August 31, 2014 Sunday School Attendance………705 Homebound/TV SS: ...................... *80 Elevate Children’s Worship ............ 40 Total Worship Attendance:… .... 1,236 *Average attendance

Invite Everyone, Invest In People, Impact Eternity

Sunday Worship Classic Service 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service 10:30 a.m. Hispanic Worship 10:45 a.m. Connect Groups 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer/Bible Study 4:00 & 6:00 p.m.

TV Schedule Cable Channel 10 Worship Service: Thu: 9:30 pm, Sun: 8:00 am, Mon: 12 Noon Sunrise Sunday School Sun: 7:30 am & 10:00 am Spanish Sunday School Sun: 5:30 pm & 10:30 pm

Pastoral Staff John S. McCallum II, Pastor jmcallum@hotmail.com Lee Barnett, Music/Worship Minister lee.barnett@mac.com Danny Bryson Education/Outreach Minister dannydbryson@gmail.com Bill Newton, Youth Minister bnewton49@outlook.com Mike Pounders Administrative Pastor drtruth24@att.net Margarito Ramirez Hispanic Pastor (800)798-5463 magoram@sbcglobal.net Brent Roberts, Children’s Minister brent.roberts@rocketmail.com Ken Wheatley, Missions Coordinator kwheatleyiii@sbcglobal.net Wallace Yamauchi, Fitness/Recreation Minister wajamika@hotmail.com

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Kate Dickinson John Mize

Worship Greeters - September 7 9:00 a.m. James O’Neal, Bart Dickinson, Tommy White, Susan Sanders, Jerry Franks, Glen McClain, Mary Hawthorn 10:30 a.m. Maria Colmenero, Clay & Ra-chel Staggs, Julie Jarrell, Judy Dacus, Ste-ve & Donna Harbour, Lynn Bennett, Mary Davenport, Everett Cassens

Deacon Hospital Visitation Week of Sept 8-12

Monday ................................ Greg Greeson Tuesday ................................... Les Warren Wednesday ............................ John Jenkins Thursday ........................... Corbett Sanders Friday ..................................... Stacy Farnell

Thur Sept 4 Proverbs 30-31; 1 Corinthians 9 J.E. Sanders Gloria Riggins Ross Rumore Breanne Dunn Fri Sept 5 Ecclesiastes 1-3; 1 Corinthians 10 Joan Aunspaugh Linda Kemp Bill Watson Rick Dennis Joe Greeson Riley Madlock Ava Brunet

Sat Sept 6 Ecclesiastes 4-7; 1 Corinthians 11 Kelli Greenwood Kevin Cortez Katie Segrest Kanon Goss Sun Sept 7 Ecclesiastes 5-8; 1 Corinthians 12 Elva Rhodes Betty Sims Jim Short Linda Mahnker Dana Murphy Regino Lara Villegas Shane Reynolds Deva Moore Miranda Johnson Noel Wheeler

Mon Sept 8 Song of Solomon 1-4; 1 Corinthians 13 Chelsea Hall Sydney Gibson Ashlyn Lechak Tues Sept 9 Song of Solomon 5-8; 1 Corinthians 14 Amber Brandt Lisa Reynolds Raynetta Newton Shanalee Goss Andy Parker Aaron Lynchard Jr. Brian Shipman Gabi Cortes Wed Sept 10 Isaiah 1-4; 1 Corinthians 15 Diane Robbins Renee Tompkins Regina Truett Brittany Lacy

Thur Sept 11 Isaiah 5-7; 1 Corinthians 16 Katie Theriot Ray Pearce Carol Lane Crity Brock Mark McCauley Jayce Patch Christopher Cooper Avery Smith

Fri Sept 12 Isaiah 8-9; 2 Corinthians 1 Polly Barnett Beth Boone Don Bridges Donald White Carla McLelland Jimmy Schultz Steven Morgan Ashley Jordan Steven Marlin Jordan Spradley Sat Sept 13 Isaiah 10-12; 2 Corinthians 2 Jim Little Steve Lookadoo Eric Lenox Gibson Mason Christopher Williams Abel Bradley Sun Sept 14 Isaiah 13-14; 2 Corinthians 3 Bill Akin Oleta Looney Ellen Haight Debra Schoeneck Vickie Robbins Tommy Truett Ricky Owens

Happy Birthday!

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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Weekday Preschool (501) 624-7083

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Ushers for - September 7 9:00 a.m. Milton Raabe, Bob Goodman, Pete Davenport, Carl Hawthorn, Don Slaton

Every Sunday main floor: Guy Akins, Richard Hawthorn, Frankie Moore, Cole Morgan, Ed Staton, Gene Watson

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10:30 a.m. Brad Butturm, Tyler Tapp, Jason Williams, Kelly Robbins, Glen McClain

Every Sunday balcony: Margo Diaz, Robert Davis, Mike Ferguson, Jim Little, Ryan Smith, Craig,Ryan and Viscardis

Every Sunday main floor: Richard Hawthorn, Tom Pullig, Chris Brock

Safety Teams - Sunday September 7 8:30 a.m. - Brad Phillips, Robert Davis, Doug Conine, Frankie Moore 10:15 a.m. - Mike Rottinghaus, Bart Dickinson, Jamie Humble, Ian Thomas 4:00 p.m. - Bill Walker

Wednesday - Sept 10 4:00-6:00 p.m. - Clyde Shirron, Richard Kuhn, Gene Watson

6:00-8:00 p.m. - Ben Jennings, Dennis Dunn, Randy Fortner

Welcome Center Staff September PS Ctr: Holley Dickinson FH Ctr: OPEN 2nd Floor Welc Ctr: Steve & Kellie Glisson

Van Outreach Drivers 1st Sunday ............. North: Carlos Lemus, 538-1624 ................................ South: Glen Catlett, 844-7565 2nd Sunday ................. North: Tim Lynch, 622-7830 ............................ South: Mitchell McDill, 318-8333 3rd Sunday…..………..North: Tim Lynch, 622-7830 ................................ South: Duke Haight, 815-4416 4th Sunday ................. North: Bob Roling, 545-5818 ............................. South: Greg Gorman, 520-8711 5th Sunday ................. North: Bob Roling, 545-5818 ............................ South: Mitchell McDill, 318-8333 Wednesday Night Drivers: Bob Roling, 545-5818 Thomas Heckmann, 282-4858

Wednesday Night Supper Menu (soup, salad, and fries always served)

3rd: Roast Beef, Potatoes, Green Beans, Hamburger, Pie 10th: Salisbury Steak, Potatoes, Purple Hull Peas, Corn Dog, Cake 17th: Corned Beef or Ham w/ Cabbage, Turnip Greens, Sweet Potato Casserole, Hamburger, Pie 24th: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Wild Rice, Green Beans, Chicken Strips, Cake

Introducing New Members

New Sunday Format Begins This Sunday, September 7

Make plans now to help us open the doors of First Baptist Church to more new friends than ever before. Everyone plays a part in this bold new initiative: inviting everyone, investing in people, impacting eternity.

Option 1 Option 2

9:00 Classic Worship Connect Groups (Sunday School)

10:30 Connect Groups (Sunday School)

Celebration Worship

OPEN DOOR SUNDAY is here. So much praying, planning, organizing, enlisting, volunteering, and inviting has prepared us for this day. Thank you for your part in all of this. It’s a big change. We’re taking some risks here. But when God says, “Follow me,”

we follow. Dual Sunday Schools (Connect Groups) will create space without debt and open the door for more people to attend and grow in Christ through the new options. Classic Worship will be classic: many of you are going to feel you’re home again. Celebration Wor-ship will be high-octane, high-tech heart-felt worship: many of you are going to feel like you are finally home. We’ll be worshiping the same God in two distinct cultural languages which will open doors to many people we’re not reaching at this time. We still need some folks who are willing to park in our off-campus parking. A shuttle will run. It will work well, but we need some more volunteers please, so we can make space on campus for first-time visitors and guests. Let the office know if you’re willing (624-3345). Our sermon series the first few weeks is “The Exile Life.” We’ll be looking at Daniel for a guide on how to live as strangers in a strange land. This is a series that will communicate to non-Christians what the Christian life is about. And I pray it also encourages believers to live faithfully in a culture that no longer honors Christ. Please pray that God will use this series and His word to transform hearts. 3-2-1 Blast Off! See you Sunday. Proud to be your pastor, John

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Reasonable Faith Starts this Sunday, September 7th

4-6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall

Ministry Fund: Weekly Receipts (8-31) $41,118 (Includes Local Ministry)

Mission Possible Fund: Weekly Receipts: (8-31) $1,131 Balance of WC Loan: (8-31) $2,605,658.74

If you prefer to give your tithes and offerings on-line, go to our website, fbchsark.org, and follow the giving prompts.

Fitness & Recreation Ministry

(All sign ups and resources are available at the Fit-ness/Recreation Ministry HQ & at

www.fbcrecreation.com.)

If your last name begins with the letters A-E, this Sunday, September 7 is your Sunday to bring a light breakfast snack to the FLC!

Meet & Greet Fellowship Opportunities: as part of the new Sunday schedule, we are providing the opportunity for a few minutes of fellowship in the Family Life Center between worship services/Connect Groups. For one Sunday during the month of Sep-tember, we are asking you to bring a finger food type snack to share with others. Here’s the plan: you bring a breakfast snack depending on with what letter your last name starts:

Sep 7, letters A-E Sep 14, letters F-K Sep 21, letters L-R Sep 28, letters S-Z

Please bring your dish to the FLC any time after 8:30 am. Thank you for your ministry!

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I apologize but it looks like we will have to delay our kick-off of the TPX (Tournament Players Extreme) 3 on 3 basketball series due to some unexpected issues. I will let you

know when I get all my ducks in line. * * * *

Registration begins Sep 29, 2014 for Upward bas-ketball & cheerleading for 4-5 year old Pre-K coed, Kindergarten coed, & 1st-2nd grade boys & girls. We are tentatively but seriously considering

offering a varied TPX 3 on 3 tournament series instead of Upward for 3rd-6th grades. Here are some dates for the coming season:

Upward season will run Jan-Mar 2015 January 19: practices begin (total of 7 practices)

February 7: Games begin (total of 5 games) March 8-13*, 2015: Awards Celebration

(*date to be determined) TENTATIVE TPX season will run Jan-Mar* 2015

*Exact dates to be determined. Until we all fall down, Wallace

Education & Outreach Ministry

Be sure to use the invite cards to Invite your Friends!

This Sunday, doors will open at 7:30am.

Starting This Sunday, Sept. 7, at 9:00 and 10:30am on Sundays. You should have received a Directory last week and this week. There have been a few room changes. If our people, who al-ready come will find their rooms, it will help the Welcome Center Guides work with the new people. So, find a group. Connect with New People! Connect with God through Bible Study & Prayer! Connect with Each Other through Ministry & Fellowship!

We need 50 more people to park in our Remote Parking regu-larly. It is located 2 ½ blocks from the church at 301 and 316 St. Louis on both sides of the street. The Shuttle Van will run a con-tinuous loop between remote parking to the South Canopy

Door from: 8:30-9:00am and 11:30-12:00noon. Please notify the office or sign up Sunday if you will do this. Thanks for your un-selfish service! You can drop your family off at the church first and then go to the remote lot. Thanks!!!

Other Parking Helps! Please park: On street or outskirts of our property.

In the Wedding chapel yard Please don’t park: In a Guest spot if you aren’t a guest

In a Handicapped spot if you don’t really need it!

Wednesdays, at 5:30pm in room 129

Sundays at 5pm in room 126, starting Sept. 7

Bob Sowell and Neal and Rhonda Harrington-facilitators

John Jenkins will be leading this Bible Study on Wednesdays at 6pm in the Groom’s room 2010 off the foyer.

Usher Training This Wed. Sept. 3, 5:30pm in 223

We need more Ushers for the 10:30 Service! So come on if you are interested.

Love, Danny

Remote Parking Commitments We have 25 so far, need 50 more Please!

Comfort in Christ Ministry Meets 1st Thursday each month at 4:00 p.m.

in Bridal Suite (Rm 2020). Please come join this support group if you have suffered a loss in your life.

More info: Rhonda Frederick, 627-0771 Martha Rice, 525-0430

Women’s Ministry Prayer Group We meet once a month in the Prayer Room (220)

All women are welcome to join us as we meet this month 9:45-11:00 a.m., on Friday, September 5

Prayer Breakfast/Mission Report Saturday, September 6, 8:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall

Mission Report will be on the South Africa Mission Trip. * * * * *

Connect Groups (Sunday School)

Other Parking Helps!

Open Door Day

Financial Peace University

Usher Training

New Wednesday Night Schedule

New Special Needs

Sunday School/Connect Group Class!!!

Starts Sept. 7th, 9:00 a.m. in Room 114A

Invite, Invest, Impact

Call the Church Office at 624-3345for more info.

Duck Dynasty Bible Study

The Single Adult Ministry “ONE Is a Whole Number”

invites all single adults to come to the Launch Party, Saturday, September 6th, 2-4 pm, youth recreation area.

Games and refreshments.

Keenagers Luncheon September 18, 11:30 a.m. in the FLC

Pastor John will be speaking. * * * * *

Keenagers Branson Trip Reminder Please pay the remainder of

your balance in the church office.

Survey of the Bible Sundays, 5:30 p.m. in Rm 131

This week we will begin studying the book of Matthew.

August 31 -September 28, 2014

$25,000

Pure Water Pure Love Update Thank you for your participation in this ministry.

Total Given: $3,926.61

GriefShare

Warmest Christian sympathy is extended to Brad & Margaret

Boyd in the death of his father and to the family of Joan Don-aldson. May God bless and comfort you.

Living Life God’s Way New 10:30 Connect Group

For any age or gender, Meet in room 303 (The Me I Want to Be)

Lean about our many “me’s”, the “me” that wants us to be living an abundant life in a “flourishing” relationship with our Creator.

Leaders: Mike Davidson, Lynn Hargis, Mel Posey

Youth Spring Break Trip & Impact Team Info Meeting

Sunday, Sept. 14 In the youth worship area Immediately following the

Celebration Service/2nd Connect Group time

Youth Opportunities Starting Sun, Sept. 21:

2:00-3:30: Worship-Arts 6:30- First Impact Team Meeting

4:45