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The Midweek
Second Baptist Church
525 N 58 th Street — Lincoln NE 68505-2304
Phone: 402.464.8398 Fax: 402.464.8399
E-Mail: sblincoln@windstream.net
Web: secondbaptistlincoln.org
A Word From Pastor Steve
"For we are God's worksmanship, created in
Christ Jesus to do good works, which God
prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
Imagine a workplace where the president of the company works for the employees on the production line. The
president or CEO arrives in the morning and sits in the briefing room with
the employees to take their direction. One employee says, "Today I
want you to do my hardest work for
me. When I come to a certain point in
my assembling of the product, I will go
on break and you come down from
your plush office and finish it for
me." Another tells the president, "I
want you to buy my lunch today in the
company cafeteria." Another says,
"Will you double my salary?" Yet another employee speaks up demanding a
shorter work day so she can go grocery
shopping on the way home from work
when the traffic is less busy.
It seems kind of silly, doesn't it. Employees demanding that their corporate
boss conform to their wishes and demands. Isn't that what we often do
when we pray to God in heaven? He
created us and made us his children,
but we often pray like God is a gloried
butler. We think He is there by our
side to do what we demand. That's
fine because God does promise to answer our prayers. Even a good corporate president listens to the concerns of
the workers. However, when the tables
are completely turned, we tend to believe that we are entitled to service. Somehow, the kingdom of God is
there to do our bidding.
Paul reminds the readers that we are
workman ordained by God to do good
works. We have a task before us and
the Bible is clear to lay out the details
of that task. Are we listening? Are we
only interested in our prayers being
answered, or are we also interested in
being a true workman for the kingdom? What calling has God placed on
your life?
In Him,
Pastor Steve
October 23, 2014
OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday - Friday
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
(not open over noon hour)
CHURCH STAFF
Senior Pastor:
Rev. Steve Wisthoff
402.430.8308
stevewisthoff@gmail.com
Director of Music:
Michael Kitt
Accompanist:
Kay Byers
Secretary:
Luann Gorgen
sblincoln@windstream.net
Child Care:
Becky Brennfoerder
Custodian:
Kimberly Brick
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Upcoming Events
pg. 2
News You Can Use pg. 2
Ministry Partners
pg. 3
Prayer Focus
pg. 3
But seriously...
pg. 4
Worship Volunteers
pg. 4
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Weekly Activities
at SBC
Sundays
Childcare available from
9:15 am to end of Worship
(age 6 weeks thru Pre-K)
9:00 am – Prayer Time
(Lounge)
9:30 am – Sunday School
for all ages
(Preschool – Adults)
10:45 am
– Worship Service
– Children’s Church
(not on 1st Sundays)
Mondays
12:15 pm – Capitol
Prayer (14th & K)
8:00 pm – A.A.
(Fellowship Hall)
Wednesdays
10:00 am – Adult Bible
Study (Multi-Purpose Rm)
11:00am – Women’s
Prayer & Share Time
(following Bible Study)
(Lounge)
Wednesdays during
September - May only:
6:00 pm – Fellowship
Dinner (FH)
$3.00 donation per
person suggested
6:30 pm
– Adult Bible Study (FH)
– Handbell Choir
Rehearsal (Sanc)
7:15 pm – Chancel Choir
Rehearsal (Sanc)
Saturdays
9:00 am – A.A. – Women
Only (Lounge)
See articles for all
other happenings!
Upcoming Events
AB/Women’s Fall Retreat –
Weekend of October 24 - 26
at Moses Merrill Camp & Conference Center. All women
and their friends are invited to this
spiritual retreat, put on by ABW/NE.
Sunday, November, 2nd — Daylight
Savings Time ends. Set your clocks
back 1 hr.
Monday, November 3rd, 7:00 pm –
Trustee Bd. Mtg. – Multi-purpose Rm
Wednesday, November 5th ,12:00 pm –
ABW Luncheon – FH
Friday, Nov. 7th, 9:30 pm –
Church Women United.
Activities are at Christ United Methodist Church.
Saturday, November 8th, 8:00 pm –
AB Men’s Breakfast – FH
Looking Ahead . . .
(mark your calendar)
11-12 —Diaconate Mtg 8:15 pm
(Multi-Purpose room)
C.E. Bd Mtg 8:15 pm (lounge)
11-18 — O’Tillie Pechous Circle
1:00 pm (lounge)
11-19 — Ex Bd Mtg 8:15 (Multi-Purpose
Room)
11-20 — Alice Findlay Circle
9:30 am ( Home of Joyce Howe)
Potato Bake – Friday,
October 24th from 4:00
pm to 7:30 pm at Belmont Baptist Church,
3424 N. 14th Street. Baked potato
with all the trimmings, salad, pie and
beverage. Adults – $6.50 ,Children
under 12 – $3.50. Take out available.
All children and their families are invited to join us
for an afternoon at Vala’s
Pumpkin Patch on Sunday,
Oct. 26. Meet at the
church at 1:45 for a 2:00 departure.
Cost will be $5 per person or a maximum of $20 per family to attend.
Come and have a fun time with us!
Moses Merrill Camp &
Conference Center
Holidays with the Merrill’s,
Nov. 15th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Free Admission. Lunch Served 11:00
am – 2:00 pm. Homemade Soup &
Pie, kids menu too. Adults – $7, Kids
(4-7) $3
All proceeds benefit summer camp for
kids.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
News You Can Use
In addition to doing things better, do
better things.
Second Baptist Church will
be 125 years old in 2015.
Laughter is the sound of heaven.
If you would like to help co
-ordinate and delegate a
There is nothing stronger in the
celebration, please contact WallisAnn world than God’s love.
Blunt – 402-613-2772.
Prayer Focus
Our Missionaries & Our National, State, & Local Leaders
General – Our church (SBC),
Samaritan’s Wheels,
Missionaries, Persecuted church
around the world
Health – Shaun Blunt (Curtis’ son),
WallisAnn Blunt, Bob & Gretchen
Bridges, Joe Daugherty (Marge’s
brother-in-law), Diana Hodge, Michael
Kitt, Sue (Waldron) Koenig, Arel Lewis,
Lorrisa Roepke (Marilyn Waldron’s
great-niece), Gary Samples, Leslie
Samples (Gary & Linda’s daughter), Don
Schleining, Sara Maruna (Lew Baker’s
aunt)
Grief – Edgar Stillwell, grandfather of
Chris & Becky Brennfoerder
Physical Therapy – Enid Schreier
Hospice – Luetta Peterson (Alice
Eastman’s sister)
Ongoing – Destinee Juber, Andy
Siedband (in Japan)
Homebound – Mary Chase, Marge
Covert, Raeleen Formanek, Lois Papke,
Irma Trott, Leland Willett
Serving In the Military – Troy Froistad
(Sally VanZandt’s grandson), Adam
Tyler Hill (Hill’s grandson), Tim Morris
(Marge Daugherty’s nephew)
We have an updated website, and a new website address!
Check us out at secondbaptistlincoln.org
Ministry Partners
Tailgate Straight! – Satur-
day, November 15th, one (1)
hour before the Huskers
kickoff, at The Bridge, 721 K Street.
Plan to join their staff and clients for
their annual chili contest and sober
tailgate party! Watch the Huskers play
at Wisconsin on TV, enjoy food and
tailgate fun! This is a great way to get
to know our partners in ministry, for
which we provide clients rides to
medical appointments through our
Samaritan’s Wheels ministry.
Starry Nights Christmas Tree Festival for
People’s City Mission
At Pinnacle Bank Arena
Friday, Nov. 7th — Adults only, dress up
evening.
Saturday, Nov. 8th , 10th, & 11th — see
brochure on bulletin board in the Gathering place .
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Community
Needs
Northeast
Food Pantry: canned
vegetables
Matt Talbot: For
serving our monthly
meals—Cake mix,
Frosting, Red jello,
monetary donations
People’s City Mission: winter clothing
Items can be
dropped off in the
designated baskets
under the table in
Reminder
Even though the GARAGE
SALE is months away, start
saving all types of computer
cables, electrical cords (can
be cut off of broken appliances), Christmas light
strings (with bulbs removed),
and put them in the designated box in the
Foyer. Also, any item, large or small, can
be picked up and stored for next year's Big
One. To make arrangements, call Debbie
Boltz at 402.430.7569. Every bit helps—
turn in all scrap metal so we can out-do
the 318 pounds recycled this year.
Thank You!!!
Thank you for the cards &
prayers during this time of
grief.
The family of Richard
Schwarzenbach
Van Ministry
Rides to church are
available on Sundays.
If you need a ride,
contact the church office by noon on Fridays.
Midweek Schedule
Thursdays:
? Nov. 6
? Nov. 20
Articles are due by
NOON on Tuesday of
above weeks.
Church events/
changes to the calendar
are due by the 15th of
the month before the
event occurs.
Second Baptist Church
525 N 58 th Street
Lincoln NE 68505-2304
Address Service Requested
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Worship Volunteers
PASTOR (DO NOT
SHOOT)
But Seriously . . .
October is Pastor’s Appreciation
Month. Please share a personal
word, send a card or note, or in
some way be a blessing to Pastor
Steve, Grace, and Stephanie
during this month of October
(and the coming year), for their
ministry here at Second Baptist.
October 26:
Ushers – King Little,
Tyler Pope, Mickey
Waldron, Terry Weber
Greeters – LeAnna Carr, Sally
Van Zandt
Worship Leader – David Shaw
Scripture Reader – Myron
Pudwill
Children’s Church – Terry
Weber, Hannah Perry
November 2:
Ushers – Curtis Blunt, Dean
Lobsinger, Ron Schwarzenbach,
Terry Weber
Greeters – Donna Caricaburu,
Glenys Tabor
Worship Leader – David Shaw
Scripture Reader – Marilyn
Waldron
Communion Servers – Kathy
Krogh, David Shaw, Connie
Sauer, Judy Martin