FBC Carthage E-News for January 3, 2011

FBC Carthage E-News
January 3, 2011

Happy New Year!

There is always a sense of excitement and expectation as we begin a new year. There is a “putting behind” of those things from last year and a “pressing on” to all God has for us in 2011. The Apostle Paul says this in Philippians 3:13-14, “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

Yesterday, we began our emphasis on “The Amazing Journey.” During the Sunday services we will be studying through the Bible in one year. I will be preaching and teaching from Genesis through Revelation. As we walk through the Bible, we will highlight the four purposes from yesterday’s message:
o The Bible has a divine purpose. 2 Timothy 3:16 says “All scripture is inspired by God” which means it is God’s Word, given for His purpose.

o The Bible has an instructive purpose. The Bible teaches what to believe and how to live the Christian life.

o The Bible has an equipping purpose. The Bible prepares us for the ministry and mission God has called us to do.

o The Bible has a redemptive purpose. Throughout the Bible, we will see God’s desire for a relationship with men and women through faith in Jesus Christ. The Old Testament will be point forward to Jesus, the Messiah. The New Testament will be focused on the life which Jesus gives to all who believe in Him.

Happy New Year to you!
Bro. Tim

Here’s the news:
1. This weekend, January 8-9, is our “Answers in Genesis Weekend.” Jim Gardner, a speaker for Answers In Genesis, will be our special guest. Jim travels throughout the nation and in foreign countries sharing the truths of God’s Word. Here are the special messages he will share that weekend:
·Saturday, January 86:30 PM UFO’s, Aliens, and other Strange Creatures·Sunday, January 98:00 & 10:45 AM The Consequence of the Path You Choose9:30 AM Why Question Biblical Authority
All classes, 3rd grade through adults, will meet in the sanctuary during
the Sunday School hour.5:30 PM Dinosaurs and Dragons: Fact or Myth6:30 PM Questions and Answers
Invite friends and family to join you for this special series on Genesis and creation. This is the foundational passages of the scriptures and the passages that are often attacked and questioned. Invite your children’s teachers to come for these services.
For more information on Jim Gardner you can go to:http://www.answersingenesis.org/outreach/speakers/james-gardner/bio/For more information on Answers In Genesis you can go to their website at http://www.answersingenesis.org/
2. A study guide is available for you to personally study through the Bible during 2011. The study guide will cover the same book(s) of the Bible each week as the Sunday messages. This study guide has wide margins for you to take your sermon notes. If you would like a copy, send a reply e-mail requesting one. We will be ordering additional copies this week and will have them on Sunday.

3. The youth will host a luncheon this Sunday, January 9, to help raise money for their upcoming ski trip. Everyone is invited and asked to attend the luncheon. The meal will be on a donation basis. The youth ski trip/retreat will be January 14-17.

4. We will host a Wild Game Dinner on Friday, January 21 at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is invited to bring a covered dish salad, vegetable, or desert and join in the fun. If you have wild game, bring your favorite dish(es). David Turner, a Christian ventriloquist from Alexandria, will be our special program for the evening. If you have pictures of trophy fish or game, bring them with you. A display rack will also be available for displaying your trophy mount.

5. As a follow-up resource for last night’s study on how we got the Bible, here is an interesting series of videos on the History of the Bible.

History of the Bible Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwMQTEVSobg
History of the Bible Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg6KKlswEvo&feature=related

History of the Bible Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAmUAMFtkZM&feature=related

History of the Bible Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC8POpbtYak&feature=related

History of the Bible Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMZLEAkFwqM&feature=related

History of the Bible Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn_n5ErEz2c&feature=related

History of the Bible Part 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhCmb4LqjRs&feature=related


6. Please pray for the Inuit people of Northern Canada. They are our adopted unreached people group and as a church we are asked to pray for them, that an door may through which we can carry the gospel of Jesus Christ. Here is an encouraging e-mail we received this week from a professor at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky:
“I would be glad to share with you or your church team more details if you would like. According to NAMB, our SBTS ethnographic research team is the only Baptist effort that has ever been carried out that far north. I would love to help anyone who desires to work in that area.”