Basic Weekly Schedule Sunday Worship Classic Service 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service 10:30 a.m. Connect Groups 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Nights Dinner 4:45-5:45 pm Prayer /Bible Study 6:00 pm TV Schedule Cable Channel 10 Thursday: 9:00 pm, Friday: Noon Sunday: 8:00 am, Monday: Noon Sunrise Sunday School Sun: 7:30 am & 10:00 am Spanish Sunday School Sun: 5:30 pm & 10:30 pm

PASTORAL STAFF John S. McCallum II, Pastor john@firsthotsprings.com John Bailey, Senior Adult Minister bjandbear@sbcglobal.net Lee Barnett, Music/Worship Minister lee@firsthotsprings.com Danny Bryson, Education/Outreach Minister danny@firsthotsprings.com Stephen Evans, Media Minister stephen@firsthotsprings.com Bill Newton, Youth Minister bill@firsthotsprings.com Mike Pounders, Administrative Pastor mike@firsthotsprings.com Margarito Ramirez, Hispanic Pastor magoram@sbcglobal.net Brent Roberts, Children’s Minister brent@firsthotsprings.com Kyle Stevens, Missionary Pastor kyle@firsthotsprings.com Wallace Yamauchi, Fitness/Recreation Minister wallace@firsthotsprings.com

Email us at: fbchsark@yahoo.com Volume 34, Issue 17 April 25, 2018

Thur Apr 26 1 Samuel 26-27; Luke 10:1-24 Missy Plumley Margo Diaz Betty Lee Hill Gary VanZandt Sharon Johnson Jake Bird Luke Jack Nic Goslee Fri Apr 27 1 Samuel 28-29; Luke 10:25-42 James Allen Zach Rogers Debbie Pounders Derek Simmons Ed Buford Jill Heard Jay Winters Neil Garner Sat Apr 28 1 Samuel 30-31; Luke 11:1-13 Ellee Horner Rick Davis Jeremy Dennis Craig Milbourn Avery Wesson Gavin Menotti Ron Nichols Sun Apr 29 2 Samuel 1-2; Luke 11:14-28 Debbie DeLee

Mon Apr 30 2 Samuel 3-4; Luke 11:29-54 Bill Walker Elgin Hamner Ethan Turpen Sandra Munos Jeremy Whalen Louis Hollingsworth Pedro Chavez Reita Owen Anne Andrus Tues May 1 2 Samuel 5-6; Luke 12:1-12 Daniel Ramirez Ryan Smith Paula Gill Billy Capps Brady Smoke Matthew McMillian Kelsey Shuffield Nancy Bays Christy Stephens Wanda Davis Wed May 2 2 Samuel 7-8; Luke 12:13-34 Dee Jenkins Jonathan Gann Cora Ray Dianne McManus Lucy Brann Heidi Mote Melissa Miller Catelyn Threadgill Andy Ganaway

Thursday, May 3 2 Samuel 9-10; Luke 12:35-59 Elliott Lockwood Karma Lowrey Courtney Eastwood Jennifer Blankenship Colton Guill Joy Scallion Sun May 4 2 Samuel 11-12; Luke 13:1-17 Bill Nicely Colton Lechak Devon Graves Evan Lockwood Kevin Catlett Frankie Moore Gigi Bird John Mize Mon May 5 2 Samuel 13-14; Luke 13:18-35 Aaron Pate George Higdon Jack Smith Courtney Armstrong Karey Lookadoo Ben Gammill Tues May 6 2 Samuel 15-16; Luke 14:1-24 Mark Twyford Doris Wright Mary Mackey Cory McHenry

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Door Greeters - Apr 29 9:00 a.m. Bob & Bonnie Biles, Shirley Pos-ey, Vernon & Beverly Gingrich, Carol Hill, Bill & Denise Garner 10:30 a.m. Travis Warren, Margo Diaz, Pat Webb, Amy Jessen, Patti Lee Ushers - Apr 29 9:00 a.m. OPEN Every Sunday balcony: Mike Davidson, Mike Ferguson, Donnie Sumpter, Duke Haight, Sam Capps Every Sunday main floor: Frankie Moore, Cole Morgan, Robert McAlister, Don White, Jack Smith, Bill McIntyre 10:30 a.m. James O’Neal, A.J. Johnson, Kelly Robbins Every Sunday balcony: Robert Davis, Mike Ferguson, Jim Little, Ryan Smith, Mark Twyford, Glen Catlett, Jon Vitro, David Santillan Every Sunday main floor: Bill Richard-son, Al Blount, Chris Brock, Tom Pullig, Bob Goodman Golf Cart Drivers Cart 1: Richard Beckwith, every Sunday Cart 2: Don Norman, 1st Sunday; Jamie Humble, 2nd Sunday; Dwayne Gordon, 3rd Sunday; Mickey Akins, 4th Sunday; Jimmy Schultz, 5th Sunday/Sub Van Outreach Drivers 1st Sunday....... North: Carlos Lemus, 538-1624 .......................... South: Glen Catlett, 844-7565 2nd Sunday ... North: Roman Terlecki, 622-7735 ...................... South: Mitchell McDill, 318-8333 3rd Sunday ....... North: Missy Herron, 762-3749 ......................... South: Duke Haight, 815-4416 4th Sunday ............................................. North: .............................. South: Jon Vitro, 282-2975 5th Sunday ............................................. North: ...................... South: Mitchell McDill, 318-8333

Deacon Hospital Visitation April 30-May 4 Monday ............................ Chad Lockwood Tuesday ...................................... Bill James Wednesday ............................ John Jenkins Thursday ...............................James O’Neal Friday .................................. Richard Braley

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New Members: Reg & Marilynn Madison

Safety Teams - Sunday Apr 29 8:30 a.m. Phil Cox, Terry Hunter, Robert Covey, Josh Heffington, Kelly Robbins, Larry Ingram, Mike Gregory 10:15 a.m. Mike Eastwood, Randy Atkins, Jason Armitage, Ian Thomas, Bert Clevenger, Tyler Avery, Tony Prothro 4:00-6:00 p.m. Dustin Heard

Wednesday - Apr 18 5:15-OPEN 4:00-6:00 p.m. Josh Heffington, Frankie Moore 6:00-8:00 p.m. Jimmy Schultz, Herbert Gray

Welcome Center Guides 8:30 a.m. PS Ctr: Even Weeks: OPEN Odd Weeks: Kim Miller, Al & Susan Blount FH Ctr: Even Months: David & Gigi Bird Odd Months: Sherry Hunnicutt, Nita Ingram Foyer Welc Ctr: 1st Sunday: Brad & Katy Wreyford 2nd Sunday: Robert & Cindy Davis 3rd Sunday: Connie Bryson, Janis Spraggins 4th/5th Sunday: Kelly & Vickie Robbins

10 a.m. PS Ctr 1st Sun: Ed & Whitney Argueta 2nd Sun: Travis & Lauren Warren 3rd Sun: Jake & Sarah Bird 4th & 5thSun: Jay & Jennifer Winters FH Ctr: Even Months: Betty James, Joy Scallion Odd Months: Leo & Vonni Ensz 2nd Floor Welc Ctr: Even Months: Vaughn & Stephanie Treadway Odd Months: Roman & Pat Terlecki, George & Mary Harris

THE MESSENGER

SERVICE TEAMS SERVICE TEAMS

Invite Everyone, Invest In People, Impact Eternity

Thanks for your generosity in helping us reach our goal for the Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions. Together, we gave more than $51,000. That’s money that will

be used to get the gospel into every corner of North America through church planting, immigrant ministry, and some social justice issues. People will hear the gospel, peo-ple will be saved, new churches will be planted, old churches revitalized. You are making eternal impact with your gifts. Thank you. This is going to be a great weekend at First Baptist Church with our annual Mission Celebration. We’ll have a number of international and North American missionaries and some of our mission partners with us. It begins on Wednesday evening with an all-church gathering in the sanctuary to hear from Deepak Thakur for East Asia. You are going to want to be here. It starts at 6:00 pm. Do take note of the Sunday schedule for the Mission Celebration: one Connect Group time at 9:00. One worship service with our missionaries at 10:30. This will be one of those rare Sundays when the whole church can be together. Let’s pray that God will use this time to encourage missionar-ies and call out missionaries from our congregation. As we continue our series Keeping Company with the Resurrected Christ, we will be listening in to Jesus’ commission of the church in Mark 16:15. The theme is “Go!” Thank you for going. See you on Sunday. Your Pastor, John

ATTENDANCE April 22, 2018 Homebound TV Class ............................ *80 9:00 Connect Group ................................ 403 10:30 Connect Group .............................. 390 *Hispanic Mission Connect Group ............ 40 Total Connect Groups ........................... 833 Worship Attendance 9:00 ....................... 450 Worship Attendance 10:30 ..................... 620 *Hispanic Mission Worship ....................... 40 Total Worship .................................... 1,110

*Average

Please see inside for details about our special schedule

for Sunday, April 29.

Fitness & Recreation Ministry (All sign ups/resources are available at the Fitness/Recreation Ministry HQ.)

Upper Level Basketball, Season 6 We need 2-3 more volunteers for THURSDAY night Court Set Up Team; Thursdays, 6:40-8:00 pm. Contact Wallace ASAP please.

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Online registration is now open at www.fbcrecreation.com/sports for church league men’s and coed softball! Open to FBC members and prospects, male and female. Monday, May 21 is the deadline to register. The next practice is set for Sun-day, May 20, 2-5 pm at Kimery Park.

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Coming this Spring and Summer Coed Volleyball: Tuesdays, 6:30 pm (FBC members/prospects)

Summer Fun-day Mondays (Community Outreach): Jun-Jul

Basketball Camp, completed 2nd-3rd grade coed: Jun 18-21

Basketball Camp, completed K-1st grade coed: Jun 25-28

Sewing Camp, 10 years & older coed: Jul 23-26

Fitness Camp, completed K-6th grade coed: Jul 30-Aug 2

Summer Active Games (Completed K-5th grade children’s orga-nized activities over the summer): Jun 4-Aug 2; 1-3 pm

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Until we all fall down, Wallace

Ministry Fund (4-22-18) Weekly Receipts $46,230 Online Giving $8,304

Total Given $54,460 All In Fund Weekly Receipts: (4-22-18) $4,851 Balance of loan: (4-1-18) $803,866

If you prefer to give your tithes and offerings on-line, go to our website, firsthotsprings.com, and follow the giving prompts. Please make sure the office has your current email address.

BUDGET REPORT

Congratulations to

Bill Newton on his 9th anniversary as Youth Minister.

Your service to our Lord and Savior and First Baptist Church is greatly appreciated.

ANNIVERSARY

Education / Outreach Ministry

We are trying a little different format for Connect Groups during our Mission Celebration, April 29. I appreciate that you all are pretty flexible and cooperative when trying something new when it has a good purpose. Our pastor and staff support Kyle, our Missionary Pastor in this effort.

By combining Connect Groups together our attend-ers will get to hear from more missionaries with different and varying stories. It will also give us more opportunities to learn about what God is doing in different parts of the world.

In the past the missionaries have spoken in Connect Groups during both hours and were not able to worship. Many missionaries usually worship in homes or small venues and don't get to have a larger cooperate worship experience. By having one worship we allow the missionaries an opportunity to be in worship with our church family. This is so encouraging and uplifting for them. This will allow the whole church together to celebrate what God is doing around the world. So, our schedule on Sunday, April 29 will be: 9:00 A.M. - All Connect Groups 10:30 A.M. - All in one Worship Service We will combine Connect Groups at 9:00 A.M. in this way: Senior Adults - in the Worship Center Median Adults - in the Gym Young and Single Adults in the Fellowship Hall Youth - in the Youth Worship Center Children 3rd - 6th grades-in the Children's Worship Room 208 Children 1st - 2nd grades - in the first grade room 203. Preschool - as usual in regular rooms Thanks for your support of our missionaries.

Sunday, May 6 at 5 P.M. in Fellowship Hall Enter through Fellowship Hall door with the blue awning.

Childcare provided

We need a driver for 4th and 5th Sundays please. Call Danny for more information ASAP. Thanks!

We have a need for Teachers and Core Group people to help start some new Connect Groups. Would EVERYONE pray for these please? We need to start a: Nearly and Newly Wed Group at 9:00 a.m. Singles Group at 10:30 a.m. Singles Group for 25-35 at 9:00 a.m. Restart at College & Young 20’s Group at 9:00 a.m. We still need core group people for our new 10:30 a.m. Young Adult Group. If you are interested in the possibility of serving in these Connect Groups, please contact Danny. Love, Danny

Adult Connect Group Leaders’ Meeting

Sunday, April 29, at 4:30 pm in room 223. All deacons are welcome to attend.

DEACON’S MEETING

Our thoughts and prayers are with Mildred and Jacques Wes-ton and family in the death of her uncle and cousin; Becky and Ronnie Riggle in the death of her mother, Barbara Beaston; and to Jack and Carolyn Davis and family in the death of his mother, Patricia Davis. May God bless and com-fort you.

SYMPATHY

GROUPS & CLASSES

Loving Threads If you like to knit, crochet, quilt or sew, the Loving Threads Ministry may be the place for you. The purpose of our group is to use our needlework talents to share the love and com-fort of Jesus Christ with others by making prayer comfort shawls and baby blankets. We meet in RM 131 on the 1st floor, at 1:00 p.m. on the FOURTH Thursday of each month. If you cannot attend the meetings, but would like to partici-pate, call Wanda Thorp, 501-282-3269.

Women on Mission Room 129, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Fourth Thursday each month. We are women who want to grow in faith and actively share the love of Christ in our community and around the world. The gatherings will provide an opportuni-ty to pray for our missionaries, learn about their work, in-crease our awareness of their needs, and participate in pro-jects. Contact Wanda Thorp with questions, 501-282-3269.

April 25: Ribs, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Pizza, Cake

DEACON OF THE WEEK April 29: 9:00 am - James Allen 10:30 am - James Bennett

Sunday morning Meet & Greet Fellowships Sundays, 10:00 am in the gym

We invite everyone to join us for relaxed fellowship and light snacks every Sunday in the gym between Worship Services/Connect Groups. This is one of the easiest places to get to know others. Find someone you don’t know and introduce yourself! They will surely be grateful! And just a reminder for church members, please provide snacks according to the first initial of your last name as scheduled below:

Apr 29: Missions Fair-No Snacks May 6: S, T, U May 13: V, W, X, Y, Z May 20: A, B

May 27: C, D, E June 3: F, G, H June 10: I, J, K, L June 17: M, N

Want to Help Start Something New?!

Van Outreach Driver Needed

Goal: $50,000

Given to date: $51,022

Please call Pam at the office by April 30 to sign up, 624-3345. You must attend the Parent-Child Dedication Class on May 6 at 6 pm in room 126 (the Parlor), to participate in the service.

Special Schedule April 29 Items needed for VBS *sports equipment (soccer goal, nets, balls, tennis equip., etc.) *cheerleader equipment (pompoms, meg-aphones, etc.) *Upward jerseys (any color) *Upward cheerleader uniforms (any color) *Referee shirts (The items listed above will not be returned to their owner, so please bring items that you no longer want.) *old metal lockers (I will return the lockers after VBS.) If you have any questions or need items picked up, call Beth Sheets at 501-545-5370. Thank you for all your help!

Spring Lake Serve Week May 7 to May 12

Any size group, from one person to several, can help us get ready for the 9 weeks of camp that we will be having this summer.

Prayer

Water slide prep

Cleaning

Painting

Project assembly

Landscaping If you can be a part this, please let us know, as lunch will be provided for anyone the comes that week. Contact Troy George at 501-939-2393 for more info or to sign up.

Parents of College Graduates Please call the office by May 11 to give us

your college graduate’s information.