FBC
Carthage E-News
October
9, 2017
The Camp Meeting Fall
Revival was a wonderful week of preaching, singing, and fellowship
together. The Lord used the services to
touch my heart and I trust He did the same for you. I was moved to tears in the worship as the
Shepherd Family lead us in such a powerful way.
Thank you to all those who served in the nursery, sound, kitchen, and
other areas during the week. It was a
blessing.
I would like to hear your
thoughts and evaluation of the Camp Meeting format, having different preachers
for each service. You can send your
observations to tfrank@fbccarthage.com. Also, send me names of persons you would like
for us to invite to a similar event in the future.
The Camp Meeting services
are on the First Baptist Church Carthage Facebook page. As of this morning we have had 4,395 views of
the five services. I heard from Pastor
Elijah Wanje, Pastor of Ridgeways Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya who watched one
of the services. We also received an
offering from someone who was moved by the services and wanted to give toward
the Camp Meeting. If you missed any of the Camp Meeting services
you can watch them on our church Facebook page.
During
the service yesterday, I shared several new emphases for the 2017-18 church
year. The BIG one is our 5 main
objectives we will be working toward as we move into the future. The #1 Objective for First Baptist Church
Carthage will be: To see 25 persons saved, baptized, and set on the road to
discipleship each year by September 30, 2025.
For this year, the goal is 18 persons saved, baptized, and set on the
road to discipleship. As a part of this
objective, I am asking every member to PRAY 4:29. Here’s how it works, at 4:29 AM or PM, take a
moment and pray Acts 4:29 which says, “ Now, Lord, look on their threats, and
grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word.” This new church year can be our greatest year
ever in seeing people come to Jesus.
To help
us all be better equipped and trained in sharing Jesus with others an online
class is being offered called “Sharing Jesus without Freaking Out.” We will provide a study book by that name and
each week you simply read a chapter and watch a video sent to you on
Facebook. This new format is a “study at
your own pace” type of class. There will
be five discussion questions each week for you to ponder and dialogue. You can sign up today by sending me n email, tfrank@fbccarthage.com and ask to be
added to the class.
With the #1
Objective of our church being people coming to Jesus, I have set a goal for our
church of having 1000 Gospel Conversations by September 30, 2018 with the people
you know and come in contact with. Each
Sunday when you sign the attendance record, simply record the number of Gospel
Conversations you had that week using the initials GC. So, if you shared with 3 people in a week you
would record GC3 on the attendance register.
It’s as easy as that.
The Camp Meeting Fall Revival has my
heart stirred for FBC Carthage to be all we can be for the Lord Jesus Christ in
this new church year.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the News for the
Week:
·
The Women on
Mission meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 10 at 6:30 at Fran Frank’s
home, 607 Main Street N and all ladies are invited.
·
The Young at
Heart group will meet on Tuesday, October 12 for a potluck luncheon at 11:30
AM. All adults 55+ are invited to bring
a dish and join us in the Christian Life Center. Weather permitting, we will have an amazing
demonstration by the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation.
·
The High School youth will have a bowling outing this Sunday,
October 15 immediately after the morning service.
·
We will not have
5th Quarter Youth Fellowships after the football games for the next
two weeks during Fall Break.
·
Our
annual Fall Festival will be Wednesday, October 25. In addition to the inflatables in the gym for
the children, we will also have a “Super Hero” Trunk or Treat set up in the
Water Street parking lot. If you would
like be a part of this Trunk or Treat by having your car and giving out candy,
please see Matt or Elizabeth Davis.
Boxes to collect candy for the Fun Night are located in the Connection
Point. Please donate individually wrapped candy only. Here is a fun promotional video to watch and
share with your friends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB_4rcTJ_jg.
·
Bro. Tim and Bro.
Matt had great visits last wee with students at Cumberland University and UT
Memphis. Listed below is an updated schedule
of the remaining visits. If there are
conflicts or perhaps a college we left off the list, please contact Bro. Tim at
931 261-8452.
10/12 @ 6:00 PM UT
Knoxville
10/17
@ 12 noon Vol State
10/24
@ 12 noon MTSU
10/30 @ 6:00 PM Tennessee
Tech
·
This Wednesday,
October 11 will be a Community Food Distribution at the Ag Center. Volunteers are needed at 11 AM and the food
distribution begins around 12 noon.
·
An interest
meeting for a mission trip to Guatemala in the Summer of 2018 will be held on
Monday, October 23 at 6:30 PM at the New Salem Baptist Association Office on 3rd
Avenue W in Carthage (Beside Mid Tenn Office Equipment). Everyone is invited to attend.
