FBC Carthage E-News
December 17, 2018
This is the season of
special services at FBC Carthage as well as many churches across our
county. These special services are a
blessing to attend and a wonderful opportunity to invite family and friends to
join you. People will attend with you if
you will invite them. Here are the
remaining special Christmas services and activities are coming up:
December 23 @ 10:45 AM
Christmas Sunday Service
December 23 @ 5:00 PM Shut-In Services
December 24 @ 5:00 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Speaking of special
services, thanks goes to the Sanctuary Choir and all who made this past
Sunday’s service such a blessing. I
enjoy the choir sharing their Christmas Cantata and the message of hope and joy
it brings. If you missed the service you
can catch it on the First Baptist Church Carthage Facebook page.
This is the big push for
the Lottie Moon Offering for International Missions. Our 2018 goal is $15,000. I encourage you to make a special gift this
Sunday, in addition to your regular tithes and offerings. The entire offering given this Sunday,
December 23 will go to send the message of Jesus around the world. Give generously. As I have encouraged in the past, make your
best gift, your largest gift, your greatest gift to the One whose birthday we
are celebrating, Jesus Christ. Happy
Birthday, Jesus! Here are the stories of
several of our missionaries serving around the world: www.imb.org/lottie-moon-christmas-offering-resources
We are planning a
church-wide trip to Israel, September 15-24, 2019 and I want you to go with
me. FBC Carthage will join with Upper
Helton Baptist in Alexandria and Stevens Street Baptist in Cookeville to
promote the trip. The three Pastors,
myself, Jimmy Arms, and Scott Parkison will be co-leading the group. The details, price, itinerary, and
registration are all located at www.go-yael.com/sep2019/. Use the
password sep to check out the information. Fran and I are going on this exact trip in
January to experience the Holy Land and prepare for our trip in September. I encourage you to pray about taking this trip
of a lifetime and walk where Jesus actually walked.
In this season of
celebrating the birth of a baby, it is with great joy I share the news that
Nashville, Tennessee is now the largest US city that is abortion-free. The last abortion clinic has closed its doors
in Nashville! Here is an online news
story about this important milestone in making all of Tennessee
abortion-free. https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/11/nashville-becomes-largest-abortion-free-city-in-u-s-after-planned-parenthood-stops-doing-abortions/
If you know of someone
struggling with an unplanned pregnancy, we have a strong, Christian-based
Pregnancy Help Center right here in Carthage at 108 College Avenue, W. They are opened Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Saturdays to assist women and families with life-affirming information and encouragement.
For more information, contact Alicia Hoffman, Director at (615) 281-8054.
Here is Christy Dyer’s
December Newsletter with pictures and a “Thank You” for our New York Mission
Team. Pray for our mission partners
around the world this Christmas. Check
out Christy’s newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/5399f1bd2ee3/s9v0kp0zle-2250569?e=7f0676900c
One of our older ladies
will have 10 radiation treatments, beginning December 27 at Summit in
Hermitage. If you could help with
transportation one or several days please contact me at (615) 735-1929. I will know the times after this Thursday.
This week, pray for our
local students as they finish up their classes before Christmas break.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here is the news for the
week:
·
The Youth will have their Christmas Party this Wednesday night at 6:30 PM
at Matt and Elizabeth Davis’ home, 52 County House Circle. Youth meet in the Christian Life Center by
6:15 PM for a ride to the party. Invite
a friend to join you.
·
On Sunday night, December 23 we will have our special services with our
shut-ins. This service features a small
group going to the home and sharing in singing, scripture, and communion. We will meet at the church at 5:00 PM and divide
into teams to go out and share.
·
Monday, December 24 will be our annual candlelight, communion Christmas
Eve service at 5:00 PM. This is a very
special service as we celebrate the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We will have preschool care for the little
ones in the preschool area. Come as you
are, bring your whole family, and join us for the Christmas Eve Service.
·
The WOM Mission
Express is in full operation for you to drop off your Christmas cards for
church families. Simply put your cards
with the member’s name on the envelope in the Mission Express mailbox located
in the Connection Point and donate your postage to the Lottie Moon Christmas
Offering. Ladies from Women on Missions group will deliver your cards during Sunday
School and church next Sunday. Spread some Christmas blessings and donate to
missions all at the same time.
·
Our annual mission/ministry trip to the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home
in Franklin will be January 3-4. There
are painting, lawn care, and other projects you can help. Plan now to be a part of this work on one or
both of these days. We will drive there
and back each day.
·
Mark your calendars for a special Holy Land Trip, September 15-24,
2019. This trip will be led by Bro. Tim
Frank, Bro. Jimmy Arms, and Bro. Scott Parkison. More details will be available in the coming
weeks.
·
FBC Carthage is exploring the possibilities of a 3-year partnership with Pastor
Elijah Wanje and Ridgeways Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya that will begin in
2019. We would partner with them in
helping to start a new church in Kenya.
An information/interest meeting will be held on Sunday, January 6 at
3:00 PM for anyone interested in participating and knowing more about this
partnership.
·
Here is the Bible
Reading Plan for this week, December 17-23:
December
17 Amos 7-9 Revelation 8
December
18 Obadiah 1 Revelation 9
December
19 Jonah 1-4 Revelation 10
December
20 Micah 1-3 Revelation 11
December
21 Micah 4-5 Revelation 12
December
22 Micah 6-7 Revelation 13
December
23 Nahum 1-3 Revelation 14
The Read the Bible through in One Year plan for
2019 will using the monthly Bible Pathway booklets with devotionals, prayer
requests, and country highlights for each day.
Pick up your copy this Sunday in the Connection Point or Main Foyer
