First Baptist Church

Fisherville

Ladies Winter Bible Study

starts Wednesday, February 4th

@ 9:15 AM & 6:15 PM

Please sign up. Workbooks are available for purchase.

Join author--Beth Moore and walk the shores of Thessaloni-

ca with this verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 and

2 Thessalonians.

February

2015

Sunday, February 1

9:45 AM If interested, please sign up

in the church office or in

your Sunday School class.

(Space is limited, class will

be offered once each

quarter).

February 1st

New Members Class

Wedding Shower for

Katrina Allen

Youth Super Bowl Party

2nd

Youth Bible Study starts

4th

Ladies Bible Study starts

10th

Senior Adult Rally

13th

Youth Guys and Girls Night

14th

Coffee House Concert

20th

Parents Night Out

Pray for our continuing search for a full-time Children’s Ministry Director and

for all of our Committees and Deacons as they minister on your behalf.

Dear Fisherville Fellowship, 

We’ve started off the New 

Year  in a good way at First 

Fisherville! 

We  have  seen  two 

professions  of  faith.  We 

have  celebrated  Gavin 

Allen’s bap sm. 

We  have  surpassed  our 

Lo e  Moon  Foreign 

Mission  Support  with 

$38,715.36  collected! 

We  have  had  good  a endance,  and  even 

excep onal  a endance  at  the  showing  of 

Billy Graham’s new film. 

We’ve  experienced  a  wonderful  church 

family business mee ng  last Sunday night. 

Sco   Trout  shared  an  inspira onal 

devo on.  Jerry  Keough  presented  a 

glowing financial report, and a solid budget 

for  2015.  Brother Gary  presented  us with 

new  commi ee members  ready  to  serve. 

Tony Bond brought an encouraging  report 

from our Acts 1:8 mission  and  renova on 

project. We were given an exci ng update 

about a possible Children’s Minister. 

Amen! We are off to a good start. May we 

fulfill  Paul’s  words  in  I  Corinthians  9:24, 

“Do you not know that those who run  in a 

race,  all  run,  but  one  receives  the  prize? 

Run in such a way that you may win it.” 

God Bless, 

 

Bro. Jack

Acts 1:8 Challenge Fund 

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has 

come on you, and you will be My witnesses in 

Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends 

of the earth. (Acts 1:8, HCSB) 

First  Bap st  Church  Fisherville’s  Acts  1:8  Challenge 

Fund will strengthen our witness to our Jerusalem by 

funding the renova on of our primary worship center 

and  the  addi on  of  a Welcome  Center.    It will  also 

provide  a  founda on  of  support  for  funding 

evangelism  and missions  in  our  Judea  and  Samaria 

through partnerships with area ministries and Bap st 

Associa ons.    It  complements  our  longstanding 

commitment to reach the ends of  the earth through 

the  SBC  Coopera ve  Program  and  North  American 

and Interna onal Missions Boards. 

Gi s  through December  31  to  the Acts  1:8  Fund  of 

$77,000  are  a  beginning  toward  our  goal  of  raising 

$900,000  to  complete  construc on  without  a  loan.  

These  funds,  plus  the  other  funds  available  give  us 

nearly $1.2 million toward our $2.1 million Fund goal.  

That  means  that  we  can  fund  the  an cipated 

construc on  through  June  without  borrowing.   

Please  con nue  to  pray  about  how  the  Lord would 

have you respond.  “And everyone whose heart s rred 

him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and 

brought  the  Lord’s  contribu on  for  the work  of  the 

tent of mee ng and for all its service and for the holy 

garments.” (Exodus 35:21) 

Dr. Gary Redding 

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CURRENT 4TH-6TH

GRADERS,

ARE YOU READY TO GET

F.I.T.?

This summer we will teach campers about the

spiritual practices that will help them grow in

their faith. We will chew on God’s word and

let Him be our teacher. The goal of this year’s

Bible study time is to provide kids with some

hands-on, practical, take-it-home-with-them

tools for using spiritual practices as they grow

their faith. For more information check out

their website. www.centrikids.com

Parent/Student Info. Meeting

February 8 @ 12:15

$50 deposit due February 15th.

See Tom Crocker or Leanne Davis for more

details!

Dear Church Family,

Thank you so much for your prayers and concerns

during my surgery and recuperation. A special to

Bro. Jack and John Bills for their hospital visits. I’m

confident God is still in charge.

I love you all.

Laverne Yancy

Thank you for each kind thought, prayers and your

many expressions of love during this time of grief.

We especially appreciate Bro. Jack, those who

provided music, and those who fed our family af-

ter the service.

Clyne Sparks and family

With the beginning of 2015, already a month and more into the new year, I am thankful.  I am thankful for new beginnings, the beginning of my seventh year in your service here at FBCF, the blessing you are to me and Carol, your prayerful and kind support and love, and I am thankful for 2014’s year of music and ministry that culminated in the “Sound of Joy”  and  all  of  God’s  people,  our  children,  youth  and  church  singing  together  God’s praises.  Let’s do it again!  AMEN! 

February 2015

The first of many events have been put on the calendar for our 2015 Senior Adult “We’re  Going  Places”  events!    First  up  is  the  February  10th  Sr.  Adult  Rally  at Crosspointe  Bap st  Church, Millington.  Cost  is  $8.00  for  catered  lunch  and  the deadline for reserva ons is Sunday, February 1st.  Second up is our Senior Adult Pot‐Luck  luncheons.    Scheduled  for  the  first  Thursday  of  each  month  (with  a  few excep ons), we resume on Thursday, March 5th at 11:30 AM. Bring a friend!  Next up is the JUBILEE CONFERENCE in Branson, MO, April 13‐15, three nights, departure for home on Apr. 16th.  Cost is $232.00 per person, double occupancy, (more details on our bulle n board).  SIGN UP soon as spaces go quickly!   CHECK THE BULLETIN 

BOARD REGULARLY!   Senior Saints Choir will resume Thursday, March 12. In the planning: Day Trip to Bass Pro Center with dinner or  lunch at the top of the Pyramid!   Day Trip to Union City, TN  ‐ Discovery Park of America.    Overnight  trip  to  Franklin,  TN  ‐  Downtown  Franklin  shopping  and  sightseeing,  dinner  at  the Cheesecake Factory and lunch at Loveless Café, plus, plus! Quarterly Senior Adult Rally ou ngs, Senior Saints Choir Tours and many more events to come!  Always something happening, ‘cause “We’re Going Places!”  

Senior Adult Ministry 

I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. Psalm 63:4 

CHOIRS  IN WORSHIP!  I’ve been reading ar cles of late deba ng the need for choirs in worship services, the pros and cons of church choirs. As I’ve read these ar cles I go back to  what Scripture tells us about choirs. The Bible shows us that God loves all humankind to sing to Him‐‐choirs are featured in the Bible’s own descrip on of divine worship. The first organized choirs in Scripture can be found during King David’s  me, as recorded in the Books of Chronicles. God set apart the tribe of Levi to serve Him. 1 Chronicles tells of how King David appointed no less than four thousand Levites as singers and musicians. These singers and musicians ministered day and night in the tabernacle and later in the temple‐‐these were some of the first earthly choirs assigned to serve God through song. Choirs with both men and women singers (Nehemiah 7:67; 2 Chronicles 35:25), were organized for worship in the tem‐ple and were placed under the direc on of able musicians (1 Chronicles 25). The Psalms, such as Psalm 6, show that choral singing was accompanied by instruments. Fi y‐five Psalms also indicate that there were directors of music, who led choirs in temple worship. I can’t think of anything more exci ng during worship  than a choir  lo   full of  faithful servants  leading  in praise! We NEED and WANT more faithful servants in our choirs‐‐children, youth and adults. If God has blessed you with the gi  of singing, give it as a living sacrifice to Him by joining this very special ministry of choral music. You don’t HAVE to be in the choir, but you GET to be in the choir...the only qualifica on is a willing heart! God isn’t concerned so much about your ability… only your availability. “Each of you should use whatever gi  you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its vari-ous forms.” (1 Peter 4:10 NIV) THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO USE THAT GIFT AND BEGIN SINGING IN A CHOIR! 

January 2015 Memorials Acts 1:8 Challenge/Renovation

In Memory of Agnes Roberts given by:

Richard Haynie

Lucy and Adam Prior given by:

Gary and Tonda Redding

In Honor of Keith and Yvonne Allen given by:

Brandon Allen

Jeff and Tamra Sinden given by:

Gary and Tonda Redding

In Memory of Norma Sparks given by:

Carl and Betty Streebeck

Sam and Jane Redding given by:

Gary and Tonda Redding

In Memory of Jacqueline Little given by:

Sue Richards

In Memory of Henry Donathan given by:

Mike & Kathy Hamner

In Memory of Agnes Roberts given by:

Clarine Throneberry

In Memory of Ann Jones given by:

Clarine Throneberry

In Memory of Henry Donathan given by:

Clarine Throneberry

In Memory of Richard Story given by:

Clarine Throneberry

In Honor of Rod & Meredith Redding given by:

Gary & Tonda Redding

Building Fund

In Memory of Norma Sparks given by:

Doug Gordon

Larry and Gloria Jones

Larry and Jeri Stringer

In Memory of Henry Donathan given by:

Larry and Jeri Stringer

In Honor of Jeri Stringer:

Bettie Mynatt

Budget Fund

In Memory of Norma Sparks given by:

Patricia Cochran

In Memory of Vaiden and Jin Jamerson given by:

Shirley Jamerson

In Memory of William (Billy) Jamerson given by:

Shirley Jamerson

In Memory of Janice Beesinger given by:

Shirley Jamerson

In Memory of David Burrows given by:

Shirley Jamerson

Cemetery Fund

In Memory of Ikie Briggs given by:

Mary Briggs

In Memory of Buck and Mabel Hamner given by:

Mary Briggs

Maxine Chapman given by:

Mary Briggs

Children’s Ministry

In Memory of Henry Donathan given by:

Doug Gordon

Trout/Penn S. S. Class

Lottie Moon

In Memory of Norma Sparks given by:

John Bills S.S. Class

Eva Lucille Kerr given by:

Ann Faught

Music Ministry

In Memory of Mary Gordon given by:

Doug Gordon

Senior Saints

In Memory of Janice Beesinger given by:

Debbie Lovelace

The church Library still has a few Don Piper

DVD’s available for purchase.

Jack Moore, Senior Pastor Dr. Gary Redding, Associate Pastor/Education and Admin.

Rick Marshall, Minister of Worship & Senior Adults Jeff James, Associate Pastor/Students and Young Families

Brad Hamner, Worship Associate/Director Media and Technology

Church office hours Monday-Friday 9 AM - 4 PM

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Michelle Davis, Keith Donathan and all the

family in the loss of Henry Donathan

Sandy Webb in the loss of her Mother

Ann Faught in the loss of her sister-in-law

Gavin Allen