November Newsletter 2023

Attendees:                                                                                                                                                                              Knowing our Labor is NOT in Vain in the Lord, I Cor 15:58, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”; and that Being Obedient to GO Out and Compel others to come in, is Right, Luke 14:23, “And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.. It proves to be Rewarding! In our last newsletter I mentioned our Saturday Blitz of passing out 800 flyers for our Friend Day, Not one of our visitors came from that distribution, BUT our Church was Edified and Encouraged from another carrying and concerned church that went visiting with us that day and those that visited for our Friend Day were from people in our church inviting their extended families and friends, Amen!!!   A few have stayed, some we are still working on. Thank you Lord and Thank you Calvary Chapel! Since our Friend Day on September 24^that Old Paths Baptist Church, the Lord has brought some other visitors our way. A family who used to attend a while ago, came back. The husband who we have never met until we visited them at home about two weeks ago, has also been coming. They have two children, an older teen and one about 10 years old. There also has been a couple coming with her teen daughter with a teen daughter after they called me at the church and I went to visit them at their request. We thank God for giving the increase.    

Ladies Bible Study:

My wife asked, Kathryn Dornbirer if she would like to teach a ladies Bible study on Tuesday evenings. There are 6 ladies who signed up and one lady joined the Bible study last week. Bad and Disturbing Circumstances can turn to your good and God’s Glory if we let God have His Way in our l lives. We are thankful to see God working AND I’M SURE HE IS NOT DONE YET!!! Joseph’s, David’s, Job’s and Daniel’s Convictions Did Not Change, Nether Did Their Devotion to the Lord during Circumstances that were thrown at them.    

Baptism/Electrical Work:

A mother and her daughter got baptized this month, Jackie discipled Cathy earlier this year. They have been at Old Paths for 3 years. They professed being saved, just never became a member through Scriptural Baptism. It was so good to see them follow Christ in baptism. The spirit in the Church was at a good level!!! Kathy’s husband who is also a faithful attendee did some electrical work in our downstairs fellowship hall. We are trying to only heat up the basement with some electric heaters instead of turning on the heat for the whole building. (For the Ladies Bible Study). He ran some more wiring and separated the lights from the outlets.   

Receiving Baptist Certificate

Harvest Dinner:

On November 12^th, we invited Light House Baptist, Bucyrus, to join us in a Harvest Dinner. We had about 30 people for the dinner. Including the two families that came in October after our Friend Day. We had plenty of good food, gave out some door prizes and had a good time in the Lord. It Went Well!

Prayer Requests & Thank Yous:

Please Pray for us as we seek support and continued support. We have been to two more churches in October which seem to be hopeful supporters. WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL THAT SUPPORT US IN THE WORK GOD HAS US DOING. 

Bits Of Bread:

“O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” – Psalm 107:1

Giving Thanks To God Is:(1)Expected,“Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! (Repeatedly said) – Psalm 107:8,15,21,31;(2)Due Him, The Lord, “And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.” “And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?” – Luke 17:16-17;(3)What His Dear Children Do, “But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.” – Ephesians 5:3-4; (4)To Be The Fruit Of Our Lips, “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.” – Hebrews 13:15

                                                                                                                       

Matthew J Siekbert

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING and A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

 

September Newsletter 2023

Saturday Blitz:                                                                                                     We have prepared 800 “Friend Day” packets, included in each packet is, an invitation flyer, a John and  Romans and our church card in it. We have passed them out on visitation and those in our church to their co-workers etc. On September 16, a group of about 18 folks from Calvary Chapel Baptist Church in Minister OH, came to help us pass out the 800 flyers. We still have about 100 left to be passed out, but we will get those passed out this week. We had pizza and fellowship afterwards. Some of our ladies brought dessert and drinks. It was an encouragement and blessing to our church. We are thankful to them for helping. Please pray for this special Day, “Friend Day” this Sunday, September 24th.  After passing out our flyer packets and right before having pizza we all gathered together and had some testimonies about our visits. One of the testimonies that was given was of a lady at one of the houses that said, “It was something pleasant to see church people going down the streets visiting door to door”; Another testimony was of a widow lady that was saved in a Baptist Church in her early married years, moved to Bucyrus when her husband died and is looking for a good church to go to; Another testimony was from Pastor Dan’s wife. She got to meet a young lady that she and Pastor Dan led to the Lord years ago. Since that time the young lady got into sin and trouble, but now is trying to get out of that. My testimony of our Saturday Blitz is that seeing and hearing those people from our church, and 3 of them not members yet, being very excited to come out and do a work for God and see, and fellowship with another like-minded church that is excited and cares was a good dose of what our young church needed.

Those from Calvary Chapel - Blitz

Calvary Chapel - Lunch

Friends from CLBC Medina on Friends Day

Baptismal/Membership Classes:

The lady Jackie discipled earlier this year, she and her teen daughter have finished up the baptismal/ membership classes that I had with them. They have been saved for several years but never got baptized  since attending Old Paths for over 2 years. We are now working on a date for them getting baptized. We are excited to see them grow in the Lord. 

Travels and Encouragement:

We are so thankful to our churches that have continued with us, being burdened and in support of us as church planters in the USA trying to make a difference in OUR COUNTRY taking on Old Paths Baptist Church Strengthening it, and Growing it! Old Paths Baptist Church is a small church that’s not that old, but can play a vital part in OUR COUNTRY’S spiritual need. We have traveled to Pennsylvania where we had 2 churches that we were in on Sunday September 3^rd. Going to our churches who have supported us for 20+ years and the memories and people in our churches we love them and are our extended church family who have had a part  in our ministry. GOD BLESS YOU!!! Pray for us as we seek support and continued support!

 

Bits Of Bread: “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.” – Jude 1:20-23                 

Matthew J Siekbert