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Robert Hall(903) 657-2154 home(903) 646-4102 cell

VOLUME 61No. 12

DECEMBER 29,2010

Kerri Forester(903)657-6290 home(903)646-3887 cell

Staff:Don Edmiston(90,"i) 836-2464 home(903) 658-1472 cell

Rod Salmon(903) 657-0677 home(903) 658-9309 cell

First BaptistChurch Office:(903) 657-1646

Building MaintenanceSupervisor:Brandon Cochran(903) 646-3965 cell

Weekday Preschool:(903) 657-3262

Prayer House(903) 657- 1394

Family Life Center(903) 657-2504

FAX(903) 657-2463

CWJC(903) 655-1684

Brand NewI am the new year. I am an unspoiled page in your book of time.I am your next chance at the art ofliving. I am your opportunity to practice what youhave learned about life during the last 12 months.All you sought and didn't find is hidden in me, waiting for you to search it but withmore determination. All the good you tried for and didn't achieve is mine to grantwhen you have fewer conflicting desires.All you dreamed but didn't dare to do, all you hoped but did not will. all the faith youclaimed but did not have ...these slumber lightly, waiting to be awakened by the touchof a strong purpose.I am your opportunity to renew your allegiance to him who said, "See, I am makingall things new" (Revelation 21 :5. NRSV)

Author Unknown

January is a yeat timetojoin the Choir!

G!Dria! WIU G!DrwlU!Thank you Choir and Orche.ltra forsharing our Lord Jesus through theChristmas Musical. The Gospel trulywas presented in every song! Youworked really hard for months andChrist was lifted high!

January is a yeat timetojoin Choir.

January 2011

• Wednesday, January 5 - Adult Choirand Orchestra Rehearsals Resume

• Tuesday, January 11, JOYSingersChoir Rehearsal Resumes

• Wednesday, January 12, Children'sChoir Rehearsals Resume

_. SUQday, January I~Student 13and ~and Praise Team lead EveningWorship

January is a yeat timetojoin Choir.

Don't miss out ...there is a choir forevery age at FBC!

The chilJren ofLillian Irwin

invite you tojoin lU in

celebrating her

ninetieth birthdaySaturday, January 29,2011from 2 until 4o'c!Dc/cin the afternoon

PiNt Baptilt Church Par!Dr

HenderJon, TexaJ

o gifu pUaJt!

Here are the top 10 New Year's resolutions that are made every year.• Go back to school• Get a better job• Get in shape• Make a difference• Go somewhere• Quit smoking• Reduce debt and save money• Get organized• Find someone special• Focus on important relationships

These are all great resolutions. What are some of your resolutions for 2011 ?It may include some or even all of the top ten listed above.

The beginning of a new year is always a great time to recommit ourselves tobeing stronger followers of Christ. Why not consider the following as alifestyle for 2011 and not just a list of resolutions.

Back To The Basics ...

• Read and study God's Word• Pray without ceasing'-Worship -with our church hlmily at every opportunity--

• Forgive others as we ourselves-have been forgiven• Give a tithe (10%) of our income back to God through our church• \Vitness to others by sharing the Gospel of Christ• Fellowship with other believers

Happy New Year!I am so excited to see a new year roll in, and I am looking forward to whatGod has in store for our church in 20Il! It is my prayer that God will

continue to work in a mighty way in our church, and more specifically, inthe lives of children! I pray that children will have the opportunity to hear

and respond to God's love and salvation through many experiences, and thatpeople will be blessed as they share in the joy of working, leading, andguiding children to a better understanding of God's love.

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••: Mark Your Calendar :••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Hot Hearts ConferenceJanuary 21-22

Cost is $50.00 which includes hotel and conference ticket!Sign up in the Family Life Center.

DiscipleNowFebruary 18-20, 2011

Pray for this incredible weekend in the lives of our students. If youcould host a group of 15-18 students in your home, let Karen know.

Senior Recognition SundayMay 15, 2011 - Mark your calendars!

Super SummerJune 13-17,2011

Forms will be available in the FLC soon!

$FINANCIAL REMINDER $ALL 2010 DONATIONSMUST BE RECEIVED IN THE CHURCH

OFFICE BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31OR POSTMARKED NO LATERTHAN

DECEMBER 31,2010.

Notice!Our Kitchen serves lunches for $5.00 each on

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each weekto our community and staff. This includes meat,

vegetables, salad bar, dessert and drink.

This would be a great place to have your class luncheons,meetings, etc. Call the church office to reserve a placefor your meetings ...and come enjoy not having to cook!

EXTRA!!!f6lJeh~ EXTRA!!!":::::::=:==========='=== ~.FAMILY LIFE CENTER HOURS ~j:• Monday. Tuesday & Thursday ".

7:15 a.m. -8:00 p.m. II• Wednesday & Friday l

J7:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. "

==-- • Saturdays - Closed==--!

Thank YOU7church family forremembering your church Jtafjduring the Chrutnuu holidaYJ/Your gift:! of Iove7 goodw7 andprayerJ were .10 appreciated.

InterceJJoryPrayer HOUJeMiniJtry

Dennis and Jody Rivers have agreedto serve as the new Prayer MinistryCoordinators. There are 3 rooms thatyou can go and pray in at any hourduring the day. If you can help withthis ministry. please sign up in the mallarea. or call Dennis at 903-657-8666.When you sign up. you will be givena secure key fob to enter the PrayerHouse.

RADIO MINISTRY ...Tune in toKWRD 1470 AM or 100.7 FM!Radio Bible Class - 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship - 10:30a.m.Evening Worship - 6:00 p.m.

CD's of the Sunday Worship Servicesare available through our Media

Library for $2.00 ea.

No Evening Service New Year's Holiday Weekday PreschoolChurch Offices Resumes

Closed

Sanctuary ChoirPractice Resumes

2011Saturday

Wedding - 2:00 p.m.WC/Gym

Rusk/Panola WMULeadership Meeting10:00 a.m. - Parlor

2Distribute Bread

Boxes for\Vorld Hunger

3MOPS Meeting9:00 a.m. - NoonUpstairs over office

4JOYSingers

Rehearsal Resumes

5Children's Choirs &l\\issions Resume

6 7 8Wedding

6:00 p.m. - WC

9 10 11 12 13 14 15Long Range MLKDay Praying Women Finance Committee \Vomen in the Word Weekday Preschool

Presentation to Meeting - 10:00 a.m. Meeting Meeting Pajama DayChurch - 10:30 a.m. Rusk/Panola Women Prayer House 7:15 p.m. - Parlor 10:00 a.m.

on l\\ission Brunch Melba Wilkerson'sYouth Led Service 10:00 a.m. Cover to Cover Home

6:00 p.m. Mt. Enterprise Book Club11:30a.m. Young At HeartFLC 107 Luncheon

11:30 a.m. - Gym

16 17 18 19 20 21 22Deacons' Meeting MOPs Playdate Round Table Book WMU Leadership BD Party7:00 p.m. - Chapel Review - 11:30 a.m. Meeting - 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. - Parlor

Dining Hall ParlorWomen's Prayer Retreat

Business Meeting Camp Bethany6:15 p.m. - Chapel

23Choir/OrchestraEaster Lunch &

Rehearsal

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BIRTHDAYSDoug Randall Wanda Everitt Douglas RandallJoann Redden David Riley 27. January 5, 2011Eron Sawyer Dolores Spivey Arlene AcresTodd Stephens Rebecca Watson Barbara Cadenhead SwissSteak/White Rice

12. Mary Wofford Jo freeman LongGreenBeans,

Kristii Benningfield 19. Jeffrey Legg FieldPeas

danu ra Sandy Cook Linda Bridges 2B. Salad Bar/Baked PotatoRance Ellis Addie flanagan Bob Baker Pecan Pie orDon Gabriel Debbie Hollis. Byron DeasonClay Gossett Shannon Linebarger Lillian Irwin AppleCobbler

)shua Britt Sherian Nations Mary Hays Dana Vinson Stephen Stanfield Kids Meal:

lr. Billy Brown Janet Willis Cole Moody 20. Dan Young ChickenNuggets/FF

arl Brown 6. Mary Jo Smith Mike Anthony 29.:asey Cooper Hazel Carroll Chelsie Wallace Mary Ruth Edmiston Taylor Burton January 12, 2011arrell Dorsey Tammy Elder 13. John Hacker Martin Jones ChickenSpaghetti~aria Gonzalez Kirkland Rivers Donna Dean Samantha Prewitt Jesse Key~oyHall Jerry Rogers Larry Morris Samuel Sadler Robert Rousseau Squash Casserole,

larold Howell 7. Kelly Roberson Bettye Scarborough 30. Asparagus

lachel Nichols Sarah Elliott 14. 2t. Don Davis Salad Bar/Baked Potatoud Hacker Josh Andrus Joyce Jarrell Brandy ailey German chocolate Cake

tobert Porter Tricia Sears Guy Bridges Ryan Wheeler Chotze Jarrell or Sugar CookiesVilla Skidmore Gary Wilkerson Johnny Middlebrook 22. Bernice Morris Kids Meal:udy Wright B. Lindsey Mochel Paul Ballenger Jenna Toon!. Brandon Cochran Bobby phenix Earl Barnett Mary Whaley PepperoniPizza/FF

~arbara Barton Tina Garner Lee Sadler Dale Burt 3t..ynn Browne Jami Holland Stacey Sullivan Brooke Butler Elton Davis January 19, 2011~randi Cook Mynleigh laGrone David Velvin William floyd Rachel flanagan Pot Roast~alph DeGilio Rev. Bill Tisdale Janet Williams Paul McMillan Nancy Hillin TwiceBakedPotatoes~ary Goggan Polly Tuttle 15. Bailey Toon Ryleigh Salmon Italian GreenBeansiunter Graham Brock Vinson Shelli Burd 23. Debra Van de Venter:ullen Parker 9. Kolby Mansinger William Bruce Salad Bar/Baked Potato

~indee Peterson Jeff Allen Alfred Parker Kory Crim LemonSquares or

Ricki Skelton Ty Burleson Joe Trammell Jane Drury ************* Carrot CakeDrville Todd Al Gilson Amy Turlington Della Sowell please place Kids Meal:Pressley Wright Adam Hampton Trace Warner Dianne Wylie MiniHamburgers/FF3. Diana Morgan 16. 24. Wednesdayryson Beavers Doris O'Neal Brandelyn Cochran Jana Corey Supper MenuCraig Briscoe to. Danny flanagan Sarah Dotson January 26, 2011

Kristie Hays Teresa Greenhouse Dona Gossett Vicki Starkon your FriedChicken

Mikel Long Sam Mayes Karen Jimerson 25. refrigerator Macaroni& Cheese,ComDavid Spivey Sherri Sadler Melinda Miller Wilton Buckner as your Mashed Potatoes/Gravy4. Jake Spivey 17. Dr. Doyle Sumrall reminder Salad Bar/Baked PotatoHunter Crowley It. Madlyn Johnson 26. of whatBrett Hensley Kassidy Carroll Elizabeth Smith Tristen Benningfield

PineappleCake or

5. Liz Christian Richard Wallace Dot Cain is being BlueberryPie

Maxine Christian Jan fitch lB. Edward Delaney served. Kids Meal:Jacob Hamilton Linda Hailey Mike Brewer Jason flanagan Com Dogs/FFRichard Linebarger Valerie Kimmey Aaron Burroughs Cates Linebarger

Brother Rod and Congregation ...Thank you for allowing the New Plains-men to be a part of both services on No-vember 28th. Thank you also for yourgenerous giving in the offering, as well asthe motel rooms. All was vel}' much ap-preciated. May God bless you IS ourprayer.

The New Plainsmen

Wewould like to thank all of you for sup-porting our Craft room Ministries.In December we were able to furnish:• 80 chemo caps to Cancers Centers,• 12 blankets to children in trauma• 8 large bags of toiletries to HIM &PALS• 15 Christmas boxes to our servicemen and women

None of thi.! wouliJhaue heen po.MiMe with-out your financial '!upport anu prayer'!.

In His Love,Working HandsCraft room Ministries

FBC Home Bound Committee,Thanks so much for remembering me atthis special season of the year with thelovely red_poinsettia. I appreciate_thethoughtfulness of the church and the com-mittee personnel who so willingly servethe Home Bound members.

In Christian Love,Imogene Behannon

Dear First Baptist Church Family,I want to thank the church for mypoinsettia that was brought to my home.I appreciate the thoughts that came with.it. Also, much thanks to Tommy &Charlene Moore who took time out tobring it to me.

God Bless,Mal}' Ann Hladky

Dear Church Family,Wewant to say thank you for all the cards,calls, and especially the prayers for usduring this time of Gene's stroke.We appreciate continued prayers for himduring the remainder of therapy that hemight reach his maximum functioningability.

We love you,Jackie & Gene Legg

First Baptist Church,

Thankyou vel}' much for the Thanksgiv-ing box for Thanksgiving. My son and Iappreciate it vel}' much during the holi-days. May God continue to bless you alland your church.God Bless You,

Happy Thanksgiving & Christmas,Love,Sheena & Latrale

Thank you for your prayers and acts ofkindness during the illness and death ofmy brother, Jack Young.

Billie Cummings

Thank you for everything you did dur-ing the loss of my son, Larl}'. He meantthe world to me.

Maurine Cross

FBCFamily,

Thank you so much for all your help youhave given to our family during our timeof need. \Ve are blessed to be a part of afamily with so many loving and caringpeople. Thankyou for all ofyour thoughtsand prayers.

Love in Christ,Kristy, Kooper, Konnerand Keaten Hand

Thank You for the many acts of kindnessyou have shown to me following my re-cent accident. Your thoughts and prayershave meant so much.

Sincerely,Pat Craig & family

Members,

Thank you foryour generosity during theholidays. May God continue to bless eachof you. May your new year bring youprosperity and have a safe holiday season.

The Harper & Manns Family

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6 Ibs. 3 oz. 173/4in. 0o born 0o November 21, 2010 0o ProtUJ Grandparent.!: 0

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on the birth ofo Quintin Lamar 0o SIbs. 6 oz. 20 in. 0o born 0

December 15, 2010 0o Proud Grandparent: 0o Diane Cavazos 0o Proud Great Grandparent.l: 0

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o'$ New Arrivals! ~ ~01' Congratuiatioll.l to ' 0o Mike & Adrianne Yantis 0

of San Antonioo on the birth of 0o John Michael III, and 0o Elizabeth Ann 0

born 0o December 16, 2010 0o ProtUJ Grandparent.,: 0o William & Sharon Brown & 0

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ROUNDTABLEBook review will meet

Tuesday, January 25th at11:30 a.m. in the Dining Hall.Jo Freeman will review thebook Same Kind of DifferentAs Me by Ron Hall and

Denver Moore.Please bring food for the needy.

First Baptist ChurchWOMEN'S PRAYER RETREAT

Camp Bethany, LouisianaJanuary 28-29, 2011

Speaker: Dr. Terri Stovall

Praise &Worship Leader:Teresa Harmening

••• COST FOR CONFERENCE: •••

Cabin Lodging - $40.00 per person(Provide your own linen.J.)

Lodge: (2 queen beds - linens provided)4 people per room - $43.003 people per room - $46.002 people per room - $48.001person per room - $63.00

••• DUE TO SPACE BEING LIMITED •••

Please consider sharing a room with someonewho already has reservations.

For more information call:Becky Pruitt @657-5320

(e-mail: bpruitt53@suddenlink.net.)or WMU Director Jackie Legg at 836-4154.

• Camp Bethany Phone #: (318) 938-1221

Contact First Baptist at 657-1646 tosee which rooms are available.

Rooms must be paid for to reserve.

The above cost includes lodging, camp insurance,3 meals and registration .

••• IF YOU HAVE RESERVED A ROOM,

IT MUST BE PAID FOR BY

JANUARY23, 2010

Saturday only - $ 11.00 each(includes noon meal only)

Free transportation will be providedby the Church by reservation.

• Tobin Jamu• Debra Lee

• Anne Beiler• MarJhall Hall• Steve ReyllO[(}J

La'dUJ7 make pla"-J IWW to attend Fir.ft BaptiJt Cburcb~"Women After God's Own Heart Conference"

April 1 & 2, 2011 - (Early Bird Pricing: $50.00)

featuring Lynda Randlewitb Special Frie"d.f ...

Founder: Aunt Annie J Pretze&Gaither Band FavoriteAuthor: "Bod4 GOd"Founder: "LoJing to Live"Dancer eJ ChoreographerSingel; WOrJhipLeader

Incredihle TESTIMONIES eJ More!QueJtiollJ or ReJervatiollJ: 816.792.5353RegiAer Online @ www.LyndaRandle.com

The children ofAl Giuon

invite you tojoin LU incelebrating hi.1

Seventy Fifth BirthdaySunday, January 9, 2011

from 2 until 4 o'clock

in the afternoon

Fir.1t Bapti.lt Church Parlor

HenderJon, Te.'t:aJ

Your prl!dl!nce ",illbl! your gift.

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The First Baptist ChurchReporter (USP194900) ispublished monthly by theFirst Baptist Church Publi-cations Department.Periodical postage paid at207 West Main Street,Henderson, Texas 75652Phone no. 903.657.1646.Postmaster:Send changes of addressto the above address.

~~.",!t~ 'Joann Redden in the loss of her mother,

Dorothy Milliman of Waco

Buddy Rodgers in the loss of his sister, and Stacey Sullivanin the loss of her aunt, Nora Imogene "Happy" Smith

from Oklahoma City

Betty Somerville & Cindi Rains in the loss of Betty'ssister-in-law and Cindi's aunt, Mae Ballard

Bob Beall in the loss of his niece, Linda Lutman

Teresa Conner, in the loss of her cousin Donna Jones

Bobbie Turner in the loss of her sister of Arkansas

Diana Willis in the loss of her uncle, Jesse Bankston ofBaton Rouge

Blanca Cibrian in the loss of her brother-in-law of Mexico

Nadine Berry & family in the loss of her sister Dolly York

PERIODICAL

POSTAGE PAID

HENDERSON, Tx.

New Books:

In the Company of Others by Jan Karon

Choosing to See by Mary Beth Chapman

Citizens of the Sea by National Geographic

Becoming a Contagious Christian by Bill Hybels

Stop Dating the Church by Josh Harris

New Audio Book:

The Screwtape Letters (Focus on the Family)

Pass on the word of encouragement in an honest compliment ....

Pass on the look of encouragement in a generous smile ....

Pass on the touch of encouragement in a hearty handshake ....

Pass on the kindness of encouragement in a thoughtful deed ....

And let the encouragement of Christ flow through you.