Sunday, March 11, 2018

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Spring Fling 2018 – Planning Meeting – Wednesday 3/14 @ 5pm – Danville hosts their Spring festival on Mill Street on Saturday, May 5 from 9am to 5pm! FBC has their own tent and we encourage you to pray about joining us this year! We hand out bottled water, do crafts with children, sing with Praise Team and more!
 

Memorial Trees: We are looking to update our records! If you have donated a memorial tree to FBC, please stop by the office and let us know which one it is, the year you donated it, and who it was in memory of.

Available at the Tract Rack: Special Easter editions from Our Daily Bread as well as the regular quarterly Our Daily Bread (available in large print!).  There are many great tracts & other resources to share with friends, family & co-workers.

Midweek Meal: Wednesday, March 14: Dinner is served 4:45-5:45 PM. This week’s menu is Chili, Texas Toast, Salad & the desserts you bring. Please sign up by Monday, March 12 on the Ramp Bulletin Board, in your SBS class or by calling the office. Suggested donation for meals is $3/person or $10/family. If you know of a shut-in or elderly person and would be willing to deliver a meal to them, it is free of charge. Please put their name on the sign up sheet and indicate “Shut-In”. Desserts are on a donation basis, so feel free to share a dessert any time.

Desserts Needed for Baptism Service We are looking for donations of sweets to celebrate the sweetness of God’s children stepping forward in faith to publically proclaim they are His! Please drop off desserts in the kitchen on Sunday 3/25 with “baptism” noted on it.

Holy Ambition in Thrive! Thrive is a Sunday Bible School class for young adults both single and newly married, who not only passionately pursue a deeper relationship with Christ but with other young adults as well! They will be starting a new study called Holy Ambition by Chip Ingram and they want to invite you to join them!

Easter Flowers may be ordered in honor or memory of a loved one. The suggested donation is $9. They will be available to take home on Easter Sunday after the 10:30 AM service. Please see the Info Desk or contact the church office by March 26 if you would like to participate.

Easter Breakfast If you would like to help crack a few eggs, come join the kitchen team! They will be serving breakfast at 8:15am on Easter Sunday 4/1. We are also asking for donations of sticky buns (2 dozen preferred). Please call the church office or circle the following on your connect card:· “B” Yes! I’d love to throw on an apron and help with the breakfast!· “S” Yes! I’d love to provide a pan or two of sticky buns!

Love the Tract Rack? Many, many thanks to Kathleen Fowler who has been lovingly ordering the tracts and organizing them. Kathleen is now looking to pass the baton. If you love spreading the good news and are quite organized, then this would be a cool ministry for you! Please call the church office if you are interested.

MegaForce Love Offering If you would like to make a monetary donation, please make checks out to FBC and note “MegaForce” in the memo field. Monies can be put in our Love Offering envelopes with “MegaForce” noted on the envelope as well.

Movie Night for the Family
The Riot & the DanceTickets $12.50    Bloomsburg: 3/19 – 7:00     Selinsgrove: 3/19 – 7:00     Lycoming Mall: 3/19 – 7:00
I Can Only Imagine Tickets $9.50  Bloomsburg: 3/16-3/22-multi-showings~Selinsgrove: 3/15 – 7pm~Lycoming Mall: 3/15 – 7pm (SOLD OUT!)

FBC is Hosting the Jubilee Kitchen! – Saturday, March 17 – Donations of Bar-b-que and Mac-n-Cheese would be greatly appreciated for this meal. Please contact Diane Gelbaugh if you are interested in making a dessert and/or if you would like to help out.
 
Hygiene Items for Good Samaritan – Good Samaritan is looking for the following items to be able to hand out to their clients:     

· Tooth Brushes

· Toothpaste

· Soap

· Wash cloths

· Deodorant

· Body Lotion

· Vaseline

· Razors

· Shaving Cream

· All items are welcome!

The collection bins is located by the Kitchen.

 
Palm Sunday Baptism Service! March 25 @ 6pm – Let Pastor Paul know if you are interested in being baptized!
 
Resources to Grow On

Books

  • Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
  • Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
  • A Lifelong Love by Gary Thomas
  • The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Kimmel
  • Grace Filled Marriage by Tim Kimmel
  • Grace Based Parenting by Tim Kimmel
  • Sacred Parenting by Gary Thomas
  • Parenting by Paul David Tripp
  • What Did You Expect by Paul David Tripp

 

Websites

  • Keysforkids.org
  • Ourdailybread.org
  • Biblegateway.com
  • Axis.org
  • Davidjeremiah.org (Turning Point)
  • Jamesmacdonald.com (Walk in the Word)
  • Rightnowmedia.org (Hundreds of resources for all ages!! Just provide us with your email address and you will receive an invite. All free of charge!)

 

Apps

  • Danville First Baptist (Listen to previous sermons)
  • Daily Audio Bible
  • Bible Gateway
  • Keys for Kids
  • RZIM (Ravi Zaccharias)
  • Walk in the Word (James MacDonald)
  • Turning Point Ministries (David Jeremiah)