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Issue Number 21 May 19, 2020

W ould you like to know, 100% without a doubt, God is hearing your prayers? How awesome

would it be to have the confidence, that God heard you and He is going to answer you? The

Apostle John says we can have that.

14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will,

He hears us. 15

And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions

that we have asked of Him…

1 John 5:14-15

When we pray, we can have complete confidence that God hears us. The key is found in these

specific words: “…if we ask anything according to His will…” Do you grasp the meaning behind these

words? It is all about God’s will. Can you say that you want God’s will in your life? What if God’s will

in your life is for you to:

- Go overseas as a missionary

- Teach a Sunday School class

- Quit your $100,000.00 a year job and take a $40,000.00 a year job

- Tell your best friend they are going to hell without Christ in their life

- Stand up before the church and share a testimony

- Have friends over for the purpose of talking about scripture

I could go on and on with the list, but the point remains the same: Do you really want God’s will

in your life? Are you willing to trust God with the answer to what ever you are praying for? George

Mueller said this, “The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end

of anxiety.” How often does your praying revolve around anxious thoughts or fears? Do you want

God’s will in whatever it is you are dealing with, or do you want your will? Faith trusts God when a

matter is put in His hands.

To pray in God’s will is to take anything in your life and lay it before God and ask God to show

you what He wants for you in the matter. Just be sure you are willing to accept and be obedient to

what God shows you. God hears the prayers prayed in His will. Are you praying in His will?

Pete

Welcome Back!!!!! May 24, 2020 is the date!

Sunday May 24 Wednesday May 27 9:30 am-Sunday School 6:00-7:00 pm-Pastor’s Class 10:45 am-Morning Worship - 19 Ministry 5:00 pm-Evening Worship 6:00-7:30 pm-Collide @ FBCCC 6:00 pm-ConnectKids Choir Ladies Bible Study Thursday May 28 Collide @ FBCCC 6:30-9:00 pm-Celebrate Recovery

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Sunday Servants MAY 24, 2020

USHERS Jeremy Hill, Steven Keith, Danny Marshall, Jess Parker

Luke Rogers, Roy Thornbrough, Cody Villegas, Leon Willsie

NURSERY WORKERS Melody Harless & Kristy Phyillaier

CHILDREN’S WORSHIP TEAM Ashley Morris / Isabella Gordon

MEDIA TEAM Todd Haseloff, David Epp, Brandan Wilson

DEACONS ON CALL Hubert Pipkin ........................................................ 580.729.1878 Gary Quinn ............................................................ 580.729.9098

Church News MAY 17, 2020

0 Sunday School 115 0 Life Groups 109

CONTRIBUTIONS General Fund 6,751.00 Birthday & Anniversary 0.00 Des:19 Ministry 525.00 Des: Mother’s Day Offering 675.00 TOTAL 7,951.00

YEAR TO DATE

Required for budget to date $200,800.00

Given for budget to date 166,962.12 Other 8,237.74 TOTAL $175,199.86

Weekly Calendar SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2020

8:00 A.M.................................................. Praise Band Rehearsal 9:30 A.M.............................................................. Sunday School 10:50 A.M .............................. Morning Worship with Bro. Pete 5:00 P.M. ................................. Evening Worship with Bro. Pete 6:00 P.M. ....................................................... ConnectKids Choir ...................................................................... Ladies Bible Study

MONDAY, MAY 25, 2020 Offices Closed – Memorial Day

6:00 A.M....................................................... Men’s Prayer Time

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020 10:00-11:00 A.M. .................................................. Staff Meeting

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020 6:00-7:00 P.M. ...................................................... Pastor’s Class ................................................................................. 19 Ministry 6:00-7:30 P.M. ................................................ Collide on ZOOM

THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020 6:30-9:00 P.M. ................................. Celebrate Recovery @ FBC

SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020 10:30 A.M-Noon. ............................ Wedding Shower honoring ........................... Clayton Headrick & Addison Van Zandbergen

Doug Adkerson ................................................................. May 24 Von Wells ................................................................................. 25 Melinda Blankenship ................................................................ 25 Jewell Pope ............................................................................... 26 Makenna Valdez ....................................................................... 26 Michael Anderson .................................................................... 27 Nicole Ahrens ........................................................................... 27 Timothy Shannon ..................................................................... 27 Sherry Mason ........................................................................... 29 Serenity Covarrubias ................................................................ 29 Koree Sides ............................................................................... 29

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Alan’s Notes Stefan’s Thoughts Hello All! I hope you are all doing well and staying healthy both physically and spiritually. If you have struggled to engage in the Word of God through this time of social distancing, I want you to be encouraged and know that we are here to help you! There are several ways we can help you connect, reading plans, devotional plans, connecting you to a small group who study the Word together, online resources on our website, and our online services which many of you have already engaged in. More than anything I would like to encourage you to read, study, and discuss the Word of God together as a family. If you need help in this area, please do not hesitate to call our offices so we can help point you to these great resources.

I have an announcement that breaks my heart to share with you this week. I was informed Monday, that Falls Creek has been cancelled for 2020. This decision was a very difficult one for our Oklahoma Baptist leadership to make and I know that it pains them to have to make this decision, however, I want to encourage you to rejoice in the Lord even when things do not happen as planned (Philippians 4:4).

On a positive note, we will be meeting together on site as a church family! Stay tuned to our social media outlets for details concerning Sunday and Wednesday night youth meetings! Also, our Youth Garage Sale will be happening Saturday, June 6 th at the FBC bus barn from 8am to 2pm. Contact Stefan if you can help with pickup and setup of items.

SUPER SUMMER SUPER SUNDAYS! What are Super Sundays you ask? Take a normal Sunday, and add some Super Summer to it, making what ’s called a Super Sunday, now multiply that by four and you have Super Sundays! These will begin at 6pm each Sunday night in June and is totally free! For more news and updates visit our student page at www.fbcsayrestudents.org or follow our social media outlets at @fbcsayrestudents on Instagram and @fbcsayreyouth on Twitter. Parents join our parent page on Facebook by clicking Here. Much love to you church!

Looking forward to a great week!

Brother Stefan

I don’t know about you, but

lately I have heard the

word “unprecedented”

bandied about with great

regularity. Truthfully, most

events and trends have

precedents; there is little

truly new under the sun. Unprecedented should therefore

be an uncommon word. The fact that it is used so regularly

suggests that people are employing it more freely than the

dictionary would allow. Consequently, it currently tends to

mean simply “this event is extraordinary and worth paying

attention to,” not “this event has no historical parallels.”

That said, most of us have had very little

experience in “restarting” a church after our regular

activities have been brought to a dead stop like we will be

doing starting on Sunday May 24th. Will people come

back? What will it look like? Is it safe? These are all valid

questions in this context. As believers, we have an

advantage over the world as we “restart” our participation

in church activities. Proverbs 3:5-6 reminds us to “Trust in

the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own

understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He

shall direct your paths.” The advantage that we have

comes from the same place our confidence is founded—

the unfailing promises of God! As believers, this promise

is valid for EVERYTHING we are connected to! We do not

have to live in fear, but in trust and confidence in the only

one who never fails. See You Sunday!!

Trusting in His Promises,

Brother Alan

Announcement Now that we are meeting regularly again, there are also ways to watch when you cannot attend. First, you can watch a live stream on Facebook: @firstbaptistsayre. This will start at 10:50 (just like the service) but it is also available to watch as a recording on Facebook later. Second, we will post a recording on Vimeo on Monday each week. Both links are available at www.fbcsayre.org. If you would rather have a DVD to watch, contact Terri at 928-5518 and let her know.

Our Church Goal $2,500.00

Received to Date

$2,215.00

Associational Mission Trip to Sidney, Nebraska July 11-16, 2020

Activities will include evening VBS, Backyard Bible clubs, light construction & clean up projects. If interested or for more information, call Scott Showers at 940-781-9889.

You are invited to a

Wedding Shower

honoring

Addison Van Zandbergen

Bride-elect of

Clayton Headrick

Saturday, May 30, 2020

10:30 am-noon

in the FBC parlor

Addison & Clayton are registered at

BedBathandBeyond.com

Honeyfund.com

(search for Clayton Headrick or Addison Van Zandbergen

wedding date 6-29-20)