Wrenn Memorial Baptist Church

We're so excited to welcome students back to our Good News Club! Mark your calendars as we begin on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 ~ 6:30-8pm.
Please call the church office (864) 235-5398 for bus transportation.

When we first went into the ministry, I was as naïve as a person could be. I believed people who called themselves Christians, wanted other people to be saved and would be excited when it happened. I learned, from my experiences at my first pastorate, that was not necessarily the case. While there, I was called to a deacon’s meeting where one of the deacon’s complained our church was having problems because of all the “new blood” that was coming in. The “new blood” were the people that were being saved and joining the church. The problems arose because they were not aware of how the “old guard” did things. The new people just did what they did without seeking the “old guard’s” blessings.
I also believed that when people asked to talk with me, they were genuinely wanting my help. Mostly what I dealt with early on in ministry were marital problems. After trying “everything else,” couples would come to me, in hopes I could fix whatever the issue was. And, when I couldn’t, they would always say one of two things, “Well, we talked with the pastor, but he couldn’t help us.” Or this, “Well, we tried talking to the pastor, but …” and then just let the sentence trail off while they gave those they were talking to a look that said, “That was a waste!” Every single time, that’s the way those situations would end! I soon learned; I couldn’t help anybody! I also learned, many weren’t really wanting help, they just wanted to justify what they were going to do and then add, “Well, we did try talking to the preacher.”
There is not a single problem, issue, or difficulty God cannot solve. When, in humility and sincerity, through true repentance, we come to Him with any issue, He will address it so as to accomplish His Perfect Will through whatever the situation is. That does not always mean the problem will go away – though sometimes it does – what it means is that He will give us the grace and help to get through the situation in the best way possible. Remember, “[We] can do all things through Christ who strengthens [us]!”
But even with God, we have to truly desire His help and have to be willing to do things God’s way. If after calling on God, we maintain the incorrect direction we were going that got us into this situation in the first place, God isn’t going to help us resolve that issue. If things do temporarily get better, the situation will still be boiling under the surface, waiting for the opportunity to pop back up. When it does, it will be worse than it was originally!
When people would come to me then, and when they come to me today, I tell them what Scripture says about whatever the issue is. I often get a response like, “Well, I know that’s what it says, but …” Or, “Preacher, I know what I am supposed to do, but …” And therein lies the problem; that little word “but!” Simply put, if we know what should be done, do it! If the Word of God says this or that, obey the Word of God! It’s really that simple!
Here’s another thing. God will help us through whatever any situation might be, but He doesn’t necessarily remove the consequences from situations brought on by our wrong actions. If a person has s*x outside of marriage, and both genuinely repent, and never surrender to that sin again, she might still get pregnant! If in anger we do something horrendous, we may genuinely repent, and never again lose our temper in a destructive way. But the damage that was done by that one time remains! If we drink and drive and someone dies, we may never drink again, but that person is still dead! God’s Word tells us to “flee youthful lusts,” and to “resist the devil and he will flee from you!” If we did more of that and less surrendering to the “lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life” we wouldn’t face many of the issues that give us trouble!
Sometimes, it isn’t us that are having the problems: it is someone we care deeply about. The same applies to them. If they are Christians, they should obey the Word of God as should we. When you counsel them, tell them that! Don’t pull any punches, just, in love, tell them the truth and remember: You can’t give them permanent help. Your actions might get them over a hump, but ultimately the ball is in their court. They must choose to trust and obey the Lord or not.

Join us this evening as our young people share their experiences from Youth/Jr Youth Camp at River Oaks Retreat Center. Service begins at 6pm with a fellowship following the service.

We invite you to join us for worship today. Sunday School (all ages~ 10am/ Worship ~ 11am.

Welcome to the family, Jocelyn! We're so happy you've joined us. We're excited to see how God will use you to bless others.

Join us tomorrow morning at 10:30am for God & Country Sunday at Wrenn!

Join us this evening for 5th Sunday Night Singing. Yes, we know it's the 4th Sunday but we're having our God & Country celebration next week.
If you would like to sing tonight, please let brother Matt know so he can put you on the schedule.

Congratulations to our newest members of Wrenn: Jaiden, Paisley & Sophia. They recently accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior. Today , in obedience to the Lord, they were baptized.

We had three more baptisms in the last six weeks or so ( a total of 7 since March), and praise the Lord, tomorrow morning, we will be baptizing two more. Welcome to the family, Malaki, Makon & Gabriel.
Join us tomorrow morning for the baptism of Jaiden & Paisley.
"Buried in the likeness of His death. Raised to walk in the newness of life."

Mark your calendars & join us for God & Country Sunday at Wrenn!

Starts tonight! Come join us as we learn about Jesus' love, holiness, compassion, humility & faithfulness.

Mark your calendars! 𝙒𝙄𝙇𝘿𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀! 𝙑𝘽𝙎 at Wrenn!
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 ~ 𝟔:𝟎𝟎 - 𝟖:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦
Pre-register at
https://www.wrennmemorialbc.com/event-details/vacation-bible-school-1

Join us for baptism service in this morning's worship service. 11am

4 more days!!! Sunday, June 2 - Friday , June 7. 6-8:30pm. Pre-register on our website or call the office (864)235-5398. Transportation arrangements may also be made by calling the office.

Mark your calendars! 𝙒𝙄𝙇𝘿𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀! 𝙑𝘽𝙎 at Wrenn!
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 ~ 𝟔:𝟎𝟎 - 𝟖:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦
Pre-register at
https://www.wrennmemorialbc.com/event-details/vacation-bible-school-1

We will be honoring this year's graduates this Sunday (May 19) during the morning service. Congratulations to the following:
𝑱𝒂𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒆𝒔𝒆 - 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍
𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒏 - 𝑩𝒐𝒃 𝑱𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚
𝑱𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏𝒔 - 𝑩𝒐𝒃 𝑱𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚

𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 & 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑨𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒓
Come on out this Sunday evening to enjoy Pastor Jim's "world-famous" spaghetti & bid on some of the most delectable desserts around. 𝗖̳𝗼̳𝗺̳𝗲̳ 𝗳̳𝗼̳𝗿̳ 𝘁̳𝗵̳𝗲̳ 𝘀̳𝗲̳𝗿̳𝘃̳𝗶̳𝗰̳𝗲̳ 𝗮̳𝘁̳ 𝟲̳𝗽̳𝗺̳ &̳ 𝘀̳𝘁̳𝗮̳𝘆̳ 𝗳̳𝗼̳𝗿̳ 𝘁̳𝗵̳𝗲̳ 𝗳̳𝘂̳𝗻̳𝗱̳𝗿̳𝗮̳𝗶̳𝘀̳𝗲̳𝗿̳.̳ You'll leave with a full stomach & an even fuller heart for blessing our young people in their efforts to raise money to attend camp this summer.

Thankful for wonderful ladies tea and time of fellowship this morning! Such a sweet morning together worshiping our Savior and counting our blessings!

Mark your calendars! 𝙒𝙄𝙇𝘿𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀! 𝙑𝘽𝙎 at Wrenn!
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 ~ 𝟔:𝟎𝟎 - 𝟖:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦
Pre-register at
https://www.wrennmemorialbc.com/event-details/vacation-bible-school-1

Many thanks to these dedicated Good News Club leaders. Because of your faithfulness to the Lord and the children of Wrenn, we saw six children receive Christ as their Savior this year.

All students K-4 through 6th grade are invited -
begins this Friday, May 10, 2024

Join us this evening in the sanctuary for our year-end program. Our clubbers will be sharing what they have learned in this year's club.

𝟔:𝟒𝟓 𝐩𝐦 - 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐧)
𝟕:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦 - 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬

Our Ladies Tea is this Saturday from 11:30-1:00! We are looking forward to a wonderful time of fellowship and lunch with ladies of all ages. We will enjoy special singing by Mrs. Brenn Collins and an encouraging word from Mrs. Sandy Kirby. Please let us know if you will be able to make it by this Wednesday, May 8th!

Please join us this Sunday as we honor Pastor Jim and Mrs. Beth for their faithful service to the Lord. We will have an appreciation fellowship following the evening service celebrating 16 years of service at Wrenn . Feel free to bring your favorite "finger food" and a note/card to show your appreciation to our wonderful Pastor and Pastor's wife.

𝑯𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝟏𝟑:𝟕 - 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒅: 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.

As April winds down, we can look back and see God has been moving very noticeably at Wrenn. This year we have seen six young people go under the waters of baptism, after confessing Christ publicly. More have stated they were saved during the Good News Clubs and Youth, and we are waiting to see how they will respond. God has answered numerous prayers for salvation and also prayers for healing. I won’t list all the names, but several have overcome cancer, and serious surgeries (Aren’t all surgeries serious?). Prayers have been answered concerning job loss and other situations. God is proving He is very much active and at work in those who seek His face!
We must believe God wants to bless, to save, to heal and to help His children in their needs! We must take to Him not just our requests, but our thanks and our simple praise! Sometimes we ought to just stop and talk to Him about whatever! No agenda, just “Hey Father, it’s me Jim (Well, of course you’ll use your name!). I just wanted to tell you thanks for helping me get that pergola finished and looking good! Couldn’t have done it at all without the strength you provide me! I plan on cutting the grass today. Boy, you have really sent us the rain and everything is so green! Thank you, Lord!”
What’s wrong with talking to Him like you would your earthly father, or your spouse or your closest friend? Why do we think everything has to be all planned out and liturgical or we’re being dishonorable to God? He hears whatever we say any way, so just talk to Him! Our sin is not failing to use the correct words or correct form, our sin is failing to remember He is with us every moment of every day, and He wants to hear from us all the time! It is an amazing thing about God our Father, that He can listen to me and you and everybody else all at the same time, and hear every word, know every need and answer each prayer AT THE SAME TIME! That’s because He is God!
What’s more, He wants us to come BOLDLY to His throne of Grace! Not with fear and trepidation, but with the confidence that He loves us, wants to hear from us, and is faithful and just to forgive us our sins when we humbly repent, seek His face, and ask Him! I hear from many people they hesitate to pray, because they are continuously failing in one area or another, and feel guilty to keep confessing the same thing over and over. He understands that. Look at these verses, “For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” Psalm 103:11 – 14. To that, I say “Hallelujah!”
Look at the conversation Jesus had with Peter in, Matthew 18:21, 22, “Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.” Do we think God does not apply this same principal to Himself? If we continue to struggle and fail, it doesn’t mean we will not reap the rewards of our failure. WE WILL! But it doesn’t mean we can’t talk to Him about it. We should. Actually, we must. He knows what we have done, He saw it, He heard it, and He was deeply hurt by our actions. So, every time we fail, let’s confess it in prayer. Seek His forgiveness, and then run away when the temptation returns. But, never, ever stop talking to God!

Join us for our Ladies Tea on Saturday May 11th!

Mark your calendars! Sunday, June 2 - Friday, June 7, 2024. VBS at Wrenn Memorial "WILDLIVE!" this summer. Pre-register on our website: https://www.wrennmemorialbc.com/event-details/vacation-bible-school-1

All kindergarten through 6th grade students are invited to join us this Saturday, April 20, 2024 ~ 11:30am - 1:30pm at Trailblazer Park in Travelers Rest. If you need transportation, please call the church office at (864) 235-5398. (Hamburgers will be served for lunch.)

Join us for our Youth Jubilee - bring your youth group, your friends, family - although the focus is on youth, all are invited. Music provided by the Borden Family & Brother Adam Borden will be bringing the message. A meal of Southern BBQ chicken, fixin's and desserts will be provided in the fellowship hall after the service.
Call Brother Levi Murphy for more information. (864) 498-8562

Come on out & bring your breakfast club.

Please come out and support our young people this Saturday, April 6, 2024 in our Fellowship Hall (8:30-10am) as they raise money to attend Summer Camp. You'll enjoy a delicious breakfast and be a blessing to the kids. (To-go orders will be available)

Join us this Sunday for a special performance by the orchestra and hand chimes from Vanguard Homeschool Academy. Worship service begins at 11am but we also invite you to join us for Sunday School at 10am.

Please come out and support our young people this Saturday, April 6, 2024 in our Fellowship Hall (8:30-10am) as they raise money to attend Summer Camp. You'll enjoy a delicious breakfast and be a blessing to the kids. (To-go orders will be available)