MissionStatement

ThefamilyofFirst

BaptistFourOaks

believesinGod

throughJesusChrist

bythepowerofthe

HolySpirit.

Toful!illtheGreat

Commission,wewill

love,serve,learn,and

fellowshiptogether.

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FEBRUARY 2020

Where there is no vision, the people perish…

Proverbs 29:19 (KJV) In the January issue of The Baptist Informer we looked at the importance of “vision” and “focus” in 2020. This month I wanted to look forward, by looking backward, at the church’s Mission Statement and Values we developed in 2001 through a Values Based Strategic Planning Process guided by the Center for Congregational Health. Although now almost 19 years old, the document seems to continue to capture what is important to us as a body of believers. Throughout the year we will be looking at different aspects (e.g. in January we looked at our “value” of stewardship) to help focus us now, and envision the future God has in store for us. Grace and Peace,

John

MISSION STATEMENT

The family of First Baptist Four Oaks believes in God through Jesus Christ by the power of

the Holy Spirit. To fulfill the Great Commission, we will love, serve, learn, and fellowship together.

VALUES

At First Baptist Church Four Oaks:

-we value our commitment and relationship with God

(through Jesus Christ) to encourage all through worship.

-we value integrity in an inclusive atmosphere promoting trust and assurance among members.

-we value nurturing our members with Christian education.

-we value Christian fellowship that reaches out to individuals,

families, and new members, encouraging love and concern for one another through worship and special times together.

-we value stewardship from which monies are delegated out to provide accommodating physical facilities to further encourage

involvement and commitment in our ministries.

Adopted By The Church July 15, 2001

Worship in February

February 2nd: Luke 2:22-40 The Big Day!

February 9th: WMU Sunday

Preaching: Paula Matthis

February 16th: Matthew 5 - 7

The Sermon on the Mount

February 23rd: Baptist Men’s Day

Preaching: Mark Abernathy

Wednesdays in February

6:00 PM Dinner Served - Suggested Cost: $4.00 per meal $2.00 (4-10 years old) Free (3years old and under) 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting - Adults & Youth Music/Worship - Children 7:00 PM Discipleship Training (See Schedule Below) 8:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Discipleship Training Schedule

February 5th: RAs/GAs (includes 6th graders) Acteens/CMITs Adults: The Book of Romans (Session 4) February 12th: RAs/GAs (includes 6th graders) Youth: Romans (Session 3) Adults: The Book of Romans (Session 5) February 19th: RAs/GAs Youth: Romans (Session 4) Adults: The Book of Romans (Session 6) February 26th: Ash Wednesday Service (Congregation-wide event)

Wednesday Night Meals

February 5th: Baptist Men (Roy T./Jeff T.)

February 12th: Youth (Jami Champagne)

February 19th: Adult 1 (Michele Norman)

February 26th: GAs (Lauren Strickland)

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Tuesday February 18th Young at Heart Lunch at Four Oaks Restaurant @11:30

Youth News!

The last weekend of January the Youth and chaperones will be traveling to Winter-place Ski Resort in West Virginia for a Youth ski trip. This will be a really fun time for all of us skiing and spending some time in worship. Please be in prayer for safety trav-eling and on the slopes! In January, we started our study of Romans. This is somewhat aligned with the Disci-pleship Training Adult class on Wednesday nights. There is something great about all generations studying the same scripture, at the same time. Each week adult and Youth classes will start with the same ice breaker and end with the same discussion questions to be discussed at home. I am also hoping to create some new bible study habits with the Youth. Using this time to teach them how to glean their own message from God. Please be in prayer that the Youth will recognize the importance of studying scripture and that God will move through this group, speaking to them during this study. We are excited to announce a fundraiser we are holding in May. The Youth will be hosting a golf tournament at Reedy Creek Golf Course on Saturday, May 16th. This year it will benefit Youth going on the Blackfeet Mission Trip. Depending on how things go, it may be an annual thing. So, mark your calendars! More information will be coming out soon! Weekly updates are sent out typically on Monday afternoons via email. The updates include plans for Wednesday nights, recap of the previous Wednesday night, and any other activities we have planned.

If you are curious about what our Youth are up to, please contact me and I will gladly add you to the list to receive these emails.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. (Text and personal email for quickest response) Cell: 919-464-7499 Personal Email: jjjjjchampagne@gmail.com Youth Email: fofbcyouth@gmail.com

DATES TO REMEMBER:

1/31-2/2- Youth Ski Trip @ Winterplace in West Virginia 5/16/2020- Youth Golf Tournament @ Reedy Creek Golf Course

Churchwide Missions for February 2020 WMU/Women’s Ministry News

WMU Watchword: “… My dear friends stand firm and don’t be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.” (1 Cor. 15:58 CEV).

Events for WMU Mission groups in February 2020: Agape Mission Group will meet on February 4 at 10:30 a.m. with Ann Massengill in the FH. The Missions for Christ Mission Group will have Focus Day as February meeting. The Dorothy Parker Group will not meet during the month of February. The Lib Canaday group will meet on February 13 at 7:00 p.m. Beginning in January 2020, we will start collecting items for the Samaritan Purse shoebox for 2020: A col-lection box will be placed in the library. The item to begin collecting in February is toothbrushes for a boy or a girl. Remember ages are: 2-4, 5-9, 10-14. If we dream big, maybe we can reach 200 shoeboxes again! As you pack your shoeboxes do not forget to include the $9.00 for postage.

Sunday, February 9, 2020 is WMU Focus Sunday. The guest speaker is Paula Matthis from Clinton, NC- WMU. The WMU theme for 2020 is, “Unshakable Pursuit” from 1 Corinthians 15:58 CEV, will be presented during the morning church service. The 2020 Watchword: “My dear friends stand firm and don’t be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile. Brenda Barnes is chairperson for the meal menu. You may contact her with your menu selection. Plans are to bring either a salad or dessert for a covered dish lunch to be served after the morning service in the Fellowship Hall. All four WMU groups, Acteens, G.A.’s and Mission Friends are invited to lunch. At this time we will be collecting for the Heck-Jones offering the week of February 9-16. The theme this year is: Firmly Planted. This offering was named in honor of the WMU-NC founders, Fannie E. S. Heck and Sallie Bailey Jones Johnston Community College (JCC) and Johnston Baptist Association are partnering together to offer

“Adopting an International Student” program. There are approximately 175 international students attend-

ing JCC this semester. Kelton Hinton, JBA Associational Missionary is requesting that any family interest-

ed in providing a “family-oriented meal” once a month thru April contact the JBA office at 919-965-9450

and show your interest. JBA-WMU Mitchiner scholarship applications are in the mail to churches. The amount

of the scholarship is $1,000. Deadline for application is March 13 and candidates will be announced in May at

JBA-WMU Annual Spring Meeting. The spring meeting will be held at First Baptist Church Four Oaks on May

16, 2020. The scholarship is open to all high school seniors in the Johnston County area. Please follow all the re-

quirements for this application. You may send your completed application to the JBA office, 102 W. Noble Street,

Selma, N.C. 27576.Save the Date: WMU-NC Mission Extravaganza and Annual Meeting is scheduled for

April 24-25, 2020 at Pritchard Baptist church in Charlotte.

JBA-WMU Annual Spring Meeting is Saturday, May 16 at First Baptist Church Four Oaks. The theme is “Reach Out to Foster Program (REACH).” Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and program will begin at 9:00 a.m. Guest speaker for this meeting is Susan Hale Stem from Smithfield First Baptist Church. Ms. Hale will give up-dates on her commitment with the foster children of Johnston County. All ladies of our church are invited to at-tend this event and asked to share ideas on mission projects. Refreshments will be served during the morning break time. Door prizes will be announced. Make plans to attend on May 16 and help represent our WMU-FO. The newly revised Funeral Food Committee sheets are available on the WMU bulletin board. We have tried to keep this updated to better serve everyone. As of January 1, 2020, members from Group1 will be the next group to serve a meal. Kathy Parker, Margaret Baker and Donna Baker are Co- Directors from Group 1.

CHECK OUT THE WMU BULLETIN BOARD LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE PRAYER ROOM

FOR ANY ‘NEWS ITEMS’. ACTEENS AND GIRLS IN ACTION GROUPS ALSO HAVE SPACE

FOR ITEMS AVAILABLE.

Samaritan’s Purse - Operation Christmas Child Item for the Month

Toothbrush (boy or girl) ________________________________________________________________

Sunday February 16th Baptist Men’s Breakfast 7:30 AM

Sunday February 23rd is Baptist Men’s Sunday. The guest speaker will be Mark Abernathy. Mark is a consultant for North Carolina Baptist Men as well as the Baptist Men’s Director

At Triangle Baptist Church.

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Relay For Life Bake Sale In the Church Library Sunday February 2nd

FEBRUARY 2020

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

*Designates each week

1 12:30 - 5:00 Relay For Life Egg Craft - Fellowship Hall

2 *10:00 AM Sunday School *11:00 AM Worship 12:00 PM Relay For Life Bake Sale

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4 10:30 AM Agape Circle mtg.

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8 Fellowship Hall Reserved

9 WMU Sunday 6:00 PM Preschool Comm. Meets 7:00 PM Deacon Board meets

10 7:00 PM Bldg And Grounds Comm. meets

11 Fellowship Hall Reserved

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13 7:00PM Lib Canady Circle meets

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16 7:30 AM Baptist Men’s Breakfast (note time change)

17 7:00 PM Budget Comm. meets

18 11:30 AM Young At Heart Luncheon - Four Oaks Restaurant

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23 Baptist Men’s Sunday 6:00-8:00 PM Prayer Vigil in the Sanctuary

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29 Fellowship Hall Reserved Price/Rigsbee Wedding

Birthdays 01 Virgil Moore 02 Janie Olive Cliff Sharp 03 Keith Norris 08 Carol Moore Kelly Hatch 09 Tiffany Driggers 16 Ben Edwards Dory McGuire Summer McLamb 17 Ann Templeton 18 Elizabeth Raynor Debbie Lee 19 Robert Allen Samuel Thornton Norah Gray Sumerel 20 Johnnie Sue Lee Brent Turner 21 Keith Durham 22 Jennifer Hamby 23 Holland Isabella Heritage 24 Connie Grady Lisa Gonzalez 25 Hampton Thomas Whittington Pam Price 28 Olivia White

Anniversaries

25 Jimmy and Deborah Coats 27 Lee and Kelly Hatch

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Cradle Roll (Worship)

February 2nd Cheryl Chicki

February 9th Vicki Grimes

February 16th Valerie & Annabelle Hawks

February 23rd Tally Jackson

Four Oaks First partners with the Johnston Baptist Association, Baptist State Convention of NC, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of NC, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (National), and the Southern Baptist Convention.

First Baptist Contacts Pastor Rev. John Norman, Jr. Minister of Music Mrs. Phyllis Toothman Minister of Youth Mrs. Jami Champagne Secretary Mrs. Cheryl Chicki Organist Ms. Annette Langdon Pianist Mrs. Summer McLamb Preschool Director Mrs. Carol Adams Deacon for the Month Mrs. Kathy Parker

Acolytes

February 2nd Lannah Price February 9th Caleb McLamb

February 16th Wesley Strickland

February 23rd Caylee Winters

Flowers

February 2nd Debbie Blackmon

February 9th WMU

February 16th Available

February 23rd Baptist Men

Nursery - 2’s & 3’s (Worship)

February 2nd Yorke & Thomas Johnson

February 9th Cheryl Chicki & Barbara Keen

February 16th Tally Jackson & Elizabeth Boyd

February 23rd Adam & Mary Jon Barefoot

Children’s Church

February 2nd Melanie Autry

February 9th Melanie Autry

February 16th Melanie Autry

February 23rd Melanie Autry