Basic Weekly Schedule Sunday Worship Classic Service 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service 10:30 a.m. Connect Groups 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Nights Dinner 4:45-5:45 pm Prayer /Bible Study 6:00 pm TV Schedule Cable Channel 10 Thursday: 9:00 pm, Friday: Noon Sunday: 8:00 am, Monday: Noon Sunrise Sunday School Sun: 7:30 am & 10:00 am Spanish Sunday School Sun: 5:30 pm & 10:30 pm

PASTORAL STAFF John S. McCallum II, Pastor john@firsthotsprings.com John Bailey, Senior Adult Minister bjandbear@sbcglobal.net Lee Barnett, Music/Worship Minister lee@firsthotsprings.com Danny Bryson, Education/Outreach Minister danny@firsthotsprings.com Bill Newton, Youth Minister bill@firsthotsprings.com Mike Pounders, Administrative Pastor mike@firsthotsprings.com Margarito Ramirez, Hispanic Pastor magoram@sbcglobal.net Brent Roberts, Children’s Minister brent@firsthotsprings.com Kyle Stevens, Missionary Pastor kyle@firsthotsprings.com Wallace Yamauchi, Fitness/Recreation Minister wallace@firsthotsprings.com

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Thur Sept 20 Isaiah 33-35; 2 Corinthians 9 Bert Graves Janna Kuhn Joe Woosley Edie Counts Randy Fortner Phil Montgomery Spencer Moore Don Chandler Larry Welch Ryan Robinson Sept 21 Isaiah 36-39; 2 Corinthians 10 Ken Wheatley Gayle Tamez Bill Milligan Sherry Housley Abbie Abernathy Beverly Dews Tyrique Banks Terry Bridges Sat Sept 22 Isaiah 40-41; 2 Corinthians 11 Mary Hill Travis Mitchell Matthew Jackson Whitney Moore Nancy Chandler Sun Sept 23 Isaiah 42-43; 2 Corinthians 12 Tyler Smoke Robert Covey Lynn Horton

Mon Sept 24 Isaiah 44-47; 2 Corinthians 13 Angie Miller Kathern Kinsey Kristen Wetzler Stephany Slagle Shannon LaDuke Murphy Miller Brooke Anderson Tue Sept 25 Isaiah 48-50; Galatians 1 Don Slaton Kristy Shirey Kennedy Brock Sue Tackett Colton Housley Sue Rogers Terry Roark Gwen Adcock Tim Kinsey Bob Wilson Wed Sept 26 Isaiah 51-53; Galatians 2 Barbara McCowan John McCallum Austin Sutterfield Katie Short Bill Bullington Evelyn Bullington Brendan Campbell Tom Pullig Kristen McCauley Brandi Sharpe Colin Goslee Ina Mauldin

Thur Sept 27 Isaiah 54-57; Galatians 3 Brian Bland Elizabeth Standage Hallie Glisson Robert Leggett Regan Waits Myra Burks Karen Covey Fri Sept 28 Isaiah 58-60; Galatians 4 Terry Jackson Amanda Morgan Selma Nix Adam Meek Carol Hubbard Chris White Sat Sept 29 Isaiah 61-63; Galatians 5 William Johnson J.D. Stewart Anthony Brunet Bryan Smith Natasha Brock Don Wood Jnaet Mauk Sun Sept 30 Isaiah 64-66; Galatians 6 Diane Carter Tommy Otwell Mike Hatfield

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Door Greeters - Sept 23 9:00 a.m. Mary Goodman, Shirley Posey, Vernon & Beverly Gingrich, Janet Horton, Marty Black 10:30 a.m. Linda Green, Carol Scar-ramuzza, Cheryl Nichols, Judy Gerren, Janet Porter Ushers - Sept 23 9:00 a.m. Robert McAlister, Jerry Franks, Don Norman Every Sunday balcony: Mike Davidson, Mike Ferguson, Donnie Sumpter, Duke Haight, Sam Capps Every Sunday main floor: Frankie Moore, Cole Morgan, Robert McAlister, Don White, Jack Smith, Bill McIntyre 10:30 a.m. Jason Williams, Donny Moore, David Moon Every Sunday balcony: Robert Davis, Mike Ferguson, Jim Little, Ryan Smith, Mark Twyford, Glen Catlett, Jon Vitro, David Santillan Every Sunday main floor: Bill Richard-son, Al Blount, Chris Brock, Tom Pullig, Bob Goodman Golf Cart Drivers Cart 1: Dwayne Gordon, every Sunday Cart 2: Don Norman, 1st Sunday; Jamie Humble, 2nd Sunday; Dwayne Gordon, 3rd Sunday; Mickey Akins, 4th Sunday; Jimmy Schultz, 5th Sunday/Sub Van Outreach Drivers 1st Sunday....... North: Carlos Lemus, 538-1624 .......................... South: Glen Catlett, 844-7565 2nd Sunday ... North: Roman Terlecki, 622-7735 ...................... South: Mitchell McDill, 318-8333 3rd Sunday ....... North: Missy Herron, 762-3749 ......................... South: Duke Haight, 815-4416 4th Sunday ........ North: Jamie Walsh, 802-0164 .............................. South: Jon Vitro, 282-2975 5th Sunday ........ North: Jamie Walsh, 802-0164 ...................... South: Mitchell McDill, 318-8333

Deacon Hospital Visitation September 24-28 Monday ............................... Bob Goodman Tuesday .............................. James Bennett Wednesday ............................... Jack Porter Thursday ................................ A.J. Johnson Friday ................................... John Robbins

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New Members: Josh Casada

Reith & Lynn Stanley Robert & Nicole Turner

Safety Teams - Sunday Sept 23 8:30 a.m. Blake Mason, Dustan Gammill, Robert Covey, Henry Brunson, Charlie Zoll, Tanner Bor-land, Ed Argueta 10:15 a.m. Chuck Jordan, Robert McAlister, Jason Smith, Larry Ingram, Jason Blankenship, Jake Bird, Travis Warren 4:00-6:00 p.m. Ronnie Carter

Wednesday - Sept 19 5:15-Josh Heffington 4:00-6:00 p.m. Tom Wolf, Franke Moore, Norm Mason 6:00-8:00 p.m. Craig Holmes, Herb Mansbridge, Glen McClain

Welcome Center Guides 8:30 a.m. PS Ctr: Even Weeks: OPEN Odd Weeks: Kim Miller, Al & Susan Blount FH Ctr: Even Months: David & Gigi Bird Odd Months: Sherry Hunnicutt, Nita Ingram Foyer Welc Ctr: 1st Sunday: Brad & Katy Wreyford 2nd Sunday: Robert & Cindy Davis 3rd Sunday: Connie Bryson, Janis Spraggins 4th/5th Sunday: Kelly & Vickie Robbins

10 a.m. PS Ctr 1st Sun: Ed & Whitney Argueta 2nd Sun: Travis & Lauren Warren 3rd Sun: Jake & Sarah Bird 4th & 5thSun: Jay & Jennifer Winters FH Ctr: Even Months: Betty James, Joy Scallion Odd Months: Leo & Vonni Ensz 2nd Floor Welc Ctr: Even Months: Vaughn & Stephanie Treadway Odd Months: Roman & Pat Terlecki, George & Mary Harris

THE MESSENGER

SERVICE TEAMS SERVICE TEAMS

Invite Everyone, Invest In People, Impact Eternity

ATTENDANCE September 16, 2018 Homebound TV Class ............................ *80 9:00 Connect Group ................................ 453 10:30 Connect Group .............................. 416 Total Connect Groups ........................... 869 Worship Attendance 9:00 ....................... 462 Worship Attendance 10:30 ..................... 632 Total Worship .................................... 1,094

*Average

Proclaim is this Sunday through Wednesday. Rarely do we ask you to give concentrated time over a period of days to invest in your spir-itual well-being and in reaching out to your lost friends. This is one of

those times. I encourage you to prioritize these gatherings. Elsewhere you’ll see the schedule for meals and gatherings. You will be blessed and so will any you are able to get here with you. Let’s be prayerful and present! I’m praying for God to do business with all of us, to answer some long-term prayers and to do some surprising things we never saw coming. This could be a great spiritual adventure for us all. We rarely have a series of services like Proclaim, so I want to let you know in advance that we will be receiving a love offering for our leadership during the days of meeting. We invite you to participate in blessing those who bless us. Thanks in advance. We also rarely set a high attendance goal in Connect Groups. But we’re setting one for this Sunday: 1099! Will you be part of that? Will you invite others to join you? Let’s see what God might do as we are faithful to him. I am so thankful and excited for Rock Steady Boxing. This is a new offering in FBC-Fitness that is literally, in the scope of the first two weeks, changing lives for the better. RSB is designed for people with a Parkinson’s diagnosis. And it leads to improvements in overall health and a di-minishing of symptoms. The number of volunteers is impressive even for a church like ours with a rich volunteer culture. You’ve seen those road signs, “Men at Work.” We could put a sign at the door for RSB: “God at work.” Please pray for the participants and the volunteers and for gospel opportunities. Thank you, Amy Johnson and Wallace Yamauchi for bringing this to First Baptist. Your Pastor, John

Fitness & Recreation Ministry (All sign ups/resources are available at the Fitness/Recreation Ministry HQ.)

Sunday Evening Cookout at Farmer’s Market

Sunday evening, September 23, we’re grilling up some hamburgers and hot dogs. (We need some volunteers to help serve the meal. Please sign up

this Sunday in the church foyer.) Bring your lawn chair or blanket to sit on the ground as well as a side dish according to the first letter of your last name:

A-F: Cole Slaw G-L: Potato Salad M-R Desserts S-Z: Baked Beans

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Upward Basketball 2018-2019 Kindergarten Coed Division 1st-2nd Grade Girls Division 1st-2nd Grade Boys Division

Go to www.fbcrecreation.com for more information. General Season Calendar

Present-December: Recruiting and training leadership (Please be praying for how you can serve this season.) Registration begins: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 (online at www.fbcrecreation.com) Player Evaluations: Option 1: Thursday, November 1 Option 2: Saturday, November 3 First Practice: 1st-2nd grades: the week of January 7, 2019 Kindergarten: Saturday, January 12, 2019 Final Game/Awards Celebration: Saturday, March 2

How can you serve this season? There is a spot for everyone, regardless of time or skills: • ADMINISTRATIVE: Prayer, Advertising, Player Evalua-

tions: serve before or during the season • COACHES AND REFEREES: serve during the season • GAME DAY: Greeter, Possession Arrow, Concessions;

serve on one or more Saturdays

Until we all fall down, Wallace

Education & Outreach Ministry

Thanks to our Connect Groups for setting High Attendance Day Goals for your group. All of those added up to 1099! So, that is showing a lot of faith and hope! Let’s do all you can to encourage all your mem-bers and prospects, friends and neighbors to come! Here are some ideas: ➢ Please be praying now for our Proclaim revival services on Sep-

tember 23-26! ➢ Pray for people to be open to invitations and come. And pray

for everyone in your group to attend. ➢ Make plans for everyone to bring their favorite snack! ➢ Divide up your list of prospects in groups of 3 or 4 and make

assignments for care group leaders or other individuals to each personally invite them.

➢ Promote “Each One, Reach One!” Challenge each person to bring one new person.

➢ Call, Text, Mail a card, or Visit an absentee or prospect. ➢ Invite an unchurched friend to come Sunday morning and then

to eat out with you for lunch. ➢ Tell a friend about your great Connect Group and ask them to

join you. ➢ Be a good neighbor and invite them to come. ➢ Work up the courage and invite a co-worker to join you. ➢ Encourage that Lost person you’ve been praying for to come

with you. ➢ Email a challenge to everyone in your group to come and reach

your goal. And challenge them with all the above ideas.

We will do our regularly scheduled Safety Teams for Sunday Morning and Wednesday night. We still need some help on Monday – Tuesday nights. Can you do one or more nights? If so, contact Brad Phillips ASAP please.

We will provide van outreach service during Proclaim for those who have no transportation. You must be able to get on and off the van on your own. Call the office ASAP if you haven’t already signed up.

Sundays at 9:00am in room 3025.

Enjoy some Food, Fellowship and Bible Study geared to students. Eliz-abeth Standage, Bill Newton and Kyle and Jen Stevens will rotate teaching and leading. If you know a student, or anyone 18-22 or so, please invite them. They can come to any Welcome Center and be guided to the group.

Thanks to Katy Wreyford for developing a new communications cen-ter for Connect Groups beside the Welcome Center in the Foyer. Love, Danny

Ministry Fund (9-16-18) Weekly Receipts $42,764 Online Giving $5,866

Total Given $48,630 All In Fund Weekly Receipts: (9-16-18) $15,202 Balance of loan: (9-9-18) $369,769

If you prefer to give your tithes and offerings on-line, go to our website, firsthotsprings.com, and follow the giving prompts. Please make sure the office has your current email address.

BUDGET REPORT

Loving Threads If you like to knit, crochet, quilt or sew, the Loving Threads Min-istry may be the place for you. The purpose of our group is to use our needlework talents to share the love and comfort of Jesus Christ with others by making prayer comfort shawls and baby blankets. We meet in RM 131 on the 1st floor, at 1:00 p.m. on the FOURTH Thursday of each month. If you cannot attend the meetings, but would like to participate, call Wanda Thorp, 501-282-3269.

GROUPS & CLASSES

Women on Mission Room 129, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Fourth Thursday each month. We are women who want to grow in faith and actively share the love of Christ in our community and around the world. The gatherings will provide an opportunity to pray for our mis-sionaries, learn about their work, increase our awareness of their needs, and participate in projects. Contact Wanda Thorp with questions, 501-282-3269.

DEACON OF THE WEEK September 23: 9:00 am - Tom Pullig 10:30 am - Tommy Smith

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Sunday morning Meet & Greet Fellowships Sundays, 10:00 am in the gym

We invite everyone to join us for relaxed fel-lowship and light snacks every Sunday in the gym between Worship Services/Connect Groups. This is one of the easiest places to get to know others. Find someone you don’t know and introduce yourself! They will surely be grateful! And just a reminder for church members, please provide snacks according to the first initial of your last name as scheduled below:

Sept 23: F, G, H Sept 30: I, J, K, L Oct 7: M, N Oct 14: O, P, Q, R

Oct 21: S, T, U Oct 28: V, W, X, Y, Z Nov 4: A, B Nov 11: C, D, E

Please call Pam at the office by September 27 to sign up, 624-3345. You must attend the Parent-Child Dedication Class on October 7 at 6 pm in room 126 (the Parlor), to participate in the service.

Soup and salad always served September 19: Pork filet mignon, baked potato, corn casserole, corndog, fries, September 26: Baked chicken, potatoes, purple hull peas, pie

High Attendance Goal is 1099

Safety Teams During Proclaim

New College Group!

Given to date: $3,696

Van Rides during Proclaim

Connect Central