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Christmas Blessings In Partnership together: Albany, First

Bethel Our Prayer for you Big Lake is that you will have Calvary Clarksdale, First The Gift of Faith Copeland Crossroads Chapel The Blessing of Hope and Darlington Eureka Valley The Peace of His Love Fairport Faith United Throughout the Christmas Season Faucett Flag Springs and always. Frazier Frederick Boulevard May you and your family have Gower, First Green Valley a Blessed Christmas and Helena, First a Very Happy New Year. Immanuel Journey King City, First Little Platte Your Associational Staff, Maysville, First McCarthy Bro. Roger, Paul, Muriel, & Debbie Midway Missouri Valley Mount Moriah -Berlin Mount Moriah-Clarksdale Mt. Zion New Harvest New Home Oregon, First Patee Park Renovation St. Joseph, First SJBA Associational Board Meeting Savannah, First Sojourn on Savannah Ave. Stanberry, First January 12, 2021 - 6:30 pm Stewartsville, First Strong Tower Troy KS, First SJBA Mission Center Union Star, First Wathena KS, First Weston, First Whitesville All duly elected Associational Board members and pastors are ______asked to attend as we conduct the business of the Association. ST. JOSEPH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

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MWSU CAMPUS MISSIONARY Vacation Bible School 2021 is just around Rev. Paul Damery the corner. The theme is “Destination Dig: BSU PHONE (816) 232-5579 Unearthing the Truth About Jesus”, based on Jeremiah 29:13. Kyle Bridg-

WEB PAGE man will be leading this clinic. He will also be discussing other VBS op- Www.mowestbsu.org tions in light of the current Covid pandemic.

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ty, and so forth. Let me be clear, a vaccine for Covid is not our rescue, our savior, our hope, or our future. January 2021 Yes, the vaccine will help with the immediate need, but we must be urgent, we must be on task, we must What will 2021 bring? We don’t know about the direc- champion the truth that Jesus is the Plan. In this frag- tion of our government, finances, health, society, safe- ile world the most important message for everyone; ty, and so forth, BUT we do know the direction of Jesus is the Plan. God’s Plan. God’s Plan hasn’t changed and won’t change. Nations have risen and fallen, economies have In 2021 I’m looking forward to seeing how God will built and busted, life has been up and down, YET the direct the SJBA as we serve together in local commu- truth of God’s Plan has not changed. The year 2021 nities, in our nation, and around the world. Jesus is may have a lot of uncertainties, but there is no doubt the Plan!! Be in prayer as we begin January with a about the fact, Jesus is God’s Plan. fresh look at how we can serve together in God’s Kingdom Work. Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus gives us a clear description of God’s Plan. (Ephesians 1:7-10) “In Him Brother Roger (Jesus) we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom Quotes: 9 and prudence, having made known to us the mystery The church exists for nothing else but to draw men of His will, according to His good pleasure which He into Christ...God became man for no other purpose. 10 purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the --C.S. Lewis fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which Sometimes the Lord calms the storm. Sometimes He are on earth—in Him.” Salvation is all God. Because lets the storm rage and calms his child. salvation is all God, we can be relieved that no effort -Unknown on our part will obtain our salvation and once saved, we also can be relieved that lack of effort on our part How many hundreds of little decisions and dozens of can’t lose our salvation. Jesus is the Plan; “In Him”, big ones are you making without a life compass? It’s a “His blood”, “His grace”, “He made”, “His will”, “His bit uncomfortable to admit, but is it possible that you good pleasure”, “He purposed in Himself”, “He might are living life without a defined, unique sense of pur- gather together in one all things in Christ”, “in Him”. pose? …not talking about the general call of following What greater assurance can there be than the fact that Jesus, but the specific,“ for such a time as this” orien- our salvation is complete and intact because, Jesus is tation of your life (Esther 4:14). If you don’t know the Plan? your personal assignment from God, what are you actually spending your time on? -Will Mancini When asked about the future, our reply is Jesus is the (“Younique” -Designing the Life that God Dreamed for Plan. The urgency of God’s Plan is not to modify life. You) The urgency of God’s Plan is Salvation for the lost; that’s not someone modified, that’s someone brought from death to life. Sharing the fact that Jesus is the UNASHAMED Plan is not about making life better, it’s about offering Virtual Youth Evangelism Conference God’s ONLY plan of Salvation “( redemption”, “forgiveness”, “grace”). Our future, our mission, as December 29, 2020 9 AM - 6:30 PM those brought from death to life, is to share the only Students will be inspired, encouraged, and hope this world has, Jesus is the Plan. trained to share the Gospel. This will be a one day livestreamed event. Students can participate If we have learned anything from 2020 we have virtually in uplifting musical worship, inspiring learned that our world is fragile and things can change messages, and a challenge to share Jesus with quickly. In the year 2021 we will be met with great their world. For more information and promo- challenges: government, finances, health, society, safe- tional material go to www.mobaptist.org/yec

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RECEIPTS - NOVEMBER 2020 CHURCH MONTH YTD Gower First will have a Christmas Eve Service on Albany, First Baptist Church .00 2,572.53 December 24 at 6:30 pm. Seth Mason is the Pastor. Bethel Baptist Church .00 6,625.43 McCarthy is having a Christmas Hymn Sing on Big Lake Baptist Church .00 300.00 Sunday night, December 20 from 6:00—7:00 pm. Calvary Baptist Church 195.80 2,672.96 Jeremiah Bradford is the Pastor. Clarksdale, First Baptist Church 165.29 1,445.39

155.50 2,411.07 Oregon First announces they have called Tim Copeland Baptist Church Waters as their Interim Pastor starting December 6. Crossroads Chapel 103.52 1,616.96 Darlington Baptist Church 312.12 5,759.30 Savannah First announces that Jeff Davis has Eureka Valley Baptist Church .00 0.00 resigned to take a position in Dyersburg, TN. Jason Fairport Baptist Church .00 500.00 Abbott is the Pastor. 4,001.44 Faith United Baptist Church 172.35 Stewartsville First announces they have called Faucett Baptist Church .00 3,341.12 Mark Conyers as their Interim Pastor. Flag Springs Baptist Church 278.25 1,524.40 Frazier Baptist Church 1,671.00 19,256.00 Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church 1,307.89 15,919.39 Gower, First Baptist Church .00 1,186.64 Please Pray For: Green Valley Baptist Church 222.00 6,876.29

Gene Lee as he recovers from hip re- Helena, First Baptist Church 86.00 866.00 placement surgery. Gene was the former Immanuel Baptist Church .00 460.47 pastor of Oregon First and Patee Park. Journey Baptist Church 190.27 2,958.83 King City, First Baptist Church 77.65 549.65 The many staff and church members in our SJBA Little Platte Baptist Church 146.00 835.00 churches who are in quarantine or recovering from COVID. Most recently David Long, Pastor of Stan- Maysville, First Baptist Church 744.82 9,181.93 berry First, who was just recently readmitted to the McCarthy Baptist Church 1,022.92 20,595.38 hospital due to Pneumonia and heart issues follow- Midway Baptist Church .00 593.55 ing his bout with Covid Missouri Valley Baptist Church 110.00 2,010.00 Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Berlin 41.90 718.05 Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Clarksdale .00 1,446.50 Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Edgerton 186.85 3,986.70 New Harvest, SBC Church 54.60 618.03 New Home Baptist Church .00 1,919.52 Greg Dixon ...... January 3 Pastor - Maysville First Oregon, First Baptist Church .00 927.80 Johnny Williams ...... January 23 Patee Park Baptist Church .00 1,592.43 Pastor - Wathena First Renovation Church 250.00 2,258.32 Joe Voga ...... January 28 St. Joseph, First Baptist Church .00 2,688.58 Pastor - New Harvest Savannah, First Baptist Church .00 4,529.72 Paul Damery ...... January 31 Campus Minister - MWSU Sojourn on Sav. Ave Baptist Church .00 100.00 Stanberry, First Baptist Church 833.33 8,333.30 Stewartsville, First Baptist Church .00 7,023.11 Strong Tower Baptist Church 601.69 3,285.00 Troy, First Baptist Church 125.00 1,375.00 Cort Huffman ...... 33 years, January 1 Union Star, First Baptist Church 94.95 1,856.90 Worship Pastor - Green Valley Wathena, First Baptist Church .00 2,791.53 Ken Lewis ...... 37 years, January 1 Weston, First Baptist Church 90.94 1,079.86 Pastor - Clarksdale First Muriel Elder ...... 22 years, January 4 Whitesville Baptist Church .00 1,774.48 Ministry Assistant-SJBA Receipts 9,240.64 162,364.56 Casey Conrad ...... 5 years, January 31 Please note that these figures show contributions that have been Youth Pastor - Frederick Blvd. deposited through the end of November 2020. These do not reflect contributions that were received and/or deposited in December.

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*5 SJBA Ministers’ Brown Bag Lunch, Noon

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*21 Newsletter Mailed SJBA CAMPS 2021 at Grand Oaks Youth Camp July 5 - 9 Calendar 2021 Children’s Camp August 9 - 13 Please note these are tentative pending the The following events have been scheduled for the com- outcome of COVID restrictions. ing year. All are subject to change.

February 20 VBS Directors/Pastors Clinic, 10:00 am—Noon, Mission Center The SJBA Mission Center will BE April 18 SJBA Semi-Annual Meeting, TBA Closed December 24 through April 20 VBS Workers Clinic, TBA January 1 For the Christmas July 5-9 SJBA Youth Camp at Grand Oaks Holiday. We will be back in the July 20 SJBA Board Meeting, 6:30, Mission Center office on Monday, January 4. August 9-13 SJBA Children’s Camp at Grand Oaks If you need assistance during October 3 SJBA Annual Meeting, TBA that time, please CALL Bro. Rog- er at 417-440-0425.

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