F I R S T B A P T I S T C H U R C H N E W S L E T T E R

SUNDAY

10:30 am Sunday Morning Worship

10:50 am Children’s Sunday School

MONDAY

9:30 am Walking in Family Center

6:30 pm Band of Brothers (once a mo)

6:30 Ladies group

TUESDAY

11 Sr bible study (every other week)

1:00 pm Shuffle Board

5:30pm Men’s prayer

Mens group off for August

WEDNESDAY

9:00-10:00 am Exercise Class

9:30 am Walking in Family Center

7pm community Prayer Meetings

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

9:00- 10:00 am Exercise Class

9:30 am Walking in Family Center

Inside this issue:

Front Desk 2

Meetings Bunco Teens to Tiaras Park clean up Financial Report

3

Men's group (mon)&(thurs) Mens prayer Ladies group Bell choir Community prayer volleyball Exercise

4

Aug / sept Birthdays Fun Festival/ Picnic Summer Singing Fall chior

5

Armor of God 6

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2019 Pastor’s Pen

“Make Me a Servant!”

As I write this, I am still a bit in awe. It has been a very busy July – DeColores weekend of which I

was a part, FBC participating in the MCCC fun fair at Hackley Park, and having performances not once, but

twice (one on video, of course!) by Curt Anderson during our July 21 and July 28 morning services at FBC.

As I stated in both services, I was impressed not just by Curt’s talent (which is massive and amazing!), but

by his love for our Lord and his desire to promote not just his musical talent, but also to promote God’s

kingdom. In sum, despite his talent, Curt desires to be a servant, ministering to others and helping build

God’s kingdom.

My text in my brief message on Sunday morning was Philippians 2:5-11, which begins “In your

relationships with each other, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:” (NIV) This is a call to all of us. As we

are all aware, we are embarking on a challenging period in the history of First Baptist. So what are some of

the ways that we can be servants in the weeks and months to come?

First, some specific events are on tap for the rest of this rapidly moving summer. We have an

outreach opportunity on August 17, when we will be reviving our Fun Fest after a 5 year hiatus,

from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. I would encourage any and all who are interested in this outreach event to let

Angie or Cindy know. We’d love to have a great turnout for this. In addition, we are sponsoring a Teens to

Tiaras event – Angie Gassman can give you more information on this if you want to help.

Second, there are some very general ways that we can be servants here at FBC. Here are some

of those ways.

Love one another. Remember that we are all brothers and sisters in Christ, but we are also all

different. Because of this, we offer all sorts of “challenges” to one another. Let’s remember

that love is not an emotion – it is a choice. Let us choose to love one another.

Remember that the way someone presents him or herself is probably due to multiple things. A

person can be in pain (physical or emotional) and that might affect how they interact with

others. Before assuming that someone is simply being difficult, why not err on the side of

giving them the benefit of the doubt. Asking them things like “Are you okay today?” or “Can I

pray for you?” are Christ-like responses that can help us all grow together.

Pray for each other proactively. Often we pray for someone when we hear they are struggling in

one way or another. But it is much better to pray for folks always – make a list, pray for folks

regularly, and then let them know that you are praying for them. And that includes your pastor

and other leaders as well.

These are the things that enable us at FBC to be an outpost of heaven. They are also ways that we can

allow God to make us servants of his, and servants to those around us.

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From the front desk

The month of July flew by. We had a lot of activity here at First Baptist, and it is hard to believe we are starting into the month of

August. In the month of July we had Skylar Wezell’s graduation open house. There was a memorial service for Marge Hawkins.

Marge passed away earlier this year. Our bereavement committee did a wonderful job. This kind of service is one of hospitality.

Do we serve with our hearts open to bringing comfort at a difficult time in the lives of families?

The month of July also saw a couple of big projects undertaken. The Family Center floor was cleaned and nourished. This

process protects the surface of the floor. The Fellowship Hall floor was the next one to be tackled. That floor had to be stripped

and then waxed. Thank you to Joe Lihan and Ken Scott. Both of the floors in these areas look amazing. John Ramones did a

walk through with the Fire Department. Some areas that need to be taken care of were rusted doors in the Family Center and

Emergency lights that need to be replaced. John is getting a quote on what it will cost for these projects. John spends a lot of

time trying to make sure our building and property are taken care of. We need to have more hands that are willing to take on a

project. There is no way to calculate what the dollar saving are when volunteers take care of renew and repair.

Karen Hannon and Linda Wood count and record the donations on Sunday morning, Karolyn Rollenhagen takes care of counting

and recording the mortgage fund, and Linda Wood is doing double duty at this time and is our new Treasurer. It would be a

financial burden to pay an accountant for the services above. Thank you, ladies, for your faithful service.

On Wednesday July 31, Pastor Andy and Nancie painted the yellow Sunday school room purple. The yellow color of the room

was causing one of our Sunday school teachers to experience dizziness. This is truly a labor of love because the room is painted

in three tones of the color. You paint one area and then wait for it to dry before applying the strip of the next shade. Thank you

Pastor and Nancie.

Sunday School

We will be needing teachers and helpers for the start up of Sunday school this fall. They want to separate into two age groups.

If you would be willing to take a Sunday let Nancie Smith know.

August 15, 2019 Alex VanderWal will graduate from the Police Academy. On August 16, he will become a City of Muskegon

Police officer. Our pride and prayers go with Alex as he moves to this new chapter in his life.

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July

+ toward

children /youth

ministry

$722

Find us on

the web @

www.mifbc.com

Trustees meeting is

August 18th, 2019

After church

Monthly need

General Fund

is $12,400.

Amount actually

collected

$8,200.

Monthly need for

Building fund is $2,200., Amount

actually collected

$1385.00 plus $760

toward principal

Donated

for TV

ministry

$40

Parslow Park Clean up went great. Preston was even out there ready to serve. Every time grandma put garbage in the bag, he would pick up a little stick or a blade of grass

and put it in the bag too.

The last park clean up this year will be September 15, 2019. We will be grilling

hotdogs again. And don’t forget participants get in on the drawing for the

gift card.

.

Diaconate

meeting

after church on

August 4th,

2019

August 24th , 2019

9 am to 4pm

Teens to Tiaras For ages 11 thru 16

Breakfast , Lunch , hair cut & styling, manicures, A guest

speaker and some shopping to help get ready for school.

All Free! This is going to be an awesome make-over

day. We still have a few spots available.

Let Donna or Angie know if you are aware of a teenaged

girl that may need this. We will be sending out invitations

with permission slips by August 5th.

We are looking for Women Mentors

and financial sponsors for our young daughters of the king program.

Please volunteer!

Like our page on Facebook

First Baptist Church ABC

or

https://www.facebook.com/1st.Baptist.Muskegon/

The Advisory Board will meet on the

second Wednesday of the 1st Month in

the quarter. Next meeting:

October 9, 2019 @ 6:00pm

Ladies 17 and older join us September 11th for some

snacks games & prizes. 6:30pm in the narthex

Sorry I missed reporting for the last week in June.

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August 19. “Summer schedule”

Will resume every Monday night on September 9, 2019

Join us for Men’s prayer group Tuesdays @ 5:30pm

Join us for

Exercise class

On Wednesday

& Friday mornings

@ 9:00 am

This is a sit down

exercise meant for gaining strength.

The Band of Brothers

Monday’s @ 6:30pm

Community

Prayer

Prayer Meeting Wednesday August 14th, 21th & 28th @7pm.

All are welcome

Will resume Sept. 10, 2019 On Tuesdays.

At 6:30pm Ages 15 + Come play

A few games.

And for Walking in the

Family Center (gym)

Mondays,

Wednesdays, &

Fridays @ 9:30am

Ladies Bible study On Monday evenings

@ 6:30pm

Believing God

by Beth Moore

Let Terri know if you will be joining us.

http://www.easytithe.com/givetofbc

or Text to give +12316741112

Thursday night Men's group: Has switched to Tuesdays for the month of August.

So Tuesday night Men's group: Lets dig a little deeper! Currently (this week) reading Matthew chapter 2&3 then discuss it on Tuesday night @ 7pm

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AUGUST

5 Amy Silvis

8 Karen Hannon,

Gavan Bignall,

Jaelynn Tompkin

12 Brandon Brady

13 Debbie Gordon

15 Sam Galindo

17 Curtis Norwood

19 Val VanderWal

20 Luka Cadriel

22 Barb Blair

25 Shawn Haynes

27 Jessie Carlson,

Ken Rollenhagen

29 LaDonna Hughes

SEPTEMBER

1 Jeff Craigie

3 Linda Wood

5 Jerry Peterman

6 Cade Alderink

7 Patrick McGettigan

8 Ione Krueger

11 Barbara Fore

14 Waren Wezell

16 Donna Barnes,

Bob VanderWal

21 Tim Her,

Eric Hannon

23 Tim Rogers

27 Shirley McCarthy

29 Buster Davis

30 Juanita Loss

If your birthday does not

show up on our list ,

please let the office know.

Sometimes the database

does not have complete

information.

During the summer our choir takes a little break.

Would you be interested in helping us fill that time with

some special music ?

If you or someone you know would like to

perform, please see Denny for signing up.

Also if you would like to perform

with the Rock band during the summer please let David know.

Practices are on Tuesday evenings @ 5:30pm

Join us for our fun festival

August 17th,2019

From 10 am to 1 pm

Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)

29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your

mouths, but only what is helpful for building others

up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who

listen.

Our fall schedule is about to begin again.

Choir rehearsals will resume on August 29.th

and will be preforming for service on September 8, 2019.

See Denny if you would like to join the choir.

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1070 S. Quarterline Rd. Muskegon, MI. 49442

Phone: 231-773-5476 Email: firstbaptistmusk@frontier.com

CELEBRATING FREEDOM IN CHRIST

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Think of this daily!

Ephesians 6:10-18 (NIV) The Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full

armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against

the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of

evil in the heavenly realms.13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day

of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything,

to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate

of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel

of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming

arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind,

be alert and always keep on praying for

all the Lord’s people.