FBC Information & Opportunities This Week at FBC: Nov. 1– Nov. 8

Thank You for Volunteering! November 1 Flowers: David & Kelly Sharp

November 1 Office: Melanie Joyner

November 4 Supper: Encounters

November 4 Security: M Evans M Mock

November 8 Flowers: Agape Class

November 8 Office: Edith Hathcock

November 11 Supper: College

November 11 Security: G Watts J Sapp

November 15 Flowers: Available

November 15 Office: Laverne Hodges

Wednesday Evening Suppers are served at 6PM. Take-out meals available for sick & shut-in at 6:45 pm.

Suggested donation is $5 per person or $15 per family .

October 25 SUNDAY:

8:00 AM Early Worship

9:15 AM Sunday School

Contemporary Service 10:45 AM Traditional Service

Sunday School

5:00 PM Awana War Room Bible Study

6:00PM Evening Worship

MONDAY:

10:00 AM Prayer Time

7:00 PM Celebrate Recovery

TUESDAY

6:15 PM Tae Kwon Do

WEDNESDAY:

6:00 PM Family Night Dinner

6:30 PM Discipleship Class

7:00 PM Mission Friends(0-6)

Girls-in-Action (ages 6-12)

RA (Boys ages 6-12) Adult Study Group

Prayer Meeting

Choir Practice

THURSDAY:

7:00 PM AA

November 1 Sunday

8:00 AM Early Worship

9:15 AM Sunday School

Contemporary Service 10:45 AM Sunday School

Traditional Service

5:00 PM Awana War Room Bible Study

6:00 PM Evening Worship Service

The beautiful flowers that

grace our

sanctuary are placed by

David & Kelly Sharp in

honor of our Church

Family, We Love You!

Serving in the Nursery November 1:

9:15 AM: Keith & Kim Hall

10:45 AM: Mike & Debby Rogers

Managers: Darnett Coleman

Assistant Managers : Cindy Metzger If you are unable to be there on your assigned Sunday, please

Contact church office or the manager, notifying them of this

change.

Men’s Discipleship Class Every Wednesday at 6:30 pm

War Room Bible

Study

Starts Sunday

November 1

at 5 pm

It is a 5 weeks bible

study. Please see

Patricia Wilson for a book.

Please Join Us

at 10 till 6 Sunday night in the

sanctuary for a little

Singing before the Service

This will be away for our song service

to be more meaningful and for us to

better express our joy and thankfulness

for our blessings from the Lord .

See you at 10 till 6

1435 Highway 119 North Springfield, Georgia 31329 (912) 754-3443

VOL. XX November 1, 2015 No. 44

The “Messenger” can be viewed each week at www.fbc-springfield.org

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MESSENGER

Our Goal: 200 Boxes……..Goal as of today: 82

Box dedication and deadline to turn boxes in:

November 15

Children Ministry Day

Saturday November 7

at 9am

Br ing Yard Tools , We Will Be Sprucing

Up The Church Grounds!

A Message

Bill Bozeman: Interim Pastor

Brittney Pride Baby Shower

Tuesday, November 10

@ 7pm

We are now accepting resumes for

Facilities Manager Job Objectives: To maintain facilities and

grounds for the glory of God by providing a

clean, safe environment for worship.

Must be able to pass a background check

Turn resume into church office.

Senior Adult Luncheon

Tuesday, November 10

At 12pm

Guest Speaker: Reland Morgan

Lucy Waller

Booking Signing

TODAY

at 3pm !

Fellowship Hall

Thank you FBCS

The month of October may be behind us now but the

memories created during this past month will live on

forever in my mind. I have never before witnessed a

congregation putting forth such effort to express its

love for their pastors. The people of this church deserve

a special word of thanks for all you have done to show

your appreciation for your pastors.

Throughout the entire month of October, the members

of FBC Springfield went all-out to express your love

for your pastors and their families. The various Sunday

School classes have taken us out to eat every Sunday

and sometimes on week nights as well. Many of you

have given us encouraging cards and letters and you

have showered us with special care and concern. You

have given us a great number of different gifts, includ-

ing tremendous monetary blessings.

You declared this past Sunday as “Pastor Appreciation

Day” and made it the grand finale. We were given the

royal treatment as pastors. We had no responsibilities

to do anything but to sit, relax, and enjoy the day while

you lavished us with love. Members of the church gave

personal testimonies of how God has used us men as

leaders to minister to them and help them in their

Christian maturity. Brother Reland Morgan, a retired

minister who recently joined our church, challenged us

and the congregation with an inspiring message. After-

ward, we enjoyed a great feast in the social hall, which

was prepared by the members and consisted of all our

favorite dishes and desserts (including two of my favor-

ites, chicken and dumplings and home-made carrot

cake).

Special thanks to Colleen Webb and all those who as-

sisted her on the Pastoral Support Committee to make

this past month so special for the pastors. You per-

formed your task in a very professional and Christ-like

manner. It was well planned, organized and carried out.

This church has demonstrated true love for its pastors

and I am extremely thankful for you and all your acts

of care and kindness. You are a great church, First Bap-

tist Springfield, and you have proven it by your love for

one another, and especially for your pastors. May God

richly bless you for your love for Him and for your pas-

tors. I love you with all my heart.

Brother Bill Bozeman

Sharp Words

David Sharp: Minister to Students George Pabst: Crossroads Mission Pastor

News at the Crossroads

November 13-15

$45.00

www.swatministries.com

Sign Up Online

Youth Parent’s Seminar

Sunday, November 8

Meal Provided

After 10:45 service.

Let me start off by thanking everyone for a great Pastor

Appreciation month. We have celebrated all month and a

huge thank you to our church family. I have enough Pepsi

Max for the next year… thanks again for all you do for our

family.

Wednesday night was great fun as we looked at LORD

OF THE RINGS. I will continue our study on

Wednesday nights.

The Dark Lord - The Lord of The Ring = Ephesians 6:10-6:18 (last week) The Fellowship of the Ring = Matthew 16:13-16:19 Who Is The Lord Of The Ring = Matthew 4:1-4:11 Return Of The King = Revelation 19:4-19:16 Our DNOW is fast approaching and our ministry is in need

of food and snacks for the weekend. If you could help out it

would be greatly appreciated. Our host homes will feed

them breakfast and snacks all weekend long. If you could

bring breakfast and snack items and drop them off at the

church no later than Thursday November 13th. Anything

you are willing to give will be much appreciated thanks in

advance.

Our DNOW team is in place and you can go online and

look at the study, sign up and get general information.

Shannon is our new student intern and is doing a great job

keeping information out there. She can also sign you up

manually.

Boston Butt sale is the first Saturday in December. Please

see one of our students for tickets!!! You can purchase them

in the foyer.

When will we figure this out?

It has not been too long ago that I wrote about a discovery in

my preparation for a message involving Noah and the flood. The

discovery was of Noah’s obedience. It is stated three times (6:22;

7:5, 9), “He did everything that God had commanded him.” Gen

6:22.

What would happen if we just did what we were told? Children

on my bus would not be in trouble. People can’t be hit in the eye if

hands stay in laps. It just doesn’t happen. You are not a liar if you

don’t lie. You are not a thief if you don’t steal. When will we figure

that out?

You won’t get a ticket if you don’t speed. It seems so simple

and common sense yet…Just this week we saw a media frenzy

where following directions from authorities early on would have de-

energized a situation and the consequences. But no, we can’t do

that. We haven’t figured that out yet.

Yes, this is a box I’m on. Recently the former chief Supreme

Court justice for Georgia spoke in Savannah. In her interview on a

local station she said if a child completes high school, marries be-

fore having babies there is a 95% likely hood that they will never

experience poverty. How about that it is not just a moral issue but

one of economics. Simple it seems yet how many do just that?

When will we figure that out?

In faith circles we have the same problems. Sure we want the

blessings of God, the wisdom of God and the presence of God but

we fail to be grateful, we fail to read His word and everything else is

more important than spending time with him. Then we wonder why

our religion seems so shallow? We didn’t follow God’s direction

before but we want him to clean up the mess now! The history of

Israel is one where they did as God commanded and then they did

not as God commanded. They were always surprised at what hap-

pened to them when they disobeyed God. Just like us when we do

wrong. It happens when we skip some of the steps in the directions

as we are assembling an item. We end up with twice the work taking

it apart and reassembling it correctly.

It is so funny when I realize I could have prevented the problem

I have by doing what I knew to do earlier. I chose not to for what

seemed like very good reasons yet they were all excuses to do what

I wanted and not what needed to be done. When will I figure this

out? Paul writes of the nature of this struggle. 21 So I discover this principle: When I want to do

what is good, evil is with me. 22 For in my inner self I

joyfully agree with God’s law. 23 But I see a different

law in the parts of my body, waging war against the

law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of

sin in the parts of my body. 24 What a wretched man I

am! Who will rescue me from this dying body? 25 I

thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans

7:21-25 HCSB Paul always makes me feel better because he always points me

to Jesus. Jesus did everything God commanded him. I should too.

Bro G