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Seeking God in the New Year

I am looking forward to all that God has in store for Front Street in 2008. As I shared this past Sunday, we are going to focus for the next several weeks on Seeking God. What do I mean by that? Well, there are many Christians who read their Bible, but how many Christians actually study their Bible? Unfortunately, this number is pretty low. That is why we spent this past Sunday learning how to do an inductive Bible Study. I hope you will take the principles we learned Sunday and apply them to your daily time of study. As we dig into God's Word, we begin to understand better who God is and how He wants us to live our lives.

In addition to studying the Word, we are called to be people of prayer. Prayer is one of the most underutilized privileges of God's children. Over the next several weeks, we are going to study in depth the Lord's Prayer. My prayer is that in this New Year, we are going to become a people who seek the face of God in prayer and the Word.

Youth Pastor Vote this Sunday

At the conclusion of the morning worship service this coming Sunday, January 3, we will have a special called business meeting to vote on the recommendation from the Youth Pastor Search Committee regarding Pastor Jeremy. The Search Committee announced this past Sunday that they believe God is calling Jeremy Miller to become the Youth Pastor of Front Street Baptist Church. The vote will be done by secret ballet and is only available to members of Front Street Baptist Church.

I hope you have a wonderful week and I look forward to our time of corporate worship Sunday.

For His glory!

Pastor Tim

Youth Pastor Search Committee Announcement

Several months ago, our committee was elected for an overwhelming task, to find the youth pastor that God was preparing for Front Street Baptist Church. Finding a replacement to carry on the incredible work Pastor Tim had started would be no small task. As a committee, we began to pray that we would be faithful to the responsibility you gave us and diligent in the work set before us. Seeking God's will became our first priority immediately.

Therefore, it is with tremendous joy in our hearts that we share with the members at Front Street Baptist Church that our committee has heard from the Lord with clarity and certainty. We have been shown through prayer and seeking God's will that Jeremy Miller is the youth pastor that God has been preparing for our church and we are therefore unanimously presenting Pastor Jeremy as the youth pastoral candidate for Front Street Baptist Church.

Jeremy was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on December 18, 1972, while his father attended Tennessee Temple University. His family moved to different areas as his father pastored churches in the North Carolina area. Jeremy followed in his father's footsteps and enrolled at TTU in the fall of 1991. Michelle was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 1, 1973. Her family also moved to Chattanooga for her parents to attend TTU. Michelle was a senior at the academy when Jeremy, as a freshman at the university, stole her heart! They were married on December 4, 1993, put their education on hold, and moved to Statesville to begin a family.

Emily was born in 1996; Brett followed closely behind in 1998. Jeremy and Michelle felt the call of God upon their lives and moved back to Chattanooga for Jeremy to pursue his degree in theology at TTU. Nathan was their surprise in 2001! Jeremy graduated in May of 2002, and God moved them back to Statesville to teach at Southview Christian School.

Through God's leading, they joined Front Street with an open heart to what God had for them. In March of 2007, Jeremy began serving as our interim youth pastor. Jeremy and Michelle are excited to see what God will do in His church and His youth group to further His kingdom. Please pray for them as they endeavor to follow His call for their lives.

Youth Pastor Search Committee,

Jerry Helmandollar, Lisa Holt, Jeff Stone, Mitzi Gooden and Lynn Kincaid

"Parenting in the Pew" Class Offered Again!

This Coming Sunday, January 6 AND January 13

(Two dates, but only one class.)

Mark your calendars! We are planning another "Parenting in the Pew" workshop for those who were not able to attend in the fall and for those who attended but would like to learn more. This workshop will be helpful to parents of preschoolers through grade six. It will be led by Karen Shea at 4:30 (during children's choirs) in the Youth Room both Sundays. On the 6^th, we will begin the session and it will continue on the 13^th to provide plenty of time for questions and discussion. For most, your children will be in choir, for those who have preschoolers, please contact Karen if you need childcare and we will provide that for you. We will have great times of discussion and help for each other as we learn more about engaging our children in worship.

Food will be provided and we will have "Parenting in the Pew" books for everyone!

No sign-up is required, just plan to come!

2008 Offering Envelopes

The 2008 Offering Envelopes are ready to be picked up in the Educational Building. Thank You!

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.

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Barnabas Project

Love in Action

Saturday, January 5, 2008

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Coming January 6, 2008!

A new Discipleship Class

A Beth Moore Study entitled

"The Prophecy of Daniel"

Sunday Evenings at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Sanctuary, Facilitated by Mike Johnson

You do not want to miss this 7 week course!

Meets every Friday Evening

at 6:30 p.m.

Do you have hurts, habits or hang-ups?

You are welcome!

Attention: All Youth and Anyone Else Who Wants One!

We have LOTS of T-Shirts left over from our Home Mission Trip this summer. If you would like one for yourself, please see Pastor Jeremy. We mainly have adult sizes left: Medium, Large and X-Large. Wearing this shirt would be an excellent way of letting our youth know how much you love and support them and how much you appreciate the work that they did this past summer. The shirts are $7.00 each.

Cross Connection Youth Ministry

Sunday Nights: Meet in the youth room from 5:30 to 7:15 for Bible study and fellowship.

Wednesday Nights: Meet in the youth room at 6:30 for Bible study and fellowship.

Prayer Targets: Youth Pastor Search Committee - God's direction for the Youth Ministry.

Prayer Requests

Thank you all for praying each week for our prayer requests. Please take the time to review the list below, pray for the requests on it and advise the church office via e-mail at info@frontstreet.org if a request should be removed or if a request should be added.

Prayer Requests:

Pray for the safety of our men and women serving in the military and the families of those serving.

Youth Pastor Search Committee.

Senior Adult Pastor Search.

Holland Blohm.

Bobbie James.

Dwight Somers as he recovers. .

James Parker, health concerns.

Pam Drye.

Robert York.

Melissa Holmes father, Phil Carlton, has cancer.

Betty Minton's sister, Nancy Mitchell (lives in York, PA), has lung cancer.

Tannis Gregg's mother, Rachel Evans, has lung cancer.

Letha Riddle's sister, Louise Phillips.

Nancy Reavis.

Lisa Smith Cash - daughter of Lynn and Brenda Smith.

Robin Rankin's friend, Kathy Barkiewitz (lives in Florida), has cancer; also Robin's aunt, Winnie Johnson, has cancer and needs the Lord.

Cheryl Poplin's co-worker, Bonnie Morrow, as she faces serious health issues; also co-worker and friend, Karen Hiott, heart problems.

Cheryl Poplin's daughter, Heather Allison, & her children, Makayla & Caleb.

Brenda Gardner's father, Earl Bolen, of Altavista, VA, and Randy Gardner's father, Ervin Gardner, of Danville, VA.

Correne Todd's niece, Wendy Todd, and her nephew, Carl Hughes all have cancer.

Brandon, Heather and Chloe Bullock, friends of Lee and Danny Johnson.

Daniel Moser, nephew of David and Joyce Brigman.

Don B. Steigerwalt, son of Donald and Sadie Steigerwalt.

Robert Nesbit's sister, Elizabeth Payne - health problems.

Jamie Morrison's mother, Janet Youngblood, has breast cancer.

Steve and Kim Imes, co-workers of Tammy Carter - Steve has been
diagnosed with lymphoma and has begun chemo treatments.

Robert Carter, friend of John Pardue.

Nancy Morrison's son has had a stroke.

Remember all of our Saints in Care and Saints at Home.

Norman & Debbie Cannada, missionaries in Charleston, West Virginia.

Rodney Duncan.

Kit, Avery & Lucas Putrakul.

Todd Bontrager.

Rodney & Beth Love.

Angel Food Ministry

Orders for January 2008 will be taken until Monday, January 7, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.

For more information about this ministry or to see this month's menu, please visit the ministry website:

www.AngelFoodMinistries.com

or contact Steve DeVore.

Thank You,

Steve DeVore

Birthdays

January 5 Paul Isom, Lillie LeVan, Frances Bush

January 6 Kendra Myers, Chris Wiltshire

January 7

January 8 John Simmons, Jr., Bob Cook, Ann Kimrey, Logan Stone

January 9 Ronny Fox, Eric Swaim, Rodney James, Owen Stegall

January 10 David Edwards, Todd Hooks, Roy Kress, Jr., Kiya Harwell, Lynn Kincaid, Lucas DeVore

January 11 Kody Sprinkle, Abby Stewart, Steve McKeown

Bridal Shower

In honor of:

Daniel Harmon & Meg Barker

Sunday, January 13

3:00 to 5:00 pm

Beulah Baptist Church Fellowship Hall

Hosted by:

Front Street Baptist Church

Beulah Baptist Church

Couple is Registered at:

Target, Bed, Bath & Beyond & Belk

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell Memorial:

Kitty Matheny (room #202)

SYMPATHY:

We extend Christian love and sympathy to Trevis Bush in the death of his father.

THANK YOU!

What a loving church and staff you have at Front Street Baptist Church! We are so grateful for your kindness to our mother during her life, and to us following her death. Your cards, visits, flowers, prayers and gifts of food greatly encouraged us. Thank you also to those who prepared and served a delicious lunch.

May God bless you for your love and care,

The Family of Nellie McCall

CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2

No Services

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4

7:00 a.m. Men's Prayer Breakfast at Friendly

Family Restaurant

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5

9:00 - 12:00 p.m. Barnabas Project

SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 Lord's Supper Today

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Prayer Walk in Main Sanctuary;
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

4:30 p.m. "Parenting in the Pew" Class with Karen Shea

4:30 p.m. Children's Choirs (K - 6th Grade)

4:30 p.m. Governing Council Meeting in Pastor

Tim's Office

5:00 p.m. Financial Peace University Orientation in

Jabez Classroom

5:30 p.m. Discipleship Class in the Main Sanctuary

5:30 - 7:15 p.m. AWANA; Youth Group; Creative Worship

Arts Leadership Team

6:45 - 7:30 p.m. Library Open

MONDAY, JANUARY 7

12:00 p.m. Angel Food Orders Due

7:00 p.m. Mary Cannon Group

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearal

11:00 a.m. Young-at-Heart

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9

6:00 p.m. Library Open

6:00 p.m. Children's and Youth Bible Drill

6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Worship in the Holland

Chapel; CiA and Mission Friends; Youth

Group Meet in the Youth Room

7:40 - 9:00 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11

7:00 a.m. Men's Prayer Breakfast at Friendly

Family Restaurant

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12

7:00 p.m. Saturday Night Worship

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M John Blakely (SE Choir), M/M John Rhyne (SW Choir), M/M Darrell Holt (NE Front), M/M David Stegall (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE (Sunday Morning Worship)

BABIES: Donna Somers, Joy Bradley, Rhonda Adams and Barbara Wilson
ONE YEAR OLDS: Janey Munday and Sherry Bush
TWO YEAR OLDS: Cynthia and Chelsea Dyson
THREE YEAR OLDS: Ken and Kinnan Johnson

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:
EVENING SERVICE (5:30 p.m.): Faye Blohm and Belinda Stewart
WEDNESDAY SERVICE (6:30 p.m.): Brenda Howell and Teresa Bost

CELEBRATION CHOIR REHEARSAL (7:30 p.m.): Monica Morrison and Randy Morrison

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.: Roxanne Marquess 6:45-7:30 p.m.: Debbie Lang
Wednesday: 6:00-7:30 p.m.: Barbara Morrison, Linda Meadors and Marcia Miller

USHERS FOR JANUARY:
AM: Brent Austin, John Rhyne, Junior Morton, Mickey Sharpe, Tim Sigmon, Keith Somers and David Stegall
PM: Gary Holland, Mickey McCollum, Joe Rabon, David Hare, Donald Shea, Matt Sharpe and Ralph Campbell

DEACONS/PARKING LOT:
Saturday, January 5: Benny Elledge (704-872-4854) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

John Wright, Sunday Night Parking Lot Assistant

Sunday, January 6: Jeff Stone (704-585-6912) Hospital Visitation Sunday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

Dale Holmes, Sunday Morning Parking Lot Assistant

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


December 16 / 23, 2007

Worship Attendance.............391 / 358	December 23 and 30, 2007

Sunday School.........................................	286 / 281
Enrollment.................................................	698 / 698
Members Present.....................................	280 / 273
New Members..........................................	0 / 0
Visitors......................................................	6 / 8
Total Contacts.........................................	0 / 17

Tithes and Offerings:	Combined totals for December 16 and 23

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$29,827.37
Budget Offering Required......................	$29,476.68
Budget Offering Received......................	$23,594.35
Designated Offerings..............................	$6.133.02
Other Receipts Received........................	$100.00
Budget Needs to Date............................	$235,813.44
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$235,891.97

Building Fund Totals..............................	$120,800.55

Lottie Moon Goal....................................	$17,000.00
Lottie Moon Offering Received............	$12,325.00

Totals for December 30 and January 6 will
be published in next week's Link.