July 30, 2017

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SUNDAY CONNECTION GROUPS These groups gather here every Sunday morning at 10:45 AM.

Kum Dubble Genesis Senior High Youth

Senior Adults Adults Grades 9-12

Double Ring Beginnings Junior High Youth

Senior Adults Young Adults Grades 6-8

Life Preservers The Walk Children’s Connections

Senior Adults Young Adults Children in Pre-K

through 5th grade.

New Covenant The Journey

Adults Young Adults

WEEKDAY CONNECTION GROUPS Ladies in Fellowship Together Northside Small Group

Saturday Mornings at 9:30 AM Thursday Evenings at 6:30 PM

Contact Fran Campbell for info Contact Glen Cardwell for Info

eddydale@frontier.com bgcardwell@frontier.com

Eastside Small Group The Yahweh Tribe

Monday Afternoons at 2:00 PM Monday nights at 6:00 PM

Contact Venita Gastineau for info 6-12 grade girls

(812) 235-7586 jcampbell@thfbc.org

Women’s Bible Study Bible Seekers: Grades K-5

Thursday Mornings at 9:30 AM Wednesday Nights at 6:30 PM

Beginning Thursday, September 7th Bible Study and games

Contact Connie Sheehan at Meets here at the church

shconnie@joink.com

The Patriarchs by Beth Moore FBC Youth Gathering

Wednesday nights 5:30-7:30 PM

Adult Bible Study For grades 6-12

Wednesday nights at 6:30 PM Meets here at the church

Led by Rev. Jackson

Meets here at the church

Isaiah 6:8Isaiah 6:8

First Baptist Church

Proclaiming Christ,

Promoting Disciples FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

OUR VISION We will be an intergenerational community of warmth where disciples

are nurtured into passionate obedience to God our Father-expressed

and extended into our community through the lives of our members as

they go out to love, serve, and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ.

Proclaiming Christ, Promoting Disciples

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DEFINED

DISCIPLESHIP: Learning to worship, serve, and witness within the context

of relationships so that we become more like Christ.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Developing relationships with and caring for the

needs of our neighbors for the cause of Christ.

STRENGTHEN CHURCH CONNECTIONS: Developing relationships within the

Christian community that provide care for each other’s needs and

encourage the discipleship of each other for the cause of Christ.

IMPROVING INTERGENERATIONAL INVOLVEMENT: Practicing discipleship,

community outreach, and strengthening church connections across

generational lines.

GOVERNANCE: Structuring leadership to best serve as guides the

congregation as we carry out the mission of Christ through the church.

IMPROVE and UPDATE FACILITIES: Completing any necessary renovations

and expansions to ensure that the building is a hub for discipleship,

outreach, and church connections.

Welcome guests! Welcome to First Baptist Church! It’s good to have you! Come say,

“Hi!” at our Welcome Desk in the church atrium so we can learn a little

bit more about each other. Have questions? We’ve got answers,

refreshments in our First Link area… and a gift for you too!

While you are here… Connect over coffee Our First Link area is stocked with fresh coffee, donuts, and other snacks

every Sunday morning. Feel free to have a seat, mingle, and enjoy the

refreshments.

Connect through worship We worship Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM and on Sunday evenings at

6:00 PM. Our morning service follows a more traditional pattern of

worship, while our evening service reflects more modern patterns of

worship.

Connect through fellowship and study We have Connection Groups meeting every Sunday morning and

throughout the week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Our Connection Groups are a great place to begin new relationships

through Bible Study and mission together with other Christians. Flip to

the back page for a full list of current Connection Groups and when

they gather.

Connect through membership We’d love to have you as a part of our church family. Speak with a

member of our pastoral staff for more info or email us at

email@thfbc.org.

Connect the whole family Children of all ages are welcome to join us during worship, but we also

offer childcare and children’s groups for all ages. Stop by our

Welcome Desk for directions.

MEMORIAL GARDEN OPPORTUNITY Now is an excellent time to consider lasting gifts for the Memorial

Garden to permanently recognize individuals in the church.

Stroll through the garden and think of the contribution these individuals

have made and then think of someone you would add: a loved one no

longer with us, someone who has made a recognizable contribution to

the church, etc. Contact the church office or Marvin Henry for wording.

The process will conclude with planting within a short time.

Memorial bricks require a contribution of $100

each—a real bargain considering our special

individuals may be permanently etched in the

church archives.

Nursery Ministry Staff—July 30, 2017

1st Hour: Lisa Reed, Carla Henry

2nd Hour: Carla Henry, Jo Ellen Thompson

Toddlers Ministry Staff

1st Hour: Betty Heck, Betty Sizemore

2nd Hour: Betty Heck, Betty Sizemore

PRAYERS REQUESTED

Health Concerns/

Recovering

Sharon Barbour

Jim Booe

Bill Kauffman

Joyce Little

Granville Lowe

Melissa Lindsay

Barbara Thomas

Roy Thompson

Our full prayer list is

available at the

Welcome Desk.

Children’s Ministry Staff

Preschool

1st Hour:

Intermediates – Laura Dever, Djanedi Cardwell

PreK – Danielle King, Brenda Marina

2nd Hour:

Intermediates – Jill Kirchoff

PreK – Shannon Sipes, Caitlin Miller

Elementary

K/1st – Mabel & Allen Keathley

2nd/3rd – Shirley Ellis, Lois Little

4th/5t – Marty Cardwell

Music –Jean Penry

Children’s Church –Jill Kirchoff, Beth Cohen

Gold Chair—Alyssa Petscher

From Sunday, July 23th: Worship/Sunday Connections

BUDGET WEEKLY: $ 12,946.00 AM Worship: 265

GENERAL GIVING TOTAL: $ 8,507.18 Connection Groups: 197

YTD BUDGETED RECEIPTS: $416,642.01

YTD Budgeted Expenses: $376,755.86

Van Driver: Jim Rayburn 812-917-3769 Emergency Contact:

Driver 8/6: Jim Rayburn Bernie Jackson: 812-466-1887

Welcome Desk: Lori Moon Greeters:

Prayer Chain: Kamela Farmer The Vega Family

812-201-0263 The Pineda Family

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

812-877-2354 - www.THFBC.org

Bernie Jackson John Campbell Jill Kirchoff

Senior Pastor Associate Pastor Children’s Minister

Gina Dorsett Jackie Reeves William H Griffith

Preschool Director Interim Music Director Pastor Emeritus

BACKPACK PROGRAM The Walk Connection Group is collecting items for the

backpack program at Fuqua Elementary through the

month of July. Items needed are: pudding cups,

cheese crackers, individual mini cereal boxes, oatmeal,

fruit snacks, pop tarts and individual macaroni and

cheese cups. Donations may be taken to the Walk Classroom (last

classroom in the back hallway).

FBC WEEKLY Volume No. XCV Sunday, July 30, 2017 No. 30 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TODAY AT FBC Morning Worship 9:30 AM

Connection Groups 10:45 AM ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

LATER THIS WEEK Tuesday, August 1st

Fitness Class 6:00 PM

Wednesday, August 2nd

Parents Time Out 9:00 AM

Fellowship at MCL (All Invited) 5:30 PM

Youth Gathering 5:30 PM

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! July 31st-August 6th

1st—Becca Campbell, Madeleine Manson, Beverly Newman

2nd—Stacey Coletti, Bill Kauffman, Lucille Turner 100 Years!

4th—Tyler Rogerson

6th—Katie Moon, Lisa Reed, Ryan Rogerson

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WELCOME NEW MEMBER Last Sunday, Karlie Kellett, was baptized and became a new member of

our church. Please congratulate her and pray for her continued growth

in her walk with Christ.

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SPECIAL BIRTHDAY WISHES The flowers in the choir loft are in

honor of the birth of Lucille Turner who

turns 100 on August 2nd! We celebrate

this milestone with you Lucille, and

pray for blessings of continued good

health, lots of love, and even more

wonderful memories to be had!

………………100………………..

MESSAGE FROM JOHN Last week, I encouraged you to look at your faith and to stop trying so

hard. Jesus has saved you and there is no amount of good works that

you can bring to him to ever earn your forgiveness or your

salvation. What God requires of you, Jesus has accomplished for you

and in you.

Once we understand that, here’s what comes next… try harder. Yep.

Try harder. In fact, I think that we should be trying so hard that our entire

lives become engulfed and transformed and given to the mission of

God. And while we are saved by grace through faith, not by our own

works, the Bible is also clear to teach us that faith without works is dead.

So what’s all that mean? First, it means that Jesus has rescued you from

sin and death for a purpose. And that purpose is so much bigger than

you getting a one way ticket to heaven. Jesus has given us new life so

that with these lives, we can now help to build his kingdom here on

earth today. Which means we have work to do.

Second, it means that sin is still a problem. Yes, you’ve received

forgiveness in your salvation, but you are required to repent. You are

expected to turn away from your old way of life, your old sins, and to

become holy like your heavenly Father is holy. That’s a big

requirement. That raises the bar of expectation far above where most

of us keep it.

And, ironically, the only way to try so hard at all of this is to submit - to

give in completely to the power of the Holy Spirit to accomplish all of this

in us and through us every day of our lives – so that even our trying, even

our works, are accomplished not through our own strength, but through

the power of our good and gracious God.- Pastor John

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LUAU IN CHILDREN'S CHURCH As the summer ends and we prepare for

the new school year we will be having a

Luau theme for a last Children's church. It

is always a sad day as we say farewell to

our 5th graders as they move up to the

Youth group. Throw on your Hawaiian

dress and put a flower in your hair and join

us this Sunday!

SPECIAL EVENT A special called business meeting has been scheduled for August 6,

2017 at 11:30 AM following connection groups. The Trustees and the

Strategic Planning Team are requesting your support to approve $11,500

for James Daus and Associates Architects to draft a building and

remodeling plan for our church.

The request arises from the six priority initiatives our congregation

identified in the strategic planning survey. The initiatives are listed each

week in our bulletin. Special teams have worked with ways to

implement your priorities.

Some recurring themes have emerged and bring us to this request.

1. How can we establish an effective outreach for Christ with families in

our neighborhood and the community?

2. How can we strengthen bonds within our church and develop more

meaningful intergenerational connections?

3. How can we make our church a special place for our children, our

grandchildren, for young adults, and for young families?

The building of a family life center has again been identified as a key

place to expand and center many of the proposed activities. When this

church was built a family life center was part of the master plan. The

center was also part of the master plan when space was added in the

1990’s and in subsequent church-wide meetings.

We have studied the possible uses of a family life center. We are

excited about the possibilities of outreach for Christ and ways to

strengthen our church internally.

The approval for a draft plan will give us a base for discussion of priorities

and will give everyone an opportunity for input.

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AMERICAN BAPTIST WOMEN The ABW will take place on Thursday, August 3rd with the bus leaving by

10:00 AM for the Edna Martin Center in Indianapolis, then to Gray

Brothers in Mooresville for lunch. For reservations call Barbara Rogerson

at 812-877-2845.

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SYMPATHY We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of Barbara “Joan” Moore.

Joan passed away earlier this week. Services will be held at the Greiner

Funeral home on Friday, July 28th at 11:00 AM with the visitation from

10:00 AM until the time of the service. Please keep this family in your

prayers.

MISSION OPPORTUNITY Tentatively June 18-29, 2018!

A 15-member team of skilled and unskilled FBC

workers is being formed for the 2018 mission trip

to Kodiak Baptist Mission. Fundraising will begin

soon but our team needs to be established first.

If you are interested in helping the mission next summer and joining the

team, contact the office or Jessica Petscher at 812-244-9183.

Also, Ed and Fran Campbell have been doing missionary work in Kodiak

this summer. If you would like to send them a greeting, the envelopes

are in the rack at the Welcome Desk! The church office would be happy

to mail your message for you!

COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP DAY is coming soon and, once again, we

are selling T-shirts in conjunction with the

event. The shirts will cost $10 for adults

sizes and $8 for youth sizes. We know

that you can probably get a t-shirt

somewhere else for less money, but

here's why we think these shirts are

worth the cost. First, the money made

from selling the shirts is going to help

support our Penny Project and provide

fresh, cold milk to those in need through

the 14th and Chestnut Community

Center. Second, the shirts help promote

Community Fellowship Day and our

church to the community every time

that you go out wearing them. Third, the message on the shirts

matters. The reason we do Community Fellowship Day is not for

us. Yeah, we hope you come and enjoy yourself, but more importantly,

we hope that the event is an opportunity for members of our city and

the neighborhoods all around us to come and meet us and learn who

we are as a church. The logo on the shirt kind of sums it up. Depending

on how you read it, it says, "Love Your City," or "Love Our City." And that's

what we want to do. We want to show God's love to our city, but we

also want Terre Haute to know that we are for them. We love them. We

are with them. These t-shirts are just a small way for us to start making

that message known. If you would like to purchase a shirt, please stop

by the sales table just outside of the atrium on Sunday morning

or Sunday night and place your order. The shirts will be ready for pick-up

on September 3rd, two weeks before Community Fellowship Day.

Order of Worship—July 30, 2017

*HYMN Take My Life and Let it Be (vs 1,2,4) 568 (Please pass the attendance register located on the inner aisle)

SCRIPTURE LESSON Psalm 2:1-6 Pastor John

WELCOME & GREETING

*OPENING PRAYER Pastor John

*HYMN Make Me a Blessing 656

CHILDREN’S STORY Jill Kirchoff

SCRIPTURE LESSON Isaiah 6:1-13 Pastor John

SPECIAL MUSIC Because He Lives Men’s Ensemble

SERMON The Stump in the Land Pastor John

*HYMN Here I am, Lord Screen (During the singing of the hymn those who would like to profess their faith

in Christ and be baptized; rededicate their life to Christ; or unite with this

church membership, please come to the front of the sanctuary and

speak with one of the pastors.)

STEWARDSHIP MOMENT

OFFERTORY You Are Mine Men’s Ensemble

*DOXOLOGY 809

*OFFERTORY PRAYER John Penry

*BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE Jean Penry

*Congregation please stand if you are able.

STEWARDSHIP CONNECTION GROUP

Please join us as we discuss our stewardship of time, talent and treasure.

Time and Place: Sunday, July 30th at 10:45 AM in Esken Hall.

This week’s topic: Life and Healthy Insurance and Annuities

Next week’s topic: Property and Casualty Insurance

All are welcome!!

WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP DINNERS Our fellowship dinners are being well attended as our FBC family shares

in food, fellowship, and fun at the MCL Cafeteria. Come join us

Wednesdays at 5:30 PM. You’ll be glad you did!!

Women’s Bible Study beginning Thursday, September 7th at 9:30 AM in the Life Preserver’s Classroom.