FBC Newsletter. FBC Mission Statement. FBC Vision Statement. August 2016

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1 FBC Newsletter August 2016 A Monthly Source of News and Information for Members & Friends of First Bible Church Decatur Madison FBC Mission Statement Our mission is to glorify God by helping people know, love, obey, and exalt Jesus Christ FBC Vision Statement Our vision is to present Christ to Decatur, Madison and the world in a contemporary and creative way through equipped and mobilized believers who make disciples. FBC Newsletter 1 August 2016

FBC Ghana Team l-r: Ethan Hubbard, Paul Holdbrooks, Steven Smith, Steve Atchley, Scottie Hubbard, Tori Vehrs, Kay Vehrs, Stanley Howard, Shine Barron, Em Barron August 14th Sunday Morning Schedule

2 FBC Ghana Team l-r: Ethan Hubbard, Paul Holdbrooks, Steven Smith, Steve Atchley, Scottie Hubbard, Tori Vehrs, Kay Vehrs, Stanley Howard, Shine Barron, Em Barron August 14th Sunday Morning Schedule Resumes Decatur Campus! Field House service resumes at 10:45 Adult Bible Fellowships will meet at 8:00, 9:15 & 10:45 a.m. Children s classes Kdg. 5th grade resume for both hours Nursery Preschool classes continue both hours Middle School & High School small groups and large meetings will resume at the 9:15 hour Madison Campus Adult Bible Fellowships meet at 9:15 Children s classes Kdg. 5th grade meet for both hours Nursery Preschool classes continue both hours Middle School & High School will meet at 9:15 Evening Ministries begin September 11th FBC Newsletter 2 August 2016

Looking Ahead with Steve Steve Bateman Ephesians, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and First Bible Church. The first line of any article needs to grab the reader s attention.

3 Looking Ahead with Steve Steve Bateman Ephesians, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and First Bible Church. The first line of any article needs to grab the reader s attention. If it worked, you are wondering how these four things are connected. Let s start with Ephesians. For over a year, we have traveled through the book of Acts together, and now I contemplate life after Acts. What s next? The end of Acts leaves Paul in a Roman prison for two years. What did he do for those two years in chains? A lot of reading and writing. Writing what? For starters, the prison epistles of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. So going from Acts to Ephesians is chronologically easy to do. Ephesians gives us insight into Paul s ministry from a Roman prison. Hillary and Donald? In the first presidential election I voted in, the choice was between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Fifty-two Americans were being held hostage by Muslims in Iran, inflation was 13%, the world economy was in recession, and I had just read C. Everett Koop s book, Whatever Happened to the Human Race?. The choice for me then, at the age of 20 in 1980, seemed clear. I ve voted in every presidential election since then, just as I will in the one upcoming. But I ve never seen one like this. Does Ephesians inform our voting? Our public discourse? Our political involvement? I argue yes. History proves that theology always has political implications. Jesus seems to have ticked off both conservatives and the liberals. It was hard to put him in a box with a label. I think good preachers will do the same. Being faithful to God s Word means we speak the truth to power, no matter if the powerful are Democrats or Republicans. There are some traits about each candidate I can admire. And there are some traits about each I must deplore. So, if you find it hard to know where I stand on particular candidates, that s probably a good thing. But I promise that you will never find it hard to know where I stand on the issues. And Ephesians speaks to some very relevant issues. Ephesians was written to a church full of Christ-followers who were called to live holy, light-filled lives in a morally confused culture that had lost its way. Paul s instruction? Therefore walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called. So as we leave Acts and turn to Ephesians, we pray, Now Lord, in this America, in this generation, help us to walk that way. FBC Newsletter 3 August 2016

Please mark your calendar for the 5th annual Refuge of Grace Fundraising Dinner Thursday, September 29 6pm-7:30pm Double Tree Hotel, Decatur Speaker will be Commissioner Jeff Dunn Alabama State

org beginning September 1 Nungester Back to School Ministry In just a few short days school will start back and our friends at Nungester school will need our help to make their school year be the

4 Please mark your calendar for the 5th annual Refuge of Grace Fundraising Dinner Thursday, September 29 6pm-7:30pm Double Tree Hotel, Decatur Speaker will be Commissioner Jeff Dunn Alabama State Department of Corrections Reservations may be made at beginning September 1 Nungester Back to School Ministry In just a few short days school will start back and our friends at Nungester school will need our help to make their school year be the best it can be! We need people willing to be a Lunch Buddy. By having lunch with a child once a week Lunch Buddies encourage and mentor a child in positive ways and the principal has seen a reduction in disciplinary referrals. We really need men to step up and participate in this program. There are so many boys attending who do not have a positive male influence in their life. Men, we need you!! Also each year we collect much needed supplies for the school and the following is a list from the principal: >We provide weekend meals for families having a hard time feeding their children. >Once a week a group of FBC volunteers present the gospel through the First Priority Program. Decatur Place Apartments. So much involvement with this school but there is so much more we could do. If you would like to volunteer or have suggestions for new ways to help, please let me know. Thank you to those that are already helping and to those that will be joining the effort to help make this school great! Sherry Fite FBC Newsletter 4 August 2016

5 MadiSon CaMpuS Forged prayer Every Wednesday 6-7pm Madison Office Suite B 20 Main Street, Suite A WoMen S SuMMer SupperS Thursday, August 6pm Buena Vista Mexican Restaurant in the Target Shopping Center, Madison Fall BiBle StudieS Registration tables will be at both campuses beginning August 7. PRECEPT: DANIEL PART 1: Living Out A Biblical Worldview - Begins August 31 Cost: $20 Length: 8 weeks Location: Decatur campus, room 209 Childcare available Description: Threatened with death, Daniel stuck to his guns refusing to adopt a pagan lifestyle. His worldview had God at the center and he lived it out under extreme pressure. Learn to adopt a biblical worldview and adhere to it even when it s not the norm. 1 PETER: A Living Hope In Christ (by Jen Wilkin) - Begins September 6 Length: 9 weeks Description: Our inheritance through Christ is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. In 1 Peter, a man of faith and flaws and eyewitness to the life of Christ challenges us to look beyond our current circumstances to a future inheritance. He shares his concerns on big picture issues for the early church, describes believers true identity in Christ, and ultimately helps readers discover what it means to experience the Living Hope they have in Christ. Key themes of humility, submission, and identity in Christ guide the study of 1 Peter as participants are challenged to read the book in its entirety each week. Decatur Campus (2 meeting times) 6:30-8:00 PM Room 202. Begins: September 6 Childcare available 2. Wednesday mornings 9:30-11:00 AM Room 202 Begins: September 7th Childcare available Madison Campus (2 meeting times) 6:00-7:30 PM Begins: September 6th Location: Madison office. NO CHILDCARE 2. Thursday mornings 10:00-11:30 Begins: September 8th Location: Madison campus office. NO CHILDCARE FBC Newsletter 5 August 2016

FIRST BIBLE AUGUST 2016 MATT DUBACH JEREMY GILBERT WEEKLY SCHEDULE 9:15-10:30AM We are excited to announce that Abbi Cambron (Hill) will be

Abbi grew up in FBC, worked as a summer intern in 2013 and 2014, and is a 2015 graduate of Auburn University.

We will resume our small group ministry on Sunday mornings starting August 14th at 9:15am, upstairs in the Student Wing!

6 FIRST BIBLE AUGUST 2016 MATT DUBACH JEREMY GILBERT WEEKLY SCHEDULE 9:15-10:30AM We are excited to announce that Abbi Cambron (Hill) will be joining the Student Ministry Staff here at First Bible Church in January 2017 as our Discipleship Coordinator. Abbi grew up in FBC, worked as a summer intern in 2013 and 2014, and is a 2015 graduate of Auburn University. Abbi is married to Tyler, who also grew up in First Bible. We are very excited to welcome Tyler & Abbi to our ministry team! We will resume our small group ministry on Sunday mornings starting August 14th at 9:15am, upstairs in the Student Wing! There will be donuts, milk, and juice! 6:00-6:45 PM 6:45-7:15 PM 7:15-8:00PM The First Bible Student Ministry Kickoff will be Wednesday night, August 17th from 6-8:00pm! Middle & high school will meet together. We will have Chickfila for dinner FBC Newsletter 6 August 2016

Sympathy Pray for the following families.

Margaret Hutto) Jerry Namie (his brother, Robert Namie) Aug 9 Aug 11 Aug 14 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 28 Aug 31 Elders Meet 5:30 pm Mission Committee Mtg.

Mallard Picnic Precept, Daniel Class 9:15 am Joel McWhorter Decatur Campus Newest Additions Emmy James Stroup July 14, 2016 Parents: Todd & Jessica Stroup ~ Bennett Chistian Russell July

7 Sympathy Pray for the following families. Karen Keith (her sister, Debra Sims), August Deacons of the Month Larry Hannah (his stepmother, Carolyn Hinds) Nathan Williams (his father, Edward Andrew Williams) Jim Hutto (his mother, Margaret Hutto) Jerry Namie (his brother, Robert Namie) Aug 9 Aug 11 Aug 14 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 28 Aug 31 Elders Meet 5:30 pm Mission Committee Mtg. 5:30 pm Deacons Meet 3:00 pm Men s Prayer Breakfast resumes 6:30 am FBC Student Ministry Kickoff 6-8 pm MOPS Meet 9:00 am Morning of Prayer 8:00-11:30 am W3 Forged Prayer Time 4:15 pm Point Mallard Picnic Precept, Daniel Class 9:15 am Joel McWhorter Decatur Campus Newest Additions Emmy James Stroup July 14, 2016 Parents: Todd & Jessica Stroup ~ Bennett Chistian Russell July 17, 2016 Parents: Chris & Jessica Russell ~ Jeff Korotky Madison Campus Samuel Bay Chambless Isaac Leo Chambless July 19, 2016 Parents: John David & Meghan Chambless Resumes Aug. 16 Tuesday Mornings Decatur Campus 6:30 am Madison Campus 6:30 am at FBC Office, 20 Main St. Sunday Night Service & Ministries will resume after Labor Day FBC Newsletter 7 August 2016

FBC Newsletter. Annual Business Meeting. Sunday, December 4th, 5:15 pm Decatur Campus. December 18, FBC Mission Statement. FBC Vision Statement

FBC Newsletter. Annual Business Meeting. Sunday, December 4th, 5:15 pm Decatur Campus. December 18, FBC Mission Statement. FBC Vision Statement FBC Newsletter December 2016 FBC Mission Statement Our mission is to glorify God by helping people know, love, obey, and exalt Jesus Christ A Monthly Source of News and Information for Members & Friends