The MESSENGER (USPS 591-280) is published weekly except the week of Christmas by

First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801. Periodical postage

paid at Huntsville, Alabama 31801-5178. POSTMASTER send change of address to THE

MESSENGER, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801.

office: 256-428-9400

weekend minister on call: 256-428-9457

24-hour prayer line: 256-428-9460

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First Baptist Church

600 Governors Drive

Huntsville, AL 35801

Faith Community NursingHealth Notes for the Transitions of Life

“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from

it.” Proverbs 22:6 NIV

Sending your first child off to school can be scary for everyone. As a parent, try to put your fears aside and look for the positives: your child is beginning

an adventure that will teach him many new things. Before school starts, go to the school and arrange a tour if

possible to take the fear out of the new surroundings. Remind him/her that others will be nervous about school

and there will be many new friends to meet. Talk about the exciting things he/she will be doing during the school day and make it an adventure for both of you. If you have worries about his/her health, be sure to meet with the school

nurse to discuss any health conditions or medications that might impact the day.

Soon both of you will be looking forward to hearing about each other’s day.

www.fbchsv.org/fcn

Volume 62 / Week Number 29 / August 4, 2011

August 7, 2011Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

Sermon: “Skiing Without a Boat”Matthew 14:22-23

First Fellowship - 8:15 a.m.Music from the First Fellowship Band

Morning Bible Study - 9:15 a.m.Bible Study for all ages

Sanctuary Worship - 10:30 a.m.Celebration of Believer’s Baptism

Morning Anthem from the Sanctuary Choir

Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether - Friedell

Music from the FBC Trombone Choir

Acheived is the Glorious Work - Haydn

Holy, Holy, Holy - arr. Curnow

Bible Study Preparation with Clara Mae Van BrinkFollowing Sanctuary Worship

Teachers of children from birth

through 6th grade are invited

It’s a Jungle Out There with Jerri HerringExperienced Adult S.S. Leadership Training

12:00-3:00 in the Fellowship Hall

Worship in the Chapel - 5:00 p.m.“Wasteful?!”Mark 14:1-9

Brittany Riddle preaching

FIRST THOUGHTSDavid Hull, Pastor

Summer is almost over. I know the weather is so hot that statement seems to make no sense. However, school is soon to start and our new church year is about to begin. Foundations for Life Sunday night programs will begin on August 14 and the full Wednesday night schedule of opportunities will start on August 17. Right now we are planning and training in preparation for these new beginnings.

But we do have one more Sunday of “summer” on August 7 before the fall schedule begins. I want to invite you to a special Sunday night worship and fellowship event that will bring the summer to a close. In our evening worship at 5:00 p.m. in the Chapel, Brittany Riddle will be preaching for us. She is a native of Louisville, KY (now that is a good thing!) and is a graduate of Furman University (with a wife and a daughter who also graduated from Furman, there is another good thing) and most recently she graduated from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (since I chair the Board of Trustees for the school, I must add that as a good thing to my list). But none of these connections are the reason for her preaching on Sunday night. For three years at BTSR she has received the Ralph Langley Preaching Scholarship that is provided by our church. This is a full scholarship given in honor of our Pastor Emeritus. She has been an outstanding student in seminary and has a promising ministry before her as she seeks a place of service. We look forward to the opportunity to have Brittany lead us this Sunday night.

An ice cream fellowship seems to be a good way to conclude the summer Sunday nights. Jane and I would love to invite you to our house for ice cream. Folks from the church are providing the dessert for us to enjoy. We hope that you can come over right after the worship service and enjoy a time of warm (yes, even hot) fellowship throughout the house and yard. Directions to our house will be provided at the worship service.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday morning as we gather around the Lord’s Table and on Sunday night as we congregate around the ice cream churn.

Follow our pastor @DavidWHull

DavidWHullLife and faith intersect everyday. As I tweet, I hope to notice these points of intersection and share them with friends. Will you join me?

fbchsv.org

ministry calendar

knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together

Wednesday Night Dinner MenuWednesday, August 10

AdultsPork Roast

Sweet Potato CasseroleGreen Beans

RollsBlack Forrest Cake

SaladGrilled Chicken Salad

(Reservations for salad must be turned in by noon on Wednesday.)

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

7/31/11

Year-to-Date Goal $3,570,000.00

Offering

This Week $54,645.29

YTD $3,356,974.87

Debt Retirement

This Week $1,110.00

YTD $48,716.50

Faith Steps to the Future:

This Week $48,820.55

YTD $2,069,397.14

To Date: $2,255,876.44

www.fbchsv.org/give

ATTENDANCE

Sunday SchoolPreschool 66

Children 92

Students 123

Adults 615

Brookdale 17

Visitors 37

TOTAL 950

Worship ServicesFirst Fellowship 348

Sanctuary Worship 619

TOTAL 967

THANK YOUThank you notes have been received from

Jack and Harvilee Harbarger and Eva and John Geiger. They have been placed on the bulletin board across from the church office.

Library Hours Sunday 9-9:15 AM | 10:10-10:45 AM | 11:40- 12:00 PMTuesday 10:00 AM-12:00 PMWednesday 4:00-5:00 PM

FAMILY MATTERS

WELCOME NEW MEMBERSCharles (Chuck) Russell510A Chateau Dr. Huntsville, AL 35801

William Sharpe Boothe7716 Foxfire Dr.Huntsville, AL 35802

Cassie Atherton2903 Mill Run Rd. Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763

Parker Boothe142 Sarah Jane Dr. Madison, AL 35757

CHRISTIAN SYMPATHYCharles and Ann Lifer in the loss of their daughter, Karen Lifer Greenhaw.

Jack and Emily Burwell in the loss of her mother, Thomas Burwell and Mary and Chuck Russell in the loss of their grandmother, and Joshua Smith, Jr. and Charity Rose Russell in the loss of their great-grandmother, Jo Pryor

Carter and Beth Sibley in the loss of his sister, Nancy Johnson Lindsey

The family and friends of Dr. Bobby R. Thornton, a former FBC ministerial staff member.

July 27th was a busy, busy day for the preteens at First Baptist Rome! Starting at 8 o’clock in the morning (7 o’clock Alabama time) twelve 5th-8th grade Romans boarded a bus in the parking lot of FBC Rome, Georgia and headed to Huntsville, Alabama for a fun-filled day. The preteens toured the Space and Rocket Center, ate at Tenders (which my kids absolutely loved and said was ten times better than Rome’s Zaxby’s), and did mission work at Lakewood Elementary with the whole FBC Huntsville youth group. The two groups were mixed together working as one body of Christ. It was such an awesome sight. We painted, cleaned bathrooms, washed dozens of windows (multiple times), and did a lot of yard work while also forming priceless relationships. One of my girls came up to me and said, “Bethany! These Huntsville people are so awesome! Juliana likes Justin Beiber too!” Afterwards I was told all sorts of stories and jokes that happened between the Rome and Huntsville participants.

After working at Lakewood, we ventured to the church and my kids were completely awestruck by the magnitude of FBC’s building with the steeple and mural of Jesus in the solar system. Their jaws just dropped in amazement. We listened to a profound lesson about the faith Paul talks about in Galatians and then we played a good ole game of hide and seek. My Rome boys ate that up. They live to play hide and seek.

It is safe to say that after learning about space, eating chicken stripes that exceed what you can get at Zaxby’s, doing outstanding mission work while forming friendships, and learning about faith with a sprinkle of hide and seek, the day was an experience no one will forget.

Submitted byBethany McDaniel

Sunday, August 7 First Fellowship 8:15 AM Lord’s SupperSunday School 9:15 AMSanctuary Worship 10:30 AMLord’s SupperPartnering to Remember Mtg/Parlor 4:45 PMEvening Worship in Chapel 5:00 PM

Monday, Aug. 8Letter Writing/242 9:00 AM

Tuesday, Aug. 9Grief Share/Parlor 6:00 PMForum/118 6:30 PMBarbershop Grp./108 7:00 PM

Wednesday, Aug. 10Supper 4:45 PMM & M Teachers’ Kickoff/118 5:00 PMPrayer Meeting 5:45 PMOrchestra 6:00 PMSanctuary Choir 7:00 PM

Thursday, Aug. 11S.I.L.K./107-108 12:00-8 PM

Friday, Aug. 12Fellowship Club 10:00 AM

Where: Six Flags of GeorgiaWhen: September 17Cost: $20 plus meals

Deadline: Sign up and pay by Sept. 6

Young Adult

Fall RetreatOctober 15-16

Monte Sano mountain

fbchsv.org

ministry calendar

knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together

Wednesday Night Dinner MenuWednesday, August 10

AdultsPork Roast

Sweet Potato CasseroleGreen Beans

RollsBlack Forrest Cake

SaladGrilled Chicken Salad

(Reservations for salad must be turned in by noon on Wednesday.)

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

7/31/11

Year-to-Date Goal $3,570,000.00

Offering

This Week $54,645.29

YTD $3,356,974.87

Debt Retirement

This Week $1,110.00

YTD $48,716.50

Faith Steps to the Future:

This Week $48,820.55

YTD $2,069,397.14

To Date: $2,255,876.44

www.fbchsv.org/give

ATTENDANCE

Sunday SchoolPreschool 66

Children 92

Students 123

Adults 615

Brookdale 17

Visitors 37

TOTAL 950

Worship ServicesFirst Fellowship 348

Sanctuary Worship 619

TOTAL 967

THANK YOUThank you notes have been received from

Jack and Harvilee Harbarger and Eva and John Geiger. They have been placed on the bulletin board across from the church office.

Library Hours Sunday 9-9:15 AM | 10:10-10:45 AM | 11:40- 12:00 PMTuesday 10:00 AM-12:00 PMWednesday 4:00-5:00 PM

FAMILY MATTERS

WELCOME NEW MEMBERSCharles (Chuck) Russell510A Chateau Dr. Huntsville, AL 35801

William Sharpe Boothe7716 Foxfire Dr.Huntsville, AL 35802

Cassie Atherton2903 Mill Run Rd. Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763

Parker Boothe142 Sarah Jane Dr. Madison, AL 35757

CHRISTIAN SYMPATHYCharles and Ann Lifer in the loss of their daughter, Karen Lifer Greenhaw.

Jack and Emily Burwell in the loss of her mother, Thomas Burwell and Mary and Chuck Russell in the loss of their grandmother, and Joshua Smith, Jr. and Charity Rose Russell in the loss of their great-grandmother, Jo Pryor

Carter and Beth Sibley in the loss of his sister, Nancy Johnson Lindsey

The family and friends of Dr. Bobby R. Thornton, a former FBC ministerial staff member.

July 27th was a busy, busy day for the preteens at First Baptist Rome! Starting at 8 o’clock in the morning (7 o’clock Alabama time) twelve 5th-8th grade Romans boarded a bus in the parking lot of FBC Rome, Georgia and headed to Huntsville, Alabama for a fun-filled day. The preteens toured the Space and Rocket Center, ate at Tenders (which my kids absolutely loved and said was ten times better than Rome’s Zaxby’s), and did mission work at Lakewood Elementary with the whole FBC Huntsville youth group. The two groups were mixed together working as one body of Christ. It was such an awesome sight. We painted, cleaned bathrooms, washed dozens of windows (multiple times), and did a lot of yard work while also forming priceless relationships. One of my girls came up to me and said, “Bethany! These Huntsville people are so awesome! Juliana likes Justin Beiber too!” Afterwards I was told all sorts of stories and jokes that happened between the Rome and Huntsville participants.

After working at Lakewood, we ventured to the church and my kids were completely awestruck by the magnitude of FBC’s building with the steeple and mural of Jesus in the solar system. Their jaws just dropped in amazement. We listened to a profound lesson about the faith Paul talks about in Galatians and then we played a good ole game of hide and seek. My Rome boys ate that up. They live to play hide and seek.

It is safe to say that after learning about space, eating chicken stripes that exceed what you can get at Zaxby’s, doing outstanding mission work while forming friendships, and learning about faith with a sprinkle of hide and seek, the day was an experience no one will forget.

Submitted byBethany McDaniel

Sunday, August 7 First Fellowship 8:15 AM Lord’s SupperSunday School 9:15 AMSanctuary Worship 10:30 AMLord’s SupperPartnering to Remember Mtg/Parlor 4:45 PMEvening Worship in Chapel 5:00 PM

Monday, Aug. 8Letter Writing/242 9:00 AM

Tuesday, Aug. 9Grief Share/Parlor 6:00 PMForum/118 6:30 PMBarbershop Grp./108 7:00 PM

Wednesday, Aug. 10Supper 4:45 PMM & M Teachers’ Kickoff/118 5:00 PMPrayer Meeting 5:45 PMOrchestra 6:00 PMSanctuary Choir 7:00 PM

Thursday, Aug. 11S.I.L.K./107-108 12:00-8 PM

Friday, Aug. 12Fellowship Club 10:00 AM

Where: Six Flags of GeorgiaWhen: September 17Cost: $20 plus meals

Deadline: Sign up and pay by Sept. 6

Young Adult

Fall RetreatOctober 15-16

Monte Sano mountain

The MESSENGER (USPS 591-280) is published weekly except the week of Christmas by

First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801. Periodical postage

paid at Huntsville, Alabama 31801-5178. POSTMASTER send change of address to THE

MESSENGER, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801.

office: 256-428-9400

weekend minister on call: 256-428-9457

24-hour prayer line: 256-428-9460

The Messengerfbchsv.org

firsT bapTisT hunTsville

this sunday

knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together

First Baptist Church

600 Governors Drive

Huntsville, AL 35801

Faith Community NursingHealth Notes for the Transitions of Life

“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from

it.” Proverbs 22:6 NIV

Sending your first child off to school can be scary for everyone. As a parent, try to put your fears aside and look for the positives: your child is beginning

an adventure that will teach him many new things. Before school starts, go to the school and arrange a tour if

possible to take the fear out of the new surroundings. Remind him/her that others will be nervous about school

and there will be many new friends to meet. Talk about the exciting things he/she will be doing during the school day

and make it an adventure for both of you. If you have worries about his/her health, be sure to meet with the school

nurse to discuss any health conditions or medications that might impact the day.

Soon both of you will be looking forward to hearing about each other’s day.

www.fbchsv.org/fcn

Volume 62 / Week Number 29 / August 4, 2011

August 7, 2011Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

Sermon: “Skiing Without a Boat”Matthew 14:22-23

First Fellowship - 8:15 a.m.Music from the First Fellowship Band

Morning Bible Study - 9:15 a.m.Bible Study for all ages

Sanctuary Worship - 10:30 a.m.Celebration of Believer’s Baptism

Morning Anthem from the Sanctuary Choir

Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether - Friedell

Music from the FBC Trombone Choir

Acheived is the Glorious Work - Haydn

Holy, Holy, Holy - arr. Curnow

Bible Study Preparation with Clara Mae Van BrinkFollowing Sanctuary Worship

Teachers of children from birth

through 6th grade are invited

It’s a Jungle Out There with Jerri HerringExperienced Adult S.S. Leadership Training

12:00-3:00 in the Fellowship Hall

Worship in the Chapel - 5:00 p.m.“Wasteful?!”Mark 14:1-9

Brittany Riddle preaching

FIRST THOUGHTSDavid Hull, Pastor

Summer is almost over. I know the weather is so hot that statement seems to make no sense. However, school is soon to start and our new church year is about to begin. Foundations for Life Sunday night programs will begin on August 14 and the full Wednesday night schedule of opportunities will start on August 17. Right now we are planning and training in preparation for these new beginnings.

But we do have one more Sunday of “summer” on August 7 before the fall schedule begins. I want to invite you to a special Sunday night worship and fellowship event that will bring the summer to a close. In our evening worship at 5:00 p.m. in the Chapel, Brittany Riddle will be preaching for us. She is a native of Louisville, KY (now that is a good thing!) and is a graduate of Furman University (with a wife and a daughter who also graduated from Furman, there is another good thing) and most recently she graduated from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (since I chair the Board of Trustees for the school, I must add that as a good thing to my list). But none of these connections are the reason for her preaching on Sunday night. For three years at BTSR she has received the Ralph Langley Preaching Scholarship that is provided by our church. This is a full scholarship given in honor of our Pastor Emeritus. She has been an outstanding student in seminary and has a promising ministry before her as she seeks a place of service. We look forward to the opportunity to have Brittany lead us this Sunday night.

An ice cream fellowship seems to be a good way to conclude the summer Sunday nights. Jane and I would love to invite you to our house for ice cream. Folks from the church are providing the dessert for us to enjoy. We hope that you can come over right after the worship service and enjoy a time of warm (yes, even hot) fellowship throughout the house and yard. Directions to our house will be provided at the worship service.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday morning as we gather around the Lord’s Table and on Sunday night as we congregate around the ice cream churn.

Follow our pastor @DavidWHull

DavidWHullLife and faith intersect everyday. As I tweet, I hope to notice these points of intersection and share them with friends. Will you join me?