News and Updates

MARCH 13, 2019

Hi Good News family!

Here’s a few things you should know this week…

> CHRISTMAS IN MARCH! Hope never grows old. Chapter 22 of The Story is a huge transition from looking at the promise of the Messiah in God’s Upper Story — to the arrival of the Messiah in the Lower Story of a teen-age peasant girl! Not exactly what everyone at the time thought the Messiah would be. This Sunday we re-launch The Story in the New Testament. Read Matthew chapters 1 & 2, Luke 1 & 2, and John 1& 2 to prepare (The Story, chapter 22).

> PRAYER & PRAISE…

• Pray for GNBC students headed to Deep Freeze at Berea this weekend. Pray for God to work in the hearts and minds of the students, and God’s blessing on Justin and the team of leaders with him for the weekend. (Pray for Stef; she has pneumonia and will have to stay home and miss the weekend!) More info online at berea.org.
• Praise God our sister Diane is home safely from Beth Israel Hospital, Boston.
• Pray for God to be glorified in the funeral service this weekend in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada, for Austin Chartier, 22 months old, (grandson of Cheryl & Don, nephew of Matthew), who crossed over to glory last Sunday morning.
• Pray for Effie Brandoli, Rich’s wife, facing emergency surgery at Sturdy Hospital after a fall at the Attleboro Healthcare Center nursing home.

> ANNUAL GNBC REPORT MEETING + POT LUCK LUNCH IS SUNDAY MARCH 17 You’re invited! Plan now to stay for a pot luck lunch (bring a main dish + a salad or dessert to feed your family + another family), plus get reports of ministry teams activities in 2018 and plans for 2019, get the GNBC financial update and budget for 2019, and talk together about what is happening at the Chapel now and plans for the future.

“If you’re a church person and not a Jesus person, my heart hurts for you. It’s like being engaged and never getting married. It’s miserable.”
– Matt Chandler

> IF YOU MISSED IT LAST SUNDAY I announced that the GNBC elders are forming a search committee to identify someone to take my position as Teaching Pastor. You can read the full text of that announcement below this email. There will be more details and discussion of the plan at the Annual Report Meeting this Sunday following the Celebration & Growth service.

> MEMORIAL SERVICE PLANS FOR SUE SMITH Sue,68, went home to be with the Lord last Friday morning after a difficult fight with pancreatic cancer. Known to many at GNBC as the co-founder of the Attleboro Emergency Cold Weather Shelter for the homeless hosted at Faith Alliance Church, Sue was a program director for Community Counseling of Bristol County. Memorial service: 2pm Sunday, March 17, at Memorial Baptist Church, 340 Central Avenue, Seekonk.

>CELEBRATE RECOVERY 6:30 EVERY MONDAY NIGHT Our God is a God of rescue and redemption. Help from God’s word — for women and men — for life’s habits, hangups and hurts. Bring a friend who’s hurting and be blessed.

> THE LIFE OF GNBC IS IN LIFE GROUPS Don’t miss this opportunity to grow as a disciple of Jesus and grow closer to new friends in faith. Check out the mid-week Life Group options by clicking here. Then call the host and tell them you’d like to check out their group. You’ll wonder why you waited so long to connect!

> NEED A RECEIPT FOR 2018 GIVING? Connect directly with deacon/treasurer Art Warner (508.930.4538) for a tax-deductible receipt for your giving to the Lord at GNBC this year.

> MISSED A SUNDAY? You can always get the Sunday sermon here — listen online or download the MP3 — plus get a PDF of the sermon notes, plus a PDF of the weekly Program with announcements, prayer page, gospel page, Global Reach Partners update, and the current Life-Group list, etc. All available each week here.

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.
PSALM 36:5-8

Only by grace,
Steve

Announcement | March 10, 2018
As many of you know my family and I have been attending GNBC since 1973, In fact my wife, Deb’s grandfather help plant this gathering back in 1935. I’ve had the privilege of serving this body as an elder for the past 34 years while I worked in the marketplace, and then as the staff teaching pastor since 2005.
For some time now, The Holy Spirit has shown me that my particular strengths and gifts are not what GNBC needs as it moves forward. I am convinced it is time for a new, fresh voice, and fresh visionary leadership as God leads this church forward on His mission.   
So, along with the other elders and at my request, we are beginning a search for a new teaching pastor for GNBC. As much as I have loved having this opportunity to teach, counsel, and mentor here full time, I’m looking forward to what God has planned for me in the next chapter of my life here in Attleboro.   
If you want to be part of this search committee, please speak to an elder today. And please plan on attending the annual corporate report meeting and pot luck lunch next Sunday, March 17th, immediately following the C&G hour for more discussion on the search process.      
In the meantime I ask each of you to be praying for Good News, for the leaders here, and for me and my family as we all together look for The Lord’s will in this new chapter for GNBC, and a new chapter of ministry that I look forward to.

[ You can get back copies of all the Mid-Week GNBC Family Newsletters online at gnbc.org/category/news ]

MARCH 6, 2019

Hi Good News family!

Here’s a few things you should know this week…

> WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN GOD IS SILENT? Let’s talk about it this Sunday at 10:45 as we look at the story behind “the 400 silent years” of the “inter-testamental” period — after the Jews return from exile, but before the arrival of Jesus on the scene. You can’t read ahead this week — because this is the story of what happened in the 400 years between the end of the OT and the beginning of the NT (this chapter is not in The Story!).

> FIRST THURSDAY PRAYER IS ON The power is in the God we pray to. Make a point to be at FTP tomorrow night, 7-8pm, in the lower chapel as we pray for you, for our church family, for our community, nation, global partners…

> PRAYER & PRAISE…

• Pray for God to be glorified in the full recovery of Austin Chartier, 22 months old, (grandson of Cheryl & Don, nephew of Matthew), suffering severe brain damage after an extended choking incident. His heartbeat and breathing are strong, but there is no other brain response at all. His parents have difficult decisions to make about his life and care.
• Continue to pray for Melody – June Kohler’s mom (Geddy’s grandmother) – as she faces critical health challenges.
• Praise God for the followers of Jesus serving at the Attleboro Emergency Shelter on these cold and snowy nights!
• Pray for our sister Diane, facing difficult treatments at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, for massive infection.
• Pray for God to continue to work in the hearts and minds of men at the Men’s Breakfast this Saturday morning.
• Pray for Ron Baca, an Attleboro veteran about to become homeless with his handicapped son, Carlo. They need a handicapped accessible apartment; they have the necessary funds – just need the apartment. Now. (call/text me if you have an apartment for rent.)

> CALLING ALL GUYS TO BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY! Check out the men’s breakfast this Saturday morning, 7:30-9:30am in the lower chapel. This is session III in the Stepping Up video series for guys young and old and older. Come and bring a friend.

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” – Charles R. Swindoll

> BEREA DEEP FREEZE IS NEXT WEEKEND – March 15-17 Middle School & High School students should talk with Stef and Justin to get a t-shirt and reserve a bunk for a fantastic weekend that will impact your spiritual life forever. Financial aid is available so no student is left behind. (Donations welcome.) More info online berea.org.

> CELEBRATE RECOVERY 6:30 EVERY MONDAY NIGHT Our God is a God of rescue and redemption. Help from God’s word — for women and men — for life’s habits, hangups and hurts. Bring a friend who’s hurting and be blessed.

> YOU’RE INVITED! ANNUAL GNBC REPORT MEETING + POT LUCK LUNCH IS SUNDAY MARCH 17th Plan now to stay for a pot luck lunch (bring a main dish + a salad or dessert to feed your family + another family), plus get reports of ministry teams activities in 2018 and plans for 2019, get the GNBC financial update and budget for 2019, and talk together about what is happening at the chapel now and plans for addressing the future.

> CAN YOU SERVE JESUS FOR 4-5 HOURS? You’re help is needed. You can be the hands and feet of Jesus at the emergency cold weather shelter for the homeless, hosted by our partner, Faith Alliance Church. See Mic Moniz for more information.

> NOT IN A LIFE GROUP? Don’t miss this opportunity to grow as a disciple of Jesus and grow closer to new friends in faith. Check out the mid-week Life Group options by clicking here. Then call the host and tell them you’d like to check out their group. You’ll wonder why you waited so long to connect!

> NEED A RECEIPT FOR 2018 GIVING? Connect directly with deacon/treasurer Art Warner (508.930.4538) for a tax-deductible receipt for your giving to the Lord at GNBC this year.

> MISSED A SUNDAY? You can always get the Sunday sermon here — listen online or download the MP3 — plus get a PDF of the sermon notes, plus a PDF of the weekly Program with announcements, prayer page, gospel page, Global Reach Partners update, and the current Life-Group list, etc. All available each week here.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side,but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. – 2 Corinthians 4:7-11

Only by grace,
Steve
C: 508.212.1980

[ You can get back copies of all the Mid-Week GNBC Family Newslettersonline at gnbc.org/category/news ]

Snow

Saturday, March 2, 2019 Hello everybody this chilly, snowy morning! PLEASE PASS THE WORD TO ANYONE YOU THINK WAS COMING TO FAMILY GAME NIGHT… It’s cancelled due to the weather conditions, but don’t worry, we will reschedule it soon. Stay warm, dry, and safe. Thank you

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Hi Good News family!

Here’s a few things you should know this week…

> MOVING BEYOND MESS How do you move on when the past is messed up? Let’s talk about it this Sunday at 10:45 as we look at the story of Nehemiah in God’s word – “Rebuilding the walls.” You can read ahead to be ready for what God has to say to you: Ezra 7, Nehemiah 1-2, 4, 6-8, Malachi 1-4 (chapter 21 in The Story).

> PRAYER & PRAISE…

• Pray for Melody – June Kohler’s mom (Geddy’s grandmother) – as she faces critical health challenges.
• Praise God that Melody Thompson got a new job as a pre-school teacher in her own classroom with a wonderful assistant!
• Pray for Abigail, our Global Reach partner serving in the Horn of Africa, as she prays about God’s leading when her project there comes to an end this summer.
• Pray for God to continue to work in the hearts of men at the Men’s Breakfast III coming next week, March 9th, 7:30-9:30 in the lower chapel.

> FAMILY GAME NIGHT 4:30-7:30pm THIS SATURDAY IN THE GYM! Don’t miss this! A chance to get to know some new friends, plus play some great board games and floor games. Bring a friend! Bring your own pizza for your family. Drinks and snacks provided.

> CELEBRATE RECOVERY 6:30 EVERY MONDAY NIGHT Our God is a God of rescue and redemption. Help from God’s word, for women and men, for life’s habits, hangups and hurts. Bring a friend who’s hurting and be blessed.

> GUYS, YOU’RE INVITED TO BREAKFAST! Check out the men’s breakfast 6-7am every Thursday morning at Morin’s restaurant, South Main Street, Attleboro. Get encouraged from God’s word. Get to know some brothers in faith from GNBC and other Attleboro-area Jesus-centered churches.

> CAN YOU SERVE JESUS FOR 4-5 HOURS? You’re help is needed. You can be the hands and feet of Jesus at the emergency cold weather shelter for the homeless, hosted by our partner, Faith Alliance Church. See Mic Moniz for more information.

> NOT IN A LIFE GROUP? Don’t miss this opportunity to grow as a disciple of Jesus and grow closer to new friends in faith. Check out the mid-week Life Group options by clicking here. Then call the host and tell them you’d like to check out their group. You’ll wonder why you waited so long to connect!

> NEED A RECEIPT FOR 2018 GIVING? Connect directly with deacon/treasurer Art Warner (508.930.4538) for a tax-deductible receipt for your giving to the Lord at GNBC this year

> MISSED A SUNDAY? You can always get the Sunday sermon here — listen online or download the MP3 — plus get a PDF of the sermon notes, plus a PDF of the weekly Program with announcements, prayer page, gospel page, Global Reach Partners update, and the current Life-Group list, etc. All available each week here.

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. – 2 Timothy 1:7NIV

Only by grace,
Steve

[ You can get back copies of all the Mid-Week GNBC Family Newslettersonline at gnbc.org/category/news ]

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Hi Good News family!

Here’s a few things you should know this week…

> TIME FOR COURAGE What keeps you from speaking up when you know you should? At work, at home, at school. Geddy Kohler will unpack the challenge, “Esther – Queen of beauty and courage,” this Sunday at 10:45am. That’s The Story, chapter 20. Read Esther, chapters 1-9, before Sunday to be ready for what God has to tell you about Himself — and how you fit into His plan.

> BEREA DEEP FREEZE! Calling all MS/HS students! Don’t miss out on Deep Freeze 2019 at Berea. Tons of snow for outdoor games, plus a long list of indoor games. Great speakers, small group break-out conversations, great praise and worship with hundreds of students like you. Check out this video online. Then see Justin and Steph for more info on how you can be part of Deep Freeze this year.

> PRAYER & PRAISE…

• Pray this week for Susan Ferris and her team of teachers for Pre-K–Grade 8 in Good News Kids every week.
• Praise God for the ongoing ministry of the Attleboro Emergency Cold Weather Shelter for the homeless, hosted by Faith Alliance Church

> REMINDER – SECOND CHANCE CLOTHES REOPENS MARCH 30th The SCC Team will reopen the ministry of free clothes, for individuals and families in need at the Chapel and in the community, on Saturday, March 30th, at 8am. Additional volunteer servants are very welcome. For more details see Kelly Valequett.

> NEW HARDCOVER COPIES OF THE STORY (*$5) have arrived, plus The Storyillustrated storybook for kids (*$14), the Study Guide (*$9) for use in Life Groups, and the children’s NIVr reader (*$2). Pick up a copy for yourself or for a friend from the table in front of the kitchen window in the Gym. *Suggested donations are welcome — just put it in the basket on the table.

> NO CHECKBOOK? WANT TO GIVE AUTOMATICALLY/ELECTRONICALLY? It’s quick and easy to set up an automatic “bill pay” transfer from your account directly to GNBC on a regular schedule that works best for you. Pick up a form from the Information Rack on the wall just outside the Gym doors. See Arthur Warner for more information.

> FAMILY LIFE MARRIAGE CONFERENCE APRIL 5-7 Whether your relationship has never been better, or you are struggling to connect, you’ll leave The Weekend to Remember with practical tools and resources that will set your marriage on the path towards improved communication and deeper intimacy. Location: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina. See Ellen (774.254.0089) or Dave Stebbings (774.254.0090) for details.

> UPDATE – NEED A RECEIPT FOR 2018 GIVING? Connect directly with deacon/treasurer Art Warner (508.930.4538) for a tax-deductible receipt for your giving to the Lord at GNBC this year.

> MISSED A SUNDAY? You can always get the Sunday sermon here — listen online or download the MP3 — plus get a PDF of the sermon notes, plus a PDF of the weekly Program with announcements, prayer page, gospel page, Global Reach Partners update, and the current Life-Group list, etc. All available each week here.

This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. – Deuteronomy 30:19, 20a

Only by grace,
Steve

[ You can get back copies of all the Mid-Week GNBC Family Newslettersonline at gnbc.org/category/news ]