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GREETINGS, EVERYONE! Happy Saturday! The turn of seasons is finally here, it seems, and we are thankful for cooler days and evenings. Especially when it comes to moving, which is a segue to a particular need today.
We have someone moving to Maysville from Warsaw, MO, who has requested some help in unloading her U-Haul this evening (Saturday). The time will be around 7 or 8 pm. We have 3 or 4 helping, but could use another 2 or 3 strong hands on deck as we are not sure what items she has to unload. The house is two-bedroom, and it is just one person, a nice Baptist lady of retirement age or so. If you are available to help, please let me know by texting me at 479-238-3772. I will give you details on the location then (it is a house between Bartlett Park and the water tower). MMO: The Mission/Vision team has set the goal for $1500 for the Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering. So far we have received $910. Well done, so far, church. We have one more Sunday to officially receive the offering. Pray about what the Lord would have you give. You can read more about it at this link. Operation Christmas Child is fast approaching. If you would like to participate, please visit the table in the narthex for more information. Contact: Mary Morrow THE LORD'S DAY (9/25):
Question 33: How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ? Answer: We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effective application of it to us, by his Holy Spirit. Scripture: John 3:5, 6; Titus 3:5, 6. Question 34: How does the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ? Answer: The Spirit applies to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling. Scripture: 1 John 5:1; Philippians 1:29; Ephesians 2:8; Acts 16:14; 18:27; John 3:8; 6:64f. MONDAY (9/26)
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CHOIR kick-off meeting/rehearsal, 7 pm in the Sanctuary. We haven't been able to have a choir for a couple of years due to COVID, but CHRISTMAS CHOIR IS BACK! Come and join, and if you aren't sure, come to the first meeting and find out about it. Meeting in the sanctuary. Contact: Pastor Kyle COMING UP
ICYMI: Last Sunday's sermon audio The Cost of Being a Disciple of Jesus on Luke 14:25-35 is here. Other previous messages are archived here. Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. FIGHTER VERSES: Our Fighter Verse this week is Philippians 4:19 "[And] my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." 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: Living Hope Food Pantry item for donation this month is ROLLS OF PAPER TOWELS. Please place items for donation in the grocery cart in the narthex, or take them directly to Living Hope just two blocks east of the church on Main Street. Living Hope has expanded its hours to the evening on Mondays, so check out both the thrift shop and the food pantry. NEXT MONTH'S ITEM: Hand Lotion See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg
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GREETINGS, EVERYONE! As the much-needed and much-appreciated rains came this morning, our plans to work on siding and roofing the storage shed dissipated. The work will be postponed to later this week, very likely Thursday. If you are able to come out on Thursday morning, we would welcome you. Please see Ronnie Stahl for details.
MMO: The Mission/Vision team has set the goal for $1500 for the Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering. So far we have received $590. We will receive the offering throughout the month of September. You can read more about it at this link. THE LORD'S DAY (9/18):
Question 31: What do we mean by Christ’s humiliation? Answer: By Christ’s humiliation we mean that he was born, and that in a low condition; that he was made under the law, and underwent the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, and the cursed death of the cross; that he was buried, and continued under the power of death for a time. Scripture: Luke 2:7; Galatians 4:4; Isaiah 53:3; Luke 22:44; Matthew 12:40; 27:46; Philippians 2:8; Mark 15:45-6. Question 32: What do we mean by Christ’s exaltation? Answer: By Christ’s exaltation we mean his rising again from the dead on the third day, ascending up into heaven, sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and coming to judge the world at the last day. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:4; Acts 1:11; Mark 16:19; Acts 17:31. MONDAY (9/19)
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ICYMI: The past two Sunday's sermon audio "Kingdom Etiquette" on Luke 14:7-14 and The Parable of the Great Banquet on Luke 14:15-24 Other previous messages are archived here. Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. FIGHTER VERSES: Our Fighter Verses this week are Proverbs 29:1, 11, "He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing. ... A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back" 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: This week in worship we will be singing Come, Christians, Join to Sing, All the People Said Amen, You Are My All, and Christ Our Hope in Life and Death. Take a few moments to listen to the links and sing along in preparation for our time of congregational singing on the Lord's Day. BONUS BONUS: Living Hope Food Pantry item for donation this month is ROLLS OF PAPER TOWELS. Please place items for donation in the grocery cart in the church fellowship hall, or take them directly to Living Hope just two blocks east of the church on Main Street. Living Hope has expanded its hours to the evening on Mondays, so check out both the thrift shop and the food pantry. See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg FBC WEEKLY UPDATE (9/3)InboxFirst Baptist ChurchSat, Sep 3, 3:35 PM (2 days ago)
to First, bcc: me GREETINGS, EVERYONE! Thanks to all who came out last Sunday evening for the family movie night, "American Underdog." A special thanks to Pastor Kyle for setup and execution and to Marsha Smith for providing popcorn. Twenty-two were in attendance. I was unable to be present as I had gone to KC right after church to attend a retirement luncheon for one of the first pastors I served with in the ministry, Rev. Larry Heenan. Larry retired after 28 years as pastor of Spring Valley Baptist in Raytown, and a total of 35 years in the ministry. We served together 1994-1998. It was good to see him and his family, as well as so many other familiar faces. Sweet time of remembering. Later that night, I picked up Lorrie and our daughters from KCI after a short trip to California for a friend's mother's funeral. MMO: This Sunday marks the beginning of the Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering emphasis. The Mission/Vision team has set the goal for $1500. We will receive the offering throughout the month of September. You can read more about it at this link. Weed Eating on East Bank: We need a few hands to trim the east bank of the lower parking lot this week in preparation for Country Harvest. We need to get it done by Thursday, Sept. 8. This embankment is partially covered with wildflowers, so we try to trim the grass and weeds without killing the flowers. If you have a trimmer and would be willing to help out, please let me know. Thanks! THE LORD'S DAY (9/4):
These questions and answers pertain to the threefold office of the Messiah, that of prophet, priest, and king. We consider them separately, but they actually cannot be separated anymore than the Triune God Himself could be. Nevertheless, for study purposes, we look at each of them individually, with the office of Prophet being first. Question 27: What offices does Christ perform as our Redeemer? Answer: Christ, as our Redeemer, performs the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, both in His condition of humiliation and exaltation. Scripture: Acts 3:22; Hebrews 5:6; Psalm 2:6. Question 28: How does Christ perform the office of a prophet? Answer: Christ performs the office of a prophet, in revealing to us, by his Word and Spirit, the will of God for our salvation. Scripture: John 1:18; 14:26; 15:15. MONDAY (9/5)
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NOTE: We need someone to pick up the trailer on Thursday from the St. Joseph Baptist Association office on Mitchell, across from MWSU entrance. Please let me know if you would be willing and able to do this, 479-238-3772. COMING UP:
ICYMI: Last Sunday's sermon audio "Another Sabbath Healing" Luke 14:1-6 Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. FIGHTER VERSE: We are not currently reciting the Fighter Verses during the worship service, but I encourage you to do so in your Sunday School class and your Bible study group. Personally commit these verses to your heart, and I believe God will bless you as you do. This week's verse is John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him." 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 #1: We will be singing the song "Let Us Delight in the Lord", an adaptation of Psalm 1 by Pastor Kyle Bridgman. We sang this a few Sundays ago, but you may want to refresh your memory in preparation for the Lord's Day tomorrow. Here you are singing it! BONUS #2: Cole and Sarah McCauley with Casa de Mi Padre in Guatemala will be at CrossPointe Community Church in St. Joe on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 6 pm. The McCauleys were with us last October to talk with us about this mission to help care for orphaned children. Cole and Sarah are both originally from St. Joseph. FYI: Due to a change in our family schedule, I will be taking my regular day off on Tuesdays each week rather than Mondays. My office days normally will be Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 9 am - 5 pm (later most days). Exceptions will be when I am attending associational and other out of town meetings, hospital and other visitation, and events representing the church. I keep my daily schedule on the marker board outside my study door for those who are interested. You can always reach me by calling my cell number, 479-238-3772. See you in church! Grace and peace, Pastor Greg |
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