The Chimes

First Baptist Church

Athens, Alabama

January 2016 Pastor Joel Carwile, D.D., D. Min. (Cand.) Volume 20, Issue 1

Outreach Sunday, January 17 & 31

3:30-5:00 p.m.

A New Year of Opportunities!

Lottie Moon Offering

Total Received to Date

$89,158

Praise the Lord!

January 16-18, 2016

Happy New Year! Our family hopes you and yours had a wonderful holiday season. As far as my family goes, when Thanksgiving arrives, the next few weeks pass by at a blistering pace. This year was no exception. Our staff and deacons are very excited about the prospects of this new

year. Our past is our prologue and we now step out into a great adventure that promises an unprecedented spread of the Gospel to Athens, Limestone county and beyond!!! As I close this article, please know how grateful and thankful I am for your sacrificial

giving during our Lottie Moon Christmas offering emphasis. YOU make a difference in

the Kingdom of Jesus Christ!!! Let's Continue to do Something Special TOGETHER... Pastor Joel

January Meetings

Tuesday, January 12

9:30 a.m.

Rebekah Naylor Bible

Study Group

will meet in the FLC Game Room

Deborah Nichols Prayer Group

and Mary Swedenburg Bible Study Group

will meet in Room 108

Tuesday, January 19 at 9:30 a.m.

Evelyn Sexton Mission Group

will meet in Room 108

Sunday, January 3, 6:00 p.m.

Come and hear summer mission

reports from

Sydney McConnell, Bailey McConnell

and Erika Hofacker

They served on three different

continents during 2015!

Pastor Joel’s January Message Series

Against the backdrop of King Xerxes, Nehemiah, Sanballat and Tobiah, we will learn together the process of

what vision-casting and hard work can do.

January 3

“Defining Our FBC Athens Reality”

(Nehemiah)

January 10

“Pursuing Our Dreams” (Nehemiah)

January 17 - “Why I Am Pro-Life”

January 23

“Accepting Responsibility

for Moving Forward” (Nehemiah)

January 30

“Embracing the Pain and Criticism

of Transformation” (Nehemiah)

February 7

“Together, Will We Do Something Special?”

(Nehemiah)

Attendance Sunday School 12/6/15 514

Worship Attendance 715

Hispanic Mission (Worship) 24

Sunday School 12/13/15 556

Worship Attendance 800

Hispanic Mission (Worship) 41

Sunday School 12/20/15 467

Worship Attendance 601

Hispanic Mission (Worship) 24

Worship Attendance 12/27 581

Welcome New Members - Letter: Don & Wendy Hughes, Rusty Strickland, Anna Leigh & Lilly McGuire,

Barry & Tina

Pylant

Sunday School: Jennifer & Jason Smith

Love & Sympathy Betty Hancock and family in the death of her sister, Ann Perkerson

William Tarwater’s family in his death

Debbie Yff and family in the death of her mother, Martha Graham

Dorothy Burke’s family in her death

Marcia Crask and family in the death of her mother, Nell Thomas

Discipleship Training Class

begins January 10

Because this is war.

A very real enemy has been strategizing

and scheming against you,

Assaulting you,

Coming after your emotions

your mind, your man,

your child, your future.

In fact, he’s doing it right this second…

Right where you are.

BUT it stops now, join me and be

armed and dangerous,

Put on the ARMOR OF GOD!

7 Week Course

Sundays at 5:00 p.m.

Room 203

Member Book Cost $10.00

Facilitator: Annette Strickland

Discipleship Training Class

“War Room Bible Study”

Facilitator:

Doug Walker

(watch for date and location)

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(Family Life Center)

AddictionsÖ AddictionsÖ AddictionsÖ AddictionsÖ Those who are battling, those Those who are battling, those Those who are battling, those Those who are battling, those

who have battledÖ who have battledÖ who have battledÖ who have battledÖ

Contact: Greg McAlister (497-6446) Fred Leonard (777-5979) or Todd Christopher (230-6859)

For more information

All Wednesday Activities

resume January 6

Christians in Crisis

Support Group

January 14 & 28

at 6:30 pm Room 108 Facilitated by George Stewart

A Safe Environment of Help & Hope!

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2016 New Worship Schedule

for Sunday mornings beginning

February 7

8:30 a.m. Early Worship

9:45 a.m. Sunday School

11:00 a.m. Morning Worship

Resume January 3, 5:00 p.m.

Read Through the Bible

2016 Calendars are available at the Front Information Desk

Pick your copy up and

Read Through the Bible this year 2016!

Deacons on Call January 3-9 (Greg Weigart, Marshall Weldy, Furney Wood)

January 10-16 (Lynwood Bailey, Andy Balch, Alan Bush)

January 17-23 (Roger Chandler, Oscar Gay, Greg Glaze)

January 24-30 (George Hardy, Anthony Haynes, Tee Jackson)

P.M. Sunday School Class resumes Sunday, January 3

5:00 p.m. Room 203

Join Keith Smyser as we study the Explore Join Keith Smyser as we study the Explore Join Keith Smyser as we study the Explore Join Keith Smyser as we study the Explore the Bible lessons. the Bible lessons. the Bible lessons. the Bible lessons. This is an opportunity is open to everyone but especially for those who

teach in other age groups on Sundays during the Sunday School hour.

Anyone not involved in SS is welcome to attend.