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Sunday, April 15
Family Business Meeting
Wednesday, April 18, 6:30 p.m. in the
Sanctuary
New Adult Bible Study on
1 John beginning
Sunday,
April 15
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This past Sunday was an incredible day in
the life of Front Street. It was certainly a day of rejoicing
as we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord. Thank you,
Jeremy, for the message at the Sunrise Service, and thank you
hospitality team for the wonderful breakfast. I would also
like to thank everyone who worked long hours this week to get
the sanctuary back to normal and ready for the Easter
services. Your tireless efforts are greatly appreciated.
Prior to Easter, we spent eleven weeks exploring
what transformation looks like in the lives of believers. I
hope you took some time during those eleven weeks to do some
diagnostic testing on your own life to see if you are living a
transformed life. In a follow-up to that series, I would like
to look at Front Street's process for discipleship.
Transformation takes place in a person's heart as they grow in
their walk with Christ. As a church we must ask the question,
what kind of disciple are we trying to make? Do we have a
clear process to lead people to maturity in
Christ?
Beginning this Sunday, we are going to look at
the very beginning of our discipleship process which is
connecting people to God. During our Sunday morning worship
service, people have the opportunity to come to know Christ or
to grow in their relationship with Christ. It is our desire
that each person develops a growing and intimate relationship
with Christ. This is the purpose behind our worship service -
connecting people to God. Our text Sunday will come from
Romans 1:20-25. Everybody worships something or someone. We
want to help people connect to the One and Only True
God!
I look forward to worshipping with you this
Sunday! Be sure to invite a friend!
Pastor
Tim |
 Prayer
Point
A Prayer for
Forgiveness
In the wake of
such a wonderful and meaningful Resurrection Celebration, I
know the uppermost thought on your mind is the same as is on
mine: thankfulness for the agony and torture our Lord went
through so that we could be forgiven of our sin nature and
every sin we have or ever will commit - especially since there
is nothing we could ever do to deserve it.
My Sunday School
lesson this week is on "The Seven Last Sayings of
Christ". Do you
realize that Jesus' first words from the cross were a prayer
to His Heavenly Father for forgiveness for those who mocked
him, beat him, spat upon him, drove spikes through His hands
and feet - even gambled for His clothing? "Father, forgive
them", he prayed - even though they didn't deserve
it.
Since we have
been the recipients of such great forgiveness, can we do any
less than follow Jesus' example and pray for the forgiveness
of those who have abused us--even though they don't deserve
it?
Lord, help me to
be a forgiving person.
Help me to forgive others. If I have any anger,
bitterness, resentment, or unforgiveness that I am not
recognizing, reveal it to me and I will confess it to You as
sin.
Specifically, I ask you to help me fully forgive (name
someone you feel you need to forgive). Make me to understand
the depth of Your forgiveness toward me so that I won't hold
back forgiveness from others. I realize that my
forgiving someone doesn't make them right; it makes me
free. I also
realize that You are the only one who knows the whole story,
and You will see justice done. (Stormie O'Martian, A
Book of Prayer)
"The discretion of a man makes
him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a
transgression." (Proverbs 19:11).
The medicine of
forgiveness brings healing to the body - whether individual or
church. Will you
join me in forgiving?
His servant and your
friend,
ginny
stikeleather |
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Cross
Connection Youth Ministry
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.
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| 4th Annual S.Y.B.A. Adopt A School Ministry
"Appreciation Celebration"
To: Pastors,
Secretaries and SYBA Adopt A School Coordinators
Plans are being made for the 4th Annual South Yadkin
Baptist Association Adopt A School Ministry "Appreciation
Celebration". The "Celebration" will be held on Tuesday,
May 8, 2007 at Beulah Baptist Church in Statesville, NC.
Dinner will be provided from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the
fellowship hall of the church, followed by a program in the
sanctuary at 6:45 p.m. Please contact Carol Anthony at
the Association at (704) 873-4372, ext. 7, with an
approximate number of those who will be attending.
Please contact Hazel Boggs, SYBA Adpot A School Ministry
Coordinator, with any questions at (704)
872-9996. |
 Angel Food Ministry
Angel Food orders are being taken until
April 15. Distribution of the orders will be on April
28. If you need to see a menu, please click this link to
the Angel Food Ministries website:
Thank You,
Steve
DeVore |
 Volunteer Appreciation
Breakfast
To: All N. B.
Mills School Partnership Volunteers
We're so glad you helped us
out this year! Please come and let us treat you to a
light breakfast!
Tuesday, April 18th from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. in the N. B.
Mills Media
Center |
 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
April
14 Paulette Deal, Manda Stegall,
Brenda Funderburk, Hubert Fox, Myriah
Martin
April 16 Trevor
Gunn, Carolyn Hager, Virginia Jenkins, Judy Laws, Matt
Menscer, Brad
Johnson April 17 Justin
Hill, Carolyn White
April 18 Carroll
Hinson, John Knight, Kenneth Lippard, Eddie
Tetterton
April 19 Scott
Harris, Bryan Gilliland
April 20 Rachel
Mauney, Dale McLelland |
| Family
Concerns and Celebrations
IN THE
HOSPITAL
Davis:
Ralph Feimster (room #533)
Iredell:
Harold Little (#CCU bed
12)
WELCOME NEW CHURCH MEMBERS!
Marley Rhyne
1931 Joe Road
Statesville, NC 28625
Birthday: April 23
Blake Beaver
418 Monticello Drive
Statesville, NC 28625
Birthday: August 25
WELCOME NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMBERS!
Friends and Family:
Chuck and Martha Courier
510 Brookhaven Road
Statesville, NC 28625
Birthdays: Chuck: April 24
Martha: January 15
Preschool - Nursery:
Caleb Wesley Courier
510 Brookhaven Road
Statesville, NC 28625
Birthday: August
19
THANK YOU!
To the Members of Front Street,
Thank you all very much for the prayers and
visits during my hospital stay. We appreciate you all!
Love, Charlie and Geneva Stikeleather
Dear Members of Front Street Baptist Church,
What a performance! Everyone of you should be
proud of the job that you did putting this beautiful pageant
on. I am a recent retiree from Connecticut and I have
never seen anything like it. You had me in
tears. Thank you!
My Best to all of you, Janet Acker
Dear Members of Front Street,
On Sunday, April 1 I was blessed so very much for being
present at your church for the wonderful presentation of the
Statesville Easter Pageant. It was some kind of great
production. Thank you so very much and I look forward
to being present another year and telling others about
it.
One of your members invited me and I am very grateful
to her.
Enclosed you will find a small token of my appreciation
to you, your church and especially Margaret Kilpatrick who
invited me.
Thank You, Mrs. Libby Blanton
To all who helped in parking during the Easter Pageant,
I want to say a big Thank You. You did an outstanding
job and may God bless you for your help.
Thanks Again, John
Wright
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 Bridal Shower Coming Up !
You are invited to a church-wide bridal
shower for:
Patrick Meadors and Julie
Hill
April 29, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
in the Fellowship Hall
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CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
10:30
a.m. Senior
Adults Leave for Hickory
6:00 - 7:30
p.m. Library
Open
6:30
p.m. Prayer
Meeting in Holland Chapel;
CiA
and Mission Friends
No Celebration Choir or Instrumentalist
Rehearsal
7:00
a.m.
Men's Prayer
Breakfast at
Friendly Family Restaurant
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Celebrate
Recovery - Fellowship
Hall
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
4:00
p.m.
Deacons' Meeting
5:15 - 7:15
p.m. Awana,
Youth Small Groups
5:30
p.m. Adult
Bible Study in Friends and Family
S.S. Classroom
6:30 - 7:30
p.m.
Library
Open
TUESDAY, APRIL 17
10:00
a.m. Senior
Adult Choir Rehearsal
6:00 - 8:00
p.m. Youth
Girls' Bible Study
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
6:00 - 7:30
p.m. Library
Open
6:30
p.m. Family
Business Meeting in Sanctuary;
CiA and Mission Friends
7:40
p.m.
Celebration Choir Rehearsal
9:10
p.m.
Instrumentalist Rehearsal
7:00
a.m.
Men's Prayer
Breakfast at
Friendly Family Restaurant
6:00
p.m.
Kendra Gilreath / Brandon Myers
Wedding
Rehearsal
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Celebrate
Recovery - Holland Chapel
SATURDAY, APRIL
21
2:00
p.m.
Kendra Gilreath / Brandon Myers
Wedding |
| Service Schedule
Welcoming Committee: Pat
Proctor (SE Choir), M/M Jerry Blohm (SW Choir),
M/M David Stegall (NE Front), M/M Brent
Austin (NW Front)
NURSERY SCHEDULE (Sunday Morning
Worship) BABIES: Martha Somers, Bennie
Poplin, Barbara Wilson, Margaret Grier, Rebekah
DiGorga
ONE YEAR OLDS: Wes and Lana
Smith
TWO YEAR OLDS: Dionne Stutts and Dale
McLelland
THREE YEAR OLDS: Amy Rhyne and Zach
Holmes
NURSERY
- OTHER SERVICES:
EVENING SERVICE (6:30
p.m.): Freda Alford and Faye Blohm
WEDNESDAY SERVICE
(6:30 p.m.): Teresa Bost and Beverly
Hillard
CHILDREN'S WORSHIP: Brian and Karen Shea,
Scott and Melissa Tuthill and Bryan and Hannah
Gilliland
SUNDAY
MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.:
Shelby Parker and Hilda
Robinson
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.: Ginny
Stikeleather and David and Dixie Hare
LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Roxanne
Marquess 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Debbie
Lang
Wednesday: 6:00-7:30 p.m. Linda Meadors,
Marcia Miller and Barbara Morrison
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, April 14: Todd
Rhyne (704-876-2124) Hospital Visitation Saturday,
Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM
Ken
Johnson, Sunday Night Parking Lot
Assistant
Sunday, April 15: Bob
Cook (704-924-8315) Hospital Visitation Sunday,
Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM
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| A LOOK AT THE RECORD |
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| April 8,
2007: |
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| Worship
Attendance (8:30
a.m.)...........
| 344
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| Worship Attendance
(11:00 a.m.)......... |
287 |
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| 631 - Total Worship Attendance
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| Sunday
School.......................................... |
288 |
| Enrollment.................................................. |
714 |
| Members
Present...................................... |
275 |
| New
Members........................................... |
3
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| Visitors....................................................... |
13 |
| Total
Contacts.......................................... |
6 |
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| Tithes and
Offerings: |
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| Total Tithes and
Offerings.................. |
$17,476.36 |
| Budget Offering
Required.................... |
$15,096.30 |
| Budget Offering
Received.................... |
$14,791.36 |
| Designated
Offerings............................ |
$2,487.00 |
| Other Receipts
Received....................... |
$195.00 |
| Budget Needs to
Date............................ |
$483,081.60 |
| Budget Gifts to
Date............................... |
$462,228.93 |
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| Building Fund
Totals.............................. |
$93,020.55 |
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| Annie Armstrong
Goal............................ |
$5,000.00 |
| Annie Armstrong Off.
Received............ |
$3,870.00 | |
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MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS
ANNIE
ARMSTRONG OFFERING
In Memory
of: Martha
Lapish and Rachel Fox
By: Virginia Jenkins
In Honor of: Gaye
Fox
By: Brenda Smith
In Honor of: Bob and
Kathy Cook, Keith and Martha Somers
and
Chuck
and Brenda Howell
By:
Nellie McCall
In Honor of: Pastor
Jeff, Bob Cook, Allen Hillard and Barnabas
Group
By:
Chloa Willis |
 Lost
Tape Copy Needed!
Lost tape
from Darren Johnson's 2005 Homecoming Sermon! If anybody
has a copy please let me know so that I can copy it for one of
our shut-ins.
Thanks for your help,
Don Shea
(704) 873-5082 |
 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.
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 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. |
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. |
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 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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