Contemporary Worship – 8:15 a.m. Open Up the Heavens

We Are the Church

Welcome and Fellowship

Chain Breaker

Offering

How Can it Be?

Message—Joel Samuels

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

Announcements

Presentation of Decisions

Traditional Worship – 10:30 a.m.

Prelude

Hymn of Praise—Glorious Is Thy Name (#122)

Welcome

Congregational Praise—My Country, Tis of Thee (#807)

Choral Message—Salute to the Armed Forces—Sanctuary Choir

Choral Message—The Mansions of the Lord—Sanctuary Choir

Offertory Hymn—America, The Beautiful (#799)

Offertory

Choral Message—Midnight Cry—Sanctuary Choir

Soloist: Tim Hays

Message—Joel Samuels

Hymn of Invitation—Just As I Am (#488)

Announcements

Song of Celebration—Victory in Jesus (#353)

Postlude

May 28

John Boggess Bill Brewer Byron Buchanan Charles Spann Jim Butler Mike Thigpen Vann Reid Don Watson Matt Taylor Ronnie Vaughn Eddie Hinote

June 4

Ronnie Opolka Bob Martin Buddy Bunch Bobby Grissom Terrell Cabler John Roper Dale Edwards Jim Nix Gary Gray James Swords Mark Sterling

HOW TO JOIN OUR CHURCH FAMILY

By Baptism: For one who has accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior and desires to obey

Christ by being baptized by immersion.

By Letter: For one who is saved, has been baptized by immersion after being saved

and is a member in good standing of another Baptist church.

By Statement: For one who has been saved and baptized by immersion after being

saved, but is not a member of another Baptist church.

Come forward during the invitation at the end of the worship service and tell the pastor

that you want to become a member of FBCG, and we will take care of the rest.

Welcome to First Baptist Church

Whatever your need, whatever your reason, welcome to First Baptist Church of Guntersville. We know that He has a purpose for bringing you on this special day, to this special place. We hope you feel a genuine (welcome) as you share with us in this worship experience. As a church family, we have a clear vision of what God wants this fellowship to do: “to know Christ and to make Him known.” True worship is our spiritual priori-ty and loving people is our spiritual privilege.

» Please complete the guest information card, located in the front of your pew, and place it in the offering plate when it is passed during the offering time. We will respect the personal nature of the information that

you share.

» CDs are available of this morning’s message. You may obtain a copy

by contacting the Church Office.

» If you have made a personal commitment to God regarding your relationship with Him and/or this church, we encourage you to come forward during the invitation following the message to share this deci-

sion with our church family.

» Our offering time is an extension of our worship. As our guest, you are welcome to worship with an offering, but please do not feel obligat-

ed.

» Should you need help, please see one of our ushers. They’re ready

to help you or get whatever help you may need.

» Wednesday evening activities begin with Family Supper at 5:00 p.m. and Bible Study/prayer service for adults at 6:30. A variety of activities

are provided for children & students as well.

WEEKLY NEWS AND INFORMATION

May 28, 2017

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down their life for his friends.”

-John 15:13

this week @ fbc week of May 28, 2017

Sunday

Contemporary Worship 8:15 am

Sunday School 9:15 am

Traditional Worship 10:30 am

Wednesday

Family Night Supper 5:00 pm

Library Opens 6:00 pm

Youth Worship 6:30 pm

Children’s Activities 6:30 pm

Prayer Service Adults 6:30 pm

Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 7:00 pm

Praise Team Rehearsal 8:00 pm

The staff is ready to help you in any way possible. If you would like prayer, an answer to a question, or personal ministry, please give one of these caring Christian leaders a call. They’re ready to make a difference in your life!

CHURCH OFFICE: 582-5141

Joel Samuels, Pastor ext 102

Charles Watkins, Associate Pastor ext 107

Johnny Beard, Minister of Education ext 110

Melanie Baker,

Director of Children’s Ministries ext 104

Ken Patterson, Minister of Music ext 108

Barbara Young, Secretary ext 101

Amy Fondren, Secretary ext 100

1000 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976 / 256.582.5141 / www.gvillefbc.org

Deacon Lock-Up Schedule May 2017

Gary Gray, Brian Harrell, Gideon Ewing

June 2017 John Roper, Richard Manley,

Lendell Glassco

TELLER COMMITTEE

05/28/2017 06/04/2017

John Rutland John Rutland

Greg Johns Greg Johns

Our people came – 5/21/17

FBC SS Total 327

Our people gave – 5/16 –5/22

Undesignated $ 14,768.52 BF & CTG 30 .00 Other 984.50 TOTAL $ 15,783.02

Challenge to GrowChallenge to Grow

Loan Balance Citizens –$ 1,294,081.48

Monthly Need –$ 10,508.85

CTG Last Mth Rec –Apr –$ 2,580.00

CTG MTD (5/22/17) –$ 2,560.00

Nursery Worker Schedule 8:15 Service

Eva Tidwell, Linda Cole, Blake & Sally Campbell, Natalie Bradshaw,

Tracy Smith (desk) 10:30 Service

Eva Tidwell, Linda Cole, Holly Lane, Jaime Seymour, Caron Kirk, Caroline Kirk

Terrace Lake Bible Study—

10:00 am

May 29 — Richard Moebes June 5 — Neil Gunter

* Youth will not meet this Wednesday night, but will resume the following week for the summer. * Check youth Facebook page for all upcoming fun, summer activities! * Camp: July 16-21

Ladies Retreat

FBC Ladies Retreat , Living Deeper with Jena Forehand, www.jenaforehand.com , will be held at Goose Pond Colony, 417 Ed Hembree Drive, Scottsboro, AL 35769, August 25th -27th 2017. Lodge rooms and cottages are available, however, if you would like to attend but do not wish to stay the night you are welcome! Space is limited. Sign-up forms available in the church office and classrooms. We still have spaces available, the retreat is currently open to all ladies who would like to attend. Please turn forms into Cindy Glassco, Jean Ann Scott, Belinda Stricklin, or Regina Lee.

Anchored Adventures Preschool

We are currently taking enrollments for the 2017-2018 school year. Preschool is open to children ages 1-4.

We are also taking applications for teachers and assistants. Please email resumes.

Contact Michele Johns: anchoredadventurespreschool@gmail.com

If you’d like to receive texts from FBC, please go to

ministrytxt.com/gvillefbc to sign up. You’ll get a pop-up

screen asking for your cell number and name. A

verification code will be texted to you. Once you enter the

code, you’ll be added to the text group. (The additional information is

not necessary—email, home address, etc.) If you already signed up for

texts, you do not have to sign up again....your information will be

transferred to the new service. You will get a message from

system@ministrytxt.com once the transfer is complete. We appreciate

your patience!

The Sanctuary flowers are placed in celebration of

Buddy and Nancy Bunch’s 43rd Wedding Anniversary

on May 31.

May 31st—*Date change!* Preschool water night at FBC, 5:30-6:30pm.

This is for preschoolers that have not yet started school.

June 7th—Spring Valley Beach Family Day. Come and go as you please.

The church will have a pavilion rented for our group.

June 12th-16th—Centri-kid Camp. Grades 3– 5 (registration is closed).

June 25th-28th—Vacation Bible School. Ages 3 yrs—5th grade.

July 10th-11th—Camp Iwannago, Ages K-2nd grade, 9:00am—2:00pm.

August 2nd—Pool party at the Guntersville Rec Center. Family night for

all ages. Time TBA.

The church office will be

closed tomorrow, May 29, in

observance of Memorial Day.

Deacon Nominations

Each church member may nominate TWO individuals to serve as

Deacon. These nominations should be turned into the church

office no later than June 15th.

Mature Adults

June 15— we will go to Barry’s BBQ in Fyffe for lunch. We will let you

know what time to leave at a later date. Plan to go with us.