Check out our pictures and more from our annual Sweetheart’s Banquet. It was a great night to celebrate the ones we love. Hope to see you next year!

You can click on a photograph to go to Picasa Web Albums and email it to a friend, download it to your computer, download the entire album, or order prints online.

Watch our men show their expressions of love…

…and our parody of a classic love song….er, song about love! ;)

…and finally, check out the slideshow from all of the Sweethearts’ Banquets of yesteryear. We have pictures from almost every year, along with some video of the “entertainment.”

Sweetheart’s Banquet Slideshow from Matthew Hiatt on Vimeo.

At our last Fellowship Meal, we took a few minutes to honor the kids who worked so hard in Bible Bowl 2009. Everyone took home a special “Bible Bowl News” paper, and heard recaps of scores and awards. What you might not have heard, was that our kids entered the Sweet 16 in 3rd place. Not that there’s any competition involved, but that’s better than Walnut Street, White Bluff, or any other congregation in the county! :) We’re proud of their hard work!

If you’d like a taste of what they learned, check out Zipped PDF’s of Bible Bowl Questions, and the Newsletter. Way to go teams!!

Bible Bowl 2009 was a great success. Congratulations to the Burns teams which did better than ever in studying the gospel of John.

Enjoy this slideshow of our pictures!

Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make our 2009 Revival and Campaign a success. The teams from Burns and from all over the southeast (Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas) knocked on over 2,500 doors. The seed of God’s word has been planted all over, and we know that as we and others water, God will grant the increase.

Here’s what we did…

• Summer Revival: It is a revival because we want to bring new life back to the Burns community. It’s obvious that even in this economy, our town is continuing to grow. We want to make sure the town’s numerical and fiscal growth is outpaced by it’s spiritual growth. Join us for five special preaching sessions
  • “But what does Jesus say?” Wednesday, June 17th at 7:00pm
  • “The Gospel by Grace through Faith” Thursday, June 18th at 7:00pm
  • “Born Again of Water and the Spirit” Friday, June 19th at 7:00pm
  • “Almost Persuaded” Saturday, June 20th at 7:00pm
  • “The Power, the Pain, and the Price of the Cross” Sunday, June 21st at 10:00am
• Here’s a postcard invitation to our revival

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The Power, the Pain, and the Price of the Cross (Eddie Lawson): (Revival 2009) by Guest Speakers on June 21, 2009.

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God's Amazing Grace (Eddie Lawson): (Revival 2009) by Guest Speakers on June 20, 2009.

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Born Again of Water and the Spirit (Eddie Lawson): John 3:1-17 (Revival 2009) by Guest Speakers on June 19, 2009.

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The Gospel by Grace through Faith (Eddie Lawson): (Revival 2009) by Guest Speakers on June 18, 2009.

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Campaign for Christ Prayer Guide

This guide is meant as a tool to aid as you pray for our campaign. Don’t feel bound to it-explore the possibilities of prayer as you take this special effort to the Father’s throne.

1.      Pray for ourselves

a.      …that God will give us a burden for the lost.

b.      …that God will help us do our best to prepare.

c.       …that God’s will may direct our planning in wisdom.

d.      …that we will learn and be transformed by this experience.

e.      …that we will have pure hearts and right attitudes.

f.        …that we will have the energy, health, and resources to complete our task.

g.      …that we will have confidence in God.

h.      …that our lives will exemplify Christ.

i.        …that we will be forgiven for the times we’ve hidden our lights.

2.      Pray for our visiting campaigners

a.      …that they will travel safely.

b.      …that they will be effective.

c.       …that God will use them to teach and inspire us.

d.      …that their training will be remembered and utilized well.

e.      …that Eddie’s preaching of the gospel will lead souls towards Christ.

3.      Pray for our community

a.      …that we will find those who want to know God.

b.      …that those who don’t yet want to know God will learn to seek Him.

c.       …that nothing happens to hinder our effectiveness.

d.      …that Satan may not interfere with our efforts.

e.      …that God will prepare the hearts of those we meet.

f.        …that through God’s providence every person may have an opportunity to hear the gospel.

4.      Pray for our congregation

a.      …that our leaders will lead well, following in the footsteps of Jesus.

b.      …that we will grow spiritually-more sure of our faith in Christ, more dedicated to his cause.

c.       …that we will be what God wants us to be and the world needs us to be.

5.      Pray!

a.      Thank God for his love, grace, and mercy.

b.      Thank God for the ones who have taught us faith.

c.       Thank God for the gift of Jesus.

d.      Thank God for his eternal wisdom.

e.      Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Praise him, all creatures here below! Praise him above ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Don’t forget–our first guest speaker for the Examine the Evidence Campaign is this Sunday night at 6pm. Steve Cantrell will be presenting “A Medical Doctor’s Look at the Resurrection.” You’ll be blessed by joining us!

Is faith compatible with science? Does God exist–and if He does, why all the suffering? Can we trust the Bible?

Lee Strobel asked these tough questions more than once in his life. As a young professional, the legal editor for the Chicago Tribune, he knew for a fact that religion was a crutch–something made up to help the weak. When his wife became interested in faith, he thought it was going to be more of an annoyance than anything! With his reporter’s notebook in hand, he decided to examine the evidence. The atheist is now a world-renowned apologist helping others step through the same evidence he looked at–in an investigation of a lifetime!

We invite you to join us for a special three-month series on Sunday nights at Burns: Examine the Evidence. We want to look at tough questions like these and see what answers we can find from experts and the word of God. Strobel has produced three video sets, The Case for Faith, The Case for a Creator, and The Case for Christ. These videos are full of great information for anyone!

If you’re a beliver–come, and learn more about your faith. If you’re a seeker–come, and see what it is that means so much to us. If you’re convinced that we’re crazy–come and see for yourself!

We’ll show these interactive videos on Sunday nights at 6pm along with supplementary lecture materials and group discussion. In addition, we’ve planned four special nights of guest speakers. We have sought out experts who know their materials to help us examine the evidence.

We have invited Dr. Steve Cantrell, a surgeon who is involved in cancer research, to present evidence examining the resurrection of Jesus. Dr. Cantrell was recently published in Think magazine on this topic and has served for several years at the Crieve Hall congregation in Nashville.

Dr. Joe Deweese from Walnut Street will make two presentations examining the evidence for God from the perspective of a scientist and biochemist. Dr. Deweese has presented material at Walnut Street and will teach at Lipscomb as well. He is now finishing his work at Vanderbilt.

Our third guest is Dr. Dale Manor from Harding University. Dr. Manor is an archaeologist and professor of Old Testament Studies. He is the field director of Tel Beth-Shemesh excavations in Israel. You may have recently heard him present at the Fairview Church of Christ or at Freed-Hardeman University’s lectureship.

These men will guide our study and answer questions as we work to examine the evidence! Please join us for this investigation of a lifetime!

• March 1 Faith in a World of Reason?
• March 8 The Gospels: Eyewitness Testimony
• March 15 Friends and Foes: Extra-Biblical Testimony
• March 22 Who Is the Real Jesus?
• April 5 The Resurrection: It Happened.
• April 12 A Doctor’s Look at the Resurrection Dr. Steve Cantrell, MD, DDS
• April 19 Science and God: Incompatible?
• April 26 A Scientist’s Look at the Universe Dr. Joe Deweese, PhD Biochemistry
• May 3 A Biochemist’s Look at Intelligent Design Dr. Joe Deweese, PhD Biochemistry
• May 10 An Archaeologist’s Look at the Bible Dr. Dale Manor, PhD Archaeology 
• May 17 How Did It All Start?
• May 24 Design? Intelligent?
• May 31 Philosophical Evidence for God 

Download a printable flier with schedule of speakers and topics.

Sweethearts’ Banquet 2009 was a certain success! We had a night of the Doo-Wop Days at the Fellowship Hall, thanks to the hard work of Andy, Stan, and many more. Hamburgers and hot dogs abounded in old’ fashioned diner style, and the food was second to none!

Enjoy a “then and now” slideshow:

Enjoy pictures from our special night

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Thanks to Keith and Donna for hosting a great New Year’s Party! Welcome to 2009!

For those of you in Matthew’s Wednesday night Bible-in-a-Year class, be sure to check out his website at http://www.happyhiatt.com for the material you missed last Wednesday night.

In addition, here’s are our pictures from the Christ Tomb Tour at Woodlawn. Thanks to the folks at the Funeral Home for the great tour!