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9:45 a.m.
SUNDAY, September 27 8:00 AM Library Open 8:30 AM Sunday School 1 9:45 AM Classic Worship Sunday School 2 Hispanic Sunday School 11:00 AM Sunday School 3 Hispanic Worship Chinese Sunday School Sign Language Sunday School 11:11 AM eleven:11 Worship 12:30 PM Chinese Outreach 4:00 PM DivorceCare GriefShare 4:30 PM Adult & Youth Discipleship Children’s Choir English Outreach (Chinese) Library Open 6:00 PM Evening Worship Bible Drill Youth Choir Kick-off Concert 7:00 PM SNL at the College House
Be Still, My Soul Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra Come, Christians, Join to Sing Welcome & Prayer Find Us Faithful O God, Our Help in Ages Past Joy Is In Our Hearts Jessica Koski Message
Today is the Key to Tomorrow Hebrews 3:1-19 Pastor Steve Horn Invitation Day by Day Offertory Prayer Ron Bryant, Deacon of the Week Great I Am Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra
11:11 a.m. How Great Is Your Faithfulness Welcome & Prayer Desert Song Offertory Prayer Be Still My Soul (In You I Rest) Ascribe Message
Today is the Key to Tomorrow Hebrews 3:1-19 Pastor Steve Horn Invitation Come As You Are CCLI#615645
The flowers are given in memory of Virginia Baker by First Baptist Church.
TUESDAY, September 29 5:00 PM FAITH Supper 6:00 PM FAITH Evangelism Training WEDNESDAY, September 30 4:45 PM Family Fellowship Supper 6:00 PM Midweek Service College Bible Study Ignite Youth Worship RAs & GAs (Grades 1 - 6) BLAST (3-5 year olds) Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Sanctuary Orchestra Rehearsal THURSDAY, October 1 9:00 AM Ladies Morning Bible Study Precept Bible Study 6:00 PM Ladies Evening Bible Study Precept Bible Study FRIDAY, October 2 6:00 PM Hispanic Bible Study
Volunteers Needed
Family Fellowship Supper
Volunteers are needed to help maintain the church flower beds. A “green thumb” is not necessary. If you feel a desire to help in this area one morning each week, please contact John Bolin or Ray Swift at 593-3645.
Menu for Wednesday, September 30
September 20, 2015 Main School Enrollment 3,749 Attendance 1,209 Grand Total Bible Study Attendance 1,232 Average Attendance since Sept. 01, 2015 1,251 Offerings Budget Designated ALL IN YTD Budget Receipts YTD Budget Requirements
$140,843.10 $93,191.65 $7,964.45 $39,687.00 $3,163,625.89 $3,460,336.24
Sympathy To Karen Ducote Thow in the death of her husband, George E. Thow.
Fried Catfish Cole Slaw Dinner Roll
Hush Puppies Fries Salad Dessert
Children’s Menu Spaghetti & Meatballs
Fried Zucchini
Experience God’s Presence in a New Way There’s just something about people who are close to God. Through the ups and downs of life, they remain secure and hopeful. If you want a more rewarding spiritual life, and if you want the pleasure of knowing your Creator’s heart, then read Dutch Sheets’, The Pleasure of His Company. Check out this book from your Church Library.
Pastor STEVE HORN 593-3645
[email protected] Administrative Pastor RAY SWIFT 593-3645
[email protected] Music & Worship JOHN FRANK REEVE 593-3755
[email protected] Education & Outreach GARY L. RUFFIN 593-3660
[email protected] Senior & Single Adults SCOTT MCKENZIE 593-3665
[email protected] Missions & College Students ANDREA MCKENZIE 593-3655
[email protected] Students BRAD GILL 593-3656
[email protected] Children DUSTIN LEE 593-3662
[email protected] Preschool DELEECE NICHOLS 593-3671
[email protected] Media DENNIS CLARK 593-3744
[email protected] Associate Music & Worship JOSHUA CARVER 593-3758
[email protected] Assistant to the Pastor LUTHER BURNEY 593-3652
[email protected] Chinese QUEENIE LAU 232-9334
[email protected] Hispanic Mission MELVIN MENDOZA 417-365-5351
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If you are our guest, we have a special gift for you after today’s service. So we can get to know you better, please fill out both sides of this tear-off section and bring it to the Information Center near the columns. We have a gift bag ready for you.
Welcome to First Baptist Church! We are so glad to have you gathered with us today to worship the LORD. To our guests, we say a most special welcome! We hope you experience authentic worship of God and authentic fellowship with the people of God. If you are a guest, please take a moment to complete the guest registration column found in this bulletin. We invite all first time visitors to bring this completed registration card to our Information Desk and exchange it for a gift.
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Today is our third Sunday of the Hebrews Initiative—a 12 week study of the Book of Hebrews. I am very excited to see what God is going to say to us as a church and as individuals as we walk through this book. Since the study involves Sunday School, we want to strongly urge everyone to join a Sunday School class. We can help you at the Information Center to find the right class. We are trying to reach 1300 people attending Sunday School during this Hebrews Initiative. We have had 1245 and 1209 in our first two weeks. Won’t you help us reach our goal by inviting someone to come with you? We have a couple of mission opportunities this month. In your giving this month, please consider a special offering to the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering. This offering stays in Louisiana to aid the start of churches as well as various ministries of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. We will also be participating in the annual collection of food for the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home. Men, we are starting something brand new just for you. We will begin a quarterly Men’s Breakfast. We are calling it the “Daniel’s Men” Prayer Breakfast. The first one of its kind will be Tuesday, October 13, at 6:30 a.m. Our speaker will be Dr. Rick Brewer, the President of Louisiana College. Come find out why we are calling this “Daniel’s Men” and get the full line-up for the already scheduled events of 2016.
September 27, 2015
Sermon Notes
The Hebrews Initiative: Today is the Key to Tomorrow Hebrews 3:1-19 Consider the _______________ as an ___________________ for today! •
(1-6) Positive Examples Jesus Moses
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(7-11) Negative Examples A Specific Example A General Example
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Continue to be engaged with _______________ for ____________________ for today!
Carefully ___________________ your heart today. •
In light of the _____________ of God. (Hebrews 4:12)
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In light of the _______________________ of God. (Hebrews 4:13)
