Bridge To Tomorrow Receipts
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The Clarion January 29, 2012
Church Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Worship Spotlight January 29, 2012
9:30 AM Music
Celebration Choir
Message The Pursuit: Chasing Answers to
Life’s Questions “A Man’s Got to Know
His Limitations” Ecclesiastes 7-8 Cecil Sanders
Preschool
9:30 AM *Schedule Contact For The Week
Chalice Thomas - 445-3137
Infants
Tina Skipper Margaret McClenny
Rachel Bush Tammy Knowles
Creepers Buddy & Janice Jones
One & Two Year Olds Ron & Sheila Battles
Three & Four Year Olds Jerry & Sherryl Baggett
Children’s Church Rodney & Maegan Watford
FBC TV Program Schedule Comcast Cable - On Demand Sundays: 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM Thursdays:9:00 AM & 7:00 PM
This Week’s First Touch Team Ida Deal Knowles & Peggy Marley
FBC Staff
Cecil Sanders Senior Pastor
Mike Wehner Associate Pastor
Joel Tucker Minister of Children & Students
Tim Gay Minister of Music & Senior Adults
Kimberly Grandstaff CDC Director - 693-3599
Richard Kohl Licensed Professional Counselor
For an appointment call (334) 794-5467
Judy Trail Church Secretary
Carlando Hope Media Secretary
Judy Gay Financial Secretary
This Week January 29, 2012
Sunday:
8:15 AM Sunday School
9:30 AM Morning Worship
11:00 AM Sunday School
4:30 PM Student Choir
5:30 PM Intentional Discipleship / Youth / Children Choir / Preschool
Monday:
10:30 AM Prime-Time Singers
Tuesday:
6:45 AM Women Praying for Schools
Wednesday:
6:00 PM Prayer Meeting
Celebration Choir, Breaking Point, RA’s, GA’s, Mission Friends, First Steps
The Record Speaks Jan. 22, 2012
Our People Attended
8:15 Sunday School 273
11:00 Sunday School 201
Total Sunday School 474
Worship 547
Wednesday 239
Intentional Discipleship 284
Our People Gave
Weekly Need $18,257.67
Budget Received $14,181.28
Over (Under) Budget ($4,076.39)
Year-To-Date
Budget Required $73,030.68
Budget Received $64,017.24
Over (Under) ($9,013.44)
Bridge to Tomorrow
Commitments $902,853.12
Giving to Date: $343,605.66
Giving 1-22-2012 $4,203.50
Altar Flowers If you are interested in placing flowers in the Worship Center in
honor or memory of a special someone please contact the church
office for an open calendar date.
New Intentional Discipleship Classes Beginning February 12, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate A Jerry Bridges Study - Led by Cecil Sanders
Have Christians become so preoccupied with the major sins of our society that we have lost sight of our need to
deal with our own more subtle sins? Jerry Bridges addresses a dozen clusters of specific “acceptable” sins that we
tend to tolerate in ourselves - such as jealousy, anger, pride, unthankfulness, and judgmentalism. Book fee of $10.
The Five Love Languages A Gary Chapman Study - Led by Mike Wehner
In this study, Dr. Chapman reveals how different people express love in different ways. What speaks love to you
may be meaningless to your spouse. This study contains the key to understanding each other’s unique needs.
Apply the right principles, learn the right language, and soon you’ll know the profound satisfaction and joy of
being able to express your love - and feeling truly loved in return. Book fee of $10.
James: Mercy Triumphs A Beth Moore Study - Led by Lillian Mitchell
James, Jesus' own brother, started out as a skeptic. See how one glimpse of the resurrected Savior turned an
unbeliever into a disciple. Bible scholars compare James to the prophet Amos. In other ways, James more closely
resembles the Book of Proverbs than any other New Testament book. Topics in this study include: joy, hardship,
faith, reversal of fortunes for rich and poor, wisdom, gifts from above, single-mindedness, the dangers of the
tongue, humility, and prayer. Book fee of $10.
Faith Lesson: On the Death and Resurrection of the Messiah A Zondervan Study - Led by Johnny Kelly
Experience the intricacies of Jesus' last week as you confront the Gates of Hell at Decapolis and walk the road to
Jerusalem. Book fee of $5.
FBCH Men’s 19-29 -vs- Mt. Olive Team #2
1/30/12 8:00 PM Location: First Baptist
FBCH Men’s 30 and over -vs- FUMC
1/30/12 6:00 PM Location: Covenant
FBCH Sr. High Boys -vs- FBC, Dothan
1/31/12 7:00 PM Location: Covenant
FBCH Jr. High Boys -vs- Memphis Baptist
2/2/12 7:00 PM Location: FUMC
First Baptist Church Student Ministry
Sunday Sunday School 8:15 AM
Morning Worship Service 9:30AM
Sunday School 11:00 AM
Student Choir 4:30 PM
Intentional Discipleship 5:30 PM
“Thank You!”
Connie the children and grandchildren and I want to say thank you for such a wonderful day this past Sunday. More importantly we want to say thank you for the gift of God you have been to us for the past fifteen years. In fifteen years our children have grown from being children to having children of their own. We have lived through having teenage, then college, then married children - to the joy of having grandchildren. All of this while under the sheltering wings of your love for us all. We have truly been blessed of God by you. Thank you for the kind words, the prayers and the gracious gift. Thank you Larry Wells, and the Per-sonnel Committee for planning such an affirming event. Thank you John Solomon, deacons, and church family for blessing us with your prayers. Thank you Hostess Committee, for serving us and the church with such a fine reception. Thank you church staff for all the things you did to make it nice for us. Some of the pictures you showed had me stumped for a while as to just where and when they were taken. But they all brought back good memories. Thank you for the love that you show us every day in so many ways. The encouraging smiles. The laughing eyes. The “if there is anything you need call me” and the “just come get it when you want to use it” offers. The firm handshakes and the polite hugs. The faults you overlook and the virtues you imagine. We are humbled by the gift of your love but at the same time so thankful for it. May God continue to bless you for being the people that you are, that make up the Church that is His, that we have the honor of serving you and Him. Our love and thanks, Mike Wehner Family
HAVE YOU REGISTERED? Wired Weekend is approaching fast! The dates for the weekend are February 17 - 19, 2012. Our speaker is Dave Edwards! The band 33 Miles will be leading worship! The cost is $40. Sign-up is in January. We need homes to host groups of 5 - 7 students for the weekend. Please contact Joel Tucker if you can serve as a host home.
January Bible Study - 2012 Studies in Ecclesiastes
5:30 PM Adults Led by: Cecil Sanders
Worship Center Youth Led by: Joel Tucker
Youth Room Cost of books will be $5.00 each.
First Baptist Church
Men’s Retreat
February 10 & 11, 2012
Speaker: Dr. Charles Lewis
Blue Springs Conference Center
Marianna, Florida
Cost: $85.00
Discover FBC Class
If you are new at First Baptist Church or a member and
would like to know more about our beliefs and organization,
please call the church office at 693-3220 and sign up for our
Discover FBC Class, led by Cecil Sanders. This five-week
class begins February 12 in the Church office conference
room during the 11:00 AM Sunday School hour.
SOUPER BOWL 2012
On Sunday, February 5, FBC Head-land and the North American Mission Board would like for you to join The Souper Bowl Team. Please consider making a donation to the FBC Food Bank by writing a separate check and placing in the offering plate or your tithe envelope. This money will be used to help buy food to feed the needy in our community.
J.O.Y Ministry
ROAD TRIPS!
(just older youth)
Swamp Gravy Play Join us for a day of great fun,
delicious food, and wholesome entertainment on (DATE
CHANGE) Saturday, March 24 as we travel to Colquitt,
GA to the Swamp Gravy Play. We will arrive in time to
shop for a while, then enjoy a buffet lunch at the Tarrer Inn.
The church bus will leave FBC at 9:30 AM and return
around 4:00 PM. The cost is $43 per person. There are
a limited amount of tickets available.
Savannah, St. Simon’s Island & Jekyll Island The JOY Ministry is planning a trip to Savannah, St.
Simon’s Island, and Jekyll Island on May 21-24. For those
who are interested, there will be a meeting in Adult I on
Sunday, January 29 at 3:30 PM to discuss the details.
Hope to see you there!
Our next J.O.Y. Ministry Luncheon will be on
Valentines Day - Tuesday, February 14 at 11:00 AM.
In His Steps First Baptist Trip to the Holy Land
November 12-21, 2012
Led by Cecil and Lynn Sanders
Informational Meeting: Sunday, January 29
7:00 PM
Adult One Department
Our G.R.O.W. team will meet on Monday, February 6, at 6:30 PM
in the Church Office Conference Room.
Men’s Fellowship Wednesday, February 1, 2012
6:00 – 7:15 a.m.
FBC Ministry Center
Speaker: Dr. Charles Lewis
Dothan Community Church
Please RSVP to Mark Wilcox (726-0178)
so we’ll have a biscuit and coffee for you!
New Arrival
Zac and Megan Yarbrough an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Reagan Claire Yarbrough on Janu-ary 21, 2012. She weighed 7 lbs.
and 8 ozs. and was 20 inches long. Proud grandpar-ents are Jim and Pam Richardson, Ken Yarbrough, and Wayne and Sandy Armstrong.
Couples Night Out February 13 In celebration of National Week of Marriage the FBC pastoral staff and wives are offering married couples with children the opportunity for a “date night” on Valentine’s Eve. The Gays, Sanders, Tuckers and Wehners will feed and care for your children, infant - 5th grade at the Ministry Center between the hours of 6 – 9 PM. Please call the church office to let us know by Thursday, February 9.
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January 29 Prayer Emphasis
My World
Prayer Cards available in the Worship Center Foyer.