FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - June 2009

June Celebrations: Roy and Lisa Heald, 7th; Eddie and Linda Olsen, 22nd; Kathie Craig, 25th; Dennis and Kathi 26th; Hubert Hargrove, 27th; Brandon Mayes, 28thJennifer Tucker, 29th

Pew Project: We can continue to receive freewill offerings for the pews if you have not had a chance to give. We can receive your offering until the time that we start selling the cookbook. We need 1182.50 for the balance. (Total cost for the pews was 4282.50)

Cookbook Project: We are currently receiving recipes for the new church cookbook as a fundraiser for the pews. With the completion of the pews we can proceed with getting the cookbook info together.

1. The Gospel Jazz Concert at Sunrise Church will host another jazz concert this Friday, June12, at 7:30pm. The tickets are $15 each group rate. See Greg or Nancy today.
2. We are ready to send another box to Vicki in Iraq. We need coffee, powdered creamer and beef jerky. The coffee and creamer must fit in a 5” deep box, so small cans or bags are needed.
3. Father’s Day is June 21st; Greg and Ruth will be gone to Alaska from June 15 to June 26 and therefore gone for the 21st
4. We will have a representative from the Gideons Sunday June 28

Prayer Requests for 2009

• Daughter in law of Joy, Shawna, chemo, improving
• Shawna’s mother, illness
• Friend of Joy, Susan Maecker, illness
• Vicki Burshia (Peterson), Iraq
• Tim and Christa’s friend Derek, job and family
• Darrel and Carolyn grandson Josh, military
• Ruth’s dad, diagnosed with Parkinson’s
• Lynn, illness
• Jerry and Linda Teske, new pastorate in Rush
• Carol, unspoken
• Joy, recuperating
• Bob and Bertie son Rick, job; and unspoken
• Martha’s cousin John, illness
• Terry, upcoming surgery
• Ruth’s Uncle Dennis (Butch), illness
• Greg and Ruth traveling to AK

June 7, 2009’s Sermon
Who is God? And what is He like?
If God can be known, what is He like? Who is He that we can recognize Him? How do we know God? God has a particular nature than can be known and known intimately.
God is love-- experienced by us in grace and forgiveness. We know Him by how He interacts with us in grace and forgiveness.
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June 14, 2009’s Sermon
Who is God, that We Can Know Him?
God as Judge – Sovereign, passionate, wise and powerful
He is judge, jury and executioner; He does not hand the guilty party off to another to execute the sentence; this is where He is omnipotent, to condemn the guilty to eternal punishment
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June 21, 2009's Sermon
Ezekiel 34 - The Shepard of Israel
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June 28, 2009's Sermon
The Gideons perform an important task in sending the Word of God around the world. The support of their ministry is a blessing for this church and we appreciate all they do.
Gideon Speaker - Larry Lynch

Pastor Greg Chandler
Has God Spoken - a lesson on the Word of God
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FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - May 2009

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - May 2009

May Celebrations
Linda Olsen, 5th; Beth Griffith, 8th; Matt Heald, 20th; Annie (Motzkus) Sjolund, 21st; Leon and Martha Osban, 27th; Greg and Ruth Chandler, 27th; Matt Campeau, 29th

Pew Project
We can continue to receive freewill offerings for the pews if you have not had a chance to give yet. We can receive your offering until the time that we start selling the cookbook. We need 1182.50 for the balance. (Total cost for the pews was 4282.50)

Cookbook Project
We are currently receiving recipes for the new church cookbook as a fundraiser for the pews. With the completion of the pews we can proceed with getting the cookbook info together.
Sunrise Church will host another jazz concert this summer. It is scheduled for June 12. The tickets will be $15/ea group rate. More information will follow
We are ready to send another box to Vicki in Iraq. We need coffee, powdered creamer and beef jerky. The coffee and creamer must fit in a 5” deep box, so small cans or bags are needed.
Father’s Day is June 21; Greg and Ruth will be gone to Alaska from June 15 to June 26 and therefore gone for the 21st

• We will have a representative from the Gideons Sunday June 28

Prayer Requests for May 2009

• Daughter in law of Joy, Shawna, chemo, improving
• Shawna’s mother, illness
• Friend of Joy, Brian Maecker, wife’s illness
• Joy’s grandson Matthew, job
• Ed Griffith, job and diabetes treatment
• Vicki Burshia (Peterson), Iraq
• Beth Griffith’s aunt, health
• Carolyn, unspoken
• Ruth’s Uncle Wardell and family, passed away
• Tim and Christa’s friend Derek, job and family
• Darrel and Carolyn grandson Josh, military
• Matt Gamm, friend of Olsen’s, auto accident
• Carol’s neighbor Eleanor, healthRuth’s dad, diagnosed with Parkinson’s
• Dennis’ sister Debbie, surgery recuperation
• Lynn, liver illness
• Jerry and Linda Teske, missionaries, moving to CO
• Carol, unspoken
• Joy, recuperating from fall
• Bob and Bertie son Rick, job; and unspoken
• Martha, passing of cousin in TX
• Campeau’s and Ruth, traveling

May 3, 2009’s Sermon
The Life of Moses: Taking Unnecessary Risks Numbers 10-14
God gave His Word to them in written form on Sinai. We studied the Decalogue and highlighted the intricate instructions that God gave Israel for the tabernacle and the other ceremonial aspects of the Law. This instruction extended from Exodus 21-31.
After the failure of the Golden Calf and God’s judgment on those that worshiped it, the worship of the Lord was reconfirmed. They constructed the tabernacle per His instructions and began the journey to the Promised Land. They had the tablets and the ark and also a new respect for the Lord as they begin their 2nd year.
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May 10, 2009’s Sermon
The Life of Moses: Passing the Torch to Joshua Numbers 20 and 27
The risky business of resentment by the Israelites eventually provoked God to the extent that He judged the current generation in the land. While in only the 2nd year of their 40 year wilderness journey, God pronounced judgment on them because of their resentment against God.
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May 17, 2009’s Sermon
The Life of Moses
(We are closing our study of Moses)
Obituary of a Leader: Deuteronomy 34
The Lord shows Moses all of the Promised Land, and Moses died (34:5). He died alone; He died secure; He died in God's timetable; He died without bitterness, regret or self-pity
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May 24, 2009’s Sermon
You don’t have leave your brains at the door to become a Christian
I Cor.2:14 “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
Faith is more than “you ask me how I know He lives; He lives within my heart;” the Spirit of God uses intellectual enlightenment through reasonable explanations of God.
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May 31, 2009’s Sermon
If God Exists, He Can Be Known
There are many arguments for the existence of God, most of them valid and quite powerful. However, because we are sinners and cut off from immediate communion with God we need something more than good arguments. What we need is for God to reveal Himself to us. This is exactly what He has done.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? Psalm 8:3-4
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FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - April 2009

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - April 2009

April Celebrations
Kellie Mayes, 2nd; Nancy Jenkins, 15th

Pew Project
We will continue to receive freewill offerings for the pews. The cost per pew is $150.00 and all the pews have been done. Designate your offering by noting “Pews” on your check. So far we have received $2950.00 toward the pews; we need 1332.50 for the balance. (Total cost for the pews was 4282.50)

Cookbook Project
We are currently receiving recipes for the new church cookbook as a fundraiser for the pews. With the completion of the pews we can proceed with getting the cookbook info together. The cost to print 1000 cookbooks will be about $3500 so there would be more than enough resulting from the cookbook proceeds to cover the cost of the pews.
Sunrise Church will host another jazz concert this summer. It is scheduled for June 12. The tickets will be $15/ea group rate. More information will follow

Prayer Requests for April 2009

• Daughter in law of Joy, Shawna, chemo, improving
• Shawna’s mother, illness
• Friend of Joy, Brian Maecker, wife’s illness
• Joy grandson Matthew, job
• Ed Griffith, job and diabetes treatment
• Vicki Burshia (Peterson), Iraq
• Beth Griffith’s aunt, health
• Carolyn, unspoken
• Ruth’s Uncle Wardell, terminal cancer
• Tim and Christa’s friend Derek, job and family
• Darrel and Carolyn grandson Josh, military
• Matt Gamm, friend of Olsen’s, auto accident
• Carol’s neighbor Eleanor, health
• Ruth’s dad, diagnosed with Parkinson’s
• Dennis’ sister Debbie, surgery recuperation
• Lynn, liver illness
• Jerry and Linda Teske, missionaries NE, housing
• Carol, unspoken
• Joy, in hospital, injured from fall

April 5, 2009’s Sermon
Moses – Man of Freedom
Meeting God on the Mountain
Exodus 19
The Law is given to the people through Moses; however the gracious provision of God through the plagues and the blood of the Passover had previously been given. The Law was not given in a vacuum; it was given in a time of water in the desert, manna from the sky, fire to guide them, a chosen leader to lead them, and a miraculous release from slavery. The Law was given in the shadow of the blood and is interpreted in the context of grace. The Law was given as a constitution under their sovereign King, God.
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April 12, 2009’s Sermon
So What? (of the resurrection)
It is not just this life, is it?
No; there is “more to come”
More that is glorious and wonderful-beyond our dreams
The stories are true; dare we believe them?
We know this because of the resurrection
Therefore we live - in hope, faith, love and joy
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April 19, 2009’s Sermon
The Decalogue Exodus 20
One of the greatest events in history was the giving of the Law. The Law was not given so that keeping it would attain righteousness (Rom. 3:20a; Gal. 3:11). Acceptance by God has always been only by faith (Gen. 15:6; Rom. 4:3, 22; 5:1; Gal. 2:16; 3:6, 21). The purpose of the Law is to show our sinfulness (Rom. 3:19-20b; 7:7) in contrast to God’s standards of holiness and righteousness, and to condemn mankind. The Law in Exodus has three parts: The Decalogue (Ex. 20:1-21); the civil and religious ordinances (20:22-24:11), and ceremonial laws (24:12-31:18).
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April 26, 2009’s Sermon
The Decalogue Exodus 20
Commandments 6-10
These commandments deal with the social responsibilities in family and society in contrast to the first four which related to the individual’s responsibility before God. Critics of the Scripture attempt to pervert these commandments to discredit the Scripture and the Old Testament God, but all of these commandments were verified in the New Testament and are still the best representation of the holy standards of God.
20:12 Fifth Commandment – Respect for parents
20:13 Sixth Commandment – Do not murder
20:14 Seventh Commandment – Do not commit adultery
20:15 Eighth Commandment – Do not steal
20:16 Ninth Commandment – Do not lie
20:17 Tenth Commandment – Do not illicitly desire
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FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - March 2009

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - March 2009

March Celebrations
Christie, Lynn’s daughter, March 3rd; Lisa Heald, 10th; Esther Hargrove, 12th; Meghan Griffith, 15th; Hubert and Esther Hargrove 14th; Danny Griffith, 19th; Lynn Eells, 22nd

Pew Project
We are beginning our project to reupholster the pews and to print a new cookbook. Freewill offerings and the proceeds from the cookbook will pay for the cost of the pews. The fabric for the pews has already been covered, so the total cost will be around $3000. Any of you who are willing can contribute to the cost of recovering a single pew for $150.00, or any amount that you are able to contribute. Designate your offering by noting “Pews” on your check.
The pew project will be completed by doing a few pews at a time, recovering them, and then bringing them back and working on a few more. The upholsterer will do minor repairs on the pews as he goes.

Cookbook Project
We will also put together recipes for a new church cookbook that we can sell as a fundraiser for the pews. The cost to print 1000 cookbooks will be about $3500 so there would be more than enough resulting from the cookbook proceeds to cover the cost of the pews. I would like a volunteer to help me on this project (or handle it completely, amen).

Prayer Requests for March 2009

• Daughter in law of Joy, Shawna, chemo, improving
• Joy grandson Matthew, job
• Ed Griffith, job and diabetes treatment
• Vicki Burshia (Peterson), married, back to Iraq
• Mike Rogers, doing well
• Beth Griffith’s aunt, health
• Carolyn, unspoken
• Ruth’s Uncle Wardell, cancer
• David Jenkins, upcoming surgeries
• Tim and Christa’s friend Derek, job, joining Navy
• Emma Smith, recuperation
• Kathi, unspoken
• Darrel and Carolyn grandson Josh, military
• Christie, daughter of Lynn, unspoken
• Matt Gamm, friend of Olsen’s, auto accident
• Recent passing of Carol’s Aunt Raney, for the family
• Carol’s neighbor Eleanor, health

March 1, 2009’s Sermon
Moses – Man of Freedom
The Ten Suggestions to Pharaoh Exodus 7-10
God predicted Pharaoh’s rebellion and the plagues that were the result. The plagues fulfilled a variety of purposes to convince both Pharaoh and Moses of what God could do if He was not obeyed. The plagues were "attention-getters." None of the plagues caused Pharaoh to repent or let them go- he never did repent, and even though he let them go after the 10th plague, he pursued them in a disobedient change of heart.
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March 8, 2009’s Sermon
Moses – Man of Freedom
The Tenth Plague: God Owns the Night
Pharaoh had 9 opportunities to soften his stance and let the people of God go. After each one he became more stubborn. God encouraged him in his intransigence and led him to the final and most devastating catastrophe. It was Pharaoh who caused the dark night of death in his land, not God. God had warned him through Moses of what was coming, but he refused. He set the stage for one of the most terrifying nights in human history, a night which God owned and moved with deliberate purpose. There are times when we must learn to be yielded and to worship Him in total subservience.
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March 15, 2009’s Sermon
Moses – Man of Freedom
The Purpose of Predicaments
Exodus 13-14
Reminder to Celebrate the Unleavened Bread
The firstborn were spared in the 10th plague so they were to be dedicated to the Lord (13:12); To forever remember this event, they were to dedicate the firstborn and to eat only unleavened bread. Yeast takes time to rise; there was no time for bread to rise when the death angel came, they were to continue to eat unleavened bread as a reminder
These commands were given as they were marching from Rameses to Succoth
“By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage” was to be a phrase they were to remember on their journey
Only God can do a “Red Sea”
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March 22, 2009’s Sermon
Moses – Man of Freedom
Exodus 15:1-17:7
From the Last Blessing to the Next Trial: The Wilderness Journey and the “Gripe Cycle”
A metaphor for the Christian life in this sin-cursed world
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March 29, 2009’s Sermon
Moses – Man of Freedom
God’s Provisions/Man’s Limitations
Ex 16:1-12, The Provision of the Manna/Ex16:13-20, Bread in the morning-Quail in the Evening
Ex16:21-36, Memorial of God’s provision/Ex17:1-7 The Waters
Ex17:8-16, God’s Provision in Protection/Ex18:1-12, A Visit from Jethro
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FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - February 22, 2009

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - February 22, 2009

February Celebrations
Eddie Olsen, 6th; Richard and Joann Motzkus, 11th; Ben Campeau, 13th; Joy Sunderland, 14th; Vicky Peterson, 16th; Michael Eells, 17th; Melody Tucker, 28th

Prayer Requests for 2009

• Daughter in law of Joy, Shawna, chemo, improving
• Joy grandson Matthew, job
• Ed Griffith, job and diabetes treatment
• Vicki, Iraq
• Mike Rogers, recuperation from chemo
• Beth Griffith’s aunt, health
• Carolyn, unspoken
• Ruth’s Uncle Wardell, cancer
• David Jenkins, upcoming surgeries
• Tim and Christa’s friend Derek, job, joining Navy
• Emma Smith, recuperation
• Kathi, unspoken
• Darrel and Carolyn, traveling thru the 25th
• Darrel and Carolyn grandson Josh, military

Praises

• Debbie Cortez, Dennis’ sister-surgery went well
• Carol’s friend Leslie-good diagnosis
• Melody’s friend Andrea-improved

Today’s Sunday School Lesson
The Book of Revelation
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb – 19:1-10
The rejoicing is also centered on an event that is about to happen- the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Marriage is often used to describe the relationship of God to His saints (followers). In the Old Testament Israel is pictured, as in Hosea, as the unfaithful wife of Yahweh who is destined to be restored in the future kingdom. In the New Testament, marriage is also used to describe the relationship between Christ and the church, but the illustration contrasts with the Old Testament, for the church is regarded as a virgin bride waiting for the coming of her heavenly bridegroom.

Today’s Sermon
Moses – Man of Freedom
Building Strength Against Evil Exodus 5-6
The heat builds on the path to freedom for Moses and the children of Israel. On the heels of the initial positive response of the people to Moses and Aaron (4:29-31: 29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped) the first salvo in the battle to set the people free is fired by Pharaoh.

TODAY’S WORSHIP

Come Thou Fount p. 2

Scripture Reading
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He shall dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be their God, and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any death, or mourning, or crying, or pain. Rev. 21:1, 3-4

Face to Face p. 549

Soon and Very Soon p. 551

Mansion Over the Hilltop

Offering and Offertory

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