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December 25th, 2021

12/25/2021

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Greetings, everyone, and Merry Christmas!
It was a real blessing to be together with the church family last evening for our Christmas Eve Candlelight service. About 70 family and friends gathered for a service of Scripture and song, a brief sermon, and the lighting of candles as a congregation. I believe the Lord was honored throughout. Thanks to all who came out to be with us!

This Lord's Day! (12/269)
  • Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions is being received during December. Our church goal was $1200. So far, we have received $1885. Well done, everyone! We still have one Sunday to go. Wouldn't it be great to push that total over the $2000 mark? Thanks to all who have already given to the Lord by supporting our IMB personnel around the globe. Your gifts help our missionaries to reach some of the 7,200 unreached people groups around the world with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. That's 4.5 billion souls, with 155,000 dying daily without Christ. For more information on the LMCO, visit this link.
  • Sunday School/Bible Study for All Ages at 9:30. If you are not in a Bible Study class, there is no better time to join than this Sunday!
  • Worship Together at 10:40 in the Sanctuary. 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
    • Fighter Verses: Psalm 23:5-6 
    • Call to Worship: Psalm 48 
    • Old Testament Reading: 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
    • New Testament Reading: Colossians 3:12-17 
    • Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 32:5
    • Sermon Text: Luke 9:10-17
    • Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26

WEDNESDAY (12/29)
  • NO KIDS' CLUB UNTIL JAN. 5
  • NO Worship Choir Rehearsal this week (Pastor Kyle on vacation)
  • Midweek Service, 6:30 pm in the Great Room. 

FRIDAY (12/31)
  • 7 PM - Midnight: New Year's Eve watch party; bring snacks, soft drinks, board games, etc., and we will have a great time ringing in the New Year, 2022. Come when you can, stay as long as you like, leave when you need to. We'll ring the church bell at midnight!

COMING UP: Monthly Member Meeting will be moved to Sunday, Jan. 16, which works out well since January is a five-Sunday month. Make plans to attend this meeting if you are able to.

ICYMI: Last Sunday's Message Who Is This Christ? Colossians 1:13-23
Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. 


READ THROUGH THE BIBLE schedule is attached. We are in the final week, Week 52. Almost finished!


SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calendars and save the date for Sunday, January 24. I mentioned last week that, on that day, Lord willing, we will have Steve Sewell with us. Steve has been a pastor, a hospice chaplain, and is now a speaker on the subject of death, dying, and the accompanying grief. You may remember Steve being with us in fall 2018 for a Holiday Grief Seminar. He will preach in the morning service, and then in the afternoon he will teach a seminar, focusing on the peculiar kinds of grief our congregation has been experiencing. We also hope to have Steve in some area schools to help faculty and staff with these same issues. More details will be forthcoming as the time approaches.


MAN KNOWS NOT HIS TIME: Christian sympathy is extended to Jeff and Angie Noland at the death of Jeff's step-dad, Greg Lober. A visitation for Greg will be held Saturday, January 8, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 1600 Rte 291, Liberty, MO 64068, followed by a celebration of life from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. To send online condolences, follow this link to the obituary page. To send expressions of sympathy by mail, Jeff and Angie's address is 1 Lakes Drive, Agency, MO 64401.




See you in church!


Grace and peace,


Pastor Greg

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update 12-17-21

12/20/2021

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Ordination to the Gospel ministry is an important event in the life of a church. In Baptist life, it has never been seen as an absolute essential to effective service in ministry (think Charles Spurgeon and D. L. Moody who were never ordained). Nevertheless, ordination represents the opportunity for a church to affirm one of its own in the Gospel ministry. We have such an opportunity with T. J. Burns this Sunday afternoon and evening. T. J. graduated from two Southern Baptist institutions of higher learning: Criswell College in Dallas, TX, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He and his wife, Alana, and their three children will be moving to South Asia in January (Lord willing) to serve with the International Mission Board. They were commissioned by the IMB during a Sending Service on the eve of the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Nashville last summer. They have been waiting until the arrival of their newest baby to go to the international field. Please come out to support them and affirm them in God's call upon their lives. *Note that the times for the council and for the ordination service have changed due to a change in circumstances. The Ordaining Council will meet at 3 pm and the service will be at 5:30 pm, followed by a cake and punch reception in the fellowship hall. 

This Lord's Day! (12/19)
The Children's Christmas program will be held this Sunday, Dec. 19, at 10:40 am. Please come out to support them as they share the Christmas story with us during the first 20 minutes or so of our gathering. This is the single time of year when we set aside time on Sunday morning for our children to depict Scripture in action and song.  We will move directly into the worship service
It is also the fourth and final Sunday of Advent. I encourage you to supplement your daily Bible reading schedule with the Advent Bible readings listed below.  The first reading of the day is normally repeated across three consecutive days for reinforcement. Click on the link to go to the electronic version.
    • Monday, December 20, 2021: Psalm 113; Genesis 25:19-28; Colossians 1:15-20
    • Tuesday, December 21, 2021: Psalm 113; Genesis 30:1-24; Romans 8:18-30
    • Wednesday, December 22, 2021: Luke 1:46b-55; Micah 4:1-5; Ephesians 2:11-22
    • Thursday, December 23, 2021: Luke 1:46b-55; Micah 4:6-8; 2 Peter 1:16-21
    • Friday, December 24 & 25, 2021: Nativity of the Lord - Proper I
    • Friday, December 24 & 25, 2021: Nativity of the Lord - Proper II
    • Friday, December 24 & 25, 2021: Nativity of the Lord - Proper III

  • Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions will be received during December. Our church goal is $1200. So far, we have received $445. For more information on the LMCO, visit this link.
  • Sunday School/Bible Study for All Ages at 9:30. If you are not in a Bible Study class, there is no better time to join than this Sunday!
  • Worship Together at 10:40 in the Sanctuary. 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
    • Fighter Verses: Psalm 23:3-4
    • Call to Worship: Psalm 24:1-10 
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 9:2-7
    • New Testament: Hebrews 10:5-10
    • Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 2:1-2
    • Sermon Text: Colossians 1:13-23
    • Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26
  • Final Budget Proposal for 2022 will be available in the narthex on Sunday as a convenience for you if you did not pick one up last week. The adoption of the budget was moved and seconded in last week's member meeting. After discussion, the motion was tabled until this Sunday morning immediately following the worship service. A "YES" or "NO" vote will be taken at that time.

MONDAY (12/20)
  • 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 (12/22)
  • NO KIDS' CLUB UNTIL JAN. 5
  • Worship Choir Rehearsal, 5:45 pm in the sanctuary
  • Midweek Service, 6:30 pm in the Great Room. 

FRIDAY (12/24)
  • 6 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service in the Sanctuary. This is a service of Scripture lessons and carols with a brief sermon, closing with the lighting of candles by the congregation. This is always a meaningful family service, and it is a fitting way to remember the Incarnation of the Son of God on the eve of the day most associated with His birth. The service is casual and lasts about one hour. A great time to invite friends and family to a service centered on the Gospel and the person and work of  Christ.

ICYMI: Last Sunday's Message What Is a Disciple? Luke 9:1-9
Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. 


READ THROUGH THE BIBLE schedule is attached. We are in Week 51. Almost there! Let me take a moment to encourage you if you, like me, have often found yourself behind in your attempt to read through the entire Bible in one year. "Getting it done" is not your primary goal. The goal is to read with thought, with consideration, with meditation. Think deeply about what the text says, what it means, and how it applies to your life. If that means you only get through one-half or one-third of the Bible in a year, so be it! As a former professor of mine, Don Whitney, used to say, "It is better to read less of the Bible if that means you meditate on it more."


SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calendars and save the date for Sunday, January 25. On that day, Lord willing, we will have Steve Sewell with us. Steve has been a pastor, a hospice chaplain, and is now a speaker on the subject of death, dying, and the accompanying grief. You may remember Steve being with us in fall 2018 for a Holiday Grief Seminar. He will preach in the morning service, and then in the afternoon he will teach a seminar, focusing on the peculiar kinds of grief our congregation has been experiencing. All of these services will be open to the public. More details will be forthcoming as the time approaches.


BONUS: This time of year is a time for listening to great music of the season, and there is no greater music than that of Handel's "Messiah." Often we think of this great oratorio being performed with a choir of hundreds of voices, accompanied by a magnificent pipe organ, or a huge symphonic orchestra. But that is a far cry from the way it would have originally been performed. Take about 95 minutes to watch this video and listen to the Academy of Ancient Music, Apollo5, and VOCES8 Foundation Choir perform this masterwork with 24 expert singers and 16 players on period instruments HERE. It will be well worth your time. If you only have time for "Part the First" (the Christmas section) it is a mere 49 minutes in length. But you won't hear the "Hallelujah Chorus" if you stop at part one since that famous piece is in "Part the Second" (the Easter section). It is well worth listening to "All We Like Sheep" at 53:07 just to hear this limber group take it a bit more up tempo. It only shaves about a 25 seconds off the total time, but it is enough to make a difference. Enjoy!




See you in church!


Grace and peace,


Pastor Greg
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Weekly Update 12-11-21

12/12/2021

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Greetings, everyone!

MACH IV Men's Ministry will meet this evening at 6 pm for a meal, devotional and Christian fellowship at FBC in the fellowship hall. All men and boys are invited to attend.

TOMORROW is the Lord's Day! 
The Children's Christmas program has been postponed to Sunday, Dec. 19, still at 10:40 am. Please come out to support them as they share the Christmas story with us. Tomorrow will be a normal Sunday service.
It is also the third Sunday of Advent. I encourage you to supplement your daily Bible reading schedule with the Advent Bible readings listed below.  The first reading of the day is normally repeated across three consecutive days for reinforcement. Click on the link to go to the electronic version.
  • Monday, December 13, 2021: Isaiah 11:1-9; Numbers 16:1-19; Hebrews 13:7-17
  • Tuesday, December 14, 2021: Isaiah 11:1-9; Numbers 16:20-35; Acts 28:23-31
  • Wednesday, December 15, 2021: Isaiah 11:1-9; Micah 4:8-13; Luke 7:31-35
  • Thursday, December 16, 2021: Psalm 80:1-7; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 10:10-18
  • Friday, December 17, 2021: Psalm 80:1-7; Isaiah 42:10-18; Hebrews 10:32-39
  • Saturday, December 18, 2021: Psalm 80:1-7; Isaiah 66:7-11; Luke 13:31-35


Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions will be received during December. Our church goal is $1200. So far, we have received $250. For more information on the LMCO, visit this link.

THE LORD'S DAY (12/12)
  • Sunday School/Bible Study for All Ages at 9:30. If you are not in a Bible Study class, there is no better time to join than this Sunday!
  • Worship Together at 10:40 in the Sanctuary. 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
    • Fighter Verses: Psalm 23:1-2
    • Call to Worship: Isaiah 12:1-6
    • OT Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-20
    • NT Reading: Philippians 4:4-7
    • Assurance of Pardon: Romans 5:1
    • Sermon Text: Luke 9:1-9
    • Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26
  • Budget Proposal for 2022 will be available in the narthex tomorrow morning (Dec. 12) for you to preview. Tomorrow evening, we will discuss the budget proposal during the member meeting at 6 pm. Any questions and concerns you may have regarding the proposed budget need to be addressed in that meeting. On the following Sunday morning, Dec. 19, immediately following morning worship, the proposed budget will be voted on by the membership with a yes or no vote.  Thank you for bearing with us while we worked out a couple of kinks in the proposal.
  • Monthly Member Meeting, 6 pm. The primary focus of this meeting will be the 2022 budget proposal being presented by our Stewardship Team.

MONDAY (12/6)
  • Monday "Sunday School" online via ZOOM at 7 pm. See Pastor Kyle to join this virtual Bible study group.

WEDNESDAY (12/8)
  • Kids' Club at 3:20 - 5:15 pm
  • Worship Choir Rehearsal, 5:45 pm in the sanctuary
  • Midweek Service, 6:30 pm in the Great Room. 

COMING UP
  • Sun., Dec. 19, Noon - 2022 Budget approval at conclusion of morning service
  • Sun., Dec. 19, 5 pm - Ordination Examination Council for T. J. Burns; ordination service at 7:30 pm. We have assembled a team of ordained elders to examine T.J. as to his life and doctrine, and to give their recommendation to the church on proceeding with ordination. Our deacons, active and inactive, along with other ordained men desiring to attend, are invited to attend the examination and follow up with any questions they may have. We will have a reception for T. J. and Alana following the service that evening.
  • Fri., Dec. 24, 6 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight service

ICYMI: Last Sunday's Message Jesus, Lord of Life and Death Luke 8:40-56
Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. 


READ THROUGH THE BIBLE schedule is attached. We are in Week 50.




See you in church!


Grace and peace,


Pastor Greg
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December 12th, 2021

12/12/2021

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December 04th, 2021

12/4/2021

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GREETINGS, EVERYONE!  TODAY  at 7 pm, Rezound! Handbell Ensemble will be at FBC Cameron, 202 E. Ford St. This is a holiday concert from a professional handbell group who has performed with the Kansas City Symphony. For a taste of their sound, follow this link to their website. If you would like to go and travel as a group, we will leave from the church parking lot at 6:15. I anticipate returning by 9 pm.

Tomorrow is the second Sunday of Advent. As I mentioned last week, Advent means "coming" and is so-called because we remember the first coming of Christ into this world as a baby over 2000 years ago, and we look forward to His promised second coming. I encourage you to supplement your daily Bible reading schedule with the Advent Bible readings listed below. (If time constraints require, you may choose to substitute these readings for your regular devotional Scripture reading). Here are the suggested readings for this week. The first reading of the day is normally repeated across three consecutive days for reinforcement. Click on the link to go to the electronic version.
Monday, December 6, 2021: Psalm 126; Isaiah 40:1-11; Romans 8:22-25
    • Tuesday, December 7, 2021: Psalm 126; Isaiah 19:18-25; 2 Peter 1:2-15
    • Wednesday, December 8, 2021: Psalm 126; Isaiah 35:3-7; Luke 7:18-30
    • Thursday, December 9, 2021: Isaiah 12:2-6; Amos 6:1-8; 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
    • Friday, December 10, 2021: Isaiah 12:2-6; Amos 8:4-12; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15
    • Saturday, December 11, 2021: Isaiah 12:2-6; Amos 9:8-15; Luke 1:57-66


Week of Prayer for International Missions ends tomorrow. We have highlighted a different missionary or missionary family serving with the International Mission Board each day. For Day Eight of the Week of Prayer, follow this link. We are praying for IMB church planters Larry and Melissa Lewis who have been serving in Czechia (Czech Republic) since 2009.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions will be received during December. Our church goal is $1200. for more information on the LMCO, visit this link.

THE LORD'S DAY (12/5)
  • Sunday School/Bible Study for All Ages at 9:30. If you are not in a Bible Study class, there is no better time to join than this Sunday!
  • Worship Together at 10:40 in the Sanctuary. 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
    • Call to Worship: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
    • Old Testament Reading: Malachi 3:1-4
    • New Testament Reading: Philippians 1:3-11
    • Fighter Verses/Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 1:8-9
    • Sermon Text: Luke 8:40-56
    • Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26
  • Budget Proposal for 2022 will be available in the narthex tomorrow morning (Dec. 5) for you to preview. Next Sunday evening, Dec. 12, we will discuss the budget proposal during the member meeting. All questions and concerns you may have regarding the proposed budget need to be addressed in that meeting. On the following Sunday morning, Dec. 19, immediately following morning worship, the proposed budget will be voted on by the membership with a yes or no vote. Thanks to our Stewardship Team and Personnel Team for their hard work in putting the proposal together. Many thanks to you, the people of God, for your generous and sacrificial giving that enables us to present what should be a challenging, yet reachable, budget goal for 2022.
  • Community Caroling, 2 pm until we are done. Meet at FBC at 2 pm and we will go out from here to our destinations. Groups will meet back at the church for donuts and hot chocolate.

MONDAY (12/6)
  • Monday "Sunday School" online via ZOOM at 7 pm. See Pastor Kyle to join this virtual Bible study group.

WEDNESDAY (12/8)
  • Kids' Club at 3:20 - 5:15 pm
  • Worship Choir Rehearsal, 5:45 pm in the sanctuary
  • Midweek Service, 6:30 pm in the Great Room. 

SATURDAY
  • Deacon Meeting, 7:30 am 
  • Bible Quiz in St. Joe, leaving from parking lot at 10:30 am
  • MACH IV Men's Ministry, meeting at FBC at 6 pm.  All men and boys are welcome to attend. We will be providing the meal, so keep watching the announcements to see what we need you to bring.

COMING UP
  • Sun., Dec. 12, 10:40 am - FBC Children’s Christmas Program. This will be the first 20 minutes or so with the worship service to follow, all children K - 6, are welcome to participate.
  • Sun, Dec., 12, 6 pm - Member Meeting - 2022 Budget discussion
  • Sun., Dec. 19, Noon - 2022 Budget approval at conclusion of morning service
  • Sun., Dec. 19, 5 pm - Ordination Examination Council for T. J. Burns; ordination service at 7:30 pm
  • Fri., Dec. 24, 6 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight service

ICYMI: Last Sunday's Message Daughter, Your Faith Has Made You Well, Luke 8:43-48
Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. 


READ THROUGH THE BIBLE schedule is attached. We are in Week 49.


BONUS: Here is a flashback from Tim Challies as he mused on how Christians choose to celebrate (or not to celebrate) Christmas. I hope you find it as helpful and thought-provoking as I did. Mind Your Christmas Imperatives


See you in church!


Grace and peace,


Pastor Greg
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