FBC Carthage E-News for September 19, 2011

FBC Carthage E-News
September 19, 2011

Good Morning,
This is an exciting week as we prepare for the On Mission Celebration which begins this coming Saturday, September 24 and runs through the following Wednesday, September 28. There will be many different opportunities for you to share with the special guest missionaries who will be with us. Here is the schedule and information for this important week:


• Saturday, September 24 5:00 PM “Kaleidoscope of Missions” Mission Fair
All of our guest missionaries, along with our own mission teams will have information, displays, and items from their countries. Following the time with the missionaries, we will enjoy a meal provided by the Tennessee Baptist Convention at 6:30 PM.


• Sunday, September 25 8:00 &10:45 AM
Dwayne Brown, Missionary to Asia will be our special guest missionary during both morning services.


• Sunday, September 25 5:30 PM Picnic with the Missionary
The church services and AWANA will be moved to Crump Paris Park for an enjoyable evening with Joe Gardner, Missionary with the North American Mission Board in Illinois. He will share with us and then we will have a picnic supper together. We will meet at the picnic area next to the large playground beside the walking track. In addition to the playground, we will have inflatables for the children to enjoy.


• Monday, September 26 6:00 PM Dinner with the Missionary
Everyone is invited for a special night out. We will have supper together at the Walton Hotel at 6:00 PM with Randy Poole, missionary with the Mississippi River Ministry in Tennessee. We are praying for opportunities to serve directly in this ministry with Randy during 2012. It is our desire that mission teams, Sunday School classes, and individuals will have opportunity to be a part of this ministry and mission in the coming year. Please contact the church office or sign-up Wednesday night for dinner reservation.


• Tuesday, September 27 6:30 PM The Strategic Importance of Prayer
For the past year we have desired to grow in our prayer times together. Don Pierson is the Prayer Strategist with the Tennessee Baptist Convention and he will be sharing with us the importance of prayer and leading us to pray. Don has preached at FBC Carthage several times in the past and we are looking forward to this service with him.


• Wednesday, September 28 6:30 PM Jerri Yorkman, Missionary to Mexico
Our final service will be a celebration of missions in the Christian Life Center. The evening will begin with supper at 5:00 PM. Jerri Yorkman will be sharing with everyone at 6:30 PM of her work with the International Mission Board in Mexico.


• In addition to the nightly services, there will be luncheons with the missionaries at different churches at 11:30 AM. You are invited to attend each of these special events:
Monday Hickman Baptist Church
Tuesday Peyton’s Creek Baptist Church
Wednesday Brush Creek Baptist Church


The On Mission Celebration will be a great week for our church as we focus on missions, ministry and prayer. I encourage you to attend each and every sessions. Jesus Christ’s mission and commission are at the heart of what we do at FBC Carthage.


A special congratulations goes out to Hunter and Kendra Apple Birtsch on their weeding this past Saturday, September 17.


Have a blessed week as we prepare our hearts for the On Mission Celebration,
Bro. Tim




Here’s the news for the week:
1. This week is the week of prayer for Tennessee missions through the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Listed below is the prayer guide for this week and the website for more information on the ministry and work of the Tennessee Baptist Convention:

http://www.tnbaptist.org/page.asp?page=127

2011 Week of Prayer for State Missions
MONDAY John 4:34-36 - Pray for God's eyes so that you will see the ripe harvest fields in our lost and hurting state. Pray for ministries in east, middle and west Tennessee.


TUESDAY Matthew 25:31-46 - Pray that even in times like these you will have a heart for ministry to strangers, prisoners, sick, naked or hungry. Pray for Christian Women's Job Corps and Christian Men's Job Corps sites across Tennessee.


WEDNESDAY John 3:16-21 - Pray that this unchanging truth will cause you to become a beacon of light in your world. Pray for opportunities to share light even in times like these.


THURSDAY John 6:28-29 - Pray that God will strengthen your faith so that you will accomplish the work that He has planned for you. Pray for Baptist Collegiate Ministries.


FRIDAY Acts 5:27-32 - Pray that even in times like these that you will obey God rather than men and that you will be on mission to share the Gospel with all people. Pray for evangelistic efforts in Tennessee to increase.


SATURDAY Acts 1:8 - Pray that the power of the Holy Spirit will give you the boldness to witness to your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors even in times like these. Pray for missionaries, missionary parents and missionary kids.


SUNDAY Matthew 28:19-20 - Pray that as you go, you will make disciples of all nations teaching them to observe all that Jesus commanded you even in times like these. Pray for Dr. Randy Davis as he leads the Tennessee Baptist Convention.



2. This Friday, September 23 will be a 5th Quarter following the Smith County High School football game. All students, grades 7-12 are invited to attend. The 5th Quarters begin after the ball game and conclude around 11:30 PM. A special thank you to all the adults who help in this great ministry.


3. The Couples Night Out at the Movies will be Saturday, October 1 at the Roxy Theatre in Lebanon. We will meet at the theatre around 6:30 PM to see the 7:00 PM showing of the new movie “Courageous.” This movie is produced by Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. They also produced “Fireproof” and “Facing the Giants.”


4. The Children and Preschool Mission Groups and Sunday School classes will join together for a special mission project this Wednesday, September 21. The children and leaders will gather in the Christian Life Center at 6:30 PM and deliver cookies to the police department, EMS, and sheriff’s department.


5. The Finance Committee will meet this Wednesday, September 21 at 7:30 PM to begin preparation for the 2011-12 church budget. All ministry leaders are asked to submit budget requests to the church office today for consideration by the committee.


6. The Church Leadership Council meeting was postponed this Sunday and rescheduled for Sunday, October 2 at 4:00 PM.


7. Here is the link to a great prayer resource with several inspirational videos from the Nashville House of Prayer you may want to check out:
http://nashvillehop.wordpress.com/