STEPS TO BECOMING A CHRISTIAN

Deacons In Service
May Ronnie Johansen, Ron Gibson
June Clayton Johnston, Hubert Nutt
Extended Session
We are needing volunteers for
extended session. Please see the
sign-up sheet on the wall by the
nursery.
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
Greeters REALIZE that you have sinned against God.
May Tommy Layne
June Jack Roberson
Ushers
May 24 Johnnie Gaidusek, Jason Chase,
Weldon Bartels, Ronnie Johansen
May 31 Jason Strawser, Ray Bickerstaff,
Kris Preslar, Gary Adrian
June 7 Billy Hollingsworth, Kyle Ranne,
Jon Seamanski, Ben Toombs
June 14 Keith Allen, Tommy Layne,
Jerry Foss, Ron Gibson
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” -Romans 3:23
REPENT of your sins.
“Repent, then, turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out.” -Acts 3:19
REQUEST God to save you through Jesus Christ.
“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” -Romans 10:13
RECEIVE Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
“Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the
right to become children of God.” -John 1:12
“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”,
and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved.” - Romans 10:9

Sunday, May 24 – Week of Prayer for Pentecost. Sign-up sheet CALENDAR OF EVENTS
is on the bulletin board by Fellowship Hall
Sunday, May 24 – Senior Day
Sunday, May 24 – Senior Day and Baccalaureate 9:45 A.M. Bible Study
Friday, May 29 – Valley Mills High School graduation 10:55 A.M. Morning Worship
Sunday, May 31 – Pentecost 7:00 P.M. Baccalaureate at First Baptist Church
Mondays
V A C AT I O N B I B L E S C H O O L 11:30 A.M. Prayer in Today’s Adults
Vacation Bible School will be held June 8-12. We need your prayers and 12:30 – 1:30 P.M. – Exercise
cookies. Beginning this week there will be a VBS cookie container in the Wednesday, May 27
Fellowship Hall. Drop off cookies in the box anytime, and we will store them 9:30 A.M. Ladies Prayer in Prayer Room
for VBS. We will take either homemade or store bought cookies. Each week 6:00 - 6:45 P.M. Youth hang out in gym
we will have a different prayer request. Your prayers are invaluable and 6:50 P.M. Youth worship begins
necessary for an effective week. 7:10 P.M. Youth break into small groups
7:40 - 8:00 P.M. Big meeting time in Youth room
Prayer request for week of May 17 – God would bring many families
8:00 - 9:00 P.M. Youth hang out in gym
from our community to enroll their children and the children would have an
7:00-8:30 P.M. MINISTRY CHOIR
excitement about coming each and every day.
Thursdays
6:00 A.M. Men’s Prayer Breakfast in Fellowship Hall
YO U T H Sunday, May 31
** May 24 – Senior Sunday 8:30 Youth Council Meeting in Parlor
** June 6 – FREE Car Wash 9:45 A.M. Bible Study
** June 7 – Youth Sunday 10:55 A.M. Morning Worship

CHILDREN
Music Camp – July 6-10; Presentation of musical Sunday, July 12 at 6 p.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Officers 6 Youth 6 Nursery/Preschool 12
VOLUNTE ERS NE ED ED FOR EXTENDED SESSION Adults 45 Children 15
We are needing volunteers for extended session. Please see the
sign-up sheet on the wall by the nursery. FINANCIAL
Weekly Requirements for May: $4,822.92
E X E RC I S E O P PO RT U N I T Y Received last week: $4,868.00 “A new command I give you: love one another. By this all men will
*** Come and join us in spiritual aerobics and strength exercises, or walk if you Received for May: $22,928.10 know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
choose. Dress comfortably & wear tennis shoes. Mats are available at the John 13:34, 35
church.
WHERE: First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall Visit our new and continually improving website: http://www.fbcvm.org
WHEN: Mondays – after prayer time, 12:30 – 1:30p.m.
Come join us in prayer and follow up with exercise. *** HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR PRAYER TIMES STARTING SUNDAY,
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2009
MAY 24, FOR OUR WEEK OF PRAYER FOR PENTECOST? ***
Sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board by Fellowship Hall.
 THE WORSHIP OF GOD SCRIPTURE READING John 15:1-8
May 24, 2009 SERMON Clint Followell

LORD’S SUPPER
WELCOME AND GREETING LORD’S SUPPER MEDITATION
Composer unknown.
Thank You For Being Jesus” Alicia Alexander Life in Today's Churches
CALL TO WORSHIP “God of Grace and God of Glory” Hymn # 395
Decision of Commitment “Lord, Here Am I” Hymn # 486
MORNING PRAYER (At this time, you are invited to pray, speak with a pastor, make spiritual
commitments, or indicate your desire to become a member of this fellowship.)
Hymn # 476 “Be Strong in the Lord”
DOXOLOGY
CHILDREN’S FEATURE Robyn Johnson OFFERTORY PRAYER
TITHES & OFFERINGS
BLESSING OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
BENEDICTION
LEADER: Brothers and sisters, today we offer thanksgiving and blessings for
Be strong, be strong, be strong in the Lord;
our high school graduates.
And be of good courage, for He is our guide.
CONGREGATION: Be strong, be strong, be strong in the Lord;
We love you, we support you, and we pray for you. And rejoice for the vict’ry is yours.
All lyrics printed with permission granted by CCLI License #439151
Fear God and keep his commandments.
Love God and love your neighbor. TO OUR COMMUNITY. . .
Love mercy, do justice, and walk humbly with God.
2 Corinthians 4:7: But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this
God has a plan for you—a plan to prosper and not harm you. all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
In God, you will find hope and a future.
I was in the lobby waiting area of a business in Waco this past week, and I
We pray blessings on your future careers, needed to use their restroom. I was shocked when I found a security lock,
continued education, relationships, and families. and I had to have my name on a sign-in sheet to use this particular facility.
Be strong and courageous. Do not be discouraged. After that I got to thinking about all the ways that we secure our things. We
God is with you wherever you go. are a very security conscious culture. I have multiple usernames,
passwords, and pin numbers. I can’t even remember them all. I am one of
You may grow weary. You may stumble and fall. those people that have to answer the reminder question or just set
But the Lord is the everlasting God. He will not grow tired or weary. everything up new each time. I thought it would be nice to just use one set
of security codes, but they all require different formulas and usages of
To whom much is given, much is required.
letters, numbers, and capitalization. Besides, all the security folks say you
We expect your gifts and talents to be used wisely,
seeking after the heart of God in all you do.
should use multiple passwords for protection in case someone gets your
password they will not have access to all your stuff. Frankly, I don’t have
May you always remember that you are a child of God. enough stuff to worry about. What makes this doubly interesting to me as a
May you love and pray for the church, Christian, the most important “treasure” I have is the “good news”. This
and find it to be a place of renewal and refuge when the road is long most valuable “treasure” is to be shared and the Apostle Paul even tells the
and lonely. Corinthians that it is not kept in a secure place. It is kept in clay pots; the
cheapest and most expendable of vessels. He then lets them know that we
Go forward into the future, shining bright with the light of Christ. are the clay pots. He doesn’t say this to call us cheap and expendable but to
show that the power of the “good news” is a result of God and not ours.
The Lord bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you There is a “security key” to all this though. That key is the Holy Spirit.
and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you May 31, 2009, is a significant day in the life of First Baptist Church Valley
peace. Amen. Mills. On this day we will celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit,
and the birth of the Church. Beginning June 21, 2009, we will be
PRAYER TIME worshiping for 8 weeks with a sermon series about the “good news” and
Feel free to pray at the altar or your seat.
how we share it with others. For now, just know to come and worship
every Sunday and you will not need a username, password, or a pin
number.
Praying for you, John