Montandon Baptist Church

Committed to Serve Christ, Comissioned to Serve Others

A smile on your face is your light in the window, telling the world you are at home.


Volume 17       Issue 7


November 2009



PO Box 110

Montandon, Pa 17850

570-524-7302


Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.

Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

Praise and Worship - Third Wednesday Evening - 7 p.m.


Something new at Montandon Baptist... We now have a "group" on www.facebook.com . If you have a facebook account, you are welcome to join our group to also see any planned events. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=135148689011   It is so much easier to download photos for display. Happy surfin' ... Jamie :')

Read a special testimony on the Prayer page..."Difficult Times"...

Our Pastor's name is Tom Marker. He and his wife Debbie came to our congregation March 2007. We are located in the heart of downtown Montandon, PA. Montandon is located 1 mi. east of the Lewisburg bridge. We think of ourselves as the "coolest church" in town, as 2006 we installed AC in the sanctuary. Thanks to the Edna Sheary Grant, we were able to add multi-media to our sanctuary in 2007. It has given us the advantage to show films and clips during Worship and special services. There is "children time" available during the Worship service for ages 4- 2nd grade. We have Sunday school classes available for all ages. Curriculium is listed below. Activities include choir, ABWM a.k.a Dorcas Mission Society, S.H.I.N.E., E.T.S., and Secret Pal. We participate in our Northumberland AB church association meetings and family events. Thank you for stopping at our website. We hope you let us know how you like it.


The MBC is situated on the main street of Montandon, Pennsylvania. Montandon is a small town, properly considered a village, situated between Lewisburg (east), Milton (north), Northumerland (south), and Danville (west). We house one of three elementary schools in the Milton district. Close by are Wal-Mart, Weis Markets, West Coast Video, McDonald's, Perkins, Burger King, and many other fast food and family style restaurants. We have many colleges surrounding us, such as Bucknell University, Susquehanna University, Bloomsburg University, Penn Tech, and Lycoming College. We also have two malls, one to our north and one to our south, approximately 30-45 minutes from Montandon. Our appeal is the natural, rural beauty of farmland, mountain ridges, and open space. Please stop by and join us!


New to the Website ~ Moody Bible Institute Programming Link

"Today In The Word"

"The righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father." Matthew 13:43 


Dr. David Jeremiah: Turning Point Ministries Devotion




Sunday school

Pre-school & Kindergarden

Primary: 2-3 grade -David C. Cook

Middler: 4-6 grade

Teens: "Radical Mark"

Adults:  Union Gospel Press &  "Experiencing God" Blackaby

Choir: Wednesday - 7 p.m.

ETS (Equiping the Saints) Adult Bible Study - "Call w/ a suggestion for our next study.

Sunday 8:30 a.m. - Prayer in the back of the sanctuary


We proudly promote our charter to Boy Scouts of America and invite boys to our quality Scout Troop 522. The Cub Scout Pack 3522 is now sponsored by the Crossroads Church of Nazarene. Please call for meeting times.

Clinton Baptist Bible Challenge

 To participate and submit answers visit their website at:

http://clintonbaptistchurch.tripod.com/



Givers and Takers

             One of America's greatest conservationists, Aldo Leopold, said in his book A Sand County Almanac: "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, but He is no longer the only one to do so. When some remote ancestor of ours invented the shovel, he became a giver. He could could plant a tree. And when the axe was invented, he became the taker; he could chop it down." Thus each of us posess the power to create or destroy. Let's use this power wisely for the good of our country and all humankind.


This is in no way to promote LIFE Today with James and Betty Robison.I read an email where Beth Moore told a story about brushing a man's hair. It brought me to tears and I quickly wrote to her website where I was given directions and persmission to uese this link. Enjoy... her Bible Study and let me know if you've heard the "Hair Brush" story. Thanks... Jamie hilltop6321@dejazzd.com

Our Affiliation    

 The Montandon Baptist Church is associated with the Northumberland Association of American Baptist Churches, the American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware, and the American Baptist Churches of the U.S.A.  

  Please click on the link provided above to visit the website for the American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware to find more churches in our affiliation. http://www.abcopad.org


 
Our Purpose Statement

     The Montandon Baptist Church is dedicated to the advancement of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.  It shall seek to attain this purpose through the public worship of God, the preaching of the Gospel in accordance with the Scriptures, the celebration of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Table, consistent Christian living by the members, personal evangelism, local and foreign missions, and Christian education through the Sunday school and Church programs. 

Bible Book of the Month . . .
 


 
Bible Question of the Mon
 November Question: "Who threw down the altar of Baal and built an altar unto the Lord in its place, doing the work at night becasue he feared his father's household?
Answer: 
Please give the answer and Bible reference(s).
October Question: "What act of Jesus did Peter find objectionable after the disciples had eaten the evening meal?"
"Jesus washed the disciple's feet" John 13:4-8
Congratulations to Anna Walter and Phil "the Flash" Hartranft!
To avoid confusion, submit your answers for the October edition, October 26th. in the box in the rear of the Sunday school room or the newsletter box at the Sunday school Secretary desk. You may remit answers to our newsletter editor, April Wagner-Schaffer @ ladynoreins@yahoo.com

Anyone who wishes to place info in the Sunday bulletin should contact Mary Funk by Wednesday evening. 524-7507  ~ dmfunk@ptd.net

I was shocked, confused, bewildered

As I entered Heaven's door ,
Not by the beauty of it all,
Nor the lights or its decor.
But it was t he folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp—
The thieves, the liars, the sinners,
The alcoholics and the trash.
There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
Who never said anything nice.
Herb, who I always thought
Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
Looking incredibly well.
I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.
'And why's everyone so quiet,
So somber - give me a clue.'
'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you.'
JUDGE NOT.
Remember...Just going to church doesn't make you a
Christian any more than standing in your garage makes
you a car ..
Every saint has a PAST...
Every sinner has a FUTURE!




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