SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2016 - fbclindale.comfbclindale.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Newsletter... · 2016-08-31 · Brenna Thompson– 8th Grade Math/Coach Jamie Mowery– 7th

DATES OF INTEREST

No Evening Services or Activities

Sunday, September 4th

Church Office Closed Monday, September 5

Regular Wednesday Evening Activities Resume

Wednesday, September 7

Fall Picnic at Falkner Park

Sunday, October 2; 5:00 PM

Deacon’s Meeting and Potluck Dinner

October 10; 6:00 PM

Senior Adult Trip to Branson

October 17-21

Member’s Meeting

Sunday October 30; 5:30 PM

Daylight Savings Time Ends

Sunday, November 6

Senior Adult Fall Banquet

Friday, November 11; 10:15 AM

Thanksgiving Fellowship Meal

Sunday, November 20; 6:00 PM

Thanksgiving Food Basket Project

Monday, November 21; 10:00 AM

No Wednesday Night Activities

November 23

Church Office Closed

November 23-25

S E P T E M B E R

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WORSHIP MATTERS Tom Buck

As summer ends and the fall arrives,

it’s a good time for each of us to do a checkup on our priorities–especially

the spiritual ones. One of the most fundamental priorities of the Christian

life is the faithful, regular gathering as God’s people to worship together. As important as the small gatherings of the

church are, they can never replace or fulfill the command God gives in

Scripture for the church to gather as one body to worship God in song, corporate

prayer, reading of Scripture, preaching, baptism and communion.

Hearing God’s Word preached is a crucial part of worship. In hearing God’s Word,

we profess as a church our dependence upon God for the knowing of his mind and the way of eternal life. The

preaching of God’s Word has been ordained by God to nourish us and

sustain us. So when you come to hear the Word preached, you are not coming to

hear a man talk about his thoughts; you come to sit at God’s feet and profess your submission to him through obedience to

his word.

You will never properly attend to

hearing the Word of God until you first acknowledge the absolute priority of

placing yourself under it. As you look through Scripture, it is evident that God

commands regular and faithful commitment to corporate worship, where we place ourselves under the

regular preaching of God’s Word. Christ speaks to his people through the

preaching of the Word. Romans 10:17 says, “So faith comes from hearing, and

hearing through the word of Christ.” One

critical way that God has designed for faith to come to us and grow within us is

through the preaching of Scripture.

But that is merely the starting point. Acts

17:11 tells us that the Bereans went further in their reception of the Word. We

are told that with great eagerness they looked forward to the hearing of the Word

preached and they would search the Word to validate the claims of the one preaching. This shows the level to which the Bereans

saw the Word as the final authority over their lives. The Word of God had to

validate the messenger. It isn’t the speaker that gives credence to the Word but the

accuracy by which the Word is handled that gives credence to the preacher.

Imagine the impact it would have on your life if you began to have the same level of

seriousness about placing yourself under God’s Word as the Bereans did. My desire is that you would commit yourself afresh to

the priority of corporate worship. Each Sunday, look forward to gathering with

God’s people with eagerness. Come to worship with the mindset that you are going to hear Christ speak to you through

his eternal Word. Believe that God is going to do something great among his people

through the ministry of the Word and that lives are going to be changed - beginning

with your own. And like the Bereans, return home continuing to examine the Scriptures as the final authority for

your life.

WORK FOR THE ETERNAL Ryan Taber

In the third verse of the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon writes:

“What does a man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?” In context, the logical answer that is implied by

the question is “nothing.” We know that Solomon is not advocating that people stop working all together, instead

the implication is that we should work at things that have eternal value. There is no doubt that parenting is hard work, even under the best of circumstances it is likely the most

difficult task that one could be called to. Rather than laboring exclusively to ensure that your children are set up for success

in this life, labor for eternal fruit in the lives of your children. Pray with your children, read and study the Scriptures with

them, help them to prioritize participation in the church, and live a life that reflects the nature of the transformation that the gospel has made in your own life. Lest you get to the end

and realize that you have labored at parenting in vain.

I am going to assume your family is like mine and you are

trying to make the adjustment from the relaxed summer schedule to feeling like you are running around like a chicken

with its head cut off! All the while, still trying to carve out time for your family to be together. There are a lot of “firsts” for us

this year: Andrew is in Junior High and going in 100 different directions, Matthew is at the Middle School, and Libby is in 2nd Grade. There are probably a lot of firsts for your family

as well. I hope you are using this time when your family is starting “new things” in your schedule and your kid’s school, to

add a time for a family devotion. There are hundreds of things your family could add to your schedule, but none of them will

have the eternal reward that spending time together in God’s Word will have for you and your children. If that has not been a part of your family’s regular routine, it does not have to

be hard.

Our family tries to do three things: read, pray, and sing. We will spend time reading God’s Word together (maybe a few chapters, or maybe a few verses) and we talk about how what

we just read should impact our lives. Then we spend time praying (usually in light of what we just read about). Lastly, we

spend time as a family singing praise songs that we all know. If you’re looking for suggestions for your family for any of those

things, I would love to give you some suggestions. You will be glad you did and you will be blessed by the results.

DO WE NEED THE CREEDS? Andrew Pressley (PART 2)

In our last newsletter, I began exploring the topic of creeds.

For many, the practice of reading or reciting creeds feels too

impersonal and formal, perhaps even too heavily associated

with Roman Catholicism. Many evangelicals would say that

they do not make use of creeds, and some Baptists have

even insisted that churches in our denomination have

“no creed but the Bible.” This sounds very noble, but it isn’t

exactly true.

The Baptist Faith and Message, although perhaps not

technically a creed, functions much like one: it summarizes

the content of the beliefs of the partner churches within the

Southern Baptist Convention. Likewise, every church

recites creeds together when they sing: the content of our

songs summarizes our faith. The question isn’t whether or

not we have creeds. The question is whether or not we

examine them.

I’ve heard a lot of theologically faulty platitudes through

the years. “All sin is equal in God’s eyes” (see Jesus’

statement in John 19:11). “We are all God’s children”

(see John’s idea of the heavenly family in John 1:12). “God

needed another angel” (see Paul’s encouragement in

1 Corinthians 6:3). The list goes on and on. We hear these

things, repeat these things, and begin to believe these

things. Just like creeds. It’s amazing how these pithy,

theologically faulty statements shape our thinking.

The best creeds are carefully crafted by groups of people,

written and refined over a period of time with great concern

for biblical accuracy and precision in language. That isn’t

to say that every creed is theologically agreeable, but many

faithful and helpful summaries of the teaching of the Bible

exist and should be celebrated. These creeds are worthy of

being repeated, memorized, and believed. They help shape

our theology and guard us from error in a myriad of ways.

Consider this statement from the Baptist Faith and

Message:

Article I: The Scriptures - The Holy Bible was written by

men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to

man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God

for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any

mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is

totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by

which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to

the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and

the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds,

and religious opinions should be tried. All Scripture is a

testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine

revelation.

What a wonderful statement! Perhaps you might make a

part of your personal study the regular consideration of

various creeds. In the coming weeks, I’ll be printing various

sections of creeds for you to read and reflect on. In the

meantime, take a look at the rest of the Baptist Faith and

Message (which can be found easily online). I pray the Lord

will bless this endeavor

WHAT’S NEW ? Vernon Hughes

THANK YOU NOTES

Dear First Baptist Church,

The new teachers and administrators at Lindale Junior

High would like to thank you for the gift cards for the use

of our classrooms. We appreciate your ongoing support

and dedication to the members of our community. It was

so nice to be remembered by you all.

Sincerely,

Amber Billion–7th Grade English

Brenna Thompson– 8th Grade Math/Coach

Jamie Mowery– 7th Grade History

Thank you so much for the thoughtful gift and meal. As an

experienced teacher, new to LISD, I can honestly say I have

never felt so welcomed to a community. Lindale teachers are

blessed by your support!

Thank you,

Gina Jerkins

CSE, 2nd Grade Teacher

The flowers you sent to honor Wayne’s mom were beautiful.

It was so fitting that she got to go home and worship Jesus

(like never before) on Mother’s Day. She was the “Meme”

she was because of her great love for our Lord. So grateful

for and to each of you.

Debbie and Wayne Pressley

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE Chris Dilley

One of the most amazing texts in all of Scripture resides in 2

Peter 1:4. In this verse, Peter tells his audience that because

of the promises of God in the gospel, they “may become

partakers of the divine nature.” What could this mean? As

one reads the verse in its overall context of 2 Pet. 1:3-11, it

becomes evident that Peter is emphasizing the reality that

believers themselves do not become god in regards to our

nature (there is only one God) but that we become like God.

There is a huge difference between the two statements. So,

in what way(s) do we become “like” God? Peter explains in

verses 5-9 that we become like God in our character and

conduct as we model godliness in our daily lives. He says that

we become like God as we display godly character traits such

as faith, virtue, steadfastness, brotherly love, etc. However,

it’s not enough for us to simply affirm that these character

traits are important; they should actually be increasing in

our lives. In short, we should always be seeking to grow in

godliness through the process of sanctification. In fact, Peter

says that any believer who lacks these qualities is blind,

because they aren’t living as who they really are, as

someone who has been redeemed by the blood of Christ (v.9)

In effect, when we don’t actively pursue godliness in our lives,

we are saying by our actions that we are forgetting the gospel!

Practically, the decision to commit sin for the Christian is also

a decision to forget (in that moment) that our sins have been

forgiven and cleansed and that we are no longer slaves to sin,

but are slaves to righteousness (Rom. 6:18). Some questions

we can ask ourselves after considering this text include: Am I

daily applying the gospel to my life? Am I seriously fighting

against temptation and sin and pursuing godliness? Am I

increasing in godly characteristics, or does my character and

conduct look like the unbelieving world around me? When we

become “partakers of the divine nature,” we are “imaging” God

to everyone we encounter. We are showing in our actions a

glimpse of the character and attributes of God as we display

them in our lives (albeit in a finite, human sort of way). So,

what image are you projecting right now through your actions?

One of the old man, still in his sin, or the new man who is

redeemed and being renewed into the image of his Creator?

(Col. 3:10).

Thank you for lovingly ministering to me during my surgery

and recovery. I appreciate your prayers, card, food, and visits.

I pray God’s blessings for each of you.

Love in Christ,

Pat Blanchard and Family

BOOK REVIEW

Robert Thune: Gospel Eldership

In “Gospel Eldership” author Robert Thune establishes that his book is about church leader-ship. But not just any sort of leadership. He specifically speaks to the role of elders in the local

church. Using biblical passages to make his argument, Thune shows that New Testament local churches should be led by a plurality of qualified, godly men known as elders. Other terms

used in the Bible to refer to the same office include “bishop” and the more commonly used “pastor.”

This is a very [practical and helpful resource, especially to men aspiring to pastoral ministry.

The author invites the reader to do serious spiritual self-introspection into their hearts, helping them to determine areas of needed growth, and whether or not they are biblically qualified to

hold the most important office in the church.

LIBRARY HOURS

Sundays from 9:00 - 9:45 AM and 10:30 - 11:15 AM

“As it was with Christ and the apostles, so Scripture is also to be delivered by preachers to-

day in such a way that they can say, 'Thus saith the Lord.' Their responsibility is to deliver it

as it was originally given and intended.”

-John MacArthur

Newsletter Calendar September 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 7:00 am Men's Breakfast

4 No Evening Services or Activities

5 Labor Day - Church Office Closed

6 6:30 pm Benevolence Committee Meeting

7 6:15 pm Regular Wednesday Night Activities Resume

9:00 am Moms 2 Moms

6:00 pm Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal Resumes

8 10:30 am Senior Adult Choir and Lunch

9

1:00 pm ETBU Hymn Sing

10

11 Senior Adult Sunday 12:30 pm Senior Adult Luncheon 6:00 pm Dallas Holm Concert

12 6:30 am Men's Prayer

13 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship 6:00 pm Senior Adult Game Night

14 6:15 pm Wednesday Evening Activities

15 16 17

8:00 am Senior Adult Breakfast Out

18 Regular Sunday Night Activities Resume 4:30 pm Committees on Committees Meeting PM Communion

19 6:30 pm Personnel Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Building and Grounds Committee Meeting

20 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship 6:00 pm Finance Committee Meeting

21 9:00 am Moms 2 Moms 6:15 pm Wednesday Evening Activities

22 9:30 am Senior Adult Playday and Lunch

23 24

25 4:00 pm Leadership Meeting

26

27 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship

28 9:00 am Moms 2 Moms Steering Meeting 6:15 pm Wednesday Evening Activities

29 30

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Sept 1: Lanelle Stanley

Laura Anderson

Sept 2: Phil Woodruff

Sept 3: Mallory Welvaert

Hayden Nuss

Sept 4: Shyrrie Cluff

Jerry Austin

Becky Barr

Leyton Waldron

Sept 5: Ruby Sitton

Wayne Yancey

W. T. Smart

Mica Baker

Sept 6: Margie Cowen

Janette Alverson

Sadie Arriola

Judson Beeler

Sept 7: Lynn Hutchens

Al Nilson

Venita Peacock

Sept 8: Martha Yancey

Sept 9: Jeanne Medders

Anissa Rodgers

Jamie Lowry

Cade Reagan

Nicole Crook

Luke Michel

Sept 10: Betty Hitt

Jerry Crews

Rick Crowson

Leah Vent

Sept 11: Pam Barker

Jill Pfalser

Dean Wright

Annabelle Clay

Sept 12: Tobi Laing

Jennifer Caldwell

Kaitlyn Wallace

Sept 13: Gary Jackson

Brileigh Macevicius

Sept 14: Amy Van Cleve

Wyatt Pettiette

Sept 15: Daniel Routt

Sept 16: Hayes Brooks

Jan Childres

Sept 17: Kathleen Fleming

Angela Gerthe

Jenna Terry

Sept 18: Vernon Lackey

Mark Neal

Landri Laing

Gabriel Tunnell

Sept 19: Eva Fleming

Matthew Maeker

Sept 20: Benjamin Lively

Sept 21: Lila Cheatham

Pat Turvan

Reeci Morgan

Sept 22: Cole Prather

Sybil Dunegan

Donna Smith

Susan Camp

Jenn Wittmis

Elizabeth Hutchens

Sept 23: Doris Carroll

Betty Poe

Carolyn Kelly

Molly Yancey

Belinda Neal

Julie Taylor

Sept 24: Melnee Turnipseed

Brian Lowry

Ethan Crook

William Rauscher

Sept 25: Allen Carroll

Avery Beeler

Sept 26: Jonathan irons

Mac Jarman

Lynette Mendez

Joshua Moore

Jared Hays

Gracie Spearman

Sept 27: Jerry Maughan

Christy Welvaert

Sept 28: Jack Bagwell

Sept 30: Wendi Gowen

April Waldron

Alexia Stewart

WEEKLY EVENTS

Sundays

8:15-9:30 AM: Worship Service (WC)

8:15-9:30 AM: Children’s Church (EC-208)

9:00-9:45 AM: Library Open (EC-103)

9:45-10:45 AM: Sunday School (EC)


11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Worship Service (WC)

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Children’s Church (EC-208)

5:30-7:15 PM: TwelveOne Student Ministry (SC)

6:00-7:00 PM: Evening Worship Service (WC)

6:00-7:00 PM: KidsCore (EC-208)

Tuesdays

9:00-11:00 AM: Women’s Bible Fellowship (SC-202)

Wednesdays

9:00-11:30 AM: Moms2Moms (EC-104) (bi-monthly)

6:00-7:00 PM: Instrumental Rehearsal (WC)

6:15-7:15 PM: Equipping & Outreach (EC)


6:15-7:30 PM: AWANA (SC-201)

7:30-8:30 PM: Choir Rehearsal (WC)

Newsletter Calendar October 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 7:00 am Men's Breakfast

2 5:00 pm Fall Picnic at Faulkner Park


4 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship 6:30 pm Benevolence Committee Meeting


6 7 8

9 Communion in AM Services

10 6:00 pm Deacon's Meeting and Potluck Dinner

11 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship 6:00 pm Senior Adult Game Night


13 10:30 am Senior Adult Choir and Lunch

14 15

16 17 Senior Adult Trip to Branson 6:30 pm Personnel Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Building and Grounds Committee Meeting

18 Senior Adult Trip to Branson 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship 6:00 pm Finance Committee Meeting

19 Senior Adult Trip to Branson 9:00 am Moms 2 Moms 6:15 pm Wednesday Evening Activities

20 Senior Adult Trip to Branson

21 Senior Adult Trip to Branson

22

23 24

25 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship


27 9:30 am Senior Adult Playday and Lunch

28 29

30 5:30 pm Member's Meeting

31

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

Oct 1: Mary Covey

Joshua Bunton

Emma Watkins

Oct 3: Margaret Helmuth

Oct 4: Cindy Bryant

Gary Lee

Kaelynn Shirey

Ashton Roots

Oct 5: Jerry Fleming

Daniel Gerthe

Hannah Vrotney

Oct 6: Sam Turvan

Ethan Gott

Sophia Southard

Presley Meier

Oct 7: Ray Lewis

John Farmer

Ashley Ward

Charlie Pettiette

Heidi Rausher

Oct 8: Jody Pair

Boston Morgan

Oct 9: Earl Bryant

Gary Camp

Mike Meador

Isaac Clay

Oct 10: Jim Kelly

Bethany Simmons

Oct 11: Jenny Flemming

Oct 12: Thatcher Fair

Oct 13: Ralph Turnipseed

Edwina Alexander

Kenneth Bibby

Margarita Phelps

Oct 14: Scott Saunders

Denny Wheeler

Cassidy McClain

Oct 15: Judy Ray

Mary Albin

Kenny Vent

Randall Oliver

Oct 16: Sharon Flory

Echo SirLouis

McCabe Wheeler

Oct 17: Edith Rowe

Aaron Medders

Joi Springer

Kaitlin Rice

Tanner Lowry

Joshua Erickson

Oct 18: Christopher Eakin

Oct 19: Paul S. Smith

Louis Brown

Jason Fleming

Oct 20: Lynnette Evans

Oct 21: Paul Smith

Oct 22: Ann-Marie Barkowsky

Ed Patterson

Taylor Gould

Oct 23: Cindy Grimes

Adrienne Parks

Oct 24: Barbara Tuton

Joe Don Terry

Meghan Pressley

T. C. Squires

Jeremiah Irons

Oct 25: Yvonne Gamble

Matthew Ray

Oct 26: Jack Rice

Susan Holmes

Ryan Doyle

Oct 27: Doris Bell

Louise Williams

Jennifer Ischar

Emily Vander Horst

Joseph Clemmons

Hayden Bunton

Oct 28: Mark Mills

Dave Albin

Eden Miles

Oct 29: Linda Watkins

Kim Saunders

Oct 30: Tony Jackson

Brad Barkowsky

Cari Bramlett

Garrett SirLouis

Colt Oliver

Asher Brohard

Oct 31: Bill Malone

Linda Cashell

Cory Crowell

Chris Dilley

WEEKLY EVENTS

Sundays










6:00-7:00 PM: KidsCore (EC-208)

Tuesdays


Wednesdays





6:15-7:30 PM: AWANA (SC-201)


Newsletter Calendar November 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship 6:30 pm Benevolence Committee Meeting


3 4 5 7:00 am Men's Breakfast

6 Daylight Savings Time Ends


8 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship 6:00 pm Senior Game Night


10 11 10:15 am Senior Adult Fall Banquet

12

13 PM Communion

14 15 9:00 am Women's Bible Fellowship 6:00 pm Finance Committee Meeting


17 18 19

20 6:00 pm Thanksgiving Fellowship Meal

21 10:00 am Thanksgiving Food Basket Project 6:30 pm Personnel Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Building and Grounds Committee Meeting

22

23 Church Office Closes at Noon in Observance of Thanksgiving No Wednesday Evening Activities

24 Thanksgiving - Church Office Closed

25 Church Office Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving

26

27 No Evening Services or Activities

28 29


NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Nov 1: Dana Gregory

Mary Ellis

Monica Moore

Nov 2: David Malone

Richard Dodgen

Gina Jarman

Jennifer Buck

Montana Meador

Nov 3: Malcolm Watson

Janet Hayes

Joy Mollenhauder

Kallie Hicks

Brody Bramlett

Nov 4: Jo Ann Francis

Heather Harris

Jaisen Pester

Gavin Bunton

Lincoln Hess

Nov 5: Dallas Holm

Mike Barker

Barry Kerner

Nov 7: Betty Gilbert

Anthony Anderson

Stacie Wheeler

Taylor Jarman

Annie Barr

Nov 8: Shannon Preston

Jeff Crews

Nov 9: Susan Brooks

Savannah Petty

Gideon Ratcliff

Nov 10: Nita McClain

Noah Tunnell

Nov 12: George Lemley

Ladana Crews

James Gowan

Noah Cozart

Brystal Burgess

Cannon Pfalser

Nov 13: Bobby Watkins

Linda Voyles

John Bacoka

Jack Fleming

Nov 14: Russell White

Eric Van Cleve

Taelor Cheshier

Nov 15: Connie Weesner

Joshua Doyle

Jackson Buck

Nov 16: Herschel Sanders

Wayne Damon

Ashley Medders

Kelsey Crews

Emma Routt

Emma Dilley

Nov 17: Jimmie McKay

Amy Thompson

Daniel Vrotney

Nov 18: James K. Jordan

Paul Gimble

Haylee Munn

Nov 19: David Welch

Sarah Fair

Forrest Gott

Nov 20: Lorene Swendson

Margie McDonald

Troy Phelps

Nov 21: Carissa Reed

Charlie Turner

Nov 22: Chris Duncan

Ross Brian

Julianna Miles

Will Hutchens

Nov 23: Linda Ellison

Tricia Ervin

Samuel Lively

Nov 24: Billy Abbott

Kay Sinitiere

Mindy Meador

Michelle Roden

Nov 25: Sam Ferguson

Doug Raymond

Erin Ward

Jared Laing

Joshua Colby

Nov 27: Sharon Ellison

Katie Brohard

Nov 28: Ken Calvert

Sherry Bunt

John Nunelee

Vickie Brown

Chris Smithee

Misty Childs

Nov 29: Barbara Lott

Amber Brown

Katie Pettiette

Nov 30: Allie Knowles

Garric Cheatham

WEEKLY EVENTS

Sundays










6:00-7:00 PM: KidsCore (EC-208)

Tuesdays


Wednesdays





6:15-7:30 PM: AWANA (SC-201)


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