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- Office 478-625-3076 - FBC Website www.fbclouisvillega.org - Jonathan Witt 478-206-5075 [email protected] - Bill Smith 478-494-8745 [email protected] First Baptist Church 101 East Ninth Street Louisville, Georgia 30434 Address Service Requested Non Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 8 Louisville, Georgia 30434 The Pathfinder In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:6 «AddressBlock» Sunday, August 16 5 PM Bring the whole family out for dinner and a movie! Sunday School Training Workshop Warren Baptist Church Augusta Saturday, August 8 Please call Jane Brett, 478-625-9989, by August 1 If you are interested in attending. Sr. Adults Day Out August 6 Bus Leaves at 10 AM Come, and bring your friends! From Our Pastor Jonathan Witt A Sudden Death Victory Admittedly, I do not know a lot about golf, but I have learned that in many tournaments, if the leaders are tied after the 18 th hole, the usual method for breaking the tie is called sudden death. In sudden death, the players will play additional holes until someone takes the lead and wins. For example, Jordan Spieth, who won this year’s Masters, recently won another victory in a sudden death playoff at a PGA tour event. It looked like he might have to wait for victory on another day, but then suddenly the victory was his. On July 25 th , Don Handberry, a long-time deacon of First Baptist and a faithful servant of our Lord, was tragically killed in a horrible accident. He had ridden out that day on his four-wheeler to scout a piece of land that he planned to hunt deer on later this year. He was simply doing something that he loved to do, enjoying God’s creation firsthand. I’m sure that he had no idea that he would die in the process of doing that. One minute he was riding along and the next he was dead. From an Earthly perspective alone, some might say that Don’s death was a sudden defeat, but from Heaven’s perspective, it was a sudden victory. Suddenly, Don was in the presence of His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. That is the way it is with the Master and His servants. We are at His beck and call, and should be ready at a moment’s notice to respond. Obviously, the time came for the Lord to call Don home, or he would still be here. Jesus spoke of the Rapture of the Church to His disciples, explaining that it would be sudden and at an unexpected time, but death often comes as suddenly and unexpectedly as the Rapture will. And just as we need to be ready for the Lord to come for us in the Rapture, we need to be ready for Him to call for us in death. Jesus said, “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming… Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not ex- pect” (Matt. 24:42, 44, NKJV). Jesus went on to say, “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Master made ruler over His household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his Master, when He comes, will find so doing” (Matt. 24:45-46, NKJV). Don Handberry was that kind of servant, taking care of his family at home and his family at Church, as well as taking care of the people of the community. He knew that the Lord was watching him and he was watching for the Lord. On the day of his death, I’m sure it looked like just another day to watch for the Lord, but then suddenly the wait was over. The real tragedy would have been if he had not been a servant of the Lord, for then his sudden death would have been a sudden defeat. Thankfully, because he was a ser- vant of the Lord Jesus Christ, he experienced a sudden death victory instead. We should all heed the example of his life and death, that we might all experience victory when our time comes. Local Mission Opportunity Our Women on Mission and the Women’s Ministry Group, will be putting together Christmas gifts for those who are homebound or in the nursing home. We need approximately 160 gifts, and we need your help. Each month, we will be collecting items needed for this project. Collection bins will be in the hallway by the children’s wing. Items needed for August : travel size or small bottles of deodorant and body wash. All Choirs will resume weekly rehearsals after Labor Day! AWANA Kick-Off September 13
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- Office 478-625-3076 - FBC Website www.fbclouisvillega.org - Jonathan Witt 478-206-5075 [email protected] - Bill Smith 478-494-8745 [email protected]
First Baptist Church 101 East Ninth Street
Louisville, Georgia 30434
Address Service Requested
Non Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 8
Louisville, Georgia 30434
The Pathfinder
In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:6
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Sunday, August 16
5 PM
Bring the whole family out
for dinner and a movie!
Sunday School Training Workshop
Warren Baptist Church Augusta
Saturday, August 8 Please call Jane Brett, 478-625-9989,
by August 1 If you are interested in attending.
Sr. Adults
Day Out
August 6
Bus Leaves at 10 AM
Come, and bring your
friends!
From Our Pastor Jonathan Witt
A Sudden Death Victory
Admittedly, I do not know a lot about golf, but I have learned that in many tournaments, if the leaders are tied after the 18th hole, the usual method for breaking the tie is called sudden death. In sudden death, the players will play additional holes until someone takes the lead and wins. For example, Jordan Spieth, who won this year’s Masters, recently won another victory in a sudden death playoff at a PGA tour event. It looked like he might have to wait for victory on another day, but then suddenly the victory was his.
On July 25th, Don Handberry, a long-time deacon of First Baptist and a faithful servant of our Lord, was tragically killed in a horrible accident. He had ridden out that day on his four-wheeler to scout a piece of land that he planned to hunt deer on later this year. He was simply doing something that he loved to do, enjoying God’s creation firsthand. I’m sure that he had no idea that he would die in the process of doing that. One minute he was riding along and the next he was dead.
From an Earthly perspective alone, some might say that Don’s death was a sudden defeat, but from Heaven’s perspective, it was a sudden victory. Suddenly, Don was in the presence of His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. That is the way it is with the Master and His servants. We are at His beck and call, and should be ready at a moment’s notice to respond. Obviously, the time came for the Lord to call Don home, or he would still be here.
Jesus spoke of the Rapture of the Church to His disciples, explaining that it would be sudden and at an unexpected time, but death often comes as suddenly and unexpectedly as the Rapture will. And just as we need to be ready for the Lord to come for us in the Rapture, we need to be ready for Him to call for us in death. Jesus said, “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming… Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not ex-pect” (Matt. 24:42, 44, NKJV).
Jesus went on to say, “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Master made ruler over His household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his Master, when He comes, will find so doing” (Matt. 24:45-46, NKJV). Don Handberry was that kind of servant, taking care of his family at home and his family at Church, as well as taking care of the people of the community. He knew that the Lord was watching him and he was watching for the Lord. On the day of his death, I’m sure it looked like just another day to watch for the Lord, but then suddenly the wait was over. The real tragedy would have been if he had not been a servant of the Lord, for then his sudden death would have been a sudden defeat. Thankfully, because he was a ser-vant of the Lord Jesus Christ, he experienced a sudden death victory instead. We should all heed the example of his life and death, that we might all experience victory when our time comes.
Local Mission Opportunity
Our Women on Mission and the Women’s Ministry Group, will be putting together Christmas gifts for those who are homebound or in the nursing home. We need approximately 160 gifts, and we need your help. Each month, we will be collecting items needed for this project. Collection bins will be in the hallway by the children’s wing.
Items needed for August: travel size or small bottles of deodorant and body wash.
All Choirs will resume
weekly rehearsals after
Labor Day!
AWANA Kick-Off
September 13
August 2015
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Meal Delivery 10:45 AM
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
2 Youth-Led Worship 11 AM
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4 5 Prayer Meeting
6:30 PM
First Day of School
TJA & Jeff. Co.
6 Sr. Adults Day Out
10 AM Lunch at
Daniel Village
7 8 S.S. Workshop
Warren B.C. Augusta
9 Deacons Mtg.
8 AM
10 11 12 Church Supper
6 PM
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16 Conference
11 AM
Dinner & Movie 5 PM
17 18 19 Prayer Meeting
6:30 PM
20 Sons of Jubal Zion Baptist Covington
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23 Ecuador
Interest Meeting 3 PM
24 HBA
Admin Team 11 AM
25 26 Prayer Meeting
6:30 PM
27 Sons of Jubal
Holy Land Orientation
FBC, Eastman
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30 Men’s Brkfst 8 AM, FBC
S.S. Banquet Noon
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Church Music Leadership Conference Pine Lake Music Co., Decatur
4 E.J. Forrest 5 William Rabun Marie Smith Harry & Gloria Cooper 6 Erin McDowell 7 Carol Baxley Emily Yonchak Greg & Jean Johnson 9 Ruth Bargeron Don & Janice Williams 10 Savannah Owens 12 Nancy Stephens 13 Hank Murphy Jennifer Stanley Herring Michael Wasden
14 Christopher Mathis Corey Johnson 17 Peggy Davis Lisa Cooper Widener Neal Miller 18 Sherie Johnson Tony & Angela Stavely 19 Allene Rabun 20 Linda D. Farris Matthew Miller 21 Robby Brett 22 Margaret Hartley Linda Manning Betty Smith 24 Mark & Tesie Bowles
25 Nathan Stephens Dawson Sharpe 26 Brenda Ash Glenn Davis Hellen Hartley Ellen McDowell 26 Keith & Brandi Taylor 27 Emily Bargeron Nanda Errington 28 W.L. Blackburn 29 Ryan Farris Joy Owens 30 Judy Bussell
