FBC Carthage E-News
August 27, 2018
Good Morning,
We had a great evening of
prayer, praise, and inspiration last night at Crump Paris Park. The evening concluded with a prayer walk to
the upper parking lot where our Tent Revival will be held. Be making your plans to be present each night
of our Fall Tent Revival on September 16-19 in the upper parking lot at Crump
Paris Park. Dr. David Levell, Pastor of
First Baptist Church Millington and the current President of the Tennessee
Baptist Convention will be our Evangelist and the Nesbitt family will be
leading the worship. The theme will be
“The John 3:16 Challenge.” Begin
inviting friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors to join you for the Tent
Revival. The services will begin at 7:00
PM each evening.
We have yard signs
available for you to pick up at the church office to spread the word of the
Tent Revival. We also have John 3:16
tracts and revival invitations to distribute and invite your family, friends,
and neighbors. Let’s saturate Carthage
and Smith County with the good news of John 3:16 and invite everyone to join us
for the Tent Revival on September 16-19 at Crump Paris Park.
The Tailgate parties have
been a lot of fun these past two weeks as several families from the community have
seen the inflatables, stopped by, played on the inflatables, and enjoyed a hot
dog and chips. We will plan to have a third
tailgate this Friday night, August 30 at 5:00 PM before the game in the church
parking lot on Main Street. Plan to come
by this week if you are going to the game or not. Last week we had several volunteers to help
with set-up at 4:15 PM and take-down at 6:15 PM. If you can come and help it would be greatly
appreciated.
This Sunday morning, September
2 we will have a special focus on our local Baptist Association and its work in
our community. At the end of the service
we will take a special offering to go toward the new Association office on the
square, across from the Library. Marty
Dodge is our Director of Missions and Shelia Dodge is the ministry assistant
for the Association.
Please pray for Van and
Tracey Fields. Van is our Church
Custodian and Tracey, his wife has been battling cancer. This past weekend they received word that
there was not anymore that the doctors could do. Pray for them through this week.
Sunday’s message was on
the Second Coming of Jesus Christ as He gathers Believers. Jesus has promised to return. The scriptures affirm over and over that He
will return. One day, Jesus will come
and we’ll be going home! Here is one of
my favorite songs on the return of Jesus to brighten your week. It is called, “Midnight Cry.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DG052rsP3Y
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here is the news for the
week:
·
Here is revival information and a schedule of the special testimonies and
groups sharing during the Tent Revival.
You will want to be present at each and every service.
Tent
Revival
September
16-19 7 PM nightly
Crump
Paris Park - Upper Parking Lot
Dr.
David Leavell, Evangelist
Pastor,
FBC Millington &
President
of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board
Nesbitt
Family leading worship
Special
Music and Testimonies
Sunday
- testimony by Michael Helwig (former singer with Blackwood Brothers) Monday -
testimony by John McLeod (former hunting guide)
Tuesday
- special music by Tristan Pope
Testimony by Bryant Goolsby (TSSAA Mr. Baseball 2018)
Wednesday
- special music by Exalt Teen Choir
Directed by Lynn Sharenberger
·
We are planning a Mission Trip to New York City on November 29-December 3
to distribute “Coats for the City”.
Please begin collecting coats to send to this outreach of New City
Church and consider being a part of the mission team. We will have our first planning meeting on
Sunday, September 9 at 3:00 PM in the Sanctuary. We will discuss travel, lodging, and the work
being planned.
·
Several meetings are coming up next week:
Sunday, September 2
Church Council @ 3:00 PM
Sunday, September 2
Deacons @ 7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 12
Church Business Meeting @ 6:30
·
The Women on Missions Group will meet next Tuesday, September 4 at 6:30
PM in the home of Fran Frank, 607 Main Street N. All ladies are invited to
attend.
·
The Church Office will be closed next Monday, September 3 for Labor Day.
·
The Annual Associational Senior Adult Fish Fry will be held on Thursday,
September 6 at First Baptist Church Gordonsville. We will leave from the church parking lot at
6:00 PM if you would like to ride the bus or meet at FBC Gordonsville at 6:30
PM.
·
Here is a fun opportunity to touch the lives of children at Lighthouse
Christian Camp. On Saturday, September 8
from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Lighthouse will sponsor a Kid’s Fishing Day at Ragland
Bottom Recreation Area on Center Hill Lake.
Fishermen and their fishing boats are needed to take a counselor and two
children on Center Hill for a morning of fishing. For more information and to volunteer,
contact Beverly Bennett at Lighthouse, (615) 597-1264. Check
out this website with information as well:
https://lighthousechristiancamp.com/c-a-t-c-h-fishing
·
The GriefShare
group added two new people this past week.
People are welcome to join throughout the sessions on Tuesday evenings
at 6:00 PM in the Smith County Chamber of Commerce on Upper Ferry Road. GriefShare
is a 12-week support group for those who are experiencing grief in the death of
a loved one. The sessions are
video-based and center on the teaching of many well-known Christian counselors
with testimonies of people moving through the journey of grief. GriefShare 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 Bro. Tim Frank at (615) 735-1929 or by email tfrank@fbccarthage.com. If you, or
someone you know is struggling with the loss of a loved one, you don’t have to
walk through grief alone. Join the
GriefShare group here in Smith County this week.
·
Here is the Bible
Reading Plan for this week, August 27-Sept. 2:
August 27 Psalm
120-122 1 Corinthians 9
August 28 Psalm
123-125 1 Corinthians 10:1-18
August 29 Psalm
126-128 1 Corinthians 10:19-33
August 30 Psalm
129-131 1 Corinthians 11:1-16
August 31 Psalm
132-134 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
September 1 Psalm
135-136 1 Corinthians 12
September 2 Psalm
137-139 1 Corinthians 13
