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VOLUME 61 MAY 7, 2017 NUMBER 18

The Informer Fairfax First Baptist Church

(803) 632-3228 or (803) 632-2919 (fax)

E-mail: fairfaxfbc@atlanticbbn.net

Web Site: www.fairfaxfbc.org

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS FOLLOW CHRIST’S EXAMPLE

Pastor: Rev. David Janaro Music Director: Sandra Daubard

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, 5/7 Sunday School .......................................... 10:00am

Morning Worship - Homecoming .............. 11:00am

Praise Band Practice .................................. 4:30pm

Children’s Bible Study ............................... 5:30pm

Evening Worship ....................................... 6:00pm

Snack Supper ............................................. 6:45pm

Monday, 5/8 Ensemble Practice ...................................... 6:00pm

Handbell Practice ....................................... 7:00pm

Wednesday, 5/10

Prayer & Bible Study ................................. 6:30pm

Children’s Bible Study ............................... 6:30pm

Adult Choir Practice .................................. 7:30pm

SERVANTS MAY 7 , 2017

NURSERY AM

Mary Jean Carlson

USHERS

Ken Ready, Jacob Oswald,

Charles Kennedy, Jan Thomas

GREETERS

Bobby & June Thomas

CHILDREN’S SERMON Butch Sauls

May 7 & 14 TELLERS

Charles Carlson & Elbert Windham

HOME MISSION GOAL: $3000.00

RECEIVED TO DATE: $1243.00

NEEDED: $1757.00

Discipleship

Money, Part 3

Save up money, “The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.” (Proverbs 10:15) This means that it is not enough to keep a balanced budget, living pay check to pay check. We all know that unexpected bills come. When they do, you need to have money saved up so that you don’t have to get credit card debt (see principle 2 from last week). You need to include savings in your budget.

Also, invest your savings wisely. “Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.” (Proverbs 13:11) If someone promises you a better rate of return than anyone else can give you, Understand that it necessarily comes with a greater risk. There are no shortcuts that lead to wealth, at least not without foolish levels of risk.

Part 4

Be generous with your money. “A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him.” (Proverbs 28:22) Re-member, success with money is not all about getting a lot of it. Money is a re-source that can either help or hurt your ef-forts to have good relationships and a last-ing impact on your community. Make sure your first priority is God, then others. This does not mean you should be taken advan-tage of or give financially to others in a way that doesn’t really help them. It does mean how you treat others should be more important to you that storing up more money.

Part 5

Spend your money on things with eternal value. “Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.” (Proverbs 3:9-10) Do not consider giving to God a painful neces-sity.. Rather, it is an opportunity to be a part of what God is doing through your church and in the world by returning a por-tion of what he has blessed you with. The

goal in life is not to store up the most money, but to glorify God.

This is just a brief introduction to biblical financial principles. If you would like more help in this area, please consider bib-lical counseling with Pastor David.

Youth activities for Wednesday & Sun-day nights will end April 26 and resume in the fall.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

The youth will be collecting items for Operation Christmas Child again this year. Please bring the item re-quested for each month and put in the box in the church office. For May we are asking for a comb or Brush.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

June 4 - 9

Pre-K - High School

Free

Supper 5:30 - 9:00pm

VBS AND SUMMER CAMP

We need volunteers to help make phone calls to promote VBS and Summer Camp. We have a list of phone numbers for children that at-tended events last summer and need to let them know about the events that are coming up. You can make calls from home. Please let Pastor David know it you are interested in helping.

God Bless America

May Calendar

Thursday, May 4 - Deacon’s Meeting at 6:00pm

Wednesday, May 10 - Constitution and By-Laws Committee meeting at 5:30pm

Sunday, May 14 - Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 14 - No Evening Service

Thursday, May 18 - Property Commit-tee Meeting

Sunday, May 21 - Graduate Recognition

Monday, May 22 - Young at Heart

Sunday, May 28 - Memorial Day Week-End

VISITATION TEAMS

Visitation Team 2 Joel Williams, Elaine Teems, Sara Windham, and Mott McElveen will visit the week of May 7.

GRADUATES

We will have our Graduate Recogni-tion on Sunday, May 21st if you know of any graduates please let us know in the office.

OUR RECORD SPEAKS 4/30/2017

SS Enrollment/Attendance ..... ………...……125/65

SS Visitors/New Members……………………. . 4/0

Morning Worship ............................ ………… 105

Building Fund ............................................... $50.00

Tax Refund ................................................. $144.99

Summer Camp .............................................. $20.00

Home Misssions ............................................ $70.00

Budget Offering ........................................ $3912.00

Budget Needs (weekly) ............................. $3798.00

Freedom is like the Air we breathe;

You don’t miss it until we’re deprived of it.

REMEMBER IN PRAYER Allendale Co. Hosp.: Jeanette Ferguson

Oak Brook Health & Rehab: 920 Travelers Blvd., Summerville 29485 - Dot Whitson (Rm. 115A)

Lexington Hosp: Myrna Wilson

Jones Bryan - Surgery Thursday, May 4

Patti Sharpe - Surgery Friday, May 5

Palmetto Bapt. Hosp., Columbia: Wallace Graham (Surgery Thursday, May 4)

At Home: Eugene Smith

JEH Nursing Home: Jacqueline Kearse, Delores Brunson, Jean Ferguson, Hazel Mathis, Celia Jones, Betty Sanders, Mary Reid Briana’s Residential Care: Hilda Rahn St Matthews Convalescence Center: Omma Lee Folk, Box 157, 601 Dantzler St., 29135 Emerald Gardens Assisted Living: 201 Over-land Dr., Greenwood, SC 29646 (Rm. 315) - Ann Tyler At Home: Shelli Beach, Katie Champagne, Joe & Louise Cook, Sara Cook, Clyde Furman, Sara Gallagher, Steve Gliniewicz, Wallace Graham, Helen Johnson, Donnie Jones, Horace Kearse, Billy Main, Mary Ida McClary, Linda Rowell, Susan Royster, Latrelle Still, Cambridge Stone (Fairfax), L.R. Thomas, David Wiley, Mary Wil-liams, Myrna Wilson Friends & Family: Don Altman, Sr., Raymond Bennett, Thomas Benton, David Brabham, Peggy Brabham, Jimmy Burbage, David Cook, Jr., Rev. Gene Carroll, Sally Chassereau (Libby’s sister), Charles Cribb, Jeff Dole, Linda Dyches (Cecelia’s sister-in law), Laney Futch (niece of Lynn), Faye Gooding, Carrie Grubbs (Virginia’s granddaughter), Todd Grubbs, Dot Harvey, David Horn, Ron Huber, Lucille Hutchinson, Betty Hutto, Jamie Jones, Terry Jones, Jimmy Kinard, Richard Koenig, William Harold Kerr, Ann Keys, Marie Lee, David Lightsey, Gabriel Litchfield, Margaret Long, Annelle McCaskey, Lexie Monroe, Resa Monts, Ross McMillan Azilee Polk, Reid Porter, Sr., Reid Porter, Jr., Shirley & Penny Robinson, Cliff Rogers, Megan Sharpe, Kathryn Shields (Jerel’s sister), Howard Simmons, Elizabeth Smith, Mark Smith, Rachel Stanford, Mary Ann Stanley (Sadie’s Sister), Nellie Sullivan, Patti Sullivan, Dottie Walker, Rachel Wiggins, W. K. & Elese Windham, Blanche Winstead, Dennis Wright