The Beacon A Publication of

First Baptist Church

Hooks, TX.

Given in May (as of the 28th)

$ 2,298.00

Wed. Nights

6:30 p.m.

Children PreK - 5th

June

“Fathers, do not exasperate your

children; instead, bring them up in the

training and instruction of the Lord.”

Ephesians 6:4

Wednesday Evening Schedule 5:45 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal

6:30 p.m. Youth E.P.I.C. - Youth area

6:30 p.m. W.O.W. Children’s Program

6:30 p.m. Children’s Bible Drill

6:30 p.m. Prayer/Worship

Sunday Schedule

8:45 a.m. Prayer Room

9:45 a.m. Bible Study

11:00 a.m. Morning Worship

5:00 p.m. Youth Bible Drill

5:00 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal

6:00 p.m. Evening Worship

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

No W.O.W. or E.P.I.C.

Activities Tonight

2

Keep Hope Alive - 7pm

3 4

Men’s Prayer

Breakfast - 8 am

Youth Center

5

Deacon’s Mtg. - 8am

Teachers’ Meeting -

4pm in Youth Room

6

Ladies Bible Study

10 am - Conf. room

7

Keep Hope Alive - 7pm

8

No W.O.W. or E.P.I.C.

Activities Tonight

9

Keep Hope Alive - 7pm

10

YOUTH CAMP

11

12

13

Ladies Bible Study

10 am - Conf. room

14

Keep Hope Alive - 7pm

15

Heroes Pantry

12:30 pm

16

Keep Hope Alive - 7pm

17

Music Recital

18

19 20

Ladies Bible Study

10 am - Conf. room

21

Keep Hope Alive - 7pm

22

23

Keep Hope Alive - 7pm

24

25

26

27

28

Keep Hope Alive - 7pm

29 30 JULY 1

2016

Vacation Bible School June 27 - July 1

Honorariums and Memorials * received in May 2016

*Designated for the FBC Building Fund unless otherwise noted.

FBC

Members

E.P.I.C.

Wednesday nights

6:30 p.m.

In the Youth Center

*Experiencing Power

in Christ

Saturday, June 4th

8 am

Youth Center

Deacon’s Meeting

Sunday, June 5th at

8 pm - Youth Center

HEROES PANTRY

Trinity Presbyterian

June 15th - 12:30 pm

FELLOWSHIP CLUB

will resume in the Fall

June

Peggy Brem Wayne Brem Becky Schutte

Dena Little

Kathy Drennon Dwayne Little Grant Sutton Kelly Birdwell Dixie Eckert Billy Harley Royce Smith

Jerry Spiropoulos Kenny Williams

Alliene Duke

Dena Little Dwayne Little

Kathy & Morris Drennon

Wayne Poteet John Cowley Jeff Peavey

Elmer Starrett Paul Hensel Grant Sutton

Evelyn McGee

HHS Class of 2016 Billy & Marilyn

Whitten

In Honor of

Mike Kyles Becky Schutte

Dwayne & Dena Little Bill & Marilyn Whitten

Judy Manson Becky Schutte

Jerry & Betty Spiropoulos Chris & Kelly Birdwell

Alliene Duke Dwayne & Dean Little

Morris & Kathy Drennon Kaven & Cheryl Knight

Ruth Class Bill & Marilyn Whitten

Roy & Carolyn Ford Men’s Class

Linda Parker

Emerson & Marie Balmain Elmer & Judy Starrett

Harry & Selvia Greenwood Don & Becky Schutte

Paul & Sandra Hammons Men’s Class

In Memory of Kyle Foster 1

Dee Sweeden 1

Kenneth Autrey 2

Jim Manson 2

Kelli Wilson 2

Mallorie Whisenhunt 4

Jeff Whitten 5

Marcy Bloyd 6

Morgan Perkins 6

Brooke Shrewsbury 7

Ian Weliever 8

Paul Hensel 9

Tony Rains 11

Dylan Sutton 11

David Wilson 11

Eddie Franklin 12

Tiffany Hanna 12

Cliff Guillot 14

Jeff Peavey 15

Brandon Greenwood 16

Rick Cole 16

Daniel McFaul 18

Matthew Prewitt 18

Ester Newlin 20

Eddie Arnold 22

David Hoppe 23

Gayle McGrew 23

Casey Cribbs 24

Pam Hicks 26

Brad Sweeden 27

Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp Recipe from Taste of Home Yield: 4 - 6 Servings

Prep: 15 min Cook Time: 30 - 35min Ingredients:

4 cups sliced peeled tart apples (about 3 medium)

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup rolled oats

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1/3 cup cold butter or margarine

Vanilla ice cream, optional Place apples in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. In a bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, oats, cinnamon and allspice; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 3750 for 30 - 35 minutes or until apples are tender. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.

Keep what you have committed…

“When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.” Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 (NIV 2011) Recently, I was disturbed by a response to a post on social media. I thought I could let it go, but I guess I was wrong. A friend of mine talked about the difficulty he was having with his young children’s sports interfering with church. He admitted that he enjoyed watch-ing them play, especially since they were actually pretty good ath-letes, but they had committed to raising their children in the church, and were not deviating from this way of life. I was so proud of this young man, as I have seen him grow from a single man, to a young married man, to a father leading his family. He and his wife had made a vow to God and were not delaying in fulfilling that vow. So, what’s the problem? A reply to this young man, in short, stated that they had also made a commitment to the team and they should not be so legalistic about church; stating that God knew their heart. This is the comment I simply can’t let go by without taking issue, because I believe it is how many feel through our communities. God does, in fact, know our hearts. That ought to scare us to death. As summer is upon us and we have choices to make; where to be, what to be involved with, and who to talk to…know that God does, in fact know your heart. If you have committed to be with the Lord, then do it and don’t delay. This is not a legalistic issue, it’s a relationship issue. It’s about making sure that you have allowed yourself the time for those things that are important. And, to ad-dress comments like, “they made a commitment to the team,” well, the commitment to God outweighs any commitment to anyone, at any time. Notice, I didn’t say commitment to a particular church location, but to God. This is not bashing those that miss church service. This is a reminder to place God first. Ask yourself this question, this summer: will I commit to make sure that I find a place to worship even when I find myself out of town? Can you commit to worshipping God EVERY Sunday, no matter where you are this summer? Don’t take this lightly…remember Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 and keep what you have committed. In His Service, Bro. Grant