Sermon Link: Anxious for Nothing (Matthew 6:25-34)

Spotify Link: Anxious for Nothing (Matthew 6:25-34)

• Back to School Prayer - August 18
• August 20 - Men's Book Club
• August 22 - Thursday Evening Women's Bible Study Begins
• August 23 - Men's Fellowship
• September 4 - Ladies Daytime Bible Study Begins
• September 19 - Volunteer Opportunity

From the depths of my heart, thank you! An old Pastor friend of mine once said, "If you want to love me well, love my family." I cannot thank you all enough for taking care of my wife and the the rest of the Sands Family. We are so very excited to bring Oliver into the world! 

Yesterday, the Children's Sunday School classes had a Promotion Sunday Celebration. We were missing a few of our students but we are proud of each of them for their hard work. Big thanks to Becky Henkel & Janet Beall for organizing the event! They pour themselves out every week making sure that our children are faithfully taught from the Bible. If you are interested in Sunday School we have classes for all ages from birth to adults. Sunday School classes meet from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. every Sunday morning. 

There will be a community wide prayer meeting for the upcoming school year at West Platte on August 18th at 7PM. Plan on joining us to pray for students, staff, faculty, and families as we head into the 2024 school year!

A group of women will be gathering to study Revelation from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings at the church. Study begins August 22nd. 

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A group of women will be gathering to study Revelation from 9:30-11 a.m. on Wednesday mornings at the church. Study begins September 4th. 

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Our Next Men's Fellowship Gathering is August 23. Special Guest, Scott Heidtbrink, will be joining us to teach on the importance of evangelism in the Christian life. Join us at 6:00 p.m. at the church. Meal will be provided!

All Men are invited to join us in reading, "Call to Arms" by Chuck Black. Please see the other email for more details. We will be gathering for discussion and Fellowship on August 20th. Please RSVP to Pastor Ricky if you plan to attend. 

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We are excited to host a Welcome Event for foreign exchange students in the region. They are providing their own meal but we would love to provide desserts for them. The event is August 24th from 5-8 p.m. and we are expecting about 80 people in total. Big thanks to our Hospitality Team for their willingness to jump in and help serve the students this evening. 

Pray for our missionaries of the week, Pierce and Casey Bennett. The Bennetts serve as IMB missionaries in South Asia. They and their teammates are responsible for ministering to 27 unreached people groups living in remote regions.

People living in a remote South Asian village gathered around a screen to watch a video about the rise and fall of humankind and the hope for humanity. Before playing the video, Pierce and his South Asian partner told the group, “This is a true story that has spread throughout the whole world. It’s not just from America or from South Asia. It has gone all over the world. This is a story of God—God’s love and how we can have a relationship with Him.”

The video began with creation and ended with Jesus’ coming. Pierce and his national partner asked the people watching what they understood from the video. “Jesus came to die for our sins,” one person said. Another said, “He came back to life.”

PRAY alongside the Bennetts that a person or family in this village would commit their life to Christ and that others would choose to follow.

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For the last several years we have helped with an event hosted at the Weston Red Barn Farm that is put on by Platte Senior Services. On September 19th they have asked if we can help set up and break down again this year. If you are available to help this day please contact Pastor Ricky and let him know. 

Brothers & Sisters, 

There are a few additions to the calendar that you will see above. There are many opportunities to partner with the Lord in the great work He is doing here at FBC and in Weston. I would love to see a large representation from our church at the Back to School Prayer event at West Platte. If you are available please plan on joining us! As stated last week, I am praying for you all as we head into another school year. 

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” -Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬ ‭ESV‬‬