Contemporary Worship – 8:15 a.m. This is Amazing Grace

I’m Committed

Welcome and Fellowship

My Victory

Offering

Cornerstone (My Hope is Built)

Message—Joel Samuels

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

Announcements

Presentation of Decisions

Traditional Worship – 10:30 a.m.

Prelude

Hymn of Praise—Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (#11)

Welcome

Congregational Praise—Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound (#343)

Offertory Hymn—I Surrender All (#596)

Offertory

Message in Song—Lamb of God—Garrett Booth

Message—Joel Samuels

Hymn of Invitation—I Have Decided to Follow Jesus (#602)

Announcements

Song of Celebration—Victory in Jesus (#353)

Postlude

July 30

Ronnie Opolka Bob Martin Buddy Bunch Bobby Grissom Terrell Cabler John Roper Dale Edwards Jim Nix Gary Gray James Swords Mark Sterling

August 06

Tony Cornelius Adam Bunch Benny Hyatt Mac McCord Eddie Allen Hugh McCulley Jeff Wolford Gideon Ewing Steven Crosthwait Jeff Yancy

HOW TO JOIN OUR CHURCH FAMILY

By Baptism: For one who has accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior and desires to obey

Christ by being baptized by immersion.

By Letter: For one who is saved, has been baptized by immersion after being saved

and is a member in good standing of another Baptist church.

By Statement: For one who has been saved and baptized by immersion after being

saved, but is not a member of another Baptist church.

Come forward during the invitation at the end of the worship service and tell the pastor

that you want to become a member of FBCG, and we will take care of the rest.

Welcome to First Baptist Church

Whatever your need, whatever your reason, welcome to First Baptist Church of Guntersville. We know that He has a purpose for bringing you on this special day, to this special place. We hope you feel a genuine (welcome) as you share with us in this worship experience. As a church family, we have a clear vision of what God wants this fellowship to do: “to know Christ and to make Him known.” True worship is our spiritual priori-ty and loving people is our spiritual privilege.

» Please complete the guest information card, located in the front of your pew, and place it in the offering plate when it is passed during the offering time. We will respect the personal nature of the information that

you share.

» CDs are available of this morning’s message. You may obtain a copy

by contacting the Church Office.

» If you have made a personal commitment to God regarding your relationship with Him and/or this church, we encourage you to come forward during the invitation following the message to share this deci-

sion with our church family.

» Our offering time is an extension of our worship. As our guest, you are welcome to worship with an offering, but please do not feel obligat-

ed.

» Should you need help, please see one of our ushers. They’re ready

to help you or get whatever help you may need.

» Wednesday evening activities begin with Family Supper at 5:00 p.m. and Bible Study/prayer service for adults at 6:30. A variety of activities

are provided for children & students as well.

WEEKLY NEWS AND INFORMATION

July 30, 2017

“Adam named his wife Eve, because she

would become the mother of all the living. ”

- Genesis 3:20

this week @ fbc week of July 30, 2017

Sunday

Contemporary Worship 8:15 am

Sunday School 9:15 am

Traditional Worship 10:30 am

Haitian Service, Lodge 11:00 am

Wednesday

Family Night Supper 5:00 pm

Library Opens 6:00 pm

Youth Worship 6:30 pm

Children’s Activities 6:30 pm

Prayer Service Adults 6:30 pm

Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 7:00 pm

Praise Team Rehearsal 8:00 pm

The staff is ready to help you in any way possible. If you would like prayer, an answer to a question, or personal ministry, please give one of these caring Christian leaders a call. They’re ready to make a difference in your life!

CHURCH OFFICE: 582-5141

Joel Samuels, Pastor ext 102

Charles Watkins, Associate Pastor ext 107

Johnny Beard, Minister of Education ext 110

Melanie Baker,

Director of Children’s Ministries ext 104

Ken Patterson, Minister of Music ext 108

Barbara Young, Secretary ext 101

Amy Fondren, Secretary ext 100

1000 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976 / 256.582.5141 / www.gvillefbc.org

Deacon Lock-Up Schedule July 2017

John Rutland, Joel Milligan, Kevin Hawk August 2017

Greg Johns, John Boggess, Rick Moody

TELLER COMMITTEE

07/30/2017 08/06/2017

Dale Edwards Steve Rowe

Mike Reaves Don Watson

Our people came – 7/23/17

FBC SS Total 320

Our people gave – 7/18 –7/24

Undesignated $ 15,522.00 BF & CTG 0.00 Other 945.00 TOTAL $ 16,467.00

Challenge to GrowChallenge to Grow

Loan Balance Citizens –$ 1,281,995.03

Monthly Need –$ 10,508.85

CTG Last Mth Rec –June –$ 3,020.00

CTG MTD (7/24/17) –$ 2,020.00

Nursery Worker Schedule 8:15 Service

Eva Tidwell, Linda Cole, Kelly and Hannah Haase, Tracy Smith (desk)

10:30 Service Eva Tidwell, Linda Cole, Alicia Ewing, Jenny Jones, Katie & Taft Reeves

Terrace Lake Bible Study—

10:00 am

July 31 — Duck Williams August 7 — Richard Moebes

Wednesday, August 2nd, Back to School family party at Gunter’s Landing Pool.

Saturday, August 5th: Community missions (kid VBS) at Wyeth Drive park 11:00-1:00.

Saturday, August 12th: Six Flags (limited spots, sign up ASAP). Sunday, August 20th: Youth lake party at JeanAnn Scott's home at

4:00. Sunday, September 10th: 6:00 youth parent meeting (students

and parents) PLEASE ATTEND. Wednesday, September 20th: Tim Tebow event . Thursday, October 19th: Saddie Robertson event.

Mature Adults

August 8—9:00am. The bus will leave the church at 9:00am for Golden Flake. We will eat before we tour the plant. We are to be at the plant at

12:30pm. Please sign up in your classroom or call the church office.

August 22—5:00pm. We will enjoy a vegetable meal together. Ladies please bring a vegetable dish and a dessert. A group from Antioch Baptist will have the program. Please sign up in your classroom or call the church

office. Plan now to join us for this time of fellowship.

August 2nd—Pool party at Gunter’s Landing. Family night for all ages.

Already??!! It’s already time for our opportunity to

bless a child with school supplies. There are more

than 400 children in our county who need help with

supplies this year! There will be a container in the

hallway and we want to fill it over and over again

with needed supplies: Pencils, Ruled Paper, Rulers, Colored Markers,

Crayons, Three-Ring Binders, Glue sticks, School Scissors, Notebooks,

Hand Sanitizer, Pencil boxes, Back Packs, Colored Pencils,

Construction Paper, Shampoo, Combs and brushes, misc. school

items. We need supplies by Wednesday August 2. Thank you for

being a blessing!

Ladies Retreat

The Ladies at First Baptist Church Guntersville and Jena Forehand of Stained Glass Ministries are coming together for a “ladies Retreat” and you are invited! The theme is “Living Deeper” and it will be held August 25th through the 27th at Goose Pond Colony in Scottsboro. Two options of attendance are available. The first includes lodging, meals and an event shirt and is $150. The second doesn’t cover lodging, but does cover all meals and an event t-shirt. This option is $50. Registration forms are available at the office as well as Sunday School rooms. See Cindy Glassco, Shirley Troilo, Belinda Strickland, Jean Ann Scott or Regina Lee for more information or sign up forms. Ladies, you won’t want to miss it, deadline for sign up is August 4th.

The Sanctuary flowers are placed to the Glory

of God, in honor of Louise Chandler’s birthday,

from her family.

Wednesday Night Suppers will resume

August 16 at 5:00pm.

Guntersville FBC expresses deepest sympathy to Patience

Maples and family at the passing of her mother, Tutsie

Hambrick, on Wednesday.