FBC Carthage E-News
December 12, 2016
Good Morning,
The Christmas Season is here
and in full swing. As we celebrate the
birth of Jesus Christ I hope you have all the special services and activities
on your calendar. These services will
feature special music for the celebration of Christmas and messages centered on
the blessings Jesus brings. Here is a
list of the events beginning this week:
December
13 Ladies Ornament Exchange, 6:00 PM @
CLC
December
18 Sanctuary Choir Christmas Service,
10:30 AM
Shut-In Communion Christmas Services, 5:00 PM
December
24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion
Service, 5:00 PM
December
25 Christmas Sunday Service, 10:30 AM
(No Sunday School or PM Service)
We had a great sharing
time last night in the evening service as the Mission New York Team shared of
their trip and experiences. If you
missed the service you can watch it online at www.fbccarthage.com and scroll down the
home page to the Live Stream Audio – Live Broadcast 2016/12/11.
The offering received
yesterday for the Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief effort in Gatlinburg/Pigeon
Forge was $1,315.05. If you didn’t get a
chance to give to help those devastated by the fire, you can still give through
the church or you can give directly online at http://tnbaptist.serveronline.net/pymt/dr2016easttnfires.htm
. We will send the offering to the
Disaster Relief effort after Wednesday of this week. Here is more information on the Tennessee
Baptist Disaster Relief ministry. Check
it out at: http://tndisasterrelief.org/
During the month of
December we are focusing on International Missions and receiving the Lottie
Moon Offering for International Missions.
Everyone is asked to give a special gift for missions during this
emphasis through the special offering envelopes in your mailed packets or the
envelopes in the pews. In addition, the
entire offering on Christmas Sunday, December 25 will go toward this mission
offering as a birthday present to Jesus.
The three words of mission action are Pray, Give, Go.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here is the news of the week:
Bro. Tim
Here is the news of the week:
·
The Backpacking Ministry
gathering at the Ag Center has been cancelled for today.
·
The Ladies
Ornament Exchange will be Tuesday, December 13, 6:00 PM in the Christian Life
Center. All ladies are invited for this
fun evening of fellowship. Please bring
a wrapped ornament and finger foods.
·
Remember to bring
your Christmas Cards for church friends and “mail” them by the WOM Mission
Express. Simply bring your cards with
names and drop them in the WOM mailbox
located in the Connection Point. Our WOM
ladies will deliver your cards for you during Sunday School. No stamps required, just a request that you
drop the money you would have spent on postage in the jar beside the mail
collection box. This “postage” will be
given to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
·
The Young at
Heart will have a Christmas Luncheon on Tuesday, December 13 at The Cheesecake
Factory at the Mall at Green Hills in Nashville. We will meet at 10:00 AM and return by 3:30
PM.
·
The Staff/Deacon
Christmas Dinner is this Friday, December 16 at 6:30 PM in the Christian Life
Center. Bring a covered dish to
share. Also, ladies bring an ornament to
exchange and men bring a $7-10 tool to exchange.
·
For Sunday School
class parties and family gatherings, please remember to check with Deborah
Weaver, Church Secretary, before scheduling any activities in the Christian
Life Center during the holidays. Her
phone number is 615-735-1929.
·
Two events at the
Ag Center next week would be good class Christmas projects:
Monday, December 12, 4:00 PM Backpack packing
Wednesday, December 14, 11:00 AM Community-Wide Food Distribution
·
The Winter Youth
Retreat will be held in Pigeon Forge on December
28-30. The youth will be joining thousands of students from around
our state for the “Strength to Stand Conference.” The cost is $75 per
student, which includes lodging. For information see Bro. Matt
Davis.
·
On Sunday,
January 1, 2017, Zeke and Layne Tomaselli and their sons will be sharing in the
morning service about the exciting things God is doing in Hawaii, in their
church , and especially in their family.
·
During 2017
everyone is challenged to read the Bible through and to help us in this journey
we will once again provide the Bible Pathway reading guides each month. In addition to a Read Through in a Year Plan,
the guides also have a prayer guide for praying through the countries of the
world and praying for elected officials on their birthdays. Copies will be available this Sunday,
December 18. Take the challenge. Make the commitment. Read the entire Bible through in 2017.
·
A
Mission/Ministry project will be held to the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home
in Franklin on January 2 and 3. There
will be painting, leaf raking, and other seasonal projects.
·
Bible Reading for
the Week:
Dec. 12 Hosea 12-14 Revelation
4
Dec. 13 Joel 1-3
Revelation 5
Dec. 14 Amos 1-3
Revelation 6
Dec. 15 Amos 4-6
Revelation 7
Dec. 16 Amos 7-9
Revelation 8
Dec. 17 Obadiah 1
Revelation 9
Dec. 18 Jonah
1-4 Revelation
10
·
During this
Christmas season there are many movies that have become classics. One of those is Charles Dickens’ story of A
Christmas Carol. Many versions of this
story have been made but the one that I think has the most Christian influence
is the 1951 version. Here is an online
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urdJOySUOzE
