First Baptist Owensboro
January 2017
DAILY BIBLE READING
FIRST ON MISSION
PRAYING THE BIBLE
Start the new year in God's Word! Let
What is First On Mission? We answer
Dr. Donald Whitney will teach us a
this three month plan be your guide.
your questions and explain why it exists.
faithful way to pray on January 21 & 22.
by Paul Strahan, Pastor
T
he New Year is upon us and
spent for His glory. Whatever you do,
ourselves. That is a tall order for many
it appears as a blank page to
whether eating or drinking, do it all for
of us today. I often find myself fighting
be used any way you choose.
the glory of God!
the desire to please self and to get what
How will you use it? What will you do? Where will you go? Will you make it count for Jesus Christ, or will you use it for yourself? For the follower of Jesus Christ, the blank page represents an unlimited opportunity to impact the world for the sake of the Gospel. I love what Paul said in his letter to the church at Rome, “For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.” The goal of every born-again believer of the Lord Jesus Christ is that our lives are to be
2017 has the potential to be the greatest year we have ever had personally, as a family, and also as a church body. Remember, “if God is for us, who can be against us?” For the church, our single focus continues to be “making disciples” as we seek to live for Christ each day. The Great Commission is still applicable and relevant today. We must be diligent, intentional, and focused on helping others follow Christ. We are living in a season where self-absorption is the norm. However, Jesus was always about others. He said in Luke 19:10, “I’ve come to seek and save them that are lost!” Jesus understood the value of others. We are to be more concerned about others than
I want! That attitude is the opposite of Jesus. Paul reminded us to have the attitude Jesus had when He humbled himself and became one of us. He cared for us and we are to imitate Christ! Jesus invested the majority of His time in the lives of twelve men who would then do the same. This is disciple making. Who will you invest in next year? Making disciples is not a program, but a lifestyle of walking with others through life. When everything is said and done, the question will remain, “How many disciples did you make?” 2017 awaits, so let’s make it a year to remember for the Lord Jesus Christ!
DAILY BIBLE READING PLAN Disciples of Jesus take part in regular Bible reading and prayer. We are providing the following plan as a guide to help with
these disciplines. Our hope is that participants will be guided and taught by the Holy Spirit to see God more clearly, focusing our thoughts on Jesus each day in a way that changes us from the inside-out. These helps are provided for those that desire further guidance in the disciplines of Bible reading and prayer. Starting and continuing a plan to read the Bible can be intimidating, as well as difficult. We encourage you to plan the best time and location for you and resolve to pursue God each day. This reading plan is for each day of the week, lasting for a quarter of the year. For many, the yearlong plan can be daunting, so this is an attainable goal that has a “finish line� in sight! January 1
Romans 1
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January 31
1 Corinthians 15 ___
March 2
Philippians 2
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January 2
Romans 2
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February 1
1 Corinthians 16 ___
March 3
Philippians 3
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January 3
Romans 3
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February 2
Catch-Up Day
March 4
Philippians 4
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January 4
Romans 4
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February 3
2 Corinthians 1
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March 5
Colossians 1
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January 5
Romans 5
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February 4
2 Corinthians 2
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March 6
Colossians 2
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January 6
Romans 6
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February 5
2 Corinthians 3
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March 7
Colossians 3
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January 7
Romans 7
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February 6
2 Corinthians 4
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March 8
Colossians 4
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January 8
Romans 8
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February 7
2 Corinthians 5
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March 9
1 Thessalonians 1 ___
January 9
Romans 9
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February 8
2 Corinthians 6
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March 10
1 Thessalonians 2 ___
January 10
Romans 10
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February 9
2 Corinthians 7
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March 11
1 Thessalonians 3 ___
January 11
Romans 11
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February 10 2 Corinthians 8
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March 12
1 Thessalonians 4 ___
January 12
Romans 12
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February 11 2 Corinthians 9
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March 13
1 Thessalonians 5 ___
January 13
Romans 13
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February 12 2 Corinthians 10 ___
March 14
2 Thessalonians 1 ___
January 14
Romans 14
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February 13 2 Corinthians 11 ___
March 15
2 Thessalonians 2 ___
January 15
Romans 15
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February 14 2 Corinthians 12 ___
March 16
2 Thessalonians 3 ___
January 16
Romans 16
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February 15 2 Corinthians 13 ___
March 17
1 Timothy 1
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January 17
1 Corinthians 1
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February 16 Galatians 1
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March 18
1 Timothy 2
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January 18
1 Corinthians 2
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February 17 Galatians 2
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March 19
1 Timothy 3
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January 19
1 Corinthians 3
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February 18 Galatians 3
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March 20
1 Timothy 4
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January 20
1 Corinthians 4
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February 19 Galatians 4
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March 21
1 Timothy 5
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January 21
1 Corinthians 5
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February 20 Galatians 5
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March 22
1 Timothy 6
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January 22
1 Corinthians 6
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February 21 Galatians 6
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March 23
2 Timothy 1
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January 23
1 Corinthians 7
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February 22 Ephesians 1
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March 24
2 Timothy 2
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January 24
1 Corinthians 8
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February 23 Ephesians 2
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March 25
2 Timothy 3
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January 25
1 Corinthians 9
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February 24 Ephesians 3
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March 26
2 Timothy 4
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January 26
1 Corinthians 10 ___
February 25 Ephesians 4
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March 27
Titus 1
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January 27
1 Corinthians 11 ___
February 26 Ephesians 5
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March 28
Titus 2
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January 28
1 Corinthians 12 ___
February 27 Ephesians 6
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March 29
Titus 3
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January 29
1 Corinthians 13 ___
February 28
Catch-Up Day
March 30
Philemon 1
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January 30
1 Corinthians 14 ___
March 1
Philippians 1
March 31
Catch-Up Day
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FIRST ON MISSION First on Mission (FOM) is the Global Mission Offering of
this year than we ever have and see more kingdom work done
First Baptist Owensboro, consisting of five major offerings.
than ever before!
In the past, we would have separate initiatives for our congregation to give to the different mission agencies. This led to a continual plea for giving nearly every month to a different group. At the establishment of FOM, the church decided it was best to determine which agencies we wanted to support, collect our money into one pool of special mission offering, and then distribute that money according to predetermined percentages. This allowed for one unified voice in giving to and supporting missions without neglecting any of the agencies or running the risk of one of the smaller agencies being overlooked through the course of the year. What has resulted since the inception of FOM is that each of the agencies receives more support from FBC than ever before under the old method. We encourage our church family to give to FOM any time throughout the year. Actually, we would encourage you to give incrementally over the course of the year. Many have
Why does Lottie Moon receive so much more? The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for international missions is the largest area of ministry seeking to reach the most people in darkness, the world.
How do I contribute to FOM?
historically waited until the end of the year and given to the
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By going online to fbcowb.org
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. It is great to give gener-
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By using the designated envelopes available in the pew or
ously around that focus in December, but what happens
the church office
many times is that so many other things are clamoring for
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By Kiosk in the foyer outside our Worship Center
our finances during that season, which can lead to tension in
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Designating your offering to FOM through your regular
making choices about where we will give and how much. One of the ways to give more to missions in the coming year is to sit down individually or with your family and determine a challenging goal for your household in giving to missions for the entire year. Then divide that amount by twelve months or even by the number of paychecks you anticipate and then give incrementally throughout the year. When a plan like this is in place, you are more likely to give the desired goal instead of waiting until the last month and trying to come up with a large amount. A little every month can grow over the course of the year! When you give to FOM, you support mission work from Kentucky to the ends of the world. Let's give more
giving. All checks should be made out to First Baptist Church with a designation to First on Missions
Giving to Missions through Budget Giving to First Baptist Owensboro In addition to special mission offering giving through FBC, over 16% of your tithe (budget giving) goes to mission work here in Owensboro, across this nation, and to the ends of the earth. This includes 10% that goes to the Cooperative Program, which supports Southern Baptist missionaries and their work here in Kentucky, across North America, and to the nations.
Praying the Bible Conference January 21 & 22
Featuring Dr. Donald Whitney What is Praying the Bible Conference? When you pray, does it ever feel like you're just saying the same old things about the same old things? On Saturday, January 21 and Sunday, January 22, Dr. Donald S. Whitney will join us at First Baptist Owensboro to teach a method of prayer. Offering us the encouragement and the practical advice we're all looking for, Dr. Whitney will outline an easy-to-grasp method that has the power to transform our prayer life: praying the words of Scripture. Simple, yet profound, the information and experience of this conference will prove invaluable as you seek to commune with your heavenly Father in prayer each day.
Childcare for Saturday Saturday, January 21 9 AM Meet in Sanctuary (Ends at 11:30)
Sunday, January 22 9:45 AM Combined Youth & Adult Sunday School in the Sanctuary 11 AM Combined Worship Service
Childcare for ages birth through 5th grade will be available on Saturday morning beginning at 8:45 AM and lasting for the duration of the session. Registration is required for your child to receive childcare. This includes children of First Baptist Owensboro members. Please visit at fbcowb.org. org/prayingthebible to register for childcare.
ABOUT DR. WHITNEY Don Whitney has been Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY since 2005. Before that, he held a similar position (the first such position in the six Southern Baptist seminaries) at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO, for ten years. He is the founder and president of The Center for Biblical Spirituality and has authored several books, including Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Praying the Bible, and Family Worship. January 2017 | 3
JANUARY Calendar of Events
1 SUNDAY
No Evening Worship No Children's Church
9:45 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Combined Worship Service
2 MONDAY Office & CLC Closed 4 WEDNESDAY
12:00 PM Prayer Meeting (FH) 4:45 PM Family Supper 6:00 PM Bible Studies & SS Review
5 THURSDAY 8 SUNDAY
6:00 PM Seekers Prayer Group
8:30 AM Classic Worship 9:45 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Elevate Worship
:00 PM Children's Camp 5 Parent Meeting 6:00 PM
Evening Worship
10TUESDAY 11 WEDNESDAY
9:30 AM Jo Nelson Bible Study
12:00 PM Prayer Meeting (FH) 4:45 PM Family Supper 6:00 PM Bible Studies & SS Review
15SUNDAY 8:30 AM 9:45 AM 11:00 AM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM
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Classic Worship Sunday School Elevate Worship Evening Worship Deacons Meeting
WEDNESDAY
12:00 PM Prayer Meeting (FH) 4:45 PM Family Supper 6:00 PM Bible Studies & SS Review
19 21SATURDAY 9:00 AM Praying the THURSDAY
6:00 PM Seekers Prayer Group
Bible Conference
22SUNDAY 9:45 AM PTB Combined
Sunday School 11:00 AM PTB Combined Worship Service 6:00 PM
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Evening Worship
WEDNESDAY
12:00 PM 4:45 PM 6:00 PM
29SUNDAY
Prayer Meeting (FH) Family Supper Bible Studies & SS Review
8:30 AM Classic Worship 9:45 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Elevate Worship
4 :30 PM Children's All Parents Meeting 6:00 PM Business Meeting 4 | Connect Magazine
CLC HOURS Monday & Tuesday 6:30 AM - 9 PM
Friday
6:30 AM - 1 PM
Saturday
9 AM - 3 PM
OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday 8 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
8 AM - 1 PM
BROADCAST INFO Our service is broadcast on 90.3 WKWC on Sundays at 10 AM and Channel 72 Tuesdays at 7 PM and Wednesdays at 9 AM. Services are on a one week delay. Note: If sensitive information is mentioned in a service, it cannot be broadcast. An older service will be aired in its place.
MINISTER ON CALL If you have an after hours emergency, please call 270.683.3505 and press 9 to reach the minister on call.
DECEMBER: A MONTH IN REVIEW "If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together." —1 Corinthians 12:26
CHURCH FAMILY REPORTS
NOVEMBER 18–DECEMBER 28
CONGRATULATIONS We rejoice with Carol & Lee Newberry in the birth of their daughter, Jane Marie Newberry, and to grandfather Dennis Newberry and aunts Aimee and Susan. We also rejoice with Rachel & Austin Foreman in the birth of their son, Anderson Cole Foreman.
SYMPATHY We offer Christian love and sympathy to Lee (Denny) Waldroup in the death of her aunt, Nell White Dodd; to the family of Helen Christ; to Cheryl (Ryan) Goss and family in the death of her grandmother, Mary Coker; to Myrna Melhiser and family in the death of her sister-in-law, Mary Ann Gregory; to Doris Bullington in the death of her mother, Margaret Amos; to Wanda (Andy) Anderson in the death of her brother, Don Matthews.
Ivy Morris
Joined November 27th
Michael King
Joined December 4th
MEET OUR STAFF PASTOR Paul Strahan PStrahan@fbcowb.org
WORSHIP Derry Billingsley DBillingsley@fbcowb.org
DISCIPLESHIP Wesley Dunn WDunn@fbcowb.org
ADMINISTRATION & SENIOR ADULTS Bob Farmer BFarmer@fbcowb.org
CHILDREN Suzie Horner SHorner@fbcowb.org
INTERIM RECREATION & COLLEGE Brent Phillips BPhillips@fbcowb.org
STUDENTS & MISSIONS
FINANCIAL SUPERVISOR
Will Smith WSmith@fbcowb.org
Barbara Wright BWright@fbcowb.org
PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
Alisha Williams AWilliams@fbcowb.org
OFFICE MANAGER Judi West JWest@fbcowb.org
Maeghan Adams MAdams@fbcowb.org Michele Burton MBurton@fbcowb.org Susan Dant SDant@fbcowb.org
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