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Coronavirus UPDATE
SUNDAY SCHOOL, NURSERY, AND SUNDAY NIGHTS ARE BACK AUGUST 23!
We are so excited to get back to Sunday mornings and Sunday evenings - with nursery!
Sunday School starts at 10am.
Sunday Service starts at 11am.
Sunday Evening starts at 6pm.
We will provide a nursery during all these services.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be changes to how we are able to provide this service coming back. Our goal with changes were to be in line with Romans 13 and honor our governing authorities, while also recognizing that God is our ultimate authority.
Many of these changes are temporary to get us through the first several weeks and will be re-evaluated often:
· Masks are optional
· Temperature will be taken on kids upon entry and must be 100.0° or below
o Adults will self-check
· If you or someone in your family is not feeling 100%, please stay home
· Sunday School classes will social distance as best as possible
· Only those participating in the class should be in the room
Nursery:
· No diaper bags in the nursery
o Please send a baggie with a change of clothes that will stay in the nursery
o Pampers diapers are provided
· If your child needs a different brand, please put them in extra change of clothes baggie
o Please bring a drink for your child
o There will be no snacks
o Temporarily we are moving the age of the nursery down to 3 - children graduate from the nursery when they turn 3
Sunday School Teachers:
3 and 4 year olds: Lynda McClure
K-3: Keva Fowlkes
4-6: Morgan Moore
7th-12th: Rance and Kaitlyn Dunn
Adults: Shane Smith
Update July 8th
Hey Everyone,
The deacons and I talked this morning. Here is what was decided.
- We will not be having Sunday School or a nursery through July
- VBS has been postponed (More info to come)
- 11am Sunday service is still going to meet.
- Masks are encouraged but not required.
- Social distancing will be in place.
- Service will be streamed on the Facebook page.
- Sermon audio will be available on the website.
If you have any questions or need anything please let me know.
in Christ,
Ben Moore
Pastor of Ira Baptist Church
ben.fbcira@gmail.com
July 2nd Update
The deacons met to discuss the coronavirus and how our church should respond to the rapidly changing situation. Governor Abbott has announced an executive order requiring face covering for everyone in public, however in his order he gives exemptions and I will quote #9
"any person who is actively providing or obtaining access to religious worship, but wearing a face covering is strongly encouraged."
So you are not required by the executive order to wear masks at the church's service. With that in mind the deacons and Ben have decided the following:
- There will be no Sunday School or Nursery for the July 5th service.
- We will have the 11am service in the church building.
- You will NOT be forced to wear a mask.
- HOWEVER, if you have been in contact with someone, or possibly been in contact with someone who has Coronavirus or Coronavirus symptoms please stay home.
- We will be live streaming the service for certain on Facebook and we are working to possibly get it to other platforms as well.
- This will be evaluated week to week by the deacons and Ben.
If you have any questions, concerns, needs, or anything else please do not hesitate to let a deacon or Ben know.
In Christ,
Darryl Calley
Billy Welch
Keith Clements
Shane Smith
Nathan Wright
Dale Jones
Ben Moore.
July 2nd Update
The deacons and Ben met today to discuss the coronavirus and how our church should respond to the rapidly changing situation. Governor Abbott has announced an executive order requiring face covering in public for everyone in counties with 20 or more positive Covid-19 cases. Scurry County currently has more than 20 positive cases, however in his order, he gives exemptions and I will quote #9:
"any person who is actively providing or obtaining access to religious worship, but wearing a face covering is strongly encouraged."
So you are not required, by the executive order, to wear masks at the church's service.
With that in mind, the deacons and Ben have decided the following:
- There will be no Sunday School or Nursery for the July 5th service.
- We will have the 11 am service in the church building.
- You will NOT be forced to wear a mask, however if you would like to wear a mask you can and we have mask provided if you do not have one.
- If you have been in contact with someone, or possibly been in contact with someone who has Coronavirus or Coronavirus symptoms please stay home.
- If you are not feeling 100% healthy for any reason, please stay home.
- We will be live streaming the service on Facebook and we are working to, possibly, stream to other platforms as well.
- This will be evaluated weekly by the deacons and Ben.
If you have any questions, concerns, needs, or anything else please do not hesitate to let a deacon or Ben know.
In Christ,
Darryl Calley, Chairman of the Deacons
Billy Welch, Deacon
Keith Clements, Deacon
Shane Smith, Deacon
Nathan Wright, Deacon
Dale Jones, Deacon
Ben Moore, Pastor
ben.fbcira@gmail.com
Lessons from a Dad: Part 8 Apologize often
Luke 9:23 (ESV) “And He said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”‘
Recently, I began writing a series of blogs as a result of reflecting on the 20th anniversary of my dad’s death. In the first one, I placed a list of 10 things I want to teach my girls. At the bottom of this post are links connecting you with the previous posts.
Apologize often.
As I sit to type this post out I am struggling with presenting it the way I want it to be heard and understood. I am sorry. On one level, this is a really simple lesson. No one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes. Everyone has plenty of opportunities to apologize. So do it. Apologize often. Own your mistakes and the fact you that you might have hurt someone else. Yet, at the same time, I know it is so hard to apologize sometimes. Why? Pride.
Both of you girls are 50% your father – Bryn you may be 52%. This means that you have inherited a sinful nature, and though your mom is so much better than I am, she, too, is a sinner. You have inherited that from her, also. We inherited that from our parents, who inherited it from their parents, all the way back to Adam and Eve. This doesn’t mean that we are as bad as we could be, but it does mean that sin is spread throughout everything we do. This means that we are broken. This means that the world is broken. I pray you girls will become believers in Jesus, because He has come and dealt with our sin and the just wrath of God against our sin on the cross. Rest your soul in that good news. However, because we are sinners, this means that you will hurt others – sometimes intentionally, other times unintentionally. Apologize often. You are not perfect – no one is. It is a display of strength and trust that the Lord is working on you when you apologize.
This is hard, though. This means that the pride and arrogance that creeps into our hearts must be seen as something that is not of the Lord. It is sin. We need to see it for what it is in order to kill that sin in us. This is difficult to do in a culture and in a world that wants to encourage you to “do what makes you feel good” and “live in whatever way you please”. Pride and arrogance are not seen as sin in the broader culture, and to call it out as such leaves a bad taste for a lot of people. However, the truth is, we do not need to “be better” or “do more” or “act better” or “be true to yourself”. We need someone outside of us to come and rescue us and provide a way to save us from the sin in which we are deeply stained. If you girls will recognize that you are not perfect – that no one is – and that your only hope is in the ONLY perfect one – Jesus. This sets you on a Gospel-centered path for your life. This is where your pride, which will never want to admit a wrong, dies, and you can apologize to others. Repentance.
I’m sorry,
Ben Moore
Introduction to series blog –
https://fbcira.com/blogs/2464693–may-3-2000
Lessons from a Dad –
Jesus is Better Than You Can Ever Imagine
- https://fbcira.com/blogs/2473694–lessons-from-a-dad-part-1-jesus-is-better-than-you-can-ever-imagine
The Local Church is VITAL
Know What Matters Most
Have Fun
Cry Well
Be Kind
Be Firm
Apologize Often
Give Your Best, Always
Be a Little Better Tomorrow
Blog posts without Ira Baptist Church updates can be found at https://moorewordsfromben.wordpress.com/
In Christ,
Ben Moore
Pastor, Ira Baptist Church
Lessons from a Dad: Part 7 Be Firm
Ephesians 4:15 (ESV) “Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ.”
Recently, I began writing a series of blogs as a result of reflecting on the 20th anniversary of my dad’s death. In the first one, I placed a list of 10 things I want to teach my girls. At the bottom of this post are links connecting you with the previous posts.
Be firm.
This entire blog series started off with the idea that you must live life intentionally. Although I have not mentioned intentional living each post, it has been an undercurrent in how I have been thinking about these topics. As I write, I think about my girls and what they need to know about life. Really, this thought of being firm is coupled together with being kind. Both are needed in a good balance. Kindness is often associated with soft and firmness is often associated with cold and hard. Without the other, neither of those are going to do you well in life girls. You need to be kind, but not so soft that you are not able to speak and firm in your ideas and convictions. I pray you will be Christians when you grow up and there are convictions that Christians have because of our worldview and understanding of the Bible. However, you can hold to those convictions and still be kind to others.
One of the things I have learned over the years, (and by the time you two grow up, you will probably have to deal with it even more) is that those who do not agree with Christians completely on every little things are our enemies and we must be destroyed. Some might think: “They are so dumb, because they think [any other way] than how I think and act.” Girls, please hear me and my heart behind this – I learned this from my Grandpa and my dad: having convictions and thought-through beliefs that you may need to explain to others, does not mean you are better than anyone else. I want you girls to be firm in your life; I do not want you to be pushed around and manipulated by every new wave and movement that comes. However, I do not want you to be so set in your ways that you begin to view others as the enemy. The truth for Christians is that it is not “us vs. them” in life. It is a “we know the truth, and the Gospel is good news – not a command – not a political agenda – not a declaration – not a movement”. It is simply telling the news of who Jesus is and what Jesus did. He bore our sin on the cross. He took the just wrath of God for believers. For Christians, the Gospel is news of a substitution. He took what I deserve – death, and credited to me what He earned – righteousness. If that is the truth and what we really believe, then we do not have genuine and true enemies. I have neighbors. Some of those neighbors – many of those neighbors – have never heard that truth. Many of those neighbors are trying to sort out truth in a world that is filled with misinformation. Can you imagine not knowing who to trust? Can you imagine not knowing what is right and wrong until the crowd that chants the loudest tells you? Can you imagine what it would mean to be a good, moral person when every day those things that the world and culture declare as “good” changes… where morality is a moving target? I can see how you would be defensive. I can understand how you would want things to change or stay the same depending on your social standing. I hear and feel the pain in many of those loudest voices, and it breaks my heart.
Girls be firm, but wrap the firmness in kindness. Being kind does not mean you get taken advantage of all the time. However, it sure does not mean that you sit back and watch bad things happen. There will be times were you will need to stand up for people or things. Let me assure you, you will be misunderstood. People will question your heart behind it. You will be accused of many things. None of that matters. Do what is right by the Lord, and let life come as it does. Do not get angry with those who talk about you, but do not get pushed around either. My dad and grandpa were experts at this. Neither of them ever, to my knowledge, talked to me about this lesson. It was just observed. They could disagree and still be friends. They would stand up for those who were being pushed around and picked on. Girls, everyone is wanting to make a difference. Social media is limited in what actual change can happen there. So much of social media has become what bumper stickers on cars used to be. You express your opinion, not to have an informed conversation with the opportunity to stand firm and explain why while still respecting the other person matters. Bumper stickers are meant to express what you believe so everyone knows, but not really have any actually change or growth. Don’t let your convictions become bumper stickers that get applauded by those who have them too and insulted by those who don’t. Don’t cast off others. Be firm. Be strong. Be kind. If you are believers, then you have the news that they need. Show them the Gospel, and talk about Jesus. Be intentional.
Introduction to series blog –
https://fbcira.com/blogs/2464693–may-3-2000
Lessons from a Dad –
Jesus is Better Than You Can Ever Imagine
- https://fbcira.com/blogs/2473694–lessons-from-a-dad-part-1-jesus-is-better-than-you-can-ever-imagine
The Local Church is VITAL
Know What Matters Most
Have Fun
Cry Well
Be Kind
Be Firm
Apologize Often
Give Your Best, Always
Be a Little Better Tomorrow
Blog posts without Ira Baptist Church updates can be found at https://moorewordsfromben.wordpress.com/
In Christ,
Ben Moore
Pastor, Ira Baptist Church
Lesson's from a Dad: Part 6 Be Kind
Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV) “22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.“
Recently, I began writing a series of blogs as a result of reflecting on the 20th anniversary of my dad’s death. In the first one, I placed a list of 10 things I want to teach my girls. At the bottom of this post are links connecting you with the previous posts.
Be kind.
So much of life is about getting what you think you need, and neglecting or being mean to others to get it. Other people are not your enemies. They may not have the knowledge or love of Jesus that I pray you have. They may not know about being intentional and majoring in what matter most. Be Kind. Often, that goes a long way.
This is something that my dad and grandpa taught and demonstrated for me… My earliest memories of my dad are of his laughing and joking and having a good time with others. He would use his quick wit and smile to make sure others knew they were cared for. He was kind to everyone he came into contact with. This doesn’t mean you are soft and pushed over by others. Kindness has taken on a meaning of being soft and that’s not always the case. Being kind, at its core, means caring for others. Although most of the memories I have of my dad are memories others have told me, there are a few things that I remember firsthand. One of those firsthand memories is a phrase my dad would say to me. He would say “You know what I would do if I didn’t like you?… Nothing.” Those that my dad liked, he talked to… he joked with… he used his quick wit against… but it was not done in a way that put the person down. It was done in a way that made everyone feel like it’s okay that we are not all okay. No one is perfect here – let down your guard and be kind. That is a rare quality to find in someone and it only comes when you genuinely care for others and are kind in how you say things.
My grandpa was the same way. To my knowledge, I never saw him get upset – or at least I do not remember it. He was a man who cared for others and was kind to all. As I think back on times where he was kind to me, so many memories flood back. He took us to Silver Dollar City one year when he was living in Missouri. We all went on the rides, but Grandpa sat down under the tent where various groups and acts performed. He was there all day. Didn’t ride a ride – just sat in enjoyment knowing that his grandkids were off having fun. When I was little, I would visit Grandpa in the summer. I would get to stay for a week or so. One time, my cousin, Austin, and I decided we would sell rocks out front. We went and picked out the créme de la créme of rocks. I mean, these babies were beautiful. However, for some reason, business was slow in the rock selling business. Turns out, people really only want gravel in bulk, they don’t care about the finer higher-quality gravel. Except for Grandpa, who came home from an errand and bought some rocks from us. This is after we had been running all over the house and backyard where my Grandpa had a beautiful garden growing. There is no telling the damage I caused to that garden. I was never told and he never got upset. I heard stories of Grandpa handing out fifty-cent pieces for years at the parade, calling football games on the radio, and many other things. All involving him being kind.
Since I have started this series of blog posts, I have heard from many people regarding my dad and grandpa. The one thing that is constant: their kindness left impression and made impacts that have outlasted both of them. Be Kind. It leaves a different type of impression. It’s rare. It’s comforting. It’s hard. It’s worth it.
I used the Fruit of the Spirit verse from Galatians at the top of this post for a reason. Addi and Bryn, at the moment I am typing this, neither of you are believers in Jesus. I pray daily you will be saved. One of the things I want to point out to you about salvation is that the Holy Spirit matures you over time and makes you more and more like Jesus. The Fruit of the Spirit is, then, parts of our lives that mature and grow to look more like Jesus. It is not a mistake that kindness is a Fruit of the Spirit. However, there’s a misunderstanding that happens pretty often: It is not “Fruits” of the Spirit – it is “Fruit” of the Spirit. It’s singular… Meaning that there are not multiple fruits hanging from the tree growing at different rates and shapes. Each tree produces the fruit that the tree can produce. Apples don’t grow on pear trees. Oranges do not grow on banana trees. So, the fruit listed in Galatians is an all or nothing type of fruit. If you find yourself growing in joy, but not patience, there is an issue. If you grow in love, but not gentleness, something is wrong. If you grow in peace, but not kindness, this should be a red flag to point you. There may be blind-spots in your faith and in your heart.
Be kind, girls. Care about others. Leave a lasting imprint. As a Christian, when I am kind to someone, they notice it. When they ask why or say thanks, notice that the Lord is opening a door for you to tell them about the Gospel of Jesus, Remember that by molding you more and more into His image, the Spirit is maturing you…And that they can have that too.
In Christ,
Ben Moore
Introduction to series blog –
https://fbcira.com/blogs/2464693–may-3-2000
Lessons from a Dad –
Jesus is Better Than You Can Ever Imagine
https://fbcira.com/blogs/2473694–lessons-from-a-dad-part-1-jesus-is-better-than-you-can-ever-imagine
The Local Church is VITAL
https://fbcira.com/blogs/2493265–lessons-from-a-dad-part-2-the-local-church-is-vital
Know What Matters Most
https://fbcira.com/blogs/2500886–lessons-from-a-dad-part-3-major-in-what-matters-most
Have Fun
https://moorewordsfromben.wordpress.com/2020/05/22/lessons-from-a-dad-part-4-have-fun/
Cry Well
https://fbcira.com/blogs/2537723–lessons-from-a-dad-part-5-cry-well
Be Kind
Be Firm
Apologize Often
Give Your Best, Always
Be a Little Better Tomorrow
Blog posts without Ira Baptist Church updates can be found at https://moorewordsfromben.wordpress.com/
Lessons from a Dad: Part 5 Cry Well
John 11:35 “Jesus Wept”
Recently, I began writing a series of blogs as a result of reflecting on the 20th anniversary of my dad’s death. In the first one, I placed a list of 10 things I want to teach my girls. At the bottom of this post are links connecting you with the first three posts.
There is an assumption in our culture that men, real men, never cry, and that women cry all the time. If a man cries, he is being too emotional and needs to toughen up. If a woman never cries, something is wrong with her and she needs to be more sensitive. Those are dangerous assumptions to make. I am learning over the years that the quantity of your tears is not as important as the quality. Let me explain…
This lesson is called: “cry well” NOT “cry more” or “cry less”. Not everything in life is going to go your way. Things will fall apart; life will bring pain. I pray you will learn to praise God in those times, but that acceptance of God’s sovereign hand in your pain does not mean you do not cry. It means you cry well. You don’t bottle it up, hold it in, press it down, and wait for the pain to go away. It never does. It will always resurface in other places. It make you numb and not compassionate towards others. No where in the Bible is that the call for Christians. We are not to bottle up our emotions until it combusts or resurfaces in other areas and in unhealthy ways. It is healthy and good for you to cry. It is so important that you learn to mourn well. Deal with those emotions that come and do not brush them away. Do not be controlled by them. Girls, I pray you become believers in Jesus, because Christians are called to have everything under the authority of Jesus. That INCLUDES our emotions, so they do not run rampant and out of control in our lives and we do not suppress them and keep them pinned deep inside never to be seen by anyone else. We deal with them. One of the most beautiful things that happens when we cry well and mourn well and grieve well is that we are drawn into the love of Jesus more.
It helps us to look at the Savior and see that He knows about our pain and suffering and weeping and mourning. He isn’t brushing it aside and calling it dumb. He isn’t letting it run rampant and controlling our life either. He uses those times to recalibrate where we are giving our time and effort and resources. He uses those times to remind us of what is more important. He uses those times when our hearts are broken to draw us into a deeper longing for His Kingdom. He uses those times to glorify Himself in us more and more. Do not waste your tears.
Cry well.
This is going to sound odd, but every mother’s day I get teary eyed over the loss of my Grandpa Moore. I loved to play jokes on my Grandpa, and I had two that I loved doing the most. First: every time we were together in the same room, I loved to move my lips but not say anything. You know – pretend like I am talking. Grandpa Moore was hard of hearing and had hearing aides. He was known for asking you 2-3 times what you said and then just pretending he heard you to move the conversation along. When I would mouth word to him, he would take his finger and turn his hearing aides up, then it would screech and squeal, and he would realize what I was doing and he would call me a Skunk and laugh. The other joke I loved to do was to call him on mother’s day and wish him a happy grandmother’s day. We would both laugh really hard and he would call me a skunk, ask how I was, I would respond 2-3 times until he heard me or pretended like he did. Mother’s day makes me want to cry over my grandpa. Girls, you will have odd days or things that trigger those tears in you too. Don’t let those tears control you. Let them push you closer to Jesus. Don’t bottle them up and pin them inside, they will come out eventually and in different forms.
Cry well.
Love,
Ben Moore,
Tear filled,
Joy loving,
Joke playing,
Pastor Ira Baptist Church
Introduction to series blog –
https://fbcira.com/blogs/2464693–may-3-2000
Lessons from a Dad –
Jesus is Better Than You Can Ever Imagine
- https://fbcira.com/blogs/2473694–lessons-from-a-dad-part-1-jesus-is-better-than-you-can-ever-imagine
The Local Church is VITAL
Know What Matters Most
Have Fun
Cry Well
Be Kind
Be Firm
Apologize Often
Give Your Best, Always
Be a Little Better Tomorrow
Blog posts without Ira Baptist Church updates can be found at https://moorewordsfromben.wordpress.com/
Lessons from a Dad: Part 4, Have Fun
Romans 5:1-2: “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.“
Recently, I began writing a series of blogs as a result of reflecting on the 20th anniversary of my dad’s death. In the first one, I placed a list of 10 things I want to teach my girls. At the bottom of this post are links connecting you with the first three posts.
Let me start this off by saying one of the most vivid things I remember about my dad is his sense of humor. I remember laughing all of the time because of him. My dad drove a 1991 Chevy S-10. It was a standard and had the super-long shifter-thing (yes, that is the technical name) right in the middle of the pick up. There was no back seat, so if both Brett and I ever rode with dad it was cramped, and whoever was in the middle was really squished. One time, I do not remember many other details other than Brett being in Kindergarten, but he farted and it STUNK!!! My dad rolled his window down and went on and on about how the cows outside were jealous of Brett’s fart. I remember friends would ride in the pick up and dad would scan the radio stations to find a song. He would ALWAYS stop on any diva pop-singer songs – Britney Spears was his favorite – and belt out as loud and high pitched as he could. We would have races in the house: one person would get his wheel chair, one would get the crutches, and one would get the cane and see who was fastest. Cane always won, but the wheelchair was the most fun. The crutches were so tall that really only Dad could properly race with them. I have so many more quirky things that I remember about my dad – jokes that he would tell and stories that would captivate my imagination and just make me belly laugh. All of this took place while he was extremely sick and on the verge of death.
Life is really too short and there are too many hardships to let them keep you from laughing. Have fun, girls. Don’t be afraid to laugh at yourself. You are not perfect and it’s okay to laugh. Don’t take yourself so seriously that you miss the humor that is all around you. Both of you, right now, have sweet and funny personalities.
Addi, you love to sing and lately you have been making up songs that I do not understand, but they last about 5 minutes a piece and you dance to them. They make me smile and laugh so much. We have been singing songs at night time! Every night at bedtime I lay in your bed with you and we talk about your day and then I rub your back and I sing “His Mercy is More” by Matt Boswell. It’s become such a sweet time for me and I cherish those moments. The other day I was rubbing your back singing that song – and we both know I am not a good singer – but you don’t seem to care. I finished the song and we had just had a good talk about your day and about Jesus. I will never forget this. I gave you a kiss on the cheek and tried to get out of your bed, you rolled over and grabbed my hand, and said “daddy?”, I said, “what, sweetheart?”, thinking maybe this will be a continuation of our conversation about Jesus and how He died for sins. You looked at me with your big blue eye and sweetly said “can you sing frozen 2 to me?” I laughed so hard! I thought this was going to be a sweet spiritual moment and you were thinking about Elsa and Anna and wanting me to sing that annoying high-pitched song. Laugh and have fun Addi, life is too short not to.
Bryn, you have always had such a joyous spirit about you. You love to belly laugh and you do so many things that are just funny. You’ll lift your shirt up and slap your belly for no real reason. You do your own thing. I will never forget the first day we brought you home. We were living in Spearman, which was an hour and a half from the hospital. When your sister was born we had to stop about half-way because she was crying so much. But you never did that. You were pretty easy. We got pretty close to home, but we were hungry, so we got some Allsup’s burritos. If you don’t know what those are, they are from a gas stations and they are deep fried burritos. Allsup’s has taco sauce that is the BEST EVER! We ate our healthy lunch and hung out for the day. Now, I can’t remember if this was that evening or the next day, but I had gone into your room to change your diaper. I had you on the changing table and I undid the sides of your diaper. I lifted up your new born baby leg and you pooped. I mean, that is funny in and of itself, but this was an Allsup’s burrito poop… they do not call them gut-grenades for no reason. Your poop SHOT across the room in a way I thought was impossible. I screamed so loud your mom came running into your bedroom out of breath and afraid. She thought I dropped you… I did not! I showed her the poop that was about 3 feet across the floor… she laughed I laughed and you looked relieved. We were cleaning up the mess when I looked at your closet doors. They are 5-7 ft from where you were when you called your shot. It had poop on it… Literally you pooped 7 feet away. I have a video on my phone of it if there are any who doubt me! It was the grossest and funniest thing ever. Have fun, Bryn. Keep enjoying life, even when you poop all over your room.
As a Christian, I look at life from the perspective of Jesus Christ already taking my place on the Cross. My eternal life is certain, but my job is not complete. I am to grow in Christ and point others to Jesus for salvation or discipleship. What do I have to be worried about? What do I have to fear? What do I have that should steal laughter? There are certainly hard times in life, but they fade and pass with the seasons. Laugh. Celebrate the little things. You do not need money to have fun. You do not need to go somewhere to have fun. Make the best of what you have, trust in the Lord, and laugh.
Ben Moore
Super Singer
Pooper Scooper
Pastor FBC Ira
Introduction to series blog –
https://fbcira.com/blogs/2464693–may-3-2000
Lessons from a Dad –
Jesus is Better Than You Can Ever Imagine
- https://fbcira.com/blogs/2473694–lessons-from-a-dad-part-1-jesus-is-better-than-you-can-ever-imagine
The Local Church is VITAL
Know What Matters Most
Have Fun
Cry Well
Be Kind
Be Firm
Apologize Often
Give Your Best, Always
Be a Little Better Tomorrow
Blog posts without Ira Baptist Church updates can be found at https://moorewordsfromben.wordpress.com/
Mission Opportunities
Easter season is upon us. We have several things coming up that we need some help with!
On March 22, the Youth Committee is throwing a youth party! If you would like to help you can:
On March 27th, The Missions Committee along with the other Ira Churches are having a community Easter Egg Hunt. If you would like to help we are responsible for:
Easter Sunday is April 4th, We will be continuing the tradition of hiding eggs after service. If you would like to help we need prefilled eggs and they can be dropped off at the church.
I know that is a lot happening all in a short period of time, but let's use this season to reach out to our friends and neighbors and show them the love of Jesus.
If you have any questions let me know,
In Christ,
Ben Moore