FBC Carthage E-News
December 25, 2017
Merry Christmas to you and
your family! Enjoy this wonderful day of
celebration with your family and friends.
Our family is getting together for lunch and it will be so much fun,
especially with Carolina and her first Christmas. It seems the whole year centers on and counts
down to this day. Merry Christmas!
Christmas is the day set
apart for celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is His birthday we are remembering
today. In all the presents, food, and
festivities; take time to remember Jesus and wish Him a “Happy Birthday.” The Children’s Choir sang “Happy Birthday,
Jesus” in both services. That is one of
the songs that make Christmas special for me.
If you missed either of the services yesterday take time to watch them
on the First Baptist Church Carthage Facebook page. Both services were filled with blessings and
praise to Jesus.
Today is a perfect time to
read of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In your private devotion time or in a family
gathering, the birth passages in Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2 are the reason we
celebrate.
I have discovered a
wonderful acapella group singing Christmas carols on YouTube. The group is
called Pentatonix. Here is their singing
of “Mary Did You Know?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCWN5pJGIE
There are many other
familiar Christmas carols from this group.
Today is a great time to
send a text or make a call and share Christmas cheer to your family and
friends. Post a Christmas greeting on
Facebook. It’s a great day to share Jesus.
Merry Christmas!
Bro. Tim
Here’s a couple of things for the week:
Here’s a couple of things for the week:
·
The Church Office
will be closed on December 25-26 for the Christmas holiday.
·
We will have
Wednesday night services at 6:30 PM this week but no supper.
·
We are in the
process of upgrading our entry doors and hardware. As we do this we will change all the door
locks and we will issue new keys. The
original key still works for now on the front door, but all other door locks have
been changed. A sign-up sheet is located
in the Connection Point to request a new key.
·
On Sunday,
December 31 we will have evening services with our shut-ins in their homes. We will meet at 4:00 PM in the Sanctuary and
divide into smaller teams for the visits.
·
Our annual
mission trip to the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home will be next Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 2-3. There will be several projects to choose
from. Start your year off with missions.
Be a part of this rewarding trip.
Here is a list of projects we will be doing:
-Repair
gutter at Malone
-Paint
bathroom at VP House
-Paint
living room and hall at Johnson House
-Unstick
windows at Campus Office (painted shut)
-Take down
Christmas decorations at gym.
-Clean gym
-Weather
permitting, Eastman Cottage needs some landscaping.
-Sanding and
finishing a small room. The Sheetrock is up with one coat of mud.
-Hanging
blackout curtains at Elijah’s House
·
Do you have
a plan for end-of-year giving? Check out
this link for a free End-of-Year-Tax-Planning List, a simple guide that features some techniques outside
the usual means of giving that may interest you as you prepare your year-end
gifts. The information is made
possible through the Tennessee Baptist Foundation. http://mailchi.mp/tnbaptist/are-you-prepared-for-the-future-with-a-legacy-ministry-1657613?e=8218e9c7a6
·
A new semester of
GriefShare will begin on Tuesday, January 9 at 2:00 PM in the Chamber of
Commerce meeting room, 939 Upper Ferry Road.
GriefShare is a 12-week support group for those who have experienced the
grief and loss of a loved one in death.
GriefShare is open to everyone and is sponsored by First Baptist Church
Carthage, Bass Funeral Home and Sanderson Funeral Home. There is no cost for the sessions and
workbooks are available for $15. For
more information contact Pastor Tim Frank at (615) 735-1929 or by email
tfrank@fbccarthage.com. You don’t have to walk through grief alone.
