Faith Family MessengerMay 2018

Deadline to get tickets for the Priscilla Shirer Simulcast is Wednesday, May 2

Friend Day and Spring Picnic May 6

Guest Speaker: Bob Holmes Picnic at Shadow Valley Activities begin at 3:00

Hamburgers and hotdogs served at 5:00

Hebrews 9:14 says, “How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the Living God.”You serve the Living God! What a humble reality that we all are called to serve the King of Kings, Himself. We get the opportunity to serve the living God that gave us our eternally unblemished life! I cannot think of a better motivator to have a life of service than to know we serve our glorious Eternal Father. John 12:26 says, “Whoever serves Me must follow Me; and where I am my servant will be. My Father will honor the one who serves Me.” God honors us when we offer our service to our Living Lord. Now that is a humble thought that God would honor or reward us for our service to Him, when we are serving Him based upon Him saving us! Our honor that God gives us is when other people grow closer to Jesus through our service. Our honor God gives is when we have the opportunity to walk up to see Jesus face-to-face one day. How, then, can we serve the lord?Matthew 20:27-28 says, “and whoever wants to be first must be your slave- just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.” When we bow down to serve others, we stand up for Jesus Christ. What is our philosophy to serve others here at FBC?1. We serve God by Serving Others wherever

we are and whenever we can. What is our strategy to serve others here at FBC?A. Serve Others Inward. (Inward is defined as the

church body) a. We serve inward by finding (1) ministry within

the church to serve (1) hour a week. We can help you find a ministry that fits your God-given spiritual gift, your passion, and your ability.

b. We serve inwardly by caring for our fellow faith family each of us become aware of other’s needs.

B. Serve Others Outward. (Outward is defined as the world around us)

a. We serve outward by looking for people wherever we are that need help.

b. We serve outward by joining in the church’s strategy mission’s partnerships. We have a four-pronged approach to our partnerships modeled after Acts 1:8.

i. Local-we strategically serve other organizations within Fayetteville to strengthen our community, as well understand we spend most of our time in our local community.

ii. State-We seek out ways to serve others in the state through our annual state-missions offering, as well as travel across the state to serve in intentional missions trips.

iii. National-We seek out at least one national partnership with a local church body to build the name of Jesus in their local community, as well as give to the annual Easter (NAMB) offering.

iv. International-We continue our partnership with Tejutla, Guatemala as we go and serve their local community and reach out with the Gospel of Christ. We also support our global work through missionaries all around the globe with our annual “Annie Armstrong Offering” during Christmas.

There is a way for everyone to be involved in this four-pronged approach to fulfill God’s strategy. We call all be prayer warriors that commit to pray for these partnerships. We can all financially support others to go and carry out the work on the ground whether state-wide, national, or globally. We can all bring items that are needed for each trip that are particular to our trip up ahead. I see the movement of God growing when His people continue to be serious about serving others with all their heart. After all, we are all called to love others as we love ourselves….some neighbors just happen to be around the globe. Whether we serve our church body inward, or serve the communities outward all around the globe, we serve others intentionally and serve with a heart of prayer being source of direction as we hear and serve our Great God!

Pastor Jon

Serving Others

tFIrs Kids NEWSWHERE KIDS COME FIRST

First Kids Wednesday Night Theme Nights:

May 2 - Pickle Night - Everyone wear green! Come join us as we try different pickles, talk about our pickle prayers, and watch a pickle glow!

May 9 - Luau Night - Come dressed in your best Hawaiian attire. Can you “Hang 10” and quote 10 verses! Prizes awarded. Can you do it, DUDE?

May 16- Spaghetti Supper/Cake Auction for Guatemala Mission Team - Come support our mission team!

May 23 - FAMILY NIGHT - Kids bring your parents and lets share with our parents what we have learned in First Kids. There will be a time of worship, fun, and fellowship.

Parents - We want you to stay connected to all that is going on in First Kids! Here are a couple of ways you can stay informed.

• To receive text message updates about Children’s Ministry - text @72cbgd to 81010.

• Join our new FBC Children’s Facebook page! (FBC First Kids) Receive information regarding Children’s Ministry, parenting helps, and so much more!

CONNECT SHIPWRECKED VBS is quickly approaching!We are still needing lots of workers to make this Vacation

Bible School a success. If you are interested in helping serve in either our daytime (8:30-11:30 am) or evening (6:00-8:30pm) VBS, please contact Mrs. Amie as soon as possible. We will be having a VBS training night on May 30 beginning at 6:30 pm. I want to encourage all workers to come.

We plan to have several work nights for those who will be available to leaned a helping hand in the organization and decoration needs of our VBS. Those work nights will be May 2, 9, and 23. Come join us as we prepare for this huge outreach.

Our online VBS registration will be up and running on our church website, fbcfayetteville.com beginning May 15th. Encourage all your friends to sign-up and be a part of this amazing week.

June 11-15

WCBA Children’s Camp will be July 5-7 for children entering fourth - seventh grades. It will be help at

Camp Crystal Springs. Be on the look out for camp forms to go out at the

end of the month.

Children’s CAMP

TACO NIGHT was AWESOME!Come see what’s next

in First Kids!

parent link the hub student ministry of first baptist church

Youth Skeet Shoot @ Henry Horton State Park Saturday, May 5th

Leave FBC @ 9am. $5 per 25 targets. Must show hunter education card to participate.

Sign up by April 29th in the Hub.

Bob Holmes, an evangelist known as the "One Man Volleyball Team” will be hosted by our church here in Fayetteville May 6-10. Bob has been featured on CBS, CNN, in USA TODAY and holds a Ripley's Believe It Or Not record for winning over 19,200 games which is also a Ripley's record for most games played by an athlete of any sport in history. He has beaten the Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, the Buffalo Bills (three times) and many more athletic teams and organizations around the country. Bob plays with a purpose and will be delivering a message of hope and inspiration, playing and speaking to students in schools all across Lincoln County. He will be playing and presenting the Gospel Thursday night, May 10 in the Riverside Christian Academy gym at 7pm. Pizza will be served and everyone is invited to attend!

BriAnn Buford

Jake Kelley

Cody Buford

McKenlee JeanReagan Dunivan

Amelia Brown

Kaitlyn Hobbs

Annie MillerCasey McNeal

Congratulations Class of 2018

Conner Reed Emily Steelman

Robert Woods

Abby Stout

Whitney Winsett

Gabby Thornton

Jack Robinson

Braden Sims

Our College Graduates Madison Frame - Motow Morgan Frame - Motlow

Madison Gallagher - MTSU Allison Huffman - Sewanee

Will Robinson - UT Chattanooga

Congratulations Class of 2018

To My Faith Family, I am so grateful for the love and concern shown to me during my recent surgery and continued recovery. The prayers, cards, hugs, food, and encouraging words have been a special blessing. God is so good! Love, Linda Hancock

Dear Faith Family, Words….tears….thank you’s will never be able to convey our deepest gratitude to you all for holding our hands through this trial with our son in Afghanistan. When at our lowest, your prayers were at their highest. So many answered prayers have woven their way into this season’s tapestry. Thank you for praying and for giving! The donations you made to send to Zech and his platoon overflowed the room. There were many times these men gave up hope….and then prayer, a package, or a note telling them to hang on would arrive. That, my friends, is love in action. We are undone over the way our Father has blessed us through your loving hearts. With increasing love, Sherman and Laura Wiggin

LadiesLUNCHEON

Ladies, you are invited to join us for lunch,

May 17 beginning at 12:00. We will enjoy salads, bread, and

desserts followed by our speaker:

Frances Phillips

Please call the church office by noon on Tuesday, May 15 to

make reservations.

Attention Women of FBC:There will be a Women’s Ministry Meeting the third Wednesday of

each month at 5:30 in the Fellowship Hall. We will enjoy dinner together while discussing

areas of Women’s Ministry. The next meeting will be held

May 16.

FBC Women on Mission will meet in May 17 at 1:00

in Room 121.

Bible Fellowship Average ……….442 First Service Average…………….268 Second Service Average…….….154 Third Service Average……………184 Wednesday Night Average ……..197

For the Record Average attendance for April

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Welcome to our Faith Family

Jay HartmanJoanne Noren

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