First Baptist Church

Evangel Stephen Laughlin, Pastor John Holland, Minister of Music & Senior Adults Colin Trisler, Student/Family Life Minister Jason Mercer, Minister of Children

First Baptist Church 201 East Court St.

Winnfield, LA 71483 318-628-3544

Volume 82…..February 2, 2014…..Number 5

WINTER BIBLE STUDY ON THE BOOK OF COLOSSIANS TAUGHT BY DR. CECIL TAYLOR JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 2

Session One: Friday, January 31 6-8 PM (Adults and Youth)

Session Two: Saturday, February 1 9-11 AM (Adults Only)

Session Three: Saturday, February 1 6-8 PM (Adults and Youth)

Session Four: Sunday, February 2 9:40 AM (All adults & youth meet in the sanctuary for Sunday school)

Session Five: Sunday, February 2 11 AM - 12 Noon

Church Wide Dinner on the Grounds Following Session Five

No Evening Service

Children’s Winter Bible Study Schedule

Glow for Jesus with Sparrow Chalk Art Ministry

Session One - Friday, January 31: 6 - 8 PM

Session Two - Saturday, February 1: 6 - 8 PM

Children attend their regular Sunday School classes on February 2

(Child care will be provided for all ages during the 9 - 11 AM session on Saturday, February 1)

Music & Sr. Adult Ministry

Youth Ministry

WINTER BIBLE STUDY:

Andrew Bates will lead this year’s Winter Bible

Study, which will begin on the evening of Fri-

day, Jan. 31, and will conclude Sunday, Feb. 2.

The first session will begin Friday, Jan. 31, at

6pm on the 3rd Floor. On Saturday, Feb. 1, at

4pm, we will have an open gym. Saturday’s

session will start at 6pm on the 3rd Floor. For

Sunday’s session, the youth will meet at the reg-

ular time for Sunday morning small group. We

will have dinner on the grounds after the morn-

ing church service and there will be no Sunday

night services.

FATIH & FAMILY DAY:

We will attend Faith & Family Day at Louisiana

Tech University on Saturday, Feb. 8. The stu-

dents will eat supper on campus and will attend

a Tech Bulldogs basketball game and a Chris-

tian rock concert in the Thomas Assembly Cen-

ter. The cost is $5 per person.

WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER:

The Women’s Resource Center in Natchitoches

is a pro-life pregnancy center that helps steer

women away from abortion; additionally, they

provide services like free pregnancy tests and

pregnancy education. The center is in need of

supplies, the youth are conducting a drive to

gather as many of these supplies as we can, and

we will deliver them to the center on Monday,

Feb. 17 (the week of Spring Break). For more

information on this project (like a list of needed

supplies), please contact me at the church of-

fice.

You are cordially invited to help celebrate the

65th wedding anniversary of

Crosby and Laverne Adams

February 9, 2014

2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church - Fireside Room

Winnfield, Louisiana

No gifts please

Church-Wide

Valentine’s Banquet

Wednesday, February 12

at 6:00 p.m. in the

Family Life Center

Our theme for this year is

Love Makes the World

Go Round

Wild Game and Seafood Banquet

All hunters and anglers are invited to join us

in the Family Life Center on Thursday,

February 27 at 6:00 p.m. for this annual

event. Cook up your best “road kill” and

come share it with us!

Christian Sympathy is extended to

Mr. Mike Cockerham & Rachel Lowery & their families on the loss of

their loved one

Cathy Franks

Children’s Ministry

We will have lots of activities in the month of February, be sure to check out the calendar online and watch for

text and mail-out reminders. The Winter Bible Study will be a special treat with Sparrow Chalk Art Ministry lead-

ing our study of Glow for Jesus.

RA’s will need to be at church early on February 2nd for our “Soup”er Bowl Sunday. We will meet in the parlor

at 9:40am. Remember to bring your can of soup for the Winn Community Food Shelter and place it in the contain-

er for your favorite team.

GA’s will be selling Valentines Feb 9th & 16th prior to Sunday school and morning worship. Valentine’s will be

delivered on February 16th during Sunday school. All donations will be used for the GA Summer Camp Mission

offering. Stop by and select your GA Valentine to support missions. Please pray for our volunteers, guest speak-

ers, and staff as they lead and prepare for the activities this month.

Jason Mercer

Education Ministry This weekend is a significant event in the life of our church. We will experience an in-depth study of the book of Colos-

sians. We will be led by a Bible scholar. We will have an opportunity to unlock the message of this letter written so long

ago, and see how we can use this information in our lives today. It will be uplifting and informative.

This weekend is also a significant event in our country. Professional football teams who have battled their way to the top

will play the ultimate game of champions we know as the Super Bowl. Last year this big game was played in our own

state. Baptists were on hand to meet any ministry needs that came to light. Kay Bennett, who is the director of Baptist

Friendship House was very involved in this ministry. Today Ms. Bennett explains, "The Super Bowl is commonly known as the single largest incidence of human trafficking in

the United States each year." Right beside the fun and pagentry of this big game, people are being bought and sold as slaves

for the pleasure of the purchaser. It went on in Louisiana last year and will be going on in New Jersey this year.

According to enditmovement.com, the human trafficking industry brings in nearly $32 billion dollars each year--

that's 139 times more than the $230 million made by broadcast ad sales for the 2013 Super Bowl. They further state that the

average slave is sold for no more than $90. The cheapest ticket for the 2013 Super Bowl started at $650.

Choose the events that request your time and attention wisely.

See you at Winter Bible Study,

Theresa

Remember to bring a

can of soup for the

Winn Community

Food Pantry on

“Soup”er Bowl Sunday,

February 2. GA Valentines for Sale

February 9 & 16

Delivery February 16

All proceeds go toward the

GA Summer Camp Mission offering.

First Baptist Church...Serving Christ in the Heart of the Forest

February 2, 2014

2’s & 3’s Victor & Melissa Vines

4’s & 5’s Jeremy & Kristy Moore

Schedule

For

2/2 - 2/8

In Memory of :

Leo Shelton given by Mr. & Mrs. Mack

Varnell, Mr. & Mrs. Gene Long, Juanita

Pharr Cancer Support Group, Mr. & Mrs. Hershel Machen, Mr. & Mrs. Harold Pool,

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Don

Causey, Mr. & Mrs. Lyn Bankston, Mr. Matt

Milam, Robin & Debbie Cummings &

children

Stacey Gardner given by Mr. & Mrs.

Hershel Machen, Mr. & Mrs. Don Causey,

Mr. & Mrs. Lyn Bankston, Robin & Debbie

Cummings & children

Rudolph Foster

given by Mr. Matt Milam

Harold Hickey

given by Mr. Matt Milam, Mr. & Mrs.

Hershel Machen, Mr. & Mrs. Lyn Bankston

Chester Derr given by Mr. Matt Milam, Mr. & Mrs.

Hershel Machen, , Mr. & Mrs. Don Causey

Helen Mabe, Rhett Lathan, Trey Thompson

& Tyron Tinnerello

given by Mr. & Mrs. Gene Long

Mrs. Ernie Peterson

given by Mr. & Mrs. Don Causey

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Editor......................................FBC STAFF

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Gracie Moore

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Inez Ball, Connor Junkin, Matthew Kelley

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Jourdan Jurek

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Reggie Lou Straughan

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Caleb Austin, Sarah Bruce, Pat Long

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7

B. R. Audirsch, Hunter Little

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Kylie Dupree, Mike Simmons, Gayle Swilley

FOR THE RECORD (JAN. 26)

Sunday School Enr. Att. Adults 332 176 Youth 74 21 Children 67 30 Pre School 25 18 ___ ___ Total 498 245 Tithes & Offerings Budget Required $15,471.22 Budget $11,544.09 Designated $ 1,227.18 Total $12,771.27 Giving to Remodel Plan $ 145.00 Year-to-Date Budget Required $ 61,884.88 Year-to-Date Budget Receipts $ 46,721.90 Over (Under) Budget ($ 15,162.98)

DAILY BIBLE READINGS

Sun. Feb. 2 Lev. 4-5

Mon. Feb. 3 Lev. 6-7

Tues. Feb. 4 Lev. 8-9

Wed. Feb. 5 Lev. 10-12

Thurs. Feb. 6 Lev. 13

Fri. Feb. 7 Lev. 14-15

Sat. Feb. 8 Lev. 16-18

Sun. Feb. 9 Lev. 19-21

Sunday, February 2

9:00 - 9:45 AM Library open

9:40 AM Sunday School - 4th session of

Winter Bible Study

10:40 AM Preschool Worship

11:00 AM Morning Worship - Final

session of Winter Bible Study

12:00 PM Church-wide Dinner on the

Grounds

No Evening Activities

Tuesday, February 4

7:00 AM Men’s Prayer Breakfast

Wednesday, February 5

9:00 - 1:00 PM Library open

5:30 PM Gym Opens

6:15 PM Prayer Mtg., M & M,

S.T.O.M.P.

7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir

Rehearsal

Saturday, February 8

3:00 PM Youth depart for Faith &

Family Day at Tech. Mrs. Patricia Hanna given by Mrs. Sandra Smith,

Robin & Debbie Cummings & children

Cathy Franks given by Mr. & Mrs. Don Causey,

Mrs. Sandra Smith, Robin & Debbie Cummings &

children

Mike Spangler given by Mr. & Mrs. Don Causey