Community News - 9/24/13

MidWeek U Tomorrow Evening! 

Don't forget about MidWeek University tomorrow evening! It's ok if you've missed a couple classes - come anyways! Join us tomorrow evening for one of our four incredible classes this semester! Classes start at 6:30 PM but join us at 6 PM in the back of the Worship Center for coffee, a light snack and fellowship beforehand! We'll see you tomorrow! 

Wrapping Up "Bigger" This Sunday! 

Join us this Sunday as we wrap up our series called "Bigger." Trust me, you're not going to want to miss this weekend as we close out this series about being on mission as a church and going wherever the Lord leads, no matter the circumstances! 

Men's Breakfast, Next Saturday, October 5th!

Attention men! Make plans to attend the Men's Breakfast Saturday, October 5th at 7:30 AM in the Student Center. Start your day off right with a time of food, fellowship, and prayer! We'll see you there!

Baby Dedication Coming Up Next Sunday, October 6th! 

Attention parents! Baby Dedication Sunday is coming up in a couple weeks! If you are interested in participating, contact Breanna at (828)884-5932 or breanna@brevardcommunity.org and let her know which worship you would like to attend. Church family - come ready to celebrate with these families who are giving their children back to the Lord and trusting Him to provide, guide, and direct their lives and upbringing! What a special time to glorify God through our trust and commitment to Him! See you then!   

CBA Women's Conference Coming Up This Weekend, September 27th-28th!

Ladies, looking for a place to refresh and renew? Make plans to join the Carolina Baptist Association Women's Conference this Friday evening, Sept. 27th from 6-9 PM and Saturday morning, Sept. 28th from 8:30-12:30 PM. The Keynote Speaker is Kimberly Sowell and the theme is "No Truth, No Freedom. Know Truth, Know Freedom." In addition to the main session, there are breakout sessions centered around a variety of topics. Tickets are $30, which includes conference, breakfast, snacks, and lunch. For more information, contact CBA at (828)693-4247.

Season of Hope - Opportunities to Serve at BCC!

We have so many great opportunities to live out the mission of BCC that you'll hear about in the next couple weeks! Check them out below! 

Fall Family Festival - Thursday, October 31st 

My Hope with Billy Graham - Thursday, November 7th (Training - October 20th and 27th from 2-4 PM)

Operation Christmas Child - November 18th - 25th. 

Christmas Bibles - The Month of December 

Update from Cambodia

I am writing this from Cambodia where Charlie Shook and I have been leading in the training of about 40 pastors and leaders over the past 7 days. We have been training them to train other trainers (T4T) in establishing multiplying churches. We taught them Conversational Evangelism, how to write and share their salvation testimony and how to lead groups in Simple Church worship. Best of all, they seemed to really grasp the truth that they are trainers whose responsibility is to train others. 

"And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others." - 2 Timothy 2:2

These Cambodian believers have a vision to reach all the nearly 15 million people who live in this country with the Gospel. They realize that the current model ( the Western model) will never accomplish this. We taught them the biblical plan to go into areas where there are no believers and look for those persons of peace, find them, train them and establish multiplying groups. Among the comments we heard, the training was "easy to understand, no financial costs and easy to put into practice". This was the goal of our training; to present to them something that is reproducible by them and not dependent on outside sources. 

We left them with some simple steps to get started immediately. Pastor Vandy, the lead trainer here,  has a plan to hold those who were trained accountable to apply what they have been taught.

Many of you have been on this journey with us through your prayers. Thank you. Your Prayer missiles have been hitting the targets. 

For His Glory,

Alan Perry, BCC Missions Pastor

Community News - 9/17/13

MidWeek U Tomorrow Evening! 

MidWeek University is going on now and we've heard wonderful reports from every class! If you haven't attended yet, don't worry - it's never too late to jump in! Join us tomorrow evening for one of our four incredible classes this semester! Classes start at 6:30 PM but join us at 6 PM in the back of the Worship Center for coffee, a light snack and fellowship beforehand! We'll see you tomorrow! 

Mom to Mom Returns This Thursday, September 19th!

Calling all moms! Join us this Thursday, September 19th from 9:30 to 11 AM in the Blue Room for a time of fellowship, inspiration, and parenting encouragement. Childcare will be provided! Sign up downstairs in the Welcome Center and come take a breather to praise God for all He's done and rejuvenate with other mothers! 

Moms in Prayer Returns This Friday, September 20th!

Experience the joy of replacing anxiety with peace and hope when you pray scripturally and specifically for your children and schools with other moms. Moms in Prayer meets on Fridays during the school year from 8-9 AM.  Join us at the Welcome/Info. breakfast this Friday, September 20th at 8:30 AM. If you're planning to attend this first Mom's in Prayer meeting, please RSVP to Trudy Pierron at gtpierron@citcom.net or (828)862-8345. She will contact you and confirm where the first meeting will be!

Baby Dedication Coming Up Sunday, October 6th! 

Attention parents! Baby Dedication Sunday is coming up in a few weeks! If you are interested in participating, contact Breanna at (828)884-5932 or breanna@brevardcommunity.org and let her know which worship you would like to attend. Church family - come ready to celebrate with these families who are giving their children back to the Lord and trusting Him to provide, guide, and direct their lives and upbringing! What a special time to glorify God through our trust and commitment to Him! See you then!   

Switch Small Groups Are Back!

Attention middle and high school students! Switch Small Groups are back! Join us every sunday evening from 5-7 PM as we dig into a David Platt study called "Follow Me", challenging us to really live out surrendering everything to Christ and to making Him known in the world. Invite a friend or two and come grow with us! If you have any questions contact High School Pastor, Brent at brent@brevardcommunity.org or Middle School Pastor, Brad at brad@brevardcommunity.org. 

CBA Women's Conference Coming Up Next Weekend, September 27th-28th!

Ladies, looking for a place to refresh and renew? Make plans to join the Carolina Baptist Association Women's Conference next Friday evening, Sept. 27th from 6-9 PM and Saturday morning, Sept. 28th from 8:30-12:30 PM. The Keynote Speaker is Kimberly Sowell and the theme is "No Truth, No Freedom. Know Truth, Know Freedom." In addition to the main session, there are breakout sessions centered around a variety of topics. Tickets are $30, which includes conference, breakfast, snacks, and lunch. For more information, contact CBA at (828)693-4247. 

The Gospel Only

It is hard to believe that it's already September! School has almost been going a month, Halloween is right around the corner (Fall Family festival is coming up October 31), then Thanksgiving (can’t wait to eat turkey and take a nap), Black Friday Shopping, Christmas, and then finally New Years! WoW. It is amazing how time flies! One thing that God continues to teach me is that I need to keep His perspective on life.  Often when I am busy running from spot to spot, it's easy for me to lose focus on what is important. I feel pressure to be a good spouse, good dad, good youth pastor, etc. and it's easy for me to feel overwhelmed with life.  This verse out of Phillipians helps me remember what kind of perspective on life I need to have.  I have have added italics, bold lettering, and underlines to help us understand the passage.

"Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel." - Philippians 1:27

Only... let our lives be worthy of the Gospel.  

only |ˈōnlē|:

no one or nothing more besides; solely or exclusively

Does this definition describe our relationship with Christ? Do we follow him and nothing else? This must be how we evaluate our lives - when we reflect on the picture of the Gospel, God’s redemptive plan from the beginning of Genesis to the end of Revelation, how He came to seek and save that which was lost, to breathe life into what was dead and separated from Him, and how God took on skin and became fully human so we would have the opportunity to experience the forgiveness and grace of God!

Then I begin to look at my ordinary life and wonder "How in the world can my life be worthy of all of that?!"

It is impossible on my own strength and determination to live this type of life; it is only possible through God’s grace and work through me.

There are several points in this passage that encourage me. The visual of standing firm in this passage is a military term used for Roman soldiers standing back to back protecting one another while resisting the enemy.  As the church we must have this attitude among ourselves that we aren’t meant to do life alone; we need each other.  For most of us, many of our temptations and failures come when we isolate ourselves from other believers.  

So how has the Gospel changed your life?

Where do you see the power of the Gospel at work in your life today?

Are there areas in your life that you need God’s power to stand firm in?

Do you have anyone that is in your life to help you stand firm? If the answer is no, as the Church we need to figure out how to fix this! 

- Brent Metcalf, BCC High School Pastor   

Community News - 9/10/13

MidWeek U Tomorrow Evening! 

Don't forget! MidWeek University is going on now and it's never too late to jump in! Join us tomorrow evening for one of our four incredible classes this semester! Classes start at 6:30 PM but join us at 6 PM in the back of the Worship Center for coffee, a light snack and fellowship beforehand! We'll see you tomorrow! 

New Ladies Bible Studies Starting This Week! 

David: Seeking a Heart Like His by Beth Moore - Tuesday evenings at 6:15 PM (starting tonight, Sept. 10th)

God will never, ever give up on you! Come explore how David's life proves this promise to be true in this new Tuesday evening bible study! 

Jesus, the One and Only by Beth Moore - Friday mornings at 9:30 AM (starting this Friday, Sept. 13th)

Come along on a life-changing journey to get to know Jesus intimately, as though you had walked with Him during His days of earthly ministry. 

Switch Small Groups Are Back!

Attention middle and high school students! We kicked off a new, incredible year of small groups this past week! Join us every sunday evening from 5-7 PM as we dig into a David Platt study called "Follow Me", challenging us to really live out surrendering everything to Christ and to making Him known in the world. If you have any questions contact High School Pastor, Brent at brent@brevardcommunity.org or Middle School Pastor, Brad at brad@brevardcommunity.org. 

Mom to Mom Returns Next Thursday, September 19th!

Calling all moms! Join us next Thursday, September 19th from 9:30 to 11 AM in the Blue Room for a time of fellowship, inspiration, and parenting encouragement. Childcare will be provided! Sign up downstairs in the Welcome Center and come take a breather to praise God for all He's done and rejuvenate with other mothers! 

Moms in Prayer Returns Next Friday, September 20th!

Experience the joy of replacing anxiety with peace and hope when you pray scripturally and specifically for your children and schools with other moms. Moms in Prayer meets on Fridays during the school year from 8-9 AM in the Student Center. Join us at the Welcome/Info. breakfast next Friday, September 20th at 8:30 AM. For more information or to RSVP for the breakfast, contact Trudy Pierron at gtpierron@citcom.net or (828)862-8345 or check out www.momsinprayer.org. 

CBA Women's Conference Coming Up September 27th-28th!

Ladies, looking for a place to refresh and renew? Make plans to join the Carolina Baptist Association Women’s Conference, Friday evening, Sept. 27th from 6pm-9pm and Saturday morning, Sept 28th from 8:30-12:30pm.  The Keynote speaker is Kimberly Sowell and the theme is “No Truth, No Freedom. Know Truth, Know Freedom.” In addition to the main session there are breakout sessions centered around a variety of topics.  Early bird tickets are available until Sept. 16th for $25.  After Sept. 16 they will be $30.  Tickets include the conference, breakfast, snacks and lunch.  For more information contact Carolina Baptist Association at 828-693-4247 or cbal877@gmail com. You can also purchase tickets at ChristianHappenings.com (a 15% convenience fee applies).

No More Changes

In a recent conversation with some college students, I asked them if they could remember a time when they didn't rely on a cell phone? Their answer was no, obviously. I don't know about you but I can remember a time when information and communication wasn't at your fingertips. Remember when you would call a friend on a phone that had a cord? If your friend didn't answer, you had to wait and call back later. No texting to ask where they are at, or why didn't they answer your call.

The reality is that times have changed. Honestly things change faster than most of us can adapt too. It can become exhausting to try and keep up.

There is something however that should be a calming reality to us. There is someone who never changes, he is always home and always responds to our call. His name is God. God has always been. He was before all things and will remain forever. One of God's characteristics is that He is Immutable, meaning He never changes in his nature or attributes.  God never changes. In fact, it is impossible for God to change. The things that cause change in our life have no effect on God. Nothing in and of 

Himself can increase or decrease. He has all sufficient strength, knowledge and power. God also never changes His values. In James 1:17 it says “Whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God above, who created all heaven’s lights. Unlike them, He never changes or casts shifting shadows.”

Because God is true and unchanging, it therefore makes His Word the same. We can trust God’s Word, the Bible. All things in God’s Word are true and unchanging. His Word never goes against itself. His word gives us unwavering guidance for life. Psalms 18:30 says “As for God, His way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true.”

I don’t know about you but in this time of fast-paced, ever shifting lives we live, the fact that God never changes and His promises are true gives me comfort. Many times during the week, I feel overwhelmed with life, but I can be assured that nothing in my circumstances catch God by surprise. He holds us and if we surrender all those circumstances to Him, He will guide us. 

When technologies change and life continues to move faster, trust God because He never changes. Let’s try and enjoy that fact and enjoy our relationship with the One who is the same yesterday, today and forever.

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever”  Hebrews 13:8

Be Blessed,

Marty Burgess

College Pastor, BCC

Community News - 9/03/13

MidWeek U Tomorrow Evening! 

Join us tomorrow evening for the second week of MidWeek University! We are offering 4 incredible classes this "semester" and we would love to have you join us for one of them! If you missed last week, don't worry! It's never to late to join in! Classes start at 6:30 PM but join us at 6 PM in the back of the Worship Center for coffee, a light snack and fellowship beforehand! We'll see you tomorrow! 

Men's Breakfast This Saturday, September 7th!

Attention men! Make plans to attend the Men's Breakfast this Saturday, September 7th at 7:30 AM in the Student Center. Start your day off right with a time of food, fellowship, and prayer! We'll see you there! 

Communion This Sunday, September 8th!

Join us as we celebrate communion this Sunday during both worships. We take Communion to remind us of the sacrifice Christ paid for us on the cross! How beautiful the blood flow! Let us join together in reverence to remember the depths of God's unconditional love for His people!

Refocus Life Group Leader Training This Sunday, September 8th! 

For you Life Group leaders - join us this Sunday, September 8th from 12:30 to 2:30 PM in the Blue Room for a time of vision and training in how to lead your life group on mission! Lunch and childcare will be provided. RSVP to shannon@brevardcommunity.org. 

Switch Small Groups Starting This Sunday, September 8th!

Calling all middle and high school students! The new school year has started back and you know what that means! Small groups are just around the corner! Small groups are an incredible time for you to fellowship, have some fun, and to dive into God's Word with your peers! Join us at BCC on Sunday evenings from 5-7 PM starting this Sunday, September 8th! We'll see you there! 

New Bible Studies at BCC!

Christian: It's Not What You Think by Andy Stanley - Sunday mornings at 11 AM in the Brown House (started Sept. 1st)

Join us this Sunday for a new study led by Jamie Sellers with Andy Stanley's "Christian" small group material, examining the characteristics Jesus used to define those who follow Him and the implications they have for believers today. 

What is Your Worldview? - Sunday mornings at 8:15 AM in the Brown House (starting Sept. 8th)

Does your worldview line up with the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Join us as we explore this topic in our new 10-12 week Sunday morning bible study led by Hope Kelly and Sheila Alewine. Cost: $5 to cover printing costs. Email sheila@victorychurchproducts.com to reserve your study guide. 

Women's Study - David: Seeking a Heart Like His by Beth Moore - Tuesday evenings at 6:15 PM (starting Sept. 10th)

God will never, ever give up on you! Come explore how David's life proves this promise to be true in this new Tuesday evening bible study! Sign up in the back of the Worship Center this Sunday! 

Women's Study - Jesus, the One and Only by Beth Moore - Friday mornings at 9:30 AM (starting Sept. 13th)

Come along on a life-changing journey to get to know Jesus intimately, as though you had walked with Him during His days of earthly ministry. Sign up in the back of the Worship Center this Sunday!