FBC Carthage E-News
September 10, 2018
Good Morning,
With just one week until
our Fall Tent Revival this is an important week of prayer, witness, and
preparation. Our Fall Tent Revival is September
16-19 beginning at 7:00 PM each evening in the upper parking lot at Crump Paris
Park in South Carthage. The churches
from the New Salem Baptist Association are working together to reach our county
for Jesus Christ. Dr. David Leavell,
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 in worship each evening. The
theme will be “The John 3:16 Challenge.” Invite your friends, family, co-workers, and
neighbors to join you for the Tent Revival.
Here is a video challenge from
our Evangelist, David Leavell to share John 3:16 this week: https://www.fbcmillington.org/john316
You can also use the Tent
Revival promo on the First Baptist Church Carthage Facebook page to share with
all your friends. Even if you have posted
the video promo before, post it again so more of your friends will see it and
be reminded. It is pinned at the top of
our page to make it easier to locate and share.
Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/firstbaptistcarthage/
One of the most important
things we can ever do in preparation for revival is Pray. All revivals and major moves of God have
begun with prayer. Take time to pray for
our county to come to Jesus. Pray for
God’s Holy Spirit to move in amazing ways through our hearts and lives that
many will come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. Pray for those you know who are lost and
unchurched. Ask the Lord for boldness to
invite them to come with you to the Tent Revival.
Make a commitment to
attend every night of the Tent Revival next week. This is an important week in the life of our
church and in the lives of those who will be saved and renewed in the
services. One of those people may be you
or a member of your family. But, as the
saying goes, “You must be present to win.”
See you at the Tent Revival!
Attention Men! You are needed to help erect the tent for the
revival this Thursday, September 13 at 5:00 PM.
Meet in the upper baseball parking lot to raise the tent!
Our Tent Revival
Evangelist, David Leavell writes often for the Tennessee Baptist and Reflector
as the President of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Here is an article and a podcast from Dr.
Leavell on the importance of sharing our faith with others: http://baptistandreflector.org/leavell-desire-needed-to-share-gospel/
All men are asked to come
up this Sunday, September 16 for a special music presentation of “The King Is
Coming.” You will join in on the
chorus. You are also invited to
rehearsal on Wednesday night at 7:30 PM following the Wednesday Evening
Service. Here is the Cathedral Quartet’s
version of this great song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LscdVVeTQc
On a personal note, thank
you again for the generous anniversary gift in June. I am sending it this week as my initial
payment toward my and Fran’s trip to Israel in January 2019.
Invite someone this week
to attend the Tent Revival with you beginning Sunday, September 16. Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here is the news for the
week:
·
We had the initial planning meeting for our Mission Trip to New York City
on November 29-December 3 to distribute “Coats for the City”. Anyone interested in being on this team is
asked to meet this coming Sunday, September 16 as we continue planning and get
our airline tickets. Bring a credit card
if possible. A description of the trip
and details are posted at the end of this E-News. Everyone is also asked to begin collecting
coats to send to this outreach of New City Church and consider being a part of
the mission team.
·
The September Church Business Meeting will be this Wednesday, September
12
at 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary.
·
The Community Food Distribution will be this Wednesday, September 12 at
the Ag Center. Volunteers are needed
around 9:30 AM and food distribution begins around 11:00 PM.
·
The Women on Missions is hosting a “Soul Food Café” for the students at
the Tennessee Tech Baptist Collegiate Ministry this Thursday, September
13. We will meet in the Christian Life
Center at 9:30 AM. Volunteers are
welcome to help with the serving.
·
There will be a special “Lights for Recovery” Candlelight Prayer Vigil at
the steps of the Old Courthouse on the square this Thursday, September 13 at
5:30 PM. There will be special prayer
for those struggling with addiction, those in recovery, families affected by
addiction, and in memory of the 44 persons who have died in Smith County this
year from drug related causes. This is a
growing crisis in our community that affects each and everyone. Join us as we pray for God’s deliverance in
the lives of the people of Smith County.
·
Friday, September 14 will be our 4th Tailgate party before the
Smith County High School football game.
Join us in the church parking lot at 5:00 PM for fun, food, and
inflatables for the kids. Better yet,
come at 4:30 PM and help us set up for the Tailgate. This has been a good outreach to the
community.
·
The Young at Heart will have a luncheon trip to the Rose Garden Resturant
in Silver Point on Tuesday, September 18.
We will leave from the church parking lot at 11:00 PM. All adults 55+ are invited to join in the
fun.
·
The church will have the inflatables again this year at the William Walton
Days on the square, Saturday, September 29.
Volunteers are needed throughout the day to monitor the inflatables and
interact with the people as they come.
This is a wide-open opportunity to touch our community. Wear your green “Game
On” mission shirts and join in this one day outreach event.
·
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
·
Here is the Bible
Reading Plan for this week, September 10-16:
September
10 Proverbs 8-9 2 Corinthians 3
September
11 Proverbs 10-12 2 Corinthians 4
September
12 Proverbs 13-15 2 Corinthians 5
September
13 Proverbs 16-18 2 Corinthians 6
September
14 Proverbs 19-21 2 Corinthians 7
September
15 Proverbs 22-24 2 Corinthians 8
September
16 Proverbs 25-26 2 Corinthians 9
·
Here is the
information shared in the New York Mission meeting yesterday. Our next meeting will be this Sunday,
September 16 at 3:00 PM to work out the travel plans. Everyone interested in this trip needs to
attend.
Coats for the City – New York City
November 29 – December 3, 2018
MISSION TRIP INFORMATION
We are so excited you are
praying about serving with New City Church to make Christ known in our
community! Here is some basic information to help you start planning your
mission trip! We look forward to serving with you!
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES
NCC mission teams serve
throughout LIC, Queens, and other areas of metro NYC through many different
experience. NCC is located in Long
Island City, Queens on the 7 Train subway line. Our goal is to serve our
neighborhood first, 7 train neighborhoods second, and then other areas of NYC
through partnerships with local organizations and churches. Although most of
your week will be spent serving LIC or the 7 train line, your team may be asked
to partner with one of our partners to make ministry happen in another area.
TRANSPORTATION
Flights into New York
(LaGuardia) as of Friday
11/29-12/3 $178-222
11/30-12/3 $193-222
11/29-12/1 $191-239
Once in NYC the easiest
and most convenient way to get around is
public transportation. Subway and bus routes are very reliable and some
areas are even walkable. You can buy a seven day unlimited Metro Card for $31
that gives you unlimited rides on all subways and buses. Please bring cash for this or plan to pay separate as machines will
only let you do two Metro cards per credit card.
LODGING
New York School of Urban
Ministry (NYSUM): Located in Long Island City, NYSUM hosts more than 5,000
short-term missionaries each year for short-term missions in the city. $40 per
night
FOOD
Eating out is always more
expensive, but is necessary when you travel. We recommend you try to do
breakfast where you lodge (or cheaply on the street if you prefer) and sack
lunches will save each person $6-8 a day.
Going out for dinner can range wildly in price. We recommend $15-20 per
person for dinner. You can find meals cheaper than this, like pizza, etc., but
most dinner meals will be in that range.
If you plan to eat out
every meal we would recommend a $50/day budget.
FIVE THINGS FOR FUN
We want you to love New
York City as much as we do! For that reason we give you plenty of time to
experience all that the city has to offer and if you would like more time plan
to come early or stay a couple days after your trip! Its not much but here are
five recommendations for site seeing.
Time Square: Free and fun,
lots of shopping and sights and great food as well.
Top of the Rock: Famous
home of NBC that provides spectacular city views.
9/11 Memorial: Free, but
you should reserve tickets online in advance
Central Park: You could do
some rickshaw tours or bike tours or just go hang out
Statue of Liberty: If you
want to get on the island you need to give yourself a minimum of 4 hours to go
through security and take the ferry to the island and onto Ellis Island and
back. Another option is to take the free Staten Island ferry that goes right by
the State of Liberty but does not make a stop. The views are great and it takes
far less time.
·
There are a lot
of special events coming up. Here is a
list for your calendar:
September
12 Community Food Distribution
September
Business Meeting
13 BCM Soul Food Café’ @ TTU BCM, 9:30 AM
Put
up Revival Tent, 5:00 PM @ Crump Paris Park
Lights
of Recovery Prayer Vigil, 5:30 PM @ Old Courthouse
14 Tailgate Party before Game, 5;00 PM
16-19 Tent Revival, 7PM @ Crump Paris Park
16 Mission New York Planning Meeting, 3:00 PM @
Sanctuary
18 Young at heart Trip to Rose Garden, 11:00 AM
GriefShare,
5:00 PM @ Chamber of Commerce
22 WOM Sponsored Birthday Party at Concordia, 2:00
PM
28 Couple’s Dinner, 6:00 PM @ CLC
29 William Walton Day – Inflatables
October
1
Women on Mission Meeting @ Lisa Reece’s Home, 6:30 PM
5 Tailgate Party, 5:00 PM – Homecoming
7 Defeated Creek Campground Service, 8:30 AM –
John Etheridge, Ldr
10 Operation Christmas Child Packing Party, 6:30
PM
12-19 Smith County Schools Fall Break
16 Youth and Young at Heart Joint Event
21 New Salem Baptist Association Annual Meeting,
2:00 PM @ FBC Gordonsville
24 Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat, 5:00 PM @ CLC
26 Children’s Home Parent’s Night Out, 5:00 PM
November
12-19
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection
29-12/2 Coats for the City Mission Trip to New York
City
