Sunday is Building Fund Day which means we will be on a different schedule for our services, but for JUST this week. Sunday School will begin at 8:45, and we will only have one worship service at 10:00. There will also be a meal provided after the service...that's right, FREE FOOD!! There will be NO Sunday evening service; however, we will still meet at the Landing at 6:00 for pizza and a movie. That means FREE LUNCH AND DINNER on Sunday!!! Don't miss it!!
Sunday is Building Fund Day which means we will be on a different schedule for our services, but for JUST this week. Sunday School will begin at 8:45, and we will only have one worship service at 10:00. There will also be a meal provided after the service...that's right, FREE FOOD!! There will be NO Sunday evening service; however, we will still meet at the Landing at 6:00 for pizza and a movie. That means FREE LUNCH AND DINNER on Sunday!!! Don't miss it!!
We will all meet at MFBC in the FLC at 9:00pm. Once everyone arrives, we will head over to Greer for some Cosmic Bowling. After everyone has bowled to their hearts content, we will hit up Dennys or some place similar for some late night eating (what else are you suppose to do that late at night?!? That's why they are open!) After bowling and eating, we'll head back to Lynn and Ronnie's for some swimming and hot tubbing. (Bring your bathing suit, towel and extra clothes - things get crazy over there, especially late at night!) When everyone is wrinkly from being in the water too long, we'll head back to the church to play some games, watch a movie or two, and just hang out. We'll wrap up about 8:00am so that everyone has plenty of time to head back home and get some rest before the big football game that night at NGU.
Speaking of that, the game starts at 7:00pm. North Greenville will be playing Lenoir Rhyne. There will be a group of us there, so come hang out with us!!
Jeff showing Lynn how to maneuver in the wheelchair
Getting ready to take the field
Some of the competition
Erwin up to bat
Ronnie's turn to bat
The boys ... goofing off I'm sure
Lynn and Elizabeth
SMASH will be taking on the Mauldin Maulers Saturday, Sept 11, at 6:00pm. We will meet at MFBC at 4:50 and ride down to Sunet Park in Mauldin. There we will strap in to our wheelchairs and battle Chad Foster and his team on the softball field! This is an opportunity to have a lot of fun while sharing Christ's love with others. Don't miss this event! I am sure there will be lots of laughter, a little bit of softball and the possibility to see someone flip out of a wheelchair!
http://www.crazylovebook.com/videos_awe.html
"Awe Factor" by Francis Chan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHUppFNjy5E
"Motions" by Matthew West
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_3W8XI7W2w
"Revelation Song" by Gateway Worship
Thank you again to Lynn and Ronnie for opening your home to us, and to Lynn for studying so diligently and leading us in this study!! It is already obvious that the Lord has great things in store for us through this book.
We will meet at the church at 6pm to carpool/caravan over, or you can meet us at their house at 6:30. We will discuss Chapter 1 of the book, eat, and swim. Bring your book, Bible, swimsuit, towel, and a friend or two.
Lynn and Ronnie live at 1120 Batson Road in Travelers Rest.
The Labor Day weekend will have us working on a different schedule for our Sunday services for JUST this week at MFBC. Sunday School will begin at 8:45, and we will only have one worship service at 10:00. There will be NO Sunday evening services.
I know many of you will be going home for the long weekend and won't be able to join us. Be careful traveling and enjoy your weekend!
Remember what Lynn talked to us about last night. Be in prayer for this study. Take time to read the book and God's word ... not waiting until the last minute. I know Satan will be attacking us in many ways, so stand firm. Put on the full armor of God each day. Don't believe his lies. We are all very busy, but don't be too busy to spend time with God. Listen to Him and respond.
Read the Introduction to the book and Chapter 1 this week. We will meet at Lynn and Ronnie's next week to discuss what we have read and learned. Begin praying NOW about what God is going to show you this week.
It isn't too late to join, so come even if you weren't able to join us last night and bring some friends next week!
Don't miss our new Bible Study, Crazy Love, starting THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT at 6:30 in the Landing. This week will be an introduction to the study and when you will get your book, so try your best to be there. We will meet at Lynn and Ronnie Albright's the following Wednesday (9/8). Bring your book, Bible, bathing suit and a towel that night, because we will eat and go swimming after we do our study.
Don't miss this. Invite your friends. Be praying about this study and how God is going to change you through it.
Last weekend was a busy weekend for SMASH. We had the MK Fellowship dinner on Friday night and then hit up downtown Greenville for a Drive game on Saturday night. The Drive took on (and lost to, I might add) the Charleston Riverdogs. We, however, had a blast hanging out over in the right field section. We talked, laughed, ate, sang, got free drinks, bought Drive paraphernalia, laughed with and at the "clown", stopped traffic with a frog hand, celebrated Ronnie's birthday...all in all, I'd say it was a great night!!
After the game, we went to Mojo's for a late night dinner. Due to some "technical issues", we waited a little longer than we had planned but managed to get Ronnie (and the rest of the table) a free dessert for his birthday.
Parker, Sydney, and Amanda
Sarah and Rebecca
Josh, Monica, and Victor
Lynn and Ronnie with the Frog Hand
Rebecca and Lynn (Josh apparently trying to be a pirate)
This year, there are approximately 60 Missionary Kids (MKs) from around the world on campus at NGU. They represent families on the mission field in North America as well as the uttermost parts of earth. 30 of them were able to join us for dinner and a time of fellowship. We met one another, introduced them to some local churches and ministry opportunities, and heard from them about their family mission work as well as their future plans at NGU. The NGBA also provided some awesome dorm room gift bags for all of the students that came to the dinner.
Our church provided a delicious meal of Sloppy Joes and homemade desserts, as well as the servers for the dinner. We are so thankful to be a part of a fellowship that is so eager to help whenever we need them. It is a blessing to know that we can call on them at any time and they will meet our every need. Thanks to all of our SMASHers that gave up a Friday night to come and serve. It is also a blessing to see so many of you willing to sacrifice time and energy to serve others!!
Don't forget, look for these students on campus. Talk to them. Encourage them. Get to know them. Invite them to MFBC and our outings. Pray for them and their families. This is a HUGE ministry opportunity that the Lord has given us. We must be faithful to reach out and do what we can to serve.
*Pictures will come later. Sorry!
Brian asked SMASH to help serve dinner on the last night of the rally. We met at Poinsett Park for dinner, a time of worship, and a message from the NGU football coach, Jamey Chadwell. After serving the youth, we headed over to Mr. Salsa's for our own dinner.
NGU Head Football Coach, Jamey Chadwell
Getting Things Ready
"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can." - John Wesley
Rev. Tim Whitsett of Hixton, TN, a former pastor called to full-time evangelism, and Rev. Clayton King, a Christian encourager and powerful motivator for the Gospel. All of the meetings will be held in Turner Chapel, so make sure to get there a little early so you can get a good spot. This is a great way to get the new school year started off on the right spiritual foot, to show the incoming Freshmen what NGU is all about, and hopefully bring some new believers to Jesus Christ for the first time in their lives.
"Back to school, Back to school..." Although this time means classes, homework, tests, projects and even some sleepless nights, it also means many of our friends will be returning and new friends will be made! Several of our SMASHers have been away for the summer working at internships, on mission trips, and spending time at home with their families, and we have missed them!
Freshmen arrive on campus at NGU this weekend followed by the rest of the students next week. Greenville Tech will also be starting classes soon, and Furman will follow in a few weeks. In addition to gaining new faces, we are sad (and excited) for the ones who will be away at different schools. We will miss you and hope to see you back as often as possible!
Back to school is a super fun time, so enjoy every minute of it. Meet new friends. Reunite with old friends. Invite them all to hang out with us. We are also VERY excited about many of the new opportunities that the Lord is opening for us this school year and can't wait to see everything He has in store for SMASH. Keep your eyes open for ministry opportunities. Keep your hearts and minds focused on Him. Look for that accountability partner that we have talked about so much this summer. And don't forget this passage from Hebrews 10, "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near."
Our next Bible Study Crazy Love will begin Wednesday night, August 25th. We will be meeting at The Landing from 6:30-7:30. Below is a description about the study. Hope to see everyone there!
"God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working at a list of do's and don'ts - it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love you will never be the same!
Have you ever wondered if we're missing it? It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe—the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor—loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you've verbalized it yet or not, we all know something's wrong.
Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts-it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same.
Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything." -Lifeway website
In July, 11 from our group were able to spend a week in Pikeville, Kentucky with Youth on Mission doing reconstructive work on some local homes. Our team was given the task of putting a new shingle roof on a house, tearing up the entire front porch, replacing it, and custom building a new set of steps for the front porch. This task was said to take about two weeks. Thanks to the hard work of our team and the strength of the Lord, they were able to finish this project in 2 days!! This allowed them time to help another group finish the roof they were working on at another home. Without the help of SMASH, it is very likely that this project would not have been finished within the week.
For several weeks before our team left, we did a study on Wednesday nights entitled Get Uncomfortable. (see info @ http://www.lifeway.com/product/005035540/) This study reminded us that ministry is not always easy or comfortable; however, faith in Christ and concern for the poor go hand-in-hand. Several on our team had little or no experience with roofing or major construction work. Throughout the week our team worked in extreme heat as well as the pouring rain. Despite these facts, each team member remained faithful to the task and was not deterred by the conditions around them. We are so proud to have a group that is so dedicated to the work of the Lord and ministering to those in need.
Josh Cannon, our main contractor on the trip writes...
"Having the opportunity to go on another mission trip to Kentucky with our church was awesome. Getting to go on a mission trip with SMASH was even better. I went to Pikeville, Kentucky with eight college age kids and two other adults to do a construction project for Ms. Roberts. I had no idea what I was getting into with these guys and believe you me I didn’t regret one minute of it. With the Lord’s help we all took a two week project and knocked it out in two days. To God be the glory. This allowed us to help another team out from Mississippi on another roof project. God showed out again and allowed us to finish a metal roof up for another lady in need. I’ve never been around a group this age that worked so hard with no complaints, knowing why they were doing what they were doing, and why they were there. I consider it a joy, honor, and privilege to have the opportunity to do mission work with such a great group like SMASH."
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S.M.A.S.H. is the College and Student Ministry at Marietta First Baptist Church. S.M.A.S.H. is an acronym for Students Ministering and Serving Him. We have adopted 1Timothy 4:12 as our theme verse. It states, “Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.”NLT Our goal is to grow in our personal relationships with Christ, while reaching out to the world around us.
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