FBC Carthage E-News
September 29, 2014
Good Morning,
This weekend was a great
time of discovering and/or reaffirming our understanding of the importance of
Creation. I appreciate ministries like
the Institute for Creation Research, Answers in Genesis, and others who devote
their work to sharing the foundational principles of Creation, the Flood, and
the biblical book of Genesis. Several
new creation resources have been purchased for the church library for you to
checkout and use in your personal study.
In addition, ICR has a host of free resources available on line:
ICR
website: http://www.icr.org/
Videos: http://thatsafacttv.com/
Articles: http://www.icr.org/archives/
Explore the Evidence:
http://www.icr.org/Topics/
Daily Devotional Guide: http://www.icr.org/articles/type/6/
ICR Mobile App:
http://www.icr.org/mobile-app/
We turn our attention now toward our
Fall Revival, November 2-5. I encourage
each one to begin praying for these special services, praying that God will
bring a revived spirit into our hearts individually, into our church, and ultimately
into our community. Brent Gambrell and
Dave Hunt will be our leaders for the Fall Revival. We will have cottage prayer meetings in
preparation for the revival services. We
will also be asking each member to identify ten (10) un-churched family and friends
to pray for during these weeks leading up to the revival.
FBC Carthage had 11 persons attend the
Operation Christmas Child Kick-off last week in Cookeville. We will be collecting shoe boxes filled with
gifts for children around the world and we will serve as a regional collection
point again this year. The FBC Carthage
Operation Christmas Child Kick-off will be October 26.
The College Road Trip has begun as
Jeff and I travel to the various college cities and visit our many college
students. We had a nice lunch with two
of our students last week and plan to be at Tennessee Tech, Cumberland
University, and Vol State this week.
Pray for our students as they pursue their degrees and prepare for their
working careers. Many life-changing decisions
are made during the college years.
This week is the last full week to
register to vote in the November 4 election.
The deadline for registration is next Monday, October 6 and early voting
begins October 15. For full information
on registration and voting matters go to www.smithcountyelection.com/info.htm
In addition to voting for state and
national officials, there will be several amendments to the Tennessee
Constitution on the ballot. Amendment 1
is an very important amendment regarding the health and safety of women and the
right to life. The Baptist and Reflector
had a great article last week on voting Yes to Amendment 1. Check it out on pages 3 and 7 of the virtual
newspaper and be informed on this important matter: http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/tennessee-baptist-convention/digital9-24-14/2014092301/?referrer=http%3A//www.tnbaptist.org/BRNews.asp#0
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the news for the week:
1.
All students, grades 7-12 , are reminded and
invited to the 5th Quarter Fellowship this Friday, October 3 after
the football game. Kenneth Reece’s class
is hosting the 5th Quarter and Michael Collins will be our speaker.
2.
A Baby Fair for expectant mothers and moms of
newborns will be held this Thursday, October 2 from 2-4 PM at the Senior
Citizen’s Center in South Carthage. The
Pregnancy Help Center is co-sponsoring this event with the Smith County Health
Department. Help spread the word to
expectant and new mothers you may know.
Everyone is invited.
3.
John Etheridge
will be leading the Defeated Creek Campground service this Sunday, October 5 at
8:30 AM.
4.
The Women on
Missions will have their regular meeting on Monday, October 6 at 6:30 PM. They will meet in the Christian Life
Center. All ladies are invited to attend.
5.
The Church
Business Meeting on Wednesday, October 8 will have several important matters to
discuss such as the 2014-15 Budget, a new Personnel Manual for staff, and the
purchase of adjoining property. All
members are invited and encouraged to attend at 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary.
6.
The Church
Council met yesterday and updated the church calendar:
Sept
29 College Road Trip Dinner –
Tennessee Tech
30 College
Road Trip Lunch – Cumberland
Oct 1 College
Road Trip Lunch – Vol State
2 Community Baby Fair
3 5th Quarter
Fellowship – Michael Collins Speaker
5 Defeated Creek Campground
Service – John Etheridge speaker
Life Chain @ 2:30 PM
Deacon’s Meeting @ 7PM
6 Women On Missions @ 6:30 PM,
CLC
8 Community Food Distribution
Business Meeting
9 Quarterly WMU Meeting @ 6PM,
Hickman Baptist, Matthew
Lynn, speaker
10 5th
Quarter Fellowship
11 Men’s
Breakfast
14 Senior
Adult Fellowship Trip to Shaker Village
19-22 Revivals in Cincinnati, OH
22-24 Smith County Schools Fall
Break
26 Operation
Christmas Child Kick-Off
Defeated Creek
Campground Service – Michael Collins
New Salem Association
Meeting
29 Children’s
Fall Festival
Nov 2-5 Fall Revival
