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Websitewww.fbcfranklinton.org
Wednesday Evening Worship5:00 p.m. Family Supper6:00 p.m. Activities
Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship 8:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship6:00 p.m.
The Bridge January 2015Monthly Newsletter of First Baptist Church Franklinton
Just a reminder, our times have changed!
Early Service at 8:15 a.m.Bible Study at 9:30 a.m.
Late Service at 10:45 a.m.
Our Wednesday times have remained the same!
Paul Watts, [email protected]
Let’s Give Ourselves Away....We live in a world that clamors for our attention, telling us fulfill-ment can be found in this or that product or activity. We are told what will make our lives fuller and better only to find the pursuit or thing lacking any real, lasting significance. Those who follow Christ should not be taken in by that sort of thinking. God’s Word tells us that Jesus is the source of abundant life. Luke 9:23-24 reminds us that holding on to or treasuring our own life will only result in loss. The only way to gain real life is to be willing to give our lives up for the sake of Christ. When we give our lives up to serve Christ we have surrendered our wants, desires, goals and even our earthly possessions. Romans 12:1 states our bodies are to be presented as living sacrifices. We are simply stewards of blessings which belong to the Lord. How can we best utilize these blessings to bring glory to the Lord? We must be willing to give them away.
Are we willing to give away our time, energy, resources, comfort, and control that others might see Christ working through us? Phi-lippians 2 states: Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humil-ity consider others as more important than yourselves. Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the inter-ests of others. (HCSB) How can we give ourselves away that Christ might be seen and glorified through us in 2015? There are so many ways, but I want to encourage us to make some very real sacrifices in the coming month.
Let’s give ourselves away in prayer. Intercessory prayer is a discipline. It can feel burdensome and even tedious as we pray through prayer lists, yet we know it is God’s will for us to pray, bringing all our requests before our Father’s throne. Jesus urged his disciples to be persistent in prayer, continually bringing their requests, (Luke 11:9). We have an intercessory prayer room that can be accessed 24 hours a day. Maybe you need to ask the lord if He would want you to give an hour of your week to the task of in-tercessory prayer in this thankless, yet fulfilling ministry. Contact Diane Cruce or the church office if you are interested.
Let’s give ourselves away on behalf of the hurting. There is a group in our church seeking to begin a ministry called Celebrate Recovery. Celebrate Recovery is a ministry to those struggling with addiction strongholds. It is so much more than a recovery program. It is a Christ centered, overcoming, discipleship ministry. Leader trainings will begin in January, and we hope to launch the program in March. Contact Bob and Pat Kyger or the church office if you feel led to help out. There will be needs for greeters, leaders, encouragers, worship leaders, snack and coffee preparers, etc…
Let’s give ourselves away to transform this community. Be the Church Week has been a part of our church calendar for years. This year we are going to take it up a notch. We are preparing to kick off Be the Church Week with Be the Church Sunday. On Sunday, March 22 there will be no morning services here at FBC; instead, we will be meeting and going out to impact our community through construction, ministry and outreach projects. It is going to be a great day! We will come back together for a time of praise, thanksgiving, worship and encouragement at the end of the day. Everyone in the church will have an opportunity to take a part. Look for announcements and fliers in your Sunday school classes for opportunities to sign up to serve. We can change the world as the Holy Spirit works through those who are willing to give them-selves away!
A Cup with Pastor Paul http://acupwiththepastor.blogspot.com
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Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit,
but in humility consider others as
more important than yourselves. Everyone should
look out not only for his own interests,
but also for the interests of others.
Phillipians 2: 3-4 (HCSB)
Dale Parker,Minister to Senior
Adults& Discipleship Training
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A question that I have rarely been asked (and I’ve rarely asked it myself) is, “How is your Bible study? Or, what are you studying in the Bible?”
In a letter the apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, he said “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Tim. 2:15 KJV)
In today’s fast paced world it is difficult to carve out time to study the Bible. Because of that, Bible study is often relegated to a quick reading of a passage with the thought of, “Hmm, that’s interesting.” And then we go about our day.
For some we study the Bible “letterly”; that’s not a misprint. What I mean can be summed up in a bumper sticker I saw one day that said, “God said it, I believe it, that’s good enough for me.” They try to follow the letter of the law.
Folks who study the Bible letterly have good intentions on obeying what it says, but in reality they tend to pick and choose which things to obey. For example, God says, “You shall not steal.” No problem, God says don’t steal, so I won’t steal. Besides, I don’t want to go to jail.
But God also says in His word, “If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off.” If we’re studying the Bible to follow the letter of the law why aren’t there a bunch of blind, lame, and maimed folks walking around? “Well, He didn’t really mean it literally, it was just a figure of speech.” Could there be more to God’s word?
Jesus once told a group of men who studied the Scriptures “letterly”, “You have heard it said...., but I say...” In other words, there is an intent or the spirit of the things God says in His word that we often miss. And it’s all because we don’t take the time to ask God why.
Why is it wrong to steal? Why is it wrong to lie, covet, and dishonor our parents? Why do we need to witness? Why should we be holy as He is holy? Why should we submit to God?
Why don’t we take the time to ask the “why” question? Often it’s because we don’t expect an answer. But James says in the Bible, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith with no doubt-ing.” James 1:5
This New Year let’s resolve to really study God’s word, to show ourselves approved to God, as workmen and women that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Let’s take the time to ask Him why He has said the things He has said. What is His intent in the particular passage we are read-ing, and how does it apply to our lives.
To do this we will need a few things such as, a good study Bible, something for writing down notes or questions, and time. We have to take the time and make the time to study the Bible.
So, how is your Bible study? What are you studying in the Bible? Are you making time to spend with God? God bless you in the New Year, Brother Dale
Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically is a study we are doing on Wednesday nights beginning January 21 at 6:00 P.M. at FBC Franklinton. Student books are $14.99. Let Brother Dale know if you’re interested and will attend so he can order a book.
Memory Verses for the Month of January
“Living the New Life”. January 4 - “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Cor. 5:17 January 11 - “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Gal. 2:20 January 18 - “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reason-able service.” Romans 12:1 January 25 - “He who has My command-ments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and mani-fest Myself to him.” John 14:21
Cody Thomas, Student Pastor
2015 … a new year and a new you! According to usa.gov, here are some of the top new year’s resolutions: lose weight, volunteer to help others, quit smoking, get a better education, get a better job, save money, get fit, eat healthy food, manage stress, manage debt, take a trip, and recycle. Now if you are anything like me, you read that list and thought, “Yeah, I should probably make that my new year’s resolution.” The New Year brings about a new beginning, right? The New Year is a clean slate, a fresh start. Just forget about last year that’s in the past. This year is a new year. I find it interesting how people (including myself) always want to change something about themselves, and the best time to do it is the New Year. Why is it we all want to change something about ourselves? Because we are sinners! As sinners, we desire to appease the flesh, we desire to live out our sinful desires, we indulge, we give in to temptations, we mess up, we choose the wrong thing, by our very nature we are all children of wrath, and so we want to change that. Christians and non-Christians know that there is something with-in them that is just wrong, and so we try to change. The difference be-tween a non-Christian and Chris-tian is that the Christian knows that we cannot change ourselves. Only by the grace of God will I ever have a real clean slate and fresh start. Only by the grace of God will I ever
overcome this sin that is within me. Only by the grace of God will I change from a sinner to a saint, one that is in the flesh to one that is in Christ. Only by the grace of God will He make me into His master-piece. Only by the grace of God will I be what God has created me to be, perfect. As Christians, God begins to change us when we confess Him as Lord of our life. In that moment of submission our hearts are for-ever changed, but also in that mo-ment we are not fully changed. As Christians we are still sinners, we still desire the flesh, we still fall into temptation, and so we must change. This change happens when we give ourselves away and submit to Christ Lordship. For example: as Christians we can submit to the Lordship of Christ and allow Him to guide us through the stresses of this world. We can place all of our anxieties and fears on Jesus as our Lord, and He is faithful to fill us with His joy, peace, patience, good-ness, kindness, and self-control. God calls us as Christians to be about continual change, con-tinually changing to be more like Jesus. The only way we are able to continually change to be more like Christ is by submission and obedi-ence. We submit and then follow that submission with obedience. Let us be about change this New Year, but let us remember our real eternal change only happens when we submit to and obey Jesus Christ.
REACHING In & REACHING Out
Student Ministry Events
Disciple Now
January 16th-18that
Camp Living Waters
Cost is $55.00
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Butch Reviere Minister of
Note from Brother Butch
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Before launching into the New Year, let me first thank all of you who again made the Christmas celebration here at First Baptist such a blessing for all. Sanctuary choir, thank you for the months of rehearsal lead-ing to our presentation of Three Gifts: Our Christmas Offering. Your singing was in-spiring as you led us in worshiping our Savior. There were others, of course, who were integral to the musical: thank you Bro. Paul and Christina for narrating, thank you Hazel and John for tending the video, and thank you Warren and Matt for manning the sound system. Thank you, church fam-ily, for your presence and for serving our Lord in so many ways, week after week, here in this place. So many come to mind: The other sound and projection guys, the folks who prepare and serve our Wednes-day and Sunday evening meals, the greeters and ushers, the deacons, our Sunday School teachers, our pastor and staff, and a host of others who just make themselves available for whatever needs to be done. I am truly blessed to have the privilege of worshiping and serving with all of you.
Did not our Children’s Choir bless our hearts with their singing of favorite Christ-mas carols set to very contemporary orches-tration? Kids, you sang well; and I know you want to join me in thanking your direc-tors, Robin Perez and Sarah Robbins. We all look forward to your next presentation and are so blessed by your participation in the life of our church. You rock!!
My personal expression of gratitude would be incomplete without including Mrs. Jerry, the Senior Singers, and the Bell Choir. I re-ally enjoyed ringing and singing with you, and look forward to another year of “mak-ing melody in our hearts to the Lord.” As we sang “The Light of Christmas”, I prayed for you and with you that we…all of us who are part of the worship ministry, as well as our entire church family…would “Keep the light of Christmas aglow, sharing hope and goodwill as you go, spreading peace on earth in all that you do, let the light of Christmas shine in you.”
Looking forward to The Year 2015, consider this from last year’s Bridge article with a few additions:
In This New Year… I will, like Paul, forget those things which are behind and press forward. I will, like David, lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence comes help. I will, like Abraham, trust implicitly in my God. I will, like Enoch, walk in daily fellowship with my Heavenly Father. I will, like Jehoshaphat, prepare my heart to seek God. I will, like Moses, choose rather to suffer than enjoy the pleasures of sin. I will, like Daniel, commune with my God at all times. I will, like Job, be patient under all circum-stances. I will, like Gideon, stand firm even though my friends be few. I will, like Isaiah, consecrate myself to God’s work. I will, like Andrew, strive to lead my brother to a closer walk with Christ. I will, like John, lean upon the bosom of the Master. I will, like Stephen, manifest a forgiving spir-it toward all who hurt me. I will, like the Heavenly Host, proclaim the message of peace and good will. The additions: I will, like John, aspire to overcome because “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” I will, like James, “be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” and will endeavor to bridle my tongue so that only the blessing of others, not speaking evil of them, will proceed from my mouth I will, like Peter, consider Christ, my exam-ple, and “follow His steps”. I will, as Paul admonished the Philippians, let my conduct “be worthy of the gospel of Christ” and always “esteem others more highly than myself” I will, lastly to sum up, endeavor to live ac-cording to the Word of God and be reminded every day that none of the above is even remotely possible with-out day by day, moment by moment, submission to the guidance and empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
Heavenly Father, please make of us true disciples of Christ. Amen. A JOYOUS AND PEACE-FILLED NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!
One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies is from Tessie in Annie that responds to most everything, “Oh my good-ness! Oh my goodness!” And that’s exactly how I feel about this year rushing up on me! Wow! And just like that, it’s the year 2015! A brand new year on the heels of a holiday where we re-ceive lots of new things. For our kids, it’s new toys, new clothes, new gadgets, all new. New is a great thing!
In this new year, we’ll be having lots of opportunities for them to try new things. Church camps sign-ups are going on and that can be a new experience for a lot of children. “How Great Thou Art” is a new fellowship time we’ll be hosting every few months. Vacation Bible School is an old experience offering an opportu-nity to invite new friends to church and make some new friends. Lots of new and new is nice.
During our fellowship time “How Great Thou Art II” for 3rd-6th graders on Saturday, January 24th we’ll be doing a devotion about what it means to live for Christ new each day. Living new each day can be tough since so much of our lives is centered around routine, but I hope you’ll plan to let your child partici-pate as we paint the theme “Create in me a new heart”. We will be painting in the Family Life Center (gym) from 10 am - 12 noon and the cost is $5 to cover the cost of the canvas and sup-plies.
Be sure to let me know any special events that your child may have going on, including games they may be playing. I would love to be able to catch at least one of their home games!
“Forget the former things; do not dwell in the past. See, I am doing a new thing!” - Isaiah 43 : 18-19a
Just a few reminders so you can mark your calendars...*How Great Thou Art II is Saturday, January 24th from 10 am until 12 noon for 3rd-6th graders. The cost is $5.*Tall Timbers Camp is June 15-18 in Alexandria for 3rd-6th graders. Sign up sheet is in my office and the $50 deposit is due April 1st, 2015. Total cost of the camp will be approximately $150. *CentriKid at Timber Creek in Pulaski, MS is July 27-31 for 3rd-6th graders. Sign up sheet is in my office and the $50 de-posit is due February 1st, 2015. Total cost of the camp is $302. *Vacation Bible School is June 1-5 for children that will be en-tering PreK in Sept. 2015-6th grade.
The Preschool Department is looking for a few people that would be willing to lead two consecutive weeks of Children’s Church during the year 2015. Lots of weeks still available so let me know when a good time is for you. Curriculum and materials are provided.
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Kelly McElveen Director of Preschool/ Children’s [email protected]
Happy Birthday!
Brandon Buster - 1stRustyn Creel - 2ndKylee Burris - 5th
Morgan Varnado - 7thTristan Warner - 14thHailey Maddern - 20th
Kennedy McElveen - 22ndTy Miller - 27th
Are you in 6th grade or below? Let me know so I can add
you to my list!
The Preschool & Children’s Department went to Columbia, MS and rode the Christmas Train on Sunday, December 21st.
Pictured to the left is the group that joined us as they posed with Santa for picture in the Train Depot.
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PlaySchool News
Happy New Year!
Love, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Debbie, Mrs. Marsha, Mrs. Sara
& Mrs. Angela
Another new year is upon! It’s hard to believe that another Christmas has come and gone! From the Thanksgiving holidays until the last moment of our PlaySchool days before the Christ-mas break, we have intently looked at the Christmas story. It is always such a blessing to help parents sow the seeds of Jesus’ birth into the lives of their children. As the story winds its way around to the Wise Men, we talk greatly about the gifts that were brought to the King. Here is our list of what they gift they would each bestow upon the sweet Baby Jesus, King of kings...
A blue bike, from AidenA Ninja Turtle rattle, from AllieA golden door knob for His house in Heaven, from Anna KateA Barbie Dream House, from AnsleeA bottle, from AubreeMyrrh from Target, from AvaA baby bottle, from BlairA baby blanket, from BraelynTwo bottles (but that’s enough), from BrylieGold from the jewelry store, from BrynleeA little skateboard for Him to get around on, from CarterA ‘lil red Power Ranger costume, from CaydonA real, live bear, from EastonA kitty cat, from ElyA blanket, from FielderA blanket, from GavinSome milk, from GrahamA toy car, from GrantA green basketball, from HarperA toy, from James
Blocks, from JaxA whistle, from JaxsonA toy train, from JessieA pacifier, from KassiA toy, from KatieA blanket, from KinleyA toy train, from KnoxA toy truck, from KollinA baby rattle, from KyleeA Dora doll, from LaunaA shirt, from LiamA rattle and a movie, from LoganA baby shirt with a boat on it, from LucasA little polka dot deer, from Luke B.A girl Barbie (because babies like girl stuff), from Luke C.A dress, from MadelynSome of the frankincense that I have at my house, from MakennaA rattle, from MarcelineA crown, from McKinleyFresh hay for His bed, from ParkerA tiny toy reindeer, from PresleeA beach ball, from Riley B.A bottle, from Riley M.A toy, from RylanA pacifier, from RylandA paci, from RyleeA little baby rattle, from TristenA crown, from TuckerA Thomas the Tank Engine toy, from VictorA toy turtle, from Wyatt
What would you give Baby Jesus?
Leslie Westmoreland WINGS Coordinator
WINGS Ministry
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Rooted in Christ, Wednesday Night Ladies Class
“The Family of Jesus” Bible Study by Karen Kingsbury
NEW Ladies class starting on January 4th( Sunday Evening Class) & January 7th (Wednesday Evening Class)in the Senior Adult Center at 5:00 p.m.
Books Cost $15.00There will only be childcare for nursery age children
for the Sunday Evening Class.
Save The Date:Pine FBC Women’s Conference
February 27th & 28th, 2015 Speaker: Julie Woodruff
Worship Leader: Lara Landon
Children’s Church
Month of January
Karen Spears
for ages 3 to
Kindergarten
We will be meeting in Mrs. Cindy’s Kindergarten Sunday school room in the
Preschool Department
Sunday Night Supper
1/4Cooke, Creel, Mobley, Morgan, Sylvest & Owen
1/11 Branch, Fortenberry, Kirby, Knight, Rester, Varnado, & Wales
1/18McVea, Knight, Knight, Knight, & Phelps,
1/25Burris, Driskill, Kennedy, Stringfield, Tabor, Thomas, & Waskom
1/4 Eric Barber & Robby Stringfield
1/11 Jimmy Stafford & B. Burris
1/18 Stuart Varndo & Warren Cooke, Jr.
1/25Joe Sandifer & Lance Schilling
Sound Schedule(Please note schedule changes)
1/4 Stephen McElveen
1/11Darren Schilling
1/18 Johnny Burris
1/25Mack McElveen
Wednesday Night Supper1/7Group A - Pulled Pork
1/14 Group B - Fried Chicken
1/21Group C - Meatballs & Spaghetti
1/28Group D - Country Fried Steak
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Our January VOLUNTEERS
Nursery Schedule
1/4 Jennifer Walle & Kelly McElveen
1/11 JoAnn Luizza & Gayle Rester
1/18 Anita McNeal & Sandra McDaniel
1/25Denise Gatewood & Beverly Slade
Announcements
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The Bible clearly states “all have sinned.” It is my nature to sin, and it is yours too. None of us is untainted. Because of sin, we’ve all hurt our-selves, we’ve all hurt other people, and others have hurt us. This means each of us need repentance and recovery in order to live our lives the way God intended.
You’ve undoubtedly heard the expression that “time heals all wounds.” Unfortunately, it isn’t true. As a pastor I frequently talk with people who are still carrying hurts from 30 or 40 years ago. The truth is – time often makes things worse. Wounds that are left untended fester and spread infection throughout your entire body. Time only extends the pain if the problem isn’t dealt with.
What we need is a biblical and balanced program to help people overcome their hurts, habits and hang-ups. Celebrate Recovery is that program. Based on the actual words of Jesus rather than psychological theory, our recovery program is unique, and more effective in helping people change than anything else I’ve seen or heard of. Over the years I’ve witnessed how the Holy Spirit has used this program to transform literally thousands of lives at Saddleback Church and help people grow toward full Christlike maturity.
Most people are familiar with the classic 12 step program of A.A. and other groups. While undoubtedly many lives have been helped through the twelve steps, I’ve always been uncomfortable with that program’s vagueness about the nature of God, the saving power of Jesus Christ, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. So I began an intense study of the Scrip-tures to discover what God had to say about “recovery.” To my amaze-ment, I found the principles of recovery, and even their logical order, given by Christ in his most famous message, the Sermon on the Mount.
My study resulted in a ten-week series of messages called “The Road to Recovery.” During that series, my Associate Pastor John Baker developed the workbooks, which became the heart of our Celebrate Recovery pro-gram. I believe that this program is unlike any recovery program you may have seen. There are seven features that make it unique:
This recovery program is based on God’s Word, the Bible. When Jesus taught the Sermon on the Mount, he began by stating “Eight Ways to Be Happy.” Today we call them the Beatitudes. From a conventional viewpoint, most of these statements didn’t make sense. They sounded like contradictions. But when you fully understand what Jesus is saying, you’ll realize that these eight principles are God’s road to recovery, wholeness, growth, and spiritual maturity.
This recovery program is forward-looking. Rather than wallowing in the past, or dredging up and rehearsing painful memories over and over, Celebrate Recovery focuses on the future. Regardless of what has already happened, the solution is to start making wise choices now and depend on Christ’s power to help me make those changes.
This recovery program emphasizes personal responsibility. Instead of playing the “accuse and excuse” game of victimization, this program helps people face up to their own poor choices and deal with what they
can do something about. We cannot control all that happens to us. But we can control how we respond to everything. That is a secret of happiness. When we stop wasting time fixing the blame, we have more energy to fix the problem. When you stop hiding your own faults and stop hurling accusations at others, then the healing power of Christ can begin working in your mind, will, and emotions.
This recovery program emphasized spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ. The 3rd principle calls for people to make a total surrender of their lives to Christ. Lasting recovery cannot happen without this step. Everybody needs Jesus. Celebrate Recovery is thoroughly evangelistic in nature. In fact, the first time I took our entire church through this program over 500 people prayed to receive Christ on a single weekend. It was an amazing spiritual harvest. And during the ten week series that I preached to kick-off this program, our attendance grew by over 1,500 people! Don’t be surprised if this program becomes the most effective outreach ministry in your church. Today, nearly 73% of the people who’ve been through Celebrate Recovery have come from outside our church. Changed lives always attract others who want to be changed.
This recovery program utilizes the biblical truth that we need each other in order to grow spiritually and emotionally. It is built around small group interaction and the fellowship of a caring community. There are many therapies, growth programs, and counselors today that are built around one-on-one interaction. But Celebrate Recovery is built on the New Testament principle that we don’t get well by ourselves. We need each other. Fellowship and accountability are two important components of spiritual growth. If your church is interested in starting small groups, this is a great way to get started.
This recovery program addresses all types of habits, hurts and hang-ups. Some recovery programs deal only with alcohol or drugs or another single problem. But Celebrate Recovery is a “large umbrella” program un-der which a limitless number of issues can be dealt with. At Saddleback Church, only one out of three who attend Celebrate Recovery are dealing with alcohol or drugs. We have dozens of other specialized groups too.
Finally, this recovery program produces lay ministers! Because Celebrate Recovery is biblical and church-based, it produces a continuous stream of people moving into ministry after they’ve found recovery in Christ. Eighty-five percent of the people who’ve gone through the program are now active members of Saddleback Church, and an amazing 42% are now using their gifts and talents serving the Lord in some capacity in our church.
In closing, let me say that the size of your church is no barrier to begin-ning a Celebrate Recovery ministry. You can start it with just a small group of people and watch it grow by word-of-mouth. Your won’t be able to keep it a secret for long!
You are going to see lives changed in dramatic ways. You are going to see hopeless marriages restored and people set free from all kinds of sinful habits, hang-ups, and hurts as they allow Jesus to be Lord in every area of their lives. To God be the glory! We’ll be praying for you.
Celebrate Recovery Ministry... A Message From Rick Warren
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Helen Erwin
WelcomE Our New Members
Tuesday, January 27, 2015Summer Grove Baptist Church(Banquet Hall & Sanctuary are all under one roof!)
8924 Jewella Ave, Shreveport, LA 71118Tickets for lunch are $15 per person.
Schedule11:30 AM Lunch (Banquet Hall)12:15 PM Music By: Paid in Full12:30 Warden Burl Cain1:30 Evangelism Conference speaker (Sanctuary)2:30 Senior Adult Dessert/Coffee (Banquet Hall)3:00 Dr. Ted Traylor3:30 Paid in Full Concert
With high school graduation fast approaching, FBC would like to remind seniors of the scholarship opportunity available through the church. FBC is the financial manager and distributor of the Charles and Jan Montgomery Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship has been in existence since 1985 and has helped numerous students over the years with their college expenses. Applications and guidelines for eligibility can be obtained through the church office or through the schools. If you are looking for a meaningful honorarium or memorial gift, please keep in mind a donation to the scholarship fund. You will not only be helping perpetuate the scholarship, but also helping a worthy student with their college expenses.
Scholarship funds Available
DVD or CD copies of worship services and other events here at FBC are aviliable by
requesting through the church office.
See Brother Butch for details.
Beth Walker
PRSRT STDNONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONUS POSTAGE
PAIDPERMIT NO. 27
January 2015
950 Self StreetFranklinton, LA 70438www.fbcfranklinton.org
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