JANUARY 19, 2020 Vol. 88 I No. 3

Evangel Weekend Guide

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

John Holland, Minister of Music & Senior Adults

Tyson McIntyre, Minister of Students

Jason Mercer, Minister of Children

Judgement House

Preaching Schedule

Jan. 19 - Jerry Pipes

Jan. 26 – Jerry Pipes

Feb. 2 – Todd Sanders

Feb. 9 - Jerry Pipes

Feb. 16 – Jerry Pipes

Wednesdays @ 6:30 p.m.

June 8-11

YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty

No Youth activities Youth Prayer Breakfast

*No Prayer Breakfast until January 15th. **Oneeighty will resume on January 8th.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEWS

Extended Session – December 29th – 11:00 a.m.

Shanna & Kate Dupree/Kacie Smith

Kids on Mission & Mission Friends No Children’s activities

**All children’s activities will resume on January 8th.

NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD - 2019 Missionaries are grateful for all that you do to support and encourage

them. This week during your prayer time, please pray for Sam and

Joanna Choi.

COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY The Community Food Pantry continues to give out bags every

Thursday with nutritious staples to individuals and families who live in

Winn Parish. They accomplish this task through the work of volunteers

from all over our parish. They operate solely through gifts and

donations from churches, individuals, businesses, and clubs – without

any government funds. Along with food items, they now offer eggs

donated every week from a local business, school uniforms, Christian

books and devotionals, New Testaments, homemade jellies and jams,

an opportunity to pray with a minister, and enhanced choices on the

“Lagniappe” table. Thank you for keeping this local ministry alive.

YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty

No Youth activities Youth Prayer Breakfast

*No Prayer Breakfast until January 15th. **Oneeighty will resume on January 8th.

YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty

No Youth activities Youth Prayer Breakfast

*No Prayer Breakfast until January 15th. **Oneeighty will resume on January 8th.

Sunday, January 19

9:00 AM -- 9:45 AM Library open

9:45 AM Sunday School

10:45 AM Preschool Worship

11:00 AM Morning Worship

6:00 PM No Evening Worship

Tuesday, January 21

7:00 AM Men’s Prayer Breakfast

Wednesday, January 22

7:00 AM Youth Prayer Breakfast

10:00 AM --12:00 PM Library open

6:00 PM Prayer Meeting

6:30 PM Sanctuary Choir

6:30 PM Kids on Mission & Mission Friends

6:30 PM Oneeighty

TITHES & OFFERINGS

Last Week’s Attendance Sunday School: 200

This week at FBC

This is Amazing Grace Wonderful Grace of Jesus Shout to the Lord Glorious Day Jesus Who Can Satisfy My Soul Like You

01/12/20

Budget $ 10,157.00

Designated $ 146.00

Building $ 50.00

Total $ 10,507.00

Pastor Search Committee Update What an exciting time! Our committee has completed our midpoint

meeting with our search firm and we have had more than 30 legitimate

submissions for our senior pastor. Many of the candidates have already

completed a personal survey, personality test, and phone/video

interviews and meet our church's survey criteria. We are narrowing our

search and will have a short list of qualified candidates by the end of

the month. Our process will then speed forward into February. Please

be in constant prayer that we will be guided by the Spirit to God's

appointed man for us. Thank you for your support.

- The Pastor Search Committee

A Note from Pastor Danny Keyes Many of you know I was pastor of Sardis Baptist Church for many years,

nearly 34 to be exact. It was a great ministry for Linda and I, but one thing

would bother me at times. Why did those people back in 1860 name it

Sardis? Have you read about Sardis in Revelation 3:1-6? A brief summary

concludes that the Sardis mentioned in Revelation was a dead church. Why

not name it Highway to Heaven Baptist Church, or Best Baptist Church?

Anything but Sardis, the dead church. When people speak of a dead church it

is normally a derogatory description. They are trying to say that the church

services are not as lively as they might prefer, or that the church is not

making any impact in the community. Who wants to pastor or be a member

of a dead church?

What Paul said in Galatians 2:20 has challenged me to rethink the “dead

church” idea. “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live, yet not I but

Christ lives in me.” In other words, the best kind of church is a church filled

with “dead” members. People that have met Christ, died to themselves, and

allow Christ to live in them. A body of believers who have died to sin, died

to the world, died to the old way of life. In a spiritual sense, a dead church,

filled with believers whose lives are committed to honoring Christ. This is

the kind of church that every pastor would love to pastor, every preacher

would love to preach in, and every Christian would love to belong to and

serve in. A church that is dead to the world but alive unto God.

James Calvert, a great missionary in the late 1800’s, took a small group of

dedicated followers to the Fiji Islands, which at that time was one of the most

dangerous places in the world. The captain of the ship that transported the

group told Calvert “you will lose your life and the life of all those that are

with you”. Calvert replied “we died before we came here.” If enough of us

died in the way Paul speaks of in Galatians what a difference it would make

in our personal lives and what a dramatic improvement we would see in our

church. What a great compliment it would be if FBC Winnfield had the

reputation of being that church that is dead to the world but alive to God in

Christ Jesus.

See you in church Sunday,

YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty Wednesday, January 22nd- 3rd Floor- 6:30 p.m.

Youth Prayer Breakfast

Wednesday, January 22nd @ McDonald’s- 7:00 a.m. Disciple Now

A weekend for spiritual growth, intentional discipleship, Christian fellowship, and some serious fun! When? Friday, January 31st – Sunday, February 2nd; Where? Everyone will meet at the Church in the youth room that Friday night. Over the weekend students will be staying in homes around our church, divided similarly to our youth Sunday School classes by grade and gender. Cost? $40 (scholarships available)

Acts 4:20 “For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen

and heard.”

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEWS

Extended Session – January 19th – 11:00 a.m.

Audrianna Rogers/Angeline DiBenedetto

Kids on Mission & Mission Friends Wednesday, January 22nd @ 6:30 p.m.

Buddies Ministry There will be a meeting @ 5p.m. January 26th in the

Children’s Department on the 2nd floor. This will be for adults

that are interested in serving on rotational bases for special

needs children.

VBS – June 8 – 11 Volunteer Sign-Up in the Connection Center. Directors

& Lead Bible Study Teachers State Training: Saturday, March

7 @ Tall Timbers

Griefshare A group of people in our church who have a passion and calling to minister

to the needs of people became the leadership team for a program called Grief

Share. The focus was on helping family and friends deal with the loss of a

loved one from a spiritual perspective. This group met faithfully and worked

diligently to make this a viable program in our community. Although the

passion and commitment of this group has not wavered, the response was not

sufficient to continue at this time. The leadership team is waiting on God to

open another door of ministry in our church and community. The leadership

team is grateful for the prayer support provided as well as those groups who

provided refreshments and other necessities for the sessions. Although Grief

Share is no longer available in our community the need is still present. If you

or someone you know needs ministry related to a loss have them contact the

church office or a pastor for help and referral to resources in our area.