FBC Carthage E-News
March 29, 2021
Welcome to Holy Week 2021!
Around the world, Christians will be celebrating
this week as the final week of Jesus’ ministry before His crucifixion. This week is referred to as Holy Week and
reflects the events of each day leading up to the cross and the empty
tomb. This is the most special, somber,
and celebrated week in the Christian calendar.
Here is a good article giving the events of this holy week in the life
of Jesus: https://www.learnreligions.com/holy-week-timeline-700618
We look forward to the great day of celebration
of Jesus’ Crucifixion and Resurrection.
I encourage you to invite your family and friends to join you for the
special Good Friday Service on April 2 at 6:00 PM and the Easter Celebration on
Sunday, April 4 at 9:00 and 11:00 AM. They
will come with you if you will invite them.
The entire offering this Sunday will be given to
the North American Mission Board to support hundreds of missionaries throughout
the United States and Canada. Please
give generously for the gospel of Jesus to be shared to the least reached
people groups in North America.
As a special treat, we will have photo spots set
up for Easter pictures with family and friends.
This is always a lot of fun and a good way to remember special days.
We will not have AWANA or the evening service on
Sunday, April 2.
FBC Carthage will be leading the Campground
Service this Sunday, April 2 at Defeated Creek Campground Pavilion. The service will begin at 8:30 AM and Bro
Brad Tackett will be bringing the message.
This weekly campground ministry is coordinated by the New Salem Baptist
Association.
Be praying for all those affected by the weekend
storms and flooding. If you hear of
those needing help moving, cleaning, or other needs please contact the church
office or see Bro. Tim.
We welcome Gamble Gibbs and Will Sleeper as they
came forward during the service making their Profession of Faith and wishing to
follow the Lord in Believer’s Baptism. Please
pray for them as they are baptized this Easter Sunday.
A special Thank You to those who have helped
clean the church building. If you would
like to be a part of this cleaning ministry, contact the church office or see
Bro. Tim.
The Personnel Committee is
seeking those interested in the Church Custodian position. Please contact the committee by texting the Keyword “Clean”
to (615) 395-6161. If you or someone you
know is interested please text the word “Clean” to the number above and
complete the information form that will pop up.
If you have questions contact Bro. Tim Frank at (615) 735-1929.
The Women on Mission group is collecting laundry
detergent, dish washing soap, and paper towels this month for the Emmanuel
House. Bring items to the collection box
in the Connection Point.
It is not too late to join this semester of GriefShare,
our grief support group. We meet on Tuesdays at 6:00PM in the Chamber of Commerce
building at 939 Upper Ferry Road.
GriefShare is a joint effort of First Baptist Church Carthage, Bass
Funeral Home, and Sanderson Funeral Home.
For more information, contact Tim Frank at (615) 735-1929. You can also sign-up online at https://www.griefshare.org/groups/131313.
Attention Men:
A special Wild Game Dinner and one night Men’s Conference will be held on
Friday, April 23.
Our next Membership 101 class will be Sunday,
April 11 at 10:05 AM in the Sanctuary.
This one-time class is for all new members and those wanting more
information on church membership at FBC Carthage.
Check out the weekly Sunday School lessons on
the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Sunday School Lesson Showcase: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7973849
The Pregnancy Help Center
is having two upcoming fundraisers for you to participate in:
·
Saturday, April
17 Fish Fry from 4:00-7:00 PM at the Chamber of Commerce at 939 Upper Ferry
Road. You can get tickets from Bro. Tim
Frank or Bro. Marty Dodge. Tickets are
$10.
The daily Bible reading booklets for April are
available in the Connection Point and front foyer. You can also find them online and as a daily
e-mail to your Inbox at: https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/biblepathways/
Here is this week’s Bible readings March 28-April
4, 2021:
March 28 Judges 15-17
March 29 Judges 18-19
March 30 Judges
20-21
March 31 Ruth 1-4
April 1 1 Samuel 1-3
April 2 1 Samuel 4-7
April 3 1 Samuel 8-11
April 4 1 Samuel 12-14
The RightNow Media video
series of the week is “The Easter Experience” with Kyle Idleman. “The
Easter Experience” brings the passion, and resurrection of Jesus to life
through dramatic storytelling and challenging teaching done in a highly
cinematic style. Through these in-depth teachings, your small group will grow
spiritually, bonding with each other as well as with the eternal message of
Easter. The six, 20-minute videos would
be a good Holy Week reflection leading up to Easter Sunday. Check out the first session: https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Content/Series/1276?episode=1
If you are new to
Rightnow Media, you will need to sign up to be able to view the resources at
RightNow Video. Simply go to: https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Account/Invite/cfbc.
This
video resource and all the videos are a gift to you from First Baptist Church
Carthage and provided free of charge for your study and enjoyment.
FBC
Carthage offers a Text Giving for your convenience. Simply text the Keyword to (615) 492-8661.
Keywords
“Offering” For
General Budget
“Easter” For Annie Armstrong Offering for
North American Missions
“Life” For the Smith County
Pregnancy Help Center
For
more information contact Deborah in the church office or see Bro. Tim.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
