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Weekly Update for Sunday, June 1, 2025

VBS Join us June 23-27 for an amazing week as we zoom in to God’s creation and discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things! You can register now at www.firstbaptistlinton.org/vbs.

VBS Team Meeting Our first VBS Team meeting is today after the morning worship service.

Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday evening from 6:00-7:00! We are doing a study of Colossians.

Church Softball The team’s first game is tomorrow! Come out on Monday at 7:40 to the FOP field to support our church softball team!

Playdates At The ROC Come join us on Tuesday for our first get-together! During June and July, on Tuesdays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, we’ll open the ROC for our families and friends to come and enjoy hanging out together.

Weekly Update for Sunday, May 25, 2025

Tia Stanley’s Open House Tia is having an open house today from 2:00-5:00 pm at the 4H-Fairgrounds. The whole church is invited to come celebrate with her!

Church Softball Join our Church Softball team! We need at least 10 people to play, including at least 3 women. The games are played in June through early August. Sign up at the Welcome Center or see Andrew Wring.

VBS Join us June 23-27 for an amazing week as we zoom in to God’s creation and discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things! You can register now at www.firstbaptistlinton.org/vbs.

VBS Team Meeting Our first VBS Team meeting is today after the morning worship service.

Church Office The church office will be closed on Monday.

Playdates At The ROC During June and July, on Tuesdays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, we’ll open the ROC for our families and friends to come and enjoy hanging out together. Our first playdate is June 3!

Weekly Update for Sunday, May 18, 2025

Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday evening from 6:00-7:00! We are doing a study of Colossians.

Graduation Sunday Today we want to recognize and honor those in our church family who are graduating. Philippians 2:14-15 says, “Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.” May God give you grace to be a brilliant light for Jesus in a dark world as you continue on your journey to serve him!

Tia Stanley’s Open House Tia is having an open house on Sunday, May 25th from 2:00-5:00 pm at the 4H-Fairgrounds. The whole church is invited to come celebrate with her!

Church Softball Join our Church Softball team! We need at least 10 people to play, including at least 3 women. The games are played in June through early August. Sign up at the Welcome Center or see Andrew Wring.

VBS Join us June 23-27 for an amazing week as we zoom in to God’s creation and discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things! Register online now.

VBS Team Meeting Our first VBS Team meeting will be next Sunday, May 25, following the morning worship service.

Official Board The Official Board will be meeting today at 4:30 pm in the library.

Playdates At The ROC During June and July, on Tuesdays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, we’ll open the ROC for our families and friends to come and enjoy hanging out together.

Weekly Update for Sunday, May 11, 2025

Mother’s Day Today we want to thank God for motherhood. There are flowers in the Narthex to take if you are a mom, for your mom, or in honor of your mom. We acknowledge that Mother’s Day can be difficult for some. So we remember the grief of those who have lost their mothers; the struggle of those who desire to be, but have not yet become a mother; and the deep heartbreak of those who are unable to become mothers. Nevertheless, today we want to honor motherhood and give thanks to God for our own mothers.

No Evening Services There will be no evening service or youth group tonight to allow families more time together.

Graduation Sunday Next week, we will be recognizing and honoring the graduates in our church family.

Church Softball Join our Church Softball League team! We need at least 10 people to play, including at least 3 women. The games are played in June through early August. Sign up at the Welcome Center or see Andrew Wring.

Compassion Sunday Compassion International is a Christian organization dedicated to releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Check out the display in the Narthex to learn how you can sponsor a child.

Ladies Banquet Our Ladies Banquet is tomorrow, Monday, May 12 at 6:00 pm. Brenda McQueen from Sugar Creek Baptist Church will be our guest speaker. Sign up at the Welcome Center to let us know if you are coming!

VBS Join us June 23-27 for an amazing week as we zoom in to God’s creation and discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things! Registration is now open. If you are interested in volunteering, sign up at the Welcome Center. Our first VBS Team meeting will be May 25.

Official Board The Official Board will be meeting next Sunday at 4:30 pm in the library.

Weekly Update for Sunday, May 4, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Thank you for a wonderful year together! We are taking a break for the summer months. Next up, VBS!

Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00!

Operation Christmas Child OCC collection items for May are toys. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex.

Graduation Sunday We will be recognizing and honoring those in our church family who are graduating from high school, college or trade school, or with a graduate degree on May 18 during the morning worship service. If you are a graduate or have a graduate, please sign up at the Welcome Center.

Church Softball Come play on our Linton Church Softball League team! The games are played in June through early August on various weeknights except Wednesdays. We need at least 10 people to play, including at least 3 women. Anyone 14 or older can play! Sign up at the Welcome Center or see Andrew Wring with any questions.

Compassion Sunday Compassion International is a Christian organization dedicated to releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Check out the display in the Narthex to learn more about sponsoring a child.

Ladies Banquet This year, our Ladies Banquet will be held on Monday, May 12 at 6:00 PM. Brenda McQueen from Sugar Creek Baptist Church will be our guest speaker. The theme verse is Philippians 4:6-7. Sign up at the Welcome Center to let us know if you are coming!

VBS Calling all kids 3 years old through those entering 6th grade this fall! Join us June 23-27 for an amazing week as we zoom in to God’s creation and discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things! If you are interested in volunteering, sign up at the Welcome Center. Our first VBS Team meeting will be May 25.

Easter

Well, we had a grand Easter, didn’t we? To God be the glory! Our daughter and her family came down to be with us that morning, and she said, “My goodness! Is this ‘Pack the Pew’ Sunday?” Because we were blessed with the largest crowd we’ve had for a very long time. How many, you ask? Oh,no, you don’t. I remember what happened when King David got too hung up on numbering the people! (See 2 Samuel 24 for the rest of that story.) The last thing we need is to be prideful. Let’s just be grateful and say “Oh, praise the Lord, we had a bunch!”!

I always love Easter, maybe best of all the Sundays of the year, with the Sunday at Christmas a close second. But the longer I’m in the ministry, the more I struggle with what to preach on those Sundays. I know that sounds silly. Of course, I’m going to preach on the birth of Jesus at Christmas and the resurrection of Jesus on Easter. But I’ve been doing this for so long, the challenge is to try to preach the “grand old story” in a brand-new way. I don’t want to just grab an old outline and “phone it in” on Christmas and Easter. At the same time, I’m starting to realize that all I really have to do is be faithful to proclaim the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, explain what it means, and leave the rest to God. Dallas Jenkins, producer of the Chosen TV series about Jesus and the apostles, likes to say “My part is just to give God my loaves and fishes. His part is to feed the five thousand.” That’s a really good thing to remember. (See John 6 for the rest of this story.)

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Weekly Update for Sunday, April 27, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us this Wednesday for our end-of-year Awards Night! The kids will start at 6:15 and the Awards Program will start at 7:00.

Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday evening from 6:00-7:00! We are doing a study of Colossians.

Operation Christmas Child OCC collection items for April are toys. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex!

Easter Thank You We want to give a big thank you to all who were involved from bringing food for the breakfast to donating candy for the egg hunt. We love you church family!

Graduation Sunday There is just about a month left until the end of the school year! We’d like to recognize and honor those in our church family who are graduating from high school, college or trade school, or with a graduate degree. If you are going to graduate or have a graduate in your immediate family, please sign up at the Welcome Center.

Compassion Sunday Compassion International is a Christian organization dedicated to releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Sponsorships provide the child with Christ centered physical, emotional, and spiritual care through churches in their communities. Next Sunday there will be a short presentation to let you know how you can sponsor a child.

VBS Calling all kids 3 years old through those entering 6th grade this fall! Mark your calendars for June 23-27. Join us for an amazing week as we zoom in to God’s creation and discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things!

Weekly Update for Sunday, April 20, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) We’ve got two weeks left before we break for the summer months. Family members, friends, and church family we’d love to have you join us on Wednesday, April 30 at 7:00 pm for our Awards Program.

Youth Group (6th–12th) There is no youth group tonight. We will be back together next Sunday evening.

Operation Christmas Child OCC collection items for April are toys. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex!

AED/CPR Training If you are interested in attending a weekend training session on how to use an AED and do CPR, please sign up at the Welcome Center.

Annie Armstrong The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering is used for mission projects in North America. Envelopes are available on the Welcome Center.

Easter Egg Hunt Hey parents, we’d love to have your family join us for an Easter Egg Hunt following the worship service. We will gather up front near the platform to hear from Pastor Bobby and then we will head to our egg hunt!

No Evening Service There will be no evening service to allow families more time together.

VBS Calling all kids 3 years old through those entering 6th grade this fall! Mark your calendars for June 23-27. Join us for an amazing week as we zoom in to God’s creation and discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things!