FBC
May 20, 2009
The Place
See Ya Seniors!
Inside this issue: With every year comes more
Approaching the Throne 2 good-byes...this year “The
Place” is sending more sen-
iors out into the world. We
Events 2009-2010 2 wish each and everyone of
you luck and our prayers will
always be with you!
Love One Another 2
So many of you have touched
the lives of leaders and
Reds Faith Day 3
younger teens in this
group…
God is For Me 3 The seniors will be Good luck and God Bless, Class of 2009
By: Steve McVey Never forget who you are in
Christ and how much He
Thanks Braggy!!! 4 loves and adores you!
The Class of 2009
Fairland High School
Tyler Godby, Cole Hatfield,
Jevon Hayes, Zach Jordan,
Summer Events:
Cow Poop
Amazing Race Scavenger Right now at this very mo-
Hunt
ment I am watching one of
Saturday June 20th @ 5pm
the biggest cows I’ve ever
Billy Bob’s Night seen in my life...have a
Thursday July 9th @ 5:30pm bowel movement...I have
never seen this much poop
Red’s Faith Day
come out of anything in my
Sunday August 2nd @ 9pm
life!!!
Back to School Kickoff
But you know what...as a
Wednesday September 2nd
Christian I can relate...you
@ 6:30pm
see every cow in that field
right now is bent over, nose
to the ground...eating
grass...and within the next
few moments every one of
PROCTORVILLE, OH
Volume 1, Issue 1
Kyle Kincaid, Bryan King,
Tori Leep, Don Ntontolo,
Chayton Nye, Daniel
Puckett, Mackenzie Rucker,
Eric Salyers, Amy Shafer,
Tyler Sowards and Aaron
Ward
Cabell Midland High
School
Jon Caleb Midkiff
joining the colle-
gian class tonight
you continue to grow
for a time of reflection and
to discuss their future. and show others Christ!
As of tonight they will be Matthew 19:26 “With
moving into that class and God all things are possi-
ble.”
leaving us...We pray that
them will be leaving their We...need to be taking in the
remnants of last nights din- good stuff!!!
ner behind them…
If these calves in this field
These cows are taking in never ate the grass or the
what is good for grain they would never
them...continuously...and grow.
releasing all of the...bad
Just like these calves...if we
stuff...or lets just say...crap,
Christians don’t take in
that is weighing them
God’s word (the good
down…
stuff)...we will never grow!
Colossians 3:2 says: Set your
So there you have it...a com-
mind on things that are
parison of Christians and
above, not on the things that
Cows...
are on the earth.
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Approaching the Throne
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the
throne of grace with confidence, so that
we may receive mercy and find grace to
help us in our time of need.
A story is told of Tad Lincoln bursting
through doors into his father Abraham’s
office during a cabinet meeting...in the
middle of the Civil War...the men were
probably agitated at this young boy and
his cries of a turkey “Jack” his friend
being killed for Christmas dinner...Tad
pleaded his case openly and sincerely to
his father...he didn’t care what everyone
else thought...he wanted his request
known to his father...and Abraham in the
Events for 2009-2010
This past week “The Place” nailed down
dates for group events.
Saturday June 20th @ 5pm we will have
an Amazing Race Scavenger Hunt.
Thursday July 9th @ 5:30pm we will head
to Billy Bob’s for an evening of Putt-Putt,
Laser Tag, Go Carting and Pizza!!!
Sunday August 2nd @ 9am we will jour-
ney to Cincinnati for a long day of base-
ball and praising God in the 3rd annual
“Reds Faith Day.”
Love One Another
The church motto for the year
is “Love One Another”
Sometimes I have to remind
myself of this...especially when
some snotty nose kid doesn’t
listen in class...or when
“Love One Another”
I’m not having a good
day...or when I haven’t
The Place
midst of one of the most turbulent times God with confidence...He, just like Abra-
in American history...put everything to ham will drop EVERYTHING to listen to
the side...dropped his papers...picked my every word and pull me to Him and
up his son and listened to his every as Zephaniah 3:17 says: He will take
word...then he took care of his request. great delight in you, he will quiet you
with his love, he will rejoice over you
It is unbelievable that I can approach the
with singing.
God of the universe in the same way Tad
approached his father, the President of What an AWESOME GOD!!!
the United States...he didn’t need per-
mission or approval...he simply had to
open the doors...and make his request
known.
Prayer is the same exact thing...Anytime,
Anywhere I can approach the throne of
Wednesday September 2nd @ 6:30 pm “There is something for you @ The
we will Kick-Off the school year with Place in 2009-2010!!!”
inflatable's, games, concessions and a
dunking booth.
Friday October 23rd @ 9pm after the Scavenger Hunt, Billy Bob’s, Bon Fire,
annual Chesapeake & Fairland football
5th Quarter, Lock In & MORE!!!
game we will have our 5th Quarter!
Saturday November 7th @ 5pm the
yearly bon-fire will take place out back
of FBC.
And February 5th @ 8:30pm “Super Lock-
In II” will kickoff Super bowl weekend!
had my six Mt. Dews for the commandment, that ye love one an-
day...or when the Steelers lose… other, as I have loved you!
(which doesn’t happen often.)
Choose to be an example through-
out the rest of the year to honestly
“Love One Another.”
John 15:12 says: This is my
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Cincinnati Reds Faith Day

The Cincinnati Reds are once again
giving Christians a reason to come to
the ballpark! On August 2, 2009 the
Reds Organization and the Creation
Museum will present the 3rd
Annual “Reds Faith Day.”
Last year 37,468 people at-
tended the game and most of
that crowd stayed for the post
game activities. 50 FBC
adults and teenagers made
the trip and enjoyed watching the
Reds win by a score of 7-3 over the St.
Louis Cardinals. After the game, fans
heard testimonies from Reds players,
Bill Bray and Jeremy Affeldt. After the
testimonies the band Mercy Me per-
formed for the second year at Faith
Day.
One of the most moving por-
tions of the concert occurred
when the band invited the
audience to sing “Amazing
Grace” in unison.
This year Mercy Me will not perform
at the show but Essential Recording
Artist Steven Curtis Chapman will
headline the event! It is sure to be a
great experience as Mr. Chapman is
currently on his first tour after the
death of his 5 year old daughter
Maria. Currently Mr. Chapman's
website says that it has been an
“awful, amazing, tragic, remarkable,
terrible, incredible year for the Chap-
man family. We remain certain
maybe more sure than ever...that God
is faithful, and the Gospel is true!”
We hope that you join us on
this day as we praise Jesus @ Great
American Ballpark!
More details to come!

God Is For Me By: Steve McVey

“God is for me.” Can you make that
statement with a deep sense of cer-
tainty? He is you know. When things
are going the way you want, God is for
you. When life seems to be falling
apart, God is for you. When the Philis-
tines chased David down in Gath, he
wrote, “This I know, that God is for
me” (Psalm 56:9). What a time to make
a declaration like that!
Many of us have found ourselves in a
place similar to David’s situation at
times. Life is closing in...the enemy
seems to have us cornered and there
appears to be no way out. Pleasant cir-
cumstances disappear before our eyes
and the world turns dark.
At times like that, we may be tempted to
cry out, “Why is God against me?” Not
David. He assured himself with the
truth, “God is for me.” He didn’t say,
“This I feel, that God is for me.” There
are many times in life that we don’t feel
like God is for us. No, he said, “This I
know, that God is for me.
Will you affirm this truth in your own Your circumstances may or may not turn
life? God really is for you. Nothing can out like you want, but He will hold you
ever change His mind or heart toward in His loving and sovereign arms and
you. If you are His gently whisper His love to you again
child, His loving kind- and again. Sit in quietness for a moment
ness toward you will
“Circumstances may be suffocating
last forever. (Read
Psalm 136 sometime!) you at times, but God is for you!”
Circumstances may - Steve McVey
be suffocating you at
times, but God is for
you! Negative feel-
ings may seem to be
strangling you, but God is for you! Life
and listen to His loving voice assure you
may not make sense at a
of that fact until, like the Psalmist,
given moment, but God
you may say, “This I know, God is
is for you! Trust Him!
for me!”
When you feel like
you’re drowning in an
ocean of problems,
cling to your Heavenly
Father. He will prove
Himself strong in your
life by assuring you of
His love.
FBC Proctorville, Ohio The Purpose of “The Place” is to give teenagers (6th-12th Graders) a safe
place to relax and be themselves. But most importantly hear the word of
First Baptist Church
C/O “The Place”
627 County Road 411
God!!!
Proctorville, Ohio 45669
Phone: 740-886-6905

The Place was started in 1999 when Pastor Jeff Black was Youth Pastor @ FBC.
There were 12 teenagers that attended the first meeting of “The Place.” Since
then the group has expanded out of it’s meeting room...into the gymnasium
and very soon expanding again into the churches new Family Life Center. “The

Sunday School: 9:30 am Place” has witnessed hundreds of teenagers accept Jesus Christ as their per-
Sunday Service: 10:30 am

sonal Savior in the past 10 years!!!

We’re on the Web!

theplacefbc@yahoo.com It is our prayer that the young people attending “The Place” accept Christ and
go out into the community and their homes and let their light shine on others
and use them as witnesses!!!

Sunday School: 9:30 am

Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Sunday Night: 6pm
Wednesday Night: 7pm
The Place: 6:30pm

Thanks Braggy!!!
This summer “The Place” is losing a This program is intended to shift stu-
very solid part of our leadership team. dents from Caraway Street, thru Main
Jeff Bragg will be stepping away from Street and continue their journey to
“The Place” in mid-June. Jeff has been where else??? The Place!
an important piece to Wednesday
Jeff has blessed us with
nights for the past six years.
his bubbly personality
The reason for Jeff’s departure is and on more than one
AWESOME!!! Jeff will be placing more occasion a lick across the
focus onto Caraway Street, an amazing face! Jeff has taught many
interactive children’s ministry where groups and classes and
kids learn basic Biblical truths about enjoys sharing God’s
their identity in Christ. In this ministry word with young people!
kids from kindergarten thru third
Please pray for Jeff as he
grade enjoy songs, skits, puppets, and
goes into this new minis-
being a part of the show.
try.
Jeff is also taking on with our pastors
And don’t worry...I’m sure we’ll see
the development of a new Junior
him around time and again!
Church Program called “Main Street.”