Dr. Greg Belser

KIDS SUMMER CAMP – 2013 June 24-28 Summer is almost here and we are getting geared up. View more to register…. CHURCHWIDE BLOOD DRIVE Monday, June 24 |  3-8 p.m. Fellowship Hall  |  Morrison Drive Campus Roll up your sleeve and donate blood to save a life! T-shirts to all donors. Contact Sharon Prather 601.925.6438 or email to sign-up for a time. (All Donors will be registered for a chance to win a 2013 Jeep Wrangler through the “Road to Life” campaign through Mississippi Blood Services) YOUTH CHOIR TOUR SCHOLARSHIPS Our youth choir will be going to work with Mission Arlington, Texas – July 8-14. We have 7 students that are in need of scholarships. The cost of the trip is $300.00 per student.  If you can help, please call 601.925-6434 or email chmusic@morrisonheights.org DOOR GREETERS NEEDED! We are looking for 1 male door greeter for 8:30 – 9:05 am to serve each Sunday morning. Must love the Lord, people, and like to smile! One of the best places of service in the church. Call Mary at 601.925.6439 or email: msanders@morrisonheights.org UPCOMING WOMEN MINISTRY EVENTS Feminine by Design with Karla Driskill August 2 – 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. |  August 3 – 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. College Worship Area Cost:  Early Bird – $25 until June 30 After June 30 – General Admission will be $40 and $50 at the door Come and discover God’s potential for you as a woman as Karla expounds on the 5 aspects of femininity. Also check out all of the exciting events the Women’s Ministry has in store for this summer. View more details… CHILDREN’S BIBLES NEEDED We are in need of children’s Bibles for our Second Harvest Ministry.  If you have slightly used children’s Bibles that your children have   outgrown or that they do not use  anymore, please consider donating them.  You may place your donation in the Second Harvest clothes collection box at the Mission Kiosk in the Commons. STATE LITERACY MISSIONS CONFERENCE 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 1 until 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 3 Camp Garaywa Learn how to share God’s love as you minister to people learning English or those improving their reading and writing skills. For more information contact Sharon Webber 601.720.8234 or swebber2@gmail.com SENIOR ADULT UPCOMING EVENTS Senior Adult Luncheon – Tuesday, June 25 at 11:30 am in the Fellowship Hall on Morrison Drive. Bring your favorite covered dish. Meat, bread and drinks will be provided. Guest speaker: Dr. Daniel Rowland Legacy of Faith Choir / Luncheon – July 2 Senior Adult Day – Sunday, July 14. Special recognition in both worship services, followed by a lunch in the College Assembly. Reservations are required for the lunch. Please call Tracy at 601.925.6458 to make your reservation. DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS IS TUESDAY, JULY 9. Senior Adult VBS – July 15-19. Our special guest Bible  teacher will be Tim Peabody. We will begin at 8:30 am with a time of fellowship and snacks. Bible study will begin at 9:00 am. Meet in room C211. New Orleans Day Trip - DATE CHANGE – Thursday, June 27. Leave at 7 am, return approximately 9 pm. We will go to Café Du Monde, World War II Museum and then Middendorf’s for dinner. Cost is $20 for the museum, plus your meals. We will be taking a charter bus. FREEDOM June 30  |  6:00 pm Join our Choir & Orchestra as we worship together and celebrate our liberty! CHURCH DIRECTORY & MORE Need to put a face to a name?  Then you’re in the right place!  Members can connect with others, view the online church directory and so much more. Check it out! View more details…

UPCOMING EVENTS June 21 Braves Game – Youth June 22 Tim Hawkins Comedy Tour – Youth June 24-28 Kids Summer Camp June 27 Sr Adult Day Trip June 30 Freedom   PRAYER REQUESTS When you pray, remember… (Mallie) Kate Mathis Betty Defibaugh Edith Burney SYMPATHY Heidi Cheatham in the death of her father, Jimmy Cheatham Catherine Broome in the death of her sister, Julie Crisler CONGRATULATIONS Davy & Beth Durham in the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Grace “Ellie”. Grandparents are David & Carol Durham and Mike & Denise Ferriss.

Morrison Heights Baptist Church 3000 Hampstead Blvd | Clinton, MS 39056 601.924.5620 | www.morrisonheights.org

Dr. Greg Belser

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – 2013 June 10-14   |   8:30 am – 11:30 am Registration is now available or sign up if you would like to volunteer. View more details or to register… COOKIES NEEDED We are collecting cookies (no peanut butter) for the kids participating in VBS. If you would like to donate, please drop off at the children’s check-in area. KIDS SUMMER CAMP – 2013 June 24-28 Summer is almost here and we are getting geared up. View more to register…. UPCOMING WOMEN MINISTRY EVENTS Check out all of the exciting events the Women’s Ministry has in store for this summer. View more details… CHILDREN’S BIBLES NEEDED We are in need of children’s Bibles for our Second Harvest Ministry.  If you have slightly used children’s Bibles that your children have   outgrown or that they do not use  anymore, please consider donating them.  You may place your donation in the Second Harvest clothes collection box at the Mission Kiosk in the Commons. CHURCH DIRECTORY & MORE Need to put a face to a name?  Then you’re in the right place!  Members can connect with others, view the online church directory and so much more. Check it out! View more details…

UPCOMING EVENTS June 8 Youth Canoe Trip June 10-14 Vacation Bible School June 11 Youth Pool Party June 14-15 Women’s Ministry Mini Retreat June 20 Sr Adult Day Trip PRAYER REQUESTS When you pray, remember… Edith Burney Agnes Crawford Bailey Holmes SYMPATHY Betty Nation in the death of her brother, Billy Riddell. CONGRATULATIONS John & Judy Lehner in the birth of their son, Aiden Leslie. Grandparents are Marvin & Vicki Williams.

Morrison Heights Baptist Church 3000 Hampstead Blvd | Clinton, MS 39056 601.924.5620 | www.morrisonheights.org

Dr. Greg Belser

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – 2013 June 10-14   |   8:30 am – 11:30 am Registration is now available or sign up if you would like to volunteer. View more details or to register… COOKIES NEEDED We are collecting cookies (no peanut butter) for the kids participating in VBS. If you would like to donate, please drop off at the children’s check-in area. LEGACY OF FAITH CHOIR & POTLUCK LUNCH Tuesday, June 4  |  10:30 a.m.  |  Choir Suite Attention all 55 year olds and up  – you are welcome to join us for some great singing and fellowship. Bring a dish with you to the choir room.  We will listen to our music for the fall and then eat lunch together!  Don’t miss out on this great time of fellowship. STUDENT SUMMER KICKOFF June 2nd  |  7:00 pm  |  Student Building Pizza Party, Games & Lots of Fun!! KIDS SUMMER CAMP – 2013 June 24-28 Summer is almost here and we are getting geared up. View more to register…. ADULT LIFE GROUP LEADERSHIP MEETING Led by Dr. Charles Scrivener Sunday, June 2  |  5:00 p.m.  |  Room C201 Please attend our Life Group leader meeting on June 2. Everyone needs to attend to hear our outreach plans for September. We will have a Launch Day on September 8 and want your group represented as we encourage everyone in the church to become part of a Life Group. UPCOMING WOMEN MINISTRY EVENTS Check out all of the exciting events the Women’s Ministry has in store for this summer. View more details… CHILDREN’S BIBLES NEEDED We are need of children’s Bibles for our Second Harvest Ministry.  If you have slightly used children’s Bibles that your children have   outgrown or that they do not use  anymore, please consider donating them.  You may place your donation in the Second Harvest clothes collection box at the Mission Kiosk in the Commons. CHURCH DIRECTORY & MORE Need to put a face to a name?  Then you’re in the right place!  Members can connect with others, view the online church directory and so much more. Check it out! View more details…

UPCOMING EVENTS May 31 Preschool – Water Play Day June 1 Fun with the Son – Workshop for Moms June 2 The Law of Love Youth Summer Kickoff Adult Life Group Leadership Mtg June 4 Legacy of Faith Choir/Luncheon June 5 Living a Life of True Worship June 6 True Woman 101 June 8 Youth Canoe Trip June 10-14 Vacation Bible School   PRAYER REQUESTS When you pray, remember… Edith Russell Bridget Mraz William Barfield SYMPATHY Kristy Fuller in the death of her mother, Patty Braud   CONGRATULATIONS Ken & Bridget Mraz in the birth of their son, Joshua Wayne. Grandparents are Bobby & Chrystelle Thames

Morrison Heights Baptist Church 3000 Hampstead Blvd | Clinton, MS 39056 601.924.5620 | www.morrisonheights.org

Dr. Greg Belser

MEMORIAL WEEKEND SCHEDULE Sunday, May 26 10:00 am Services, No Life Groups No Evening Worship or Activities Monday, May 27 Church office closed VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – 2013 June 10-14   |   8:30 am – 11:30 am Registration is now available or sign up if you would like to volunteer. View more details or to register… COOKIES NEEDED We are collecting cookies (no peanut butter) for the kids participating in VBS. If you would like to donate, please drop off at the children’s check-in area. STUDENT SUMMER KICKOFF June 2nd  |  7:00 pm  |  Student Building Pizza Party, Games & Lots of Fun!! YOUTH OKATOMA CANOE TRIP Saturday, June 8 – leaving at 8:00 am  |  Cost:  $20Come Canoe down the Okatoma River! Bring a swimsuit and a change of clothes. Deadline to sign up online is May 29th. KIDS SUMMER CAMP – 2013 June 24-28 Summer is almost here and we are getting geared up. View more to register…. ADULT LIFE GROUP LEADERSHIP MEETING Led by Dr. Charles Scrivener Sunday, June 2  |  5:00 p.m.  |  Room C201 Please attend our Life Group leader meeting on June 2. Everyone needs to attend to hear our outreach plans for September. We will have a Launch Day on September 8 and want your group represented as we encourage everyone in the church to become part of a Life Group. UPCOMING WOMEN MINISTRY EVENTS Check out all of the exciting events the Women’s Ministry has in store for this summer. View more details… SENIOR ADULT LUNCHEON All seniors, ages 60 and up  |  Tuesday, May 28 at 11:30 Fellowship Hall on Morrison Drive Bring a covered dish – vegetable, salad or dessert. Meat, bread and tea will be provided. Our special guest will be Major General Leon Collins. Major General Augustus L. (Leon) Collins is the Adjutant General of Mississippi and serves as the Commanding General of both the Mississippi Army and Air National Guard. PRESCHOOL – WATER PLAY TIME May 31  |  10:00 – noon  |  Hampstead Campus (must be 3 yrs old by 9/1/12) Snack provided Deadline to sign up May 24. WOMEN ON MISSIONS Tuesday, May 28  |   7:00 pm  |  C100 Ivan & Mary Ann Parke will share about their semester in London CHURCH DIRECTORY & MORE Need to put a face to a name?  Then you’re in the right place!  Members can connect with others, view the online church directory and so much more. Check it out! View more details…

UPCOMING EVENTS May 26 Memorial Day Church Offices Closed May 28 Women on Missions May 30 Elevate (High School Camp) May 31 Preschool – Water Play Day June 1 Fun with the Son – Workshop for Moms June 2 The Law of Love Youth Summer Kickoff June 4 Legacy of Faith Choir/Luncheon   PRAYER REQUESTS When you pray, remember… Russ Russell Mitzi Saint Sing SYMPATHY Karen Johnson in the death of her grandmother Merton Williams in the death of his son & Angela Adair in the death of her brother, Gary Williams Charles & Ann Bethany in the death of their niece and Chuck Bethany in the death of his cousin CONGRATULATION Brett & Mitzi Saint Sing in the birth of their son, Tyler. Grandparents are Bill & Wanda Saint Sing

Morrison Heights Baptist Church 3000 Hampstead Blvd | Clinton, MS 39056 601.924.5620 | www.morrisonheights.org

If you’re an 18 to 29 year old, join us for a time of canoeing, fellowship, and worship on Friday, June 14th & Saturday, June 15th.  We’ll cookout Friday evening and stay in the bunkhouse at Okatoma Canoe Rentals, and then canoe (or kayak) on Saturday.

Meet at MHBC at 3pm Friday to ride the van. We will return around 6pm on Saturday.

Sign-up before June 11- $45 to canoe or $55 to kayak.  After June 11- $55 (canoe) or $65 (kayak) for late registration.

If you decide to kayak, please bring your extra $10 with you on June 14th.

Register and pay here.

It’s for adults age 22-30…or somewhere in there. Kids are welcome to come too.

Cookout, fire, games, music, the MHBC young adults…who could resist? We start at 5:30, but it’s come and go.

You’ll need directions to get there though since your GPS will probably take you to a bridge that’s under construction.

The address is 2411 Neil Collins Road, Raymond. Here are directions from Clinton:

• Take Springridge Road south to HWY 18. Turn right on HWY 18 toward Raymond.
• Go through Raymond.
• When HWY 18 turns into 2 lanes, go 5 ¼ miles (just past Smith pecan orchard).
• Turn left onto Seaton Road; Go to stop sign (this is Neil Collins Rd.)
• Turn left onto Neil Collins Road
• 2nd house on the right.

Can’t wait to see you there!

Senior Recognition

Sunday will be our annual Baccalaureate Service featuring our graduating high school seniors.  We are proud of these students and want very much to join their families in celebrating their accomplishment.  We have high expectations for their future for Christ!

Same-Sex Marriage

Our Elders have drafted a statement to be published this Sunday on the subject of same-sex marriage.  Our goal is to provide biblical guidance to our congregation in the contemporary cultural discussion.  We must be equipped to extravagantly love all persons in Jesus’ name while standing for righteousness in every relationship.

Budget News

I am very pleased to report that through 4.5 months of 2013, our church finances are in the best shape they have been in since 2007 during the same time period.  Through last Sunday, we are only 2.5% behind our budget target.  This comes during a time when we historically fall way behind our goals as we anticipate the summer months.  Typically, the latter half of the year is much better than the first half so if that holds true this year, we would be on pace to substantially exceed our budget for the first time in 6 years.  Praise the Lord for this news!

Preschool and Children’s Wing

Several months ago, our elders recommended that we seek to aggressively move forward with the completion of our new Preschool and Children’s addition.  All monies are on hand through your generous giving and no debt will be incurred in this project.  Several meetings have resulted from that recommendation culminating with the Building Committee giving instructions to our architect to finalize bid documents asap.  It is expected that those documents might be ready in 4-6 weeks.  Assuming a satisfactory bid, the church will hear an extensive recommendation regarding the project and authorization to move forward will be sought.  This is exciting news about something that we have hoped and planned for 5 years!

Dr. Greg Belser

MEMORIAL WEEKEND SCHEDULE Sunday, May 26 10:00 am Services, No Life Groups No Evening Worship or Activities Monday, May 27 Church office closed VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – 2013 June 10-14   |   8:30 am – 11:30 am Registration is now available or sign up if you would like to volunteer. View more details or to register… COOKIES & LEMONADE NEEDED Starting Sunday we are collecting cookies (no peanut butter) and pre-sweetened lemonade for the kids participating in VBS. If you would like to donate, please drop off at the children’s check-in area. KIDS SUMMER CAMP – 2013 June 24-28 Summer is almost here and we are getting geared up. View more to register…. UPCOMING WOMEN MINISTRY EVENTS Check out all of the exciting events the Women’s Ministry has in store for this summer. View more details… SENIOR ADULT LUNCHEON All seniors, ages 60 and up Tuesday, May 28 at 11:30 Fellowship Hall on Morrison Drive Bring a vegetable, salad or dessert to share. Meat, bread and drinks will be provided. Our program this month will be a salute to our military in honor of Memorial Day with special guest Major General Leon Collins, the Adjutant General of the Mississippi National Guard. PRESCHOOL – WATER PLAY TIME May 31  |  10:00 – noon  |  Hampstead Campus (must be 3 yrs old by 9/1/12) Snack provided Deadline to sign up May 24. WOMEN ON MISSIONS Tuesday, May 28  |   7:00 pm  |  C100 Ivan & Mary Ann Parke will share about their semester in London SUMMER DESSERT IN-REACH/OUTREACH Monday, May 20, 2013  |  6:00 pm — Student Building Join us for some yummy desserts and make some contacts for your class and church. Summer has become our primary in-reach time, and we will offer another opportunity on July 22. Set these times as priority class events…rally the troops!  Every class needs to be represented! No report back, drop off visit materials in the drive-thru after visiting.  If you plan to attend, please let me know. I want to have enough desserts & family visit sheets for your class to contact. Email: msanders@morrisonheights.org or call Mary 601.925.6439 YOUNG ADULT SUMMER KICKOFF A gig for folks in their twenties Tuesday, May 21   |   5:30 pm Cookout, games, & worship around the fire. 2411 Neil Collins Road, Raymond CHURCH DIRECTORY & MORE Need to put a face to a name?  Then you’re in the right place!  Members can connect with others, view the online church directory and so much more. Check it out! View more details…

UPCOMING EVENTS May 18 Senior Recognition Brunch May 19 Senior Recognition Sunday May 20 Summer In-reach/Outreach May 21 Young Adult Summer Kickoff May 30 Elevate (High School Camp) May 31 Preschool – Water Play Day   PRAYER REQUESTS When you pray, remember… Russ Russell Mitzi Saint Sing SYMPATHY Karen Johnson in the death of her grandmother Merton Williams in the death of his son & Angela Adair in the death of her brother, Gary Williams Charles & Ann Bethany in the death of their niece and Chuck Bethany in the death of his cousin CONGRATULATION Brett & Mitzi Saint Sing in the birth of their son, Tyler. Grandparents are Bill & Wanda Saint Sing

Morrison Heights Baptist Church 3000 Hampstead Blvd | Clinton, MS 39056 601.924.5620 | www.morrisonheights.org

Preaching Series on the Scripture

Thank you for your enthusiastic response to the opening salvo in my new preaching series on the nature of Scripture.  I am looking forward to these next several weeks together.  One thing compels me in this series.  I have a strong desire to help people apply what they know to real questions, real problems, and real circumstances in their lives.  The Old Testament has two words to describe our responsibility with the Scripture: wisdom and knowledge.  It is important to know the Scripture but it is equally important to apply and obey the Scripture.  I hope we can show how to do both in this series.  Bring a friend.

Sunday is Mother’s Day

I thank God for my mother and her influence in my life on more levels than I can count.  I likewise rejoice in my wife, the mother of our three daughters, and count her a fabulous and devoted mother and grandmother.  I have also had the privilege of seeing two of our girls become mothers themselves and I am proud of their efforts to nurture their children toward Christ and Christlikeness.  I am indeed blessed.

However, Mother’s Day is a difficult day for many women.  Particularly for those who have struggled with infertility is Mother’s Day a difficult day.  Other women struggle with guilt or great disappointment in their parenting or their children’s life choices and want no part of hearing another sermon about being a great mother.  I have had women stop me in the hallway over the years and verify that I was NOT preaching on motherhood on Mother’s Day.  If I was, their intent was to head back home because of their disappointment in that subject.  So, I do not make it a practice every year to preach such a sermon but do so at 3-4 year intervals.

Nonetheless, God does have much to say about parenting (fathers and mothers) and our responsibilities to raise a godly seed.  We all fail at that task along the way and are utterly dependent upon grace to accomplish successful parenting.  Let me urge all parents to persevere in doing their very best to train and discipline their children in the ways of Christ…but pray boldly for God to do what you cannot or find difficult to do.  We are all needy of God’s help.

The Scripture has much to say about training children in devotion to Christ and righteous living.  Unfortunately, many families are too busy with a multitude of good things and the best things are left to chance.  I don’t like your chances if that is your parenting approach.  The good is often an enemy of the best and when it comes to our children, that is too high a price.  So, as we come down to the end of another school year and we are on the doorstep of another summer, let me urge you to redouble your efforts to teach and train your children well.  One day, they will be adults and they will be responsible for the next generation.  Let’s help them all we can to get it right for Jesus’ sake.  See you in church this Sunday!

Dr. Greg Belser

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – 2013 June 10-14   |   8:30 am – 11:30 am Registration is now available or sign up if you would like to volunteer. View more details or to register… COOKIES & LEMONADE NEEDED Starting Sunday we are collecting cookies (no peanut butter) and pre-sweetened lemonade for the kids participating in VBS. If you would like to donate, please drop off at the children’s check-in area. KIDS SUMMER CAMP – 2013 June 24-28 Summer is almost here and we are getting geared up. View more to register…. UPCOMING WOMEN MINISTRY EVENTS Check out all of the exciting events the Women’s Ministry has in story for this summer. View more details… PRESCHOOL – WATER PLAY TIME May 31  |  10:00 – noon  |  Hampstead Campus (must be 3 yrs old by 9/1/12) Snack provided Deadline to sign up May 24 SUMMER DESSERT IN-REACH/OUTREACH Monday, May 20, 2013  |  6:00 pm — Student Building Join us for some yummy desserts and make some contacts for your class and church. Summer has become our primary in-reach time, and we will offer another opportunity on July 22. Set these times as priority class events…rally the troops!  Every class needs to be represented! No report back, drop off visit materials in the drive-thru after visiting.  If you plan to attend, please let me know. I want to have enough desserts & family visit sheets for your class to contact. Email: msanders@morrisonheights.org or call Mary 601.925.6439 YOUNG ADULT SUMMER KICKOFF A gig for folks in their twenties Tuesday, May 21   |   5:30 pm Cookout, games, & worship around the fire. 2411 Neil Collins Road, Raymond CHURCH DIRECTORY & MORE Need to put a face to a name?  Then you’re in the right place!  Members can connect with others, view the online church directory and so much more. Check it out! View more details…

UPCOMING EVENTS May 18 Senior Recognition Brunch May 19 Senior Recognition Sunday May 20 Summer In-reach/Outreach May 20 Young Adult Worship Night May 21 Young Adult Summer Kickoff   PRAYER REQUESTS When you pray, remember… Mallie Kate Mathis Linda Wall Edith Burney SYMPATHY Betty Kainz in the death of her mother, Emma Wiggs Helen Blackwell in the death of her nephew, Vic Graham

Morrison Heights Baptist Church 3000 Hampstead Blvd | Clinton, MS 39056 601.924.5620 | www.morrisonheights.org

Much has been made over the last several weeks and months about the drift of our country away from its perceived Christian moorings.  While I have no intention of arguing the question as to whether our founders intended to start a Christian nation, it is undeniable that they intended to start a nation where religion and the subsequent benefits of religion could and would flourish.  Freedom to practice religion according to one’s conscience is a hallmark of our constitutional republic.

I will also argue that none of this nation’s founders could envision a nation where a sizable percentage of the population claimed to be irreligious at best and atheists at worst.  But it seems that is precisely where we find ourselves.  Eastern and Western states have long been fertile soil for free and independent thinking that increasingly prefers an a-religious lifestyle.  See 2011 data from Gallup for increasing proof of that.  We have come a long way indeed since the days of the founding of Harvard for the training of Congregationalist clergy, Yale for the training of the same, Brown by the Baptists, and Princeton with its strong ties to Presbyterianism.  Though those schools comprise some of the most prestigious in our country, they have neither affiliation or affinity for anything resembling a gospel focused church.  Top shelf academia finds little in common with Christ these days.

I could write for days about how small incremental shifts in academia and religion have resulted in this national circumstance, but I will spare you those thoughts today.  Instead, I will ask you to again consider with me how we should now respond?  It is obvious to me that we need look no farther than Jesus’ instruction to the wayward church at Ephesus in Revelation 2.  There, our Lord instructs the church to remember from where they have fallen and repent and do the deeds that first characterized their lives.  Remember and repent is a clear prescription for the churches in our country also.

But repentance is a twofold proposition involving moving from something and toward something else.  It is my conviction that repentance is not possible without the clear proclamation of the Bible.  In 2 Chronicles 34, Josiah is king of Judah and sets out to repair the house of the Lord which had been ignored by previous kings.  In the rubble, the construction workers found a copy of the Scripture and Josiah ordered it read publicly.  Upon hearing the word of the Lord and His expectations for His people, Josiah tore his clothes in humble repentance and proclaimed a national return to God.  This alone is what God requires of people, churches, and nations that would expect His mercy.

So, if repentance is necessary, what is the single most important thing we can do to facilitate our own repentance: individually, our church family, and our nation?  The answer is a return to Scripture, just as it was in the days of Josiah.

We do not suffer with a lack of access to Scripture.  Most of us own several Bibles that we equally ignore most of the time.  When we do read, we often treat God’s word as just another voice we can sift through amidst the din of others we respect.  But God’s word is not like any other voice.

I am going to spend the next 5 Sundays preaching about the Scripture and its place in our lives.  While that may sound dusty or boring to you, I assure it is not.  As an illustration, my stomach has turned in recent weeks over several cultural conversations on the national scene, including the trial of abortion doctor, Kermit Gosnell, who is being tried for murder in the deaths of one woman and several babies in his Philadelphia abortion office.  This case should be cut and dried but there is much handwringing and bet-hedging in the wider culture about ethics and what is appropriate in an abortion clinic.  Even Christians are debating the issues and questions…as if they have never read the Bible.  Our ultimate authority is not what is legal.  Our ultimate authority is God’s word.  Dr. Gosnell needs the blood of Jesus just as we do for his eternal soul but in this life, he needs a guilty verdict from the good citizens of Pennsylvania.  We have lost our morality, our ethics, our minds…because we have lost the Scripture.

So, I am fired up and ready to go.  Bring a friend.  I promise not to embarrass you or to yell like an old-timer, though I may cut loose a time or two.  We have to get back to believing that God’s word is the first and last word on everything.  God help us…or judge us…if we don’t.

Dr. Greg Belser

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – 2013 June 10-14   |   8:30 am – 11:30 am Registration is now available or sign up if you would like to volunteer. View more details or to register… COOKIES & LEMONADE NEEDED Starting Sunday we are collecting cookies (no peanut butter) and pre-sweetened lemonade for the kids participating in VBS. If you would like to donate, please drop off at the children’s check-in area. KIDS SUMMER CAMP – 2013 June 24-28 Summer is almost here and we are getting geared up. View more to register…. UPCOMING WOMEN MINISTRY EVENTS Check out all of the exciting events the Women’s Ministry has in story for this summer. View more details… ADULT LIFE GROUP LEADERSHIP MEETING Sunday, May 5 |  5:00-6:00 p.m.  |    Room C201 Led by Dr. Charles Scrive MEN’S IN DEPTH STUDY OF EPHESIANS Led by Larry Gafford Begins May 5  |  5:00 p.m.  |  Room C105  |  Cost:  $13 View more details… HISPANIC CHURCH FUNDRAISER Iglesia Hispana de Clinton (MHBC’s sister Spanish speaking church) is having a lunch fundraiser this Sunday to raise money for their Men’s Ministry trip to Promiser Keepers in Nashville. Looking for lunch this Sunday? Rib/Chicken Plate with yellow rice, beans & drink  =  $8.00 Morrison Drive Campus at the White House 11:00 am – 1:00 pm SUMMER DESSERT IN-REACH/OUTREACH Monday, May 20, 2013  |  6:00 pm — Student Building Join us for some yummy desserts and make some contacts for your class and church. Summer has become our primary in-reach time, and we will offer another opportunity on July 22. Set these times as priority class events…rally the troops!  Every class needs to be represented! No report back, drop off visit materials in the drive-thru after visiting.  If you plan to attend, please let me know. I want to have enough desserts & family visit sheets for your class to contact. Email: msanders@morrisonheights.org or call Mary 601.925.6439 CHURCH DIRECTORY & MORE Need to put a face to a name?  Then you’re in the right place!  Members can connect with others, view the online church directory and so much more. Check it out! View more details…

UPCOMING EVENTS May 5 Adult Life Group Leadership Meeting Men’s Study of Ephesians May 18 Senior Recognition Brunch May 19 Senior Recognition Sunday   PRAYER REQUESTS When you pray, remember… Linda Burkes, mother of Pennie Burkes Eugene Box SYMPATHY Family of Mary Guillory in her death Bettie May in the death of her brother-in-law, Johnny Cobb

Morrison Heights Baptist Church 3000 Hampstead Blvd | Clinton, MS 39056 601.924.5620 | www.morrisonheights.org