FBC Carthage E-News
March 28, 2022
With this week being
Spring Break for our local schools, it is also a reminder that Easter
Celebration will be here soon. In fact,
Easter is two weeks from this coming Sunday.
Special events and activities will be held to celebrate the Resurrection
of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Easter
Sunday, April 17 is always the highlight of the church year. It is a simultaneous celebration across the
entire planet that Jesus has conquered the grave and gives to Believers eternal
life. May the message never get old in
our hearts and minds, “He is alive!”
We will also have Good
Friday Communion Service on Friday, April 15 at 6:00 PM. This special service will be a reflection on
the price Jesus paid for our sins on the cross.
Several churches in our
county are sharing each evening during Holy Week on the steps of the Historic
Courthouse in downtown Carthage. The
services begin each evening at 6:30 PM and are open to the community. Tuesday night is a special focus on the youth
of our community.
This season is also the
time we focus on North American Missions and receive the Annie Armstrong
Offering for North American Missions. I
encourage everyone to give a special offering to spread the gospel of Jesus
Christ throughout the cities of the United States and Canada. We, as a church, will give the entire
offering on Easter Sunday to North American Missions. We have been extremely blessed as we give our
very best and biggest offerings for the Kingdom of God in the world.
The North American Mission
Week of Prayer Guide for this week can be found online at: https://www.anniearmstrong.com/week-of-prayer
The Wednesday Night Youth
Group had a great start last week and the leadership is looking for another
exciting time together this Wednesday, March 30 at 6:00 PM in the newly
renovated Youth Room. All students in
the 6th – 12th grades are encouraged, urged, and asked to
be a part of this Grand Re-Start. Invite
your friends to come with you.
Reminder: Children’s Choir is meeting each Wednesday at
6:30 PM in the Choir Room on the 2nd floor of the Educational
Building. The Sanctuary Choir meets on
Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM in the Choir Room.
The Sanctuary Choir meets
each Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary as they prepare for leading in
worship each week. All adults, teens,
and older children are invited to be a part of the choir this week.
Upcoming Meetings:
Sunday, April 3 @ 3:00
PM Church Council
Sunday, April 3 @ 7:00
PM Deacons
Wednesday, April 13 @ 6:30
PM Church Business Meeting
We will have several
special guests from the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville
on Sunday, April 10. One of the students
will give testimony in the service and an offering will be received to help pay
on their new ministry building. The
Women on Mission will host a Pasta Luncheon following the service with proceeds
going toward the BCM building fund. Lots
of pasta topping available. Eat in or
to-go’s will be available.
The Women on Missions will
be attending the Association Quarterly Meeting on Tuesday, April 12 at New
Middleton Baptist Church. The meeting
begin at 6:00 PM and transportation will be provided, leaving at 5:30 PM.
Be sure and check out the
newly designed church website, www.fbccarthage.com. This is our first re-design of
the website in 12 years. It will contain
basically the same information in a fresh, new look for a new generation. Take a moment right now to check it out: www.fbccarthage.com
The Bible Pathways for February 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 the last readings for March 28-April 4,
2022:
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 RightNowMedia Video of
the week is “The Holy Spirit.” This 15-minute video feature Francis Chan as
he shares the basic doctrine of the Holy Spirit. God gives each of us the gift of the Holy
Spirit, our source of supernatural power. But today the church acts neither
"super" nor "natural." How do we join the move of what the
Spirit is doing? Maybe once we understand who the Holy Spirit is, the church can
stop being so ordinary, and can start being the agents of change in the world
that God designed us to be. https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/player/video/350?session=3085
If you are new to Rightnow
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This
video resource and all the videos are a gift to you from First Baptist Church
Carthage.
Please pray for the
Russia/Ukraine conflict. Pray for a
resolve and peace to come. Pray for
believers in Christ in both countries as they share the hope of Jesus in a
hopeless world.
Live in 2022 like this
will be the year you see Jesus.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
