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We have enjoyed such a sweet spirit in worship the last several weeks. I am thankful for how I see God working in our midst. The business meeting Sunday night also was really a great time of seeing how God is working in the different ministries. I hope you will continue to pray with me that God will continue to pour out His Spirit on Front Street and that we will continue to follow Him in obedience.

This coming Sunday we will finish up John chapter 5. When we began John 5:1-15, we learned of the healing that took place at the Pool of Bethesda. Since this healing took place on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders were outraged by the actions of Jesus. When they confronted Jesus about the healing on the Sabbath, He responded by claiming that He was equal with God (John 5:16-30). As you can imagine, the Jews were infuriated by the claims of Jesus and sought to kill Him.

In our passage for this Sunday, John 5:31-47, we will see the testimony of four witnesses to the truthfulness of Jesus' claim. As you study this passage, please take notice of these four witnesses, and how they validate the claims of Christ.

Looking forward to our time together Sunday!

Pastor Tim

It's heartbreaking, but every day 3,300 women end their pregnancies with abortion. They believe it's their only real option. Imagine facing that decision - without support, without answers. Is it any wonder why so many pregnancies are terminated?

As believers, we have the opportunity and privilege to share God's truth with women who find themselves in this situation. We can offer compassion and hope for the future. This is the work of our local pregnancy center. By extending care, support and encouragement, we believe a woman's life can be changed forever - for the good.

This month, as a church, we are collecting change or money of any kind, in baby bottles to be returned at the end of the month to donate to the Pregnancy Resource Center of Statesville. We also have collections sites within the church for diapers (sizes 0, 1 and 2). If you did not pick up your baby bottle this Sunday - please start collecting your change and pick one up next week. This is a wonderful way to involve the whole family in a local ministry project!

"Your frame was not hidden from me when I made you in the secret place."

Psalm 139:15

BRING YOUR BOTTLES BACK THIS SUNDAY!!!

This Sunday in Awana!

Sports Night

See You There!

5:30 p.m.

Children's Sunday School

(Grades 1 - 5)

Children's Sunday School (grades 1-5) begins in the fellowship hall with worship promptly at 9:05 am. Children will be dismissed from the Fellowship Hall by 9:15 to go to their classrooms. If you arrive later than 9:15, please take your child to their classroom.

Parents: PLEASE keep in mind that ALL children need to be picked up by 10:15 to attend worship. Our teachers need to have time to get to the sanctuary, choir, nursery, and other ministry areas. Thank you!

from

FRONT STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

Monday, February 9th

3:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Presenting donors can enter a drawing for

Delta Airline Tickets.

Please bring photo I.D.

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY DAY 2009

"LOVING HEARTS"

WHEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21

WHERE: FRONT STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

TIME: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM

WHAT: DAY OF MINISTRY FOR CHILDREN
GRADES 3-6

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1

We will be doing several missions events, one at the Children's Hospital. We will have a notary available at 1:00 pm on that day for permission forms.

We will be ordering T-shirts for each child that participates so that they will all be dressed alike when we leave the church for our mission projects so please contact:

Debbie Stewart at 704-871-1624

Kisha Clark at 704-878-9036

to let them know you are planning to attend.

The cost of the shirt is $10.00.

NB Mills Needs Tennis Balls!

Would you be willing to donate your used tennis balls to NB Mills School? If so, please bring your donations to the 5-year-old classroom or give them to Norma Hellard or Judy Harwell.

Thank you!

2009 Offering Envelopes

The 2009 Offering Envelopes are ready to be picked up in the first floor of the educational building near the courtyard door.

Thank You!

2008 Contribution Records

The 2008 Contribution Records are ready to be picked up. They are located in the Fellowship Hall.

Thank you!

Medical Missions Trip to Honduras

Our church Is sending eleven people to Honduras in February to run a week-long medical clinic at a Baptist church in Choluteca, helping them to reach their community. The physical and spiritual needs are great in Honduras. We are working with the Honduras Baptist Convention in partnership with the NC Baptist Men. We have one doctor, five nurses, a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician, an interpreter, and two additional workers participating in this mission. We will be hiring a Honduran physician to work with us who will also help coordinate our efforts with the Honduran healthcare system. Additionally, we will be hiring two Honduran interpreters to help us with communication in the work of the clinic.

Each participant has been asked to cover their expenses with personal funds and possibly by raising support through friends and family. Each person is also contributing to additional costs of the trip.

This is where you can help out. The cost of needed medications and supplies to use in our clinic's pharmacy is over $2,500. We also have purchased Spanish New Testaments and other literature. In addition, there are expenses of hiring a doctor and two interpreters. All together, the expenses of the clinic (not including the expenses of the participants) are totaling over $4,500.

If you would like to help us reach Honduras with the good news of Jesus Christ through this medical clinic, you may make a contribution to the clinic's expenses by simply marking Honduras Missions on your check made out to the church. Or, click this link to make a donation online: http://fsmissions.info/Donation.html.

Any donation you make will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Your Honduras Medical Missions Team

Walt & Linda Meadors, Kim Mayberry, Beverly Wright, Wanda Stutts, Linda Blakely, Lynn Baynes, Jackie Swope, Paulette Deal, Kinnan Johnson, Kenny Lamm

Need help in capturing images of
your missions trips to share and inspire?

This workshop is for you!!

A four-hour workshop on video and photography in missions
coming Saturday, February 14th at Front Street Baptist Church,
led by 25-year veteran photographer, corporate video producer,
and former television director, Paul Liggitt.

Click here for more information

Sponsored by the South Yadkin Baptist Association,
the Baptist State Convention of NC,
and the Front Street Baptist Church Missions Ministry.

Opportunity for Giving

David and Robin Rankin are going through the process of adopting two more children from Ethiopia. The Ethiopian government requires anyone that is adopting a child to provide some humanitarian aid for children in their country. We have an opportunity to give items to help these children. These are the items that have been requested:

� Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers, sizes 1, 2 and 3.

� Huggies Natural Care Wipes - Unscented.

For more information, please contact the Rankins. There is a container marked "Ethiopian Aid" in the missions collection area where you may drop off your donations.

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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Attention Young at Heart!

Your $58.00 deposit for the April 6 - 8, 2009 Fort Caswell Trip is due by February 20.

If you are planning to go on this trip, sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board outside the church office.

Also, you need to pay Kathy your $38.00 for the May 8, 2009 trip to the Barn Dinner Theatre as soon as possible, so we can go ahead and make the reservations.

For more details, please see John Wright.

Cross Connection Youth Ministry

NEXT WEEK:

Wednesday, January 28: Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 1: Youth Group, meet in the Youth Room, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 4: Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room, 6:30 p.m.

January is Collection Month for the
Pregnancy Resource Center

We are collecting baby diapers and loose change in baby bottles this month (dollar bills and checks are also welcome, made payable to Front Street Baptist Church).

Please drop off your diaper donations at the Global Missions Collection site in the Educational Building.

Thank you!

Mary Cannon Group Meeting

The Mary Cannon Group will meet on

Monday, February 2, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

with Brenda Jolly.

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.

For Our Church:

Renewal and Awakening.

For God's vision and direction.

For Church Members:

Karrigan Gooden.

Visit Karrigan's Web Page

Holland Blohm.

Visit Holland's Web Page

Randy Morrison, recovering from severe burns.

Pauline Campbell, diagnosed with breast cancer.

Danny Johnson, recovering from back surgery.

Carolyn White, injuries from an automobile accident.

Margaret McGhee, health concerns.

Ida Beasley.

Mike Owens.

Justin Holt, as he recovers from a serious car accident.

Bobbie James, undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Visit Bobbie's Web Page

James Parker, health concerns.

Donald Martin, health concerns.

Hazel Estes, health concerns.

Carole Leischner, lung cancer.

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

For Our Missionaries:

Norman & Debbie Cannada (NAMB - Charleston, WV)

Kit, Avery & Lucas Putrakul (New Tribes - Cambodia)

Rodney & Beth Love (Hearts of Love - International)

For Friends and Family of Church Members:

Corrine Todd, Cheryl Poplin's mother, serious health concerns.

Jessica Wentz, friend of Bobbie James and Kisha Clark, has stage 4 lymphoma.

Visit Jessica's Web Page
Hanna Holliday, friend of Bobbie James and Kisha Clark, has leukemia.
Visit Hanna's Web Page

Dave Talbert, area pastor, serious health concerns.

Debbie Funderburk, sister of James Funderburk, serious health concerns.
Vermell Bost, Dorothy Nesbit's aunt, health concerns.

Lisa Lathrop, Logan Buchanan's aunt , has leukemia and needs a transplant.

Nancy Lowrance's sister, Jane Wilson, serious health concerns.

Carl Smith, friend of Hazel Estes, serious health concerns.

Earl Bolen, father of Brenda Gardner, serious health concerns.

Pat Proctor's parents, Walter and Margaret Chaney.
Melissa Holmes' father, Phil Carlton, has cancer.

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

Angel Food Ministry

Orders for February 2009 will be

taken until Monday, February 16 until 12:00 p.m. and distributed on Saturday, February 21 from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

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

www.AngelFoodMinistries.com

Birthdays

January 31

February 1 Ronald Gentry, Evelyn Davidson

February 2

February 3

February 4 Stanley Burrow, Sarah Messick, Dwight Somers

February 5 Karen Shea, Joy Blohm, Kit Putrakul

February 6 Ella Ferron

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell Memorial Hospital:

Leona York (room #306)

SYMPATHY:

We extend Christian love and sympathy to Lovelia Lapish in the death of her sister.

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27

No Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Youth Drama Scene Rehearsal

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Children's and Youth Bible Drill

6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Missions and Music for Children K-6th Grade;

Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room; Wednesday

Night Small Group Studies

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30

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

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Library Open

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

9:00 - 10:15 a.m. New Member's Class - Week 1

9:30 a.m. Sunday School at Mision
Bautista Hispana

10:30 a.m. Worship Celebration at Front Street Baptist Church

10:35 a.m. Worship Service at Mision
Bautista Hispana

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Awana; Sunday Night Small Group Studies; Youth

Group, Meet in the Youth Room; CWA Leadership Team

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2

7:00 p.m. Mary Cannon Group Meeting with Brenda Jolly

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

No Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Youth Drama Scene Rehearsal

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Children's and Youth Bible Drill

6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Missions and Music for Children K-6th Grade;

Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room; Wednesday

Night Small Group Studies

7:45 p.m. Governing Council Meeting in Pastor Tim's Office

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

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

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7

T&T Bible Quiz - Grace Bible Church, Rockwell, NC

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

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Youth Drama Rehearsal

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M Brad Boyd (SE Choir), M/M Daniel Morrison (SW Choir), M/M Benny Elledge (NE Front), M/M Eric Frye (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, February 1:

BABIES: Bennie Poplin, Peggy Renegar and Sherwyn Beaver
ONE YEAR OLDS: Janey Munday and Debbie Lang
TWO YEAR OLDS: Brent and Elizabeth Austin
THREE YEAR OLDS: Debbie Stewart and Drew Harris

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:

EVENING SERVICES, FEBRUARY 1:
(5:30 p.m.): Karen Morrison and Kathy Cook

WEDNESDAY SERVICE, FEBRUARY 4 (6:30 p.m.): Mike and Donna Johnson and Katie Lamm

SUNDAY MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.: David and Joyce Brigmas
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 FEBRUARY:

AM: Gary Holland, Mickey McCollum, David Hare, Donald Shea, Matt Sharpe and Ralph Campbell

PM: Chuck Howell, Steve Somers, Terry Fox, Franklin Ivey, Wayne Mayberry, Kenneth Lippard and Sam Lowrance

DEACONS/PARKING LOT:
Saturday, January 31: Daniel Morrison (704-880-2788) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Sunday, February 1: Scott Tuthill (704-872-6208) Hospital Visitation Sunday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


January 18 / 25 2009:

Worship Attendance.............	373 / 377

Sunday School.........................................	293 / 260
Enrollment.................................................	690
Members Present.....................................	291 / 254
New Members..........................................	0 / 0
Visitors......................................................	2 / 6
Total Contacts.........................................	5 / 1

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$16,159.42 / $18,830.44
Budget Offering Required......................	$15,308.04
Budget Offering Received......................	$11,634.17 / $13,746.84
Designated Offerings..............................	$3,960.00 / $5,081.60
Other Receipts Received........................	$565.25 / $2.00
Budget Needs to Date............................	$321,468.84
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$307,152.11

Building Fund Totals..............................	$10,402.50