We are excited to worship with you and your family at each of these services. There are a few things to be aware of as you plan to join us:
- Christmas Eve Services Dec. 23rd & 24th
- The two services will be identical.
- We will partake in communion together and light candles.
- There will be no childcare provided during these services. Please bring your whole family to worship together.
- Christmas Day
- There will be no other activities on this day. The only thing taking place will be our worship service at 11:00 AM.
- There will be no childcare provided during this service. Please bring your whole family to worship together.
- New Years Day
- There will be no other activities on this day. The only thing taking place will be our worship service at 11:00 AM.
- Nursery will be provided, but no children’s church for this service.
|
|
|
Our Christmas series, “All I Want For Christmas” will go through Christmas day, December 25th. Please make plans to join us as we take time to remember and celebrate the very first Christmas!
|
|
|
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from your church staff
Pastor Mark, Pastor Jeremy, Pastor Todd, Pastor Tony, Brandie, Linda & Karol
|
|
In order to receive credit on your 2022 giving record, all contributions must be postmarked on or before Dec. 31, 2022.
If you have any questions about your 2022 giving record, see Brandie Winter our FSBC financial secretary.
|
|
|
God’s Ministry Through Students
Across the 2,000 inhabited islands of more than 7,600 that make up the Philippines, is a vast spiritual darkness. People are not only trapped by the islands, but trapped in their sin — separated from God because many have not yet heard the life-saving gospel.
International Mission Board missionaries Jess and Wendy Jennings committed their lives to bringing the gospel to these islands. The Philippines is their home, the place where they raised their three children, who are now adults.
The Jennings coordinate the work of training and sending out both American and Filipino students each year. Since 2004, almost 2,400 Americans and 1,200 Filipinos have participated in. They see the long-term value of short-term commitments made by students who experience God’s work among the unreached.
A man called “Tatay” was one life whose eternity changed when he met a small group of believers committed to reaching his remote island with the gospel. The Journey Church in Tennessee adopted his island, first in prayer and then by sending volunteers to serve on the island. Several mission teams met him and shared the gospel. Tatay, 81, welcomed visitors and enjoyed time spent with them in his home.
During the summer of 2019, the church sent a team of college students to live on the island and serve there for several months. Jess went to visit these faithful students and during that trip, the team went to Tatay’s home. Tatay had grown up religious because of the strong Catholic influence that is common in the Philippines, but he didn’t know Jesus personally. By the time Jess met him, the students had already shared six or seven Bible lessons with him. Jess helped facilitate a Bible study on Nicodemus with Tatay. Jess explained that he had two birthdays — the day he was physically born and the day he accepted Christ and was born again.
Tatay kept a notebook in his house with all the names of visitors who came. In this notebook were the signatures of many believers who had shared the truth of the gospel with him. Tatay asked Jess to sign it. Then Tatay wrote the date and said, “This is my spiritual birthday.”
When Jess visits Tatay, they look at the notebook and talk about that day. Tatay is being discipled by Filipino believers and still looks forward to visitors. God used missionaries, students, a U.S. church and local believers to reach one man on one island, but many lives were changed.
Thank the Lord for the faithfulness of missionaries Jess and Wendy Jennings. Praise God for the willingness of a church to care for the unreached on a remote island in Southeast Asia. Ask God to send more students who are willing to sacrifice a summer or semester so that others can hear truth.
Please join us in sacrificially giving to meet our $2,000 goal for this offering.
|
|
|
The church office will be closed
Monday, December 26 – Friday, December 30.
There will be no ENewsletter sent out on Thursday, December 29th.
|
|
Hey Church!
We’re kicking off a new year with a new series called, “I LOVE My Church”! Series begins on New Year’s Day! We’re excited to kick off a brand new year with each and every one of YOU!
|
|
|
December Food Cupboard Numbers
44 – Families Served 6 – New Families 127 – Total People Served
Our next food cupboard will be on Saturday, January 14th. If you have any questions about the food cupboard, maybe you would like to help with the food cupboard on distribution day or help make the food bags before distribution day, please talk with Cheryl Dreitz at 620-655-3548.
You can also donate to the Food Cupboard by marking your check/envelope or your online donation “Food Cupboard” to help buy food that we hand out each month.
|
|
If you haven’t done so yet, download the Church Center App today! With this app you can:
1. View our Sermon Archives
2. Connect with FSBC and ask for Prayer
3. Give Securely Online
4. Pre-Check In your children
5. Keep Connected with the Groups you’re a part of.
To get started simply click one of the links below to download on your device, and then search for First Southern Baptist Church Liberal as you open the App. Let’s Go Church!
|
|
You now have many safe and secure options for your giving towards FSBC, you may:
1. Drop off contributions on Sunday or church during office hours.
2. Mail contributions to –
First Southern Baptist Church
621 N Western
Liberal, Kansas 67901
3. Use our NEW Online giving! You can do so from desktop or mobile devices here: https://fsbcliberal.churchcenter.com/giving, or you can download our new Church Center App.
|
|
|
Offering required weekly $10,706.58
Offering received for Sunday, December 18, 2022 – $12,168.31
Year to date budgeted $546,035.58 Year to date received $457,372.73
Lottie Moon Christmas Mission Offering YTD – $2,539.50
============================================================
In order to receive credit on your 2022 giving record, all contributions must be postmarked on or before December 31, 2022.
If you have any questions about your 2022 giving record, see
Brandie Winter our FSBC financial secretary.
|
|
|
|
|
