February 3, 2011 Messenger

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firsT bapTisT hunTsville

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knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together

First Baptist Church

600 Governors Drive

Huntsville, AL 35801

this sundayFirst thoughts David hull, Pastor

Sunday, February 6, 2011Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper• sermon: “the Paradox of the Church”

Matthew 5:13-20

•First Fellowship 8:15 a.m.

Music from the First Fellowship Band

• sunday school 9:15 a.m.

Bible study for all ages

• sanctuary Worship 10:30 a.m.

Anthem - “Christus Paradox” (Arr. Fedak)

Duet - David and Barbara sizemore

Music from the FBC orchestra

Evening Activities

• Foundations for Life Classes

• getting to Know You - 6:00 p.m.

CLCPatioRoom.Bringacovereddish.FormoreinformationcallMyraHaythornat256-837-3107

Volume 62 / Week Number 5 / February 3, 2011

Family MattersCHRISTIAN SYMPATHYPete Overton in the loss of his mother, Martha Jean Overton.

Friends and family of our former member, Gloria Batey.

Fellowship ClubThe Fellowship Club has been

rescheduled to Friday, February 11 at 10:00 a.m. Myra Haythron will be speaking about her Ukraine mission

trip. If you are a first time guest, contact Kay Gover for seservations

at 256-536-8317

FBC TableclothsIf you have one of the church’s tablecloths, please contact Pat

Williams at 256-518-9262 or [email protected]

"First Monday" Prayer Meeting with FMBC

At 8:00 am on February 7th, we will hold our monthly joint prayer

meeting with members of First Missionary Baptist. We will no longer

alternate locations, which became somewhat confusing for participants.

Instead, our permanent meeting place will be the FMBC prayer chapel.

We believe that God has raised up this group to not only pray for our two churches, but to help us find ways to minister together to reach Huntsville and beyond. As some of you may

know, members of both churches par-ticipated in a recent medical

mission trip to Haiti led by Dr. Graham, and we're planning to return together

in 2011.

Even if you cannot attend, I hope you will pray for guidance as we seek

to know God's plan for forming this group. For more information, call

Diane Singer (256-461-7955) or email her at [email protected].

eaRLyaduLtHoodMinistRiesPamMcdaniel,MinistertoyoungandMedianadults

Reservations being taken [email protected]; 256.428.9403

Who: Young adults (ages 20s, 30s; married, single)When: March 11-13 (Friday night – Sunday morning)Where: Camp Alpine in Mentone, ALBible Study: David Hull, facilitatorCost: $65/person, plus $10 if you want to do the high ropes course

Fireplace, high ropes course, bonfire and marshmallows, hiking trails, friends, Bible study, worship, fellowship, fun! Girls’ cabin, boys’ cabin for sleeping…..beautiful lodge for meeting, eating, and being together in all kinds of ways!

A gathering of Young Adults: Knowing, loving, serving CHRIST…together

I suppose it is the greatest sermon ever preached. Who could do better than Jesus in preaching a sermon? We call it the Sermon on the Mount and it is found in Matthew 5-7. The sermon begins with the Beatitudes in the first twelve verses and then moves to a stirring description of what life in the Kingdom of God is like.

For the next three Sundays we will look at the fifth chapter of Matthew. Since I have already

done a full series on the Beatitudes, I will begin with verse 13 and move to the end of the chapter. Will you join me as we listen to this sermon from Jesus? Here is our plan for worship over the next few weeks.

February 6 “The Paradox of the Church” Matthew 5:13-20

February 13 “Healing the Angry Heart” Matthew 5:21-37

February 20 “The Right Thing to Do” Matthew 5:38-48

As we prepare for worship that is coming up in the next few weeks, I encourage you to put on your calendar Sunday night, February 13. That is the night that we will be worshiping with our friends at First Missionary Baptist Church on Blue Spring Road. We will meet in their building at 6:30 on that night. I will be preaching and our musicians will be leading. A fellowship time will follow the service. Many of you have found this to be a wonderful experience of worship each year. If you have never joined us for this service, why don’t you come join us this year? I think that you will find this worship to be a blessing to you.

Come, let us worship together . . .

To worship is to quicken the conscience by the Holiness of GodTo feed the mind with the Truth of God

To purge the imagination by the Beauty of GodTo devote the will to the Purpose of God.

Archbishop William Temple

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stuDENt MiNistriEsJamie Mackey, Minister to students

PrEsChooL MiNistriEsJoy moore, minister to preschool

Wednesday Night Dinner MenuWednesday, Febraury 10

AdultsBBQ Pork

Potato saladCole slaw

rollsDessert

saladFriedChickensalad

(ReservationsforsaladmustbeturnedinbynoononWednesday.)

stEWArDshiP rEPort

1/30/11

Year-to-Date goal $1,587,600.00

offering

thisWeek$48,932.92

ytd$1,570,875.12

Debt retirement

thisWeek$787.00

ytd$25,321.00

FaithstepstotheFuture:

thisWeek$13,019.50.00

ytd$1,482,847.55

todate:$1,669,326.85

AttENDANCE

sunday schoolPreschool 72

Children 116

students 140

adults 700

Brookdale 12

Visitors 39

totAL 1079

Worship servicesFirstFellowship 385

sanctuaryWorship 727

totAL 1112

Thanks

A thank you note has been received from Bob and Teresa Martin. It has been placed on the bulletin board across from the church office.

Library hours sunday 9-9:15 AM | 10:10-10:45 AM | 11:40-12:00 PMtuesday 10:00 AM-12:00 PMWednesday 4:00-5:00 PM

MusiC AND WorshiP Billy orton, Minister of Music and Worship; Elizabeth hostetter, Associate Minister of Music and organist; Jeremy Wilkerson, Contemporary Worship Leader; Amanda Allen, Minister of Children’s Music and Missions

JOHN ROSEMOND

First Baptist Church is proud to present nationally syndicated columnist, best-selling author and recognized parenting expert John Rosemond at a parenting seminar on February 27, 2011. This event is being co-sponsored with First Missionary Baptist Church on Blue Springs and The Huntsville Times.

Presently, his time is devoted to speaking and writing. John is syndicated in approximately 225 newspapers, including the Huntsville Times. He has written thirteen best-selling books, nine of which are published in 16 different coun-tries. These books are available for check out from our church library and will be available for sale at the Seminar. For more information on John, go to his website at www.rosemond.com.

This event is open to the public and seating is limited, so pre-registration is necessary. Parents, grandparents and parents-to-be are encouraged to attend.

Tickets are $10.00 person/$15.00 per couple and will be sold on Wednesday evenings in the Fellow-ship Hall or in the Childhood Ministries office and on Sundays after First Fellowship and after Sanctuary Worship. Tickets may also be purchased on our website at www.fbchsv.org/johnrosemond. There will also be LIMITED childcare with reservations. Reservations must be made in the Childhood Ministries office, absolute deadline for these reservations is February 20. The cost is $5.00 per child/max of $15.00 per family. Please call 256/428-9411 for more information.

DINNER FOR MOMS OF PRESCHOOLERSIf you are a mother of a preschooler, you should have gotten an invitation to dinner at the home of Joy Moore, Minister to Preschool. This annual dinner is a time for moms to get together for fun, food, conversation, and no interruptions. You will get to eat your meal while it is hot! Please remember to call 256-428-9411 to RSVP so we will prepare enough salad, chili and dessert for you! Looking forward to learning more about you and your dreams for the preschool ministries of FBC.

sunday, Feb. 6FirstFellowship/FH 8:15aMsundayschool 9:15aMsanctuaryWorship/sanct. 10:30aMstephenMinistry/118 3:00PMyouthsuperBowlParty/CLC 4:00PMyouthHandbells/329 4:00PMFoundationsforLife/Parlor,111,114,141 4:00PMFoundationsforLife/107,108,229PastorsClass/FH 5:00PMyouthsuperbowlParty/CLC 5:00PM

Monday, Feb. 7LetterWriting/242 9:00aMHallelujahChoir/CR 10:30aMHCCa/CR,241.242 4:00PMBsFClasses/Parlor,Chapel,3rdFloor 5:00PMdeacons/118 6:00PMCoda/140 6:30PM

tuesday, Feb. 8tues.Morn.intercess./242 7:00aM“PutLifeBack”/118 9:00aMBethMooreBiblest./342 9:00aMMinisterialstaffMtg/Parlor 9:00aMGen.staffMtg/Parlor 10:30aMMusicstaff/Parlor 1:00PMGriefshare/CLC 6:00PMVenturescouts/342 6:00PMForum/118 6:30PMBoyscouttrp.70/343 6:30PMadultHandbells/329 7:00PM

Wednesday, Feb. 9PreceptBiblest./342 9:00aMCradleRoll/offcampus 12:00PMyoungMusiciansHandbells/329 4:15PMsupper/FH 4:45PMM&M/2nd,3rdFloors 5:00PMPrayerMeeting/FH 5:45PMy.a.M&M/107 5:45PMLiftoff/309-310 6:00PMMissionComm./242C 6:30PMsanctuaryChoir/CR 7:00PM

thursday, Feb. 10Momsintouch/Parlor 8:00aMCarlHurleyevening/sanct. 6:30PMClarionWinds/242 7:30aM

Friday, Feb. 11BsFLeaders/Parlor 4:30aMMoPssteeringComm./Lib. 9:00aMFellowshipClub/FH 10:00aMsanct.ChoirRetreat/CR,241,Parlor 6:00PM

saturday, Feb. 12sanct.ChoirRetreat/CR,241,Parlor 8:00aMClintons.s./CLC 8:00aM-12PM

Sanctuary Choir Mid-Winter Retreat (In-house at FBC)Friday evening, February 11, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Saturday morning, February 12, 9:00-11:00 a.m.These two sessions will help prepare us for the music of Easter AND help us grow as

choral musicians.Come and sing with us!

Guest Clinician – Dr. Erin Colwitz, Director of Choral Arts at UAHuntsville

Blue Spring Sunday, February 13, 6:30 PM

This is our annual connection with a very special sister church, First Missionary Baptist Church.

Our choir and instrumentalists will join our pastor in helping lead this combined worship service in their sanctuary on Blue Spring Road.

This is always a delightful gathering, full of inspiration and fellowship. 5:45 p.m. Instrumental rehearsal in their Sanctuary 6:00 p.m. Choir warmup in their Choir Room 6:15 p.m. Mini-Concert by our instrumentalists (choir enters prior to 6:30 pm) 6:30 p.m. Worship Service (David Hull, preaching)

The Hallelujah Choir has now resumed regular rehearsals on Mondays at 10:30 am. Open to all “experienced adults!”

Sunday, February 65:00 PM in the CLC

Big GameMoonbounceGood Food

Entrance Fee: a canned food item

takes place this Friday, February 4.

Please pray for the following regarding this ministry event:• Homeless persons to come—we have put the word out

through various ministries in our city• Good weather—helps for a better response• That the message of God’s love in Jesus Christ be

evident in the words spoken, facial expressions, and the ways we greet our guests

• That God will use this ministry event to transform those who serve to be more like Christ.

A special offering will be taken at the end of each worship service this Sunday. 100% of the amount given will help the food ministries of Huntsville Assistance Program (HAP) and the Downtown Rescue Mission.

The MESSENGER (USPS 591-280) is published weekly except the week of Christmas by

First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801. Periodical postage

paid at Huntsville, Alabama 31801-5178. POSTMASTER send change of address to THE

MESSENGER, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801.

office: 256-428-9400

weekend minister on call: 256-428-9457

24-hour prayer line: 256-428-9460

The Messengerfbchsv.org

firsT bapTisT hunTsville

this sunday


First Baptist Church

600 Governors Drive

Huntsville, AL 35801

this sundayFirst thoughts David hull, Pastor

Sunday, February 6, 2011Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper• sermon: “the Paradox of the Church”

Matthew 5:13-20

•First Fellowship 8:15 a.m.

Music from the First Fellowship Band

• sunday school 9:15 a.m.

Bible study for all ages

• sanctuary Worship 10:30 a.m.

Anthem - “Christus Paradox” (Arr. Fedak)

Duet - David and Barbara sizemore

Music from the FBC orchestra

Evening Activities

• Foundations for Life Classes

• getting to Know You - 6:00 p.m.

CLCPatioRoom.Bringacovereddish.FormoreinformationcallMyraHaythornat256-837-3107

Volume 62 / Week Number 5 / February 3, 2011

Family MattersCHRISTIAN SYMPATHYPete Overton in the loss of his mother, Martha Jean Overton.

Friends and family of our former member, Gloria Batey.

Fellowship ClubThe Fellowship Club has been

rescheduled to Friday, February 11 at 10:00 a.m. Myra Haythron will be speaking about her Ukraine mission

trip. If you are a first time guest, contact Kay Gover for seservations

at 256-536-8317

FBC TableclothsIf you have one of the church’s tablecloths, please contact Pat

Williams at 256-518-9262 or [email protected]

"First Monday" Prayer Meeting with FMBC

At 8:00 am on February 7th, we will hold our monthly joint prayer

meeting with members of First Missionary Baptist. We will no longer

alternate locations, which became somewhat confusing for participants.

Instead, our permanent meeting place will be the FMBC prayer chapel.

We believe that God has raised up this group to not only pray for our two churches, but to help us find ways to minister together to reach Huntsville and beyond. As some of you may

know, members of both churches par-ticipated in a recent medical

mission trip to Haiti led by Dr. Graham, and we're planning to return together

in 2011.

Even if you cannot attend, I hope you will pray for guidance as we seek

to know God's plan for forming this group. For more information, call

Diane Singer (256-461-7955) or email her at [email protected].

eaRLyaduLtHoodMinistRiesPamMcdaniel,MinistertoyoungandMedianadults

Reservations being taken [email protected]; 256.428.9403

Who: Young adults (ages 20s, 30s; married, single)When: March 11-13 (Friday night – Sunday morning)Where: Camp Alpine in Mentone, ALBible Study: David Hull, facilitatorCost: $65/person, plus $10 if you want to do the high ropes course

Fireplace, high ropes course, bonfire and marshmallows, hiking trails, friends, Bible study, worship, fellowship, fun! Girls’ cabin, boys’ cabin for sleeping…..beautiful lodge for meeting, eating, and being together in all kinds of ways!

A gathering of Young Adults: Knowing, loving, serving CHRIST…together

I suppose it is the greatest sermon ever preached. Who could do better than Jesus in preaching a sermon? We call it the Sermon on the Mount and it is found in Matthew 5-7. The sermon begins with the Beatitudes in the first twelve verses and then moves to a stirring description of what life in the Kingdom of God is like.

For the next three Sundays we will look at the fifth chapter of Matthew. Since I have already

done a full series on the Beatitudes, I will begin with verse 13 and move to the end of the chapter. Will you join me as we listen to this sermon from Jesus? Here is our plan for worship over the next few weeks.

February 6 “The Paradox of the Church” Matthew 5:13-20

February 13 “Healing the Angry Heart” Matthew 5:21-37

February 20 “The Right Thing to Do” Matthew 5:38-48

As we prepare for worship that is coming up in the next few weeks, I encourage you to put on your calendar Sunday night, February 13. That is the night that we will be worshiping with our friends at First Missionary Baptist Church on Blue Spring Road. We will meet in their building at 6:30 on that night. I will be preaching and our musicians will be leading. A fellowship time will follow the service. Many of you have found this to be a wonderful experience of worship each year. If you have never joined us for this service, why don’t you come join us this year? I think that you will find this worship to be a blessing to you.

Come, let us worship together . . .

To worship is to quicken the conscience by the Holiness of GodTo feed the mind with the Truth of God

To purge the imagination by the Beauty of GodTo devote the will to the Purpose of God.

Archbishop William Temple

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