Sardis Baptist Church

Worship service 7/4/2021

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: Psalms 33:12 says. Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the Lord, the people He has chosen as his own inheritance. This will be our scripture this Sunday morning. As you might see, my title is ‘Blessed is the Nation’! This being July 4th, it is quite appropriate ! As I watch our country, seeing what it could be, then seeing what it has become, I feel, as we celebrate the founding of this country, that we seriously need to loo...k as what GOD has called us to be! The propaganda . that we hear daily, does not conform to what GOD is telling us! I plan to talk about our history and our future. GOD is still, and always will be in charge! Because we believe that, how do we act and react each day? Come and let us explore what his word says! Yours in Christ; Jim Newsome

Worship service 6/20/2021

Worship service 6/13/2021

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me! Interesting that we all note,that words CAN hurt us! What if you are given a nickname that you hate, but everyone calls you that? What if you like the nickname? In Scripture, we see people with nicknames. This Sunday, I am going to talk about three of them. ‘Son of Thunder’, ‘Rock’, and ‘ Son of Encouragement’. My title is ‘What Do People Call You?’ Our S...criptures are from Mark 3:17, John 2:42, and Acts 4:36. There are many reasons for nicknames, so what would you be called, if we had to make up a name for you? But, of more importance as a Christian, what would you like your nickname to be? I believe that we have a choice in this matter. How we live our lives each day, sets the tone for how people see us. When we are young, we may not have a choice in what we are called, but now in our lives.. we certainly do! Family night this coming Sunday night. Plan to come! Yours in Christ; Jim Newsome

Worship service 6/6/21

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: We are having our Bible School this week and I love hearing the children saying, I did not think this would be fun, but it is! To see their faces, to know that they are learning about Jesus Christ, and to hear that some have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, is the greatest blessing!... Thanks to Tara and Chris for putting this together! Thank also to all the workers that have made this opportunity for these children to hear about Christ and learn of him! What a great week! I will be preaching this Sunday, about not only the opportunity we have been given, but also the responsibility that we have to teach our children! My topic is, ‘What Children Need!’ Our Scripture is from Joshua 4: 1-9. As parents and as a church, we have been taught that ‘ Jesus Loves the Little Children’ and that means we, as a church, must too! We do our best to feed, clothe, shelter, and care for their needs. But, we are Spiritual Creatures made by a Spiritual GOD, and we must care for their Spiritual lives also. Too often we do a good job with their physical needs and fall down in the most important area of their lives! So, I want to look at how we can be the ‘ The Parents’ we need to be, and ‘The Church’ we need to be! I look forward to seeing you this Sunday as we worship our GOD! Yours in Christ; Jim Newsome

Worship service 5/30/2021

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: This coming Sunday and we will be celebrating the Lords Supper. I trust each one of you will want to attend! I am going to ask that you read 1 Corinthians 11: 27-32, before you come. We should always prepare to go into the presence of GOD, but we are often so busy we just do not make the time. But seriously, if you are going to meet GOD, don’t you think you would want to make preparation? We all will meet him face-to-face som...e day, but don’t we expect him to be in our worship of him also! He hit me with that reminder, earlier this week! So prepare, for we will start our service a little different this Sunday. We will begin with, for a lack of a lack of a better name, a time of decompression! To quietly prepare ourselves to meet and worship our GOD! I trust this will be pleasing to him! Because of Memorial Day, we will not have our regular evening services this week. Yours in Christ; Jim Newsome

Worship service 5/23/2021

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: This Sunday we are celebrating the graduation of two of our own! Jeremiah Fry and Garston Townsend have completed their studies and we are pleased to honor them! Chris Townsend will be preaching for us and sharing a special message for our graduates, and us! We hope that you will be there to share the joy of their accomplishments and worship our GOD!... Last Sunday night we began our Family Night activities for the first time in over a year. I was very pleased at our crowd and as we again shared a meal and then met for our Mission Studies. Plan to come next month! This Sunday night, at 6:00 pm, we will have our Bible Study and Prayer time and again would love to see you there! Please keep your prayers going for those on our prayer list and any others that are on your list! These are trying times and we will not get through them without our GOD! See you Sunday! Yours in Christ Jim Newsome

Being old, I still have recorded in my mind the prophetic words of ‘Pogo the Possum’; We have met the enemy, and it is us! We, in the USA, and other places also, are in the third phase of GOD releasing us to our own sinful ways! Romans 1:28 says that he turns us over to a ‘ Reprobate or debased mind!’ That is happening, because we do not have him firmly, in the very center of our minds and hearts! We have pushed him out, to do things as we please! Great is our fall, fo...r looking through history, we are not the first to do this! PRAY!!!

Worship service 10/25/20

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: My sermon topic this coming Sunday, October 26, 2020, will be Christian Character with my scripture coming from Matthew 5: 13-16. We will look at what others need to see in us, to a decide if being a Christian is real! I trust you will join us.... Please remember that our worship service will be live on our Sardis Baptist Church (Rayle) Facebook page. I hope this moving from my Facebook page, to the church Facebook page, has not been difficult. I will post it on my Facebook page later. Also, please note that the Georgia Baptist Association meeting, which is open to all, may be viewed in our social hall at 4:00pm. It will be held on Zoom, so that all who come may participate in a safe fashion. This meeting is to handle needed business and should take less than an hour. Deacons, please remember that we will meet in the social hall at 5:00pm. Our Bible Study and Prayer Meeting will follow at 6:00pm. Hope to see you there! Yours in Christ Jim Newsome

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: On this coming Sunday, Oct 25, 2020 the Georgia Baptist Association will be holding it’s fall meeting. It will at 4:00 pm, live on Zoom. You will have the opportunity to be a part of this meeting by joining us in our social hall. I look forward seeing you there. We will have our deacons meeting in the social hall at 5:00 pm, right after this meeting.... One on our Rayle residents, Tracy Dorton, had a heart attack and wrecked his truck. He has not been able to work since then. They are having a Barbeque fund raiser for this family. Tickets can be purchased at Bonnie’s Bargain Barn. Yours in Christ: Jim Newsome

Worship service 10/18/20

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family And Friends: A heads up for all that follow our worship services. Starting this Sunday our services will no longer be on my Facebook page. You may view the service on the Sardis Baptist Church Facebook page. Since there are a number of them, it is listed as a church: Baptist, and Rayle, GA. This weekend, Karan and I will be at the Georgia Baptist Pastor and wife Wellness Retreat. Please pray for traveling mercies. This is our first out...ing since Karan has been sick. We are looking forward to this time! Chris will be preaching in my absence and also leading the Sunday Night Bible Study and Prayer time! I trust you will support him. May GOD Bless You! Jim Newsome

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: This coming Sunday we will continue our regular Bible study at 10:00am, our Worship Service at 11:00 am, and our Bible Study and Prayer time at 6:00 pm. The sermon topic is Death Where is Your Sting? Our scripture is from 1 Corinthians 15: 50-58 and John 11:17-44. Last Sunday we looked at overcoming the world and this Sunday, the plan of GOD in overcoming death!... It has been good seeing many of you back in your places and I hope to see more this Sunday! Keep Sardis Baptist Church and each other in your prayers1 Yours in Christ: Jim Newsome

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: Tomorrow I will be preaching on The Testimony of GOD! Our scripture is from 1 John 5:1-12. We will be having our Bible study time at 10:00am, and our worship time at 11:00am. Hope to see you there! We still plan to stream our worship service on Facebook.... We will have our church conference tomorrow, so if anyone has any business, tomorrow is the time to deal with it. We will be beginning our evening Bible Study tomorrow night at 6:00 pm. This is a time of open discussion and quite informal. We always conclude with a time of prayer. This is for personal, community, Church, and any special needs that are on your heart. May GOD bless each of you! Yours in Christ: Jim Newsome

Dear Sardis Baptist Family and Friends: Please remember our prayer time for Repentence and Spiritual Awakening tomorrow, Saturday, September 26, 2020, in our sanctuary. Many others in our country will be praying at this time also! It will be from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm. If you cannot be there for any of that time, please remember to pray, wherever you may be! This Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 11:00 am, we will again be worshiping in our sanctuary. The sermon topic wi...ll be, Planting Trees and our Scripture will be from 1 Chronicles 22:1-16. We will also have Bible study at 10:00 am for adults and children. The children will stay in the social hall for children’s church at 11:00 am. We will also be live on Facebook for our 11:00 am service. I understand that there was a delay in the broadcast for some of you last week, at the start of the service. Thank You for still being faithful in spite of minor disruption. I look forward to our time together in all of our services, tomorrow and Sunday! We still request face masks entering and leaving church and social distancing inside. You may remove your masks while seated. I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord! Psalms 122:1 Yours in Christ; Jim Newsome

Dear Sardis Baptist Family and Friends: This coming Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 we will be hosting a time of prayer in our Sanctuary. It will be from 12:00 noon till 2:00 pm. This will coincide with the prayer march in Washington, D.C. and we will be praying for the following objectives!... 1. That GOD will the heal the division in our nation! 2. That GOD will guide our leaders! 3. That Religious Freedom will be held high! 4. That GOD will pour out his Spirit on this Nation! This prayer march is headed by Franklin Graham and his team. Come for all or part of this time of prayer or pray at home. Just please consider your prayers important. Yours in Christ; Jim Newsome

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends: This Sunday, September 20, 2020, we will continue with our Bible study for adults and children at 10:00 am. Adults will meet in the Sanctuary and our children will meet in the fellowship hall. Worship will be in the Sanctuary at 11:00am with children staying in the fellowship hall! ... We hope to see as many as feel safe to come. We are still wearing masks entering and leaving our buildings and also observe the six foot rule. We thank you for caring about everybody’s safety at this time! My sermon is Come and See with our scripture coming from John 1. I use this often, for it is one of my favorite scriptures and I hope it will help us as we renew ourselves! I trust that you are, in this difficult time, letting your light shine for all those watching you and that are in need of a Savior and his guiding hand! See you Sunday! Yours in Christ: Jim Newsome

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends!: This coming Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, we will be having our regular worship service at 11:00 am. We will have our adult Bible study at 10:00am, and we will be adding our Children’s Bible study at 10:00 am also. During the worship time, Chris will be having our Children’s church in the fellowship hall.... Please be in prayer as we return to our regular schedule! It has been a long time and we are all excited to be back to study and worship GOD! This Sunday’s sermon is Taking Christ with You! . Acts 1: 8 will be our focal scripture! Looking forward to seeing you there! For those not able to be there, we plan to be live on Facebook. Yours in Christ; Jim Newsome

Dear Sardis Baptist Family and Friends: I have been pleased to see the church starting back! I am so glad Chris was able to preach and lead in this time! I will be back in the pulpit this Sunday! We think that Karan has had her immunity level come back up! The doctor says to be careful but she is stronger!... My sermon is Where Do We Start?. Our scripture is from Luke 19:10 and 1 Peter 3:15. I have been thinking about our restart and how much we have missed! Time to get going! See you there! Bible Study for Adults. 10:00am Worship. 11:00 am Yours in Christ; Jim Newsome I will be on Facebook from church this Sunday

Dear Sardis Baptist Church Family and Friends; Tomorrow, August 30, 2020, we will again have our adult Bible study at 10:00 am, in the Sanctuary. We will then have our worship service at 11:00am with Chris preaching. We ask you to keep healthy and wear your mask to enter and exit and remain at a safe distance. ... Karan’s doctor said that she should have her immune system stronger by Labor Day. Baring any setbacks, I plan to be back in the pulpit for the September 6,2020 service! Sometime this coming week, Karan is going to have some throat surgery to remove some problems arising from her intubation. Although it saved her life, we are hearing of a number of people who have had problems with this procedure. Please keep us in your prayers. Please keep Bonnie Boatwright, in your prayers also. She is having a difficult time. I will be preaching, on Facebook, about Gratitude. My scripture will be taken from Luke 7: 36-50. I am anxious to be back home at Sardis very soon! My prayers are with each of you and I trust tomorrow will be a great day of worship, whether you are at church or with me on Facebook! Yours in Christ Jim Newsome