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GREETINGS, EVERYONE! We had a great time attending Midland Ministries' "Movie-Pizza-Ice Skating" event last night in St. Joe with about a hundred other teens and sponsors. God worked in the hearts of several of our teens as the Gospel was clearly communicated. I would like to thank the eight students and two other parents who represented our church. You did so very well, and I am so thankful to see new interest in the things of the Lord among our teens.

THE LORD'S DAY (3/20)

ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER OFFERING FOR NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONS. Please pray about how the Lord would have you to give through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions. Our church goal is $1200, and the nationwide goal is $70 million. You have given $750 so far, and we will continue through the end of March. For more information on how your gifts are utilized, visit anniearmstrong.org/your-gifts-at-work.
Bible Study for All Ages, 9:30 am. There is no better time than the present to join a Sunday morning Bible study. Age-graded classes from nursery through high school plus four non-age graded classes for adults are available. Come on out and bring the whole family!
Worship Together at 10:40 in the Sanctuary. Sermon subject will be "The Good Samaritan" from Luke 10:25-37, one of the most recognizable of all Jesus' parables, and arguably one of the least understood.
Scriptures for Sunday. Here are the Scriptures we will be reading that will shape our corporate worship. Take a few moments to read and meditate on them. Also, we have seven different Scriptures in our morning worship, so they make a great resource for personal or family worship Sunday through Saturday. Click anywhere on the link to see a printable version of these passages on biblegateway.com

ATTENTION MEN!: Lt. Col. David Grossman (U.S. Army, Retired) will be speaking at Green Valley Baptist Church in St. Joe on tomorrow evening, Mar. 20, at 5 pm with the topic "On Spiritual Combat." Lt. Col. Grossman is a US Army Ranger, a paratrooper, and a former West Point Psychology professor. Since his retirement from the US Army in 1998, he has been on the road almost 300 days a year as one of our nation's leading trainers for military, law enforcement, mental health providers, and school safety organizations. We will plan to take a group of men over to Green Valley that evening, leaving the church parking lot at 4 pm. We will likely return by 8 pm.

Ukraine Relief. Our church in its monthly members' meeting determined to continue receiving offerings for Ukrainian relief indefinitely based on needs. We are forwarding those offerings through Send Relief, the humanitarian relief arm of our International Mission Board. Here is an article accompanied by a video to update you on what is happening to help refugees along the Romanian border with Ukraine.

Romanian Baptists provide invaluable services to fleeing Ukrainians

MONDAY (3/21)

Monday "Sunday School" online via ZOOM at 7 pm. See Pastor Kyle to join this virtual Bible study group.
To join Zoom Meeting, follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87573789453?pwd=Zjg5ZWZ2N1h5WklxOEFjM3IrVUt1QT09 Meeting ID: 875 7378 9453 Passcode: 478672

WEDNESDAY (3/23)

Women's ZOOM Bible Study, 9 am (Jan McElwain, 816-465-0985) To join Zoom Meeting, use this link (different from the one above): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3665081666?pwd=N21LSEJaYURhUzZVSmRLcFhPdW8zZz09
Meeting ID: 366 508 1666 Passcode: 844160
Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man, 10 am in library (Russ Wright, 816-724-0925)
Kids' Club at 3:20 - 5:15 pm
Worship Choir Rehearsal at 5:45 pm
Bible Study and Prayer, 6:30 pm in the Great Room. In person or via ZOOM (use the above link to access)

Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man, 7 pm in library (Robert Kendall, 816-724-4155)

THURSDAY (3/24)

Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man (Greg Dixon, 479-238-3772)

SUNDAY (3/27)

Missouri Baptist Children's Home birthday offering and Baptist Homes anniversary offering will be received at the conclusion of the worship service. I encourage those celebrating March birthdays and anniversaries to participate in this opportunity to give towards these entities who help to alleviate the needs of the orphaned and aged. One article on the children's home website was especially intriguing to me as it describes the concept of the Open Table to help a family in the community who is in need. Read that article by Pastor George Fulgham here.

COMING UP:

VBS Training for St. Joseph Baptist Association, Thursday, Mar. 31 at 6:30 pm at FBC, St. Joseph. All VBS workers and potential workers are welcome to attend this event. It will be a little different than in years past with a portion of the evening devoted to VBS alternatives which are available to churches choosing curriculum other than LifeWay material.
Disaster Relief Training in First Baptist Church, Chillicothe, MO, April 8 - 9, 2022. I would like to take a group to this training if possible. Must be 18 or older to train and be deployed on call-outs to relief efforts. A flyer describing the event is attached to this e-mail. You can register online by following this link.
Lord's Supper and Benevolent Offering, Sunday, April 10. We encourage you to be present on that Palm/Passion Sunday as we hear the gospel and see it put on display in the ordinance of the Lord's Supper. We will also receive a benevolent offering which is administered by our deacons to serve benevolent needs of our church family.

MAN KNOWS NOT HIS TIME: We extend Christian sympathy to the family of Gary Hall who passed away on Tuesday evening after a hospitalization. Gary was husband to Jeannie Stahl Hall and brother-in-law to Randy & Mary Morrow, Larry & Alice Stahl, Laura Ruth Barnes, Ronnie and Lou Stahl, and all the Stahl siblings. Services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 9, here at First Baptist under the direction of Turner Family Funeral Homes. Finalized times will be published when they are available. (Many will remember that Gary and Jeannie participated in our fellowship for several months as they were moving from Georgia to St. Joseph a few years ago, helping in VBS and generally encouraging myself and all of us by their presence and participation).

ICYMI: Last Sunday's Message "Rejoicing in Revelation" Luke 10:21-24
Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video.

READ THROUGH THE BIBLE The Five-Day Bible Reading Plan is attached to this e-mail for your convenience.
You may want to access additional resources to support your reading available at this website.

BONUS: We will be singing a song by Keith and Kristyn Getty and Matt Papa tomorrow entitled "Christ, Our Hope in Life and Death." The choir will be introducing it as an ensemble, but we want you to learn it and add it to your worship song arsenal. Take a listen to the choir and orchestra of FBC Dallas, TX, sharing it and leading that congregation in worship through it. It is based on words from the first question and answer in the Heidelberg Catechism, "What is your only comfort in life and in death?" Answer, "That I am not my own, but belong - body and soul, in life and in death - to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ." What immense comfort these words bring to the heart of a believer in Jesus!

See you in church!

Grace and peace,

Pastor Greg

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March 12th, 2022

3/12/2022

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GREETINGS, EVERYONE! We continue to pray for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters as the conflict with Russia persists. Thank you for the $460 given so far for the relief efforts through Send Relief. If you would like to give, you may designate your offering envelope "Ukraine Relief" or give online here. Last week, I shared links to articles pointing to what the Lord is doing in the midst of the conflict. Below are more encouraging stories that will also help you know how to pray for fellow believers as well as for those who are coming to Christ through the evangelistic efforts of many in that part of the world.
Believer clings to faith as bombs fall

Polish Baptists helping refugees with everything they have, literally, Chitwood says
Thousands of Ukrainian Christians find solace in Polish Baptist church

MACH 4 Men's Ministry is meeting at Oak Christian Church at 6 pm this evening for a meal and fellowship. Go in main front door and down the sanctuary aisle to the front right as they are having some work done on the basement.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME begins tomorrow. Don't forget to set your clocks FORWARD one hour! You don't want to be late for Sunday School!
Today my family and I will be traveling down to southeast Kansas for a family wedding and returning late tonight. We would appreciate your prayers for traveling mercies and safety as we make the trip. Thank you all so much.

THE LORD'S DAY (3/13)

This is the end of the WEEK OF PRAYER FOR NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONS. Please pray about how the Lord would have you to give through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions. Our church goal is $1200, and the nationwide goal is $70 million. For more information on how your gifts are utilized, visit anniearmstrong.org/your-gifts-at-work.
Bible Study for All Ages, 9:30 am. There is no better time than the present to join a Sunday morning Bible study. Age-graded classes from nursery through high school plus four non-age graded classes for adults are available. Come on out and bring the whole family!
Worship Together at 10:40 in the Sanctuary. Sermon subject will be "Rejoicing in Revelation" from Luke 10:21-24, dealing with Jesus rejoicing in the Holy Spirit over God's revelation of Himself to "infants" through the person and work of Jesus.
Scriptures for Sunday. Here are the Scriptures we will be reading that will shape our corporate worship. Take a few moments to read and meditate on them. Also, we have seven different Scriptures in our morning worship, so they make a great resource for personal or family worship Sunday through Saturday. Click anywhere on the link to see a printable version of these passages on biblegateway.com

Church Council will meet at 5 pm this afternoon, followed immediately by our Monthly Member Meeting at 6 pm.

MONDAY (3/14)

Monday "Sunday School" online via ZOOM at 7 pm. See Pastor Kyle to join this virtual Bible study group.
To join Zoom Meeting, follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87573789453?pwd=Zjg5ZWZ2N1h5WklxOEFjM3IrVUt1QT09 Meeting ID: 875 7378 9453 Passcode: 478672

WEDNESDAY (3/16)

Women's ZOOM Bible Study, 9 am (Jan McElwain, 816-465-0985) To join Zoom Meeting, use this link (different from the one above): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3665081666?pwd=N21LSEJaYURhUzZVSmRLcFhPdW8zZz09
Meeting ID: 366 508 1666 Passcode: 844160
Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man, 10 am in library (Russ Wright, 816-724-0925)
Kids' Club at 3:20 - 5:15 pm
Worship Choir Rehearsal at 5:45 pm
Bible Study and Prayer, 6:30 pm in the Great Room. In person or via ZOOM (use the above link to access)

Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man, 7 pm in library (Robert Kendall, 816-724-4155)

THURSDAY (3/17)

Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man (Greg Dixon, 479-238-3772)

SUNDAY (3/20)

ATTENTION MEN!: Lt. Col David Grossman (U.S. Army, Retired) will be speaking at Green Valley Baptist Church in St. Joe on Sunday evening, Mar. 20, at 5 pm with the topic "On Spiritual Combat." He is a US Army Ranger, a paratrooper, and a former West Point Psychology professor. Since his retirement from the US Army in 1998, he has been on the road almost 300 days a year as one of our nation's leading trainers for military, law enforcement, mental health providers, and school safety organizations. We will plan to take a group of men over to Green Valley that evening, leaving the church parking lot at 4 pm. We will likely return by 8 pm.

COMING UP:

Midland Ministries Main Event: MPI (Movie, Pizza, Ice Skating), Friday, March 18, 6 - 11:45 pm. Leave Maysville at 5 pm, return approximately 12:30 am Saturday. Grades 6 - 12. This is one of the more highly attended Midland events of the year. Save the date! PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE IF YOU PLAN TO GO!

Disaster Relief Training in First Baptist Church, Chillicothe, MO, April 8 - 9, 2022. I would like to take a group to this training if possible. Must be 18 or older to train and be deployed on call-outs to relief efforts. A flyer describing the event is attached to this e-mail. You can register online by following this link.

ICYMI: Last Sunday's Message "The Harvest is Plentiful" Luke 10:1-20
Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video.

READ THROUGH THE BIBLE The Five-Day Bible Reading Plan is attached to this e-mail for your convenience.
You may want to access additional resources to support your reading available at this website.

BONUS: Pastor Kyle and I were blessed to be able to travel to Bolivar on Thursday (despite the snow) and participate in the Missouri Music Men concert at First Baptist Church there. We had an outstanding group out for the day of rehearsal and presentation. If you would like to view and listen to the concert, it is available on the MMM Facebook page here. Enjoy!

See you in church!

Grace and peace,

Pastor Greg

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March 05th, 2022

3/5/2022

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GREETINGS, EVERYONE! We continue to pray for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters as the conflict with Russia persists. Some have sought refuge in neighboring countries. Missionary friends of ours serving with Campus Crusade in Poland have received some Ukrainian refugees. Others are choosing to find safer places within Ukraine to stay. While this is the season when we typically focus on our North American mission offering (Annie Armstrong Easter Offering or "AAEO"), if you have to choose I would suggest the more immediate need is Ukraine relief. You may designate your offering envelope "Ukraine Relief" or give online here.
In the midst of the conflict, the Lord is at work through His people. Take a moment and read these recent articles of what is happening in and around Ukraine and how Christians are responding to the crisis. Also the Ukraine prayer sheet is attached.
Eternity secure for new Ukrainian believer

Baptists in Poland respond to support Ukrainian refugees
Send Relief responds to Ukraine crisis

THE LORD'S DAY (3/6)

Bible Study for All Ages, 9:30 am. There is no better time than the present to join a Sunday morning Bible study. Age-graded classes from nursery through high school plus four non-age graded classes for adults are available. Come on out and bring the whole family!
Worship Together at 10:40 in the Sanctuary. Sermon subject will be "The Harvest is Plentiful" from Luke 10:1-16.
Scriptures for Sunday. Here are the Scriptures we will be reading that will shape our corporate worship. Take a few moments to read and meditate on them. Also, we have seven different Scriptures in our morning worship, so they make a great resource for personal or family worship Sunday through Saturday. Click anywhere on the link to see a printable version of these passages on biblegateway.com

MONDAY (3/7)

Monday "Sunday School" online via ZOOM at 7 pm. See Pastor Kyle to join this virtual Bible study group.
To join Zoom Meeting, follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87573789453?pwd=Zjg5ZWZ2N1h5WklxOEFjM3IrVUt1QT09 Meeting ID: 875 7378 9453 Passcode: 478672

WEDNESDAY (3/9)

Women's ZOOM Bible Study, 9 am (Jan McElwain, 816-465-0985) To join Zoom Meeting, use this link (different than the one above): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3665081666?pwd=N21LSEJaYURhUzZVSmRLcFhPdW8zZz09
Meeting ID: 366 508 1666 Passcode: 844160
Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man, 10 am in library (Russ Wright, 816-724-0925)
Kids' Club at 3:20 - 5:15 pm
Worship Choir Rehearsal at 5:45 pm
Bible Study and Prayer, 6:30 pm in the Great Room. In person or via ZOOM (use the above link to access)
- This is the Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 6-13, so Wednesday evening, March 9, will be given to prayer for those serving as church planters, community ministry directors, journeymen, and chaplains in North America. We will also have some focused prayer time for our brothers and sisters Ukraine and the surrounding region.
- We will resume our inductive study through the book of Titus on March 16, with Titus 1:5-16.

Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man, 7 pm in library (Robert Kendall, 816-724-4155)

THURSDAY (3/10)

Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man (GREG'S GROUP NOT MEETING THIS WEEK; WILL RESUME ON 3/17)

SUNDAY (3/13)

Church Council at 5 pm, Monthly Member Meeting at 6 pm

COMING UP:

Midland Ministries Main Event: MPI (Movie, Pizza, Ice Skating), Friday, March 18, 6 - 11:45 pm. Leave Maysville at 5 pm, return approximately 12:30 am Saturday. Grades 6 - 12. This is one of the more highly attended Midland events of the year. Save the date! PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE IF YOU PLAN TO GO!

ATTENTION MEN!: Lt. Col David Grossman (U.S. Army, Retired) will be speaking at Green Valley Baptist Church in St. Joe on Sunday evening, Mar. 20, at 5 pm with the topic "On Spiritual Combat." He is a US Army Ranger, a paratrooper, and a former West Point Psychology professor. Since his retirement from the US Army in 1998, he has been on the road almost 300 days a years as one of our nation's leading trainers for military, law enforcement, mental health providers, and school safety organizations. (Kyle Carroll has heard him before and highly recommends his ministry). We will plan to take a group of men over to Green Valley that evening, leaving the church parking lot at 4 pm. We will likely return by 8 pm.

Disaster Relief Training in First Baptist Church, Chillicothe, MO, April 8 - 9, 2022. I would like to take a group to this training if possible. Must be 18 or older to train and be deployed on call-outs to relief efforts. A flyer describing the event is attached to this e-mail. You can register online by following this link.

ICYMI: Last Sunday's Message "Determined" Luke 9:51-62
Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video.

READ THROUGH THE BIBLE The Five-Day Bible Reading Plan is attached to this e-mail for your convenience.
You may want to access additional resources to support your reading available at this website.

BONUS: The Imperials recorded this song "Lord of the Harvest" in 1982. Here they are singing it at Six Flags Over Texas in 1984, way before Autotune (get a load of their cool backdrop!). I thought it might be good preparation for our time in the word of God tomorrow as we look at Luke 10:1-16. Take a listen and be blessed.

See you in church!

Grace and peace,

Pastor Greg

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