May 15th, 2022

GREETINGS, EVERYONE! On this Saturday, take some time to enjoy the beauty of God's good creation as you prepare for the Lord's Day worship gathering tomorrow. 

On personal note, I would like to invite you to join us between 4 pm and 7 pm today in the Fellowship Hall as we celebrate Chloe's graduation from MHS.

THE LORD'S DAY (5/15): 

• 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. 
• Worship Together at 10:40 in the Sanctuary. Sermon subject will be "Something Greater" from Luke 11:29-36, where Jesus answers those among the religious crowd who "kept seeking from him a sign from heaven" (11:16). Come find out what that sign was and the significance Jesus attached to it.
• 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. You may also notice in our weekly corporate worship that the reading of a Scripture is the first formal act of worship as we heard God speak through His word. then we respond in prayer, praise, thanksgiving, affirmation of faith, repentance, reflection, commitment, etc. The service is structured as a dialogue between God and His gathered people. 

Click anywhere on the link to see a printable version of these passages on biblegateway.com

• • Fighter Verses: Galatians 5:24-25
  • Call to Worship: Psalm 148
  • Scripture Readings: Acts 11:1-18; Revelation 21:1-6 
  • Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 32:1-2 
  • Scripture Text: Luke 11:29-36
  • Benediction: Numbers 6:24-36
  
  
  
• Maysville High School Graduation Commencement will be at 1:30 pm in the New Gym. Our grads are Bella Wagers and Chloe Dixon. Congratulations!
• Ukraine Missionary "Stephan" visit to Journey Baptist Church. Service is 6 pm followed by a time of greeting and fellowship at 7 pm. For those interested in finding out more about this missionary visit, I have included an attachment with more information.

MONDAY (5/16)

• 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 (5/18)

• 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. Two more Kids' Club meetings in the regular season. Please join us for the end of year program at 5:15 pm, Wednesday, May 18.
• Worship Choir Rehearsal at 5:45 pm. Talk to Pastor Kyle if you are interested in joining us so that he can have a folder ready for you. See you Wednesday in the Sanctuary!
• 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 (5/19)

• Men's Discipleship: Disciplines of a Godly Man, 7 pm in the library (Greg Dixon, 479-238-3772)

FRIDAY (5/20)

• Retirement Celebration for Angie Noland, 12:15 pm in the main lobby of the Maysville school. Jeff asked me to help get the word out to the church family so that we can help them celebrate this significant event for Angie after 27 years of teaching and 22 years at Maysville R1. If you are able to attend, Angie would love to see you!

COMING UP:

• Sunday, June 5: Carry-in Dinner at noon, followed by Member Meeting. The church voted in our last member meeting to change the by-laws to require only bi-monthly meetings (rather than monthly) to conduct business. This will be our first meeting under the by-law change. Meetings may still be called whenever necessary.
• SBC Annual Meeting, June 14-15, Anaheim, CA. The church elected Kyle and Sue, Lorrie and me to serve as messengers representing our church, but First Baptist is entitled to up to 12 messengers. If you would be interested in serving as a messenger, please let me know. You would be responsible for your own transportation and expenses.
• June 27-July 1, Grand Oaks Youth Camp, completed grades 7-12 (information, flyers, and registration are online; cost of camp is $155 total, but the church covers more than half so that cost to camper is only $75; also, scholarships are available to cover the total cost upon request)
• July 31, Joe Nogalski with Missouri Baptist Children's Home will be with us for worship.
• August 1-5, Grand Oaks Children's Camp, completed grades 4-6 (information, flyers, and registration are online; cost of camp is $155 total, but the church covers more than half so that cost to camper is only $75; also, scholarships are available to cover the total cost upon request)
• To register for Youth Camp or Children's Camp, go to https://sjbamo.org/2022-sjba-grand-oaks-camp/

SAVE THE DATE:

• Biblical Manhood Conference, Saturday, Aug. 20 at Frederick Boulevard Baptist in St. Joseph

ICYMI: Last Sunday's Message "What Is True Blessedness?" Luke 11:27-28

            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: I am excited to share the song "A Christian's Daily Prayer" from Sovereign Grace Music, which will be sung by the praise team in tomorrow's worship service. If you attended the baccalaureate last Sunday evening, the praise team shared it in that service. Take a listen and be blessed!




See you in church!


Grace and peace,


Pastor Greg

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