October 16th, 2021

GREETINGS, EVERYONE!  Thanks to all those who came out this morning for work day at church. We were few in number but mighty in spirit! I believe you will notice one upgrade as soon as you come into the hallway and foyer. Thanks, Ronnie Stahl, for coordinating the effort!

CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY is extended to Pastor Kyle and Sue Bridgman upon the death of Kyle's mother, JoAnn Bridgman, early yesterday morning. Her services will be at 10 am, Thursday, Oct. 21, at James O'Donnell Funeral Home, Hannibal, MO.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: I don't always do "this day in history" as part of this e-mail, but when I do, I try to make it meaningful. This date is of great importance to the early years of the Protestant Reformation. On this date in 1555, Hugh Latimer, former Bishop of Worcester, and Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, were burned at the stake in Oxford under orders from “Bloody” Queen Mary as part of her attempt to rid England of Protestantism and bring it back under the sway of the Roman Catholic Church. As the flames surged around them, the older Latimer said to the younger man dying with him: “Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man. For this day by God's grace we shall light such a candle in England as I pray shall never go out.” By God's grace they did, and the rest, as they say, is history.


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 Verse: Proverbs 1:10
  • Call to Worship: Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35
  • Old Testament Reading: Job 38:1-7, 34-41
  • New Testament Reading: Hebrews 5:1-10
  • Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 91:14-16

• Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26

• SPECIAL GUESTS: Our special guests during the sermon time on Sunday morning will be Cole and Sarah McCauley with the ministry Child Rescue in Guatemala, and Casa De Mi Padre ("My Father's House") which serves around 23 children at any one time. Some of the children are resident in the ministry as orphans, while others are "day students" whose parents are unable to care for them during the day due to work obligations. Cole and Sarah have three little ones of their own (aged 3 and under!) and have been serving full time together with Child Rescue since shortly after they were married. Their home church is First Baptist, St. Joseph. Incidentally, our family knew Sarah when she was Sarah Cool and taught band for the St. Joseph Home Educators' Cooperative when our younger two were in it. Sarah was also then the string instructor for the St. Joseph School District. Please welcome them to our assembly tomorrow as they present not only the work God has called them to, but also the Gospel which is at the very heart of that work. 
• MONTHLY MEMBER MEETING, 6 pm in the Great Room. Please make this meeting a priority if you are able. We failed to have a quorum last month due to the absence of several regular attendees. We have at least one matter to vote on, the election of messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention Annual Meeting which will take place in Branson on October 25 and 26. Look forward to seeing you there!

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.
• Midweek Service, 6:30 pm in the Great Room. Our study is Basic Bible Studies by Francis Schaeffer.

COMING UP

• 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   
• Missouri Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, October 25-26, in Branson
• Worship Choir Kickoff, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 5:45 pm in the Sanctuary (POSTPONED ONE MORE WEEK)
• Community Christmas Choir, Thursday, Oct. 28, 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary (POSTPONED ONE MORE WEEK)
• Trick or Trunk , 3 - 5 pm, Friday, October 29, on the Maysville Square. Join us as we give away candy to children and their parents and attempt to engage them with the Gospel. Usually at this event, we distribute around 400 bags of candy with a Gospel tract inside. Please help in this effort by either bringing bags of "fun size" candy to the church office or designating an offering for the purchase of candy. Thank you so much!

ICYMI: Last Sunday’s Message "Elders and Deacons: Qualification and Selection" 1 Timothy 3; Titus 1
Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. 


READ THROUGH THE BIBLE schedule is attached. We are on Week 42.


BONUS: We have several copies of the book by Rob Phillips What Every Christian Should Know About Satan. These are generously made available to us by the Missouri Baptist Convention at the greatly reduced rate of $5 per copy. For a book of over 400 pages, that is a steal. It also represents a 75% discount of the retail price. Here is a link to the page where you can watch a video description and get a fuller description of the book.


See you in church!


Grace and peace,


Pastor Greg

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