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Following God Prayerfully & Passionately
Byron Brown Senior Pastor
John Johnson
Minister of Worship & Eduction
DeAnna Davis Director of Children’s Ministries
Debbie Jolly
Church Secretary
550 Pleasant Grove Road Inverness, FL 34452
Phone: 352-726-1252 Fax: 352-726-0227 www.fbcinverness.com
Facebook: FBC Inverness
The First Baptist Good NewsThe First Baptist Good NewsThe First Baptist Good NewsThe First Baptist Good News
A PUBLICATION OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF INVERNESS
Non Profit Org. U S POSTAGE PAID
PERMIT #5 First Baptist Church
Inverness, FL 34452
First Baptist Church of Inverness
550 Pleasant Grove Road
Inverness, FL 34452
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
The First Baptist Good News
April 2019 Issue
Following God
Prayerfully &
Passionately
It’s Friday
Jesus is praying
Peter’s a sleeping
Judas is betraying
But Sunday’s comin’
It’s Friday
Pilate’s struggling
The council is conspiring
The crowd is vilifying
They don’t even know
That Sunday’s comin’
It’s Friday
The disciples are running
Like sheep without a shepherd
Mary’s crying
Peter is denying
But they don’t know
That Sunday’s a comin’
It’s Friday
The Romans beat my Jesus
They robe him in scarlet
They crown him with thorns
But they don’t know
That Sunday’s comin’
It’s Friday
See Jesus walking to Calvary
His blood dripping
His body stumbling
And his spirit’s burdened
But you see, it’s only Friday
Sunday’s comin’
It’s Friday
The world’s winning
People are sinning
And evil’s grinning
It’s Friday
The soldiers nail my Savior’s hands to the cross
They nail my Savior’s feet to the cross
And then they raise him up next to criminals
It’s Friday
But let me tell you something
Sunday’s comin’
Continued on Page 2.
FOLLOWING GOD PRAYERFULLY AND PASSIONATELY!
“It’s Friday…” by S.M. Lockridge
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It’s Friday
The disciples are ques)oning
What has happened to their King
And the Pharisees are celebra)ng
That their scheming Has been achieved
But they don’t know
It’s only Friday
Sunday’s comin’
It’s Friday
He’s hanging on the cross
Feeling forsaken by his Father
Le, alone and dying
Can nobody save him?
Ooooh It’s Friday
But Sunday’s comin’
It’s Friday
The earth trembles
The sky grows dark
My King yields his spirit
It’s Friday
Hope is lost
Death has won
Sin has conquered
and Satan’s just a laughin’
It’s Friday
Jesus is buried
A soldier stands guard
And a rock is rolled into place
But it’s Friday
It is only Friday
Sunday is a comin’!
SLOVENIA MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER
Sunday, April 7th after the Morning Service The Slovenia Mission Trip team will be taking orders for our Slovenia Mission T-shirt & selling baked goods to help raise money for the trip.
Continued from Page 1.
He is Risen!
Pastor Byron
Contact Pastor Byron at [email protected]
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BIRTHDAYS
Allwood, Debi 4/1
Alford, Sarah 4/2
Hill, Wayne 4/2
Snyder, Jean 4/2
Teegarden, Austin 4/2
Alford, Marcie 4/3
Dolan, April 4/3
Hampton, Frank 4/3
Gibson, Betty 4/4
Kelly, Sara 4/5
Kehr, Noah 4/6
McGahey, Marjorie 4/6
Curtis, Tracy 4/7
Coolman, Sue 4/8
Wear, Lory 4/8
Alford, Pat 4/9
Bowden, Rob 4/9
Rollason, Linda 4/9
Cusack, Katie 4/10
Sculthorpe, Rosie 4/10
Brandon, Brianna 4/12
Carter, Jacob 4/15
Foster, Tim 4/16
Phillips, Mark 4/16
Thomas, Amber 4/16
Wilhelm, Stan 4/17
Marshall, Dan 4/19
White, Larry 4/20
Durrett, Ray 4/21
Winders, Hayley 4/21
Wilson, Matthew 4/22
Butzer, Eileen 4/23
Morelli, Jenny 4/23
Perdue, Helen 4/24
Leslie, Bill 4/25
Boyles, Martha 4/26
Brady, Bailey 4/27
Leith, Barbara 4/27
Allen, JoEllen 4/28
Fricano, Ronda 4/28
Roughgarden, Dave 4/28
Johnson, Elliott 4/30
Pittman, Pam 4/30
LIBRARY
“COFFEE WITH TINA” Meet our very own children’s author, Tina Sell, Saturday, April 13th. We will meet in the church dining room for coffee or tea and refreshments at 10 AM. Tina is a retired reading specialist and elementary school teacher. She spent 32 years reading to children of all ages in Maryland. Tina believes that a good book should transport the reader to unimaginable places. Tina well share with us the how and why a retired teacher becomes a published author. Also, does she have book #2 ready? Where do the ideas come from? Plan your mid-morning coffee break with Tina on Saturday, April 13 at 10 AM. Nursery available for infants thru 5 yrs. Mom, dad, grandparents, uncles, or aunts, books will be available after the program. Mrs. Jones, Rascal and Me will make a great birthday, Christmas, or I love you gift for that special pre- school or kindergartener child. “Coffee With Tina” is hosted by the church library and friends. Tickets are $5.00 and available in the church library or April 7 in the church foyer. No tickets can be purchased April 13th.
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WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
THANK YOU NOTE
Year to Date Giving Through February 2019
Revenue $149,169.51 Expenditures $131,129.81 $ 18,039.70
FINANCIAL UPDATE
First Baptist Inverness will be offering another day of service (i-Serve) on May 11, 2019. Our focus will be on serving Moms with yard work and/or small household projects. We need your help in making personal contact with friends, neighbors and co-workers who may benefit from the services we will provide. We need the Mom's name, email address/phone number and specific information regarding the type of work needed (yard work, cleaning projects, moving furniture, other). Please give this information to Pastor Byron via email ([email protected]) or by calling him in the church office.
I SERVE WEEKEND
Thank you for all the cards and prayers for me during my surgery and convalescence. Kay Harsin
New Members for March 2019
Shane & Natalie Breidenbaugh
Ray Morrison
Jennifer Johnfauno
YARD SALE & CAR WASH
Saturday, May 25th at 8:00 am Proceeds go towards the Israel Trip. If you have any items that you would like to donate, please contact the church office at 352-726-1252 to make
arrangements to drop-off or have items picked up.
Contact DeAnna Davis at [email protected]
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Tell me the story of Jesus, write on my heart every word. Tell me the story most precious, sweetest that ever was heard…
Spring has Sprung and Easter is right around the corner. Head to the stores and you’ll see colorful baskets and eggs, bunnies and peeps, sweet candies; all of which I love, but are our children more excited about the coming of the Easter bunny than about the coming of God’s Kingdom or as Dr. James Dobson says… a bunny who brings candy instead of a Savior who brings life? There’s good news for those who are looking to bring the true significance of Easter to their children. Bunnies, eggs, baskets and more can become tools that parents can use to create a greater
understanding of the true meaning of Easter.
Tell the Story of Easter with Eggs
Instead of merely coloring eggs this Easter, why not use the eggs to tell the story of God's love and forgiveness?
• Before you hide the eggs or put them in baskets, encircle each one with a colored strip of paper (or place the strip inside plastic eggs) that tells one small part of the Easter story. When the eggs have been found, the children must unscramble the story and put it in the right order.
• Instead of decorating the eggs with dye, or in addition to dying them, write one attribute of Jesus on each egg. You can do this by writing on the egg with a crayon before you put it in the dye. If you are using plastic eggs, you can write with a permanent marker or paint pen.
• Send kids on a hunt for the eggs that have Jesus' attributes written on them. Instead of just discovering eggs, they will be discovering the wonderful things that make Jesus so special. If the eggs are plastic, fill them with treats to remember how sweet the life of Jesus really is. • Dye eggs in certain colors and use them to tell the story of salvation.
Visit focusonthefamily.com to find more fun, but meaningful ideas for sharing Easter with your children. Have fun and remember that Easter is the most significant day of the year! Tell of the cross where they nailed Him. Writhing in anguish and pain.
Tell of the grave where they laid Him. And tell how He liveth again. Oh love in this story so tender, clearer than ever I see, stay let me weep while you
whisper, love paid the ransom for me, love paid the ransom for me. Happy Easter with love, Mrs. Dee.
If you have a desire to serve in the nursery, please stop by and see Mrs. Dee. We need a few more volunteers one Sunday each month to best serve our babies. Thank you! Save the Date: Baby Dedication on Mother’s Day
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt
his name together!
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
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THE WORSHIPER’S CORNER
“An Open Letter to Those Frustrated by Their Progress in Sanctification”
(Excerpted from David Powlison) Dear friend, I thought I would share this insightful snippet from a book I recently read by David Powlison. Our struggle with sanctification is REAL! And, we are most often our own worst enemy!
As you read this, ask God to reveal the areas of your life that you have capped, shutdown, hidden, packed away... And then allow Him to do the work of restoration and sanctification in your life. Selah, Pastor John _____________________________________________________________________________________ We all love it when life leaps into forward gear and we make all kinds of progress. Problems just seem to fall away. Perhaps in your life you’ve had a season like that, a season when your life seemed to shine and flourish. Maybe it was when you first became a believer or during some period when you were very well nurtured by good community and wise input. Then there are those seasons where things go very slowly. You wonder, “Is this all there is? Why do I keep struggling with the same old things? I keep losing my temper, or feeling anxious, or being clumsy in relationships . . . ” What vision does God give us for what our lives are supposed to look like, especially when we’re dealing with the long, hard struggle part of being a Christian? Let me say two things. First, often when we hear the words sanctification, growth, and transformation, we have an idealized image of what that might look like. Though each of us may picture slightly different things, I doubt for most of us that the image includes three quarters of the book of Psalms which portray life where faith and hope happen in the midst of honest struggles—hard struggle, a sense that “I need God to hear me.” Psalm 28, for example, says, “If you don’t hear me, God, I will die!” It is not unusual for life to be difficult. We bump up against things in the world around us that are intimidating or overwhelming or discouraging. We see things within ourselves that we wish would change, but we keep failing in some way. The Psalms are about that. They’re about struggle with hard things in our world and in ourselves. And the Psalms are a window into the heart of Jesus Christ himself. If sanctification means becoming like Christ, then the way we struggle is as much a part of our sanctification as some idealized image of what we hope that we would become. Struggling honestly, actually needing help, is what the Psalms are about. Second, there are particular kinds of growth and strength that may be happening in our lives that we don’t even see. Jesus’ first four Beatitudes are about needing help: feeling your need, grieving the wrong in the world, submitting to God’s will, hungering for all wrongs to be made right. Living such weakness doesn’t necessarily feel like growth. And the second half of the Beatitudes can also happen in ways that you’re not always aware. The fifth Beatitude says that the merciful are blessed because they’ll receive mercy. In your life—in part because you struggle, in part because you know God’s mercies to you—your heart may be becoming more generous to other people. You have less of a sense of me, me, me, of my rights and prerogatives, what I want to accomplish, that I need to own this piece of turf, need to get credit. You have a growing sense that other people really matter. You can be gracious to them in their shortcomings and their heartaches. Are you gradually decentering off yourself?
Continued on Page 5.
You don’t have to always get your way. Not everybody has to agree with you. You aren’t living for your dreams, and your bucket list. The Lord is enough!
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MEMORIALS AND HONORS
In Honor of Larry White
For: Missions
From: Karen Givens
In Honor of Jim Johnson &Scott & Hazel Clyde
For: Sound System
From: LaVerne Register
In Memory of Nell Mayberry
For: Youth
From: Beta Sigma Phi
In Memory of Bonnie Steffen
For: Annie Armstrong Offering
From: Ray & Liz Cooper
For: Operation Christmas Child
From: Larry & Sherry White
For: Free To Follow
From: Robin Moffatt
From: Albert & Marilyn Jordan
From: Wayne & Jean Snyder
From: Jackie Mercer
From: Carl Taylor
From: Pat Osborne
From: James & Debby Lucy
From: PIC Class
From: Marey & Julie Scott
From: Bob & Jeannine Turner
From: Dan & Donna Tvenstrup
From: Janet Beal
From: Kat Berg
From: Alan & Gayle Eiler
From: Ron & Jo Beth Drehl
From: Betty Friess
From: Jim & Billie Crouch
From: JoEllen Allen
In Memory of Cecil Jernigan
For: Operation Christmas Child
From: Robin Moffatt
From: Larry & Sherry White
For: Annie Armstrong Offering
From: Ray & Liz Cooper
In Memory of Bob Allwood
For: Annie Armstrong Offering
From: Ray & Liz Cooper
For: Free To Follow
From: Robin Moffatt
From: Albert & Marilyn Jordan
From: Bob & Jeannine Turner
From: Dan & Donna Tvenstrup
From: JoEllen Allen
For: Missions
From: Wayne & Jean Snyder
For: Operation Christmas Child
From: Larry & Sherry White
In Memory of Evelyn Wilson
For: Music Program
From: Fidelis Class
ISRAEL TRIP
10 DAYS IN THE HOLY LAND
Departing Miami, FL on March 20, 2020 and returning March 29, 2020. $3,798.00 All Inclusive!
Form & Brochure available at the church & at www.fbcinverness.com
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MINISTRIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
MINISTRY OF WARMTH
WORSHIP MINISTRY
The Ministry of Warmth meets Thursday at 4:30 pm in the Dining Hall to knit and crochet hats, blankets, lap robes, and other items. These items are sent in the Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes, sent with our missionaries, and also distributed locally. Donations of yarn or cash to buy supplies are also accepted.
We have MANY opportunities available for you to join our Music/ Worship Ministries here at FBCI - RIGHT NOW! If you have been here for only one service, or many times, you know that we are very intentional about our worship. Our services are “Blended” or “Balanced” in nature. This simply means that we blend in worship across the spectrum of musical styles, and do not focus on specific age-group preferences. We are not “contemporary” in that we don’t solely worship with the Top 40 Christian Hits, nor are we solely tied to the traditional Hymnology. We strive to balance both of these worlds in our corporate worship – both relational and doctrinal in nature. There is great value to the worshipper in both “styles” of worship.
Our Kids Choir meets every week on Wednesday evenings (during TeamKID) to learn songs they will perform for Special services. For our Youth and Adults, it all starts with our Worship Choir. Our Choir is very active, and is open to all who wish to join us, and encompasses a wide range of age groups from Middle school-age through those of us in our second childhood! There are no auditions for this part of the Music Ministry. We sing almost every week for our Celebration services. If none of these fit the bill, here is yet ANOTHER way to scratch your musical itch: We have started a Handbell Choir (for special events). They practice Sunday Evenings at 3:30 pm. If you are interested please contact Pastor John!
We are also always looking for vocalists and instrumentalists for our Worship Team. We really are striving to see a multi-generational worship team, so don’t let your age convince you to NOT try! While we do follow a more formal qualification process for these aspects of the ministry, it is as stress-free as we can make it!
Whether your interest and passion is in singing or playing music, we have many opportunities to be a part of our Worship Team (Vocals, Band, Orchestra, and Worship Choir, and now – Handbell choir).
Please contact Pastor John, or any current member of our Worship Team, if you are interested! Contact Pastor John at: [email protected]
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Continued from Page 4. And think about the sixth Beatitude, about the pure heart. That means that you go into conversations as less conniving, less fearful, less manipulative, less comparative, less performance oriented. You’re able to simply be truer to what it actually means to care for others. You look out for their interests as well as your own. Or think about being a peacemaker, the seventh Beatitude. You are less prone to leap into conflict, less prone to be defensively self-righteous when someone criticizes you. You may be changing into a more gracious person, and others see it in you more than you see it in yourself. And, finally, consider the final Beatitude, about persevering and having courage in the face of suffering and difficulty. You’re able—in a deep-down way—to say “It’s okay that life is a long, hard road.” You don’t have to always get your way. Not everybody has to agree with you. You aren’t living for your dreams and your bucket list. The Lord is enough! You can go through hard things and not lose your faith. Now none of those things—becoming a more generous-hearted person, having more simplicity in the way you approach people, being the one seeking to solve conflict instead of instigate it, and having courage and perseverance— are splashy transformations. They’re just good, quiet, strong, steady fruits of the Lord working in our lives. I do think that if you add these two things together—realism about the ongoing struggle that makes you actually need the Lord, and then contentment with these quiet, unspectacular graces that are about living a human life that’s worth living—then sanctification can, in fact, go forward even when you’re going through a hard patch in life. _____________________________________________________________________________________ David Powlison (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a teacher, a counselor, and the executive director of
the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. He is also the senior editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling and the author of “Seeing with New Eyes”, “Good and Angry”, and “Speaking Truth in Love”.
Contact Pastor John at: [email protected]
EASTER WEEK SUNDAY, APRIL 14th
Child Care Is Available
9:00 A.M.
Bible, Life & Fellowship Groups
10:30 A.M.
Palm Sunday Worship Service
"Witness the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem on a live donkey.”
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
APRIL 18th and 19th
5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
Journey To The Cross
"An immersive pilgrimage experience following Christ's footsteps in His Journey To The Cross of Calvary."
SUNDAY, APRIL 21st
7:00 A.M.
Easter Sunrise Service
On the Church Grounds at the Crosses
10:30 A.M.
Child Care Is Available
Easter Worship Service with Worship and Handbell Choirs presenting Russell Mauldin's Easter Musical "“One Day".
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MINISTRIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
QUILT MINISTRY
SAMARITAN’S PURSE OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
F.A.I.T.H. RIDERS
If you quilt or are interested in learning how to make quilts, we would love for you to join us. We meet once a month on the third Thursday of the month from 9:00 am to around 2:30 pm. We meet in the space between the sanctuary and the choir room. Drive around to the back of the church, to the doors closest to the dumpsters for easier loading and unloading of equipment. We usually order salads
from Joe’s Restaurant for lunch, but you can bring your lunch if you prefer. Please contact Sharon Cignoni at 352-419-6305 for more information.
I want to thank you all for the great items that are being brought in for the Christmas Boxes, the kids are going to love their surprise. Watch the display in the church foyer for more ideas of items to donate. Washcloths and items for older boys are needed this month. Thank you again and know that every box will bring the love of Jesus to a child.
MEETINGS: F.A.I.T.H. Riders meet the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10:00 am in Room 174B. Please contact Shaun Stewart for information about the next meeting. MISSION: 2 Peter 3:9 No One Left Behind
WEEKLY MEN’S BREAKFAST
An open invitation to the men of First Baptist to meet each Tuesday morning at 9:00 am at Joe’s Restaurant. Find out why so many men continue to come each week. You’ll get a spiritual uplift along with great food and fellowship! We hold it to 1 hour maximum so come visit, you’ll be glad you did! Contact Bob Plaisted for more information.
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MINISTRIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
WOMEN’S MINISTRY
CITRUS COUNTY BLESSINGS
ABOUT THE FATHER’S BUSINESS
Women’s Breakfast: Women and friends of First Baptist Church are invited to breakfast on April 20th at 9:00 am at B & W Rexall Drugs in Inverness. Breakfast is “Dutch Treat”. Contact Donna Tvenstrup at 352-726-9325 for more information. Hospice House Ministry: Donations are constantly needed. This ministry provides snacks for the families of those in Hospice. Donations of
individually wrapped packages of snack cakes, crackers, chips, etc. can be left in the library or in adult Sunday School rooms in designated baskets. Thank you for your donations.
We continue to collect Peanut Butter and Jelly for the less fortunate students at Inverness Primary and Pleasant Grove Elementary. Please keep the peanut butter and jelly (in plastic containers only please) on your grocery list and continue to keep the children on your prayer list! Thank you for your generosity. Questions, call Marilyn Jordan at 726-1658.
March Totals Cards—44; Phone Calls—40; Volunteers—11; Visits—2; Prayers—Too Many To Count
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Paula Johnson. Volunteers work one Monday, once a month at 6:00 pm. They need people to make visits, make phone calls, bake cookies, send cards, and pray. If you cannot help on Mondays but would still like to help
make visits, other days can be worked out.
“...and (He) said to
them, “Do business
till I come”
Luke 19:13b NKJV
MAILBOX BIBLE CLUB
This ministry provides Bible lessons to those who are incarcerated in jails and prisons around our nation. Bible lessons are mailed to the inmates and the completed lessons are mailed back to the club for grading and encouraging comments. New lessons are mailed back to the student with the graded lesson. The club offers 66 different lessons that lead the student to salvation and discipleship. New students are referred by current students.
The club has more than 400 students located in 7 states. Our Mailbox Bible Club meets weekly on Mondays at 1:30 pm and Tuesdays at 10:30 am. Please contact the church office for more information.