First Baptist Church, Eastland, Tx.

	8:30 a.m. Early Morning Worship Service		5:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Supper
	9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Bible Study		5:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting & Bible Study
	11:00 a.m. Morning Worship Service		7:00 p.m. Collision Youth Service
	5:30 p.m. Joint Praise & Worship Service*

* 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service, 6:00 p.m. Adult & Youth Discipleship Classes, 6:00 p.m. Preschool and Children's Choirs

The Bake Sale will be postponed
to May 18th.

Youth!!!

We will be going to Primetime (in Abilene) on May 21st to celebrate the end of the semester. We will be leaving at 5:30 PM and returning around 9:30 PM. For $10, students will get to bowl, receive a $5 arcade card, and get to choose one major attraction, including go-karts, laser tag, mini-golf, batting cages, NASCAR simulators, XD theater, and bumper cars. All participants need to turn in a signed parent release before going with us. They are available in the church office and the youth room.

It is almost graduation time for our seniors. That means it is time to fill out an information form and submit pictures for our senior recognition service. Forms are available in the office and will be sent out in the mail this week. Please return them with a baby picture and a senior picture for our presentation.

STRIVING FOR THE FINISH LINE

Our Lord’s meaningful “I Am” (ego eimi, Gr) in the Greek text of the gospel of John. Jesus was referring to Himself as God (Jn. 4:26; 6:20,35,41,51; 8:12,18,24,28,58; 10:7,9,14; 11:25; 13:19; 14:6; 15:1,5; 18:5,6,8) In several of these, He joins His “I AM” with seven metaphors which are expressive of His saving relationship toward the world.
1. I AM the Bread of life. (Jn. 6:35) “And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.”

2. I AM the Light of the world. (Jn. 8:12) “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

3. I AM the Door of the sheep. (Jn. 10:7) “All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.”

4. I AM the Good Shepherd. (Jn. 10:11) “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.”

5. I AM The resurrection. (Jn. 11:25) “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.”

6. I AM the Way, The Truth, The life. (Jn. 14:6) “ Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

7. I AM the true vine. (Jn, 15:1) “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.” Jesus knew exactly who He was. The question thou is this, do you know who He is? Call at 254-629-3355 for more info.

Keep pressing on, Guy

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Our Worship Services are now available on Streaming Audio
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Pastor's Corner
Unless Christ is the center of interest, life will be out of focus.

Announcements

►	Have a prayer request? Email it to our prayer room here.
►	Our service audio stream is up and running click here to listen to our worship service.
►	National Day of Prayer for Vacation Bible School is this Sunday. Pray for VBS coming in June.
►	Don't let anything stand between you and your commitment to be in God's house for worship on the Lord's Day.
►	Plan to meet God in worship this week. Pray for an encounter with God.
►	Connection Sunday follow up is going on right now. Pray for how we can connect these guest to our fellowship and continue to minister for God's grace.
►	Continue to pray for and support the Building for Kingdom growth. As a church family, we have received over 1.79 million in pledged money over the last 3 years. If you would like to continue to give to the BFKG, it will help retire the debt sooner.
►	A great tool for reading the Bible through is the Daily Bible In Chronological order 365 daily readings.
►	Begin now praying for World Changers in July.
►	Sonlight School is nearing the completion of their first year. Graduation is right around the corner. Pray for this wonderful ministry.
►	Get your copy of "Purpose Driven Life" in the church office for $10.00. If you want a journal, they are only $7.00.
►	Invite a friend to church this Sunday, be a real friend.
►	Check out the Southern Gospel radio station online- www.thegospelhiway.org This is part of the ministry of Don Vinson.

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We invite you to join us in the worship of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

The mission of First Baptist Church is to reach Eastland County with the message of Jesus Christ and to provide support for families and individuals in living out their faith in a tangible manner.

Our capable staff and supportive church members are committed to meeting the spiritual needs of each member of your family

If this is the type church family you want to be a part of, then we invite you to join us in worship this Sunday. If you need additional information please call or email us at
254-629-3355
info@fbceastland.org

First Baptist Church
405 S. Seaman
Eastland, TX. 76448

I am looking forward to sharing with you this coming Lord's Day as we begin a journey into the book of Exodus. God had so many special plans for His children and He used people just like us to bring about those plans. You and I can rest assured that God still has marvelous plans for us but the only way that we can get in on what God is doing is by making His will and His way a priority for our lives. We are going to examine the first promise of chapter 1 in Exodus and it is simply this, God does. Whatever it is that God needs to do, He does. God cares, God loves, God comforts, God keeps, God holds, and God disciplines. We can trust that God does all that He promises in His word. Take Him at His promise this week and put Him first and only in your life. I am glad I am your pastor.

Bro. Shawn


	Vacation Bible School June 23 - 27, 8:30am - noon.