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Pastor’s Message Music/Education Youth/College Children’s Ministry God’s Kids Volunteers

June 2015 Vol. 43, No. 6

There will be another church work day on Saturday, May 30th

to hopefully finish up the projects that remain from our first

work day. Bring any tools or equipment you may have: hedge

trimmers, clippers, pressure washers, etc. for outside; cleaning

supplies for the inside. We will begin at 8:30 am. We need

men, women and youth to help and any amount of time will

be a blessing! Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.

Mark Your Calendars

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Sunday, May 24th and 31st

Know Grow Go

Family Worship

Join us for two Sunday Mornings of

Family Worship

May 24th and May 31st

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Our annual United Appeal Offering

will be on Sunday, June 28, 2015.

God’s Kids Preschool is one of the

recipients' of this offering which is

sometimes the only and first source

where a child learns of God’s grace

and love. Please mark your check,

“United Appeal Offering” and place

in offering basket or in drop box out-

side church office.

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June Wellsprings

In the motion picture, God’s Outlaw, about the life of William Tyndale, Tyndale stands before the

Roman Catholic tribunal to give an account to them for several charges of heresy. The following

exchange takes place.

The Judge: Would you say, then, that faith alone justifies: and not works.

Tyndale: The fruit that grows on the tree does not make the tree good or bad. It only

makes known whether the tree is a good tree or bad tree. Works do not make a

man good or bad. They only make it plain to other men whether he who performs

those works is good or bad. A man is reconciled before God by faith alone; and

works serve only to make this justification known before men. Such is the conten-

tion of the Apostle Paul. As it is written: “By grace are you saved, through faith,

and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should

boast.”

Tyndale was condemned as a heretic for such an answer and burned at the stake.

An easy way to remember his point is this: True roots produce true fruits. Man is made right before

God NOT by man’s own works (fruits). Rather, man is made right before God by Christ’s

works. We must simply believe, by faith, that Christ’s perfect works have been applied to our

lives.

Jesus illustrates this. In Mark 11, He curses a fig tree. The fig tree looked good from afar . . .

but it was far from good. Likewise, many people today can muster some good works to be seen

of man, but their roots are rotten. Jesus gave another vivid illustration in Mark 11. He walked

to the temple. The temple also looked good from afar . . . but it was far from good. It was bus-

tling with people on the outside. On the inside, though, it was sickening: people were using it for

their own glory rather than for the glory of God. It was corrupt on the inside.

Throughout Mark’s Gospel, Jesus has been targeting a specific problem: the people thought their

works made them right before God. Jesus keeps pressing them, chapter after chapter: God’s

concern is with the heart. If the heart is pure, the fruit will be pure.

Many people today look good from afar . . . but they are far from good. Tyndale was right. He

had a clear understanding of Jesus’ message. Paul codified that message in a sentence:

By grace are you saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God; not of works, lest

any man should boast.

True roots produce true fruits,

Pastor Chip

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Music and Education Ministry News

Psalm 59: 16 - But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.

For You have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. A commentary I read said:

“Many of us don’t have good singing voices, so why should singing play such a prominent role in spiritual

growth? The act of singing tends to unite emotions and intellect – and God wants to commune with

every part of us.”

Thank you church family for allowing me to serve God here fourteen years now in June as your minister

of music and education. God has truly blessed me and I appreciate all of the love and support show to

me all these years. May God continue to guide and direct us all in our future.

Worship Choir

Practice: Sunday, June 14th at 4:50 PM

Wednesday, June 17th at 7:40 PM

Father's Love Letter

You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2

I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31

For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27

In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28

For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5

I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12

You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16

I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26

You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13

And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6

I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44

I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1

Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11

For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17

For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11

Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3

My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18

And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40

For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5 (Continued on next page)

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Sunday Evening Services Church History - 6pm

May 31 Business Meeting

June 7 George Whitefiled Pastor Andy

June 14 John Wycliff Pastor Chip

June 21 No Evening Service Father’s Day

June 28 Business Meeting

I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41

and I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3

If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29

Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13

I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20

For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18

As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11

One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4

and I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4

I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26

He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3

He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31

And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10

I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32

If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23

and nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7

I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15

My question is… Will you be my child? John 1:12-13

I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad

Almighty God

Happy 14th Anniversary

Scott Corbin

For your dedication and faithfulness to the Ministry.

We Love You and Appreciate You!

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Children’s Ministry

On Sunday mornings, the Children's Ministry has continued to study 'Leadership'. We are learning to only follow Godly leadership. We should not necessarily follow a leader because he/she is family; nice looking;

or a leader who ignites fear to gain followers. We must always consider whether or not the leader is hon-

oring God with their agenda and leadership.....if we desire to go to the West Coast, but we wake up every

morning with the sun in our eyes, then we need to alter our direction! Therefore, if the Leader is leading

in the wrong direction, we must not continue to follow.

Wednesday night Children's Worship begins at 6:30 in the FLC. The children worship God through praise

songs and prayer; learn about Him in small group Bible Study; then fellowship in the gym. If your child

has/have not attended yet, he/she may join us any Wednesday night. We will have a 'game night' on May

27th at 6:30 in the FLC.

Beginning on Wednesday night, June 10th, the children will begin a study entitled, 'Why We Believe What

We Believe,' led by Doctor McCleney. This Bible study will be in the FLC at 6:30 during adult worship.

The fifth and sixth graders are invited to join with the youth, in the Youth House, for Worship on any

Wednesday night at 6:30; this is optional.

A few months ago, the fifth and sixth graders were given a mission project from Doc. The children were

given a little money and expected to use that money to earn more money to donate to a Samaritan's Purse

project. The children who participated and turned in their summary may (with parental permission) attend

a party at Del Sol on Wednesday night, May 27th, at 6:30 with Doc.

A Children's Sunday night Bible Study and Fellowship will begin meeting regularly during the summer on

June 7th at 6:00p.m, in the FLC. There may be a few 'Mission' studies mixed in, courtesy of Jack and

Lynn Kinnison.

CENTRIKID KIDSCAMP SIGN-UP IS NOW.....The deadline for a guaranteed spot has past; however, you

may still add your child if Centrikid has space; just see me. The date for camp is June 29-July 3, 2015. The

total cost per child is $337.00.... The child must have finished 3rd grade to attend (camp rule, not mine).

There will be a parent meeting regarding camp on Wednesday night, June 10th, at 6:00P.M. in the FLC. I

plan to give parents the camp paperwork and discuss logistics at that time. If your child has roommate re-

quests, please give them to me at that time; I will try to accommodate their (or your) requests.

Our ongoing mission project is 'change for Alabama Baptist Children's Homes.' A 'Lighthouse' bank for the

children or adults to put their extra change into is in the FLC; money collected in this bank will benefit the

Alabama Baptist Children's Homes. Our Lighthouse has been donated to another church for the month of

March/April, but it will return in very soon:)

Family worship will be Sunday, June 28th.

"Rejoice always, pray continuously, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ

Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.

If you have any question, concern, or suggestion, please call/test 205-919-8444; or email conaways@windstream.com

Thank you for sharing your children with us!

Blessings,

Kim Conaway

June 2015 - Volunteer Schedule

Deacons Counting Sound/Video Tech Preschool Nursery 7th Doug Connell Pete Hunter Tyler Cross Geri Rayburn Sunday School John Hubbard Steve Turner Dixon White Nancy Tucker/Babies Kim Searcy/Toddlers

14th Joe Cox A. Zeyala Jim Collins Bobbye Grubbs Dean Jones Heather Gilmer Dixon White Worship Jean Redish/Babies 21st Butch Dison Beverly Bullock Jim Collins Kathrine Gill Judy Stirling/Toddlers Don Leopard, Jr. Judy Stirling Dixon White

28th Jim Hill Eva Beard Tyler Cross Jean Redish Barry McCleney Sherry Jones Dixon White

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Ushers June 7th June 14th June 21st June 28th Don McLaughlin* Dixon White* James Hill* Jim Hill* Richard Carroll James Morrison Bryce Feltman Jim Collins Steve Turner Haskle Lee Eddy Dunn Jerry Dailey Mike Kell Don Leopard, Jr.

Ecuador Mission Team One Please pray for the following team members leaving June 20th and returning June 27th.

Andy Waits Scott Corbin Geri Rayburn Anna Talarico

Braden Goff Donna Robertson Lewis Cheney Kerri Thornton

Kati-Ellen Robertson Joe Whitten

Mother’s Day Out

Coming this August 2015

Monday and/or Wednesday

8:30 am - 12:00 Noon

$50.00 Registration

$10.00 Per Day

This program will be for ages 22 months up to 3 years of age.

For more information, please contact the church office at 467-7979

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I am looking for a volunteer to work with the toddlers on Sunday

nights. Working with this group of children is fun and a blessing. If you

feel lead to this ministry, please contact Lee Ann Dunn at twinoaks-

bend@yahoo.com or 205-410-9215 (cell) or 205-467-2543 (home).

And Jesus took a child an put him in the midst of them,

and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,

and whoever receives me,

receives not me but him who sent me.”

When you welcome a child in the name of Jesus you welcome Jesus

himself. When we minister to children – God is with us. If you

wonder why so many people are blessed by serving in the church

nursery. Now you know – God is there

I thank the FBCS church

family for allowing me

the opportunity to work

with this ministry.

Lee Ann Dunn

If you are not

currently a nursery

volunteer on Sun-

day Mornings and

feel led, please con-

tact me and we will

get you plugged in.

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Chip Thornton (Lead Pastor)

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Andy Waits (Pastor of Youth & Recreation)

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Scott Corbin (Pastor of Music & Education)

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Kim Conaway (Children’s Director)

Shiree Hornsby (Preschool Director)

Lee Ann Dunn

(Nursery Coordinator)

Monica Buckner (God’s Kids Director)

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Service Times

Sunday Wednesday

9:15 a.m. - Small Groups 6:30 p.m. Children’s Worship

10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship 6:30 p.m. Youth Worship

6:00 p.m. - Evening Worship/Discipleship Groups 6:30 p.m. Adult Prayer & Bible Teaching

*Childcare is available for all worship services. The nursery is located in the educational wing of the church.

Coming Soon to a Park near you! Opens Monday, June 1st.

6:00 pm. To 8:00 pm Nightly