FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH A Place to Belong ● A Place to Become ● A Place to Be!

Established 1860 August 30, 2019

Wednesday Schedule 5:30 pm, Family Dinner (begins 9/11) 6:00 pm, Kids for Christ (Begins 9/11) 6:00 pm, Middle School Youth Group 6:30 pm, Worship Team Rehearsal 7:30 pm, Choir Rehearsal

Sunday Schedule 9:15 am, Sunday School for all ages 10:25 am, Worship Celebration 6:00 pm, High School Youth Group

Pastor Carl Olson

From the Pastor . . .

“A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9, NET)

“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.” (Proverbs 19:21, ESV)

As I sit in my office this sunny afternoon in August, school is in full swing and summer has come to a screeching halt for many…but not for me, yet. I am looking forward to one last summer hurrah. By the time you read this I should be on my way home from spending some time at the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota as well as attending Family Camp at Camp Lebanon over Labor Day weekend. Of course, every plan we make is subject to change at a moment’s notice by the Master Planner.

As we seek to live according to the Master’s design for us He will lead us according to His purposes and His will. To experience God’s will in our lives always requires us to place our will under the authority of His. “Lord, work through me” is a fruitless prayer if we do not submit our will to His will first. That includes whatever plans we are making in life, even vacation time.

In September we have a myriad of opportunities for you to participate in along with regular services and programs.

On September 8th the East Central Area of Churches annual meeting is at Prairie Baptist Church (Registration begins at 1:30pm, Worship at 2:00pm). Dr. Gregg Hemmen will be the keynote speaker. Come see what our East Central churches are doing.

On September 15th Jon Good, missionary to Hungary, will be with us in our morning worship service. Please come to hear how God is working in Hungary through the Goods. That afternoon at 4:00pm is our annual church picnic with games, fellowship and a time of worship together. Please come and enjoy a time of fun, fellowship, and praise.

On September 22nd we are all invited to an evening with Jon Good at Stilwell Baptist Church. Jon will be sharing at 5:00pm, followed by food and fellowship at 6:00pm. Come support the Goods!

On September 29th we will receive a special offering for the ministry of Elisey Pronin in Ukraine. He is needing a new computer for writing, teaching and preaching.

Please pray about your participation in these opportunities as well as our regular ministries. As you pray, allow God to direct your steps. Be blessed and be a blessing in Christ.

Currier Circle Fundraisers Please continue to save Best Choice UPC codes. There is a collection box in the copy room.

Currier Circle is also collecting aluminum cans as a fundraiser. They are being collected by Ron and Joyce Smith. Please contact them if you have cans to drop off.

Currier Circle Currier Circle will resume monthly meetings on Thursday, September 12 at 9:15 am. Currier Circle works to maintain contact with our shut-ins and collects items for different missions such as items for local schools and Bethel Neighborhood Center. They also provide the main dishes at our annual Harvest Festival Dinner.

Jon Good, Missionary to Hungary, September 15. The Rev. Dr. Jon and Amanda Good serve through ministries of evangelism, discipleship, education and theological education in partnership with the Baptist Union of Hungary. Jon also assists the Baptist Church in Debrecen with its evangelistic outreach, church planting and church development ministries.

He also helps with the training of Christian leaders through the Union’s seminary. Amanda and Jon both work with the church planting efforts of HBAid. Please join us on Sunday, September 15 as we welcome Jon Good. He will be bringing us news from his ministries in Hungary during the Worship service.

Annual Picnic and Concert at Lion’s Park Please join on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 4:00 pm at Lion’s Park by Lake Miola for an all-church picnic and concert. We will have family games and activities at 4:00 PM, the picnic at 5:30 pm followed by a concert by our Worship Team. Please bring a favorite dish to share, table service for your family and lawn chairs. Please plan to attend this exciting annual event!

2019-2020 ABW Ministries Paola Directories are available! They are on the oval table in the sanctuary and in the copy room. Thanks!

Koinonia Cluster Event, September 22 at 5 PM Please make plans to join the Koinonia Cluster of churches at Stilwell First Baptist Church on September 22 at 5:00 pm. The special guest will be Jon Good, missionary to Hungary. A time of food and fellowship will follow. Please join us for this special evening of fellowship.

October Quarterly Business Meeting and Dinner The next quarterly business meeting is set for Sunday, October 13. We will have a potluck dinner immediately after the worship service followed by the business meeting. Please bring a casserole and a side dish or dessert to share and table service for your family.

Annual Gathering at Cross Wind, Hesston KS Oct. 11-12 The keynote speaker will be Dr. Scot McKnight, an American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, and theologian, has written widely on the historical Jesus, early Christianity and Christian living. He is currently Professor of New Testament at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, IL.

The Missionary speaker will be David Reed. Joyce and David serve as regional consultants alongside partner Baptist conventions in Iberoamerica and the Caribbean focusing on spiritual renewal, spiritual formation and vocational calling. Their goal is to draw people into a deeper experience with God through spiritual disciplines such as stillness, listening, prayer, creative worship, and spiritual companionship.

Please let the church know if you are planning to attend by Sept. 8. We will register with an “all-church” registration saving you the registration fee but we need to know who is going to include you as a participant. You will still need to submit an individual registration form (mark the box that your registration is paid by the “All church registration”) to select meals and workshops.

We are invited to . . . .

Elm Grove Baptist Church

140th Anniversary

September 29

Worship: 10:45 am Lunch: 12:30 pm

Afternoon Activities Closing Service: 2:45 pm

At Home: --------------------------------------------------- Virginia Glaze and Steven Haffener Vintage Park (Paola): ---------------------------- Betty (Morgan) Hatch & Pat Erickson Life Care: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vivian Gorman Country Club Estates: ------------------------------------------- Mary Smith and Ruth Curry North Point: --------------------------------------------------- Bill Magnenat and Don Coleman

For Your Prayer Time . . . Reading through the Bible . . .

SEPTEMBER

Prayer Chain If you have a prayer concern, call 731-4899 to have it put on our confidential prayer chain.

Prayer Families for the Month Sept. 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold & JoAnn Hamlin Sept. 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chris & Tracy Hedden Sept. 15 ------------------------------------------------------------ Harold & Dorothy Hendrickson Sept. 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dan & Sherry Hoover Sept. 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aaron & Rita Hughes

College Students for the Month Sept. 1 -------------------------------------------- Josh Tegarden, Pittsburg State University Sept. 8 --------------------------------------------------- Trey Young, Emporia State University Sept. 15 ---------------------------------------------- Marissa Bergman, Washburn University Sept. 22 -------------------------------------- Whitney Bergman, University of Co. Boulder Sept. 29 ------------------- Joshua Daniels, Midwestern Bapt. Theological Seminary

Military Personnel for the Month Sept. 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brandon Box Sept. 8 -------------------------------------------- Lieutenant Colonel Aaron & Jami Thomas Sept. 15 -------------T SGT Morgan & Cassidy VanNess, Preston, Nathan & Curtis Sept. 22 ------------------ CPT Robert & Dawn Westendorff, Derek, Amelia & Alyse Sept. 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaleb Bishop

Missionaries for the Month of September

Kihomi Ngwemi & Nzunga Mabudiga, Haiti

Morning Evening

(Old Testament) (New Testament)

Date Reading Date Reading

1 Psalms 139-144 1 I Cor. 11

2 Psalms 145-150 2 I Cor. 12

3 Proverbs 1,2,3 3 I Cor. 13

4 Proverbs 4-7 4 I Cor.14:1-22

5 Proverbs 8,9,10 5 I Cor.14:23-40

6 Proverbs 11,12,13 6 I Cor.15:1-19

7 Proverbs 14,15,16 7 I Cor.15:20-34

8 Proverbs 17,18.19 8 I Cor.15:35-58

9 Proverbs 20,21,22 9 I Cor. 16

10 Proverbs 23,24,25 10 II Cor. 1

11 Proverbs 26,27,28 11 II Cor. 2

12 Proverbs 29,30,31 12 II Cor. 3

13 Eccl. 1,2,3 13 II Cor. 4

14 Eccl. 4,5,6 14 II Cor. 5

15 Eccl. 7,8,9 15 II Cor. 6

16 Eccl. 10,11,12 16 II Cor. 7

17 Song of Solomon 1-5 17 II Cor. 8

18 Song of Solomon 6,7,8 18 II Cor. 9

19 Isaiah 1,2 19 II Cor. 10

20 Isaiah 3,4,5 20 II Cor. 11

21 Isaiah 6,7,8 21 II Cor. 12

22 Isaiah 9,10 22 II Cor. 13

23 Isaiah 11,12,13 23 Galatians 1

24 Isaiah 14,15,16 24 Galatians 2

25 Isaiah 17-20 25 Galatians 3

26 Isaiah 21,22,23 26 Galatians 4

27 Isaiah 24,25,26 27 Galatians 5

28 Isaiah 27,28,29 28 Galatians 6

29 Isaiah 30,31 29 Ephesians 1

30 Isaiah 32,33,34 30 Ephesians 2

Kihomi and Nzunga serve as a vital link between International Ministries and the Haitian Baptist Convention. They preach in churches and serve through a variety of ministries. Nzunga teaches theology at the Christian University of Northern Haiti, trains

assistant professors and administers a scholarship program for elementary- through university-age students. He manages the goat and pig projects for children, the clean water project for communities and the Cap-Haitian Eye Clinic. Kihomi works in counseling, women’s health, community health evangelism and economic development. She coordinates and advises the women’s association of the convention, representing women of all the Baptist denominations of Haiti at international conferences.

College Students (or Parents) Please send us your campus/school address so that we may stay in touch during the school year! Thanks

Our Sympathies and Prayers . . . .

To the family of Kreston Norris. Kreston passed away on August 22.

To the family of Juanita Reed. Juanita passed away on August 24.

To the family of Fred Miller. Fred passed away on August 25.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Joshua Daniels 2 LABOR Church office is closed

3 4 6:00 PM, MS Youth Group 6:30 PM, Worship Team

5 6 7

8 Joshua Daniels 2:00 PM, ECA Annual meeting, Prairie Bapt

9 7:00 PM, Trustee Mtg

10 11 5:30 PM, Family Dinner 6:00 PM, Kids for Christ 6:00 PM, MS Youth 6:30 PM, Worship Team 7:30 PM, Choir

12 9:15 AM, Currier Circle

13 14

15 Jon Good, Hungary After Church, CE Mtg PACA Care Home Service NP & Medicalodge 4:00 PM, Annual Picnic

16 17 2:30 PM, CM Team Meeting

18 19 20 21

22 Joshua Daniels 3:00 PM, Diaconate 5:00 PM, Koinonia Cluster Missions Event, Stilwell

23 24 9:15 AM, ABW Ministries Fall Board Meeting, DeSoto

25 6:30 AM, Men’s Prayer Breakfast, Holy Trinity

26 27 28

29 30 1 OCTOBER 2 3 4 5

September 2019 www.firstbaptistpaola.com

PACA Food Bank Thanks to some very successful food drives in the community, PACA is asking for monetary donations through the summer. Thanks for your generosity and support!

Agape Offering The Agape Offering is received the first Sunday of every month at the doors by members of the Diaconate. This fund is used to help those within our church family who are facing special needs.

Sunday 9:15 AM, Sunday School for all ages 10:25 AM, Worship Celebration 6:00 PM, High School Youth

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If you would like to be included in the birthday and anniversary list - please contact the church office.

Wednesday 5:30 PM, Family Dinner (starts 9/11)

6:00 PM, Kids for Christ Bible Club (Begins 9/11) 6:00 PM, Middle School Youth 6:30 PM, Worship Team Rehearsal 7:30 PM, Choir Rehearsal (begins 9/11)

Happy Birthday! September 1 ......................... Larry Lybarger September 8 .............................. Silas Olson September 9 ....................... Sarah Bergman September 9 ......................... Marilyn Smith September 10 ..................... Aaron Maxwell September 14 ......................... Lisa Coleman September 14 ....................... Evona Jackson September 15 ...................... Betty Mitchem September 18 ........... Betty (Morgan) Hatch September 21 ........................... Reid Lerner September 24 ............................ Ruth Curry September 26 .......................... John Onions September 27 ............................. Bob Baker September 27 ............. Margaret Dalrymple September 28 ............................... LM Town September 29 ......................... Mark Nelson September 29 ........................ Carmel Smith September 30 ....................... Alice Grandon

Happy Anniversary! Sept. 3, 1983 ........Bill & Susanne Magnenat Sept. 8, 1984 ..............John & Cindy Haefele Sept. 10, 1961 .......... Jim & Karen Browning Sept. 17, 1977 ................ Ron & Joyce Smith Sept. 23, 1995 ......... Ronnie & Lisa Coleman

Plates for Eight We are signing up hosts for Plates for Eight for the fall. Please contact the church office if you would like to host a dinner.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEWS & EVENTS YOUTH NEWS & EVENTS

Sarah Bergman Children’s Ministry Coordinator

Rev. Joshua Daniels Youth Pastor

First Baptist Christian Preschool Classes have begun at the preschool and Crystal is requesting snack donations. She requests Popcorn, Ritz Crackers,

Rectangle Crackers, Square Crackers, Triangle Crackers (I see a pattern here!), Pretzels, any type of cereal, any type of cookies and three boxes of frozen waffles. Misc. items requested: Dish cloths and clear packing tape.

Thank you!

The fall semester is in full swing and so are we. I am proud to announce that our high school group is as strong as it has been since I’ve been here. Our students are actively wrestling with how to find God’s will for their lives in a way that is exciting for me to see.

Among the ranks of our high school students are a few of the finest musicians I have ever had the joy of knowing and the newest members of the Paola High School marching band. I would highly encourage everyone to show up and show out for them during halftime at the first home football game of the season on September 6. If you’re looking for someone to sit with, I should be easy to find, I’ll be the really loud man in black and gold.

If you’re as excited as I am about the start of the football season, join me this season in a church-wide game of College Pick’em on ESPN. Winner at the end of the season gets eternal bragging rights. To join go to: http://fantasy.espn.com/college-football-pickem/2019/en/group?groupID=94390.

As we enter the new school year, we are looking for greater parent involvement, so if you’re interested in leading some great young people for special events or if you want to be considered for a more regular place of service in the youth ministry please contact me at fbcpaolayouth@sbcglobal.net.

Thank You, Joshua Daniels

Kids for Christ Bible Club will be starting on Sept 11 from 6:00-7:30. This year we’ll be trying out a new large group/small group format, but keeping all the elements kids love: exciting Bible stories, Bible memory stamps, bring a friend nights, games, crafts, music & skits! It’s all free—invite your friends. Family dinners will be at 5:30 in the fellowship hall, and all are invited to come enjoy some great food & fellowship. Register NOW on-line to help us plan!

Mark your calendar--family game night is planned for Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Bring munchies and enjoy the fun—need not have kids to come.

A Halloween Outreach event is planned for Oct. 31 on the veranda. Come and go from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for small bites of the gospel with your candy! Bring your friends! Help is needed to run the stations, if you’re available, please give me a call.

Thank you to all who helped with the Free Garage Sale. It was a great year, with lots of donations, and tons of people who came and shopped and were blessed with the love of God and clothing for their families.

Together in Christ,

Sarah

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH207 E. Wea Street Paola, KS 66071

www.firstbaptistpaola.com 913-294-3723

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PAID Paola, KS 66071

Permit No. 6

Church office hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - Noon; 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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Rev. Carl Olson, Pastor Rev. Joshua Daniels, Youth Pastor Sarah Bergman, Children’s Ministry Coordinator Jonny & Jenny Olson, Worship Arts Coordinators

August 30, 2019

Join us on Wednesday Nights (beginning Sept. 11)

5:30 PM, Family Dinner

6:00 PM, Kids for Christ Bible Club (ages 3 - 5th grade)

(Register for Kids for Christ on-line to help us plan!)

6:00 PM, Middle School youth Group

6:00 PM, Adult Prayer Group/Bible Study

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Annual Picnic/Concert at Lion’s Park

SEPTEMBER 15 4:00 PM - Games and Activities

5:30 PM - Picnic After Picnic - Concert

Dinner is a potluck. Please bring a favorite picnic dish to share,

table service for your family and lawn chairs.

Jon Good, Missionary to Hungary

September 15 During Worship

For more information on the Goods: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/aj-good/