FIRST BAPTIST SEVIERVILLE | NOVEMBER 2010

Volume 46, No. 6

IN THIS ISSUE

Price Tags...Dr. Price asks us a church to continue to pray for the minister God has for us.

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Tilling the Ground...Chris Kirby shares of the churches recent trip to Malta, Italy.

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I was once blindA wonderful testimony.

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First Baptist Church of Sevierville’s Monthly Newsletter

Your Christmas Store Needs Your SupportJerry “Bear” HyderAssociate Pastor of Adults

This will be our 25th year for this annual local outreach event. It started with helping a few families with food boxes and some toys. This year we will be helping close to 460 families (that is over 2,000 people) on Saturday, December 11. It takes over 400 church volunteers to make it happen. There is something for everybody to do to help.

(1) Praying for the store workers and those who are helping. Last year we had 15 to pray and receive Christ as their Savior.

(2) Participating - There is something for everyone whether it’s gift wrapping, loading, being a host or prayer encourager or even giving donations.

Please consider joining us for this wonderful opportunity to share with others the Reason for the Season...

Host/Hostess Orientation Meeting Wednesday, December 8th; 6:30pm/Parlor

Friday, December 10th; 8:00am/FLC Volunteers are needed for set up: tables for food baskets, filling of the food baskets, toy arranging, recipient wait-ing area, and much more...

Saturday, December 11th; 7:30am-3:00pm (snacks/lunch provided)/FLC Volunteers needed all day. Come at your convience! 7:30am - Prayer time and preperation time 8:00am - Christmas Store begins Even if you can only help for part of the day please don’t miss out on this incredible blessing!

The Christian community is entering the season when more holidays than at any other focus emphasis on faith. Thanksgiving ushers in the Queen Mother of holidays, Christmas, which is followed by the sentimental season of New Year.

This blessed church offers many special events which not only give the membership occasion to celebrate but which can be used as “entry points” for visitors. Give persons an opportunity to share in this festive season by inviting them to these events. Many people will come to such special events that would never come to a conventional worship service. BUT, if favorably influenced, they will come back for such.

If you are praying for the Pastor Search team, you are engaged in determining who will be the new pastor. This is a strategic decision that will likely color the ministry of the church for a decade or more. Daily entreat the Lord to send His minister for this time in the life of the church.

In praying, continue to implore the Lord to use all that is at His disposal in this church to His glory. Ask Him to guide, guard, and govern in all that is done. Each of these three factors is needed. Consider, if you were the strongest most engaged member of the church, how strong would the church be?

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Price Tags...In winding down 2010, include in your plans for the new year a visit to the Bible Lands with us May 3-13. This will be our 41st and likely last visit. Information on the trip is available on my web site (nelsonprice.com) or a brochure can be obtained at the church office. Reservations are limited so don’t delay.

Persons have asked what the difference is in the “Authorized King James” and the “King James” versions. The Authorized Version as such was “authorized” by Act of Parliament. In America, the Authorized Version is known as the King James Version. The earliest appearance in print of the phrase “Authorized Version”, to mean this particular version of the Bible, was published in 1824. The phrase King James Version first appeared in print in 1884. The two are virtually the same with simply contemporary words changed without changing the meaning but in order to make the meaning more clear for the contemporary reader.

It is a humbling joy to serve with you. Let’s make most of these days for the honor of our loving Lord. Knowing Christ is alive in this body is a blessing.

Dr. Nelson Price Interim Pastor

UP 6th Grade WeekendApril 30th and May 1st

Sign up in Sunday Schoolor call the church office

Luke

2:9-11

4th Grade Live NativitySunday, December 5th; During Sunday School hour/On the Track in the FLCPlease allow your Sunday school class to walk through the nativity.

FBC Living Christmas Tree Presents “The Christmas Song”December 5th & 6th; 6:30pm/WCFrom the moment the angel appeared to Mary and later to Joseph; to the Decree of the Census and their journey to Bethlehem; their desperate search for shelter leading them to a humble manger, and finally, the breathtaking joy of the Christ Child’s birth; you will be drawn into the majesty and miracle of the Christmas story as never before.

Sonrise Senior Breakfast & Bible StudyTuesday, December 7th; 9:00am/Parlor

2010 Christmas StoreSaturday, December 11th; 7:30am/FL

Praise Kidz 1-4 Singing Christmas songs for Call to Worship during the 10:45 service on December 12th Choir teachers will pick up the choir children from their Sunday School rooms after SS. They will sing, and then we will take them to the Children’s Christmas Worship. If you need to get your children after they sing, please come to the Chapel for them.

Children’s Christmas Program, December 12th; 10:45am/ChapelCome join us for love, laughter & lessons presented by Tom Toombs, “Little Tommy”4’s through 6th Grade

Triple L LuncheonTuesday, December 14th; 12:00pm/FLCMusic: Christmas Praise & Worship led by Royce Bailey and Julie Littleton. Bring a covered dish.

Preschool/Nursery Bible StudyDecember 19th; 5:00pm/Parlor

Ladies Home Bible StudyMondays; 1:00pm/home of Janice MotternLed by Ellen Williamson, please call Janice at 932-6235 for directions and information.

DivorceCareWednesdays; 6:00pm, Room E-234Any questions please call Kristie at 429-6303.

Grief Share December 13th; 6:00pm/Room E-220For those dealing with grief during the holidays.

Upcoming Events

Special AnnouncementsOpportunity to ServeTwo full time Preschool workers needed. GA & RAs teachers needed. We also need volunteers to help with our special friends in the Special Needs Ministry. Please contact Tammy at 429-6304 if you are interested.

Bible Drill Programs Youth Bible Drill, High School Bible Drill, Youth Speaker’s Tournament and/or Xtreme Bible Challenge; if interested in any of these programs please contact Susie Delozier at 604-3287. Bible Buddies, Grades 1-3; Room

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C-220/5:30pm. Children’s Bible Drill, Grades 4-6; Room C-212/5:30pm

Christmas Eve Candlelight ServiceFriday, December 24th; 5:00pm/WC Holiday Office HoursChristmas - Closed, December 24th & 27th New Years - Closed, December 31st

Men’s Prayer Breakfast Each Friday; 7:00am/Sevierville Shoney’sAll men are welcome to attend the prayer and

fellowship each Friday morning. Fellowship begins at 6:45am followed by a time of prayer at 7:00am. Breakfast concludes by 8:00am.

First Family CookbooksThe cookbooks are located across from the Welcome Center. Each book is $15 with every dollar going to the mission field for water purifiers or to dig wells. For more information call 453-5427.

Dec.2010

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Birthday in HeavenDoris Thurman Mr. & Mrs. Brent BlalockGH Conner JB & Shirley MatthewsDeane Williams Ann & Austin

Stubblefield Rick & Joan Saas Betty GreeneLon Sutton Beulah SuttonDoris Thurman Nylice HarrillTV MINISTRY Estelle Kraft Joe & Libby WilliamsDoris Thurman Dan & Kim Blalock Oliver, Joyce &

Tim Helton Phyllis Suttles Lisa McNett Mary Nell Lewelling Howard & Darlene

Murrell Linda Henderson Rolen Kay Atchley Clarence &

Charlotte Eledge Blalock & Sons Mary ThomasDeane Williams Linda RolenSandy Webb Robert & Sandy FoxLIBRARYDeane Williams Ruby MaplesDoris ThurmanDeane WilliamsDelia Lydia HernandezDelores AnnelloMarcella Mills First Baptist ChurchCHILDREN’S CHOIR

Paul & Ruth Galyon Robert & Sandy FoxCHRISTMAS STOREDeane Williams Current Mission Group Jimmie & Marie Temple Rex & Louise DelozierBen C. McFalls His FamilyJimmy Turner Joe & Libby WilliamsSTATE MISSIONSDeane Williams Joe & Libby WilliamsHELPING HANDSRuth BeaverDeane WilliamsDoris Thurman Rowena McFallsMUSIC MINISTRYDeane Williams Ray & Wanda HendersonPRESCHOOLWallace Layman Joe & Libby WilliamsCHILDREN’S DEPTMarcella Mills Joe & Libby WilliamsBruce Owenby Jim & Sandy LaneMarcella MillsBruce Owenby Children’s Sunday

School Dept. WORLD HUNGERRuth Beaver Jean WhiteHoney Greg & Tracy PriceDeane Williams Katie WalkerLOTTIE MOONDeane Williams Larry & Maggie FoxFALL FESTIVALBruce Owenby Mr. & Mrs. Greg Nichols

TRIBUTEDGIVING

Attendance Report 10/10/2010 10/17/2010 10/24/2010 10/31/2010 8:15am Worship 524 517 536 596 9:30am SS 1304 1270 1180 1320 10:45am Worship 1301 1226 1056 1217 6:30pm Worship 334 289 213 763

Biblical Stewardship 10/10/2010 10/17/2010 10/24/2010 10/31/2010 Total Weekly Needs $ 94,759.17 $ 91,151.35 $ 91,151.35 $ 94,759.17 Tithes & Offerings 75,506.01 76,293.38 75,434.31 75,837.89 Building Fund 966.00 1,537.00 415.00 1,411.00 Designated Fund 4,948.25 5,004.95 3,220.00 3,764.99

New MembersAndrea SeagleJosh & Amanda BarnesChris & Lori Beth HawkinsBrandon BrooksBrock & Annie ShinkleJeanie AutulloZack TurnerSue RolenShane SchoonerAngela WellsJoe & Julia Prudhomme

Recently HospitalizedJoyce RobertsonSteve WeaverMike GreenYvonne GibsonBraxton CusickTim PlemonsJoyce “Lou” WebbKelly ArwoodSally CarrBob BeebeMarian SwannMatt PenlandPeter Skramsted

• The following families wish to express their deep appreciation to the church for kindness shown during their recent loss:

Yvonne Gibson & Family Family of Doris Thurman

• The following families wish to express their appreciation for support from the church:

Family of Georgia Cogdill

• Laura Turner in the passing of her father

• Irene McMullen in the passing of her father

• Elizabeth Barnett & Sherry Norton in the passing of their husband and father, E.W. Barnett

• John Delozier in the passing of his mother, Willie Delozier

• Jessica Mayo in the passing of her brother, Grant Mayo

• Family and friends in the passing of Earl Hodges

• Ronnie Rimel, Kathy Ogle, Melissa Archer in the passing of thier mother, aunt, and grandmother, Blanche Rimel

• Fran Weaver in the passing of her aunt, Doris Rowe

Thank You Notes

Sympathy to

IN HONORPRESCHOOL/YOUTH

MINISTRYKaysi, Caleb & Madison Will & Janet JohnsonHELPING HANDSGary Lawson Alvin Scrivner

IN MEMORYBUILDING FUNDBruce Owenby Rex & Louise DelozierDeane Williams Melba DelozierElben WhiteMy Father, Eligha Turner Jean WhiteBUDGETHoney Greg & Tracy PriceBen WhaleyElizabeth Kilby Condry Richard & Carol AtchleyDeane Williams Faye & Jack OgleJim Lindsey Wilma WardDeane Williams Wayne & Margaret Spence Dale & Dorris RussellDoris ThurmanDeane Williams Maxine HodgesMy Parents Elaine PeaseDeane Williams JT & Susan ArnoldJImmy TurnerDeane WilliamsGrace Whaley’s 1st

Tilling the Ground: Lessons from the field in MaltaChris KirbyAssistant Student Minister

When Kellye and I first heard about the TBC partnership with Malta, and our church’s involvement, we could not help but think of Acts 28 and the Apostle Paul’s time among the Maltese. Knowing that Paul had been there placed in us a great desire to go to Malta ourselves. In April, I spoke to Glenn Metts about Malta and he said the partnership with Brazil was picking ripe fruit, but going to Malta was tilling hard ground. Our team went to Malta prepared to till, water, plant and reap in whatever way the Lord had planned. Each of us learned the importance of praying, lov-ing and sharing the gospel, and our eyes were opened to the great needs in Malta.

Our Worship Pastor and Team Leader, Scott Andrews, has been filling the post of Missions Minister for the past several months, and he summarized the key observation we made while in Malta; “We need to be working harder to spread the gospel to the nations. People can be deceived even by religion and end up worshipping a religion and not the Savior.”

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Five days later, I went inner tubing at a local golf

course with a friend. My outing resulted in a

shattered vertebra in my neck after I was thrown

from my inner tube and landing on the back of

my neck. My life was suddenly transformed from

a carefree and active twenty-one year old to a

motionless quadriplegic with limited arm move-

ment.

Was I mad at God for what happened? No, it

was my decision to go that day and the accident

actually has brought me closer to Him. While

growing up, I was in church off and on. Mainly,

I was just going “through the motions.” Wasn’t

everyone supposed to go to church? I guess I

viewed church as a Sunday ritual to do for God

and the rest of the week it was all about me. Af-

ter my accident, my view about church changed.

My eyes were opened and now I could see.

Our purpose in life is to bring glory to God. I had

The Maltese people are very devout in their devotion to praying to Mary and to the pa-tron saints of their villages, but they have no understanding of salvation by grace through faith in Christ which is the key tenant of the message of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament.

The people had many questions about the differences between our beliefs and their Roman Catholic beliefs. It seemed that the Protestant Reformation had not reached this island and every witnessing encounter was tough, but we found that it is always worth it to share the gospel, because it is “the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).

Many seeds were planted, as we shared the love of Christ and the truth of the gospel to hundreds of children and their families through our festivals and in our everyday conversations with the people in Xlendi and Munxar (the villages our church has com-mitted to pray for on the island of Gozo in Malta) and with prayer and continued work of our IMB Missionaries, Earl and Robin

Pinkston, those seeds will be watered and cultivated.

Pictured below are Earl and Robin with their kids. Please keep them in your prayers as they continue God’s work in Malta.

the abilities as an athelete to do that, but I didn’t.

Our purpose as Christians is to live for God at all

times, and I failed to do that too, although techni-

cally I wasn’t saved. My accident taught me that it

means more to do something than it does just say-

ing it. Living for God and being a Christian means

I must pray, read and confess my sins daily among

other things. I should be in fellowship with other

believers and God deserves ten percent and more

of my blessings, i.e. finance, time, etc.

Since my accident, I have truly accepted Christ

(2/7/1996) and don’t just “go through the mo-

tions.” Not I, but those around me are important.

I received a bachelor’s degree in social work and

a master’s in rehabilitation counseling from UT.

Through God’s words, I’ve learned to trust in Him

(Proverbs 3:5-6), believe in myself (Philippians 4:13)

and know that no matter what I’m faced with, I’ll

never be alone (Deutronomy 31:6).

I was once blind...Jason Seaton

At the age of twenty-one and serving in the Army,

it can be easy for a person to believe that he or she

is invisible. This was the state I found myself during

my late teens and early twenties. I was a star athe-

lete in football and baseball having played both for

awhile, including one year at UT as a wide receiver.

I was also blessed with the ability to excel in other

sports as well. It’s a shame that I didn’t realize at

the time the abilities that I had and the opportuni-

ties that were presented to me were to be used for

God’s glory. I have to admit it can be easy to focus

on myself with the fame that comes with being an

athelete. It wasn’t until a cold February afternoon

that my view of myself and my life changed.

After arriving home from a six month tour in Egypt

with the Army, I was greeted by a foot of snow.

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