The hostess committee requests that the church
members bring desserts and sides for the
covered dish lunch and the church will provide meat.
 

A big thank you to everyone who came
and worked last Saturday on the FBC workday!
A tremendous amount of work
was accomplished both inside and outside. Thanks
again for your hard work and sweet spirit.

Building & Grounds Committee

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All ladies are welcome to join our WMU  group.
Monday, August 12th
1:30 PM

Meet in Bill Hardin SS Class Room

Women on Mission (WMU) members seek to
live out missions through
missions projects, ministries, prayer, giving, and Bible study.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Operation Christmas Child

To prepare for OCC, we will gather the following items over the next several months. A box will be located outside Nikki’s office.

Aug Items
Small Fishing Kits,
Small Sewing Kits
School Supplies, Kids Toys

Giving as of August 5, 2024

Budget for 2024 . . . . . . . .  $339,423.00
Tithes Needed to Date . . . . $197,636.39
Received to Date . . . . . . . . $164,098.31
Needed for weekly budget . . .  $6,751.71
Tithes Received this week . . .   $8,506.25

MID-WEEK DEVOTION

Don’t forget to check out Brother David’s Mid-Week Devotion in the book of Psalms. They are uploaded each Wednesday on the sermon page.

From Our Pastor

What a wonderful Father we have!  No matter the type, size, or complexity of the issue we can trust Him.  We can rest in Him in every situation.

Our Lord’s feeding the four thousand in Mattew 15:32-39 clearly shows the trustworthiness of our Lord.  The lessons our Lord taught His followers that day apply to His followers every day.  As we face the problems, challenges, and issues of life, it is essential that we learn and remember these lessons.

We need to learn and remember that God knows our every need.  It was our Lord who mentioned the people’s hunger.  No one had to tell Him of the need.  He told the disciples of the need.

We can trust that our Lord knows our every need.  In fact, He knows our needs long before we do.  In Genesis 2, God saw it was not good for Adam to be alone before Adam understood He had a need.  We may have suddenly discovered that we have a problem, but God knew long ago about that problem that we just discovered. 

Next, we see that God personally cares about our problems.  Our Lord said He had compassion on the multitude (verse 32).  In 1 Peter 5:7, we are told to cast all our anxiety on the Lord because He cares for us.

Believer, you are a deeply loved child of God.  Like the best of parents, He cares about every detail about His child’s life.  Yet even the best parents fall far short of His love and concern.  We can rest in such love.

This miracle also shows His power.  Our Lord fed 4000 men (probably at least 10,000 people) with 7 loaves of bread (each about the size of a hamburger bun) and a few small fish (probably pickled or dried Kinneret Sardines).  So great is our Lord’s power that verse 37 says everyone was satisfied.  Remember, these were poor people.  Very seldom was their hunger satisfied.  They would have stuffed themselves given the opportunity.  Our Lord wonderfully met their need.  In fact, there were seven large baskets of left over.  These baskets were large enough to hold a man! (Acts 9:25)

What a lesson for us!  Our problems and needs are nothing before Almighty God!  We will never face a problem, trial, need, or fear that exceeds His power.  Remember, He spoke the world into existence.  What can He not do?  He can do whatever He wills, and His will is always determined by His loving care for us.

What are you facing today?  Entrust your need to the Lord.  Just as He cared and provided for the multitude, He will for you.  You can trust Him.