- Annual Business Meeting: thus Sunday, following a pitch-in dinner after the morning service. Lasagna will be served; salads, side dishes and desserts are welcome.
- Sarah Mission Circle Luncheon: Dec. 4, noon. Nancy Patterson will speak on the Loaves and Fishes program, which provides food for school children. See Cynthia Frederick or Linda Heaton for more information.
- Small Groups planning meetings: Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 1:30 pm and Monday, December 11 at 6:30 pm in the Alpha room. This meeting is open to the entire church family. The Christian Education Board (see Jeani McCammon) is soliciting feedback on what small group meeting times would work best for everyone who’s interested, and is looking for people who would be willing to host and/or lead a group.
- “Journey to Bethlehem”: Dec. 8, meet at ROC at 5:00 pm for pizza, leaving at 5:45. This event is free and is outside, so dress accordingly.
- If you’re interested in helping as a greeter or nursery worker in 2018, please sign up on the sheets at the Welcome Center.
I’ve Heard That Before
A pastor friend of mine told me that once after a Sunday morning worship service a couple of his deacons approached him. They mentioned a particular story he’d told that morning, and then chided him by saying, “You’ve used that illustration before.” As if they were the modern equivalent of the Apostle Paul’s Athenian audience: “For all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.” (Acts 17:21)
I was in disbelief. This pastor had faithfully served that congregation for nearly ten years. In all that time you’re bound to repeat something. The Lord Jesus only ministered publicly for about three years, but there is plenty of evidence in the Gospels to show that He repeated Himself often.Read More
Weekly Update for Sunday, November 26, 2017
- Annual Business Meeting: Dec. 3, following a pitch-in dinner after the morning service. Lasagna will be served; salads, side dishes and desserts are welcome.
- Sarah Mission Circle Luncheon: Dec. 4, noon. Nancy Patterson will speak on the Loaves and Fishes program, which provides food for school children. See Cynthia Frederick or Linda Heaton for more information.
- Small Groups planning meeting: Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1:30 pm in the Alpha room. This meeting is open to the entire church family. The Christian Education Board (see Jeani McCammon) is soliciting feedback on what small group meeting times would work best for everyone who’s interested, and is looking for people who would be willing to host and/or lead a group.
Weekly Update for Sunday, November 12, 2017
- Trustee meeting: this Sunday following the morning service.
- Official Board meeting: Nov. 19, 4:30 pm. All boards please turn in your budgets to Kim Collins prior to this meeting.
- Church pitch-in Thanksgiving dinner: Nov. 23, 1:00 pm. Please sign up at either side of the narthex. Contact Pam or Charlene with questions.
- The Sarah Mission Circle would to thank all those who participated in the Operation Christmas Child ministry this year. We packed 59 boxes and collected enough money to ship those with $6.00 left over. Our grand total this year was 85 boxes!
Weekly Update for Sunday, November 5, 2017
We are suspending our normal evening service to worship with the other churches of the West Central Baptist Association this Sunday. The annual association meeting will be held at Sugar Creek Baptist Church in West Terre Haute at 4:00 pm. There will be break-out sessions, a meal, and a worship service. We will meet at First Baptist of Linton at 2:30 pm and leave for Sugar Creek by 2:45 pm.
Goodbye to Friends
I hate saying goodbye to friends.
Our friends David and Judy Atkins are moving from Linton to Missouri. David is assuming the pastorate of a church in a town called Edina. I’m delighted for him; this is an answer to prayer. But I’m going to miss him. In fact, I miss him already.
It has been a source of amusement to me that in more than one place where I have pastored I have had better fellowship with the Assembly of God preachers than I have had with the Baptists. One independent Baptist pastor even tried to lead me to the Lord. (No, I’m not joking.) But the Assembly guys have always been encouraging.
David and Judy Atkins have been at the Linton Assembly of God for these past ten years. I met him as a result of our now-defunct ministerial association, and he and I hit it off pretty well right from the start. Somehow he and I were delegated to be the only signees on the ministerial association’s checking account. I was reminded of this fact when he brought me the battered briefcase containing the ministerial association’s bank statements for the past ten years or so. The account has five dollars in it. The only reason it has that much is that David Atkins himself put five dollars in it some years ago to keep the account active. I think, as the only other signee on the account, I’m going to withdraw it and send it to David and tell him to take his wife out for ice cream.Read More
Weekly Update for Sunday, October 29, 2017
This Sunday at 6:00 pm, in honor of Reformation Day, we will be showing the film Luther: One Man’s Faith in God Launched the Greatest Revolution of All. The film is 2 hours long, there will be an intermission one hour into the film. Bring snacks to eat in the foyer during intermission!
Sunday evening, November 5, we will be suspending our normal evening service so that we might worship together with the other churches of the West Central Baptist Association. The annual association meeting will be held at Sugar Creek Baptist Church in West Terre Haute. It will begin at 4:00 pm. There will be break-out sessions, a meal will be served, and we will conclude with a worship service. We will meet at the church at 2:30 pm and leave by 2:45 pm.
Weekly Update for Sunday, October 22, 2017
- October is packing month for Operation Christmas Child. The entire church is invited to a packing party on October 26 at 6:00 pm. We’ll have a light supper, so please RSVP at the Welcome Center. This is another opportunity to gather as a church family and work together for His purpose!
- Most needed for Operation Christmas Child in October is the $9.00 shipping fee. There is a box for this in the foyer.
- If you are a veteran and would be willing to carry a flag on Veteran’s Sunday, please sign up at the Welcome Center or contact the office.