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1 January 2013 Lisbon Baptist Church Volume 24, Issue 1 Starting January 13 5:00pm Sign-up in the Vestibule Discipleship Classes For All Ages Beginning January 13th 5:00 6:00 p.m. See: Vladi Martinez Wednesday Night Services Time Change Beginning January 2nd 6:30 p.m. Join us as we continue to explore what the Bible says about the Top 30 topics of your choice. We start the new year with our new service time and the #16 topic Fasting. Beginning on: Sunday, January 13th Children s Choir 5:00-6:00 p.m. Pre-School Choir 6:00-7:00 p.m.

2 Senior Adult Ministry: W.O.W. Save the Date! Thursday, January 11:30 a.m. Soup & Cornbread Luncheon January is soup and cornbread for the WOW folks!! Please stop by the Information Center to sign up and to indicate if you can bring either a dessert or a pan of cornbread. We will have a special speaker, Meagan Case from Balance Diagnostics, who will be sharing some very timely tips. Please see Barbara Plunkett or Elaine Appling for more information. GREETINGS FROM YOUR SUNDAY SCHOOL DIRECTOR Have you ever heard the words to the great old hymn "Count Your Blessings"? When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. There's wisdom for all of us in that old song. Sometimes when we focus on our problems, we lose sight of the good things in our lives. It's as though we're under a gigantic cloud that blocks out the sun. We get irritable and depressed and, worst of all, we lose all perspective. That's when it's time to review all the reasons God has given us for rejoicing. As we begin a New Year, let s reflect on what God has done for us as individuals and as a Church. We have been so blessed in We don t know what 2013 will bring for us but we do know that God will be with us because: * God loves you. * Jesus died for your sins. * You'll spend eternity in heaven with Christ. * You're part of God's family, with brothers and sisters who love you. * God has promised never to abandon you. Keep going--thinking of more things--and the cloud will keep lifting. What are some unique, specific ways God has blessed your life? I pray that each of you will have a Wonderful New Year! Jean

3 1/3 Soles4Souls Shoe Delivery - The children will be taking a trip to Alabama! Yes, I did say Alabama. We will be loading up the shoes that have been collected during the month of December for Soles4Souls into the mini-van and drop them off at the distribution center in Alabama. On our way home, we will stop for lunch. Meet at the church at 10:00 a.m. for departure. This is a great ministry opportunity for us. Won t you come and help? Remember that each of the pair of shoes we take will be used to share the story of Jesus with someone who needs a pair of shoes!! 1/6 Game Night in the Fellowship Hall. Details to be announced! Children s Department January Birthdays 1/18 Conner Romine Birthday Weekly Opportunities for Kids Sunday School every Sunday 9:45 10:45 a.m. (rooms 107, 108, and 109) Family Worship every Sunday 11:00 a.m. 12:00 noon in the Worship Center Children s Choir every Sunday 5:00 6:00 p.m. Bible Skills, Drills and Thrills 1st-3rd Grades every Sunday 6:00 7:00 p.m. (Room 108) Bible Drill Practice 4th-6th Grades every Sunday 6:00-7:00 p.m. (Room 107) GAs (Girls in Action) Girls 1 st 6 th Grades every Wednesday 6:30 7:30 p.m. Girls learning about missions (room 107) RAs (Royal Ambassadors) Boys 1 st 6 th Grades every Wednesday 6:30 7:30 p.m. (room 116)

4 Lisbon Honors Our Senior Adults December 2012 Guy & Mary Harris

5 MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES NOW IN PROGRESS Soles 4 Souls: We collected 269 pairs of shoes!!! The Children s Department will be delivering the shoes to an Alabama collection center on Thursday, January 3rd. Praise the Lord!! We re providing much needed witnessing opportunities to people in need. Operation Overcoat: During the cold winter months, it is again time to start getting out the jackets, coats, gloves, stocking hats, socks and any other warm clothing we no longer wear and donate them to the OPERATION OVERCOAT collection drive. When you look between December 30 th and January 6 th, you will find a collection box in the Welcome Center to drop off those no longer needed warm clothing items. Again, let s use those warm clothing items in your closet to create witnessing opportunities as we share God s Love and are obedient to God s leadership in our lives by reaching out to those in need. Christmas Card Fronts for Fayette Head Start: Remember when you are taking down your Christmas decorations after Christmas, a basket will be in the Welcome Center from December 30 th until January 13 th for you to drop off your Christmas Card fronts. These card fronts will be used to help Fayette County children in their creative development during their art classes. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP In February School Staff Appreciation Day when we will honor all of the school staff at Minter Elementary, Whitewater Middle and Whitewater High Schools. Guidelines for the Bereavement Meals Committee The purpose of the Bereavement Committee is to minister to the grieving church families, where a church member, or a person living in a church member's household has passed away. We organize members to prepare and serve a meal for the grieving family and their close friends. This is normally done on the day of the funeral or memorial service depending on the desires of the family. In other bereavement situations where a church family needs a meal, the committee chairman will contact Sunday School classes and the family deacon to organize a meal as needed. Respectfully submitted for your information, Bereavement Meals Committee

6 Schedule of Activities for January 2013 Tuesday Jan. 01 Office Closed Thursday Jan :00a Children s Dept. leave to deliver shoes Sunday Jan. 06 4:30p Deacon s Meeting tba Children s Dept. Game Night Thursday Jan :30a W.O.W. Soup/Cornbread Luncheon (FH) Sunday Jan. 13 5:00p Kick-Off for new Discipleship Classes 5:00p Missions/Ministries Committee Meeting Friday Jan. 18 5:00p Youth leave to go Ice Skating Saturday Jan. 19 State Speakers Tournament Workshop (FH) Sunday Jan :00a Observance of Lord s Supper Tuesday Jan. 22 6:30p Advisory Council Meeting Wednesday Jan. 23 6:30p Ugandan Thunder Children s Choir Wednesday Jan. 30 6:30p Family Missions Night (re-scheduled from Jan. 23rd) Weekly Re-Occurring Events: Monday s 5:30-7:00 PM TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Weight Loss Class Tuesday 10:30 AM Ladies Prayer Group meets in Room 103 Wednesday 7:00 PM Prayer Meeting (Except the 4th Wednesday; Family Mission Studies) Wednesday 7:00 PM Mission Friends, GA s, RA s & Youth Wednesday 8:00 PM Celebration Choir Practice

7 Lisbon Baptist Church Weekly Worship Schedule: 1662 Highway 85 South, Fayetteville, GA (770) / Lisbon@bellsouth.net Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00a-4:00p Danny Wilson, Pastor lisbon@bellsouth.net David Rathbun, Associate Pastor Sunday: 9:45 AM Bible Study (all ages) 11:00 AM Celebration of Family Worship 5:00 PM Children s Choir 5:00 PM Discipleship Studies for Youth & Adults 6:00 PM Preschool Choir 6:00 PM Children (Grades 1-6) Bible Skills, Drills & Thrills 6:00 PM Evening Worship david@lisbonbaptistchurch.com Jeff Durham, Minister of Worship jeff@lisbonbaptistchurch.com Carol Holt & Anya Fields, Children s Ministry Co-Directors carolsholt@comcast.net anyamike@bellsouth.net Wednesday: 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting (except 4th Wednesday Missions Night) 6:30 PM Preschool Mission Friends 6:30 PM Children s R.A. s and G.A. s 6:30 PM Youth 7:30 PM Celebration Choir Practice Toria Almand, Church Administrator talmand@bellsouth.net Debbie Pass, Ministry Assistant lisbon@bellsouth.net