March 20th, 2022

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
  • Fighter Verse: Ephesians 4:29 
  • Call to Worship: Psalm 63:1-7 
  • Old Testament: Isaiah 55:1-9
  • New Testament: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
  • Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 1:9
  • Sermon Text: Luke 10:25-37
  • Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26

• 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