FBC Carthage E-News
September 21, 2015
Good Morning,
Thank you for all the
birthday wishes, posts, and cards. I
appreciate all the encouragement and kind words shared. A birthday is a good time to be reminded of
the blessing of the people in one’s life and to reflect on the many blessing
God has given over the past years. It is
also a good time to take inventory of life and the days that lay ahead. My prayer is that this will be the greatest
year of ministry and impact yet in my life.
You are a blessing to me as we serve the Lord together.
As we move into the Fall
Season it is time to begin praying for our Fall Revival with Brent Gambrell on
November 1-4. Brent was our Evangelist
last year and we had a wonderful week as he shared the Word of God. The worship will be led during the evening services
by Scott and Lisa Nesbitt and their family.
I am looking forward to all God is going to do in our lives and in our
church that week. Be making your plans
to attend this special week as we pray for God to move.
Speaking of praying for
revival, everyone is asked to identify people in your family, friends,
neighbors, co-workers to pray for and invite to attend the services. Revival is a time to give special invitation
to those we know who need Jesus Christ in their lives. We will also have several Home Prayer
Meetings leading up to the week of revival.
God’s promise of revival and healing in 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 comes with
an instruction for His people, “When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts
to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, 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.”
Please pray with me for
God to move in a great way in our lives and in our church throughout these
coming months. May our hearts be stirred
by the moving and presence of God’s Holy Spirit.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the news for the
week:
·
This Friday,
September 25 will be a 5th Quarter Youth Fellowship after the Smith
County High School football game. All
students in the 7-12th grades are invited and urged to invite their
friends. We will have food, games, and a
time of inspiration. The 5th
Quarter Fellowships begin right after each home game and conclude around 11:15
PM.
·
Thursday,
September 24 is the Kick-off for this year’s Operation Christmas Child at the
First Baptist Church in Cookeville. If
you would like to go with a group from our church to the kick-off, contact
Melody Tackett, Marreet Hutchins, or the church office. The group will leave from FBC Carthage at
5:15 PM.
·
Saturday,
September 26 is the William Walton Days celebration in Carthage and we will
have a ministry opportunity in the kid’s area with the two inflatables from the
Association. We will need help at 8AM to
help set them up and 4PM to help take them down. During the days we need volunteers to be with
the inflatables, hand out information cards about FBC Carthage, and interact
with the children. Contact Bro. Tim for
more information.
·
Remember to pray
for Glenda Baker as she serves at First Baptist Poplar, Montana.
·
Thursday, October
5 will be a special trip to Trinity Music City to be part of the studio
audience for a live taping of Praise the Lord.
The trip is free and the Trinity Music City will donate $20 per person
to the Pregnancy Help Center of Smith County for every person we bring. We will take the church bus and leave from
the church at 4:30 PM.
·
The Young at
Heart group will have a special luncheon trip to the Pavilion in South Carthage
on Tuesday, October 13 at 11:15 AM. The
Pavilion will provide our lunch and give a tour of the new facilities.
·
The
Church Council meeting will be Sunday, September 27 at 4:00 PM and the Deacons
will meet Sunday, October 4 at 7:00 PM.
·
“Read
Through the Bible” readings for this week, September 21:
Day
1 Esther 6-10
Day
2 Malachi 1-4; Psalm 50
Day
3 Ezra 7-10
Day
4 Nehemiah 1-4
Day
5 Nehemiah 5-7
Day
6 Nehemiah 8-10
