Greeters East- Larry & Linda Heaton West- Brian Irwin & Micki Church

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1 June 2013 Happy Father s Day! Sunday 9:00 A.M. - Bible Study 10:00 A.M. - Morning Worship 6:00 P.M. -- Evening Worship 6:00 P.M. Jr. & Sr. High Youth Wednesday 6:30 P.M. - Mid-Week Worship Service 6:30 P.M. - Jr. & Sr. High Youth Greeters East- Larry & Linda Heaton West- Brian Irwin & Micki Church Nursery Workers 2 Craig & Tricia Herndon 9 J Kincaid & L Heaton 16 Rob & Deb/Olivia Kendall 23 C Liechty, 30 S Payne & J Bishop Tree House Workers 9 Joe & Kara Randall 16 C Hensley & N Correll 23 K Collins & J Bowman 30 Lana & Anna Heath First Baptist Church Linton, IN Phone: firstbaptistlinton@gmail.com Or visit us on the web at: firstbaptistlinton.org June 2013 In honor of Father s Day, we would like to share the following story: The Pastor s Son Every Sunday Afternoon, after the morning service at the church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside, as well as pouring rain. The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, OK, dad, I m ready. His Pastor dad asked, Ready for what? Dad, it s time we gather our tracts together and go out. Dad responds, Son, it s very cold outside and it s pouring rain. The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking, But Dad, aren t people still going to Hell, even though it s raining? Dad answers, Son, I am not going out in this weather. Despondently, the boy asks, Dad, can I go? His father hesitated for a moment then said, Son, you can go. Here are the tracts, be careful son Thanks Dad! And with that, he was off and out into the rain. This eleven year old boy walked the streets of the town going door to door and handing everybody he met in the street a Gospel Tract. After two hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled wet and down to his very last tract. He stopped on a corner and looked for someone to hand a tract to, but the streets were totally deserted. Then he turned toward the first home he saw and started up the sidewalk to the front door and rang the doorbell. He rang the bell, but nobody answered. He rang it again and again, but still no one answered. He waited but still no answer. Finally, this eleven year old trooper turned to leave, but something stopped him. Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and knocked loudly on the door with his fist. He waited, something holding him there on the porch! He rang again and this time the door slowly opened. Standing in the doorway was a

2 very sad-looking elderly lady. She softly asked, What can I do for you, Son? With radiant eyes and a smile that lit up her world, this little boy said, Ma am, I m sorry if I disturbed you, but I just want to tell you that Jesus really does love you and I came to give you my very last Gospel Tract which will tell you all about Jesus and His great love. With that, he handed her his last tract and turned to leave. She called to him as he departed. Thank you, son! And God bless you! The following Sunday morning in church Pastor Dad was in the pulpit. As the service began, he asked, Does anybody have testimony or want to say anything? Slowly, in the back row of the church, and elderly lady stood to her feet. As she began to speak, a look of glorious radiance came to her face. No one in this church knows me. I ve never been here before, you see, before last Sunday I was not a Christian. My husband passed on some time ago, leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday, being a particularly cold and rainy day, it was even more so in my heart that I came to the end of the line where I no longer had any hope or will to live. So I took a rope and a chair and ascended the stairway into the attic of my home. I fastened the rope securely to a rafter in the roof, then stood on the chair and fastened the other end of the rope around my neck. Standing on that chair, so lonely and brokenhearted I was about to leap off, when suddenly the loud ringing of my doorbell downstairs startled me. I thought, I ll wait a minute, and whoever it is will go away. I waited and waited, but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and more insistent, and then the person ringing also started knocking loudly I thought to myself again, Who on earth could this be? Nobody ever rings my bell or comes to see me. I loosened the rope from my neck and started for the front door, all the while the bell rang louder and louder. When I opened the door and looked I could hardly believe my eyes, for there on my front porch was the most radiant and angelic little boy I had ever seen in my life. His smile, oh, I could never describe it to you! The words that came from his mouth caused my heart that had long been dead, to leap to life as he exclaimed with a cherub-like voice, Ma am, I just came to tell you that Jesus really does love you. Then he gave me this Gospel Tract that I now hold in my hand. As the little angel disappeared back out into the cold and rain, I closed my door and read slowly every word of this Gospel Tract. Then I went up to my attic to get my rope and chair-i wouldn t need them anymore. I am now a happy child of the King. Since the church address was on the back of this tract, I have come here to personally thank God s little angel who came just in time and by doing so, spared my soul from an eternity in Hell. There was not a dry eye in the church. And as shouts of praise and honor to the King resounded off the very rafters of the building, Pastor Dad descended from the pulpit to the front pew where the little angel was seated. He took his son in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably. Probably no church has had a more glorious moment, and probably this universe has never seen a Papa that was more filled with love and honor for his son except for one. Happy Father s Day!

3 We re on the web! Come visit us at: Where you can check upcoming events, download archived sermons, or listen live over our streaming webcast Sunday morning! You can also learn more about our AWANA program and our dedicated youth ministry! JUNE ANNIVERSARIES 5 Jack & Annalee Heady Gordon & Charlene Dornick 10 Don & Agnes Miller 12 Mike & Tamyra Thornton 14 Mike & Pam Robertson 16 Gary & Pat Woodall 20 Steve & Becky Mitchell 23 Clarence & Barbara Miller JUNE BIRTHDAYS 1 Norma Thompson 2 Norma Miller 5` Doris Huffman 7 Jerry Heath 14 Gary Woodall 16 Sarah Hensley Bryan Place Stephen Ernest 18 Barbara Miller 22 Mary Nell Harrison 23 Zachary Kincaid Emma White 24 Anna Heath Agnes Miller 27 Analee Heady

4 JULY ANNIVERSARIES 11 Don & Lil Johnson 16 Wayne & Sarah Hollingsworth 20 Stephen & Michelle Ernest 22 Perry & Cynthia Frederick 25 Jolly & Leona Moody JULY BIRTHDAYS 1 Kasie Heath 2 Don Jones Rhonda Davis Pat Rhodes 6 Mina Lehman Sharon Payne 7 Mary Lou Page Danny Cox 8 Perry Frederick 10 Wally Liechty 11 Michelle Ernest 13 Luanne Bellamy 14 Thaniel Heath 19 Jessica Hunt 22 Jack Heady Seth Herndon 24 Andy Neal 25 Mikyla Rhodes Dennis Babcock 30 Bryan Woodall 31 Kayla Cox What s Happening at 1 B C Meetings June 2 Official Board Meeting, 5:00 pm June 5 Quarterly Business Meeting, 6:30 pm June 9 Finance Committee Meeting, 5:00 pm Announcements There will be a farewell dinner on June 2 for Pastor Aaron and Christy Knapp, following the morning service. If you can bring something, salads and desserts are suggested. Our church will have the service at Glenburn Home on June 9, 3:00 pm. VBS will take place on June 13-14, 6:00 8:00 pm each night. See additional information in this newsletter for more details. For ride information, contact Jean McCammon or someone on the Board of Christian Ed.

5 ... TOP SECRET YOUR SECRET MISSION, IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, IS TO HELP FIND THE KING OF KINGS. WARNING: THIS MISSION MIGHT BE DANGEROUS AND MIGHT TAKE YOU PLACES YOU DO NOT EXPECT. All Secret Agents must report to FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LINTON on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, JUNE 13 TH and 14 TH at 6:00 PM to help us Follow the Clues to the KING OF KINGS. Dinner will be provided. Please contact Headquarters at (812) or if you would like to sign-up early or if you have any further questions. ** THIS MESSGAGE WILL SELF DESTRUCT IN 30 SECONDS ** In Sympathy First Baptist Church extends our love and prayers to the family of Dale Goddard, Sr. Thank You Thank you to all the prayer warriors for praying when cancer was found on my right ear. Thank God the surgery went well, as expected. I want to thank Pastor Dave, who called while I was en route to Indy. The doctor is 99% sure it will not return. The 200+mile round trip wiped me out and I was in bed before 9:00 pm. (That 90 th birthday is showing off). I bounced back 24 hours later. This doctor is the first one to ever call me the eveningafter my surgery to make sure everything was ok. Ray Correll Thanks to our Church family who prayed, sent cards, calls & food during Larry s treatments and my radiation. We couldn t have made it without God and all the love & support shown us during this difficult time. Thanks to Pastor Dave, too, for the hospital visits. God is in control! What better hands could we be in? Thanks again for all the prayers. In Jesus Name, Linda & Larry Morton First Baptist Church wishes to thank the Smith Families for their love offering in memory of Jewell Smith. Welcome. Little One! Mr. & Mrs. Sean and Lindsay Taylor Bell would like to announce the birth of their first child, a son, Hayes Patrick Bell. Hayes was born April 16 at John Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Md. where the family resides. He weighed 7 lb, 5 oz and 20 in long. The proud grandparents are Tim and Linda Taylor, and Robert and Phylis Schmonski of Racine, Wi. Goodbye odbye Pastor Aaron & Christy Knapp. we love you and will miss you. Also we pray God s best for you both in the years to come! Willard Winters, Dixie Carter we love & miss you as you move to be near your families. Congrats, Grads! Mindy Hensley Our love and prayers are with you for your future!