This past Sunday we talked about the two things God desires all of us to be which is "Extravagant Worshipers" and "Extreme Followers." Christ certainly provided us with the greatest example of making the glory of God our highest priority and totally surrendering to His will. When worship is your highest priority and you are surrendered to the will of God, you become someone who is willing to follow no matter the cost. May we all become a church full of extravagant worshipers and extreme followers!

Sunday, we will cover John 12:35-50. The one verse that jumps off the page at me is verse 43 which says: "for they loved the praise of men, more than they loved the praise of God." What a horrific indictment of the leaders in Israel. Could the same be said of us? I hope you will read through this passage giving great attention to verse 43.

Thanksgiving Service

This Wednesday night we will have a special Thanksgiving Communion Service. After our time of fellowship around the table, we will gather to give thanks to the Father for His indescribable gift of Jesus Christ. There is no God like our God! He is incredibly awesome and deserves all of our praise. I hope you will join us for the celebration!

Love you guys!

Pastor Tim

Young at Heart!

There will be no November meeting of the Young at Heart. Instead, we will have a combined November / December meeting on December 1, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. The program will be presented by the Senior Serenaders, directed by Mrs. Gerri White, and our annual Christmas luncheon will be catered by Boxcar Grille at the cost of $2.25 per plate. See you there!

Join the Choir!

Now is a great time to join the choir! We are beginning to work on Christmas music and we have a missions trip and concert coming up in the Spring. Rehearsals are Wednesdays 6:30-7:45. For more information, please contact Kenny Lamm.

Experience the real meaning of Christmas!

Volunteer in the SYBA TOY STORE!

Thank you for volunteering for the Toy Store! December 12 is now full but there is a great need for Dec. 7, 8, 10, and 11. PLEASE take a look at this link, http://sybaptist.org/ToyStoreVolunteer.html. You can fill out the web form directly with the times you want to volunteer and someone from SYBA will confirm with you! No children or youth for this; only adults. Please pray and see if you can give this gift of time. Everyone will need to sign up in order to volunteer!

Medical/Construction/Evangelism Missions Trip to Costa Rica - Update

The Costa Rica missions trip is still open for additional people. Due to the current volatility of airline fares, please talk with Kenny to determine the cost of the trip. Dates are February 20-27, 2010.

In the meantime, if you do not have a passport, go ahead and begin your application process. For this and other resources, go to our missions website resource area: http://fsmissions.info/Resources.html

Kenny Lamm

November is S.Y.B.A. Food Pantry
Collection Month

Throughout the month of November, we will be collecting food for the Food Pantry (especially canned meats). Please drop off your donations in the Global Missions Collection site in the Educational Building.

Thank you for your commitment to missions!

Annual Thanksgiving Dinner and
Communion Service

This Wednesday evening, November 18

at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. respectively

Do not forget to bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Pantry at the Baptist Center!

S.Y.B.A. Toy Store

Our SYBA TOY STORE is now collecting money and toys for this year's Toy Store that will run the first two weeks of December. PLEASE pray what God would have you to give to this amazing ministry that presents the plan of salvation to every adult who comes to shop. Just think....the parents/caregivers of over 1200 children will hear the salvation plan during those two weeks of December and then they will be plugged into a local church for discipleship. This is our TOY STORE, our ministry, our Jerusalem. Donating money to this ministry is more effective because of the awesome shopping deals the Association has with local stores. PLEASE bring your toys or money this week. Mark your giving envelopes for the TOY STORE. To learn even more, visit, www.sybaptist.org.

Celebrate Recovery News...

Thank you to Ronnie Harmon for a heartfelt testimony on God's deliverance from sin. God's presence is strong in Ronnie and he reminds us to always rely on God although the struggles of the world may continue even after we are saved. We give God praise that God is providing Ronnie strength to serve others through the sharing of his powerful testimony. Thank you for your service to our Lord, Ronnie! This is just one of the wonderful miracles we have to celebrate in the church as we approach the Thanksgiving season.

This Monday evening our Front Street Celebrate Recovery ministry will have a Thanksgiving Dinner together. Dan will be sharing a lesson on Gratitude. We could use your help if anyone would be willing to help us with our meal. We need volunteers to provide a cooked ham and/or turkey and desserts. SUNDAY SCHOOLS - Would any of you help us please? Call Dan or Brenda at 704.779.7094 if you would be willing to help provide food or help serve. Many of the people that attend Celebrate Recovery cannot afford a Thanksgiving meal so this will be their only celebration meal. Some of our attendees are homeless as well.

Our band, Kindred Spirits, will provide live music for us. Those of you that participated with Brent Thompson's testimony a few months ago will remember how much we enjoyed this band and the strong presence of the Holy Spirit inspired through their music. Please come and join us as we give Thanks to our Father for all his Blessings. We would Love to have you!

If you or your Sunday School class cannot help us with a Thanksgiving Meal, we will be planning a Christmas Meal for our Celebrate Recovery Families also on Monday, December 21. If you would volunteer to help provide the Christmas meal, please contact us.

Join us any Monday evening beginning at 6:30. We love you, Church Family and need your prayers for our continued ministry growth!

In Christ's Love,

Dan & Brenda Thompson

This Coming Sunday Night,

November 22 in Awana:

AWANA Store!

Don't Miss It!

See YOU there!

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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College Students

If you have a young person attending college, local or out of town, please submit the requested information on the form on the church website. If your school address has not changed, we still need your information. Click here or on the picture at the left to be connected to the form.

Cross Connection Youth Ministry

THIS WEEK:

Wednesday, November 18: Churchwide Thanksgiving Dinner (5:30 p.m.) and Communion Service (7:00 p.m.)

Sunday, November 22: Youth Worship, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 25: No Services!

How to Become Part of the Front Street Family

First, we would like to thank you for your interest in Front Street. Before becoming a member, we feel that you should truly understand our heart and vision before you join our church family, and the new member's class is designed to help you have a clear understanding of your new church family.

Please note that you are not required to join Front Street after attending the New Member's Class. In fact, you will not be pressured in any way to join. We want to encourage you to continue to seek God's will on whether He desires for you to plant your life here with us.

The new member's class is a four week class, held during the Sunday School hour. The next class will be held in January. Those dates for the adult class or for the children's class are January 10, 17, 24 and 31. To sign up for the adult class (which includes youth), or to sign your child up for the children's class, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623 or email Pastor Tim at tim@frontstreet.org.

AWANA BLOOD DRIVE

FRONT STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

Monday, November 30th

3:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Donors get a change to win Delta Airline Tickets.

Please Bring Photo ID

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 and for God's Vision and Direction.

For Church Members:

Karrigan Gooden.

Visit Karrigan's Web Page

Holland Blohm.

Visit Holland's Web Page

Laura Bowles.

Paul Hatchett.

Saint in Care, Elizabeth Childers.

Chuck Howell, diagnosed with cancer.

Sandy Boyer, serious health concerns.

Pauline Campbell.

Margaret McGhee, health concerns.

Grady and Anne Pharr.

Ida Beasley.

Justin Holt.

Bobbie James.

Visit Bobbie's Web Page

James Parker, health concerns.

Donald Martin, health concerns.

Hazel Estes, health concerns.

Carole Leischner, lung cancer.

Patricia Carpenter, health concerns.

Becky Morrison Johnson, work related concerns.

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:

Preston Loyd, friend of several church members, recovering from an accident.

Visit Preston's Web Page

John Blakely's mother, serious health concerns.

Pat Bass, friend of Richard and Sandra Oliver, serious health concerns.

John Vairo, Chris Weiss' father.

Joey Bradley, brother of Michelle Miller, serious health concerns.

Alice Wiggins, Donna Johnson's mother, diagnosed with cancer.

Brittany Melton, 21, family member of several members, needs dual lung transplant.

Meredith Oliver, family of Mavis High, serious health condition.

Bob Shepherd, friend of Belinda Stewart, serious health concerns.

Vera Carpenter, family of Mavis High, diagnosed with cancer.

Samuel Mitcham-Gemes, serious health concerns.

Barbara Morrison's brother, serious health issues.

Brand New Books in Your Library!

THE DAILY CHASE: IN HOT PURSUIT OF HIS PRESENCE by Tommy Tenney

THE WEDNESDAY LETTERS by Jason F. Wright

A SLOW BURN by Mary DeMuth

A DAUGHTER'S INHERITANCE, Book 1
AN UNEXPECTED LOVE, Book 2
A SURRENDERED HEART, Book 3

in The Broadmoor Legacy Trilogy
By Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller

DAWN'S PRELUDE by Tracie Peterson

SHADOWS OF LANCASTER COUNTY by Mindy Starns Clark

THE GREAT CHRISTMAS BOWL by Susan May Warren

QUIET TIMES FOR PARENTS: A DAILY DEVOTIONAL by H. Norman Wright

Come and check us out!!!

Angel Food Ministry

Orders for December 2009 will be taken until Monday, December 7, 2009 at 12:00 p.m., and distributed on Saturday, December 12, from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

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

www.AngelFoodMinistries.com

or contact Mike Munday

Birthdays

November 21 Larry Johnson, Freda Reid, Kevin Reigle

November 22 Denise Berg, Ellen Ervin, Libby Elledge, Meg Barker

November 23 Luther Souther, Anne Pharr, Tammy Cantrell, Frankie Blohm, Jan Garner

November 24

November 25 Dionne Stutts, Stacy Warren, Thomas McDaniels, Justin Lackey, Noelle Bowles

November 26 Rickey Moore, Gloria Hill, Chelsea Dyson

November 27

Request from the Church Office

If you or a family member are hospitalized, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623 or by emailing info@frontstreet.org to let us know.

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell:

Paul Hatchett (room #138)

Annie Overcash (room #232)

BAPTIZED ON SUNDAY:

Laura Bowles

Bradley Bowles

Noelle Bowles

Blake Bowles

FLOWERS:

The Sanctuary Flowers for Sunday, November 22 are placed in loving memory of Beverly Anne Gouge by Bob and Peggy Gouge, Woodrow and Deborah Johnson and Jeff and Carole Medlin.

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

4:30 p.m. Young at Heart to the Depot

6:00 p.m. Visitation

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

5:30 p.m. Churchwide Thanksgiving Dinner

7:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Communion Service

7:45 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

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

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22

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

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

New Member's Class - Week #4

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

1:30 p.m. C3 Meeting

5:30 - 7:15 p.m. Awana; Youth Group; Sunday Night Small Group Studies

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

6:00 p.m. Visitation

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25

No Evening Services

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27

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

4:00 - 11:00 p.m. Youth to Charlotte Bobcats Game

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M Dan Thompson (SE Choir), M/M Ken Gooden

(SW Choir), M/M Darrell Holt (NE Front), M/M Scott Tuthill (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, November 22:

BABIES: Martha Somers, Wilma Gooden and Lisa Holt
ONE YEAR OLDS:   Jeremy Miller and Linda Holzworth
TWO YEAR OLDS:  DeeDee and Scott Mitcham
THREE YEAR OLDS:  Dionne Stutts and Shawna Wilson

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:

EVENING SERVICES, November 22:
(5:30 p.m.): Freda Alford and Beth Gilliam

WEDNESDAY SERVICE, November 25 (6:30 p.m.): No Evening Services

PRAYER SANCTUARY - Sunday Morning Worship, November 22: Karen Shea and Sandra Oliver

SUND/AY MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.: Ralph Campbell

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. John and Beverly Wright

LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Roxanne Marquess 6:45-7:30 p.m.: Debbie Lang
Wednesday: 6:00-6:30 p.m.: Barbara Morrison, Linda Meadors and Marcia Miller

DEACONS/PARKING LOT:
Saturday, November 21: Scott Tuthill (704-872-6208) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Sunday, November 22: Daniel Morrison (704-880-2788) Hospital Visitation Sunday,

Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

USHERS FOR NOVEMBER:

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

PM: Jeff Stone, Donald Webber, Jim Hawks, Todd Lamberth, Matt Miller, Ken Johnson and Scott Tuthill

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


November 15, 2009:

Worship Attendance.............................	381

Sunday School.........................................	293
Enrollment.................................................	677
Members Present.....................................	284
New Members..........................................	0
Visitors......................................................	9
Total Contacts.........................................	3

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$12,891.76
Budget Offering Required......................	$14,471.15
Budget Offering Received......................	$11,613.76
Designated Offerings..............................	$1,098.00
Other Receipts Received........................	$180.00
Budget Needs to Date............................	$159,182.65
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$156,506.25

Building Fund Totals..............................	$5,034.00

Memorials and Honorariums

SYBA TOY STORE

In Honor of: James Parker and Keith Somers

By: Ed McLelland Class

Toy Store Training

Saturday, November 21, 2009

at Troutman Baptist Church

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

If you are a first-time volunteer for the Toy Store, or if it's been awhile since you have served, this training is for you!

If you have any questions, feel free to call the Baptist Center at (704) 873-4372.

Thank you!

Prayer Sanctuary

We are looking for volunteers to add to our current list to diligently pray during the worship hour specifically for the Sunday morning service. Singles, couples, families and prayer partners are encouraged. The commitment is for one Sunday every 4 to 6 months. Please contact the office at 704-872-7623 or email info@frontstreet.org.

Front Street Services Now Available on DVD!

Do you ever wish you could see your child dedicated or baptized again?

Have you ever participated in a service and want to remember it forever?

Was the sermon so memorable that you want to see the Pastor preach it again and again?

Good News! DVDs of our worship services are now available! For a cost of $5.00 each, you can now obtain a copy of any service. (Our archives go back about six months.) Just contact the church office and pay $5.00 in advance.

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 all months except December. The cost is $45.00, and payment will reserve your date.

Cartoon of the Week!

Contact Info

Front Street Baptist Church (704) 872-7623 info@frontstreet.org