FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, SENATOBIA, MS (www.sfbcms.com) Thursday, August 15, 2019

Tapestry

ATTENTION FAMILIES OF FBC:

All children, youth and adults are invited to serve at THE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH, August 24th from 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM. Areas of service include leading games, cooking hot dogs, setting up, tearing down, and monitoring the inflatables. This event will take place at the Newtown Community Center and is open to the community. This event is sponsored by FBC Senatobia and Second Baptist Church of Coldwater. To sign up see Mary Tindle, Chantay Rhone or Amanda Williams

The Baptist Student Union of Northwest Commu-nity College is sponsoring prayer walk for NWCC on Sunday, August 18 from 1:45 - 2:45. Participants will meet at the BSU at 1:45 and will be given a prayer guide to use on the prayer walk. We hope that you will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to pray over the Northwest Campus.

Deacon ballots will be available at the end of the morning worship services this Sunday, August 18th. Ballots should be turned in no later than Wednesday, August 21st. Ballots will be available in the church office for those who will not be attending this Sunday. Directions for voting will be on the ballot. Please contact the church office if you have any questions.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH at 4:30 PM at Tobie Cinema Tickets - $5.00 available in

the church office

High school coach John Harrison reluctantly agrees to take over the cross-country team, a sport he doesn’t even like. His outlook changes when he meets Hannah Scott, a young runner who pushes herself to the limit and inspires those around her.

Using a detailed life size replica of the Tabernacle of Moses, this study presents an expert-guided tour and explanation of each part. As you walk through this life-size model of the Old Testament Tabernacle, you will work your way from the Outer Courtyard into the Most Holy Place. The study explains the significance and symbolism of each section of the Tabernacle and reveals how they point to the coming of Jesus. This study will begin on Sunday, September 8th at 5:00 PM in the Chapel.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Attendance Sunday School .......................................................................................465

Regular Weekly Tithe ............................................................... $17,554.02 Regular Weekly Budget ............................................................ $23,838.30

Regular Month to Date .............................................................. $60,280.34 Regular Monthly Budget ......................................................... $103,299.00

Regular Year to Date ............................................................ $1,181,856.19 Budget Year to Date ............................................................. $1,084,639.50 Prior Year to Date ................................................................ $1,099,152.09 2018/2019 Annual Budget.................................................... $1,239,590.00 Capital Additions & Improvements Offering ................................ $400.00

*Fiscal year: October 1, 2018-September 30, 2019

LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE

Aug 16 Randy & Ann Chappell Aug 17 James & Shirley Spencer Aug 18 Steve & Pam Allen, Thomas Paul & Dolores Wooten Aug 21 Dennis & Maxine Barr Aug 24 Jason & Vanessa Price

ANNIVERSARIES

Aug 18 James & Shirley Spencer Aug 25 Fred Bradley Sept 1 Jack & Brenda Kilpatrick

The flowers gracing our Sanctuary this week are given by James and Shirley Spencer in honor of their 57th wedding anniversary.

FLOWERS

PRAYER LIST

6:00 Prayer Time/Bible Study Children’s Activities Youth Bible Study ESL Class Annice Ringers 7:10 Chancel Choir Thursday, August 22 12:00 Men’s Bible Study

Jerry Brewer John Champion Dianne Davis Mignon Eoff Robert Eoff Carole Frayser Jerrie Frayser Max Frayser Gail Gammon Jere Gammon

Shirley Lane David Lunceford Sandra McCrary Gary Newton Elizabeth Nobles Ed Pang Marilyn Pang Nelle Parks Cohen Perkins Gladys Ross

Kathy Rowan Dianne Sanders Louisa Sanders Kam Spencer O’Neta Thompson Leon Warren

PRESCHOOL WELCOME DESK

August 18 8:30 a.m.

Chris & Jana Powell

August 25 8:30 a.m.

Janice Taylor

Sept 1 8:30 a.m.

Jerry & Linda Hollis

EXTENDED SESSIONS LEADERS

ACTIVITIES FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK

August 18 8:30 a.m.

Jay/Jennifer Hale Blake & Penny Frazier

11:00 a.m.

Sandy Ozbirn Jacob/Kaitlin Warren

August 25 8:30 a.m.

Melissa Wilhite Allen/Kimberly Bradley

11:00 a.m.

Louise McKellar Jason/Camille Brister

Sept 1 8:30 a.m.

Hayley Warren Katie Hunnt

11:00 a.m.

Whitney Lentz Emily Kennedy

DATE DRIVER RIDER Aug 18 Jerry Davis Bobby Franklin Aug 25 Don Clanton Sept 1 James Cook Diane Cook Sept 8 John Lamar Stacy Taylor

HOMEBOUND FOOD DELIVERY

Aug 21 Pat/Jim Johnson, Kristen Winstead, Sandy Ozbirn Aug 28 Rita Dowdle, Larry Baker, Bubba & Frances King Sept 4 Alexis Robinson, Mary Agnes Kirkland, Charisse Reed, Jerry/Carol Sept 11 Mickey Bailey, Jerry Davis, Jill Lamar

SUNDAY MORNING BUS MINISTRY

Sunday, August 18 8:30 Worship Service 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Service 6:00 Evening Worship Wednesday, August 21 5:30 Family Night Supper

Aug 15 Ron Cox, Sharon Self Aug 17 Lucille Brewer, Randy Woolfolk, Brenda Kilpatrick Aug 18 Dewey Robinson, Jerrie Frayser Aug 19 Fred Bradley, Keagan Underwood Aug 20 Dayton Williams, Sammy McNulty Aug 21 Buck Moore, Mike Chapuis, Lauren Baker, Kaleb Rogers Aug 22 Eddy Hannaford Aug 23 Frances Billingsley, Betsy Scott, Syble Goldman Aug 24 Sandy Ozbirn, Tina Taylor, John Ellis Price, Hannah Claire Lucius

MEMORIALS

Greg Nobles—W.D. & Glenda Brown, Jimmy & Lucille Brewer

Wednesday August 21

LAST WEEK’S VISITORS

Rick Franklin, Oklahoma City, OK

WMU NEWS

WMU General Meeting, September 9, 2:00 pm Meet at the church; Program: Mary Agnes Kirkland

Pat Williams Mission Group, August 15, 12:00 pm Hostess, Dianne Davis; Program, Faye Burkes

Flowers Circle, August 26, 6:30 p.m. Hostess, Rosita Merritt; Program, Rita Wolfe

Barbecue Chicken Baked Beans Mac & Cheese

WELCOME NEW MEMBER

Frances McLain, by letter

First Baptist Church Preschool is in the process of accepting applications for the Weekday Preschool Teacher Assistant position. If you are interested, please come by the Preschool Office Monday through Friday to pick up an application or drop off a resume. The deadline for accepting applications is Sunday, August 25.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Salad Dessert

A WORD FROM YOUR PASTOR

MUSIC NOTES

• Monday, August 19th - Senior Adult Rally at FBC, Olive Branch - leave church at 9:30

• Wednesday, August 21st - Worship service at Providence Place at 10:30

• Friday, August 23rd - Lunch at THE PLACE in Pope, MS. Leave church at 10:30

UPCOMING DATES FOR KIDS

YOUTH NEWS

It has been a busy summer with our church’s 150th Sesquicentennial Celebra-tion, a mission trip to Haiti, moving our daughter to Colorado, getting ready for our son’s wedding in November and squeezing in a vacation with my brothers and their wives. It has been a great summer. But it’s time to move into the fall. Beginning in September, the choir will provide a night of worship sharing some of our best anthems on a Sunday night. And in September, we will begin work-ing on our Christmas musical presentation. September is a great time to join choir. Have you ever listened to the choir and thought about joining us as we sing? There is no audition process. We would love to have you sing with us. The choir rehearses on Wednesday nights in the choir room at 7:10 to 8:10 pm. If you have any questions, just contact me. The Children’s Choirs will resume on Tuesday, September 10th. We have Pre-school Choir, Music Makers (grades 1-3) and Young Musicians (grades 4-6). We have a great time and pick up students at both schools (Magnolia and Senat-obia) or students can be dropped off around 3:10 pm. We are looking for a few more people who could help with giving out cookies and watching the kids play in the gym from 3:00 to 3:30 pm. If you are available, please let me know. This Sunday is going to be a great day of worship. I know the summer is busy

for many of us but as we get back into the school schedule, I trust you will

make plans to join us during one of our Sunday morning services as we focus

on the greatness of our God! See you Sunday!

Join us every Wednesday night for

youth Worship at 6:00!

If you would like to be in a dgroup talk

to Brooks before September 1!

All ministries start back after Labor

Day!

WEDNESDAY

NIGHTS:

August 21

we kick off

all our

groups with

pizza in the

FLC at

5:30pm

Charles Spurgeon said “Brethren, we are generally too fast with our tongue when someone accuses us. I am afraid we are not always so quick to defend our Master, as we are to defend ourselves.”

Spurgeon is obviously chiding Christians, but for what? For being too quick to defend ourselves? Or for being too slow to defend the Lord?

My guess is the former. Many of us, and probably all of us from time to time, are very quick to defend ourselves when we feel attacked in some way. When someone accuses us of doing something wrong, or doing something poorly, we look at it as an attack on our abilities, or our character, and our dedica-tion. Let’s be honest…we love to have the approval of those around us.

And the problem is that we don’t truly live out what Paul says in Colossians 3:23…”23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men…”

We may say that we live according to that verse, but so often we strive to seek the approval of men, rather than the approval of God…and where the 2 may not agree, too many times we choose to please our fellow man.

Remember that bringing honor and glory to God should be the chief end of Man. And we can do that in our daily lives by seeking to please Him in all that we do, regardless of whether or not it will please others.

Hebrews 10:26-31 this week…yet another warning from the author of He-brews! :/

Love you all, and I’ll see you Sunday!

Bro. Chris

Chris Williams (cwilliams@sfbcms.com) ............................................................................................................................................. Pastor Allen Winstead (awinstead@sfbcms.com) .................................................................................................... Minister of Education/Outreach Randy Chappell (rchappell@sfbcms.com) .......................................................................................................................... Minister of Music Sylvia Alford (salford@sfbcms.com) ........................................................................................................... Church Administrator/Activities Mary Tindle (mtindle@sfbcms.com) ............................................................................................................................... Minister of Children Brooks Ward (bward@sfbcms.com) .................................................................................................................................... Minister of Youth Beverly Russell (brussell@sfbcms.com) ............................................................................................................................................ Finance Susan McNulty (smcnulty@sfbcms.com) ........................................................................................................................... Ministry Assistant Garrett Glaser .......................................................................................................................................................... Director of Food Services Jan Miles (jmiles@sfbcms.com) ........................................................................................................................ Weekday Preschool Director Mae Wooten ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Custodian

CHURCH STAFF

MEN’S WEEKDAY

BIBLE STUDY

• Men’s Weekday Bible Study resumes on Thursday, August 15th

• We will meet at noon in the FLC Dining Room • Bring your own sack lunch • The church will provide drinks and dessert

Join us as we study the book of Joshua