FBC Carthage E-News
February 25, 2013
Good Morning,
The big news for this week
is the calling of Jeff Hall as our Minister to Youth and Families. The official vote was taken yesterday and
Jeff received a unanimous vote to call him to FBC Carthage. I talked to him yesterday afternoon and gave
him the news of the call and he accepted and will begin serving this week. Please be in prayer for Jeff, Kristina, and
Peyton as they pack up this week and prepare for their move to Carthage. Jeff and Kristina plan to go with the youth
this weekend to the Youth Evangelism Conference (YEC) in Nashville. All youth are encouraged to attend this
special “first trip” with Jeff and Kristina.
It will be a great opportunity to get to know them.
This week begins my College
Road Trip as I visit our college students.
This Thursday, February 28 I will be having dinner with the students at
the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Next Tuesday, March 5 I will be
having lunch with the students at Vol State.
Jeff Hall is planning on traveling with me to the schools and meeting
our students.
This Sunday, March 3
begins the Week of Prayer for North American Missions. As we focus on missions across the United
States and Canada, let us prepare our hearts for God to use us in missions
through going, giving, and praying. The
theme this year is “Whatever It Takes: Reaching the One”. Missions begins right here in Carthage,
Tennessee and reaches to the ends of the nation and world. Let us live “on mission” with the Lord Jesus
Christ. The North American Mission Board
has an awesome website, check it out: http://www.namb.net/.
Also, the mission videos
for this year’s emphasis can be viewed at: http://www.anniearmstrong.com/2013video/.
Speaking of missions, Josh
Lynn and a mission team from Tennessee Tech Baptist Collegiate Ministry will be
traveling to South Asia March 8-17. Be
praying for Josh and the team as they share the gospel, lead in youth rallies,
and proclaim the truth of Jesus. If you
would like to help financially with this project you can contact Josh directly
or give a gift through the FBC Carthage church office.
I have placed the “Read
through the Bible” guide for March at the end of this e-news. Make time each day to spend with the Lord,
reading His word and praying. This
reading guide can be a tool for you in your daily Quiet Time. As a believer in Jesus Christ, it is
important to spend time with Him, to get to know Him, and to hear what He says
through the Bible. Take the challenge
and read through the Bible. Start where
we are in the reading plan and begin today.
You can also have the passages following this plan e-mailed to you each
day by going to: http://www.biblegateway.com/reading-plans/. The instructions led you through the process
and the scriptures will arrive in your inbox each morning.
Have a blessed week and
remember to pray for Jeff, Kristina, and Peyton as they pack and prepare to
move to Carthage. These are exciting
days at FBC Carthage!
Bro. Tim
Here’s the news of the
week:
1.
The Church Council will meet this Sunday,
March 3 at 4:00 PM and the Deacons will meet at 7:15 PM. This will be our first meetings with Jeff
Hall as our Minister to Youth and Families.
2.
The Women on Missions will meet next Monday,
March 4 at Shelia Dodge’s home, 144 Hogans Creek Road at 6:30 PM. All ladies are invited to attend.
3.
A women's book study group will begin on Tuesday,
March 19 at FBC Carthage. All women of all ages are invited to participate. The
group will meet each Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 for seven weeks to
discuss the book Unglued by Lysa TerKeurst. More information
will be available this coming Sunday morning in the Connection Point and in
your Sunday School classes. For more information now about the author and to
read a free sample chapter, go to http://www.ungluedbook.com/
4.
An
association-wide women’s conference will be held on March 14-16 at the First
Baptist Church in Gordonsville. Tina
Craighead will be leading the sessions and the ladies trio “Beyond the Call”
will be leading in worship. The cost is
$10 which includes lunch on Saturday.
For more information you can contact FBC Gordonsville at 615 683-8884 or
see Shelia Dodge.
5.
On Sunday March 10th from 2:00 until 4:00 in the afternoon,
FBC Carthage will offer an ACT Prep Class for the Reading Section of the ACT
test. Students in grades 10-12 that will be taking the ACT at any time in the
future are encouraged to attend. We'll go over strategies for test-taking,
effective reading strategies, and individually complete and score at least one
practice Reading Section Test. Your friends are welcome, but please register
all who plan to attend by Wednesday, March 6th so that we can prepare needed
materials. We'll ask our new Youth Pastor Jeff Hall to be there to open the session
in prayer and briefly meet our youth and their classmates in this setting. To
register, call the church office at 735-1929 or contact Jan Trainham or Kandy Smith.
6.
The Senior Adult
Fellowship is planning a breakfast trip to Cracker Barrel on Tuesday, March
12. We will leave from the church
parking lot at 8:00 AM.
7.
Its time to be
signing up for Vacation Bible School 2013.
Our VBS will be held June 10-14 from 6:00 -8:30 PM. The Association VBS Training Clinic will be
on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 PM.
8.
Plans are
underway for a Children’s Easter Celebration on Sunday, March 24 from 5:00-7:00
PM. All children are invited to this
special event.
9.
Listed below is
the Read through the Bible plan for March:
_____ March 1: Numbers
20-22; Mark 7:1-13
_____ March 2: Numbers
23-25; Mark 7:14-37
_____ March 3: Numbers
26-28; Mark 8
_____ March 4: Numbers
29-31; Mark 9:1-29
_____ March 5: Numbers
32-34; Mark 9:30-50
_____ March 6: Numbers
35-36; Mark 10:1-31
_____ March 7: Deuteronomy
1-3; Mark 10:32-52
_____ March 8: Deuteronomy
4-6; Mark 11:1-18
_____ March 9: Deuteronomy
7-9; Mark 11:19-33
_____ March 10: Deuteronomy
10-12; Mark 12:1-27
_____ March 11: Deuteronomy
13-15; Mark 12:28-44
_____ March 12: Deuteronomy
16-18; Mark 13:1-20
_____ March 13: Deuteronomy
19-21; Mark 13:21-37
_____ March 14: Deuteronomy
22-24; Mark 14:1-26
_____ March 15: Deuteronomy
25-27; Mark 14:27-53
_____ March 16: Deuteronomy
28-29; Mark 14:54-72
_____ March 17: Deuteronomy
30-31; Mark 15:1-25
_____ March 18: Deuteronomy
32-34; Mark 15:26-47
_____ March 19: Joshua 1-3;
Mark 16
_____ March 20: Joshua 4-6;
Luke 1:1-20
_____ March 21: Joshua 7-9;
Luke 1:21-38
_____ March 22: Joshua
10-12; Luke 1:39-56
_____ March 23: Joshua
13-15; Luke 1:57-80
_____ March 24: Joshua
16-18; Luke 2:1-24
_____ March 25: Joshua
19-21; Luke 2:25-52
_____ March 26: Joshua
22-24; Luke 3
_____ March 27: Judges 1-3;
Luke 4:1-30
_____ March 28: Judges 4-6;
Luke 4:31-44
_____ March 29: Judges 7-8;
Luke 5:1-16
_____ March 30: Judges
9-10; Luke 5:17-39
_____ March 31: Judges
11-12; Luke 6:1-26
10.
Listed below are those having birthdays in
March. One idea is to keep this list
handy as a prayer guide during your Quiet Time and pray for them on their
birthday. If you have a birthday in
March and are not listed, send a reply e-mail to the church office and let us
update our information.
February 27 - Pat Nixon
March
1 - Joe Paul Tackett
March
3 - Sharlene Gilley
Zach Brubaker (Our Adopted Missionary
Kid)
March
4 - Gaybe Campbell
March
5 - Chris Williams
March
6 - Barbara Maxwell
March
7 - Bo Broyles
March
8 - Mary Michael Denney
March
10 - Tanner Hackett
March
12 - Dwight Eatherly
March
13 - Zeke Tomaselli
March
15 - Jill Frank
Brad Tackett
March
20 - Deborah Bane
Zach Sanders
March
22 - Patsy Sanders
March
24 - Chandelle Hackett
Tammy Key
Layne Tomaselli
March
26 - Shawn Pinson
March
27 - Leyanne Nesbitt
March
30 - Nathan Wilmore
March
31 - Ruth Denney
Fran Frank
