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Glorifying...Growing...Going...
Sunday, September 28
8:15a Contemporary Worship 9:15 Breakfast 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Traditional Worship NO CHILDREN’S CHOIRS Celebration Choir—choir loft 6:00p Evening Worship
Monday, September 29
5:30p Handbell Rehearsal
Tuesday, September 30
Wednesday, October 1
7:10a Youth Devo/Breakfast-FUMC 5:30p Bible Drill in Faith Factory Women of Grace Rehearsal 6:00 Deacon Prayer Time 6:15 Faith Factory 6:30 Adult Bible Study/Youth Worship/Celebration Choir Rehearsal 7:45 Praise Team Rehearsal
Thursday, October 2
9:30a Happy Feet
Friday, October 3
12:00p Noon Prayer Time
Saturday, October 4
8:00a Men’s Prayer Breakfast 4:00p Neighborhood Party (Eastside Park)
Sunday, October 5
September 28, 2014 First Baptist Church, Douglas, GA
Worship - 8:15 a.m., 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
GRIEF MINISTRY
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
PLACE OF SERVICE Security Duty - September 28 8:15 a.m., & 6:00 p.m. Byron Gillespie, Jesse Brantley Mike Spivey, Stan Moore S.S., 11:00 a.m., & Wednesday James Dixon, Jeff Timothy Larry Abbott Deacons on Call Brad Barlow, Dwayne Gillis Wayne Cloud-Reserve
Ushers 8:15: John Day 11:00: Stacy Roberson
6:00: Jesse Brantley
Extended Care 8:15: Pam Gillis, Scottie Adams & family, Amanda & Anna Grace Scholten, Nathan & Kellie Lingenfelter 11:00: The Robersons, Kristy & Kennedie Weems, Jaime Anderson 6:00: Paid Workers
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TOTAL IN SUNDAY SCHOOL 456
TOTAL S.S. ENROLLMENT 938
Contacts 86
OUR GIVING
Weekly Budget Needs $27,837.65
Given This Week $15,639.00
YTD Budget Needs $1,057,830.70
YTD Budget Given $976,732.19
Special Offerings:
Balance of Designations/Week $925.00
Storehouse Fund Given/Week $95.00
YTD $12,705.50
Missions $70.00
Missions YTD $18,859.00
Benevolence $0.00
State Missions $422.00
YTD $4,292.00
LAST WEEK’S REPORT
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CHURCH STAFF Shep Johnson, Pastor [email protected]
John Butler, Assoc. Pastor (Education & Administration) [email protected]
B.J. Holliday, Minister of Music and Worship [email protected]
Mike Clements, Minister to Students [email protected]
Diane Roberson, Preschool and Children’s Director [email protected]
Peggy Hurd, Family Ministry Center Director [email protected]
Rhonda Saeed, Ministry Assistant [email protected]
Antoinette McKinnon, Pastor’s Assistant [email protected]
Trish Payton, Financial Secretary [email protected]
Arnie Bowers, Facilities Manager [email protected]
Aline Littleton, Custodian Bruce Bassett, Maintenance
Hunter Latham, Night Custodian
From the Grapevine: I have said on a number of occasions that if I ever take the opportunity to write a book I plan to entitle it, “It’s Always Something.” Isn’t that the way of life? It’s always something. If you are in a hurry, a tire is sure to go flat. If you are struggling financially, the washing machine stops working. If you fail to back up your computer files, your hard drive melts down. Life is filled with problems, challenges, and disappointments. But our attitude can make a big difference in how we cope with those issues. How many times have you asked someone how he or she is doing only to hear the response, “Okay, under the circumstances”? So what does the word, “circumstances” mean? “Circumstances” refers to the factors, conditions, or environment that characterize the situation in which we find ourselves. Many times those circumstances can be very difficult. Jesus knew this would be the case, but He said, “In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world” John 16:33 (NASB95). In Romans 8:37-39 (NASB95) the Apostle Paul writes, “ But in all these things [i.e. all these circumstances] we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Listen, our ultimate victory in life is assured because we walk with Christ. Jesus lives in “the winner’s circle” because He won the ultimate victory at Calvary. For that very reason, if we choose to follow Him and serve Him, we will live in the winner’s circle as well. Because of Christ we don’t have to live “under the circumstances;” we can choose to live “above the circumstances.” The key is our attitude. The truth is that God will give us all that we need in order to fulfill His perfect will for our lives. That doesn’t shield us from hardships and difficulties, but it does mean that we will be victorious in the long term. Chuck Swindoll writes, “Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitude toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.” My prayer for each of us is that we will choose to adopt a winning attitude. As we do we will glorify the Lord, grow in His grace, and go out in His power to a world that is desperate for hope and a new beginning.
Brother Shep
Children & Youth Ministry 2
Missions & Music Ministry 3
Movie Night 4
Ladies Banquet 4
Education Ministry 5
Traditional Service Order of Worship 5
Weekly Calendar 6
Inside this issue:
Flowers The flowers placed in the sanctuary today are to the glory of God and in loving memory of Martin Meeks by Lynn Meeks & family.
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR 6
We are missing about 20-25 of our GEMS tablecloths. Ladies, please check your linen closets for them. We need them back before the banquet in October.
We are also in need of men and youth to serve at our upcoming banquet on Tuesday, October 21. Please contact Kim Knight at 381-4191 or Bro. John Butler if you would be willing to assist.
Attention Special Activities Group Leaders: We have new updated folders for you to pick up in the Family Ministry Center Office. Thanks!
LADIES MINISTRY
Movie Night We will be hosting Movie Night in the FMC on October 5
th. Fellowship will
begin at 5:00 p.m. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please bring Finger Foods! Beverages will be provided. Please try and have your food here by 4:30 p.m.
MOVIE NIGHT 5 PM—Fellowship 6 PM—Movie
HELP US STOCK OUR FOOD PANTRY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
as we observe World Hunger Sunday.
We will be Collecting for Global Hunger Relief through the month of October. Please pick up a
bread bank today in the FMC or Sanctuary Foyer.
EDUCATION MINISTRY
Hebrews 2:18 (NKJV)
For in that He Himself has suffered, being
tempted, He is able to aid those who are
tempted.
SS Teachers please begin planning now for your Fall class
fellowship. Need ideas, see Bro. John.
By the Book Bible Study (Isaiah’s Servant Songs)
Will resume Thursday October 16, 2014
Coming Soon—Men’s and Women’s discipleship classes.
Women’s SS Teacher needed. If interested please see
Bro. John.
Women’s Ministry
GEMS Banquet
Please sign up quickly if you wish to host a table at this
year’s GEMS Banquet. The theme is Walking with God.
Bro. John
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR 11 AM
Traditional Service
Announcements John Butler
Welcome and Prayer John Butler
Light the Candle
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” B/H #15 (VS 1,2,3)
“Worship the Great I AM” Celebration Choir
“Worthy of Worship” B/H #144 (VS 1,2,3)
Offertory Prayer Mike Clements Children are dismissed for Children’s Church
Worship Through Giving
“Open Our Eyes, Lord” B/H #499
Deacon Prayer
Message Shep Johnson “203 Per Hour”
Matthew 10:1-23 (NASB95)
Responding to God’s Call “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” B/H #320
Benediction
STUDENT MINISTRY
2014-2015 Budget News
Help Needed:
We are looking for people that would be willing to substitute in Children’s Sunday School classes.
Please let Diane know if you are interested. ——————————————
We need people that can help with children’s church classes in the 8:15 or 11 service
(once every 8 weeks) and help with
Bed babies or nursery at the 11am service (4 times a year)
Also looking for volunteers on a rotational basis for
the Sunday night service in the nursery.
Please see Leann Smith or Diane if you can help!
—————————————————- We need people to be greeters in the Front Foyer on Wednesday nights from 5:30-6:30 to direct new
families to children and youth activities. Please see Diane if you can help.
———————————————————
We still need an Assistant in the Kindergarten Class on Sunday Mornings.
Wednesday Nights: Youth Wednesday night worship will be held in the warehouse this Wednesday at 6:30. Be sure to invite all to come back! Sunday Night Discipleship: Sundays @ 4:45pm will begin our Youth discipleship class. The topics studied will include information on various denominations, religions and cults that we as Christians may come across. In studying these we will also be strengthening our understandings of Christian theology and Baptist doctrine. Wednesday morning devos: Students in 6
th-12
th grade
are invited to our devotions every Wednesday morning @ 7:10am. The month of October we will be at First United Methodist Church and as always breakfast is provided. We will be finished by 7:40 and rides will be provided to all schools. Youth Revival: Be in prayer for our youth revival, “UNITE,” being held in the FMC on October 24 & 25. There will be music by Drawing From Heaven and Pastor/Youth Speaker Shawn McBride will be presenting the Word. This event will be in cooperation with several other churches in our area and we hope to fill the FMC with students who hunger for God’s word! For info on Shawn McBride visit: (http://www.truthforyouthamerica.org/). For info on Drawing From Heaven go to www.facebook.com/DrawingFromHeaven. 1 John 2:1 (NKJV) My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. Have you ever read this section of scripture? Take some time to read it beginning in chapter one and then to the end of chapter two. By reading only this one verse you might get the mistaken idea that sin is a minor thing; that John simply says, “don’t sin, but if you do Jesus will forgive you so don’t worry about it.” But this is the farthest from the truth. In fact, John makes the case quite strongly that this forgiveness is for those who are His and the way you know that you are His is that you follow His commands and not sin. Yes…a hundred times yes; if we sin (or when we sin) our Father will forgive us of our sins when we ask Him, and we can again come into His presence and rest in His peace. But which of us want to continually challenge His grace? If we are His, should we not strive to do good? Should we not do all in our power to avoid temptation and avoid sin? I don’t know if I will ever understand “Christians” who don’t, or choose not to, understand the expectation of God. It seems that they search daily for the blessings that they can receive and for the good that their religion and God can bring to them. To my understanding of Scripture this is in complete opposition to the gospel of Christ and the teachings of the Bible. True Christians are not to dwell upon the benefits of their faith, but focus on what they can give for others. Yes, we rejoice in the time to come when all sorrow will cease and our Father welcomes us home with honor. But while on earth our mission is to love and give all we have and all we are to those who He gave Himself to and for. Our faith is not one of self-gratification. Our faith is one of self-sacrifice for those to whom we are called to love. May God bless you in the week to come by helping you avoid the sins that so easily beset us and by sending someone to you who needs help.
Bro. Mike
If you would like to help with this outreach into our community
you can sign up by emailing BJ at [email protected], texting
him @ 592-4785, or calling the church office. We need people
to help with registration, cooking, manning the inflatables,
setup, and clean up. Thank you to those who have signed up
already.
5 2
6 p.m. “Wait on the Lord” Psalm 37:7-11 (NASB95)
In preparation for the upcoming budget workshops, we would like to ask each committee and ministry leader to begin considering their budget proposals. Please contact either John Butler at [email protected] or Trish Payton at [email protected] or call 384-5598. Our target date for submitted proposals is October 1st. Thank you for your cooperation with the Stewardship & Finance Committee as it seeks the Lord’s face in planning the 2015 FBC budget.
Security Schedule We are revamping our security schedule and we need 24 men to fill the roster. Today there will be a sign-up table in the FMC and there will be gentlemen staffing this table who will be able to answer any questions you may have and to assist you in signing up.
MOVIE NIGHT
Sunday, October 5 5 PM—Fellowship (bring finger-foods and sweets)
6 PM—The Movie Starts
