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Evangeline & Gulf Coast Baptist Associations


PO Box 81244
Lafayette, LA 70598-1244
337.237.6956 * Fax: 337.237.4319

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You are invited to a reception honoring

Bert & Deedy Langley


on

Sunday, December 28, 2014


at 4:00 PM
at First Baptist Church, Lafayette, LA
This is an opportunity to thank Bert and Deedy for twenty years
of faithful service to the Lord and to the churches of

Evangeline Baptist Association.

Publication of Evangeline & Gulf Coast Baptist Associations


of the Louisiana Baptist Convention

December 2014/January 2015


Volume 42, No. 8

DOM Lines

Counselors Corner

Bert Langley, Director of


Missions
O, THE WONDER OF IT ALL!
John MacArthur said, If we
could condense all the truths
of Christmas into only three words, these would
be the words: 'God with us. In theological
circles, the same three words have been reduced
to one word - incarnation. In Jesus, God took
upon HIMSELF human flesh. Christmas
celebrates the awesome and amazing fact that
God is grander, wiser and more mysterious than
we could have ever imagined [Dan Schaeer,
pastor/author].
The Apostle John, in one of his letters (1 John),
described the incarnation when he wrote,
The life appeared; we have seen it and
testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal
life, which was with the Father and has appeared
to us. We proclaim to you what we have s e e n
and heard, so that you also may have fellowship
with us. And our fellowship is with the Father
and with his Son, Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:1-4)
The wonder of Christmas is not about Mary or
Joseph, shepherds or angels, kings or wise men,
but it is that God, who created mankind in HIS
image, took upon HIMSELF the image of mankind.
In his letter to the church at Philippi, the apostle
Paul described the wonder of the birth of Jesus
when he wrote he made himself nothing by
taking the very nature of a servant, being made in
human likeness. (Philippians 2:7)
Michael English in his song Mary, Did You
Know? certainly captures the wonder of it all. I
particularly like the part where it says,
Did you know that your baby boy
Has walked where angels trod?
When you've kissed your little baby
Then you've kissed the face of God.
Deedy and I pray that the wonder of our Lords
birth will fill your hearts and homes this Christmas.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a blessed New Year.

Mary Langford, Counselor

Tomorrow I will attend my


first-ever Reveal party. I am most
interested to see what will
transpire. Apparently, the idea is
that when parents-to-be learn the gender of their
unborn child, they invite friends and family to share
the news and celebrate. Im pleased to be asked to
participate in this happy gathering which is a unique
entry to my social calendar. The more Ive thought
about it, however, the more I realize that this kind of
before-the fact announcing is not new at all. As we
enter the Christmas season, we will probably hear
many times those wonderful Old Testament prebirth announcements. Long before Jesus came to
earth, Isaiah said, For to us a child is born, to us a
son is given.
The people at tomorrows party will be
pleased to know whether they need to buy pink or
blue baby gifts, but thats about all they will be able
to learn about the little one whose birthday is still
months away. Nothing will be told of the childs
personality or future achievements. God gave
Isaiah more information to share: And the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be
called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Those of us
who know Him can attest to the truth of Isaiahs
prediction. He is our daily Counselor and Guide,
powerful God, gracious Father, source of Peace.
This is what we celebrate at Christmas.
Every week I meet with clients who are
longing for His guidance, His power, His comfort,
His peace. I try to remind them that the Christmas
baby grew up to be the one who was always ready
to dispense peace. One of His favorite greetings
was, Peace be unto you. And He promised to
give a peace that others will not understand and
that does not depend on circumstances.
If we concentrate on all the sickness,
perversion and evil in todays world, we can become
very fearful, angry, and discouraged. Those things
are true. But they are not the only truth. The other
glorious truth is that God gave a Reveal party in
Bethlehem hundreds of years ago. He sent His Son
to reveal what the Father is like, to show us how to
live and to give us peace. My wish for you is that
your heart and home will be filled with this special
peace at Christmas and throughout the new year.

December/January Events

December/January Events

Evangeline Association - December

Gulf Coast Association - December

1-7

Week of Prayer for International


Missions/Lottie Moon Christmas
Oering
11
EBA Pastors/Sta/Council Christmas
Fellowship; Petroleum Club; 6:30 pm
24-31 EBA Oce Closed

1-7

Evangeline Association - January

Gulf Coast Association - January

4-11
8

4-11 January Bible Study: Deuteronomy


9-10 GCA Pastors Retreat; ABC Camp
17
Brotherhood Breakfast; Calumet; 8 am
24
Baptist Mens Wild Game Supper; Bayou
Vista; 6 pm

13
20

January Bible Study: Deuteronomy


Missions Development Committee
Meeting; 10:30 am; EBA Oce
Ministers Conference; TBA; 10:30 am
EBA Executive Board Meeting; EBA
Oce; 11:30 am

Week of Prayer for International


Missions/Lottie Moon Christmas Oering
2
GCA Pastors/Sta/Wives Christmas
Fellowship; Immanuel, Morgan City;
Pot Luck; 6:30 pm
24-31 EBA Oce Closed

Louisiana Baptists - December

Louisiana Baptists - January

1-7

4-11 January Bible Study: Deuteronomy


24
WMU Missions Camping Workshop
26-27 Evangelism Conference-Shreveport

1 2 7 10 15 -

Week of Prayer for International


Missions/Lottie Moon Christmas
Oering
Hymn Playing Festival

Mike Walker; The Bayou


Heather (Mrs. Jonathan) Moore; Immanuel, MC
Tammilee (Mrs. Steven) Kelly; Bayou Vista
Janice (Mrs. Ed) Downs; FBC New Iberia
David Mitchell; FBC Youngsville
Lonnie Cleveland; Beau Basin
16 - Nick Peters; FBC Carencro
Julie (Mrs. Lyndale) Holloway; The Bayou
21 - Rebekah (Mrs. Joe) Garner; Christ Church
22 - Ron Dubois; FBC Lafayette
23 - Ellen (Mrs. Marty) Romero; Baldwin
27 - Steve Younger, Emmanuel
28 - Jan (Mrs. Mark) Gaudin
30 - Marilynn (Mrs. Luther) Burney, FBC Lafayette

1 8 12 13 16 19 24 25 26 28 29 -

Mary Langford; EBA Counselor


Brad Gill; FBC, Lafayette
Rodney Chitwood; The Bridge Fellowship
Robert Burdeaux; Parks
Kevin Williams; Highland
Lonnie Budd; Retired
Jamie (Mrs. Chad) Thibodeaux; Vatican
Mark Gaudin
Dore Langley; Retired
Noah Langley; Retired
Wallace Primeaux; Esther
Chili Graham; Loreauville

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