Newsletters - Florence Street Baptist Church (Broken Arrow, OK)

We had a wonderful time last Sunday as we

celebrated another God & Country Day at FSBC.

We had a great crowd of 293 present for the

morning services. The church picnic was a great

success. It was because of those who were

willing to get involved in preparing for it and

serving during it. I appreciate Tim & Francine

and Tiffany Terry for all the work they did in

making preparations.

I want to thank the young adult classes that

set up, served and cleaned up afterwards. I also

want to thank those who were outside in the

heat grilling the burgers & hotdogs. Poor Larry

Kasinger had to work with 3 preachers: Cliff

Hawkins, Shawn Taylor and Gabe Lane. Iʼm sure

he will receive a special reward in heaven for

enduring that.

Several told me that we need to make

this pre-Memorial Day Picnic an annual

event. I agree.

I want to let everyone know about a new

series of lessons that I will be teaching on

Wednesday nights, beginning this week. This will

be a series on the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Iʼve

got about 9 lessons prepared that I believe will

be a great help in under-standing the work of the

Spirit. I hope you will join us.

June is the month in which we celebrate Fatherʼs

Day. Our societyʼs view of Dads really isnʼt a good

one. We are seen as bumbling idiots and our

intelligence has been relegated to corny jokes or

“out of touch” remarks. How did we get here? Some

might say it started back in the 30ʼs with Dagwood

Bumstead and his depiction in the comics. (Blondie)

Remember this guy? Always taking naps, making

huge sandwiches, lying to his boss, breaking things,

incompetent to do even the most menial task, totally

out of touch with his children… Is this where it

started? This may be where the media began to tear

down Dads, but Satan has been attacking the family

from the very beginning. As Fathers we need to

return to the roles and responsibilities given to us in

the word of God.

Our children need to know that we are not perfect.

We are sinners too, in fact we are probably the

biggest sinner in our house. We have to be truthful

with them, we canʼt act as if we never make mistakes

or never sin. We must lead them to repentance. The

world is in desperate need of men who will lead with

Godly wisdom. Leadership is not domination or

control. A leader is one who goes first. He sets the

pace for the family by practicing what he preaches.

He is on the lookout for dangers and takes initiative

to protect his family from them. He meets first with

God so that he can bring the plan to his family. He

leads them to a healthy, Bible-teaching church. He

leads them in personal devotions. He leads them

away from worldliness. He leads his wife as her

confidant and champion. He leads his children to

come to know Christ. He leads at church by serving

according to his gifts. He leads other men to follow

his example as he follows Christ. He is a man that his

children can be proud of.

Make the commitment today to be a Godly father.

Make a commitment to lead your family. Get on your

face before God and repent of your sin. Be an

example for your children and for other men to

follow. I invite you, I challenge you to follow Christ

with everything you have and make that decision

today. Bro. Tim

June 2022

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