The Volume 60 Issue 22 November 29, 2018 Advent Celebrations begin this Sunday during both AM worship services Staff information Mike Hickman, Senior Pastor Evan Gray, Minister of Music and Worship David Tinkle, Business Administrator Brian Wirges, Minister to Students Melissa Gauldin, Tonya Arnold, Director of Weekday Preschool Mandy Webb, Discipleship and Publications Assistant Leslie Mangrum, Financial Assistant Travis Miles, Maintenance mhickman@fbcdyersburg.com egray@fbcdyersburg.com dtinkle@fbcdyersburg.com bwirges@fbcdyersburg.com mgauldin@fbcdyersburg.com tarnold@fbcdyersburg.com mwebb@fbcdyersburg.com lmangrum@fbcdyersburg.com travismiles@bellsouth.net
From the pastor... The Christmas season is here! Who will you invite to worship with you over the next few weeks? Who has the Lord placed on your heart that you know needs to hear the Good News about Jesus Christ? Christmas has proven to be the most significant season of the year for helping connect people to Jesus. It is the season that our friends are most open to and feel the least threatened by our invitations for them to join us in church for the special events surrounding the birth of our Savior. Let me encourage you to make that phone call, send that text, do whatever you need to do over these next few weeks to let your friends and family know that you want them to experience Jesus and Christmas this year with us here at First Baptist Dyersburg! They will most likely not be willing to come on their own, so be prepared to arrange a time to meet them here at church or go by and pick them up yourself and bring them with you. And as you do, know that your invitation may very well be the very catalyst God uses to change the direction of their life for all eternity! Each Sunday morning in December we will be celebrating Advent, which is a wonderful time of expectant waiting as we look forward to celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. My messages over the next four weeks will be centered around the themes of hope, peace, joy, and love in that order. If you have friends that are looking for true hope, true peace, true joy, and true love in their own lives, then this is the season for you to bring them with you to the Sunday morning worship service you attend each week. I ll look forward to meeting them as well either before or after the service! In addition to our regular Sunday morning worship, there are two other special events that are perfect for you to attend with your guests: The Gift: Come Adore Sunday, December 9 at 6pm in the Sanctuary Led by Evan Gray and our Children s and Adult Choirs, this service is always one of the highlights of the Christmas season! The choirs have been working very hard and I know this will be a wonderful night of worship that you will not want to miss!! Join us as we celebrate the birth of our Savior during this special evening of worship. It will be a birthday celebration for Jesus you will not want to miss! If you have young children, put them in their pajamas, wrap a coat around them and come join the celebration we ll be done by 9pm. I look forward to worshiping with you on this very special night! I am looking forward to celebrating this Christmas season with you and hope you ll join me in praying for and inviting many of our friends throughout our community to join us for these special days of worship and celebration! Keep shining bright!!
Upcoming Events Sunday, December 2 Pancakes & Pajamas, 8am Life group fellowships, evening Sunday, December 9 White Christmas, am worship The Gift Christmas musical, 6pm Thursday, December 13 Weekday Preschool Christmas Program 9:30am, Sanctuary Friday, December 14 Weekday Preschool Christmas Program 9:30am, Sanctuary Sunday, December 23 Regular Sunday morning schedule Monday, December 24 Christmas Eve service, 8pm Sunday, December 30 One service only, 10am Wednesday, December 5 Meal 5-6pm Fellowship Barbecued Chicken Au Gratin Potatoes Green Beans Dinner Rolls Cake Chicken Tenders Chips ALL plate dinners are $5. There is a $1 meal available for ANY age. Prices are not based on age, but by SELECTION. Student Life Camp June 26-30 Early bird-$215 if paid in full by January 31st Normal rate- $240 Normal rate- $240 $270 after April 2nd $270 after April 2nd The Edge, a conference for students, in Gatlinburg! A publication of First Baptist Church - - 220 Masonic Street, Dyersburg, TN 38024 - - Church Office Hours - - 8 AM-5 PM Church Office 285-4811 - - Fax 285-4828 - - Preschool Office 285-4808 Visit our website @ www.fbcdyersburg.com or like us on facebook, First Baptist Church Dyersburg twitter: @FbcDyersburg
Service Need Join us Sunday, December 9 at 6pm in the Sanctuary for a Christmas night of worship with our adult and children's choirs. We will be installing cameras around our campus to enhance your worship experience. We will need extra sets of eyes while activities are on campus to observe the monitors. If you would be willing to serve for an hour at a time please call the church office at 285-4811. Thanks for your consideration in this matter. Hope Tree The Women's Ministry of Dyer Baptist Association has names of children in the Dyer and Lauderdale Counties of Tennessee who may not be receiving Christmas presents. If you would like to help please call Vickie at 285-2727 and she will be glad to give you a name of a child and their wish list. financial report Remember a loved one this Christmas. Poinsettia forms will be inserted in the worship folder this Sunday or come by the church office to order yours today. November 18 Budget Goal $27,692.31 Received $26,450.00 Received to Date $197,069.36 Required to Date $193,846.17 Renovation Loan Balance Lottie Moon to Date 8:30am Service 111 10:45am Service 280 Life Group Total 223 Midweek Activities N / A $10 November 25 $27,692.31 $16,396.00 $213,465.36 $221,538.48 $370,307.12 $1,100.00 310 250 11/28 216
White Christmas Sunday, December 9, 2018 Bring your gifts and Lottie Moon Christmas offering to the altar during the morning worship services. If your child is in the nursery and you wish for them to participate in the offering, please come get them after Life Group class. The nursery workers will not accompany the children to the sanctuary. They may return to the nursery after the offering has been given. Please wrap your White Christmas gift in white tissue paper and use your Lottie Moon envelope for your financial offering. Make sure you indicate which mission you are supporting by marking your package. Life Group class Supported Mission Babies Grade 6 Grades 7-12 Matthew 25:40- Food (canned tuna & chicken, vienna sausage, canned goods, crackers, instant potatoes, cereal, oatmeal, grits, one dish meals, noodles, pancake mix & syrup, flour, sugar, and shelf stable milk), clothing, sheets, and pillows. Union Mission- Canned meals such as chili, ravioli, spaghetti, vienna sausage, canned meats, canned tuna, canned chicken, peanut butter, dish washing liquid, detergent, gloves and socks. Adult Life Group members with last name beginning: A-F G-L M-R S-Z Life Choices- Monetary gifts, $10 Wal-Mart gift card, large bags of Hershey s Kisses and Starbursts, and small NIV Bibles for new Christians. Transitions- Women s underclothes, pajamas, slippers, socks, toilet tissue, paper towels, hand soap, dishwashing liquid, and deodorant. The Inn of Dyer County- Toiletry Paper, Paper Towels, laundry items, dishwashing liquid, cleaner, and garbage bags. Damascus- Paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, coffee, creamer, sweetener, furniture polish, glass cleaner Wednesday night student and children s Christmas parties- December 19. Students- Tacky Christmas Sweater Party All Students! 6-8pm for all grades. Food provided. Children & Preschool- Christmas party in rooms. We will have pizza. 100 percent of your gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goes to missionaries serving to advance the gospel around the world. $2 would provide a cup of coffee for workers in Mexico City who meet with business people to share the gospel. About $5,000 would provide a three-week trip for an entire family of missionaries to reach a hard-to-access people group in the mountains of Nepal. Every gift in between goes toward one grand purpose - getting the hope of Jesus to all nations.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE Pancakes and Pajamas, Fellowship Hall 8:00a.m. Worship Service, Sanctuary 8:30a.m. Life Groups 9:30a.m. Worship Service, Sanctuary 10:45a.m. Life group fellowships, various times and locations TUESDAY SCHEDULE Christian Guitar 101, Fellowship Hall 6:00p.m. WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE Family Night Meal, Fellowship Hall 5:00-6:00p.m. Nursery 5:45-7:00p.m. Men s Chorale rehearsal, Rm FH-207 5:30p.m. Midweek Worship, Sanctuary 6:00p.m. Worship Choir Rehearsal, Choir Suite 6:00p.m. Andrew Jackson Life Group class, Fireside Room 6:00p.m. simple worship, Activities Bldg. Middle School, simple worship service 6:00-7:00p.m. High School, simple worship service 7:00-8:00p.m. Children K-5th grade, Children s Bldg. 6:00-7:00p.m. Preschool Activities, Preschool area 6:00-7:00p.m. Praise Band Rehearsal, Sanctuary 7:00p.m. Trustees Meeting, Welcome Center Conference Room 7:00p.m. Property Committee Meeting, Room FH-214 7:00p.m. THURSDAY SCHEDULE Men s Prayer Group, Fellowship Hall 6:00a.m. PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID DYERSBURG, TN THE TIDINGS (951440) is published biweekly (except week of Christmas and Thanksgiving) by First Baptist Church, 220 Masonic Street, Dyersburg, TN 38024. Postmaster, send address changes to THE TIDINGS, 220 Masonic Street, Dyersburg, TN 38024 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED