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Moultrie, Georgia
Sunday
8:30a Prayer in Sanctuary
9:15a Sunday School
10:30a Worship
5p Youth Choir
6p Worship
Monday
9:30a Ladies Comm. Bible Study
Tuesday
9:30a Connie’s Bible Study
Wednesday
5p Supper
5:30p SS Teacher Meeting
6p Kidz Night/Youth
6p Adult Choir
6:15p Prayer Meeting
6:30p Discipleship Classes
First Baptist Bulletin
FBC Moultrie Exists To: Honor God, Equip Disciples,
Love People, and Share the Gospel.
Volume 50, No. 33
August 15, 2014
USPS 192-060905
Published weekly except the week of Christmas
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:
First Baptist Church 400 South Main Street
Moultrie, Georgia 31768 229-985-2103
August 17 - 23
(Regular monthly meetings will be listed here)
FI R S T B A P T I S T C H U R C H MO U L T R I E
First Baptist Bulletin
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sons of Jubal Concert
August 21, 2014, leave at 4:00pm, dinner at
Smokin Pig, Concert begins at 6:30pm, Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta, GA. Sign up in
the church office. Cost $3 plus dinner, More info to
come! FYI: Lee Hill sings with the Sons of Jubal.
OUR STUDENTS NEED US! More than anything else, they need Us to faithfully PRAY for
them! We have approximately 170 students, 6th
Grade thru College that we are seeking prayer
sponsors for. So far, only about 45 have been
spoken for.
WOULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER PARTICIPATING N THIS VERY CRITICAL PART OF
OUR CHURCH’S PRAYER MINISTRY? This
Sunday we will give you the opportunity during
our morning Worship service to select a student
(sex/grade). Only the Lord will know for sure how
such a simple act of obedience will change lives,
yours and theirs!
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
Make your supper reservations, last
years reservations will not count.
Menu: Beef Tips and Rice
Children, Youth Programs and Adult
Choir begin at 6pm.
PRAYER MEETING during the school
year will begin at 6:15pm.
Thank You Notes:
August Awesome Sunday Nights
6:00pm Worship Service
Welcome
Don Hattaway
President of the Georgia Baptist Convention
Pastor Tabernacle Baptist Church, Cartersville
Special Music by FBC Adult Choir
A Love Offering will be taken to benefit our
MissionGEORGIA offering and our guest speaker.
Holly and Michael Richardson
Church Staff
Rev. Wayne Woods, Pastor
Rev. Keith Stewart, Minister of Education
Rev. Josh Wilson, Minister of Children
Rev. Lee Hill, Minister of Worship/Sr Adults
Mr. Seth Hardy, Interim Youth Director
Mrs. Paula Neely, Church Administrator
Mrs. Rhonda Royals, Financial Secretary
Mrs. Barbara Stripling, Church Secretary
Work Day at Spence Field Baptist Church
Saturday, August 16
10:00am - 1:00pm
Cut bushes, clean buildings, freshen up!
Contact Tracy and Brian Robinson if you have
questions. 891-3323
“They have treated superficially the brokenness of My dear people, claiming: Peace, peace, when
there is no peace.” Jeremiah 8:11.; “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give
to you as the world gives.; Your heart must not be troubled or fearful.” John 14:27.
“For He is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility.”
Ephesians 2:14.; “…..and through Him to reconcile everything to Himself by making peace
through the blood of His Cross…..” Colossians 1:20.
R.I.P. – “Rest In Peace” – I see that expression often. I have seen it a lot this week used in reference to the very sad and tragic death of Hollywood celebrity, Robin Williams, the one many of us first
came to know as the alien, “Mork.” Like so many others have expressed, I remember Robin Williams as
a man with a clear gift for making us laugh. The Bible says, “A joyful heart makes a face cheerful” (Proverbs 15:13), and we all need those who can make our face cheerful. I know he all too often
would resort to worldly language that I guess he felt was necessary to be heard, but the fact remains that
he had a great gift to share with the world. Yet, he could not find the peace he was desperate for. He
kept pursuing those things that simply cannot deliver on the “peace” they promise. They may temporarily
satisfy the cravings of our flesh, but they have no power to give the peace that only comes from Jesus,
the peace that was made by “the blood of His Cross.” That kind of lasting soul peace only comes through
a life changing encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ, and when you receive Him as your “Peace, “ you
then know the kind of peace you know your soul was made for from the beginning.
Is Robin Williams now “resting in peace”? That depends on only one thing – did he know Christ as
His Savior and Lord? In our world today, it is all too common for people to assume that peace always
follows death. Nothing could be further from the truth! If you or I or anyone else departs this life, no matter what the circumstances of our death may be, without knowing Christ, for all the rest of your eternal
existence, you will know nothing of the peace every human soul is made for. That’s the bad news that
makes the Good News so good! From such a horrific eternal destiny, the destiny we have all earned and
all deserve, we can be rescued by simple trusting Jesus. And then we CAN know that we will R.I.P. To
that truth, all I can say is, “HALLELUJAH, WHAT A SAVIOR!”
Who do you know that needs Him as their “Peace”? Are you faithfully praying for them to find
Him? Are you asking the Lord for opportunities yourself to witness to them what having Him as your
“Peace” looks like on a daily basis, and to tell them how they can come to know Him as you do? Are you
investing time in building a relationship with them? Are you at least reaching out to extend to them an
invitation to join you and your church family as we gather for worship each Sunday? The more these
intentional contacts become our daily routine, the more we can look forward to seeing the Lord marvelously and graciously bring in the Harvest here at FBC Moultrie.
Robin Williams was a tortured soul, just like many are in our world today. Whether they have experienced the depths he experienced or not, they still desperately need the “Peace” that we ALL desperately need – JESUS! Amen? AMEN!!!!!
I am looking forward to another great Sunday with you this week. The Spirit’s presence in our
services lately has been very special. Thank you for your faithfulness to attend. One of the most sacred
opportunities we have to worship together as His Church – the Lord’s Supper – we will be celebrating
this Sunday. We will also be exercising a solemn responsibility by electing 9 new Deacons to begin a 3
year term in September. PLEASE prayerfully review your ballot this week and come prepared to complete your ballot when they are passed out on Sunday morning. And PLEASE, PLEASE make a special
effort to be present on Sunday evening at 6 when our guest preacher will be Don Hattaway, originally
from Coffee Co., now the pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cartersville, and the current President
of our Georgia Baptist Convention. Our first two Awesome August Sunday Night preachers have spoken
a powerful word to us and I have no doubt the Lord will use Brother Don to do the same. We will again
ask you to give sacrificially to our offering, which is not only providing a fixed honorarium for each one of
our guest preachers, but all gifts over and above that need will go towards Mission Georgia, our very
important State Missions Offering. PLEASE be present. We need you here!
I hope you never tire of me telling you how much I love you and how grateful I am to be your pastor! I am truly looking forward to what the Lord has in store for us this year. MAKING DISCIPLES –
ACROSS THE STREET and AROUND THE WORLD! It is going to be truly amazing to see how and
where He leads us to accomplish His mission in and through us!
See you Sunday! Pastor Wayne
Marriage 101: Back to the Basics
Features: Dr. Gary & Barb Rosberg, Dave
Ramsey
Facilitators: Henry & Robin Cauthen
Begins: Thursday, August 28, 6:30-8:00pm
Length of Study: 6 weeks
Meeting Location: Conference Room
Childcare Provided Cost: $20 per couple
Sign up in Sunday School or the church office.
Fall 2014 Discipleship Schedule
Esther: It’s Tough Being A Woman - Author Beth Moore
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm; Conference Rm #2
Length of Study: 10 weeks; Facilitator: Nancy Slocumb
“An in-depth and very personal examination of a great story of threat and
deliverance. If you’ve ever felt inadequate, threatened, or pushed into
situations that seemed overpowering, this is the study for you. This
portion of God’s Word contains treasures to aid us in our hurried, harried,
and pressured lives.”
Unseen, But Certain: The Spiritual Reality of Angels, Satan,
Demons, Hell and Heaven (What the Bible Teaches that We Need
to Know and Why It Matters Today)
Author: Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm; Room # 209
Length of Study: 6 weeks
Facilitator: Keith Stewart
"When it comes to spiritual realities that we cannot see, we need reliable
answers from the Scriptures. In Unseen, But Certain, Danny Akin presents what the Bible authoritatively teaches about some of life's most
complex issues and our most commonly asked questions." Thom Rainer
Friday Morning Men’s Group Main Conference Rm., 6AM.
Studying the Book of Acts. We’d love to have you join us!
CALLING ALL MEN!
Men’s Ministry Breakfast, Sunday, August 24, 8AM
Don’t Miss It!
August Emphasis
We have 6 backpacks at no cost to you. They are provided by the Associational WMU. Pick up a backpack and inserts from the church office or
at the Welcome Center on Sunday before and after SS.
Return by Sunday, August 31st.
Youth Choir is meeting on
Sundays at 5pm.
Trip to JONAH’S restaurant.
Thursday, Aug 28. Leave at 9am,
shop Thomasville, Lunch at Jonah’s at 11am. Call the church
office.
If you have a college age child
living away from home, call the
church office with a mailing address and email of the student.
SS Attendance 435
Morning Worship 456
8-10-2014
Total Tithes $ 20,133.85
Designated $ 4,331.00
Capital Fund $ 390.59
Total this week $ 24,855.44
Proposed Budget $ 724,512.00
Budget Receipts $ 695,423.86
Over or (Under) ($ 29,088.14)
Capital Fund Bal $125,827
Serving this Week of Aug 17
Door Greeters 9:00a - 9:30a
Nursery 5th Ave Door
Adult 11 Drive Thru
Offertory Prayers
Sam Watson 10:30a
Frank Cox 6p
Nursery Volunteers
Infants: Anna & Bobby Cutts, Connie
Southwell, June Woods
1yr : Carol Broom, Lauryn Niday
2yr : Marilee & Jonathan Bridges
3yr: Lita Clifton, Carita Davis
Parking Lot Greeters
SUN 9:00a-11:40a
Brian Robinson N
Tommy Wyatt S
SUN 5:45p - 7:00p
Jack Smith N
Sam Watson S
WED 6:00p - 7:45p
Chip Blalock N
Paul Bledsoe S