Welcome to
Weekend of July 27 & 28
Our Current Sermon Series:
First Baptist Church of Geneva fbcg.com
WE EXTEND A WARM WELCOME to those visiting with us today! Please fill out the attached Connection Card so we can provide any information you would like to receive, and drop the card in the offering plate or at the Welcome Center. For all, back of the card also offers a place to share prayer requests. We would love to pray for you over any personal concerns. Library Believe it or not, July is National Anti-Boredom Month. If someone in your home seems to be struggling with
boredom, take care of it by stopping by our library and checking out a book, DVD or book on CD. More info can be found at FBCG.com/library and facebook.com/firstbaptistlibrary
LOOKING FORWARD SESSIONS On August 18, join FBCG leaders to explore the possibility of investing in both campuses to accommodate ministry growth and Gospel impact. Two sessions: East Campus 11:00-11:45, West Campus Noon-12:45. FBCG MEMBERSHIP CLASS Sunday, August 18, 3:00-5:00 p.m., West Campus in Room 103. Plan to attend if you are interested in joining FBCG, whether you are newer to the church, or a long-time attender but haven’t taken the step of membership. Call the church office to register, 630.232.7068, or email jbauserman@fbcg.com. BAPTISM CLASS Monday, August 19, at 7:00 p.m., West Campus in Room 103. Plan to attend this class for the FBCG outdoor baptism on August 25. Call the church office to register, 630.232.7068, or email jbauserman@fbcg.com. Nominating Committee and the Executive Council members will be elected by FBCG members (in person or by proxy) at the Annual Meeting on August 25. To review the candidates, please visit fbcg.com/governance. Part-time staff position for the Coordinator of Paid Child Care is available beginning Sept. 1. The 8-10 hours/week role
includes the hiring, training and overseeing of all paid child care workers for Women’s Ministries and other FBCG ministries (as needed). Strong relational, administrative and communication skills are necessary. Applications may be submitted until Fri. Aug. 9 and are available on-line at www.fbcg.com/job-opportunities. Questions? Lorene Coffey 630.232.7068x134 or lcoffey@fbcg.com
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
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Please remember your FBCG family in prayer this week: Kim McCart, Jean Gavard, Linda Koehling, Penny Welch, Kayla Juan, Bill Boggio, Mary Pat Wright, Pierce Kruse, and Robin Rix with continuing health needs.
HEALING PRAYER SERVICES Join us for a confidential time of prayer with a member of our prayer team after the worship service on Aug. 3-4 and in Worship Cafe on Sunday, Aug. 18. Questions, contact Kristy at kdesanti@fbcg.com.
SHOWER INFORMATION visit fbcg.com/my_fbcg for information about a wedding shower for Kaci Deeter (daughter of John and Nancy Deeter) and Jake Tews
MINISTRY NEWS
CHILDREN Join us at fbcg.com/children for more information on Children’s Ministries at FBCG. PARENTS, we can use your help in our summer Sunday school classes and child care. To serve at the West Campus, you can go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4DA9AD2CA31-summer and sign up or contact Nancy Deeter at ndeeter@ fbcg.com. To serve at the East Campus, contact Viki Jeffrey, vjeffrey@fbcg.com.
STUDENTS Join us at fbcg.com/ministries/students for more information on Student Ministries at FBCG. If you have questions regarding any of our ministries, please contact Sue Ann Egan at 630.232.7068 x 132 or saegan@fbcg.com.
Summer Sunday School Grades 5-8 at 9:15 a.m. in the West Campus Alpha Room. TREK Worship Cafe is at 10:00 a.m. in the East Campus Student Center. TREK Connect will meet in the Student Center from 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Souled Out Next Friday, August 2, 7th & 8th graders are invited to visit “The Compassion Experience” at 11:45 a.m. at the West Campus. This will be followed by a pizza lunch with Pastor Jonathan. Cost is $5 at the door for lunch, “The Compassion Experience” is free. Please email saegan@fgcg.com if you will be coming.
7th & 8th Graders will be going to Raging Waves on Wed., August 7, departing at 9:30 a.m. and returning at 5 p.m. Registration materials available in Sunday School, the Student Ministries office and on the church website. Cost is $25.
TREK Join us Thursday, August 8th at the Kane County Cougars game! We will be sitting in lawn seats. Meet outside the stadium at 6:10 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and plan to bring extra money for food. We have 50 tickets reserved, so this is a first come/first served outing. RSVP at TREK@fbcg.com to reserve your ticket.
YOUNG ADULT College Students: It is not too late to connect this summer! Join us Sundays at 7:00 p.m. in the East Campus Chapel for a summer study of Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman. Invite a friend! Contact David Tobey (tobey1da@alma.edu) for more information.
MEN Join us at fbcg.com/men for more information on Men’s Ministries at FBCG. Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study Dick Naylor is leading a study of Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias during the month of July. Join us at 7:30 a.m. in West Campus Room 103 for Bible study, coffee and Christian fellowship. Wrestling with God - A 5 week study on Isaac, Jacob, and Esau - The truths we learn about God can guide our faith, helping us see His purposes in our lives. This new Men’s Bible study led by Dave Prost begins Fri., Aug. 2 - Aug. 30 from 6:007:00 a.m., West 103. Registration is not necessary. Questions? Contact Dave at 630.466.0992 or davidprost1@yahoo.com
Men’s Prayer Group meets to pray Tuesday mornings, 6:00-7:00 a.m. in room 204, East Campus. We pray for our families, pastors, staff, church mission trips and youth events, our country’s leaders, etc. Come join us!
WOMEN Join us at fbcg.com/women for information on Women’s Ministries at FBCG. WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY fall registration begins August 4! Spaces will be limited so mark your calendar and get ready for our Fall Session that begins September 10 and 11.
SENIOR SINGLE LADIES are invited to join the Forget-Me-Nots for lunch on Wednesday, August 7 at Noon in the East
Campus Canteen. We will have two dogs and their companions there to show how "Man's Best Friend" helps make lives easier. RSVP by Monday, August 5 to Barb Harris at 630.710.4652.
COLLEGE MOMS IN PRAYER invites mothers of college-age students to join groups of 4-6 moms who meet in one another’s homes once a month (day/evening available), Sept.-May, to pray for their students. Register online at www.fbcg.com/collegemoms-in-prayer or at the Women’s Ministries Kiosk by Sept. 8. Questions? Susan Ward, susaneward58@gmail.com.
SERVE THE WORLD
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Missionary of the Week: Chris and Elizabeth McKinney, Campus Crusade, University of Illinois; Pray for the students who came to know Christ this school year, that they will realize their need to daily read God’s Word and be a witness for Him wherever they are. Pray for those who graduated to rely on God and to follow His leading in their future. Pray for the McKinney family living in Colorado for the summer as Chris takes seminary classes and await the birth of their third child in October. Compassion International is bringing in the trucks, now we need to bring in the brawn. Needed are at least 6-10 strong guys to help set up the exhibit. If you can help from 8-3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31. You’ll earn treasure in heaven and lunch on us! Please contact Cheryl Pacilio cpacilio@fbcg.com 630.232.7068 x152
30-DAY TURKEY PRAYER FOCUS: Get your free prayer guide at the missions kiosk in the lobby and use it to pray daily for our church’s unreached people during the Muslim month of Ramadan. Household goods needed New refugees and the homeless are moving into their own homes! Life is good! Will you share new and used household goods with your neighbors on their way up? Pick up a collection list at the welcome desk or search “Good Neighbor Kit” at fbcg.com. Questions? Cheryl Pacilio cpacilio@fbcg.com
Food, glorious food! The church “pignic” and food pack are back Aug 25. Sign up at fbcg.com to pack food for the Children’s Hunger Fund, a STW recipient. Shifts available at 9:00 and 10:45. If you can’t pack but still want to participate, consider contributing to the STW fund. Heartland Blood Drive and Food Drive challenge Mon., July 29th from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Heartland’s Mobile Coach, parked at the West Campus. Walk-ins Welcome! Please bring a Photo ID. Heartland Blood Centers will match every blood donation at this mobile blood drive with a canned food donation to our food pantry at FBCG! Sign up link at fbcg.com Kentucky Construction Mission Trip: We are still accepting applications for the mission trip Oct. 13-18, 2013. Applications can be found online! If you have any questions please contact our Short-Term Missions Coordinator, Kim McCart at kmccart@fbcg.com. FOOD PANTRY BINS are at each campus to collect food donations. Bins will be labeled with the “needed item”. Thank you for providing food for those in need! Items of the week: Canned Meats/Mac & Cheese/Spaghetti Sauce & Pasta
GENEROSITY UPDATE
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“Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” - 2 Corinthians 9:7
Giving Envelopes If you would like weekly giving envelopes, please sign up at the Welcome Center in the lobby and they will be mailed to your home every two months. You can also pick up some generic giving envelopes if you are not a weekly donor.
Seniors If you are at least 70 ½ years of age, did you know you can make a charitable deduction to FBCG directly from your IRA, have it count toward your required withdrawals from your IRA and save taxes even if you don’t itemize? For more information contact Fred Morris at fmorris@fbcg.com. Last Week’s Giving
July to Date Giving
vs. Budget
Year to Date Giving*
vs. Budget
General Fund †
$64,156
$203,453
$29,228
$3,108,973
$20,848
Benevolent Fund ¥ Building Fund ¤ Prepare the Way §
$3,272 $1,000 $7,478
$9,569 $3,728 $12,811
N/A N/A N/A
$231,847 $69,707 $296,275
N/A N/A N/A
$2,735
$6,382
N/A
$109,693**
-$140,307
Serve the World
Remaining Mortgage
$1,023,392
*FBCG fiscal year ends 8/31 **Giving towards 2013 goal of $250,000
† General Fund - unrestricted gifts to support our on-going ministries, staff and facilities
¥ Benevolent Fund - gifts restricted for the use of those in need in the church and community ¤ Building Fund - gifts restricted to building-related expenses such as new facility costs or major repairs to existing facilities § Prepare the Way - gifts restricted to reducing our mortgage debt For more financial information or alternative ways to give, see our website at fbcg.com/giving For quick online giving
through our website, please feel free to use this QR code
Sermon Notes
Upcoming Sermons Date
Sat. Night/West
Worship CafĂŠ
East Sanctuary
West Campus
July 27-28
Traveling Light: Letting go in order to go Pastor Sterling Moore
Traveling Light: Letting go in order to go Pastor Jonathan Goble
Traveling Light: Letting go in order to go Pastor Sterling Moore
Traveling Light: Letting go in order to go Pastor Sterling Moore
August 3-4
Go with Healing and Hope Pastor Roger Crites
Compelled to Come, Commanded to Go: An invitation to all Pastor Jonathan Goble
Go with Healing and Hope Pastor Roger Crites
Go with Healing and Hope Pastor Roger Crites
August 10-11
Are you my Neighbor? The Gospel Next Door Pastor Jeff Frazier
Are you my Neighbor? The Gospel Next Door Pastor Jeff Frazier- video
Are you my Neighbor? The Gospel Next Door Pastor Jeff Frazier
Are you my Neighbor? The Gospel Next Door Pastor Jeff Frazier
Missed a sermon? You can view any of our past sermons on-line at fbcg.com Summer Worship Times ( June 8- September 1): Saturdays at West Campus, 5:00 p.m. Sundays at East Campus, 10:00 a.m. (Traditional); 10:00 a.m. (Trek Worship CafĂŠ) Sundays at West Campus, 9:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. (Contemporary) East Campus 2300 South Street, Geneva, IL 60134 West Campus 3435 Keslinger Road, Geneva, IL 60134 Church Office 232.7068 Fax 232.7092 Hand in Hand Preschool 208.4903 fbcg.com Affiliated with Converge Midwest and Converge Worldwide
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FBCG CONNECTION CARD I am interested in the following SERVING Opportunities:
o Children’s Ministry - csarros@fbcg.com o 5-12 Grades - smoore@fbcg.com o Women’s Ministry - lcoffey@fbcg.com o Welcome Team - jgomoll@fbcg.com o Short Term Missions - kmccart@fbcg.com o Global Missions - bmcevoy@fbcg.com o Local Serving - cpacilio@fbcg.com o Worship Ministries - athomas@fbcg.com o Audio/Visual Ministries - jkruse@fbcg.com o Masters Hands - ewise@fbcg.com o Royal Family Kids Camp - royalfamilykids@fbcg.com o Masterpiece (disabilities) - andrea@firststepstherapy.com
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FINALLY.... o My contact information has changed o Please add me to the weekly email newsletter o I would like giving envelopes (you can pick up temporary envelopes at the Welcome Center)
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o 10:00 am (Traditional) o 10:00 am (Worship Café)
o West Campus
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o Returning Guest o FBCG Member
Relationship with jesus: o I made a first-time decision for Christ today. o I re-committed my life to Christ today. o I would like to talk to a pastor about becoming a Christian.
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PLEASE SEE THE REVERSE SIde FOR SERVING OPPORTUNITIES, PRAYER REQUESTS AND COMMENTS