Weekly Bulletin - First Baptist Church 108 S. Vanderveer, Burnet

Connection Card
Thank you for attending First Baptist
Church, Burnet. We are glad you are
here! Please complete the information
below so that we may get to know you
better.
Pastor: Doug Lindley
Music Minister: Dennis Lofton
Youth/Recreation Minister: Peyton Porterfield
Senior Adult/Education Director: George Harrivel
Children’s Program Director: Ruby May
Nursery/Pre-School Director, Jo Gamble
Financial Secretary: Leslie Walzel
Church Secretary: Bettie Taber
_____ I am new to the community
_____ I am looking for a new church home
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Welcome
Volunteer of the Week
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Today’s Date: _____________________
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Name: _____________________________________
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The altar flowers today are given in loving memory
of George, husband, father, grandfather from Betty
Worrell and family.
City: ______________________________________
State: _________________________ Zip: ________
Giving Update
Phone: _____________________________________
Email: ______________________________________
I am a visitor of: ______________________________
Age Group: 0-5
6-12
13-19
20-39
40-60 UP
12/014/14
18 S. Vanderveer St., PO Box 310, Burnet, TX 78611
Needed each Week
Last Week’s Offering
$ 12,941.
$ 31,217.
Received YTD
Needed YTD
$260,608.
$142,347.
Best Time to Call: _____________________________
FBC e-giving is available at: www.fbcburnet.org
Names/Ages of children living at home
Nursery Volunteers
MY COMMITMENT TODAY
_____ I asked Jesus to be my personal Savior
_____ I want to be baptized
_____ I asked Jesus to renew my faith
I am interested in:
_____ How to become a Christian
_____ Joining First Baptist Church, Burnet
Special Needs:
_____ I want to talk with the Pastor
_____ I want to know more about FBC
Stacy Horner
Lisa Anderson
December 21
Savannah DePaolo
December 28
Danielle Lindley
Diana Gamble
Betty Lindley
Deacon’s Corner
Prayer/Visitation for Sunday, Dec. 21
Watch Team for Dec. 21-27
Prayer/Visitation for Sunday, Dec. 28
Watch Team for Dec. 28-Jan 3
AJ Gholson
Bill Proctor / Luis Herrera
James Halbert
Dave Thrane / Clayton Smith
512.756.4481
The Family in Worship
Welcome to First Baptist Church! We are glad that you have
joined our “First Family” in worship today.
AN EXEMPLARY LIFE:
THE LIFE OF JOSEPH
Genesis 45:4-8
Our prayer is that as you draw near to God
through worship, He will draw near to you by
speaking through His Word.
U p c o m i n g E ve n t s
Sunday — December 21
9:30a Sunday Morning Bible Study
Sunday Kidz KLUB
10:45a Morning Worship Service
3:00p Country Oaks Asst. Living
(Leona Williams/ Fred & Jo Gamble)
6:00p Evening Service
Wednesday — December 24
6:oop Candlelight Christmas Eve Service
Followed by stroll through MSB
to witness a live nativity
Christmas Hours
Office will be closed from
December 24, 2014 thru Jan 1, 2015
Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas
Sunday — December 28
9:30a Sunday Morning Bible Study
Sunday Kidz KLUB
10:45a Morning Worship Service
6:00p Evening Service
Monday — December 29
2:00p Fellowship of All Church Women
At Hill Country Fellowship
Wednesday — December 31
No Services Tonight
Friday — January 2, 2015
8:00a Church Office re-opens
Sunday — January 4
9:30a Sunday Morning Bible Study
Sunday Kidz KLUB
10:45a Morning Worship Service
6:00p RA/GAs resume
6:00p Evening Service
Standing
Events
Ministerial & Staff Mtg
Each Monday 8-9:30a
Reflections
Senior Adult Choir
Each Monday at
10 :30a.m. FH
Moms-in-Prayer
Each Tuesday, 8 a.m.
FLC
Calling all ROMEOs
Meet each Tuesday at
What-a-Burger, 8:00a
All men invited!
Come join in the fun and
fellowship!
DSM
(Don’t Stop Moving)
55+ Exercise Class
Each Tuesday/Thursday
10 a.m.
No KidZone or Choir on Wednesday, Dec. 24 & 31.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 6 p.m., followed by
a candlelight stroll through MSB to witness a live nativity.
Make plans to attend.
Have you ever been through the entire Bible? Why not
make a New Year’s Resolution to read through the Bible in
2015? We want to make it as easy as possible. On January 4,
2015, Doug will cover the entire Bible in 40 minutes or less.
Then each Sunday morning following we will walk through
the whole Bible using The One Year Bible which is available
at Welcome Center in the foyer for $10 (please one/person).
RA/GA sponsored Lottie Moon Post Office
Cost: 25¢ per card
This is self-service ...
ONLY Cards for people you see at church!
Post Office is located in the Foyer and
is open for business!
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Will not meet thru Dec.
will start again in Jan.
Sunday Kidz Klub
meets every Sunday
morning at 9:30.
Then once a month, kids
1-6 grade, join us for
Sunday Kidz KLUB
Hangout in the
KLUB House.
Family Life Center (FLC-Bldg C) Fellowship Hall (FH-Bldg. B) KLUBhouse (KH-Bldg B)
ANNEX—Rock Bldg (Bldg D) Worship Center (WC-Bldg A) YR-Youth Room (Bldg C)
Main Street Bethlehem (MSB) Women’s Ministry (WMs)
Please share your prayer request or praise report
in the space provided below. We will diligently
pray for this need, and we encourage you to inform us when God has answered this specific request.
Name: __________________________________
Phone: __________________________________
Request:_________________________________
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Share w/Prayer Partners
Keep confidential
Please correct my member information address, phone number, etc.
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FLC Gym
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L (Triple L)
(Love, Laugh, Longer)
55+ Lunch & Game Day
Prayer & Praise
“FCA Character that Counts” Men’s Conference,
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January 9-10, 2015. For more information, please go to the
Welcome Center. Please sign up today, sign-up sheets are
available there.
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Fellowship of All Church Women, Monday, December
Do you have someone you would like to
nominate for Volunteer of the Week?
29, at 2 p.m. at Hill Country Fellowship.
Volunteer of the Week!
Volunteer’s Name ________________________
No Prayer meeting on Wednesday, December 31.
I nominate this person because:
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Men’s Breakfast, January 3, 2015, at 8 a.m. at the
Café 2300 (on Hwy 29 toward Buchanan Dam)
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FBC Goal:
Received:
$6,000
$4,738
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We now have WiFi in the Worship Center
Network name: FBC_Guest1 Password: prayrain
AN EXEMPLARY LIFE: THE LIFE OF JOSEPH
ROMANS 8:35-37
Whenever we see someone succeed in life we can be tempted to
think that they just had the perfect circumstances. Certainly,
some do have better circumstances than others. But one of the
problems with that kind of thinking is that we begin to attribute
success to circumstances. If we give in to that kind of thinking
we can be held back from experiencing the success that Jesus
intends for us to have if our circumstances aren’t as favorable as
someone else’s. I want us to look at a man who overcame unbelievable circumstances and achieved a level of success that was
unimaginable. I want to look at the life of Joseph. He was a perfect example of Romans 8:35-37.
HE OVERCAME A PAINFUL PAST
A. His family was completely dysfunctional (Genesis 25-38;
35:23-26).
B. He was favored by his father Jacob (or Israel Gen 32:28),
hated by his brothers (Gen 37:3-5), and overshadowed
by his younger brother (Gen 35:16-18). Joseph means “may
he add”. Benjamin means “son of my right hand”. He was
sold into slavery, thrown into prison unjustly, and forgotten by
those he helped.
C. Joseph brought some of this on himself, but most of it he
didn’t.
D. We overcome the past by keeping it behind us and remembering that Jesus has a purpose for it all (Gen 45:5-8;
Philippians 3:13-14; Romans 8:1, 28; Revelation 12:7-11; 2
Corinthians 4:16-18).
HE OVERCAME PRIDE
A. He had a lot to be proud about: dreams (Gen 37:5-11),
success, (Gen 39:2-4, 20-23), good looks, (Gen 39:6), the
ability to interpret dreams (Gen 40 & 41), and his position
in Egypt (Gen 41:41-46).
B. Overcoming pride was a positive outcome of his horrible
circumstances (Gen 41:15-16).
C. Why is it so important to overcome pride? (Proverbs 8:13;
16:18; 18:12; James 4:6)
D. The way to overcome pride is by following Jesus’ example
(Philippians 2:3-8).
HE OVERCAME UNFAIR TREATMENT
A. His brothers sold him to Ishmaelites on their way to Egypt
(Gen 37:25-28).
B. He was falsely accused by his master’s wife (Gen 39:6-20).
C. He was forgotten by those he helped (Gen 40).
D. As followers of Jesus we are called to overcome unfair treatment (1 Peter 2:18-25; Romans 12:17-21).
HE OVERCAME TEMPTATION
A. He was approached over and over by Potipher’s wife (Gen
39:6-7, 10-12). His response showed his level of spiritual
maturity (Gen 39:8-9). This was 400 years before the
10 Commandments.
B. To overcome temptation we need to understand the nature
of it (James 1:13-15; 1 Peter 2:11; 1 Corinthians 10:13).
HE OVERCAME _____________________
A. Joseph had so much he could have held a _____________
about, but he let it go (Gen 45:4-8; 50:15-21).
B. It wasn’t _________ for him. He gave his brothers a hard
time (Gen 42-44).
C. Unforgiveness results in resentment, ____________________
and misery (Hebrews 12:15).
D. We are commanded to forgive for our______________
(Matthew 6:14-15; 18:35; Ephesians 4:31-32).
HE OVERCAME NATURAL ______________ AND
NATIONAL _____________________
A. The famine was ________________ (Gen 37:14).
B. The people ended up in servitude to Pharaoh because they
________________ everything during the years of plenty and
had to ______________ on the government to get them
through the years of famine (Gen 47:14-26).
Sermon Notes
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KEY: PAST, dysfunctional, favored, hated, overshadowed, behind, pur-
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pose, PRIDE, dreams, success, good looks, position, outcome, Jesus’, UNFAIR, Egypt, accused, forgotten, TEMPTATION, maturity, 400, nature,
UNFORGIVENESS, grudge, easy, bitterness, own good, DISASTER,
IRRESPONSIBILITY, severe, consumed, depend
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