First Baptist Church PO Box 366 Calvert City KY 42029-0366 270-395-4600 Return Service Requested Pastor Music Leader Children s Ministry Director Youth Leaders Ministry Assistant Church Organist/Pianist Custodians Dr. Jim Ewing Danny Granstaff Janet Dietsch Lance & Trena Gregory Jan Moore Vicki Madison Marshall & Gail Agent January 2018 The Challenge Our Mission: Encounter Grow Serve Share Our Vision: Becoming Fully Committed Followers of Jesus Christ making a Kingdom Impact on Calvert City Sunday Schedule Wednesday Schedule 9:00 am Sunday School 6:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting 10:15 am Worship Service Youth Ministry AWANA J.U.M.P. (K-5 th Grade)
Prayer Concerns for Our Church Family Letha Sickling undergoing chemo treatments Oral Sickling recovering from heart valve replacement Ron Lappin at home recovering from foot surgery Pam Cornwell recovering from knee surgery Lowell O Daniel recovering from earlier fall Homebound Linda Terry Carolyn Burt Convalescent Centers/Assisted Living Rivers Capps - living with daughter s family in Benton Polly Norwine - Stilley House, room 418 Military Members Corey Joiner Ben Sewell Stephen Ewing Prayer Concerns for Friends & Loved Ones John Kerr (Ray Tucker s half-brother) stage 4 lung cancer, Lindsay & Patrick (Ashley Lanier s sister) babies born premature; Kosairs Hospital for care Keith Shelton (wife Caroline) health issues Pam Truitt (Troy s daughter-in-law) diagnosed with breast cancer Joyce Hearell fell, broken hip, at Baptist Health Lynn Jones (CC Mayor) complications from flu shot, difficulty walking Gail Agent (FBC Custodian) knee surgery Jan 9, 2018 Justin & Katie Wylie (Jan Moore s daughter & son-inlaw) boys Ben & Jack born premature Caleb Riley (Larry & Doris Coursey s grandson) 2 nd degree burns on his face, recovering at home Richard O Bryan (Phyllis O Bryan s son) heart surgery Dec 27th $$$ DECEMBER FIGURES $$$ GENERAL BUDGET FUNDS ACTIVITIES BUILDING & SIGN FUNDS Budget Needs Monthly $ 21,285 Budget Receipts (thru Dec 18) $ 17,637 Activities Bldg. Total $ 26,210 YTD Budget Needs $ 234,135 Sign Fund Total $ 13,249 YTD Budget Receipts (thru Nov 25th) $ 230,487 Children s Ministry: Janet Dietsch Ring in the New Year! 2018- I can t believe how fast we went through 2017. I blinked and it was over, but I did see some children growing in their knowledge, understanding, and faith in God. It has been amazing! I have also seen our volunteers who work with children grow too. I hope it keeps growing because we can always use more and give the ones who are always there a break. When we all share the load, it isn t quite as heavy. Thank you to all the people who helped with the children s programs this year. I truly appreciate it. Very proud of our AWANA children and leaders. They turned in $578.73 to Lottie Moon. They have brought in their pennies, dimes, quarters, and dollars for foreign missions. This coming year will also be a busy one. AWANA will resume on Jan. 7 th and on Jan. 3 rd. We stay very busy with both of these programs. I want to thank all of you and especially the AWANA leaders for all the support and encouragement given this past year. It has meant more than you know. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Children in Christ Janet Dietsch Happy Anniversary Jan 3 rd Darlene & Parvin Latta Youth Ministry: Lance & Trena Gregory December has been a great busy month for the youth and school is out for a couple of weeks!!! The Christmas Parade was a lot of fun handing out candy and getting to ride on the float. I didn t know if our busy youth was going to be able to help out but they pulled through once again. We just did a lesson on Making Room. Is there room in your heart for Jesus? Do we need to move some things out of our hearts to make room for Jesus? Also, we had our Christmas celebration dinner with food, games and gifts and even had some of our college kids joining us this month. We will be heading out for Winter Extreme, Gatlinburg, TN December 29 th 31 st where we ll be attending worship services, seminars, and hearing some of our favorite praise bands. I m hearing the weather is getting ready to drop so pray we can keep warm while we are gone. It gets cold standing in those long lines to get into the convention center but it is well worth the wait! Thanks for prayers and support so we can stay busy in all the right ways. Together in Christ, Lance and Trena Gregory Happy Birthhday Jan. 2 nd Trena Gregory Jan. 11 th James Ewing Jan. 17 th Janie Pagel Jan. 23 rd Carolyn Burt Jan. 24 th Michelle Ramsey
From Your Pastor: Jim Ewing HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2018... WOW! I remember wondering what the year 2000 would bring when I was a little boy... and now that was 18 years ago! Still no flying cars but the new cell phones are pretty neat! Covenant Renewal Service - As we begin this new year I want to remind you about our annual Covenant Renewal Service. This year it will be on Sunday morning, January 7 th. Just as we made a commitment to the Lord as we chose to become a part of His Universal Church... we make a similar commitment to each other as members of this local church. If you re not familiar with our Church Covenant, you can read it on our website at www.calvertfbc.org and then CLICK on the New to FBC tab and scroll down. At the Jan 7 th service you will all receive a personal copy of the covenant... and I urge you to keep a copy in your bible as a regular reminder of our promises to each other. 2018 Church Budget - In this copy of the Challenge you ll also find our approved 2018 Plan of Outreach and Ministry... better known as our budget for the coming year. It s based on our desire to expand the effectiveness of our ministry efforts both within the body, into the community, and even around the world. I want to ask you to prayerfully consider making a renewed commitment to faithful giving. As the apostle Paul reminded the Corinthian church in 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed. In other words, God blesses generosity with prosperity so generosity can grow! University The class starts again on Tuesday, January 9 at, led by our own Les Evans. You ve no doubt heard about how this ministry has helped countless people deal with both debt and wise financial planning. The average participant pays off $5300 and saved $2300 in the first 90 days. You can find out more about the class by CLICKING on the link on our website home page. The first class is free! Lifeline Stroke Clinic - We re hosting the clinic again this year on Tuesday, January 9 th. The details are in the pink sheet attached to this letter. Just call the number on the flyer to make your appointment. Great Reading Opportunities As you begin this new year, let me encourage you to consider reading some of the great books out there designed to inform and encourage your faith. On the Teaching Page of our website, there is a small icon that is labeled Continuing the Journey. CLICK on that icon and you ll find a long list of tremendous books that I can personally recommend. All of these books can be found either in the local Christian bookstores or on websites like Christian Book Distributors, Overstock.com, or Amazon. In many cases you can purchase a used copy at a significantly lower price than a new one. As the great author Mark Twain said: The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can t read them. As, as we begin this New Year I want to encourage you to make a renewed commitment to your personal engagement with the Word of God. As the 2 Timothy 3:16-17 remind us, All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. God s Word changes our hearts and points us in the direction of peace, security, and joy. You will find a copy of our Bible Reading Plan on our website, under the Teaching Tab... then click on Bible Reading plan to download a personal copy. Thank you, once again, for the privilege and joy of walking through these days with you. Despite the challenges we face in our world, we re living in a great time to be a Christian. May we be faithful followers so that we might see God to a great work in us and through us!. Together in Him Bro Jim Music Ministry: Danny Granstaff BAM! The Season many look forward to is upon us! What happened? One day we are in full swing of good ol Summer time, and the next thing we know, we turn around and Christmas is staring us in the face. For some, as the song goes, this may be The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. They look forward to being with family, sharing a big meal around the table, receiving and giving gifts, celebrating in all the festivities that go along with the season and perhaps travel back to that part of the country of their childhood memories, to relive that special feeling and moment in time where things were simpler. For others, they are just as content to pass up the entire season and go into hibernation until spring, perhaps because this Special Time is well - not so very special due to heartbreak, loss, unresolved conflict with a family member, lack of finances, or even homelessness and the list can go on and on. Whichever way you choose to celebrate or not celebrate, no one can pinpoint with precision, the exact reason anyone does what one does during this time. It s therefore a time to be sensitive to those around us, not only during this time, but also throughout the year. One thing in which we can be certain however is this: Jesus came to this earth to redeem fallen humanity. Humans which show joy, humans that grieve because of loss, humans that are uncomfortable in all social aspects of life, humans who are hurting deeply, humans who are on top of the world thinking they have it all together, and humans in the lowest of situations. Wherever you may be and however you choose to celebrate this season, know this: Danny There is a Redeemer, Jesus, God s own Son. Precious Lamb of God, Messiah, Holy One. Keith Green
JANUARY 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 7 Awana Resumes 5:30 to 7:00 pm Happy New Year! 1 Church Office Closed 8 9 Lifeline Stroke Clinic University Begins 2 3 School Starts 10 4 5 6 11 12 13 14 Deacons Mtg Awana 5:30 21 15 Martin Luther King Day No School Banks Closed 16 University 22 23 17 Members Mtg 24 18 19 20 25 26 27 Awana 5:30 University Awana 5:30 28 29 30 University 31 Come Play Pickleball! Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings 8:30 10:30 a.m. in the gym. Contact Kathy Poague or Darlene Latta for more information. NURSERY ASSISTANTS USHERS PRAYER ROOM DEACON OF THE WEEK Jan 7 : Tricia Greer & Hadley Pagel Phil Broyles Jo Beth Jones & Nancy Whitler Lance Gregory 270-703-4881 Jan 14: The Burnhams & Anna Hodge Gerry Poague Adam Morton & Oral Sickling Andrew Pagel 270-210-7589 Jan 21: Trena & Kourtney Gregory Adam Morton Nigel Broyles & Doris Coursey Ray Tucker 270-556-5115 Jan 28: Sandra Sewell & Cheryl Ewing Les Evans Les Evans & Dale Smith Aaron Smith 270-395-4204 KIDS TOWN WORSHIP Marcells s Drivers COUNTERS Jan Jill Pagel Tue Jan 2: Sam Jones Fri Jan 5: Nancy Whitler Jan 2: Becky Tynes Feb Jennifer Burnham Tue Jan 9: Dale Smith Fri Jan 12: Nancy Whitler Jan 8: Kathryn Goheen Tue Jan 16: Jerry Devine Fri Jan 19: Jerry Devine Jan 16: Betty Thompson Tue Jan 23: Ray Tucker Fri Jan 26: Nancy Whitler Jan 22: Mildred Oliver Tue Jan 30: David Madison Jan 29: Nigel Broyles January TELLER TEAM Sam & Jo Beth Jones