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Wonderful job, everyone! Operation Christmas Child collection week is this week, and you did your part by collecting 106 shoeboxes with gifts for children in need in places all around the world. Practical items like soap, washcloths, toothbrushes and toothpaste, pencils and sharpeners were included along with age appropriate toys. You also gave money for postage o $608! It costs $9 per box to mail each one to its destination, so roughly two-thirds of the postage was offset by your gifts. Well done, church family!
Thanks also to those who came out and/or joined us virtually for IMB Virtual Sending Service last Wednesday evening. Our IMB appointed 79 missionaries, 30 of whom were featured during the service itself. If you were not able to join us, click on the above link to watch the service in its entirety. Also, at the bottom of the page are all of the missionary testimony videos, including the ones not able to be included in the virtual service due to time constraints. TOMORROW is THE LORD’S DAY! "Happy are they, they that love God, whose hearts have Christ confessed! who by His cross have found their life, and 'neath His yoke their rest. Glad is the praise, sweet are the songs, when they together sing, and strong the prayers that bow the ear of heav'n's eternal King." These lyrics from a hymn by William Croft (1678-1727) have been at the front of my mind in the last few days. They will also as we gather for worship tomorrow, to acknowledge Christ's Lordship over sin, death, hell, and the grave, and to magnify the One who has given us life and in Whom alone we have life. As you prepare to gather for worship tomorrow, meditate on these Scriptures that will frame our time in worship together. Click anywhere on the link and it will take you to a printable version of these Scriptures: Call to worship: Psalm 100 Fighter Verses Psalm 84:10-12 OT Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 NT Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23 Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 25:7 Sermon Passage: Luke 1:5-25 Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26 Stewardship Committee will meet right after morning service in the conference room to discuss the 2021 budget proposal. If you are responsible for a budget line item and are requesting a change in that line item from 2020, please submit that request in writing to church treasurer, Marsha Smith at iam2messy@gmail.com or text her at 816-312-0032. If no change is requested, it will likely be the same as 2020. THIS WEEK the office/building schedule will be adjusted due to Thanksgiving:
COMING UP Week of Prayer for International Missions will kick off on November 29 with a visit from Scott Hill. Scott and his wife, Stefanie, were commissioned by the IMB during their Virtual Sending Service on Wednesday. Scott is the immediate past youth and children's minister at First Baptist Church in Cameron. Scott and Stefanie are the parents to three small children and will be serving in an area of the world that cannot be disclosed for security reasons. For this reason, their real names and images will not be used during the sending service. Scott will be sharing a challenging message to our youth during the Sunday School hour, and he will be preaching a missions message during the morning worship service. Join me in praying for and encouraging the Hills as they plan to begin their international missions journey in January. ICYMI Last Sunday’s Message Luke 1:1-4 The Prologue BONUS: I share online resources with you from time to time, and this week I would like to share Breakpoint from The Colson Center, named for its founder Charles Colson. This week, the feature is Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito and his speech to the Federalist Society on the subject of religious liberty. I highly recommend you listen since we are living in a time when religious liberty is in the crosshairs of the political left. Here is the specific link. (About 37 minutes in length). See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg
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Greetings, everyone! This week we celebrated Veteran's Day, first on Monday as a legal holiday, then on Wednesday as the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice which ended hostilities of World War 1 at 11 a.m. on November 11,1918. For many years, the day was known as "Armistice Day," changing to Veterans Day in 1954 by an act of Congress to honor American veterans of all wars. Thank you to all those who served our country so that we might remain free.
TOMORROW: MACH 4 Men's Ministry has been canceled. THE LORD’S DAY Every Lord's Day is special because God's people come together to worship in local congregations and remember the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. And that is what we will do this week as we corporately come under the preaching and teaching of the word of God. This week, we will more closely examine Luke 1:1-4 as we launch into our expositional study of the Gospel of Luke. Here are the Scriptures that will frame our worship gathering this week. Clink anywhere on the link to view a printable version of these verses: Fighter Verse: Psalm 79:9 Call to Worship: Psalm 100 (sung) Old Testament Reading: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 New Testament Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Assurance of God's Pardon: Psalm 103:10-12 Sermon Passage: Luke 1:1-4 Benediction: 2 Corinthians 13:14 Visit from the Johnstons: This Lord's Day will also be special because Dan & Kali Johnston, international workers with Reach Beyond, will be with us sharing at the conclusion of the morning worship service. Kali (Carroll) grew up at First Baptist, and she and Dan began serving with Reach Beyond in Central Asia four years ago. They will briefly recap the mission of Reach Beyond and share what has recently been happening in their ministry. Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes will be collected this Lord's Day. Our children and adults have assembled several boxes already, but there are always some that come in on the collection day. If you have a filled Christmas Shoebox, bring it with you Sunday morning and we will include it in the collection. At the end of the service, we will creatively carry the Christmas Shoeboxes to an awaiting vehicle for transport to a collection center in St. Joseph. If you fill a box after Sunday, you may still drop it off at one of the collection centers. Click on the link to find the locations of collection centers near us. THIS WEEK Our IMB (International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention) will be commissioning 79 missionaries in a virtual sending service this week, including Scott and Stefanie Hill (see announcement below). The IMB Virtual Sending Service will be Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 pm Central Standard Time. Click on the link to watch the service or go directly to the IMB Facebook page to watch via Facebook Live. Please join us at the church house to watch this special time of praying over and sending out mission personnel all over the world. If you have ever attended an IMB Commissioning Service, you know how moving and special it can be. We look forward to sharing in this experience with you. COMING UP
ICYMI Last Sunday’s Message Luke: Tell Me the Story of Jesus (Overview of Luke's Gospel) BONUS:
Visit the website for more up-to-date information! See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg Greetings, everyone! Thanks to all those who joined us for Pre-Election Prayer on Monday evening, both live and virtually. Seventeen of us were praying in the sanctuary and four more joined by ZOOM. We had a sweet time of prayer and intercession for our country, our leaders, and for the election. We continue to pray for our country post-election as we seek God's wisdom.
MBC: Last week, the Bridgmans, the Deans, and myself joined around 800 other messengers to represent our church to the Missouri Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting and all the meetings attendant to it provided a great time for us to carry out the business of the MBC, with which our church is happily affiliated. Here is a link to the Pathway to read highlights of the meeting. TODAY our deacons met to pray for the membership, tend to widows and benevolence matters, and move forward on the process of deacon nominations for 2021, among other things. Please pray for them as they do the work for which the church has set them apart. TOMORROW is THE LORD’S DAY! Bible study for all ages meets at 9:30 am, and you are invited to be a part of a group. If you haven't yet attached to one, it is never too late. Join us tomorrow. For morning worship, we will begin a series through the Gospel of Luke. Tomorrow will be an overview sermon to introduce the man, his message, and the meaning of the book for us as believers today. I am excited to start this expositional journey with you that will be an investment of time for us and will yield rich treasures from the store of Scripture. Our service will be framed by the following Scriptures. Please take a few moments to read and meditate on these passages in preparation for worship tomorrow: Fighter Verse: 1 Timothy 6:6-7 Call to Worship: Psalm 78:1-4 Old Testament Reading: Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25 New Testament Readings: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Assurance of God's Pardon: Psalm 32:1-2 Sermon Passage: Luke 1:1-4 Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26
ICYMI: Last Sunday’s Message Ruth 4: Redemption Applied Visit the website for more up-to-date information! See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg HAPPY REFORMATION DAY, EVERYONE!
On this date in 1517, Augustinian monk and university professor Martin Luther nailed (or possibly pasted) his Ninety-Five Theses to the castle church door at Wittenberg in what is now Germany as an academic challenge. Though the theses (another word for propositions) were in Latin and meant only for the learned to read, someone translated them into the vernacular and published them without Luther's permission. This was the spark that lit the flame of the Protestant Reformation, and the rest is history. Depending on who you ask, Baptists may or may not consider themselves "Protestant" in the sense of coming out of Roman Catholicism in protest. But it is beyond dispute, historically, that Baptists have been in full agreement with the spirit of the Reformation since the early days of the denomination in the 17th century. In particular, that means the doctrines of grace and the so-called "Five Solas": Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Sola Gratia (grace alone), Sola Fide (faith alone), Solus Christus (Christ alone), and Soli Deo Gloria (glory to God alone). We stand with Luther and the Reformers in proclaiming that Scripture alone is our authority, and salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, for the glory of God alone. Nothing else. Here we stand, we cannot do otherwise. God help us! TODAY is Bible Quiz Day for our church's team as they gather with 25 other teams from around the region to compete as friends and to recall what they have learned over the last month since the last quiz. Our team name is "Contagious" and I would ask that you pray for them as they complete their day of quizzing. TOMORROW is THE LORD’S DAY! Join us for Bible Study for All Ages at 9:30 am followed by worship at 10:40 am. The worship service is streamed over Facebook Live and is posted on our Youtube channel later in the day for those without access to Facebook Live. We will be in Ruth 4 for our final message in this great little book about God's faithfulness from generation to generation, and how he uses flawed and sinful people to accomplish His purpose and bring glory to Himself. Here are the Scriptures that will frame our worship service tomorrow. I hope you will take a few minutes to read through them, meditate on them, and prepare your heart for corporate worship. Click on the link to take you to an online version or read them in your favorite app or print copy: Fighter Verse: Psalm 118:5-8 Call to Worship: Psalm 46 Old Testament Reading: Micah 3:5-12 New Testament Readings: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 Assurance of God's Pardon: 1 John 1:8-9 Sermon Passage: Ruth 4 Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26 THIS WEEK is a very important week because of Election Day. I want to take this opportunity to say that if you are registered vote, please exercise your right to do so. Let your vote be consistent with the teaching of Scripture. If you subscribe to The Pathway, then you received a voter guide to describe candidates and issues. If you did not receive one, we have some copies at the church and will be happy to share them with you. On Monday, November 2 at 7 pm, join me in the Sanctuary for Pre-Election Prayer. We will pray for our country, our leaders, and the upcoming election. I will be preparing a prayer guide, and I anticipate our prayer time to last about 75 minutes. (If you would like to pray at home during that time instead, I will be happy to send you a prayer guide so that you can join with us). RESOURCES TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO: I don't take time in the pulpit to speak to specific political matters or candidates, but the issues of morality and freedom are matters we do address. I believe that this may very well be a watershed election in terms of the far-reaching impact on matters of life, freedom, and the future of America. Allow me to share a couple of podcasts with you, one from Al Mohler and another from Doug Wilson. These are men that are much smarter than I, and they have thought much more deeply than I have about political issues as related to theology. I invite you to listen thoughtfully and reflectively. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily endorse every viewpoint of these men, but believe the following resources to be insightful and helpful. Al Mohler: The Briefing Special Edition: Christians, Conscience, and the 2020 Election (25:55) Doug Wilson: John Piper, Me, and the Cool Shame Election (9:14); A Second Round of John Piper, Me, and the Cool Shame Election (9:48) [Wilson's podcasts are responses to John Piper's recent article on why he isn't planning to vote for either presidential candidate in this election. While I appreciate and respect John Piper, have read and profited from his books and have attended his conferences gladly, and whose passion for Christ and the Gospel are without equal, I cannot agree with him on this point]. I also invite you to watch Wayne Grudem on Answering a Friend's Objections to Voting for Trump (58:39). Dr. Grudem is a professor at Phoenix Seminary, and his Systematic Theology and books on biblical complementarianism have made a deep impact on me. He is thoughtful, gentle, and well-reasoned in his answers. COMING UP
ICYMI Last Sunday’s Message Ruth 3: Our Kinsman Redeemer Visit the website for more up-to-date information! I leave you with this wonderful recording of A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, Martin Luther's text arranged by Henric Idestrom and sung by the John Brown University Singers. Enjoy and be inspired! See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg Greetings, everyone! As we prepare for the Lord's Day tomorrow, take a few moments and read through the following texts that will frame our corporate worship. "Whatever is good,...meditate on these things." (Phil. 4:8)
Call to Worship/Fighter Verses: Psalm 77:13-14 Old Testament Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 New Testament Readings: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 Assurance of Pardon: Romans 5:1 Sermon Passage: Ruth 3 Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26 If you would like to read the passages online, just click anywhere in the link and it will take you there. THE LORD’S DAY Beginning last Lord's Day and continuing tomorrow, we will receive nominations for the office of deacon. The biblical background and qualifications for this office is Acts 6 and 1 Timothy 3. Please take time to read these passages and listen to the recorded messages on the subject of church leadership which I preached in 2019. It has been my practice to preach a series on church leadership once every two years in the fall, so these recordings are from the last time I preached these passages: Elders and Deacons: Complementary Offices, Part 1 Elders and Deacons: Complementary Offices, Part 2 Elders and Deacons: Qualifications and Selection, Part 1 Elders and Deacons: Qualifications and Selection, Part 2 Please prayerfully consider who you would nominate for this Scriptural office. Church members may nominate up to four men whom they consider Scripturally qualified to serve as deacon. Nomination forms were distributed on October 18 and will be again tomorrow for those who did not receive one. Further instructions as well as the section of our by-laws describing deacon selection are included on the nomination form. The forms will be distributed at the beginning of the service and collected at the end. Any questions about nominations, currently ordained men, or the process in general should be directed to our currently serving deacons, Kyle Carroll, Russ Wright, Don Burns, Mike Greer, or Robert Kendall. Thank you for your participation in this process. THIS WEEK The Missouri Baptist Convention Annual Meeting will take place at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles Monday and Tuesday of this week, along with the Pastors' Conference and auxiliary meetings. Please be in prayer for the officers and messengers of the convention as they deliberate and make decisions regarding the work of our state convention going forward. This is largely a fellowship meeting, less of a deliberative one. More worship, less business. But there will be items to be voted on and business to be discussed. Attending as messengers from our church this year will be Kyle and Sue Bridgman, Gary and Louise Dean, and myself. Lorrie Dixon was elected to serve, but is unable to attend this year. For more information on the Missouri Baptist Convention and how Southern Baptists in Missouri cooperate together for Gospel missions and ministry, visit mobaptist.org. COMING UP
ICYMI 10/18 Sunday Message Ruth 2 "The Lord Is Our Refuge" 10/11 Sunday Message Baptism and the Lord's Supper Visit the website for more up-to-date information! By the way, for those of you who saw my post about the vandalism at McCarthy, the damage was mostly broken glass in the offices and downstairs. A burglar broke in about 2:30 am and stayed till 4am Friday morning looking for things to steal. He had also broken into a couple of other businesses close by, so the combined video footage made it relatively easy to identify and apprehend him. He is in police custody. About 50 people showed up to help clean up this morning, and we had it done in about an hour with brooms, vacuums, and shovels. All in all, it was not nearly so bad as it could have been. It is always unsettling when a church experiences a break in, but nothing of great value was destroyed or defaced, praise the Lord! See you in Church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg Greetings, everyone! What a joy it has been to be out and about these last several days. The whole family is out of quarantine and enjoying the BEAUTIFUL weather, more like summer than fall, but the colors are starting to burst. God's handiwork is wonderful to behold!
**Please be in prayer for our DOM Roger Brumley who has tested positive for COVID-19, and his wife, Pam, as they quarantine at home. TODAY
Grillmaster: Need to arrive about 4:30 to get the grill prepared to cook the frozen burgers and dogs. Cook up the meat and be ready to serve by 6 pm. Drinks: Purchase or make up tea and/or lemonade. Chips: Buy/bring chips (preferably individual size bags) Dessert: Need cookies/brownies/cake/pie for 25 Everything but the grilling could be done at any point during the day even if you aren't able to attend the meeting. Please contact me if you are able to do any of the above at my cell phone, 479-238-3772. THE LORD’S DAY We will have our quarterly observance of the Lord's Supper during 10:40 morning worship. My intention is to preach on the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper from Matthew 28 and 1 Corinthians 11 prior to partaking of this symbolic meal. Please take time to read 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 in preparation for this important day, and spend some time in self-examination (cf. 1 Cor. 11:28). One way to do this is through the use of diagnostic questions. The following are a starter list. You may come up with others:
Tomorrow evening, we will gather for our regular monthly member meeting at 6 pm in the Great Room. All members are requested to attend, and all are welcome to attend. (If we have more than can comfortably socially distance in the Great Room, we will move to the sanctuary). THIS WEEK Saturday, October 17: FLOOD REBUILDING FINAL PUSH. We are requesting that as many who are physically able plan now to help with the final push to restore/rebuild the homes affected by the flooding in south St. Joe back in July. Journey Baptist has shouldered much of the load during this time, and more hands are needed to relieve those who have done so. We will plan to leave from the church parking lot at 7:15 am and stay through the day until 5 pm, if possible. If you are only able to work the first half of the day, that is wonderful. Or if you can only come for the second half, also wonderful. If you come for the second half, check in at Journey Baptist Church around 12:30 pm for the 1-5 pm shift. You do not have to have prior experience or training to help, just a servant heart and the ability to help carry sheet rock, insulation, particle board and the like. Contact me this week if you are interested in this ministry opportunity (which is really a local missions opportunity). COMING UP Deacon Nominations for 2021 will be distributed and received on two consecutive Sundays, October 18 and 25. All members are entitled to nominate as many as four men to serve for a 3-year term as deacon. Please prayerfully consider your nominations in light of the qualifications for the office of deacon in ICYMI Last Sunday’s Message The Road Less Traveled by Robert Kendall FIGHTER VERSES THIS WEEK: James 1:19-20 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Visit the website for more up-to-date information! See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg Greetings, everyone! Thank you all for the prayers and words of encouragement over the last couple of weeks of my isolation. After 10 days of quarantine, today is my official "freedom" day. The rest of the family has a few more days to isolate. I haven't had a fever since a week ago Thursday. Most of my symptoms have been like a mild cold the whole time, plus the sense of taste and smell affected. I don't feel terrible. Earlier in the week, I entertained the thought of being back in the pulpit this week. However, I want you to have full confidence that in attending services you won't be unduly exposed. Therefore, I will be out of the pulpit one more Sunday. I believe this is prudent. Thank you for bearing with me patiently. Thanks to all who are shouldering responsibilities while I am out.
TODAY is the first Bible Quiz competition of the season. Please be in prayer for our quizzers and coaches as they compete under the COVID restrictions today. They will very likely be getting to the end of the competition by the time you read this, but pray for them nonetheless. Pray for all the quizzers' continued health as well. TOMORROW is the LORD’S DAY and we would ordinarily be observing the Lord's Supper on the first Sunday of the quarter, but we have postponed it one week to October 11. Please take time this week to examine yourselves in the light of Paul's admonition in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 as you prepare for this ordinance of the church. In preparation for Lord's Day worship tomorrow, please take a few moments to read and meditate on the following Scriptures that will frame the service. Click anywhere in the link to read the Scriptures online: Call to Worship: Psalm 19:1-14; OT Reading: Exodus 20:1-20; NT Reading: Philippians 3:4b-14; Assurance of Pardon: Romans 8:1-2; Sermon: Matthew 7:13-27; Fighter Verses: Proverbs 4:25-27; Benediction: Philippians 1:2; 4:23 I have asked Robert Kendall to fill the pulpit for me tomorrow. Please pray for him as he brings the message "The Road Less Traveled" from Matthew 7:13-27. THIS WEEK
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ICYMI Last Sunday’s Message from Jerry Scott, "New Years' Repentance" Visit the FBC website for more up-to-date information! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg Greetings, everyone! Just to let you know right off, I tested positive for COVID-19 this week, so my family and I will be isolating until October 7 (14 days after I became symptomatic) per doctor's direction regarding the incubation period. So far, no one in the immediate family besides me is symptomatic, and mine seem to be relatively mild at this point. I will keep you posted as things progress.
TOMORROW I hope you are planning to attend Prayer Event 2020: Return to God at 10:30 am - noon on the courthouse lawn. Area ministers will be leading out in Scripture reading and prayer punctuated by musical praise. It looks like it will be another pleasant morning in the 60s and 70s, so bring out your lawn chairs and be prepared to pray for our community, our state, our country, and our world as we offer prayers of adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication/intercession up to our great God and loving heavenly Father. Pray for Rick Sharp, Randy Baker, Roger Brumley, and Mike Wolf as they lead out in prayer, and for our own Kyle Bridgman as he leads in moments of musical praise. (Bro. Roger Brumley graciously agreed to take my spot on the program tomorrow, so many thanks to him for his willingness to do so). ABUNDANCE QUARTET will be in concert Saturday at McCorkle Park in Cameron at 6 pm, sponsored by First Baptist Church, Cameron. A love offering will be received. THE LORD’S DAY Take time to prepare for the Lord's Day services with God's people by reading and meditating on these Scriptures which will serve to frame our corporate worship. Our aim is to have plenty of Scriptural material for reflection and application in addition to the Scripture for the morning sermon. Fighter Verses: Proverbs 4:23-24 Call to Worship: Psalm 27:1-6 Old Testament: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 New Testament: Matthew 21:23-32 Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 34:4-7 Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26 Many thanks to Bro. Jerry Scott for filling the pulpit this week in my absence. MMO: The Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering will be received once more on this final Sunday of September. To find out more about what you MMO dollars do in Missouri, take a few moments to visit the MMO webpage. THIS WEEK Join us via ZOOM for "Monday School" at 7 pm Monday. This is Bible Study for those either not yet ready to return to in-person Bible Study or who just want an extra opportunity to be in God's Word together with others. Join us live and in person or via ZOOM on Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm for our Midweek Service. Both of these services use the same ZOOM link, which is usually included in a Wednesday e-mail to the church. You can click on the link and follow directions from there. COMING UP
MAN KNOWS NOT HIS TIME: A. H. Stahl died this week after a four-year battle with cancer. Services of Christian burial will be held at First Baptist in the sanctuary on Monday, Sept. 28, at 2 pm, followed by interment at Oak Lawn. QUOTE FOR THE WEEK: "He is much happier that is always content, though he has ever so little, than he that is always coveting, though he has ever so much." -- Matthew Henry Visit the website for more up-to-date information! See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg Greetings, everyone! This is coming to you a little late in the day as I spent a few days helping my aging parents with some things at their place and just returned this morning. Thank you for bearing with me!
THE LORD’S DAY is TOMORROW! We gather each Lord's Day to remember the resurrection of our Lord Jesus . Another way to remember the resurrection is through the words of the recently deceased evangelical theologian/pastor, J.I. Packer: "The victim of Calvary is now ... loose and at large." Yes, He is no longer a victim, but still bears in His body the "five bleeding wounds ... received on Calvary; they pour effectual prayers, they strongly plead for me. 'Forgive him, O forgive' they cry, 'Forgive him, O forgive,' they cry, 'nor let that ransomed sinner die!'" ("Arise, My Soul, Arise!" by Charles Wesley). The risen and ascended Christ not only died, rose, and ascended for our justification, but is also actively working in us to bring about our practical holiness. This same Christ will one day glorify us as objects of His grace. All of this is not just good news, it is exceptional news! And for that, we offer God our hearty praise, thanksgiving, and wholehearted commitment. Please take time to prepare your hearts for Lord's Day services by reading, meditating on, and praying through the Scriptures being used in tomorrow's worship service. Fighter Verses: Psalm 73:25-26 Call to Worship: Psalm 145:1-8 Scripture Reading: Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 32:5 Sermon Text: Ruth 2 Benediction: 2 Corinthians 13:14 MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY TOMORROW: Sunday, 1-5 pm, report to Journey Baptist, 5708 King Hill Ave., St. Joe Rebuild efforts are wrapping up from the July 21 flood in St. Joe. There is a big push for volunteers to put drywall on walls and plywood on floors. The effort is for churches to send 5+ people to help. The need is to work on 9 homes (as of today; the number may be fewer now). You don’t have to be an expert or even knowledgeable about construction. The need is laborers, there will be someone at each project to lead the way. Information on Rebuild is found on Journey Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/journeystjoe/ THIS WEEK finishes up our Week of Prayer for Missouri Missions. I encourage you to ask the Lord how He would have you to give, then set aside that portion for the MMO (Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering) which goes to support a whole host of mission efforts across our state. I sent out daily prayer reminders this week for these mission and ministry efforts, and I hope you were able to use them.
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ICYMI Last Sunday’s Message "Ruth: God's Faithfulness in Conversion" (Ruth 1) QUOTE FOR THE WEEK I recently found a thumb drive that had been missing for four (!) years. On it was a file of quotes I had compiled over a period of several years. Here is one that I found quite pertinent for our times: "Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." -- Corrie Ten Boom See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg Greetings, everyone! Here we are at Labor Day weekend, the traditional end of summer. The promise of harvest, cooler temperatures, and brilliant fall colors all grace the horizon. I, for one, consider that cause for rejoicing. Evidently so did the psalmist, as these words testify: "Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy? He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him." (Psalm 126:5-6).
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Fighter Verse: John 10:10 Call to Worship: Psalm 149 Scripture Reading: Romans 13:1-14; Matthew 18:15-20 Assurance of Pardon: 1 Peter 2:24 Sermon: Ruth 1-4 Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26 Call to Worship: Psalm 149 Scripture Reading: Romans 13:1-14; Matthew 18:15-20 Assurance of Pardon: 1 Peter 2:24 Sermon: Ruth 1-4 Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26 THIS WEEK church office will be closed on Monday due to the Labor Day holiday. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday. On a personal note, I will be in Bolivar on Friday, September 11, for our eldest's junior violin recital which was postponed from the spring. (Some of you have asked about whether it will be livestreamed, and yes it will at 3 pm that day. I will have more information about it on my Facebook page).
Sunday, Sept. 13: Back to Sunday School, 9:30 am Sunday, Sept. 13: Church Council at 5 pm followed by Member Meeting at 6 pm Sunday, Sept. 13 - Sunday, Sept. 20: Week of Prayer for Missouri Missions Wednesday, Sept. 23: See You At The Pole, 7:30 am at south entrance to MHS; also for the community at large at 8:30 am at the DeKalb County Courthouse flagpole Saturday, Sept. 26: Day of Prayer for Revival and Spiritual Awakening, 10:30 am - noon, on the south lawn of the courthouse. Join us in this community day of prayer as we seek the Lord, confess our sins, and ask for God's hand of blessing on us. ICYMI Last Sunday’s Message Church Discipline and Exclusion, Part 2, 1 Cor. 5 BONUS Perhaps you have heard the terms "privilege," "critical theory," "intersectionality," and other terms associated with race, gender, and sexuality, but but don't really have a grasp on their meaning or current usage. Watch or listen to this episode of Thinking In Public with Al Mohler as he interviews mathematician and writer James Lindsay about his new book Cynical Theories, written with Helen Pluckrose. (a little over an hour in length) See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg |
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