July 16, 2012
Here is a video on church
planting produced by the Baptist association on the Island of Hawaii. The brown and green church in the video is
the church Zeke’s dad started in Papaikou, HI, the
town he and Layne will be moving to in 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVH5SJYiZlQ
These are also exciting days
to see what God is doing here at FBC Carthage and who He will send to serve and
lead in the areas of youth and worship. Pray
for the Personnel Committee as they work, especially as they pray and seek
God’s direction on the position(s). The
committee members are Philip Slagle, chairman, Brad Tackett, Jim Broyles, Ann
Cole, Marreet Hutchins, and Tammie Key.
During the search process,
we will seek an Interim worship leader to give direction in the music
area. The Youth Committee met last week
and they, along with parents and youth leaders, will direct the Youth Ministry
during these coming weeks.
There will be a Youth
Parent’s meeting this Wednesday, July 18 at 8:00 PM in the Christian Life
Center. All parents are encouraged and
asked to attend. The Youth Committee met
last week and has several ideas to share with the parents. This time of transition is an opportunity for
parents and leaders to “set-up” in their involvement and service to the youth.
Another area to pray for
this week is the Camp Meeting in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. We have been praying for the Inuit people as
our “unreached people group” for over a year and this week will be our first mission
into the area. The Camp Meeting will be
Friday through Sunday and will be similar to what we would think of as a
revival. Alec Sunrise and Alex Tambour are the two First Nations evangelists
who will be leading the Camp Meeting. A
Prayer Guide has been prepared for this special event and can be found at the
end of this E-News.
To undergird the Cambridge
Bay Camp Meeting with prayer, we will have a 24-hour prayer vigil beginning
this Wednesday at 5:00 PM and going until 5:00 PM on Thursday. People have signed up to pray for the Camp
Meeting during 1of the 24 hours. The
following hours are still available for you to join in this prayer effort:
Wednesday, July 18 5:00
PMWednesday, July 18 8:00 PM
Thursday, July 19 12:00
Noon
Thursday, July 19 1:00
PMThursday, July 19 2:00 PM
Thursday, July 19 3:00 PM
Thursday, July 19 4:00 PM
During the Mission Montana
Vacation Bible School we saw many children receive Jesus Christ as their Lord
and Savior. This VBS was prayed over for
many hours, before and during the event.
Prayer makes a difference. Let’s
do what we can in Carthage – PRAY - to see people come to know Jesus in
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.
Have a blessed week as you
serve the Lord and pray for the many needs we have shared.
Bro. Tim
1.
The youth and youth leaders gathered for a
final service and fellowship with Zeke and Layne yesterday afternoon. The highlight of the service was the baptism
of four young men who had professed faith in Jesus Christ. Those baptized were Zach and Andrew Layne,
John Alan Harper, and Bryson Slagle.
Pray for these young men and the youth leaders as they grow in their
walk with the Lord.
2.
A special thank you to the Hospitality
Committee for hosting the after-church luncheon in honor of Zeke and
Layne.
3.
The Senior Adult
Fellowship will have a covered dish luncheon and program on Tuesday, July 17 at
11:30 AM. Jerry Wilmore will be our guest
speaker for the program. All adults, 55
and over, are invited to bring a covered dish and join in this time of
fellowship.
4.
The Smith County
Fair will be July 30-August 4 and FBC Carthage will have a ministry booth each
evening from 5:30 – 8:30 PM. This would
be a great mission opportunity for Sunday School classes to take a night and
minister to the community. Contact Bro.
Tim to select the night which would be best for your class.
5.
We have the privilege to host the Smith County
teachers for lunch on Monday, July 30.
The luncheon will be around 11:15 AM and volunteers are needed earlier
that day to help prepare the food, decorate the tables, serve the meal, and
clean-up. To volunteer, contact Melody
Tackett who will be coordinating this special event.
6.
The Children’s
Committee is planning a family trip to Dollywood for Saturday, August 11. We will plan to leave from the church at 6:00
AM and be back by 10:00 PM. Children
must be accompanied by a parent or a designated adult. For more information see Fran Frank or your
children’s Sunday School teacher. Ticket
cost is $42+tax for children and 54+tax for adults.
7.
Here is the
Prayer Guide for you to use in praying for the Camp Meeting in Cambridge Bay,
Nunavut. A color, printed guide is also
available at the Connection Point:
Specific Prayer Requests
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Evangelist
Alec Sunrise
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Pray for Chief Sunrise as he
travels to Cambridge Bay and preaches to the people there. Pray for his health, that He will hear
God’s voice clearly, and that He will be filled with the Holy Spirit each
time he speaks.
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Music Director Alex Tambour
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Pray for Alex Tambour as he
travels to Cambridge Bay and prepares to lead in the worship services. Pray
also for his health and that he will allow God to guide him as he plans and
directs the music in the services.
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Our Church
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Pray for a harvest and that when
the harvest comes, will be overwhelmed with humility in the face of God’s
awesome blessing.
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Our Church
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Pray that we will truly believe
that it is God’s desire to save the Inuit people and be willing to do
“whatever it takes” to see that happen.
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The Inuit People
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Pray that the people will be
drawn to the meetings and will hear about God and His great plan of salvation
for each of us.
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The Inuit People
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Pray that the news about Jesus
will spread throughout the land.
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The Inuit People
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Pray that as each Inuit person
is called, he/she will get up and follow Jesus, leaving behind everything
that binds him/her.
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The Inuit People
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Pray that new Christians among
the Inuit will not turn back.
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The Services
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Pray that weather and other
physical circumstances will not hinder the services.
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The Services
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Pray that every worship service
will be pleasing to God.
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December 2010
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Bro. Tim introduces us to the
Inuit people as our adopted Unreached People Group (UPG). We begin praying
for God to lead us in this new mission effort.
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December 2010
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God leads us to make contact
with Dr. David Sills, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Dr. Sills and a
team of research assistants conducted research in Nunavut and filed a report
with the NAMB in 2008.
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March 2011
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Dr. Sills comes to share with
us concerning the Inuit people.
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March 2011
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God leads us to another contact
Donny Coulter of the Canadian National Baptist Convention; he comes to share
with us concerning the Inuit and Canadian ministry efforts.
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January 2012
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Donny Coulter emails to say
that he met a man who has been invited to Nunavut to lead a camp meeting.
Donny suggests that this may be our Person of Peace for whom we have been
praying. This person is Alec Sunrise.
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July 2012
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Alec Sunrise and Alex Tambour go to
lead in a camp meeting in Cambridge Bay.
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In Preparation for Your Prayer Time
Paper about the Inuit People
This
paper entitled “Communicating the Gospel to the Inuit of Nunavut Canada”,
written by a graduate student of Dr. Sills’ in 2008, will give you some insight
into the Inuit people.
Video about Alec Sunrise
Before
your prayer time, take a few minutes to watch this video about Alec Sunrise. It
will help you pray more knowledgeably for him.
Scripture
Calling FBC Carthage to be a House of Prayer
Pray
that FBC Carthage will be a House of Prayer:
Mark 11:17: Then
He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a
house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of
thieves.”
Pray
knowing that it is God’s will for the Inuit to be saved:
2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning His
promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us,[b] not willing
that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
Pray that North
America will be healed as God’s people pray:
2 Chronicles 7:14: If My people who are
called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their
sin and heal their land.
