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“P eoPle of influence in a city of influence .”

Te Me s se n ge r

January 2Vol. 53 N

International Mission OfferingGoal - $80,000 To Date - $23,932.08

70% - Lott ie Moon Christmas Offer ingThis fund provides support for over 5 ,000 Southern BaptistMissionaries .

30% - Internat ional Mission FundThis fund wil l be available to provide support to churchmembers planning to take international mission trips.

This special offering will be received during the months of Dec. , Jan. , & Feb.

UPWARD BASKETBALLand CHEERLEADING

Practices have started and the firstgame is January 15 th . We wil l play forseven straight Saturdays ending onFebruary 26. Questions. . .cal l the churchoffice. Upward Game Day at the OleMiss Women’s Basketball game is Sun., Jan. 16 th, at 2 pm. All Upward par-t icipants and their famil ies get in free.Upward players recognized at halft ime.

J a n u a r y B i B l e St u d y o n We d . n i g h t S

The Truth About Grace : Studies in Galatians will teach adultshow to have a better understanding of the true meaning of grace inthe gospels . This study wil l be taught the four Wednesday nights

throughout January. The study begins January 5 , 2011 at 6 :00 pm inthe Fel lowship Hall .



“P eop e of inf uence“Behold , I make al lthings new !” This is thetriumphant declarat ionof King Jesus at the endof the Book of Revela-t ion. As we look forwardto a “New Year” to the“beginning” of “2011,”we must remember that

such designations are purely arbitrary. InChina, the New Year wil l be celebrated on

February 3rd

. In Muslim countries , i t wil l be celebrated on November 26th, and Jewswill celebrate i t on November 28 th. In real-i ty, January 1, 2011 won’t be discernablefrom December 31, 2010. New years don’tcome from the designations of men, nomatter the impressive mathematical andastronomical gymnastics employed toarrange our calendars. Even then, anextra s ix hours can’t be shoe-horned in, but must be relegated to the mother of al l

duct-tape solutions, Leap Year (the Onewho asked, “Which one of you by worryingcan add a s ingle second to his l i fe?” mustlook at Leap Year and laugh). In 1582, thecalendar had gotten so fouled up that 10whole days were deleted just to get back ontrack. No, an era isn’t “new” because wesay i t is . This is consistently proven by the“New Year’s Resolution.” Despite our mosthonest evaluations of the past year and out best intentions for the next , “resolution” f or

last ing change comes from a place outsideourselves. Real newness is found only in theOne through whom all things were made andwill be remade. Jesus is the One who makes things new. Paul said, “If any man is inChrist , he is a new creature. The old is gone, behold, the new has come.” This newnesspours into our present existence in Christthrough the Spirit from eternity future. Forthe Christ ian, every moment is a “new year,”every second is infused with the grace of

what wil l be. We l ive as beings from the

future; we alone can lay claim to that whichis truly new. This gives us confidence forl iving in the present precisely because weare not defined by i t . I t does not hold pow-er over us. When the Gestapo officers cameto Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s cel l to takehim to the place of execution for his resis-tance to the Nazi regime, he whispered to aninmate, “This is the end . . . for me, the beginning of l i fe!” C.S. Lewis reminds uthat the entirety of our earthly l ives barely

comprises the “preface” of the total i ty of ourexistence in Christ . The moment we step intoeternity, into the future, into the truly new,“Chapter One” has just begun! Comfortedand chastened by the comprehensive real i tyof the eternally new available now in Christ ,let us l ive each moment in l ight of what is tocome. Over every t ick of the clock, let Jesusdeclare: “Behold, I make al l things new!”

OpportunitiesLife UniversitySpring 2011 resumes on

Januar y 16 @ 5:00 pm .

Bible Study classes wil l continueand new ones wil l begin. Anyone can join these groups even if you weren’tinvolved in the fal l . The studies thatwil l be offered in January are:

1. The Whole Counsel of God - Dr. Eric Hankins2. Women’s Bible Study- “ Jonah: Naviga tingLi f e Interrupted”-Led by Janet Hankins(thru 3/6)

3. Women’s Explorers : Study of Genesis - Jan. 9Led by Beth Fi t ts

4 . Men’s Explorers - Study of Genesis - Jan. 9Led by Greg Brewer and Mart in Locke

5. Men’s Fraterni ty :The Quest for Authentic Manhood

Led by Scott Kendricks

6. Men’s Bible Study: The Book o f Judges : Bui lding

Israe l Led by J im Propes( Jan 16 to Apri l 17)7 . MasterLi fe 1 : The Disciples Cross & MasterLi fe

2 : The Disciple ’ s Personal i ty Led by Aaron Hulse

Good Thoughts



Br e a k f a s t Cl u B

Resumes Tuesday, Jan. 11 @ Chick-Fil-A @6:30 am. Great fel lowship and a devotion.Buses leave for school @ 7:15 am.

Yo u t h Wo r s h i p

Wednesdays @ 6:00 pm. Great friends, greatfun, great music! Resumes January 5.********************************************

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DivorceCare - Divorced? Separated?Find Help - Discover Hope - ExperienceHealing. DivorceCare i s a f r iendly, caringgroup of people who wi l l walk alongside you

through one of l i fe ’s most di f f icul t experiences.I t i s a special weekly Bible study and supportgroup meeting on Wednesdays @ 6 pm begin-ning January 26, for 13 weeks in room 309.

Don’ t do through separat ion or divorce alone .

********************************************f i n a n C i a l pe a C e un i v e r s i t Y (fpu)

This a a 13-week c lass that begins on Wed. , Jan.26, @ 5:45 pm in room 312. FPU wil l help familie sand individuals change the ir family tree forever,

beat debt and build wealth, and provide per sonalf inancial control and securi ty within the ir home.

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en g l i s h a s a se C o n d la n g u a g e (esl)

ESL is a ministry to those who would l ike to betterlearn and speak the Engl ish language . I t i s led byThomas Herrington & others on Wednesdays @ 6:00pm in room 305. ESL resumes on Wed. night , Jan 5 .************************************************

GEMS M i n i s t r Y

GEMS is for women who desire anint imate walk with the Lord as they learn

& apply Biblical principles found in Titus 2.GEMS meets on the 2nd Tuesday each month from6:30-9 :30 pm at the home of Stephanie Garneau.For more info, p lease contact Stephanie at gems@

bellsouth.net or visit www.thegemministry.com.

Bu d g e t re p o r t-de C e M B e r 5 & 12,2010Budget $133,552.08Building $ 25,435.33Designated $ 17,721.00Total $176,708.41Bui lding Funds Given to date : $5 ,126,586.73Redeem the Time to Date : $1 ,768,828.06“Go Tel l” Given to Date : $23,932.08

fa M i l Y B i B l e st u d Y

Dec. 5 , 2010 - 620 Dec. 12 , 2010 - 523 ne W Me M B e r s

Carolyn Coleman; Hayley Erwin; Kinney Ferris

de a C o n s o f t h e We e k

Jan. 2-8 - Derrel l Doss, Larry Moffett ,Tom Dawson, Larry Li t t le

Jan. 9-15 - Rick Mize, Victor Newell ,Breese Quinn, Glenn Wilson

Jan. 16-22 - Eddie Aune, Anthony Hart,Steve Hurdle , Scott Kendricks

Jan. 23-29 - Michael Meurrier, Mark Moore,Don Buchanan, Mitchel l Diggs

Jan. 30-Feb. 5 - Jeff Evans, Brad Golmon,

Kei th Scruggs, Bubba Robinson

ou r sY M p a t h i e s

To Mrs. Beverly Randle and family in the loss ofher mother, Mrs. Paul ine “Pol ly” Harris Bobi t t .

********************************************Qu a r t e r l Y Bu s i n e s s Me e t i n g

Ja n u a r Y 16, 2011 @ 6:45 p .M .

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******************************************** ANNOUNCEMENTS:-Senior Adult XYZ not meeting in January

Next meeting will be February 1.

-No P.M. Activities on Jan. 2 and Jan. 9

in a city of inf uence.Youth Stuff Our Family

aWana leadership lunCheonSunday, January 9, @ 12:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall

All Awana Leaders and their families are invited to the

luncheon immediately following the 11:00 am service.

This is a great way for us to say “thank you” to our lead-

ers who serve so faithfully in the Awana Ministry.



T h e M e s s e n g e r S e n d a d d r e s s c h a n g e s t o T h e M e s s e n g e r 8 0 0 V a n B u r e n A v e . , O x f o r d , M S 3 8 6 5 5 - 3 8 4 4

( U S P S 5 7 1 - 6 8 0 ) P u b l i s h e d M o n t h l y b y

F i r s t B a p t i s t C h u r c h P e r i o d i c a l P o s t a g e p a i d a t

8 0 0 V a n B u r e n A v e . , O x f o r d , M S 3 8 6 5 5 - 3 8 4 4

This Month Jan 2 - No P.M. Activit ies

Jan 3 - Church Off ice Closed

Jan 5 - Mother’s Morning Out Resumes- Wednesday Night Activit ies

Resume.. .Choir, Awanas,Bible Study and Dinner

Jan 9 - Awana Leadership Luncheonafter 11:00 am service

- The Prism begins @ 5 :00 pm- Men’s & Women’s Explorers

Bible Study begins @ 5 :00 pm

Jan 15 - Upward Game Day @ Ole MissWomen’s Basketball Game

Jan 16 - Life University Classes Resume@ 5:00 pm

- Children&Youth Choirs Resume- Quarterly Business Meeting

6:45 pm in the Auditorium

Jan 18 - Inmon Circle meets @ 9 :30 am- XYZ Choir resumes @ 10:30 am

Jan 26 - Financial Peace University begins @ 5:45 pm

- DivorceCare group meets@ 6:00 pm

800 Van Buren Ave. • Oxford MS 38655662.234.3515 • www.gotorst.org

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