LABC   Pray for the Nada Mission Trip, July 25-27 Adults: home repair, yard sale; Youth: EKU tour and Legends game with Nada youth, work project; Children (grades 3-6 completed): Hospitality kits for cabins, swim with Nada children, yard sale. Depart during worship on the 25th, stay two nights in cabins. Fun Lovin' Hearts Lunch, August 19 With our bus situation as it is right now and as hot as it has been, how about just coming to a cool lunch at the church and hearing some cool music?  Marian Gibson has been playing with a group of dulcimer musicians who will be here at noon on Thursday, August 19  to play for us.  We'll have a pot luck lunch.  We'll also discuss possible future trips.  Come, eat, relax, listen to the tunes, talk, and enjoy the fellowship.  Just right for Summer- just right for some fun. Annual Steak Out! The Steak Out will be August 25 at 6:15 p.m. at LABC. Steak are $5.00,  Hamburger, $2.00 and Hotdogs, $1.00. The remainder of the meal is potluck. Church will provide paper products and eating utensils. You may want to bring your own steak knife. You may sign up in Sunday School or by calling the church office. If you need to cancel your reservation, please do so by August 23. LABC Facebook Group Page LABC now has a Facebook Broup Page. If you would like to be a member go to Facebook and search for Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. Children's Back to School Bash at Somer Splash August 7. More information later. Somer Splash Waterpark in Somerset, Kentucky includes Kiddie Play, The Lazy River, The Tube Slide, three body slides, the giant wave pool, The Bowl Slide and Speed Slide. Visit the Somer Splash web site at www.somersplash.com Lectio Divina: A Prayerful Reading of Scripture The Gospel of Matthew. Sundays, 5:00 p.m. in the library (third floor, education building).   Habitat for Humanity Ecumenical Build - Summer 2010 Ecumenical Build at 89 Mitchell Street, Junction City. Join the work on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays, 8:30 a.m. till noon. If you have any questions, call Lee Fowler at 936-1620. Voices United 2010: My Old Kentucky Home August 30-September 12. Free Kidney Health Screening Wednesday, August 18, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Boyle County Extension Office, 99 Corporate Drive, Danville. Includes: Blood pressure and weight measurements; Blood and urine tests for signs of diabetes and kidney disease. Summer Youth Events Head First Bible Study: August 8, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Meet at the church. Radical Jesus Bible study and cracy fun activities. Bring or wear clothes that can get dirty. Nada Mission Trip: July 25-27, Leave during worship. Worship with Nada, Miguel's pizza, EKU tour, Legends Game, hangout with Nada friends, Ale8One, work project. Cost: $15 plus money for two meals. Reds Game and MercyMe Concert: Sunday, August 1. Leave from Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Cost: $14 for a ticket (due Sunday, July 4) plus money for lunch at the ballpark. Supper provided. That's all for now :) Andrea, Kyle, Justin, Kelsey Children's Workers Needed Contact Tara Farmer if you would be interested in working with children in any way. We are in need of additional volunteers to minister with our children. Thanks to all of our chilldren's ministers in Sunday School, Wednesday nights, Extended Session, and others who make children's ministry possible. Summer Youth Ministers Andrea East, team coordinator, is a Junior at Murray State University. Kyle Bottoms is a Junior at Eastern Kentucky University. Justin Johnson is a Junior at the University of Kentucky. Kelsey Stillwell is a Junior at Eastern Kentucky University. Each of our summer youth ministers bring their unique gifts, enthusiasm and experience working with Dave and our youth. They have an exciting summer planned for our youth filled with Bible studies, mission opportunities, fellowship, and fun activities. LABC Webpage and Email Visit our webpage and make us your home page http://www.lexingtonavenue.org/. Give us your email so that we can keep you informed about upcoming events and send you a link to our newsletter online when it has been updated.

Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear by Max Lucado Sunday, August 15, 6:30 p.m. Get the book now and read it before the Book Club meets. The book is available at the display table on the first floor across from the elevator. Fearless Cost: $17 (Also available for loan at no cost from the office.) About the Book: Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear. They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison and slams the doors. Wouldn't it be great to walk out? Imagine your life, wholly untouched by angst. What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? If you could hover a fear magnet over your heart and extract every last shaving of dread, insecurity, and doubt, what would remain? Envision a day, just one day, when you could trust more and fear less. Can you imagine your life without fear? About Max Lucado: Max Lucado loves words - written, spoken - it does not matter. He loves to craft sentences that are memorable, inspiring and hopefully life-changing. In almost 25 years of writing, more than 65 million books filled with his words have been sold. Max is the only author to have won three Christian Book of the Year* awardsin 1999 for Just Like Jesus, in 1997 for In the Grip of Grace, and in 1995 for When God Whispers Your Name. In 2005, Reader's Digest magazine dubbed him 'America's Best Preacher' and in 2004, Christianity Today magazine called him 'America's Pastor.' The product line for 3:16The Numbers of Hope sold more than four million units worldwide, including one million units of the cornerstone trade book of the same title (released in September 2007), making it the fastest selling Lucado product in his career. His works have appeared on every major national bestseller list including Publishers Weekly, USA Today, The New York Times, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, and Christian Booksellers Association. He has been featured in countless media outlets and national broadcasts. Max's writings have been published in a wide array of formats including adult books, gift books, children's titles, Bibles, commentaries, calendars and devotionals. He is also the author/creator of 'Max Lucado's Hermie & Friends' brand family, one of the most popular animated DVD series in the marketplace, with more than 5 million units sold to date. His words have also inspired a branded line of greeting cards and gift books for Hallmark/Dayspring that has sold more than 15 million copies since its 2001 debut. Max Lucado is a Minister of Preaching at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, where he has served since 1988. He has been married to Denalyn Preston Lucado since 1981, and they have three grown daughtersJenna, Andrea and Saraand one son-in-law, Brett.

Children's Back to School Bash at Somer Splash August 7. More information later. Somer Splash Waterpark in Somerset, Kentucky includes Kiddie Play, The Lazy River, The Tube Slide, three body slides, the giant wave pool, The Bowl Slide and Speed Slide. Visit the Somer Splash web site at www.somersplash.com

LABC Youth News Head First Bible Study  Radical Jesus & Crazy Fun Activities August 8, 6-8 pm Meet at church. Bring or wear clothes that can get dirty. August 8 - Andrea's Acres Reds' Game and MercyMe Concert Sunday, August 1. Leave from Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Arrive back around 9:00/10:00 p.m. Cost: $14 for a ticket (due by Sunday, July 4) plus money for lunch at the ballpark. Supper provided. MercyMe- Word of God Speak Nada Mission Trip Worship with Nada, Miguel's pizz, EKU tour, Legends baseball game, hangout, Ale8One, work (See more information in announcement below). Cost: $15 plus money for two meals. That's All For Now :) Andrea, Kyle, Justin, Kelsey

New! Young Adult Bible Study Group Sundays at 9:30 on the third floor of the Sanctuary Building (room 409) We are excited to announce the formation of a new Sunday School class for young adults (20 somethings) led by Stephen and Stacey Dexter. They met for the first time, Sunday, April 18. Pray for them and invite anyone you know who might be interested in being a part of the class. The new young adult Sunday School class will use faithelement Bible study (click below for more information)

Lectio Divina: A Prayerful Reading of Scripture Sundays at 5:00 p.m. in the Library (third floor, education building) We are a small group who bring together the Body of Christ on Sunday evenings through prayer, Bible study, fellowship, and the sharing of stories about the movement of God in our lives. We do this under the presence and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Meeting Structure:Opening prayer, Lectio Divina (prayerful Bible reading) of scripture selected the week before, fellowship and sharing, and closing prayer. Materials:Favorite Bible. If you have a devotional, and article, a commentary piece, or other item that opens your understanding of the selected scripture for that week or shows the movement of God in your life, please bring it to share as well. Purpose:We seek the Kingdom of God to make Christ our Lord manifest in our lives through the sharing of his gospel of love, faith, and hope in our journey together.

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LABC VBS Report 2010 by Linda Kurtz, Director Our VBS was a great success! We doubled the number of children attending from last year, many of them from neighborhoods nearby who had never visited LABC before. Everyone enjoyed meeting in the beautifully decorated space-themed fellowship hall before participating in the various centers for crafts, science, missions, music, Bible story dramas, recreation and of course, snacks. Tara Farmer is a magician whose creative imagination resulted in dramatic backgrounds and props and Keith, of course, was our guiding star. A big Thank you to the many generous people listed below who gave so freely of their time and talent to help us pull it all together.    Dawn deserves special recognition for heading up the VBS craft centers for almost two decades!  Others who have graciously given of their time this year to make our VBS such a success are: Ernie Baird Kyle Bottoms Melanie Brummett Frank Burberry Peg Butcher Dawn Camic Rebekah Carter Julie Dexter Andrea East Kathy East Bill & Trina Elliott Jerry Farmer Laken Thomas Jo Garnett Ranea Gibson Chris Herron Gina Hutchinson Jolene Hutchinson Breanda Key Johnson Justin Johnson Joanne Key Ken Kurtz Philip Leasure Barbara Leavell Amy Miller Carolyn Montgomery Isaac Norton Sharon Price Phil Quinn Casey Roberts Mary Cait Rolph Gina Scott Hannah Sims Sue Smith Dianne Stillwell Kelsey Stillwell Shawna Stomberger Seth, Allie, & Madison Turney Jennifer Valentine *Also, an extra thank you to the Milestones Sunday School Class for providing much needed supplies and especially to Marvon Smith and Judee Vanderpool for creating such beautiful art.

Dear Lexington Avenue Baptist Church;    Thank you so much for your generous gift of $687.50. All of us at Boyle County Habitat for Humanity want your congregation to know how very much we appreciate your support.    You join us in extending a 'hand up,' not a 'hand out,' as we strive to provide decent housing for many of God's children.    Again, thank you. We are truly grateful. Sincerely, Connie R. Mason Office Manager

Dear LABC friends,    Thank you for all of your financial support and prayers. You have truly blessed me and welcomed me in these last few months of being home. I'm so excited to share in ministry with you as I share our hope in Jesus with my students! I'm really looking forward to this next season of ministry in my live. thanks again! God Bless! Sharon Price

Dear Lexington Avenue Church members,    Thank you for the card you sent to me when I was hurt. It meant so much to me that you all are thinking and praying for me. I have recovered from my head injury. Thank you for your prayers and support throughout this chapter of my life. I look forward to meeting and spending time with you group when you come to Nada. Thank you again, Marley Robertson KBF Nada Intern

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Vacation Bible School 2010 was wonderful!! Thanks to all who helped to make it a meaningful experience for the children and their families. Everyone had a great time.  I was excited to see many new faces and new families in our VBS.  That's why VBS is such a good outreach tool for the church.  It's our way to share God's love with one another and with our community. That's really what we are all about as a church.  Sharing God's love.  In all that we do, in all that we say, let us have as our motivation the desire to share God's love.  John 3:16 records that the reason God sent Jesus was because of his love for you and for me.  Let's make sharing God's love a priority for us here at LABC. How can we share God's love?  Let me share a few thoughts.  *Invite your friend to Sunday School and worship.  *Tell someone the difference that Jesus Christ has made in your life. *Get to know your neighbors and help them out when they are in need. *Smile at the person sitting next to you this Sunday morning. *Pray for your church. *Love your family. *Give faithfully and generously to the work of the church. *Teach Sunday School.l *Work with the youth, children, or senior adults. *Love God with all your heart. And that's just the beginning.  Let's make the commitment and be the church that shares God's love! With great expectations, Tommy

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