November 13th, 2022

GREETINGS, CHURCH FAMILY AND FRIENDS! This is a busy Saturday of ministry at First Baptist Church:

• Deacon Meeting at 7:30 am in which we will be praying for nominations received for the office of deacon from our members.
• Missions Conference at Frederick Boulevard has been postponed due to sickness of speaker
• Baby Shower for David & Sadie Ousley and baby Lily, 2 - 4 pm in the Fellowship Hall

• MACH 4 will be held at FBC at 6 pm Let's plan on bringing chili and soup with all the fixins' (crackers, fritos, pickles, all manner of cheese). All men and boys are welcome to attend.

Operation Christmas Child Our church deadline for filled boxes to be brought to the church is this Sunday, November 13. On November 20, we will pray and have our "box brigade" at the end of the service. Postage is $10 per box, and checks may be made out to the church for that purpose. Learn more about OCC and how to pack a shoebox by visiting the website here.  



THE LORD'S DAY (11/13): 

• Bible Study for All Ages, 9:30 am. Nursery through Senior Adult, we have a group for you!

• Worship Together at 10:40 in the Sanctuary. We will be back in Luke 16:14-18 on the theme "Why God's Law Matters in the Kingdom."  The sermon summary and outline are as follows:

God has a purpose for His law during the reign of grace. Ever since the Reformation restored the Gospel of God’s free grace as the way of salvation, Christians have debated just how the commands of the Mosaic Law should be applied in light of that Gospel. Since the Law is fundamentally the revelation of God’s holy will, how and to what extent should it inform the civil code? What authority does the Law have over personal morality and ethics? While Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin arrived at separate conclusions on these two “uses of the Law,” the one area that the Reformers found broad agreement on was this: that God’s Law brings men to a knowledge of their sins. We explore that purpose under the following three assertions:

1. God’s law reveals what is in your heart (14-15)
   

Luke 11; 15:2; 13:28; 18:9-14; Hebrews 4;12-13

1. God’s law paves the way for you to embrace the Gospel. (16-17)    Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Romans 1:16
   

1. God’s law reminds you of your guilt before a holy God and your need to be washed and made clean (18)
   

Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Romans 3:4


Further Take Aways: 

• God’s Law for the regenerate person is a delight for thought and action (Psalm 1). It is a blessing for life and a source of thanksgiving (Psalm 119:1, 7).
  
• God’s Law is a blessing to an upright government, and any people is blessed whose rulers seek its counsel (Deut. 17:18-20) 
  

• 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 as you prepare for worship tomorrow. Click anywhere on the link to see a printable version of these passages on biblegateway
  • Call to Worship: Psalm 145:1-13
    
  • Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 1:9 
    
  • Scripture Reading: Exodus 8:20-32
    
  • Sermon Text: Luke 16:14-18 
    
  • Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26
    

• Baptist Catechism Question
  • Question 48: What is the sum of the Ten Commandments?
    Answer: The sum of the Ten Commandments is to love the Lord our God, with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and to love our neighbor as ourselves.
    Scripture: Matthew 22:36-40; Mark 12:28-33.
    
    Question 49: What is the preface to the Ten Commandments?
    Answer: The preface to the Ten Commandments is, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
    Scripture: Exodus 20:2.
    
    Question 50: What does the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us?
    Answer: The preface to the Ten Commandments teaches us that because God is the LORD, and our gracious Redeemer, his commandments are for our good and he does not will for us to depend on ourselves in keeping them, but to trust his grace and power.
    Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:13, 16; 30:6.

MONDAY (11/14)

• 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 (11/16)

• Women's ZOOM Bible Study, 9 am (Jan McElwain, 816-449-0424)  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

• Kids' Club , 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm. This is a time of fun focused on the truth of Scripture and reinforced through games, music, and other activities for children K-6.

• Bible Study and Prayer, 6:30 pm in the Great Room.  We have started studying the book of Exodus to complement our Sunday morning readings. This week, we will be studying Exodus 7:14-25. We will meet in person or via ZOOM this week (for ZOOM use the above link). Join with other faithful believers around God's word as we lift up prayers of praise, petition, thanksgiving, and confession to the Lord.

THURSDAY (11/17)

• WORSHIP TEAM REHEARSAL, 6 pm, in the sanctuary. Please see Pastor Kyle if you would like to be a part of the worship team.

• COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CHOIR REHEARSAL, 7 pm in the Sanctuary. Three regular rehearsals left! We will present on Sunday, December 11 at 3 pm and 6 pm. This is open to all community members, grade 7 and up. Contact: Pastor Kyle

COMING UP

• MEN'S BREAKFAST on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 am in the Fellowship Hall. All men are invited to join us as we share a meal together, fellowship around God's word, and discuss plans for our next small group discipleship study. (I know this is the second weekend of rifle season, but come on in out of the deer woods and join us for breakfast!).

• "THANKSLIVING" DINNER on Tuesday, November 22 at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall. This is a Thanksgiving dinner for the entire community to enjoy, along with songs of praise, Scripture reading, and a brief devotional message. Please bring a friend to this event as we share God's love in a tangible way.

ICYMI: Last Sunday's sermon audio on Luke 16:1-13 Righteous Use of Unrighteous Mammon

Other previous messages are archived here.   Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. 

FIGHTER VERSE: Our Fighter Verse this week is Romans 3:23-24
“...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is 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.

CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY

• To Lloyd Walker on the death  of his wife, Linda; services were Friday afternoon 
• To Linda Bird whose mother, Loretta Cline, died on Sunday. Visitation will be on Thursday, Nov. 17, 6:30 - 8 pm, and funeral service on Friday, Nov. 18, at 10 am, both at St. Munchin Catholic Church, Cameron.

See you in church!


Grace and peace,


Pastor Greg