Sweet Life Cafe is Coming!

Have you signed up for Sweet Life Cafe yet? The ladies retreat is September 27-29.  You don't want to miss this!  A weekend away with friends, meeting new friends, and savoring time with God!

 Step into

At Sweet Life Café you’ll satisfy your
cravings for friends, God, and
spiritual growth. It’s a retreat you
won’t want to miss!
Join us as we savor time with God
and with girlfriends. Together we’ll
experience meaningful Bible
studies, flavor-filled activities,
and scrumptiously delicious fun!

Location: Camp Caraway, near Asheboro
Date: September 27-29
Cost: $70 per person (includes meals)

For more information
Visit: apexbaptist.org         
    Email: melody@apexbaptist.org
Call: Church Office (919) 362-6176 (ext. 221) or Mary Cantrell (919) 387-1633

To Register: https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/TFO44XAH/displayForm.pl?V0VTZJUV_2014

Summer Flying By!

Hi Ladies,

Does your summer feel like it is flying by?  Mine does!  It has been a whirlwind of activity and savory moments with God.  I have been looking ahead to the fall.  We have some great things coming up.

Our Ladies Fall Retreat is September 27-29 at Camp Caraway.  Don't miss out on this Sweet Life Cafe...Where Women Savor Time with God.  Come satisfy your cravings for friends, God and spiritual growth.  Lots of fun and fellowship.  It's a retreat you won't want to miss!!  Check out the link to sign up. https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/TFO44XAH/displayForm.pl?V0VTZJUV_2014

There are lots of great Bible Studies for the fall on Wednesday evenings and Tuesday mornings.  Check out the Amplify line up.  There are two studies just for women, "The 5 Dreams of Every Woman" by Sharon Jaynes facilitated by Rey Cooke and Brigitte Harrison on Wednesday evenings starting August 28 and  "Created For Purpose"  by Tara Furman facilitated by Melody Merritt on Tuesday mornings starting September 17 and going through October 29.  Find a place to dig into God's Word.  That is your daily Bread.

Everywhere, Everyday, Everyone!

In Christ,
Melody Merritt

Ladies Night Out!!!

Ladies Night Out!!

It's here!  Friday, May 31st!

6:30 - 9:00pm

Room 206 at Apex Baptist Church

 

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Email, Facebook, or Twitter

Experts here to help!

Come for the spa treatment for your hands,

Enjoy time with friends

 Laugh outrageously

 with

 Christian Comedian, Chonda Pierce (on DVD)!!

 For Child Care Contact Melody 919-219-0870

 

Summer Bible Studies for Women

Hi Ladies,

You have three opportunities to join a Bible Study this summer.  Priscilla Shirer's new study, Gideon: Your Weakness, God's Strength, will be offered Tuesday Mornings and Wednesday Evenings.  Living Your Life as a Beautiful Offering by Angela Thomas will be on Thursday Evenings.  Don't just sit out the summer, get involved in a small group and dig into God's Word, it will transform your life.

Gideon: Your weakness, God's strength

Do you feel overwhelmed, inexperienced, intimidated, insufficient, afraid, invisible, too old, too young?  Gideon’s story involves far more than a wet fleece and a battle won with 300 soldiers.  His epic victory actually tells of one man’s struggle with his own weakness—and the One True God who transformed it into triumph.  So if you’ve struggled with insecurity or had trouble accepting your limitations, this study will help you see how God can use your weakness to unlock His strength.  Join us for this 7 week  Bible study that will open your eyes to a brand new perspective on yourself, your God, and Gideon.

 

Gideon is being offered two different times:

 

   Tuesday Mornings, June 4-July 30

    9:30-11:00am in Room 310

  

   Wednesday Evenings, June 5-July 31

   6:30-8:00pm in Room 310

 

Call the church office to sign up!  Need Child Care  You must Register your children for the child care by June 1st. $30.00 for 1 child, $45.00 for 2, and $60.00 for 3. Scholarships available, contact melody@apexbaptist.org

 

 

Living Your Life as a Beautiful Offering

 

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us His instruction for everyday living.  Jesus wants us to learn to live in a way that reflects the kingdom of God to the world, to live as a woman with a kingdom heart, to live your life as a beautiful offering surrendered to Him. In this study Angela Thomas call women to a more passionate life in Christ, to an understanding that our lives - broken, tarnished, ragged, or torn - can still become a beautiful offering.

Kristy Johnson will be leading this study in her home on Thursday evenings starting June 13th, at 7:00pm.  Her address is 300 Hunters Crossing, Cary, NC 27518. Questions: Contact Kristy at 919-661-8082.

 

 

Coming to Apex Baptist Church on Saturday, April 27

Live Simulcast featuring Priscilla Shirer.

 

To purchase Tickets Go To Link below:

https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/easyreg/registrationdbase/TFO44XAH/displayForm.pl?N6M9G0H3_2013

Why Do You Believe That?

Why Do You Believe That?  A Faith Conversation Bible Study

How confident do you feel in talking about matters of Faith?  Do you wish you could express your beliefs with more effectiveness?  Join us in a practical 7-session study to gain understanding and skill in sharing Jesus effectively with others and in better understanding your own faith. Answer your doubts.  Build your confidence.  Start changing lives.

We live in a world desperately in need of truth and the Truth.  Many people have given up on knowing truth believing that truth is relative and subjective.    The Bible says in Hosea 4:6 that God's people are "destroyed for lack of knowledge."  Apologists are people who are ready to give a defense to anyone who asks a reason for their hope and to do this with gentleness and respect. As we work through this study your will know more of what you believe and become better able to share those beliefs with anyone who asks.  This is not a work for others.  It is the work of the body of Christ, to bring truth to mankind.  The stakes are high. We live in a world where 4 out of 5 people do not know Jesus Christ.

This study begins Wednesday, 3/6 @ 6:30pm in Room 310.  Come join us and we seek to be better equipped to share the Truth.

Contact Melody for more information at melody@apexbaptist.org.

Girls Night Out "GNO"

Have you heard?

There is going to be a Girls Night Out!

"GNO" 

and You're invited! (Women of all ages)

 Apex Baptist Fellowship Hall

Friday, February 22, 2013

6:30 - 9:30 pm 

Find out what's going on for women at Apex Baptist.

Come, bring a friend, meet new friends, play some games, fellowship, have lots of fun, get refreshed and share with someone else!

Bring your daughters, your mom, your sisters, your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers, and any other ladies who need a night out!

Questions: Contact Melody at melody@apexbaptist.org or Tameka at tamesa9@aol.com

Opportunities to Go Deeper!

Ladies,

Would you like to go on a road trip to hear Beth Moore speak?  She will be in Greensboro at a Living Proof Live on April 12-13.  Check your calendar and let us know!

Living Proof Live
April 12-13, 2013 (Friday Evening and Saturday Morning)
Greensboro, NC: Greensboro Coliseum Complex
With Beth Moore (Speaker) and Travis Cottrell (Worship Leader)
Tickets are $69:00
Hotel Reservations: Rooms around $125.00 and 2 to 4 in a room to share the cost.

We need a commitment by February 17th. Email Gayle Yates at gyates6@nc.rr.com or melody@apexbaptist.org by February 17th.

If you can't make the road trip then stay tuned:
We will host a Live Simulcast on Saturday, April 27th!
Priscilla Shirer will be our Speaker!
Tickets are $20.00 (includes lunch)
More information on this soon!

You have two opportunities to be encouraged and discipled. Plan to be at one or both!

Blessings,
Melody

Fear

"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?"
                                                              Psalm 27:1

Today is January 16, and we are already into week three of 2013.

• Are you standing on the dock?
• Are you getting into the boat?
• Are you ready to sail away from shore?

You don't have to live in fear this year and hide on the dock.  Look to Jesus Christ.
Jesus wants to be Lord of your life.

Ask the Lord Jesus Christ to break the stronghold of fear in your life.  He wants you to live in freedom.  "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you." I Peter 5:7.

So jump off the dock into the boat and let Jesus Christ be the wind in your sails for 2013.

Bible Studies for January 2013

James

 Come along with us on a journey to get to know both the man and the Book of James. You will never be the same again.  Topics in this study include: joy, hardship, faith, wisdom, the dangers of the tongue, humility, and prayer.

Come join Linda Cooke and Kathy Dunnavant on Thursday mornings at 9:30-11:15 starting, January 10 and going through March 7, 2013.

We will meet in Room 206 at Apex Baptist Church, 110 S. Salem St, Apex. 

 

One in a Million

Journey to Your Promised Land

One in a Million: Journey to Your Promised Land by Priscilla Shirer.  She encourages participants to fully engage in the abundant life God has waiting for those who will allow Him to lead in their daily living. One in a Million is an opportunity for you to experience your deliverance from strongholds, to conquer your wilderness living, and to claim your God-given inheritance.

Come join Holly Ladner and Michelle Cable on Wednesday evenings, January 9 - February 27, at 6:30 in Room 310.

Unglued

All women experience "unglued feelings" at times, often when they least expect it. These emotions are not wrong, in fact they are God-given. However our emotions should be indicators — not dictators. God gave us emotions to experience life, not destroy it! Each experience is an opportunity to either fall back into patterns that make us wallow in guilt or chose more wisely and make progress.

Come join Miriam Eng on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 in Room 315.

If you have any questions: Contact Apex Baptist Women at 919-362-6176 Ext. 207.

Hope for 2013!

Happy New Year!!  Hard to believe it is 2013 already.  I don't know what your 2012 looked like.  But my prayer is that 2013 will be an awesome year for you.  One way for this to happen is to "Start Your New Year God's Way".  This was the title of Pastor John Mark's sermon this past Sunday. If you haven't heard the message I encourage you to go online and listen to it. 

God desires to spend time with each of us every day.  God desires to have a intimate relationship with you.  God desires to speak to you and show you how to live for Him.  "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your steps."  Proverbs 3:5-6.

On New Year's Day in my quiet time with God, He spoke to me.  His word for me this upcoming year is Hope.  To forget the past and look forward to what lies ahead.  Don't slide into a pit of despair, depression, apathy, or complacency.  God is present.  "I wait in hope for the Lord, He is my help and my shield, In Him my heart rejoices for I trust in His Holy Name. May Your unfailing love rest upon me, O Lord, even as I put my hope in You."  Psalm 33:20-22. 

For my hope to rest in God, I have to spend time with Him.  Make your time with God a priority.  Set an appointment and prepare for it.  Take your Bible, notebook, and pen and just sit with God.  Pray, talk to Him about everything.  God wants to have an intimate relationship with you.  Start today.  He is waiting, He is never busy, He is always there.  I pray that 2013 be a year of hope for you.  Put your hope in God!

Blessings,
Melody