 Praise the
Lord!
What an amazing weekend! Praise the Lord
for all that He accomplished through the Easter Pageant and
our services on Sunday. To date, in the English services,
twelve people indicated that they prayed to receive Christ as
Savior! Praise the Lord! There have been numerous others who
indicated that they renewed their relationship with Jesus
Christ. Please
pray for all of these who have made decisions during the
Easter Pageant. Also, continue to pray for the choir and cast
as we get ready for next weekend. I trust that God is going to
do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works within us (Eph. 3:20).
As we approach Easter,
there are always people who would like to try to prove that
Jesus was just a man or He was just a prophet. This coming
Sunday, we will follow the direction of John the Baptist as we
behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
In your personal study this week, take some time to examine
the Scriptures to see what they say about the Son of God.
Sunday morning we will examine John 1:29-34 to see the claims
John makes about Christ. Many people know that Christ died on
the cross, but fewer people understand that He was not just a
man, but that He was God in the flesh.
As we look forward to
Sunday, please be thinking of a friend, coworker or family
member you can invite who does not have a personal
relationship with Christ. Let's join together in asking God to
transform lives through the ministry of Front Street Baptist
Church. TO GOD BE THE
GLORY!
Pastor
Tim |
Easter
Sunday Morning Schedule -Two Identical Services Easter Sunday
Morning
This year we are hoping to use
the Easter Pageant and other outreach opportunities to invite
people to worship with us on Easter Sunday. Over the next few
weeks, we will be handing out 8000 postcards as well as making
personal invitations to people to come to the Easter Service.
In order to maximize our opportunity to reach people for Jesus
Christ, we are adjusting our Easter morning schedule.
6:55 - Easter
Sunrise Service
7:30 -
Breakfast
8:30 - Worship Service (Full Nursery - no
Children's Church)
9:45 - Sunday School
11:00 - Worship Service (Full Nursery and Children's
Church)
.
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|
 Easter
Pageant Continues This Weekend
It's not too late to see this presentation of the
greatest
story ever told, complete with first century costuming and
scenery. Performances continue
this weekend, beginning Friday evening,
March 30 at 7:00 p.m., ending Sunday, April 1 at 7:00
p.m.
Although tickets are no longer available, you can come 20 minutes before
the time for the presentation to start and very likely get a
seat (invariably some ticket holders do not show up).
Otherwise, you can submit a ticket request form and list on
the note that you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
As tickets are returned, we will re-issue them to people on
the
list. |
 Easter
Sunrise Breakfast
We will have an Easter Sunrise
Breakfast on Easter Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. following the
Sunrise Service at 6:55 a.m. A sign-up sheet is
located outside the fellowship hall. The last day to sign
up is Wednesday, April 4,
2007. |
 Prayer
Point
God's Will For Your
Life
"God, what
is Your will for my life?" No doubt you have asked
this question many times in prayer.
Have you found
it? Are you still looking for it? Does it seem
like some way out there thing that you can't quite
grasp?
I have good
news! God's will for you is simply doing the next thing
that God puts in front of you, so that at the end of the
day you can say, "I have accomplished the purpose of God for
me today."
When we examine the
life of Jesus, he was constantly moving--to the next person,
the next place, the next need--and the lives he touched were
changed forever! He said, "I came to do the will of my
Father. My Father is always working and I am
working." (John 6:38; John 5:17)
So--what is God's will
for your life--this moment? It's the "next
thing".
Do it with all the
power that God has given you--the greatest power in Heaven and
on Earth, the power of the Holy Spirit.
Father, I open my
heart right now to receive your power for accomplishing your
will for my life--doing the "next thing"--and doing it with
eternity in mind.
May your will be
done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Only in
doing Your will, Father, will I find rest--not by doing
some great thing, just the "next thing". And
keep me reminded that there are no status jobs in the
Kingdom.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen
|
 News and
Announcements
Do you have news and announcements for Sunday Morning?
If so, please send them to: news@frontstreet.org or call the
church office by Thursday morning of that week. We will insert
your announcement into our slide show presentation before the
service begins. Please be sure to include any clipart or
photos. |
 A Note
About This Newsletter
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Preschool and Children's News
Children in Action (grades 1 -
3) would like
to thank our church family for the money that you donated so
that we could buy a sheep. The sheep will help poor
people in Croatia. They can sell the wool to make money
for their family. The missionaries in Croatia will
tell them about Jesus. Please pray for the people in
Croatia. You helped us raise $201.25!! Thanks
again!
Love,
CiA members: Eli, Jacob, Brett, Abby, Blake, Ben,
Matthew, Brittany and Trent
Parents of Babies and
One year olds: We need your family picture! We need to update
our family pictures in these classes. Please be sure we take
your picture within the next few weeks. If you or other family
members will be unavailable for this, please email a picture
to karen@frontstreet.org. THANKS!
|
Cross
Connection Youth Ministry
*No Youth Small
Groups Sunday Night, April 1 due to the Easter Pageant at
7:00 p.m., and no services Easter Sunday, April
8. We will resume our normal schedule
Sunday, April 15.
Sunday
Nights: Meet in the youth room at 5:15 for Bible
study and fellowship.
Tuesday
Nights: Girls' Bible Study for Grades 7 - 12,
from 6-8 p.m. Contact
Becky at (704) 873-6994.
Summer Trips:
World Changers, June 16 -
23:
Costs:
Single Child
Families: total of $125.00 each child; $50 deposit,
with a balance of $75;
2 Children going: total
of $110.00 each child; $50 deposit, with a balance
of $60.
Balances Due: April 29th
2007
Crossroads, July 15 - 19,
2007 (Sunday - Thursday)
Costs:
Single Child Families: total of
$130 each child; $50 deposit, with a balance of
$80;
2 Children going: total of $115
each child; $50 deposit, with a balance of $65;
3 Children going: total of $110
each child; $50 deposit, with a balance of $60.
Deposits Due: March 4,
2007
Balance Due: May 27,
2007
Prayer
Targets: Youth Pastor Search Committee - God's direction
for the Youth
Ministry.
|
 Senior
Adult Trip
To Hickory for Senior
Adult Day at Hickory Crawdads.
Lunch, Health Fair and Hickory Crawdads
Baseball!
Wednesday, April 11,
2007
Leave at 10:30
a.m.
Cost: $7.00 plus $3.00
Transportation for a total of $10.00 per person. A
sign-up sheet is located outside the Fellowship
Hall. |
 Bathroom / Breezeway Project
Update
We were recently advised by
the Iredell County Inspections Department that we have now met
all of their requirements and that a building permit could be
issued for enclosing the walkway and the construction of the
restrooms. With all that is planned around FSBC before
Easter, our contractor agreed that it would be wise to delay
further work until after Easter. Expect an update at our
Family Business Meeting on April
18. |
 Birthdays
March 31 Karen
Wicks
April
1 Penny Moore, Debbie Lay, Paul
Snead
April
2 Lucas Putrakul, Philip
Kay
April 3 Lloyd
Johnson, Cary Tittle, Monica Morrison, Emily Harwell, Whitney
Kincaid
April 4 Stacey
Helmandollar, Debbie Cannada, Sean
Stephenson
April 5 Jaime
Raiford, Amos Bell, Mavis High, Judy
Harwell
April 6
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| Family
Concerns and Celebrations
IN THE
HOSPITAL
Iredell:
Charlie Stikeleather (room
#153)
WELCOME
NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMBERS!
Preschool III:
Gabriel Ferron
110 Rock Island Drive
Statesville, NC 28625
Birthday: July
9 |
|
CALENDAR
10:00
a.m.
Senior Adult
Choir Rehearsal
6:00 - 8:00
p.m.
Youth Girl's Bible Study
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
No Wednesday Evening
Services
7:00
a.m.
Men's Prayer
Breakfast at
Friendly Family Restaurant
7:00 p.m. Statesville
Easter Pageant
SATURDAY, MARCH
31
11:00
a.m.
Statesville Easter Pageant
7:00
p.m.
Statesville Easter Pageant - Spanish
Presentation
SUNDAY, APRIL
1
8:30 - 9:00
a.m. Library
Open
9:00
a.m. Sunday
School
9:30
a.m. Sunday
School at
Mision
Bautista Hispana
10:30
a.m. Worship
Service
at
Front
Street Baptist Church
10:35
a.m. Worship
Service at
Mision
Bautista
Hispana
7:00
p.m. Statesville
Easter Pageant
MONDAY, APRIL 2
Easter Pageant Stage Removal Begins
7:00
p.m.
Mary Cannon Group with Mildred Price
TUESDAY, APRIL 3
10:00
a.m.
Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal
2:00
p.m.
Beth Ellis Group
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 4
No Wednesday Evening
Services
THURSDAY, APRIL
5 Maundy
Thursday
7:00 p.m.
Maundy Thursday Service and Lord's
Supper
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
Good Friday!
7:00
a.m.
Men's Prayer Breakfast at
Friendly Family Restaurant
6:30 -
9:00 p.m. Celebrate
Recovery
|
| Service Schedule
Welcoming Committee: M/M John Blakely (SE
Choir), M/M John Rhyne (SW Choir), M/M Darrell
Holt (NE Front), M/M John Wright (NW
Front)
NURSERY SCHEDULE (Sunday Morning Worship)
:
BABIES: Donna Somers, Carolyn Ayers,
Pauline Campbell, Nancy Meyer, Maribeth Warren
ONE YEAR
OLDS: Linda Holzworth and Molly Rhyne
TWO YEAR
OLDS: Gary and Wendy Holland
THREE YEAR
OLDS: Freda and Jesse Reid
NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:
EVENING SERVICE-
Easter Pageant (6:30 p.m.): Araceli Luxon, David
Hare, Wendy Lamberth, Paulette Deal, Audra Harris and Steve
DeVore
WEDNESDAY SERVICE (6:30 p.m.): No
Services
CHILDREN'S WORSHIP: Brian and Karen Shea, Scott
and Melissa Tuthill, Katie Lamm and Remy Mottinger
SUNDAY
MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45-9:15
a.m.: Grover and Norma Hellard
10:00-10:30
a.m.: Grady and Anne Pharr
LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00
a.m.: Brenda Funderburk 6:30-7:30 p.m.:
Library Closed
Wednesday: 6:00-7:30 p.m.
No Wednesday Evening Services
USHERS
FOR APRIL
AM: Jeff Stone, Donald Webber, Jim
Hawks, Todd Lamberth, Matt Miller, Ken Johnson and Scott
Tuthill
PM: Brent Austin, John Rhyne, Junior
Morton, Mickey Sharpe, Tim Sigmon, Keith Somers and David
Stegall
DEACONS/PARKING LOT
Saturday, March
31: Keith Somers (704-876-1514) Hospital
Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday
PM
Sunday, April
1: Clarence Ray (704-878-2138) Hospital
Visitation Sunday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM
James
Funderburk, Sunday Morning Parking Lot
Assistant |
Easter
Pageant Nursery and Childcare Schedule:
Friday,
March 30: (7:00 p.m.)
BABIES AND
ONES: Beverly Wright and Debbie
Morton
TWOS AND THREES: Bob and
Martha Howell
AGES 4 AND
UP: Audra Harris and Pam
Drye
Saturday, March
31: (11:00 a.m.)
BABIES AND
ONES: Kathy Cook, Gaye Fox and Robin
Rankin
TWOS AND THREES: Ken and
Kinnan Johnson and Avery Putrakul
AGES 4 AND
UP: Pam Drye and Sandra
Oliver
Saturday, March
31: (7:00 p.m.)
BABIES AND
ONES: Beverly Wright and Chris
Fox
TWOS AND THREES: Melissa Tuthill
and Robin Rankin
AGES 4 AND
UP: Audra Harris and Steve
DeVore
Sunday, April 1: (7:00 p.m.)
BABIES AND
ONES: Araceli Luxon and David
Hare
TWOS AND THREES: Wendy Lamberth
and Paulette Deal
AGES 4 AND
UP: Audra Harris and Steve
DeVore |
| A LOOK AT THE RECORD |
|
|
|
| March 25,
2007: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Worship
Attendance............................... |
439 |
|
|
|
| Sunday
School.......................................... |
307 |
| Enrollment.................................................. |
713 |
| Members
Present...................................... |
294 |
| New
Members........................................... |
1
|
| Visitors....................................................... |
13 |
| Total
Contacts.......................................... |
14 |
|
|
|
| Tithes and
Offerings: |
|
|
|
|
| Total Tithes and
Offerings.................. |
$16,585.58 |
| Budget Offering
Required.................... |
$15,096.30 |
| Budget Offering
Received.................... |
$11,518.09 |
| Designated
Offerings............................ |
$4,936.42 |
| Other Receipts
Received....................... |
$131.07 |
| Budget Needs to
Date............................ |
$452,889.00 |
| Budget Gifts to
Date............................... |
$428,288.41 |
|
|
|
| Building Fund
Totals.............................. |
$91,569.55 |
|
|
|
| Annie Armstrong
Goal............................ |
$5,000.00 |
| Annie Armstrong Off.
Received............ |
$1,861.50
| |
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MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS
BUILDING
FUND
BREEZEWAY / BATHROOM
PROJECT
In Memory of: Rachel Fox
By: Junior and Debbie Morton
ANNIE ARMSTRONG OFFERING
In Honor of: Norman
and Debbie Cannada
By: James and Shelby Parker
In Memory of: Mavis High's
sister
By: Archie and Mary Nell Feimster
YOUNG LIFE/KIT AND AVERY/SYBA FOOD PANTRY
By:
Hannah Sunday School Class
EASTER PAGEANT
In Honor of: Kim
Mottinger
By: Pearl Wells
Kathryn
Conrad
In Honor of: Jesus and Memory
of: Donald Bell
By: Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Mills, II
BARNABAS
In Loving Memory of: My mother
and father, Arlene and Glenn
Auton, on their wedding anniversary on
March 31
By: Carolyn
White |
 Young
at Heart
TRIPS OPEN TO
EVERYONE!
Trips
Scheduled:
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Smokey Mountain Railroad -
We will leave from the church at 8:00
a.m. The cost is $40.00, plus transportation cost of
$3.00 each, for a total cost of $43.00.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, December
5, 6 and 7, 2007
Christmas By the Sea at Fort Caswell -
The cost is $133.00, which includes 3
days and 2 nights plus 5 meals and a show at the Alabama
Theatre, plus transportation cost of $ 5.00, for a total cost
of $138.00 ($65.00 is due by July 1).
Sign-up sheets are located on the Bulletin
Board outside the Fellowship
Hall.
|
 Sanctuary Flowers
If you would like to place flowers in the sanctuary in
memory or in honor of someone, please call the church office.
Flowers are needed for April through November. The cost is
$45.00, and payment will reserve your
date. |
Dishes and Cookware...
If you have dishes or other cookware that
need to be picked up from the church kitchen, please do so as
soon as possible. The kitchen has been cleaned out and
the dishes and cookware are now located in the
educational building near the courtyard entrance. If you
no longer want them, your dishes or cookware will be
donated to either Fifth Street Ministries or
Yokefellow. Thanks for your help in keeping the church
clean and clutter
free. |
PREGNANCY
RESOURCE CENTER
of Statesville
Spring Banquet
The Spring Banquet is the biggest
fundraiser that we have each year. This year we have the
honor of Ryan Dobson as the guest speaker. He is
the son of nationally known Christian Psychologist, Dr. James
and Shirley Dobson. The banquet will be held on
Thursday, May 3rd at 7:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church.
We are asking that each Christian reading this to pray that
God will fill each seat to generate the funds that are needed
to keep the Center in operation. How is He impressing
you to participate? Contact us if you feel led to Host a
Table of 8 people whom you know would be great supporters of
the ministry of Saving Babies'
Lives. |
|
 S.Y.B.A. Women's
Celebration!
Fairview Baptist
Church
Thursday, April
19, 2007
"Live the Call"
Featuring: Phyllis Elvington, a
nationally-known speaker, and Daughters of Grace, a group that
will bring your soul to God's throne through worship and
music.
Dinner 5:30
p.m. Program 6:45
p.m.
Cost for dinner
is $5.00. You may pay at the door, but you
must Call to Register by April 16th (704) 873-4372
ext. 7 |
 S.Y.B.A. Singles Groups Announcement
Singles Solutions:
"Discovering and Pursuing a Life that Matters"
will meet every other week beginning mid-April
through May. Single adults in their 20's to 40's will
meet on Tuesday evenings and those in their 50's and older
will meet on Monday evenings. Both groups will meet at
Western Avenue Baptist Church, Statesville, from 7:00 -
8:30 p.m. The cost is $12.00 and registration is
required in advance. Register by calling Carol at (704)
873-4372, ext. 10 or e-mail her at secretarysyba@bellsouth.net.
Singles Solutions is a ministry of the South Yadkin Baptist
Association. |
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