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FBConnection: Chronicle
                                               First Baptist Church
           H e l p i n g p e o p l e c o n n e c t t o G o d a n d d is c o v e r H i s p u r p o s e f o r t h e i r l i v e s .




GPS: God’s Plan for Sharing                                                                                             March/April 2010

                                                                                                                        Volume 4, Issue 2



                                                                                                                        What’s
                                                                                                                        Inside
                                                                                                                  • Baptisms
                                                                                                                     New members
                                                                                                                     New arrivals
                                                                                                                     In Loving Memory
                                                                                                                  • Men’s Ministry

                                                                                                                  • Women’s Ministry

                                                                                                                  • GPS

                                                                                                                  • Remodeling:
                                                                                                                     2010
                                                                                                                  • Easter
We often hear about the            Sharing —- an opportunity              • Praying
Great Commission from              for every person to hear               • Equipping                             • Teaching Children
the pulpit or during a Bible       and respond to the gospel              • Sowing                                   to Plan for Their
study lesson. Do you ever          by 2020.                               • Harvesting                               Future
wonder what it would take          FBCH has set a 210 target              You can read about the                  • Mother-Daughter
to see the Great                   goal for 2010 . . . 210                plans inside this edition.                 Luncheon 2010
Commission fulfilled?              people for Jesus during                There you will find
As believers we realize the        2010. This is not a goal               information about activities            • Experiencing God
fact that people die               that is beyond our                     and events in which FBCH                   Musical
everyday outside a                 capabilities and certainly             will engage to reach out to
relationship with Jesus            should not be a goal                   the lost in our community.              • Dates to
Christ.       And it’s a           beyond our heart’s desire.
                                                                          Think about it.                            Remember
challenge, to say the least,       Anyone who knows Jesus
                                                                          How will you participate?
to get believers inspired          wants to see others come to
enough to simply share             know Him as well.
their faith. But Southern          Plans have been made for
Baptists have developed a          FBCH to be part of this
vision to accomplish this.         great vision. What’s
It is called God’s Plan for        involved?
FBConnection Chronicle: A ministry information publication
                                                  Published by: First Baptist Church
                                                                9280 Maple Avenue / Hesperia, CA 92345
                                                                Phone: 1-760-244-4109         Email: fbc@fbch.org
                                                  Editor: Robin Y. Martin


                                                           Support Staff
                                                                Preschool Ministry Staff
                                                                Maygan Bartosh
                                                                Emily Isaccs
                                                                Cherish Kangas
                                                                Sharon Perry
                                                                Sarah Sanders
                                                                Katie Smith
                                                                Children’s Ministry Leadership Team
Pastoral Staff                                                  Dawna Avery
                                                                Amanda Tate
   Wayne Stockstill, Senior Pastor                                                                             Julia Morgan
                                                                Student Ministry Leadership Team
   (ext. 108) / fbc@fbch.org                                                                                   Sharde Salas
                                                                Dawna Avery
                                                                Reba Champoux                                   Derek Trott
   Richard Spring, Pastor of Church Development
                                                                Nathan Freeman                                 Marlena Trott
   (ext. 104) / rspring@fbch.org
                                                                Fidel Gonzales                                   Scott Trott
                                                                Ron and Carolyn Heyward                         Tiffany Trott
   Robert Grissom, Pastor of Administration
                                                                Odena Jones
   (ext. 105) / rgrissom@fbch.org
                                                                Brenda Kraus
                                                                Dave and Cheryl Olson
   Brian Kaiser, Pastor of Worship Arts
                                                                Jeannie Rash
   (ext. 107) / bkaiser@fbch.org
                                                                Lance Way
   Jim and Wanda Mole, Directors of Student Ministry         Computer Network Ministry Team
   (ext. 201) / youth@fbch.org                                 Sammy Martin, System Administrator
                                                               Fidel Gonzales, Webmaster
   Sherry Cleveland, Director of Children’s Ministry
                                                             Audio/Visual Ministry Team
   (leave messages at ext. 106) / children@fbch.org
                                                               Richard Amos
                                                               David Anderson
   Brandy Smith, Director of Preschool Ministry
                                                               Travis Dickerson
   (ext. 120) / preschool@fbch.org                                                                               Bill Fleming
                                                               El Kingston
                                                               Robin Martin                                    Donna Fleming
   Bill Trott, Pastor of Hospital Visitation Ministry
                                                               Sammy Martin                                     Toni Palmeri
   (leave messages at ext. 106) / fireroadbill@msn.com
                                                               Roger Sanders                                    Sharde Salas
                                                             Custodial Staff                                     Derek Trott
                                                               Ted Holmes                                       Marlena Trott
   Administrative Staff                                        Russell James                                      Scott Trott
                                                               Darron Price                                      Tiffany Trott
   Richard Amos, Facilities Manager                            Glenn Trowbridge
   (ext. 102) / ramos@fbch.org

   Lucy Flood, Accountant                                  Ministry Contacts
   (ext. 101) / lflood@fbch.org                            Baptism Assistance Ministry: Judy Cutright                   A new son!
                                                           Deacon Ministry: Ruben Tatum                            Proud parents —-
   Claudia Kingston, Executive Secretary                                                                           Rick and Tia Troutman
   (ext. 106) / ckingston@fbch.org                         Divorce Care: Darrell Bell
                                                                                                                   Proud Brother —-
                                                           Guest Services Ministry                                                    Ashton
   Robin Martin, Data-Graphics-Publications Manager                  Greeters: Arceal Morgan
   (ext. 100) / songbird1954@charter.net                             Ushers: David Johnson
                rmartin@fbch.org
                                                           Harmony Ministry: DeWayne Williams
   Ron Murphy, Audio/Visual Coordinator                    Kitchen Ministry:, Ron and Julie Murphy
   (leave messages at ext. 106) / media@fbch.org
                                                           Library Ministry: Ann Bender
   June Warwick, Special Events                            Men’s Ministry: Mike Lemons
   (leave messages at ext. 106) / juneandbill@fbch.org                     Glenn Trowbridge             —- Church Members —-
                                                           MOPS Ministry: Susan Esterline                     Neil Sanderfer
                                                           Sewing Ministry: Arceal Morgan                Husband of Velma Sanderfer
                                                           Women’s Ministry: Lynda Kaiser                 —- Family Members —-
                                                           YACS Ministry: Odena Jones                      Mother of Susan Coffey


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MEN’S BREAKFAST
                                                       March 13th and April 10th
                                                       8:30 am

                                                                    For more information, contact Glenn Trowbridge.




         DEACONS MEETING
         March 13th and April 10th
                       10:00 am
          For more information, contact Ruben Tatum.




                                                                         MEN’S RETREAT
                                                                                    March 5th and 6th
                                                                                               at Ironwood
                                                         For more information, contact Mike Lemons.


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Single Ladies Fellowship
                                                                           March 13th at 5:00 pm
                                                                               Home of Priscilla Flores
                                                            For more info about this event, please contact —-
                                                                          Priscilla Flores at 760-244-7576 / majestic64@verizon.net
                                                                           or Cathy Jones at 760-900-4558 / cjgarden@yahoo.com




For more info
 about these                  March 20th
  Women’s
   Minstry                       6:00 pm
   Events,                (Home of Julie Murphy)
   contact
Lynda Kiaser.


                                                   A Night of Remembrance
                                                       A time to “remember” Him
                                             by discovering how often in His Word He has
                                                        reminded us to do so.
                                               We will make a “Box of Remembrance”.
                                                              April 17th at 6:30 pm
                                                                  Cost: $5.00
                                                       Open to girls and women 7 to 75

The Sewing Fellowship is very busy integrating some of MOPS ladies
 into the world of sewing. Child care is now available from 9:00 am
  until 11:00 am for children 5 years old and younger so that young
mothers can come and participate in the Sewing Fellowship. There is
    a lot of excitement and a lot of activity going on. The ladies are
 learning many things from how to prepare material for use, cutting,
fitting, sewing, pressing, and how to use their machines to create the
      many products we distribute to the community . . . . all while
          enjoying the fellowship and refreshments of the day.
                    The Sewing Fellowship meets every 2nd and 4th
                   Tuesday of the month from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm
                                 in rooms 109 and 110.
                           For more info about the Sewing Fellowship,
                          contact Arceal Morgan at 1-760-244-8530.
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Every Believer Sharing, Every Person Hearing by 2020
As many as three out of four people die in North America without a
personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As Southern Baptists, we
believe Scripture has provided a simple roadmap for change. With
every believer sharing, every person should have an opportunity to
hear and respond to the gospel by the year 2020.
         We call it GPS: God's Plan for Sharing.
         Praying —- Engaging —- Sowing —- Harvesting
INTENT
The intent is to engage every people group in North America with
the good news. For us that means we start in our own community.
For us it means we have set a goal to reach 210 people for Jesus
in 2010.
FRAMEWORK
The framework is designed to produce consistency in every participating Southern Baptist church, association and state
convention across North America. We have set into motion the necessary steps to begin reaching people in our community. We
have already been praying specifically for our area of concentration —- those in a 1 mile radius of the church and “our”
individual neighborhoods. Prayer is essential to the accomplishment of our goal. We prayed all throughout the month of
February during the Wednesday evening prayer time. We ask that you continue to pray and be a vital part of FBCH bringing
Christ to the streets of Hesperia.
                                        We have been blessed with a skillful and talented core group of people to advance
                                        our efforts in this cause to reach Hesperia for Christ. They include:
      These are our homes                                   DeWayne Williams - GPS Coordinator
                                                            Gloria Stockstill - Prayer Coordinator
        and our streets . . .                               Rita Amos - Home Prayer Groups Coordinator
                                                            Bill Trott - Prayer Driving Groups Coordinator
                                                            Lou Osborne - Prayer Walking Groups Coordinator
   this is our Jerusalem . . .                              Ken Kiner - Visitation and Follow-up Coordinator
                                                            Pastor Bob Grissom - Administrative Coordinator
    this is our commission!                                 Don Parker - Distribution Coordinator
                                                            Ed Adams - Witness Training Coordinator
The following steps have been initiated to facilitate our efforts in this cause to reach Hesperia for Christ —-
• We are mobilizing our church to pray intensely for all lost people in our community and making an effort to reach those in
    our target area with the gospel and information about our church.
• We are providing you, the body of Christ at FBCH, opportunities for training and equipping yourselves for witnessing and
    evangelism. This training is required for all who plan to serve in some capacity so there will be uniformity in our witnessing
    and evangelistic efforts in our targeted area. If you have not been in a training session, please contact Ed Adams.
• We are updating our informational materials and making sure that our facility looks its best for company.
• There will be a push to distribute literature from both the North American Mission Board and FBCH which will include an
    invitation for all in our targeted area to bring their families to an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 3rd, at our church with
    an emphasis on getting them to attend Easter worship services with us on Sunday, April 4th. We believe, if we are diligent
    and faithful in our efforts, many lost people will be with us on Easter Sunday. We plan to take full advantage of this time
    to clearly present the gospel and provide an opportunity for people to respond.
• Following the Easter season, we plan to celebrate with baptisms, reflect on changed lives, rejoice in the revival experienced
    in our community and praise God for the number of believers who were trained in evangelism. And we will continue to
    pray that God will extend this transformation in our hearts, through our church and into our community.
As you can tell, the foundation is in place for us to have “every believer sharing and every person hearing” the gospel.
Ultimately it is you who will determine the success or failure of GPS. To quote J. Hudson Taylor, “We have heard of many
people who have trusted God too little, but have you ever heard of anyone who trusted Him too much?” You are encouraged
to be a part of this exceptional evangelistic effort. Look at the many opportunities to serve in areas of critical need and allow
God to lead you to serve in some capacity. Contact one of the coordinators listed above and get involved.
These are our homes and our streets . . . this is our Jerusalem . . . this is our commission!

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old attitudes and patterns and
      Remodeling 2010: Women’s Ministry                                               replace them with godly attitudes
      by Lynda Kaiser                                                                 and patterns. You have built up
                                                                                      many bad habits and patterns that
                                                     3 —- You must have a             need to be replaced. You can never
                                                     PLAN for the project             have an attitude of “God made me
                                                     created               by     a   this way, so just accept it”. God has a
                                                     knowledgeable person.            plan for each of us and it is a plan
                                                     Our only plan in                 for good and not evil.
                                                     remodeling our kitchen was       10 —- You must be in CONSTANT
                                                     to replace cabinets. When        DIALOUGE with the builder. You
                                                     we pulled the cabinets off,      will never be able to accomplish this
                                                     the sheetrock came with it.      task on your own. You absolutely
                                                     If we had had a plan for         must be in dialogue with the God
                                                     remodeling the kitchen, we       who passionately loves us to do this
                                                     would never have done the        remarkable remodeling. This requires
                                                     whole kitchen at once! Our       quality time. Write down your goals
In 2006 I opened one of my kitchen       remodel changed as we went along             and pray over them. Allow God to
cabinet doors and the door fell off      because there was no plan.                   mold and shape them as He works
into my hands. I stared at the door      Recognize that completion comes not          His excellent plan for your life
dumbfounded. My husband and I            from self-effort but from the                through God-devised change, not
had been discussing the need to put      assistance of the “Source” (Holy             man-devised. Satan is subtle, and we
on new cabinet doors, just for           Spirit). God’s Spirit will reveal to you     can get sidetracked by non-trained
appearance sake, and now it              the areas HE would like remodeled, if        builders (wrong counselors) and take
appeared that merely replacing the       you will but take the time to ask Him.       a direction not biblically founded.
doors wasn’t going to be enough.         4 —- Get rid of CLUTTER before
We needed an entire cabinet              construction begins.         What things
replacement. We had seen the need        hinder your growth?
for the upgrade, but had made no         5 —- Make sure MAIN BEAMS are                   “Nothing beats doing
move toward meeting that need.           not compromised. See to the basics:
Now the need had intensified. We         Bible study, prayer, church                      things God’s way!”
could wait no longer.                    attendance. Many want remodeling
This year I have chosen the theme        to happen in their lives without paying
Remodeling 2010 for our Women’s          attention to the three basic things God
Ministry theme. I have found some        always asks of his children first.           You need to also keep your final
parallels in my spiritual life with my   7 —- Be PASSIONATE about the                 goal in mind, always before you to
2006 kitchen remodel. I would like       project to withstand the difficulties. A     avoid distraction. Bring honor and
to share some of those parallels with    half-hearted attitude will not get the       glory to the Master Builder. Keep
you.                                     job done. You have to be hungry for          your goal ever before you. Rehearse
1 —- You must see the NEED for           righteousness, passionate about              it often.
remodeling and be desirous of            seeing God’s way, willing to pursue          God is a God of order. He is not a
seeing the imperfections changed.        wholeheartedly. Nothing beats doing          God of chaos. It is our responsibility
You must see the need for spiritual      things God’s way! You also should            to take whatever steps we must take
change and desire that change. Are       deal with one issue at a time,               to bring order to our lives. He has a
there some areas in your spiritual       patiently. Don’t get overwhelmed.            job for each of us to do and not
walk that you think need some work?      8 —- You should have an ATTITUDE             being organized costs us time,
Have you been putting off that           of patient growth, making a conscious        precious time, that He wants to use in
work?                                    decision to work on it week by week.         productive ways. As you calendar
2 —- You must look carefully at the      You must set spiritual goals and work        your year, make some goals for life
COST of change. You must be              at them day by day, week by week.            improvement. Map out how to
willing to accept the complexities of    9 —- Remodeling is a DIFFICULT               achieve those goals. Discuss them with
change. We had procrastinated            PROCESS – one of tearing down and            the God who loves you and created
putting on new cabinet doors             building up – and you must not just          you. Allow Him the opportunity to
largely due to the fact that we just     tear down, but you must replace the          grow you into the beautiful woman
did not want to spend our money in       old with beautiful materials and plans.      He wants you to be. Allow Him to
that direction at that time. In the      When we tried to put in a new ceiling        remodel whatever He deems best.
long run, it cost us way more money      light, the ceiling fell in. This house was   Remember Philippians 1:6 that He
to wait because we ended up              40 years old and no one had                  who began a good work in you will be
having to not only replace the doors,    replaced anything in all that time. The      faithful to complete that work.
we had to redo the entire kitchen!       old had to be removed. Tear down             Let’s have a wonderful 2010!


FBConnection: Chronicle                                                                                               Page 6
EASTER 2010
. . . FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD.
                      MATT. 5:8
“They only saw Jesus —- and then but the outside Jesus, or a little
more. They were not pure in heart . . . . They saw Him with their
eyes, but not with those eyes which alone can see God . . . The thought
-eyes, the truth-eyes, the love-eyes can see Him.”
                                                   —- George Macdonald

Christ risen was rarely recognized by sight.
They had to get beyond the way he looked.
Evidence stronger than his voice and face and footstep
waited to grow in them, to guide their groping
out of despair, their stretching toward belief.

We are as blind as they
until the opening of our deeper eyes
shows us the hands that bless and break
our bread, until we finger
wounds that tell our healing, or witness
a miracle of fish, dawn-caught
after our long night of empty nets. Handling
his word we feel his flesh, his bones, and hear
his voice saying our early-morning name.
                                                           —- Luci Shaw


                                             —- April 1 —-
                                           Maundy Thursday
                                   Observance of the Lord’s Supper
                                               6:30 pm
                                             —- April 3 —-
                                               Saturday
                                 GPS: Community-wide Easter Egg Hunt
                                               10:00 am
                                             —- April 4 —-
                                            Easter Sunday
                                            Sunrise Service
                                               6:00 am
                                           Morning Worship
                                     8:00 am / 9:30 am / 11:00 am
                                         No Evening Activities
Helping children understand the 
Teaching Children to Plan for their Future                                                             importance of planning and three 
by Brandy Smith                                                                                     strategies, you can use to prepare them 

                When one decides to take           Banks for tithe, savings and spending or if        have a problem! Deadlines are something
                on a remodeling job, you             they older a young writers account at            we all have to contend with both at work
                must have a plan in mind.            your local bank.                                 and at home. Deadlines require follow-
                Before you can build a                                                                through. Our children must grasp this
                                                   Encourage them to save for something they
                supply list, you will need to                                                         concept, as school will require this from
                                                     really want, not just settle for something
                know what you are going to                                                            kindergarten through college.
                do and how you want it to            else just to “spend” that money.
                                                                                                      They will need to develop good study
                turn out. You will have a          Gift cards: good or bad? They do not teach
                                                                                                      habits, a strong work ethic and have
drawing or a blueprint that will give you all        the value of money the same way the
                                                                                                      consistent support from parents,
your exact dimensions, maybe a contractor            real thing does. It is good for them to
                                                                                                      grandparents or who ever is caring for
will help you or you might just do the work          count their money out and know what
                                                                                                      them. This is best when modeled by you! It
yourself. Either way, you will have some             they have spent and what is left.                is important to provide for them an area
things to complete before you can begin.       Replace broken things or buy other high-               for study with little distraction. As they get
To plan a “remodel”, whether it is an actual     ticket items they might need besides                 older, they can handle more distractions but
building or just one’s personal life, we must    “toys”.                                              while they are young, we need to help
dedicate ourselves to a few strategies                                                                     build a solid foundation of good habits
that will help us along the way. Our                                                                       and a positive attitude towards
children should be taught these while                                                                      learning and education.
they are young; the earlier they can       When God dwells within a persons life, they                    Family chores are another way to
learn their importance, the more
                                                                                                          provide opportunities for a learning
success they will achieve both possess an inner confidence; this allows them
                                                                                                          experience. Our kids think we give
personally and professionally to enjoy a clear conscience, peace of mind and
                                                                                                          chores to punish them; while at times
throughout their lifetime.
                                             heart and the security of knowing who they are.              that might be the case, it is primarily
Discipline, in essence, is the training of                                                                training for them. We don’t assigned
the mind or character; it comes from                                                                      chores because we are too lazy to do
the Latin root-word “disciple”:                                                                           it ourselves. They are, however, to
meaning, a believer in the thought                                                                        teach important skills that they will
and teaching of a leader; to teach,                                                                       need throughout life.
train and educate. Everything in life
                                                                                                          Chores teach our children the
requires some type of discipline and
                                                                                                          importance of working as a family and
the quality of character to follow-
                                                                                                          help them to feel they are a valued
through. In a remodel, it will take
great discipline to save money, stay                                                                      member.
within the set budget and pay back                                                                        Chores teach follow-through; while
any loans you may have acquired.                                                                          doing their best each time, they must
This means that you may have to resist                                                                    finish what they start. If they do not put
changes and upgrades throughout the                                                                       forth their best effort, the job should
project because it will cost you more                                                                     be done again.
than you have to spend. These same
                                                                                                          Hard work always helps a bad
rules apply to our children; they need
                                                                                                          attitude! They can work off steam, think
to learn that tithing and saving are
                                                                                                          about why they are angry, and more
good and worthy disciplines.                                                                              often than not, they have a very
As children get old enough to work                                                                        different attitude when they are
and earn money, we must teach them                                                                        finished, especially if they like the job
that these disciplines bring blessings.                                                                   they did!
Giving our children a solid biblical
                                                                                                          Chores teach children skills they will
foundation about money is vital to
                                                                                                          need throughout life —- listening to
how they view it later in life. All
                                                                                                          directions, finishing what you start, a
children benefit from the lessons of
                                                                                                          strong work ethic and the satisfaction
“delayed gratification”.        When
                                                   As we age, we realize very quickly how             of a job well done. They will also learn that
learned early enough in life, it will save
                                                   important it is to “follow-through” on things.     when they are obedient to their parents, it
them from the destructive power of debt.
                                                   It says a lot about character when we keep         brings great rewards from God.
They must learn to manage their money, or
                                                   our word and do what we say we are
their money will manage them!                                                                         Integrity speaks of “doing the right thing, at
                                                   going to do. Although things happen that
                                                                                                      the right time, for the right reasons.” The
Don’t give them everything they want;              can interfere at times, people will
                                                                                                      dictionary describes integrity as being
  makes them earn it both in attitude and          understand more readily when you have
                                                                                                      sincere, honest and respected. Another
  deed. A small job around the house, for          been consistent in your follow-through.
                                                                                                      reference is: the sound and perfect condition
  relatives or neighbors is a good way for         When doing a remodel, if the contractor
                                                                                                      of something.
  them to learn the value of a dollar.             suddenly decides he has better things to do
                                                   than your project, you have a problem!             When working on a remodel, you must
Giving an allowance is an option, but be
                                                                                                      always be concerned about the condition of
  consistent and match the dollar amount to        When supplies have been ordered, paid
                                                                                                      the structure. Is it sound? Has anything
  the job and make it age appropriate.             for and are to be delivered by a certain
                                                   date but the supplier drops the ball, you                              continued on page 10


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Mother
Daughter
Luncheon            The beauty of the Spring season is almost upon us.
    May 8           One of the most precious and treasured days of family recognition comes in
                    the spring —- Mother’s Day. With that beautiful thought in mind, you are
 11:30 am           invited to attend the annual Mother - Daughter Luncheon at First Baptist
                    Church. It will be a wonderful time of sharing the important and special gift
                    God has blessed us with of being created in the feminine gender.
                    Watch the weekly FBConnection Journal for more information about this
                    event and regarding reservations. If you would like to speak with someone
                    about this event, you may contact June Warwick at 1-760-244-9716.




      GPS: Every Lost Person Receiving a Witness
  We must sow the gospel in North America —- in the Victor Valley —- in Hesperia.
  Our mission field is becoming increasingly secular and pluralistic. We cannot
  assume that people understand the concepts of God as the Creator, sin, the cross,
  and salvation through Christ. We must share the good news and the truth of
  Scripture in every way possible. We must reach our neighbors and the nations.
  We must sow among the people groups of North
  America and identify receptive people. You may
  wonder how to go about being an effective
  witness. Here are some suggestions.
  • Make a list of people you meet, know, and that
    are in your sphere of influence, and pray for
    opportunities to witness to them.
  • Share with people in the regular activities of your life.
  • Pinpoint areas where you can do evangelism and creatively leave witnessing
    booklets.
  • What are you passionate about? Make what you are passionate about
    evangelistic.

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June 5th and 6th
                                                                                 6:00 pm
                                                                       A challenge for us to come
                                                                         face to face with God.
                                                               Familiar tunes leading us to experience God including:
                                                               • Name of Names
                                                               • Speechless
                                                               • Eyes of Your Heart
                                                               • Open the Eyes of My Heart with Be Thou My Vision
                                                               • My Abba's Child with Abba Father, Abba Father
                                                               • What Is Jesus Doing with Sometimes By Step
                                                               • On My Knees
                                                               • When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
                                                               • Use Me, Send Me with Just As I Am; Have Thine Own
                                                                  Way Lord with Have Your Way in Me




  Teaching Children . . . continued from page 8

 compromised the integrity of the structure? If so, you must assess the problem, and then carefully and completely make the necessary repairs.
                                       You can never compromise your foundation or failure is certain.
 If your contractor wanted to cut costs so he could reap more profit for himself, then he has compromised. Say, he purchased cheaper
 materials than you instructed, but led you to believe that he bought the good stuff; he compromised. You see, compromise can take place
 both internally as well as externally. The contractor not only has compromised the integrity of the building, but his work ethic and personal
 integrity as well.
 Our children need to learn from us, what it is to have personal integrity. It is far more important than money or prominence. When God
 dwells within a persons life, they posses an inner confidence; this allows them to enjoy a clear conscience, peace of mind and heart and the
 security of knowing who they are. People, who lack personal integrity, have a shortfall of character as well. They are often not trustworthy,
 dependable or loyal. When a person is busy looking out for “#1,” they rarely concern themselves with the needs of others.
 As our children grow, they will begin to see why these three strategies play such a key roll in helping them prepare for their future. We need
 to remember we are life-long learners, and these are life lessons that should be modeled, lived, and taught daily.
 In the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, it tells us there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven. God himself
 designed life to be a constant ebb and flow of changes and experiences. Although they are not always enjoyable, they are necessary to our
 growth and maturity in Christ. What the author is saying here is that, He [God] has orchestrated life to be lived abundantly, but often times it
 seems meaningless and unfair. God is dependable, both in times of trouble and joy; he allows these phases to show his mercy, grace and
 never-ending love for us. As Gods children, we must remember, nothing happens by chance in this life. “Everything was made beautiful in it’s
 time.” We need to embrace life and all that it brings, learning through each experience.
 As you near the completion of your “remodel”, you will have a “final inspection”. At this time, a punch list of items that need correction will
 need to be addressed in order for you to pass the final inspection phase. You will need to be diligent and timely as you make these changes.
 As our children merge into adulthood, we will experience the final inspection of their lives. It is then that you will see who they have become
 and what convictions they hold dear. You will be surprised how much they remember what you have taught them, and what they learned just
 by observing you. You might experience disappointments in their choices, and maybe even a separation, until such time that they have
 learned what is necessary for their growth and maturity as Christian adults.
 Listen and learn about your children; love them with everything you have and pray over them daily. Remember, God loved them first and He
 knows them best. He will fill any gaps that are left. Preparation for the future does not ensure their success, however it will lessen the fallout.




FBConnection: Chronicle                                                                                                                    Page 10
Dates to Remember
March 1-19   GPS: Praying Across America
March 3      Finance Committee 6:00 pm
March 4      Experiencing God Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm
March 5-6    Men’s Fraternity Retreat at Ironwood
March 7      Church Council Calendaring 5:00 pm
             True Love Waits Commitment Ceremony 6:00 pm
             Youth Fellowship 7:30 pm
March 13     Men’s Breakfast 8:30 am
             Deacons Meeting 10:00 am
             Solo Ladies Fellowship 5:00 pm
March 14     Daylight Savings Time begins
March 17     Personnel Committee 6:00 pm
March 20     GPS: Prayer Walking
             Women’s Ministry Ladies Bunco Night 6:00 pm
March 25     Experiencing God Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm
March 27     GPS: Door-to-Door Distribution
                                                                  True Love Waits
April 1      Observance of the Lord’s Supper 6:30 pm          Commitment Ceremony
April 3      GPS: Easter Egg Hunt 10:00 am                               March 7
April 4      Easter Sunrise Service 6:00 am
                                                                         6:00 pm
             Morning Worship 8:00 am; 9:30 am; 11:00 am
April 7      Finance Committee 6:00 pm
April 8      Experiencing God Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm
April 10     Men’s Breakfast 8:30 am
             Deacons Meeting 10:00 am
             Marriage Retreat Reunion 5:00 pm
April 11     Class 101: Membership 8:00 am
             Church Council Calendaring 5:00 pm
April 14     Business Meeting 6:30 pm
April 17     Rent-a-Teen Day                                   Reserve your “teen” to help you
             Trustees 10:00 am                                 with yard work or housework on
             Women’s Ministry: Night of Remembrance 6:30 pm     April 17th from 8:30 am until
April 18     SS Fellowship 5:00 pm                              2:00 pm. Reservations will be
April 21     Personnel Committee 6:00 pm                       taken on March 28th and April
April 22     Experiencing God Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm         10th. For more info about renting
                                                                  a teen, please contact —-
April 24     Children’s Musical Choir Rehearsal
                                                                    Jim and Wanda Mole
                                                               at 1-760-244-4109, ext. 201.

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First Baptist Church Hesperia




You can connect with us online @:   FBCH GPS Timeline
    •   Email: fbc@fbch.org         For more information about GPS, contact DeWayne Williams.

    •   Web page: www.fbch.org                             March 1-19
    •   Facebook Group Page               Praying Across America: Pray, promote, get ready
                                                                  March 6
                                                         Follow-Up/Visitation Training
                                                                      March 20
    GPS Goals                                                      Prayer Walking
•   Every church                                            March 27
                                      Door - to - Door: Gospel Distribution/Invitation to FBCH
    praying for lost                      (Packet stuffing will be a designated Sunday afternoon/evening TBA)
    people                                                        April 3
•   Every believer                                    Community Event: Easter Egg Hunt
    equipped to share                                                April 4
    as a trained witness                                     Easter Worship Services
•   Every lost person                                        April 11 - May 2
    receiving a witness                                GPS Follow-up: Visit and enroll

•   Every church
    harvesting and
    celebrating every
    salvation response

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  • 1. FBConnection: Chronicle First Baptist Church H e l p i n g p e o p l e c o n n e c t t o G o d a n d d is c o v e r H i s p u r p o s e f o r t h e i r l i v e s . GPS: God’s Plan for Sharing March/April 2010 Volume 4, Issue 2 What’s Inside • Baptisms New members New arrivals In Loving Memory • Men’s Ministry • Women’s Ministry • GPS • Remodeling: 2010 • Easter We often hear about the Sharing —- an opportunity • Praying Great Commission from for every person to hear • Equipping • Teaching Children the pulpit or during a Bible and respond to the gospel • Sowing to Plan for Their study lesson. Do you ever by 2020. • Harvesting Future wonder what it would take FBCH has set a 210 target You can read about the • Mother-Daughter to see the Great goal for 2010 . . . 210 plans inside this edition. Luncheon 2010 Commission fulfilled? people for Jesus during There you will find As believers we realize the 2010. This is not a goal information about activities • Experiencing God fact that people die that is beyond our and events in which FBCH Musical everyday outside a capabilities and certainly will engage to reach out to relationship with Jesus should not be a goal the lost in our community. • Dates to Christ. And it’s a beyond our heart’s desire. Think about it. Remember challenge, to say the least, Anyone who knows Jesus How will you participate? to get believers inspired wants to see others come to enough to simply share know Him as well. their faith. But Southern Plans have been made for Baptists have developed a FBCH to be part of this vision to accomplish this. great vision. What’s It is called God’s Plan for involved?
  • 2. FBConnection Chronicle: A ministry information publication Published by: First Baptist Church 9280 Maple Avenue / Hesperia, CA 92345 Phone: 1-760-244-4109 Email: fbc@fbch.org Editor: Robin Y. Martin Support Staff Preschool Ministry Staff Maygan Bartosh Emily Isaccs Cherish Kangas Sharon Perry Sarah Sanders Katie Smith Children’s Ministry Leadership Team Pastoral Staff Dawna Avery Amanda Tate Wayne Stockstill, Senior Pastor Julia Morgan Student Ministry Leadership Team (ext. 108) / fbc@fbch.org Sharde Salas Dawna Avery Reba Champoux Derek Trott Richard Spring, Pastor of Church Development Nathan Freeman Marlena Trott (ext. 104) / rspring@fbch.org Fidel Gonzales Scott Trott Ron and Carolyn Heyward Tiffany Trott Robert Grissom, Pastor of Administration Odena Jones (ext. 105) / rgrissom@fbch.org Brenda Kraus Dave and Cheryl Olson Brian Kaiser, Pastor of Worship Arts Jeannie Rash (ext. 107) / bkaiser@fbch.org Lance Way Jim and Wanda Mole, Directors of Student Ministry Computer Network Ministry Team (ext. 201) / youth@fbch.org Sammy Martin, System Administrator Fidel Gonzales, Webmaster Sherry Cleveland, Director of Children’s Ministry Audio/Visual Ministry Team (leave messages at ext. 106) / children@fbch.org Richard Amos David Anderson Brandy Smith, Director of Preschool Ministry Travis Dickerson (ext. 120) / preschool@fbch.org Bill Fleming El Kingston Robin Martin Donna Fleming Bill Trott, Pastor of Hospital Visitation Ministry Sammy Martin Toni Palmeri (leave messages at ext. 106) / fireroadbill@msn.com Roger Sanders Sharde Salas Custodial Staff Derek Trott Ted Holmes Marlena Trott Administrative Staff Russell James Scott Trott Darron Price Tiffany Trott Richard Amos, Facilities Manager Glenn Trowbridge (ext. 102) / ramos@fbch.org Lucy Flood, Accountant Ministry Contacts (ext. 101) / lflood@fbch.org Baptism Assistance Ministry: Judy Cutright A new son! Deacon Ministry: Ruben Tatum Proud parents —- Claudia Kingston, Executive Secretary Rick and Tia Troutman (ext. 106) / ckingston@fbch.org Divorce Care: Darrell Bell Proud Brother —- Guest Services Ministry Ashton Robin Martin, Data-Graphics-Publications Manager Greeters: Arceal Morgan (ext. 100) / songbird1954@charter.net Ushers: David Johnson rmartin@fbch.org Harmony Ministry: DeWayne Williams Ron Murphy, Audio/Visual Coordinator Kitchen Ministry:, Ron and Julie Murphy (leave messages at ext. 106) / media@fbch.org Library Ministry: Ann Bender June Warwick, Special Events Men’s Ministry: Mike Lemons (leave messages at ext. 106) / juneandbill@fbch.org Glenn Trowbridge —- Church Members —- MOPS Ministry: Susan Esterline Neil Sanderfer Sewing Ministry: Arceal Morgan Husband of Velma Sanderfer Women’s Ministry: Lynda Kaiser —- Family Members —- YACS Ministry: Odena Jones Mother of Susan Coffey Page 2 FBConnection: Chronicle
  • 3. MEN’S BREAKFAST March 13th and April 10th 8:30 am For more information, contact Glenn Trowbridge. DEACONS MEETING March 13th and April 10th 10:00 am For more information, contact Ruben Tatum. MEN’S RETREAT March 5th and 6th at Ironwood For more information, contact Mike Lemons. Page 3 Volume 4, Issue 2
  • 4. Single Ladies Fellowship March 13th at 5:00 pm Home of Priscilla Flores For more info about this event, please contact —- Priscilla Flores at 760-244-7576 / majestic64@verizon.net or Cathy Jones at 760-900-4558 / cjgarden@yahoo.com For more info about these March 20th Women’s Minstry 6:00 pm Events, (Home of Julie Murphy) contact Lynda Kiaser. A Night of Remembrance A time to “remember” Him by discovering how often in His Word He has reminded us to do so. We will make a “Box of Remembrance”. April 17th at 6:30 pm Cost: $5.00 Open to girls and women 7 to 75 The Sewing Fellowship is very busy integrating some of MOPS ladies into the world of sewing. Child care is now available from 9:00 am until 11:00 am for children 5 years old and younger so that young mothers can come and participate in the Sewing Fellowship. There is a lot of excitement and a lot of activity going on. The ladies are learning many things from how to prepare material for use, cutting, fitting, sewing, pressing, and how to use their machines to create the many products we distribute to the community . . . . all while enjoying the fellowship and refreshments of the day. The Sewing Fellowship meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm in rooms 109 and 110. For more info about the Sewing Fellowship, contact Arceal Morgan at 1-760-244-8530. Page 4 FBConnection: Chronicle
  • 5. Every Believer Sharing, Every Person Hearing by 2020 As many as three out of four people die in North America without a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As Southern Baptists, we believe Scripture has provided a simple roadmap for change. With every believer sharing, every person should have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel by the year 2020. We call it GPS: God's Plan for Sharing. Praying —- Engaging —- Sowing —- Harvesting INTENT The intent is to engage every people group in North America with the good news. For us that means we start in our own community. For us it means we have set a goal to reach 210 people for Jesus in 2010. FRAMEWORK The framework is designed to produce consistency in every participating Southern Baptist church, association and state convention across North America. We have set into motion the necessary steps to begin reaching people in our community. We have already been praying specifically for our area of concentration —- those in a 1 mile radius of the church and “our” individual neighborhoods. Prayer is essential to the accomplishment of our goal. We prayed all throughout the month of February during the Wednesday evening prayer time. We ask that you continue to pray and be a vital part of FBCH bringing Christ to the streets of Hesperia. We have been blessed with a skillful and talented core group of people to advance our efforts in this cause to reach Hesperia for Christ. They include: These are our homes DeWayne Williams - GPS Coordinator Gloria Stockstill - Prayer Coordinator and our streets . . . Rita Amos - Home Prayer Groups Coordinator Bill Trott - Prayer Driving Groups Coordinator Lou Osborne - Prayer Walking Groups Coordinator this is our Jerusalem . . . Ken Kiner - Visitation and Follow-up Coordinator Pastor Bob Grissom - Administrative Coordinator this is our commission! Don Parker - Distribution Coordinator Ed Adams - Witness Training Coordinator The following steps have been initiated to facilitate our efforts in this cause to reach Hesperia for Christ —- • We are mobilizing our church to pray intensely for all lost people in our community and making an effort to reach those in our target area with the gospel and information about our church. • We are providing you, the body of Christ at FBCH, opportunities for training and equipping yourselves for witnessing and evangelism. This training is required for all who plan to serve in some capacity so there will be uniformity in our witnessing and evangelistic efforts in our targeted area. If you have not been in a training session, please contact Ed Adams. • We are updating our informational materials and making sure that our facility looks its best for company. • There will be a push to distribute literature from both the North American Mission Board and FBCH which will include an invitation for all in our targeted area to bring their families to an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 3rd, at our church with an emphasis on getting them to attend Easter worship services with us on Sunday, April 4th. We believe, if we are diligent and faithful in our efforts, many lost people will be with us on Easter Sunday. We plan to take full advantage of this time to clearly present the gospel and provide an opportunity for people to respond. • Following the Easter season, we plan to celebrate with baptisms, reflect on changed lives, rejoice in the revival experienced in our community and praise God for the number of believers who were trained in evangelism. And we will continue to pray that God will extend this transformation in our hearts, through our church and into our community. As you can tell, the foundation is in place for us to have “every believer sharing and every person hearing” the gospel. Ultimately it is you who will determine the success or failure of GPS. To quote J. Hudson Taylor, “We have heard of many people who have trusted God too little, but have you ever heard of anyone who trusted Him too much?” You are encouraged to be a part of this exceptional evangelistic effort. Look at the many opportunities to serve in areas of critical need and allow God to lead you to serve in some capacity. Contact one of the coordinators listed above and get involved. These are our homes and our streets . . . this is our Jerusalem . . . this is our commission! Page 5 Volume 4, Issue 2
  • 6. old attitudes and patterns and Remodeling 2010: Women’s Ministry replace them with godly attitudes by Lynda Kaiser and patterns. You have built up many bad habits and patterns that 3 —- You must have a need to be replaced. You can never PLAN for the project have an attitude of “God made me created by a this way, so just accept it”. God has a knowledgeable person. plan for each of us and it is a plan Our only plan in for good and not evil. remodeling our kitchen was 10 —- You must be in CONSTANT to replace cabinets. When DIALOUGE with the builder. You we pulled the cabinets off, will never be able to accomplish this the sheetrock came with it. task on your own. You absolutely If we had had a plan for must be in dialogue with the God remodeling the kitchen, we who passionately loves us to do this would never have done the remarkable remodeling. This requires whole kitchen at once! Our quality time. Write down your goals In 2006 I opened one of my kitchen remodel changed as we went along and pray over them. Allow God to cabinet doors and the door fell off because there was no plan. mold and shape them as He works into my hands. I stared at the door Recognize that completion comes not His excellent plan for your life dumbfounded. My husband and I from self-effort but from the through God-devised change, not had been discussing the need to put assistance of the “Source” (Holy man-devised. Satan is subtle, and we on new cabinet doors, just for Spirit). God’s Spirit will reveal to you can get sidetracked by non-trained appearance sake, and now it the areas HE would like remodeled, if builders (wrong counselors) and take appeared that merely replacing the you will but take the time to ask Him. a direction not biblically founded. doors wasn’t going to be enough. 4 —- Get rid of CLUTTER before We needed an entire cabinet construction begins. What things replacement. We had seen the need hinder your growth? for the upgrade, but had made no 5 —- Make sure MAIN BEAMS are “Nothing beats doing move toward meeting that need. not compromised. See to the basics: Now the need had intensified. We Bible study, prayer, church things God’s way!” could wait no longer. attendance. Many want remodeling This year I have chosen the theme to happen in their lives without paying Remodeling 2010 for our Women’s attention to the three basic things God Ministry theme. I have found some always asks of his children first. You need to also keep your final parallels in my spiritual life with my 7 —- Be PASSIONATE about the goal in mind, always before you to 2006 kitchen remodel. I would like project to withstand the difficulties. A avoid distraction. Bring honor and to share some of those parallels with half-hearted attitude will not get the glory to the Master Builder. Keep you. job done. You have to be hungry for your goal ever before you. Rehearse 1 —- You must see the NEED for righteousness, passionate about it often. remodeling and be desirous of seeing God’s way, willing to pursue God is a God of order. He is not a seeing the imperfections changed. wholeheartedly. Nothing beats doing God of chaos. It is our responsibility You must see the need for spiritual things God’s way! You also should to take whatever steps we must take change and desire that change. Are deal with one issue at a time, to bring order to our lives. He has a there some areas in your spiritual patiently. Don’t get overwhelmed. job for each of us to do and not walk that you think need some work? 8 —- You should have an ATTITUDE being organized costs us time, Have you been putting off that of patient growth, making a conscious precious time, that He wants to use in work? decision to work on it week by week. productive ways. As you calendar 2 —- You must look carefully at the You must set spiritual goals and work your year, make some goals for life COST of change. You must be at them day by day, week by week. improvement. Map out how to willing to accept the complexities of 9 —- Remodeling is a DIFFICULT achieve those goals. Discuss them with change. We had procrastinated PROCESS – one of tearing down and the God who loves you and created putting on new cabinet doors building up – and you must not just you. Allow Him the opportunity to largely due to the fact that we just tear down, but you must replace the grow you into the beautiful woman did not want to spend our money in old with beautiful materials and plans. He wants you to be. Allow Him to that direction at that time. In the When we tried to put in a new ceiling remodel whatever He deems best. long run, it cost us way more money light, the ceiling fell in. This house was Remember Philippians 1:6 that He to wait because we ended up 40 years old and no one had who began a good work in you will be having to not only replace the doors, replaced anything in all that time. The faithful to complete that work. we had to redo the entire kitchen! old had to be removed. Tear down Let’s have a wonderful 2010! FBConnection: Chronicle Page 6
  • 7. EASTER 2010 . . . FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD. MATT. 5:8 “They only saw Jesus —- and then but the outside Jesus, or a little more. They were not pure in heart . . . . They saw Him with their eyes, but not with those eyes which alone can see God . . . The thought -eyes, the truth-eyes, the love-eyes can see Him.” —- George Macdonald Christ risen was rarely recognized by sight. They had to get beyond the way he looked. Evidence stronger than his voice and face and footstep waited to grow in them, to guide their groping out of despair, their stretching toward belief. We are as blind as they until the opening of our deeper eyes shows us the hands that bless and break our bread, until we finger wounds that tell our healing, or witness a miracle of fish, dawn-caught after our long night of empty nets. Handling his word we feel his flesh, his bones, and hear his voice saying our early-morning name. —- Luci Shaw —- April 1 —- Maundy Thursday Observance of the Lord’s Supper 6:30 pm —- April 3 —- Saturday GPS: Community-wide Easter Egg Hunt 10:00 am —- April 4 —- Easter Sunday Sunrise Service 6:00 am Morning Worship 8:00 am / 9:30 am / 11:00 am No Evening Activities
  • 8. Helping children understand the  Teaching Children to Plan for their Future importance of planning and three  by Brandy Smith strategies, you can use to prepare them  When one decides to take Banks for tithe, savings and spending or if have a problem! Deadlines are something on a remodeling job, you they older a young writers account at we all have to contend with both at work must have a plan in mind. your local bank. and at home. Deadlines require follow- Before you can build a through. Our children must grasp this Encourage them to save for something they supply list, you will need to concept, as school will require this from really want, not just settle for something know what you are going to kindergarten through college. do and how you want it to else just to “spend” that money. They will need to develop good study turn out. You will have a Gift cards: good or bad? They do not teach habits, a strong work ethic and have drawing or a blueprint that will give you all the value of money the same way the consistent support from parents, your exact dimensions, maybe a contractor real thing does. It is good for them to grandparents or who ever is caring for will help you or you might just do the work count their money out and know what them. This is best when modeled by you! It yourself. Either way, you will have some they have spent and what is left. is important to provide for them an area things to complete before you can begin. Replace broken things or buy other high- for study with little distraction. As they get To plan a “remodel”, whether it is an actual ticket items they might need besides older, they can handle more distractions but building or just one’s personal life, we must “toys”. while they are young, we need to help dedicate ourselves to a few strategies build a solid foundation of good habits that will help us along the way. Our and a positive attitude towards children should be taught these while learning and education. they are young; the earlier they can When God dwells within a persons life, they Family chores are another way to learn their importance, the more provide opportunities for a learning success they will achieve both possess an inner confidence; this allows them experience. Our kids think we give personally and professionally to enjoy a clear conscience, peace of mind and chores to punish them; while at times throughout their lifetime. heart and the security of knowing who they are. that might be the case, it is primarily Discipline, in essence, is the training of training for them. We don’t assigned the mind or character; it comes from chores because we are too lazy to do the Latin root-word “disciple”: it ourselves. They are, however, to meaning, a believer in the thought teach important skills that they will and teaching of a leader; to teach, need throughout life. train and educate. Everything in life Chores teach our children the requires some type of discipline and importance of working as a family and the quality of character to follow- help them to feel they are a valued through. In a remodel, it will take great discipline to save money, stay member. within the set budget and pay back Chores teach follow-through; while any loans you may have acquired. doing their best each time, they must This means that you may have to resist finish what they start. If they do not put changes and upgrades throughout the forth their best effort, the job should project because it will cost you more be done again. than you have to spend. These same Hard work always helps a bad rules apply to our children; they need attitude! They can work off steam, think to learn that tithing and saving are about why they are angry, and more good and worthy disciplines. often than not, they have a very As children get old enough to work different attitude when they are and earn money, we must teach them finished, especially if they like the job that these disciplines bring blessings. they did! Giving our children a solid biblical Chores teach children skills they will foundation about money is vital to need throughout life —- listening to how they view it later in life. All directions, finishing what you start, a children benefit from the lessons of strong work ethic and the satisfaction “delayed gratification”. When As we age, we realize very quickly how of a job well done. They will also learn that learned early enough in life, it will save important it is to “follow-through” on things. when they are obedient to their parents, it them from the destructive power of debt. It says a lot about character when we keep brings great rewards from God. They must learn to manage their money, or our word and do what we say we are their money will manage them! Integrity speaks of “doing the right thing, at going to do. Although things happen that the right time, for the right reasons.” The Don’t give them everything they want; can interfere at times, people will dictionary describes integrity as being makes them earn it both in attitude and understand more readily when you have sincere, honest and respected. Another deed. A small job around the house, for been consistent in your follow-through. reference is: the sound and perfect condition relatives or neighbors is a good way for When doing a remodel, if the contractor of something. them to learn the value of a dollar. suddenly decides he has better things to do than your project, you have a problem! When working on a remodel, you must Giving an allowance is an option, but be always be concerned about the condition of consistent and match the dollar amount to When supplies have been ordered, paid the structure. Is it sound? Has anything the job and make it age appropriate. for and are to be delivered by a certain date but the supplier drops the ball, you continued on page 10 FBConnection: Chronicle Page 8
  • 9. Mother Daughter Luncheon The beauty of the Spring season is almost upon us. May 8 One of the most precious and treasured days of family recognition comes in the spring —- Mother’s Day. With that beautiful thought in mind, you are 11:30 am invited to attend the annual Mother - Daughter Luncheon at First Baptist Church. It will be a wonderful time of sharing the important and special gift God has blessed us with of being created in the feminine gender. Watch the weekly FBConnection Journal for more information about this event and regarding reservations. If you would like to speak with someone about this event, you may contact June Warwick at 1-760-244-9716. GPS: Every Lost Person Receiving a Witness We must sow the gospel in North America —- in the Victor Valley —- in Hesperia. Our mission field is becoming increasingly secular and pluralistic. We cannot assume that people understand the concepts of God as the Creator, sin, the cross, and salvation through Christ. We must share the good news and the truth of Scripture in every way possible. We must reach our neighbors and the nations. We must sow among the people groups of North America and identify receptive people. You may wonder how to go about being an effective witness. Here are some suggestions. • Make a list of people you meet, know, and that are in your sphere of influence, and pray for opportunities to witness to them. • Share with people in the regular activities of your life. • Pinpoint areas where you can do evangelism and creatively leave witnessing booklets. • What are you passionate about? Make what you are passionate about evangelistic. Page 9 Volume 4, Issue 2
  • 10. June 5th and 6th 6:00 pm A challenge for us to come face to face with God. Familiar tunes leading us to experience God including: • Name of Names • Speechless • Eyes of Your Heart • Open the Eyes of My Heart with Be Thou My Vision • My Abba's Child with Abba Father, Abba Father • What Is Jesus Doing with Sometimes By Step • On My Knees • When I Survey the Wondrous Cross • Use Me, Send Me with Just As I Am; Have Thine Own Way Lord with Have Your Way in Me Teaching Children . . . continued from page 8 compromised the integrity of the structure? If so, you must assess the problem, and then carefully and completely make the necessary repairs. You can never compromise your foundation or failure is certain. If your contractor wanted to cut costs so he could reap more profit for himself, then he has compromised. Say, he purchased cheaper materials than you instructed, but led you to believe that he bought the good stuff; he compromised. You see, compromise can take place both internally as well as externally. The contractor not only has compromised the integrity of the building, but his work ethic and personal integrity as well. Our children need to learn from us, what it is to have personal integrity. It is far more important than money or prominence. When God dwells within a persons life, they posses an inner confidence; this allows them to enjoy a clear conscience, peace of mind and heart and the security of knowing who they are. People, who lack personal integrity, have a shortfall of character as well. They are often not trustworthy, dependable or loyal. When a person is busy looking out for “#1,” they rarely concern themselves with the needs of others. As our children grow, they will begin to see why these three strategies play such a key roll in helping them prepare for their future. We need to remember we are life-long learners, and these are life lessons that should be modeled, lived, and taught daily. In the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, it tells us there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven. God himself designed life to be a constant ebb and flow of changes and experiences. Although they are not always enjoyable, they are necessary to our growth and maturity in Christ. What the author is saying here is that, He [God] has orchestrated life to be lived abundantly, but often times it seems meaningless and unfair. God is dependable, both in times of trouble and joy; he allows these phases to show his mercy, grace and never-ending love for us. As Gods children, we must remember, nothing happens by chance in this life. “Everything was made beautiful in it’s time.” We need to embrace life and all that it brings, learning through each experience. As you near the completion of your “remodel”, you will have a “final inspection”. At this time, a punch list of items that need correction will need to be addressed in order for you to pass the final inspection phase. You will need to be diligent and timely as you make these changes. As our children merge into adulthood, we will experience the final inspection of their lives. It is then that you will see who they have become and what convictions they hold dear. You will be surprised how much they remember what you have taught them, and what they learned just by observing you. You might experience disappointments in their choices, and maybe even a separation, until such time that they have learned what is necessary for their growth and maturity as Christian adults. Listen and learn about your children; love them with everything you have and pray over them daily. Remember, God loved them first and He knows them best. He will fill any gaps that are left. Preparation for the future does not ensure their success, however it will lessen the fallout. FBConnection: Chronicle Page 10
  • 11. Dates to Remember March 1-19 GPS: Praying Across America March 3 Finance Committee 6:00 pm March 4 Experiencing God Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm March 5-6 Men’s Fraternity Retreat at Ironwood March 7 Church Council Calendaring 5:00 pm True Love Waits Commitment Ceremony 6:00 pm Youth Fellowship 7:30 pm March 13 Men’s Breakfast 8:30 am Deacons Meeting 10:00 am Solo Ladies Fellowship 5:00 pm March 14 Daylight Savings Time begins March 17 Personnel Committee 6:00 pm March 20 GPS: Prayer Walking Women’s Ministry Ladies Bunco Night 6:00 pm March 25 Experiencing God Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm March 27 GPS: Door-to-Door Distribution True Love Waits April 1 Observance of the Lord’s Supper 6:30 pm Commitment Ceremony April 3 GPS: Easter Egg Hunt 10:00 am March 7 April 4 Easter Sunrise Service 6:00 am 6:00 pm Morning Worship 8:00 am; 9:30 am; 11:00 am April 7 Finance Committee 6:00 pm April 8 Experiencing God Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm April 10 Men’s Breakfast 8:30 am Deacons Meeting 10:00 am Marriage Retreat Reunion 5:00 pm April 11 Class 101: Membership 8:00 am Church Council Calendaring 5:00 pm April 14 Business Meeting 6:30 pm April 17 Rent-a-Teen Day Reserve your “teen” to help you Trustees 10:00 am with yard work or housework on Women’s Ministry: Night of Remembrance 6:30 pm April 17th from 8:30 am until April 18 SS Fellowship 5:00 pm 2:00 pm. Reservations will be April 21 Personnel Committee 6:00 pm taken on March 28th and April April 22 Experiencing God Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm 10th. For more info about renting a teen, please contact —- April 24 Children’s Musical Choir Rehearsal Jim and Wanda Mole at 1-760-244-4109, ext. 201. Page 11 Volume 4, Issue 2
  • 12. First Baptist Church Hesperia You can connect with us online @: FBCH GPS Timeline • Email: fbc@fbch.org For more information about GPS, contact DeWayne Williams. • Web page: www.fbch.org March 1-19 • Facebook Group Page Praying Across America: Pray, promote, get ready March 6 Follow-Up/Visitation Training March 20 GPS Goals Prayer Walking • Every church March 27 Door - to - Door: Gospel Distribution/Invitation to FBCH praying for lost (Packet stuffing will be a designated Sunday afternoon/evening TBA) people April 3 • Every believer Community Event: Easter Egg Hunt equipped to share April 4 as a trained witness Easter Worship Services • Every lost person April 11 - May 2 receiving a witness GPS Follow-up: Visit and enroll • Every church harvesting and celebrating every salvation response