Sunday, August 5 • Lord’s Supper Services • Quarterly Report Deadline • Youth ~ Jumping World

Sunday, August 12 • Sound Booth Training

Wednesday, August 15 • Church Council Calendar Infor-

mation Deadline

Thursday, August 16 • Ladies Lunch Bunch

Saturday, August 18 • Youth ~ Spud Run Prep

Sunday, August 19 • Spud Run Youth Fundraiser • Sound Booth Training

Monday, August 20 • CCISD First Day of School • Newsletter Deadline

Wednesday, August 22 • Quarterly Business Meeting

August 24-26 • Blast & Cast Men’s Ministries (Port Mansfield)

Friday, August 31 • Last Day for Anchor Point 5K Early Registration

August Calendar

Let All Things Praise the Lord Psalm 150 Praise the Lord!

1 Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament! 2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! 3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! 4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! 5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals! 6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

August is a great month to remind ourselves to praise the Lord. We’ve navigated the business of June and July and have a few weeks to catch our breath before the business of September arrives! We have much to praise Him for. He’s done so much for us individually and as a church. He’s cre-ated us, saved us, forgiven us, redeemed us, loved us, planted us, guided us, protected us, provided for us, chose us, healed us, blessed us, accepted us, reconciled us, adopted us, justified us, sancti-fied us, delivered us, and has seated us! Oh, there’s so much more! Amen? It’s easy to get focused on the going and the doing and forget to simply praise Him! I know I need to be reminded from time to time. How about you? We’ve enjoyed a successful summer with VBS, Mission Trips, Super Summers, Youth Lock-ins, Tomato Challenges and Everybody Bible Studies. We’ve truly been blessed. We’ve had baptisms, salvations and new members. And we’ve had babies!!! And watermelons! September marks the month when we return to our normal schedule. Men’s Monday Night Ministry get’s going again, as does the Sunday Women’s Ministry Bible Study. Dlife groups that have taken the summer off will start again. Wednesday evening services will go back to studying the book of 1st Peter. Don’t miss the Hamburger Fellowship on August 8th!!!! With all that, and more, coming up, lets take August and make it Praise the Lord month! God bless, Pastor Rob

Rev. Rob Purdy Pastor

Joanne Wells Editor

Cheryl Harrison Online Editor

Church Newsletter

August 2018

Weekly Schedule

8:15 am ................................................................. Adult Bible Study ............................................ 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)-Portable Bldg 9:15 — 9:30 am .................................... 1st Adult Coffee Fellowship ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 9:15 — 10:30 am ............................................................ 1st Nursery ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 9:15 — 10:30 am ................................................. Children’s Church ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 9:30 — 10:30 am ...................................... Berean Adult Fellowship ............................................ 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)-Portable Bldg 9:30 — 10:30 am ................................................. Youth Bible Study ............................................ 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)-Portable Bldg 9:30 — 10:30 am .............................................. 1st Worship Service ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 10:45 — 11:00 am ................................. 2nd Adult Coffee Fellowship ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 10:45 am — 12:00 pm .................................................... 2nd Nursery ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 10:45 am — 12:00 pm ..................... Children’s Church/Pre-K Church ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 11:00 am — 12:00 pm ....................................... 2nd Worship Service ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 1:15 — 2:00 pm ...................... Retirement Ministry Worship Service ........... (No service on 1st Sunday) Regal Estates, 500 Enterprise, League City

Monday 6:30 pm ............................... Men’s Bible Study & Dinner Fellowship ..... *On Summer Break ~ resumes 09/03* 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)

Wednesday 6:30 — 7:30 pm ...................... Youth Discipleship (6th-12th grades) ............................................ 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)-Portable Bldg 6:30 — 7:30 pm ...................... Everybody Bible Study *ends Aug. 1 .................................................................. 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 6:30 — 7:30 pm ............................... Prayer, Praise and Bible Study .................................................................. 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146) 6:30 — 7:30 pm ................................................................... Nursery ................................................................... 1506 Bayport Blvd., (Hwy 146)

Regular Office Hours Tuesday - Friday

9:30 AM—1:30 PM

The Church office is open Tuesday through Friday, from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. The main office phone number is 281-474-3281. If you call while the office is closed or after hours please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

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August 2018 Tellers

August 05 ........... John & Cheryl Harrison, Norma Keeler & Margie Minix

August 12 ............................... Mary Johnson, Kathy Slater & Pat Smartt

August 19 ............................................................. Gene & Heather Engel

August 26 ......................... Karen Broyles, Michelle Hazlett & Linda Long

A look at the church finances…General Funds

June 2018………………………...…….$26,793.30

Do you need prayer?

We will be happy to pray for you!

Click Here for Online Prayer Form

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Shirley Holquin

Megan Mills

Adrianna Guinn

Robert Tabb

Aaron O’Neal

Rick Wilk Jr.

Aaron Augustine Jr.

Larry Roberts

Alex Newell

Cheryl Harrison

Andy Abernathy

Linda Teague

Dennis Stockman

Loraine Pinnock

Alli Mayes

9:30 & 11:00 AM Service

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Everybody Summer Bible Study This Bible Study challenges the popular and trending philoso-phies of the day, while presenting compelling evidence for abso-lute truth as found in Jesus and revealed in Scripture.

WEDNESDAY’S, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

August 1, 2018 – Session 6 – Conversation That Count August 8, 2018 – Hamburger & Hotdog Fellowship

Wednesday evening Prayer, Praise & Bible Study

resumes on August 15.

Inaugural Tomato Challenge…Beat Brett Langham Results

Quarterly Report Deadline Sunday, August 5, 2018

(Reporting on May/June/July)

Hamburger & Hotdog Fellowship Wednesday, August 8th at 6:30 pm

EVERYONE IS INVITED!! The church will provide the

hamburgers, hotdogs, buns, condiments and beverages. MEMBERS… Please bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share.

The Winner is … Chris VanDerbeck

Congratulations Chris!

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R.E.F.U.G.E. Student Ministry (6th through 12th grade)

R.E.F.U.G.E. Student Ministry Sunday School meets every Sunday, 9:30 - 10:30 am in the #1 portable building directly behind the main church building. R.E.F.U.G.E. Student Ministry Wednesday Disciple-ship and Activities start at 6:30 pm, ends at 7:30 pm.

Sunday, August 5 ~ Jumping World The youth will leave after the 2nd service. We will grab a quick lunch and head to Jumping World. Each youth will need money for food and drinks. The cost of jumping will be covered by the youth fund. Please be sure to bring a change of clothes that have no rivets, buttons, or zippers in the them, as this is not allowed.

Saturday, August 18 ~ Spud Run Prep The youth will meet at the church at 10:00 am to prepare for our Spud Run Fundraiser. There is a lot of prepara-tion that goes into this and all youth are needed.

Sunday, August 19 ~ Spud Run Fundraiser The youth will host a Spud Run Fundraiser following each ser-vice. Fully loaded baked potatoes will be sold for $5/each.

Sunday, August 26 ~ Youth Lead Children’s Church The youth will lead Children’s Church during the first service. Please be in the Children’s Church classroom by 9:15 am. Thank you in advance for your willingness to serve.

Saturday, August 31 ~ Deadline to Register AP 5K This is the last day to early Register for the Anchor Point 5K Fun Run/Walk Early registration is $25. The 5K Run/Walk benefitting Anchor Point is on Saturday, November 3. To join us, please go to www.anchorpoint.us, and click on Upcoming Events to register. This is a great course and always a fun time.

September Newsletter Deadline Monday, August 20, 2018

The purpose of the Church Council is to correlate and coordi-nate the activities of the church, in other words… plan and out-line the church calendar.

The Church Council is composed of the Pastor, Servant Leader, Administrative Staff and ALL Directors.

CALENDAR information for September and October is due in the church office no later than Wednesday, August 15th.

This month the ladies will be going to the Hoagie Ranch on FM 2094 (Marina Bay Drive) in Kemah. The church van will leave the parking lot at 11:30 am. This is always a time

of laughter and fellowship for the all ladies of the church, please

join in the fun—the more the merrier!

Ladies Lunch Bunch All ladies of the church are invited!

Thursday, August 16, 2018

We will leave the church parking lot at 11:30 am

Quarterly Business Meeting

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 6:30 PM

CCISD 1st day of school

Monday, August 20, 2018

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Other Anchor Point News

As of January 2018, Excellent Minds Academy be-came a division of Anchor Point. The school is fund-ed mostly through student tuition and fees and the rest is donated by individuals and companies throughout the area.

Excellent Minds Academy is for high functioning

students with learning disabilities and/or disorders,

as well as general education students who do not

function well in large classroom settings. We pro-

vide individual, group and computer based curricu-

lum and encourage students to express their Excel-

lent Minds! We believe that every child deserves

an excellent education so our goal is to provide

this education no matter the economic status of the

household.

Pathway to Hope Camp Fall registration is open for the Pathway to Hope to Camp. These camps help parents know how to help their struggling children thrive! It is a ton of fun! Register at anchorpoint.us/pathwaytohope.

Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies Resume in September

Women’s Ministry Bible Study “Knitting Together”

Begins Sunday, September 9th at 5:00 pm

The ladies will enjoy a light Bible Study and then learn to knit. Eileen Morse as graciously agreed to be our knitting coach.

A sign-up sheet is available on the hallway bulletin board. Please sign up so that we know how many sup-plies to provide.

Men’s Monday Night Ministry Kick-Off

Everyone Is Invited!!

Picnic Inspired Pot Luck

September 3, 2018 at 6:30 PM

August 2018 Lamplight – Something Important

If you are familiar with social media formats (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) you

probably have seen a plethora of funny memes. What is a meme you ask…?

According to the online dictionary, “a meme is a humorous image, video, or piece of text that is copied (often with slight variations) that spreads rapidly by Internet users.” In other words, a meme is a funny picture or video that goes viral on the internet, usually with a funny or thought-provoking caption. For example, see the chihuahua meme to the

right... funny, huh?

Good memes always trigger a response - usually a giggle or sometimes a grimace, but the best ones provoke thoughtful discussion. I saw one of these memes recently. It was

a picture of a small girl in a car seat. The caption above her picture read:

“ABC NEWS SUGGESTED THAT PARENTS PUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT IN THE BACK SEAT TO AVOID ACCIDENTALLY LEAVING KIDS IN A HOT CAR.”

Oh my! This meme caused a lot of discussion, especially the discussion about what is

important.

News reports indicate that the unimaginable happens more often than we realize. Parents or Grandparents accidentally forget that there is a child in the back seat. What can be

done?

Some cars have installed alarms that alert the driver to check the back seat. This is a

great idea, but not all cars have these alarms.

“Put something important in the back seat...” Is this really the answer?

Somebody suggested that placing a purse or a shoe in the back seat might help. This is all well and good but wait a minute! How is it that a personal item such as a purse or shoe serves as the best reminder that there is a child in the back seat? Isn’t it obvious that the

“something important” is actually the child?” Wow! A meme worth a thousand words.

The discussion about “important things” has spanned the ages. We even find it in the Bible. In Mark 12:28-34 one of the teachers of the law asked

Jesus, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” (vs. 28)

Jesus boldly answered the question... “The most important one is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself.

There is no commandment greater than these.” (vs. 29-31)

The passage is familiar to many of us as the Great Commandment. At first, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 6:4-5; however, He intensifies it a bit by adding a few words. The Deuteronomy verses say, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might,” and

as you can see, Jesus added the words, “all your mind.”

But wait... stay with me! We don’t want to miss something important!

Jesus begins his answer with, “The most important one is this: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one,” and He wraps up the discus-

sion with, “There is no commandment greater than these.” Wow! There is some important stuff to glean from this...

First, “There is ONE God.” Second, “We must love God with our entire being, and we must love others with godly love.” Third, “No other com-

mand is more important than these.”

I guess the next question would be... is His command important enough to obey? Somebody should make a meme!

Remember this... you are loved, and you are always in my prayers.

In Christ, Cheryl

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4

6:30 PM Everybody Bible Study

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

9:30 & 11:00 AM Lord's Supper

Services

Quarterly Report Deadline

YOUTH to Jumping World

6:30 PM Hamburger & Hotdog Fellowship

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Sound Booth

Training

CHURCH COUNCIL Calendar

Information for Sept/Oct is due

tomorrow

6:30−7:30 PM Youth Bible Study

& Adult Praise, Prayer & Bible Study

11:30 AM Ladies Lunch

Bunch

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Spud Run

Youth Fundraiser

Sound Booth Training

Newsletter Deadline

6:30 PM Quarterly Business Meeting

26 27 28 29 30 31

6:30−7:30 PM Youth Bible Study

& Adult Praise, Prayer & Bible Study

Last Day for early registration for

Anchor Point 5K

First Baptist Church of Seabrook, P. O. Box 267, 1506 Bayport Blvd. Seabrook, Texas 77586 (281.474.3281)

Regular Sunday Services

8:15—9:15 AM ......... Adult Bible Study 9:15—9:30 AM ......... 1st Adult Coffee Fellowship 9:15—10:30 AM ....... 1st Nursery / Children’s Church 9:30—10:30 AM ....... Berean Adult Fellowship & Youth Bible Study 9:30—10:30 AM ....... 1st Worship Service 10:45—11:00 AM ..... 2nd Adult Coffee Fellowship 10:45—Noon .......... 2nd Nursery / Children’s Church / Pre-K Church 11:00—Noon ............ 2nd Worship Service

Blast & Cast Men’s Ministries Port Mansfield

10:00 AM

YOUTH Preparation

for Spud Run

August 2018