Monthly Newsletter of First Baptist Church of Fairborn December 2018

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1 Monthly Newsletter of First Baptist Church of Fairborn December Hanging of the Greens 2 Cookies for Christ Budget & Finance Meeting 2-9 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering & Week of Prayer 3 Pastor Search Committee Meeting 4 His Hands Lap Quilt Ministry Church Council 6 Deacon Training 9 Pantry Collection for Arthur Avenue Personnel Committee Meeting Christmas Program 10 January Newsletter Deadline Pastor Search Committee Meeting 11 Deacons & Wives Christmas Banquet 13 Deacon Training 14 WEE School Christmas Program 15 Men s Prayer Breakfast 16 FLYTE (5th & 6th grades) 17 Pastor Search Committee Meeting 18 Nominating Committee Meeting 19 GA - Happy Birthday, Jesus Party 20 Saints Alive Christmas Caroling 24 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED Christmas Eve 6:30 pm 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 26 No church activities - Office Open 27 Deacon Training 31 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSES AT NOON See calendar for other regularly scheduled activities. Inside This Issue Page 2: Tim s Thoughts Grace Notes (Daniel) Page 3-4: Ministry Events Page 5: Facts and Figures Bring your favorite Christmas dessert and join us for a time of food and fellowship following our choir s Christmas presentation. No sign up required. Please bring your dessert to the Fellowship Hall prior to the 6:00 pm performance. The Angel Tree is a project to collect and distribute new toys to needy boys and girls in the Fairborn community. The tree will be located in the foyer. Please take an angel off the tree, purchase the appropriate gift, and place the gift under the tree. It is not necessary to wrap the gift. Please place all gifts under the tree by Sunday, December 16. It is time again to make the Christmas season a little better for those who are hurting within our church and the Fairborn community. Please take and fill a plastic bag (available at the Welcome Center). There is a list of suggested items attached to the bag. Collection boxes/tubs are located outside the office door and in the foyer. Donations are needed by Sunday, December 16.

2 From the Desk of the Transitional Pastor Tim Binns - Tim s Thoughts December can be one of the busiest times of the year for families. So many gatherings and events as well as shopping, crowds our schedules. We can get so involved in the Christmas season that we forget what the meaning is all about. This becomes a real dilemma. But dilemmas about the birth of our savior are not just because of our modern life. This month we will look at the dilemmas in the lives of those who were present when Jesus was born, or soon after. He came and changed the world. He still changes lives. Let s not get so busy that we forget what Christmas is all about. Invite your family, friends and neighbors to join us for worship during this season. Daniel Young - Grace Notes Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction. (1 Cor. 1:10) No divisions, Paul? Are you kidding me? No two people can agree on everything. Not even a husband and a wife, let alone an entire body of believers. It is as if Paul had such high expectations that no congregation could ever meet them. But Paul was not expecting the impossible. He was merely expecting what only God could do through the Corinthian church. Based on human sentiment alone, there will always be divisions in the church today. One faction is fully convinced that God is leading in one direction, and another faction is fully convinced that God is leading in the opposite direction. Have you taken the matter in prayer to the Lord? Have you sought His guidance as to how to proceed? And when you pray, are you asking Him to bless your plans or that you would get in on His plans? It is impossible to be undivided and fully united, except that every disciple of Christ has the same Spirit residing within. The Spirit will not lead in multiple and opposite directions at once. God himself is at the helm, and our job is to discern His will through prayer, follow the leadership of the church which has been put in place by God, and to be united with the same understanding and the same conviction. As we enter a new year, don t expect that the new pastor will fix every problem we have. He is not our Savior. We only have one Savior, and we must follow Him. Let s Celebrate with the Singerman Family! December 2-9, 2018 Let s be a blessing to the Singerman family as they celebrate special events in their lives. Send cards to: P.O. Box 690, Arua, Uganda - Each card costs $1.15 to mail. Micah s birthday - November 25th Kevin s birthday - December 6th Josiah s birthday - December 27th Kevin & Victoria s 10th Wedding Anniversary - January 3rd

3 Cookies for Christ Sunday, December 2 nd Girls in Action (GA s) will be in the foyer with cookies before and after the 10:30 am service. If you make a monetary donation, you are welcome to take some cookies. All donations will go to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. We look forward to sharing cookies with you just like Lottie did in China! Wednesday Activities For Our Children: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. December 5, 12 January 9, 16, 23, 30 Call Roxie at to make reservations for your child(ren). NO Mission Friends, RAs, or GAs December 26 & January 2 Sundays, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Cubbies - 3 yrs old (& potty trained) Sparks - K - 2nd grade Truth and Training - 3rd - 6th NO AWANA DECEMBER 23 & 30 6:00 p.m. Preschool Wing, Rm D106 PRESCHOOLERS, 3 yrs through Kindergarten Faith Life Together (5th & 6th graders) Sign up for events in the Children s Wing. CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR SHUT-INS 5 th and 6 th Graders are invited to join us for lunch and then to visit our church shut-ins to spread some Christmas Cheer. Cost: $6.00 FLYTE Students are asked to sign up in the Children s Wing. Parents, please pick up your child(ren) promptly at 3:30 pm. Royal Ambassadors Boys, Grades 1-6 6:00 p.m., Rm. B205 Leader: Bob Andes Girls In Action Girls, Grades 1-6 6:00 p.m., Rm. B204 Leader: Ginny Howell

4 His Hands Lap Quilting Ministry Tuesday, December 4 ~ 9:00 a.m. Meet in the Annex Saturday, December 15 9:00 a.m. Foy s Rock and Roll Grill 22 E. Main St., Fairborn RSVP to Trey Clifton Friday, Feb. 5pm and Saturday, Feb. 9am FBCF will reserve your space for the conference. If you desire overnight accommodations, please call and arrange payment at the Baymont by Wyndham, 2793 Water Park Dr, Mason OH, (513) Tickets will go fast so sign up and give the $15 conference fee to Trey to reserve your spot!! (Johnny Hunt is a popular speaker and the conference is expected to sell out fast!) canned meat (chicken, tuna, beef stew),, pasta and pasta sauces, vegetables, cereal, shampoo, deodorant, bar soap, body wash, toilet paper, paper towels COLLECTION DATE: Dec. 9 Place items in the containers at the Welcome Center. End-of-Year Note From the Finance Committee 2018 is rapidly coming to an end and it is time for our yearly reminder regarding your 2018 contributions to the church. Anyone wishing to claim contribution deductions for 2018 must mail (& postmark) or hand deliver checks to the office on/by December 31 in order to claim a charitable contribution for Contribution envelope booklets are available in the Foyer. SAINTS ALIVE (50+) Christmas Caroling December 20, :00 p.m. We will meet at church to visit a local nursing home and then on to Young s Dairy (weather permitting). Special Guest: Santa Claus The way to Heaven takes a step of... Faith F is for forgiveness God s forgiveness is in Jesus only. Romans 3:23 & Ephesians 1:7 A is for Available While God s forgiveness is available, it is not automatic. John 3:16 & Matt. 7:21 I is for Impossible According to the Bible, it is impossible to get to heaven on our own. Eph. 2:8-9 So how can a sinful person have eternal life and enter heaven? T is for Turn Turn, or repent, from sin and self. Luke 13:3 Turn to Jesus alone as your Savior and Lord. John 14:6 H is for Heaven Heaven is a place where we will live with God forever. John 14:3 Eternal life begins now with Jesus. John 10:10

5 1167 Highview Drive, Fairborn OH Web Site: 24 hr. Prayer Line: You ve Got Mail from 1) Miami Valley Women s Center Posted on the bulletin board outside the office. Lottie Moon The Lottie Moon Mailbox is used to raise money for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. The mailmailbox box will be located in the foyer. Please put your Christmas cards for resident members and regular attenders in the red and green mailbox in the foyer. Collect your Christmas cards from the mailbox. Please look under the appropriate letter! Put the money you would have spent on postage in one of the Lottie Moon Offering envelopes located beside the mailbox. The offering envelope may be placed in the mailbox or in the offering plate. Mail your cards early to avoid the rush! THE PEOPLE CAME Sunday School 10/ Morning Worship Service 10/ Evening Activities 10/ THE PEOPLE GAVE Weekly Budget $13, Tithes/Offerings 10/28 $8, $22, $9, $7, Weekly Budget To Date: - $600, as of /2018 Tithes/Offerings To Date: $514, as of /2018 Over/(Under): ($86,404.36) - as of /2018 = not available n/s= no service