FBC Carthage E-News
November 16, 2021
Good Tuesday Morning,
Today begins the 2021
Tennessee Baptist Convention Annual Meeting called “The Summit.” This special gathering of messengers from
Baptist churches across Tennessee is always filled with inspiration and
encouragement as we celebrate the great things the Lord has done in our state. The Summit is held at Brentwood Baptist
Church but you can watch the meetings streamed live today and tomorrow, or
recorded in the days to come. The
schedule, information, and streaming links are found by clicking: https://www.tnbaptist.org/summit2021/
Operation Christmas Child Collection
Week is this week, November 16-22. The
CLC will be open this week from 1-3 PM Tuesday and Wednesday and from 11:00 AM –
3:00 PM Thursday thru Saturday. You can
also bring your completed shoebox on Sunday.
Boxes are still available in the Connection Point if you would like to
stop by the church this week. This
world-wide mission effort shares the love of Jesus to the children of the world
in a real and personal way. Be a part of touching a child’s life for
eternity.
The Church-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner will be this
Sunday, November 21 at 5:30 PM in the Christian Life Center. This meal will be covered dish with everyone
bringing salads, vegetables, and especially desserts to go along with turkey
and dressing.
A fun event for our church is the Carthage
Christmas Parade on Sunday, November 28 at 4:30 PM. We will host hot chocolate and coffee for the
community and have our annual “Singing on the Steps.” Everyone is asked to join us on the church
steps as we sing Christmas carols to the community. We will finish before the parade gets to the
church in order to join in the festivities.
Just a Reminder: There are many opportunities in the coming
weeks to express your thankful generosity to others in need:
Coats are being collected through
Sunday, November 28 for the annual “Coats for the City” distribution on
December 3-5 in New York City. We will
be working with the Bridge Community Church.
You can drop your coats off at the Connection Point behind the
Sanctuary. If you are interested in
helping with the cost of the trip, designate your envelope for NYC Coats for
the City.
Lighthouse Camp Christmas
Parties will be December 4 and 11 at Lighthouse Christian Camp in
Smithville. All types of items are being
collected for the children to select and give to their families for
Christmas.
Thanksgiving Boxes – Money
will be collected this Sunday, November 21 through the Sunday School classes
for food boxes to distribute on Wednesday, November 24 to families in Smith County. If you know of a family who would be blessed
by a food box, contact the church office at (615) 735-1929. To help distribute the food boxes, meet in
the Christian Life Center on Wednesday, November 24 at 9:00 AM.
Lottie Moon Offering for
International Missions is our yearly missions offering for the Southern Baptist
Missionaries around the world. This is
our largest special offering for the year and reflects the great importance of
our missionary efforts. This year’s goal
is $19,000. Everyone is asked to give a
generous offering for world missions and then the church will give the entire
offering on Christmas Sunday, December 19.
The daily Bible reading booklets for November
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 are this week’s Bible readings November 16-22,
2021:
November 16 Acts 20-22
November 17 Acts 23-25
November 18 Acts 26-28
November 19 Romans 1-3
November 20 Romans 4-7
November 21 Romans 8-10
November 22 Romans 11-13
The RightNow Media video
series of the week is “Person of Interest.”
Investigate the Man Who Changed the Course of Human History. In Person of Interest Video Study,
Police Detective J. Warner Wallace employs a unique investigative strategy to
confirm the historicity and deity of Jesus, showing why Jesus is unlike any
other person who has ever lived. The Person
of Interest Video Study will invite viewers into the life of a
cold-case detective as he uncovers the truth about Jesus, using the same
approach he also employs to solve a real murder case. The lessons will teach viewers how to become
good detectives, using an innovative and unique "fuse and fallout"
investigative strategy they can also use to examine other claims of history. It will also help viewers explore common
objections to Christianity. Concrete and
compelling in its approach, the Person of Interest Video Study will
strengthen the faith of believers and engage those curious about Jesus with
evidence for his one-of-a-kind, world-altering significance.
Check out the first steps
of the investigation at: https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/player/video/514031?session=514032
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.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
