First Baptist Church November 19, 2017

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1 First Baptist Church November 19, 2017 Once it was the blessing, Now it is the Lord; Once it was the feeling, Now it is His Word; Once His gifts I wanted, Now the Giver own, Once I sought for healing, Now Himself alone - Albert B. Simpson. Himself I remember as a new Christian the first time I heard the hymn, Himself I thought, How refreshing that the spiritual journey is to move one from focusing on the benefits of belief to the great romance and beauty of knowing the Author and Giver of life! Heaven, if it means anything, will mean being in the presence of the Ultimate Being, not being the ultimate. - Ravi Zacharias [revised] (Why Jesus)

2 Your Message Notes A Grateful Heart Luke 17:11-19 Being Grateful Does Three Things Past sermons are available at madisonfbc.org. Copies (CDs) are available upon request. Activity pages for children are available at the back of the sanctuary.

3 Traditional Worship 8:45 a.m. * = please stand for hymn Prelude Now Thank We All Our God Kaufmann Welcome & Opportunities Invocation Hymn #556 Now Thank We All Our God Offertory Hymn #559 Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Prayer & Offertory March Haydn *Doxology #624 Hymn #561 We Gather Together Congregational Prayer Choir Anthem O Give Thanks! Ratzlaff Message A Grateful Heart Dennis Bickers *Invitation Hymn #341 Lord, I'm Coming Home Benediction Postlude Now Thank We All Our God Rembt Contemporary Worship 11:00 a.m. Call to Worship Welcome & Opportunities Congregational Prayer Congregational Singing Filled With Your Glory Congregational Singing Ever Be Offering Jesus At The Center Children dismissed to Kidz Worship Special Music All My Hope Message A Grateful Heart Dennis Bickers Invitation Thank You Benediction

4 Coming Events & Special Notes THIS WEEK Office Closed Our office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 23rd and 24th. Happy Thanksgiving! COMING SOON Connecting Christmas Join us as we begin the Christmas Season celebrations at our Connecting Christmas service on Sunday, December 3rd, at 6:30p in the sanctuary. It will feature music from the Choir, our children, and the praise band, and we ll explore how we can connect the meaning of Christmas to our everyday lives. Choir Cantata Don t miss the musical celebration on Sunday, December 17th as our choir presents their Christmas cantata during the 8:45a service. Church-Wide Caroling Come share Christmas cheer as we get together to sing for some of our shut-ins on Sunday, December 17th. We ll meet at 3p in the lower auditorium before heading out to sing. SPECIAL NOTE Thank you This season of the year, our thoughts center on blessings. I cannot express how grateful I am for the love and support you have shown me. Thank you for the visits, cards, food, and prayers as I face the challenges daily. ~ Love, JoAnn Wehner Bulletin announcements are due the Thursday before the Sunday you d like it printed. Guidelines for writing one are available outside our office.

5 Opportunities GIVING & SERVING OPPORTUNITIES Advent Candle We re looking for families, individuals, Sunday School classes, and small groups to participate in lighting a candle on the Advent wreath as we prepare for Christ s birth each Sunday during Advent (December 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th and 25th). To participate, contact Kelly ( ) or write Advent Candle on your communication card. Sister Church Scholarships You can be a blessing to the children of Shekina Baptist Church in El Salvador by helping students attend primary school, high school, and university! To donate to our Sister Church scholarship fund, designate gifts ES Scholarships. Money due December 25th. Animal Shelter Tree You can help out the Animal Shelter this Christmas! Stop by the tree in the lower auditorium and choose a gift from the tree display. (Place one tag in the box and take the other with you.) Gifts are due December 22nd. Questions? Contact Ansley Crutchfield at Angel Delivery You can send a message of God s love this Christmas by providing a gift to local families in need. To help, beginning next Sunday, November 26th, stop by our tree in the lower auditorium and pick an angel to sponsor. Gifts need to be wrapped (please tape the angel to the package) and place back under the tree by Sunday, December 17th. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES Offering Envelopes If you ve never had offering envelopes and want to use them in 2018 you can get them by filling out your communication card with updated contact information and writing Offering Envelopes on the back, or by contacting our office by December 10th. Poinsettias You re invited to purchase a poinsettia in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one. We ll display the poinsettias through our Christmas Eve services, after which you may take yours home. To purchase one, sign up in the lower auditorium by December 7th. Cost: $10 each. Please pay at the office or designate Poinsettias on your check. Ornament Fundraiser Christmas gift idea! We re selling ornament sets to help pay off our stained glass windows restoration costs. (See display in the lower auditorium for an example set.) Sets are available for donations of $80 or more to go to the Window Restoration Fund. Contact Sara Minor or our office if you re interested in a set.

6 In Our Thoughts & Prayers Please Keep Us In Your Prayers Audrey Andrews (Hickory Creek) Norman Crabtree (Home) Claude Dale (Res Care) Dottie Demaree (River Terrace) Phil Eades (Waters of Clifty) Melanie Fuhrman (Home) Paulina Giltner (Thornton Terrace) Mary Jo Goins (Home) Chris Hassfurder (Home) Judie Ingalls (Home) Louis Jenkins (Home) Kit Peters (Hanover Nursing Center) Laura Jean Risk (Home) Don Royce (Thornton Terrace) Bea Rusk (Thornton Terrace) Dru Tripp (Home) Margaret Sage (Home) Irvin Stockdale (River Terrace) JoAnn Wehner (Waters of Clifty) Irene Youngblood (Hickory Creek) Military Personnel Captain Nathan Barr - Ft. Rucker, AL Jacob Childs - Air Force Captain Matt Cuthrell - Ft. Bragg, NC Staff Sgt. Skyler Harrod - Air Force, Germany Logan Hudson - Air Force Taylor Kelly - Air Force Please pray for the safety of those on active duty Brady Lattire - Army, Afghanistan Alex Marion - Coast Guard Maj. Justin Roman - Army Jim Saylor - Army, Afghanistan Ese Taylor - Marines Brandon Yowler - Army First Baptist Missions Partners Kerry Dougan - Kids Alive Dominican Republic Pastor Ruth - Our Sister Church El Salvador Amy Fisher (Cecil Fisher s great-niece) - Peru IN/KY American Baptist Missions Partners International Ministries: Kristy D. Engel Caribbean Carlos Bonilla & Mayra Govanetti Nicaragua; Rev. Madeline Flores-Lopez Dominican Republic; Rev. Peter & Sarah McCurdy Dominican Republic; Katie & Taku Longkumer India; Scott & Tan Coats Thailand; Kihomi Ngwemi & Nzunga Mabudiga Haiti; Larry & Rebecca Stanton Hungary; Rev. Kyle & Deborah Witmer Thailand; Emerson & Ivy Wu Macau Home Missions: Tysha Hardy-Sellers Edna Martin Christian Center, IN; Susan Harding Cordova Community Christian Center, AK; Yvette Kenner, South Providence Neighborhood, RI First Baptist s Special Focus Missionaries: Dwight & Barbara Bolick Chile You can find out more about our American Baptist Mission partners at internationalministries.org and abhms.org

7 Please Keep Us In Your Prayers Please keep us updated on changes to this list. Requests remain on the list for six weeks before being removed, unless we hear otherwise. The date after the name is the week they were added to the prayer list. Our Pastoral Search Team: Jerry Dougan, Roger Fuhrman, Emily Goins, Mike Hopper, Bill Lindquist, Ken Pettit, Karen Thomas, Nancy Totten Arnold Curry - surgery recovery 11/19 India Cable - recovering from laryngitis 11/12 John Carlson - inoperable cancer 11/5 Frank Cosby - hip replacement surgery recovery 11/5 Chuck Lee (David Lee s uncle) - on dialysis, kidney failure; little energy 11/5 Leon Scott - UTI, pneumonia; at home 11/5 Deanna Bickers - chemo 10/29 Sharon Imel - health problems; at Kindred in Indianapolis; not doing well 10/29 Laura Anger-Smith (Karen Thomas friend) - heart problems; needs surgery 10 /22 Shane Brown - awaiting cancer trial opportunity 10 /22 Patrick Dalgleish - health issues 10 /15 Peggy Leonard - home; health problems 10 /15 Katie McMahan - recently gave birth; baby doing fine 10 /15 Persecuted Christians around the world If you have an immediate prayer concern, or want to be a part of the prayer network, (a team of people contacted to pray for concerns that arise during the week) please contact pray@madisonfbc.org

8 This Week s Events Today 8:45-9:45 a.m. Traditional Service 10:00-10:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Studies 11:00a- 12:00 p.m. Contemporary Service 5:00 p.m. The Eggleston 6:30 p.m. Prayer & Bible L. Auditorium Monday 3:30 p.m. Basement 7:00 p.m. Madison Association Builder s Rm Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Prayer Sanctuary Wednesday 7:00 a.m. McDonald s (Madison) 6:30 p.m. Bible Eggleston Thursday Friday Church Office Closed Church Office Closed Your Financial Gifts Last Week Offering: $12,491 Sunday School: $28 Justice Breakfast: $35.61 Benevolence: $1,000 One Great Hour of Sharing: $100 In Memory of Bill Holcroft: $50 Deaconess: $17 World Mission Offering: $50 (Goal: $3,000 Total Raised: $3,626) To designate gifts, please use the envelopes available in your pew. Together Last Sunday Morning Sunday Morning Worship 197 Sunday School 95