Volume 18 A Publication of First Baptist Ruston, Ruston, LA November 14, 2018

Ministry Team:

Dr. Chris Craig Senior Pastor Clayton Owen Ed./Admin./Singles Wayne Bridges Worship & Sr. Adults Josh Moore Contemporary Worship Merrick Nunn College Josh Sanderson Youth Ed Colvin Children Pam Flowers Preschool

Brandon Ramsey Counselor Jamie Bolton Media Xuan Liu Chinese Mission Dr. Andy Johnson Sr. Adult Emeritus Jeremy Magee Missions Zach Yates Young Married Associate Braden Hilton Middle School Associate Brenda Martin Pastoral/Financial Assistant

Brittany Jackson Publications Assistant Kitty Carter Receptionist JoAnn Barr Music Secretary Sylvia Roseberry Church Hostess Bernard Gemelli Building Superintendent Sue Cruz Building and Grounds Jeff Moss Building and Grounds Marcus Spencer Building and Grounds Nesse Cooper Building and Grounds

Memory Verse

Sunday Morning

“Who, Do, Blessed!”

March 11, 2018 at 2:00 am

Midweek Worship “To Ruston With Love”

Deacons of the Week Scott Leachman Mike Kilcoyne Gregg Phillips

Church Theme

“In the Heart of Ruston With a Heart for You!”

Church Purpose Statement

We exist to LOVE, WIN, and GROW Ruston and the world for Christ.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, Colossians 2:6 ESV

Church Event Schedule

Sunday, November 18

8:45 am Traditional Service

8:45 am Contemporary Service (Depot)

8:45 am Children’s Worship

9:50 am Connection Groups 11:00 am Contemporary Service 11:00 am Children’s Worship 5:30 pm Children’s Choir

Tuesday, November 20

12:00 pm Prayer on the 3rd Floor

Wednesday, November 21

8:00 am Prayer on the 3rd Floor No Activities

Thursday, November 22 Office Closed

Friday, November 23

Office Closed

Decisions from November 11, 2018

2 people prayed to receive Christ as their Savior. 6 people renewed their commitment to Christ.

Stewardship Report, November 11, 2018

Received…...………………………………$45,894.53

Children’s Building Fund

Received…...…………………….…….…...$4,477.00

November 11, 2018, Weekly Attendance

Worship Bible Study

8:45 am. …………281 Depot Service…..65 Connection Group……..528 11:00 am……….. 586 Off-Campus Study….......54 Echurch…………. 59 Total Worship… 991 Total Bible Study.….... 582

KuhNO December 7 – Christmas Spectacular

November Teaching Series: JAM SESSION – Build a Better Beat Life App: COOPERATION – Working together to do more than you can do alone Memory Verse: Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do. Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NIrV)

Parenting Through the Phases Connection Group in 1

stKids Worship

Ends Sunday, November 18

SUNDAY, November 18 Bible Story: Stand by You (Jesus Heals the Paralytic / Four Friends) • Luke 5:17-26 Bottom Line: Work together to help someone in need.

SUNDAY, November 25 No Kids Worship

December Teaching Series: UNDERCOVER CHRISTMAS – Make Others Your Mission Life App: COMPASSION –Caring enough to do something about someone else’s need. Memory Verse: God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life. John 3:16 (NIrV)

Jingle Jam - A Christmas Party BIG Enough for the Whole

Family! December 19 at 6:15 pm

Jingle Jam is the telling of the Christmas Story and the idea of compas-

sion – caring enough to do something about someone else’s need.

God’s compassion for the people He created led to the greatest act of

love the world has ever seen. God sent His only Son to make us right

with Him. We reflect that compassion when we care about others and

show them how much God loves them.

Jingle Jam is a great way to share with families not only the Christmas

story but how we fit into that incredible story.

FBC will be taking a group to Dallas to the Operation Christmas Child processing center on Wednesday and Thursday, December 5 - 6. We will leave early Wednesday morning and will return Thursday evening. I will make reservations for our group at a Dallas hotel. Your expense will be your meals and hotel. If you are interested in being part of this group, please text/call Kelly Smith @ 318 245-9420.

#fbcbucketlist Holiday Family Challenge This is a fun way to be intentional about being a family during what many believe to be one of the busiest times of the year. How many, the order,

and which items you choose to do together as a family is completely up to you. All we ask is that you share a picture/video of your family doing these on Facebook #fbcbucketlist and/or @fbcruston on Instagram. We also think it would be fun for you to friendly call out another family on Social Media to do a challenge or even add your own (appropriate) challenges. 1. Give an Operation Christmas Child shoebox (might already be too late for this) 2. Help with the To Ruston with Love – Community Thanksgiving Dinner 3. Play a game of touch football on Thanksgiving Day 4. Eat Thanksgiving dinner together 5. Buy an item on the Angel Tree 6. Decorate your Christmas tree together 7. Have a Christmas movie night at home 8. Have a family game night 9. Have a family night out: eat out for dinner and/or go watch a movie 10. Bake and decorate Christmas cookies 11. Decorate a gingerbread house 12. Drive around and look at Christmas lights 13. Sing a Christmas carol in a public place 14. Watch a holiday parade 15. Take a picture in your Christmas pajamas 16. Give a grocery sack for Touch Ruston 17. Help deliver grocery sacks at Touch Ruston 18. Bring friends to Jingle Jam – Family Christmas Experience 19. Bring a favorite Christmas goody to share after Jingle Jam 20. Attend one of our Christmas Eve Candlelight services 21. Take a family picture before or after one of our Christmas Eve Candlelight services 22. Bake a birthday cake for Jesus and eat it on Christmas day after singing Happy Birthday to Jesus 23. Read the Christmas story (Luke 2:1-20) as a family on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning 24. Make New Year’s Resolutions as a family 25. Collect some old clothes and toys and donate them

KIT – December 3 at 11:00 am “Jingle All The Way” Cost is $5 Great food, fellowship and even Santa Claus.

Hey guys, we have our first date for our Habitat for Humanity Project. Put Saturday, December 1, on your calendar. We will meet up at the church at 7:45 am and head to the project from there. We will work till 12:00. I am not sure at this point exactly what we will be doing. Due to all the rain, the construction sched-ule is backed up. If you would, just put this project on your calendar and I will give the details out as they come. Thanks again for your involvement in this great ministry.

Jeremy

December Dates to Remember

December 3 KIT “Jingle All The Way” December 5 Joint Service with LifeChurch December 7 KuhNO Christmas Spectacular December 9 Christmas Sweater Day December 12 Love Came for Me—Celebration Choir December 15 Touch Ruston December 19 Jingle Jam December 23 Candlelight Service (5:30 pm) December 24 Candlelight Service (5:30 pm)

Josh Sanderson 18 years

Pam Flowers 6 years

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No First Family Meal November 21

Help us decorate the sanctuary by purchasing Poinsettias in honor or memory of someone. Cost of the poinsettias are $18. They are beautiful poinsettias purchased from Tech Farm. Forms will be available this Sunday, November 18 in the Atrium, church office and front church entrance.

Poinsettias