They have actually been in our church almost 30 years, and for 20 of them Tom has led almost all facets of music / worship here. He and Sandi are key parts of anything musical and special, primarily our weekly worship services as well as our annual Good Friday, Christmas Eve, VBS, and any other special events. Since this was a surprise to them, I could not include it in my note last week. They were presented with a commemorative clock with plaque in the AM service, 
then following the evening service we had a reception in their honor. It was fun and proper, and a good way to show our love and appreciation for their ministry. 
You can show your love and appreciation for the Lord Jesus Christ by attending services here this Sunday. Our regular Sunday school and ABF's continue at 9:30 AM, at the same time our Membership class continues to meet. We will be finished with that class soon, and will have a baptismal service sometime in the next month. We will let you know when that date is set.
In our 10:45 AM service we will sing and worship God in a great way together. I plan to talk about "Important Last Words" from the Bible and relate it to our lives. This stems from a recent program I saw the other night (as well as featured in last Sunday's PARADE magazine
) which featured "The Last Lecture" by terminally ill professor, Randy Pausch, maybe you saw it or have heard of it. As I watched I appreciated what he did but thought there could be more said, especially from a spiritual perspective. Millions have been moved by this lecture which has been seen worldwide on YouTube. I wish I could say the same about the talk I will give this Sunday! But it is important to me that YOU are here to hear and interact with it. Don't forget that during our morning service we also have our Children's Church which is for those age 3 through 3rd grade. 
These children begin together with us in our regular service, then part way through we have them come up front and pray for them before they go to their time. Be sure to bring your kids and grandkids for this important time!
) which featured "The Last Lecture" by terminally ill professor, Randy Pausch, maybe you saw it or have heard of it. As I watched I appreciated what he did but thought there could be more said, especially from a spiritual perspective. Millions have been moved by this lecture which has been seen worldwide on YouTube. I wish I could say the same about the talk I will give this Sunday! But it is important to me that YOU are here to hear and interact with it. Don't forget that during our morning service we also have our Children's Church which is for those age 3 through 3rd grade. 
These children begin together with us in our regular service, then part way through we have them come up front and pray for them before they go to their time. Be sure to bring your kids and grandkids for this important time!At 6:00 PM all our regular ministries for the whole family will continue. AWANA for Kids, our Student Ministry, and our time for Adults will bless and encourage you. Our adults will continue our look at "Our Heavenly Rewards" as we continue to consider the Criteria on which our rewards will be based when we "appear before the judgment seat of Christ." It is good preparation for that time, don't overlook the opportunity.
A reminder to our Missions Commission: we plan to meet at 4:30 PM this Sunday for our regular meeting. Please bring any items of interest for consideration to that meeting. If anyone has any Missions / Outreach related ideas, questions, or suggestions, please get them to me before this meeting.
An important calendar item is an All Church Work Day scheduled for Saturday, April 19 (a week from tomorrow.) 
General cleaning in the building and around the grounds will take place. This is always an important time for us, and a great way to fellowship together. Bring any tools and cleaning supplies and a willing spirit. 
General cleaning in the building and around the grounds will take place. This is always an important time for us, and a great way to fellowship together. Bring any tools and cleaning supplies and a willing spirit. 
We appreciate your consistent giving to our ministries, and soon we will have a brief quarterly meeting to get the details of our finances and ministry. I know that we are running somewhat behind in our budget currently, and consistent giving without taking a week off will help remedy that problem. If we would all consider tithing our upcoming tax rebate, we would probably erase any deficit we have - please consider it.
How about a smile for the day: Elmer says, "First, I got tonsillitis, followed by appendicitis and pneumonia. After that I got erysipelas with hemachromatosis. Following that I got poliomyelitis and finally ended up with neuritis. Then they gave me hypodermics and inoculations."
Calvin says, "Boy, you had quite a time!"
Elmer replies, "I'll say! I thought I'd never pull through that spelling test."
Calvin says, "Boy, you had quite a time!"
Elmer replies, "I'll say! I thought I'd never pull through that spelling test."
That reminds me to have us all pray for any college students you know - they will be going through more than spelling tests in the next few weeks. Many college seniors will graduate, Lord willing, within a month! Pray for them to finish well and begin the next phase of life on a good foundation. Several are looking for or being interviewed for jobs, and underclassmen will be searching for summer employment. Pray for them all.
Pray as well for yourself and your church for this Sunday's services. I appreciate the prayers of many of you as I prepare and preach each week. Pray that God will use me to be consistent and clear in presenting His Word, and that the Holy Spirit will continue to work in hearts as He has in recent weeks. And begin to prepare your heart NOW for this Sunday.
God bless you!
Pastor Don Workman
http://www.faithbaptiststreetsboro.org/
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Nicholas is ready for Spring! Please pray for him, Sarah, and Sam as they travel back from the Chicago area on Saturday where Sam has attended the SHIFT! Conference hosted by Willow Creek Community Church.
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Pastor Tom still has a diet Mountain Dew in his hand!
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