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Happy Birthday!…If you are a church member and your birthday is not listed, please call Melissa(792.5117,ext.247)andmakesurewehaveyourbirthdateonfile.

December 16: Johnny Fain, Richard Myers, Jr., Robin ShortDecember 17: Lisa Bishop, Chad Bryant, Betty Drummond, Robert Hall, David Sconyers, Sam TuckerDecember 18: Rachel Riddle, Cindy SullivanDecember 19: Judy Huey, Harold Rainwater, Emma SavoyDecember 20: Phyllis Creel, Carly Henry, Jeanette Herring, Elaine Onley, Rhone Parrish, Belinda Weeks, Joshua Woodcock, Joyce WrightDecember 21: Robert Eckenroth, Michael Mancini, Susan ThompsonDecember 22: Jenny Barkley, Tyndal Hall, David Harrison, C.J. Hawk, Marjorie Lane, Rebecca Myers, Pam Thomas, Woody Tillery, Joshua Wilson, Brannon Woodall

Deacons for December 16–22, 2012Prospect Visitation: Frank Crockett (794.5571)

Deacon on Call& Hospital Visitation:Michael Ramsey794.8539

Troy Street MonitorDecember 16A.M. & P.M.ServicesJim Fitzgerald

• Prayer Team •Anyone in need of special

prayer, please contact:Kevin Woodcock (793.5770)

Jim Fitzgerald (793.0677)or Johnny Fain (792.5117).

December 12, 2012F •B •CDothanaLaBaMa

Volume XLVII, No. 48

Ministers .............The People of First Baptist ChurchPastor ......................................................... Johnny FainMusic and Worship ...................................... Ryan ShippSenior Adults, Media & Missions ...................Bob GrossFamilies ......................................................Mike GolsonPreschoolers......................................Mary Ann ThomasKids...............................................................Brad StromCommunity Missions & Single Adults ........Stan SanfordRecreation .............................................Dan TankersleyStudents ..........................................................Ross Lee

Connecting with FBC:

www.fbcdothan.org

- First Baptist Church of Dothan, Alabama - The Gathering FBC Dothan - First Baptist Dothan Youth - First Baptist Dothan Kid’s Ministry - First Baptist Dothan Preschool Ministry - FBC Dothan Family Life Center

FBCDothan password: fbcpublic

Morning Worship Service broadcast at 11 a.m.on WDHN-Channel 18.

First Baptist Church300 West Main Street - Dothan, AL 36301

Office Hours: M–F 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.FLC Hours: M, Tu, Th 6 a.m.–9 p.m.

W, F 6 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

Church Office: ...................... 334.792.5117 Family Life Center: ..............334.792.3217 Intercessory PrayerLine:.....334.673.7207 E-Mail: ........................ fbcd@fbcdothan.org

Weekly Summary–December 9, 2012Budget Receipts .................................$50,980.42Weekly Budget Requirements ............ $44,611.53Budget Receipts YTD ....................$1,951,297.65Budget Requirements YTD ............$2,230,576.50

December 16, 20128:15 a.m. Worship

Contemporary Worship in the ChapelThe Gathering

•

10:45 a.m. WorshipTraditional Worship in the Sanctuary

Welcome to Worship - Mike Golson

Hymn 88 - Hark! The Herald Angels SingHymn 95 - Go, Tell It on the Mountain

Lighting of the Advent Candle - JOYJohnny and Debbie Fain

Choral Praise - Sanctuary ChoirA Merry Carol of the Bells

Hymn 91 - Silent Night, Holy Night

During Hymn 91, Preschoolers (PS4) and Kindergarten 5 (K5)will exit with Wee Worship leaders.

Children, Grades 1-4, will exit with Worship KidStyle leadersat the Sanctuary entrances on either side of the choir loft.

Offertory Prayer - Don McMullan

Offertory - Doug Mann

Message - Johnny Fain“Reign of Sin or Grace”

Romans 5:12–21

Invitation Hymn 275 - I Surrender All

Presentation of Decisions

Benediction Hymn 95 - Go, Tell It on the Mountain(Refrain only)

•

6 p.m. Worship

Welcome and Evening Prayer - Mike Golson

Hymn 85 - The First NowellHymn 103 - Away in a Manger

Offertory Prayer - Jimmy Miller

Offertory - Beth Nowell

An Evening of Prayer•

Music in The Gathering service provided by the FBC Praise Team.Today’s instrumental music in the 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship

services provided by Angie Glover and Beth Nowell.

Please remember to silence all media devicesduring worship services.

Celebrate Christmas at FbCAdvent III - Joy

- Sunday, December 16 -8:15 and 10:45 a.m. - Morning Worship

9:30 a.m. - Sunday Bible Study6:00 p.m. - An Evening of Prayer

•

Advent IV - Love- Sunday, December 23 -

8:15 and 10:45 a.m. - Morning Worship9:30 a.m. - Sunday Bible Study

(No Evening Worship Service)

•

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service- Monday, December 24 -

6:00 p.m., SanctuaryMake your Christmas complete.

Join us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus!

Christmas Adopt-A-Family Share God’s love with needy children

this Christmas.Sign up December 9-19, before and after each service at the Troy Street Entrance.

If you are unable to adopt a family,you may still sign up to shop.

Sr. Adult Day Trip Pike Piddlers Storytelling Festival

Saturday, January 26(Deadline Monday, January 7)

Trojan Center Theatre, TroyCost $15 plus Dutch treat lunch

(includes ticket & transporation by church bus)Leave FLC parking lot at 8:30 a.m.

Join us for a fun trip to hear some of the south’s best storytellers. Call the church office to sign up, 792-5117, ext. 247. A 2013 Medical Release must be on file.

Sunday, December 16 - 7:30 a.m. Coffee at The Gathering 8:15 a.m. The Gathering Worship 8:45-10:40 a.m. Media Library Open 9:30 a.m. Sunday Bible Studies 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Wee Worship (Pre 4–K5) Worship KidsStyle (Grades 1–4) 3:30 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting, Conference Room 4:30 p.m. Deacon’s Meeting, Parlor Handbell Rehearsal, Handbell Room Omni Fit (4:15 p.m. - Stretching), Omni Field 6 p.m. An Evening of Prayer Monday, December 17 - 5:15 a.m. Omni Fit (5 a.m. - Stretching), Omni Field 10 a.m. Senior Agility Mobility (S.A.M.), FLC 6 p.m. Church League BasketballTuesday, December 18 - 8:45 a.m. Precept Bible Study 5 p.m. Tae Kwon Do, Adult Assembly Room 5:30–7:30 p.m. Spanish Lessons, FLC 6 p.m. Omni Fit (5:45 p.m. - Stretching), Omni Field Church League BasketballWednesday, December 19 - 5:15 a.m. Omni Fit (5 a.m. - Stretching) 10 a.m. S.A.M., FLC 2-6 p.m. Media Library Open 5:15-8 p.m. Child Care (6 weeks–Age 2) 6 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study, Parlor Adult Choir Christmas Party 8 p.m. Dothan Prayer Night, K-Life Club and OfficeThursday, December 20 - 9 a.m. Mother’s Morning Out (6 weeks–Age 4) 6 p.m. Church League Basketball (Last game until Jan. 4) Omni Fit (5:45 p.m. - Stretching), Omni FieldFriday, December 21 - 5:15 a.m. Omni Fit (5 a.m. - Stretching), Omni Field 10 a.m. S.A.M., FLCSaturday, December 22 - FLC Closed

And On Earth Peace On Sunday, December 30, during our Sunday Morning broadcast, we will show theAdult Choir presentation of“And On Earth Peace.” Thisis at 11 a.m. on WDHN.Spread the Word!

A Note from Johnny…

After hearing the Sanctuary and Children’s Choirs, with the Orchestra, share the wonderful music of Christmas, I must say “it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.”

To those who have participated in the music and decorations, I want to say “thank you” for leading and helping us stay focused on the main thing during this time of year–our Lord Jesus.

During this time of year, we can get so caught up with all of the “business” of Christmas we miss the holiness of Christmas. Observing the holiness of Christmas doesn’t mean we can’t laugh and enjoy the festivities of the season, but it does mean while we enjoy everything, we need to honor and worship our Lord.

To help us calm down and refocus on the meaning of Christmas, we have our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. If you are in town on Christmas Eve, make this part of your Christmas celebration. I promise it will help you see again the true meaning of Christmas, which is Christ. This service begins at 6 p.m. Bring your whole family and invite a friend.

The message this week will be from the Book of Romans. We will look at the power of God’s grace. My prayer is for us to see the grace that is ours in Christ.

Sunday evening, we will have our monthly prayer night. Come and let’s pray as a family.

May the Lord bless your day!

–Bro. Johnny

In Loving Memory

Mr. Roy WallaceDecember 9, 2012

FBC Handbellsin the CommunitySunday, December 16 The FBC Handbell Choirwill be playing in thefollowing locations on Sunday, December 16:

- 1 p.m. -Baptist Village

- 2 p.m. -Westside Terrace

- 3 p.m. -Wiregrass Commons

Everyone is invited to attend (especially at the mall!).

Our Sympathy To: Kelly Stevens Thornton and Lacey Stevens Moye and family on the death of their grandmother, Mrs. Jacqueline Stevens, of Dothan, AL. Amanda Wallace and family on the death of her husband, Mr. Roy Wallace. Mr. Wallace was also the father of Steve Wallace. Len White and family on the death of his mother, Mrs. Frances White, of Mobile, AL. Pam Wood and family on the death of her father, Mr. Darrell Codding, of Decatur, AL.

Congratulations To: Barry and Thelmanne McGaughey on the birth of their grandson, Fox Hardwick Miller, born December 5, 2012. The proud parents are Greg and Cricket Miller, of Birmingham, AL.

New Church DirectorySign Up Underway!

For appointmentsJanuary 9–12; 16–19; 23–26.

Sign up at Troy Streeton Sunday Mornings

or www.fbcdothan.org.

Lottie Moon Christmas OfferingFBC Goal: $40,000

Given to Date: $9,685Offering Envelopes are located

in the sanctuary pew racks.

Members in the Hospital

Flowers 223 Miss Lauryn McKinleyMedical Center 452 Mr. Charles McLeodExtendicare Rehab 127 Mr. Jim Woodcock

Thank You Notes: Expressions of thanks to the First Family: Mike, Sue Marie, and Anna Coe Marilyn Ragan Thank you notes are posted on the bulletin board outside the dining hall.

• Wednesday Schedule •December 19

6 p.m.Prayer and Bible Study (Parlor)

Adult Choir Christmas Party(Youth Assembly Room)

No Family Supper orChildren’s & Youth Activities.

December 26No Wednesday Activities.

January 2Prayer and Bible Study (Parlor)

January 9Prayer and Bible Study (Parlor)

Adult Choir Rehearsal

Family Supper andChildren’s & Youth Activities

resume on January 16.

• Sunday Schedule •December 23 & 308:15 & 10:45 a.m.Morning Worship

(No Worship KidStyle)

9:30 a.m.Sunday Bible Study

(No Evening Worship Service)

Finance Committee and Deacons MeetingsSunday, December 16Finance Committee Meeting: 3:30 p.m., Conference RoomDeacon’s Meeting: 4:30 p.m., Parlor

End-of-Year Contributions In order to receive contribution credit for 2012, all contributions must be physically received at the church by December 31, 2012, or postmarked by December 31, 2012. E-Giving transactions or stock transfers must be completed by December 31, 2012. If you are interested in giving online, please visit our giving/contributions page at www.fbcdothan.org. Please contact Mary Parrish at the church office if you have any questions, 792-5117, ext. 213.

FBC 2013 Mission Trips

April 15-19 - Guatemala- Evangelism/Leadership TrainingCOST: $1,200 (FBC Missions Fund will contribute half)

April 25-30 - Appalachia/Kentucky - Construction/Evangelism COST: $100 (sleeping on floor of church) Meals not included.

May 13-19 - College Trip Guatemala (Santa Lucia)- Evangelism/Construction COST: $1,200 (FBC Missions Fund will contribute half)

June 13-18 - Guatemala - Medical/Evangelism near Mazatenango (This is over Father’s Day weekend so not to conflict with FBC VBS week.If you want to go but Father’s Day is a problem, please contact Bob Gross) COST: $1,200 (FBC Missions Fund will contribute half)

June 22-30 - Ukraine (Ivano-Frankivsk)- Day Camp COST: Approx $2,000 (FBC Missions Fund contributes $1,000 per participant)

June 28-July 7 - Poland (Warsaw)- Day Camp COST: Approx $2,000 (FBC Missions Fund contributes $1,000 per participant)

July (Date TBA) - Yakima Indian Reservation (Washington)- Family Mission Trip VBS/Evangelism/Clean Up/Ministry with Senior AdultsCOST: Approx $800–$1,000 (FBC Missions Fund will contribute half)

August 29- September 2 - Guatemala - Evangelism/Medical/Construction COST: $1,200 (FBC Missions Fund will contribute half)

Please contact Melissa at the church office for sign-up, deposit and final payment deadlines, 792-5117, ext. 247.