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- Office 478-625-3076 - On Line www.fbclouisvillega.org - Jonathan Witt 478-206-5075 [email protected] - Bill Smith 478-494-8745 [email protected]
First Baptist Church 101 East Ninth Street
Louisville, Georgia 30434
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Non Profit Organization
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Permit No. 8
Louisville, Georgia 30434
The Pathfinder
In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:6
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Sr. Adults Day Out
April 14, 10 AM
Women on Mission will meet on Monday, April 7, at 2:00 PM, in the Philathea-Fidelis Sunday School classroom. We will make plans to ship clothing box to the orphanage in Honduras, and finalize plans for our Easter visit to Heritage Healthcare at Old Capitol. Hope to see you on April 7.
From Our Pastor Jonathan Witt
The Point of Easter
There is just something about Easter that makes me smile. If you grew up in a Southern, Church-going family like I did, you have a lot of memo-ries to look back on at Easter. I think of the many deliberations in past years concerning what my “Easter outfit” would be (some of which I would not want to be caught dead in this Easter). I recall hunting Easter eggs as a child, as well as hiding Easter eggs for my children. Oh, and my mouth waters at the thought of the many Easter dinners that I have shared with my family.
These memories of Easter are special to me, but my most important memories of Easter have been made in Church. That’s because it was in Church that I heard what Easter is really about. Though I did not get the point of Easter for many years, the truth finally dawned on me. Now I get the privilege of telling others what I have learned. There are really two points to Easter: a crucifixion and a resurrection; the end of a life and the beginning of a new life. That’s what the Bible is talking about, when it says that Jesus “…was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification” (Romans 4:25).
Easter Sunday would not be Easter without the Good Friday that pre-ceded it, when Jesus was nailed to a cross. That’s because His death had a point! Jesus “…was delivered up because of our offenses,” rather than because of anything that He had done. The Bible tells us that God “…made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21). Taking the place of sinners carried a high price, because the Bible tells us that “...the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23a). But the Bible tells us that Jesus did it anyway out of love for us: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). There would be no point to Easter Sunday if Jesus had not died for us on Good Friday.
Easter Sunday is actually a celebration of Resurrection Sunday, when Jesus came back to life and walked out of His tomb. Even this was done for you and me, because if He had not risen from the dead, His death would not have made a difference for us. Jesus “…was raised because of our justification,” or in light of the rest of Scripture, to prove that His death could justify us of our sins when we believe. The Bible says that “…if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17)! That’s because if Jesus had not risen from the dead, then He would have just been a regular man dying for his own sins. He would have been unable to take anyone’s place or pay any-one’s price. But Jesus did arise from the dead, and when He did, it was a sign from God to all, saying, “This is the One I told you about! This is the One who can save you! This is the One to believe in!” Just like there would be no point to believing in Him if Jesus had not risen from the dead, there would be no point to Easter, either.
Easter is about what God did to spare us and to give us life, but you will miss out on what God did for you, if you miss the point of Easter. That’s why I’m so glad that I finally got the point!
Christ Is Risen! Alleluia!
Vacation Bible School
June 22-26 5:30-8:30 PM
Volunteers are Needed
Call 478-299-0015 / Valerie Forrest
VBS Clinic / April 15 / 7 PM Wrens Baptist Church
Meet at FBC at 6:15, to ride Church Bus!
Sunday, March 30 at 6:00 PM
Presented by The Young Musicians (Followed by Reception, in the Fellowship Hall)
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2
Music & Missions
3 PM
Prayer Meeting
6:30 PM
Sanctuary Choir
7:15 PM
3 4 5
Christ
is
Risen!
6
Mission Friends
Music Time
AWANA
Recognition
Service
& Reception
6 PM
7
Women
on Mission
2 PM
8 9
Prayer Meeting
6:30 PM
Sanctuary Choir
7:15 PM
10 11 12
Community
Outreach Day
13
PALM SUNDAY
Deacons Meeting
7 PM
14
Sr. Adults
Day Out
10 AM
Lunch at
15
PASSOVER
VBS Clinic
Wrens B.C.
7 PM
(Meet at FBC
at 6:15
to ride bus!)
16
Prayer Meeting
6:30 PM
Sanctuary Choir
7:15 PM
17
MAUNDY
THURSDAY
Community
Service
LUMC
?? PM
18
GOOD FRIDAY
(Office Closed)
19
20
EASTER
Sunday School
9:45
Worship
11:00
No PM Activities
21 22 23
Prayer Meeting
6:30 PM
Travel Buddies
Leave for
Switzerland
24
HBA Spring Mtg
Stapleton B.C.
7 PM
25 26
Derrick Mathis
Jordan Sherrod
Wedding
Emit Grove B.C.
Statesboro
6 PM
27 28 29 30
Prayer Meeting
6:30 PM
April 2014
Birthdays and Anniversaries 2 Dawn Gabriel
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Morgan
6 Keith Taylor
8 Edward Salter
11 Ann McNeely
Debbie H. Shelton
12 Teresa Salter
14 Gloria Cooper
Don Handberry, Jr.
Jeanette Tanner
17 Steven Frost
19 Mr. & Mrs. W.R. Toulson
20 Ricky Wasden
24 Kristie Dye O’Mahony
22 Marcus McLendon
24 Mr. & Mrs. W. A. McGahee
25 Melvin Dye
Becky Epting
Valerie Forrest
26 Jessica Birchfield
Davidson Byrapaka
28 Hallie Unruh
Beth Witt
29 Jay Allen
Bunny Raines
Casey Handberry
School Spring Holidays 7-11
Plant
a Tree!
Arbor Day
is
April 25!
ARBOR
9:45 -- Sunday School
11:00 -- Morning Worship
5:00 -- Youth Group
6:00 -- Evening Worship
Sunday Schedule
