October 2015 - First Baptist Church Godley

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THE FIRST FAMILY
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
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P.O. BOX 158
GODLEY, TX 76044
PERMIT NO. 2
GODLEY, TEXAS
N e w s l e tte r o f F i r s t Ba p ti s t C h u r c h G o d l e y
F irst Ba ptist Church Godle y
The N E W S
October 2015
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P r ay e r N e e d s
Our Schedule
Sunday
vJerry Woods was in hospital with kidney stones
vPray for the Wolf family, Peter cracked rib, Alex
hurt his knee, Shannon is very sick.
vCharles Garrett of the Christian Heritage
Foundation will have bypass surgery on Oct. 1
vKay Collom’s brother Larry finished treatment.
Please pray for him to regain weight lost
vRuel Davis has cancer
vKathy Applegate is seeing kidney doctors
vAnita Warren
vVon Burkhalter
vBrantley - Grandson of Richard and Verna
Cook
vHelen Watters, home after back injections
vCody Dillon seizure problems
vJerry Baldwin in Baylor Fort Worth
vJoannie Parham recovering from surgery
vCindy Herod, home
vRichard & Verna Cook’s son-in-law’s brother
vChip Boner has brain cancer
vOlan and Lynn Burrow, missionaries in Africa
vSandy Cheek Gustafson, Kathy’s cousin
vBruce Fowler’s mother, Roylene Orr, Liver
Cancer
Remeber all those serving
in the Armed Forces!
vNoah Tave, Sandiego
vMatthew & Cherish Ashby, Air Force
vWilliam Henry
Nursing Home Residents
Legend Oaks Nursing, Ennis
vSara Jo Carrell
Willow Park Rehab & Care Center
vJeanette Place
Hebrews Cafe
Sunday School
Youth Bible Study
Worship
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
Choir Rehearsal
Evening Worship
Youth Activities
Tuesday
6:30 pm
Prayer Meeting in CLC
Wednesday
6:15 pm 6:30 - 8 pm
7:00 pm
8:00 pm
Children’s Fellowship Meal
Children’s Ministry
Youth Ministry
Adult Bible Study
Instrumental Rehearsal
S u n d a y M o r n i n g C h i l d r e n ís M i n i s t r y
Extended Care
October 4
October 11
Vicki Weaver
Brandi Nowak
(Please call the church office to add names to
prayer list)
October 4
Jesse & Louise
McKee
Oct ober 2015
9:00 am
9:45 am
10:00 am
10:55 am L
uke Paul (age 5) and preschool choir
teacher Kathy Applegate (pictured here),
enjoy last year’s Fall Festival with many
other friends! We pray you and your family
will attend this year! Fall Festival will be held
on Saturday October 31 from 6 to 8 pm.
Come and enjoy Christian Fellowship at FBC
Godley’s Christian Learning Center! Volunteers
are needed to decorate and operate booths.
Cookies are needed for the cookie walk. Sign
up in the church foyer or see Laura Sanderson
for more information.
October 18
Children’s Church
October 11
Travis & Shannon
Mackey
October 18
Kirk & Leslie
Moss
October 25
October 25
Talk to Dr. Joe
about serving in
this area of ministry
JOIN US FOR WORSHIP & BIBLE STUDY
Inside
SUNDAY WORSHIP
Pastor’s Pen
10:55 am
Corporate Worship
6:00 pm
Evening Worship
BIBLE STUDY
9:45am
A Call for Holiness
Outreach Opportunities
Family Game Night on October 2
Bible Study for all Ages
Church Wide Dinner October 18
Raising money for youth choir
D r. J o s e p h C a th e y, Pa s to r |
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The monthly newsletter of First Baptist Church Godley
October 2015
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Pastor’s Pen
wrote in last month’s column thoughts about what it means to live a holy life before God. Hebrews tells
us that “Without holiness no one will see God.” In this month’s column I want to explore two facets
of living holy before God. What does it mean to really be changed at the moment of our salvation (a
change of kingdoms)? How do we conduct the battle for our holiness in the daily life struggle?
A Change of Kingdoms!
Many Christians have a basic desire to live a holy life, but have come to believe that they simply
cannot do it. To begin with, we need to realize that God has indeed made provision for us to live a holy
life, and He has also given us responsibilities as well. Romans 6:12 tells us, “Therefore, do not let sin reign
in your mortal body, so that you obey its evil desires”. It is clearly our responsibility to establish as part of
our will to not let sin have control in our lives. If you have been in our morning worship this last month
you realize that Romans 6-7 helps us understand the “why” of resisting sin. In this preceding passage, Paul
establishes the fact that since we have died to the sinful nature (through Christ), we are no longer a slave of
it. Therefore we have the responsibility and the ability to keep sin from reigning in our lives. If we view sin as
a realm or sphere or world then we, as believers, no longer live there. When we die here on earth, we are no
longer subject to its laws, rules or influences. We are dead! We don’t have to pay taxes, we cannot be arrested,
there are no laws we must obey, we do not experience sickness or pain, hunger or thirst. We are beyond the
influence of this world. The Battle for Holiness!
We may not like the fact that we have this lifelong struggle with sin, but the more we realize and
accept it, the better equipped we will be to deal with it. Although sin has been overthrown and weakened, its
nature has not changed. So, if we are to wage a successful war against this enemy within, it is important that
we know something of its nature and tactics. First of all, the scriptures tells us that the seat of indwelling sin
is the heart (Mark 7:21-23). The Bible paints a picture of the heart as the whole soul of a person and all of its
faculties, as they work together in doing good or evil:
• The mind – as it reasons, discerns and judges,
• The emotions – as they like or dislike,
• The conscience – as it determines and warns,
• The will – as it chooses or refuses.
Secondly, the indwelling sin nature works primarily through our desires. Desire is the strongest
force in a person’s heart. Take a look at temptation. When we give in to temptation, it is because our desire
has overcome our reason in the battle to influence our will. Thirdly, indwelling sin tends to deceive and
distort our understanding or reasoning. If the power of sin has been overcome, Satan and our flesh has to
resort to deceiving our very understanding of sin. We may come to believe that we are beyond a particular
temptation or sin.
I want to leave you with two thoughts that can help in our time of need. First, we must have a
humble and consistent intake of Scripture. Feed our minds with His Word of Truth! Second, we must pray
earnestly and continually for holiness in our lives. These two helps will keep us on
the road to a consistent holy life. I love being your Pastor!
A Note of Thanks...
First Baptist Church,
Thank you so much for all your love, prayers, and
support as we both mourned and celebrated the life
of our Papa and Dad. We appreciate the plant from
our church family and the use of the building for
Dad’s services.
J.A. McGehee Family
Acy, Paula, Charles, Connie, & Tommy
“Whatever you do, work heartily as for the Lord and
not for will receive the inheritance as your reward.
You are serving the Lord Christ.” -Colossians 3:23-24
Dr. Joe
My Dear Church Family,
You all have blessed my soul with your many ways of
showing your love to me. Prayers, cards, food, and
other ways of showing your concern for me.
I want to also thank so very much the group that
learned one of my daily tasks in the office and
committed to work for me these last few weeks. That is
going above and beyond to give me that much time out
of their lives. I also want to thank the staff for filling
in for me by meeting and greeting those who come in
everyday and answering the phone. I thank you all for
making my long time of surgery and recovery much
more bearable.
God Bless each of you and our church.
Love you all, Kathy
Dr. Joe Cathey
Pastor
education@
fbcgodley.com
Peter Wolf Interim
Student Minister
student@
fbcgodley.com
Billy Woods
Music Minister
music@
fbcgodley.com
Kathy Allen
Secretary
office@
fbcgodley.com
Contact Info
101 E Allen Ave
PO Box 158
Godley, TX
817-309-3365
[email protected]
www.fbcgodley.com
How to be a help to your church
H
elp shoulder the load of responsibility — Pastors and leaders of the church often feel
much like Moses did when Israel fought with Amelek. Their arms become weary under
the weight of so many responsibilities and they need brothers and sisters to stand beside
them and help distribute the load. “But Moses’ hands became heavy; so they took a stone
and put it under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and
the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun” (Ex. 17:12).
The Lord never intended for the whole ministry of the church to be carried solely by the pastor or a
mere handful of people. It’s said that 80% of the work is done by 20% of the people, and sadly, this has
caused the “burnout” of its many outstanding workers. If everyone would simply pitch in and do their
fair share in helping, serving, and giving, all the needs would be met and no one would be overburdened. Be willing to volunteer with whatever needs done and don’t be finicky about what you will or
will not do. Do as the scripture says, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might...” (Ecl.
9:10). And don’t help out just for strokes of attention, but do it for God’s glory. 
- Dr. Dale Robbins
Music Ministries
The choir is working on “The Word Became Flesh” which is an immensely powerful
Christmas work to be presented on Sunday December 13th. We need about 10 additional
singers who are willing to pick up a CD, learn the music and attend rehearsals. Only about 10
more rehearsals remain until the presentation. There is still time to learn the music. Don’t let
this opportunity pass you by! 
See Billy Woods for more information.
Missions
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Coffee Cafe
Open Every Sunday
Morning
9:00 am -10:00 am
Featuring premium
coffee, cappuccinos
& more!
Come get your
morning jolt!
Sunday Evenings
6 pm Student Praise Band
Rehearsal
6:30 - 8:00 pm Worship, Bible Study,
and Games
International Missions
Local missions - Food Pantry
State Wide Missions
First Baptist Church,
Godley
Join us at 10:00 am for Bible Study
Wednesdays
Currently we need cans of meat, chili,
chicken, tuna, chili beans, ravioli, soup, beef
stew, fruit, carrots, Spam, peanut butter
spaghetti sauce, boxes of mac & cheese,
cereals, mustard, ketchup, jellies, crackers,
cornbread mix. Pasta & dried beans, rice.
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Sunday Mornings
October 18th will begin Operation
Christmas Child. Boxes and pamphlets
will be in each foyer for you to fill.
Every class or individual should
be able to participate this year by
preparing at least one box.
You can still give to the Mary Hill Davis
Offering. We have given $3,240 to date.
Our goal is $5,000.
Family Game Night
Friday October 2nd
6 to 8 pm in the CLC
Bring Potluck Dinner
Basketball, volleyball, board games etc.
Wednesdays
6:15 pm
Children’s Fellowship Meal
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Bible Drill, Missions (RA & GA),
Arts (Craft & Music), & Recreation!
Church Wide Lunch October 18
The lunch will take place immediately following the
worship service in the
Christian Learning Center (CLC)
We will have a soup & chili lunch with desserts.
Don’t worry!
Cowboys do not play on October 18!
Make plans to fellowship with your church family!
Donations will be accepted. Money collected will help us
go to YouthCUE in February 2016
Help fund
the youth
choir!
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