But Jesus doesn’t just defeat death a handful of times in Scripture. In His resurrection, which we celebrate this and every Easter, Jesus defeats death once and for all. Because of what Jesus did through the cross and empty grave, death has lost its power over all of us who choose to believe in and follow Him. This means that when our physical bodies deteriorate and finally give out, our flesh will die, BUT WE WILL NOT. No, instead we will be more alive than we have ever been. We will understand Paul’s sentiment in 2nd Corinthians 5:8 where he writes, “We would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” Easter is a reminder that death is not inevitable after all. Instead of death being final, we believe that the death of our physical bodies gives way to eternal life. This is the beauty of the resurrection. Death has no power over us. As a matter of fact, we won’t even experience it but will rather be present with the Lord th precise moment our physi-cal bodies succumb to death. This Easter, March 27th, I hope you will join me in celebrating the death of death and the victory that is eternal life through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Everyone who believes in Him will never die. Do you believe this?

The Death of Death

“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?’”– John 11:25-26 (ESV) Never die!? That seems like a bit of a stretch, doesn’t it? As followers of Jesus, we believe that we will be resurrected and able to spend eternity with Jesus and all the saints in heaven. We believe that the death we experience in the physical body is only temporary, but to say that we “never die” takes that thought much further. Such a thought appears to run contrary to our own personal experi-ence. Death looks to be an inescapable reality of life. As children, we learned of the universality of death as our parents explained to us why our favorite pet would not be coming back home. Every time we attend a funeral or visit the grave of a loved one, we are reminded of the inevi-tability of death for all people. Many of us have been forever altered by the encounters we have had with death. From the looks of the world around us, it appears to be a safe bet to say that death is unavoidable. As the old cliché goes, “Nothing is cer-tain in life except for death and taxes.” Yet, Jesus says to Martha as she is in the midst of grieving the death of her brother Lazarus that those who believe in Him, “shall never die.” How could Jesus say such a thing in the midst of this moment that is permeat-ed by the reality of death? How could he tell a grieving woman that her dead brother would not die? Martha responds well to Jesus. I’m afraid my response would have been different, probably something closer to, “What do you mean never die? Have you lost your mind? My brother is dead, Jesus, can’t you see that?!” It’s clear that Jesus did not mean that our bodies would not experience physical death, or else no believer’s physical body would ever be lowered into the grave. So what does Jesus mean when He says that we will nev-er die? I believe Jesus means to show Martha and us the incredible power He has over death. He does so with Martha when He raises Laza-rus from the dead, and He does the same with all believers when He, Himself is resurrected from the tomb.

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Easter Week Schedule “I am the resurrection and the life.”

—JOHN 11:25

Sunday, March 20th

Palm Sunday & Lord’s Supper 8:30am & 11:00am* *Kids Palm Processional 11 o’clock Service

Wednesday, March 23rd

Churchwide Service of Shadows 6:30pm Friday, March 25th

Good Friday Office Closed Saturday, March 26th

Community Easter Egg Hunt at Grace Baptist 11:00am Sunday, March 27th

Community Sunrise Service at Meinen Lake 7:00am

Traditional Worship 8:30am

Churchwide Brunch 9:00am

Sunday School 9:45am

Contemporary Worship 11:00am

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Easter Approaches . . . Easter is early

this year. As spring approached during my childhood, I would often ask my dad when Easter was that year. I can still hear his annual response: “It’s the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.” Of course knowing neither the date of the vernal equinox nor the date of

the first full moon after it, I had to ask my follow-up question: “No, I mean what is the date of Easter this year?” This year, the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox falls on March 27. While we look forward to gathering for Easter celebrations in our sanctuary that morning, we also anticipate our annual “Service of Shadows” on Wednes-day night, March 23. Together we will recall the Holy Week events through scripture, narration, and music. Susan and Scot Cloud will lead us musically as we seek to recreate something of the despair the first century disciples must have felt following the crucifixion of the Lord. With our Ash Wednesday service of February 10, we have already begun our journey toward Easter. Let me encourage you to continue that journey with us on Wednesday evening, March 23, as we gather for our Service of Shadows. Only as we experience some of what the inner circle of Jesus’ followers experienced, apparently unconvinced of the Resurrection of which He had spoken so frequently, can we begin to imagine the joy that was theirs when the One they had watched die on the cross came back to stand among them. Indeed, unspeaka-ble joy came to them that first Easter morning, and it still comes to us over 20 centuries later. He is risen! He is risen indeed!

Bill

MUSIC

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MARCH DEACONS ON CALL

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Preston

At the beginning of February we launched our Disciple Making Groups in Sunday School. Adult leaders are teaching 3-4 students of the same gen-der and grade. The material is deeper than normal curriculum and is intended

to help students grow in deeper knowledge and intimacy with the Lord. I really look forward to seeing the results that will come from the investment our adults are making in the lives of our teenagers during the Sunday School hour. Our student leadership team will be formed this month. Students have been working on accomplishing all the require-ments to be on the leadership team. Requirements included: reading John, Acts, Romans, memorizing 4 verses, being at church the majority of Sundays and Wednesdays, sharing your faith with one person, and coming to our student leadership conference. Students have until March 6th to finish the require-ments. I believe God is going to use our student leaders to grow His Kingdom. Leadership is not all about being loud and in charge. It’s about having a servant's heart, a deep love for the Lord, and a heart for the lost. I look forward to watching our students develop into leaders for the Lord. Harvest America is coming up on March 6th at AT&T stadi-um in Arlington. The bus will be leaving the parking lot at 3:30 pm and we will return late that evening. This conference is an evangelistic event. Students are encouraged to bring their lost friends to hear the Gospel. Please pray for salvation! We are preparing for our Spring Break Mission Trip. We are leaving the church at 1pm on Monday, March 7th and will return Thursday evening. We will be going to Rowlett, Texas to help tornado victims. Students will be clearing debris from homes that were demolished during the storm. This is a great opportunity for our students to show the love of Christ to people in true need. We will be staying at FBC Rowlett and will be part-nering with their youth group in most of our work. Please pray for God to use our team as we show God’s love throughout the week.

March 19th – Homeless Ministry in Fort Worth. The bus will leave the back parking lot at 9:45am.

Youth Camp – 1st $50 deposit for Youth Camp is due by March 22nd . Please see Jared for any questions about Youth Camp.

Super Summer- 1st $50 deposit for Super Summer is due by March 23rd. Please see Jared for any questions about Super Summer.

Our Wednesday night initiative is called: “Mentored Madness.” We will be discussing the need for mentors in the lives of stu-dents and helping our students develop relationships with adult church members so that they will have mentor figures in their life.

Jared

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From the Children’s Director

Happy March, Everyone!

My one year anniversary here at FBC Grandview falls in the month of March! I can’t believe I have been here a year already! This past year I have learned a lot, and I have met so many of you!! I think you’re great! Thank you for helping me and making my first year wonderful! I couldn’t have done it without you! I’m excited to see what God has in store for all of us in year two! March is such a fun month! We have lots of things to remem-ber for this month! However, Wednesdays for the month of March are going to be a little different!!

March 2nd—We will have a game night! March 9th (Spring Break)—We will not have Wednesday

night activities. March 23rd—We will be participating in the Service of

Shadows. March 16th & 30th—We are having our normal meetings.

The 18th we have Parents Night Out! We will have fun, food, and games. Please, let us know if your kids are coming by Wednesday, March 16th! The cost is $10 for the first child and $5 for each additional child. Also, youth planning to go to camp, if you would like to earn some money to go towards camp, let me or Julie know you would like to help with Parents Night Out! On Palm Sunday, March 20th, the kids will open the 11:00 worship service by walking around the sanctuary waving palm branches! On the 26th (the Saturday before Easter) Grace Baptist will be hosting the Communitywide Easter Egg Hunt! We encourage you to attend! They are starting at 11:00am and will conclude all festivities at 2:00pm. There will be an egg hunt, crafts and games as well as a potluck meal! All are invited!! Reminder for all kids!! The 3rd- 5th grade kids camp will be here before you know it! We are going to a new camp this year! We will be at Riverbend Retreat Center in Glen Rose, Texas. We will be with several other churches!! If you have questions about camp, please come and see me! It is going to be lots and lots of fun! The total cost is $200. The dates are August 1-5! Don’t forget to talk to your kids about Easter and its true meaning! Remind them of the sacrifice that Christ made for us! There are lots of fun ways to share with kids the true meaning of Easter! If your child is participating in an event of any kind, please let me know! I would love to come and support them!

Blessings!

Hello CDO! We have made it to March! This month we have several things going on! First I want to remind you that over spring break (March 8 & 10) we will not have CDO! Enjoy your school break! We will be excited to see your kiddos the next week on the 15th! Also, on March 22nd we will have “Wear BROWN” Day! Brown is our color of the month! That same week on March 24th we will have our egg hunt and Easter parties. More info to come about what all we will do during the parties! I do know I could use some help with putting out Easter eggs for the kids to search for! If you are available to help on the 24th, just let me know! I started my journey as CDO director a year ago this month. It has been an education! Let me tell you, the teachers here are amazing! They make my job so much easier! They love the kids and put forth so much effort to make each class day differ-ent and a new experience! Happy 1 year, everyone!

Thanks for all your love and support!

Potluck Lunch Easter Egg Hunt Crafts & Games

Ms. Amy

Ms. Amy

Kids Palm Processional

Sunday March 20th

11am Worship

Meet in the Sanctuary Foyer by 10:50am

NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage

PAID Grandview, TX Permit No. 8

First Baptist Church PO Box 454 Grandview, Texas 76050 (817) 866-4430 www.gvfbc.org / gvfbc@windstream.net Corey Cornutt, Pastor Jared Greer, Minister of Students Bill Louthan, Minister of Music Amy Curry, Children’s Ministry Director

Worship Opportunities:

Sundays - Traditional Worship 8:30am Sunday School 9:45am Contemporary Worship 11:00am Sr Adult LIFE Connect Group 5:00pm Family LIFE Connect Group 6:00pm Faith Bible Institute Group 6:00pm

Wednesdays - Youth 6:00pm FBC Kids 6:00pm Adult Prayer Meeting 6:30pm Ladies Bible Studies 6:30pm Men’s Bible Studies 6:30pm

FOR THE RECORD

WEEK OF: Jan 31 Feb 07 Feb 14 Feb 21 SS Attendance: 252 186 188 184 8:30 Worship: 57 72 72 80 11:00 Worship: 237 157 136 140 Income Rec’d: 12040.12 17901.17 7229.21 12823.51 BUDGET: YTD Required: 51060.95 61273.14 71485.33 81697.52 YTD Receipts: 80898.24 92710.23 99125.11 110879.62 Wkly Required: 10212.19 10212.19 10212.19 10212.19 Wkly Receipts: 10118.74 11811.99 6414.88 11754.51

Address Correction Requested

Musical Guests:

CHRIS TOMLIN · LECRAE · MERCYME · SWITCHFOOT

AT&T

STADIUM

Starts

5:30PM

Depart From FBC

3:30pm

NEEDED: Candy & Prize Filled Plastic Easter Eggs by March 20th for the

COMMUNITYWIDE Easter Festival!

Collection containers available in the main hallway.

Church Goal: $1500

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Staff

Anniversaries

Wally Pippin

Mar 6 … 9 yrs

Amy Curry

Mar 15 … 1 yr

1 7:30/8:30 CDO 9:00 Staff Mtg

2 5:30 Wed Supper 6:00 Nominating Com 6:00 Youth 6:00 FBC Kids 6:00 Choir Rehearsal 6:30 Adult Prayer Mtg Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study

3 7:30/8:30 CDO 5:00 Primetimers

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6 8:00 Prayer Time 8:00 Choir Rehearsal 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 2:00 GV Nursing Home 3:30 Harvest America 5:00 Sr A LC* Group 6:00 LC* Groups 6:00 FBI Class

7 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 1:00 Youth Depart Mission Rowlett 6:00 FBI Class

8 9

No Wed Pm Activities

10 5:00 Primetimers

11 12

Move clocks forward 1 hour before bedtime.

13 7:30 Deacons Mtg 8:00 Prayer Time 8:00 Choir Rehearsal 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 5:00 Sr A LC* Group 6:00 LC* Groups 6:00 FBI Class

14 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 6:00 FBI Class

15 7:30/8:30 CDO 9:00 Staff Mtg

16 5:30 Wed Supper 6:00 Youth 6:00 FBC Kids 6:00 Choir Rehearsal 6:30 Adult Prayer Mtg Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study PNO Reservations Due

17 7:30/8:30 CDO 5:00 Primetimers

18 6:00-10:00 Parents Night Out

19 9:45 Homeless Ministry

20 8:00 Prayer Time 8:00 Choir Rehearsal 8:30 Worship* 9:45 Sunday School 10:50 Kids Palm Processional Line Up 11:00 Worship* 5:00 Sr A LC* Group 6:00 Youth @ Greers 6:00 LC* Groups 6:00 FBI Class

21 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 6:00 FBI Class

22 7:30/8:30 CDO— Wear Brown Day 9:00 Staff Mtg

23 5:30 Wed Supper 6:00 Youth 6:00 FBC Kids 6:00 Choir Rehearsal 6:30 Churchwide

24 7:30/8:30 CDO Easter Egg Hunt & Party 5:00 Primetimers

25

Office Closed

26

11:00 Community Easter Egg Hunt at Grace Baptist

27 7:00 Sunrise Service at Meinen Lake** 8:00 Worship Com Mtg 8:00 Prayer Time 8:00 Choir Rehearsal 8:30 Worship 9:00 Brunch 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship

No PM Activities

28 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 6:00 FBI Class

29 7:30/8:30 CDO 9:00 Staff Mtg

30 5:30 Wed Supper 6:00 Com on Com Mtg 6:00 Youth 6:00 FBC Kids 6:00 Choir Rehearsal 6:30 Adult Prayer Mtg Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study

31 7:30/8:30 CDO 5:00 Primetimers

**If it rains, the Sunrise Service will be moved

to the FBC Sanctuary.

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Youth: Mission Rowlett, March 7-10

Spring Break: March 7-11

Week of Prayer for Annie Armstrong and the North American Missions, March 20-27

First Family News Insert

01 Ramsey Caro, Jami Hahn, Remington Seay, John Starkey 03 Joseph Holden 04 Bailey Marbut 05 Tracy Grimes, Sarah Johnson, Don Wall 06 Christie Pippin, Rebekah Tye 07 Austin Baker, Dakota Holder, 08 Mary Helen Ferguson, Paige Pollock, Morgan Quisenberry 09 Travis Gregg, Caitlyn Harris 11 Amy Diamond, Roxy Firebaugh, Debra Jackson, Charlotte

Maddox 12 Harper Buck, Ross Stanford 14 Tucker Clark, Kenna Collins, David Moore, Coy Nall 15 Kim Akers, Frieda McCorkle, Lisa Phillips, Jessica Repenning 16 E. J. Perrin, Janis Sikes 17 Mark Block, Laura Petty, John Phillips 18 Rodney Cheek, Steve Elliott, Cooper Quisenberry, 19 Wes Allen 20 David Hurt, Bryan Terry 21 Virginia Bishop, Donna Caro, Elise Chernosky 22 Donnella Carberry, Kandace Collins, Ryan Macklin 24 Heather Chaney, Gracie Good 25 Sydney Bailey, Scott Rudduck, Ricky VanZandt 26 Drew Harris, Shane Suggs 27 Seth East, Aiden Terry 28 Courtney Luster, Kristin Poyer 29 Charnell Burrow, Nikki Grant, Johnathan O’Bar, Trey Rhodes 30 Donnie Dycus, Kolten Gilliland, Bailey Williams 31 Feliz Martinez, Beau Ray, Lauren Thompson

Please report any corrections to the church office.

Kenneth Pipes Ben and Bobbie Mosley NC

Our Christian love and sympathy

are extended to . . .

Mike Northern and family on the loss of his brother, Richard Northern.

Adam Emery and family on the loss of his father, David “Buck” Emery.

Rhonda Owen and family on the loss of her aunt, Jean Krebbs.

Donna Caro and family on the loss of her mother, Darlene Christopher.

Mary Sue Sain and family on the loss of her brother-in-law, Leonard Roten.

Family of Lorene Crowell.

Joe Perrin and family on the loss of his grandmother, Mozell Brown.

David “Buck” Emery Tom and Sharon Brock FFF Marie Moore HM Mary Sue Sain YF Tony and Marcia Tackett HM David and LeAnne Self HM Bill and Peggy Lyle HM Barbara Powell FFF Alan and Carolyn Neff CDO Sch David and Paula Quisenberry FFF

Gene and Lois Harris David and Paula Quisenberry MTF

Jean Krebbs Sharon Brock FFF

Richard Northern Tom and Sharon Brock CM

Keith Peck Barbara Powell FFF

Celebrating Birthdays

BF Building Fund BN Benevolence Fund BTSF Back to School Fair CDO Children’s Day Out CDO Sch Children’s Day Out Scholarship Fund CCF Children Camp Fund CM Children Ministry

CF Choir Fund FFF Funeral Food Fund

GF General Fund HM Homeless Ministry

IM International Missions KF Kitchen Fund LF Library Fund

LO Local Outreach

MF Memorial Fund MisF Missions Fund

MTF Mission Trip MusF Music Fund

NC - New Construction SSF Sew ‘n Sews Fund

YCS Youth Camp Scholarship YF Youth Fund

Students & Kids: Need a ride to church on Sundays?

Try the FBC Bus Ministry!

Call 817-866-4430 during office hours.