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January 2021 Newsletter

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INCOME FROM CHURCHES December 2020 Antlers FBC Antlers Westside Archey Oklahoma Baptists Battiest Boswell Broken Bow Chapel of the Pines Clayton FBC Clebit Cloudy Community Faith Corinth Ft Towson Darwin Finley Forest Hill Ft Towson FBC Garvin Glory Golden Grant Honobia Hugo Clayton Ave Hugo Emmanuel Hugo FBC Hugo Mt Zion Hugo Southside Hugo Trinity Hugo Unity Hugo Victory Idabel Central Idabel FBC Idabel Immanuel Idabel Trinity Kent Little Cedar Miller Moyers Nashoba Valley Oak Grove One Creek Valley Pilgrim Rest Rattan FBC Rufe Sawyer Shoals Sobol Soper Tom Valliant FBC Valliant Trinity Wright City TOTAL 4 2 070 00 4 43 40 6 401 61 230 92 0 00 3 262 00 5 2 115 53 4 0 00 5 1 141 24 3 186 00 4 200 12 4 0 00 1 81 00 5 351 10 4 562 29 3 0 00 1 186 00 4 0 00 2 0 00 5 343 49 4 0 00 4 145 41 4 594 12 3 0 00 4 5 2 594 49 5 0 00 5 0 00 3 193 00 6 339 12 1 91 91 5 92 95 4 1 498 75 3 0 00 4 5 586 85 5 228 01 6 186 24 5 122 25 3 232 72 6 0 00 4 636 98 2 5 178 00 3 0 00 4 288 44 2 29 74 5 922 03 5 1 527 75 5 746 08 4 0 00 5 0 00 5 1 542 67 4 326 48 4 550 00 21 828 69 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION FROM FRISCO BAPTIST ASSOCIATION January 2021 Frisco Baptist Association P O Box 888 Hugo OK 74743 DIGITAL EDITION Dr Mark A Boyd Director of Missions Celina Vasconcellos Ministry Assistant www FriscoBaptist com PRAY FOR OUR CHURCHES WITHOUT PASTORS Garvin Hugo FBC Rufe Soper FBC Glory Little Cedar Sobol Wright City FBC PRAY FOR OUR CHURCHES WITH TRANSITIONAL PASTORS FBC Idabel Bob O Neil BIRTHDAYS 1 1 1 5 1 11 1 17 1 20 1 26 1 27 1 31 2 14 2 20 2 21 2 24 Cole Bryan Otis Cayton Kevin Haywood Bonnie Cummings Brad Michael Fern Savage Shawn Robertson Pam Crow Phillip Savage Mark Boyd Linda Miller Luther Roden ANNIVERSARY WITH CHURCH 1 19 1 17 2 1 19 2 2 14 2 2 20 2 11 07 2 18 18 Phillip Savage Marty Potts Mark Boyd Melvin Holleman Jamie Stephenson Brett Miller Peter Wilson GOD IS ORDINATION 1 6 11 2 5 89 OUR FOUNDATION Bradley O Dell Mark Boyd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 1 18 74 Melvin Darlene Holleman 2 14 93 Mike Anjie Mussett 2 18 02 Peter Kelli Wilson 2 19 88 Mike Judy Mings 12 Not that I have already attained or am already perfected but I press on that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me 13 Brethren I do not count myself to have apprehended but one thing I do forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus 1101 W Finley P O Box 888 Hugo OK 74743 Office 580 326 9625 Fax 580 307 3539 Email office FriscoBaptist com mark FriscoBaptist com Philippians 3 12 14 February 3 February 8 March 7 March 14 Rose Day WMU Committee Meeting 2 00 PM Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer Begins Daylight Savings Time Begins

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NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES LOOKING FORWARD TO 2021 I am prayerful that everyone had a wonderful time celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ I imagine that everyone looked forward to the clock chiming midnight on December 31 with some hope of putting 2020 in our rearview mirror As we move forward in 2021 we do not have to completely wipe 2020 from the annals of our memories Take time in your daily devotions and ask God to continue to show you those areas of your life that need to be completely dedicated to Him Take time to connect with family and friends and share in those precious moments of life Take time to Invite Your One that God has put on your heart to join you in worship in the Lord s house this Sunday Seven Prayers for Pastors for a New Year Boswell FBC Bro Jarrod Wright has resigned as pastor Cloudy has an organ available for free Please contact Bro Luther Roden at 580 317 5648 if interested Golden has called Bro Dexter Mark Cogburn as pastor Corinth would like to donate the Ford van pictured below to a small church in need The van has approximately 91 000 miles on it and runs well Please contact Bro Ronnie Miller at 580 933 7182 for more information Our new app has been published on the Apple and Google Play stores There is a daily Bible reading plan and audio Bible if you need one to start off your new year right It will be a great resource to connect with each other and to receive announcements of what is happening in Frisco Baptist Association So I encourage you to download this free resource for your smartphone By Thom S Rainer As we move into 2021 may I suggest we churchgoers spend more time in prayer for our pastors Could we commit to a few minutes a week specifically praying for these servant leaders Frankly I have never seen a season where pastors have withstood attacks at the level they did in the previous year Perhaps one of our first lines of ministry should be praying for our pastors 1 We do not know what 2021 will bring but we do know that God is still in control and may everything that we do and say bring glory to His holy name 2 It s time to get connected Download our Frisco Baptist Association APP from the Apple Store and the Google Play Store for your IOS and Android devices 3 Dr Mark A Boyd JANUARY 2021 1 New Year s Day 4 Budget Finance Meeting 9 00 AM 7 8 Brotherhood Sisterhood Revival CANCELED 11 Administrative Committee Meeting 10 00 AM 12 Executive Board Meeting Sawyer 6 30 PM 17 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday 4 5 February 2021 3 Rose Day 8 WMU Committee Meeting 2 00 PM 20 Evangelism Choir Practice TBD KIAMICHI BAPTIST ASSEMBLY FRISCO BAPTIST CABIN Work is underway at our cabin that is located on the campgrounds of Kiamichi Baptist Assembly Our messengers unanimously approved the bathroom renovation project for both the boys lowerlevel dorm rooms and the girls upper level dorm rooms bathroom and sink areas The plans include LED lighting Tankless Hot Water systems ADA showers and bathrooms drop ceiling and grid system refrigerated water bottle fill stations manufactured stalls and private dressing areas We are so thankful for your faithful giving that allows for this project to be completed before our camp season this year YES we are having KBA camp this summer 6 24 Evangelism Conference TBD 7 www FriscoBaptist com 1101 W Finley P O Box 888 Hugo OK 74743 580 326 9625 Protection in spiritual warfare This prayer While I could provide a lengthy prayer guide covers most of the other prayers but I think let s begin with these seven prayers I really we should be specific here The enemy seeks believe we could see our churches renewed if to destroy the witness of churches by we fervently prayed for the renewal and attacking pastors Stay alert Watch out for protection of our pastors your great enemy the devil He prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour 1 Peter 5 8 Their families Families of pastors are under attack every single day Pray for their spouses Pray for their children Many pastors have left vocational ministry because their families have been attacked relentlessly Protection from critics and naysayers One church member told me she is not that critical of her pastor She mentioned that she has a few constructive comments about three or four times a year I reminded her she was one of 300 members in the church If she was representative of the other members the pastor would be subject to about 1 000 criticisms in a year Preaching ministry Pray for pastors in the preparation of their sermons Pray for them as they preach Consider asking two or three members to pray in another room in the church while they preach Rest for pastors Pastors would be fine if they were omnipotent omniscient and omnipresent But we often forget that every time we have an expectation of a pastor that single expectation is multiplied many times throughout the week by other members with other expectations Leadership clarity Among the items on the lengthy list of expectations of pastors is the expectation to be a leader of the church That means pastors need clarity from God on where and how to lead the church That means we must pray for God to give them that clarity Encouragement I have conversed with more than one church member who sees his or her role to be keeping pastors humble with barbs and criticisms On the other hand I am immensely grateful for those church members who seek to be encouragers to pastors May their tribe increase

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NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES LOOKING FORWARD TO 2021 I am prayerful that everyone had a wonderful time celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ I imagine that everyone looked forward to the clock chiming midnight on December 31 with some hope of putting 2020 in our rearview mirror As we move forward in 2021 we do not have to completely wipe 2020 from the annals of our memories Take time in your daily devotions and ask God to continue to show you those areas of your life that need to be completely dedicated to Him Take time to connect with family and friends and share in those precious moments of life Take time to Invite Your One that God has put on your heart to join you in worship in the Lord s house this Sunday Seven Prayers for Pastors for a New Year Boswell FBC Bro Jarrod Wright has resigned as pastor Cloudy has an organ available for free Please contact Bro Luther Roden at 580 317 5648 if interested Golden has called Bro Dexter Mark Cogburn as pastor Corinth would like to donate the Ford van pictured below to a small church in need The van has approximately 91 000 miles on it and runs well Please contact Bro Ronnie Miller at 580 933 7182 for more information Our new app has been published on the Apple and Google Play stores There is a daily Bible reading plan and audio Bible if you need one to start off your new year right It will be a great resource to connect with each other and to receive announcements of what is happening in Frisco Baptist Association So I encourage you to download this free resource for your smartphone By Thom S Rainer As we move into 2021 may I suggest we churchgoers spend more time in prayer for our pastors Could we commit to a few minutes a week specifically praying for these servant leaders Frankly I have never seen a season where pastors have withstood attacks at the level they did in the previous year Perhaps one of our first lines of ministry should be praying for our pastors 1 We do not know what 2021 will bring but we do know that God is still in control and may everything that we do and say bring glory to His holy name 2 It s time to get connected Download our Frisco Baptist Association APP from the Apple Store and the Google Play Store for your IOS and Android devices 3 Dr Mark A Boyd JANUARY 2021 1 New Year s Day 4 Budget Finance Meeting 9 00 AM 7 8 Brotherhood Sisterhood Revival CANCELED 11 Administrative Committee Meeting 10 00 AM 12 Executive Board Meeting Sawyer 6 30 PM 17 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday 4 5 February 2021 3 Rose Day 8 WMU Committee Meeting 2 00 PM 20 Evangelism Choir Practice TBD KIAMICHI BAPTIST ASSEMBLY FRISCO BAPTIST CABIN Work is underway at our cabin that is located on the campgrounds of Kiamichi Baptist Assembly Our messengers unanimously approved the bathroom renovation project for both the boys lowerlevel dorm rooms and the girls upper level dorm rooms bathroom and sink areas The plans include LED lighting Tankless Hot Water systems ADA showers and bathrooms drop ceiling and grid system refrigerated water bottle fill stations manufactured stalls and private dressing areas We are so thankful for your faithful giving that allows for this project to be completed before our camp season this year YES we are having KBA camp this summer 6 24 Evangelism Conference TBD 7 www FriscoBaptist com 1101 W Finley P O Box 888 Hugo OK 74743 580 326 9625 Protection in spiritual warfare This prayer While I could provide a lengthy prayer guide covers most of the other prayers but I think let s begin with these seven prayers I really we should be specific here The enemy seeks believe we could see our churches renewed if to destroy the witness of churches by we fervently prayed for the renewal and attacking pastors Stay alert Watch out for protection of our pastors your great enemy the devil He prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour 1 Peter 5 8 Their families Families of pastors are under attack every single day Pray for their spouses Pray for their children Many pastors have left vocational ministry because their families have been attacked relentlessly Protection from critics and naysayers One church member told me she is not that critical of her pastor She mentioned that she has a few constructive comments about three or four times a year I reminded her she was one of 300 members in the church If she was representative of the other members the pastor would be subject to about 1 000 criticisms in a year Preaching ministry Pray for pastors in the preparation of their sermons Pray for them as they preach Consider asking two or three members to pray in another room in the church while they preach Rest for pastors Pastors would be fine if they were omnipotent omniscient and omnipresent But we often forget that every time we have an expectation of a pastor that single expectation is multiplied many times throughout the week by other members with other expectations Leadership clarity Among the items on the lengthy list of expectations of pastors is the expectation to be a leader of the church That means pastors need clarity from God on where and how to lead the church That means we must pray for God to give them that clarity Encouragement I have conversed with more than one church member who sees his or her role to be keeping pastors humble with barbs and criticisms On the other hand I am immensely grateful for those church members who seek to be encouragers to pastors May their tribe increase

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INCOME FROM CHURCHES December 2020 Antlers FBC Antlers Westside Archey Oklahoma Baptists Battiest Boswell Broken Bow Chapel of the Pines Clayton FBC Clebit Cloudy Community Faith Corinth Ft Towson Darwin Finley Forest Hill Ft Towson FBC Garvin Glory Golden Grant Honobia Hugo Clayton Ave Hugo Emmanuel Hugo FBC Hugo Mt Zion Hugo Southside Hugo Trinity Hugo Unity Hugo Victory Idabel Central Idabel FBC Idabel Immanuel Idabel Trinity Kent Little Cedar Miller Moyers Nashoba Valley Oak Grove One Creek Valley Pilgrim Rest Rattan FBC Rufe Sawyer Shoals Sobol Soper Tom Valliant FBC Valliant Trinity Wright City TOTAL 4 2 070 00 4 43 40 6 401 61 230 92 0 00 3 262 00 5 2 115 53 4 0 00 5 1 141 24 3 186 00 4 200 12 4 0 00 1 81 00 5 351 10 4 562 29 3 0 00 1 186 00 4 0 00 2 0 00 5 343 49 4 0 00 4 145 41 4 594 12 3 0 00 4 5 2 594 49 5 0 00 5 0 00 3 193 00 6 339 12 1 91 91 5 92 95 4 1 498 75 3 0 00 4 5 586 85 5 228 01 6 186 24 5 122 25 3 232 72 6 0 00 4 636 98 2 5 178 00 3 0 00 4 288 44 2 29 74 5 922 03 5 1 527 75 5 746 08 4 0 00 5 0 00 5 1 542 67 4 326 48 4 550 00 21 828 69 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION FROM FRISCO BAPTIST ASSOCIATION January 2021 Frisco Baptist Association P O Box 888 Hugo OK 74743 DIGITAL EDITION Dr Mark A Boyd Director of Missions Celina Vasconcellos Ministry Assistant www FriscoBaptist com PRAY FOR OUR CHURCHES WITHOUT PASTORS Garvin Hugo FBC Rufe Soper FBC Glory Little Cedar Sobol Wright City FBC PRAY FOR OUR CHURCHES WITH TRANSITIONAL PASTORS FBC Idabel Bob O Neil BIRTHDAYS 1 1 1 5 1 11 1 17 1 20 1 26 1 27 1 31 2 14 2 20 2 21 2 24 Cole Bryan Otis Cayton Kevin Haywood Bonnie Cummings Brad Michael Fern Savage Shawn Robertson Pam Crow Phillip Savage Mark Boyd Linda Miller Luther Roden ANNIVERSARY WITH CHURCH 1 19 1 17 2 1 19 2 2 14 2 2 20 2 11 07 2 18 18 Phillip Savage Marty Potts Mark Boyd Melvin Holleman Jamie Stephenson Brett Miller Peter Wilson GOD IS ORDINATION 1 6 11 2 5 89 OUR FOUNDATION Bradley O Dell Mark Boyd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 1 18 74 Melvin Darlene Holleman 2 14 93 Mike Anjie Mussett 2 18 02 Peter Kelli Wilson 2 19 88 Mike Judy Mings 12 Not that I have already attained or am already perfected but I press on that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me 13 Brethren I do not count myself to have apprehended but one thing I do forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus 1101 W Finley P O Box 888 Hugo OK 74743 Office 580 326 9625 Fax 580 307 3539 Email office FriscoBaptist com mark FriscoBaptist com Philippians 3 12 14 February 3 February 8 March 7 March 14 Rose Day WMU Committee Meeting 2 00 PM Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer Begins Daylight Savings Time Begins