Church Staff Rev. Scott Stancil Pastor

Ricky Stark Minister of Students & Education

Brian Dailey, Minister of Music & Senior Adults

Carol Petty CDC Director

Hayley Smith Ministry Intern

Encourager THE FIRST BAPTIST LYMAN

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Church Family And Friends,

There are several big things happening that I want to share with you.

First, Home For Christmas is a celebration of Christ and His work through the body of

believers at First Baptist Lyman. Over the years so many wonderful people served the Lord

through the ministries of this church, laying a foundation for present and future growth.

Many of those saints have gone to live with the Lord Jesus, some remain active in our

congregation, while others are homebound, in assisted living, or caring for someone who is.

Home for Christmas is designed to bring these precious church members home to their

church for a special worship service on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM. We will

be organizing our Sunday School classes to provide transportation for those who are able to

be a part of the service. If you have questions or would like to be Home For Christmas,

please call the church office, (864) 439-8721.

Secondly, First Joy is a quarterly gathering on a Sunday night to worship the Lord through

music, fellowship, and agreeing together as the body of Christ concerning the affairs of our

local church body. Our next First Joy will be November 29, 2009. We will begin with a

“Blue Jeans and Chili” fellowship in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 PM. Then we’ll make our

way to the sanctuary for our time of worship from 6:10 - 7:00 PM. We have two major

items to approve: first, the 2010 Ministry Plan being recommended by our Budget and

Finance Team; secondly, three amendments to the church by-laws, recommended by the

Constitution and By-Laws Team. I hope you’ll be in prayer for our time together and join us

for First Joy!

We have wrapped up our Sunday morning study of Creation in Genesis 1 - 2. This week

we’ll begin looking at the Fall of Man and the Flood. I hope you’ll join us as we study God’s

Word!

It is a joy to serve this wonderful church family!

Sunday • 9:45 am Sunday School

• 11:00 am Morning Worship

• 5:30 pm Preschool & Children’s

Activities

• 5:30 pm Evening Fellowship

• 6:00 pm Evening Worship

Wednesday • 5:20 - 5:45 pm Fellowship Meal

• 5:45 - 6:30 pm Children’s Choirs

• 6:30 - 7:00 pm Children’s Missions

• 5:50 - 6:00 pm Praise and Prayer

• 6:00 - 7:00 pm Covenant Groups

• 7:10 pm Adult Choir

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December Birthdays 1 - Wylie Crowe

2 - Kelvin Mitchem

4 - Hazel Drake

4 - James Babb

4 - Bootsie Harvey

5 - Jerry Dowis

5 - Jessica Link

6 - Markus Gattner

8 - Bunt Nelson

10 - Scott Stancil

10 - Brian Dailey

11 - Bob Fogel

14 - Haley Cannon

15 - Abigail Whitener

16 - Marc Owens

16 - Susan Smith

17 - Lawrence Eubanks

18 - Julianna Whitener

19 - Alice Farr

21 - Ann Powell

22 - Betty Babb

24 - Jarred Smith

25 - Chris Walker

25 - Tyler Cannon

28 - Glenda Thackston

28 - Gina White

30 - Stephanie Garrett

31 - Donna Duncan

31 - Brooks Bentley

31 - Emily Bentley

Please wish these individuals a

Happy Birthday!

ENCOURAGER UPDATE

From The Pastor

WEEKLY AT First

Baptist Lyman

Budget Needs To Date: $460,265.90 Budget Receipts To Date: $422,485.39

Budget Receipts November 8: $11,448.00 Total Receipts November 8: $12,497.50

Budget Needs To Date: $470,823.86

Budget Receipts To Date: $432,485.79 Budget Receipts November 15: $9,999.50 Total Receipts November 15: $10,691.50

Offering

Extended Care 11/22/09

Babies: Katherine Bradley / Vicki Hadden

Toddlers: Vrenda Morrow / Jonathan Mason

2-4 Yr. Olds: Sandra Simpson / Bobby Simpson

Extended Care 11/29/09

Babies: Sandra Eubanks / Lisa Eubanks

Toddlers: Tiffany Arms / Matthew Arms

2-4 Yr. Olds: Kara Gillespie / Tony Gillespie

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MEMORIALS

Given In Memory Of David Eubanks

on his birthday:

Irene Eubanks

Homebound

Of The Week

11/22 - Mary Culbreth

Bayview Manor

11 Dodd Road

Beaufort, SC 29902

11/29 - Harold Cooke

116 Danzler Road

Duncan, SC 29334

Attendance November 8, 2009

Sunday School: 195

Worship: 227

November 15, 2009

Sunday School: 200

Worship: 222

Deacon of

The Week

11/22 - Bruce Petty

106 Earl Street

Lyman, SC 29365

11/29 - Tollie Gosnell

1320 Holly Springs Road

Lyman, SC 29365

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Welcome To Our New Members:

David & Amanda Felty

Jim & Tena Leonard

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Don’t forget to pray for our adopted

missionary Alissa

Stewart, who is serving in Uganda!

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“Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; It is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” - Psalm 33:1-3 “Sing to the Lord, you saints of his; praise his holy name.” - Psalm 30:4 “Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” - Eph. 5:19-20 These are just a few examples in scripture where we are challenged to sing and make music to the Lord. We were created to worship him, and he has ordained praise from our lips. God inhabits the praise of his people! Music is one of the many ways God has given us to praise him. We can use pianos, organs, guitars, trumpets, and every kind of instrument imaginable to the glory of God. But there is one instrument that stands out from the rest - our voices. God has given you a voice that is uniquely yours! Now it’s true that to our ears, some sound better than others, and not everyone needs to stand up and sing a solo, for sure! But God has given you a voice that only you can choose to use, and I believe that scripture plainly teaches that God wants to hear it. There is nothing more beautiful than God’s people standing together and lifting their voices up to him in praise. Don’t be afraid to sing to the Lord! You don’t have to sing loud, as no one has to hear it but you and God. Just try it, and see the blessing you receive when you praise him!

We had an incredible weekend at Awanita! Thank you so much for praying with and for us. God did some

amazing things in our hearts that weekend, and we grew

closer together as a group. I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of the adult leaders who helped out

for the weekend. Allison Walker did an awesome job decorating for us and helping to lead the girls. Tollie Gosnell graciously

took an afternoon off from work to help us haul stuff up to the camp

and set up before the students arrived. Hayley Smith worked like a madwoman leading up to the retreat and during the retreat - we are so

blessed to have such an awesome intern!! Ryan Chavous, Jonathan

Vick, and Amanda Young also did an awesome job leading our students for the weekend. And Brian Dailey did an incredible job leading us in

worship. And I can’t forget my shadowers! Hailey Mitchem and Jessica

Link made a HUGE sacrifice (ah- hem) and took a day off from school AND got academic credit (how did this work anyway???) for helping us

set up that Friday. Apparently, learning what a youth minister does is quite the scholarly experience! We had an incredible weekend, and it

was all because of all the wonderful servants we have in the Student

Ministry—they did such an incredible job, and I am so thankful for each of them! God bless you guys!!

Ladies mark your calendars for

Ladies Night Out December 1 at 6:00 PM!

You will not want to miss this special

event with Frankie D. Sherman as our guest speaker, Brian Dailey with our

special music, and as always, a delicious meal!

See one of the following ladies for a ticket: Carol Petty Patsy Kent Verna Taylor Ashley Gosnell

Erica Clyburn Glenda Farmer Whitney Stancil Vanessa Chavous

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOXES It’s time to stuff shoeboxes again!

Special “collection day” on Sunday, November 22

We will have everyone bring their filled shoeboxes to the front of the church to have a time of prayer over them. It is such a joy to

see what God can do in the lives of these children through a simple gift!

For your convenience, plastic shoeboxes will be available in each adult Sunday School class starting this Sunday. Please bring a $1 donation for each box you take to help cover the cost of the shoeboxes. The plastic boxes are as much a gift to the children as the items inside

because it gives them a place to keep their treasures safe and dry!

BASKETBALL SIGN-UPS

We are forming our fall basketball

teams and want YOU to play! We will have teams in the following age

categories:

5 - 7 Coed

8 - 9 Coed

10 - 12 Boys 10 - 12 Girls

13 - 15 Boys 13 - 15 Girls

We also need coaches for all the teams, so please call Steve Mabrey

if you are interested in being a

coach. Sign-up sheets are located in the

vestibule.

Family Thanksgiving Grocery Donations

We will be sponsoring 15 families in our area this year. If you or your Sunday School class would like to sponsor a family please contact the church office. We will also need a ham or turkey for each family. Also, if you would like to give donations please place them in the designated container in the vestibule. We

need the following items for the Thanksgiving donation bags:

5 lb. Bag of Corn Meal Family Size box of Mac & Cheese

5 lb. Bag of Self Rising Flour Hand Soap 5 lb. Bag of Sugar Ketchup Aluminum Foil Jelly

Box of Cereal Large can of Corn Box of Saltine Crackers Large can of Green Beans Can of English Peas Large can of Chef Boyardee Can of Salmon Pack of Cookies

Crisco Paper Towels Coffee Peanut Butter Cranberry Sauce Rice

Dish Detergent Tissue Paper Dukes Mayonnaise Wesson Oil

The boxes are due this Sunday, Nov. 22. We still need one more

turkey or ham and four more boxes of groceries.

Brian Ricky

Churchwide

Dinner

Tuesday, Nov. 24 6:00

Young Musicians Choir Rehearsal Saturday, November 28 1:00 pm - 2:00 PM In the sanctuary

We will sing in the worship service on November 29 at 11:00 AM. All children are needed at both the rehearsal and the performance.

The church office will be

closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday and Friday,

Nov. 26 - 27.

District 5 Christmas Kids

If you are interested in sponsoring a child in our community for Christmas, please

contact the church office of sign up in the vestibule. Let’s show families in need the

real meaning of Christmas this year by giving them the love and mercy Christ gave

to us when we were in need.