FBC Carthage E-News
December 6, 2021
I pray everyone is safe
after the storms passed by this morning.
If you or those around you have needs, please contact Bro. Tim or Paul
or call the church office at (615) 735-1929.
The 2021 “Coats for the
City” in New York City was a huge success.
Our team carried five large suitcases and a large box full of
coats. We had approximately 100 coats
and the Bridge Community Church had received almost 500 coats from their ministry
partners. The event began at 8:00 AM on Saturday and was completed by 11:00
AM. The coats blessed over 100 families
in the Queensbridge Housing Community.
Thank you for your prayers, donations of coats, and support of this
effort. It is a blessing to go and share in different
locations, but it is always good to be back home. Pictures are posted on the First Baptist Church
Carthage Facebook page and a picture video on the fbcarthage Youtube channel.
A special “Thank You” to
Paul Stouder as he preached yesterday in my absence and covered several
ministerial duties during the weekend. We
are blessed to have him and his family.
We continue in the Advent
Season with the Christmas Theme: “Sing
to the King.” Embrace the season as we celebration of the
birth of Jesus Christ. Focus on the
meaning this season has for you. Involve
your family in the special services that exalt Jesus. Prepare a special gift in honor of Jesus’
birth. Sing to the King. Click
this link to hear the theme song for the Christmas season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biLCWOXgI2Q
A new resource we offer is
a playlist on Youtube of the worship music we are using in the services each
week. Use this resource as an aid in
your daily time of worship, Bible reading, and prayer. Christmas is a season of singing. The playlist is at fbcarthage which you can
access at : https://www.youtube.com/user/fbcarthage
The Lighthouse Camp Christmas
Party for boys will be December 11 at Lighthouse Christian Camp, 205 Serenity
Place, Smithville, Tennessee. All types
of items are being collected for the children to select and give to their
families for Christmas. To volunteer, meet
in the church parking lot at 8:00 AM or simply go to Lighthouse Camp around
8:30 AM. The activities are in the Gym.
We are currently receiving
the Lottie Moon Offering for International Missions, 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.
Tonight, Monday, December 6 will be the Women on
Missions meeting at 6;30 PM at the home of Marreet Hutchins, 649 Carmack
Avenue.
Please pray for the Pregnancy Help Center as it actively
searches for a new Part-Time Director.
This position is 20-25 hours per week and directly works with the
clients, donors, volunteers, and board to carry out the mission of the
Center. For more information, contact
Bro. Tim Frank at (931) 261-8452.
The daily Bible reading booklets for December
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 December 6-13,
2021:
December 6 Colossians 1-4
December 7 1 Thessalonians 1-5
December 8 2
Thessalonians 1-3
December 9 1
Timothy 1-6
December 10 2 Timothy 1-4
December 11 Titus 1-3; Philemon
December 12 Hebrews 1-4
December 13 Hebrews 5-7
The RightNow Media video
series of the week is “Eyewitness to Christmas.” Eyewitness Bible Series is pleased to present
the Christmas Series. This series is a collection of ten new episodes designed
to be watched on the three weeks prior to Christmas week, plus the seven days
of Christmas week, ending on Christmas.
We start with Isaiah, the prophet of the Messiah: https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/player/video/694859?session=694860
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
