First Baptist Church February 12, 2017 Oh yes, the heart is deceptive. And that calls for humility above all else, because my heart isn t deceptive because it fools other people, It s deceptive because it fools me. - Brant Hansen Unoffendable
Your Message Notes Thoughts About Love 1 John 3 & 4 God s Love (1 John 4:7-10; 1 John 4:11-12; 1 John 3:17-18) The Test of a Christian 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.
Traditional Worship 8:45 a.m. * = please stand for hymn Prelude Kyrie Frescobaldi Welcome & Opportunities Invocation Hymn #304 Lift High the Cross Offertory Hymn #284 They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love Prayer & Offertory Toccata Frescobaldi *Doxology #624 Hymn #92 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Congregational Prayer ** Children Dismissed to Kidz Worship afterwards Choir Anthem Wondrous Love Thiman Message Thoughts About Love Dennis Bickers *Invitation Hymn #579 Jesus Loves Me Benediction Postlude Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Adam Contemporary Worship 11:00 a.m. Congregational Singing Mighty to Save Congregational Singing Your Love Never Fails Offering What a Beautiful Name Congregational Prayer Special Music ** Children Dismissed to Kidz Worship afterwards Jesus Loves Me Message Thoughts About Love Dennis Bickers Invitation Your Love Goes On Benediction Jesus Loves Me ** 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 & Special Notes THIS WEEK Mission Circles All ladies are invited to join our mission circles for their meeting on Tuesday, February 14th, at 6p in the Builder s room. This is a Whitecross work night, so please bring your scissors and a snack to share. Also, please bring a gift or gift cards for our scholarship students. Seeking God s Vision Everyone is encouraged to attend our final Church Vision session on Saturday, February 18th from 9a to about 3p (lunch will be provided) in the lower auditorium. We will focus on discerning God s vision for our church. Pancake Fundraiser Enjoy a nice country drive and an amazing breakfast all for a good cause. Brushy Fork Baptist Church is holding a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, February 18th from 7:30a - 10a. They ll serve pancakes, bacon, sausage and gravy, biscuits, eggs, coffee, and orange juice. Freewill donations will go to Life Choices Clinic. If you plan to go, please RSVP 812-839-3430. (The church is located 1 mile west of the Pleasant 4 way stop at 129&250. 12840 N Brushy Fork Church Rd Canaan, IN.) COMING SOON Community Concert The Madison Performing Arts Foundation are pleased to present a concert of student musicians who have excelled in regional contests. The free program will be presented at The Madison Presbyterian Church at 4p on Sunday, February 26th. COMING IN JUNE Community VBS Mark your calendars! Community VBS will be Monday, June 19th through Thursday, June 22nd from 6p-8:15p each night at North Madison Christian Church. Our theme will be Maker Fun Factory! Registration opens April 1st. SPECIAL NOTES Thank you to everyone who donated filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Their coordinator called to let us know our support makes a big difference and is much appreciated.
Opportunities & Reminders GIVING & SERVING OPPORTUNITIES DUE TODAY! Sanctity of Life You can help reach our community, save the lives of the unborn, and minister to new parents by donating to our Sanctity of Life offering. Proceeds will be split between Second Stories and Life Choices. To give, please designate envelopes Sanctity of Life. Homework Helpers Want to help a child? Come form a friendship with a K-4th grader at Lydia Middleton! Helping them complete homework encourages confidence and also relieves stress at home. There is a great need for younger children to learn sight words and older ones to learn multiplication tables. Homework Helpers meets from 2:45p-3:30p on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Any help is welcome! If you d like to help, please sign up in the lower auditorium or call Nancy Totten at 812-701-3708. Funeral Meal Helpers The Deaconesses prepare funeral meals as the need arises. From time to time they need extra help. They re putting together a list of volunteers willing to help should they need extra assistance. You can help by providing food or assisting with setting up, serving, and cleaning up. If you d like to help, please write Funeral Meals on your communication card or sign up in the lower auditorium. REMINDERS & NOTICES Newsletter Deadline If you re involved in a ministry with First Baptist, you can encourage our church family by sharing a brief activity update, photos, and/or a story for our newsletter. Guidelines are available outside our church office. Submissions for next month s newsletter due Thursday, February 16th. Send submission to india@madisonfbc.org or turn in at the office. College Scholarships Forms and guidelines for the American Baptist Women s State and the Madison Association scholarships are available in the lower auditorium. The state scholarship is due February 15th! Church Directory Problems? As noted in the back of our church photo directories, we plan to re-publish directories at least once per year. If your information wasn t included in the directory, or if you have any corrections, additions, or changes to make, or would like to submit a new photo, please contact the office at 812-265-2331 or india@madisonfbc.org so those changes can be made for the next directory. Bulletin announcements are due the Thursday before the Sunday you d like it printed. Guidelines for writing one are available outside our office.
In Our Thoughts & Prayers Please Keep Us In Your Prayers Audrey Andrews (Hickory Creek) Norman Crabtree (Home) Claude Dale (Res Care) Debbie Demaree (Home) Dottie Demaree (River Terrace) Phil Eades (Home) Melanie Fuhrman (Home) Carl Furnish (Thornton Terrace) Paulina Giltner (Thornton Terrace) Mary Jo Goins (Home) Chris Hassfurder (Home) Military Personnel Captain Nathan Barr - Huntsville, AL Jacob Childs - Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Curtin - Texas Captain Matt Cuthrell - Ft. Bragg, NC Skyler Harrod - Air Force, Germany Logan Hudson - Air Force Taylor Kelly - Air Force Bill Holcroft (Thornton Terrace) Judie Ingalls (Home) Louis Jenkins (Home) Kit Peters (Home) Laura Jean Risk (Home) Don Royce (Thornton Terrace) Dru Tripp (Home) Margaret Sage (Home) Irvin Stockdale (River Terrace) Irene Youngblood (Hickory Creek) 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
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 Petitt, Nita Scarff, Karen Thomas, Nancy Totten Jennie Brooks (Rosie Childress mom) - pancreatitis 2/12 Bill Jenner (Judy Schafer s boss) - in rehab at River Terrace 2/12 Gene and Carolyn Ferber - health problems (Gene) 2/5 Raygen Manion (Lisa Crutchfield s great-niece) - infant; major heart defect; emergency surgery 2/5 Kelly Rector - chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, health problems 2/5 Charlene Rockey - recurrent cancer; on feeding tube; given 4-5 weeks to live 1/29 JT Ford and family - pray for physical, emotional and spiritual healing 1/29 Euline Texas (Barbara Feider s sister) - dementia; at Green Valley Care Center; New Albany 1/29 Relative of Dawn Morris - health problems; out of hospital 1/20 Patrick (Rick) Dalgleish - health concerns 1/15 Nathan Marshall- recovering from surgery on spleen, pancreas and intestine 1/15 Victoria Wood - in bad car accident; 23 weeks pregnant 1/15 Bettie Chambers - recovering from hip surgery; at Waters of Clifty 1/8 Gary Duckworth - surgery recovery; health problems 1/8 Chris Hassfurder - pneumonia 1/8 Tonya Hitt - throat surgery recovery 1/8 Dana Hooton - heart surgery recovery 1/8 Lexi (relative of Steven Stoner) - seriously injured in car accident 1/8 Persecuted Christians around the world 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 9:45 a.m. Deaconess Meeting@ Library 10:00-10:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Studies 11:00a-12:00 p.m. Contemporary Service 5:00 p.m. The Gathering @ Eggleston 5:30 p.m. Creative Kidz Club @ Basement 6:00 p.m. Acts Study @ Lower Auditorium Monday 7:00 p.m. Youth Bible Study @ Tottens Tuesday 5:00 p.m. Finance Team Meeting @ Builder s Room 6:00 p.m. Property Team Meeting @ Library 6:00 p.m. Mission Circles Work Night @ Builder s Rm Wednesday 7:00 a.m. McPrayer (Madison) 1:00 p.m. Nursery Playdate @ Nursery 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (Room 17) 6:30 p.m. Forgotten God Study @ Eggleston 7:00 p.m. Living by the Book Study @ L. Auditorium Thursday 7:00 a.m. McPrayer (Hanover) 6:00 p.m. Women s Study & Craft Activity @ Eggleston 6:00 p.m. Margins Study @ Sparks 6:30 p.m. Church Council @ Builder s Room 7:00 p.m. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality @ Wrights Newsletter Deadline Friday 8:00 a.m. Helping Hands Meet @ Mike s Grill 6:00 p.m. Marriage Group @ Lower Auditorium Saturday 9:00 a.m. Church Vision Meeting @ Lower Auditorium Your Financial Gifts Last Week Offering: $11,330.26 Justice Breakfast: $28.33 Technology: $50 Harold Spicer Scholarship: $444 Rice Bowls: $84.11 To designate gifts, please use the Gift of Love envelopes available in your pew. Together Last Sunday Morning Sunday Morning Worship 233 Sunday School 92