Hephzibah Baptist Association
Associational Missionary Tim Batchelor
Hephzibah Baptist Association
October 2025
Missionary Moment
by Tim Batchelor
I have heard the report about You and I fear. O Lord, revive your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy. Habakkuk 3:2
Over the past 20 years and particularly over the past ten years we have seen a moral and spiritual darkness descend across our nation and the western world in general that we could not have imagined 30 or 40 years ago. For years we have watched our communities suffer the impacts of drug and alcohol abuse along with domestic violence and the breakdown of the family. Ten years ago this nation shook its first at God as it welcomed “gay marriage” as the law of the land. Since that time the same folks who insisted that two men or two women could marry have told us that boys can become girls and girls can become boys and in many cases communities and the law has agreed. Who would have thought that we would find ourselves at such a low ebb as a culture that a significant percentage of children would become confused over their sex…but that’s where we find ourselves. In the meantime, marriage rates are at an all-time low as are birth rates. Our society has lost its will to reproduce itself. In the meantime, church attendance has declined sharply over the past 20 years as has those who identify themselves as Christian.
Calendar
January 26 - February 2:
Ecuador Mission Trip
Upcoming Events
KBA/HBA Media
Center Update
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Students Participate in
Association Bible Drill
Upcoming Events
Pastors Conference, Tuesdays @ 10:30am Sweetwater BC Fellowship Hall
Georgia Baptist Children's Home, Baxley Campus, Christmas Gifts due by noon at the KBA Office
GBDR Unit 2F News
Unit 2F (Feeding) cooked and served the paricipants of GBDR Chainsaw and Heavy Equipment Training in Sandersville.
GBDR Unit 4R News
Unit 4R (Cleanup and Recovery) participated in Heavy Equipment Training in Sandersville. They were able to practice using their new to them skid steer and the heavy equipment owned by Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief.
The Best and Worst News
“God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.” Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT
Here’s a sentence – one sentence – that is at once both the best and worst news you’ve ever heard. Heaven is a perfect place!! To know there is a place free from sin and the horrible consequences of sin and full of the presence of our perfect God and all the benefits that flow from Him is truly the best news. In fact, there is only perfection in heaven – perfect beauty, perfect goodness – because if there was anything in heave less than perfect, heaven would cease to be heaven.
Suddenly, then, that just became the worst news I’ve ever heard – for one simple reason: I’m not perfect. Never have been. Many works in my life have been awful, . . .
Blythe BC is looking for a bivocational Family Ministry Coordinator.19
FBC Thomson Young at Heart, Tuesday, November 11th, 11am
FBC Thomson, Home for Christmas Tour Concert, November 29th, 6pm
Sharon BC, Hayride Thru the Life of Christ, December 11-14, 7-9pm
FBC Thomson, Drive-Thru Nativity, December 7-9, 7-9pm
Kilpatrick Baptist Association
October 2025
Missionary Moment
by Tim Batchelor
One evening while I was in Ecuador a couple of weeks ago, I found myself at a "wake" for an elderly church member who had died the day before. People from the church and community gather at the home of the deceased where might be a Bible message and a time of sharing along with a meal at some point. They will be there late into the night and generally, everyone sits silently. I broke protocol and began to introduce myself and converse with the folks around me in hope of striking up a gospel conversation. As it turns out, an elderly man sitting near me was the pastor of a church that meets in a little building high up on the side of a mountain eight or ten miles by road away. As we talked, he began to share the story of how he came to Christ
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KBA Media
Center Update
KBA Library is growing!
Please see the list of new items available for checkout. There are many other resources available as well. Stop by the office to see if you find something that meets a need for you, your small group, or church.
You can see the new resources by clicking here!