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PERMIT #5 First Baptist Church

Inverness, FL 34452

First Baptist Church of Inverness

550 Pleasant Grove Road

Inverness, FL 34452

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BAPTIST GOOD

NEWS…

A PUBLICATION OF

F IRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF INVERNESS

550 Pleasant Grove Road Inverness, FL 34452

Phone: 352-726-1252 Fax: 352-726-0227

F IRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF

INVERNESS

www. fbc inve r nes s . com steps to you. Pray for them as they continue to work and pray and seek God’s man for this es-sential ministry position. Sharon and I love y’all! It’s hard for us to believe, but 10 years ago this month I preached for the first time at FBC in our old downtown location! It has been an amazing journey! We look forward to many more years together as we follow after Christ! Blessings, Donnie

July in Inverness is a won-derful and special time! There is nothing quite like being gath-ered at Liberty Park with thou-sands of others right smack in the middle of the “Most Patri-otic Small Town in America”!! The fireworks are awesome and just wandering around the park, seeing friends from FBC and around the community, listen-ing to music and of course find-ing some good stuff to eat….it all makes for a memorable and beautiful evening. July at FBC is pretty exciting and eventful as well! Sunday July 6th will be a great day of celebration and fellowship and food. The Worship Choir will present a short patriotic musical in the 10:30 service and immedi-ately after the service we will enjoy our annual church wide cook-out! Hotdogs, hamburg-ers, and lots of other good stuff along with good friends and fellowship will make for a fit-ting Independence Day celebra-tion! VBS is coming up the week of July 14-18 starting at 5:30 each evening. You haven’t really lived until you have ex-perienced the excitement and joy of a building running over with children excited about learning more about God’s love for them! Mrs. Deanna Davis would love to have even more helpers for that week so it’s not too late to get involved! We have purchased the DVD of “God’s Not Dead” and se-cured the license to show it

publically. So, Sunday night July 20th at 6:00pm we will have a free showing of this recent hit movie. It is powerful and very well made. If you have ever wrestled with doubt or won-dered how to defend your faith in God to those who do not be-lieve, then this movie will speak to your heart! Bring some friends and come enjoy, be chal-lenged, and be changed by the power of the message! I know this is for next month’s newsletter, but I have to give you a little advance no-tice! Sunday night August 10th will be a powerful evening for us. It is our privilege to host the “Give Me Liberty Tour” featur-ing speakers such as Mat Staver, the founder of the Liberty Council and Dean of the Liberty University School of Law. This is not a Democrat or Republican event….this is an event de-signed to inform us of the bat-tles being fought for the preser-vation of our basic liberties! You do not want to miss this event! On a final note, the Person-nel Team has been working very hard and very diligently over the past few months. Their pri-mary task has been to search for a Minister of Music and Wor-ship for FBC. Multitudes of hours have been spent in secur-ing resumes, deciding direc-tions, combing through refer-ences and watching a lot of vid-eos from candidates. By the time you read this they should be close to presenting the next

FROM DONNIE’S DESK….

INSIDE THIS

ISSUE :

Children’s Ministry

VBS

God’s Not Dead

Independence Day

Birthdays

Financial Update

Ministries & Opportunities

In The Library

New Members

Memorials and Honors

Thank You Notes

First Baptist Church of Inverness Donnie Seagle Senior Pastor

550 Pleasant Grove Road Inverness, FL 34452 www.fbcinverness.com

DeAnna Davis Children’s Ministry Coordinator

Phone (352) 726-1252 Fax (352) 726-0227

Ed Wingfield Interim Music Minister

Debbie Jolly Church Secretary

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2014

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Attention Special Agents Grab your ID and head on over to Agency D3™! During this year’s VBS we will investigate the truth about Jesus! The FBI Kids will start the evening at the Worship Rally Headquarters led by our Commander In Chief, Pastor Donnie Seagle. All agents will then make their way to the Evidence Vault where they will Discover the Truth in God’s word during Bible study. While collecting evidence, the FBI Kids will also visit: the Break Room for snacks the Training Ground for recreation the Communications Hub for music the Map Room for missions and the Lab for crafts. At the end of this exciting week, our special agents will be able to Defend the Truth that is found in God’s word! There’s an opportunity for everyone to participate! Don’t miss out! Call the church for more details; see Mrs. Dee at the children’s desk or log onto www.fbcinverness.com for volunteer and participant’s registration. Become a special agent today!

Contact DeAnna Davis at: deanna@fbcinverness.com

THE FIRST BAPTIST GOOD NEWS…

Oh, magnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt his name together!

But honor the Messiah as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you. 1 Peter 3:15

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New Members

June 2014

RELAX WITH A GOOD DVD: One Hit From Home (DVD)—an inspirational family film that explores the unpredictability of life. Grace Unplugged (DVD)—should there be a struggle between fame, faith & family? Escape (DVD)—how far is far enough to run from God? Last Ounce of Courage (DVD)—an intergenerational story about family and taking a stand for cherished beliefs.

SUMMERTIME READING: Patchwork of Lies by Sharon Dunn (F)— Shannon is the only witness to a robbery that happened during the Apple Festival. But a discovery of a murder raises the stakes to a deadly game of cat & mouse. Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes (F)—a remarkable story that will bring a family back together again to discover a love that saves us when nothing else can. Love is a Verb by Gary Chapman (177.7)—love isn’t just a feeling. Love is a choice, and love is something we all need to do.

4TH OF JULY FUN FACTS: 1. Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the official national bird. 2. Over150 million hot dogs are consumed on Independence Day. That’s about 2 for every 2 people in the U.S. 3. The stars in the American flag were arranged in a circle to represent equality between the original 13 colonies. 4. The 4th of July was not declared a national holiday until 1941. Although the Declaration of Independence has been celebrated since July 1777.

Justin Allan

Michael Allan

Chris Brewer

Alyssa Brewer

Ryan Dolan

Holly McLeod

Rachel McLeod

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In Memory of Linda Shaffer

For: Mortgage Retirement

From: Pete & Delores Kelly

For: Women’s Ministry

From: Flo Hayward

In Memory of Joyce Beck

For: Mortgage Retirement

From: Wayne & Jean Snyder

From: Jackie Mercer

From: Bonnie Steffen

From: Pete & Delores Kelly

From: Kim Stuart

For: Children’s Department

From: Frank & Pat Pullen

From: Kenneth Walter

From: Joe & Bev Capo

In Memory of C.E. “Cash” Register

For: Regular Offering

From: LaVerne Register & Melanie Harrah

In Memory of Linda Shaffer & Joyce Beck

For: Regular Offering

From: Robin Moffatt

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VBS JULY 14TH-18TH 5:30-8:30 PM K3-5th Grade Register online at

www.fbcinverness.com

God’s Not Dead

On Sunday, July 20, 2014, at

6:00 pm we will be

showing the film,

“God’s Not Dead”.

We will have “Invitetickets” available for our members. These

“Invitetickets” are to be given to our friends, relatives,

acquaintances, strangers, etc. You get the idea.

We will also have posters available for our members to pick up

and take to their place of business or to any other business

that will display them.

We will be showing the trailer for the movie on

Sunday, July 6th and July 13th. We will also show it on

Family night, Friday July 18th during VBS.

This Movie will answer a lot of questions for new Christians, old

Christians, and people that are wanting to become Christians. So, set

aside that Sunday night and come and see a really great movie.

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FBC INVERNESS

INDEPENDENCE DAY

CELEBRATION AND

CHURCH COOKOUT

SUNDAY, JULY 6TH

Church Office Closed

Thursday, July 3rd &

Friday, July 4th

Everyone is invited to join us at 10:30 am for the

Independence Day Celebration Worship Service

and church cookout following the worship service.

We will provide the hamburgers, hotdogs, buns and

beverages. You will be asked to provide a side dish.

Aluminum pans with the requested side dish will be

provided. There will not be an 8:00 am worship

service on July 6th.

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Dear Church Family,

Thank you for all the wonderful cards

with messages of love in them and for

the hugs and happy birthday words-

even a visit on that day! And lunch

another day!!—Also wonderful to have

the “family” sing Happy Birthday to

me on the 11th at Wednesday worship.

ALL sweet blessings!

Marian Minyard

Sunday Morning Service Schedule 8:00 am Traditional Service 8:45 am Nursery Open 9:00 am Sunday School

10:30 am Celebration Service and Children’s Church

Wednesday Evening Schedule 6:00 pm Mid Week Worship

6:00 pm Wednesday Worship Kids 6:00 pm Fuse for Youth

7:00 pm Worship Choir Practice 7:30 pm Praise Team/Praise Band Practice

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Calling All Women to Lunch: Come join the

Women’s Ministry for lunch for a time of fun and

fellowship on July 10th at 11:30 am at Joe’s

Restaurant, 911 W. Main Street, Inverness. A

sign-up sheet is in the foyer.

Ladies Bible Studies: Please watch your bulletins

for the upcoming ladies’ Bible studies for time and

dates.

First at First Baptist: The First Friday Fast is July 4th. In honor of

Independence Day, please pray for our country and its leaders. The

First Monday Meditation is July 7th. The sanctuary will be open from

11 am until 1 pm for you to pray for our nation and our continued

freedom.

Hospice House Ministry: Thank you to all who have donated items

for the Hospice House Ministry. This is an ongoing ministry and all

donations are appreciated. Donations of snack cakes, crackers,

chips, etc. can be left in the library or in adult Sunday School rooms

in designated baskets.

MINISTRIES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Luke 18:15-17 NIV

People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have Him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to Him and said “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

All children are precious to Jesus and should be precious to us. So many children throughout the world are living in poverty, without medical help, without schooling, without proper housing or clothing. But, with our help, by sponsoring a child, we can change his or her life.

Compassion International provides schooling, clothing, medical exams, help for families and most importantly, the children learn about Jesus. For just $38.00 a month all of this is taken care of. We can correspond with our sponsored child and can encourage them in their daily activities and show them our love.

Think about sponsoring! See you in September!

Robin Moffatt

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JULY BIRTHDAYS

Giving... Through May 2014

May YTD Revenue $ 74,781. $296,146.

Expenditures $ 63,880. $283,685.

$ 10,901. $ 12,461.

Rounded to nearest dollar

Deets, Warren 7/1 Morelli, Rebecca 7/1 Jordan, Keith 7/2 Norris, Cheyanne 7/2 Troutt, Chloe 7/2 Brewer, Alyssa 7/3 Mercado, Kinsley 7/3 Neal, Ralph 7/3 McBride, Cabot 7/4 Monier, Elijah 7/5 Saltmarsh, Jim 7/5 Davidson, Troy 7/6 Heinzeroth, Jan 7/6 Chamberlin, Portia 7/7 Hensley, Melanie 7/7 Metzler, Katrina 7/7 Jordan, Ken 7/8 Letts, Christina 7/8 Griffin, Eunice 7/9 Schaak, Kirsten 7/10

Schaeffer, Mary Ellen 7/10 Flanagan, Tammy 7/11 Hochadel, Danny 7/11 Main, Sybil 7/12 Gormsen, Benjamin 7/13 Gibbs, Ann 7/14 Smith, Norma 7/14 Weeks, Aleene 7/14 Desmond, Kenadie 7/15 Fisher, Jan 7/15 Ivy, Judy 7/15 Heathcock, Shannon 7/16 Holt, Mike 7/17 Smith, Steven 7/17 Turner, Jeannine 7/18 Twomey, Kurtis 7/18 Cernich, Jim 7/19 Morelli, Sarah 7/19 Theroux, Joe 7/19 Vaughn, Abby 7/19

Brewer, Hannah 7/20 Rollason, Liz 7/20 Fisher, Charlie 7/21 Steffen, Bonnie 7/22 Bruening, Marge 7/23 Farmer, Ashley 7/23 Kinsey, Bill 7/25 Silver, Heather 7/25 Smith, Don 7/25 Thompson, Kathy 7/25 Boese, Tim 7/26 Carrero, Carmen 7/27 Smith, J. Charles, Jr. 7/27 Letts, Joe 7/29 Schaffer, Heath 7/29 Evers, Gil 7/30 Cignoni, Sharon 7/31 Gavin, Marge 7/31 Taylor, Brenda 7/31 Trombley, Lisa 7/31

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Women on Mission will not meet in

July or August. The next meeting

will be in September. Please

continue to pray for missionaries

around the world every day.

MINISTRIES AND OPPORTUNITIES

SAMARITAN’S PURSE

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

THE ITEMS WE NEED FOR THE MONTH OF

JULY ARE: BALL CAPS, SUNGLASSES,

FLIP FLOPS, T-SHIRTS, , WASH CLOTHS, SOAP,

COLORING BOOKS, CRAYONS, &

TOOTHPASTE. PLEASE PLACE ITEMS IN THE

BASKET ON THE COUNTER IN THE

FOYER.THANK YOU: SHERRY WHITE 726-1898

Keep the Peanut Butter and Jelly coming to the

treasure box in the FBC foyer!!! The number of less

fortunate students at PGE and IPS will increase this

coming school year and each of them is so grateful to

you every weekend. Questions, call Charlotte Sims at

302-4720 or Marilyn Jordan at 726-1658.

THANK YOU!!

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HOMEBOUND MINISTRY

No Meeting in July.

Those interested in bringing joy to the homebound

are welcome to join this ministry. Please contact

Marian Minyard for more information. If you know

of someone that is homebound who needs visits,

please contact the Church Office.

MINISTRIES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Homebound

Ministries

MINISTRY OF WARMTH

If you like to crochet or knit, the Ministry of Warmth would like for you to join them at 6:00 pm on Thursdays. They meet to make hats, blankets, lap robes and other items that are sent with our

missionaries and also distributed locally. Donations of cash or yarn are also accepted.

Creative Cardmaking You are invited to Cardmaking July 16th, 11am-2pm in the Dining Hall. We make 3

Greeting Cards for $10.00-all supplies included. No experience needed!

Call Nancy Shaner, 476-6504, for to reserve your place. Everyone is welcome! Check bulletin

board by office to see samples you’ll be making.