Immanuel Baptist Church2819 Douthat Rd, Clifton Forge, VA 24422Phone: 540-862-1011www.ibccf.org

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EventsJune 19-30 CIT at the Wilds June 25th Family Sunday June 26-30 The Wilds July 1st Men's Prayer Breakfast 8:00 amJuly 2nd Patriotic Picnic 6:00 pm Teen Testimony Service July 11-14 Teen Revival Time

June 19-30 CIT at the Wilds June 26-30 The Wilds

Upcoming

Church bus minstry: contact Joe Turner at 319-1243

Guardian AngelsPatti Ingram

Sherri Holland

Sunday School 10 AMSunday Morning Worship 11 AM

Sunday Evening Worship 7 PMWednesday Bible Study 7 PM

Today Next Week

Marisa, MichaelaCindy

JoanneFrances, Brenda

Brooke, Allison Kelsi, Calli

Sandi, Bridgette Ella, Katie Care Giver Group:Group 3 - Lisa Day

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John W. Godfrey, Senior PastorMark Harvey, Youth Pastor

Dan Hefner, Assistant Pastor

Join door-to-door visitation!Thursdays at 7 PM

The warmth of summer rushes upon the scene in a moment and with it comes the buzzing of bees and the smell of fresh cut grass is in the air. Kids are out of school, families are off on vacation, and there is always a

line at the local ice-cream shop. Summer means fun. It’s the season of floats on the river, fresh vegetables from the garden, and summer camps. While most of us enjoy the break in the monotony that comes with this won-derful season there is a spiritual danger that can catch us unawares. In our efforts to take a break and get some well deserved R&R we can unintention-ally take a break from God. We jam pack out the days of summer with fun and forget to place a premium on spending time with God. If you are going to head into the fall refreshed not just physically but spiritually then you and I must follow a few simple steps this summer.

Spend time in the Word of God. Joshua 1:8 reads, "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."

Spend time focused in prayer. Philippians 4:6 says, "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your re-quests be made known unto God."

Spend time at God's house. Hebrews 10:25 says, "Not forsaking the as-sembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."

Spend time with God’s people. 1 Peter 4:8-10 commands: "And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."

ALL ABOARD!= VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS COMING SOON =

Sunday through thurSday

July 16th - 20th6:00 PM to 8:30 PMWith the Merrill evangeliStic teaM

5k through 6th gradeVacation Bible School is a church-wide event! Every-one can participate in some way. Prayerfully consider how the Lord can use you during this week to help give the gospel to children in our community! Sign up sheets are in the lobby.

The WildsTeen and Junior CampJune 26th - 30thCIT: June 19th - 30th

We will enjoy our second Family Sunday of the summer on June 25th. Please bring a side and dessert to share! Family Sunday is for every-one--guests, members, and regulars. Don’t leave after the meal! We will have a brief afternoon service in the gym to close out the day.

Family Sunday JUNE 25TH

COMING SOON

The Fermi Paradox

Proclaiming Evidence for Truth

THIS WEEK’S CREATION MOMENT

Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. – Deuteronomy 10:14

Where is everybody? That's what physi-cist Enrico Fermi wanted to know. After all, if life evolved on Earth, he thought, certainly it must have evolved on countless other plan-ets. So in 1950, he put forth what is called the "Fermi paradox" – a challenge to other scientists to explain why extraterrestrial life

has not yet been found.

One of the more popular explanations is that the universe is so big, we just haven't found them yet. But now there are scientists who think aliens may have already found us! They are hiding from us to protect themselves, according to Adrian Kent of the Perimeter Institute in Ontario, Canada. Aliens, he suggests, do not want to at-tract the attention of more advanced species from other planets who might want to harm them.

But let's think about that. If aliens have developed the technology to travel through the vastness of space to a planet that only managed to put a man on its moon around 50 years ago, wouldn't they be far more advanced than us and have nothing to fear?

Many other scientists have attempted to solve the Fermi paradox. Some of their solutions are very imaginative. But here is one solu-tion that agrees with both science and the Bible. The reason why man has not found other beings elsewhere in our vast universe is because the Earth is the only planet created by God to nurture human beings, who were made in the image of God Himself.

Ref: "Is ET hiding?" Creation magazine, Jan-Mar 2012, p. 9. Photo: Ital-ian-American physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954). (PD)

GRACE GIVINGFor whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and

how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?

and how shall they hear without a preacher?

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

Romans 10:13-15

Given this year: $5,489.53

Missionary of the Week

Stephen Bender [Scotland]

June 11, 2017 Sunday Bulletin

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