December 23, 2016 Dr. Bill Montgomery, Interim Pastor Vol. 57, No. 26 Lottie Moon Offering for Inter- national Missions FBC goal: $56,000 Received: $38,071.08 Christmas Day Worship Service Sunday December 25 9:00 am [NOTE different time] Christmas Eve Candlelight Lord’s Supper & Handbell Concert Saturday Dec. 24 5:00 pm On the inside… Christmas season schedule changes New Members Coats for Kids money donated Groceries for CSC – in December End-of-year financial gifts Offering envelopes for 2017 50 Forward events Student events Women’s Ministry events
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December 23, 2016 Dr. Bill Montgomery, Interim Pastor Vol. 57, No. 26
Student Ministry Student Christmas Party Wednesday December 21 – 6 pm – student ministry building
Wayfarer Camp July 16-21, 2017 Ashbury University, Wilmore, KY First 25 to sign up will get early bird discount of $299 – sign up with $50 deposit in FBC office
D-Now February 17-19, 2017
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Thank you for giving … 591 Christ-centered Christmas cards (with stamps). They were given to male & female inmates in Covington County Jail to send to their loved ones. You have helped spread the love of Christ & the Word of God
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Dwight’s Doodles We have celebrated Christmas this month, I am thankful for the acts of kindness and encouragement shown to me and my family this month! We are blessed to serve alongside you here at FBC! We Love You All! Continue to pray for us as we adjust to home without Carl. We hope to get you an address for his Navy training center in Chicago soon!
Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of the year. A part of each and every Christmas should be the memories we hold precious and dear. We remember loved ones no longer with us. But more valuable than those memories is the remembering of Jesus our Savior, being born in a manger here on earth. He came to change the world forever! He came to change our lives one individual at a time. Here are the words to the last song in our musical this year:
From Bethlehem to Calvary You always look for a rhyme or a reason,
You don’t know if you believe in the season,
It’s just another holiday; Who is this Babe that we give adoration,
He is the Savior, the Lord of salvation, He is still the same today.
And if your heart condemns you, He is greater than your heart;
And if your life is broken He can mend the broken heart.
From His Father’s throne in glory, To a manger filled with hay;
From Bethlehem to Calvary, Jesus Christ is still the only way.
Where do you run when you’re trying to hide from the fear and the feelings you’re
locking inside; Must you keep it all within?
Here is a Man Who already forgave you, He has the power to conquer and save
you, if you will only let Him in. And if your heart condemns you,
He is greater than your heart; And if your life is broken
He can mend the broken heart. From His Father’s throne in glory,
To a manger filled with hay; From Bethlehem to Calvary, Jesus Christ is
still the only way.
This Saturday our focus in worship will be on the Lord’s Supper and Christ’s birth. The Irene Hines Handbell Choir will share preservice music starting at 4:45. Dr. Bill Montgomery, our Interim Pastor, will lead us in a very meaningful Christmas Eve service.
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God is waiting to hear your joyful noise…
Come worship Him with open hearts! Remember service on Christmas Day will be at 9:00a.m.
I look forward to seeing you in worship this week ready to praise Him! My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to You. (Ps 71:23)
Blessings, Dwight
Coats for Kids Donations received: $2,249.35 136 coats were bought for kids
Offering Envelopes for 2017
Please pick up your box of envelopes for 2017 in the hallway by the fellowship hall THIS SUNDAY. To be sure your offering is posted to your envelope number, please use your offering envelope every time you give
End-of-year gifts Many church members make generous gifts for the Lord’s work before the end of the year. Such gifts can bless the church and its ministries. Your gifts can be made to the church budget (undesignated) or designated for missions or ministries through the church.
Our finance office wants to be sure your gifts are posted in 2016 if that is your desire. Please help us help you by turning in your offering gifts by FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 at 10:00
Pray for Minister to Students Search Committee Tripp Bass student advisors Sharon Bulger Cooper Gooden Sandra Davis Ben Parker Glynn Ralls Lynn Starnes
Nicole Jackson & Lex Short –alternates
Groceries for CSC in December DECEMBER is one of FBC’s months to help stock the Christian Service Center food pantry – please pick up a sample food list & an empty box in hallway to fill with non-perish-able food items & then bring back your filled box in December
Christmas season schedule changes
CHRISTMAS DAY on Sunday December 25 – 9:00 am Worship service only [No Sunday School or evening activities]
Wednesday December 28 – No fellowship supper or evening activities
NEW YEAR’S DAY on Sunday January 1 – 10:30 am Worship service only [No Sunday School or evening activities]
New Discipleship class Glory Days-Max Lucado DVD – starts Sunday January 8 – 5 pm – confer-ence room – for men & women
Women’s Ministry
New Bible Study Entrusted: 2 Timothy-Beth Moore – starts Sunday January 8 – 4:45 pm – adult 3 department – bring $13 to FBC office to have a book ordered
Community Bible Study Precepts: Ephesians – starts again Thursday January 12 – 9:15 am – adult 3 department
FBC Cookbooks available for Christmas gifts – $18 – in FBC office
Prayer Ministry…
In the hospital MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, OPP Christine Davis
FBC office will be closed Friday December 23 & Monday December 26 for Christmas – will be closed Monday January 2 for New Year’s Day – NO printed or website Messenger the week of December 26
Men Praying Sunday nights at 7:00 pm in FBC prayer room
Do you need prayer? Does someone you know need prayer?
call the FBC community-wide Prayer Line at 334-582-5155 & tell others about it
time slots are available in the Prayer Chain Ministry to pray 1 hour a week in FBC prayer room
50 Forward event
50 Forward lunch trip to Airport Restaurant Tuesday January 10 – meet at the restaurant at 11:30 am – call FBC office to sign up to go
Extended Teaching Care FBC office: 222-5152
DECEMBER 25 – 9:00 am (arrive at 8:45) 2-4 year olds – Cindy Benson
No evening service
JANUARY 1 – 10:30 am (arrive at 10:15) 2-4 year olds – Elaine Reeves & Gayle Craft No evening service
Welcome New Members John & Judy Powers 25914 Powers Dr Andalusia AL 36421 Justin & Candice Vinson 808 Meadowbrook Dr Andalusia AL 36420
Christmas blessings to you from
your church staff
Bill, Dwight, William, Jeanne, Tammy, Cindy
Wednesday night reminder There will be NO fellowship supper, missions activities, youth activities, prayer meeting or adult choir rehearsal on Wednesday December 28 – the next fellowship supper will be January 4
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY … there’s a place for everyone!
CHURCH TELEPHONES - 222-5151 & 222-5152
PRAYER LINE - (334) 582-5155
CHURCH WEBSITE - fbcandalusia.org
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Discipleship Classes 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
[email protected] phone ext 332 THE MESSENGER (USPS 700-520) is published bi-weekly except Christmas week & July 4th week by First Baptist Church, P O Box 788, 700 E. 3-Notch Street, Andalusia, Alabama 36420 Periodicals Postage paid at Andalusia, Alabama
Our Record A LOOK AT LAST WEEK… Sunday School attendance 258 New members 1 Visitors 8
AND THE CHURCH GAVE… Budgeted offerings this week $19,521.58 Offerings received this week $22,105.00
Budgeted offerings to date $997,297.16 Offerings received to date $902,075.59
Fix-up Fund $27,225.75 – account balance as of December 18
Deacons in service – December 25 – 9:00 am Duane Mooney (208-4927) & Glynn Ralls (222-8279)
January 1 Randy Seale (488-9666) & Ed Short (222-6407)
Sound/Light/TV – December 25 – 9:00 am Sound Light/Computer TV Operator Lex Short Will Black am-James Mitchell
January 1 Sound Light/Computer TV Operator Tripp Bass Sandy Boyd am-James Mitchell
Fellowship Supper Please make or cancel supper reservations by NOON ON MONDAY. If they are not cancelled by noon on Monday, they are to be paid for by person making the reservation
PRICES: $7.00 – Adult $3.00 – Youth (7th-12th grade) $2.50 – Child (birth-6th grade) $20 maximum for a family
December 28, 2016 – no fellowship supper or other Wednesday night activities
MENU – January 4, 2017 – lasagna, green salad, rolls, dessert
