encourager 2011 september 27
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Encourager 2011 September 27TRANSCRIPT
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PAID PERMIT NO. 14
INMAN, SC
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October 2, 2011
Babies…..… .…..….. Beth Arms Eleanor Tuck Walkers…...…....Thomas McDonald Nancy Bolding Ones ……...…….Vrenda Morrow Traci Traynham 2-4 Yr. Olds…....Andy & Ginger Ryals Drew Ryals
October 9, 2011 Babies….....…..Sandra Simpson Phyllis Bullard Walkers……..…...…….....Eleanor Tuck Sherry Rogers Ones….…..……...Jennifer Morris Tracy Smith 2-4 Yr. Olds… David & Amanda Felty Bobby Simpson
October 16, 2011
Babies……..…….………...Tiffany Arms Shanna Hadden Walkers……….….... Lindsey McMakin Jonathan Mason Ones…………...…...…........ Risa Lewis Keri Mason 2-4 Yr. Olds………...…… Larry Owens Mark Pike Ashley Gosnell
October 23, 2011 Babies………...…..……. Tina McMillan Katherine Bradley Walkers…….……..…… Debbie Young Rhonda Wood Ones……………..…….. Matthew Arms Lisa Eubanks 2-4 Yr. Olds .... Tony & Kara Gillespie Shuler Bentley
October 30, 2011 Babies …………. Walkers ………... Ones ……….. 2-4 Yr. Olds ……….
ATTENDANCE & RECEIPTS August 28, 2011 Sunday School: 166 Worship: 197
General Receipts: $7,182.15
September 4, 2011
Sunday School: 185 Worship: 184
General Receipts: $12,771.75
September 11, 2011 Sunday School: 171 Worship: 170
General Receipts: $4,800.90
September 18, 2011 Sunday School: 195 Worship: 199
General Receipts: $8,014.85
September 25, 2011 Sunday School: 165 Worship: 182
General Receipts: $10,153.90
Weekly Sunday Schedule
9:45 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Morning Worship 5:30 PM Snacks & Fellowship 5:30 PM AWANA 6:00 PM Evening Worship
Weekly Wednesday Schedule
5:20 PM Fellowship Meal 6:00 PM Covenant Groups Children’s Choirs 7:10 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal
Additional Activities Sunday, October 2 4:00 PM Leadership Meeting, FH Sunday, October 9 4:30 PM Deacon Meeting October 14-16
Student Ministry Fall Retreat Sunday, October 16
4:30 PM Budget/Finance Team Meeting Tuesday, October 18 6:00 PM Joy Fellowship Sunday, October 23 4:30 PM Personnel Team Meeting Wednesday, October 26 Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat Sunday, October 30 11:00 AM - Missionary Speaker Lord’s Supper
CALENDAR OF EVENTS STEWARDSHIP CHILDCARE
Church Information
Scott Stancil, Pastor [email protected] Ext. 101 Ricky Stark, Minister of Youth and Education [email protected] Ext. 103 Jim Carey, Minister of Music and Senior Adults [email protected] Ext. 104 Allison Walker, Financial Secretary [email protected] Ext. 100 Linda Bell, Ministry Assistant [email protected] Ext. 102 Carol Petty, Director, Child Development Center Ext. 105 Family Life Center Ext. 106 Kitchen Ext. 108 Website firstlyman.org
80 Groce Road
Lyman, SC 29365
Encourager Mailing Date: September 27, 2011
Church family and friends,
Psalm 113 from The Message… I find these words to be a great reminder to each of us as
disciples of Christ.
Hallelujah!
You who serve Yahweh, praise Yahweh! Just to speak his name is praise!
Just to remember Yahweh is a blessing-now and tomorrow and always.
From east to west, from dawn to dusk, keep lifting all your praises to Yahweh!
Yahweh is higher than anything and anyone, outshining everything you can see in the skies.
Who can compare with Yahweh, our God, so majestically enthroned,
surveying his magnificent heavens and earth?
He picks up the poor from out of the dirt, rescues the wretched who’ve been thrown out with the trash,
seats them among the honored guests, a place of honor among the brightest and best.
He gives childless couples a family, gives them joy as the parents of children.
Hallelujah!
We have ONE LORD and our response to this truth is to LOVE HIM.
I’m praying that each of God’s children will so fill their mind with the Truth of God’s Word that nothing can steal
the love God deserves. Join me in praying for the body. Join me in praising the Lord!
I love you!
Pastor Scott
BUDGET Budget Needs To Date:
$360,767.16
Budget Receipts To Date:
$352,608.03
GLOBAL MISSIONS GIVING
Goal: $24,000
Receipts through September:
$18,885
We are called to make disciples of all nations. And one way we have been called to do
this is by looking after the orphan (James 1:27). Not all of us are in a position to adopt,
but beginning next week, we can have a very real impact in the lives of many orphans
and in the life of one orphan in particular. As many of you know, one of our own
couples has stepped out in obedience to God’s call to international adoption. Tollie
and Ashley Gosnell are currently in the adoption process to bring home a little girl
from China. Here’s how you can be a part of this kingdom endeavor.
• The Gosnells have blankets for sale that they will send to orphanages in China. They ask that you would purchase a
blanket and pray for the next several weeks over the child to whom that blanket will go. We will then collect the
blankets at the church on October 30.
• The blankets are available in the vestibule before and after worship services for $25. This will cover the cost of the
blanket and the shipping to China, and the rest of the money will go toward some of the Gosnells’ adoption expenses.
• Let’s do our part in making the difference in the lives of orphans by giving them a taste of the kingdom of Jesus
Christ. It’s the small part we can play in helping to bring one precious little girl home and show her the love of Jesus
even before we have met her.
Make checks payable to First Baptist Lyman with “Gosnell adoption” in the memo line.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS
Doyle & Rosemary Shealy
October Birthdays
2 Tollie Gosnell
4 Larry Owens
6 Debbie Young
6 Andy Ryals
8 Rick Duncan
10 Mary Gregory
14 Tiffany Arms
14 Skylar Goldman
15 Nancy Bolding
16 Norma Mullinax
17 Gary Cannon
18 Lynda Felmet
18 Charles Clayton
19 Rachel Culbreth
19 Eleanor Tuck
19 Michael Harris
20 Mary Sue Walker
20 Christi Edwards
20 Michael Burt
21 Ethel West
21 Jack Hall
21 Judy McElrath
21 Irene Brown
22 Daphenel Campbell
23 Monica Link
23 Charlie Clyburn
24 Barry Brockman
24 Claudette Owens
25 Quinton Baker
26 Vernon McMakin
26 Phil Horn
27 Carolyn Ryals
28 Madi Whitener
29 Lisa Miller
31 Kathy Rodgers
31 Amanda Felty
31 Precious Gill
Please wish these individuals a
Happy Birthday!
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Homebound
Of The Week
10/2 - Helen Wade 1705 Skylyn Drive
Skill Care, Room 10 Spartanburg, SC 29307
10/9 - Nell Britt
1705 Skylyn Drive Apt. 32
Spartanburg, SC 29307
10/16 - Mae King 1319 Chappells Hwy Saluda, SC 29138
10/23 - Josie Eubanks
Magnolia Place 35 Southpointe Drive Greenville, SC 29607
10/30 - Rachel Culbreth
204 Edwards Road Lyman, SC 29365
Deacon of
The Week
10/2 - Larry Arms 61 Ridge Road
Lyman, SC 29365
10/9 - Matthew Arms 104 Scenic Drive Lyman, SC 29365
10/16 - FBCL Staff
80 Groce Road Lyman, SC 29365
10/23 - Eddie Knight
7 Groce Road Lyman, SC 29365
10/30 - Kevin Crowe
510 Duncan Station Road Duncan, SC 29334
We are so excited about what God is going to do on our Student Ministry
Fall Retreat this year (October 14-16)! We’ll be staying at Look Up
Lodge. We’ll have a weekend full of late night games, snacks, ziplines,
waterslides, giant swings of doom (minus the doom), and much, much
more - but most importantly, we’ll be having a weekend to get away from
everything else in our life and focus on the one true God. Please take
some time over the next couple of weeks to pray for us. Please pray that
we will . . .
Have incredible times of worship.
Dive in deeper as we study God’s Word.
Grow closer to Jesus and learn what it truly means to be His disciple.
Get a Kingdom vision for our lives.
See students and adults saved and transformed.
Have good weather and safety.
Be unified and grow closer together as a group.
Have fun and walk away from this weekend forever changed for God’s
glory.
Also, please take some time to pray for each student/leader by name:
Jake Bentley
Shuler Bentley
Katelyn Chavous
Griffin Eubanks
Kaylee Hendrix
Hannah Link
Jessica Link
Maylon Millwood
Hailey Mitchem
Hayden Mitchem
Colton Peacock
Dawson Peacock
Musical Notes
We have much to do in the Senior Adult Choir! We have begun work on a great Christmas musical, “Come, And Adore Him!” In addition, we will be sharing a program of encouragement at White Oak Estates, on Tuesday, October 18th. It’s no wonder we go through so many doughnuts! Join us for rehearsal Tuesday mornings at 10:00. You will be a blessing, even as you will be blessed. Our Children’s Choirs are working hard on a great Christmas musical drama “I Hope Christmas.” We’re getting some excellent help from our adults and youth! Moms & Dads, encourage your children to be a part of this great experience. Rehearsal is Wednesday evening at 6:00. We are learning much more than songs. We’re learning how we fit into the Gospel of Jesus. Pray for your boys and girls as they “grow in grace and knowledge.” The Adult choir is making huge progress in learning Handel’s “Messiah,” and having a pretty good time doing it! We have a lot of work ahead of us. But the Lord is faithful to complete what He has begun in us. Your faithful rehearsal attendance is more important than ever! Remember, 7:10 on Wednesday evening for a time of worship, fellowship and preparation. You will be glad you were a part of the celebration. Notable Guests
The Choir and Orchestra from North Greenville University will present a concert of sacred music in our sanctuary on Sunday evening, October 16th, at 6:00 PM. This promises to be a wonderful evening of music, and a great opportunity to invite friends and family to join us for a time of celebration. Mark your calendar and spread the word. Let’s fill the house for this event! One Final Note
1 Cor. 14:15 What is the outcome then? I shall pray with the spirit and I shall pray with the mind also; I shall sing with the spirit and I shall sing with the mind also. Paul knew the importance of thinking about what you sing. We get emotionally attached to songs. That’s not a bad thing. They can serve to connect us to truth in a powerful way. Just remember, the Bible is our source of theology. Songs that don’t line up with God’s word may have an effect on our feelings, but they should not effect our faith.
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Tuesday, October 18 6:00 PM
FISH FRY!! Come join us for all the fun!
Men’s Prayer Breakfast
Sunday, October 16
8:30 AM
Fellowship Hall
BACKPACKS FOR HOPE
We are committing to help 22 students at
Beech Springs Intermediate School who are in
need of additional food on the weekends.
Please help fill up their backpacks each Friday
by donating the following items:
• Individual boxes/bags of raisins
• Individual pudding cups, applesauce,
fruit cups
• Packs of crackers/other individual snacks
• Boxes of cereal bars, granola bars, etc.
• Cans of Chef Boyardee (with pull-top lids)
• Small boxes of cereal
• Individual packs of grits and oatmeal
Bins are placed in the main hallway to collect
your donations.
Federico Rossi
Addison Stancil
Jessica Stancil
Caylie Walker
Zach Walker
David Burt
Ryan Chavous
Tyler Finley
Tina McMillan
Melanie Springer
Marianna Vick
Ricky Stark