Maybe I’m assuming too much though. When you think of a missionary what do you think of? Chances are, the first thing that pops into your mind probably isn’t a normal American Chris-tian sharing their faith with a co-worker. Even us adults still mainly see missions as something to which only “radical” Chris-tians are called. Can we agree that maybe we, just like the children at VBS, need to change our thinking in regards to missions? Let this be a reminder that you (yes, you!) can be a missionary . . . and you don’t even have to move or learn a new language in order to be one! You are around people every day that don’t know Jesus. You work with them, see them at your kids’ school and sporting events, serve alongside them in civic organizations, have them wait on you at restaurants, share meals with them at family get-togethers, and you may even live with one. God has given you the same call that he gave to Lottie Moon and the Apostle Paul, the call to make disciples of all nations. You have access to the same power that they did as well, the power of the Holy Spirit. Tap into that power! Live that calling! Be a missionary!

In His Service,

Everyday Missionaries

“And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of

the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” (Luke 10:2)

I’m writing these words just moments before I begin pre-paring my lesson for the mission rotation of Vacation Bible School. I always enjoy teaching about the importance of mis-sions, especially to a room full of children eager to learn. I can remember being in their shoes and hearing stories about mis-sionaries as a kid. I was amazed that people would leave eve-rything they ever knew, move to another part of the world, and learn a completely new language and culture to tell people about the Gospel of Jesus. One of my pastors growing up spent 10 years in Ecuador as a missionary, and I can still re-member several of the stories he shared with our church about his time there. There is something heroic about Christians who would take such risk and undergo such drastic life change in an effort to reach the lost. We revere international missionaries. Many of them reach near legendary status like Jim Elliot, William Carey, Saint Pat-rick, and of course Lottie Moon. We also support several with funds from our church like the Ducommuns in Papua, Arm-strong in Kenya, and the Bonds in Cananda. While we should celebrate individuals like these who have so radically given themselves over to the mission of Christ, we should also take a moment to remember that one does not have to move to another country to be a missionary. This is one of the basic truths that I share with VBS children every time I teach about missions. During Vacation Bible School, I will share with the children ways that they can be missionaries and tell other people about Jesus. We will talk about looking for ways to share God’s love with your family, friends, classmates, etc. I’m always impressed with the creativity of the answers that the children provide. Through the years, I’ve listened to some ideas that get me truly excited about what God is going to do in the lives of future gen-erations. Children get excited about sharing their faith through the talents and abilities that God has given them. My message that missions is for all Christians, not just those who move to another country, is only applicable to chil-dren though, right? I mean, surely adults already know that anyone can be used by God for his kingdom purposes, that it doesn’t take a superhero to be a missionary, and that all of us have the God-given responsibility to be on mission for Jesus.

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. . . We have been

approved by God to be

entrusted with the message

of the gospel . . .

I Thessalonians 2:4, NRSV

ANNUAL MISSION TRIP July 22—29, 2017

Location

Estancia, NM Cost

$150 Individual/$450 Family Sign Up & Fee Deadline

Sunday, July 2nd

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The Worship Choir’s on Break . . . As

of July 2, the Worship Choir is on their summer break. I am so appreciative of these faithful ones who get up early and come prepare to lead us in worship during our 8:30 morning worship hour every Sun-day, and I’m sure those of you who wor-ship with us at 8:30 each week are as well.

Most of our Worship Choir folks will tell you that they are not singers. This may or may not be true. It is much like a sin-gle tree saying, “I’m not a forest” or a single ray of evening sun saying, “I’m not a sunset.” By itself a tree or a ray of sun may not impress, but combining forces with other trees and rays of sun makes something special. This is how it is with Worship Choir members. Individually, we may not have a great deal to offer, but together we combine to bring something that is greater than the mere sum of its parts. I’m reminded once again of the apostle Paul’s great analo-gy in which he compares the local church to the human body. Individually, church members and parts of the human body are not all that functional—just as a toe, an eye, an ear, or a hand cannot do much by itself, so we as isolated church members cannot make much of an impact on the world around us. But united together as God has done it, the parts of the human body comprise the most amazing machine ever known. Similarly, united together and empowered by God’s indwelling Spirit, church members comprise a tremendously effective body of Christ. I believe the same principle applies to a Worship Choir. So, enjoy your break, Worship Choir members. You de-serve it. And, by the way, if any of the rest of you out there would like to bring your “joyful noise” to be a part of our group when we get back together in late August, we’d love to have you. Get in touch if you’d like to know more about when, where, and how you can get in on something that we feel is kind of spe-cial.

Bill

MUSIC

NOTES

JULY DEACONS ON CALL

02 Greg Firebaugh ......................................214-212-6328 09 Erin Jenkins ............................................817-201-3479 16 Robbie Mayse .........................................254-231-1431 23 Jeff Moore ...............................................817-866-2762 30 David Quisenberry ..................................817-825-6322

Preston

This month is all about camp and our New Mexico Mission Trip! We have 52 people (42 students) going to youth camp! Please pray for God to move in the lives of our students as they get into His Word and spend quality time in His pres-

ence. Then our students will be leading a sports camp in Estan-cia, New Mexico during our mission trip. We will finish the week with a Ninja Warrior Outreach Night. We are praying for God to save people! We are praying that He will conform us into the image of His Son.

In Christ,

Jared

Youth Camp Parent Meeting July 9, 12 Noon

Location: Youth Room

Come ready to fill out camp forms and get them notarized on site, receive a packing list and have an op-portunity to ask any questions burning on your heart!

Wednesday Nights July 5 and 12

6:30pm to 8pm Location: FireFly Stage

Join other youth from the community as the FBC Youth Ministry Team hosts Wednesday Nights at the FireFly Stage on July 5th and 12th from 6:30pm until 8pm.

Student Life Youth Camp July 17—July 21

Location: University of Texas at Arlington

Campers . . . Be ready to depart Monday at 10am. The church will buy lunch on our way. We are going to leave early Friday to be home by 11am so that the stu-dents who are participating in the mission trip to New Mexico can have a full day to unpack and repack! Go to the parent/camper meeting July 9th for more info. Thanks!

CAMP Meeting

July Homeless Ministry Canceled

Another group will be serving meals to the homeless in our place this month.

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From the Children’s Director

PLAYGROUND WORKDAY

Saturday, July 8th, 8:00am

Volunteers are needed to help remove old mulch and replace it with new rubber mulch. The more hands we have to help, the quicker we will get done!

Wow, June was a blur! Thank you, thank you to everyone who helped with VBS!!! What a great week! I’m so grateful for all the teachers and dec-orators and the time they spent preparing for the week!! Thank you to every person who cooked and cleaned to make sure we had food and a clean space to eat it in! Thank you to each and every one, including our helpers, for giving your energy and showing the love of Christ to children this week! Also, a big thank you to everyone who helped go door to door in our community inviting children to VBS!! I hope we will all continue to dive deeper into God’s Word through the summer!! If you can’t tell, I love VBS!! It is one of the greatest joys in my life to be able to organize and put together a week for children to come in and hear in a special way how much God loves them, and wants to know them! Don’t forget that we still have some spots for kids camp! The dates are July 31st — August 4th at Riverbend Retreat Center in Glen Rose. It is going to be a great week for the kids to learn how to GLOW! They will have Bible study each day, as well as a multitude of activities to enjoy. If you have any ques-tions, please ask. I would love to talk to you about how your completed 3rd-5th grader can go to camp with us! If they have a friend that wants to go, let me know! The cost is $200 per camper! We do need paperwork turned in by July 9th! Need a registration form? Check in the church office, online at www.gvfbc.org, or with me. We are replacing our mulch in the playground! If you would like to help us clean out the playground mulch and replace it with new rubber mulch, we will be working on that Saturday, July 8th! Ask me for details! While your kids are around for summer, I hope you will take opportunities to encourage each other by digging into the word together. If you need some ideas about how to get started on family devotions or just have Bible talks, check out our family connection center. We have some great resources there to help you out. We want you to succeed in your journey to be the spir-itual leader of your household! I know lots of the kids have summer time sport events and activities. I would love to come and support your kids! Let me know when they are happening and I will do my best to be there! Ms. Amy

Camp forms are available in the office and online at gvfbc.org in the children’s section!

3rd- 5th Gr

CDO at FBC Ages 1 thru PreK

Limited Spaces Available Registration Packets Online & in Office

NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage

PAID Grandview, TX Permit No. 8

First Baptist Church PO Box 454 Grandview, Texas 76050 (817) 866-4430 www.gvfbc.org / gvfbc@windstream.net Corey Cornutt, Pastor Jared Greer, Minister of Students Bill Louthan, Minister of Music Amy Curry, Children’s Ministry Director Joel Allen, Contemporary Worship Minister

Sundays - Traditional Worship 8:30am Sunday School 9:45am Contemporary Worship 11:00am Sr Adult LIFE Connect Group 5:00pm Youth Check w/Jared 6:00pm

Wednesdays - Youth Check the Calendar 6:00pm FBC Kids On Summer Break Adult Prayer Meeting 6:00pm Ladies & Men’s Bible Studies 6:30pm Mixed Adults Bible Studies 6:30pm

FOR THE RECORD WEEK OF: May 28 June 04 June 11 June 18 June 25 SS Attendance: 128 176 132 166 162 8:30 Worship: 70 71 59 81 83 11:00 Worship: 100 165 134 114 150 Income Rec’d: 11217.28 14185.57 9553.70 10604.08 11675.23

BUDGET: YTD Required: 234310.34 244960.81 255611.28 266261.75 276912.22 YTD Receipts: 232078.28 244577.12 250740.02 258546.78 269028.78 Wkly Required: 10650.47 10650.47 10650.47 10650.47 10650.47 Wkly Receipts: 9575.62 12498.84 6162.90 7806.76 10482.00

Address Correction Requested

Lord’s Supper Sunday, July 9th

Both

Worship Services

Messengers will be voted on during the upcoming Au-gust Church Conference. Church members wishing to rep-resent FBC as a messenger at the annual associational and/or Texas Baptists (BGCT) annual meetings are asked to contact the church office no later than Sunday, August 6th. This year’s meetings are set for . . .

Southwest Metroplex Associational Meeting Sunday, October 22nd, 5pm to 8:30pm

First Baptist Church Godley

Texas Baptists (BGCT) Annual Meeting November 12th—14th

Waco Convention Center

ANNUAL

MEETINGS

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 8:00 Prayer Time 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 2:00 GV Nursing Home 5:00 Sr A Life Group 6:00 Youth

3 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews

4

Office Closed

5 6:00 Youth 6:00 Adult Prayer Mtg 6:30 Adult Bible Study Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study

6 5:00 Primetimers

7 8 8:00 Playground Workday

9 7:30 Deacons Mtg 8:00 Prayer Time 8:00 Worship Com Mtg 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 12:00 Youth Camp Parent Mtg 2:00 K Powell Baby Shower 5:00 Sr A Life Group 6:00 Youth

10 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews

11 9:00 Staff Mtg

12 6:00 Youth 6:00 Adult Prayer Mtg 6:30 Adult Bible Study Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study

13 5:00 Primetimers

14 9:00-3:00 NLKC Sponsor Mtg

15 Homeless Ministry Canceled

16 8:00 Prayer Time 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 5:00 Sr A Life Group

17 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 10:00 Youth Campers Depart

18 9:00 Staff Mtg

19 6:00 Adult Prayer Mtg 6:30 Adult Bible Study Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study

20 5:00 Primetimers

21 11:00 Youth Campers Return

22 6:00 Mission Trip Participants Depart

23 8:00 Prayer Time 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship

24 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews

25 26 NO Wed PM Activities

27 5:00 Primetimers

28 29

30 8:00 Prayer Time 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 5:00 Sr A Life Group

31 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 1:00 Kid Campers Depart

Youth Camp—Student Life @ UTA: July 17-21

Mission Trip to Estancia, NM: July 22-29

Kids Camp—Riverbend in Glen Rose: July 31-August 4

20 17

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Our Christian love and sympathy are extended to

Lloyd Harper, LeAnne Self and family on the loss of his sister-in-law and her aunt, Vivian Moore.

Georgeann Allen and family on the loss of her cousin,

Diana Fiedler.

Rebecca Anderson and family on the loss of her mother, Patricia Blundell.

Robbie Mayse and family on the loss of his mother,

Carolyn Mayse.

Debbie Watson and family on the loss of her cousin, Dale Smith.

Beard Family Barbara Powell NC Patricia Blundell Barbara Powell NC Diana Fiedler Barbara Powell NC Collectibles Sunday School Class GF Carolyn Mayse David and Paula Quisenberry NC Vivian Moore David and Paula Quisenberry NC Barbara Powell NC Carl Peppers Barbara Peppers FFF Harold Rogers David and Paula Quisenberry NC

Church Staff David and Paula Quisenberry NC

01 Virginia Bishop, Hadlee Cummings, Taylor Turnage, Tommy Webb 02 Carly Harris, Jared Jordan, Kristi Willis 03 James Baxter, Adam Marti 04 Beth Hailey 05 Shaye East, Rileigh Harper, Kelsey Penix, Sydney Penix 06 Tami Harlow, Jeannine Nunn, Christine Russell 07 Koby Heck 08 Melissa Wiginton 09 Austin Boyd, Reagan Parks, Caren Ricke, Alyssa Yeoman 10 Nash Caudle, Tyler Hale 11 Rachael Cummings, Mike Repenning 12 Jakob Cheek, Scot Cloud, Rusty Hurt 13 Carolyn Waldrip 14 Chris Bailey, Nicholas Lubke 15 Chandler Chamberlain 18 Amy Curry, Joy Gilliland, Mia Peabody, Mason Roberts 19 Tiffany Conner, Rebecca Harris, Wiley Horton, Julie Swift 20 Sherri Williams 21 Tyler Anderson, Keith Miller, Braden Price 22 Ember Firebaugh, Heather Pipes 23 Art Bishop, Justus Cheek, Emily Forner 24 Kim Lubke, Chris Rose 25 Brian Brumbalow, Jennifer Self 26 Baylee Childress, Brad Collins, Rylan McSwain, Mary

Thomas 27 Yvonne Allen 28 Melissa Raburn 29 Debbie Decker, Naomi Etheredge, Melissa Prosser, Noel

Watson 30 Logan Barnes, Amy Good, Levi Livingston

Please report any corrections or additions to the church office.

BF Building Fund BN Benevolence Fund BTSF Back to School Fair CDO Children’s Day Out CDO Sch Children’s Day Out Scholarship Fund CCF Children Camp Fund CM Children Ministry

CF Choir Fund FFF Funeral Food Fund

GF General Fund HM Homeless Ministry

IM International Missions KF Kitchen Fund LF Library Fund

LO Local Outreach

MF Memorial Fund MisF Missions Fund

MTF Mission Trip MusF Music Fund

NC - New Construction SSF Sew ‘n Sews Fund

YCS Youth Camp Scholarship YF Youth Fund

Celebrating Birthdays

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I think it is beneficial to sing songs that cause us to encounter the gospel mes-sage within the lyrics. After singing the song, I don’t want to leave with just catchy lyrics, but a deeper understanding of God’s love for us and the message of the cross. In the past couple of months,

we have been singing the song Mystery by Charlie Hall. The verses sing:

Sweet Jesus Christ my sanity Sweet Jesus Christ my clarity

Bread of heaven, broken for me Cup of salvation held up to drink

Jesus, Mystery

This song is a confession of the gospel message in many ways. It emphasizes the importance of the blood of Christ and the bread of Christ. When we gather together in worship, we are confessing the sacrifice of Christ and our reliance upon that sacri-fice for salvation. One of the reasons why this is a powerful song to sing with our entire congregation is that is does not try to make life cookie cutter or easy. It is an admittance that we don’t have answers to the difficulties and the messiness around us. It confesses that eve-rything is not clear and easy, but amidst the troubles and chaos, we find hope in knowing that Jesus is our true sanity and through Him we will find clarity. The beauty of the gospel is that we don’t have to come to it clean, pretty, and with all the answers. We come to the gospel messy, confused, and broken, and through the cross we find sanity in Christ, despite the chaos that abounds.

Grace and Peace,

Joel

JULY 16TH

The Cheerful Giver 6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap spar-ingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluc-tantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every

good work. 9 As it is written,

“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.”

10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the har-vest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. — 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, ESV

Contemporary

WORSHIP

Help us collect gifts to send to needy children throughout the world in care of Operation Christmas Child at Samaritan’s Purse. The opportunity will also be taken to present God’s word and his plan of salvation after the gifts are delivered.

Suggested year-round gift ideas to fit in the shoeboxes include:

Jan—Hats, Gloves & Scarves Clothing Items—Jul Feb—Accessories School Supplies—Aug Mar—Quality Crafts Games—Sept Apr—Stuffed Animals Letter & Photo—Oct May—Hygiene Items $9 S/H Donation—Nov June—Toys PRAY—Dec

No liquid or war-related items!

Missed a month? It’s ok to catch up or pick another emphasis time period. Collection containers are placed throughout the church ready for your donations.

Fourth of July

Church office will be closed.

Remember being a kid on the first day of school feeling so special because you were wearing new clothes and new shoes while carry-ing all your new school supplies? Now you can help a kid who doesn’t have anything new to wear. Consider donating to the Shoe Ministry for children at the Big Springs Ranch in Leakey, Texas. We are accepting donations through July.