in blue-collar jobs. Many second and third generation Shawiyas in France enjoy dual citizenship between France and Algeria. They have integrated into French culture and work life, receiving a French education and speaking the French language. They work as teachers, lawyers, doctors, and business owners. They still strictly adhere to Sunni Islamic beliefs that they were taught as children.
Scripture Focus: Colossians 4:5: “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.” Ephesians 5:15-16: “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Proverbs 13:20: “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”
Saturday, September 9, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: English As A Second Language (ESL) – Twyla Jackson, Director
Scripture Focus: James 3:17: “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” Proverbs 14:29: “Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.” Proverbs 11:2: “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”
Sunday, September 10, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Mark & Tish Young, Mary Lou Davis, Lusaka, Zambia
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | Baptisms | 80th Anniversary Celebration – 1943-2023; Thomas Hammond, Guest Speaker |Legacy Lunch Gathering | The Gym Reveal
Scripture Focus: James 3:13: “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.” Proverbs 15:33: “Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.” Proverbs 18:12: “Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.”
Monday, September 11, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Worship Ministry – Joe Buckner, Leader
RSBC Ministry Event: Sports Ministry Walking Track & Pickleball Begins
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: David & Islande Pierre-Louis, Church Planter | Eglise Evangelique du Renouveau, Vimont, Laval Quebec “…for God to send workers, the spiritual health of the church, the expansion of our space and a spiritual awakening in the Church and in Quebec.”
Scripture Focus: Micah 6:8: “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” 1 Peter 5:5: “In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'”
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Preaching Ministry – Pastor Dan Moran
RSBC Ministry Event: Middle School Girls Basketball Begins
RSBC Ministry Event: Tuesday-Thursday Senior Adults Travel to Charleston
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 9:10: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Psalm 111:10: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!” Job 28:28: “And he said to the human race, ‘The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.'”
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Patrick & Katie Thompson, Queens, New York
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 1:7: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 15:33: “The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.” Isaiah 11:2: “The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD.”
Thursday, September 14, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Deacon Ministry – Andy Harrison, Chairman
RSBC Event: Middle School Boys Basketball Begins
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Psalm 20:7: “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Psalm 40:4: “Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!”
Friday, September 15, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Committee Leadership – Trustees, Personnel, Finance, Advisory Council
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Indigenous Peoples of Northeastern Brazil, POPULATION 2,500, God opened a door among an Indigenous tribe in northeastern Brazil. Historically, their animistic and syncretistic beliefs kept them closed off to the gospel. Local believers started praying for this tribe and intentionally built relationships with their leaders. The tribal leaders gave them permission to teach a language class in the village and even welcomed outside medical professionals to serve the tribe. God continues to work in a Bible storying group that meets in a tribal leader’s home. We thank God for the transforming power of prayer.
Scripture Focus: Psalm 118:8: “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.” Psalm 146:3: “Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.” Proverbs 11:28: “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.”
Saturday, September 16, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Game & Katie Pongpa, Thailand
Scripture Focus: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14: “We do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”
Sunday, September 17, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: The Legacy Plan – Condace Pressley (Finance), Mark Ohliger (Trustees), Alex Owen (Project Manager)
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | Transitional Focus Group Lunch Meeting
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 28:26: “Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.” Jeremiah 17:5: “Thus says the Lord: ‘Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord.’” Psalm 37:3-5: “Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.”
Monday, September 18, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Pastor Search Committee – Bryan Lumpkin, Chairman
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: John & Tiffany Jou, Church Planter | 168 Church Downers Grove, Illinois “…God will grant us strategic partnerships and that we will be a church that plants more churches. Pray we would have favor and gospel impact among our neighbors, the community of Dupage and Will County.”
Scripture Focus: Psalm 143:8: “Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.” Proverbs 16:3: “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Sewing Ministry – Joan Smith & Phyllis Morris, Leaders
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Joshua 1:9: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Builders for Christ – Kyle & Andrea McCranie, Leaders
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: Psalm 56:3-4: “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” Psalm 112:7: “He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.” Isaiah 41:10: “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Thursday, September 21, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Caring Connections/Widow Ministry – Chui Bultman, Leader
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: John 14:1: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” Hebrews 13:6: “So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?’” Psalm 31:14-15: “But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!”
Friday, September 22, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Storehouse Ministry – Gary Stevens, Leader
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Pashtun of Central Asia, POPULATION 53 million. The Pashtun are the largest tribal society in the world and the largest unreached people group in Central Asia. Most live in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They find their identity in Islam and a cultural code of loyalty, honor, and hospitality. Historically, the Pashtun haven’t had much opportunity to meet a Christian or hear the gospel. But this is changing. More Pashtun men and women scattered around the world have opportunities to meet Christians and hear the gospel. And today, millions of them can read and listen to the gospel online.
Scripture Focus: Psalm 91:1-6: “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.”
Saturday, September 23, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Women’s Ministry – Dawn McElhaney, Leader
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 29:25: “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” Psalm 9:10: “And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.” Isaiah 26:3-4: “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.”
Sunday, September 24, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Compassion/Homebound Ministry – Bill Kelley, Leader
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL |Deacon Appreciation Lunch
Scripture Focus: Mark 11:24: “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Romans 4:20-21: “No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.” Isaiah 26:3: “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”
Monday, September 25, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Senior Adult Ministry – Phil Sullivan
Kids & Students on Fall Break: Families Traveling
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Matt & Amanda Hadden, Send Relief | Čhanku Wašte Ranch, Porcupine, South Dakota “…God would grant us wisdom as we develop strategies to best serve the Lakota people. Pray for the local churches on our reservation.”
Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 17:7-8: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” Psalm 28:7: “The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Brazilian Fellowship – Pastor Fabio Cano
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 28:25: “A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.” John 14:27: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Romans 15:13: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Hispanic Fellowship – Pastor Alex Cosio
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: Philippians 4:6-7: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19: “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
Thursday, September 28, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Sports Ministry – Stephanie Godfrey, Director
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Hebrews 11:6: “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” Psalm 13:5: “But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.” Psalm 62:7: “On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.”
Friday, September 29, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Team – Gary Stevens, Leader
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Suba of Tanzania, POPULATION 163,000. Less than 2% of the Suba of Tanzania are evangelical, and there is no intentional disciple-making effort among them. Most speak Luo, but a portion speak the Suba language. In November 2021, an IMB team met with Baptists believers among the Suba of Kenya to encourage them to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to their Suba relatives in Tanzania. A leader of one of the Baptist associations among the Suba of Kenya is researching the most effective way to do this.
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 12:2: “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” Romans 10:9: “Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Saturday, September 30, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Transitional Focus Group – Pastor Dan Moran, Leader
Scripture Focus: Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
October
Sunday, October 1, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Kids Ministry – Avery Fowler, Leader
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | Church-Wide Prayer Event
Scripture Focus: Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 12:2: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Monday, October 2, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Garrett & Kristina Lawrence, Marseille, France
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Johnathan & Lindsay Beggett, Chaplain and Church Planter | Pillar Church of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, North Carolina “…the gospel will advance through the the military community of Fayetteville and to the ends of the earth. Pray God continues to transform lives in the 362nd Quartermaster Battalion.”
Scripture Focus: Philippians 4:6-8: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Student Ministry – Matt McCaslin, Leader
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Philippians 4:13: “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Isaiah 41:10: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Bylaws Committee – David Sommerman, Leader
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: Matthew 6:33: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” John 14:6: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Thursday, October 5, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: College/Young Adult Ministry – Johnny Walker, Leader
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 6:12: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
Friday, October 6, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Pregnancy Center – Susan Rudder, Director
New York City Mission Trip: Friday-Sunday – Anthony Iorillo, Gary Stevens, Leaders
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Bisaya of Malaysia, Population 80,000. An Indigenous people group of Malaysia, live in western Sabah on the island of Borneo. They are often called “people of the river” or “people of the middle” because they live in the middle area of the Limbang River. They farm rice and vegetables. Homes are built several feet above ground and have multiple apartments for family members. Most Bisaya are Muslim, but some practice animism. Many believe that disease is caused by soul loss. Most Bisaya have never had the opportunity to hear the gospel.
Scripture Focus: Joshua 1:9: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” John 16:33: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Saturday, October 7, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Hugo & Agatha Ramos, Albania
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 40:31: “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” 2 Timothy 1:7: “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
Sunday, October 8, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Counseling Center – Dr. Scott New, Director
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL
Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” John 10:10: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Monday, October 9, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: English As A Second Language (ESL) – Twyla Jackson, Director
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Angel & Vanesa Viveros, Church Planter | Iglesia Biblica Cosecha, Lincoln, Nebraska “…Pray God will bless our family and church plant as we serve the Hispanic community here. Pray for us as we strategize future church plant locations. Pray for the disciples we are beginning to raise up.
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Mark & Tish Young, Mary Lou Davis, Lusaka, Zambia
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 5:7: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 2 Chronicles 7:14: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Worship Ministry – Joe Buckner, Leader
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults | Acts 1:8 Meeting
Scripture Focus: Psalm 91:11: “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.” John 14:27: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Thursday, October 12, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Preaching Ministry – Pastor Dan Moran
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Matthew 11:28: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 28:19-20: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Friday, October 13, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Patrick & Katie Thompson, Queens, New York
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Basque of Spain, Population 2 million. God is using His people to impact lostness. Between northern Spain and southern France, Basque [bask] Country is home to one of the oldest Indigenous people groups in Europe. The Basque language, culture, and customs are distinct from the rest of Europe and a source of pride to the Basque people. Most celebrate pagan roots and embrace a postmodern worldview. Less than 1% profess faith in Christ. God loves the Basque people and by His grace, He used an IMB team to plant a church in the capital city, San Sebastian, in 2021. Since then, several Basque people have trusted in Christ. We thank God for His work.
Scripture Focus: 1 Corinthians 10:13: “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
Saturday, October 14, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Deacon Ministry – Andy Harrison, Chairman
Scripture Focus: Psalm 91: “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked. Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place—the Most High, who is my refuge— no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Sunday, October 15, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Committee Leadership – Trustees, Personnel, Finance, Advisory Council
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | Transitional Focus Group Lunch Meeting
Scripture Focus: 2 Timothy 3:16: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” Ephesians 3:20: “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”
Monday, October 16, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Game & Katie Pongpa, Thailand
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Juhyun & Mijung Park, Church Planter | Clayton Gloria Community Church Surrey, British Columbia “…all our members will love God and love their neighbors. Pray for us as we go to all the nations preaching the gospel, making disciples and planting churches.”
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 2:8-10: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: The Legacy Plan – Condace Pressley (Finance), Mark Ohliger (Trustees), Alex Owen (Project Manager)
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 12:9: “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Pastor Search Committee – Bryan Lumpkin, Chairman
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” Isaiah 53:5: “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
Thursday, October 19, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Sewing Ministry – Joan Smith & Phyllis Morris, Leaders
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” 1 Peter 5:8: “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
Friday, October 20, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Builders for Christ – Kyle & Andrea McCranie, Leaders
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Laki of Iran, Population 1.2 mission. The Laki [LAH-kee] people live in western Iran and speak their own language, different from Farsi. They were once a nomadic people, but most Laki tribes have now settled into towns and cities. The Iranian government encourages Laki assimilation into the majority culture through compulsory education that’s only available in Farsi. The Laki, however, still speak their own language at home. They practice Shia Islam, along with the majority population. A few gospel recordings are available in the Laki language, and a handful of Laki in Iran have come to faith in Christ.
Scripture Focus: Genesis 1:27: “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Romans 12:1: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
Saturday, October 21, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Caring Connections/Widow Ministry – Chui Bultman, Leader
Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 10:5: “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
Sunday, October 22, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Storehouse Ministry – Gary Stevens, Leader
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | Safety & Security Training Lunch
Scripture Focus: Psalm 1:1-3: “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.”
Monday, October 23, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Women’s Ministry – Dawn McElhaney, Leader
RSBC Ministry Event: Winter Kids League Basketball – Evaluations Begin
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Clay Myatt, Church Planter | King’s Cross Church, Cleveland, Ohio “…the Lord opens a door for the gospel to go forth in Cleveland and pray He provides for our needs.”
Scripture Focus: Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Compassion/Homebound Ministry – Bill Kelley, Leader
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Heb 12:1-2: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Senior Adult Ministry – Phil Sullivan
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 2:9: “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
Thursday, October 26, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Brazilian Fellowship – Pastor Fabio Cano
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Hebrews 4:12: “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Friday, October 27, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Hispanic Fellowship – Pastor Alex Cosio
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Moors of North Africa, Population 3 million. The Moors are descendants of the Berbers in northern Africa. Arabs drove them towards the Sahara Desert, where they now reside in Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, and Niger. These nomadic people live as traders, merchants, shepherds, and farmers. Some Moors have relocated to the cities in search of a better life. Their cuisine, music, and art represent a fusion of past colonizers, the Arabs and the French. Many Moors practice folk Islam, which is traditional Sunni Islam combined with animistic practices. Very few follow Jesus, even though the Bible is available in their language of Hassaniya Arabic.
Scripture Focus: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8: “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.”
Saturday, October 28, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Sports Ministry – Stephanie Godfrey, Director
Scripture Focus: Galatians 2:20: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Sunday, October 29, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Team – Gary Stevens, Leader
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL |Trunk Or Treat Community Event
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 22:6: “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Isaiah 54:17: “No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.”
Monday, October 30, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Transitional Focus Group – Pastor Dan Moran, Leader
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Chris & Amanda Cope, Church Planter | Keystone North Church, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania “…the lost in our community will find their home in Jesus. Pray we find favor with the spiritually apathetic people in our area and reach those who are far from Christ.”
Scripture Focus: Philippians 1:6: “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:23: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Maicon & Leticia Custodio, Barcelona, Spain
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 43:19: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Philippians 4:19: “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
November
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Kids Ministry – Avery Fowler, Leader
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: Matthew 11:29: “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Romans 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Thursday, November 2, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Garrett & Kristina Lawrence, Marseille, France
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: James 5:16: “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” Romans 5:8: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Friday, November 3, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Student Ministry – Matt McCaslin, Leader
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: The Chikunda of Zimbabwe. Population 125,000. Many Chikunda [chi-KUN-duh] believers gather in two Baptist churches in Zambia, but their Chikunda relatives in Zimbabwe remain unengaged and unreached with the gospel. Historically, Chikunda worked along the Zambezi Valley as enslaved soldiers to protect estates. Their name means “to conquer,” and they hunted ivory and slaves. Today, their youth are interested in all things Western, and their traditions are rapidly dying out. The New Testament is available in their language, and believers are currently working on translating the Old Testament into the Chikunda language.
Scripture Focus: Matthew 5:16: “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Galatians 6:9: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Saturday, November 4, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Bylaws Committee – David Sommerman, Leader
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 26:3: “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Acts 1:8: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Sunday, November 5, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: College/Young Adult Ministry – Dr. Johnny Walker, Leader
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | Deacon Ordination & Installation Lunch | NextGen Movie Night
Scripture Focus: Colossians 3:23: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” John 15:5: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
Monday, November 6, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Pregnancy Center – Susan Rudder, Director
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Stephen & Terry Zachary, Chaplain | Veteran’s Health Administration Hospital Chaplain, JBER, Alaska “…I can balance the priorities of my personal faith journey, my family, my ministry to those who have served our nation and to those who provide for their healthcare.”
Scripture Focus: Romans 8:39: “Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Jeremiah 33:3: “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Hugo & Agatha Ramos, Albania
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Hebrews 11:6: “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Proverbs 4:23: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Counseling Center – Dr. Scott New, Director
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 13:11: “Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” Psalm 9:9-10: “The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.”
Thursday, November 9, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: English As A Second Language (ESL) – Twyla Jackson, Director
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Psalm 145:18-19: “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.” 1 Corinthians 1:30: “It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.”
Friday, November 10, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Mark & Tish Young, Mary Lou Davis, Lusaka, Zambia
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: The Deaf of Suriname, Population 5,700. In Suriname, a small South American country, nearly half of the population identifies as Catholic. The Deaf community does not connect with the Catholic practice and teaching. There is one Deaf school in the country but little advocacy for Deaf people. The Deaf of Suriname do not have Scripture in their language nor access to a clear gospel witness. Workers plan to start a Bible translation project and church planting efforts among the Deaf of Suriname.
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 49:13: “Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.”
Saturday, November 11, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Worship Ministry – Joe Buckner, Leader
Scripture Focus: John 14:15-17: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.”
Sunday, November 12, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Preaching Ministry – Pastor Dan Moran
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | RSBC Annual Business Meeting | Thanksgiving Lunch
Scripture Focus: John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Monday, November 13, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Patrick & Katie Thompson, Queens, New York
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Vergil & Kelsey Brown, Church Planter | Redemption Church, Portland, Oregon “…for the continued gospel growth and unity of our church.”
Scripture Focus: Acts 1:11: “This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 10:43: “Everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Deacon Ministry – Andy Harrison, Chairman
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Acts 16:31: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved – you and your household.” Colossians 3:24: “You will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.”
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Committee Leadership – Trustees, Personnel, Finance, Advisory Council
RSBC Wednesday Evening Activities: Kids | Students | Adults
Scripture Focus: Colossians 3:4: “When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Daniel 9:9: “The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.”
Thursday, November 16, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Game & Katie Pongpa, Thailand
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 10:21: “He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.” Deuteronomy 20:4: “For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.”
Friday, November 17, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: The Legacy Plan – Condace Pressley (Finance), Mark Ohliger (Trustees), Alex Owen (Project Manager)
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Yaitepec Chatino of Mexico, Population 5,900. The Yaitepec Chatino [yai-tay-PEK; cha-TEE-no] live in the western highland area of Oaxaca, Mexico. They speak a Chatino dialect. They believe a story that claims Jesus’s death is the cause of death in the world, which directly contradicts the gospel. IMB missionaries trained believers from several indigenous language groups to tell stories from the Bible in their heart languages. While two Chatino-speaking women received this training, it’s unknown if the Chatino dialect of these women is the same as the Yaitepec Chatino.
Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 31:6: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:8: “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Saturday, November 18, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Pastor Search Committee – Bryan Lumpkin, Chairman
Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 33:27: “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, ‘Destroy him!’” Deuteronomy 4:29: “If you seek the Lord your God, you will find Him if you look for Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Sunday, November 19, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Sewing Ministry – Joan Smith & Phyllis Morris, Leaders
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL
Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 8:18: “Remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.” Deuteronomy 8:5: “Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.”
Monday, November 20, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Builders for Christ – Kyle & Andrea McCranie, Leaders
Thanksgiving Break Week for Cobb/Marietta Schools – Safety in Traveling
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Francisco & Mary Aular, Church Planter | Iglesia Bautista Emanuel de Calgary Cochrane, Alberta for the Hispanics in our city. “…pray the Lord will keep us united and focused on the vision to reach the lost for Christ and our goal of planting five new churches by the year 2025.”
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 1:18-19: “I pray also that…you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” Ephesians 1:7: “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.”
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Caring Connections/Widow Ministry – Chui Bultman, Leader
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 2:14: “He himself is our peace.” Ephesians 2:4-7,10: “Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgression – it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus…For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Storehouse Ministry – Gary Stevens, Leader
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 3:12: “In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” Ephesians 3:19: “And I pray that…together with all the saints, [you may] know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to measure of all the fullness of God.”
Thursday, November 23, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Women’s Ministry – Dawn McElhaney, Leader
Thanksgiving Day *A Day to Express Gratitude
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 5:8: “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.” Ephesians 1:4: “He chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.”
Friday, November 24, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Compassion/Homebound Ministry – Bill Kelley, Leader
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Luwu of Indonesia, Population 547,000. The Luwu people live in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Most of them are agricultural farmers who live in villages on hills or plains. These villages are made up of extended family members all sharing one home. They are Sunni Muslims who value diligence, respecting elders, and putting family needs before individual needs. The Luwu strengthen family bonds by allowing friends and relatives to co-raise their children. They have no evangelical church or Scripture in their language. The Luwu people need a witness to hear about faith in Jesus and how to be a part of God’s family.
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 5:25-27: “Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish.”
Saturday, November 25, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Senior Adult Ministry – Phil Sullivan
Scripture Focus: Exodus 14:13: “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you.” Exodus 15:13: “In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.”
Sunday, November 26, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Brazilian Fellowship – Pastor Fabio Cano
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL
Scripture Focus: Galatians 3:26: “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.” Genesis 12:3: “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
Monday, November 27, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Maicon & Leticia Custodio, Barcelona, Spain
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Sam & Joanna Choi, CHOI, Church Planter, Minneapolis, Minnesota “…all People for wisdom to steward our church growth well and pray we stay focused on disciple-making, maturing, and multiplying”
Scripture Focus: Genesis 12:7: “The LORD appeared to Abram and said, ;To your offspring I will give this land.’” Genesis 17:7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.”
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Sports Ministry – Stephanie Godfrey, Director
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Genesis 28:15: “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised.” Habakkuk 3:19: “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.”
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Team – Gary Stevens, Leader
Scripture Focus: Haggai 2:4 “Be strong, all you people of the land,” declares the Lord, “and work. For I am with you.” Hebrews 10:36: “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”
Thursday, November 30, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Transitional Focus Group – Pastor Dan Moran, Leader
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Hebrews 12:10: “God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.” Hebrews 13:5: “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
December
Friday, December 1, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Kids Ministry – Avery Fowler, Leader
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Ukrainian Refugees in Israel, Population 13,500. God is near to the suffering! A Ukrainian Jewish family in a desperate situation felt they had to escape war-torn Ukraine. When Israel invited Ukrainians to resettle in their ancient homeland, the family took the opportunity. Once in Israel, the religion and culture felt familiar, but everything else was different. The family was dazed from what they experienced, but God provided believers in Israel to help them. They assisted with food, lodging, and other necessities. This Ukrainian family saw the love of Jesus in the believers’ lives and decided to follow Jesus. We thank God for working through people.
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 9:6: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Saturday, December 2, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Garrett & Kristina Lawrence, Marseille, France
RSBC Ministry Event: Ladies Christmas Brunch (for Women’s Pregnancy Center)
Scripture Focus: Hebrews 13:6: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 6:10: “God will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”
Sunday, December 3, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Student Ministry – Matt McCaslin, Leader
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL
International Mission Board: Lottie Moon Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions | Sundays, December 3-10, 2023. The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® for International Missions supports the many International Mission Board missionaries serving around the globe by providing the resources they need to give help and hope to a lost world. Pray Southern Baptists will give generously and sacrificially to spread the good news of Jesus throughout the world.
Scripture Focus: Hebrews 7:25: “He is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” Hebrews 9:28: “Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.”
Monday, December 4, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Bylaws Committee – David Sommerman, Leader
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Brad & Jen McOwen, , Church Planter | Mercy Hill Chapel, Indianapolis, Indiana. Colossians 4:3-4 over us, “Pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ … that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.”
Scripture Focus: Hosea 13:14: “I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death.” Hosea 6:3: “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: College/Young Adult Ministry – Dr. Johnny Walker, Leader
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52: “We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed…the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.” 1 Corinthians 3:8-9: “The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers.”
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Pregnancy Center – Susan Rudder, Director
Scripture Focus: 1 Corinthians 4:3-5: “I do not even judge myself…It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.” 1 Corinthians 10:13: “God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”
Thursday, December 7, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Hugo & Agatha Ramos, Albania
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: 1 Corinthians 6:11: “You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
Friday, December 8, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Counseling Center – Dr. Scott New, Director
RSBC Ministry Event: NextGen Family Kids Christmas Party
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Chhattisgarhi-speaking Badhai of India, POPULATION 844,000. The Chhattisgarhi-speaking Badhai live in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and primarily practice Hinduism. Most Badhai are carpenters and wood carvers. They believe they are descendants of a Hindu carpenter deity who makes weapons and chariots for the gods. The Bible and gospel recordings are available in their language, but less than 2% of Chhattisgarhi-speaking Badhai know Jesus as their Savior. There is no known evangelical influence or missionary presence trying to reach them.
Scripture Focus: 1 John 2:23: “Whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.” 1 John 3:2: “We know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”
Saturday, December 9, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: English As A Second Language (ESL) – Twyla Jackson, Director
Scripture Focus: 1 John 3:9: “No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.” 1 John 5:11-12: “God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”
Sunday, December 10, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Mark & Tish Young, Mary Lou Davis, Lusaka, Zambia
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | Christmas Concert
Scripture Focus: 1 John 5:14-15: “If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of him.” 1 John 5:18: “We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one does not touch him.”
Monday, December 11, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Worship Ministry – Joe Buckner, Leader
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Alex & Corrine Bouffard, Church Planter | Saints Church, Pasadena, Maryland “…our outreach efforts would yield fruit and that there would be commitment from our church members.”
Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 1:3-5: “In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.”
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Preaching Ministry – Pastor Dan Moran
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 2:2-5: “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, the living Stone…you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Patrick & Katie Thompson, Queens, New York
Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 2:9: “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 3:11-12: “He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their prayer.”
Thursday, December 14, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Deacon Ministry – Andy Harrison, Chairman
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 3:12: “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their prayer.” 1 Peter 5:10: “The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”
Friday, December 15, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Committee Leadership – Trustees, Personnel, Finance, Advisory Council
RSBC Ministry Event: Christmas Family Worship Night w/Students & Families
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Kwangali of Namibia, Population 139,000. The Kwangali of Namibia live along the Kavango River, which is the country’s most northern border. Worship is a significant part of their culture. They worship their ancestors, the gods of the river, and the god of their traditional healers, Nyambi. To the Kwangali, adding Jehovah God to these is easily done. They struggle to understand and believe that Jesus is the only way to approach the one true God, and He alone deserves their worship. A few strong believers among a small neighboring people group have responded to God’s call to take the message of only Jesus Christ to the Kwangali.
Scripture Focus: Luke 2:1-5: “Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.”
Saturday, December 16, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Game & Katie Pongpa, Thailand
Scripture Focus: Luke 2:6-7: While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”
Sunday, December 17, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: The Legacy Plan – Condace Pressley (Finance), Mark Ohliger (Trustees), Alex Owen (Project Manager)
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | Christmas Caroling to the Homebound
Scripture Focus: Matthew 1:18-21: “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
Monday, December 18, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Pastor Search Committee – Bryan Lumpkin, Chairman
North American Mission Board (NAMB) Missionary Spotlight of the Week: Tony & Zen Tira, Church Planter | YEG Supper Club, Edmonton, Alberta “…for YEG Supper Club to be a catalyst for active kingdom partnership among Edmonton churches to connect with the speakers of more than one hundred languages in their city.”
Scripture Focus: Matthew 1:22-25: “Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.”
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Sewing Ministry – Joan Smith & Phyllis Morris, Leaders
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Luke 1:26-33: “Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was very perplexed at this statement and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.”
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Builders for Christ – Kyle & Andrea McCranie, Leaders
Scripture Focus:
Luke 1:34-38: “Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month. For nothing will be impossible with God.” And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.”
Thursday, December 21, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Caring Connections/Widow Ministry – Chui Bultman, Leader
Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBMB) Prayer Focus: Pray for the 20% (and growing) churches without pastors. Pray for the struggling churches that need revitalization. Pray for the church planting movement to continue to win people to Christ. Pray for Thomas Hammond and his team.
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 9:2: “The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them.” Isaiah 7:14: “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.”
Friday, December 22, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Storehouse Ministry – Gary Stevens, Leader
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: Rumelian Turks of Greece, Population 154,000. Rumelia means “land of the Romans” and refers to the region of land now known as the Balkans. Rumelian Turks have lived in Greece since the 14th century when the Ottoman Empire conquered the land. While some Turks in Greece have migrated back to Turkey, Rumelian Turks can still be found in the mountain villages of northeast Greece. They cling to their Turkish identity and resist assimilation into Greek culture. They speak the Turkish language and hold to Sunni Islam. Most have never heard the truth about Jesus and the saving power of the gospel.
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 60:1-3: “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you and His glory will appear upon you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.”
Saturday, December 23, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Women’s Ministry – Dawn McElhaney, Leader
Scripture Focus: Micah 5:2: “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”
Sunday, December 24, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Compassion/Homebound Ministry – Bill Kelley, Leader
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL | Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 11:1-4: “Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, nor make a decision by what His ears hear; But with righteousness He will judge the poor and decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth.”
Monday, December 25, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Senior Adult Ministry – Phil Sullivan, Leader
Christmas Day: The Celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 9:6-7: “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.”
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Brazilian Fellowship – Pastor Fabio Cano
Noonday Baptist Association (NBA): Pray for the lost people of Cobb County that they would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord. Pray for Storehouse Ministries and the strategic partnerships between associational churches. Pray for churches in our area to gain a foothold in sharing the Gospel and pushing back the wave of darkness in our community. Pray for Daryl Price and his team.
Scripture Focus: Matthew 2:1-12 “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet: 6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; For out of you shall come forth a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.” After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.”
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Preaching Ministry – Pastor Dan Moran
Scripture Focus: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: “The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the Archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that we who are still alive and are left will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”
Thursday, December 28, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Sports Ministry – Stephanie Godfrey, Director
Scripture Focus: 1 Thessalonians 4:3: “It is God’s will that you should be holy.” 1 Thessalonians 3:3: “The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.”
Friday, December 29, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Team – Gary Stevens, Leader
International Mission Board (IMB) People Groups of Interest: French of France, Population 5 million. Only 1% of French people profess to have a relationship with Jesus Christ which identifies them as one of the largest unreached people groups in the world. Many churches, cathedrals, and basilicas in France are protected by the government as historical monuments. Behind these breathtaking monuments are people who have a deep spiritual need. In this global center of art, science, and philosophy, the French pride themselves in their secular identity, confident that they have progressed beyond all that Christianity has to offer.
Scripture Focus: 1 Samuel 2:8-9: “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; upon them he has set the world. He will guard the feet of his saints.”
Saturday, December 30, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Transitional Focus Group – Pastor Dan Moran, Leader
Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 5:4: “When the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade.” 1 Samuel 17:47: “It is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s.”
Sunday, December 31, 2023
RSBC Ministry Spotlight: Acts 1:8 Mission Partner – Maicon & Leticia Custodio, Barcelona, Spain
RSBC Sunday Activities: Bible Study | Worship | Fellowship | ESL
New Years Eve: Safety for those Traveling
Scripture Focus: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14: “We do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”