This Week in Worship:

Guest Speaker:

Jeremy Sullivan

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Our mission is to build a community of faith; connecting with God, growing together,

serving the world, all through Jesus Christ.

Volume 40, Issue 34

Sept. 12, 2013

2013 Dixie Jackson Offering and Prayer Focus

for State Missions Theme: Undaunted!

Undaunted! The need to be undaunted in reaching Arkansas with the good

news of Christ has never been more urgent. The Dixie Jackson Offering and

Prayer Focus for State Missions gives us a direct avenue to impact our state.

FBC Goal is $7,000

Week of Prayer; Sept. 15-22, 2013 The Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering goal is $1.45 million.

One of the key areas of our

Long Range Plan, called

Forward 2016, was a renovation of our

Wednesday night schedule and pro-

gramming. From what we have seen,

our new schedule is off to a great start!

Starting our meal later has resulted in

the Fellowship Hall being full for our

Wednesday evening meal, including

University Students as well as families

with children. All our children, youth

and university groups have seen more

faces and new faces since we changed.

Our Adult small groups began this past

Wednesday with multiple opportunities

for discipleship.

One of the new features we are offering

on Wednesday night will be “The Atri-

um Café”. The Atrium Café will be a

café located in the Atrium open from

5:45 to 7 each Wednesday night begin-

ning Oct. 2. This will be available for

adults who need time to catch up on

their day, visit with friends or wait for

their children to get out of GLOW. We

will offer First Baptist Signature Cook-

ies, fresh popped popcorn, gourmet

blend coffee (we will have hot choco-

late later), bottled water, music and Wi-

Fi. Our goal is to help adults build rela-

tionships and a sense of belonging to

our church family. A small group of

volunteers is working to launch this

new opportunity. At least two volun-

teers will be needed each week to help

operate the café, so when you are asked

to help; sign up.

One way this will help our church fulfill

its mission is by offering a place for

connecting with people you know or

want to know. We have many people

whose children come to GLOW or

youth activities but are not a part of our

church or have no church background.

The Atrium Café offers a comfortable

place to get to know someone who may

not attend a worship service or Sunday

School. People love to gather, that’s

why the fast food restaurants are used

for coffee drinkers. A church like ours

needs to offer as many entry or connect-

ing points as possible and the Atrium

Café will be one of those!

See you Sunday,

Bruce

From the Heart

Page 2 ENCOUNTER

Check it Out

I, Saul,

by Jerry B. Jenkins

Told from the point of view of the

disciple Luke, the apostle Paul and Au-

gie, a modern day scholar; I, Saul is a

fast-paced story of intrigue and mys-

tery. Readers will be reminded of

Indiana Jones and the DaVinci Code as

they become absorbed in this page-

turner by a master storytell-

er. Along the way, they will learn

of the fictionalized but plausible sto-

ry of the life of Saul who relentless-

ly persecuted Christ's followers prior to

his conversion

when he became known as Paul.

New Mid-Week Groups for Fall!

Tuesdays @ 6:30 a.m. Pastor’s Bible Study for Men led by Bruce Tippit

Wednesdays @ 10 a.m. Christian Character, Ladies Bible Study led by Kathy Tippit

Wednesdays @ 5:45 p.m.

Financial Peace University (Dave Ramsey) - Tim Stewart

Legacy Journey (Dave Ramsey) - Brett Barber

Staying in Love; falling in love is easy, staying in love requires a plan.

(Andy Stanley) - Arliss Dickerson

The Law of Love - Lessons from Deuteronomy (Beth Moore) - Lisa Gueno

Men's group - Bible study, prayer, & accountability - Robb Vrbicek

Kids Sunday Night Bible Study, 5-7 Preschool/Kindergarten – LIFE Center 1st floor 1st-6th graders – LIFE Center Room 229

Upward Basketball and Cheerleading Evaluations Sept. 23, 24 and 26, 6-7:30pm at Walnut Street Baptist Upward is for kids in kindergarten thru 4th grade. FBC needs at least 10 volunteers to help with evalua-tions each night. If you are able to help, please contact Kristie Stokes or Josh Moseley through the church office.

Men/Boys Camp Out Oct. 4-5 at Crowley’s Ridge State Park Camp out is for boys in 1st thru 6th grade. Boys 3rd grade and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Cost is $10, and you need to register by Sept. 29.

Kristie’s Korner

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Sympathy

The church expresses

Christian sympathy to

Jane Pigue and family

in the loss of her sister,

Ida Sue Caldwell.

In Memoriam

Virginia Robinson Baker

Sept. 6, 2013

“I am the resurrection and the life; he

that believeth in me though he be dead,

yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth

and believeth in me shall never die.”

Welcome to FBC

By Baptism

Nicole Sylvia

1036 West Oak Ave.

819-2600

By Letter

Aaron Tollett

P.O. Box 846

State University-AR

72467

870-557-6641

It’s our first Roundtable

of the new year!! Join us

Tuesday, Sept. 17!

9:45 a.m. Olive/Kathleen Mallory Missions, FH/F

11 a.m. Lavelle Dryer will review the book To Heav-

en and Back, by Mary Leal.

Dutch Treat lunch will follow.

The Family Fellowship Baptist Church WMU on

Hwy 351 is having a rummage sale, Saturday,

Sept. 14, 6:30 - Noon.

Proceeds will go toward a new church building in

Kampala, Uganda.

Music Matters A way to connect with God,

grow in your knowledge, and serve Christ.

Graded Children’s Choirs

Wed., 5:45 p.m. in LIFE Center

Youth Choir

Wed., 5:38 p.m. in ED 210

Main Street Ringers (adult bell choir)

Sun., 6:00 p.m. in ED 213

Sanctuary Choir (adult)

Wed., 6:35 p.m. in ED 210

Christmas Singers (now active)

Wed., 6:35 p.m. in ED 210

Contemporary Worship Team

contact Mark Parsley

First Orchestra

contact Neale Bartee or Jana Wolfe

Tech Team (projection, sound, tv)

contact Mark Parsley

AND

There are still opportunities to teach in our graded choirs or help with crowd control.

First Baptist Church 701 S. Main

Jonesboro, AR 72401

Return Service Requested

NONPROFIT U.S. POSTAGE

PAID JONESBORO, AR

PERMIT 506

Attendance

Sunday School 460

8:30 Worship 252

10:50 Worship 268

Sunday Evening 178

Mid-Week Activities 364

Offering

Weekly Budget Receipts $40,713.32

YTD Budget Receipts $1,250,700.63

Weekly FTT Receipts $5,098.20

YTD FTT Receipts $290,319.93

Weekly Report

Sept. 3-5

Sandwiches 250

Clothes 254

Food 518

Helped this Week 1,022

Helped this Year 36,245

Care Center

Sunday, Sept. 15

Jerry Clark 8-10 a.m.

Randy Calhoun 8-10 a.m.

Ron Hannah 10-Noon

Charles Glass 10-noon

Steve Merriman 5-7 p.m.

Security Team

Dr. Bruce Tippit Pastor

Cody Albritton University Minister

Ross Burton Administrative Minister

Kathy Holler Special Ministries Minister

Mark Parsley Contemporary Worship

/Media Ministries

Wade Smith Youth Minister

Tim Stewart Education Minister

Kristie Stokes Children’s Minister

Jana Wolfe Music Minister

Ministerial Staff

FBC Community Calendar

Sunday, Sept. 15 The altar flowers will be placed in memory of Dr. C.Z. & Annabel Holland and Ellis & Ernestine Wheeler, given by the Holland family. 8:30 a.m. - Contemporary Worship, Sanctuary 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - Library Open, ED 219 10:50 a.m. – Classic Worship, Sanctuary 12 p.m. - Country Garden Fellowship 4:45 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery, CAC 5 p.m. - Kid’s Bible Study 5 p.m. - Preschool/Children’s Committee, LIFE 226 5 p.m. - Youth Bible Study 6 p.m. - Main Street Ringers, ED 219 6 p.m. - Evening Worship, Chapel Monday, Sept. 16 9 p.m. - Midnight 101, CAC Tuesday, Sept. 17 6:15 a.m. - Men’s Bible Study, 113 East Jackson 6:30 a.m. - Pastor’s Bible Study, FH 8:30 a.m. - Mother’s Day Out 9:45 a.m. - Olive/Kathleen Mallory Missions Group, FH/F 11 a.m. - Roundtable Book Review & Lunch, FH

Wednesday, Sept. 18 10 a.m. - Ladies Bible Study, MPR 5 p.m. - Fellowship Supper, FH 5:15 p.m. - Explore the Bible Teacher’s Prep, FH/A 5:38 p.m. - Youth Choir Rehearsal, ED 210 5:45 p.m. - GLOW 5:45 p.m. - Adult Small Groups Financial Peace University, ED 302 Legacy Journey, ED 301 Staying in Love, ED 303 Men’s Bible Study Group, ED 328 6 p.m. Prayer & Share Time/Pastor’s Bible Study, FH Business Meeting 6 p.m. - Common Ground, SKYBOX 6 p.m. - University Freshman Bible Study, SMB 6:30 p.m. - Building Committee, CR 6:35 p.m . - Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, ED 210 6:35 p.m. - Prayer for Missions & Ministries, FH 7 p.m. - ReMIX, SMB Thursday, Sept. 19 8:30 a.m. - Mother’s Day Out Friday, Sept. 20 Saturday, Sept. 21

Wednesday Night Supper Sept. 18

Fried Chicken, Potatoes & Gravy, Lima Beans, Dessert

To contact Kim: kstacy@fbcjonesboro.org