FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” (Psalm 136:1) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014 10:00 A.M. As the music begins, please find a seat and begin preparing your heart for worship. WELCOME Announcements (screen) WORSHIP THROUGH PRAISE #215 “When Morning Gilds the Skies” Invocation Prayer #345 “What a Wonderful Savior!” WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING Special Music – Hannah Kramer Children’s Story Pastoral Prayer Offering (doxology) WORSHIP THROUGH THE WORD Scripture Reading – Proverbs 6:6-11 Message – “Work!” (Dr. Mike Hagan) WORSHIP THROUGH THE BLESSING #564 “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” BENEDICTION OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK SUNDAY - 9:00 am-Sunday School 10:00 am-Morning Worship Service 5:30 pm-Nominating Committee Meeting 6:15 pm-Youth 6:30 pm-Ladies Choir Practice 7:00 pm-Discipleship U: Fasting MONDAY – 8:00 pm-Ladies Bible Study TUESDAY – 7:00 pm-Deacon Board Meeting 7:00 pm-Christian Hour Circle WEDNESDAY – 7:00 pm-Awana 7:30 pm-Youth 7:30 pm-Visitation FRIDAY-SATURDAY – 9:30 pm-8:00 am-Senior High Youth Lock In NEXT SUNDAY – MISSION SUNDAY 9:00 am-Sunday School 10:00 am-Morning Worship Service 6:15 pm-Youth 6:30 pm-Ladies Choir Practice 7:00 pm-Discipleship U: Solitude 10-5-14 Sunday School Morning Evening Wednesday Evening WE CAME 65 106 128 106 WE GAVE $164.50 $6,229.12 $640.00 Today’s Greeters: Daryl and Mary Kramer Morning Pianist/Organist: Cindy Eben Nursery: Sara, Lynette Evening Pianist/Organist: JoAnn Schneiderman Next Sunday’s Greeters: Kory and Dawn Hayenga “D-U” 7:00 P.M. --Prelude --Hymn And Testimony Singing --Announcements/Offering/Offertory --Study “Practice Makes Perfect (Almost): Fasting” (Dr. Mike Hagan) ANNOUNCEMENTS NOMINATING COMMITTEE will meet TODAY at 5:30 p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MIKE HAGAN plans on being at George on Tuesdays and Thursdays until mid-October and in the church office in the mornings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHRISTIAN HOUR CIRCLE will be Tuesday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m. Program: LeAnn Doeden and Joan Boneschans Hostesses: Janelle Kooiker and Myrna Eben Elections will be held. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD boxes and information on how to pack them are available in the foyer. Please return to church by Sunday, November 2. If you add a donation to help cover shipping costs, please put that in the Christian Education box in the foyer or give to Dawn Hayenga instead of putting it in the box. AWANA CLUBBERS will also be packing boxes. If you would like to donate items for that, please bring to church by Wednesday, October 15. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SENIOR HIGH YOUTH LOCK IN will be Friday, October 17 at 9:30 p.m. – Saturday, October 18 at 8:00 a.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER items are due to Dawn Hayenga by Sunday, October 19. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School 10:00 a.m. – Voices Of Zambia 11:00 a.m. – Mission Banquet (Please sign up on the clipboard in the foyer by Sunday, October 26.) 1:30 p.m. – Installation Service For Dr. Mike Hagan Group 3 is asked to work in the kitchen and to bring two dozen cookies. There will be no evening activities.