FBC Carthage E-News
February 8, 2016
Good morning,
This is the week millions
of Valentines will be exchanged and people will be reminded of the importance
of sharing with family and friends how much they are loved. In the message yesterday I mentioned the 5
Love Languages by Gary Chapman and the concept that we each “speak” one of
the five love languages (Touch, Acts of Service, Gifts, Shared Activities,
Words of Affirmation) as our primary way we communication love. The challenge is when our spouse, family,
friends communicate in a different language.
In that case, I may think I am communicating “I love you” and the other
person does not understand the “love language.” I encourage you to check out more
information on this topic at http://www.5lovelanguages.com. There is a free profile tool and many good
resources that may be a great help in understanding you and your loved one’s
love languages. The best Valentine you
can give is to learn to love and communicate that love to your spouse,
children, and friends.
The
BIG news for this week is Matthew Davis and his family will be with us for a
special weekend this coming weekend as our prospective Minister to Youth and
Families. The schedule below gives the
special events of the weekend for you to get to know Matthew, Elizabeth, and
their three girls, Bailey (6), Nora(4), and Morgan(2). Matthew and his family live in the Memphis
area and are active members of Bellview Baptist Church where he has served in
the youth and families ministries as a volunteer for many years. In addition to their three daughters, he and Elizabeth
are expecting their fourth child in the summer.
Matthew has his Bachelor of Arts
degree from University of Memphis, Master of Christian Studies from Union
University, and is working toward his Master of Divinity from Liberty
University. At the end of the Sunday
Morning Service we will have the opportunity to vote to call Matthew Davis as
our Minister to Youth and Families.
Please be praying for the Davis family as they prepare to meet the FBC
Carthage family.
Here
are the special services and activities for the weekend with Matthew and
Elizabeth:
Friday, February 12
6:00 PM Church-wide Potluck Dinner, Discussion and
Movie (CLC)
Everyone is invited and asked to bring
a covered dish as we have a church-wide
Valentine dinner followed by the movie,
War Room. Matthew will have a chance to share
during the dinner and take your questions.
Saturday, February 13
7:30 AM
Deacon Breakfast (CLC)
12:00 Noon Youth Leader Luncheon (Kenneth and Lisa Reece’s Home)
5:30 PM Youth,
Parents, Leaders Fellowship and Pizza (CLC)
Sunday, February 14
9:30 AM Visit
in Sunday School
10:45 AM Matthew
will be preaching in the Morning Service
11:45 AM Special Business Meeting to Call Matthew Davis
as Minister to Youth and Families
This
Wednesday, February 10 will be our regular church business meeting at 6:30 PM. The Personnel Committee will discuss the
salary, benefits and other housekeeping matters for the Minister to Youth and
Families position. In addition, they
will bring a recommendation to allow Matthew and his family to use the vacant
house the church owns on Fite Avenue for up to six months while they sell their
home in West Tennessee and look for a place to live in Carthage.
Please
pray this Tuesday, February 9 for Kathy Reece, our Preschool/Nursery Worker and
Coordinator as she has knee surgery.
Thank you to the many ladies who serve in this vitally important ministry
of our church. A special thank you to
those who will be serving extra time during Kathy’s recovery.
These
are exciting days to serve at FBC Carthage.
Have
a blessed week:
Bro.
Tim
Here’s
the news for the week:
·
We
welcome Carolyn Russell as she comes for membership at FBC Carthage through the
transfer of her membership.
·
Attention
all parents of children ages 3-6th grade! The Children’s Choir will begin this
Wednesday night, February 10 at 6:30 PM
in the Children’s Area on the 3rd floor of the Education Building. For more information please contact Audrey
Russell or Hailey Wilkerson.
·
The Young at
Heart group is planning a trip to Cumberland County Playhouse on Tuesday,
February 16 at 9:30 AM to see Church Basement Ladies. The story takes place in rural Minnesota with
this celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there!
Laugh along with these four unforgettable women as they organize the food and
solve the problems of a rural church in 1965.
They stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct
the young, and keep the Pastor on course while thoroughly enjoying (or at least
tolerating) each other as the true "steel magnolias' of the church. Witness the church year unfold from below the
house of God with this funny, down-to-earth musical comedy! Tickets are $20 and we will have lunch before
the program.
·
A
ladies Bible study is in the works for Monday night, February 15 to study “The
Battle Plan for Prayer”, a follow-up Bible study from the movie War Room. Beth Kiedrowski is leading the study in the
CLC at 6:30 PM.
·
The
Backpack Ministry will be meeting today, February 8 at the Ag Center at 4:00 PM
to pack bags of food for the children of our county. Join us for this local ministry project.
·
The
monthly Community Food Distribution will be this Wednesday, February 10 at 11
AM. Volunteers are needed to pack and
distribute the hundreds of food boxes given each month.
·
Here
are several dates for your February and March calendar:
February 8 Backpacking
10 Community Food Truck
12-14 Prospective Minister to Youth and Families
Weekend and Vote
16 Young at Heart Trip
28 Matthew Davis Ordination, Millington, Tennessee
March
7 WOM Meeting
8 Young
at Heart Luncheon
11-12 Youth Evangelism Conference
13 Daylight Savings Time
21 Pregnancy Help Center Banquet, Ag Center
25 Good Friday Service
27 Easter Sunday
28 Smith County Schools Spring Break Week
·
Read
the Bible Through:
February 7 Leviticus
1-3 Matthew 24:1-28
February 8 Leviticus 4-5 Matthew
24:29-51
February 9 Leviticus
6-7 Matthew 25:1-30
February 10 Leviticus
8-10 Matthew 25:31-46
February 11 Leviticus
11-12 Matthew 26:1-25
February 12 Leviticus
13 Matthew 26:26-50
February 13 Leviticus 14 Matthew 26:51-75
·
Here
is a music video we shared in the Sunday Evening Service that reminds us of how
much God loves you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y5knH45QJk
