Sanger Sellabration
Vol. XLIV
August 24, 2016
No. 33
S TARTS W EDNESDAY , S EPTEMBER 7 6:00 - 7:00 PM
EVERYONE NEEDS TO REGISTER THIS YEAR! Register online at www.fbcsanger.com. Click the “RA/GA Registration” button or complete a form from Mission Wall. *Mission Friends: Pre-K - Kindergarten *RA’s & GA’s: 1st -5th grade
Sanger Sellabration
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Pastor’s Pen I hope your experience of last Sunday was as good as mine. We celebrated 4 baptisms, started our new worship and Bible study time and had a great breakfast. Thank you to all who worked to make our experience God filled. Hearing the choir open our first service, and filling most of the chairs, got us started perfectly. Then in the Connect service, having the band lead us into God’s presence, finished the morning on a high note. The Performance Team introduced the sermon with a great drama. We had over 30 children in Kids Zone and 20 in Children’s Connect Bible Study. We started two new Connect Bible Study groups for adults with plans to develop even more from those new groups. Yes, we had a few minor hiccups. The Pastor grabbing the wrong bulletin for the Early Worship was maybe the biggest! The Pastoral Staff and leadership will work hard to fix the hiccups, primarily making sure the Pastor gets the right bulletin. But the most important fact from yesterday is that God was glorified. There are not many churches that could undergo a major change as we did with such minor issues. You, the members of FBC Sanger, are the reason. Thank you. Remember to spend some time this week reflecting on areas of bitterness and separation in your life. Make your list and start talking with God about that list. He will begin working on your heart even before we start finding answers to the challenges of life in this series. Pastor Grant Bowles - Senior Pastor
Delighted! While attending a marriage seminar on communication, Jim and his wife listened to the instructor declare: "It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other." He addressed the men: "For instance, gentlemen, can you name your wife's favorite flower?" Jim leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "Pillsbury All-Purpose, isn't it?" The rest of the weekend did not go very well.
“Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.” Psalm 37:4-5 “Delight” in Hebrew is an interesting word. It means to be pliable. You know, like when you ask your wife, “Where would you like to go eat?” or “What movie would you like to see?” and they say, “Whatever you want to do.” And you drive straight to their favorite place or go see “their” movie. Delighting in someone is when you don’t care what you’re doing, you just want to be with them. When we delight in the Lord, we are surrendered; we are committed to God’s glory; we have submitted to His pleasure, His will, His authority. When we delight in the Lord, we have died to ourselves, our wants, our wishes, our agendas. To delight in the Lord, we have to know Him and recognize what He wants. This past weekend was awesome! Thanks to all of the teachers, leaders, and F.I.T. Team members that weathered the storm to attend the DBA Training! You are awesome! Your presence showed that you want to be and do your best for the glory of God. I was so proud to have the best group and largest group. May God bless you and use what you learned for His glory. Sunday was awesome! We had 208 in our first hour of Bible Study and 171 in the second hour. Our newest class had 16 present and we were looking for 4 more. Both worship services were wonderful times of glorifying the Lord and the baptisms! This is an exciting time in the life of our church as we put it all on the line to reach this community and our world for Jesus Christ. Put Christ before everything and commit to being here each Sunday at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. for worship and Bible Study. Invite your family, friends and neighbors, commit and trust and He will accomplish what He wants to accomplish in our lives and in our church. Delight in the Lord with all your heart! Br. John Guerra - Associate Pastor
For the Record - Aug 21, 2016 Enrollment .............................................. 836 New Members ............................................. 0 Guests ......................................................... 4 Attendance Adults (511 enrolled) ..................... …….. 187 Youth (177 enrolled) ................................. 65 Children (92 enrolled) ................................ 36 Preschool (47 enrolled) ............................. 36 General Officers (5 enrolled) ....................... 4 Total Sunday School ............................. 328 Weekly Budget Needs ............... ..$17,572.00 Weekly Budget Received ............ $14,266.00 Building Fund ................................ $1,145.00 Missions............................................ $200.00
PROPOSED CHURCH AMENDMENT CHANGES In the Business Meeting on Sunday, August 21, 2016, it was presented to change monthly meetings to quarterly meetings. This will be voted on Sunday, September 18, 2016. If you would like to see copies of the changes, please contact the church office at 940458-7416.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Emily Berndt, Shep Cooper Brenna & Bryce Slovacek
Women on Mission Monthly ladies fellowship to learn about missions. First Meeting will be Monday, Sept 11 from 7 - 8 pm at Norma Nelson’s home. Our church office will be closed in observance of Labor Day.
UPRISING SUMMER HOURS of 6:00 - 8:00 PM CONTINUES UNTIL SEPT 7 Back to School Zombash! Wednesday Aug 31st
A FEW GOOD ADULTS STILL NEEDED! Please contact Ryan for details. NEED - NERF GUNS AND BULLETS Ryan Dunn - Youth Pastor
[email protected]
Growth Group Fall Lineup (sign up at Information Wall) SUNDAY 5:00 pm - Good Grief 5:00 pm - Before Amen 6:00 pm - Simple Life TUESDAY 10:00 am - Women Of The Bible (women) 6:30 pm - 33 (men) 6:30 pm - Women Of The Bible (women) WEDNESDAY 6:30 am - 33 (men) THURSDAY 10:30 am - Before Amen 12:00 pm - 33 (men) 7:30 pm - Simple Life
Purchase books Sunday at Information Wall
VOLUNTEERS IN PRESCHOOL
August 28, 2016 Babies: Carolyn Saunders Walkers/2 yr olds: Mandy Stephens & Abby Stephens 3’s & 4’s: Mickey & Linda Jones
August 28- First Responders Deryll Friday/Dennis Dillon
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Coming this Sunday in your CONNECTION CARD
Sign up for bringing water for Sanger Sellabration
I am willing to help distribute water at Sellabration
Sunday, Aug 28, 9:00 am - Early Worship Sunday, Aug 28, 10:30 am - Connect Worship Sunday, Aug 28, 5:00 pm - F.I.T. Team Meeting. Conference Room. Monday, Sept 5 - Church Offices closed in observance of Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept 6, 9:00 - Noon - Peacemakers Quilt Ministry. Fellowship Hall. Sunday, Sept 11, 7:00 pm - Deacon Meeting moved from September 4. Huge thanks to the Food Service Team for a great Promotion Sunday breakfast!
God’s Table Volunteers Monday, Aug 29 - Kearney & Nelms/Parsons Monday, Sept. 5 - D. Hardy & S. Yeatts
Mary Hill Davis Offering Prayer and Offering Sunday, September 11
Please mark your calendar
Don’t miss part two of Pastor Grant’s “Forgiving and Forgiven” series
August 24, 2016
No. 33
S TARTS W EDNESDAY , S EPTEMBER 7 6:00 - 7:00 PM
EVERYONE NEEDS TO REGISTER THIS YEAR! Register online at www.fbcsanger.com. Click the “RA/GA Registration” button or complete a form from Mission Wall. *Mission Friends: Pre-K - Kindergarten *RA’s & GA’s: 1st -5th grade
Sanger Sellabration
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Pastor’s Pen I hope your experience of last Sunday was as good as mine. We celebrated 4 baptisms, started our new worship and Bible study time and had a great breakfast. Thank you to all who worked to make our experience God filled. Hearing the choir open our first service, and filling most of the chairs, got us started perfectly. Then in the Connect service, having the band lead us into God’s presence, finished the morning on a high note. The Performance Team introduced the sermon with a great drama. We had over 30 children in Kids Zone and 20 in Children’s Connect Bible Study. We started two new Connect Bible Study groups for adults with plans to develop even more from those new groups. Yes, we had a few minor hiccups. The Pastor grabbing the wrong bulletin for the Early Worship was maybe the biggest! The Pastoral Staff and leadership will work hard to fix the hiccups, primarily making sure the Pastor gets the right bulletin. But the most important fact from yesterday is that God was glorified. There are not many churches that could undergo a major change as we did with such minor issues. You, the members of FBC Sanger, are the reason. Thank you. Remember to spend some time this week reflecting on areas of bitterness and separation in your life. Make your list and start talking with God about that list. He will begin working on your heart even before we start finding answers to the challenges of life in this series. Pastor Grant Bowles - Senior Pastor
Delighted! While attending a marriage seminar on communication, Jim and his wife listened to the instructor declare: "It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other." He addressed the men: "For instance, gentlemen, can you name your wife's favorite flower?" Jim leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "Pillsbury All-Purpose, isn't it?" The rest of the weekend did not go very well.
“Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.” Psalm 37:4-5 “Delight” in Hebrew is an interesting word. It means to be pliable. You know, like when you ask your wife, “Where would you like to go eat?” or “What movie would you like to see?” and they say, “Whatever you want to do.” And you drive straight to their favorite place or go see “their” movie. Delighting in someone is when you don’t care what you’re doing, you just want to be with them. When we delight in the Lord, we are surrendered; we are committed to God’s glory; we have submitted to His pleasure, His will, His authority. When we delight in the Lord, we have died to ourselves, our wants, our wishes, our agendas. To delight in the Lord, we have to know Him and recognize what He wants. This past weekend was awesome! Thanks to all of the teachers, leaders, and F.I.T. Team members that weathered the storm to attend the DBA Training! You are awesome! Your presence showed that you want to be and do your best for the glory of God. I was so proud to have the best group and largest group. May God bless you and use what you learned for His glory. Sunday was awesome! We had 208 in our first hour of Bible Study and 171 in the second hour. Our newest class had 16 present and we were looking for 4 more. Both worship services were wonderful times of glorifying the Lord and the baptisms! This is an exciting time in the life of our church as we put it all on the line to reach this community and our world for Jesus Christ. Put Christ before everything and commit to being here each Sunday at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. for worship and Bible Study. Invite your family, friends and neighbors, commit and trust and He will accomplish what He wants to accomplish in our lives and in our church. Delight in the Lord with all your heart! Br. John Guerra - Associate Pastor
For the Record - Aug 21, 2016 Enrollment .............................................. 836 New Members ............................................. 0 Guests ......................................................... 4 Attendance Adults (511 enrolled) ..................... …….. 187 Youth (177 enrolled) ................................. 65 Children (92 enrolled) ................................ 36 Preschool (47 enrolled) ............................. 36 General Officers (5 enrolled) ....................... 4 Total Sunday School ............................. 328 Weekly Budget Needs ............... ..$17,572.00 Weekly Budget Received ............ $14,266.00 Building Fund ................................ $1,145.00 Missions............................................ $200.00
PROPOSED CHURCH AMENDMENT CHANGES In the Business Meeting on Sunday, August 21, 2016, it was presented to change monthly meetings to quarterly meetings. This will be voted on Sunday, September 18, 2016. If you would like to see copies of the changes, please contact the church office at 940458-7416.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Emily Berndt, Shep Cooper Brenna & Bryce Slovacek
Women on Mission Monthly ladies fellowship to learn about missions. First Meeting will be Monday, Sept 11 from 7 - 8 pm at Norma Nelson’s home. Our church office will be closed in observance of Labor Day.
UPRISING SUMMER HOURS of 6:00 - 8:00 PM CONTINUES UNTIL SEPT 7 Back to School Zombash! Wednesday Aug 31st
A FEW GOOD ADULTS STILL NEEDED! Please contact Ryan for details. NEED - NERF GUNS AND BULLETS Ryan Dunn - Youth Pastor
[email protected]
Growth Group Fall Lineup (sign up at Information Wall) SUNDAY 5:00 pm - Good Grief 5:00 pm - Before Amen 6:00 pm - Simple Life TUESDAY 10:00 am - Women Of The Bible (women) 6:30 pm - 33 (men) 6:30 pm - Women Of The Bible (women) WEDNESDAY 6:30 am - 33 (men) THURSDAY 10:30 am - Before Amen 12:00 pm - 33 (men) 7:30 pm - Simple Life
Purchase books Sunday at Information Wall
VOLUNTEERS IN PRESCHOOL
August 28, 2016 Babies: Carolyn Saunders Walkers/2 yr olds: Mandy Stephens & Abby Stephens 3’s & 4’s: Mickey & Linda Jones
August 28- First Responders Deryll Friday/Dennis Dillon
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Coming this Sunday in your CONNECTION CARD
Sign up for bringing water for Sanger Sellabration
I am willing to help distribute water at Sellabration
Sunday, Aug 28, 9:00 am - Early Worship Sunday, Aug 28, 10:30 am - Connect Worship Sunday, Aug 28, 5:00 pm - F.I.T. Team Meeting. Conference Room. Monday, Sept 5 - Church Offices closed in observance of Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept 6, 9:00 - Noon - Peacemakers Quilt Ministry. Fellowship Hall. Sunday, Sept 11, 7:00 pm - Deacon Meeting moved from September 4. Huge thanks to the Food Service Team for a great Promotion Sunday breakfast!
God’s Table Volunteers Monday, Aug 29 - Kearney & Nelms/Parsons Monday, Sept. 5 - D. Hardy & S. Yeatts
Mary Hill Davis Offering Prayer and Offering Sunday, September 11
Please mark your calendar
Don’t miss part two of Pastor Grant’s “Forgiving and Forgiven” series
