October 10th, 2021

GREETINGS, EVERYONE!  I hope you are able to take a look at this e-mail before coming to services Sunday. I look forward to seeing you on this Lord's Day as we break the Bread of Life together. 
We did not mention it in the service Sunday, but we want to extend Christian sympathy to Kyle and Sue Bridgman on the death of their nephew in a motor vehicle accident last weekend in Hannibal. Pray for his parents and his twin sister left behind as well.


THE LORD'S DAY

• 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: Isaiah 46:9-10
• Call to Worship: Psalm 90:12-17 
• Old Testament Reading: Job 23:1-9, 16-17 
• New Testament Reading: Hebrews 4:12-16
• Prayer of Confession: Psalm 22:1-15
• Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 22:25-26
• Sermon Text: 1 Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9
• Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26

MONDAY

• Monday "Sunday School" online via ZOOM at 7 pm. See Pastor Kyle to join this virtual Bible study group.

WEDNESDAY

• Kids' Club, 3:20 - 5:15 pm. Children in grades kindergarten through sixth grade gather for a time of snacks, tutoring, games, music, crafts, Bible lesson, and more! We've had a great couple of weeks, and we are looking forward to many more, Lord willing. Just click on the link to our website to enroll a child in Kids' Club.
• Worship Choir Kickoff, 5:45 pm in the sanctuary
• Midweek Service, 6:30 pm in the Great Room. Our study is Basic Bible Studies by Francis Schaeffer.

COMING UP

• Thurs., Oct. 14, 6:30 pm - Community Christmas Choir Kickoff in the Sanctuary
• Sat., Oct. 16, 8 am - completion. Work Day at Church
• Sat., Oct. 16, 3-8 pm  - Midland Ministries Miniature Golf event, St. Joe; leave FBC at 2 pm, return at 9. Contact Jon Hackett if you would like to go, 816-385-2138
• Sun., Oct. 17, 10:40 am -- Cole & Sarah McCauley, missionaries in Guatemala, presenting during morning service

• Children's MiniCamp, October 22-23, at Grand Oaks. All those in grades 5 through 7 are invited to register for this overnight event at Grand Oaks. We missed our camp week this year, so we are having an overnight retreat/camp experience. If you are interested in attending as a camper or a sponsor, please contact the church office at 449-2731. To sign up, follow the links in the announcement from the St. Joseph Baptist Association below:
  • Mini-Camp Begins Friday at 5:30pm and Continues until Check Out Saturday at 4:45pm Students currently in 5th, 6th, & 7th Grade / Cost is $25 (Meals, Snacks, and Drinks provided in cost) 
    • Campers Registration https://onrealm.org/frederickboulevard/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=OTZhYzRiN2QtNjkzMi00MjQxLTg1YTUtYWQ5NDAxMmY3ZjI4 
    • Staff & Coaches Registration https://onrealm.org/frederickboulevard/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=MjI1MDA1MGUtYzE5OC00NTAyLThjODItYWQ5NjAxMDcxY2U0   
    • THE DEADLINE IS OFFICIALLY PASSED, SO YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THESE LINKS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER AND WE WILL MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS.

ICYMI: Last Sunday’s Message "Elders and Deacons: Complementary Offices, Part 2" Acts 6:1-7
Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. 


READ THROUGH THE BIBLE schedule is attached. We are on Week 41. (That means we are officially in the last quarter of 2021!).


BONUS: Tim Challies is a blogger worthy of your attention. I share with you here a blog post he wrote in 2018 entitled What I Love to Ponder at 10:01 AM on Sunday Morning. What he is pondering is the fact that, by the time we rise to praise the Lord on a Sunday morning together, the Lord's Day praises of God's people have already been going on around the world for at least 18 hours around the world. And we have the privilege of joining our voices with theirs in praise to the Triune God. He quotes the great hymn "Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" as a reminder that every knee shall one day bend before Christ the Lord. Until that day, we keep proclaiming the message of Jesus, knowing that God's Spirit will use that message to extend the borders of His kingdom in the hearts and minds of men, women, boys, and girls. He has promised to do so.


Tom Ascol's message to the Institute of Public Theology meeting in January of this year is entitled "Christ Above All Earthly Powers." Take a half-hour and listen to his message concerning how the church today is to be a witness to Jesus just as the church in the book of Acts was. We are especially to bear witness to the ruling and reigning resurrected, ascended and exalted Christ. I believe you will be instructed, informed, and encouraged.


See you in church!


Grace and peace,


Pastor Greg