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Sunday, August 31
8:15a Contemporary Worship 9:15 Breakfast 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Traditional Worship 6:00p 5th Sunday Community Worship - Here at FBC
Monday, September 1
Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 2
Wednesday, September 3
7:10a Youth Devo/Breakfast-FBC 5:30p Bible Drill in Faith Factory 6:00 Deacon Prayer Time 6:15 Faith Factory 6:30 Celebration Choir Rehearsal 6:30 Adult Bible Study
Thursday, September 4
9:30a Happy Feet
Friday, September 5
Students leave for Rock the Universe
12:00p Noon Prayer Time
Saturday, September 6
8:00a Men’s Prayer Breakfast 9:00 S.S. Leadership Training in Room F217
Sunday, September 7
8:15a Contemporary Worship 9:15 Breakfast 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Traditional Worship 4:30p Celebration Choir Rehearsal 6:00 Evening Worship
August 31, 2014 First Baptist Church, Douglas, GA
Worship - 8:15 a.m., 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
The church office & FMC will be closed on Monday, September 1 for the Labor Day holiday.
GRIEF MINISTRY
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
GEMS Banquet We are looking for table hostesses for our upcoming Ladies Banquet on Tuesday, October 21. Sign-up sheets are available on the FMC welcome desk for you to add your name to. Our speaker for this year’s banquet will be Rashelle Stafford.
PLACE OF SERVICE Security Duty - August 31 8:15 a.m., & 6:00 p.m. Eric Snipes, Marc Reed Sage Barnwell S.S., 11:00 a.m., & Wednesday Cleve Ragsdale, Frank Simmons Joel Parrish, Ronnie Anderson
Deacons on Call Doug Ward, Steve Wilkerson Jesse Brantley - Reserve
Ushers 8:15: Seab Lastinger 11:00: Gil Morgan
6:00: David Arnett
Extended Care 8:15: Scott & Jennifer Kirkland, Allison Cowart & family, Diane Roberson 11:00: The Robersons, Clay & Ellen Fitzgerald 6:00: Paid Workers
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TOTAL IN SUNDAY SCHOOL 451
TOTAL S.S. ENROLLMENT 974
Contacts 110
OUR GIVING
Weekly Budget Needs $27,837.65
Given This Week $17,172.31
YTD Budget Needs $946,480.10
YTD Budget Given $886,195.29
Special Offerings:
Balance of Designations/Week $1,825.00
Storehouse Fund Given/Week $370.00
YTD $11,558.50
Missions $150.00
Missions YTD $18,332.00
Benevolence $80.00
Revival $1,431.00
Revival YTD $2,509.00
LAST WEEK’S REPORT
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Shep Johnson, Pastor [email protected]
John Butler, Assoc. Pastor (Education & Administration) [email protected]
B.J. Holliday, Minister of Music and Worship [email protected]
Mike Clements, Minister to Students [email protected]
Diane Roberson, Preschool and Children’s Director [email protected]
Peggy Hurd, Family Ministry Center Director [email protected]
Rhonda Saeed, Ministry Assistant [email protected]
Antoinette McKinnon, Pastor’s Assistant [email protected]
Trish Payton, Financial Secretary [email protected]
Arnie Bowers, Facilities Manager [email protected]
Aline Littleton, Custodian Bruce Bassett, Maintenance
Hunter Latham, Night Custodian
NEEDED: A drummer for the early service. Current players have moved away to college. Also Needed: We are adding a keyboard player to play a string reduction part and a keyboard player to play a brass reduction part at the 8:15 & 11:00 services. Please see B.J. Holliday if you would be interested.
From the Grapevine: Many things could be said of the Church in America today. Some would be good, and some would be not so good. We have wonderful resources. We have fine facilities. We have freedom to declare the Gospel. And the fields around us are “white unto harvest.” But sadly the Church in America today is underpowered. We attempt to do too many things in the power of man and too few things in the power of God. Because we are so focused on what is “humanly possible,” our vision is far too limited. Our goals are virtually insulting to God. We endeavor to do only that which we think is within our own power. We forget that ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD (Mark 10:27). I wonder how many of you remember watching the old Star Trek television series. Captain James Kirk was in charge of the Starship Enterprise while Scotty was his loyal engineer who directed things in the engine room. The Enterprise had two major forms of propulsion. The ship could be run on “impulse power” or it could be run on “warp drive.” If the ship was damaged, engineering often had to resort to “impulse power.” This meant the Enterprise could only travel at sub-light speeds. When the warp drive was operational the Enterprise could travel at speeds up to ten times the speed of light. In seasons of revival the Church moves at warp speed. Bold prayers are offered and bold prayers are answered. As God’s people pray, the revived church is empowered by Him to do things beyond our imaginations. Steven Curtis Chapman describes such prayer and great expectations with these words ...
The morning finds me here at heaven’s door A place I’ve been so many times before
Familiar thoughts and phrases start to flow And carry me to places that I know so well
But dare I go where I don’t understand And do I dare remember where I am
I stand before the great eternal throne The one that God Himself is seated on
And I, I’ve been invited as a son Oh I, I’ve been invited to come and...
Believe the unbelievable
Receive the inconceivable And see beyond my wildest imagination
Lord, I come with great expectations.
So wake the hope that slumbers in my soul Stir the fire inside and make it glow
I’m trusting in a love that has no end The Savior of this world has called me friend
And I, I’ve been invited with the Son Oh I, I’ve been invited to come and...
Believe the unbelievable
Receive the inconceivable And see beyond my wildest imagination
Lord, I come with great expectations. Oh that we might all pray with Great Expectations.
Brother Shep
Attention all Ladies Thank you for your cooperation in the past in providing a funeral meal for bereaved families in our church. This is a vital ministry for families of our church. Please continue to promptly respond when called about providing a dish. Every woman in the church is assigned to one of the 11 groups. We would like to have a cell phone number if possible and e-mail addresses. Please call Peggy Hurd if you don’t know who your group chairs are, or if you don’t know which group you are assigned to. Grief Ministry Steering Committee Sara Allen, Aggie Pat Dockery Denise Purvis
Children & Youth Ministry 2
Missions & Music Ministry 3
Revival Information 4
Church Cookbook Information 4
Education Ministry 5
Traditional Service Order of Worship 5
Weekly Calendar 6
Inside this issue:
Flowers The flowers placed in the sanctuary today are to the glory of God and in loving memory of her parents, Ferne & Jack Roadcap and her sister, Carol R. Peterson by Nancy Roadcap.
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR 6
Christian Sympathy We extend Christian Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Raybon upon the passing of his mother, Lucille Wasden. Please keep the family in your prayers.
EDUCATION MINISTRY
Women’s Ministry GEMS Meeting
September 11, 2014, 6:30 PM, Room F217 Open to all
Ladies. We will be discussing organization and planning.
GEMS Banquet
Please sign up quickly if you wish to host a table at this
year’s GEMS Banquet. The theme is Walking with God.
Sunday School Workers Please mark the following dates on your calendar:
SS Workers Fall Training
Saturday, Sept. 6th, 2014 9am—1pm, Room F217
SS Workers Appreciation Banquet
Tuesday, Sept. 30th, 2014, 6:30 pm, FMC
By the Book Bible Study (Isaiah’s Servant Songs)
Begins Thursday, September 4th, 10am, F217
Forming Now Small group home Bible studies. See Bro. John for more
details. We are in need of at least 4 homes to host these
studies. Please pray about opening your home to one of
these groups.
Bro. John
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR 11 AM
Traditional Service
Announcements John Butler
Welcome & Prayer John Butler
Light the Candle
“I Stand Amazed in the Presence” B/H #547 (VS 1,2,3,4)
Scripture Reading
“Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)” On Screen
Offertory Prayer Mike Clements Children are dismissed for Children’s Church
Worship Through Giving
“The Promise” BJ, Katie, & Teresa Holliday
Message Shep Johnson Compound Investing for the Christian Life
Matthew 9:9-13 (NASB95)
Responding to God’s Call “Just As I Am” (Cottrell) On Screen
Benediction
STUDENT MINISTRY
FIRST ACADEMY NEWS
Fall Regular Schedule Starts September 3rd Wednesdays
5:30pm Bible Drill (in the Faith Factory) For GRADES 1-6
6:15pm-7:30pm Faith Factory 3-4 yr olds on Preschool Hallway
K-5 in the Faith Factory ——————————————
Mark your Calendars (More Information to Come)
Bible Drill Retreat Oct. 24-26
Family Mission Trip Nov. 24-25
Operation Christmas Child Packing Center Trip (13 yrs. old and UP) November 28-29
Wednesday Nights: Youth Wednesday night worship will be held in the warehouse beginning this Wednesday at 6:30. Be sure to invite all to come back! MOVE: Information about this year’s MOVE conference in Athens will be disseminated shortly. Please be looking at your calendars and planning to be a part of this great conference. The dates are January 2nd thru 3rd. The cost will be around $100 and other details are to come in Sunday School assembly and Youth Wednesday Nights. Rock the Universe: Final payments due now. We will be leaving Friday morning (09-05-14) at 8:00am. Please be here by 7:45 to check in and load! Many will be preparing early and dropping off their luggage on the Wednesday night before so that it is ready to load. Wednesday Mornings: The Wednesday morning prayer and devotional time for middle and high school students has begun. All are welcome. We will be meeting here at FBC beginning this Wednesday (09-03-14). We begin at 7:10 with a good breakfast and end in devotion and prayer. Rides to school can be arranged so come join us! I have spent some time lately searching out our youth leaders and youth pastors in the Coffee county area. It has not been an easy task as there is no exhaustive list to go by and most of the churches in our area are small and scattered throughout the countryside. My mission in this is twofold and I think important and beneficial to the cause of Christ. First, I would simply love to get to know those who are influencing young people. Some are full time and some are part time. Some are volunteer and some just fell in where there was a need. But all of them that I have met love our area teens with a passion. I can get so much encouragement, enthusiasm and ideas from them that it makes the search so worth it for me. And, I too can give to them. I have been approached several times by passionate youth leaders who are volunteers but just have no idea where to start. We can join together for the real goal which is to reach the young for Christ in Coffee County, disciple them and point them in a lifelong direction toward glory. Second, I would like our young people to know that they are not alone outside our church walls and that they do not have to feel that they are a minority. I love that our youth here at FBC are close and have several brothers and sisters to turn to in times of confusion or need. But, how much more of a blessing would it be to know so many more of your brothers and sisters as you walk the halls of your school or attend sporting events or just walk through Wal-Mart? How much more of a blessing would it be for our teenagers to look around when confronted with secular ideas and see the faces of those they have worshiped with and who they know they can count on to stand with them for the things of God. Remember, we are the church. Not just FBC, but those many who, like us, follow the Savior. May God bless you my friends and please take time this week to pray for our young people.
Bro. Mike
The wifi FBC Guest
will have a password.
The password will be
FBCD.
If you would like to help with this outreach into our community
you can sign up by emailing BJ at [email protected], texting
him @ 592-4785, or calling the church office. We need people
to help with registration, cooking, manning the inflatables,
setup, and clean up.
5 2
6 PM
Community 5th Sunday Service Here At First Baptist
Focus on Prayer
We are accepting applications for Food Services Director. We will be accepting applications until September 12, 2014. As soon as we have a director secured we will announce the new Wednesday Night Supper schedule.
First Academy will be off on Monday, September 1 for the Labor Day holiday. We will be back in class on Tuesday, September 2.
HELP WANTED