Spinning News
After preaching from John 12, and highlighting the lives of three of Jesus’s closest friends, someone invited me to put into print the things I said about Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. At the time I spoke this in my sermon it was almost a sub sermon yet it speaks well to every Christian, every pastor, and every church.
When we look closely at the passage, Mary is the first to draw our attention.
She is worshiping at Jesus‘s feet. Three times in the Bible we read of Mary and each time she is at Jesus‘s feet. Every Christian must make it a priority to spend time in worship.
The second person that draws our attention is her sister Martha. Martha is in the kitchen, cooking and serving food to Jesus and all of the guests. We are quite sure that the guest are very numerous and Martha was very busy preparing food and serving. She represents the work that every Christian should be involved in. At the close of this passage, Jesus said “The poor you shall always have with you.” Every Christian must make it a priority to work and serve others, especially those in need.
The third person that gets our attention is Lazarus who was raised from
the dead. He is also in the house and at the table with Jesus and others.
We see in this passage of scripture that the religious leaders looked for opportunities to kill him, as well as Jesus. They wanted to do away with the evidence that Christ was such a miracle worker that could raise the dead, besides Christ himself stating, “I am the resurrection and the life.” We could only imagine what stories Lazarus could tell of his experience from life to death and from earth to heaven. He represents to us the need for every Christian to be a witness of his faith in Jesus Christ.
When you put these three illustrations together, it becomes obvious that every Christian should strive to worship, work, and witness.
Spinning Road Baptist Church as a whole is doing a marvelous job of those three tasks. As an individual Christian and member of our church may you be striving to worship, work, and witness to your faith in Jesus Christ.
Your Interim Pastor,
Steve Tufts
When we look closely at the passage, Mary is the first to draw our attention.
She is worshiping at Jesus‘s feet. Three times in the Bible we read of Mary and each time she is at Jesus‘s feet. Every Christian must make it a priority to spend time in worship.
The second person that draws our attention is her sister Martha. Martha is in the kitchen, cooking and serving food to Jesus and all of the guests. We are quite sure that the guest are very numerous and Martha was very busy preparing food and serving. She represents the work that every Christian should be involved in. At the close of this passage, Jesus said “The poor you shall always have with you.” Every Christian must make it a priority to work and serve others, especially those in need.
The third person that gets our attention is Lazarus who was raised from
the dead. He is also in the house and at the table with Jesus and others.
We see in this passage of scripture that the religious leaders looked for opportunities to kill him, as well as Jesus. They wanted to do away with the evidence that Christ was such a miracle worker that could raise the dead, besides Christ himself stating, “I am the resurrection and the life.” We could only imagine what stories Lazarus could tell of his experience from life to death and from earth to heaven. He represents to us the need for every Christian to be a witness of his faith in Jesus Christ.
When you put these three illustrations together, it becomes obvious that every Christian should strive to worship, work, and witness.
Spinning Road Baptist Church as a whole is doing a marvelous job of those three tasks. As an individual Christian and member of our church may you be striving to worship, work, and witness to your faith in Jesus Christ.
Your Interim Pastor,
Steve Tufts
Men’s Breakfast ~ Saturday, May 3 @ 8:30 am
YAC ~ Tuesday, May 6 @ 7:00 pm
Women’s Breakfast ~ Saturday10 @ 9:00 am
Team Meetings ~ Tuesday, May 20 @ 6:00 pm
Church Council ~ Tuesday, May 20 @ 7:00 pm
Craft Night ~ Friday, May 23 @ 6:30 pm
IMPACT Ministry News
Final exams are happening at school, state tournaments are heating up, graduates are counting down the days until summer freedom and summer plans are starting to get the kinks worked out of them.
May is always a BIG month in the lives of youth. but one thing remains constant: our Sunday night Impact youth group is still going strong! Join us every Sunday from 6 pm ~ 8 pm for a night of worship, faith-building, eating snacks, and hanging out with friends. Whether you're currently in 5th grade or 12th, you're invited to come check us out! We'd love to have you join our crew. Feel free to bring a friend (or two. If you've got questions, just hit up one of our youth group leaders. Can't wait to see you Sunday!
Final exams are happening at school, state tournaments are heating up, graduates are counting down the days until summer freedom and summer plans are starting to get the kinks worked out of them.
May is always a BIG month in the lives of youth. but one thing remains constant: our Sunday night Impact youth group is still going strong! Join us every Sunday from 6 pm ~ 8 pm for a night of worship, faith-building, eating snacks, and hanging out with friends. Whether you're currently in 5th grade or 12th, you're invited to come check us out! We'd love to have you join our crew. Feel free to bring a friend (or two. If you've got questions, just hit up one of our youth group leaders. Can't wait to see you Sunday!
CKK & YOUTH SUMMER
WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS
As Awana closes out for the summer, Beginning Wednesday May 21st, Wednesdays will continue with programming for kids’ Pre-K – 6th grades, and Youth grades 7th – 12th, offering fun lessons, games, and more. CKK & Wednesday Youth group replaces Awana during the summer months. this summer come out from 6:15 – 7:15 and continue learning, growing your faith, and having fun.
WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS
As Awana closes out for the summer, Beginning Wednesday May 21st, Wednesdays will continue with programming for kids’ Pre-K – 6th grades, and Youth grades 7th – 12th, offering fun lessons, games, and more. CKK & Wednesday Youth group replaces Awana during the summer months. this summer come out from 6:15 – 7:15 and continue learning, growing your faith, and having fun.
At SRBC, we collect a Fellowship Offering on the 3rd Sunday of every month. This offering is used for emergency needs and financial assistance for those in need. This has been a great ministry of our church through the years, and we just want to remind you that we are continuing to collect this offering. There is a basket marked Fellowship Fund on the table at the back of the sanctuary, or you may send in your offering specified as Fellowship Fund. We still focus on the offering on the 3rd Sunday, but you may give at any time.
Dear Church Family,
The family of Larry Mackie would like to thank you for all your prayers, food, calls, visits, texts and cards. And a special Thank you to Pastor Steve for his support at the hospital and funeral.
Your thoughtfulness and kindness during this difficult time has been a true blessing.
The Larry Mackie Family
The family of Larry Mackie would like to thank you for all your prayers, food, calls, visits, texts and cards. And a special Thank you to Pastor Steve for his support at the hospital and funeral.
Your thoughtfulness and kindness during this difficult time has been a true blessing.
The Larry Mackie Family
In observance of Memorial Day
the Church offices will closed
Monday, May 26, 2025
PARKING LOT
As the warmer weather rolls in and our days get longer,
let's all do our part to keep our parking lot a safe space for everyone, especially our kids and youth. Sundays and Wednesdays tend to be particularly busy, so please take a deep breath, slow down,
and be extra mindful when entering, cruising around, or exiting
our parking lot.
Your caution can make all the difference - thanks for looking out for our community
As the warmer weather rolls in and our days get longer,
let's all do our part to keep our parking lot a safe space for everyone, especially our kids and youth. Sundays and Wednesdays tend to be particularly busy, so please take a deep breath, slow down,
and be extra mindful when entering, cruising around, or exiting
our parking lot.
Your caution can make all the difference - thanks for looking out for our community
VBS 2025 - MAGNIFIED
Discovering the Bigness of God in the Smallest of Things
Join us for Magnified! an unforgettable VBS experience where children will discover the wonders of God's creation! From the tiny creatures that crawl on the ground to the towering trees that stretch towards heaven,
kids will explore the beauty of nature and learn about God's loving design. Through hands-on activities and exciting discoveries, they'll grow in confidence knowing God's love is all around them and in every part of our world.
Every day will be an adventure at Magnified VBS! Make plans now to be part of a great VBS week this summer July 13-18. Join us for six nights of adventure, fun worship, Bible study, crafts, games, music, missions, friends, and more! The best part is that the entire 6 days are designed especially for kids ages 3 (prior to June 1, 2025) through those students who will just be completing 6th grade!
Mark your calendars today, and registration will begin June 1, 2025.
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to be a part of something special. See you there!
Discovering the Bigness of God in the Smallest of Things
Join us for Magnified! an unforgettable VBS experience where children will discover the wonders of God's creation! From the tiny creatures that crawl on the ground to the towering trees that stretch towards heaven,
kids will explore the beauty of nature and learn about God's loving design. Through hands-on activities and exciting discoveries, they'll grow in confidence knowing God's love is all around them and in every part of our world.
Every day will be an adventure at Magnified VBS! Make plans now to be part of a great VBS week this summer July 13-18. Join us for six nights of adventure, fun worship, Bible study, crafts, games, music, missions, friends, and more! The best part is that the entire 6 days are designed especially for kids ages 3 (prior to June 1, 2025) through those students who will just be completing 6th grade!
Mark your calendars today, and registration will begin June 1, 2025.
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to be a part of something special. See you there!
Save the Date!
Outdoor Praise and Worship Event Saturday, May 17th, 1-2:30 pm. (If it rains, it will be held inside)
This is an opportunity to invite our neighborhood to share in our Christian experience and praise the Lord for the neighborhood to hear.
The Praise Band will be leading some of the worship, but we would also like others to share in song or testimony. We can accommodate a performance CD if needed, and Worshippers of all ages are welcome!
There is a signup at the connection center with lots of different opportunities to help with the event. Please carefully pray with open hands about how you can participate.
Outdoor Praise and Worship Event Saturday, May 17th, 1-2:30 pm. (If it rains, it will be held inside)
This is an opportunity to invite our neighborhood to share in our Christian experience and praise the Lord for the neighborhood to hear.
The Praise Band will be leading some of the worship, but we would also like others to share in song or testimony. We can accommodate a performance CD if needed, and Worshippers of all ages are welcome!
There is a signup at the connection center with lots of different opportunities to help with the event. Please carefully pray with open hands about how you can participate.
AWANA MINUTE
It has been another incredible year of AWANA! How can another AWANA year be so close to ending? The 2024 -25 club year is about to end. Club in April was terribly busy, with sections being completed, books being finished, the word of God being presented, it’s so exciting to experience the Love of God flowing thru the hearts and minds of clubbers each week.
March 28-29 the T&T Clubs had fun at our overnighter. Clubbers were challenged, played fun games, eat food and snacks, and did manage to get a little sleep.
April 23 – Clubbers munched on popcorn while they recited verses, Our 6th graders and leaders spent part of their evening working their way out of an escape room for their graduation to Trek While the Trek and Journey clubs adventured out to the Get Air trampoline park and spent part of their evening having fun bouncing on trampolines for their club outing.
Saturday April 26, Sparks & TNT clubbers gave up extra sleep, cartoons, cereal, pop tarts, morning video games and came in to work hard at Super Section Saturday, finishing hard and long sections, challenges, and discoveries (Yea, Go clubbers!). Thank-you to all leaders for helping to make this such a fun and rewarding event for all who attended.
April 30 Clubbers were seen munching on pizza and drinking Kool-Aide for our last theme night of this club year.
The last Awana store for this club year will open May 7, where clubbers will unload and empty out their bank accounts of hard-earned points and purchase cool items found on the store shelves. A Great BIG THANK YOU goes out to Kelli Bush who takes care of our Awana store!
We will host our Awards/closing Ceremonies Wednesday May 14 beginning at
6:05 pm in the Sanctuary where all clubbers and leaders will be recognized for their accomplishments this club year. We would like to invite everyone to come celebrate with us as we close out this club year.
We would like to say a Special THANK-YOU to all of our Directors, Leaders, Listeners, leaders in training, helpers, the kitchen staff for dinners and desserts, Fran our church secretary, Chris our Janitor for doing such a great and wonderful job in faithfully ministering to all of the kids of our church and neighborhoods about the word of God. All of your participation, service, support, and dedication really does help make a difference in these kids’ lives.
A Great Big Thank-you also goes out to clubbers parents, Grandparents, Caregivers, and all of you the congregation members who continue to actively support our programs faithfully with your positive support and prayers!
T H A N K – Y O U!!!
Both of us Co-Commanders really do Appreciate all of you and your dedication!
Cool with Christ,
Tere Sharp, Co-Commander
It has been another incredible year of AWANA! How can another AWANA year be so close to ending? The 2024 -25 club year is about to end. Club in April was terribly busy, with sections being completed, books being finished, the word of God being presented, it’s so exciting to experience the Love of God flowing thru the hearts and minds of clubbers each week.
March 28-29 the T&T Clubs had fun at our overnighter. Clubbers were challenged, played fun games, eat food and snacks, and did manage to get a little sleep.
April 23 – Clubbers munched on popcorn while they recited verses, Our 6th graders and leaders spent part of their evening working their way out of an escape room for their graduation to Trek While the Trek and Journey clubs adventured out to the Get Air trampoline park and spent part of their evening having fun bouncing on trampolines for their club outing.
Saturday April 26, Sparks & TNT clubbers gave up extra sleep, cartoons, cereal, pop tarts, morning video games and came in to work hard at Super Section Saturday, finishing hard and long sections, challenges, and discoveries (Yea, Go clubbers!). Thank-you to all leaders for helping to make this such a fun and rewarding event for all who attended.
April 30 Clubbers were seen munching on pizza and drinking Kool-Aide for our last theme night of this club year.
The last Awana store for this club year will open May 7, where clubbers will unload and empty out their bank accounts of hard-earned points and purchase cool items found on the store shelves. A Great BIG THANK YOU goes out to Kelli Bush who takes care of our Awana store!
We will host our Awards/closing Ceremonies Wednesday May 14 beginning at
6:05 pm in the Sanctuary where all clubbers and leaders will be recognized for their accomplishments this club year. We would like to invite everyone to come celebrate with us as we close out this club year.
We would like to say a Special THANK-YOU to all of our Directors, Leaders, Listeners, leaders in training, helpers, the kitchen staff for dinners and desserts, Fran our church secretary, Chris our Janitor for doing such a great and wonderful job in faithfully ministering to all of the kids of our church and neighborhoods about the word of God. All of your participation, service, support, and dedication really does help make a difference in these kids’ lives.
A Great Big Thank-you also goes out to clubbers parents, Grandparents, Caregivers, and all of you the congregation members who continue to actively support our programs faithfully with your positive support and prayers!
T H A N K – Y O U!!!
Both of us Co-Commanders really do Appreciate all of you and your dedication!
Cool with Christ,
Tere Sharp, Co-Commander
Mike and Kris Reed
Missionaries to Central/Southern Ohio and Kentucky
14220 State Route 104
Ashville, OH 43103
[email protected]
316-259-8081 Mike’s Cell
316-259-7552 Kris’s Cell
www.ohioawana.org
Number of Active Clubs: 229 (representing approx. 13,000 kids)
OUR CALLING TO MINISTRY
2025 brings a celebration of 37 years of marriage and over 20 years of serving as full-time missionaries with Awana. Neither of us grew up going to Awana and did not even hear the name “Awana” until after we were married. Before joining Awana in 2004, we served in our church’s Awana ministry for 15 years and served as volunteers on Steve and Pam Schenk’s ministry team.
While at a Bible Quiz event in early 2003, God stirred in us His calling to serve as missionaries with Awana. We began serving as Awana missionaries in August 2004. We served in Kansas for 7 ½ years before moving to western Kentucky in December 2011. In October 2016, we relocated back to central Ohio. Mike is also a Senior Field Director for the US Ministries.
We are humbled by how God is working through us to equip and encourage churches in their mission to reach and disciple children and youth through the Awana ministry.
ALL AWANA MISSIONARIES ARE 100% FAITH SUPPORTED
God provides the resources for our ministry and living expenses through the faithfulness of those churches and individuals who become partners with us. We receive no financial assistance from Awana Club International.
HOW CAN YOU BE INVOLVED?
Missionaries to Central/Southern Ohio and Kentucky
14220 State Route 104
Ashville, OH 43103
[email protected]
316-259-8081 Mike’s Cell
316-259-7552 Kris’s Cell
www.ohioawana.org
Number of Active Clubs: 229 (representing approx. 13,000 kids)
OUR CALLING TO MINISTRY
2025 brings a celebration of 37 years of marriage and over 20 years of serving as full-time missionaries with Awana. Neither of us grew up going to Awana and did not even hear the name “Awana” until after we were married. Before joining Awana in 2004, we served in our church’s Awana ministry for 15 years and served as volunteers on Steve and Pam Schenk’s ministry team.
While at a Bible Quiz event in early 2003, God stirred in us His calling to serve as missionaries with Awana. We began serving as Awana missionaries in August 2004. We served in Kansas for 7 ½ years before moving to western Kentucky in December 2011. In October 2016, we relocated back to central Ohio. Mike is also a Senior Field Director for the US Ministries.
We are humbled by how God is working through us to equip and encourage churches in their mission to reach and disciple children and youth through the Awana ministry.
ALL AWANA MISSIONARIES ARE 100% FAITH SUPPORTED
God provides the resources for our ministry and living expenses through the faithfulness of those churches and individuals who become partners with us. We receive no financial assistance from Awana Club International.
HOW CAN YOU BE INVOLVED?
- Share information about your Awana ministry with others.
- Give to the ministry individually or through your church.
- Pray for us as we seek to reach more kids across our territory by connecting with churches that do not currently use Awana.
- Pray that we can continue to build relationships with pastors, ministry directors, and volunteers in local churches in our territory.
- Pray for the Awana ministry locally, statewide, and nationwide.
- Pray for additional leaders, volunteers, and lay leaders
- Pray for the children attending Awana this year and the loving, caring disciple-makers who engage them each week in the truth of God’s Word and the power of the Gospel
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