Evangel Stephen Laughlin, Pastor John Holland, Minister of Music & Senior Adults Colin Trisler, Student/Family Life Minister Jason Mercer, Minister of Children

April 13, 2014 | Volume 82....Number 15

First Baptist Church 201 East Court St. Winnfield, LA 71483 318-628-3544

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April 13: The Rapture

April 27: The Tribulation/The

Beast & False Prophet

May 4: The Day of the Lord

May 11: The Millennium

May 18: The Final Judgment,

Lake of Fire, The New Heavens

& New Earth

A Church-Wide Study presented by

Colin Trisler

4:30 PM Each Sunday

District Bible Drill To Be Held

At FBC Sunday, April 13

2:30 PM

Challenge Goal

$300,000

Renovation Fund Offerings Since

Church Vote

Victory Goal

$400,000

From the Pastor Heavy Hearts Life really is a ride, isn’t it? Sometimes we

are on the smooth road; other times, we get the bad

roads. When we are on those difficult roads,

sometimes it’s easy to begin to ask ourselves, “What

could possibly happen next”? It’s a dangerous

question to ask.

In one day this week, Winn Parish lost a 43

year old man to cancer, a 3 year old boy to a tragic

accident, and an 81 year old gentleman surrounded

by family and loved ones. For the families, these are

challenging days. As Christians, what do we say to

them? How can we give them hope when all hope is

seemingly gone?

We do what we are always called to do: we

point them toward Jesus! In a phone conversation the

other day, a gentleman asked me what I would say to

someone who was mad at God for a horrible loss this

person had suffered. My first comment would

probably be, “God can handle it. Go ahead and get it

out”.

But right after that, I hope I would say,

“This is the reason scripture so often speaks about

faith and trust.” Think about it. “Trust in the Lord

with all your heart and lean not on your own

understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5

-6) Lean…not…on…your…own…understanding.

“Lord, I don’t know why my _______ (dad,

mom, son, daughter, grandparent, etc.) had to suffer

and die. I don’t understand.” Lean not on your own

understanding.

“Lord, this trial I’m going through doesn’t

make sense to me.” Lean not on your own

understanding.

“Lord, why do people have to hurt so

much?” Lean not on your own understanding.

“Lord, I’m so limited in what I can

understand.” Lean not on your own understanding.

If you know someone who is hurting today,

or if you are hurting, I hope the message is clear. We

were not built to understand everything. If we had

been, we would have no need for God. But He made

us to be dependent on Him!

In closing, please consider the words to a

chorus made popular in the 1980’s: “So when you

don’t understand, when you don’t see His plan, when

you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.”

Music & Senior Adult Ministry

This Sunday will mark the beginning of our Holy

Week services at First Baptist Church. Each of the

services will include beautiful music that serve as a

reminder of Christ’s Redemption for us.

Palm Sunday Service – Sunday, April 13 at

11:00 a.m.

Holy Week Memorial Service – Wednesday, April

16 at 6:00 p.m.

Easter Sunrise Service – Sunday, April 20 at

8:00 a.m. followed by breakfast

Easter Celebration Service –Sunday, April 20 at

11:00 a.m.

We have several other important events coming up

on the horizon in the near future. Mark your calendars

now and come join us!

Senior Adult Luncheon – Thursday, April 17 at

11:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Lunch will

be provided by the church, so sign up in the

church office if you plan to attend. FBC’s own

Johnny Lovell will be our guest speaker, so

don’t miss it!

Widow’s and Widower’s Banquet – Monday,

April 28 at 6:00 p.m. This is an annual event

hosted by the Deacon’s at FBC. The meal will

consist of pork tenderloin with all the

trimmings and entertainment will be provided

by Leroy James. Please call the church office

and sign up if you plan to attend or if you need

transportation.

This is a busy time at First Baptist Church! Make

plans now for you and your family to be a part of

these events!

John

Children’s Ministry

Children's Rock n' Roll Easter Event

Wednesday, April 16th Missions & Music

will take a break from our regular

curriculum for a Rock n' Roll Easter

Event. Children in 1st - 6th grades will

discover that the rock rolled away and left

an empty tomb. Jesus is Alive! Children

and parents will participate in an Easter

worship service with a simple message

Jesus is Alive! Kids will love the

charming story of three eggs who learn the

true meaning of Easter. Children with the

help of parents and adult volunteers will

then create an Easter Door Hanger to take

the message home. Parents are welcome to

join us for this family Easter Worship

event.

Education Ministry This week in Experiencing God...

What a thought-provoking, mind

expanding, life changing study this is!

During the past week our class was

focused on the body of Christ - His church.

Through the Bible study and Dr.

Blackaby’s personal illustrations, I have

come to a new appreciation of our church

family. I have learned that God Himself

brings a body of believers together to form

His local body. That’s right! He

orchestrates every staff member and

church member’s incorporation into our

church. He does so with a distinct plan for

every member to function for Him as His

body with Christ as the head.

The faithful attenders, occasional

attenders, and even the non-attenders have

a kingdom assignment. If all are in an

intimate relationship with Christ, all can

fulfill the job they have been given. The

body functions properly and is healthy. It

accomplishes much for the Kingdom.

If even one member is not in that

close relationship with the Father, the body

does not function at its optimum capacity.

It is easily compared to our own human

body. One toothache can disrupt our

effectiveness. One sore toe can put us in

the recliner with that toe elevated.

Our goal should be to love every

member as each one plays a vital kingdom

role. Our job should be to stay in an

intimate relationship with our God in order

to see where He is working, then wait for

an invitation to join Him. We must also

never be a stumbling block to any

member.

As God has placed each member

here, He has already determined their

importance to His kingdom. It takes each

one of us to be the church God intends us

to be.

See you in Sunday School,

Theresa

May Be Picked Up in

the Church Office the

Week Of April 13

Restoring God's House

Financial Update

Work continues on our renovation

project and is ahead of schedule.

Our receipts for Restoring God's

House were up this week and all

members are encouraged to contin-

ue to pray about what God would

have you do toward this restora-

tion. Our funding committee

group is planning a church wide

fellowship for Saturday afternoon,

April 26th, on the church parking

lot to work on our fellowship res-

toration. We will have balloons,

face painting, jumpers for the kids,

musical entertainment along with

hotdogs and other refreshments.

Be sure to bring your lawn chairs

and join the fellowship as we will

have something for everyone. We

will also have a big black pot on

site for contributions to the restora-

tion fund, so please come and par-

ticipate.

Restoring God's House

Funding Committee

Patsy Martin, Chairman

Christian Sympathy is Extended to

Wayne Smith & Family & Mandi Wolfe & Family on the loss of

their father & grandfather, Mr. Chester Smith

and also to Randy McDow & Family on the loss of his

brother, Tony McDow

Youth Ministry

We had a great D-Now weekend!

The students learned more about what it

means to hit PAUSE in their lives and

focus more on their relationships with

Jesus Christ, and they also had a fun time

of fellowship and great food!

I want to extend many heartfelt

thanks to everyone who participated in

any way with D-Now. Thanks so much to

all the students for being on your best be-

havior. Thanks so much to the Ricky &

Theresa Hendrix, Andy & Lisa Kepper,

Jerry & Lisa Price, LC & Sharon Barnett,

and Jerry & Denise Hebert for serving as

host homes. Thanks so much to Drew

Kepper, Michael Clark, Melanie Bartlett,

Kristen Walker, Denise Hebert, and my

friend Brady Stewart for leading the small

group lessons. Thanks so much to Alice

Ann Brockner for getting and preparing

the food for the banquet, and thanks to

everyone who helped serve and clean up.

I had a wonderful time this week-

end, and I appreciate all the support we

got from our church congregation.

Colin.

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April 13, 2014

2’s & 3’s Megan DeBusk

4’s & 5’s James & Scarlett Lee

In Memory of :

Stacey Cardner

Ruby Keaton

Gwyn Williams

Sammie Cox given by Becky, Katie &

Caroline Kelley

Betty Collier

given by Geneva Brewton

Leo Shelton given by

Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Simmons

Sammie Cox given by Mr. & Mrs. Darrow Parker

Stan Collins

given by Mr. & Mrs. Shelton Collins

SUNDAY, APRIL 13

Jim Colvin, Scarlett Lee

MONDAY, APRIL 14

Mary Berry, Megan Crenshaw,

Shani Green, Eli Little, Cicily Martin

Ella Price

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

Jennifer Davies, Charlie Dupree,

Scott Sanders

THURSDAY, APRIL 17

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

LaMaye Rice

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

Wes Muse, Byron Powell, Joyce Walker

Sunday, April 13

9:00 - 9:45 AM Library open

9:40 AM Sunday School

10:40 AM Preschool Worship

11:00 AM Morning Worship

4:30 PM Christian Life College, CLC

Childcare (Nursery - 6th Grades)

5:00 PM Music Time (PreK-K), Bible Drill

(1st-6th)

6:00 PM Evening Worship

7:00 PM Deacons’ Meeting

Tuesday, April 15

7:00 AM Men’s Prayer Breakfast

Wednesday, April 16

9:00 - 1:00 PM Library open

6:00 PM Candlelight Memorial Service

7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, April 17

11:30 AM Sr. Adult Luncheon

Friday, April 18

Good Friday - Church & Day Care Closed

Extended

Session

Schedule for

4/13 - 4/19

FOR THE RECORD (APRIL 6)

Sunday School Enr. Att. Adults 334 120 Youth 62 46 Children 66 28 Pre School 29 15 ___ ___

Total 491 209

Tithes & Offerings

Budget Required $ 15,471.22

Budget $ 22,204.80

Designated $ 1,514.50

Total $ 23,719.30

Giving to

Restoring God’s House $ 23,781.00

Year-To-Date

Budget Required $216,597.08

Year-To-Date

Budget Receipts $212,741.83

Over (Under) Budget ($ 3,855.25)

DAILY BIBLE READINGS

Sunday April 13 2 Sam. 8-11

Monday April 14 2 Sam. 12-13

Tuesday April 15 2 Sam. 14-15

Wednesday April 16 2 Sam. 16-18

Thursday April 17 2 Sam. 19-20

Friday April 18 2 Sam. 21-22

Saturday April 19 2 Sam. 23-24

Sunday April 20 1 Kings 1-2