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We are so thankful to Nugent Baptist Church for GIFTING us their pews! What a blessing! We also want to thank everyone who went with us out by Abilene to pick them up yesterday! It was a lot of work! Stephanie Hemphill brought Tyler, Rowdy, and Tyler's friend, Colton. We could not have done it without them! I am sorry I didn't get pictures of the crew that came to help us put them in the church once we got back! They were great! We pray God richly blesses each of you!

We had a great time Monday night at our Ladies Gift Exchange! Blessed times with sisters in Christ just can't beat! I love you all!

Our lovely and wonderful church honored Bro. Reed and Bro. Calabretta Sunday for Pastor Appreciation Month. They really surprised Bro. Reed with the Patenaude family singing for us, and then Bro. Matthew preaching! We were all blessed. After church, we headed to Wellington Bank for a most delicious meal! East Side Baptist, you are the best folk in the west!

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The church surprised Bro. Reed last night with a birthday party! He was so blessed! Our church folks are the best!

It was an honor to present Faith Bible Institute diplomas to graduates Richard and Virginia Tscheschke. In their quest to immerse themselves in the Word of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, they have completed the 6 semesters necessary to complete the course. My hope is that you have greatly enjoyed this tremendous Bible study and will share your knowledge with others. "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15 King James Version

At East Side Baptist Church Bowie, TX beginning August 14th @6:00pm 700 E Nelson Bowie, TX For more info contact Vicki Read at [email protected] or call 940-841-1853 https://mediazilla.com/vp4rzc9w6

BEGINS AUGUST 14, 2018 @ 6pm (not August 7 as stated on ad) Been looking for an in-depth Bible Study? Here it is! FAITH BIBLE INSTITUTE is a satellite College Accredited course from Bro John Yates out of Monroe, Louisiana. EVERY DENOMINATION * EVERY CHURCH * EVERYONE This semester we will cover: -The Exile & Restoration of Israel - New Testament Epistles 1-3 John & Revelation - The Doctrines of Christ & Sin If interested contact me here, or email me @ [email protected] Hope to see you there!

East Side Baptist will have regular Wed. night service at 7:00. Our people voted to go ahead and have it on our regular scheduled day and time. After all, we get finished in plenty of time to go and watch fireworks! 😀❤

We walked the Parade with our sign and gave out Gospel tracts to the crowd along the route. May God Bless our efforts and open people’s minds and hearts when they read the tracts they received. Side Note: We won 1st place in the Parade in the Church category!! God is good.

The things Bro. Reed brought out at the end of the message, "What the Bible Says About Nothing" last Sunday night: 1. We can't pray a prayer that is too hard for God to answer. 2. There is not a promise in His Word that is too hard for Him to keep. 3. There is no soul so far away that He cannot save. How do we know this? Because Luke 1:37 says, "For with God NOTHING shall be impossible" Also Luke 18:27, "And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." Jeremiah 32:17, "Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is NOTHING too hard for thee:"

As I said earlier, we had a very blessed day at church today! I gave you a summary of the S. S. lesson. Now for the sermon! Bro. Reed preached a humdinger! It is titled, "A Hopeless Case." This is about the woman with the issue of blood from Luke 8:43-48. The woman has this issue of blood for 12 years! Under the law, she was unclean and had to be separated for the length of time she was that way (Leviticus 15:19, 25). Can you imagine the pain and embarrassment of 12 long years?! Well, as lost people, we are separated from God and without hope. This woman had tried many physicians and had spent all of her money but nothing helped. We can try to work our way to Heaven and spend all the money we have but it won't get us there! This woman came to Jesus in a big crowd of people and touched the hem of his garment. Matthew 9:21, "For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole." She was healed immediately! Jesus told her that her faith made her whole. We come to Jesus the same way - by faith. Like this woman, we come by faith in what He can do, not in what we can do. Notice that Jesus calls her daughter in Matt. 9:22. She is no longer an outcast. She is now a child of God! We are, too, when we come to Jesus by faith putting our trust in what Christ did, NOT ourselves! It was Christ or nothing! We are the same as lost people. Hell is our destination. Only Jesus can fix us, heal us, and make us whole. We go from hopeless to full of hope! Amen!

We had a blessed day at church! Bro. Calabretta taught the adult Sunday School class from Hebrews 12:1-2, "1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." We each have a race to run. We are not in competition with each other. My race is not your race neither is your race for someone else. The race is set before us. We do not choose the race or the place in which it is run. We look to Jesus for that. We are to run with patience. He is the Coach, and HE tells us what to run, where to run, and how long our race will be. When runners have a problem, get hurt, or just feel like quitting, they go to their coach for help, advice, and correction. It makes them a better runner. Should we give more respect to men than to God? God knows just what is best for us and loves us so much! Run the race by faith! Press on!

Our Ladies Luncheon was last month, but we were so blessed, I wanted to share. Our ladies are so special, and a special thanks to Jeanne Calabretta for bringing the devotional, to Connie Barnes, Melissa Gerlach, and Rhonda Kotara Reed for planning and taking care of all the many details to make it happen, and to each special lady who came and was a part of this special time! God bless you all! I love you!

2018 Graduating Class of Baptist Bible Translators Institute Congratulations to each and every one of the students and the staff of BBTI. We are joyful to be a small part in your future for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Now...Go Ye...

Finally, you can understand the Rapture, Tribulation, the Antichrist, the One World Church, the 2nd Coming, the Millennial Reign of Christ, the Battle of Armageddon & more. This is a 6 week course (2 College credit hours) June 5th-July10th Tuesday night ENROLLMENT DEADLINE IS MAY 6th $30 per person or $50 for 2 family members. Contact Vicki Read for more information Hosted by East Side Baptist Church Bowie [email protected]

East Side Baptist is cancelling midweek services for tonight, February 21. We will also put this on KNTX. Everyone stay safe, and God bless!

There will be no church services for East Side Baptist today, December 31st. Road conditions for some are not safe! Stay safe and warm. God bless and Happy New Year!

We (the ladies of East Side Baptist Church) had the best time Monday night at our annual gift exchange. We had lots of food, fun, and fellowship!

The winner is...

Penny offering

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What a mighty God we serve!

Special Music from 2016 Missions Conference

Thankful for Brother Billy. He loves the Lord and loves to get our young folks singing!