Church Staff Rev Scott Stancil Pastor

Ricky Stark Minister of Students amp Education

Carol Petty CDC Director

Hayley Smith Ministry Intern

Encourager THE FIRST BAPTIST LYMAN

WEEK OF APRIL 7 2010

Family and Friends

What an incredible Easter Sunday we shared together The music

and fellowship were so good And the Lord certainly blessed us with

perfect weather

Did you notice the beautiful plants and flowers in front of the sanctuary Matthew

and Larry Arms organized a group of 30 volunteers this past Saturday to plant and

spread mulch It looks so nice Thanks to all who helped Thanks also to the group

from our church who built a ramp for a family in need You guys are awesome

This Sunday begins a new series on Sunday mornings on Matthew 5 - 7 the Sermon

on the Mount Jesusrsquo teachings were so practical Hersquos revealing several important

things for us to remember First wersquore declared righteous through our faith and by

Godrsquos grace Itrsquos not works or observing the law Secondly Jesus shows us how we

should live based upon our righteousness in Christ In other words He tells us how

to live like wersquore saved Thirdly the result of being declared righteous and living

accordingly is that we are blessed Simply put we experience the fullness of God I

enjoy practical teaching and Jesus was the best at it

Pray for the Music Ministry Search Team as they continue their process of calling a

Minister of Music and Senior Adults The need for this position on our ministry

team reaches far beyond Sunday morning worship Irsquom excited to know that God

has already ordained this process and the individual that He will lead us to call

I love you all Yoursquore such a blessing to me As I begin my third year at Lyman I

have great expectations and dreams of what I believe the Lord will do in and

through our church Donrsquot miss it

God Bless

Pastor Scott

Sunday bull 945 am Sunday School

bull 1100 am Morning Worship

bull 530 pm Preschool amp Childrenrsquos

Activities

bull 530 pm Evening Fellowship

bull 600 pm Evening Worship

Wednesday bull 520 - 545 pm Fellowship Meal

bull 545 - 630 pm Childrenrsquos Choirs

bull 630 - 700 pm Childrenrsquos Missions

bull 550 - 600 pm Praise and Prayer

bull 600 - 700 pm Covenant Groups

bull 710 pm Adult Choir

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April

Birthdays

1 Lee Kimmons Jr

1 Mike Frost

1 Katy Dailey

2 Matthew Arms

3 Mickie Pettigrew

3 Terry Stokes

3 Tyler Snow

3 Samuel Eubanks

4 Tammy Simpson

4 Felicia Johnson

4 Hannah Brewer

5 Juanita Kirby

5 Tony Gillespie Jr

5 Jonathan Mason

7 Sherry Effler

7 Jerry Taylor

7 Jerry McKinney

7 Monty Godfrey

7 Robin Whitener

9 Lucy West 9 Vanessa Chavous

11 Jane Gibson

11 David Burt

12 Rhetta White

13 Gladys Aiken

14 Sandra Simpson

14 Dennis Burdette

16 Carolyn Phillips

21 Knox Clyburn

25 Paul Adams

26 Katelyn Chavous

28 Troy Laws

29 Wade Rodgers

29 Joe Felmet

29 Jordan Crowe

29 Hannah Link

30 Ashley Mullinax

Please wish these individuals a

Happy Birthday

ENCOURAGER UPDATE

From The Pastor

WEEKLY AT First

Baptist Lyman

Budget Needs To Date $13316004 Budget Receipts To Date $11128118 Budget Receipts March 28 $1054995 Total Receipts March 28 $1149495

Budget Needs To Date $14340612

Budget Receipts To Date $12145176 Budget Receipts April 4 $1017058 Total Receipts April 4 $1045558

Offering

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Homebound

Of The Week

411 - Carolyn Phillips

White Oak Estates Room 128B

400 Webber Road

Spartanburg SC 29307

418 - Marge Solesbee

75 Solesbee Road

Lyman SC 29365

Attendance March 28 2010

Sunday School 163

Worship 198

April 4 2010

Sunday School 218

Worship 305

Deacon of

The Week

411 - Kevin Crowe

510 Duncan Station Road

Duncan SC 29334

418 - Buddy Smith

305 Duncan Reidville Road

Duncan SC 29334

Childcare Extended Care 41110

Babies Alice Farr Peggy Fogel

Nancy Eubanks

Toddlers Ken Eubanks Katie Johnson

Clayton Bradley

2-4 Yr Olds Matt amp Diana Wofford Bobby Bentley

Extended Care 41810

Babies Bootsie Harvey Betty Watson

Ashley Gosnell

Toddlers Tollie Gosnell Kathy Ann Crowe

Larry Arms

2-4 Yr Olds Kelvin amp Avonda Mitchem

Chas Dodd

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 80 Groce Road Lyman SC 29365

Phone (8

64)439-8721 F

ax (864) 439-87

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anorg E-mail m

ailfirstlym

anorg Honorarium

Given in honor of Etherage Farr

Adult IV Menrsquos Sunday School Class

ChurChurChurChurcccchhhh NewsNewsNewsNews OpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunities From the Minister OF From the Minister OF From the Minister OF From the Minister OF

STUDENTS amp EDUCATIONSTUDENTS amp EDUCATIONSTUDENTS amp EDUCATIONSTUDENTS amp EDUCATION

Donrsquot forget to pray for our adopted missionary Alissa Stewart who is serving in Uganda

Student MinistryStudent MinistryStudent MinistryStudent Ministry

I stumbled across a great quote today while reading the book

Apologetics for a New Generation It said ldquoWe should love reason

because we love God A good sign for a properly developing

Christian culture is its commitment to reasonrdquo Many people pit

faith and reason against each other This just isnrsquot an accurate view

of faith at all Faith is not believing against the evidencemdashfaith is believing in

accordance with the evidence of Godrsquos Word and of Godrsquos character Christianity

is a rational faith and it corresponds with reality There are absolutely NO

internal contradictions and nothing has ever been discovered that can disprove

any of Christianityrsquos tenets or the truthfulness of Godrsquos WordmdashNOTHING We

have good reason to believe as we do The last couple of Sunday nights we saw

in our study of the canon and of scriptural translation that our faith is completely

rational and withstands any test Letrsquos continue to go deeper into Godrsquos Word

and to continue to think deeply concerning our faith ldquoalways being prepared to

make a defense to anyone who asks [us] for a reason for the hope that is in

[us]rdquo (1 Pet 315) Let us commit with new resolve to be thinking Christians

PS If you are looking for some resources to study the issues of canon and

translation further you might want to check out the following

David Allen Black New Testament Textual Criticism A Concise Guide

(Grand Rapids Baker Academic 1994)

James R White The King James Only Controversy (Grand Rapids Baker 1995)

F F Bruce The New Testament Documents Are They Reliable

(Grand Rapids William B Eerdmans Publishing Company 1981)

Ricky

Child Development Center

Registration is now open for the 2010 - 2011 school year for everyone Please complete a registration form and information sheet which you can get at the CDC The registration fee must must must must be paid to put your childrsquos name on the class roll This fee is nonnonnonnon----refundablerefundablerefundablerefundable You may return the forms to your childrsquos teacher Registration for classes will be on a first come - first serve basis When the class is filled a waiting list will be started If you are interested in enrolling your child in an afternoon program please fill out the registration form It is a separate program with varying costs We will also offer early arrival at 730 AM for $10 per week If you have any questions please contact Carol Petty at the CDC 439-0139

Summer Camp Daytona Beach FL

July 12-16 Deposit $50 Due May 2

Daytona Beach

Welcome To Our New Members

Ms Sterling George

Mr Quinton Baker

Study on Beatitudes begins

Sunday April 11 - Morning Service

Jesus loves us and wants us to be

fulfilled But the key to fulfillment is

found in our character not our actions

In our study of the beatitudes wersquoll

learn and cultivate the Christian

character that God desires As a result

we will be ldquoblessedrdquo and experience the

rich favor of God

Family Mission Trip MeetingFamily Mission Trip MeetingFamily Mission Trip MeetingFamily Mission Trip Meeting

Anyone interested in going on the Family Mission Trip June 13 - 18 2010 please meet in the Fellowship Hall on April 12 at 630 PM Details of the trip will be discussed If you cannot be there and are interested in going

contact Tommie Sutton

All seniors are invited to attend our

monthly meal and meeting on April

13 at 6 PM in the Fellowship Hall

Our guest will be Kathy Swartz

Menrsquos Prayer Breakfast Sunday Morning

April 18

830 PM

Make plans to attend

Discovering Godrsquos Beauty SecretsDiscovering Godrsquos Beauty SecretsDiscovering Godrsquos Beauty SecretsDiscovering Godrsquos Beauty Secrets

First Baptist Lyman Womenrsquos Retreat Friday May 14 6 PM - 930 PM

Saturday May 15 830 AMmdash230 PM

Featuring National Bible Teacher and SpeakerFeaturing National Bible Teacher and SpeakerFeaturing National Bible Teacher and SpeakerFeaturing National Bible Teacher and Speaker Frankie Sherman

She will present her new message ldquoShe will present her new message ldquoShe will present her new message ldquoShe will present her new message ldquoGodrsquos Beauty Secretsrdquo Godrsquos Beauty Secretsrdquo Godrsquos Beauty Secretsrdquo Godrsquos Beauty Secretsrdquo ldquoBeauty secretsrdquo

isnrsquot from the pages of Vogue or another seminar from a beauty consultant The message is from Godrsquos Word Godrsquos Word Godrsquos Word Godrsquos Word and is for women who

no longer want the culture to define them or confine them but want to be REFINEDREFINEDREFINEDREFINED in the image of Godimage of Godimage of Godimage of God

Join us for this incredible conference and discover Godrsquos Beauty Secret to everlasting beauty

For ticket information please contact our church officeFor ticket information please contact our church officeFor ticket information please contact our church officeFor ticket information please contact our church office

Phone 864-439-8721 80 Groce Road Lyman SC Email mailfirstlymanorg

Visit our website wwwfirstlymanorg

Congratulations to our new parents

To Carla Hall

on the birth of her daughter

Payton Hall

To Matt amp Diana Wofford

on the birth of their daughter

Brianna Faith Wofford

ChurChurChurChurcccchhhh NewsNewsNewsNews OpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunities From the Minister OF From the Minister OF From the Minister OF From the Minister OF

STUDENTS amp EDUCATIONSTUDENTS amp EDUCATIONSTUDENTS amp EDUCATIONSTUDENTS amp EDUCATION

Donrsquot forget to pray for our adopted missionary Alissa Stewart who is serving in Uganda

Student MinistryStudent MinistryStudent MinistryStudent Ministry

I stumbled across a great quote today while reading the book

Apologetics for a New Generation It said ldquoWe should love reason

because we love God A good sign for a properly developing

Christian culture is its commitment to reasonrdquo Many people pit

faith and reason against each other This just isnrsquot an accurate view

of faith at all Faith is not believing against the evidencemdashfaith is believing in

accordance with the evidence of Godrsquos Word and of Godrsquos character Christianity

is a rational faith and it corresponds with reality There are absolutely NO

internal contradictions and nothing has ever been discovered that can disprove

any of Christianityrsquos tenets or the truthfulness of Godrsquos WordmdashNOTHING We

have good reason to believe as we do The last couple of Sunday nights we saw

in our study of the canon and of scriptural translation that our faith is completely

rational and withstands any test Letrsquos continue to go deeper into Godrsquos Word

and to continue to think deeply concerning our faith ldquoalways being prepared to

make a defense to anyone who asks [us] for a reason for the hope that is in

[us]rdquo (1 Pet 315) Let us commit with new resolve to be thinking Christians

PS If you are looking for some resources to study the issues of canon and

translation further you might want to check out the following

David Allen Black New Testament Textual Criticism A Concise Guide

(Grand Rapids Baker Academic 1994)

James R White The King James Only Controversy (Grand Rapids Baker 1995)

F F Bruce The New Testament Documents Are They Reliable

(Grand Rapids William B Eerdmans Publishing Company 1981)

Ricky

Child Development Center

Registration is now open for the 2010 - 2011 school year for everyone Please complete a registration form and information sheet which you can get at the CDC The registration fee must must must must be paid to put your childrsquos name on the class roll This fee is nonnonnonnon----refundablerefundablerefundablerefundable You may return the forms to your childrsquos teacher Registration for classes will be on a first come - first serve basis When the class is filled a waiting list will be started If you are interested in enrolling your child in an afternoon program please fill out the registration form It is a separate program with varying costs We will also offer early arrival at 730 AM for $10 per week If you have any questions please contact Carol Petty at the CDC 439-0139

Summer Camp Daytona Beach FL

July 12-16 Deposit $50 Due May 2

Daytona Beach

Welcome To Our New Members

Ms Sterling George

Mr Quinton Baker

Study on Beatitudes begins

Sunday April 11 - Morning Service

Jesus loves us and wants us to be

fulfilled But the key to fulfillment is

found in our character not our actions

In our study of the beatitudes wersquoll

learn and cultivate the Christian

character that God desires As a result

we will be ldquoblessedrdquo and experience the

rich favor of God

Family Mission Trip MeetingFamily Mission Trip MeetingFamily Mission Trip MeetingFamily Mission Trip Meeting

Anyone interested in going on the Family Mission Trip June 13 - 18 2010 please meet in the Fellowship Hall on April 12 at 630 PM Details of the trip will be discussed If you cannot be there and are interested in going

contact Tommie Sutton

All seniors are invited to attend our

monthly meal and meeting on April

13 at 6 PM in the Fellowship Hall

Our guest will be Kathy Swartz

Menrsquos Prayer Breakfast Sunday Morning

April 18

830 PM

Make plans to attend

Discovering Godrsquos Beauty SecretsDiscovering Godrsquos Beauty SecretsDiscovering Godrsquos Beauty SecretsDiscovering Godrsquos Beauty Secrets

First Baptist Lyman Womenrsquos Retreat Friday May 14 6 PM - 930 PM

Saturday May 15 830 AMmdash230 PM

Featuring National Bible Teacher and SpeakerFeaturing National Bible Teacher and SpeakerFeaturing National Bible Teacher and SpeakerFeaturing National Bible Teacher and Speaker Frankie Sherman

She will present her new message ldquoShe will present her new message ldquoShe will present her new message ldquoShe will present her new message ldquoGodrsquos Beauty Secretsrdquo Godrsquos Beauty Secretsrdquo Godrsquos Beauty Secretsrdquo Godrsquos Beauty Secretsrdquo ldquoBeauty secretsrdquo

isnrsquot from the pages of Vogue or another seminar from a beauty consultant The message is from Godrsquos Word Godrsquos Word Godrsquos Word Godrsquos Word and is for women who

no longer want the culture to define them or confine them but want to be REFINEDREFINEDREFINEDREFINED in the image of Godimage of Godimage of Godimage of God

Join us for this incredible conference and discover Godrsquos Beauty Secret to everlasting beauty

For ticket information please contact our church officeFor ticket information please contact our church officeFor ticket information please contact our church officeFor ticket information please contact our church office

Phone 864-439-8721 80 Groce Road Lyman SC Email mailfirstlymanorg

Visit our website wwwfirstlymanorg

Congratulations to our new parents

To Carla Hall

on the birth of her daughter

Payton Hall

To Matt amp Diana Wofford

on the birth of their daughter

Brianna Faith Wofford