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1 First Baptist Church August 13, 2017 I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide. ~ Martin Luther

2 Hope (Hebrews 6:19) Your Message Notes The Anchor For Life 1 Peter 1:3-4 The Anchor 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 The Holy City Adams Maegan Sparks, Violin Welcome & Opportunities Invocation Hymn #106 Offertory Hymn #43 Praise Him! Praise Him! Great Is Thy Faithfulness Prayer & Offertory Prelude Kuhnau *Doxology #624 Hymn #404 ** Congregational Prayer The Solid Rock Choir Anthem Come Unto Me Beall Message The Anchor for Life Dennis Bickers *Invitation Hymn #463 Benediction Precious Lord, Take My Hand Postlude Allegro Gigout Contemporary Worship 11:00 a.m. Welcome & Opportunities Congregational Singing Congregational Singing Offering ** Congregational Prayer Special Music King Of My Heart Cornerstone Because He Lives I'm Alive When Mercy Found Me Message The Anchor for Life Dennis Bickers Invitation Benediction O Come To The Altar ** Everyone is welcome to share their prayer concerns and praises during this time. If you have announcements or serving opportunities, please contact the church office by Noon on the Thursday before the Sunday you d like it shared. Children are dismissed to Kidz Worship after prayer time. Children can be picked up on the first floor after the service is over.

4 Coming Events THIS WEEK TODAY! Youth Pool Party All incoming 6th through 12th graders are invited to the Boles (1671 S 1233 W, Lexington, IN) tonight, from 5p-7:30p for a pool party. Bring your swimsuit and come ready to have fun! If you need a ride, you can meet Randy at our church building by 4:45p. (Parents are welcome to stay and visit!) Prayer Everyone s encouraged to participate in church-wide prayer times every Tuesday night at 6p in the Sanctuary. NEXT WEEK Derby Dinner Trip Everyone is invited to join the 55+ Friends for a trip to Derby Dinner Playhouse s matinee showing of Southern Fried Nuptials on Wednesday, September 13th. The bus will leave from our church building at 10:30a. Tickets cost $34 if we have at least 20 people going. (Contact Connie before making payment.) Checks should be made out to Connie Dalgleish. If you d like to go, please contact Connie at by August 21st. COMING SOON The Inheritance Women s Study All you busy women wanting to charge your batteries in God s Word and fellowship with other sisters - we have a new Beth Moore study for you. It will be held on Thursdays at 6:30p from September 7th through November 2nd. We ll meet in the Young Adults classroom (first room on the left after getting off the elevator at the second floor). This study doesn t require homework, but it does require your willingness to come ready to listen, engage and let the Word soak in as we watch and discuss a 60 minute video. To participate, sign up in the lower auditorium or write Beth Moore study on your communication card to reserve your listening guide. All you daughters of the King, let s gather to learn and encourage one another! Questions? Contact Nita Scarff at Women s Study & Activity Group Looking to grow spiritually with other women? On September 7th our women s study and enrichment activity group will resume every Thursday on the 2nd floor at Eggleston (enter at the 3rd St doors). The study begins at 6p, followed by a craft activity at 7p for anyone who would like to participate. We re reading and discussing Phyllis Shirer s Armor of God. If you need a book, or have any questions, please contact Cheryl Hooton at or cdhooton@aol.com.

5 Opportunities & Notices GIVING & SERVING OPPORTUNITIES Community Meeting Are you interested in learning how you and our church can help combat the substance abuse and suicide problems in our community? Anyone interested is invited to a Faith-Based Community Breakfast Meeting on Tuesday, August 29th from 7:30a-9a at the KDH Conference Center Oak Rooms 1 and 2 (1373 E State Rd 62, Madison). (Breakfast available beginning at 7a.) Jefferson House We re collecting items for the Jefferson House, a local inhouse rehab program for men with alcohol and drug addictions. They especially need paper towels, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies. Items can be dropped off in the lower auditorium. (Please label donations Jefferson House so we know what ministry you are donating to.) Clothing Giveaway Help Church in the Grass (our ministry at Woodside trailer park) is holding a clothing give away on Sunday, August 27th, from 3p- 6p. We re looking for people willing to help sort clothes (see below), transport clothes, set up, tear down, pray with shoppers, and help unload the clothes afterward. If you re interested in helping, please write Clothing Giveaway on your communication card or contact Matt Johnson at Clothing Sorting Help If you d like to help sort clothes for our giveaway (see above), we d love to have your help! Feel free to stop by the tables in our basement. Coordinating labels and boxes are available there for you to use. Clothing Donations Thank you to everyone who has donated to our clothing giveaway! To help us prepare, any further donations need to be pre-sorted by size in separate bags or boxes with the boxes or bags labeled with what size items they contain. Sorted and labeled donations can be dropped off in the lower auditorium or at Kelly s office by Wednesday, August 16th. NOTICES/REMINDERS Health Screenings What you don t know can hurt you! Learn your risk for developing chronic diseases at a Life Line Screening preventative health event on Tuesday, August 22nd here at First Baptist. Lifeline provides noninvasive, painless health screenings. The first 7 people to pre-register on the sign up sheet in the lower auditorium will receive a $25 discount off any package priced at $139 or more. Bulletin announcements are due the Thursday before the Sunday you d like it printed. Guidelines for writing one are available outside our office.

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 (Home) Melanie Fuhrman (Home) Paulina Giltner (Thornton Terrace) Mary Jo Goins (Home) Chris Hassfurder (Home) Bill Holcroft (Thornton Terrace) 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 (River Terrace) Margaret Sage (Home) Irvin Stockdale (River Terrace) JoAnn Wehner (Waters of Clifty) Irene Youngblood (Hickory Creek) Military Personnel Captain Nathan Barr - Huntsville, 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 Liberia; ; 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 Jerry Dougan - hip surgery recovery; at KDH 8/13 Jimmy Griffith - broken pelvis; home 8/13 Nathan Kazemi (15 year-old) - serious health issues; at Riley hospital 8/13 Doris Jean Riley (Jim Duncan s sister) - health problems 8/13 Deanna Bickers - breast cancer 8/6 Whitney (Becky Burch s granddaughter) - medical treatments; serious health concerns 8/6 Matteo Cimini (Emily Scott s fiance) - beginning teaching job at University of Mass. Emily Scott and Matteo Cimini - moving to Massachusetts 8/6 Nancy Matot (Etana Matot s mother) - health problems; at Norton s in Louisville 8/6 Gus Tavo (missionary in Mexico) - cancer; chemo 8/6 Kayla Ford - complications after pregnancy 8/6 Ted Reilmann - cancer 8/6 Friend of Nancy Totten's - has taken in a young teenager to foster; prayer for teen and new family 7/23 JoAnn Wehner - chemo 7/23 Bea Rusk - health problems 7/9 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

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. Youth Pool Party @ the Boles 5:30 p.m. Church in the Grass @ Woodside 6:00 p.

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. Youth Pool the Boles 5:30 p.m. Church in the Woodside 6:00 p.m. Prayer & Bible L. Auditorium Monday 5:00 p.m. Finance Team Builders Rm. Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Prayer Sanctuary 6:30 p.m. Financial Lower Auditorium Wednesday 7:00 a.m. McDonald s (Madison) 1:00 p.m. Nursery Nursery 6:30 p.m. Bible Eggleston Thursday Newsletter Deadline 7:00 p.m. McDonald s (Madison) Your Financial Gifts Last Week Offering: $9,693 Sunday School: $15 Justice Breakfast: $23 Kids Alive: $150 Benevolence: $506 To designate gifts, please use the Gift of Love envelopes available in your pew. Together Last Sunday Morning Sunday Morning Worship 183 Sunday School 91

First Baptist Church November 19, 2017

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,