Sunday 9:15 A Adult Growth Groups 10:30 A Worship Service - Auditorium 10:10 A The Pointe Worship 9030 E 96th St. Fishers 5:00 P X-Stream X-Perience 5:00 P Growth Group Leader Meeting—Conf. Rm 6:00 P AWANA at the Pointe Monday 10:00 A Bible Study—El Beulah Center Tuesday 6:30 P Thrive Weight Loss—Rm 121 Wednesday 9:30 A James: Mercy Triumphs—Rm 226

Wednesday continued… 6:00 P Financial Peace University—Rm 226 6:30 P Understanding the NT—Conf. Rm 6:30 P 33: Authentic Manhood—FCBC 6:30 P X-AMINE Student Studies—FCBC Thursday 6:30 P James: Mercy Triumps—Rm 121 Friday 10:00 A Bible Study—Benjamin Court 6:00 P Chili Cook-Off—Pole Barn Saturday 10:00 A Let’s Roll With It— Rollercave East 21st St 3:30 P Enfoque Bible Study 5:00 P Enfoque Worship Service

Needlework Night ~ Monday, September 23rd at 6:30pm

Marla Ringger’s House Bring your knitting projects, any craft, or just come for food and fellowship!

Sign up on the Connection Card today or contact Marla Ringger for more details!

Help Needed! We are looking for volunteers who can help Cheryl Terry with the

Crossroads Association Annual Dinner ~ Tuesday October 1st at FCBC We need people to help prepare and serve from the hours of 3pm-7pm.

If you can help out, please sign up on your connection card today!

252 & First Look: 252: In today's Bible story, Moses gives excuse after excuse for why he’s not the person God should use to rescue the Israelites (Exodus 3:1–4:17; Exodus

7-12), but he trusts God and confronts Pharaoh to help God rescue the Israelites. Our Bottom Line is: I can be brave even when I don’t feel ready.

God will fill in where we think we don’t measure up. He has everything under control. Parents, you should receive a devotional paper each Sunday. God will bless your efforts to use this

tool to help your child better understand about the courage we can have through Christ. First Look Kids continued their journey with Joseph by learning about his family, mainly his brothers!

Today they heard about when Joseph's family sent him to Egypt and God used that sad time to further His plan. Parents, as you go about your day this week try to talk to your child about the plan for the day. It is important for them to see what a plan means. Then at the end of the each day talk

about how God has a good plan for each one of your family.

Let’s Roll With It Event! Would you like to start the school year on a roll? Upstream and Little Creek Kids, join us at the

Roller Cave on East 21st Street on Saturday, September 21st from 10am to Noon. Fall Creek has rented out the rink and the only thing you need to cover is the rental of the skates! Bring the whole

family for lots of fun!

AWANA is Tonight! Tonight Let’s B.A.R.F!! (Bring A Real Friend)

There will be prizes for clubbers and their guest!! Not signed up for AWANA yet? It’s not too late! Register on the Fall Creek website. AWANA meets

Sunday evenings from 6-7:30pm at the Pointe Community Church on 96th Street.

We are looking for 15 homes!

Are you willing to be like Matthew and invite people to your home to meet Jesus? Sign up to be part of the nationwide outreach this

November. Several training opportunities are being offered and many resources are available to support you through the process. Please step out in faith and share

your hope with your friends and neighbors. This November, a nationwide event is being sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in recognition of his 95th birthday. Plan to be part of this outreach that follows Matthew’s example in

the New Testament (Matthew 9:9-13 and Luke 5:27-31). Matthew invited friends into his house to meet the Person who changed his life. With this same desire, Christians from thousands of churches

in the U.S. and Canada will follow this simple plan to share the gospel. Sign up on your connection card to open your home or if you would like more information

The Fall Festival is right around the corner and we need YOUR help!

Sign up on your connection card if you can help with the following or look for the table in the foyer

Registration Security Games Hayrides Kitchen Gift Baskets Decorating

We are also in need of CANDY!! We are collecting bags in the foyer!

X-STREAM IS GAINING STEAM! X-Stream started off last week with some record numbers and continues with our full schedule

today. Our students meet every Sunday morning from 9am-10:15am for X-ACT (X-Stream Action Teams), where they work on planning, training, and implementing lots of different teams in our

church—with team like video production, website team, dinner, recreation, and much more. Our 6th Graders remain in the Youth Room for FUEL, a fast-paced video study series on the basics of

following Christ! Plus, there's free breakfast every week! During the school year, we meet every Sunday night from 5pm-8pm for X-Stream X-Perience, our

weekly event for high school and middle school students packed with x-citing games, music, videos, skits, a message students can use in their life, small age-based group discussion, hangout time to get to know each other better, and THIS WEEK WE ARE SERVING FREE DINNER (pulled pork

bbq, chips, dirt pudding) as we continue our brand new series “Road Signs”.

X-AMINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT STUDIES X-AMINE is our midweek Bible study small group option for our middle and high school students. Various small groups will meet at different locations here at the church, which will be open for small group studies from 6-7:30pm. The studies begin this week and run through either October 9th

(4-week study) or October 23rd (6-week study). The series we will be offering will be:

Why Not Now?--A six-week video-based study that looks at the young lives of Miriam, Joseph, David, Solomon, Daniel, and Mary to find why and how they said yes to God while they were young. (Led by Julie Storm)

Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door--Know what you believe and why as we take a look at some of the basics of our faith and why we can put our trust in what we believe to be true. (Led by Bradan Cannon)

Guys Are Waffles, Girls Are Spaghetti--Discover the secrets behind why guys and girls think

and act so differently, and how you can use this understanding to help you live for God in your

relationships with the opposite sex. (Led by Pastor Scott)

BREAKFAST BEFORE THE POLE

The annual “See You at the Pole” worldwide

student gathering for prayer around their

school flagpoles is Wednesday, September 25th! X-Stream will once again offer free breakfast to

our X-Stream students beginning at 6am so they can make it to their campus prayer gatherings. We

will have a leader on-site until 7:45am to make sure our schools that start later will be covered.

Here’s our X-Stream breakfast locations: McDonald’s on 79th/Fall Creek McDonald’s on Mt. Comfort Rd/I-70

McDonald’s on Olio/96th McD’s on Keystone/East Carmel (near 116th) McDonald's on Eastside (Washington/Mitthoffer)

CHILI COOK-OFF AND BONFIRE When: September 20th

Where: Pole Barn Time: Starts at 6 PM

Bonfire will start at dark (at the wood pile out by Hole 2)

What: Join us for a great night of chili (hot dogs and chips for the kids), games, late night volleyball,

corn hole, and euchre. Then, we will end the night with a bonfire and smores!

Prizes will be awarded for the top three chili's!

THIS WEEK IN X-STREAM Today—9-10:15am—X-ACT Student Ministry Teams/FUEL for 6th Grade

5-8pm—X-Stream Student X-Perience (Dinner Tonight!) Wednesday– 6:30pm-8pm—X-AMINE Student Studies

Sunday, September 15, 2013

This Week at Fall Creek...

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READ THROUGH THE BIBLE—Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st

Sunday September 15 Proverbs 23 to Proverbs 24; 2 Corinthians 5

Monday September 16 Proverbs 25 to Proverbs 27; 2 Corinthians 6

Tuesday September 17 Proverbs 28 to Proverbs 29; 2 Corinthians 7

Wednesday September 18 Proverbs 30 to Proverbs 31; 2 Corinthians 8

Thursday September 19 Ecclesiastes 1 to Ecclesiastes 3; 2 Corinthians 9

Friday September 20 Ecclesiastes 4 to Ecclesiastes 6; 2 Corinthians 10

Saturday September 21 Ecclesiastes 7 to Ecclesiastes 9; 2 Corinthians 11:1-15

BUILDING FAITH THROUGH THE WORD 2013 (youversion.com)

September 1, 2013

General Fund $9,093.00

September 8, 2013

General Fund $13,781.25

WEEKLY BUDGET NEED: $11,613.26

Stewardship

New to Fall Creek?

1. RELAX. Make yourself comfortable. Grab some free coffee and enjoy the service. Restrooms are located in the foyer and in each hall to either side of the auditorium. 2. CHECK-IN YOUR KIDS. We provide age specific programming for children ages birth to 2nd grade during the service from 10:30-Noon.

DURING THE WORSHIP SERVICE...

Birth to 3 year olds meet in the Preschool

Wing, which is located through the doors to the right (road) side of the auditorium.

4yr olds to 2nd graders meet in Room 222,

located through the doors next to the stage on the left (creek) side of the auditorium. Follow the stairs to the 2nd floor and take a left to the end of the hall...where all the kids are.

3. FILL OUT YOUR CONNECTION CARD. To get connected and take the next steps in your spiritual journey, please fill out as much information as you feel comfortable sharing on your Connection Card. Then you can drop that in the offering plate as it is passed at the end of the service. If you are new to us, that would be your offering to us that we would be most honored to receive. 4. CONSIDER A GROWTH GROUP. If you joined us at 10:30, we want to invite you to one of our Growth Groups for Bible study and fellowship that meet from 9:15 to 10:15 in the classrooms surrounding the auditorium. See our information table for maps and class descriptions.

REMEMBER THESE DATES:

Sept 20 Chili Cook-Off Oct 13 Fall Festival Nov 3 “Fall Back” Daylight Savings

Preschool Age Ministry Schedule

Sunday 9/15/13

Sunday 9/22/13

Bed Babies Jamie Neal Paul Collins

Lauren Neal Beck Collins

Tiffanie Merriman Madison Candler

Walkers Emily Wilson Sidney Chavez

Lori Williamson Wanda Opheim

Two/ Threes Marianne Judge Mitch Williams

Lauren Judge Maria Williams

Floaters Susan Ongley Delores Clark

Attendance

Date Bible Study FCBC Enfoque Pointe CC

8/18/13 149 262 59

8/25/13 168 270

9/1/13 316 54

9/8/13 276 306 82 91

Sign up to receive more information on the back of

your Connection Card and place it in the offering at the end of the service!

Meet the Staff

Need Information

Fall Creek Baptist Church 8901 Fall Creek Road Indianapolis, IN 46256

317.841.9770 www.fallcreekbaptist.com

Senior Pastor DR. JOHN NEWLAND

Associate Pastor-Students/Families SCOTT STAYTON

Lead Pastor Enfoque ALBERT RODRIGUEZ

Director of Children’s Ministries REGINA SCHROCK

Worship Director TRACY NEWLAND

Office Manager SARAH HALL

Communications Director VALERIE STASH

To contact a staff member by email, use their first name followed by @fallcreekbaptist.com

September Deacon of the Month Jonathan Harrier

September Prayer Participants September 1 Roger Sicely

September 8 Scott Muir September 15 Paul Collins September 22 Mike Yoder September 28 Mike Martin

GG#: SAM-01 Resource Cost: $10 Room 225 Resource: Who Do You Think You Are by Mark Driscoll Open Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/9:15am Leader: Mike Yoder False identity is at the heart of many struggles, but you can overcome them by having and realizing your true identity in Christ. Learn more about your true identity as we study Who Do You Think You Are. GG#: SAM-02 Resource Cost: $7 Room 231 Resource: Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby Open Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/9:15am Leader: B.J. Thomsen Learn with former missionary, B.J. Thomsen, how to experience the love of God in your life. Discover the importance of the role of the Holy Spirit in aligning your life with God’s purposes while maintaining a strong respect for Biblical principle. GG#: SAM-03 Resource Cost: $4 Room 233 Resource: Explore the Bible Open Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/9:15am Leader: Larryl Huntley Explore the Gospel of John with retired pastor Larryl Huntley. Starting this semester in John 1 and continuing through John 11, address the truth of One Word, One Life, and One Way. GG#: SAM-04 Resource Cost: $7 and $9 Room 226 Resource: Staying in Love & Married People Open Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/9:15am Leader: Rick & Marla Ringger Falling in love is easy, but staying there, that’s something else entirely. In the first part of the semester, learn how to achieve Staying in Love (study by Andy Stanley). Then, learn about the four core habits of a great marriage in the Married People Study. GG#: SAM-05 Resource Cost: $4 Room 232 Resource: Bible Studies for Life (Formerly Life Lessons) Open Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/9:15am Leader: Diane Anderson & Charlotte Gardner Join us in a NEW Lifeway study! This semester, tackle the difficult situations of when relationships collide and how to better handle pressure points in relationships. GG#: SAM-06 Resource Cost: $13 Room 234 Resource: The Covenant Divorce Recovery by Wade Powers Women’s Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/9:15am Leader: Donna Vaughan This class is for women who are going through the turmoil of divorce. By examining the Old and New Testament divorce, this class attempts to develop a theology that focuses on the forgiveness of sin while also working on coming to grips with the denial, anger, and guilt that modern divorce dishes out. GG#: SAM-07 Resource Cost: $3 Room 121 Resource: Bible Studies for Life (Open Door Class) Open Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/9:15am Leader: Cathy Gwaltney & Linda Hart Join us in a NEW Lifeway study! This semester, tackle the difficult situations of when relationships collide and how to better handle pressure points in relationships.

GG#: TUE-01 Resource Cost: See Explanation Room 121 Resource: Thrive Weight Loss General Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/6:30-8pm Leader: Jim Wright Finally, take charge of your health by participating in this Biblically centered weight loss program. Join us in learning how to better honor God with a healthier body. The introductory class is four weeks long and costs $20. To upgrade your materials for this class, the cost becomes $49. A maintenance class will begin at the end of the introductory class and will cost $40. GG#: WED-01 Resource Cost: $18 Room 226 Resource: James: Mercy Triumphs by Beth Moore Women’s Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/9:30-11:30am Leader: Marla Ringger James, Jesus’ own brother started out as a skeptic. One glimpse of the resurrected Savior turned an unbeliever into a disciple. Journey through the book of James as we explore genuine religion, genuine faith, and genuine wisdom. GG#: WED-02 Resource Cost: Free Conference Room Resource: Understanding the New Testament: Part 1 Open Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/6:30-7:30pm Leader: Pastor John Join in from the beginning for this immersive study of the first part of the New Testament; Matthew through Romans. GG#: WED-03 Resource Cost: $99 Room 226 Resource: Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey General Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/6-8pm Leader: Joe & Jamie Neal We all need a plan for our money. This class will teach you God’s ways of handling money. This plan will show you practically and biblically how to get rid of debt, manage your money, spend and save wisely, and much more! GG#: WED-04 Resource Cost: $16 Fall Creek Baptist Church Resource: 33: Authentic Manhood Men’s Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/6:30-8pm Leader: Jonathan Harrier Come together to explore the current state of manhood. Discover what it TRULY means to be a man amid a culture that seeks to tell you otherwise. GG#: THU-01 Resource Cost: $18 Room 121 Resource: James: Mercy Triumphs by Beth Moore Women’s Growth Group Location/Time: Fall Creek Campus/6:30-8:30pm Leader: April Reynolds & Valerie Stash James, Jesus’ own brother started out as a skeptic. One glimpse of the resurrected Savior turned an unbeliever into a disciple. Journey through the book of James as we explore genuine religion, genuine faith, and genuine wisdom.

FALL 2013

GROWTH GROUP GUIDE

Invest in Growing Your Faith

Meet New People

Study God’s Word

Dear Fall Creek Attendee, Please, accept my personal invitation to join us for one of our Fall 2013 Growth Groups. One of the most vital components of growing in your faith comes from the experience of studying the Bible together in a group of 12 to 20 people. Our Fall Growth Groups begin the week of September 8th. You are not signing your life away, but meeting weekly to make some new friends, grow in your faith, and experience a greater appreciation of who God is. We offer a wide variety of studies from which to choose and we are confident that one will provide the perfect fit for you and your sched-ule. I challenge you to take responsibility for growing your faith by joining a Growth Group where you will…

Learn more about God and His design for your life. Give and receive encouragement as you pray for each other over the semester. Experience the power of God at work in lives around you. Be better able to recognize His activity in your own life. Have some fun with other Christ-followers on the same journey of faith as you.

If you’ll take the chance to plug into a Growth Group, I know you’ll be glad you did.

Growing with God Together, Pastor John

NEW CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEK OF

SEPTEMBER 8TH