Church Staff Rev. Scott Stancil Pastor

Ricky Stark Minister of Students & Education

Carol Petty CDC Director

Hayley Smith Ministry Intern

Encourager THE FIRST BAPTIST LYMAN

WEEK OF DECEMBER 30, 2009

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are now geared up to begin a new year. Ecclesiastes tells us there is a season for everything. I hope the

season we are entering is filled with blessings and renewed hope and joy for each of you.

Did you make it Home For Christmas? What a great day it was in worship and fellowship.

It was so exciting to see many of the folks who normally are unable to attend. Thanks to

family, friends, and church members who provided the way.

Along with Home For Christmas, we celebrated The Splendor of Christmas on Sunday

evenings. Thank you to all the children’s choir leaders, the children, the adults and all the

musicians, and the sound and technology team for their incredible effort, and for sharing

their amazing talents with the church. Your ministry added so much joy and meaning to

our Christmas celebration. I also need to thank Wade Rodgers for stepping in with very

little notice and providing tremendous leadership in our music ministry. I praise God for all

of you!

There are so many wonderful things before us in 2010. In the weeks ahead I will be sharing

with the congregation the vision the Lord has burned in my heart. I hope you’ll be with us

on Sunday mornings to hear all about it. It’s going to be an exciting year.

Please know how much my family and I love and appreciate each one of you. It is such a joy

to be your pastor. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for our church! Let’s continue to

pray together, worship through our lifestyle, tell others the Good News, and enjoy fellowship with one another!

First Baptist Lyman: One Lord. One Fellowship. One Purpose.

God Bless,

Sunday • 9:45 am Sunday School

• 11:00 am Morning Worship

• 5:30 pm Preschool & Children’s

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• 5:30 pm Evening Fellowship

• 6:00 pm Evening Worship

Wednesday • 5:20 - 5:45 pm Fellowship Meal

• 5:45 - 6:30 pm Children’s Choirs

• 6:30 - 7:00 pm Children’s Missions

• 5:50 - 6:00 pm Praise and Prayer

• 6:00 - 7:00 pm Covenant Groups

• 7:10 pm Adult Choir

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January Birthdays 1 - Lewis Harvey

1 - Josh Massey

1 - Ann McMakin

2 - Betty Whitmire

3 - Jeremy McKinney

4 - Andrew Bradley 6 - Caylie Walker

7 - Clayton Bradley

7 - Harold Bullard

7 - Lisa Eubanks

9 - Buddy Eubanks, Jr.

9 - Shanda Owens

9 - Todd Wright

10 - Raymond Morrow

11 - Ginger Ryals

12 - Mavis Eledge

12 - Betty Knight

13 - Rachel Fillipetti

14 - Ruth Dobson

14 - Vicki Hadden

16 - Patsy Baldwin

18 - Jack Morgan

19 - Larry Arms

19 - Amanda Young

20 - Sandra Eubanks

20 - Fred Greer 21 - Kaci Snow

23 - Marshall Alexander

23 - Margaret Mayfield

23 - Betsy Meccia

26 - Alysa Lee

26 - Kevin Lee

29 - Wade Brewer

29 - Nancy Eubanks

Please wish these individuals a

Happy Birthday!

ENCOURAGER UPDATE

From The Pastor

WEEKLY AT First

Baptist Lyman

Budget Needs To Date: $523,613.66 Budget Receipts To Date: $483,597.93

Budget Receipts December 20: $18,405.90 Total Receipts December 20: $21,560.15

Budget Needs To Date: $534,171.62

Budget Receipts To Date: $498,764.93 Budget Receipts December 27: $15,167.00 Total Receipts December 27: $17,816.00

Offering

Extended Care 1/3/09

Babies: Glenda Thackston / Debbie Young

Toddlers: Shanda Owens / Susan Freeman

2-4 Yr. Olds: Curt Hadden / Shanna Hadden

Extended Care 1/10/09

Babies: Elizabeth Petty/Amanda Young/

Erika Clyburn

Toddlers: Charlie Clyburn / Caylie Walker

2-4 Yr. Olds: Josh & Julie Massey / Jennifer Morris

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Homebound

Of The Week

1/3 - Mary Lynch

Golden Age Nursing Home

Room 107

82 North Main St.

Inman, SC 29349

1/10 - Ruth Dobson

Rosecrest/Woodland Ridge

200 Fortress Drive

Inman, SC 29349

Attendance December 20, 2009

Sunday School:

Worship: 292

December 27, 2009

Sunday School: 166

Worship: 182

Deacon of

The Week

1/3 - Kevin Crowe

510 Duncan Station Drive

Duncan, SC 29334

1/10 - Buddy Smith

305 Duncan Reidville Rd.

Duncan, SC 29334

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MEMORIAL Given In Memory Of Patricia McAbee

(Kevin Crowe’s Mother):

Mary Gregory

Marty & Kay Brown

Penny Eubanks

Mark & Cindy Pike

Given In Memory Of

Oscar & Lenore Walker:

Jerry & Verna Taylor

Given In Memory Of Carl & Marie Tuck: Eleanor Tuck

Given In Memory Of Bill Drake:

Hazel, Elizabeth, & Ann Drake

Given In Memory Of Hovie Bolding

(David Bolding’s Father): Adult III Sunday School Class

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Don’t forget to pray for our adopted Missionary

Alissa Stewart, who is

serving in Uganda!

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Whew! It’s hard to believe Christmas has already come and gone! I hope

your family had a wonderful time together as you reflected on Christ’s coming and looked forward to His coming again. Christmas is “the most

wonderful time of the year,” but we have got some incredible things

coming up this year in 2010. Let me encourage you to begin to pray about

a couple of things as you prepare for the new year.

1) Ask God what you can do to grow more spiritually this year. We have a number of

exciting studies coming up. If you have never taken our Financial Peace course, let me encourage you to come to the free preview night on Sunday, January 17. Even if you are

completely debt-free, this course can show you how you can be an even better steward

of the money God has entrusted you with so that you are better equipped for kingdom

living. We will also have a special preview night for our Covenant Groups on Wednesday,

January 6. Make plans to be here as we share some of the exciting opportunities we

have in store for our Covenant Groups this year! And of course, if you are not a part of a

Sunday School class, boy are you missing out! Sunday School is our primary avenue of

ministry here at Lyman and is filled with solid biblical study as well as good Christian fellowship. Make this the year you commit to being in a Sunday School! I’d love to talk

to you more about any and all of these opportunities! Let’s dive in deeper this year!

2) Ask God where He would have you serve. Many Christians treat church like it’s a

spectator sport. Make this the year you get out on the field! If we’re going to continue

to grow and thrive at Lyman, we need all hands on deck! There are so many amazing

areas to serve in our church—some that we might not have even thought about yet! I know you’re busy—we all are—but I pray this is the year that we’ll all give a little bit of

our time and resources for the glory of God and the sake of His church!

I love you guys so much! I’ve been enjoying my vacation, but I can’t wait to be back this

week to worship with you again! God bless you—and Happy New Year!

Ricky

2010 Contribution Envelopes are here! If you need a

box, or if you haven’t picked your box up, please call or

come by the church office.

The church office will be closed on

January 1 in observance of the New

Year holiday. We would like to wish

everyone a healthy and prosperous

New Year!

Dear First Lyman Family-

Thank you so much for

your prayers, cards, and

visits while Clayton was in

the hospital last week.

Thank you also for your continued prayer

as he is now at home recovering. You all

mean the world to us.

We Love You,

The Bradleys

There will be no services on :

Sunday Night, Jan. 3 Financial Peace University—January 2010

What’s your New Year’s resolution? GET OUT OF DEBT! Come to the FREE Financial Peace Preview Night on

January 17. Call the church office or contact Tollie &

Ashley Gosnell for more information. The class will

begin on January 31.

Our deepest sympathy is extended to the following who have recently lost

loved ones:

Kevin Crowe Family in the loss of Kevin’s Mom, Pat McAbee

David Bolding Family in the loss of David’s father, Hovie S. Bolding

Men’s Prayer Breakfast

January 17 at 8:30 AM

Joy FellowshipJoy FellowshipJoy FellowshipJoy Fellowship Tuesday, January 12Tuesday, January 12Tuesday, January 12Tuesday, January 12

6:00 PM6:00 PM6:00 PM6:00 PM

Wade Rodgers will provide the entertainment.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Goal: $8000

Received to date: $6627

Balance to meet goal: $1373

Please pray and give as the Lord

leads so that we can meet our

goal.

Many plans for 2010 are already made!

Visit our website, firstlyman.org, to get a

closer look at all facets of First Baptist

Lyman.

No matter what your interest is, you will

find the latest information on the website.

Looking ahead to 2010: Check out the video on the Student Ministry page of firstlyman.org. It’s pretty incredible!

All ladies are invited to this Women’s Ministry event!