FBC Carthage E-News
October 13, 2014
Good morning,
Preparation is underway
for our Fall Revival with Brent Gambrell and Dave Hunt. Jeff and I met with Brent last week to
discuss the week and pray together. It
is going to be a great time of inspiration and revival as these two men come to
lead us in worship and the Word. I hope
you have the week on November 2-5 marked on your calendar for our Fall
Revival. Begin now to invite people to
come with you for these special services.
Also, be praying for those people you have included on your Operation
Andrew prayer challenge. Every day we
pray for these individuals, look for opportunities to build relationships, and invite
them to church, Sunday School, and especially the revival services.
During the week of October
26-31, I ask our Adult Sunday School
classes to host special cottage prayer meetings in homes to pray and prepare
our hearts for the revival services.
The extra emphasis on prayer helps us focus on the fact that revival and
the movement of God on a congregation is in the spiritual realm. We can organize, invite, and plan but what we
need for true revival is the Holy Spirit of God to move in our hearts and
lives.
I include these
introduction videos for Brent and Dave in case you missed them last week:
Brent Gambrell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m4C2waG0RY
Dave Hunt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmsJIHJV4zc&list=PLBHHOh2XatNv6UNmm5mboUVWOPVVMrq70&index=4
A “Thank You” goes to all
the Sunday School classes who served during the five 5th Quarter
Youth Fellowships during the Smith County High School football regular season. The deserts were delicious and we had great
help with the students.
Please pray for a series
of revivals being held in Cincinnati, Ohio next week, October 19-22. Several from our church and Association will
be traveling up for the week to conduct these revival services as part of our
partnership with the Cincinnati Baptist Association.
Also, pray for our Church
Secretary, Deborah Weaver, as she has surgery this week and will be out for
several weeks of recovery.
Early voting for the Fall
2014 Election begins this Wednesday, October 15. Many have found early voting to be a helpful
way to get to the polls. In fact, I was
told that over 60% of the votes cast in the last election were during the early
voting period of time. To vote early,
simply go to the Turner Building off Spring Street and you will see signs for
the voting.
As you vote I remind you of the
opportunity we have to make a true difference in the state of Tennessee through
voting for Amendment 1. This amendment is
an important issue regarding the health and safety of women and the right to
life. I received a whole packet of
information this week from the Tennessee Baptist Convention on the impact of
this vote and the importance to vote for the Amendment. There are many confusing and misleading ads
on the local TV stations so I encourage you to be selective where you get your
information. The best coverage I have
seen was in the Baptist and Reflector paper from the Tennessee Baptist
Convention. If you haven’t read the
articles, take a few minutes to become an informed voter. You can find the Baptist and Reflector
articles online on pages 3 and 7 of the virtual newspaper: 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.
The Senior Adult
Fellowship will travel next Tuesday, October 14 to Shaker Village near Boiling
Green, Kentucky. We will have lunch at
Cracker Barrel and then a shopping adventure at the new Cabela’s Outfitters
Store. We will leave from the church at
8:00 AM. Even if you haven’t signed up,
join us in the church parking lot across Main Street for this fun outing.
2.
The Community
Backpack ministry will be packing food for backpacks this afternoon, Monday,
October 13 beginning at 4:30 PM at the Ag Center. I have received to messages this morning from
Glenda Baker, the volunteer coordinator, asking for assistance in this
effort. Each week 250 students in Smith
County receive a bag of food in their backpacks to eat during the weekend.
3.
The FBC Carthage
Operation Christmas Child Kick-off will be Sunday, October 26.
Now is a good time to begin gathering toys and supplies to pack your
shoebox. In addition, we will have a
Shoebox Packing Party on Wednesday, November 12.
4.
The Children’s
Fall Festival will be held on Wednesday, October 29 from 5:30 -7:30 PM. Activities for the preschool and elementary
children will be held in the Christian Life Center while activities for the
Youth students will be held in the Youth Room.
Invite your friends to join you for this fun-filled event. As always, the Skit Guys have some funny
promotion videos for the Fall Festival:
5.
During the Sunday
evening service we studied Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son found in Luke
15. We close this E-News with a
beautiful song of God’s faithfulness:
