July 15, 2009
Weddings are an important part of the ministry of the church and the work of the Pastor. A Christian wedding is a celebration of the love of Christ as evidenced in the lives of two believers. Christian weddings reflect and honor Christ. It has been my joy to conduct many such weddings in my 30 plus years of ministry.
Over this same period of time I have been in only one wedding that I did not officiate, my own. Next weekend, however, I will have the privilege of traveling to East Tennessee to be a groomsmen in the wedding of a young man that I have seen grow in the Lord and become a fine minister himself. I am excited and honored to be a participant. Pray for my family as we travel to Rogersville, TN. for this wedding.
The Rev. Earl Barron will be preaching for me next Sunday in both services. I am so appreciative of a staff that is willing to fill the gap when necessary. We are so blessed to have the staff that we have. God is Good!
I look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Paul
Traveling to the Gulf coast last weekend for a wedding took us by a small church building. The small sign over its door read AThe Church of Christ Meets Here@. This reminded me of the Biblical principal that no matter where Christians meet to study, worship and pray, we are the Church. Let this poem inspire you as it has me.
Christ Has No Hands But Ours
Christ has no hands but our hands, to do His work today,
He has no feet but our feet to lead men in His way.
He has no tongue but our tongue to tell men how He died,
He has no help but our help to bring them to His side.
We are the only Bible, the careless world will read,
We are the sinners' gospel, we are the scoffers' creed.
We are the Lord's last message, given in deed and word,
What if the type is crooked, what if the print is blurred?
What if our hands are busy, with other work than His,
What if our feet are walking, where sin's allurement is?
What if our tongues are speaking, of things His lips would spurn,
How can we hope to help Him, and hasten His return?
Annie Johnson Flint (1862‑1932)
Wonderful Wednesday Events
July 22 Home of Bobby/Lori Brown
July 29 TBA
August 5 Last Wonderful Wednesday at City Pool 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church New Ministry to Pre-Teens (Grades 5th & 6th)
The detail for this new ministry will be coming out next week. So, please don=t forget to read the Builder next week. There is going to be a lot of fun and excitement as we work together to build this new ministry.
Bro. Earl
Well, summer is just about over and school will be starting back on August 7. With the completion of the upstairs Educational Building all Sunday School classes will have their new room assignments and new opportunities for ministry.
Our Sunday School Promotion Day will be on August 9. Our Youth, Children, and Preschool will move up on this day.
Our Wednesday night ministries will begin back on August 12. So, begin now to make you plans to get back in the grove of ministry.
Wednesday Night Youth
This is the Wednesday night houses for the rest of July.
July 22nd Darren and Tammy Deal=s
July 29th Mike and Cathie Wiggins
Sunday School
We will be moving up on August 9th to our new classes for Sunday School. This year in the youth department things will look different. Because we will not have the 6th graders, we will have 7th-8th, 9th-10th, and 11th-12th grade classes for Sunday School. There will be more to come on this in the next couple of weeks.
Wednesday Night Schedule
We will start back our regular Wednesday night schedule on August 12th. This means that we will again be needing small group leaders for the middle school ministry. If you would like to be a part of this again or would like to know more about it for the first time, please contact me before August 12th.
Next Chapter
We have a couple more weeks of the Next Chapter at the Old Library. We have been running around 20 all summer, but lets close out with a bang. This Sunday at 8 p.m. invite a friend.
Al
Sunday, July 19
Early Worship .................................. 8:30 AM
Bible Study ...................................... 9:45 AM
Morning Worship ........................... 11:00 AM
Evening Worship ............................. 6:30 PM
College Bible Study at Old Library 8:00 PM
Monday, July 20
Finance Committee ........................ 5:30 PM
Deacons .......................................... 7:00 PM
Tuesday, July 21
Men=s Prayer Breakfast ................ 7:00 AM
GROW Visitation ............................. 6:30 PM
Wednesday, July 22
Wonderful Wednesday ................... 6:00 PM
Home of Bobby & Lori Brown
Youth Bible Study & Fellowship ...... 6:00 PM
Family Supper ................................. 6:00 PM
Prayer Meeting ............................... 7:00 PM
Chancel Choir ................................. 7:45 PM
EXTENDED SESSION
July 19
David & April Helms, Ginger Jones, Kelley Whitehead, Jennifer Hall, Claire Whitehead, Winston & Patsy Brock, Susan Lanier, Emily Hiers, Mary Anna Dozier, Johanna Roland.
Church Wide Miscellaneous Bridal Shower
Honoring
April Belcher
bride-elect of
Kyle Killough
Sunday, July 26
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Church Fellowship Hall
Sunday July 12, 2009
Budget Receipts ......................... $14,352.25
Budget Needs To Date.............. $510,408.00
Budget Receipts YTD................ $473,484.15
Receipts Under Budget By.......... $36,923.85
Bible Study .............................................. 351
WEDNESDAY FAMILY NIGHT
July 22, 2009
6:00 PM
Pork Loin
Turnip Greens
Sweet Potatoes
Corn Bread
Dessert