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February

08 Women’s Bible Study

10 Parent’s Night Out

11 Coffee House Concert

15 R.A.’s & G.A.’s Pinewood

Derby

March

3 S.A.M. Spring Banquet

4 Basketball Banquet

5 Parenting Potluck

25 Women’s Ministry Spring Banquet

First Baptist Church Fisherville

Coffee House Concert

Saturday, February 11th, 7 PM

@ the Rock House

Dear Fisherville Family,

The word “joy” or “rejoice” is found in

Philippians sixteen times. For the next

few articles, I would like us to learn more about

Christian joy by examining these passages.

First, there is the joy of Fellowship; (1:4-5) “…with joy

for your fellowship.”

The word fellowship [Koinonia] means to have in

common. No group has more in common than the

family of God. We have the same salvation;

Heavenly Father, Christ as Savior; indwelling

Holy Spirit; Bible as our guide; and eternal

heavenly home. May we find joy in

fellowshipping with one another.

The second time joy is found, it is the joy of the

gospel being shared; (1:18) “…Christ is

preached; and in this I rejoice, yes and will rejoice.”

The more Christ is shared—the more people are

saved, sins are forgiven, lives are changed,

society is impacted, and Heaven becomes

people’s eternal future. No wonder “Heaven

rejoices” when a sinner repents.”

May we experience more joy by doing everything

we can to get the gospel out.

The third mention of joy is the joy of spiritual

progress in the believers life; (1:25) “…for your

progress and joy of faith.” When we continue to

grow and mature in the Christian faith, we will

experience more spiritual joy. If we “settle” and

become lukewarm, we will certainly lose the

fullness of Christ’s joy. Paul states in (Phil. 3:13)

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have

apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting these

things that are behind and reaching forward to

those things which are ahead.”

Conclusion: Have you lost your Christian joy? Are you

neglecting Christian fellowship? Have you stopped

sharing Jesus? Have you ceased moving forward in

the Christian faith?

Have a joyful February,

Bro. Jack

As we continue our Sunday School

study of the Old Testament book of

Judges, it becomes apparent that

God uses imperfect people as im-

plements of His judgement and His

blessing. While they could not be

considered paragons of ethics or

morality, they were individuals who

were dedicated to the LORD. Again and again

God’s servants fall short in their private and public

thoughts and acts. But the LORD heard the peo-

ple’s cry and raised up judges to bring deliver-

ance to His people.

Ehud, a deceiver; Jephthah, impulsive and impa-

tient; Samson, an infamous womanizer; and Gide-

on, hesitant and lacking in confidence: each one

empowered by the LORD to lead His people at a

time when the people “forsook the LORD, the God

of their fathers… and followed other gods.” Each

of these were dedicated to God and used as an

instrument in His hands. These folks were imperfect

leaders. Through them God revealed that He is

the Savior of the people. Only the LORD is sover-

eign. Only the LORD is Savior.

Imperfect people, dedicated to Him are God’s

chosen instruments to lead others to trust in Him.

Dedicate yourself to allowing God to use you as

His instrument and see what He can do.

Blessings,

Dr. Gary Redding

FBC Fisherville Children’s Ministry

June 24-28 at Timber Creek.

Completed 3rd grade – completed 6th grade.

Cost: $295 Deposit of $45 due by Feb 5th.

R.A.’s & G.A.’s Lock IN

April 7th– 8th

6:30 p.m.– 9:00 a.m.

Cost: $5.00

February 10th 5:30– 9:30

Cost: $5 per child

Deadline to Sign Up February 5th

Come join us for the G.A. And R.A. Pinewood Derby

February 15th 6:30-7:45

Races will start at 7:00.

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Acts 1:8

In Memory of Darryl Cates given by:

Kenneth and Ann Daniel

In Memory of Opal Bobbitt given by:

Brian and Betty Barry

In Memory of Helen Overton given by:


Bill Randolph’s S.S. Class

Sonny and Virginia Cade

In Memory of Bill Powell given by:


Edgar and Gilda Dooley

David and Debbie Garner

Ralph and Barbara Burrows


Clarine Throneberry

In Memory of Marina Hardee given by:


In Memory of Lyndi Suzanne Allen given by:

Ralph and Barbara Burrows


Kenneth and Ann Daniel

Vera Griffin

Guy and June Thomason


John and Laverne Clayton

Johnie and Janis Mynatt

Edgar and Gilda Dooley

Gary and Karen Miller

John and Karen Smith


Mike and Jamie Butler

In Memory of Glenn Prater given by:


In Honor of Ministerial Staff given by:


In Honor of the Allen and Hamner Families given by:

Clarine Throneberry

In Honor of Bill Hatcher given by:

Buddy and Etta Lou Craig

In Honor of Clyne Sparks given by:

Vera Griffin

Budget

In Memory of Harold Yancey given by:

Morris and Jean Murphree

Martha Cratin


Mary Burrows


In Memory of Chip Scruggs Father, Clifton Scruggs, given by:



Mary Burrows




Jean Gayden




The Dennison Family


Keith and Sandra Donathan

Jean Gayden

Building Fund

In Memory of Jerry Davis given by:

Gladys Davis



Sue Richards



Billy Ray and Bettie Mynatt


Billie Young


In Memory of Chip Scruggs Father, Clifton, given by:








Tate and Shirley Thomas

Sue Richards

In Honor of Jeri Stringer’s Birthday given by:


Children’s Ministry


Ronnie and Sandy Jamerson

Children’s Music Ministry


Larry and Gloria Jones

Bonnie Essary

In Honor of Rachel Allen given by:

Larry and Gloria Jones

Children’s/Youth Choir

In Memory of Jack and Irene Breaks given by:

Hilton and Joanna L’Orange


Paul and Carolyn Dixon

Lottie Moon

In Honor of Rick & Carol Marshall given by:


In Honor of Bro. Jack Moore given by:

The Encouragers Class

Youth

In Memory of Nick Reid given by:

Tate and Shirley Thomas

January 2017 Memorials & Honorariums (12/27/2016-1/22/2017)

From our hearts to yours, thank you for the generous love offering on our departure. The gift from you all will be used to be purchase a fishing kayak in memory of my dad. I hope to resume this hobby very soon. In the January newsletter, I inadvertently left off a name on our reception team thank-you list. Thank you, Lou Goodwin, the Victorian queen of decor, and for all your hard work. We love and appreciate you, Lou, and apologize for the omission. Sincerely, Rick and Carol Marshall

“…See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut…” Revelation 3:8a (NIV)

The time is almost here! As I write this article, I’m in the process of getting ready to move to Fisherville. Roni, Leeanne, Jake, and I are so excited about this new chapter in our lives. From the moment, I received the first email from Gary, I knew God’s hand has been in this and leading us to serve alongside you. The search team has been so wonderful to work with and after the weekend we got to spend with you in January, we already feel that we have family in that church. Thank you so much to all of you who have emailed, and contacted us with such love, support, and encouragement. I hope all of you who are in choir and the praise band will be there for our first rehearsals together and if you’ve been praying and thinking about being a part of one of these groups, come and be another new person in the group with us. What better time to come and be involved? I know from just the short time I got to spend with all of them that they are a group of wonderful people who are incredibly talented. I can’t wait to see what all God has in store for us as we worship

together each week!

Bart Starr

Sympathy To:

Brandon & Rachel Allen on the loss of

their baby daughter, Lyndi

Tom Crocker on the loss of his mom

Darrell Sparks on the loss of his sister-in-

law, Loreva Sparks

Kathy Beaver on the loss of her Dad

The family of Opal Bobbitt

Dear Church Family,

Thank you so much for the prayer, cards,

texts, calls, food and memorials during this

very difficult time. My Dad is in heaven

with a perfect body and mind. Please

continue to pray for my Mom. We love our

church family!

Love,

Chuck and Kathy Beaver & family.

Philippians 1:3-6

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FBC MINISTRY STAFF

Jack Moore, Senior Pastor Dr. Gary Redding, Associate Pastor/Education and Admin. Jeff James, Associate Pastor/Missions and Ministries John Proctor, Children’s Minister Bart Starr, Minister of Music and Worship John Bills, Minister of Visitation Mike Smith, Senior Adult Minister

We are thankful that we

surpassed our goal for

our Lottie Moon Christmas

offering by collecting a

total of $21,969.50. We

will begin collecting in

March toward our church

goal of $10,000 for the

Annie Armstrong Easter

Offering.

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