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Dr. Charles Womack, Pastor Josh Veitch, Associate Pastor
Kendell Lowry, Minister of Music
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May 2020 Volume 10 Issue 5
First Baptist Bethany
2020
Mustang High School
Ashley Williams
Putnam City West
Caleb Leyva
Jacob Arias
Keandre McCuin
Quran Escalona
Ronnie Sepe
Michael Dunkel
Piedmont High School
Mckinzie Melnyk
High School Graduates
Oklahoma State University
Matthew Jackson
Masters University of Oklahoma
Jon Lowry
Kendell Lowry
College Graduates
Associate Pastor JOSH VEITCH
The COVID-19 Pandemic will impact how we gather
together as a church family. Therefore, we will gradually
return to doing the various activities and ministries of
our church. Many of the healthy practices and
physical distancing will need to continue and be
maintained till the risk of the COVID-19 virus
lessens. Prayerfully consider these new realities. I
want what is best for our church family and friends as
we return to the church building.
We are in the hands of God. Therefore, let us do our
part to help each other and honor the Lord as we look
forward to being together again.
Bro. Charlie
Pastor’s Corner BY BRO CHARLIE It is my prayer that the presence of God and His
abiding Spirit has been with you during this very
difficult time. I am looking forward to the Sunday
morning that we can gather again as a church fellowship
in our church building. However, at this time, I cannot set
a definite date for us gathering together.
We will begin to gradually open up the church
building for worship, Bible study, and ministry when
the following criterion is met:
1) We can reopen when the national and state
guidelines are met in Phase 3 for reopening. Our
church family is made up of many people who are
vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus. From Phase 3:
Vulnerable individuals can resume public
interaction, but should practice physical distancing,
minimizing exposure to social settings where
distancing may not be practical, unless precautionary
practices are observed. Also, Large venues (e.g.,
sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues,
places of worship) can operate under limited
physical distancing protocols.
2) Opening up the church building will follow the
recommendations of the City of Bethany.
3) We will open up when I get a consensus from a
group of health care professionals in our church. I
have and will continue to consult with this group
of health care professionals as I make decisions.
At this time, it has been the consensus that we
cannot set a date for getting back to the church
building. It is my desire to prayerfully consider
the advice I receive from this advisory team and
set an agreed upon date for us opening up the
church building.
4) Lastly, we are getting things ready for returning to
the church building. Hand soap dispensers will be
replaced and updated as needed. Hand-Sanitizer
dispensers will be placed at each entrance, and
various places in the building (hallways, class
rooms, and gathering areas). All meeting areas are
being cleaned and sanitized. Signs will be placed
in various places that encourage healthy practices,
that when followed, help reduce the transmission
of viruses.
Music Minister KENDELL LOWRY
May Musical Spotlight
This month’s musical spotlight is “Still, My Soul, Be
Still.” I am typically a very busy person. I like being
busy— filling my time with things to do, people to see,
places to go. However, during this time of quarantine, I
have found (maybe a little forced to find) more stillness.
There is less to do and see, allowing more time to be
present and enjoy His presence. I encourage you to listen
to this song, meditate on the lyrics, and find stillness in
our Savior.
“Still, My Soul, Be Still” by Keith Getty, Kristyn
Getty & Stuart Townsend
“Still, My Soul, Be Still’ was written in 2008, but until
recently was mainly utilized as a choir anthem or solo
special. However, it has an accessibility musically and a
power lyrically that is powerful for the congregation to
sing. “Still, My Soul, Be Still” is a psalm-like exhortation
to trust in God through difficult circumstances.
“God, You are my God, and I will trust in You
and not be shaken. Lord of peace, renew a
steadfast spirit within me to rest in You alone.”
Stuart Townsend, one of the songwriters, stated: “The
main message of the song is for us to be able to still our
minds in the noise of daily life, both externally and
internally, and to be able to recognize the closeness of
God in everything and the voice of God in the place of
stillness. God is near to us in the now, in the midst of our
stress, our circumstances, the pressures of life, the
distractions of the urgent, and the temptations that
constantly surround us. I particularly love the idea that
the light of Christ becomes stronger for us, and more
discernible, when everything else around us seems dark
and despairing. In reality, we are all looking for a place
of rest, and my hope is that this song might point us in
the right direction.”
Listen to “Still, My Soul, Be Still” performed by Keith &
Kristyn Getty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=iG9t5_ZNmaw
Here’s another beautiful version performed by choir and
orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=y2l8xv2Hlzg
Source: https://www.stuarttownend.co.uk/song/still-my-
soul-be-still/ Our Goal - $7,000 Received to Date - $2,689.30
Watch Sunday Morning Worship Services Live on Facebook
Sunday Mornings at 10:30 am or on the Church’s website at
fbcbethany.com
Watch Bro. Charlie’s Live Bible Study and Devotional every Wednesday Morning at 10 am
on Facebook or on the website.
If you have any questions, please call or text the Office Staff at
Bro. Charlie - 922-5927 / Josh - 830-6461 / Sue - 760-4110
Thanks to the following ladies who helped provide masks for Baptist Village Communities:
Mattie Gordon, Carolyn Kennedy, Ora Lee Mell & Gloria Peck
They are still in need of them. If anyone can make them, let me know and I would be happy to pick them up and deliver them.
Lee Gordon
Most people know Martin Luther as a theologian and as the
father of the Reformation but he also happened to have
some pretty relevant advice for communities dealing with
the coronavirus.
Back in 1527, a deadly plague hit Martin Luther’s town of
Wittenberg and he wrote a letter to a friend, explaining how
churches should deal with such complicated circumstances.
Sure, science has progressed immensely in the last 500
years and we know way more about infectious diseases than
we did back then, but the heart of his words still ring true.
“Use medicine; take potions which can help you; fumigate
house, yard, and street; shun persons and places wherever
your neighbor does not need your presence or has recovered,
and act like a man who wants to help put out the burning
city,” Luther advised. “What else is the epidemic but a fire
which instead of consuming wood and straw devours life
and body?”
We have a better understanding of medicine, “potions” and
the value of fumigation but Luther’s advice about loving
your community by avoiding going out is just as pertinent
today. The scientific consensus is that “social distancing”,
staying home and avoiding crowds is the best way to
prevent the spread of the virus and help those who are most
vulnerable. But Luther knew that as Christians, even these
precautions have their limits. “If my neighbor needs me,
however, I shall not avoid place or person but will go
freely, as stated above,” he wrote. “See, this is such a
God-fearing faith because it is neither brash nor foolhardy
and does not tempt God.”
In other words, be smart. Use discernment. Protect your
community by staying in but if someone needs help,
remember the Gospel’s call to assist those in need. That
may look different for everyone but we can all do something:
Call an isolated friend who might be lonely. Check-in on
elderly neighbors and family members. Don’t hoard groceries
and supplies. Be generous with extra income, remembering
that many people will be suffering financially in the coming
days. Support medical professionals through prayer and
respect of their advice and guidelines. And most of all,
remember that though the war on the coronavirus is one
that can be won through wisdom and science. We protect
our bodies and the health of our communities through social
distancing and self-isolation, but we battle not against flesh
and blood, but spiritual forces that want to strip us of peace
and replace it with fear.
Luther wrote: ”In closing, we admonish and plead with you
in Christ’s name to help us with your prayers to God so that
we may do battle with word and precept against the real and
spiritual pestilence of Satan in his wickedness with which
he now poisons and defiles the world.”