Our church lost two important people in the last 24 hours. The first was Rev. Billie Cline, pastor a number of years ago and then the Interim Pastor just before I came to High Peak. He was a wonderful preacher, evangelist and friend to lost people and saved alike. God loved him and he loved God!

My strongest memories of Billie include the first time I met him when he wowed my youngest son with magic tricks performed with a quarter in the pastor’s study as we awaited the vote by the church on whether they would call me as their pastor. The second was at the rest home when I went to visit. He told me of all the people he witnessed to and how many of those wonderful old saints trusted Jesus thanks to his faithful witness.

God bless you Billie and God be with your family!

Our sister Alma Bryant also went home this morning. Her funeral will take place Friday at 11:00 with visitation first and then the service at Noon following. It will take place at High Peak Baptist Church.

She was so special. Her smile and joy are what I will take with me as I think of her. She had a wonderful spirit and cared about people. She loved her friends here at High Peak and I’m so sorry that she was unable to be with us more in the last few months.

Again, God bless her family especially as they grieve.

Mother’s Day!

This Sunday is the day to honor Mom! At High Peak we will honor our mothers and worship God so I hope all of you will be there. We won’t meet Sunday night so you can spend the day with mom.

Purpose Statement

The following Sunday our Thrive Team will present our church’s proposed Purpose statement which says:
Our Purpose is to Honor God, Grow in His Word and Love as Christ Loves Us as we Reach for the Peak of God’s Glory!

We hop you will be on hand to vote on this statement.

Catawba River Baptist Association Week of Prayer

The Sunday after Mother’s Day will also kick off Associational Mission Emphasis. We will pray for the Catawba River Baptist Association and all of its wonderful ministries, like the Toy Store, training ministry and the support they give our church.

As we move into May families with kids await the coming of summer and everyone enjoys the warmer temperatures and brighter days. At High Peak we’re enjoying the renewed Spirit of God’s presence. Our worship services lately have been filled with a sense of joy and celebration that excites me. Think about inviting someone to come experience the wonder of being in God’s presence along with His people!

On Purpose

We’re in week four of our series on the Purpose of High Peak Baptist Church.

Our purpose at High Peak is to

HONOR God!
GROW in His Word!
LOVE others as Christ loved us!

… as we reach for the Peak of God’s glory!

We talked about Honoring God with a sense of excitement and celebration when we meet together and a sense of awe and wonder as you meet with God by yourself. We talked about Loving people in fellowship and service both inside the church and outside the church. We experienced that loving fellowship in two wonderful ways last week – when we prayed over our brother and sister in Christ Tommy Auton and Martha Rector and when we gathered around the supper table that night.

Go and make disciples of all nations ... (Matthew 28:19)

This week we’re going to talk about Making Disciples! Look at Matthew 28:19-20 and ask yourself if you’re a disciple maker.

Events This Week

We have a regular schedule of activities this Sunday:

9:45 – Sunday School
11:00 – Worship
5:00 – Choir, Children and Youth Discipleship Classes
6:00 – Worship

Deacons Meeting at 7 PM Monday

Wednesday at 7PM

• Footsteps for Preschools
• Children In Action
• Youth Classes for boys and for girls
• Singles
• Adult Bible Sunday

Thrive Team Meeting after classes and worship!

Mother’s Day

We will honor our moms and then let you have the evening off with no evening activities!

Here is the Youth Calendar for May 2012.

SUNDAY – May 6th at 5:00 PM – Regular Youth Group

SUNDAY – MAY 13th - MOTHER’S DAY so NO YOUTH GROUP MEETING

SATURDAY – May 19th - 8:30 – 11:30 am
“STOP HUNGER NOW”
Preparing Food Packages
Morganton, NC
Permission Slips Required

SUNDAY – May 20th - “SNX” - 5:00 pm
Bring a Friend – Exercise & Worship

SUNDAY – MAY 27th
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND so NO YOUTH MEETING

You can download a printable copy for Word Processor or an Adobe PDF version.

Here’s what’s going on this week @ High Peak

Our purpose at High Peak Baptist Church is to

as we Reach for the Peak of God’s Glory!