Volume 62 Issue 9 March 12, 2017 loving because we are loved I sending because we are sent

OPPORTUNITIES

March 12 - 18, 2017

Deacon on Call: Sean Reynolds

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Week of Prayer (March 12 - 19)

Sunday, March 12: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship

Foundations (WBIP AM 1400 and FM 99.7)

4:30 p.m. Youth Supper 5:15 p.m. Children’s Bible Drills, Mission Kids 5:30 p.m. Youth Choir 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship

Foundations (FM 99.7)

Tuesday, March 14: 8:00 a.m. Ladies Handbells, Tuesday Meal Ministry 1:30 p.m. Reaching IN 7:00 p.m. “Moses’ Tabernacle” Bible Study (FBI Sunday School Room) Wednesday, March 15:

There will be no children’s activities, due to spring break.

6:30 p.m. Wednesday YT, “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life” 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal

OUR GOAL: $10,000.00 GIVEN-TO-DATE: $795.00

This year, our church’s annual gift to North American Missions is $10,000.00.

You may be wondering:

Where does my Annie Armstrong Easter Offering go?

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Spending: 55% — Send Network and Send Relief Missionary Support

30% — Missionary Development and Training 15% — Missionary Healthcare Benefits

Please give...so our missionaries can go.

ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER OFFERING

and Week of Prayer for

North American Missions

March 12—19

COUNTING COMMITTEE: Ann Crabb, Mitch McBride

USHERS:

AM Mark Pitner, Jerry Keeton

Buddy Smith, Rich Harrelson Jimmy Cobb, John Hanley

PM Bobby Manley, Mike Moore

Roger Rhodes

The Booneville Baptist

A Note from the Pastor...

NURSERY VOLUNTEERS March Coordinator:

Emily Ball (662-210-0251)

March 12: Sunday School

Ozie Houston, Ann Inman, Olivia Davis Bed Babies

Elizabeth and Will Upchurch (need additional volunteer)

2-4 year olds Emily Cooley, Carmen Smith

March 19:

Sunday School Diane Bryant, Donna Pitner

Bed Babies Elizabeth Curlee, Linda White

Lisa Wright 2-4 year olds

Erin Dukes, Danielle Hawkins

If you’ve been following along in the reading plan, you might feel a bit like the Israelites, wondering if you’ll ever make it out of the wil-derness and into the Promised Land. Hang in there and keep reading. I promise if you keep reading, you’ll get through these difficult passag-es in Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. As I shared with you last week, the purpose of our study is to read strategic passages in order to gain a foundational understanding of God’s Word. These are difficult passages, but they are foundational to our understanding of the rest of the Bible, especially the Old Testament. If you are on track with us, we are working through Week 11 in the reading plan. For the first two days, you will be finishing up the book of Numbers. The days of wandering in the wilderness are drawing near the end, and these passages begin the transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua. For the last three days in the reading plan, you will be reading from Deuteronomy. The Lord is once again preparing His people to enter the Promised Land. As we studied this past week, everyone under the age of twenty, with the exception of Joshua and Caleb, would not make it into the Promised Land. So before they cross over, God gives them the Ten Commandments again and His instructions for them as they journey forward. That is where we get the name “Deuteronomy,” which means “repetition of the law,” because God is repeating the law to His people. This upcoming Sunday, in the morning service, we’ll study one of the most important passages of Scripture in the Old Testament when we look at Deuteronomy 6. In fact, you can still see evidence of the im-portance of these verses in Jerusalem today. In the evening service, we’ll rewind the story a little and cover the circumstances that led God to transfer the leadership of Israel from Moses to Joshua. I hope you’ll make plans to join us this Sunday. Keep going in the reading plan and have a blessed week! In Christ, Jason

GIFTS RECEIVED

Gifts have been received by First Baptist Church in memory of Mrs. Jeanette Stevens.

MUSIC NOTES

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

The Booneville Baptist

ACT . LOVE . WALK Youth Choir

Sunday, March 12, 2017

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.—Supper: Grilled Hamburgers/Hot Dogs 5:30 p.m.—Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.—Worship

Anthem: “My Hope Is In You”

March 5, 2017 Sunday School 220 Budget $18,855.21 Designated 1,275.00 Total $20,130.21

Sunday Nights for Kids 5:15 p.m. in the CLC

MISSION KIDS: March 12th: Focus: Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Meet the Parrish family and make an Annie Armstrong Easter Offering bank. March 19th: Meet the Wild family: Growing up as missionary kids in the remote jungles of Papua Indonesia. CHILDREN’S BIBLE DRILLS: Pray for our children as they hide God’s Word in their hearts!

The Story—Easter 2017 Adult Choir

Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Please join us!!

Pray for Our Homebound:

Mrs. Leola Roper Mrs. Lee Barron

The Story Easter 2017

April 8-9

Drama Rehearsals begin at 4:00 p.m.

Actors, please check your texts.

THIS Saturday night, March 11th So you can make it to

Sunday School on time!!

Upcoming Bridal Showers:

Abigail Moss & Nick Smith

Sunday, April 30 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Ben Ford & Lindsey Polk

Destinie Duckworth & Daneil Fouche’

If you would like to help hostess any of

these showers, please call the church office as soon as possible.

The Booneville Baptist

Church Staff Pastor Bro. Jason Reed jason.reed@fbcbooneville.com Director of Music Ministries LuAnne Ford luanne.ford@fbcbooneville.com Director of Education Laurie McBride laurie.mcbride@fbcbooneville.com Minister of Youth Carter Smith carter.smith@fbcbooneville.com Pastor’s Ministry Assistant NanetteYarber nanette.yarber@fbcbooneville.com Financial Ministry Assistant Vicky Brown vicky.brown@fbcbooneville.com Building and Grounds Director William Scott Pianist Carol Dickerson Church Phone (662)728-6272 Fax (662)728-6273 Web page www.fbcbooneville.com

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A Message from Carter’s Corner This week in the life of our youth, we are gearing up for the start of our Easter Drama practices. This year’s Easter Drama and Musical is “The Story.” Our youth will be in several scenes of this drama and we are looking forward to watching them. Also this week, we are praising God for the baptisms this past Sunday of two of our students, Alea Baker and Maddie Grantham. These young ladies have been in our youth group for the past year and are very active in everything we do. We are proud and encouraged by their decision to follow Christ through baptism. We ask that you pray with us this week for our students, as mid-terms are this week, both in high school and in col-lege. Please pray that our students would be encouraged and strengthened this week in the final week before spring break. Also, please pray that our God would give our students clear direction in their lives each day as they try to seek and to serve better, just as Jesus did. Please pray for the leaders of our youth group to be shining examples each day for this group. And finally, please pray for the people and leaders in Seattle, WA (where we will be going on this year’s Youth Choir Mission Trip) that they would see direction from only Him and that their church would become closer to Him each day. ▪Act Justly ▪Love Mercy ▪Walk Humbly

CARTER’S

ORNE R

Last Photo Session Dates: March 17 - 20

Please call the church office NOW to

schedule your appointment. Our church directory won’t be complete

without you!

How Can You Help with North American Missions Right Here in Prentiss County?

Prentiss Baptist Association Needs:

• Have an extra Bible (still in good shape) that you no longer need? Con-sider donating it to the PBA. You can drop it off there or at our church office.

• They need FOOD PACKERS for the bi-monthly FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY. On the 1st Tuesday and 3rd Tuesday of each month, at

8:15 a.m., could you donate an hour or two to sack groceries? • On the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 9:00 a.m., they need 1-2 people willing to LISTEN, LOVE, and PRAY with one person at a time. If interested, call Bro. Chester Harrison at 728-6132.