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Rev. Fran Picker, Interim Pastor
Rev. Dean DeMarra, Worship Pastor
216 East Live Oak Avenue
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
First Baptist Church, DeFuniak Springs FL
Phone: 850-892-2722
Fax: 850-892-2381
E-mail: carrolfbc@gmail.com
A Fellowship of Encouragement
View this newsletter
and other info at:
www.fbcdfs.org
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Permit No. 68
SCHEDULE OF WEEKLY
SERVICES/ACTIVITIES:
Sundays:
Church Library (closed temporarily)
Sunday School 9:15 AM
Morning Worship 10:30 AM
Evening Worship Service 6:00 PM
Wednesdays:
Church Library (closed temporarily)
Fellowship Buffet (Aug. 10) 5:15 PM
Prayer Meeting, 6:00 PM
Bible Skills, Drills, & Thrills
G.A.s, R.A.s
Student Midweek Service
Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:50 PM
JOIN US FOR Wednesday Evenings
Fellowship Buffet
Join us at 5:15 PM for the all-you-care-to-eat
Wednesday Fellowship Buffet catered by
McLain’s Family Steakhouse Restaurant.
FELLOWSHIP BUFFET RESUMES ON AUGUST 10TH
!
Every Wednesday the menu features:
fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, rolls, salad, dessert.
Additional menu items are featured as follows:
August 10: ham, cabbage, greens
August 17: chicken pot pie, green beans, yellow squash
August 24: meat balls/gravy, field peas/snaps, corn
August 31: spaghetti, baby carrots, green beans
Cost: $5.00 youth/adults; $3.00 children (ages 4-10);
children ages 3 and under dine free.
Inside this issue:
The Encourager Firs t Bapt is t Church, DeFuniak Spr ings, FL
New Members, 2
Deacon Selection,
Thank You Notes;
FCA, FCP; 3
In Honor/In Memory, 4
PSC, Women’s T-Shirts;
Sunday School Report, 5
Prayer Room, Sympathy,
Offerings, Birthdays;
Daily Bible Readings, 6
Flower Calendar,
New “Book Studies”
Deacons of the Week,
Stafford’s 50th Wedding
Anniversary Invitation;
Church Calendar 7
...there is
something
wrong with
men’s hearts.
God calls it
sin.
August 2016
From Your Interim Pastor
Someone asked a psychologist how to determined when a person needs
institutional care. The psychologist replied that care is indicated when the person doesn’t apply the logical solution to a simple problem. The
psychologist offered this example.
Assume there is a bathtub full of water and you are asked to empty it. You are offered a bucket, a drinking glass or a thimble. If you reply, “I would use the bucket, it is larger,” you have just indicated that you need institutional care! A right-thinking person asked to empty a bathtub filled with water would simply pull the stopper!
While it is certainly not a simple problem, it is obvious that the world is
immersed in a problem of bitterness, hatred, savagery and, unfortunately, abundant stupidity.
Just mention the words Dallas, Rio, France, Baton Rouge and your mind treats you to images that have played across our television screens like a
never-ending soap opera. The difference being these images are real! And so is the suffering!
But there are answers being proffered by all kinds of talking heads. For
instance, “we need stricter laws concerning the purchase/ownership of guns.” [This is always the first political broadside.] “We need to disband all police departments and let the neighborhoods take care of themselves!” [Actual comment by a participant on a Fox News Town Hall Meeting.] “America is getting what it deserves for invading all those countries and
trying to make them over.” [There is no adequate answer to such an idiotic statement.] “We’ve just got to pull together and love one another.” [I
personally am not too warm to the idea of pulling together if that means pulling in the guy who thinks it is ok to shoot someone because he is mad at the system, or doesn’t like the opinion he just heard.]
Let me make a radical (don’t jump to conclusions!) suggestion. At the risk of being very politically INCORRECT, let me suggest that there is something wrong with men’s hearts. God calls it sin. And when sin rules and reigns in the heart, man – any man – is capable of unbelievable horrific actions.
Until sin no longer occupies the throne in the hearts of men we will continue to experience the hellishness of godlessness in society. Is there something that I can do? Until the day He comes, or He calls me home, I will seek to live a Godly life, love everyone with a caring heart, be a peace-maker, offer hope to everyone in the name of Jesus, and pray earnestly for revival in our land.
Care to join me?
Bro. Fran
Page 2 The Encourager
DEACON SELECTION
PROCESS UNDERWAY
The “remaining” key dates in the process are as follows: August 14th — Church members vote by secret ballot.
August 21st — Newly elected deacons announced to the church.
August 28th — Ordination of deacons (if necessary).
Thank you all for your support and prayers as we undertake this critically important assignment on behalf of Christ’s church.
Denella McKuhen
177 Twin Lakes Drive
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433.
Denella joined by transfer of letter
from FBC of Lakewood, WA
on Sunday, July 24, 2016.
Matt Morrison
315 S. 19th Street, Apt. 503
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435.
Matt joined by statement
on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
Kyle Sloan
77 W. Kennemur Drive
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433.
Kyle joined by baptism
on Sunday, July 10, 2016.
Thank You Notes …
Dear First Baptist Church:
We greatly appreciate everyone who has offered prayers and condolences during this difficult time.
The family of Brenda Barrett
(Joseph Wheeler’s mother)
Hi Ya’ll,
My heart is overflowing with gratitude for the calls, visits, cards, flowers and food you gave to us these last four months. Most of all, we are thankful for your prayers. Bill and I are both still fighting this cancer, but God has promised to never leave us nor forsake us. We still need your prayers.
God Bless all of you.
Betty & Bill Brock
Dear Church Family:
Thank you for the beautiful and delicious fruit basket. It is so good to be thought of. Russell helped me make an apple pie and other goodies. We also thank you for the card and your prayers.
Much love,
Faye Kinsey
Thank you Jack & Pat Owen & Dianne Howell, for hosting and providing an afternoon of
delicious ice cream and fellowship for our Prayer Warriors of the Prayer Room Ministry. A very good and happy time was had by all who attended.
Carleita Levy
To My Church Family:
Thanks for all your prayers, phone calls, visits, and the plant you sent to my home.
Love,
Babe Moore
Dear FBC Family:
Thanks you all for your prayers and support
during my unexpected surgery and few days of
recovery time. I also appreciate the cards, phone calls and some delicious food that was a real
blessing. You are a special group of very good friends and I love you all. It is good to be back to work today and work on finishing this newsletter. Sorry it is a few days late getting out!
Carrol Shaw
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August, 2016
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
March 2012 August 2016
Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
3
Teachers return
Church Council
5:15 pm
4
5 Agenda
Deadline 12 pm
6
7
8 FCA
Open House
Parents- 3:30pm
(FBC members-
5:00-6:00 pm)
Deacons’ Mtg
6 pm
9
Murray Burke Group 9 am
Stewardship
Committee
Meeting 12 pm
10 1st Day of
School!
FCA Breakfast
7:45 am
NoonGroup12pm
Business Meeting
6 pm
11
12
13
14
Deacon Election
10:30 am
15
16
17
18 Pioneer
Luncheon 12 pm
FCA Parents Night Orientation
6 pm
19
20 Jerry & Gwen
Staffords’
50th Wedding Anniversary
Reception - 2pm in the fellowship hall
21
Newly elected
Deacons to be announced
22
23 24
25
26
27
28 Book Study
Group- Every
Single Woman’s
Battle 5 pm
Deacon
Ordination
(if needed) 6 pm
29
30 31
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, DFS, FL
The Month At - A - Glance
Page 7
NOTES:
Church Library Closed for Renovation
Wednesday Fellowship Buffet will resume on August 10th at 5:15 PM.
Read the Bible Through in 2016!
AUGUST:
1 — Isaiah 18-22
2 — Isaiah 23-27
3 — Isaiah 28-30
4 — Isaiah 31-35
5 — Isaiah 36-41
6 — Isaiah 42-44
7 — Isaiah 45-48
8 — Isaiah 49-53
9 — Isaiah 54-58
10 — Isaiah 59-63
11 — Isaiah 64-66
12 — Jeremiah 1-3
13 — Jeremiah 4-6
14 — Jeremiah 7-9
15 — Jeremiah 10-13
16 — Jeremiah 14-17
17 — Jeremiah 18-22
18 — Jeremiah 23-25
19 — Jeremiah 26-29
20 — Jeremiah 30-31
21 — Jeremiah 32-34
22 — Jeremiah 35-37
23 — Jeremiah 38-41
24 — Jeremiah 42-45
25 — Jeremiah 46-48
26 — Jeremiah 49-50
27 — Jeremiah 51-52
28 — Lamentations 1:1-3:36
29 — Lamentations 3:37-5:22
30 — Ezekiel 1-4
31 — Ezekiel 5-8
Page 6 The Encourager
August
OF THE WEEK:
7: * Ben Watts, 859-9947
Zane Welch, 892-5303
14: * Hunter Page, 892-4406
Bruce Butts, 892-5541
21: * Rob Capps, 892-2604
Harold Carpenter, 892-2388
28: * James Coffield, 892-2680
Ben Watts, 859-9947
* Morning Prayer
FLOWER CALENDAR
Next Available Dates:
August 14, 28;
September 11, 18, 25.
Make reservations on the calendar at the registration desk in the mall.
THE CHILDREN OF
Jerry & Gwen Stafford
CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO SHARE A SPECIAL MOMENT IN THE LIVES
OF THEIR PARENTS AS THEY RENEW THEIR MARRIAGE VOWS ON THEIR “5OTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY”
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2016 AT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON
THE CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL
Reception to follow after the ceremony
BOOK STUDY
Living Single
Beginning on Sunday,
August 28, 2016
5:00 PM
BOOK STUDY
When Helping Hurts
Beginning on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 5:00 PM
August, 2016 Page 3
Scholarships Available!
We are very excited about the relaunching of First Christian Preschool!! We have available openings for children ages one to four years and offer childcare between the hours of 7:00 am-5:30 pm.
Our mission at FCP, is to provide a Christ-centered and age-appropriate environment that is fun, loving and safe for young children where valuable educational opportunities flourish.
We are a place who knows and understands that all children deserve to be loved and respected equally.
We are so grateful to all of those who have been praying for us and have given of their time and resources. FCP loves our church family.
Blessed beyond measure, April Murphy
850.307.2943 aprilmurphyfcp@gmail.com
August 3 — Teachers Return
August 8 — Parents’ Open House: 3:30 PM; FBC Members Open House: 5-6:00 PM
August 10 — 1st Day of School! Welcome Back Breakfast for Students & Parents: 7:45 AM
August 18 — Parents’ Night Orientation: 6:00 PM
Page 4
Donations Given In Memory/In Honor during the weeks of : June 19 — July 24
The Encourager
BUILDING FUND
In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Harold Brown
by Wilburn & Mary Jo Hendrix
In memory of Wilma Brown
by Wanda Basha & Barbara Trimm & families
by Ruth Gray
by Gladys Holley
by Martha Ingle
by Clyde & Marylene Rhodes
by Francis & Ann Sanders
In memory of Charles Gray
by Wilburn & Mary Jo Hendrix
In memory of Howard Moore
by Adult 4 Co-Ed Sunday School Class
by David & Bonnie Alford
by Ira & Juliette Bass
by Paul & Peggy Carter
by Landrum & Janelle Cawthon
by Ruth Evans
by Ruth Gray
by Don & Lesa Harrison
by Gaylon Harrison
by Gladys Holley
by Martha Ingle
by Nina Lane
by Murray Burke Group
by James & Wanda Norton
by Edward & Mary Pinckard
by Clyde & Marylene Rhodes
by the Donnie Richardson Family
by Francis & Ann Sanders
by Leonard & Sue Thorn
by Dan & Linda Trotman
In memory of Hilton “Bean” Moss
by Ruth Gray
FIRST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
In honor of Babe Moore
by Wilburn & Mary Jo Hendrix
FIRST CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL
In memory of Stella Margaret Gatlin
by Jan Adams
FOOD PANTRY
In memory of Dorothy Kiker
by Dean & Pat Penzo
In memory of Howard Moore
by Chuck & Jill Stevenson
Pregnancy Support Center
We at the Pregnancy Support Center are looking for volunteers to help us honor God with our lives as we minister to the needs of, and provide counseling to women and their families in the Walton County and surrounding areas. There are two levels of
volunteering.
Level 1: Ministry support:
Answering and directing phone calls, greeting clients, stocking supplies, sorting donated items, and assisting clients as they shop in the boutique.
Level 2: Client Educator:
Intake Procedure (first time client interview)
Parenting Instructor (already provided DVD lessons are used)
Post-Abortion Support
Adoption Support
Abstinence Educator
Let’s uphold the sanctity of marriage, seek the end of abortions and lead people to Jesus. Let’s be the hands, feet and heart of Christ, as He is the Head of all we do here at the Center.
Please contact Sharon Taylor at pscfbc@outlook.com or 850-892-7400
T-Shirts for Women of FBC
We invite you to purchase a t-shirt at the price of $16 each. Place your order at the desk
in the mall by Sunday, August 7th.
This Sport-Tek Ladies Competitor Performance Shirt will keep you cool!
See a photo and detailed description at the desk in the mall. For questions or payment,
contact Pam Stuckey or Dana Spence (2danaspence@gmail.com)
August, 2016
Sunday School Attendance Report
Page 5
June 26 — 122
July 3 — 126
July 10 — 135
July 17 — 145
July 24 — 141
August Birthdays:
1 - Josh Ervin, Melissa Thomason
2 - Ron Kelley, Barbara Williams
3 - NONE
4 - NONE
5 - James Hurley
6 - Matthew Richardson
7 - NONE
8 - James Coffield
9 - NONE
10 - Barbara Coffield, Sarah Mosley
11 - Cheryl DeShazo
12 - Taylor Bennett, Kay Kirby
13 - Michael Brown, Ken Price
14 - NONE
15 - Tommy Kennedy
16 - Camile Burlison, Jett Durden, Wayne Frymire,
Beth Sandlin
17 - A. J. Coffield
18 - Taylor Coffield, Tucker Coffield, Jesse Knapp
19 - NONE
20 - NONE
21 - NONE
22 - Emily Medford
23 - Lila Clark
24 - Garrett McDonald
25 - Frankie Drake, Fran Pflugradt, Nell Simmons
26 - NONE
27 - David Drake, Morgan Jackson
28 - Cathy Boudreaux, Betty Coleman, Karley Leach
29 - Lamar Alford, Jane Philpot
30 - Carol Casey, Tyler Thomason, Don Wilkerson
31 - Kayla Ealum,
Donnie Richardson
In Deepest Sympathy
We extend our deepest love and Christian
sympathy to:
The family of Stella Margaret Gatlin at her death on Friday, July 8, 2016.
The family of Howard Moore at his
death on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.
Babe Moore & family in the loss of her brother, Hilton “Bean” Moss.
Babe Moore & family in the loss of her
sister, Wilma Brown.
PRAYER ROOM
MINISTRY
Be A Moses …
Intercessory Prayer isn’t rocket
science. It acknowledges our inability and God’s ability. So, why do we do it? “God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think.” (Eph. 3:20)
- Max Lucado
You are a Moses if you plead with God (as he did) on behalf of others.
If you have questions, please call
Carleita Levy at 892-3074.
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