First Baptist Church September 23, 2018 If I profess with loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except that little point which the world and the Devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point. ~ Martin Luther (See Luke 22:54-62)
Your Notes Playing Offense 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 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 Our God and Lord Walther Welcome & Opportunities Invocation Hymn #45 Surely Goodness and Mercy Offertory Hymn #295 Revive Us Again Prayer & Offertory Alone to You, Lord Jesus Christ Pachelbel *Doxology #624 Hymn #359 Jesus Is Lord of All Moment in Mission Katie & Taku Longkuhmer Congregational Prayer Randy Crutchfield Children dismissed to Kidz Worship Choir Anthem Pass It On Kaiser Message Playing Offense Randy Crutchfield *Invitation Hymn #470 Footsteps of Jesus Benediction Postlude Christ Is Alive! Weiss Contemporary Worship 11:00 a.m. Welcome & Opportunities Moment in Mission Katie & Taku Longkuhmer Congregational Prayer Congregational Singing This Is Amazing Grace Congregational Singing My Victory Offering What A Beautiful Name Children dismissed to Kidz Worship Special Music You Love Me Anyway Message Playing Offense Randy Crutchfield Invitation Shepherd Benediction
Coming Events & Notices NEXT WEEK Family Worship We ll be having a family worship in both services on Sunday, September 30th. Kelly Rector will be speaking. Only nursery care will be available that day, as kids will be participating in the entire service. COMING SOON Missions Sunday Sunday, October 14th, is Missions Sunday. We ll be celebrating missions work with our guest speaker, Barbara Bolick, one of our special interest missionaries serving in Chile. We ll also collect an offering for missions after both services. REMINDERS/NOTICES Widows Group Our support group for widows is changing locations. They will be meeting every Monday at 6p at the Community Center at Clifty Creek mobile village. If you have questions, contact Becky Burch at 812-493-5529. Pick Up Your Dishes We have several dishes and food containers left over from recent meals. Please check the hallway outside the lower auditorium kitchen and take your dishes home with you! SPECIAL NOTES Mr.& Mrs. Thomas McClelland request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Meghan Danielle McClelland and Marty Ray Porter, Jr on Saturday, the seventeenth of November, Half after five o clock, First Baptist Church. Kindly respond by the Eleventh of October to Pam McClelland 812-273-3301. Further details will be posted on the board across from our church office. Thank you to everyone who provided food and helped set up, clean up and serve at our church s meals last week. Through these meals you helped show love, support, and fellowship to our church family in celebration and in grief. ~ Your Deaconess & Fellowship Teams
Opportunities GIVING & SERVING OPPORTUNITIES Hurricane Relief If you're looking for ways to help people affected by Hurricane Florence and want 100% of your donations to go to relief efforts, we encourage you to donate to the One Great Hour of Sharing offering. To give to this offering, designate envelopes and checks OGHS- Hurricane Florence and place in the offering plate. (You can also give online at abc-oghs.org.) Edna Martin Center Pantry Drive We re collecting items for the supply pantry at the Edna Martin Christian Center in Indianapolis. Items needed include canned goods, paper products, and toiletries. A box will be available in the lower auditorium for dropping off donations through October 21st. Deaconess Team Our deaconess team is looking for women of all ages to join their team. If you re interested in visiting our shut-ins, encouraging our college students, helping with baptisms, communion and serving our congregation, this is the place for you! To join the team, please contact Beth Skirvin at 812-599-2940. House of Hope We re collecting items for the House of Hope food pantry on an ongoing basis. Needs include boxes or bags of cereal, canned fruits vegetables soups meats and canned meals, pastas of all kinds and spaghetti sauce, and toilet paper and other personal hygiene items. Please avoid donating economy sizes. To donate, drop off items in the lower auditorium. (We will be collecting an offering for HOH next Sunday, September 30th.) 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.) Crafts/Baked Goods Mark your calendars! Our Mission Circles need items to sell at the Craft Bazaar on November 3rd. They especially appreciate donations of baked goods, and also need handmade crafts, including holiday items and wreaths. All proceeds will go toward missions. If you d like to donate items, please bring them to the lower auditorium during office hours the week of the bazaar, or between 8a and 9a on Saturday, November 3rd. 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) Claude Dale (Res Care) Phil Eades (Home) 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) Irene Youngblood (Hickory Creek) Military Personnel Please pray for the safety of those on active duty Major Nathan Barr - Ft. Rucker, AL Nick Bohn - Navy, San Antonio, TX Jacob Childs - Air Force Captain Matt Cuthrell - Ft. Bragg, NC Colton Fox - Marines Staff Sgt. Skyler Harrod - Air Force, Germany Logan Hudson - Air Force Taylor Kelly - Air Force Brady Lattire - Army, Ft. Gordon, GA Alex Marion - Coast Guard Maj. Justin Roman - Army 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 Engel Caribbean Carlos Bonilla & Mayra Govanetti Columbia; Peter & Sarah McCurdy Dominican Republic; Kyle & Deborah Witmer Thailand; Emerson & Ivy Wu East Asia; Jon & Amanda Good Hungary 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 Associate Pastor/Youth Minister Search Team: Terry Sparks, Nancy Totten, Kathy Stoner, Kim Tingle, Jennifer Sproles, Sam Boles People affected by Hurricane Florence Pam McClelland and family - Pam s father passed away Alec - severe complications with diabetes 9/23 Elston Boldery - leukemia 9/23 Student of Yvonna Scott s - prayers for family; mother picked up by ICE, uncertain outcome, losing their home 9/16 Jean York - brother passed away 9/9 Jonah Bump - 6 month old; upcoming chemo and bone marrow transplant 8 /26 Jack Dalgleish (Connie Dalgleish s brother-in-law) - health concerns 8 /26 Bob Van Tassel (Connie Dalgleish s brother-in-law) - surgery recovery 8 /19 Joyce Ray (Deanna Bickers friend) - foot complications from diabetes 8 /19 Debbie Gibson (Deanna Bickers co-worker) - hole in eye 8 /19 Austin Welter (Deanna Bickers neighbor) - 20 yr. old in Norton s, heart disease 8 /19 Bob Leach - health concerns 8 /5 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 10:00-10:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Studies 11:00a- 12:00 p.m. Contemporary Service 5:00 p.m. Youth Group @ Eggleston 5:00 p.m. Creative Kidz Club @ Basement 6:00 p.m. Galatians Study @ Lower Auditorium Monday 6:00 p.m. Widows Group @ Clifty Creek Village 7:00 p.m. Book of Matthew Study @ Eggleston 6:00 p.m. Church League Volleyball @ Brown Gym Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Nursery Playgroup @ Nursery 6:30 p.m. Jesus Among Secular Gods @ Eggleston 6:30 p.m. Choir Practice @ Choir Room (Room 17) Thursday 6:00 p.m. Women s Study (Jonah) @ Eggleston Your Financial Gifts Last Week Total: $6,401.44 Offering: $5,748.15 Sunday School: $38 Justice Breakfast: $49.69 Benevolence: $25 Bible Study: $120 One Great Hour of Sharing: $200 Love Gift: $112.80 For Bolicks: $107.80 To designate gifts, please use the envelopes available in your pew. Together Last Sunday Morning Sunday Morning Worship 202 Sunday School 85