FBC eblast. December 13,

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1 FBC eblast December 13, Ever have a chance to serve the Lord and feel like you blew it? Or that so few people showed up it wasn t worth the effort? One Sunday in London a blizzard set in and only a handful of people showed up at a small church. The minister didn t make it, so a layman stood up and stumbled through a few comments on Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. He made it through 10 minutes, gave an invitation, and everyone left. Worth the effort? One of the handful present that day was a 15-year-old boy. He knew he needed to be saved but wasn t sure how, so he d been visiting churches looking for help that so far he hadn t found. That day he set out for another church, but due to the weather, turned into this one when he passed it. The layman s halting comments were just what he needed to hear and he was gloriously saved, then and there. His name was Charles Haddon Spurgeon. God would use him to reach untold thousands of people for Christ; to this day he is quoted in pulpits all over the world every Sunday. Feel like you stumbled, bumbled, and blew it? Hardly anybody show up? Just be faithful to the Lord, and leave the results to Him. You never know Lottie Moon once asked, Is not the festive season when families and friends exchange gifts the most appropriate time to consecrate a portion from abounding riches and scant poverty to send forth the good tidings of great joy into all the earth? Sunday morning we ll look to Matthew 9: and consider how Jesus calls us out of our comfort zones and what that means this time of year. Sunday night, we ll turn to Malachi 2: 1 9 and consider the qualities of a godly, spiritual leader. Don t miss any of it! Bro. Dean The hour grows late, and so much of the world is lost. Be part of sending and supporting our international missionaries by giving sacrificially to the Lottie Moon Offering! Church Goal Given to Date $10,000 $3,834 Three Sundays Left! 1 P a g e

2 Wednesday night, December 19 Christmas Tree Fellowship Service: Music, Scripture, Guft Exchange This year we have asked the church family to read and pray through the Bible and provided suggested readings to take you from Gen. 1: 1 to Rev. 22:21 in one year. If you will complete reading through the Bible by December 31, please let us know. On Sunday, December 30, we will recognize those who have done so. Submit your name this Sunday, or contact the church office by phone or . Coming Student Ministry Events Wednesday, December 20: High School Students Movie Outing, 7:00 PM (after the Christmas Tree Service) Sunday, December 16: College Students dinner at the home of Clint & Gretchen Higgins, 6:00 PM See Bro. Tony for more information! Thank you to Bro. Rhett, each member of the Adult Choir, Barbara Parker and Douglas Jennings for leading us in worship through the beautiful cantata this past Sunday - we re grateful for their work and commitment to the Lord! Choir rehearsal will resume on Wednesday night, January 2, and the choir will fill the loft on Sundays in the meantime. Reminder: Children s Choir will resume on Sunday, January 6 Sunday, December 23 Morning Sunday School & Worship: Regular Schedule Evening Worship: Candlelight Service, 6:00 PM. (No other programs or activities that evening. Note time change for worship.) 2 P a g e

3 Memory Verse You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For you created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. Revelation 4: 11 Celebrating 3 years of helping people find freedom! Celebrate Recovery, Tuesdays in Madden Hall 6:30 P.M. CHURCH LIBRARY RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Why do we so often neglect the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in our everyday lives? With fresh insights, Robertson McQuilkin reveals how the church has too often ignored the Spirit s influence and what we must do to get back to our spiritual roots. Explore the core biblical teachings about the Holy Spirit and His ten key activities in the lives of Christians. Philip Yancey says, You will learn from a master as you work through this course of intense practicality. From the recently donated personal library of Mrs. Helen Jones; find it on the New Books Shelf, McQ, in your Church Library. 3 P a g e Reading & Praying through God s Word in 2018 As you read the passages for each day, we ask that you choose one promise from God from that day s Scripture, and pray that promise to the Lord. This Week s Schedule Dec. 13: OT Hos. 12, 13, 14; NT Rev. 4 Dec. 14: OT Joel 1, 2, 3; NT Rev. 5 Dec. 15: OT Amos 1, 2, 3; NT Rev. 6 Dec. 16: OT Amos 4, 5, 6; NT Rev. 7 Dec. 17: OT Amos 7, 8, 9; NT Rev. 8 Dec. 18: OT Obadiah; NT Rev. 9 Dec. 19 OT Jonah 1, 2, 3, 4; NT Rev. 10 Dec. 20: OT Micah 1, 2, 3; NT Rev. 11

4 NORMAL SERVICE TIMES Sunday Services Sunday School 9:30 AM Morning Worship 10:30 AM (Service broadcast on WBRY AM 1540 & FM 107.1) Discipleship Training 5:30 PM Awana 5:30 Evening Worship 6:30 PM College Student Group 7:00 PM Wednesday Night GA s, RA s, Mission Friends 6:00 PM Prayer Meeting 6:00 PM High School Student Group 6:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Nursery Provided During Each Service NORMAL CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Monday Thursday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, closed on New Year s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 4 P a g e

5 Prayer Guide --Help us keep the guide up-to-date: let us know when someone needs to be added or can be removed-- Church Family Don & Dean Barker Bartal Family Terry Brewer Patrick & Karie Cecil Mark Davis Mance & Hazel Davis Donna Fuqua Cecil Gregory Madden Haynes Barbara Melton Mary Melton Mary Alice Nixon David Odom Benton Parker Roy & Shirley Parker Julianna Schau Martha Taylor Chick Smithson Mamie Vance Hazel Vinson Bob Walls Betty West Friends & Family-submitted by the person listed Patricia Armstrong (Matt Powers) Elaine Barman (Katie McGee) Jacob Bentley (Tabitha Bentley) Sue Brown (Lydia Womack) Tyler Cagle (Carolyn Schwartz) Ben Cates (Drunell Higgins) Ray, Billie Jean Cauthon (Dot Elrod) Andrew Floyd (Glenda Hunter) Jimmy Goins (Darrell Goins) Liam Haley (Tony Burnett) Beth Herndon (Drunell Higgins) Brett Holmes (Geneva Huddleston) Carl & Opal Jones (Doris Markum) Regan McFerrin (Lou Goines) Carol Mears (Lydia Womack) Coy Parker (Shirley Parker) Joe Prince (Glenda Hunter) Bruce Rector (Bro. Dean) Carl Smith (Doris Markum) Rex Spry (Shirley Parker) Randy Tenpenny (Drunell Higgins) 5 P a g e Jimmy Todd (Jeff Todd) Stephanie Trammell (Dawn Wentz) Nursing Homes/Assisted Living Hazel Alexander, Helen Jones, Edith Northcutt, Mildred Paschal, Irene Rich, Loretta Wilkinson Missionaries Buck & Annie Barton, Lee & Sophia Ford, Marcus & Sara McBee, Al & Margaret Patterson, Gavin & Laura Pinkston Church Staff Dean Anderson, Rhett Brewer, Tony Burnett, Julie Matheny, Donna Fuqua Military Brian Barrett, James Barrett, Brian Blonder, Jose Bustamante, Caleb Daniel, Brad Davis, Josh England, Chris Gillis, Jessie Gussman, Michael Hallman, Stephon Harris, Zachary Hyde, Michael Mathis, Steven Pirtle, Justin Wax College Students Blake Brandon, Rhett Brewer, Megan Deatcher; Isaac Haley, Lytton Haley, Jake Hoskins, Katie Hoskins, Hannah Hughes, Wilder Mankin, Jackson Mason, Cody Phillips, Mikayla Schwartz, Chandler Todd, Jacob Todd, Parker Woodworth Active Deacons Darrell Goins, Adam Bartal, Matt Cowan, Randall Holt, Jeff Stevenson, Jack Vied, Douglas Jennings, Jason McGee, Matt Powers Church Matters Celebrate Recovery Bro. Tony & Student Ministry Bruce Marchiano & the Gospel of John film IMB Missionaries