FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 4 / APRIL, 2014
What Manner of Man is This::?
We have recorded in Matthew 8:23-27 the miracle of Jesus calming a raging storm on the Sea
of Galilee. As the disciples, who were seasoned fishermen and familiar with storms, pondered
this miracle and the One who had just performed it, they could only marvel and say, “What
manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!” This phrase is only found six times
in the New Testament and literally means, “how this differs from all others.” The specific meaning in this passage is,
“Oh how this man, Jesus Christ, differs from all others!”
This month I feel led by the Lord to preach a four-part series entitled, “Son of God.” The series seed thought came from
the recently released movie by the same title, “Son of God.” In an increasingly Bible-illiterate culture, strangely there
seems to be a growing desire among many to know more about the Bible, its stories and characters. While the renewed
interest is a good thing, I am somewhat concerned about the accuracy of the movie scripts to the biblical storyline.
Basically, April’s series will be a study of Christology, the doctrine of Christ. In all areas of our Christian lives it is
essential that we be grounded in the truth of God’s Word. In no area would this be more essential than in what we
believe about Jesus Christ, the central figure of the Christian faith. We will be discovering the uniqueness of Christ in
several areas of His life and ministry: His birth, His person, His life, His death, His resurrection, His ascension,
exaltation and present ministry on the behalf of believers. Truly, Jesus Christ differs from all others!
I am confident that by showing His uniqueness, we as believers will gain a renewed understanding and appreciation of
why He means so much to us. Why we:
 Love and adore Him so
 Worship and praise His name
 Look to Him and trust in Him as we face life’s challenges
 Fellowship with Him through prayer
 Desire to share Him with the world
 Anxiously long for His return
For those who don’t know Christ as their personal Savior, our desire will be for them to come into a personal
relationship with Him. Jesus made this promise in John 12:32, “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men
unto me.”
That is our ultimate goal this month in our pulpit ministry: by lifting up Jesus Christ, we desire to draw people to Him.
“And straightway he preached Christ...that he is the Son of God” (Acts9:20),
Pastor
Things You Need to Know
YOUR VOTE NEEDED On Sunday, April 6th, at 6:00 p.m., we will be voting on our new missionary budget at the annual missions business meeting.
TEEN DAY TRIP On Saturday, April 12th, the teens will spend the day at Fairmont Hot Springs. The cost is $20 per
person and students should bring their own sack lunch. See Karson Klass for departure details.
LIVING PROOF Beth Moore and her Living Proof Live conference will be in Billings October 24-25th.
Attendees have an opportunity to get an early bird rate of $59 if tickets are purchased by June 25th. After
that date, ticket prices will be $69. If you are interested in attending, there is a sign-up sheet at the Visitor
Center. Sign up and turn in your $59 to Cathy Klass by Sunday, June 22nd. Other costs include hotel room
($25-30), Friday dinner, and Saturday lunch. If you have any questions, please contact Cathy.
IN REMEMBRANCE On Sunday evening, April 13th, at 6:00, FBC members will be observing the Lord’s
Supper in a special service.
ALL CANCELED AWANA and Wednesday classes are canceled for April 16th.
EASTER BRUNCH Our annual Easter Brunch is Sunday, April 20th, at 10:00 a.m., followed by the service at 10:45.
Sunday school classes will be canceled and a Sonrise Service will be held at 9:30 a.m. A sign-up sheet will be circulated
in the coming weeks on which you can sign up for potluck brunch items. The church will provide the ham and drinks.
SPECIAL MEETING The church leadership will be meeting with Greg Lyons, missionary to the Philippines, on Saturday morning, April 26th, regarding missions and small groups. Time and place will be announced.
FLIGHT 8:36 is the music duo of Eric Campbell and Paul Blake. Together they
write and perform their own songs which reflect what God has done in and
through them. The name Flight 8:36 comes from John 8:36, “If the Son therefore
shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” They believe every Christian should
live in this freedom because of the price
Christ paid in order for us to have it. Flight
8:36 will be performing on Sunday, May 4th,
Join us for dinner on
and preaching the morning service. Based on Wednesday nights at 5:30 at the
the evangelistic theme of the morning, it
church. The menu below is also
would be a great time to invite family, friends listed on our website
and co-workers.
(www.friendshipmtcity.org).
What’s for Dinner?
Just look for the
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER is Thursday, May 1st. Use the enclosed flyer and lady at right and
prayer to remind you of the date. More detailed prayer guides will be available in a click on her for the
couple weeks.
current menu.
Wednesday, April 16
NO MEAL OR AWANA
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS
 PRAYER REQUESTS should be emailed or called in to Julie Bury by Thursday of Wednesday, April 23
each week for our church-wide prayer list. Contact Julie at
Soups & Breads, Dessert
[email protected] or 495-9878.
 If you’ve had a CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR PHONE, please contact the church
Wednesday, April 30
office so we can update our records.
BBQ Chicken
 If you aren’t getting the Friendship PRAYER LIST via email, please let Pastor or
Sandwiches
Veggies, Chips, Dessert
the church office know. We will not spam you with worthless emails; we just
want you to receive pertinent info to the ministry of FBC.
THE MENU
BUILDING UPDATE With the carpet and window blinds installed, we are left
Wednesday, April 2
with small projects and seating to complete our new sanctuary. The building inBBQ Pork Sandwiches
Applesauce, Chips
spector was here on March 26th and left us with a small punch list of
Dessert
items to be completed before the final inspection. Work days will be
announced as needed, so stay tuned.
Our Building Fund sits at $188,238, of which $15,025 has been Wednesday, April 9
Nacho Bar, Dessert
designated for chairs. As we are faithful to funding the Gospel going
around the globe, God is faithful to provide our needs here at home.
Another Year of Faith Promise
Wrapped Up
Having just wrapped another Missions Conference,
we wanted to encourage you with an update on the
missions giving of FBC and some exciting news.
Our Faith Promise budget for the 2013-14 year was
$68,400. Our church family gave $72,184—monies over
and above tithes and offerings. Not only that, but another
$8,191 was given towards special projects or love
offerings, like the $800 that was donated to fund Rich
Moeller’s clothes dryer once he gets to Scotland. God is
good...all the time!
As of the printing of this newsletter, Faith Promise
commitments for the 2014-15 year stand at $52,806, with
another week left to turn in cards. At our annual missions
business meeting on Sunday, April 6th, at 6:00 p.m., we
will be budgeting those commitments to support our
missionaries.
Friendship was also able to give to special projects
throughout the year. These are special needs that arise such
as vehicle or medical needs, or travel funds. Since our last
report of special projects in September, here is a list of
needs we’ve had a part in providing for our missionaries:
$250—Mark Williams van fund
$9600—A Christmas gift of $400 to each of our
missionaries for personal wants/needs
$1000—matching grant donation to Baptist Bible
College
$250—Linda Fitzgerald/Germany, love offering
$250—Janet Curtis/Chile, love offering
$250—vehicle repairs for Dale Peterson/Gospel
Alive
$100—Jeff Kessler, AWANA missionary, love
offering
$250—Jeff Christian/Russia, love offering
$250—Carol Elkins’ van fund
$500—February Baptist Bible Tribune offering
$435—sponsorship of missionary wives to Elevate
2014 conference in Europe (Bob Hines/
iMap)
Our exciting missions news is that Rich Moeller is
waiting to hear any day that his visa paperwork to enter
Scotland has been approved and he will be able to book his
airfare. Be in prayer for his final preparations for getting to
the field. So many of his on-field needs have been met due
to the faithful prayers of his sending church family.
Kristian Rasch also has an exciting opportunity
coming up this summer as she heads up a missions team to
go to Zambia and work with the Ngombe Needs Care
center. They will be helping orphans with their school
work, ministering to them creatively, and supporting HIV/
AIDS caregivers as they serve local patients. Friendship
will be taking up a love offering to help with her travel
costs in the weeks to come.
TrueLife.org
Answering Life’s Hard Questions, Bringing People to Church
While there are a vast number of born-again Christians, only a dismal
two percent evangelize or invite people to church on a regular basis. This
great apathy contradicts Christ's call to seek and save that which is lost.
Many Christians have the Gospel hidden in their heart and understand the
need to share with others, but for some, the most difficult hurdle to jump is
starting the conversation.
Christians are afraid of being asked a question they do not know the
answer to. As a result, many opportunities to share the gospel with
unbelievers are overlooked. In today’s hectic world it’s easy to miss out on
the incredible plan God has for us because we’re afraid a conversation
could take too much time.
TrueLife.org cards allow the starting point to be easy! They simply
say: “I hope you can visit my church, but if you are not ready, please go to
TrueLife.org for free video answers.” If a difficult question is asked, the
believer can use the back of the invitation card to easily direct the
unbeliever to the website for free video answers to their questions.
Saying something about Christ to a stranger is better than saying
nothing at all. If there are just three seconds to interact with someone, a
TrueLife.org card can be easily offered and received.
In the coming weeks, the FBC family will be challenged to use the
cards pictured at left to invite people to church or to the website to find
answers. At TrueLife.org they will not only see free videos on many
topics, but they will be able to look up Friendship Baptist Church and
further, find a link to our website.
April 2014
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6 MISSIONS 7
BUSINESS
MTG. 6:00 PM
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11 LADIES’
CRAFT NIGHT
12 TEENS TO
FAIRMONT
HOT SPRINGS
13 PALM SUN.
LORD’S SUPPER
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16 NO AWANA 17
or WED. CLASS
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20 EASTER
BRUNCH
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May 2014
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FLIGHT 8:36
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AWANA
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CEREMONY
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1 NAT’L DAY
OF PRAYER
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10 MEN’S
LADIES’ CRAFT
BREAKFAST
NIGHT
SPRING WORK
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11 MOTHER’S 12
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Our website has everything you need
to know about FBC.
www.friendshipmtcity.org
Find us on Facebook for updates on
activities!
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MARCH STATS
Average Sunday Morning
Missions giving to date:
Service Attendance: 83
Faith Promise:
$ 72,184
General Fund to date: $34,559
Budgeted:
$ 68,400
Budgeted:
$36,652
Building Fund to date: $188,238
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH
5 Friendship Lane, Clancy, MT 59634 ♦ 442-8080 ♦ Email: [email protected] ♦ Website: www.friendshipmtcity.org
Pastor: David Klass
Youth: Karson Klass
Prayer Ministry/Requests: Julie Bury
Secretary/Newsletter: Jennifer Katherman
WHO TO & HOW TO CONTACT
Klass Home: 933-5378
Cell: 459-6734
Bury Home: 495-9878
Church office: 442-8080
Email:
Email:
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Email:
[email protected]
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