From the Pastor’s Study

Have you ever noticed how much our

world works to find rest? So many people

are tired and looking for rest. Whether it

is a stressful lifestyle or a physical prob-

lem that hinders rest, many people strug-

gle to get a full night’s rest. The problem

has become so widespread that a new

industry has emerged, the sleep industry.

There are physicians who specialize in

sleep disorders, medications, machines,

and other tools that are now available to

help find rest. Although I believe there

are people who have a physical problem

finding rest, many people suffer because

they fail to know the Prince of peace,

Jesus.

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus gave a simple

invitation:

“Come to me all you who labor and

are heavy laden, and I will give you

rest. Take My yoke upon you, and

learn from Me, for I am gentle and

lowly in heart, and you will find rest

for your souls. For My yoke is easy

and My burden is light.”

The simple invitation to those who are

stressed and in need of rest is: Come,

Take, Learn, and Find. Come to Jesus

who is the source of peace. Take on His

concerns (yoke). Learn from His exam-

ple. And Find rest (peace) for your soul.

Soul peace is the same peace that the

Apostle Paul describes in Philippians 4:7:

“…the peace of God, which surpass-

es all understanding, will guard your

hearts and minds through Christ

Jesus.”

That kind of peace, the peace that calms

the storms in our souls, is only found in

Jesus. It comes from spending intimate

time alone with Him in prayer. It comes

when we give Him our concerns and take

on His. Are you searching for peace,

calm from the storm, or rest for your

soul? Are you seeking a break from the

struggles and worries of this life? The

source of finding peace is not changing

your circumstances; it’s changing your

focus. When you find Jesus, you will find

peace!

I look forward to finding Jesus with you

this Sunday as we gather together to study

God’s word and worship Him together!

To God Be the Glory!

Bro. Fred

The MESSENGER

First Baptist Church, Andalusia, Alabama

We are a family of faith striving to be passionately devoted followers of Jesus Christ

July 10, 2015 Fred Karthaus III, Pastor Vol. 56, No. 14

Please pray for students &

adults who will participate in

Mission Andalusia

July 20-24

PRAYER REQUESTS for MISSION ANDALUSIA Students to surrender completely to Jesus and follow His

leading every moment of the week as they serve

Repentance from sin so that God may be heard from

A selfless heart that is willing to give even when nothing

else can be given

No distractions from the world around us – the ability

to focus on serving Jesus with all one’s heart, soul,

mind, body and strength

Clarity in sharing Bible stories and the gospel of Jesus

Christ

Children and students to be saved by the power of God

God’s Holy Spirit to move in all His power as much is

made of Jesus

Children in the neighborhoods to come to Mission Andalu-

sia

Reliance upon God to provide for the needs each day

A desire to work as unto the Lord each day

Students to have the ability to relate to the children

that are served so that they feel loved and cared for

Safety each day traveling to and from mission sites and

while serving the Lord each day

Much to be accomplished in the afternoons during the

time of working on service projects

Women’s Ministry New Discipleship class – Amazing Collection: Paul’s

Letters to Pastors (1 Timothy-Philemon) – begins Sunday,

July 12 – 4:45 pm – adult 3 department – bring $12 to

FBC office to have a book ordered

Women’s Ministry Event – Thursday, July 16 – 6:30

pm – student ministry building – Today what our society

seems to value most is the freedom to do whatever we want,

whatever makes us feel good. Anyone who tries to stop us

from doing what we want is mocked and vilified. Beth Moore

shares what God’s Word says – – the Truth. She encourages

women to be bold and courageous and to flee from the

darkness of the world

Visitation join us Tuesday at 6 pm in fellowship hall as we make

contacts – contacts may be a call, a visit or a note

July Jamz summer concert series – Thursdays, July

9, 16, 23, 30 – at Springdale – gate opens at 6:30 pm –

featuring local musicians – bring lawn chairs – free event –

by Andalusia Chamber of Commerce

A thank you note has been

received from Hampton Glenn – it is posted

on the bulletin board near the church office

The Messenger is printed bi-weekly.

If you want to receive a mailed copy or if you want it

to be e-mailed to you, please call the church office or e-

mail jbozeman@fbcandy.org

You may find the Messenger each week on the

FBC website at www.fbcandalusia.org

Extended Teaching Care church office: 222-5152

JULY 12 – 10:30 am (arrive at 10:15)

3 year olds – Teresa Ward

4 year olds – Becky Garner

6:00 pm (arrive at 5:45)

1-3 year olds – Judson & Amy Blackstock

JULY 19 – 10:30 am (arrive at 10:15)

3 year olds –

4 year olds – Randall & Katie Lee

6:00 pm (arrive at 5:45)

1-3 year olds – Larry & Mary Avery

50 Forward trip to Mossy Grove

Schoolhouse Restaurant in Troy Thursday, July 16 – leave FBC at 4 pm

call FBC office to sign up to go

50 Forward lunch

Tuesday, July 21 – program by Chrissie Shubert Duffy,

Director of Andalusia Chamber of Commerce – call FBC

office by July 20 to make a lunch reservation

50 Forward trip to Nashville

November 30-December 4, 2015

cost: $499 per person (double occupancy)

$75 deposit due July 25

$424 final payment due September 24 [make check out to

Betty Mitchell – 33141 Boston Rd, Dozier, AL 36028]

call FBC office to sign up to go

BIBLE STUDY CLASSES for all ages meet at 9:15 every Sunday morning … are YOU involved in one?

Memorial Gifts Given In memory of Robert Linder by Bill & Joyce Law

In memory of Hazel Duer by Ziba & Pennye Anderson

In memory of Katherine Wyatt by Ziba & Pennye Anderson

In memory of Benny Barrow by Ziba & Pennye Anderson

In memory of Carol Jacobs by Ziba & Pennye Anderson

In memory of Hazel Duer by Wayne & Lenora Johnson

In memory of Benny Barrow by Wayne & Lenora Johnson

In memory of Carol Jacobs by Wayne & Lenora Johnson

In memory of Margaret Smyly by Carl, Celia, Marie, Robert

& Frank Smyly

In memory of Jerry Reeves by John & Mary Hill

In memory of Billy Crigger by James & Joan Mitchell

In memory of Robert Linder by Steve, Ramona, Steven,

James & Sarah Catherine Barlow

In honor of Linda Finlin by Mildred Hart Sunday School Class

In memory of Hazel Duer by Kathy Nall Prayer Group

In memory of Katherine Wyatt by Herb & Sue Carlisle

In memory of Robert Linder by Herb & Sue Carlisle

In memory of Benny Barrow by Charles & Sarah Everage

In memory of Benny Barrow by Bill Tadlock

In memory of Carol Jacobs by Mark & Lynn King

In memory of Gaston & Oletta King by Mark & Lynn King

In memory of Clara Nell Wambles by Mildred Hart Sunday

School Class

In memory of Carol Jacobs by Cary & Louisa Baker

In memory of Becky Fuqua by Cary & Louisa Baker

In memory of Boyd Pass by Cary & Louisa Baker

In memory of Benny Barrow by Cary & Louisa Baker

In memory of Carol Jacobs by John & Martha Givhan

In memory of Benny Barrow by John & Jan Roach

In memory of Carol Jacobs by Emery Sheffield

Education News We will be doing a children’s ministry outing to go

and see the movie Minions on Tuesday July 14th. I do not

have all of the details yet because the movie is not released

until this weekend. I will pass further details along on

Sunday morning after I can get some more information. I

wanted to go ahead and let you know about the outing and

the date so you can plan accordingly. We will likely have

one other children’s ministry summer event before school

starts back and I will let you know about that a little later.

In Christ,

Judson

New Babies Congratulations to York & Cody Smith at the birth of their

son, William York III (Liam), who was born

June 16th – the proud great grandmother is

June Smith

Congratulations to Andrea & Andrew Carter

at the birth of their daughter, Audie Ruth,

who was born June 30th – the proud great grandmother is

Vivian Hickey

Deacons in service – July 12 John Dugger (222-3066) & Jay Farrington (222-7859)

July 19 Benny Gay (881-0141) & John Givhan (222-2929)

Ushers – July 12 Front Door Back Door

Alan Williamson Becky Garner

Mary Avery Hazel Griffin

David Brantley Billie Ann Loflin

Bonnie Cagle John Loflin

July 19 Front Door Back Door

Tommy Eiland Ashley Black

Gloria Collier Jimmy Black

John Collier David Marcum

Ed Buck Roy Weaver

Offering – July Ziba Anderson, Steve Barlow, Benny Gay, Kenneth Johnson,

Bill Law, Glynn Ralls, Dodd Riley, Charles Young

Light/Sound/TV – July 12

Sound Light/Computer TV Operator

Tripp Bass Will Black am-James Mitchell/pm-Lex Short

July 19 Sound Light/Computer TV Operator

am-Lex S./pm-Joe P. Sandy Boyd am-James Mitchell/pm-Bob Harry

Gideon New Testaments are donated in honor of these fathers on

Father’s Day

Joe Davis Eddie Segars Wayne Johnson

William Law Gordon Vickers David McCalman

Eric Searcy Robert Harry Judson Blackstock

Otis Corbitt Greg Mayberry Wayne Clark

Jeff Hopkins Tommie Hopkins Allen Cook

Jeff Moore Morgan Moore John Givhan

Keith Hines Steve Frazier Rogerl Reeves

John Smith Jerome Mallory Donald Weant

Kim Dyess Jeff Parish Larry Avery

Tripp Bass Jimmy Black Thad Chandler

Kyle Dalton Casey Thompson A.C. Brunson Jr.

Jim Krudop John Loflin Carey Thompson

Fred Pate Daniel Ryan McMullen Dan McMullen

Philip Bush Fred Karthaus Jerry Kennedy

Glynn Ralls Shannon Glenn Jay Farrington

Gillis Jones Robert Smith Benny Gay

Bill King Dwight Crigger Neal Dansby

Claude Pike Alan Williamson Mike Jones Sr.

Randy Cagle Joe McDanal Herbert Carlisle

John Weaver Carl Lambert Charles Rogers

David Craft Duane Mooney David Weaver

David Finlin Charles Young Kenneth Johnson

Ken Ward Bill Rabren

Quarterly Church Conference Sunday, July 19 – after evening worship service

concerning changes to FBC by-laws

Deacons Meeting Monday, July 13 – 6 pm

student ministry building

Congratulations to Cindy Benson on

her 29th anniversary as our Education Administrative

Assistant

NEEDED – Used hearing aids for those in need who have trouble hearing – bring

your donated hearing aid to FBC office – call FBC office

if you have questions

FBC services – live on Sundays on Andy Cable

channel 12 at 10:30 am & 6 pm

If you are a member of Facebook, to join FBC page

go to www.facebook.com/andalusiafirstbaptist and

choose the LIKE button

Children’s

movie trip movie: Minions

Tuesday, July 14

in Greenville

for children who have completed 1st grade-completed

5th grade

more details soon

THE MESSENGER (USPS 700-520) is published bi-weekly except Christmas week & July 4th week by First Baptist Church, P O Box 788, 700 E. 3-Notch Street,, Andalusia, Alabama 36420 Periodicals Postage paid at Andalusia, Alabama EDITOR: Cindy Benson

CHURCH TELEPHONES - 222-5151 & 222-5152 PRAYER LINE - (334) 582-5155 CHURCH WEBSITE - fbcandalusia.org

CHURCH STAFF Fred Karthaus III Pastor fkarthaus@fbcandy.org Judson Blackstock Associate Pastor/Education jblackstock@fbcandy.org Dwight Crigger Associate Pastor/Music dcrigger@fbcandy.org Eric Searcy Director of Student Ministries esearcy@fbcandy.org Gordon Vickers Director of Senior Adults gvickers@fbcandy.org Jeanne Bozeman Supervisor of Admin Services jbozeman@fbcandy.org Cindy Benson Education Admin. Assistant cbenson@fbcandy.org Lynne McCord Music Admin. Assistant lynnemccord@fbcandy.org Tammy Holley Nall Finance Admin.Assistant tammyholley@fbcandy.org

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Discipleship Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Fellowship Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:00 p.m. RAs, GAs, Mission Friends, Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. Adult Prayer Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. Ladies Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.

Our Record A LOOK AT LAST WEEK…

Sunday School enrollment 729 Sunday School attendance 191

Visitors 15

AND THE CHURCH GAVE…

Budgeted offerings this week $19,882.48

Offerings received this week $23,420.67

Budgeted offerings to date $536,826.96

Offerings received to date $492,244.59

Fix-up Fund

$14,511.72 – account balance as of July 5

Christian sympathy is

extended to Barbara & Jimmy Eiland at

the death of her sister, Angie Sutton

In the hospital

If you know of a church member in the hospital

please call church office

NEEDED

Someone willing to deliver Wednesday

night fellowship supper meals to those

who are not able to attend – please call

FBC office if you might be able to

deliver meals once or twice a month

Fellowship Supper Supper reservations should be made or cancelled by

NOON ON MONDAY. If they are not cancelled by noon

on Monday, they are to be paid for by the person making

the reservation

PRICES: $7.00 – Adult

$3.00 – Youth (7th-12th grade)

$2.50 – Child (birth-6th grade)

$20 maximum for a family

MENU – JULY 15, 2015

fried fish filets, cheese grits, cole slaw, baked beans,

hushpuppies, blueberry yum yum, banana pudding

MENU – JULY 22 2015

smoked chicken leg quarters, field peas, creamy corn,

stewed okra/tomatoes, hot water cornbread, homemade

orange ice cream/cookies

Voice Mail extension numbers Fred Karthaus 324 Jeanne Bozeman 326 Judson Blackstock 334 Lynne McCord 321 Dwight Crigger 327 Cindy Benson 332 Eric Searcy 325 Tammy Holley 323 Gordon Vickers 333