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FirstNews
We will once again meet in homes for fellowship and encouragement. After you share a meal your group will decide what they want to do
to Offer Hope to the Community. Some possibilities are mowing grass or cleaning gutters for a senior adult; making and delivering a gift basket
for first responders or paying for washing clothes at a laundromat. There are endless possibilities.
Sunday, March 30th 5:00 -7:00 pm
March 2014
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M i n i s t e r i a l S t a f f
Senior PastorMark Bryant [[email protected]]
Associate PastorFred Lewis [[email protected]]
Worship PastorNeal Terwilliger [[email protected])
Associate Worship PastorDarren Gray [[email protected]]
Minister of EducationBruce Welch [[email protected]]
Minister of Recreation & OutreachMike Armstrong [[email protected]]
High School Student PastorHeath Anderson [[email protected]]
Middle School Student PastorMichael Tollison [[email protected]]
Minister to ChildrenBrit Fisher [[email protected]]
Director of Preschool & KindergartenTracey Cody [[email protected]]
Business AdministratorTommy Johnston [[email protected]]
Director of TechnologyScott Singleton [[email protected]]
La Primera iglesia Mission PastorAmadeo Miranda [[email protected]]
FirstNews is a monthy publication ofFirst Baptist Church116 Oak Avenue
Sulphur Springs,Texas 75482(903) 885-0646 www.ssfbc.org
Let me begin by thanking you for the incredible response we have had as we embark on Offering HOPE. This is a journey that will lead to numerous opportunities to “be Jesus” to people in our community. The idea of Offering HOPE is not new. In truth, it did not originate in the minds of men; it came from the heart of God. HOPE is ours because Jesus has saved us and Offering HOPE is the natural expression of our salvation.
The purpose of HOPE is twofold: to bring glory to God and to introduce others to Jesus. Every time we have the chance to pull a weed from HOPE’S Garden, to give a jacket from HOPE’S Closet, service a car through HOPE’S Car Care, serve a meal with HOPE’S Kitchen, visit a nursing home or hospital, we offer HOPE. Through the ministries of HOPE we minister to real needs, but we also understand there are needs that go deeper than physical hunger. The HOPE others need to encounter can only be experienced in Jesus, so we seek, by the power of the Spirit, to be the visible expression of God’s love in a broken world. Every meal that fills an empty stomach opens the door to speak to an empty heart. Every coat that is given to protect someone from the cold provides the opportunity to introduce him or her to a Savior who will protect and keep their soul. Every prisoner living behind bars can be introduced to the King who holds the keys to REAL freedom.
My prayer for the church (for you and for me) is that the Spirit will help us understand that HOPE is not just another banner that we hang on the wall for a season. HOPE is a way of life. We have the privilege of walking in the power of the Holy Spirit, as those who are seated with Christ in the heavenly places, and declaring through our grace filled lives that in Jesus there is HOPE. There is HOPE for broken hearts. There is HOPE for wounded spirits. There is HOPE for those who have no HOPE.
As we move forward, I believe the Lord will continue to use us to touch our community, our country, and even our world as we take the HOPE that is in us and share it with those around us. As we talked about before, for the followers of Christ, HOPE is here. Seeing that we have experienced HOPE in Jesus, I pray that the natural outflow will result in the expression of HOPE in tangible ways. What an awesome privilege we have as the people of God to show the lost, the disenfranchised, the marginalized, and the forgotten people in this world, HOPE is on the way.
Pastor Mark
Pastor Mark Bryant
ROC NoteOriginal loan $ 2,250,000.00Total paid $ 974,084.62Principal pd $ 824,763.12Int pd $ 149,763.12Balance $ 1,425,236.07
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ADULTS 55+DIAMOND SETTuesday, March 25th
Fellowship hall
10:30 -11:30 am Games, dominoes & blood pressure checks
11:30 am Meal (Bring a vegetable or a salad)
12:00 pm Special Music Program
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APRILSAVE THE DATES...
Nicaragua Fundraiser Meal5:00 pm
National Day of Prayer6:30 pm
Singing Men of Texas ConcertCivic Center 7:00 pm
55+ Purley Gates Evening of MusicBus leaves at 4:30 pm
Secret Church 5:30 - Midnight
Lord’s Supper at the ROC6:30 pm
Early
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Pay $75 non-r
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SIGN UP FOR CAMP ONLINE OR IN THE CHURCH OFFICE
DELICIOUS FOOD AND DESSERT
PROVIDED BY PURLEY GATES RANCH
COST: $7.00 BY DONATION+ $1.00 FOR BUS
CALL THE OFFICE (903.885.0646)
TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION.
Remember to set your
clock forward.
March 9th
September 19 & 20 at American Airlines Center7:00 - 10:00 pm Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday
Premium seating in section 105.Tickets are $103.00 ( Hotel not included)
Contact Shirley Bland in the church office.
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Hymn Sing Tuesday,March 11th at 11:00 amMeet in Fellowship Hall at 10:30 for light refrehments.
Sing your favorite hymns at 11:00 in FBC Chapel.
RISEYOUTHCHOIRMarch 23 & APRIL 26 PRACTICE @ 5PM
Sunday, March 16Middle School & High School
meet together in the Youth Building.
5:00 pm
High School Monday Nights....don’t miss out!HS Girls meet @ 6pm in the Youth Building,
HS Guys meet at 6pm @The Andersons. Everybody meets up at The Andersons @ 8:00 for Monday Night fun & fellowship!
NicaraguaFundraiser Meal
Wednesday,April 2nd5:00 - 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
Does your vehicle need an oil change or minor maintenance?
Hope's Car Carebehind the Youth Buiilding
Saturday, March 29 9:00 am - noon
Adults 55+Trip to Ennis
Tuesday, April 15Bus leaves at 8:30 am
Cost: $10Sign up and pay in the church office.
Limit of 28 people
No Wednesday Night activities on March 12th due to Spring Break.
(Mid Week Bible Study, Choir & Praise Band rehearsal WILL meet at regular time)All activities will resume on March 19th.
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Address service requested
Sunday, April 13, 20146:00pm in the FBC Worship Center
Featuring the Sanctuary choir, soloists, and orchestra of FBC
Spring Musical
