Fee Fee Baptist Church

Author: Tara Smith

  • A Word From Pastor Zach – Vol. 61, No. 16

    Church Family,

    If you haven’t heard, we have some big things happening in the lives of a some of our ministry team who serve here at Fee Fee. First, Kyle Baldwin, our Director of Student Ministries, is going to be ordained by our church on Sunday evening, August 15.

    Second, our ministry interns, Kyle and Scarlet Kalkbrenner, have accepted a call to Freeport, IL. Kyle will be the Senior Pastor of Bible Community Church up there.

    I think it is pretty remarkable what God is doing in and through our church. Here are two young men, one who was raised in the church and the other who got plugged in while here at college, who have been discipled and trained in our church and are living out the calling that God has placed on them.

    Kyle Baldwin has been serving as the interim and then Director of our Student Ministries for three years now. He is getting to pour into our kids and disciple them. This ordination service is our church affirming the call that God has placed on his life and saying that we see how God is working in and through him and Alaina.

    I want to encourage you to be praying for Kyle and Alaina. Be praying as they lead our students to follow Jesus in this post-Christian, post-truth culture that we live in. Pray that Kyle continues to stand firm on God’s Word and boldly shares the Gospel and equips our students to whole-heartedly serve the Lord.

    Kyle and Scarlet have been serving as our ministry interns for the past year. We have been discipling Kyle and equipping him to step into a pastoral role. When we started our ministry residency program, our goal was to disciple college students who were called into ministry and equip them to be able to serve in ministry roles in churches once they graduated. It is exciting to see the fruit of this ministry residency already. It is so encouraging to see God calling Kyle and Scarlet back home to help with a church revitalization in Freeport.

    I want to encourage you to be praying for Kyle and Scarlet. Pray for their family, as they have a baby boy coming in November. Pray for their ministry, as Kyle steps into his first pastorate. Also, pray for Kyle as he is finishing up his degree online through Missouri Baptist University.

    Also, I wanted to take a second to just say thank you to our church. Thank you for investing in the Baldwins and the Kalkbrenners. Thank you for praying for them and encouraging them. I’m so thankful to serve at a place that is committed to investing in the future of the church. Let’s pray that God sends more Kyles our way!

    In Him,

    Pastor Zach

  • Chi Alpha News – Vol. 61, No. 16

    Promotion Sunday/Youth & Family BBQ

    On Sunday, August 22, our incoming 6th graders will be joining us for the first time in youth group! This is always an exciting time in the life of our youth, as new faces come in, but it is also a time where new leaders are formed. After the second service that morning, the youth and their families are invited to join us in the courtyard for a BBQ, games, and a time to enjoy the end of summer, and also get familiar with the new faces of our group. You can sign up in the Rafters or shoot Kyle a message. We hope you will join us!

    Sarah Baker – THANK YOU!!!

    We are quickly approaching a bittersweet time that we all knew was coming. In just a few weeks, our Summer Intern, Sarah Baker, will be leaving to go back to Kirksville, MO and finish her undergrad. Sarah has faithfully served our youth as the Summer Intern for the last 3 years, and this year is unfortunately her last. We will miss having her over the summers, but we are so excited to see where God takes her in her ministry. We are so blessed to have had her building relationships and serving with our students. If you see her, please take time to thank her for all of her hard work she has given to this group of students!

    Chi Alpha Summers end on August 11
    • August 22: Youth & Family BBQ

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 16

    VBS/Sports Camp Recap

    We had a wonderful week at Wilderness Escape VBS and Sports Crusaders basketball camp. The kids had so much fun and learned about the attributes of God. Thank you, Church, for providing the resources so we can host such great events for our families. We had 5 children give their lives over to Jesus! And we raised $344.00 for our alpaca mission project in Ecuador. I can’t say enough good things about our volunteers who gave their time in so many ways by leading the tribes, helping to set up and take down, doing crafts, teaching, and modeling Jesus. They were awesome!

    Welcome Weekend

    Sunday, August 15 is an exciting welcome event as our preschoolers, children, and youth move up to the next grade/department. We invite preschoolers, children, and their parents for a continental breakfast as we give kids an opportunity to see their new classrooms and meet their teachers. Promotion Day is August 22, as the kids and youth move into their new classes.

    Wednesday Night Activities

    On Wednesday, September 8 we will restart our regular activities for the school year. AWANA is where it’s at! We will have Puggles and Cubbies for ages 0 through pre-K; grades K-3 will attend Sparks or TnT; and grades 4-5 (Livewires) will get to take part in CIA (CHILDREN IN ACTION), a little something different for our older kids! You don’t want to miss out on the most fun night of the week!

    Trunk or Treat

    Put Trunk or Treat on your calendar for Sunday, October 31 in the afternoon! Start thinking about how you want to be involved. Oh, and don’t forget to start planning your costume! More info to come later.

    “Give praise to the only God. He is our Savior. Glory, majesty, power, and authority belong to him. Give praise to him through Jesus Christ our Lord. Give praise to the One who was before all time, who now is, and who will be forever. Amen,” (Jude 1:25).

  • Prime Time – Vol. 61, No. 16

    Summer is quickly passing us by. I’m so thankful for the cooler weather this week and I’m sure you are too. Our summer schedule of activities is winding down, so if you have suggestions for what to do this fall, please let me know.

    Our next activity is Adult VBS and I am leaning toward a study of Elijah, because Elijah’s dependence upon God seems very relevant for today. But you will have to come to find out! Join us August 23-26, (Monday-Thursday) from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. We will have snacks, and hopefully some music, and a great time of fellowship and Bible Study.  We will go out to lunch together on the last day after our study. Hope you can attend and bring some friends.

    In September, we will do a day trip to Casey, Illinois to see all the BIG things. Check out their website, www.bigthingssmalltown.com, if you are wondering what this is. As usual, you will need to sign up. We also have the trip to the Amana Colonies, which is an overnight trip from September 30 through October 1. Our bus driver and guide for the trip might have a conflict on those dates so we might need to change the dates. I will have definite info and pricing in the next Forerunner. Thanks in advance for your patience as details are being worked out.

    Have you started reading through the Pentateuch with us? By the end of next year, we should have read through the ENTIRE Bible together! We would love for you to join a T-group or the Grounded Bible Study group on Sunday morning if you would like to talk about what you are reading! Pick up your reading plan in the Welcome Center or download from our website.

  • Bible Study Corner – Vol. 61, No. 16

    It is so good to see our Sunday morning Bible Study numbers climbing. We had 166 involved in Bible Study last week. I hope you are a part of it. We are currently looking at Bible study in conjunction with our mission statement of BUILDING and PURSUING. Bible Study does a great job of helping us build our lives on Jesus, BUT we need to see how we can use this tool to pursue the good of our community.

    Beginning September 8, our Wednesday night activities will begin again. Adults will have the option of attending the Pastor-led Bible Study and prayer time. Other options include our Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies, AWANA, and Youth small groups. I hope you will attend one of these groups as we jump into fall!

    Loaves and Fishes

    Want to serve your community in an amazing way? Sign up as a group (Bible Study group, T-Group, small group, etc.) to feed the residents of Loaves and Fishes and serve together and pursue the good of the community! There are a maximum of 29 residents. We have faithfully fed the people there for almost two years on the third Tuesday of the month. Our next date is August 17 and right now, we do not have any volunteers. ☹ Thanks for your consideration and your willingness to serve. Let Gloria or Andrew know if you would like to provide this meal for August.

     

  • Community Connection – Vol. 61, No. 16

    Back to School

    School is starting very soon! I know that makes some kids excited and some kids nervous. Families will be doing a lot of prepping for going back to school. One thing I would encourage you to do to help prep your students is to pray with them and for them. Pray that they will do well this year, that they will have good friendships, and for their safety at school. Most importantly, though, pray that God will use them to glorify Him this year at school.  Talk to your kids about different ways they can point people to Jesus at school.

    Going back to school also makes every teacher experience stress. They need to be prayed for also. On Sunday, August 22, we will be having a special prayer time in both services for our students, teachers, and school staff.  Make sure to join us that day as we lift our schools up in prayer!

    Upcoming Mobile Market Dates

    We definitely still have needs in our community, and we are glad to partner with the St. Louis Area Foodbank to help those needs! Anyone in the community is welcome to drive through our parking lot on the following Mondays from 10:00 a.m. until noon (or whenever we run out of food) to have FREE groceries put in their car!

    • August 16
    • August 30
    • September 13

  • Music Musings – Vol. 61, No. 16

    August Playlist

    Okay everyone, here is your August playlist! This diverse list DEFINITELY offers something for everyone! Enjoy listening to all genres of Christian music. You may find a type of music new to you that you will really enjoy. Listen with an open mind!

    Indie Worship (independent musicians)

    Shepherd of My Soul

    Rivers and Robots

     

    Alternative Christian Rock/Metal

    Feel Invincible

    Skillet

     

    Christian Rock

    Gospel Song

    Rhett Walker

     

    Contemp. Gospel (soulful revivalist spirit!)

    Love Theory

    Kirk Franklin

     

    Country

    Nothing But The Blood of Jesus

    Carrie Underwood

     

    Worship

    Hymn of the Holy Spirit

    Robbie Seay and Trenton Bell

     

    Christian Rap

    Don’t Waste Your Life

    Lecrae

     

    A cappella Worship

    Abide With Me

    Eclipse 6

     

    Experimental Christian/New Gospel

    Jesus

    Phil Thompson

     

    Contemporary Christian

    All Together

    Mike Donehey (of Tenth Avenue North)

     

    Collaborative Christian Rock

    Together

    for King & Country, Tori Kelly, and Kirk Franklin

     

    Indie Rock

    Carry Me

    NEEDTOBREATHE (feat. Jon Foreman)

    Listen anytime, anywhere to Ronna’s August 2021 Playlist using this handy YouTube link.

  • Devotional Corner – Vol. 61, No. 16

    Taken from L.B. Cowman’s “Streams in the Desert,” Zondervan Updated Edition

    “He has given us his very great and precious promises,” (2 Peter 1:4).

    When a shipbuilder erects a boat, does he do so only to keep it on the scaffolding? No, he builds it to sail the seas and to weather the storms. In fact, if he does not think of strong winds and hurricanes as he builds it, he is a poor shipbuilder.

    In the same way, when God made you a believer, He meant to test you. And when He gave you promises and asked you to trust them, He made his promises suitable for times of storms and high seas. Do you believe that some of His promises are counterfeit, similar to a life vest that looks good in the store but is of no use in the sea?

    We have all seen swords that are beautiful but are useless in war, or shoes made for decoration but not for walking. Yet God’s shoes are made of iron and brass, and we can walk all the way to heaven in them, without ever wearing them out. And we could swim the Atlantic a thousand times in His life vest, with no fear of every sinking. His Word of promise is meant to be tried and tested.

    There is nothing Christ dislikes more than for His people to publicly profess Him and then not use Him. He loves for us to make use of Him, for His covenant blessings are not simply meant to be looked at but should be appropriated. Our Lord Jesus has been given to us for our present use. Are you making use of Him as you should?

    O beloved, I plead with you not to treat God’s promises as something to be displayed in a museum but to use them as everyday sources of comfort. And whenever you have a time of need, trust the Lord.

    — Charles H. Spurgeon

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 15

    VBS and Basketball Camp

    We are having a wonderful week at Wilderness Escape VBS and Sports Crusaders basketball camp. The kids are having so much fun and learning so much about the attributes of God. Thank you, Church, for providing the resources so we can host such great events for our families. I can’t say enough good things about the volunteers who have given their time in so many ways: helping to set up, leading tribes, doing crafts, teaching and modeling Jesus. They are awesome!  I am excited about next year (after a short rest, of course)!

    Family Swim Night

    Cool off from those hot summer nights at a FREE Family Swim Night at the Bridgeton Community Pool, Friday, August 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

    Free Market

    Free Market will be on our parking lot on Saturday, August 7.  Backpacks with school supplies will be available for kids in our community. Please join us as we serve our community at this fun event!

    Bible Study Leader Training

    Attention Teachers: On Sunday, August 8 we will be having a Bible Study Leader Training right after the 11:00 a.m. service. This is a session on how to be the best Bible Study leader you can be. Lunch will be provided as well. Please make your reservation by calling the church office to let us know you are coming.

    Welcome Weekend

    Sunday, August 15 is a welcome event for our preschoolers, children, and youth as they move up to the next grade/department. We invite preschoolers, children, and their parents for a continental breakfast, to give kids an opportunity to see their new classroom and meet their teachers. Promotion day will be August 22.

    “Give praise to the only God. He is our Savior. Glory, majesty, power and authority belong to him. Give praise to him through Jesus Christ our Lord. Give praise to the One who was before all time, who now is, and who will be forever. Amen,” (Jude 1:25).

  • Chi Alpha News – Vol. 61, No. 15

    DNOW

    Thank you so much, Church, for your support of DNOW this past weekend! This weekend was not possible without your generosity, prayer, and support of our youth ministry. We had 30 students this weekend, 11 of which were friends brought by our students. They all learned together about how to live in the world without the filters that the world places on us, and instead how to live more like Jesus. I am so excited to see how God will use this weekend in the lives of our students moving forward!

    Chi Alpha Summers: Every Wednesday June 2 – August 11
    • July 31: Paintball
    • August 22: Youth & Family BBQ