Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. Please begin praying for our teams that are going on Spring Break mission trips!

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1 FEBRUARY Runneburg PO Box 354 Crosby TX Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions First Baptist Crosby supports the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Your giving helps reach thousands of unreached people groups with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Thank you to everyone who contributed! We made our goal of $28,000! Please begin praying for our teams that are going on Spring Break mission trips! One group will go to Honduras to help build a coffee shop and minister to people in the city. This group will work with Gloria Sloan. We are collecting 1-pound bags of beans and rice for the Navajo trip. Feel free to bring your donations to the church office during business hours. One group will do some light construction, conduct a VBS, and minister to the Navajo people of northwest New Mexico.

2 THE BUTLER SERVES Journey: The Spiritual Formation of Multiplying Disciples If one person won one other person to Christ and invested one year in making a disciple of that person; then the two of them each won one person to Christ and invested one year in making disciples of those two; and then the four of them each won one person to Christ and made disciples of those four persons in one year; and this annual doubling of disciples continued year after year, then the entire population of our planet, currently at about 7.2 billion, would be won to Christ and discipled in the faith in..33 YEARS! That is simple math and that is the genius of making disciples! The Great Commission of our Lord, which is our marching orders, says this: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19) The goal of our church is this: To make disciples that make disciples that make disciples! Why is that our goal? Because that is our Lord s goal for this church and every other church on earth. For more than eleven years now, we have utilized a strategy to enlist, equip, and engage our members in personal evangelism. As you well know, that strategy is FAITH Sunday School Evangelism Strategy. FAITH, as we refer to it, is not a program or a study course. FAITH is our ongoing strategy to go across the street and around the world with the Gospel. FAITH is not going anywhere! FAITH is our tried, true, and proven strategy to GO WITH THE GOSPEL. It is now time for us to take the next step which is JOURNEY: The Spiritual Formation of Multiplying Disciples JOURNEY is destined to become our partner strategy to FAITH because JOURNEY is the next step the becoming a multiplying disciple step that we have been trying to accomplish with new believers, but with mixed results. We have had mixed results because we have had no clearly defined strategy to take them where they need to go. JOURNEY is that strategy. What is JOURNEY? JOURNEY is one-on-one discipleship that will connect a disciple and a discipler of the same sex, for about weeks, for the two of them to work through the ten lessons in the JOURNEY discipleship manual and disciple-making process together. The purpose (quoting from the JOURNEY manual) is to: multiply evangelizing disciple makers. All of our ministerial staff will be participating, as is true of FAITH, and we will be providing training for you to become disciple makers using the JOURNEY manual and disciple-making processes. For now, let me share with you the ten Destinations of Spiritual Formation (these correspond to the ten lessons): 1. They know Christ as Lord and Savior. 2. They have an assurance of their salvation. 3. They have a thirst for God s Word and to grow spiritually. 4. They communicate with God and know Him personally. 5. They have been scripturally baptized and exhibit personal stewardship in the local church. 6. They can transfer biblical truths of Christianity in everyday life. 7. They have come to a point of forsaking all to follow Christ. 8. They model lifestyle behavior consistent with Scriptural teaching. 9. They are actively drawing non-believers to Christ. 10. They are effectively reproducing disciple makers one on one. So let s take the JOURNEY together!! You ll love it!! Robin the Butler

3 GENE'S NOTES L.A.F.F./Music/Men's Ministries Life After Fifty Fun - On the Calendar Feb 4 - Men's breakfast at Ricky's, 9a Feb 14 - Men's breakfast at Ricky's, 9a - Ladies' lunch at Iguana Joe s, 11:30a Feb 18 - FAITH and discipleship classes begin Feb 20 - Shut-in meals prep and delivery, 10:30a Feb 21 - Men's breakfast at Ricky's, 9a Feb 28 - Men's breakfast at Ricky's, 9a - Ladies' lunch at Iguana Joe s, 11:30a The Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program 2015 (CEAP) is a utility assistance program designed to help low income households in meeting immediate energy needs. If you need help with utility bills, call and the operator will direct you to your local assistance provider. You can also call CEAP toll free at (877) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Thanks for the response to our plea of needing help with prep and delivery of Shut in Meals the third Tuesday of each month. We can always use more helpers, so if you can serve in this ministry, please call Dana McKay: The whole operation takes no more than 2-3 hours of your time once a month. Next delivery day: Feb 17 th. CHOIR NOTES Can we talk? Christmas music was exciting and fun and we all got together and pushed for the deadline in December to present it to God and the church. Now, it is time to get back in the routine of being in choir rehearsal each week. It normally takes us about three weeks to get a special prepared. If you re not in rehearsal, it takes much longer!!! Come on back! You are missed! 50+ Don t forget if you have any ideas for trips or senior adult ministries, please give Bro. Gene or Jan a call in the church office. Volunteer Opportunities! Nehemiah Brothers: Ministry of Helpers Our Nehemiah Brothers do small upkeep jobs in the homes of our Single Parents and Senior Adults. Sometimes you need a light bulb changed, or a toilet keeps running. Don t wait until expensive repairs are needed! Contact John ( ) if you need help, or if you have a skill to provide help! Ladies, you are welcome to join us as well! Heirs of Adam & Eve! A group of men and women helps our seniors "cultivate and keep" their yards. If you're able to volunteer, call Dale ( ) or Bro. Gene ( ). We're on facebook too! (Heirs-of-Adam). Worship Tech volunteers for both Sunday morning services are needed! Training is coming soon! Run Easy Worship all you have to do is pay attention and click! Helpers to input service orders into Easy Worship each week. If we get 4 people to do this, you ll only serve once a month. Additional sound board operators ESPECIALLY in the 10:30 services. Camera operators for both services. (This is a HUGE need!!) I would like to have training for the sound board and Easy Worship soon. NOW is the time to sign up to serve in this important ministry! It will also be a good refresher for those who are currently serving, as we have some new equipment. Pam & I would like to thank those who brought us food after my surgery in December. I also thank each one who stepped up and filled in for me. I won t mention you by name, because I would probably miss someone! Let me just say that you, my church, bless Pam and me every day. We love you and appreciate your prayers. I m healing up pretty well. BUT, if you see me lifting anything over 15 pounds, tell me to step away! (I hope you re smiling as you read this!)

4 KIDS STUFF Mrs. Lee Ann Mrs. Jessica Upward Basketball Games continue through Saturday February 21. You can still show up to any game and greet folks, cheer the kids on, &/or help clean up! Don t miss out on the perfect opportunity to work in Upward, as we take the Gospel "across the street" to our community through BASKETBALL AND CHEERLEADING! Please contact Jessica Camp if you are willing to serve! (jessica@fbccrosby.org) Upward Awards Night will be at the Crosby High School Gym Sunday night, February 22 nd! Time to be announced. WEDNESDAYS!! Kid Zone is working on a series called The Courage to Do What is Right. Bring Your Bible! Bring a Friend! Where Fun and Learning Never End! PLEASE NOTE THAT 5 TH -6 TH GRADERS WILL JOIN RA s AND GA s FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR SPRING SEMESTER! Honoring God by learning about missions, praying for missions, giving to missions, doing missions across the street and around the world!!

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6 WELCOME to our new members! Amy Colvin, Larry & Amanda Castro Taylor & Ramona, Jude and Aaron Hennigan Billy & Tiffany and Dillan Bearden Clint & Kira Fischer Our deepest sympathy to... Raymond and Laura Figley and family, on home-going of sons Brian and Andrew The family of Lillie Mae Leatherwood The family of Norman (Gene) Dietrich The family of Nancy Kitchen Kyle & Kim Padgett, on home-going of her mother, Georgia Louviere Gary Bonds and family, on home-going of wife Carolyn (Sue) Bonds Donnie & Belinda Parker and family, on home-going of his mom, Virginia Parker We will always remember what you did for us. We find great comfort in knowing that you care. Thank you. The Hunt Family: Linda & Wesley, Pamela, and Kelli To the First Baptist Church family: Thank you so very much for the beautiful pink begonia flowers. Memaw would have loved them. The church was so very, very central in her life for the past 65 years (at least). She witnessed such growth in this church and loved the fellowship it provided. Thanks for all the support you provided her. With Love, Randy & Debbie Leatherwood and family Mike & Debbie Walker and family To the First Baptist Church: Thank you for the outpouring of love and kindness. The service was beautiful and a sincere celebration of two precious lives. The constant contact with Mrs. Lee and her prayers with me were so uplifting. I could see the love in each person of your congregation that spoke with us. God shines in the faces of each of you and you all were such a blessing to us. Express to the ladies our thanks for the food. In Christian love, Jennifer Figley (Brian & Andrew s grandmother)

7 Regular Weekly Schedule Feb 1 Discovery Class, 10:30a Sunday School leaders enlistment forms Feb 8 are due to the office! Feb 11 Ladies Lunch at Iguana Joe, 11:30a " " Feb 14 Feb 16 Feb 17 Prayer / Bible Study / monthly business meeting, 6:47p Valentine s Day President s Day Nominating Committee begins work on leadership for Sunday School year " " Shut-in meals prep and delivered, 10:30a Feb 21 1,000 Hills Ministry to Houston homeless; our group leaves FBC at 8a Feb 22 Upward awards at Crosby HS Gym Feb 25 Ladies Lunch at Iguana Joe, 11:30a 2015 Weekly Needs: $ 24, Budget Receipts YTD: $ 84,280 Sunday 8:00 am SundaySchool for Adults (no child care) 9:00 am Praise Band-led Worship Service " " SundaySchool for babies-4th grade, all Adults 10:30 am Choir-led Worship Service " " SundaySchool for every age, " " Estudio bíblico bilingüe (inglés y español) 4:00 pm Faith SS Evangelism rally and visitation 5:00 pm 'Live Free' Christ-centered recovery 5:00, 5:30, Discipleship Classes; see Sunday bulletin 6:00 pm for details 6:00 pm Crossover & Kids HD missions experience for 3 yrs - 6 th grade Monday " " JoyBells handbell rehearsal 7:00 pm High School Seniors/College/Young Adult Bible Study off-campus Tuesday 6:00 pm Tuesday Night Youth (7 th -12 th ) Wednesday 7:45 am Power-Up Youth Prayer Breakfast for 7 th -12 th graders in Crosby ISD 9:00 am Men's weekly breakfast at Ricky's 6:00 pm Fellowship dinner served ($5/plate) 6:30 pm 'Crossover' (5 th -6 th ); 'KidZone' (3 yr-4 th ) 6:47 pm Adult Bible study and prayer meeting " " Choir rehearsal Thursday 7:00 pm Praise Band rehearsal Sunday School / Worship Attendance Report 1/4/2015 1/11/15 1/18/15 1/25/15 Preschool 57 Preschool 44 Preschool 59 Preschool 71 Children 47 Children 41 Children 53 Children 82 Youth 51 Youth 58 Youth 84 Youth 79 Adults 339 Adults 285 Adults 313 Adults 349 Total SS 582* Total SS 428 Total SS 509 Total SS 581 Worship 418 Worship 426 Worship 509 Worship 511 *88 skiers

8 First Baptist Church of Crosby Nonprofit Organization PO Box 354 US Postage Paid Crosby TX Permit # 2 Crosby TX Visit us! and on Facebook phone PO Box 354, 615 Runneburg, Crosby TX Our ministerial staff: Robin Butler Senior Pastor Gene Talbot Music/55+/Counseling Jeff Holloway Youth/Ed/Admin Lee Ann Lee Children/Pre-K /Counseling Justin Cross Youth Associate Jessica Camp Children/Pre-K Associate