Westoak Woods Baptist Church

Sermon Title: "Are You Up For A Fight?"
Ephesians 6:10-17
Pastor James Hassell


I. Introduction: Beware of "involution" instead of evolution (J.B. Gambrell).





II. How to be strong in the Lord:




a. Jesus Christ is our source of strength.





b. Know your enemy.





c. Put on the Armor of God.





1. The Armor belongs to God.





2. The Armor is both defensive and offensive.

Weekly Church Calendar:

Sunday, February 20
9:30 am - Sunday School
10:45 am - Worship Service
12:00 pm - Property & Space Committee Mtg.
5:00 pm - Deacon Training Session

Monday, February 21 (Presidents' Day)
2:00 pm - Ladies' Game Day (Chicken Foot)
6:30 pm - Grief Share

Tuesday, February 22
9:00 am - Ladies' Game Day
6:00 pm - TOPS
6:30 pm - Missions' Committee Mtg.

Wednesday, February 23
10:00 am - Ladies' Bible Class
6:00 pm - Prayer Mtg. & Bible Study

Saturday, February 26
10:30 am - Outreach Event - Church Fields

Sunday, February 27
9:30 am - Sunday School
10:45 am - Worship Service
12:00 pm - Special-Called Church Conference
12:00 pm - Personnel Committee Mtg.

Deacon Training Session - TODAY
Training for active and nominated deacons will be from 5:00-6:00 pm in the CMB.

A Call for Sunday School Volunteers
Sunday School groups are asked to designate one person to help communicate about ministry care needs in your group. Please let
Pastor James know when you have selected a designated care volunteer. Also, one representative from each Sunday School group is asked to help with planning a “Christian Education Month” discipleship emphasis scheduled for this May. If you are interested in helping, please contact your Sunday School teacher.

Ladies Game Days Reminder - Come Join Us for a Fun Time!
Ladies Game Days are now hosted in the CMB Room 103 at the following times: Every Tuesday from 9:00 am - 12:00 Noon and Every third Monday from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.

Come check it out this coming Monday and/or Tuesday!

Please contact Barbara Alexander for more information.

I9 Sports Outreach - Saturday, February 26
Outreach to I9 Sports families with I9 Sports on our church field will begin at 10:30 am. This will be a great way to build relationships with many people and to know our neighbors. More info to come!

Church Conference - Next Sunday, February 27
A church conference will be held next Sunday at
the conclusion of the morning worship service. The Nominating Committee will move for the election of Sue Reed and Chris Sanders as deacons and for Pattie Bell to serve on the Missions Committee.

Annual Missions Bake Sale - Next Sunday, February 27
The Bake Sale is scheduled for next Sunday after the special-called church conference.

Missions Committee Report
Do I hear $10, $25 $30.... Bake Auction is coming. It will be held on February 27, just after the special-called church conference. We are needing baked goods for the auction and some cash and carry items, like 1⁄2 dozen cookies or brownies, etc. The sign-up sheet is in the foyer. I am also looking for phone bidders. What is a phone bidder you
ask? Someone to be on the phone with those that could not be at the service to take bids. More details on how that will work in the next Equipper. The committee will be meeting on the 22nd, so we will have updates next week.

Election Information
Thank you for your patience and help as we host early voting! Serena Horn with Travis County tells us, “I chatted with our morning crew and they commented on how lovely and gracious Westoak Woods Baptist Church has been.” Early voting ends on Friday, February 25 but will be
closed on President’s Day (Feb. 21). Hours are Monday-Saturday
from 7:00 am-7:00 pm and Sunday from 12:00 Noon - 6:00 pm.

Church Calendar/Room Requests
If you or a group would like to utilize the church campus for an event/ministry activity, please contact Alice in the church office on weekday mornings from 9am-Noon.

Lent/Easter Calendar
Lent will begin this year on March 2 and culminate on Easter Sunday, April 17. Pastor James will preach a special Lenten series entitled,
“Calling Out the Called” to equip us for missions and evangelism during this particularly important season. He will also preach online Sunday evening sermons in a series called “More Like Jesus” from March 6 - April 10 on our church’s YouTube channel. Materials for inviting people to join us will be provided to you soon!

You can find our channel by going to youtube.com and typing Westoak Woods Baptist Church in the search bar.

ACP and Church Survey Report: March 20
Pastor James will preach a message in the morning worship service on March 20 called “Soul Winning.” In the message he will share ten years of annual church profile (ACP) data as well as results from our recent church health survey. This special service will energize us in evangelism!

Possible Cultivate Group
Pastor James is interested in leading a three-month Cultivate Group. The group would meet every two weeks. The group would discuss the biblical teachings of T.B. Maston—a longtime professor of Christian Ethics. Topics would include the authority and relevance of the Bible, evangelism, Christianity and world issues (such as race relations, economics, war, and the family), and Christian morality. A book is available for the study though not necessary. Please let Pastor James know today of your interest.

GriefShare
Our GriefShare ministry meets every Monday at 6:30pm in CMB Room 101. GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. For more information, please contact group leader LaVern Livergood, or you can contact the church office.

Outreach Volunteers
Are you interested in following up with guests? If so, please let us know by contacting the office or signing the sign-up sheet in the worship center foyer. Outreach volunteers will follow-up with guests by making phone calls, writing letters, or visiting.

Signage and Foyer Update
We are making great progress on our signage and foyer updates. We thank the Property and Space Committee for their leadership! Here are some updates about the project.

GOALS
To improve visibility of parking on the church campus; especially for guests

To accomplish minor changes in the worship center foyer for good first impressions to guests

OBJECTIVES
Feature visibly appealing and accurate signage to direct traffic from Slaughter Lane.

Enhance the features of the guest parking spots on the north side of the worship center.

Provide more features near the guest parking spots to direct people to the church entrance on the north side of the worship center.

Create a more “guest-friendly” motif in the worship center foyer for younger guests and members.

STRATEGIES
Purchase two more “A-Frame” signs in addition to the ones we already have (COMPLETE).

Purchase inserts for the A-Frame signs with yellow lettering on black (or black on yellow) with arrows and wording to direct people to guest parking (COMPLETE). Place the A-Frames at strategic locations at the entrances from Slaughter and on the “big” parking lot adjacent to the field.

Purchase two “tear drop” shaped flags and place at the far right and far left corners of guest parking spots (COMPLETE).

Purchase seven yellow cones to put at the head of each guest parking spot.

Paint yellow striping on the edges of the sidewalk leading from the guest parking to the church entrance (TO BE COMPLETED ON CHURCH WORKDAY).

Remove all but two information tables from the worship center foyer (COMPLETE).

Purchase a “pub table” to place near the entrance of the sanctuary as a “guest central” location (ON ORDER).

Purchase three pub tables to place in strategic locations in the worship center foyer (ALMOSTCOMPLETE).

Consider painting the walls of the foyer with a neutral color (COMPLETE).

Hang new large Banners for the Portables.

Place a new large banner on the field fence.

Place new logos on the marquee sign on Slaughter and Administrative Office.

Place new portable and playground signs.

Place new guest and senior parking signs.