First Baptist Church April 5, 2015 The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the crowning proof of Christianity. If the resurrection did not take place, then Christianity is a false religion. If it did take place, then Christ is God and the Christian faith is absolute truth. ~ Henry Morris
Your Message Notes Do You Believe? John 11:25-26 Do You Believe in God? (Genesis 1:1, 31) Do You Believe in God s Word? (Hebrews 11:1-3; 2 Timothy 3:16-17) Do You Believe God is a Personal God? (Matthew 10:30; 1 John 3:1; 1 Peter 5:5-8) Do You Live Like You Believe? (2 Corinthians 5:20) Activity bulletins for children are available at the back of the sanctuary. Past sermons are available at madisonfbc.org and as podcasts (search Madison FBC Sermons ). Copies (CDs) are also available upon request.
Traditional Worship 8:45 a.m. * = please stand for hymn Prelude Jesus Christ Is Risen Today, Alleluia! Willan Welcome & Opportunities Invocation *Hymn #217 Christ the Lord Is Risen Today Offertory Hymn #226 The Day of Resurrection Prayer & Offertory Christ Is Arisen Fischer *Doxology #624 *Hymn #227 Thine Is the Glory Communion Congregational Prayer ** Children Dismissed to Kidz Worship Choir Anthem Come to the Tomb Schrader Message Do You Believe? Brian Teater *Invitation Hymn #385 Near the Cross (vs. 1,4) Benediction #286 Blest Be the Tie That Binds (vs. 1) Postlude Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia Organ Contemporary Worship 11:00 a.m. Welcome & Opportunities Congregational Singing Offering Communion Congregational Prayer ** Children Dismissed to Kidz Worship Message Do You Believe? Brian Teater Invitation Benediction ** Children can be picked up on the first floor after the service is over. For more information, feel free to follow the children as they re dismissed and meet with our kids worship workers, or contact our office about meeting with our Children s Ministry Director.
Coming Events THIS WEEK Easter Worship Additional worship space is available in the lower auditorium during today s worship services. This is an opportunity to worship in a more casual environment for anyone wanting to join us there. Sunday Cancellations We will NOT hold any evening activities and services tonight. Deacons and deaconess teams will meet next Sunday, April 12th, at 5p. Shut-in communion will also be held on April 12th. NEXT WEEK Spaghetti Lunch Our Sister Church Team is hosting a spaghetti lunch fundraiser in the church basement on Sunday, April 12th, serving at 11a and at noon. We hope you ll come down and join us for a great meal and an opportunity to support our upcoming El Salvador mission trip. Beyond the Mask Beyond the Mask is coming to Madison on Thursday, April 16th, at 7:30p at the Madison 6 Theater but you must reserve a ticket at beyondthemaskmovie.com to see it! (Storyline: Double crossed and on the run, an assassin for the British East India Company seeks to redeem his past by thwarting a plot against a young nation's hope for freedom.) Beyond the Mask is an action filled, family friendly film about grace, liberty, and the true freedom found only in Christ. COMING SOON Church Business Meeting Please join us at our church business meeting in the lower auditorium Wednesday, April 22nd, at 7:30p for discussions and updates on our church s ministries. Auction & Newlywed Game On Saturday, April 25th, at 6:30p our Sister Church team is putting the fun in fundraiser. Bid on dessert and other items at the dessert auction and silent auction, and afterwards, watch our own version of The Newlywed Game featuring three couples from our church. Proceeds will go toward our El Salvador mission trip. Abuse Prevention Training On Wednesday, April 29th, at 6:30p we re hosting a free training session in our sanctuary for anyone interested in learning how to effectively address the mission-killing risk of child sexual abuse. (Note: Westport church camp leaders are expected to participate in this training. All our church ministries volunteers are encouraged to attend.) Bulletin announcements are due the Thursday before the Sunday you d like it printed. Guidelines for writing one are available outside our office.
Opportunities & Special Notes GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Choices for Women Yard Sale Choices for Women is holding a Yard Sale in May. If you would like to donate items, please contact Stacy Imel (812-493-9264) and she can arrange for them to be picked up. MORE OPPORTUNITIES Walk for Life Help change the lives of parents and the unborn by joining our church s Walk for Life team! The Walk will be held downtown on Saturday, May 2 nd. All proceeds benefit Choices for Women. Contact Carla Goins at 812-273-6631 for more information, pick up a from in the lower auditorium, or write Walk for Life on your communication card. REMINDERS Easter Flowers If you purchased Easter flowers you can take your flowers home with you after today s services, or you may stop by during office hours (9a-3:30p) and pick them up this week. (If you haven t paid for your flowers, please do so at this time.) College Address Update If you/your student is attending college, we d love to have you provide us with your school address and your birthday so we can stay in contact with you. Just write the information on your communication card, or submit the information to our church office. (If you ve given us your college address before, please confirm that it s the same.) SPECIAL NOTES Thank you for your support and encouragement the past month as I recover from surgery. The calls, visits, and cards encouraged me. Your prayers supported me. May God continue to bless FBC. ~ Becky Burch Thank you to everyone who donated money and food items for the House of Hope. You helped us raise nearly $700 last Sunday! Thank you for your continuing support of this community ministry. ~ Connie Dalgleish and your Missions Ministry team Thank you for all of your prayers, visits, cards, and yummy food during my surgery recovery. You have been such a blessing to our family over the years. We are so thankful for you. ~ Love, Lisa and the Crutchfields
Please Keep Us In Your Prayers Our Shut-ins Audrey Andrews (Hickory Creek) Nina Andrews (Hickory Creek) Julia Burke (Home) Vera Cheatham (Thornton Terrace) Norman Crabtree (Jewell House) Carolyn Crabtree (Jewell House) Virginia Demaree (Home) Phil Eades (Home) Melanie Fuhrman (Home) Chris Hassfurder (Home) Bill Holcroft (Thornton Terrace) Laura Jean Risk (Home) Geneva Spicer (Home) Paulina Giltner (Thornton Terrace) Irvin Stockdale (Thornton Terrace) Sherry Surrett (Waters of Clifty) Irene Youngblood (Hickory Creek) Margaret Wakefield (Batesville) Military Personnel Captain Nathan Barr - Ft. Knox, KY Sgt. Dustin Beatty - Marines, Hawaii Nick Bohn - US Navy James Brooks - Stationed in USA Mitchell Burch - Home Kevin Cheatham, Jr.- Army Afghanistan Joe Cline - Coast Guard Justin Consley Maj. Michael Curtin - California Matt Cuthrell - Seattle, WA Msgt. Bridgette Hopkins - Air Force Skyler Harrod - Air Force Logan Hudson - Air Force Tyler Hudson- Marines Please pray for the safety of those on active duty Daniel King - Army Phil Kolb - Afghanistan Brady Lattire - South Korea Eric Manion - Marines Staff Sgt. Bill Martin - Army, Iraq Jacob Miller - Army, Stationed in USA Marc Miller - National Guard 2nd Lt. Justin Motenko - Marines Staff Sgt. John Scott - Army, Missouri Jerry Smolarczyk - Navy Joel Weiss - Army Lt. Col. Colie Whitaker - California Joshua Zimmerman - Air Force, Abu Dhabi 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: Scott & Tan Coats Thailand; Carlos Bonilla & Mayra Govanetti Nicaragua; Katie & Taku Longkumer India; Kihomi Ngwemi & Nzunga Mabudiga Haiti; Kristy D. Engel Caribbean; Rev. Madeline Flores-Lopez Dominican Republic; Rev. Peter & Sarah McCurdy Dominican Republic; 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
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. Bennie Goins - dialysis; health problems 4/5 John Blackburn (Kelly Rector s uncle) - stage 4 lymphoma and skin disease 3/29 Sam Hamilton - developed pneumonia after open heart surgery; on ventilator 3/29 Eugene Hoffmeyer (Rachel Wielgat's great grandpa) - health problems; in ICU 3/29 Dale Scott (Leon Scott's brother) - internal bleeding of unknown origin 3/29 Randy and Christy Stewart and family - death of son 3/29 Marcie Dunn - knee pain 3/22 Patty Ogden - recovering from knee replacement surgery 3/22 Marty Payne (Deanna Bickers friend) - pancreatic cancer 3/15 Deniece Wielgat - brain tumors 3/15 Marlene Green - recovering from open heart surgery 3/22 Steve Childress (Rosy Childress husband) - recovering from open heart surgery Carolyn Crabtree - health problems 3/15 Lisa Crutchfield - recovering from knee replacement surgery 3/15 Dave Hunton (Mary Alice Foley s brother) - double pneumonia, extremely low blood count 3/15 Chuck Lee (David Lee s uncle) - recovering from open-heart surgery 3/15 Elly Scott (Connie & Leon Scott s daughter) - broken nose 3/15 JoAnn Wehner - heart problems; cancer treatment 3/15 Nancy Bibb - stage 4 brain cancer 3/8 Andy Burch - broken lower leg and ankle 3/8 Becky Burch - recovering from back surgery 3/8 Mickie Edwards - health problems 3/8 Mary Jo Goins - recovering from stroke; enlarged heart 3/8 Tanvi Lad (Emily Goins friend) - serving in Peace Corps in Malawi for 27 months Kim Tingle - broken ankle 3/8 Julia Burke - infection from broken rod implant; recovering from surgery 3/1 Jenny Goins (Joann Goins daughter-in-law) - awaiting health test results 3/1 Ken Schneider (our mail carrier s father) - aortal aneurism 3/1 Margaret Wakefield - broken arm; in rehab at Batesville 3/1 Derrance Richards (Dawn Morris son) - re-attached finger still healing 2/22 Hannah Dougan (Jerry & Donna s granddaughter) - severe health problems 2/15 If you have an immediate prayer concern, or want to be a part of the prayer email 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 a.m. Children's Easter Egg Hunt 10:00-10:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Studies 11:00a-12:00 p.m. Contemporary Service No Evening Activities Monday 7:00 p.m. High School Bible Study @ Tottens 7:00 p.m. American Baptist Men @ Westfork Tuesday 10:15 a.m. Prayer @ Drusilla Tripp s 2:45 p.m. Homework Helpers @ Lydia Middleton 6:30 p.m. Eggleston Team Meeting Wednesday 7:00 a.m. McPrayer (Madison) 2:45 p.m. Homework Helpers @ Lydia Middleton 6:00 p.m. Student Bible Study @ Williams 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (Room 17) 6:30 p.m. Bible Study @ Eggleston 7:00 p.m. Prayer & Bible Study @ Lower Auditorium Thursday 7:00 a.m. McPrayer (Hanover) 10:30 a.m. Community Playgroup @ Basement 2:45 p.m. Homework Helpers @ Lydia Middleton Your Financial Gifts Last Week Offering: $6,775.75 Justice Breakfast: $42.50 House of Hope: $695 Technology: $170 Stained Glass Windows: $500 America for Christ: $330 If you d like to designate your gifts, please use the Gift of Love envelopes available in your pew. Goal: $3,000 Total Raised: $2,047 Together Last Sunday Morning Sunday Morning Worship 243 Sunday School 115 416 Vine Street, Madison, IN 47250 *265-2331 (Eggleston Community Center: 419 East St.) Church Office: allstaff@madisonfbc.org Website: madisonfbc.org Facebook: First Baptist Church in Madison IN Newsletters, bulletins, and information about First Baptist and our ministries are located in the Lower Auditorium, at our office, and at madisonfbc.org.