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THE JOY OFGODLY SORROW2 Corinthians 7:2-16

Dr. Blake Gideon, Senior Pastor

Sermons Live on Sundays Plus Podcasting!Pastor Blake’s Sunday morning messages are streamed live at 9:30 AM@ www.FBCedmond.org or “like” @EdmondsFirst on Facebook.Podcasting is available at FBCedmond.org/podcast and on iTunesat “FBCedmond”.

Celebration Worship Service November 12, 2017

“Thank You, Jesus” Banquet and Lord's Supper Sunday, November 19 | 5:30 PM | Fellowship Hall Join us Sunday, November 19, in the newFellowship Hall. Doors open at 5:00 PM witha catered meal at 5:30 PM. Following the meal,we will observe the Lord’s Supper andPastor Blake has some excitingthings to reveal. You don’t wantto miss this!

Tickets: May be purchasedTODAY, from 9:00-9:30 AMin the Foyer immediatelyfollowing the Worship Service. Tickets are $5 perperson or $25 maximum per family.

Childcare: Deadline for childcare reservations is TODAY. Availablefor birth through three years and for those with special needs.Reservations need to be made when you purchase tickets. Children canbe dropped off at 5:00 PM and picked up following the banquet.

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Project Christmas Hope Christmas is a time of celebration, yet many families in ourcommunity will not have a celebration or gift under the tree as they arestruggling just to survive. You can be a part of the solution as yourConnection Group adopts a family through Project Christmas Hopeby providing the gifts that will make Christmas a season of Hopethrough your generosity. Beginning Sunday, November 26, MarilynJones will be in the Foyer where you can select a family either as aConnection Group or you may choose a family individually.Questions? Contact Marilyn Jones, 405-641-3334. Instructions andnames will be given to those desiring to adopt a family in the Foyer asthe family names are distributed. FBCedmond.org/ChristmasHope

2018 Proposed BudgetWatch for EFBC’s proposed 2018 Budget which will be mailed out thiscoming week. During the month of December, we will have theopportunity to review, discuss, and adopt the budget.

“The Story of Christmas” Christmas is a time of songs, memories, and traditionsthat transpire throughout time. So often we can missout on the gift of sending those messages because weare so focused on receiving them. This year'sChristmas production follows the life of one man whohas become lonely and overlooks what hisresponsibility is for the Christmas season. With a littletough love and a trip down memory lane, he soon realizes that he is giventhe greatest gift of all . . . a chance to give Christmas away!!EFBC's Worship Arts Ministry presents “The Story of Christmas” in theWorship Center on:

• Friday, December 8, 6:30 PM • Saturday, December 9, 6:30 PM • Sunday, December 10, 2:30 PM FBCedmond.org/Christmas

Baptist Mission Center Christmas StoreReceive your blessing by being a blessing! The Baptist Mission Center inOklahoma City is preparing for the annual Christmas Store. What ablessing it is to minister to families! The Mission needs food, toys, gifts forteenagers, and personal care items. Donated items need to be delivered tothe Church Office by Sunday, December 3. Christmas Store needs include gifts for the following age groups:

• Birth - 1 Year: This is the lightest area of demand. Maybe 10% of the families we serve have children in this category.

• 1-5 Years: Easy age to purchase for. The dollar stores are a useful source for this age group. Make sure they are age appropriate.

• 6-12 Years: By far the largest group we service. • 13-18 Years: Difficult age to purchase for, but we fall short in this

group every year. Gift cards (stores, fast food, etc.) work well. • Blankets, Quilts, and Clothing

Plan to help set up the Christmas Store on December 4, 5, and 6.Volunteers are needed to help with the big day on Thursday, December 7,when families select their gift items. Meet at the church at 8:00 AM andplan on returning around 1:30 PM. The Baptist Mission will provide alight lunch. For more info, contact Carl Schwab, 405-348-7835.

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EFBC On Mission Monday, November 13 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM | Room W105 Men and women of all ages are invited to join us for efbc On Mission. Wewill be filling 100 candy bags for the Baptist Mission Center ChristmasStore and hearing a report over the Phoenix Mission Trip from BarbaraDooley. For more details, contact Marilyn Jones, 405-641-3334.

On Mission” T-ShirtsGreat for wearing anytime you are involved in an EFBCmission project, “On Mission” t-shirts are available fororder ONLINE ONLY. Cost is $13.70 per shirt (youth Sthru adult XL) plus tax, adult 2XL $15.45; 3XL $16.45;4XL $17.45. All of the t-shirts will be printed at one time once we reachan order quantity of 24. You will receive an email notifying they are readyto be picked up at EFBC’s Church Office. FBCedmond.org/missions

Connection Group Highlight The Duffle Connection Group meets at 11:00 AM in M202, we first metin 2013. We are a Young Adult Connection Group for married coupleswho are beyond the “newly” marriedstage in life. Most couples have atleast one child, many of whom areunder four years old. We strive tohave monthly child-friendly socials,at which we have great fellowship,enjoy watching our kids play andlearn together, and provide a wonderful support system for each other.Our mission focus has been consistently found in caring for those lessfortunate through a HOPE Pregnancy Shower, participating in OperationChristmas Child, a canned food drive for Project 66, and providingmanual labor at Boys Ranch Town. We use Explore the Bible curriculum,and always enjoy lively, thoughtful, and Christ-centered discussions.Please feel free to stop in and join us.

Arts and Music for Children and Students (K – 12th Grade)Arts After School is a free learning opportunity for children, K – 5th grade.Each Tuesday at 4:00 PM, children are given opportunity for Choir, Art,Drama, Guitar or Dance. We are also preparing a Christmas musical thatthe children will present at the HappyTimers dinner on Thursday,December 14. Parents are urged to attend and enjoy dinner with theHappyTimers. Anyone else who is interested may come and hear thechildren sing (without eating dinner).Student Worship Arts is designed to train middle school and high schoolstudents, 6th – 12th grade, in the area of music and worship. Sign uponline for this free event which happens from 4:15 - 5:15 PM, onTuesdays, in the Choir Room. With training in vocal music, basickeyboarding, guitar, and music theory, our goal is to develop young menand women into future worship leaders and musicians. FBCedmond.org/arts

Student Ministry (7th - 12th Grade)Chicago Mission Trip Meeting: Wednesday, November 15, in the StudentLife Center from 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Your application and $100 deposit arethe only way to save your spot! Visit FBCedmond.org/Chicagoto learn more.Student Leadership Meeting: Sunday, November 26, 12:15 - 2:30 PM.Lunch will be provided. FBCedmond.org/students

FATHERson Bowling (All Ages) Monday, November 13 | 6:30 – 7:30 PM | AMF Boulevard LanesJoin Jim and Josh for a casual evening of bowling and a cool devotionalfor boys. $5.00 per family includes two games and shoe rental per person,including any friends you bring with you! Just show up and enjoy anevening with the guys!

Fall TOPICS on Wednesday Evenings Wednesday evenings begin with EFBC Dinner Club at 4:45 PM, in theFoyer and evening activities for the entire family from 6:00 - 7:00 PM.TOPICS are Adult Bible studies designed to provide relevant, practicalanswers to questions about God and the Christian life. This week’s study opportunities for adults include:

• Out of the Den: A study through Daniel; with Pastor Blake in the Worship Center.

• Explore the Bible: Exodus, Leviticus; in Conference Room A201 with Jerry Miller.

• efbcWOMEN Bible study: The Women of Christmas; in Room W103 with Michele Scheffe.

Men’s MinistryMen in Prayer for Revival: Begin praying at noon every Thursday inRoom W105. No lunch, no Bible study, just powerful praying!

Men’s Tuesday Prayer Group: This is a fantastic way to begin yourTuesday morning from 6:00 – 7:00 AM with other men from EFBC.Bring a friend on November 14, and enjoy fellowship over coffee anddonuts. Enter on the Bryant side of campus at the Choir Room entry andmeet in the Choir Room. We welcome guest speaker, J Riley.

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Women's MinistryOn-going Bible studies: Thursday Mornings: 31 verses to Write on your Heart - Chosen by morethan a thousand women as their favorite verses in the Bible, each one isworth learning, worth sharing, worth remembering. This study, led byNancy Nelson, meets on Thursdays at 10:00 AM in Room W103.

Tuesday Evenings: One in a Million: Journey to Your Promised Land -Every woman is on a journey. In looking carefully at the two Israelites(out of two million) who crossed over the Jordan and into the PromisedLand, we find direction for our own spiritual lives. Expect to see Godmove in miraculous ways in your everyday existence. Join us for this study,led by Barbara Dooley, on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM, in Room W103.

Wednesday Evenings: The Women of Christmas - This study by Liz CurtisHiggs will help prepare our hearts for the holidays. God reached fromHeaven to us with the greatest gift using three women whose heartsbelonged to God. This study, led by Michele Scheffe, meets onWednesdays at 6:00 PM in Room W103. FBCedmond.org/women

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 20178:15 AM Connection Groups (Sunday School) Church Wide

Orchestra Rehearsal Worship Center8:30 AM Sunday Morning Prayer Conference Room M2029:30 AM Celebration Worship Service Worship Center

Bridges: Special Needs Connection Group Children’s Wing, 1st Floor, C107/C118WorshipCare (Birth - 3 Years) Children’s Wing, 1st FloorKIDS Church (PreK - Kindergarten) Children’s Wing, 1st FloorKIDS Church (1st - 4th Grade) Children’s Wing, 2nd Floor

11:00 AM Connection Groups (Sunday School) Church Wide12:15 PM CG Directors’ & Teachers’ Meeting Worship Center/Foyer2:00 PM Company Member Rehearsal Worship Center5:00 PM re|engage Marriage Enrichment Children’s Wing, 2nd Floor5:30 PM Oak Ridge Manner Banquet Foyer/Worship Center

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 201710:00 AM efbc On Mission W1056:30 PM FATHERson Bowling AMF Boulevard Lanes

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 20176:00 AM Men’s Prayer Group Choir Room9:30 AM Parents’ Day Out Children’s Wing, 1st Floor10:00 AM Women’s Prayer Group Room W1051:30 PM Moms in Prayer Room W1034:00 PM Arts After School Foyer4:15 PM Student Worship Arts Choir Room6:30 PM Women’s Bible Study: One in a Million Room W103

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 20174:45 PM EFBC Dinner Club Foyer5:30 PM Students’ Hang Out Time Student Life Center6:00 PM MID-WEEK Activities

TOPICS Bible Study Classes Church WideENDURANCE (7th - 12th Grade) Student Life CenterHYPE (5th - 6th Grade) Children’s Wing, 2nd FloorKIDS G.L.O.W. (1st - 4th Grade) Children’s Wing, 2nd FloorCLUB 252 (3 Years - Kindergarten) Children’s Wing, 1st FloorChildCare (Birth - 2 Years) Children’s Wing, 1st Floor

7:00PM Celebration Choir Rehearsal Choir RoomStudent Chicago Mission Trip Meeting Student Life Center

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 20179:30 AM Parents’ Day Out Children’s Wing, 1st Floor

Friendship International Henderson Hills Baptist Church10:00 AM Women’s Bible Study: 31 Verses... Room W10312:00 PM Men in Prayer for Revival Room W1051:30 PM Joy Singers Choir Room

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017

EFBC Dinner Club Menu for NOVEMBER 15Enjoy food and fellowship each Wednesday evening at 4:45 PM in theFoyer for a catered meal. Prices: $6 for adults, $5 for children, with a $25max per family, and complimentary for first time guests. We accept cashor checks, no credit cards.

Grilled Pork Chops, Buttered Baby Carrots, Mashed Potatoes with brown gravy, Salad Bar, Fruit, Warm Dinner Roll with butter, Banana Pudding,Sweet & Unsweet Tea, Lemonade, and Coffee. FBCedmond.org/happenings

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New C.G. MembersOCTOBER 01 136. Erica Trowman Klein 137. Brian Trowman Klein

OCTOBER 08 138. Sydney Roberts Toddler 139. Lane McNeil Kindergarten “B” 140. Gatlin McNeil 3’s “B” 141. Jovie McNeil Babies “B” OCTOBER 15 142. Blake Emerson Goodell 143. Mindy Emerson Goodell 144. Grant Emerson 5th Grade “B” 145. Stephen Emerson 4th Grade “B” 146. Anna Emerson Pre-K “A” 147. Luke Wideman 12th Grade Boys 148. Latisha Nichols Scheffe 149. Lauren Gibson Ladies College OCTOBER 22 150. Carol Flickner Bailey/Brown OCTOBER 29 151. Axel Kyle 2’s 152. Eden Jerlow Babies “B” 153. Jamie Maness Jacks

Sunday’s DecisionsLETTER or STATEMENT:

Jeanne Foxx (10/01)

Janet Vogel (10/01)

Trey Simms (10/08)

Brooke Simms (10/08)

Jo Robinson (10/15)

Larry Smith (10/29)

Janet Smith (10/29)

PROFESSION of FAITH:

Tim Foxx (10/01)

Christopher Mahoney (10/01)

Latisha Nichols (10/08)

BAPTIZED:

Christopher Mahoney (10/04)

Tim Foxx (10/08)

Latisha Nichols (10/08)

Haley Cordova (10/15)

October’s End of Month Report MONTHLY YEAR-TO-DATEBUDGET REQUIRED $ 281,981.10 $ 2,481,433.68BUDGET RECEIVED 231,804.82 2,324,442.55BUDGET CREDITS 15,925.31 160,210.44DESIGNATED RECEIPTS 25,496.37 61,285.91WORLD MISSIONS 9,386.00 88,739.68OTHER MISSIONS 14,245.00 127,914.14BUILDING FUND OFFERING 61,321.81 672,577.26TOTAL RECEIVED $ 358,179.31 $ 3,435,169.98

MEMORIALS LISTED BELOW:GENERAL FUND: IN MEMORY OF: Erma Jean Payne FROM: Kathryn MartinOTHER: IN MEMORY OF: Michael Martinez FROM: Wulf Connection Group

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Ignition Weekend ~ February 16-18Held in February each year,Ignition Weekend is designed togive students, grades 7 - 12, anopportunity to grow, worship,and serve.

Ignition Weekend is a jointeffort with Quail SpringsBaptist, Edmond’s FirstBaptist, and this year’s Hostchurch, Henderson Hills Baptist.

Watch for details to beannounced soon.