FBC Happenings.......

It seems as though September is shaping up to be quite a busy month. With kids going back to school comes the dreaded homework, tests and pop quizzes. The pop quizzes and tests in school are small in comparison to the homework, tests and pop quizzes that God has in store for us. The question is..............are we ready to do the work? He has richly blessed each of us with a talent(s), when we don't allow those talents to flourish, not only do we rob ourselves and those around us, but we rob God. Talents are a blessing and should be used to further God's kingdom. God gives them to us to use for His glory. If they aren't used properly, we may lose them.

Our pastor made a very important observation in the September newsletter. If you haven't read it yet, I encourage you to do so. It speaks to all of us. We are a family. We are friends. We are neighbors. And we are believers. Our actions definitely speak louder than our words. When a non-believer sees us out and about, we should always present the Christian attitude that God would have us present. If we want others to treat us with respect, we must treat them with respect. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It is NOT do unto others as they do unto us. God did not design it to work that way. It is our job as Christians to lift up fellow believers as well as non-believers. I urge each of us to monitor our actions, etc. when coming in contact with others. Are we behaving as God would have us behave; or are we simply going through the motions without thought to our actions? If we think in terms of the other person being God (just a hypothetical), we would behave a bit better than we normally would.

There was a song out a few years ago by Collin Ray. In the song he talked about what if Jesus were the homeless man, a drug addict, a prostitute, etc. in human form, would we extend a Christian hand of fellowship or would we simply look the other way and act as if he or she doesn't exist? I believe that the answer would be "Deny me in front of men and I will deny you in front of My Father". If we turn our backs on a person in need, we could certainly be turning ourselves away from God. When our judgement day arrives, I believe we want to stand in front of our Lord and Savior and hear the words "Well done good and faithful servant".

This month's calendar is packed with all sorts of activities. Don't forget to put your church newsletter on your refrigerator door so you won't miss out on any of the activities that are planned.

There will be a Labor Day celebration tomorrow evening. The event is schedule to begin at 5:30pm. There will be hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade ice cream. Other items that are scheduled are games for the children and some hand-clapping music for young and old alike. Invite someone to join you in the fun, food and fellowship.

The church office will be close on Tuesday, Sept. 4th in observance of Labor Day. It will re-open at 8am Wednesday morning.

Women on Mission will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 19th at 7pm (immediately following supper). All ladies are invited and encouraged to attend.

Don't forget about choir practice on Wednesday evenings. Practice begins right after supper.

Attention parents: Be on the lookout for all sorts of upcoming events/activities for the youth and children. According to the note from our Minister of Students, the youth will be studying the basics. What that means is the basics of what we believe as Christians. They will be taking an in depth look at those basics and will understand more about the core beliefs our faith is built upon.

Other youth activities are "SNAC" September 16th and "See You at the Pole" on Sept. 26th.

The children will be traveling to the zoo. The trip was postponed due to the hot temperatures in August. The trip is scheduled for Sat., Sept. 22nd. If you haven't received any information regarding this event, please see our MOS and sign your child up now!

I hope everyone has a safe and blessed Labor Day. Don't forget about the fun planned for tomorrow evening. Until next time, take care and God bless!

Love in Christ,

Tina :-)