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Weekly Update for Sunday, September 8, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) We’d love for your teen to attend our fall kickoff tonight from 6:00-7:00! In addition to some exciting games, we’ll start the next section of our study looking at the evidence for why we believe what we believe.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) A new year of Bible Explorers has begun! Join us each Wednesday evening from 6:15-7:30. We’d love to have your child with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for September are school supplies. 

Trustee Meeting There will be a trustee meeting following the morning service next Sunday, September 15.

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Faithful

Written by David Tyra

I recently finished reading in the Name of God, a book by O.S. Hawkins about two early twentieth- century pastors, J. Frank Norris and George W. Truett. Norris pastored the First Baptist Church of Fort Wayne, Texas, and Truett pastored First Baptist Church of Dallas. Their ministries were more-or- les simultaneous, and the two men were often at odds with each other. There is a lot to admire – and to censure- in both Norris and Truett. Together, these men represent the best and worst of Baptist fundamentalism and Baptist denominationalism.

Dr. Hawkins wrote a sequel to In the Name of God called Criswell: His Life and Times. After the 47- year ministry of George Truett, young preacher named W.A. Criswell was called to be the pastor of First Baptist, Dallas. Criswell’s ministry there lasted over 50 years. It’s been said that Criswell combined the best characteristics of both J. Frank Norris and George W. Truett: a fervent commitment to the inerrancy of Scripture and passionate preaching of the Gospel, blended with a winsome spirit and a statesmanlike demeanor.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, September 1, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) There is no youth group tonight. Come join us next Sunday, September 8, from 6:00-7:00 for our fall kickoff. We’ll continue our current study as we look at the evidence for why we believe what we believe.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) A new year of Bible Explorers, our midweek children’s discipleship program, starts this Wednesday, September 4 from 6:15-7:30. We’d love to have your child with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for September are school supplies. 

Promotion Sunday Today’s the day! We are “moving up” all the kids and teens to the next grade in our church’s children and teen classes. During the service today, we will honor all the youth, but will especially recognize those transitioning from one Sunday school class to another. 

We are grateful to partner with parents in our 1BC Kids and 1BC Teens Sunday classes:

  • 0-2 years old – Nursery
  • 3-4 years old – Little Sprouts
  • Kindergarten-5th Grade – Elementary Sunday School and Treehouse
  • 6th-12th – Teen Sunday School and Youth Group

First Sunday Offerings We are thankful for those who partner with us financially through their offerings. As a reminder, any loose cash given on the first Sunday of each month is designated for the church’s benevolence fund.

No Evening Service There will be no evening service tonight in order to allow families more time to get together over the Labor Day weekend.

Church Office The church office will be closed on Monday.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, August 25, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday nights from 6:00-7:00! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is looking at the evidence for why we believe what we believe.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) A new year of Bible Explorers, our midweek children’s discipleship program, starts Wednesday, September 4 from 6:15-7:30. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Bible Explorers Kickoff You are invited to our Kickoff Party for Bible Explorers this Wednesday from 6:00-7:30 PM. There will be bounce houses, lawn games, and food! Come enjoy an evening together with families from our church and community. As our church family will all be together, there will be no Adult Bible Study and Prayer Meeting.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for August are school supplies. 

Promotion Sunday Next week, we will be “moving up” all the kids and teens to the next grade in our children and teen classes.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, August 18, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) We are back tonight from 6:00-7:00! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is looking at the evidence for why we believe what we believe.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) A new year of Bible Explorers begins Wednesday, September 4. If you are interested in serving on the BE Team, please see Pastor Bobby. There will be a training night this Wednesday, August 21, at 6:30 PM.

Bible Explorers Kickoff You are invited to our Kickoff Party for Bible Explorers on Wednesday, August 28 from 6:00-7:30 PM. There will be bounce houses, lawn games, and food! Come enjoy an evening together with families from our church and community.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for August are school supplies. 

Promotion Sunday We will be “moving up” all the kids and teens to the next grade in our children and teen classes on Sunday, September 1.

Official Board Meeting The Official Board will meet today at 4:30 PM in the library.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, August 11, 2024

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Youth Group There will be no youth group tonight. We’ll be back together on August 18!

Bible Explorers A new year of Bible Explorers, our midweek discipleship program for kids 3 years old through 5th grade, begins September 4. If you are interested in serving on the BE Team, please email Pastor Bobby at bobby@firstbaptistlinton.org. There will be a training night on August 21 at 6:30 PM.

Bible Explorers Kickoff You are invited to our Kickoff Party for Bible Explorers on Wednesday, August 28 from 6:00-7:30 PM. There will be bounce houses, lawn games, and food! Come enjoy an evening together with families from our church and community.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for August are school supplies. 

Promotion Sunday It’s that time of year! As the school year begins, we will be “moving up” all the kids and teens to the next grade in our children and teen classes. Promotion Sunday will be on September 1.

Church Softball Come out Monday at 6:30 to the FOP field to cheer on our church softball team as they start their tournament!

Numbered Offering Envelopes We recently placed an order for new numbered offering envelopes. If you would like to get a box of envelopes to help facilitate your family’s giving, please contact the church office.

Official Board Meeting The Official Board will meet next Sunday at 4:30 PM in the library. 

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Weekly Update for Sunday, August 4, 2024

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Youth Group There will be no youth group tonight. We’ll be back together on August 18!

Bible Explorers We are finalizing our plans for a new year of Bible Explorers, our midweek discipleship program for kids 3 years old through 5th grade. If you are interested in serving on the BE Team, please email Pastor Bobby at bobby@firstbaptistlinton.org. There will be a training night on August 21 at 6:30 PM.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for August are school supplies. 

OCC Award Our church has been recognized with an award for being a drop-off point for the past five years for OCC. We are so thankful for Ralph and Tammy Hart spearheading this ministry. We couldn’t have done it without our church family who have faithfully given and supported these efforts to make the gospel known worldwide through the gift of a shoebox! Thank you!

Church Softball Come out Monday and Thursday at 6:30 to the FOP field to support our church softball team!

First Sunday Offerings We are thankful for those who partner with us financially through their offerings. As a reminder, any loose cash given on the first Sunday of each month is designated for the church’s benevolence fund. 

Numbered Offering Envelopes We recently placed an order for new numbered offering envelopes. If you would like to get a box of envelopes to help facilitate your family’s giving, please contact the church office.

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An Attitude of Gratitude

Written by David Tyra

(I hope you’ll forgive me. It is now 6 days since I had surgery on my right hand. Everything went well, but I still have a huge splint and bandage on my right hand, and it’ll be another week before it comes off. It is nearly impossible for me to write, and incredibly difficult to type. So, I have opted to repeat an article from 2019 and update it a little for our present needs. Dealing with the frustration of having my dominant hand in a cast makes me understand that I need to focus on the many things I have to be thankful for. I bet you can relate to that. – DT)

I don’t remember where I first heard or read that phrase. I suspect it was in a book called Life Is Tremendous! by Charles “Tremendous” Jones. He talked about seeing something positive in everything, saying something positive about everything, and seeing it big and keeping it simple. He warned against “hardening of the attitudes”. And he admonished us to cultivate an “attitude of gratitude.”

This is Biblical. In Philippians 2:14 the Apostle Paul says, “Do all things without grumbling or disputing.” And in 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 he tells us, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” I’m not very good at doing these things, but I know the Bible teaches them.

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