West Lake Baptist
by Naomi Bledsoe

The Super Bowl of Singing: "Living Proof," a country gospel group from Jacksonville, was in concert at WLBC on Sunday from 3:00-4:00 p.m. sharing a refreshing blend of originally composed songs, combining tight vocals with billboard-chart quality strings (the dobro, mandolin, guitars, bass, banjo, and keyboard). The group, which does not seek to mimic the sound of other famous quartets, has been blessed with an amazing gift to write fresh material and minister with a unique sound driven by God's call on their lives. The group which is a ministry of Emmanuel Baptist Church has two CDs and an active concert schedule.

New Members: We are pleased to welcome Dustin Walker, Miranda Thurmond, Jim Stanley, Carol Tutor, Valerie Murphy, and Jeff and Marty Yanez to the WLBC family.

Discipleship University (DU): The spring semester of DU starts Sunday, March 2nd. Course includes: "Crown Financial: Biblical Financial Study," (a DVD-based 10- week, Crown Ministries course on the biblical principles of money management, taught by Charley Fuller and Dennis Melton; "The Answers Academy " (DVD-based study on origins/creation/evolution) taught by Clayton Nicolardi who is a WLBC member and is employed as a biologist; "Beth Moore Bible Study" (an indepth DVD-based Bible study for ladies,) taught by Cindy Pierce; "Thursday Night Ladies Bible Study" (a popular topical study for women offered on Thursday nights and led by Tanya Essary).

Breckenridge Village Valentine Banquet: Will be held at WLBC on February 13th from 10:00am-noon in the fellowship hall, to include food, activities, etc.

Easter Choir Concert: "He is Risen" will be performed by the Celebration Choir on Sunday, March 16th. WLBC choirs meet at the following times: the Celebration Choir, Wednesdays at 7:15p.m.; the Kidz Praise Choir (children), Wednesdays at 6:30 and led by Nancy Hopson; Singin' Saintz Senior Adult Choir, Thursdays 9:30- 11:00a.m.; West Lake Praise Ensemble (praise team and worship band,) Sundays at 9:00 a.m.

West Lake Food Bank: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 10:00am-2:00pm.

"Turning Your SMALL Steps Into BIG Feats" is the title of the pastor's new Sunday morning sermon series on Jesus' Parable of the Talents. In our success crazed world, we often equate bigger with better, while ignoring the value of the many important small things that God has called us to do well. In this new series, we'll explore life principles explaining the BIG picture of God's call on our lives, and we'll discover how God often works to bring about the really BIG things by calling us to be faithful in many SMALL ways. Message titles in the series include: "Little Feats: Finding the Big Value of Small Things"; "Happy Feats: Living for the Smile (of God)"; "Financial Feats: Using Big Faith with a Small Wallet."

WMU Book Review: The WMU recently held a book review led by Linda McQuaid entitled "Great Women in Christian History."