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FIR ST BA PTIST CHURCH / JEF F ERSON CITY, MO
Happy New Year! It’s my prayer that each of you will be blessed in the coming year. As 2018 unfolds, it’s also my prayer that FBC JC can live more deeply into God’s dream for us. I am particularly excited about the sermon plans for the coming twelve months. All year long, our theme will be “Come See What Love Can Do.” Every sermon series will be aimed at two goals: First, that we experience God’s lavish, no-exceptions-compassion. Second, that this radical love of God would begin to make us uncomfortable with our pick-andchoose, shallow caring which often substitutes for genuine agape. What would it look like if we changed our behavior, habits, biases, language, thought patterns, worship and service in order to become people who practice love?
The sermon series which will launch this year of compassion will focus on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, though the story is about much more than one son. During this series, we will have on display a couple of prints of Rembrandt’s famous “The Return of the Prodigal Son.” Art sometimes helps us experience the inexpressible. Is this story from Luke 15 relevant today? Let’s see. It deals with self-satisfied church members, family tension, youthful rebellion, jealousy, pride, self-righteousness, judgmentalism, guilt, shame, repentance, unconditional love, forgiveness and starting over again. On top of all that, the story reminds us that there are few sounds in our ears more powerful than the word “home.” Come see what love can do! Grace,
Doyle
UPCOMING January 3
Most activities resume
January 6
Upward Games Begin
January 7 Youth choir resumes
January 15
Church Building closed
January 31
Special Business Meeting @ 5:45
T H E S E C O N D G R E AT E S T L O V E S T O R Y E V E R T O L D
JANUARY 2018
YO U ’ R E I N V I T E D Come join the Adult Choir & Orchestra as we begin our new year!
Sunday, January 21 – 11:45am-12:45pm Taco Lunch and Rehearsal
Orchestra rehearsals Wednesdays, 5:30-6:20pm; adults and youth
Sunday, January 28 – 10:45am Sing in Worship with FBC Lee’s Summit Youth Choir; 11:45-12:45 Pizza Lunch & Rehearsal
Adult Choir rehearsals Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm
Praise & Worship Team Rehearsals Wednesdays, 7:45-8:55pm
Youth Choir January Schedule: Sunday, January 7 – 11:45am-12:45pm Pizza Lunch and Rehearsal
SonShine Singers Sunday, January 21, 8:15 & 10:45am Sing in Worship
Sunday, January 14 – 3:30pm to Summit Villa; 4:00pm program; 5:15-6:15pm DQ
Sound Techs & Projection TechsWe need you! If interested talk to Rod.
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JANUARY 3 - S O N D R A A L L E N , JANUARY 10, 17, 24, 31
J U S T WA L K AC R O S S T H E R O O M by Bill Hybels -Facilitated by Todd Pridemore
T H E D I V I N E C O N S P I R AC Y by Dallas Willard Facilitated by Noel Blythe BEGINS: Wednesday Jan. 10th A 12 week study. TIME & PLACE: 5:45 pm to 6:30 pm Wednesday evenings in the Parlor on 4th Floor. BOOK: “The Divine Conspiracy” Available on both Amazon and ChristianBooks.com for about $16. A helpful study guide is also available for $10-$12. SIGN-UP: You can email Noel76@embarqmail.com or call Noel @ 573-230-5912
Wednesdays Jan 10 - April 5:45 - 6:30pm 4th floor parlor FBCJC
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S Y M PAT H Y
F LOW E R S
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Fa m i l y a n d f r i e n d s i n the death of C.D. McKinney
O rd e r a l t a r f l o w e r s i n memory or honor of someone. Contact the office. Cost is $25.
P R AY E R REQUESTS
RESERVED PA R K I N G
If you have prayer re q u e s t s , c o n t a c t the office or email p r a y e r t e a m @ f b c j c . o rg
S u n d a y s i n J a n u a r y, Pat Perkins will park in t h e s p o t re s e r v e d fo r P a s t o r D o y l e . P ro c e e d s to youth mission trip.
S E T T I N G S A I L U P D AT E We ce le b rate al l that Go d has do ne a nd is d oing a s we s e e k to be th e c hurc h Go d has c al l ed u s to b e . Ove r th e summe r and fal l of 2017, there h a s b e e n sig nif ic a nt p rogre ss i mplementing Setting Sail re com m e nd at ions. He re are j u st a few. A mo re detail ed s ha r ing w ill b e g ive n on Su n day, Januar y 7, in both mo r ning se r v ice s . ~ Key vo l unteers were enlisted to prov ide le ade r s h ip a nd suppo rt for p riorit y areas. o Ja mes Presto n, Faith Fo r matio n C oord inator o C h r istin e Wa lla ce , Guest Ser vices C oord inator o To dd and Ca ro lyn P ri d emo re, Authe nt ic Re lat ions hip s C oordi n ators ~ Kri s Crawfo rd was hired as our new p ar t-t im e C o mm unicat ions Associate. ~ O ur church finished a reb randing p ro ce s s w it h F i reho use Desig n Comp any. We’re excite d to reve al o u r n ew l o go a nd colors by March. ~ T h e c hurc h ap p roved p ersonnel chan g e s to alig n w it h o u r new pri orit ies: o Hann ah Coe, transitio ning fro m Pa s tor of C hild re n a nd Fa m i li e s to Pasto r of Famil ies and Fa it h For m at ion. I n ad d i ti on to her respo nsibil ities w it h c hild re n a nd fa mi li e s, sh e wil l guide o ur spir itu a l for m at ion p roce s s for all age s. o Recre ati on wil l move to Ji m Hi ll, Pa s tor of Ad m inist rat ion o We w i ll h i re a par t-time Praise & Wor s hip Assoc iate to assi st w i th leader ship fo r o ur 10:45 a m s e r v ice .
THE NUMBERS Bible Teaching Attendance
Worship Attendance
Offering
December 3
394
December 3
643
December 3
$ 54,683
December 10
399
December 10
533
December 10
$ 24,232
December 17
374
December 17
490
December 17
$ 48,712
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KIDS
^ We had a great time at our Parents’ Night Out Christmas Workshop! A big thank-you to our volunteers and childcare assistants. The children had a great time playing and making Christmas gifts.
January 3rd Children’s Choirs and First Friends/Kids Resumes In December, our First Kids visited Heisinger Bluffs to deliver Christmas gifts to the residents. Thank you to Cheryl Irwin and Geneva Indermuehle for donating the supplies and hosting our group! >
Save The Dates! Becoming Like Christ: A Discipleship class for children grades 1-6. 3:30pm-5:00pm. February 25, March 4, 11, 18 Vacation Bible Camp! June 25-29, 2018
Souled Out
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30pm Souled Out is our midweek youth program of games, worship and small groups. Our January theme is called “Junction”. Life can often be a difficult journey. Sometimes it’s difficult because of the choices we’ve made, but other times it’s difficult because of circumstances beyond our control. In this 4-week series, we’ll look at our pain in a new way. By studying the book of Exodus and the stories of Moses and the Israelites, we will see that God can turn our pain into progress.
A reminder the youth room and gym are open for youth starting at 5 pm. Supper is also provided for $3 in the Fellowship Hall from 5-5:30pm
Underground Church is a fun game night for youth and their friends! Due to numbers, we are splitting out middle school and high school this year.
REFUGE YOUTH
Basecamp Sundays, 9:30-10:30am Basecamp is our Sunday Bible Study hour for youth. In January, we will study the life of Nehemiah. This unit will help us rediscover the daring man from the Old Testament who called on God’s children to rebuild their faith, and whose story still calls us today.
High School youth (grades 9-12) will play on Friday, January 19, from 7-10 pm.
We have DONUTS each Sunday and often divide into small groups for our studies.
Middle School youth (grades 7-8) will play on Friday, January 26, from 7-10pm.
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Girls bring a snack; Guys bring a drink to share!
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During the Advent season members of our Homebound Lord Supper and Devotional teams celebrated communion and Christmas with residents of care facilities as well as in some private homes. Church members and several non-members were included at Oak Tree Villas, Heisinger Bluffs, Jefferson City Manor, and Summit Villa.
HOMEBOUND
BIRTHDAY Joan Ward - January 2 Heisinger Bluffs 1002 W Main Rm 324 Jefferson City MO 65109 573.893.7841
FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDSHIP
Mark your calendars for our next Friendship Club: January 22 - 6-7:30PM
Rehearsals resume
CLUB
Behind the Lens with Matt Miles Fellowship Hall
Mary Huhn in the FBC office has a supply of birthday cards. Visitors feel free to pick one up to send to any homebound member on their birthday.
Kenya Mission Trip June 24 - July 4, 2018 We will return to our partners in Naivasha, Kenya, to work with the House of Hope Home. The trip cost is $3,300 and a deposit of $825 is due by February 1. Information about the trip is located on our website under “Serve”. If you have any questions or would like to know more, contact Rand Swanigan at rand.swanigan@ outlook.com or Melissa Hatfield at melissa@fbcjc.org or 573.634.3603.
SINGERS Monday, February 5 10am
Seniors Volunteer at South School
Volunteers are needed for our partnership with South Elementary School. We are looking for mentors and for volunteers to help students with reading. January would be a great time to start supporting the great work happening at South Elementary School! If you’re interested contact Melissa Hatfield at melissa@fbcjc.org or 573.634.3603.
301 E. Capitol Ave. / Jefferson City, MO 65101 / fbcjc.org / 573.634.3603