BDA 1.0 Randy and Linda Lindsey (1980-1986)
BDA 2.0 Nick and PeggyLee Lefors (1986-2020)
BDA 3.0 JoAnn and Rod Smith (2022-2026)
BDA 4.0 Michael Bloomfield and Nancy Bloomfield
Bill Lewis and Wanda Warkentin (2026-????)
BDA 5.0 ?
ENCOURAGEMENT · 01
"Everything is going to be
alright."
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your
God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you
with my righteous right hand.
—Isaiah 41:10
ENCOURAGEMENT · 02
"The best life is now and your
best life is in the future."
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans
for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
—Jeremiah 29:11
ENCOURAGEMENT · 03
"Do not be discouraged. Put
your chin up. Keep going."
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season
we will reap, if we do not give up.
—Galatians 6:9
ENCOURAGEMENT · 04
"Be strong and courageous."
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do
not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your
God is with you wherever you go.
—Joshua 1:9
ENCOURAGEMENT · 05
"Trust Him with all your
heart."
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your
own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and
he will make straight your paths.
—Proverbs 3:5–6
ENCOURAGEMENT · 06
"You are stronger than you
know."
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
—Philippians 4:13
ENCOURAGEMENT · 07
"All things work together for
good."
And we know that for those who love God all things work
together for good, for those who are called according to his
purpose.
—Romans 8:28
ENCOURAGEMENT · 08
"Walk by faith, not by sight."
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
—2 Corinthians 5:7
ENCOURAGEMENT · 09
"Cast every care on Him."
Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.
—1 Peter 5:7
ENCOURAGEMENT · 10
"Encourage one another. We
keep going together."
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up,
just as you are doing.
—1 Thessalonians 5:11
ENCOURAGEMENT · 11
"God is still writing your
story."
Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in
you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
—Philippians 1:6
ENCOURAGEMENT · 12
"His mercies are new every
morning."
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies
never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is
your faithfulness.
—Lamentations 3:22–23
ENCOURAGEMENT · 13
"Nothing can separate you
from His love."
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor
rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
—Romans 8:38–39
ENCOURAGEMENT · 14
"Be still and know that He is
God."
Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the
nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
—Psalm 46:10
ENCOURAGEMENT · 15
"He will never leave you nor
forsake you."
It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he
will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.
—Deuteronomy 31:8
ENCOURAGEMENT · 16
"Let your light shine."
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that
they may see your good works and give glory to your Father
who is in heaven.
—Matthew 5:16
ENCOURAGEMENT · 17
"The joy of the Lord is your
strength."
Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
—Nehemiah 8:10
ENCOURAGEMENT · 18
"Wait on the Lord and renew
your strength."
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and
not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
—Isaiah 40:31
ENCOURAGEMENT · 19
"Love one another with
enthusiasm."
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love
covers a multitude of sins.
—1 Peter 4:8
ENCOURAGEMENT · 20
"The Lord is your shepherd."
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie
down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He
restores my soul.
—Psalm 23:1–3
Communion
1 Corinthians 1:23-26 (NLT)
23 For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the
night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread
24 and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said,
"This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of
me."
25 In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying,
"This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an
agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me
as often as you drink it."
26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are
announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.
