Kilpatrick Baptist Association
Connecting • Serving • Equipping
Tim Batchelor, Associational Missionary
Chanda Harbeson and Susan Batchelor, Ministry Assistants
Von Adkins, Financial Secretary
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
for North American Missions
National Offering Goal: 78 Million
Resources
Upcoming Events
Pastors Conference, Tuesdays @ 10:30am KBA Office​​​​​
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April 25-26 GA Baptist Women's Spring Event, Abilene BC in Martinez
April 26 Disaster Relief Training, FBC Thomson
April 27 KBA Great Commission Rally
May 1 National Day of Prayer
May 2 Association VBS Clinic, Wrens BC @ 6pm
May 8 KBA Truck-loading Day for Children's Home, deadline 12 noon at KBA Office
July 12-18 West Virginia Mission Trip
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FBC Thomson: Young at Heart Luncheon
Tuesday, April 8th @ 11am More Info​
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FBC Thomson: Holy Week Schedule
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New Hope BC: Axios "Come As You Are" Youth Worship, April 18th, 6:45-8:45 pm More Info
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New Hope BC: Community Wide Tent Revival, April 18th-20th, 6:30 pm More Info
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Damascus: Organ for sale​​​​​
Kilpatrick Baptist Association
April Newsletter 2025
Missionary Moment
by Tim Batchelor
Have you ever thought about where we get the word “Easter” from? After a little research I discovered that no one is exactly sure why we call “Easter” Easter. Apparently in most non- English traditions Christians refer to the celebration of Christ’s resurrection as the Passover. As for the English word “Easter,” some have alleged that the word is derived from the names of pagan goddesses, and therefore Easter is just a Christianized word that once referred to pagan deities. Others have argued that such a connection is tenuous at best. While it is uncertain where the English came up with the term “Easter,” it is clear what the term Easter means to us today. Easter refers to the celebration of the glorious resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
A better theory as to why we call Resurrection Sunday “Easter” is found in Matthew 24:27. This verse tells us that "For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.” As Christians our celebration of our Lord’s resurrection looks in two directions. We look back in time to that glorious day when He arose. It was His resurrection in time past that gives us a blessed hope today as we await His future coming. And so, we also look Eastward for His blessed appearing, thus, we call Resurrection Sunday “Easter.”
WV/VA 2025 Registration Information is Available Here:
Great
Commission
Rally
April 27
Sweetwater Baptist Church
6 PM
Keynote Speaker:
Dwain Carter
GBMB Missions Mobilization
and
Disaster Relief Director
Breakout Sessions:
Sunday School: Matt Ward
Music: Mark Bowers
Evangelism: Don Cummings
WMU: Donna Hadden
Disaster Relief: Mike Greenwell
WV Missions: David Harbeson
"That Kid": Emily Furr
ASSOCIATION VBS CLINIC
May 2nd, 6PM
Wrens Baptist Church
more details
Mill Creek holds Bible Drill!
Pictured are:
Leader Susan Swint, Christian Davis (2nd year driller) Addilyn Osborne (1st year driller) Bella Davis (2nd year driller) Mary Kaylyn Brooks (2nd year driller) and Kylie Spear (1st year driller)
HBA/KBA Association Bible Drill
April 2nd, Wrens BC, 6:30 PM
Regional Bible Drill
April 15th, FBC Cochran, Beginning @ 3:30
State Bible Drill
May 10th, FBC Barnesville
KBA Media
Center Update
We have several new Bible Studies that you will want to explore in the KBA Library. Most come with video access to help with your preparation and presentation. Take a look at our new listings, then stop by to check out the Study Guide.
OVERCOMING TODAY’S CHALLENGES
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Ephesians 3:14-21
“I have been praying for you!” What an encouragement when someone says that to you, especially when you have been going through a dry spell and may be in need of a spiritual recharge. In Ephesians 3:14-21, Paul reminded the believers at Ephesus that he was praying for them. He became specific in stating what he was asking the Lord to do for them. Let’s review his prayer for their spiritual recharge. Since these verses are God’s inspired Word to us, we will want to embrace this prayer today as it is also spoken over us.
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Paul remembers that prayer always runs to “God’s glorious riches.” In the hymn Rock of Ages, Augustus Toplady wrote: “Nothing in my hand I bring, simply to the Cross I cling.” With empty pockets, Paul prayed for the Ephesians; however, he knew that he had access to God’s glorious riches. Paul emphasizes four encouraging phrases that offer spiritual recharge to every believer.
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(1) POWER: “…that He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being.”
Left to ourselves, most of us find life’s challenges draining. The unrelenting return of daily demands can sap our strength. Life’s routines often become monotonous. We can even find ourselves weary in well doing. Energy drinks and protein bars may give us a boost but only for a brief moment. Even the inspiration of a devotional book or invigoration of a Bible conference can quickly dissipate. Must we resign ourselves to the frequent symptoms of spiritual fatigue?
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