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-466725-641985THE HOME VISITOR NEWSLETTER00THE HOME VISITOR NEWSLETTER-2390775-104965500 773430025527000Plat Firs 437261017907000-523875208280004981575137795First Baptist Church100 McDonald RdNorth Platte, NE 69101Worship HoursWorship-10:15 a.m. 00First Baptist Church100 McDonald RdNorth Platte, NE 69101Worship HoursWorship-10:15 a.m. -304800137795Office HoursM-Th-8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Friday-Closed308-532-6772cwalker@fbc@00Office HoursM-Th-8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Friday-Closed308-532-6772cwalker@fbc@2533650132715Pastor Clint Walker00Pastor Clint WalkerDon’t Forget How Blessed You AreMy friend Reggie and I were talking one day. He was a pastor of an African American church about a mile from my congregation’s building. We were discussing what made black churches unique. He said something like, “black churches are built on the transformative power of redemptive suffering”. That is a lot of church words! What I think he was getting at was this: his church tradition believed that God was mercifully and powerfully present and working even in the most painful and difficult of circumstances.We are nearly done with 2020. And, no matter where you turn, there are complaints about how difficult this year has been. The litany goes on and on. You have heard it. We have had our year and our economy interrupted by coronavirus. We have had race riots across the country. We are somewhere in the middle of the Greek alphabet for names of storms in the Gulf. Forest fires have been burning throughout the American West. Our country is enduring one of the most bitterly contested elections in memory. Then we have another coronavirus surge. People are keeping their kids from school. People are avoiding church because they do not feel safe. So, we whine and we complain. We talk to each other about how hard we have it. We act like we are victims of the worst set of circumstances in human history.The truth is, as twenty-first century Americans, we are still citizens in one of the most blessed societies in all of human history. We have cars that take us on journeys in hours that most people before 1900 would have spent weeks or months to accomplish. We have food we buy pre-made and frozen that takes us minutes to prepare. In days gone by, someone would have had to spend hours preparing the same meal. We have indoor plumbing in below zero weather. We have computers in the palm of our hands that a generation or two ago would have taken up a room the size of our sanctuary. In this community we live in neighborhoods here in North Platte where our kids can play in the back yard without worrying about being shot. We are blessed. Proverbs 17:22 says, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones”. Philippians 4: 4-6 says, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God”. If you live your life so focused on the negative things that are happening in your world, you will be miserable. And you will have only yourself to blame when you are sick, bitter, and alone. As we come to the onset of winter, and the beginning of a series of holidays at the end of this month through the beginning of January, take time to rejoice and to be thankful. Let that gratitude guide you in generosity to your church, your family, and your neighbors. Make it a deliberate spiritual discipline to find time each day to be grateful for your blessings. Don’t let your circumstances define your life. Let God’s grace do that.Happy Thanksgiving month! God Bless!Pastor Clint 42767251223645Russ Hoatson11/1Sadie Dannatt11/1Allen Fisher11/4Daytona Cohn11/6Dennis Thompson11/7Dan Halligan11/11Michael Conley11/14Carl Anderson11/16Denise Nutter11/19Bill Henry11/22David Crankshaw11/23Marty Pirnie11/23Regina McConnell11/24Kim Ady11/29Alice Nekuda11/30Deanna Hoatson11/30Allison Fhuere11/3000Russ Hoatson11/1Sadie Dannatt11/1Allen Fisher11/4Daytona Cohn11/6Dennis Thompson11/7Dan Halligan11/11Michael Conley11/14Carl Anderson11/16Denise Nutter11/19Bill Henry11/22David Crankshaw11/23Marty Pirnie11/23Regina McConnell11/24Kim Ady11/29Alice Nekuda11/30Deanna Hoatson11/30Allison Fhuere11/304067175128270001333495194300-2381251463040First Baptist Church will be the polling site for the 10th precinct on Tuesday, November 3rd from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. in the Agape Room at FBC.00First Baptist Church will be the polling site for the 10th precinct on Tuesday, November 3rd from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. in the Agape Room at FBC.13335078740000120015Pastor Clint Family Time—November 24-30, 2020No Activities on Wednesday, November 24OFFICE CLOSED—November 25, 2020-Thanksgiving00Pastor Clint Family Time—November 24-30, 2020No Activities on Wednesday, November 24OFFICE CLOSED—November 25, 2020-Thanksgiving1819275126365 Extravagant generosity and whole-hearted hospitality (mentioned in FBC’s vision) are important to building community relationships as well as within our very own spiritual family of believers in order to create and sustain strong bonds. We are very excited that Kiwanis, Girl Scouts and a youth mentoring group will be meeting every month at First Baptist! What a great opportunity to make sure they feel welcome, comfortable and special in our church home. 00 Extravagant generosity and whole-hearted hospitality (mentioned in FBC’s vision) are important to building community relationships as well as within our very own spiritual family of believers in order to create and sustain strong bonds. We are very excited that Kiwanis, Girl Scouts and a youth mentoring group will be meeting every month at First Baptist! What a great opportunity to make sure they feel welcome, comfortable and special in our church home. 76200787400034480507486650 It is nearing the time when First Baptist Church will be preparing a budget for 2021. If you are in a position of leadership and feel there is a need for an item in the budget, please see Bill Henry or Pastor Clint.00 It is nearing the time when First Baptist Church will be preparing a budget for 2021. If you are in a position of leadership and feel there is a need for an item in the budget, please see Bill Henry or Pastor Clint.34480506172200002667007134225 Sunday, November 22 is Commitment Sunday. Letters and pledge cards will be mailed out in the near future encouraging you to ask the Lord what He would have you give to His work at First Baptist. As Pastor Clint mentions in his article on page one we have truly been blessed with talents, gifts and financial resources and need to prayerfully consider where these gifts should be allocated.00 Sunday, November 22 is Commitment Sunday. Letters and pledge cards will be mailed out in the near future encouraging you to ask the Lord what He would have you give to His work at First Baptist. As Pastor Clint mentions in his article on page one we have truly been blessed with talents, gifts and financial resources and need to prayerfully consider where these gifts should be allocated.171450612457400-1428752085975Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness during Pastor Appreciation Month. Your cards, kind words and gifts are greatly appreciated.God BlessPastor Clint00Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness during Pastor Appreciation Month. Your cards, kind words and gifts are greatly appreciated.God BlessPastor Clint2324100160020000-142875257175002066925596265It’s that time again. Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 1st at 2 a.m. Turn you clocks back one hour prior to going to bed on Saturday that way you will get an extra hour of sleep and arrive at Worship Service Sunday, November 1st at the correct time! 00It’s that time again. Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 1st at 2 a.m. Turn you clocks back one hour prior to going to bed on Saturday that way you will get an extra hour of sleep and arrive at Worship Service Sunday, November 1st at the correct time! ................
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