The Monthly Newsletter of First Baptist Church of Haleyville

Vol. 54: Issue 2 February 2021

Our policy for our prayer list is to list someone for two publications and then remove them. We are going to follow this policy to the best of our ability.

Stay current through our website www.fbchaleyville.org

First Baptist Church Haleyville 1103 21st Street, Haleyville, AL 35565

Phone: (205) 486-3762 Fax: (205) 486-7299

Office Hours: Monday—Friday, 8:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m.

Your FBC Ministry Team

Rev. Nathan Carroll, Pastor

Rev. Jon LaMarque, Associate Pastor: Students

Peggy Harlan, Minister of Preschool

Gina Corsbie, Choir Director

Lori Crook, Children’s Minister

FBC Worship Schedule

Sunday Sunday School Online Morning Worship 8:30/10:00 AM Evening Worship/Discipleship Training Online

Wednesday Adult Bible Study/KidsPoint/Mission Friends 6:00 PM Surrender (Youth Bible Study) 6:30 PM

Stewardship Report:

Sunday, January 10 Budget Needed .….………….$13,336.70 Total General Fund..................$ 9,139.02

Sunday, January 17 Budget Needed ….….….........$13,336.70 Total General Fund…..............$ 8,746.70 . Sunday, January 24 Budget Needed ….….….........$13,336.70 Total General Fund….............$10,341.00

Sunday, January 31 Budget Needed ….….….........$13,336.70 Total General Fund….............$15,430.40

The Family of Dana Baker The Family of Ella Wayne McNutt Johnny Long Reagan Phillips The Family Jo Courington Vayrene Lowman Mildred Bray Warren Miller Peggy League Shae Williams Lorene Ruble Betty Stringfellow Mildred Bray Rena Walker Nona Faye Cash Terry Slatton Jim Wakefield Bobbie Hayes Harold Rhodes Angie McMillan Carolyn Cummings John Calvert Sr. Allen Rowe Ella Claire Cleghorn Karl Hassle Chole Cochran Dewayne Williams Don Weiler Helen Sartin Virginia Bridges Jerry Coan

First Family Prayer Concerns

2021 Financials: January 31

Total Budget Requirement YTD $66,683.50

Tithes/Offerings/Gifts YTD $47,712.12

Little Lambs YTD $1,725.00

Wednesday Night Supper YTD $

Total Receipts YTD $49,437.12

Total Expenses YTD $42,614.75

Ushers

Thank you to these people who have volunteered for the Serve Team each

Sunday during this season!

Brad Taylor

Benny and Rena Glass Mark Finley Lane Bates Jeff Mobley

Bill Self Keith Brannon Russell Eason

Mattie Barringer James Glasgow

Terri Finley Ann Mott

John Taylor Lindsey Jessica Musso

Azalea Manor Mildred Bray Martha Parker

Rose Manor Juanita Glass

Bobbie Masters

Hendrix Health Care Oneita Hagan Marla Snider

Haleyville Health Care Annie Irene Campbell

Paula Owens Veta Wallace

Jeanette Mayfield

Country Place Sr. Living Rena Walker

Russellville Healthcare

Hazel Corsbie (Greg Corsbie’s grandmother)

Military

Ema-Lee Brannon

Mission Field Emily Brown

Ben and Candi Williams

If you see anyone on the list that needs to be removed or added please call the church office.

Weekly Financial Reports

January 24 Weekly Budgeted

Requirements $13,336.70

Total General Fund $10,341.00

January 31 Weekly Budgeted

Requirements $13,336.70

Total General Fund

$15,430.40

Deacon’s Ministry

Week of February 7 Heath Banks 269-3069 Joey Adamson 269-6696 Mark Butler 486-0368

Week of February 14 Richard Bittinger 269-0999 Jeremy Raburn 269-2114 Will Walker 269-8121

Week of February 21

Pat Taylor 993-5847 Matt Mobley 269-1071 Jammie Cagle 281-2538 George Farris 486-0123

Week of February 28

Mark Finley 486-0961 Steven Wilson 269-4521 James Glasgow 272-2880

Youth Stuff

Children’s Corner

Surrender Wednesday Nights at 6:30

The Nest Join us every week. We are currently going through a series about cultural issues. Small group discussion are on Sundays at 11:00.

Join us each Wednesday at 6:00 PM for children’s worship. Mission Friends for our preschoolers is also taking place.

252 on Sundays is meeting. We can’t wait to see you.

Dear First Baptist Church, Thank you so much for the beautiful plant you sent to us. It was very kind of you all to think of us at this time. The plant was greatly ap-preciated and I will care for it and always remember who sent it to us. Again thank you very much. Love, Martha Sarah Ellington Family Thank you for all your prayers and the lovely plant and prayers. You all have a blessed day, George Farris Haleyville First Baptist, We want to thank you for your continued support and gifts this past year. We could not serve moms, dads, and their little ones in our community without you! Even though we can’t share details with you about client stories like we wish we could, we hope that you know that you have made an eternal impact in the lives of the fami-lies that we serve! Thank you for being pro abundant life. With deep gratitude, Jenny Odom , Executive Director

I Cry to You Nathan Carroll

Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You,

And I will look up. Psalm 5:1-3

Fear. Anxiety. Anger. Unrest. Alienated. Apathy. Melancholy. These are words that over the last eleven months have been spoken while discussing the current social, political, and medical climate. To be honest, these are all emotions that I have felt at some point over the past twelve months. We are truly living in unprecedented times. These are natural expressions of human emotion when faced with uncertainty. Then, often, we compound these emotional responses by speaking with others who are reacting to uncertainty. Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 15:14 can be applied here, “If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

Psalm 5 falls into a category of psalms that make up almost a third of the book. It is a lament psalm. David is obviously in a difficult situation. He is grieved over the work of evil before him and the uncertainty of his current circumstances has him experiencing the emotions discussed earlier. Must specifically in verses 4-6; 9-10, David is describing anger. Although, it is a righteous indignation he knows it is out of place because vengeance belongs to God. So, what does he do?

First, David, did not talk to others about his emotions. He cried out to God (v. 1-3). Secondly, he admitted his lack of knowledge and his dependance on God’s wisdom (v. 7-8). Third, when reminded of God’s promises, David chose to trust them and live in the joy of his Lord (v. 11-12).

What uncertainty has attacked your spirit today? Before you seek the wisdom of man, talk to God. Before you allow human emotion to cripple you, remind yourself of God’s promises. Before you say woe is me, rejoice because you are a child of God. Our Lord has never experienced uncertainty. He has not forgotten us. He is our shield and hope.