042460 Published Weekly by

The First Baptist Church 715 West Walnut P. O. Box 66

Blytheville, AR 72316-0066

Number 45 Volume MMXI

Sunday School Attendance

November 13, 2011

General Officer 8

Preschool 21

Children 22

Youth 17

Adults 146

Homebound 22

Total 236

November 13, 2011

Tithes & Offerings 5,016.57

Budget Required 16,753.85

Designated 4,209.09

Total Offerings 9,225.66

Budget Receipts YTD 660,147.59

Budget Required YTD 770,677.10

Under/Over Budget -110,529.51

THE

BAPTIST

HERALD

Greg Bowers Pastor Stephen Baillio Minister of Education Ryan Tucker Minister of Students Jeff Bryant Music Director Dennis Hay Organist

Cindy Byford Wee Care Director Debra Fowler Pastor/Edu Secretary Becky Boyles Office Manager Church Office 762-2432 Pastor Greg Cell 740-0438 Day Care 763-0399 Fax 763-1118

Family Life Center 762-5885 Website www.fbcblytheville.org Email firstbap@sbcglobal.net

Church Office Hours:Church Office Hours:Church Office Hours:Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm FridayFridayFridayFriday 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Closed for lunch Closed for lunch Closed for lunch Closed for lunch 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Thursday, November 17, 2011

At First Baptist Church We At First Baptist Church We At First Baptist Church We At First Baptist Church We

>exalt God’s great name, >exalt God’s great name, >exalt God’s great name, >exalt God’s great name, >equip believers, >equip believers, >equip believers, >equip believers, >proclaim Christ, and >proclaim Christ, and >proclaim Christ, and >proclaim Christ, and >express God’s love in >express God’s love in >express God’s love in >express God’s love in

ministry.ministry.ministry.ministry.

FLC Family Night

Friday, November 18th

@ 6:00 P.M.

Bring your favorite pot-luck dish

Musical entertainment featuring Vonda and The Rigneys and Musical entertainment featuring Vonda and The Rigneys and Musical entertainment featuring Vonda and The Rigneys and Musical entertainment featuring Vonda and The Rigneys and the Overflow Praise Band will follow our meal. We the Overflow Praise Band will follow our meal. We the Overflow Praise Band will follow our meal. We the Overflow Praise Band will follow our meal. We are expecting several guests so please bring extra food.are expecting several guests so please bring extra food.are expecting several guests so please bring extra food.are expecting several guests so please bring extra food.

Everyone come out and enjoy the fellowship and musical enter-tainment!!!

Children’s Church Workers

November 20 Paige Hawks

Megan Jenkins

Extended Care

Session

Sunday, Nov.20

Babies

Sally Cooke

Mona Johnson

Creepers & Toddlers

Please call Karen

Smith @ 763-2199

to help

2 Yr. Olds

Please call Karen

Smith @ 763-2199

to help

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KNOWN

Sunday School

9:30 am

Hanging Of The

Greens

Sunday,

November 27th, in the morning worship service.

***Hanging of the Greens rehearsal will be Tuesday, November 22nd, after wor-ship service.

Fillin’ Station every

Sunday night

at 6:00 pm

JAM Wednesdays

at 6:00 pm

RA’s, GA’s, Mission Friends

Wednesdays @ 6:00 P.M.

To Dennis and Molly Hay new grandparents of Ian Elijah, son of Emily Hay, born Monday, November

14th.

We will have our mid-week services

and our traditional meal of turkey and

dressing for the week of Thanksgiv-

ing on Tuesday, November 22nd, in-cluding all Wednes-

day’s activities.

Over the last several weeks on

Wednesday nights we have been look-

ing at and discussing what it means to

be Devoted; and, as one of my students

so eloquently stated, being Devoted

means that we are passionately pursu-

ing something. So my question is….Are

you devoted to Christ? Are you pas-

sionately pursuing Christ and all of

His ways? I wonder, if we were all to

think about that question and reflect

on our day-to-day life; where would our

devotion rest? Would it be school, ca-

reer, extracurricular activities, or self?

One of my favorite Authors is A.W.

Tozer and he states the following,

“God’s highest purpose in the redemp-

tion of sinful humanity was based in

His hope that we would allow Him to

reproduce the likeness of Jesus Christ

in our once-sinful lives”.

This tells me that I need to be devoted

to Christ and His ways, so I can know

Him more and live my life like Him,

showing God’s Glory in all I do. What

are you passionately pursuing? What

are you devoted to?

Thank you for letting me serve with

your students,

Ryan

As always, you demonstrated

great generosity by your response

to the Operation Christmas Child

effort. It is hard to get an accu-

rate count because boxes keep

coming in, but we gave at least 50

more boxes this year than last.

That is 50 more children whose

lives will be brighter and who may

make a decision for Jesus Christ.

Thank you, a thousand times over,

for demonstrating what it means

to be the body of Christ. We are

His hands and His heart and only

He knows the eternal impact of

your gifts.

Even though we are still in Novem-

ber, it’s time to start thinking

about our Lottie Moon Christmas

Offering for International Mis-

sions. We will kick off that em-

phasis this coming Lord’s Day as

we hear from Jim and Laura Gen-

try, Southern Baptist missionaries

to China. Most of you will remem-

ber Jim from his days as pastor of

Cole Ridge Baptist Church and as

the BSU Director at ANC. You

will remember Laura as a former

teacher at Blytheville Public

Schools. They are back here on

stateside assignment and we are

so thrilled that he was able to

“work us in”. I hope you will be

present to welcome them home

and hear what God is doing in Chi-

na. Here’s a hint-there may be

more Christians in China than in

the USA. No one knows for sure,

but people are coming to Christ in

droves.

We had a very good meeting with

David Bond regarding our Trans-

formational Church survey. Seven

work groups addressed the seven

areas of need and are in the pro-

cess of formulating some specific

recommendations. There is one

concern that I am hearing over

and over. FBC Blytheville has a

very distinct personality and

that’s a good thing. We are known

as a praying church and a caring

church. Some of you have ex-

pressed your concern that the end

result of this study is that we will

make so many changes that no one

will be able to even recognize us.

I assure you-nothing could be far-

ther from the truth. Prayer and

care are as much a part of our

DNA as my white hair! What we

intend to do is build upon our

strengths and create an even bet-

ter FBC Blytheville. We are look-

ing at incremental change. Only a

deluded man would drag you kick-

ing and screaming down the path-

way of dramatic and instant

change! Let’s consider this pro-

cess as one of moving from “good

to great”. No one is intending to

throw the baby out with the bath-

water!

I Love and Appreciate You!

Greg

PULPIT PREVIEWS:

AM: Jim and Laura Gentry, South-

ern Baptist Missionaries to China

PM: “Obstacles to Answered Pray-

er” Job 30:20

Greg Bowers, Pastor

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MEMORIALS

Billy Crosskno given by Ronny & Elaine

Goff, Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Dickerson,

DeLois Tittle, Buddy & Pam Lane, Joe &

Carol Payne, Lois Yeargan, Walter & Phyl-

lis Staggs, Martha Lou Nowlin, Rebecca

Joan Young, Nell Johnson, Tom & Martha

Gothard, Dick & Lue Reid, Jo Barber, Pat

Sellers, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Loomis

Charles & Dorothy Taylor given by Bud-

dy & Pam Lane, Martha Lou Nowlin

Carol Brison given by Martha Lou Nowlin

Eunice Westbrook given by Rebecca

Joan Young

Alvin Lane given by Rebecca Joan Young

Charles Crosskno given by Rebecca Joan

Young

Power Room November 20th

Tom Gothard Carolyn McNeely Lue Reid Shellie Besharse

Sanctuary Flowers Sunday, November 20th,

are given in loving memory of Anna Ruth and Bill Har-

din by their children and grandchildren.

If your Sunday School Class has bor-

rowed containers and utensils from the

kitchen, please return all items.

There will be no choir practice Wednesday, November 16th.

Practice will be Sunday, November 20th, @ 9:00 A.M.

Beginner Calligraphy Classes will start

Tuesday, November 29th, @ 6:00 P.M. in the craft

room. The classes are just in time for addressing your Christmas cards.

Sunday, November 20

9:00 a.m. Choir Practice

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Library Hours

9:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Service

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Library Hours

5:00 p.m. FLC Committee Meeting

6:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service

7:00 p.m. Deacon’s Meeting

Monday, November 21

6:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. FLC Hours

4:30 p.m. Handbells

5:00 p.m. Church Council Meeting

6:30 p.m. Baptist Men

Tuesday, November 22

6:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. FLC Hours

9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting

2:00- 6:00 p.m. Library Hours

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. First Family Supper

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Prayer/Bible Study

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. GA’s/RA’s/Mission Friends

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Youth Life

Wednesday, November 23

6:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. FLC Hours

Thursday, November 24

WEE Care and Office closed for Thanksgiving

Friday, November 25

WEE Care and Office closed for Thanksgiving

Deacon Assignments Deacon Assignments Deacon Assignments Deacon Assignments ---- November 20, 2011 November 20, 2011 November 20, 2011 November 20, 2011 Prayer : Steve West Afternoon Visitation: Steve West and David Hixson Building Security Building Security Building Security Building Security ---- November 20, 2011 November 20, 2011 November 20, 2011 November 20, 2011 AM – Ronny Goff PM - Kenneth Frazer

Periodical Postage Paid at

Blytheville, AR 72315

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POSTMASTER First Baptist Church P. O. Box 66 Blytheville, AR 72316 “Return Service Requested”

Calendar for the Week

November 22

AdultsAdultsAdultsAdults: Baked Chicken, Rice, Broccoli Spears w/Cheese

Sauce, Salad, and Rolls

KidsKidsKidsKids: Hamburger and French Fries

DessertDessertDessertDessert: Miscellaneous Desserts

FLC Trip to the Bellevue Singing Christmas Tree Saturday, December 10th.

WEE Care and the church office will be closed Thurs-

day, November 24th, and Friday, November 25th, in

observance of Thanksgiving.

Television & Radio Ministry

Broadcast Schedule

Sunday 10:45 A.M.

Channel 21 KLCN 910 AM

FLC Committee Meeting - Sunday, November 20th, @ 5:00 P.M.

Deacon’s Meeting—Sunday, November 20th, @ 7:00 P.M.

Church Council Meeting - Monday, November 21st, @ 5:00 P.M.

Baptist Men - Monday, November 21st, @ 6:30 P.M.

Mid-Week Services - Tuesday, November 22nd.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

We will not publish a Herald during

Thanksgiving Week.