May 2019

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May 2019 Rev. Rob Purdy Pastor

Church Newsletter

J.Wells, Editor C.Harrison, Online Editor

May Calendar The transformation of Peter is one of the most intriguing occurrences in the Bible. Peter is often presented as brash in the gospels. He was quick to speak and often said and did the wrong things. This is the same person who, on the night that Jesus was betrayed, denied Jesus three times. That scene ends with Peter running and weeping bitterly.

Thursday, May 02 •

National Day of Prayer

Sunday, May 05 Lord’s Supper Services Youth Bake Sale Fundraiser Quarterly Report Deadline

However, after the crucifixion and resurrection, Peter is restored by Jesus following a fish breakfast on the beach. And Peter is transformed. The post resurrection Peter is absolutely different than the pre resurrection Peter.

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Has the resurrection changed you?

Saturday, May 11

In my prayers for the church I was led to this Scripture in the 4 th chapter of the Book of Acts. This is Peter speaking:

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“For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together 28 to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. 29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, 30 by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”

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And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. 31

Notice the two highlighted verse. That’s my prayer for us as we move forward. I am praying that we speak God’s Word with all boldness. I am praying that our church will be shaken; and we are filled with the Holy Spirt and that we speak the word of God with boldness! The resurrection of Jesus Christ, if we properly understand its implications, should give us all the boldness and the courage necessary to impact our community. In researching that word, boldness, I discovered that is used mostly in describing how we approach God ourselves, not how we approach the world. Here are a few examples: therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, Hebrews 10:19 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. Ephesians 3:12 For us, let’s be both bold and courageous in speaking the Word of God to our community and let’s be bold and confident in our ability to personally approach God through our faith in His resurrected Son, Jesus Christ!

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Ladies Tea Party

Sunday, May 12 Mother’s Day

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Family Fun Day At The Park

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Quarterly Business & Annual Budget Meeting Pot Luck Fellowship

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June Newsletter Deadline Last Men’s Monday Night Ministry before Summer Break

Saturday, May 25 •

Youth Serve at the Houston Food Bank

Sunday, May 26 •

Graduate Recognition

Monday, May 27

People and the world CAN be transformed! Ask Peter.

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God bless, Pastor Rob

Saturday, June 01 •

Memorial Day Church Workday

Weekly Schedule Sunday 8:15 am ................................................................. Adult Bible Study ............................................ 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)-Portable Bldg 9:15 — 9:30 am .................................... 1st Adult Coffee Fellowship ...................................................................1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 9:15 — 10:30 am ............................................................1st Nursery ...................................................................1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 9:15 — 10:30 am ................................................ Children’s Church ..................................................................1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 9:30 — 10:30 am ...................................... Berean Adult Fellowship ............................................ 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)-Portable Bldg 9:30 — 10:30 am ........... Youth Bible Study (Jr. & Sr. High Classes) ............................................ 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)-Portable Bldg 9:30 — 10:30 am .............................................. 1st Worship Service ...................................................................1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 10:45 — 11:00 am ................................. 2nd Adult Coffee Fellowship ...................................................................1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 10:45 am — 12:00 pm .................................................... 2nd Nursery ...................................................................1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 10:45 am — 12:00 pm .....................Children’s Church/Pre-K Church ..................................................................1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 11:00 am — 12:00 pm ....................................... 2nd Worship Service ...................................................................1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 1:15 — 2:00 pm ...................... Retirement Ministry Worship Service .............................................. Regal Estates, 500 Enterprise, League City

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6:30 pm ............................... Men’s Bible Study & Dinner Fellowship ....... (Last meeting is 5/20 before summer break)1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)

Wednesday

6:30 — 7:30 pm ...................... Youth Discipleship (6th-12th grades) ............................................ 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)-Portable Bldg 6:30 — 7:30 pm ...................................Praise, Prayer & Bible Study ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 6:30 — 7:30 pm ................................................................... Nursery ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)

Regular Office Hours

Tuesday - Friday 9:30 AM—1:30 PM

The Church office is open Tuesday through Friday, from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. The main office phone number is 281-474-3281. If you call while the office is closed or after hours please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

May 2019 Tellers May 05 ... John & Cheryl Harrison, Norma Keeler & Margie Minix May 12 ........................Mary Johnson, Kathy Slater & Pat Smartt May 19 ..................................................... Gene & Heather Engel May 26 ................. Karen Broyles, Michelle Hazlett & Linda Long

Do you need prayer? We would love to Pray for you!

A look at the church finances…General Funds March 2019………………………………$31,085.34

Thank you for your faithful giving!

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Zachary Lowery Carlos Cameron Barbara Gassett Joyce Wagner Dale Huls Patricia Smartt Tim Boyd Kim Harrison Andrew Augustine

Don Lilja Christy Stilwell Cynthia Bounds Marilyn Baker Taylor Martinez Dave Stanton Katie Kerr

Sunday, May 05, 2019

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Quarterly Report Deadline Wednesday, May 5, 2019

Reporting on February/March/April Please turn in Quarterly Reports to the office no later than Sunday, May 5th. The Quarterly Business Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 19th.

R.E.F.U.G.E. Student Ministry Bake Sale Fundraiser

9:30 & 11:00 AM Service

Vacation Bible School 2019

On Sunday, May 5th the youth will host a Bake Sale after each service. Money raised will go towards our upcoming international mission trip. Please stop by our table and get some of our baked goodies while helping our youth reach their goals. Items will not be individually priced and instead we will ask for donations so that you may give whatever is on your heart.

Ladies Tea Party May 11th at 1:00 pm

Volunteers Are Needed June 10 — 14, 2019 VBS is only successful when people like you volunteer to lead, teach, assist, cook, and clean. Please prayerfully consider where you can help and sign up on the bulletin board.

You Are Invited!!

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Happy Mother’s Day May 12, 2019

R.E.F.U.G.E. Student Ministry th th (6 through 12 grade)

Quarterly Business & Annual Budget Meeting

R.E.F.U.G.E. Student Ministry Jr. High and Sr. High Sunday School classes meet every Sunday, 9:30—10:30

Sunday, May 19th at 5:00 PM

am in the first portable building directly behind the main church building.

Pot Luck Dinner

R.E.F.U.G.E. Student Ministry Wednesday Discipleship meets from 6:30—7:30 pm in the first portable building directly behind the main church building.

Immediately following the business meeting

Members please bring a main dish and veggie or dessert to share. The church will provide beverages and rolls.

Sunday, May 05 ~ The Youth will host a Bake Sale after each

Deadline for JUNE 2019

worship service. Money raised will go towards our upcoming international missions trip. Please stop by our table and enjoy some of our goodies while helping our youth reach their goal. We are planning to have pies, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, brownies and who knows what else. Items will not be individually priced and instead will donation only so that you may give whatever is on your heart.

Saturday, May 18 ~ EVERYONE IS INVITED to join the youth for our 3rd annual Family Fun Day at the Seabrook Park. We will be playing

Saturday, May 25 ~ The youth will be volunteering for the 8:00 am

to 12:00 pm shift at the Houston Food Bank. This is always a lot of fun. Everyone is invited to join us. There will be a sign-up sheet in the hallway. Everyone must be registered through the Houston Food Bank and for our shift. All of the information will be on the sign-up sheet and Lori will take care of registering everyone. We hope you’ll join us!

Sunday, May 26 ~ The senior high school youth will be teaching

Children’s Church during the 1st worship service. Please be there by 9:15 am. The junior high school youth will meet in the classroom for Sunday School at 9:30 am.

Sunday, May 26 ~ Graduate Recognition We will honoring high school and college graduates during the 11:00 am worship service. If you are graduating, please Lori Forrest know so we may acknowledge your accomplishment.

Monday, May 27, 2019

kickball, and basketball and will enjoy lots of food and great fellowship. There will also be fun stuff for the little ones. We are asking everyone to bring a food item to share, think Picnic Potluck. The youth will provide hamburgers and hotdogs. There will be a signup sheet in the hallway and on Facebook. We plan to be at the park from 11am until 4pm. This is an excellent opportunity for our church family and friends to interact and get to know our amazing youth!

Monday May 20, 2019

Church Workday Saturday, June 1, 2019 9:00 am

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, June 1st church workday. We need lots and lots of help to get our church ready for VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL!! We will be cleaning out the front of the annex building , building frames for the VBS stage (please bring your tools), moving tables and so much more. Page 4

May 2019 Lamplight: Shred-Event I recently passed a Shred-It® truck on my way to work and began to wonder if the company’s employees suffered a lot of papercuts. Just kidding... I did; however, wonder how much it would cost to hire the truck for a personal shred-event. I have a lot of needless paper tucked away in various nooks and crannies in my home. Yes, I have considered tossing it in the trash; however, in today’s world, it’s too dangerous to toss personal paper anywhere. Therefore, I’ve decided that all I need is a big shredder truck that can easily make the paper go away. I put the shred event on my to-do list and moved on to my soon-to-be-due discipleship article. Guess what! It turns out that shredding is good fodder for discipleship articles. Some of us are guilty of hoarding stuff that we should have disposed of long ago. We have piles of unforgiveness, and stacks of pride tucked away in dusty places. There is no need to sort through these things, because we know them all too well. In some cases, we have organized our stacks for easy retrieval. We know in our heart that we shouldn’t keep them, but we can’t help ourselves. We need God’s help to rid ourselves of spiritually unhealthy junk. The good news of salvation through Jesus Christ alone is all we need to help release sinful clutter in our hearts. Thankfully, God does not treat us as our sins deserve... For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us ~ Psalm 103:11-12 Thus, we have a choice. We can continue clinging to spiritually unhealthy things or we can seek after the Godly life that only comes through Jesus Christ... His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ ~ 1 Peter 1:3-8. We don’t need to hoard sin that God has already thrown away. All we need is faith in His unbelievable grace... Jesus shed his blood to shred our sins away. No more dumpster diving for us. Hey, I have a crazy idea. Let’s host a community “Shred-Event” where people can come dispose of their unnecessary paper and we can tell them about the necessary Savior. Remember this... you are loved, and you are always in my prayers. Blessings, Cheryl

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May 2019 Sunday

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Regular Sunday Services 8:15--9:15 AM Adult Bible Study st 9:15—9:30 AM 1 Adult Coffee Fellowship st 9:15—10:30 AM 1 Nursery / Children’s Church 9:30—10:30 AM Berean Adult Fellowship & Youth Bible Study st 9:30—10:30 AM 1 Worship Service nd 10:45—11:00 AM 2 Adult Coffee Fellowship nd 10:45—Noon 2 Nursery / Children’s Church / Pre-K Church nd 11:00—Noon 2 Worship Service

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9:30 & 11:00 AM Lord's Supper Youth Fundraiser

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Men's Monday Night Bible Study and Dinner Fellowship

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Youth Bible Study & Adult Praise, Prayer & Bible Study

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Men's Monday Night Bible Study and Dinner Fellowship

Pot Luck Supper to follow meeting

June Newsletter Deadline

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Quarterly Business & Annual Budget Meeting

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Men's Monday Night Bible Study and Dinner Fellowship

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1 9:00 AM Church Workday

Graduate Recognition

6:30−7:30 PM

Youth Bible Study & Adult Praise, Prayer & Bible Study

First Baptist Church of Seabrook, P. O. Box 267, 1506 Bayport Blvd. Seabrook, Texas 77586 (281.474.3281)