The Messenger

April 17, 2016 Volume 88, Number 17

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Preschool Ext. Session John Morgan and Anna Mims

LAUNCH Caitlin Braud

Trey and Enley Long Whitley Hester

Counting Committee Don Evans

Charles Garrett Melanie Carroll

Marcia Brewer, Chairman

Worship Welcomers Chuck and Blanche Harmon

Alan and Teresa Akin

Sunday School Greeters Justin Cobb David McCubbin

Benny Harrison

Security Clifford Holloway Jack Jackson

TV Ministry Jet Scarbrough, Reed Scar-brough, Connie Calhoun,

Jason Braud, Neil Henry, An-na Kate Henry, Sarah Hodge,

Chris Price, Ray Denton

VOLUNTEER MINISTRY for April 17

Dr. Raymon Leake, Pastor Rev. David McCubbin, Associate Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Wayne Polk, Associate Pastor for Outreach and Discipleship Rev. David Bishop, Associate Pastor for Music

Rev. Benjy Linder, Associate Pastor for Students Caitlin Braud, Director of Children’s Ministries

701 26th Avenue/P.O. Box 1509 601.484.4600 601.484/4620 (F) Meridian, MS 39302 www.fbcmeridian.org

SUNDAY, April 17

8:45 - FBC Coffee Café 9:15 - Sunday School 10:00 - Library Open 10:30 - Morning Worship 11:30 - SENIOR ADULT LUNCHEON 3:00 - Acteens 5:00 - Youth Choir

6:00 - Evening Worship/CHAPEL - Youth /Children Bible Drills - Movers and Shakers (Preschool) MONDAY, April 18 9:45 - Hodgins WMU/Rita Davis’ 6:00 - Men’s Bible Study/Polk’s

TUESDAY, April 19 7:00 - Men’s Prayer Group 4:30 - Tuesday Evening Hospital Ministry 6:00 - Prayer Shawl Ministry/Aldersgate 6:30 - Ladies Book Club/Frances Kieronski’s

WEDNESDAY, April 20 9:45 - Beaman WMU Group/FBC 4:30 - English as Second Language 5:30 - Family Night Supper - Young Ringers 6:00 - Preschool/Children’s Choirs 6:15 - Psalms/Hicks and Polk 6:30 - Prayer Meeting

- G.A.s, R.A.s, Mission Friends - YOUTH/ JOURNEY923 7:30 - Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

THURSDAY, April 21 4:30 - Boys and Girls Club

Last Sunday’s Record April 10

First Baptist SS: 286 Offering: $36,557.00

January 1, 2016 Requirements: $397,042.50 Receipts: $408,940.92

Annie Armstrong: $12,890.69

Sermon for Sunday, April 17 “Creative Tension”

Luke 19:1-10

Deacon’s Breakfast Sunday, April 24

8:00 a.m.

Deacon of the Week 4/17 - Jimmy Wilson 4/24 - Colby Grelle 5 /1 - Tommy Allen 5/8 - Freddie Poitevent

FAMILY NIGHT SUPPER April 20

Boston Butt Potato Salad Baked Beans

Roll and Dessert

KIDS: Pizza and Chips

Adults : $5.00

KIDS (12 and under): $3.00 Family Maximum $20.00

SERVERS Jim and Louise Williamson

Benny Harrison

Senior Adult

Luncheon

Sunday, April 17

11:30 a.m.

FBC Fellowship Hall

Sponsored by FBC G.A.s

CHURCH CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27

6:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall

Memorials… Music In memory of: Alton Brewer (Tommy Brewer’s brother) Laverne Perry (Karen Rush’s father) Hazel Harper

Benevolence In memory of: James McGinnis

Please pray with us about VBS 2016 Week of April 17

Ask God to help kids see below the surface as Jesus does and to realize that Jesus came to seek

and save the lost. Luke 19:10

SECRET CHURCH 2016:

A GLOBAL GOSPEL IN A WORLD OF RELIGIONS

April 29 @ 6:00 p.m.

Sign up NOW!

R.A. Campout Friday, April 22 @ the Compton Farm

DONUT FUNDRAISER Sunday, April 17 8:45 a.m. FBC Welcome Center

2016 Chronological Daily Bible Reading April 17 - 1 Samuel 23:13-29, Psalm 54, 1 Samuel 24:1-25:44 April 18 - 1 Samuel 26:1-27:7, 1 Chronicles 12:1-7, 1 Samuel 27:8-29:11, 1 Chronicles 12:19, Psalm 56 April 19 - 1 Samuel 30:1-31, 1 Chronicles 12:20-22, 1 Samuel 31:1-13. 1 Chronicles 10:1-14, 1 Chronicles 9:40-44, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 1:1-27

April 20 - 2 Samuel 2:1-3:5, 1 Chronicles 3:1-4a, 2 Samuel 23:8-17, 1 Chronicles 11:10-19, 2 Samuel 23:18-39, 1 Chronicles 11:20-47 April 21 - 2 Samuel 3:6-4:12 April 22 - 2 Samuel 5:1-3, 1 Chronicles 11:1-3, 1 Chronicles 12:23-40, 2 Samuel 5:17-25, 1 Chronicles14:8-17, 2 Samuel 5:6-10, 1 Chronicles 11:4-9, 1 Chronicles 3:4b, 2 Samuel 5:13, 4-5, 11-12, 1 Chronicles 14:1-2, 1 Chronicles 13:1-5, 2 Samuel 6:1- 11, 1 Chronicles 13:6-14 April 23 - 2 Samuel 6:12b, 1 Chronicles 15:1-28, 2 Samuel 6:12b-16, 1 Chronicles 15:29, 2 Samuel 6:17-19a, 2 Chronicles 16:1-43, 2 Samuel 6:19b-23

J.O.Y. to Long’s Fish Camp

Thursday, April 28 FBC BUS leaves at 5:00 p.m. Sign up in the Welcome Center.

LONG’s

If you or a member of your family graduates from college this spring, please let us know. We would like to honor this accomplishment in The Messenger on Baccalaureate Sunday, May 15th. (601.484.4600)

Cameron Calhoun, Isabel Price, Alana Akin, Ben Allison,

Jacob Leake, Noah Allison

Congratulations 2016 FBC STATE BIBLE DRILL Participants!

Elisha Allison Kaitlyn Foreman Sarah Elizabeth Pryor Emily Price Mallory Leake

Spring Sing Children’s Spring Concert

Sunday, May 1 6:00 p.m.

featuring Children’s Choir (1-6th Grade)

Preschool Choir Music for 3’s and Young Ringers