First Baptist Church September 17, 2017

Family is the one human institution we have no choice over.

We get in simply by being born, and as a result we are

involuntarily thrown together with a menagerie of

strange and unlike people. Church calls for another step:

to voluntarily choose to band together with a strange

menagerie because of a common bond in Jesus Christ.

I have found that such a community more resembles

a family than any other human institution.

~ Philip Yancey

Past sermons are available at madisonfbc.org. Copies (CDs) are available upon request.

Activity pages for children are available at the back of the sanctuary.

Your Message Notes

The Family of God Acts 2:41-47

Radical Individualism

Church as Family

Advantages of a Living in a Healthy Church

* = please stand for hymn

Prelude “Blessed Jesus” Bach

Welcome & Opportunities

Invocation

Hymn #1 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”

Offertory Hymn #282 “The Family of God”

Prayer & Offertory “Andante” Franck

*Doxology #624

Hymn #357 “Jesus Loves Even Me”

Congregational Prayer

Choir Anthem “Lord, I Stretch My Hands to You” Althouse

Message “The Family of God” Dennis Bickers

*Invitation Hymn #341 “Lord, I'm Coming Home”

Benediction

Postlude “Toccata in C Major” Pachelbel

Contemporary WorshipContemporary WorshipContemporary Worship 11:00 a.m.

Traditional WorshipTraditional WorshipTraditional Worship 8:45 a.m.

Call to Worship

Welcome & Opportunities

** Congregational Prayer

Congregational Singing “Thank You”

Congregational Singing “The Stand”

Offering “No Chains On Me”

Special Music “Flawless”

Children dismissed to Kidz Worship

Message “The Family of God” Dennis Bickers

Invitation “O Come To The Alter”

Benediction

Coming Events

COMING SOON

Softball Game We hope you’ll come cheer on our church league volleyball

team at the Brown Gym tomorrow, September 18th, at 6:30p. (If you’d like to

play on our team, please contact Randy Crutchfield or write “Volleyball” on

your communication card.)

Prayer Everyone’s encouraged to participate in church-wide prayer times

every Tuesday night at 6p in the Sanctuary.

Euchre Night Come see and support Second Stories and have a fun time at

a Euchre Night fundraiser on Friday, September 22nd, from 6p to 9p at

Eggleston (corner of East and 3rd). Cost is $10 for admission to play. There

will also be light snacks and drinks to purchase at the event. To make a reser-

vation, sign up in the lower auditorium.

THIS WEEK

Bulletin announcements are due the Thursday before the Sunday you’d like it printed. Guidelines for writing one are available outside our office.

AB Women’s Day All women are invited to the American Baptist Women’s

Day on October 14th from 9a-2:30p at Columbus First Baptist. This is a great

time of fellowship and to hear more about AB missions. Registration forms are

due as soon as possible. For more information and registration forms, please

contact Emogene Carter at 207-449-7793.

Lynch, KY Mission Trip We’re planning a mission trip to Lynch, KY to help

serve under-resourced elderly people in that community. We’ll be there Octo-

ber 15th-20th. If you’re interested in participating, please contact Randy at

812-599-4290 or write “Lynch Trip” on your communication card.

CLI Graduation You’re invited to join us for a Graduation Celebration Ser-

vice honoring graduates of Church Leadership Institute. The service will be

held here at First Baptist on Sunday, October 15th, at 3p. (Graduates include

Roy Leap, Paul Levell, Jr., Bill Madison, Malvin McCullough, Lawrence Napier,

Jr., Michael Scarff, Nita Scarff, and Rodger Weaver.) If you plan to attend,

please RSVP before October 9th to Jennifer Greene at jennifergreene@abc-

indiana.org or 317-635-3552 x 221.

Fall Conference The American Baptist Women’s Fall Conference will be

held on Tuesday, October 17th, at 4:30p here at First Baptist. This evening

meeting includes a missions speaker (Lauren Nowlin), special music, and a

meal. For more information, contact Emogene Carter at 207-449-7793.

Opportunities & Notices

GIVING & SERVING OPPORTUNITIES

Edna Martin Center Pantry Drive We’re collecting items for the supply

pantry at the Edna Martin Christian Center in Indianapolis. Items needed in-

clude canned goods, paper products, and toiletries. A box will be available in

the lower auditorium for dropping off donations through October 15th.

Hurricane Help You can provide financial assistance for those affected by

Hurricane Harvey and Irma by donating to “One Great Hour of Sharing”, an

American Baptist missions relief fund. Please place gifts in an envelope and

designate envelopes “OGHS Hurricane.”

Helping Kids in Need We’re partnering with Lydia Middleton to help pro-

vide items on an ongoing basis to kids in need. We’re collecting body wash,

shampoo, new underwear (boys sizes 4,6, and 8; girls sizes 4 and 6); pants

(girls sizes 3, 4, and 5; boys 3T to 14/16), and shoes (kids’ sizes 11, 12, 13,

1, 2, and 3). Items can be dropped off in the lower auditorium. (Please label

donations “Lydia Middleton” so we know what ministry you are donating to.)

House of Hope Volunteers House of Hope food pantry is in great need

of volunteers. There are many opportunities for service: greeter, hospitality,

food intake, guided shopper, stocking shelves, janitorial, helper, prayer part-

ner, and food pickup. Training sessions for these positions are scheduled as

needed. If you are 16 years of age or younger, a parent or guardian must vol-

unteer with you. To volunteer, contact hohinfo@hohmadison.org. or 812-274-

0349. House of hope is located at 100 E 2nd St, (corner of First and West

Streets) downtown Madison.

Creative Kidz Club Help We’re looking for volunteers to help with Crea-

tive Kidz Club. We need cooks, clean-up help, and volunteers to play with chil-

dren. We meet from 5:30p-7p on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. If you

are interested in helping, please write “Creative Kidz Club” on your communi-

cation card or contact Kelly 812-265-2331.

Newsletter Deadline If you’re involved in a ministry here, you can en-

courage our church family by sharing a brief activity update, photos, and/or a

story for our newsletter. Guidelines are available outside our church office.

Submissions for next month’s newsletter due Thursday, September 21st.

NOTICES/REMINDERS

Please Keep Us In Your Prayers

International Ministries: Kristy D. Engel Caribbean

Carlos Bonilla & Mayra Govanetti Nicaragua;

Rev. Madeline Flores-Lopez Dominican Republic;

Rev. Peter & Sarah McCurdy Dominican Republic; Katie & Taku Longkumer India;

Scott & Tan Coats Thailand; Kihomi Ngwemi & Nzunga Mabudiga Haiti;

Larry & Rebecca Stanton Hungary; Rev. Kyle & Deborah Witmer Thailand;

Emerson & Ivy Wu Macau

Home Missions: Tysha Hardy-Sellers Edna Martin Christian Center, IN;

Susan Harding Cordova Community Christian Center, AK;

Yvette Kenner, South Providence Neighborhood, RI

First Baptist’s Special Focus Missionaries: Dwight & Barbara Bolick Chile

IN/KY American Baptist Missions Partners

Louis Jenkins (Home)

Kit Peters (Hanover Nursing Center)

Laura Jean Risk (Home)

Don Royce (Thornton Terrace)

Bea Rusk (Thornton Terrace)

Dru Tripp (River Terrace)

Margaret Sage (Home)

Irvin Stockdale (River Terrace)

JoAnn Wehner (Waters of Clifty)

Irene Youngblood (Hickory Creek)

Audrey Andrews (Hickory Creek)

Norman Crabtree (Home)

Claude Dale (Res Care)

Dottie Demaree (River Terrace)

Phil Eades (Home)

Melanie Fuhrman (Home)

Paulina Giltner (Thornton Terrace)

Mary Jo Goins (Home)

Chris Hassfurder (Home)

Bill Holcroft (Thornton Terrace)

Judie Ingalls (Home)

In Our

Thoughts

& Prayers

Kerry Dougan - “Kids Alive” Dominican Republic

Pastor Ruth - Our Sister Church El Salvador

Amy Fisher (Cecil Fisher’s great-niece) - Peru

First Baptist

Missions Partners

You can find out more about our American Baptist Mission partners

at internationalministries.org and abhms.org

Military Personnel Please pray for the safety of those on active duty

Captain Nathan Barr - Ft. Rucker, AL

Jacob Childs - Air Force

Captain Matt Cuthrell - Ft. Bragg, NC

Staff Sgt. Skyler Harrod - Air Force, Germany

Logan Hudson - Air Force

Taylor Kelly - Air Force

Brady Lattire - Army, Afghanistan

Alex Marion - Coast Guard

Maj. Justin Roman - Army

Jim Saylor - Army, Afghanistan

Ese Taylor - Marines

Brandon Yowler - Army

Please Keep Us In Your Prayers Please keep us updated on changes to this list. Requests remain on the list

for six weeks before being removed, unless we hear otherwise. The date after the name is the week they were added to the prayer list.

If you have an immediate prayer concern, or want to be a part of the prayer email network, (a team of people contacted to pray for concerns that arise

during the week) please contact pray@madisonfbc.org

Our Pastoral Search Team: Jerry Dougan, Roger Fuhrman, Emily Goins,

Mike Hopper, Bill Lindquist, Ken Pettit, Karen Thomas, Nancy Totten

Hurricane Harvey survivors

Deanna Bickers - breast cancer; surgery recovery 9/17

Whitney Jones (Becky Burch’s granddaughter) - serious health concerns 9/17

Connie Scott - abdominal surgery recovery 9/17

Phyllis Smith (Annette Hoskins' mother) - atrial fibrillation, double pneumonia 9/4

Virgil and Sharon Imel - prayers for strength and healing 9/4

Rico Flores (Carolyn Strouse’s neighbor) - heart transplant recovery 9/4

Bailey Corey (Great granddaughter of Rev. Ronald and Helen Ricketts) - heart surgery 9/4

Mary Duncan - health problems; in pain 8/27

Beulah Harlow (Deanna Bickers’ mother) - congestive heart failure; UTI 8/27

Sarah Whaley (Suzan Duckworth’s cousin) - breast cancer, facing surgery 8/27

Amanda Cassidy (Connie Dalgleish’s friend) - back surgery and other health issues

Shannon Dattilo - spine surgery; recovering at home 8/20

Barbara Feider - health issues 8/20

Ryker Harris (1 1/2 yr. old) - brain tumors 8/20

Peggy Hans - broken shoulder 8/20

Matt Johnson - recovering from ankle surgery 8/20

Wes Renfro - injured fingers in accident; healing 8/20

Jerry Dougan - hip surgery recovery 8/13

Jimmy Griffith - broken pelvis; home 8/13

Nathan Kazemi (15 year-old) - serious health issues; at Riley hospital 8/13

Doris Jean Riley (Jim Duncan’s sister) - health problems 8/13

Persecuted Christians around the world

This Week’s Events

Today 8:45-9:45 a.m. Traditional Service

10:00-10:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Studies

11:00a- 12:00 p.m. Contemporary Service

5:00 p.m. The Gathering @ Eggleston

6:00 p.m. Prayer & Bible Study @ L. Auditorium

Monday 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Game @ Brown Gym

7:00 p.m. Madison Association Board @ Builder’s Rm.

Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Prayer Time @ Sanctuary

Wednesday 7:00 a.m. McPrayer @ McDonald’s (Madison)

6:30 p.m. Bible Study @ Eggleston

Thursday 7:00 a.m. McPrayer @ McDonald’s (Hanover)

6:00 p.m. Women’s Study & Craft Activity @ Eggleston

Newsletter Deadline

Friday 6:00p - 9:00 p.m. Euchre Night Fundraiser @ Eggleston

Your Financial Gifts Last Week

Offering: $10,579 Sunday School: $34 Justice Breakfast: $52

One Great Hour of Sharing Hurricane Relief: $418 (Harvey) $550 (Irma)

Benevolence $197 Deaconess: $28

To designate gifts, please use the “Gift of Love” envelopes

available in your pew.

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