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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=130 BGCOLOR="#0099CC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="18c00920ezuavc.jpg"> <div> <B>                          </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Sylfaen" ><B>Open Door Baptist Church</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>                                    Detroit, Michigan</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="161120d0.gif" border=0 width="18" height="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Independent  <IMG SRC="161120d0.gif" border=0 width="18" height="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fundamental   <IMG SRC="161120d0.gif" border=0 width="18" height="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Separated  <IMG SRC="161120d0.gif" border=0 width="18" height="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Old Fashioned  <IMG SRC="161120d0.gif" border=0 width="18" height="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">King James Bible </div> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=130 BGCOLOR="#0099CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Open Door Baptist Church">HOME</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="letter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monthly Letter">BACK TO</A></div> <div> <A HREF="letter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monthly Letter">NEWSLETTER</A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=350 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Newsletter Archives</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>JANUARY - APRIL 2008</B></div> <div> <B>12/31/2007</B></div> <bR> <div> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST </div> <div>             CHURCH.  THIS IS NOW A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER.  </div> <bR> <div> GOD HAS USED PASTOR MENDEZ GREATLY.  WE ARE STILL PRAYING ABOUT A 16 PASSENGER VAN TO USE FOR OUR YOUTH GROUP AND ALSO TO START ANOTHER ROUTE IN THE VERNOR AREA. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO DONATE THIS TYPE OF VAN, PLEASE <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><I><B>CONTACT US  THROUGH OUR GUEST BOOK OR  OUR ADDRESS (SEE TOP OF THIS NEW LETTER</B></I></A></FONT><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><I>)</I></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>42 SOULS SAVED IN SEPT. OCT. NOV. & DEC. 12  WERE BAPTIZED</U></B></I> </div> <bR> <div> PRAY FOR US AS WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE SAVED EVERY WEEK OF THE WORLD.</div> <bR> <div> MANY PASTORS, EVANGELISTS, AND UP & COMING PREACHERS HAVE GRACED THE PULPIT THESE LAST FEW MONTHS.</div> <bR> <div> BRO. BRANDON DANIELS & BRO JUAN ESQUIVEL, YOUNG MEN CALLED TO PREACH, DELIVERED WHAT GOD HAD STIRRED THEIR HEARTS ABOUT ON OCT. 21. 2007.  “<B>GOD'S WORD SHOULD MOTIVATE YOU”</B> <B>AND “RENEW YOU RESUME WITH GOD” </B>WERE PREACHED IN POWER.  PRAY FOR THESE MEN AS THEY GROW UNDER DR. MENDEZ'S MINISTRY.</div> <bR> <div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN WAS WITH US ON OCT. 28TH . IT WAS THE 18TH STRAIGHT YEAR DR. HAMBLIN HAS PREACHED THE CHURCH'S ANNIVERSARY SERVICE.  DR. HAMBLIN WILL HAVE THE A.M. SERVICE CD ON HIS CD TABLE THE NEXT TIME HE PREACHES FOR YOU IN YOUR NEXT MEETING. IT'S ENTITLED, <B>“A PROSPEROUS JOURNEY”</B></div> <bR> <div> EVANGELIST JASON KENDRICKS WAS WITH US ON NOV. 25TH AND PREACHED BOTH SERVICES. HE HAD HIS BLESSED FAMILY WITH HIM THIS TRIP. THE KENDRICKS FAMILY SANG IN BOTH SERVICES AND BRO. JASON PREACHED TWO AWESOME MESSAGES. HE DOESN'T HAVE A CD MINISTRY BUT, WE AT OPEN DOOR ARE ENCOURAGING HIM TO DO SO. IT WOULD BE A BLESSING TO SO MANY TO HEAR THIS PREACHER ON FIRE FOR GOD. HE <B>PREACHED “GOING AFTER YOUR COVETOUSNESS”</B> AND  <B>“ONE OF THE THREE”.</B>  YOU CAN GET COPIES OF THESE TWO MESSAGES BY FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS BELOW.</div> <bR> <div> 2008 JANUARY 6TH 2008(SUNDAY) WILL START OUR WINTER REVIVAL WEEK. IT WILL GO TO JANUARY 13, 2008.  WEEKDAY SERVICES WILL BE 7:00 P.M. EACH. NIGHT. EVANGELISTS JOHN HAMBLIN &  JASON GODSEY WILL BE PREACHING. BRO. TERRY LAWSON  WILL SUPPLY THE SPECIAL MUSIC EACH SERVICE. PLEASE PLAN TO JOIN US.</div> <div> START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT WITH JESUS CHRIST SETTING THE TONE FOR YOUR LIFE</div> <bR> <div> <B>JULY - AUGUST 2007</B></div> <div> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH.WE HAVE HAD GREAT PREACHING SERVICES AND OUR TENT MEETING IN JULY WAS OUR GREATEST EVER. GOD GREATLY USED ALL THE PREACHERS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH. HERE ARE THE SERMON TITLES.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="form.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Product Order Form"><B>ALL ARE AVAILABLE THRU THIS WEBSITE ON CASSETTE OR CD.</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="643" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/8/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(1</B>) WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET YOU TO GOD</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/8/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(2) </B>THE X-RAYS OF AN EXTREMELY SICK CHURCH</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div>   7/9/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <B>(3) </B>HOW TO ALLOW YOR PREACHER TO PASTOR WITH JOY</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> PASTOR JOHNNY PECK</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div>   7/9/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(4)</B> BUT PRAYER</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/10/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(5)</B> AT THY WORD; I WILL</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> EVANGELIST TODD HICKS</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/10/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div> <B> (6)</B> TROUBLES COMING</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> PASTOR JOHNNY PECK </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/11/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <B>(7) </B>WHAT KIND OF CHURCH WOULD I HAVE TO BE CRAZY IN JOINING?</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/11/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(8)</B> MANASEH COMES BEFORE EPRAIM</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> PASTOR GUY BEAUMONT</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/12/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(9)</B> WHINERS, WIMPS, AND WOOSIES</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> PASTOR GUY BEAUMONT </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/12/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(10)</B> A FAMINE IN THE PROMISELAND</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> PASTOR BART SPENCER</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/13/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <B>(11)</B> WHY ARE THERE HOLES IN THE HEDGE AND GULFS IN THE GAP?</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/13/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <B>(12)</B> HOW TO KEEP YOUR FAMILIES FROM GOING TO POT!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/14/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(13)</B> HOW TO RUIN A GOOD REVIVAL</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="150"><div> DR. PHIL KIDD</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/14/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(14)</B> TRAVELING WITHOUT A STAR</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> DR. R.B. OUELLETTE </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/15/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(15)</B> PRINCIPLES OF GIVING</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> PASTOR GUY BEAUMONT </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/15/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(16)</B> KEEP THE FIRE BURNING</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> PASTOR RANDY WILLIAMS</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/15/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(17)</B> WHEN YOUR BROOK DRIES UP</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> PASTOR GUY BEAUMONT </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> 7/15/2007</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="418"><div>  <B>(18)</B> LET'S GO FISHING</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >GOD HAS USED PASTOR MENDEZ GREATLY. WE ARE STILL PRAYING ABOUT A 16 PASSENGER VAN TO USE FOR OUR YOUTH GROUP AND ALSO TO START ANOTHER ROUTE IN VERNOR AREA. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO DONATE THIS TYPE OF VAN, PLEASE </FONT><I><B>CONTACT US THROUGH OUR </B></I><A HREF="book.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book"><I><B>GUEST BOOK</B></I></A><I><B> OR OUR </B></I><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><I><B>ADDRESS</B></I></A><I><B> (SEE TOP OF THIS NEW LETTER</B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>)</I></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><U> 78 SOULS SAVED IN JUNE, JULY & AUGUST WERE BAPTIZED</U></B></I></div> <div> PRAY FOR US AS WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE SAVED EVERY WEEK OF THE WORLD</div> <div>                TO SEE PHOTOS FROM OUR TENT MEETING VISIT OUR <A HREF="photos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album">PHOTO ALBUM</A>.  THEY WILL BE POSTED THERE SOON. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>MAY - JUNE</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="763" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="749"><div> <B>18th Annual</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="179"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="179" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <B>"Preach - It - From-The - Housetop"</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="171"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="171" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 158 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2ab787a0.png" border=0 width="120" height="122" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ</B></div> <div> <B>PASTOR</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Open Door Baptist Church</B></div> <div> July 8-15, 2007</div> <div> 3464 Cicotte St.</div> <div> Detroit, Michigan 48219</div> <div> 313-894-7955</div> <div> <B>Schedule of Services</B></div> <div> <B>Sunday 10:45 AM 11:30 AM & 6:00 PM</B></div> <div> <B>Monday - Saturday 7:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2ad777a0.png" border=0 width="119" height="122" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>DR. JOHN HAMBLIN</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 160 WIDTH="179"><div> <IMG SRC="2ac77760.png" border=0 width="119" height="118" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>DR. R.B. QUELLETTE</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2aa719a0.png" border=0 width="369" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2ae777f0.png" border=0 width="119" height="127" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>DR. PHIL KIDD</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="179"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="179" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFF00><NOBR><div> <B>Old Time Gospel Singing From:</B></div> <div> <B>The Williams Family, The Spencers and The Leach's</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="171"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="171" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="761" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 167 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2b29a8c0.jpg" border=0 width="154" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>EVANGELIST TODD HICKS</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2b9828a0.png" border=0 width="130" height="138" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>PASTOR JOHNNY PECK</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2ba87860.png" border=0 width="135" height="134" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>PASTOR GUY BEAUMONT</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2b892830.png" border=0 width="146" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>PASTOR R WILLIAMS</B></div> <div> <B>& WIFE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#3399FF WIDTH="147"><div> <B>OTHER PREACHERS</B></div> <div> <B>THAT WILL BE AT</B></div> <div> <B>THIS MEETING:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>PASTOR BART SPENCER</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>&</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>PASTOR RANDY WILLIAMS</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>MARCH - APRIL 2007</B></div> <div> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH. IT HAS</div> <div> BEEN A BUSY PAST TWO MONTHS. WE HAVE HAD GREAT PREACHING SERVICES AS GOD HAS USED PASTOR</div> <div> MENDEZ GREATLY. WE ARE STILL PRAYING ABOUT A 16 PASSENGER VAN TO USE FOR OUR YOUTH GROUP</div> <div> AND ALSO TO START ANOTHER ROUTE IN VERNOR AREA. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO DONATE THIS TYPE OF VAN, PLEASE<B> </B><I><B><U>CONTACT US THROUGH OUR </U></B></I><A HREF="book.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book"><I><B><U>GUEST BOOK</U></B></I></A><I><B> </B></I><I><B><U>OR  OUR </U></B></I><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><I><B><U>CONTACT INFORMATION</U></B></I></A><I><B> </B></I><I><B><U>(ADDRESS IS ALSO LISTED AT THE TOP OF THIS NEWSLETTER</U></B></I><I><U>)</U></I></div> <bR> <div> DR.MENDEZ HAS BEEN TEACHING THE BOOK OF HEBREWS, THURSDAY NIGHTS, LINE UPON LINE & PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT! APRIL HAS BROUGHT US TO HEBREWS CHAPTER 9. <B>“CHRIST AND THE OLD TESTAMENT TABERNACLE". </B>PRAISE THE LORD FOR OUR HEAVENLY HIGH PRIEST!!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="293609a0.jpg" border=0 width="352" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> COME OUT AND JOIN US ON THURSDAY NIGHTS.  WE JUST FINISHED CHAPTER 8.  YOU ARE MISSING OUT!!!</div> <bR> <div> EVANGELIST MIKE CINERESKI  &  HIS WIFE DEBBIE WERE WITH US ALL DAY ON FEBRUARY 25th. BRO. MIKE & SISTER DEBBIE HAVE THREE (3) MUSIC CD's THAT EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD HAVE. GREAT GOSPEL HYMNS AND BLOODNGS.  BRO. MIKE PREACHED BOTH SERVICES (A.M. <B>“DUDS OF THE FAITH”</B> &  P.M.”<B>GOD SEES US</B>”. MANY HEARTS  WERE SPOKEN TO AND THE ALTAR WAS FULL OF GOD'S PEOPLE SEEKING HELP.</div> <bR> <div> ASSISTANT PASTOR JOHNNY PECK LAKE CREST BAPTIST CHURCH) FILLED THE PULPIT ON THURSDAY MARCH 11th. PASTOR PECK PREACHED ON <B>“THREE THINGS ABOUT HEAVEN”.  </B>PASTOR MENDEZ SAID THAT EVERY MEMBER OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH IS GOING TO GET A COPY OF THIS POWERFUL MESSAGE.</div> <bR> <div> DR. MENDEZ ALSO PREACHED IN <I><U>THE SWORD OF THE LORD CONFERENCE</U></I> AT SHALOM BAPTIST CHURCH (DR. HARRY CARR) IN AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN THE WEEK OF MARCH 26th. PASTOR PREACHED<B> “GO AND SIN NO MORE“ </B>ON MONDAY AND "<B>HOW TO KEEP FROM LOSING YOUR REAR END"</B> ON TUESDAY.</div> <bR> <div> DR. RON HOGDE WAS WITH US ON APRIL 5th. WHAT A GREAT WORK GOD IS DOING THROUGH DR. HODGE IN THE HURRICANE / TORNADO STRICKEN AREAS OF THE DEEP SOUTH. HIS TENT HAS PROVIDE SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS AND HIGH GROUND FOR THOSE DRIVEN OUT BY FLOODING. MANY HAVE HEARD GOD'S SALVATION MESSAGE BECAUSE OF THESE DISASTERS. MANY HAVE TRUSTED CHRIST!  DR. HODGE PREACHED, <B>“ A SOLDIER IN GOD'S ARMY”</B> PRAY FOR ALL THESE EVANGELIST AND PREACHER MENTIONED ABOVE. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>52 SOULS SAVED IN MARCH & APRIL .   7 WERE BAPTIZED</U></B></I> </div> <bR> <div> PRAY FOR OUR <B>18</B><B>th</B><B> ANNUAL PREACH IT FROM THE HOUSE TOP</B> </div> <div> TENT MEETING COMING ON THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2007</B></div> <bR> <div> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH. IT HAS BEEN A BUSY PAST TWO MONTHS.  WE HAVE HAD GREAT PREACHING SERVICES AS GOD HAS USED PASTOR MENDEZ GREATLY. WE ARE ALSO PRAYING ABOUT A 16 PASSENGER VAN TO USE FOR OUR YOUTH GROUP AND ALSO TO START ANOTHER ROUTE IN VERNOR AREA.BRO.LUIS MELENDEZ, ONE OFOUR YOUNG PREACHERS WHO IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING MIDWESTERN BAPTIST BIBLECOLLEGE IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, IS BURDENED ABOUT STARTING THIS NEW ROUTE IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO DONATE THIS TYPE OF VAN, PLEASE LET US KNOW.</div> <div> <I><U>CONTACT US  THROUGH OUR GUEST BOOK OR AT OUR ADDRESS AT THE TOP OF THIS NEW LETTER</U></I></div> <div> DR.MENDEZ HAS BEEN TEACHING THE BOOK OF HEBREWS; LINE BY LINES & PRECEPT BY PRECEPT! COME OUT AND JOIN US ON THURSDAY NIGHTS. WE JUST FINISHED CHAPTER 8.YOU ARE MISSING OUT!!! OUR 2007 WINTER REVIVAL (ALWAYS THE FIRST WEEK IN JANUARY) WAS A GREAT WAY TO START OUT THE NEW YEAR.DR. JOHN HAMBLIN STARTED OFF THE WEEK AND WAS JOINED ON THURSDAY BY PASTOR GUY BEAUMONT. HEARTS WERE SPOKEN TO EVERY NIGHT. HERE'S LIST OF THE MESSAGES:</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="655" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 284 ><NOBR><div> 3</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28f665b0.jpg" border=0 width="102" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="411"><div> (1) <B>THE MAKING OF A MODERNIST</B>                                                           (DR. HAMBLIN)</div> <div> (2)<B> PLEASE, DO NOT DISTURB</B>                                                                    (DR. HAMBLIN)</div> <div> (3)<B>WHERE OLD TIME CHRISTIANITY WILL LEAD YOU AND ME        </B> (DR. HAMBLIN)</div> <div> (4)<B>HOW TO LED A JAILER TO JESUS</B>                                                        (DR. HAMBLIN)</div> <div> (5)<B>WHEN GOD SAYS SHAME, SHAME, SHAME TO A CHURCH</B>          (DR. HAMBLIN)</div> <div> (6)<B>HOW TO TICK OFF THE MAN OF GOD</B>                                    (PASTOR BEAUMONT)</div> <div> (7)<B>GOOD FOR  NOTHING</B>                                                                 (PASTOR BEAUMONT)</div> <div> (8)<B>SOUL WINNING 101                                                                                  </B>(DR. HAMBLIN)</div> <div> YOU CAN PURCHASE ALL OR ONE OF THESE MESSAGES FOR $5.00 EACH.JUST DOWN LOAD THE ORDER FORM, SELECT NUMBER OF MESSAGE, STATE CASSETTE OR CD AND MAIL TO CHURCH ADDRESS</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="113"><div> 0</div> <div> 1<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><IMG SRC="2916b5a0.jpg" border=0 width="107" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> DR. MENDEZ HAS BEEN PREACHING ALOT OF MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY. STARTING THE FIRST WEEK (FEB. 2-4) AT HOLLAND, MICHIGAN AT THEBAPTIST CHURCH (PASTOR SPENCER). DR.MENDEZ  WAS CAUGHT UP, AS ALWAYS, IN THE WHITE HEAT OF PREACHING;  BUT ALSO IN THE WHITE SNOW OF ONE OF THAT PART OFMICHIGAN'S WORST 3 DAY BLIZZARDS. BUT YOU KNOW THAT GOD CONTROLS THE  ELEMENTS. <B>NOTE:</B> THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND A MEXICAN MONSOON WILL  CANCEL OUT A LIZZARD EVERY TIME. OUR EVANGELIST, BRO. TODD (THE HAMMER) HICK, ALSO PREACHED IN THE MEETING. OPEN DOOR WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVANGELIST JASON KENDRICKS FOR PREACHING  FOR US ON SUNDAY NIGHT.  WHAT A MESSAGE! ENTITLED “<B>APATHY IN THE CHURCH”. </B>DR. MENDEZ ALSO PREACHED IN THE “SWORD OF THE LORD” CONFERENCE AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WESTLAND (HOST PASTOR BRAD GILBERT) ON FEB. 7-9. PASTOR TAUGHT THE SAME WEEK AT MIDWESTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE IN PONTIAC,MICHIGAN. THE WEEK LONG SEMINAR WAS ON THE TOPIC OF PREACHING.</div> <bR> <div> <B>NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST</div> <div> CHURCH.  IT HAS BEEN A BUSY PAST TWO MONTHS.  WE HAVE HAD GREAT PREACHING SERVICES</div> <div> AS GOD HAS USED PASTOR MENDEZ GREATLY.  WE ARE ALSO PRAYING ABOUT A 16 PASSENGER</div> <div> VAN TO USE FOR OUR YOUTH GROUP AND ALSO TO START ANOTHER ROUTE IN VERNOR AREA.  BRO.</div> <div> LUIS MELENDEZ, ONE OF OUR YOUNG PREACHERS WHO IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING MIDWESTERN</div> <div> BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, IS BURDENED ABOUT STARTING THIS NEW ROUTE IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO DONATE THIS TYPE OF VAN,</div> <div> PLEASE LET US KNOW.</div> <bR> <div> <I><U>CONTACT US  THROUGH OUR </U></I><A HREF="book.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book"><I><U>GUEST BOOK</U></I></A><I><U> OR AT OUR ADDRESS AT THE TOP OF THIS NEW LETTER</U></I></div> <bR> <div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN WAS WITH US ON SUNDAY OCT. 26th.  IT WAS OUR CHURCH's 17th  ANNIVERSARY</div> <div> WITH DR. MENDEZ's “OLDER BROTHER IN THE LORD “ WITH US. DR. HAMBLIN  HAS BEEN TO EVERY ONE</div> <div> OF THEM. DR. HAMBLIN PREACHED IN THE A.M. A MESSAGE ENTITLED <B>“WHAT THE OLD TIME RELIGION WILL DO FOR YOU”</B> AND IN THE EVENING SERVICE <B>“THE PERSON IN THE SHADOWS FROM THE STORY OF THE PRODICAL SON” </B>AWESOME MESSAGES FROM GOD'S MAN.</div> <bR> <div> ONE OF OUR MEN THAT HAS BEEN CALLED TO PREACH, BRO JUAN ESQUIVEL, PREACHED FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE PULPIT.  HE WAS NERVOUS, TO SAY THE LEAST, BUT GOD HELD HIM UP PREACHING ON <B>“SEEKING”. </B>BRO. JUAN HAS BEEN TEACHING IN THE BOYS , IN THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT.   GOD IS USING HIM MORE AND MORE  IN THE LAST YEAR.  BRO. KEVIN HALL HAS ALSO PREACHED BUT HAS TAUGHT THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS EVERY SUNDAY AND DRIVES A BUS TO PICK-UP KIDS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL.   </div> <bR> <div> EVANGELIST RON AMBERICO AND HIS WIFE AMY WERE WITH US ON SUNDAY NOV. 26th. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE YOUNG COUPLE WITH US AGAIN.  SISTER AMY PLAYED THE PIANO FOR US AND BRO. RON PREACHED. THEIR CALENDAR FOR 2007 IS FILLING FAST.  IF YOU WANT AN EVANGELIST THAT PREACHES THE KING JAMES, HARD AND STRAIGHT, WITHOUT COMPROMISE…EVANGELIST RON AMBERICO IS YOUR MAN OF GOD</div> <bR> <div> THE FIRST SUNDAY IN 2007 WE START OUR WINTER REVIVAL. YOU SAY, “A REVIVAL IN THE WINTER”. YES!!</div> <div> WHAT BETTER WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR. SATAN ATTACKS US ALL YEAR LONG.  IT ALSO HELPS</div> <div> OUR YOUTH , AS THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL,FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK.  IN  SCHOOL THEY ARE BOMBARDED AGAIN BY TH WORLD. DR. HAMBLIN, PASTOR GUY BEAUMONT & DR. MENDEZ ARE THE SCHEDULED SPEAKERS. WE ALL NEED REVIVAL AS WE GO INTO 2007. PLEASE PLAN ON BEING WITH US.  SERVICES START ON SUNDAY JANUARY 7th, 11:30am &  6:00pm, MONDAY THRU FRIDAY at 7:00 PM.</div> <bR> <div> <B>SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> HELLO AND<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Narrow" > </FONT>WELCOME TO THE FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE OF OPEN DOOR</div> <div> BAPTIST CHURCH. IT HAS BEEN A BUSY PAST TWO MONTHS. WE HAVE HAD GREAT PREACHING SERVICES AS GOD HAS USED PASTOR MENDEZ GREATLY. DR. MENDEZ HAS THE FINAL COUNT OF SOULS SAVED DURING THE WORLD WIDE SOUL WINNING CONFERENCE HELD THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST. FOR THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS EVENT; IT IS A COMBINED EFFORT OF BAPTIST CHURCHES (WE NOW HAVE 27 PARTICIPATING) TO SET A DAY ASIDE TO SPECIFICALLY WIN SOULS  TO CHRIST. A DOOR KNOCKING BLITZ !!! THIS YEAR'S REPORT IS A TOTAL OF 4,566 SOULS WON TO THE GLORY</div> <bR> <div> OVER 90 SAVED IN SEPTEMBER WITH OUR DOOR TO DOOR SOUL WINNING AND SERVICES</div> <div> COMBINED AS OF OCTOBER 15 th, WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN 23 PEOPLE SAVED THIS</div> <div> MONTH. PRAY FOR US AS WE FOLLOW UP ON THESE NEW CONVERTS. WE ARE ALSO PRAYING ABOUT A 16 PASSENGER VAN TOUSE FOR OUR YOUTH GROUP AND ALSO TO START ANOTHER ROUTE IN VERNOR AREA. BRO. LUISMELENDEZ, ONE OF FOUR YOUNG PREACHERS WHO IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING COLLEGE IN PONTIAC MICHIGAN, IS BURDENED ABOUT STARTING THIS NEW ROUTE IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO DONATE THIS TYPE OF VAN, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE CAN BE CONTACTED THROUGH OUR GUEST BOOK OR AT OUR ADDRESS AT THE TOP OF THIS NEW LETTER</div> <bR> <div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN WAS WITH US ON THURSDAY SEPT. 7th  IT IS ALWAYS A BLESSING TO</div> <div> HAVE OUR PASTORS “OLDER BROTHER IN THE LORD “ WITH US. DR. HAMBLIN PREACH A MESSAGE ENTITLED, “THEIR OWN COMPANY”. FROM THE BOOK OF ACTS 4:23-30.</div> <div> DR. HAMBLIN ALWAYS DOES THE UNEXPECTED TO MAKE THE LORD'S POINT (AS YOU CAN SEE BELOW)</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="28da7b00.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> DR.MENDEZ HAS FINISHED TEACHING THE BOOK OF ROMANS. LAST THURSDAY </div> <div> DR. MENDEZ STARTED A NEW BOOK - THE BOOK OF HEBREWS.</div> <bR> <div> DR. MENDEZ WILL BE WITH PREACHING AT VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH  IN HARTFORD, MICHIGAN  FOR A YOUTH RALLY ON OCTOBER 14th. </div> <bR> <div> A SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE 3 CHURCHES THAT SUPPORT THIS WORK FINANCIALLY HERE IN THE INNER CITY. IF YOU ARE BURDENED FOR THE INNER CITY AND WISH TO SUPPORT THIS WORK ON A MONTHLY BASIS OR  WISH TO HAVE DR. MENDEZ IN TO PRESENT THE MINISTRY AT YOUR NEXT MISSIONARY CONFERENCE WE CAN BE CONTACTED THROUGH OUR GUEST BOOK OR THE PHONE NUMBER AT THE TOP OF THE NEWS LETTER</div> <bR> <div> <B>JULY-AUGUST 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST </div> <div> CHURCH. IT HAS BEEN A BUSY PAST TWO MONTHS.  WE HAVE HAD GREAT PREACHING SERVICES</div> <div> AS GOD HAS USED PASTOR MENDEZ GREATLY.  PASTOR HAS FINISHED TEACHING THE BOOK OF</div> <div> ROMANS.  IT HAS TAKEN MORE THAN A YEAR FOR HIM TO TEACH IT. AS MANY AS 50 CASSETTE </div> <div> HAVE CAPTURES EACH KNOWLEDGE FILLED WORD. WHAT A BOOK!</div> <bR> <div> OUR CHURCH HELD ITS ANNUAL “PREACH IT FROM THE HOUSETOP” CAMP MEETING DURING THE</div> <div> THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY.   MANY SOULS WERE SAVED AND THE ALTAR WAS FILLED AT THE </div> <div> END OF EACH MESSAGE WITH THE PEOPLE OF GOD.  EVEN THE MUSIC, USED TO PREPARE HEARTS</div> <div> FOR THE PREACHING OF THE WORD, MOVED INDIVIDUALS TO COME TO GOD'S ALTAR TOWARD THE </div> <div> END OF THE WEEK LONG MEETING.  GOD WAS AWESOME IN HIS PRESENCE LIKE NEVER BEFORE.  </div> <div> EACH MESSAGE SEEMED TO PICK-UP WERE HE LEFT OFF THE NIGHT BEFORE.  IT DIDN'T MATTER THE </div> <div> PREACHER. THAT IS HOW GOD MOVES “AMEN”</div> <div> A COMPLETE SET OF 16 TAPES OR CD.'s ARE AVAILABLE FOR $50.00 OR LESS (DEPENDING ON WHAT </div> <div> YOU WOULD LIKE)  JUST USE ORDER FORM  PROVIDED FOR THE TAPE MINISTRY.</div> <bR> <div> THIS WEEK (SUNDAY AUG.27-FRIDAY SEPT.1, 2006)  IS THE <I><B>FIRST</B></I> ANNUAL “SHOUT DOWN THE WALL”</div> <div> TENT MEETING AT CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH (26805 VAN BORN RD. TAYLOR MICHIGAN 48180)  OUR </div> <div> FORMER YOUTH DIRECTOR AND NOW PASTOR OF THIS GREAT CHURCH DR. ANDREW GROSJEAN</div> <div> HAS A VISION OF A GREAT REVIVAL IN THE TAYLOR AREA DURING THIS MEETING.  SERVICES ON SUNDAY </div> <div> WILL BE 10:00, 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM.  DURING THE WEEK; TWO PREACHERS WILL PREACH EACH NIGHT</div> <div> STARTING AT 7:00 PM.  DR MENDEZ WILL PREACH ON TUESDAY & FRIDAY NIGHTS.  OPEN DOOR'S </div> <div> ASSISTANT PASTOR KEVIN HALL,  EVANGELIST TODD HICKS, BROTHER BRIAN FUSON (OPEN DOOR),</div> <div> DR. RYAN BEILFUSS, EVANGELIST LARRY BELL, DR. RON HODGE, DR. JOHN HAMBLIN, JAMES  </div> <div> NELSON & JEFF GLASS WILL PREACH DURING THE MEETING.    MUSIC PROVIDED BY THE GUENTHER </div> <div> BROTHERS AND THE LEACH'S. DON'T MISS IT! IT'S THE FIRST ONE!</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="565" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 174 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="27b8d8b0.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> EVANGELIST</div> <div> TODD HICKS</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="27dac8a0.jpg" border=0 width="172" height="138" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ASSISTANT PASTOR</div> <div> KEVIN HALL</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="27fd08b0.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> MUSIC BY </div> <div> BRO.& SISTER LEACH</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> OUR ANNUAL CHURCH PICNIC WILL BE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd AT ELMER JOHNSON'S PARK</div> <div> IN ROMULUS, MICHIGAN. WE HAVE SETTLED ON THIS DATE FOR THE SECOND YEAR NOW. THIS</div> <div> FITS PASTOR MENDEZ's  MEETING SCHEDULE. COME JOIN US (12:00PM - 10:00PM)</div> <div>               <I><B><U>BRING SOME </U></B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B><U>  </U></B></I><I><B><U>FOOOOOOD!         WE ARE BIG BAPTISTS          HA! HA!</U></B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>MAY-JUNE 2006</B></div> <div> 06/24/06</div> <div>  </div> <div> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST </div> <div> CHURCH.  LAST MONTH I TOLD OUR READER'S ABOUT THE UPCOMING 17th  ANNUAL “PREACH -IT FROM-THE-HOUSETOP” TENT MEETING. THIS YEAR IT WILL BE AN INDOOR CAMP MEETING. GOD HAS BLESSED THIS MEETING EVERY YEAR WITH UNTOLD 100's OF SOULS SAVED. PRAY FOR THESE MEN THAT WILL BE PREACHING DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 9-14.  THE MEETING IS -MONITOREDED BY OUR PASTOR DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ.</div> <div> <B>GUEST PREACHERS INCLUDE:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">DR. R.B.OUELLETTE</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">DR. BRENT STANCIL</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">DR. PHIL KIDD</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PASTORS RANDY WILLIAMS</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">JOHNNY PECK</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">EVANGELISTS JOHN HAMBLIN</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">JASON KENDRICKS. </div> <div> <B>GOSPEL MUSIC WILL BE PROVIDED BY</B>:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">THE WILLIAMS FAMILY AND </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">THE SPENCERS.  </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.opendoorbaptistchurchdetroit.com/2006.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.opendoorbaptistchurchdetroit.">YOU MAY ALSO CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FLYER IN PDF FORMAT.</A>  PLESE MAKE PLANS NOW  TO JOIN US.  IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, PLEASE SUPPORT THIS MEETING WITH YOUR PRAYERS. </div> <bR> <div> IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS WE HAVE HAD EVANGELIST RAY JAMISON (5-14-06) AND RON ABERICO WITH US (5-28-06). BRO. JAMISON IS ALWAYS A BLESSING.  HE USUALLY PREACHES AGAINST EVERY-THING. IN THE SUNDAY A.M. SERVICE HE PREACHED A MESSAGE HE ENTITLED “MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS”.  EVANGELIST RON ABERICO PREACHED TWO MESSAGES NEEDED FOR THE DAY AND HOUR WE LIVE IN. BRO ABERICO PREACH IN A.M. “HIGH TIME TO WAKE UP” AND IN THE P.M. "JONAH, THE SELFISH SOULWINNER”. HOW TRUE IN OUR CURRENT WORLD.  CHRIST IS COMING  AND WE ARE SELFISH SOULWINNERS. PRAY FOR THESE EVANGELISTS AS THEY TAKE THE  GOSPEL TO THE CHURCHES THAT HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY GOD TO HAVE THEM. PRAY GOD  CONTINUES TO EMPOWER THEM.</div> <bR> <div> WE HAVE SOME  UP AND COMING MEN OF GOD WITHIN OUR CONGREGATION THAT I HAVE MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS NEWSLETTER. THESE MEN ARE WAITING ON GOD TO MOVE THEM TO  BE PASTORS OR GIVE THEM EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS.  GOD IS TRAINING THEM AS THEY LABOR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. MENDEZ.  PRAY FOR EVANGELSIT TODD HICKS AND  SOON -TO-BE-PASTORS ( BRO. KEVIN HALL & BRO. BRIAN FUSON.)  PRAY GOD WILL OPEN DOORS FOR THEIR MINISTRIES.</div> <bR> <div> OUR ANNUAL CHURCH PICNIC WILL BE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd AT ELMER JOHNSON'S PARK  IN ROMULUS, MICHIGAN. WE HAVE SETTLED ON THIS DATE FOR THE SECOND YEAR NOW.  THIS FITS PASTOR MENDEZ's  MEETING SCHEDULE</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>MARCH-APRIL 2006 NEWSLETTER</B></div> <div> DATE  4-30-06</div> <bR> <div> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH.  WE ARE SAD TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT AND JOY THAT COMES FROM THE CELEBRATION OF RESURRECTION SUNDAY END, BUT WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE RETURN OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.  HE IS COMING SOONER THAN WE THINK.  WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR  16TH ANNUAL <B>“PREACH IT FROM THE HOUSE TOP”</B> TENT MEETING. WE PUT UP A TENT, ON OUR  LOT, IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT, AND GOD'S WORD RADIATES THRU-OUT THE INNERCITY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SURROUNDS THE CHURCH.  IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A MEETING LIKE THIS, PLEASE MAKE PLANS FOR <B>JULY 9-16TH</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="279809a0.jpg" border=0 width="384" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> PRAY FOR THE MEN THAT WILL BE PREACHING, THE WORKERS THAT WILL BE BEHIND THE SCENES AND THE FINANCES NEEDED TO MEET ALL COSTS.  PEOPLE ARE DYING AND GOING TO HELL EVERYDAY. THIS TENT MEETING HAS MADE THE DIFFERENCE (SALVATION) TO MANY THAT HEAR THE SINGING, MUSIC AND THUNDERING OF GOD'S HOLY WORD AND MAKE THEIR WAY UNDER THE TENT. IT'S A LIFE CHANGING EVENT ON GOD'S CALENDAR.</div> <bR> <div>  WE HAVE HAD A HOMECOMING FOR A BABY THAT WAS ONLY FIVE MONTHS OLD.  GOD TOOK  LITTLE JOSEPH JR. (SON OF JOSEPH AND AMANDA   HOME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.  DR. MENDEZ  PREACHED THE FUNERAL AND MANY RECEIVED CHRIST.  PRAY FOR JOSEPH AND AMANDA  AND THEIR FAMILY AS THEY DEAL WITH THIS LOSS.  THEY ONLY UNDERSTAND THAT GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES AND THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT THEY WILL SEE THEIR SON AGAIN, IN HEAVEN ONE DAY.  PRAY FOR THOSE THAT ACCEPTED CHRIST AS THEIR PERSONAL SAVIOR; THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO COME TO CHURCH, PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR SCRIPTURAL BAPTISM, AND GROW IN HIS KNOWLEDGE AND GRACE.</div> <bR> <div> PLEASE PRAY FOR DEAR FRIENDS OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH THAT LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CHURCH ON CICOTTE ST.  A  FIRE DESTROYED THEIR THREE HOMES BACK IN MARCH. THEY ARE IN NEED OF EVERYTHING  (ESPECIALLY CLOTHING, AND MONEY).  GOD'S PEOPLE CAN HELP. WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN. PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR THE WOODHAM'S FAMILIES  </div> <bR> <div> HELP US PRAY FOR THESE FAMILIES AND OUR TENT MEETING.  ADDING SOULS TO <B>HIS </B>ACCOUNT</div> <bR> <div> <B>FEBRUARY 2006 NEWSLETTER</B></div> <div> 02/20/06<B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="691" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 142 WIDTH="129"><div> <IMG SRC="26973670.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>    EV. DR. JOHN HAMBLIN </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="121"><div> <IMG SRC="2706c6b0.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> <IMG SRC="26368690.jpg" border=0 width="104" height="105" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> EV. DR. SHELTON SMITH </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="130"><div> <IMG SRC="26565640.jpg" border=0 width="101" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> SINGING EV. KEVIN BOWLING</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="167"><div> <IMG SRC="2687f680.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="104" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  PIANIST SISTER CARRIE HAMBLIN</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>                                               </div> <div> <B>THE SWORD OF THE LORD CONFERENCE</B></div> <div> <B>AT OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH</B></div> <div> <B>FEBRUARY 9</B><B>TH</B><B> & FEBRUARY 10</B><B>TH</B></div> <bR> <div>      THE DETROIT AREA WAS BLESSED TO HAVE “THE SWORD OF THE LORD' SOUL WINNING AND SOUL REVIVAL CONFERENCE. THE EDITOR OF THE SWORD OF THE LORD, DR. SHELTON SMITH, EVANGELIST JOHN HAMBLIN AND OUR PASTOR, DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ PREACHED SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL MESSAGES HEARD IN THESE PARTS FOR SOME TIME. THREE SOULS WERE SAVED; INCLUDED DR. MENDEZ's YOUNG SON LAWRENCE MENDEZ JR. ALSO SAVED THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9TH WAS AN ELDERLY MAN RAY SAMSON. HE IS THE FATHER OF SISTER DR. KATHERINE SAMSOM.  WHAT A BLESSING. <B>HEB,4:12  For the word of God is quick, and Powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and Marrow, and is a diserner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. </B>IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW OLD OR YOUNG YOU MAY BE; GOD CAN SAVE YOU. THESE PREACHERS WIELDED THE OLD KING JAMES 1611 A.D. AND IT DID WHAT GOD PROMISED IT WOULD DO, HAS ALWAYS  DONE AND CONTINUES TO DO…….CONVICT THE LOST.</div> <div>      DR. HAMBLIN AND DR. SMITH PREACHED ON THURSDAY THESE GREAT TRUTHS FROM THE HOLY WORD. <B>“THREE TREMENDOUS WORDS”</B> (EPH. 4:32) AND <B>“THERE IS A DIFFERENCE”</B> (I JN. 3: 1-2).  FRIDAY NIGHT WAS TRIPLE TREAT NIGHT FOR THE CHRISTIAN.  DR. HAMBLIN, DR. MENDEZ AND DR. SMITH.   DR. HAMBLIN PREACHED <B>“WHAT KIND OF CHURCH DOES THE COMMUNITY NEED”</B> (ACTS 2: 41-47), DR. MENDEZ<B> “EVERYBODY IS FULL OF SOMETHING”</B> (LK. 4: 1-14) AND DR. SMITH <B>“HE'S COMING BACK</B>” (ACTS 1: 10-11).</div> <div>      MUSIC WAS PROVIDED BY “THE PROCLAIMERS”,  SINGING EVANGELIST KEVIN BOWLING AND SISTER CARRIE HAMBLIN PLAYED THE PIANO FOR US EACH NIGHT. THANKS TO ALL FOR PREPARING THE HEARTS OF GOD'S PEOPLE FOR THE PREACHING.  A SPECIAL THANKS FOR BRO. LUKE SPENCER FOR HIS TESTIMONY AND SONG.</div> <div>      BESIDE THE SPIRITUAL BIRTHS WE ALSO HAD A  PHYSICAL BIRTH , HANNAH RITA ANN HICKS. THIS IS THE  NEW DAUGHTER OF EVANGELIST TOOD HICKS AND HIS WIFE JAMIE.       WHAT A WEEK. AS BROTHER  TODD ALWAYS SAYS, “<B>GOD IS GOOD</B>” <B>AMEN;   BROTHER!!!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="589" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 115 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="259765b0.jpg" border=0 width="118" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div>  LAWRENCE  MENDEZ JR. </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="228"><div> <B><IMG SRC="25b7f5f0.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> SISTER JAMIE & HANNAH </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="25d7f5f0.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div>  BROTHER LUKE SPENCER</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>December 2005 - January 2006</B></div> <div> 01-04-06</div> <bR> <div> HELLO AGAIN FROM OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH,</div> <div> DECEMBER AND HALF OF JANUARY HAS COME - GONE AND CHRIST IS SOON TO RETURN. WHAT A GREAT TIME TO BE SAVED AND SERVING. GOD HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO US DURING THIS HOLIDAY - NEW YEAR SEASON.</div> <div> SOME GREAT MEN OF GOD WERE PART OF OUR SERVICES IN DECEMBER.  ON 12-4-06, THE YOUTH DIRECTOR FROM CHARITY BAPTIST CHURCH IN BROWNSTOWN, MICHIGAN - <B>BRO. JASON LITTLE </B>PREACHED A MESSAGE ENTITLED <B><U>“THE SIDE TODAY</U></B><B>”</B>. WE APPRECIATE BRO. LITTLE FILLING IN FOR PASTOR MENDEZ WHILE HE IS OUT DOING THE WORK OF AN EVANGELIST. PASTOR MENDEZ DOESN'T DO THIS VERY OFTEN UNLESS HE KNOWS THE MAN PREACHING IN HIS PULPIT  WILL PREACH THE WORD “STRAIGHT”. WE GOT A LITTLE TASTE (EARLY PREVIEW ) OF OUR WINTER REVIVAL WHEN <B>EVANGELIST PHIL SCHIPPER</B> FROM <B>GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH</B> (GAYLORD, MICHIGAN) PREACHED FOR US ON SUNDAY, 12-11-05. MR. BIG (THAT'S WHAT WE CALL HIM AT OPEN DOOR) IS NOT ONLY A PHYSICALLY BIG TALL MAN BUT POWERFUL, HOLY SPIRIT FILLED  PREACHER OF GOD AS WELL. HIS A.M. MESSAGE, <B><U>“GOD IS ABLE”</U></B> AND P.M. MESSAGE, <B><U>“SEEKING AFTER GOD</U></B>”  WERE DELIVERED WITH GREAT DEMONSTRAT-ION OF THE HOLY SPIRITS DIRECT AS THE ALTAR WAS FILLED EACH SERVICE.</div> <div> WE CELEBRATED THE BIRTH OF CHRIST ON SUNDAY, 12-25-05 WITH SERVICES AT THEIR NORMAL TIMES. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE MANY VISITORS IN THE A.M. & P.M. SERVICES, BUT SAD BECAUSE THEIR CHURCHES DID NOT HAVE SERVICES.  IT'S A SHAME THAT SOME PASTORS  DO NOT HAVE SERVICES ON CHRIST'S BIRTHDAY IF IT FALLS ON SUNDAY.  GO FIGURE!!   SUNDAY IS THE DAY GOD SELECTED (NOT MAN) TO GATHER AND WORSHIP HIM. WE HAD GREAT SERVICES. IN THE MORNING WE HAD MANY SPECIAL SONGS, THE OPEN DOOR SINGERS, SANG, “MARY DID YOU KNOW”  THEN <B>PASTOR MENDEZ</B> PREACHED, <B><U>“MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB”</U></B><B>. </B>WHAT A POWERFUL, GREAT MESSAGE. EVERY PASTOR SHOULD HAVE THIS MESSAGE IN THEIR LIBRARY.  IT PINPOINTS CHRIST AS THE LAMB OF GOD PROPHESIED DOWN THRU THE AGES.  DR. MENDEZ ALSO PINPOINTS, THRU THE SCRIPTURES, THAT JESUS CHRIST WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 25TH. CHRISTMAS EVE PASTOR ALWAYS LET'S SOME OF THE MEN CALLED TO PREACH FILL THE PULPIT.   <B>EVANGELIST TODD HICKS</B> SPOKE ON, <B><U>“SHE ASKED FOR CRUMBS AND GOT A FULL MEAL</U></B>”. <B>BRO. BRIAN FUSON</B> THEN PREACHED A MESSAGE ENTITLED “<B><U>THE PASSION OF THE CHURCH</U></B>”. OPEN DOOR IS SO BLESSED TO HAVE GREAT PREACHERS READY AND EAGER TO SPEAK WHEN ASKED.</div> <div> WE STARTED OUR NEW YEAR WITH OUR WINTER REVIVAL. JANUARY 1ST. THRU JAN. 8TH. EVANGELISTS  JOHN HAMBLIN & PHIL SCHIPPER PREACHED ALL WEEK. SEVEN SOULS WERE SAVED DURING THE MEETING AND TWO BAPTIZED.  OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH IS LOOKING TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS FOR THE LORD IN 2006.  BUT MOST OF ALL WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE RETURN OF OUR SAVIOR. THIS MAY BE THE YEAR….ARE YOU READY TO GO?</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="537" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 159 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="252949a0.jpg" border=0 width="148" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFF33><NOBR><bR> <div> <B>EVANGELIST</B></div> <div> <B>DR. JOHN HAMBLIN</B></div> <div> <B>(LEFT)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>EVANGELIST</B></div> <div> <B>PHIL SCHIPPER</B></div> <div> <B>(RIGHT)</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2578d9a0.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>November 2005</B></div> <div> NOVEMBER HAS COME AND GONE . WHAT A GOOD MONTH TO SERVE THE LORD. WE HAD SOME GREAT PREACHING, GREAT SINGING AND GREAT MOVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN EACH SERVICE THRU-OUT THE MONTH. DR. JOHN HAMBLIN WAS WITH US ON SUNDAY 10-30-05 AND ON THURSDAY 11-3-05. THE PULPIT WAS RED HOT AND THE ALTAR WAS FULL EACH SERVICE. DR. HAMBLIN PREACHED “<I><B><U>MY THREE SCARIEST NIGHTMARES”, “WHAT THE CHRISTIAN CAN DO WHEN YOU JUST CAN'T SLEEP</U></B></I><I><B>”</B></I>  AND  <I><B><U>“IT MAY BE BEANS TO YOU; BUT IT'S A BIG DEAL TO ME.”</U></B></I><I><B>  </B></I></div> <div> ON 10-30-05, WITH GREAT REGRET AND MUCH SADNESS WE HAD TO RECALL THE ORDINATION OF ONE OF THE PREACHER'S IN OUR CHURCH.  PLEASE PRAY FOR BRO. KENNY HILL AND FAMILY FOR RESTORATION AND REDEDICATION</div> <div> THIS MONTH ANOTHER ONE OF OUR PREACHERS CANDIDATED FOR AND ANSWERED THE CALL TO CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH IN TAYLOR, MICHIGAN.  BROTHER (NOW PASTOR) ANDREW GROSJEAN AND FAMILY ACCEPTED THE OPEN PASTORATE POSITION ON THURSDAY 11-27-05. PLEASE PRAY FOR THEM AS THEY HAVE STEPPED OUT BY FAITH INTO THE MINISTRY. </div> <div> THE SAME DAY PASTOR GROSJEAN LEFT OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH, TO PASTOR THIS WORK, ANOTHER OF OUR YOUNG PREACHERS (BROTHER JUAN ESQUIVEL) PREACHED FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE MESSAGE WAS, <I><B><U>“ANSWERING THE CALL.”</U></B></I>   WHAT AN APPROPRIATE TITLE. PRAY FOR BRO. JUAN AS HE TEACHES IN JUNIOR CHURCH EACH SUNDAY MORNING.</div> <div> WE REPORTED LAST MONTH THAT MIDWESTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE, IN PONTIAC MICHIGAN, WAS TO CELEBRATE “FOUNDERS DAY”  DURING THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER.  IT WAS ALSO DR. TOM MALONE SR.'s 90th BIRTHDAY. LETTERS AND GIFTS CAME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. PRAY FOR DR. TOM MALONE SR. AND HIS WIFE.  HE STILL PREACHES WHEN HE CAN . BOTH HE AND SISTER MALONE HAVE HEALTH ISSUES (AT THIS AGE-AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE). PASTOR MENDEZ PREACH-ED DURING THIS IMPORTANT MEETING A MESSAGE ENTITLED, <I><B><U>“WHY CHRISTIANS CAN'T GO BACK.”.</U></B></I><I><B>  </B></I>EACH YEAR ON FOUNDER'S DAY THE COLLEGE GIVES AN AWARD FOR THE PREACHER THAT BEST EPITOMIZES THE PRINCIPLES DR. MALONE  SET FORTH WHEN HE STARTED MIDWESTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE. PRINCIPLES LIKE STRONG DOCTRINAL FIRE-BREATHING PREACHING,  STRONG STAND ON THE HOLY  WORD OF GOD (THE KING JAMES 1611 AD AUTHORIZED BY GOD HIMSELF),  A PASSION FOR SOUL WINNING DOOR TO DOOR AND STILL OPERATING A CHURCH BY THIS SAME OLD PRESERVED BOOK WITHOUT COMPROMISE. THIS YEARS HONOREE WAS OUR PASTOR,  DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ. </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="518" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 163 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24ed3990.jpg" border=0 width="211" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFF66 WIDTH="101"><bR> <div> <B>DR. McNEELEY & DR. MENDEZ</B></div> <div> <B>(LEFT)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>DR. L. MENDEZ & AWARD</B></div> <div> <B>(RIGHT)</B></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="250cc990.jpg" border=0 width="204" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> DON'T FORGET TO PRAY FOR OUR WINTER REVIVAL STARTING ON SUNDAY JANUARY 1ST ENDING ON SUNDAY JANUARY 8th.  DR. JOHN HAMBLIN, EVANGELIST PHIL SCHIPPER, AND PASTOR RANDY  WILLIAMS FROM MARYLAND WILL BE PREACHING FOR US.  PASTOR WILLIAMS AND HIS FAMILY  WILL ALSO PROVIDE MUSIC.  THE SPENCERS WILL ALSO SING DURING THE WEEK. AND THE GRACE BAPTIST COLLEGE “MEN OF GRACE” MEN's GROUP FROM GAYLORD MICHIGAN. SERVICE WILL BE  AT 7:00 PM EACH WEEKDAY NIGHT.</div> <bR> <div> <B>October 2005</B></div> <div> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY  THAT THIS MONTH HAS REALLY BEEN A  MISSION-ARY BLITZ.  WE HAVE BEEN TRULY BLESSED WITH GREAT, SPIRIT FILLED, FIERY, GOD BREATHED MESSAGES.  THE ALTAR HAS BEEN FULL JUST ABOUT EVERY SERVICE AND SOULS ARE GETTING SAVED.</div> <bR> <div> SUNDAY, OCT. 2nd,  WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE  TO HAVE EVANGELIST  RON ALBERICO AND HIS WIFE AMY.  THIS COUPLE, WHENEVER THEY ARE WITH US, IS ALWAYS ASKED TO SING ONE OF PASTOR MENDEZ's FAVORITE HYMNS, "STEPPING ON SHORE”. BRO. RON PREACHED IN THE MORNING SERVICE THE FIRST OF A TWO PART MESSAGE ENTITLED “<B>THE POWER OF GOD”</B>. IN THE PM SERVICE HE PREACHED PART 2. THIS MESSAGE WAS TAKEN FROM MATTHEW 12:18-27. GOD IS REALLY USING THIS COUPLE .   PLEASE CONSIDER  HAVING BRO. ALBERICO IF YOU WANT GOD'S MESSAGE PREACHED STRONG AND STRAIGHT.</div> <bR> <div> OCTOBER 6th WAS A SPECIAL SUNDAY. EVANGELIST PHIL SCHIPPER WAS WITH US ALL DAY.  BRO. SCHIPPER PREACHED AT OUR TENT MEETING THIS SUMMER AND WAS A BLESSING.  HE IS WITH “BIG“ MINISTRIES.  WE JUST CALLED HIM “MR. BIG”  HE IS A  BIG BAPTIST.  YOU KNOW WHAT WE MEAN IF YOU EVER MET HIM.  BRO. PHIL SPOKE FROM GENESIS 11:25-32  ON <B>“DEATH IN HARAN”.</B>  THIS WAS A POWERFUL MESSAGE WITH SIMPLE APPLICATION OF HOW INSTEAD OF GETTING TO THE PROMISE LAND THEY SETTLED IN HARAN . THIS IS A CITY ½ WAY TO CANAAN FROM THE LAND OF UR. HAVE YOU STOPPED YOUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY AND HAVE NOT COMPLETED WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO? YOU CAN BUY THIS TAPE FROM OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCHES <A HREF="tapes_and_cds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tape CD">TAPE LIBRARY</A>.  IT IS NOT LISTED YET, JUST  ASK FOR IT USING <A HREF="form.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Product Order Form">THE ORDER FORM</A> ON THIS WEBSITE. IN THE EVENING SERVICE MR. BIG PREACHED FROM EXODUS 14:21-22 A MESSAGE ENTITLED, <B>“WHEN GOD DIVIDES THE WATERS”. </B> PRAY FOR BRO. SCHIPPER.  HE WILL BE PREACHING IN OUR WINTER REVIVAL MEETING THE 1ST WEEK IN JAN. 2006.</div> <bR> <div> EVANGELIST TODD HICKS (REMEMBER THAT HE WAS ORDAINED A FEW MONTHS AGO) PREACHED FOR US ON THE EVENING OF OCT. 23rd. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF TWO MESSAGES WE HEARD FROM OUR IN-HOUSE PREACHERS. DR. MENDEZ HAS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED YOUNG MEN, CALLED TO PREACH IN HIS MINISTRY. BY GIVING THEM SOME PREACHING TIME.  BRO. HICK HAS BEEN CALLED INTO THE EVANGELISTIC FIELD. BRO. HICKS SPOKE ON  “<B>WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO WITH HIS GOSPEL”.</B>  THE SECOND MESSAGE OF THE NIGHT WAS FROM BRO. BRIAN FUSON. THIS YOUNG PREACHER JOINED OUR CHURCH RECENTLY AND HAS STEPPED RIGHT IN AND ROLLED UP HIS SLEEVES AND WENT TO WORK DOING WHATEVER PASTOR MENDEZ HAS ASKED HIM TO DO. HE HAS RECENTLY PREACHED AND SUPPLIED SPECIAL MUSIC IN MEETINGS WITH DR. HAMBLIN, SANG SPECIALS IN ALMOST EVERY SERVICE HERE AT OPEN DOOR AND HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO DR. MENDEZ.  BRO. BRIAN PREACHED ON “<B>HOW TO BE A HAPPY CHRISTIAN”.</B></div> <bR> <div> DR. JOHN HAMBLIN ENDED OUR MONTH.  HE HAS PREACHED THE LAST SUNDAY IN OCTOBER IN CELEBRATION OF THE CHURCH's ANNIVERSARY. WE WOULD  LIKE TO THANK ALL THESE MEN OF GOD FOR THEIR STUDY TIME, FOR THE MESSAGES AND FOR THEIR FRIENDSHIP WITH THE PASTOR AND MEMBERS OF OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH.</div> <bR> <div> <B>August-Sept 2005</B></div> <div> THIS IS A TWO MONTH NEWSLETTER FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER.  IT HAS BEEN</div> <div> A BUSY TWO MONTHS HERE AT OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH.  DR. MENDEZ </div> <div> HAS TAKEN PART IN MANY MEETINGS AS GUEST SPEAKER.</div> <bR> <div> DURING THE WEEK OF AUG. 7th,  DR. MENDEZ SPOKE AT THE “OLD PATHS CAMP MEETING,” AT 1st  BAPTIST CHURCH OF GARDEN CITY, MICHIGAN, DR. LUTHER STANLEY.  THE WORLD WIDE SOUL WINNING CONFERENCE AT EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, DR. NICK CROW, WAS  A  FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR BAPTIST  CHURCHES  TO UNITY FOR A FOCUSED 4 DAY WEEKEND, AUG. 17-21, FOR THE PURPOSE OF WINNING PEOPLE TO JESUS CHRIST.  THIS MEETING IS CO-MODERATED<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>BY DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ & DR.  JOHN HAMBLIN. THIS YEARS CONFERENCE SAW  <I><B><U>1,650 SOULS SAVED</U></B></I><B>!!!!</B>  THE WEEK OF SEPT. 18th SAW  DR. MENDEZ AND HIS FAMILY FLY TO DARLINGTON, MARYLAND FOR A  MEETING AT TRAPPE BAPTIST CHURCH, PASTOR RANDY WILLIAMS. THEN ON SEPT. 24th, DR. MENDEZ SPOKE AT AN OLD FASHION BARN MEETING, AT VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH, PASTOR STEVE HETT.  THIS WAS A SPECIAL TIME FOR THE  MENDEZ FAMILY.  DR. MENDEZ'S BROTHER, WALLY MENDEZ, SURRENDERED TO FULL TIME CHRISTIAN SERVICE.  PRAY FOR BRO. WALLY.  PRAY GOD WILL DIRECT HIM IN PREPARING HIM FOR THE MINISTRY.  ALSO PRAY THAT SATAN WILL NOT HINDER HIM.</div> <bR> <div> WE HAVE HAD GREAT MEN OF GOD SPEAKING FOR DR. MENDEZ WHILE HE HAS TAKEN PART IN THESE MEETINGS.  EVANGELIST RON AMBERICO WAS WITH US ON AUGUST. 11th,  EVANGELIST JASON KENDRICKS, ON AUGUST 14th &18th,  DR. JOHN HAMBLIN VISITED ON SEPTEMBER 8th  AND BRO. JASON GODSEY ON SEPTEMBER 18th. OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH WOULD LIKE TO THANK THESE GREAT MEN OF GOD FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE WITH US AND FOR ALL THE STUDY TIME IT TOOK TO PUT THE GREAT AND POWERFUL MESSAGES WE HEARD TOGETHER.</div> <bR> <div> PRAY FOR EVANGELIST RON AMBERICO.  HE WILL BE WITH US ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 2nd (BOTH SERVICES). I WOULD ALSO REMIND OUR READERS TO PRAY FOR DR. TOM MALONE AND THE UPCOMING 52nd ANNIVERSARY OF MIDWESTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE (<B>FOUNDER'S DAY</B>).   IT IS  DR. MALONE'S <B>90</B><B>th</B><B> BIRTHDAY. </B>HE IS FOUNDER &  PRESIDENT<B>( NOVEMBER 28-29).  </B>DR. MENDEZ WILL BE SPEAKING AT THIS ANNIVERSARY  CELEBRATION.</div> <bR> <div> <B>July 2005</B></div> <div> OUR ANNUAL OLD FASHIONED TENT MEETING HAS PAST AND GOD HAS BEEN SOOOOO GOOD TO US. THE 15th ANNUAL "PREACH IT FROM THE HOUSE TOP" <I><B>Mt:10:27: What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. </B></I>SAW SEVEN (7) SOULS SAVED DURING THE MEETING.  EVANGELIST KENNY HILL LET US USE HIS NEW 40 FOOT TENT, NEW SOUND SYSTEM, AND PREACHED TO US DURING THE MEETING.  WE HEARD MANY GREAT PREACHERS & EVANGELISTS GOD LET COME TO DOWNTOWN DETROIT.  MEN LIKE EVANGELISTS DR. JOHN HAMBLIN, DR. PHIL KIDD, & PHIL SKIPPER.  PASTORS THAT TOOK TIME AWAY FROM THEIR CHURCHES- DR. BRENT STANCIL, DR. R B OUELLETTE & ASST. PASTOR JOHNNY  PECK AND OUR PASTOR, DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ. </div> <div> TIME DOESN'T PERMIT FOR ME TO WRITE ABOUT ALL THE MESSAGES BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THE NIGHT BRIAN & SARAH GOT SAVED.  BRIAN IS A CO-WORKER OF BRO. JEFF JOHNSON & TONY RITTHALER.  THEY HAVE BEEN WITNESSING TO THIS YOUNG MAN FOR MONTHS AND INVITED BRIAN & HIS LADY FRIEND, RACHEL TO THE TENT MEETING. SARAH IS THE YOUNG DAUGHTER OF ANDREW & GLENDA GROSJEAN (MEMBERS OF OPEN DOOR.  PRAY FOR BRO. ANDREW. HE IS CANDI-DATING FOR A PASTORS POSITION AT A CHURCH IN TEXAS).  PASTOR JOHNNY PECK & DR. BRENT STANCIL PREACHED ON MONDAY NIGHT (JULY 11TH) AND GOD SPOKE TO THE HEARTS OF THESE LOST SOULS AND THEY WERE GLORIOUSLY SAVED. PRAY THAT SATAN WOULD NOT HINDER THE GROWTH OF THESE YOUNG CHRISTIANS. </div> <div> IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF ANY OR ALL OF THE PREACHING CASSETTES; PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OR WRITE TO DEACON BOB RITTHALER. THE ADDRESS IS ON OUR WEBSITE. THERE ARE 19 TAPES (TOTAL) $4.00 EACH OR $45.00 FOR ALL 19 CASSETTES.</div> <div> PRAY FOR OUR EVANGELIST, KENNY HILL, THAT GOD WOULD OPEN WIDE THE DOOR OF HIS TENT MINISTRY.  HE HAS SURRENDERED ALL FOR GOD'S WORK.   PRAY FOR THE BUS (MOTOR HOME) THAT IS NEEDED FOR THIS WORK. HE WANTS TO BE ON THE ROAD (WITH HIS FAMILY) ALL ACROSS AMERICA. HE IS TRUSTING GOD TO SUPPLY FOR AND THRU HIS PEOPLE.</div> <div> ON JULY 21st  A YOUNG PREACHER OF GOD, NAMED JASON LITTLE, PREACHED FOR US ON A THURSDAY NIGHT. HIS MESSAGE THAT NIGHT WAS "WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WERE GOING". PRAY THAT GOD WILL DIRECT THIS GREAT PREACHER TO THE WORK HE'S GOING TO CALL HIM TO.</div> <div> PRAY FOR  DR. MENDEZ.  HE HAS BEEN ASKED TO PREACH  IN SOME AREA MEETINGS IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS & MONTHS. PRAY FOR <B>THE "OLD PATHS CAMP MEETING"</B> AT THE 1st  BAPTIST CHURCH OF GARDEN CITY MICHIGAN (AUGUST 7-14th).  THE "<B>WORLD WIDE SOUL-WINNING</B> <B>CONFERENCE</B>" AT THE EMMANUAL BAPTIST CHURCH IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN  (AUGUST 17-21st), <B>REVIVAL MEETING AT THE TRAPPE BAPTIST CHURCH</B> IN DARLINGTON, MARYLAND, HOST PASTOR WILLIAMS (SEPT. 18th, AND A WEEK LONG), <B>OLD FASHIONED  BARN MEETING</B> VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH, PASTOR STEVE HETT (SEPT. 18-24th). DR. MENDEZ WILL BE SPEAKING ON SEPT. 24th. THE 52nd ANNIVERSARY OF MIDWESTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE, <B>FOUNDER'S DAY</B> & <B>90</B><B>th</B><B> BIRTHDAY OF FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, DR. TOM MALONE </B>( NOVEMBER 28-29).</div> <div> PRAY FOR OUR 2nd ANNUAL CHURCH PICNIC.  PRAY IT WILL BE A TIME OF FELLOWSHIP & STRENGTHENING FOR THE CHURCH. (SEPTEMBER 3, 2005). <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>June 2005</B></div> <div> OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER IS WITH MUCH ANTICIPATION OF OUR UPCOMING <B>"15</B><B>TH</B><B>ANNUAL PREACH-IT-FROM-THE-HOUSETOP" TENT MEETING</B>.  MORE AT THE END OF THIS LETTER. EVANGELIST RAY JAMESON AND HIS WIFE BEVERLY  CAME TO VISIT US ON JUNE 12TH. BROTHER JAMESON PREACHES WITHOUT COMPROMISE., STRAIGHT HARD GOSPEL MESSAGES. IT IS HARD TO FIND MANY PREACHERS TODAY THAT PREACH THE TRUTH, NO MATTER WHOSE TOES THEY STEP ON.  WE NEED "STRAIGHT PREACHING' TO KEEP SOULS OUT OF HELL AND KEEP THE CHILD OF GOD WALKING THE "OLD PATH" OF THE KING JAMES 1611 AD. BIBLE.  BRO. JAMESON PREACHED FROM EPH.2:1-10  IN THE MORNING SERVICE.  THE MESSAGE ENTITLED, <B>"WONDERFUL GRACE OF JESUS"</B> SPOKE TO MANY HEARTS WITH TWO SOULS ACCEPTING CHRIST AS THEIR SAVIOR.  IN THE EVENING SERVICE GOD USED BRO. JAMESON AS HE PREACHED FROM LUKE 16: 19-31.  THE <B>"HORRORS OF HELL"</B> WAS VERY POWERFUL AND PEOPLE NEED TO GET A VISION OF HELL. NOT MANY PREACHERS WILL PREACH A MESSAGE LIKE THIS.  PRAY FOR THIS GREAT OLD TIME PREACHING EVANGELIST.  HE WOULD BE A GREAT BLESSING FOR YOUR CHURCH.</div> <div> <I><B><U>EVANGELIST RAY JAMESON    P.O. BOX 3538  CHATTANOOGA, TENN. 37404     423-756-7525</U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>SENDING CHURCH:  GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH,  82 VANDIVER RD.  ROSSVILLE, GA. 30741</U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>E-MAIL</U></B></I>: <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="mailto:ROUTETOREVIVAL@JUNO.COM" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:ROUTETOREVIVAL@JUNO.COM"><I><B>ROUTETOREVIVAL@JUNO.COM </B></I></A></FONT></div> <div> OUR STAFF EVANGELIST KENNY HILL PREACHED THE EVENING SERVICE, ON FATHERS DAY JUNE 19TH. THE MESSAGE <B>"WHY I AIN'T COMING DOWN AND YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER</B>  (TEXT NEH. 6: 1-3) HELPED THE CHURCH FOCUS ON THE WORK OF GOD AND NOT THOSE WHO WOULD TRY TO DISTRACT US.  BRO HILL JUST FINISHED HIS FIRST TENT MEETING USING HIS NEW TENT. GOD HAS CALLED HIM TO "TENT EVANGELISM".  THE MEETING WAS AT HIGHLAND HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH   179 WOODRUFF LAKE RD.  HIGHLAND MICHIGAN (DR. MARIO CHADINAH - PASTOR). GOD BLESSED WITH MANY  RECEIVING CHRIST DURING THE WEEK LONG MEETING (JUNE 12-18) INCLUDING HIS DAUGHTER KARA.  IT WAS SUCH A BLESSING TO SEE 4 BAPTIZED UNDER THE TENT, IN A NEW HORSE TROUGH, INCLUDING HIS DAUGHTER.  DR. MENDEZ ALSO PREACHED THAT FRIDAY IN THIS MEETING. PRAY FOR EVANGELIST KENNY HILL THAT GOD WILL FILL HIS MEETING SCHEDULE.  HE HAS THE 40 FT. TENT, THE LIGHTING, THE SOUND SYSTEM, THE STAGE,FANS, AND EVEN THE PULPIT.  ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS CHURCHES WITH A VISION FOR LOST SOULS AND  DESIRE AN OLD FASHIONED TENT REVIVAL MEETING.  <B><U>E</U></B><I><B><U>VANGELIST KENNY HILL - TENT MINISTRY  </U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>SENDING CHURCH: OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH, DETROIT MICHIGAN  PHONE: 313-673-2539 </U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>E-MAIL</U></B></I>: <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>PREACHERKHILL@AOL.COM</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>WEBSITE:  </U></B></I></FONT><I><B>WWW.EVANGELISTKENNYHILL.COM</B></I> </div> <div> ON JULY 10TH THRU THE 17TH. OPEN DOOR BAPTIST WILL HAVE IT ANNUAL <B>"PREACH IT FROM</B> <B>THE HOUSE TOP"</B> TENT MEETING. THIS YEAR'S  SPEAKERS  WILL BE DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ, DR. JOHN HAMBLIN,  DR. TOM MALONE SR., DR. PHIL KIDD, DR. BRETT STANCIL, DR. R.B. OUELLETTE, PASTOR RANDY WILLIAMS,  EVANGELIST JASON KENDRICK,  EVANGELIST KENNY HILL, AND ASSISTANT PASTOR JOHNNY PECK . THE WILLIAMS FAMILY WILL SUPPLY GOOD CHRISTIAN MUSIC  </div> <div> SEE FLYER ON WEBSITE</div> <bR> <div> <B>May 31, 2005</B></div> <div> HELLO AGAIN FROM OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH. I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE AND STILL IN THE SOUL SAVING BUSINESS.  OUR TUESDAY NIGHT VISITATION PROGRAM SAW 3 SOULS SAVED. MANY HAVE WALKED THE AISLES  FOR SALVATION  DURING THE WEEKLY SERVICES. ON MAY 3RD, A LADY WITH SEVERE HEART PROBLEMS HAS BEEN VERY SICK AND SOME  LADIES MADE A CALL ON  HER. SISTER  DORIS ASKED IF THEY WOULD CALL ON HER DAUGHTER WHO  IS A DRUG ADDICT.  SISTER DORIS HAS BEEN PRAYING FOR HER SALVATION. ON MAY 10TH THEY MADE A CALL ON HER (IN ONE OF THE WORST PARTS OF DETROIT) IN A HOUSE FULL OF ADDICTS. THE WOMEN OPENED THEIR KING JAMES 1611 AD AND GAVE A CLEAR PRESENTATION OF THE GOSPEL, SHE  ACCEPTED CHRIST  AS HER LORD AND SAVIOR.  GOD TOOK A HOPELESS CONDITION AND GAVE HER BLESSED HOPE.</div> <div> ON MAY 8th, THE LORD BLESSED OPEN DOOR WITH THE PREACHING OF EVANGELIST RON ALBERICO.  BRO. RON AND HIS WIFE AMY BLESSED WITH ONE OF PASTOR MENDEZ's  FAVORITE SONGS "JUST THINK OF STEPPING ON SHORE".   WHAT A SONG FOR PREPARING HEARTS FOR THE PREACHING OF THE WORD OF GOD. BRO. ALBERICO PREACHED THE A.M. AND P.M. SERVICES. THE A.M. MESSAGE WAS ENTITLED  "<I><B>THRU THE EYES OF A CHILD</B></I>" AND THE P.M. MESSAGE WAS SIMPLE ENTITLED  "<I><B>CHOICES</B></I><I>".</I>  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>HAVE YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICES  FOR JESUS CHRIST</B></FONT><B>?</B>  </div> <div> SUNDAY, MAY 29th, WE HAD  EARLY SERVICE IN THE P.M.  SO THE CHURCH COULD  ATTEND THE GRADUATION CEREMONY AT MIDWESTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN. OUR PASTOR'S DAD, (OPEN DOOR'S MISSIONARY TO THE MEXICAN PEOPLE), MISSIONARY  VALENTINO (TINO) MENDEZ. GRADUATED TO GLORY LAST AUGUST.  HE HAD BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH MIDWESTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE FOR A  BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (B.Re.) <U>BRO. TINO WANTED TO SURPRISE HIS FAMILY,</U>  FOR  NO ONE KNEW OF THIS. AT THE TIME OF HIS HOME-COMING  TINO  WAS JUST HOURS AWAY FROM THE DEGREE. BRO. TINO HAD ACCUMUALATED ENOUGH  "LIFE TIME CREDIT HOURS" AND WAS TO GRADUATE AT THIS CEREMONY WITH A EARNED DEGREE.  DR. LAWRANCE MENDEZ ACCEPTED FOR HIS DAD.  WHAT A  HONOR FOR PASTOR,  BRO. TINO's  WIFE PAT WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND (SISTER PAT IS STILL ON THE MISSIONARY FIELD  IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS, THE MENDEZ FAMILY THE OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="21913ce0.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ON JULY 10th THRU THE 17th. OPEN DOOR BAPTIST WILL HAVE IT ANNUAL <B>"PREACH IT FROM</B> <B>THE HOUSE TOP"</B> TENT MEETING.  THIS YEAR'S  SPEAKERS  WILL BE DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ,  DR. JOHN HAMBLIN,  DR. TOM MALONE SR.,  DR. PHIL KIDD,  DR. BRETT STANCIL,  DR. R.B. OUELLETTE, PASTOR RANDY WILLIAMS,  EVANGELIST JASON KENDRICK,  EVANGELIST KENNY HILL, AND BRO. JOHNNY PECK .  THE WILLIAMS FAMILY WILL SUPPLY GOOD CHRISTIAN MUSIC.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>April 26, 2005</B></div> <div> THE LORD HAS BLESSED OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH ABUNDANTLY THIS APRIL WITH GREAT PREACHING AND SOUL'S SAVED FOR THE MASTER WORK. APRIL WAS A MONTH FOR SPEAKERS. ON MARCH 31, EVANGELIST ZACH WAGNER PREACHED ON A THURSDAY NIGHT. REV. JASON LITTLE PREACHED THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY. AND OUR STAFF EVANGELIST KENNY HILL PREACHED BOTH SERVICES ON SUNDAY, 4-24-24.  BROTHER HILL ALSO HAS BEEN TEACHING THE ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR AT 10:45 A.M.  HE IS TEACHING THE BOOK OF JAMES. WHAT AN AWESOME PREACHER. HE PREACHED IN THE A.M. ON "FIVE QUESTIONS EVERY SAINT OUGHT TO ASK THEMSELVES" AND IN THE P.M. SERVICE PREACHED " HOW TO CRUSH A DOUBTING SPIRIT". DURING THE DAY SEVEN PEOPLE GOT SAVED. AMEN</div> <bR> <div> DR. MENDEZ & SISTER STELLA (HIS WIFE) VISITED AN OLD FRIEND ON APRIL 18th WHO WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT.  HE WAS GOING TO BE UNPLUGGED AND WAS LITERALLY AT DEATH'S DOOR. THEY WITNESSED TO HIM AND HIS RESPONSE WAS CLEAR;  HE WANTED TO BE SAVED.  SO DR. MENDEZ LED HIM TO CHRIST.  AS THEY WERE LEAVING HIS HOSPITAL ROOM VICTOR HARRISON WAS TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING.  IT WAS HARD TO HEAR HIM SO DR. MENDEZ GOT REAL CLOSE AND VICTOR SAID,"THANK YOU". VICTOR WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE WHEN THEY  UNPLUGGED HIM BUT HE'S STILL LIVING.  <B>PRAISE THE LORD.</B></div> <bR> <div> OUR CALLING PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, IS ALWAYS EXCITING. SISTER URSULA BERNEZ IS OUR BILINGUAL(ENG. & SPANISH)  SOUL WINNER. SHE IS A BLESSING TO THIS MINISTRY. SISTER URSULA   & SISTER LARA WITNESSED TO A YOUNG MAN AND HANDED HIM A TRACT A FEW  WEEKS AGO. ON  APRIL 25th, AS SISTER URSULA AND HER CALLING PARTNER (SISTER DIANA & SISTER LARA) WERE RE-TURNING TO THE CHURCH ABOUT 9:00 PM. SHE NOTICED THIS SAME YOUNG MAN WALKING DOWN THE STREET. SISTER URSULA HAD A BURDEN FOR THIS YOUNG MAN SINCE SHE FIRST TALKED TO HIM & ASKED TO STOP THE CAR. SHE APPROACH HIM AND ASKED IF HE HAD READ THE TRACT. HE STATED THAT HE TOOK THE TRACT HOME AND COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN.  SOME FRIENDS ASK HIM TO GO OUT WITH THEM BUT HE STAYED HOME AND READ THE GOSPEL TRACT.  HE GOT SAVED THAT NIGHT. MEANWHILE HIS FRIENDS GOT IN A GANG FIGHT AND HAD THEIR CAR SHOT-UP.  HE IS GLAD  GOD SPOKE TO HIS HEART ABOUT HIS SOUL'S NEED AND HE LISTENED TO GOD INSTEAD OF HIS FRIENDS. HE COULD  HAVE BEEN KILLED AND IN HELL INSTEAD OF SAFE AND GOING TO HEAVEN  <B>WHAT A TESTIMONY.</B></div> <bR> <div> ON SATURDAY WE HAD AN APPRECIATION DINNER FOR DR. MENDEZ AND HIS WIFE.  WE WANTED TO DO THIS BECAUSE WE APPRECIATE & LOVE  OUR PASTOR AND SISTER STELLA  VERY MUCH. WE HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING THIS A SURPRISE. YOU KNOW HOW GOD'S MAN SEEMS TO ALWAYS KNOW SURPRISED. IT WAS A POTLUCK, BUFFET WITH MEMBERS BRINGING HOME COOKED FAVORITE FOR THE OCCASION. OF COURSE DR. MENDEZ AND SISTER STELLA  LOVE THAT MEXICAN FOOD SO NATURALLY THAT WENT FIRST. THESE ARE JUST A FEW PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="407" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 155 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="215c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="217c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 75 WIDTH="397"><div> DR. MENDEZ & SISTER STELLA LOOKING AT "FISHERS OF MEN" PLAQUE WRITTEN BY OPEN DOOR MEMBER & SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACH SISTER FELIPA SWEET.</div> <div> ALSO PICTURED IS THE CAKE PRESENTED TO </div> <div> DR. MENDEZ AND SISTER STELLA</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>March 31, 2005</B></div> <div> MARCH WAS A VERY BLESSED MONTH AT OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH.  WE HAVE SEEN GOD MOVE IN EVERY SERVICE THIS MONTH.  18 SOULS ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST IN THE AM. & PM SERVICES WITH OTHER SAVED IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES.  ON MARCH 6TH. 5 PEOPLE PRESENTED THEMSELVES FOR BAPTISM.  PLEASE PRAY WITH US THAT THE OTHERS NEW CONVERTS WILL FOLLOW GOD IN THIS FIRST OBEDIENCE TO THEIR NEW LORD AND SAVIOR.     </div> <bR> <div> EVANGELIST RAY JAMESON PREACHED  ON MARCH 6th, IN THE ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR AND BOTH THE 11:30 AM AND 6:00 PM SERVICES.  IN THOSE SERVICES A SPANISH SPEAKING MAN WAS SAVED THRU THE INTERPRETATION OF HIS WIFE FROM ENGLISH TO SPANISH.  THIS WAS TRUE BIBLICAL SPEAKING IN TONGUES  ENGLISH & SPANISH) & THE GOSPEL WAS PREACHED, CHRIST WAS LIFTED UP, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVED.</div> <bR> <div> IT HAS BEEN A REAL BLESSING TO SEE GOD USE BROTHER EARL DILLION.  HE REDEDICATED HIS LIFE TO CHRIST LAST MONTH.  HE HAS BEGUN SINGING SPECIALS.  HE HAS A VERY UNIQUE TALENT THAT GOD HAS GIVEN HIM.  HE PLAYS A 12 STRING GUITAR LEFT HANDED AND UPSIDE DOWN.  WHAT A BLESSING HE HAS BEEN TO ALL OF US.</div> <bR> <div> OUR MISSIONARY TO THE MEXICAN PEOPLE; MRS. TINO (PAT) MENDEZ HAS LEFT FOR THE EPAPHRODITUS BAPTIST MISSION & DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS.  SISTER PAT WAS IN DETROIT TO GET SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THE MISSION.  GOD BLESSED IN A GREAT WAY WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, OFFICES SUPPLIES, PIANO'S, AND MORE FOOD.  GOD FILLED A 55 FOOT SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER..   PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!</div> <bR> <div> DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ PREACHED AT A  "SWORD OF THE LORD" CONFERENCE AT THE SHALOM BAPTIST CHURCH IN ORION, MICHIGAN (DR. HARRY E. CARR HOST PASTOR) ON TUESDAY MARCH 15TH.  DR TOM MALONE WAS SCHEDULED TO PREACH BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT.  DR. MENDEZ PREACHED A POWERFUL MESSAGE ENTITLED "WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CAN'T STRAIGHTEN UP".  THE ALTAR WAS FILLED EVERY NIGHT OF THE CONFERENCE.</div> <bR> <div> <B>February 28, 2005</B></div> <div> A  LOT HAS HAPPENED AT OPEN DOOR SINCE THE LAST NEWSLETTER. (1-17-05).   THREE (3) WERE SAVED IN OUR CALLING PROGRAM ON TUESDAY NIGHTS.  BRO. TODD HICKS HAD THE PLEASURE OF LEADING HIS  WIFE'S 76-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER TO THE LORD. HIS WIFE HAS HAD HER FAMILY ON THE PRAYER LIST FOR WEEKS.  GOD STILL ANSWERS PRAYERS AND CAN SAVE THE OLDEST AND HARDEST HEARTS.  <B>AMEN</B>. BRO. J.R. AND BRO. TONY LEAD J.R.'S FRIEND TO THE LORD ON A PERSONAL CALL.  WHAT REJOICING THEY HAD THAT NIGHT.  PRAY FOR BRO. J.R. AND TONY AS THEY WITNESS TO THEIR FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS. ON SUNDAY  1-23-05 THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED IN BOTH SERVICES AND FIVE (5) LOST SOULS CAME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAVIOR.  GOD HAS BEEN SAVING SOULS IN OUR SERVICES EVERY SUNDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS.  <B><U>PRAISE THE LORD.  HE IS WORTHY</U></B></div> <bR> <div> SISTER PAT  (<B>MRS. VALENTINO MENDEZ-EPAPHRODITUS BAPTIST MISSION - SUPPLYING MISSIONARIES TO MEXICO)</B> IS IN DETROIT FOR COLLECTION OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR THE MISSION. PRAY THE LORD WILL SUPPLY BOUNTIFULLY AS <B>HE</B> RESTOCKS <B>HIS STOREHOUSE</B> FOR <B>HIS MISSIONARIES</B> IN MEXICO.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP; CONTACT <B>DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ (DIRECTOR ) </B></div> <div> <B>AT 1-313-894-7955</B></div> <bR> <div> WE HAVE REFINISHED THE PROPHET'S QUARTERS AT THE CHURCH. (A PLACE FOR VISITING MISSIONARIES & EVANGELISTS TO STAY WHILE IN TOWN FOR MEETINGS).  THIS HAS BEEN A VISION OF BRO. TINO & DR. MENDEZ FOR QUIT SOME TIME. PRAISE GOD THAT HE HAS SUPPLIED THE NEEDED MATERIALS AND MEN'S TIME FOR IT'S COMPLETION.  EVANGELIST RAY JAMESON WILL BE IN TOWN MARCH 6TH TO PREACH FOR US.  HE WILL  BE THE FIRST TO USE THE NEW "PROPHET CHAMBERS".  PRAY FOR THIS SPECIAL SUNDAY THAT GOD WILL USE THIS "FIERY PREACHER" TO SPEAK TO HEARTS, SOULS WILL BE SAVED, AND STIR THE WORK TO SERVE GOD </div> <bR> <div> BRO TODD HICKS WAS ORDAINED ON FEBRUARY 24TH.  HIS HEART"S DESIRE IS TO PASTOR A CHURCH. EVANGELIST DR. JOHN HAMBLIN PREACHED THE CHARGE FROM II TIMOTHY 4: 1- 2  "WHY I PREACH THE BIBLE" IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL TIME FOR OUR CHURCH FAMILY.  BRO TODD WILL CONTINUE SERVING GOD AT OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH UNTIL GOD MOVES HIM.  BRO TODD TEACHES THE YOUTH GROUP ON SUNDAY MORNINGS, IS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF THE CHURCH CHOIR, AND A GREAT SOUL WINNER FOR THE LORD.</div> <bR> <div> WE WILL PRODUCE A MONTHLY LETTER TO OUR MISSIONARY FAMILY.  IF YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL</div> <div> ADDRESS OR ARE IN CONTACT WITH A CLOSE BROTHER THAT HAS ONE AND WE CAN SEND</div> <div> THE LETTER THERE; IT WILL SAVE ON POSTAGE.</div> <bR> <div> <B>CORRECTION FROM LAST NEWS LETTER</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> : </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>DEACON BOB RITTHALER'S E-MAIL ADDRESS IS</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >:   </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:MISTERSTAGHUNTER@AOL.COM" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:MISTERSTAGHUNTER@AOL.COM"><U>MISTERSTAGHUNTER@AOL.COM</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>CONTACT HIM FOR E-MAIL INFORMATION OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE PREACHING TAPE INFORMATION.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>January 17, 2005</B></div> <div> OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH HAS JUST FINISHED A MIRACULOUS (MIRACLE FILLED) WEEK OF</div> <div> WINTER REVIVAL.  THIS WAS OUR 15th ANNUAL WINTER REVIVAL WITH EVANGELIST DR. JOHN </div> <div> HAMBLIN PREACHING IN EVERY SERVICE.  THE FORESTER'S (MARK & ANDREA) SUPPLIED THE </div> <div> MUSIC ALL WEEK AND GOD MOVED.  FOUR (4) SOULS CAME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR </div> <div> SAVIOR DURING THE WEEK.</div> <bR> <div> ON TUESDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 4th, SPECIAL PRAYER WAS REQUESTED FOR BRO. FORESTER'S</div> <div> MOTHER.  SHE WAS TO HAVE SERIOUS BREAST CANCER SURGERY ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 5TH</div> <div> ALSO DEACON BOB RITTHALER ASKED PRAYER FOR HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WHO IS EXPECTING A </div> <div> CHILD IN JUNE. THE BABY HAS NO "HEART BEAT" & WAS BEING SENT TO A HOSPITAL ALSO ON</div> <div> WEDNESDAY THE JANUARY 5th.  DR. MENDEZ FELT MOVED TO HAVE THE CHURCH PRAY FOR</div> <div> THESE REQUESTS.  THE CONGREGATION GOT ON THEIR FACES BEFORE GOD AND PRAYED.  THE</div> <div> NEXT DAY; JANUARY 5th; NEWS CAME THAT THE RITTHALER'S EXPECTED BABY HAD A VERY</div> <div> STRONG HEART BEAT AND THE DOCTORS DON'T KNOW HOW THEY MISSED IT.  WE KNOW BE-</div> <div> CAUSE IT WASN'T THERE UNTIL WE PRAYED.  LATER THAT SAME DAY NEWS CAME THAT THE</div> <div> DOCTORS WERE PREPARING MRS. FORESTER FOR SURGERY AND TOOK ANOTHER X-RAY BE-</div> <div> FORE THEY WERE TO CUT AND COULDN'T FIND ANY CANCER.  THE DOCTORS COULD NOT EXPLAIN</div> <div> THIS EITHER.  BUT WE CAN.  THE GREAT PHYSICIAN OPERATED FIRST.  PRAISE GOD!!!</div> <div> BRO. JUAN ESQUEVEL SURRENDERED TO PREACH SOME TIME AGO.  SUNDAY; JANUARY 9th;</div> <div> HE PREACHED TO THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT. (BRO. TODD HICKS CLASS).  GOD FILLED AND USED</div> <div> BRO. JUAN. AND HE WAS SO EXCITED.  DR. MENDEZ ASKED HIM TO TESTIFY TO THE CHURCH THAT</div> <div> SUNDAY NIGHT ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE.  BRO. JUAN WAS STILL OVERJOYED AND ENCOURAGED </div> <div> THE CHURCH.</div> <bR> <div> BROTHER J.R.DILLON HAD PERSONAL REVIVAL IN HIS HEART AND ATTENDED EVERY NIGHT OF THE</div> <div> REVIVAL.  HE BROUGHT ALL HIS "WORLDLY MUSIC" AND GAVE IT TO DR. MENDEZ.  WHEN PASTOR </div> <div> ANNOUNCED THIS, "THAT BRO. J.R. ONLY WANTED TO LISTEN TO MUSIC THAT MAGNIFIED AND</div> <div> GLORIFIED GOD" THE FORESTERS GAVE BRO. J.R. A COPY OF EVERY TAPE AND C.D. THAT THEY</div> <div> HAD ON THEIR TAPE TABLE.  BRO. J.R. WAS SO HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL.  WHAT A GREAT GOD </div> <div> WE HAVE.   BRO. J.R. HAS ALSO STARTED TO SING SPECIALS IN ALL THE SERVICES.</div> <bR> <div> WE ARE TRYING TO GET A WEBSITE STARTED FOR THE OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH.   </div> <div> <A HREF="http://WWW.OPENDOORBAPTISTCHURCHDETROIT.COM" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://WWW.OPENDOORBAPTISTCHURCHDETROIT."><U>WWW.OPENDOORBAPTISTCHURCHDETROIT.COM</U></A></div> <div> DR. LAWRENCE MENDEZ</div> <div> OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>