FBC Carthage E-News
July 25, 2016
Good Morning,
This is a BIG week of ministry
and sharing as we participate in the Smith County Fair, July 25-30. Volunteers
from FBC Carthage will staff the ministry booth each evening from 5:30-8:00
PM. For those working the booth, enter
through the back gate behind the gas station and let Deborah Weaver, or whoever
is working the gate know you are with the FBC Carthage booth. The church will pay for your admission the
night(s) you serve. As in years before,
we will distribute water, make sno-cones, and face paint. This year we also want to incorporate our
mission theme, “His STORY, My Story” by sharing the story of Jesus and
challenging people to share their story.
This will be an exciting week as we share with our community.
The Sunday School class
working in the FBC Carthage Ministry Booth each night is:
Monday, July 25 Samantha
Upchurch’s Class
Tuesday, July 26 Jim Broyles’ Class
Wednesday, July 27 Stephen
Russell’s Class
Thursday, July 28 Cindy
Dowell’s Class
Friday, July 29 Brad
Tackett’s Class
Saturday, July 30 Youth
Class
Other classes and those
not in a class are encouraged to choose a night and join in with the sponsoring
class.
Thank you to Elizabeth
Davis, Rhonda Etheridge, Lisa Reece and other ladies for hosting the
Mother/Daughter Tea yesterday. I have
heard very good reports on the delightful time had by all who attended.
The Main Event Men’s
Conference was a great blessing this weekend.
We had a total of 11 men participate in the event. Thanks to Matt Davis for getting the trip
together. The speakers were inspiring,
the worship was amazing, and the fellowship with the men from our church was very
enjoyable, especially Sal’s Pizza for lunch on Saturday.
Please continue to pray
for Steve Dowell as he has several medical tests this week. I appreciate the good job he does in leading
us in singing each week. Yesterday’s Men’s
Chorus singing “I’ll Fly Away” was a great blessing.
Also, be praying for the Nominating
Committee as they work toward enlisting the leadership and workers for the
coming year.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the news for the
week:
·
We welcome Robert
and Michelle Harper as they came forward yesterday for membership through the
transfer of their church letter,
·
Attention
Ladies: The Women on Missions Meeting will
be Tuesday, July 26 at the Hickman Baptist Church. A meal begins at 6 pm with the meeting to
follow. We will take the church bus and
FBC at 5:30 pm for all who wish to ride.
·
A special Movie Night showing of “Woodlawn” will be held on this
Sunday, July 31 in the Christian Life Center.
We will have finger-food refreshments at 5:00 PM and the movie at 5:30
PM. "Woodlawn" is a moving and inspirational new film based on the
true story of how love and unity overcame hate and division in early 1970s
Birmingham, Ala. It is the story of a
gifted high school football player who must learn to boldly embrace his talent
and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field. Through the sharing of an “outsider” more than 40
players, nearly the entire team, black and white, give their lives over to the
“better way” through following Jesus, and the change is so profound in them it
affects their coach, their school and their community in ways no one could have
imagined. The church has purchased the license to publicly show this motion picture in a group setting. You can view the trailer at: http://www.providentfilms.org/film/woodlawn
·
There will be a special book signing on Sunday, July 31 from
1-3 PM in the Christian Life Center with our own, Mallory Dillon and her
illustrated book, Mallory’s World.
Books are available online at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Books will also be available for purchase on
the 31st.
·
Attention Youth and Parents:
Come and raft down the Ocoee River on Saturday, August 6. The cost is $45/person. See Bro. Matt for more details and to reserve
your spot on the raft.
·
Mark your calendars for one final Special Summer Sunday
Night Service as John and Rhonda Etheridge host a Potluck picnic and Fireworks
Extravaganza on Sunday, August 7 at 6:30 PM.
This is always an amazing night of fellowship, food, and fireworks. The Etheridge’s live at 320 Hogan’s Creek
Road.
·
The 2016-2017 AWANA classes will begin Sunday, August 14, 2016
for children and youth ages infants
through high school. AWANA is our main
discipleship program for children and youth as they memorize God’s Word and
learn to apply it in their lives. An
AWANA Leadership meeting will be Sunday, August 7, after the morning service
for all AWANA workers.
·
Our next semester
of GriefShare, a 12-week grief support group, will begin meeting on Tuesday
night, August 9 at 6:00 PM. The sessions
will be held at the Smith County Chamber of Commerce Building, 939 Upper Ferry
Road. GriefShare is open to everyone,
especially those who have lost loved ones in death. There is no cost for the sessions and a
workbook is available for a suggested donation of $15. GriefShare is sponsored by First Baptist
Church Carthage, Sanderson Funeral Home, and Bass Funeral Home. For more information contact Bro. Tim Frank
at 615 735-1929.
·
Operation Christmas Child
Collection items for July: Socks
and Flip-flops Collection items for August School supplies, solar
calculators, pencils, pens,
crayons, markers, paper (please make sure notebooks or packs of paper will fit
in the shoeboxes
·
The Read Through the Bible readings for this week are:
July 25 -
Psalms 40-42 Acts 27:1-26
July 26 -
Psalms 43-45 Acts 27:27-44
July 27-
Psalms 46-48 Acts 28
July 28 -
Psalms 49-50 Romans 1
July 29 -
Psalms 51-53 Romans 2
July 30 -
Psalms 54-56 Romans 3
July 31 -
Psalms 57-59 Romans 4
·
One of the
amazing speakers at the Main Event Men’s Conference was the Benham brothers who
were fired from HGTV for their personal beliefs in Christian family values, that
marriage is a union of a man and a woman.
Since then they have been given hundreds of opportunities to share their
faith in the national spotlight. Here is
their web site with many encouraging videos as they share boldly: http://benhambrothers.com/
