FBC Carthage E-News
November 2, 2015
Good Morning,
I hope you are feeling the
excitement and energy from the services yesterday as we had a great beginning
for our Fall Revival with Brent Gambrell and the Nesbitt Family. Brent has a very engaging preaching style
that brings out the truths of God’s Word in a powerful way. We had a great attendance at both the morning
(Wow! The combined Morning Service
attendance was amazing!) and the evening services yesterday. Please be praying for the three remaining
services each evening this week at 6:30 PM, tonight through Wednesday. Revival services are the perfect opportunity
to invite family and friends to attend.
To help focus our invitations, each of the remaining nights has a special
focus emphasis to help involve everyone as they invite people to attend. Those emphases are:
Monday Night Family
Night
Many of us have extended family members we can invite for
this special night. Think of uncles,
aunts, cousins, etc. It is also a
perfect night to invite the family members you have on your prayer cards.
Tuesday Night Friends
Night
Invite your friends, neighbors, co-workers, school friends
to attend with you. Many of you
have High School friends that you could invite.
Be creative.
Wednesday Night Team
Night
Our
county is filled with sports teams of all sorts. You and your children are on those teams. Invite the whole team and coaches to come
with you on Wednesday Night. In fact,
wear your team jerseys and fill the church with team spirit. The idea is to do whatever it takes to bring
our friends and family to Jesus.
Continue to pray for the
Revival services and for the impact they will have on our lives, our church,
and our community. Here is a powerful
excerpt from the “Preparation Guide for Revival” I sent out last week. I have read this paper several times in my
personal prayer preparation and have found it very helpful to me. The full article is at: http://www.biblebc.com/ForPreachers/SermonVault/Revival/preparing_for_revival.htm:
Revival is:
·
A sovereign
work of God among His people (thus the prophet prays, "Revive Thy
work," Hab. 3:2).
·
It is an
invasion of fresh spiritual life when there was only deadness (Lu. 15:24),
·
It is a
turning back of God’s people unto Himself (Lam. 5:21)
·
It is an
outpouring of His Spirit upon His wilting vineyard (Isa. 32:15)
·
It is an
extraordinary work of God producing extraordinary results among both
backslidden believers, as well as dead, careless sinners.
May our prayer be, “Lord, send a great
revival in my soul.”
Have a blessed and revived week,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the News for the
Week:
·
The Fall Revival
services will be held at 6:30 PM each night, Monday-Wednesday, this week, November 2-4. There will be childcare through ages 7 during
each of the services. If you can help
during one of the nights check with Kathy Reece in the Nursery.
·
There will be
Wednesday Night Supper this week, November 4 beginning at 5:00 PM. The Men’s Team will be preparing baked
chicken, red potatoes, corn, and desert.
Bring the family and join us for supper.
·
Brent Gambrell
will meet with those interested in a Mission Trip to Haiti with his
organization on Wednesday night, November 4 at 6:00 PM.
·
Operation
Christmas Child had a great “Kickoff” yesterday as people began picking up
boxes to fill for the children of the world.
Our church goal is 300 boxes which will require everyone’s participation
and filling multiple boxes. Ideas,
boxes, and information are available at the Connection Point behind the
Sanctuary. Collection of the boxes will
be in the Christian Life Center, November 16-23. Here is a website to checkout for more info
on Operation Christmas Child: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
·
The churches of
the New Salem Association of Baptists will be hosting a dramatic presentation
on this coming Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8 at the Ag Center entitled,
“Why Didn’t You Tell Me?” This 30-45
minute “walk-through” drama will begin at 6:00 PM and have presentations through
10:00 PM. We will have several actors in this presentation and are still in
need of people to be greeters, ushers, and decision counselors. If you can help please contact Bro. Tim. This presentation is also a perfect
opportunity to invite your friends and family to attend.
·
The Women on
Mission Group will meet next Monday, November 9 at 6:30 PM at the home of Mary
Marsh, 309 High Street, across from the main door of Smith County High School.
·
The Young at
Heart will meet next Tuesday, November 10 at 11:30 AM for a covered dish luncheon
in the Christian Life Center.
·
A special
one-night “Surviving the Holidays” GriefShare presentation will be held on
Tuesday, November 24 at 6:00 PM at the Chamber of Commerce on Upper Ferry
Road. There is no charge for this class
and a Free workbook will be given to the first 50 attendees. This helpful class is for everyone in our
community, especially those who have lost a loved one this past year. The
Spring 2016 semester of GriefShare will begin on Tuesday, January 12 at
6:00 PM at the Chamber of Commerce.
·
Have you checked
out the Live Audio Streaming of the services on the church website? We are working toward streaming the Fall
Revival services as well as the regular Sunday and Wednesday services. You can find the link on the Home page at www.fbccarthage.com. Simply click
on the service and listen in. Our media
techs are the best!
·
Here is a little
simpler reading guide for the Read the Bible for Life passages for this week,
October 26:
Day
1 Matthew 26-28
Day
2 Mark 14-16
Day
3 Luke 22-24
Day
4 John 18-21
Day
5 Acts 1-4, Psalm 110
Day
6 Acts 5-8
