Word of the Week

Amazing Wonders Aviation Bible School has been a phenomenal week! We don’t have official historical numbers, but most people believe it was one of the highest attended Bible School we have ever had here at FBC!!! Dorothy did a great job organizing and the teachers and helpers an awesome job working together to pull off a highly successful week! We averaged about 220 people throughout the week and saw 6 children give their lives to Jesus!! That is not only making a difference, it is making an eternal difference! Thank you to all who physically participated and to those who prayed and encouraged throughout the week! Now it is time to turn the prayer attention toward Next Level Kid’s Camp, the mini mission trip to Collins, Missouri, the Youth Tour Across America and the churchwide mission trip to Kingsville, Missouri. July is going to be a great month! I hope you have a great week!

“Are We There Yet?”

As a parent when you hear the words, “Are we there yet?”, you have probably just left the city limits and have embarked on a jour-ney of at least 15 minutes!!! My response to my children is usually, “It depends on where there is!!” As the calendar rolls over to July, I feel like the question, “Are we there yet?”, will be our church’s mot-to! We are finishing another incredibly successful Vacation Bible School with lots of kids being involved! Well done, Dorothy, and all of your merry little helpers! I write my article this month not only as an informative article but also as a prayer request list! The first item to be prayed for is the Tour Across America and the mini mission trip. Both groups will pull out for Collins, Missouri early on July 12th. That evening we will be feeding the community of Collins from our cook trailer and having a time of worship for the adults and activities for the children. Friday morning we will all be doing acts of kindness and serving in the community. The youth will load their chartered bus and head for St. Louis that afternoon to do ministry there for a couple of days in the inner city. Those left behind in Collins will continue to love on the community until after wor-ship on Sunday morning, and then they will all head home. The students will ultimately arrive in Cincinnati, Ohio to visit the Creation Museum before begin-ning their journey back home. Please pray for safety for the groups. Pray for the people we will be encountering who don’t know Jesus -- that they will see Christ in us and realize their need for Him. Pray for those from our church that we will be emboldened to stand for Christ when we return home. On Sunday afternoon, July 15th, 100 students and adults will load two charter buses to head for children’s camp at Latham Springs. You read that right . . . 100!!!! I cannot wait to see what God is going to do in this group as they have times of Bible study, worship and lots of fun. Pray for the children that don’t already have a relationship with Jesus to be saved!! Pray for those who know Him to be challenged to go deeper and be bold in their stand for Him! On July 21st early in the morning a large group will begin their journey to Kingsville, Missouri to assist in installing drywall and pos-sibly some framing on the main level of a new building for ministry. It is always exciting to help other churches prepare for future minis-try when we go on these trips. I believe it also helps us realize how blessed we are as a church family with the facilities we have here in Grandview. Pray for travel safety for the group. Pray for the minis-try we will be doing in the community. Pray for safety on the job site each day! The month of July has the potential of really being a great month for the Kingdom of God. Many of you will be involved in the activities physically, but if you are not just know your prayers are and will be an encouragement to everyone involved. Let’s pray that the answer to the question “Are we there yet?” when it comes to salvation for many at the end of the month will be YES . . . because of Jesus, you are there!

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June 24 Sermon

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Word of the Week

Tonight we will be boarding the Amazing Wonders Aviation for an incredible journey through God’s Word with our children at Vacation Bible School. This is one of the most exciting and physically tiring weeks in the life of our church. We will be privileged to watch amazing things happen as our kids come closer to God than ever before. See lives changed as our kids tour the wonders of God's creation and explore His awesome power. I hope you will be inviting children from all around to come enjoy the journey with us as well praying for the teachers, children and volunteers this week. If you don’t have anything else to do and want to be a blessing to children come board the plane. Family night will be Thursday evening from 6-8:30 and we could use people to welcome our guests and make them feel at home! I hope you have a great week!

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June 10 Sermon

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Word of the Week

Summer is in full swing! Many people are already taking vacations and making plans for their vacation. I have said it before, summer is a great time in the life of the church. There are so many activities going on that you could possibly be doing something church related everyday! The difficulty of summer is often times when people travel they not only miss worship, but they miss being faithful in their giving. Summer is the busiest and most expensive time in the life of the church, and so I want to challenge you to be faithful in your giving through the summer months! God is working among us. My prayer is we will be faithful in return! I hope you have a great week!

Word of the Week

Summer has finally arrived!! As you are aware by now, Preston and I are at Super Summer preparing for the students to arrive in the morning. Super Summer is a phenomenal week of leadership training for our students. Please take some time each day this week and pray for Preston and Sarah Cave, Nancy Peabody, Katie Block, Travis Mitchell, Makala Fussell, Mia Peabody, Tristan Peabody, Julie Tull, Melissa Tull, Carly Harris, Abbie Rogan, Kourtney Cummings, Kasi Cummings and myself. Pray that God would challenge us all and give us the strength to hold up during a week filled with long hours. I hope you have a great week!