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Sunday
8:30a Prayer in Sanctuary
9:15a Sunday School
10:30a Worship
2p Outreach Spence Field
4p Prayer Ministry Team
5p Youth Choir
5p OUTREACH NIGHT
6p No Service
Monday
9:30a Ladies Community Bible Study
2p Homebound Ministry
Tuesday
9:30a TLC Bible Study
Wednesday
5p Supper
5:15p Finance Comm
5:30p SS Teacher Meeting
6p Beth Moore Children of the Day
6p BMEN
6p KIDZ
6p Youth
6p Adult Choir Rehearsal
6:15p Prayer Meeting
6:30p Christianity, Cults And Religions
7:30p Deacons Meeting
First Baptist Bulletin
FBC Moultrie Exists To: Honor God, Equip Disciples,
Love People, and Share the Gospel.
Volume 51, No. 6
February 6, 2015
USPS 192-060905
Published weekly except the week of Christmas
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:
First Baptist Church 400 South Main Street
Moultrie, Georgia 31768 229-985-2103
Feb 8 -14
SONS OF JUBAL—MCRAE, GA
We will be taking the bus to a Sons of Jubal
Concert on Thursday Feb 12th. Leave at 11a,
lunch in Tifton, Concert begins at 4p.
Sign up by calling the church office 985-2103.
USED LITERATURE COLLECTION
It’s time to collect used Christian literature,
SS, materials, etc. Deadline February 18.
Leave in the box in your SS room, or drop in
an ORANGE BOX at entrances.
A Special THANKS goes out to ALL who planned
and prepared and participated in last weekend’s
DNOW! I believe we will be seeing the spiritual
fruit of what the Lord did in those precious young
lives for a long time to come!
NEW/PROSPECTIVE MEMBER CLASS, SUNDAY FEB 8th
9:15a - 11:30a plus lunch. Contact the church office (985-2103) or
email Keith Stewart (keith@firstmoultrie.org) ASAP.
Church Staff
Rev. Wayne Woods, Pastor
Rev. Keith Stewart, Minister of Education
Rev. Josh Wilson, Minister of Children
Rev. Lee Hill, Minister of Worship/Sr Adults
Rev. Rob Craft, Minister of Youth
Mrs. Paula Neely, Church Administrator
Mrs. Rhonda Royals, Financial Secretary
Mrs. Barbara Stripling, Church Secretary
WEDNESDAY NIGHT Menu:
Roast Beef, Brown Rice, Butter
Beans, Fried Okra, Garden Salad,
Roll, Dessert
A NEW PREACHING SERIES BEGINS THIS SUNDAY
AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EASTER SUNDAY
“DON’T MISS THE MIRACLE MAKER!”
Near the end of the Gospel of John he writes, “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may
believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His
name” (John 20:30-31). We will explore the SEVEN specific “signs” (miracles with a message)
that John did include to show us more clearly the person and the power of Jesus. Sometimes
it’s hard for us to believe that God still does miracles. We don’t expect Him to move in miraculous ways in our day-in and day-out lives. Maybe we’d like to see miracles, but it’s just too hard
to see past our problems. If you can relate, as I can, I encourage you to be present for these
messages, and to make an EXTRA effort to invite others to join us. I believe the Lord is fixing to
do something MIRACULOUS among us!
OUR THEME VERSE FOR 2015
“Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and wondrous
things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3
Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it.” – I Corinthians 12:27
Beloved FBC Family, I have told you before, and I must tell you again, that I love the Lord’s church! I believe
anyone who has experienced the reality of the new birth that comes to each of us when we repent of our sin and put
our faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation loves the Lord’s church. How could we not? That’s why I am so passionate about His church! That’s why I think it is so important for every born again believer to be actively involved in a
local New Testament church. That’s why I urge those of you who have not yet considered becoming a member of
FBC Moultrie to do so. I believe it’s not only important for the health and fruitfulness of our church body, but I also
believe it is absolutely critical for any Christian to grow and mature in their faith as a Follower of Christ.
I realize that the Bible teaches that every believer is part of His Church in a global sense. Every redeemed
believer belongs to Him and will be gathered together with Him in heaven one day. But I also believe that the New
Testament is very clear in its teaching that every member of His Church global should be an active member of His
church local. It is only in the context of a local church body that you and I can live out the expectations placed on us
as His followers. It is only in the context of a local body that we can demonstrate obedience and faithfulness to His
commands. It is only in the context of a local body that we experience the level of fellowship, commitment, and
accountability to one another that the New Testament calls each one of us to as members of His church.
Research in literally thousands of churches in our nation reveal several clear, common characteristics of
congregations that effectively connect new members into their local body, the primary one being that they all communicate the high expectations that church membership biblically calls each member to. Becoming a member of
these congregations is more than just completing a card or walking an aisle. These churches typically have a required membership class or orientation, just as our by-laws now also require, simply to make sure that every new
member understands not only the biblical expectations, but just as importantly, realizes that their active participation
will be absolutely critical to the church’s effectiveness in accomplishing the Great Commission. That’s why whether a
person expresses a desire to join FBC Moultrie by a public profession of faith and baptism, by letter from another
SBC church, or by statement of faith in Jesus Christ and baptism by immersion in a church of like faith and order,
they still need to complete our New Member Orientation to be received into full fellowship with the church.
This is surely not a desire to add an extra-biblical requirement to someone’s expressed desire for membership. It is solely through the actions of God the Holy Spirit that a person is born-again spiritually and evidences the
reality of that new birth by true repentance and faith. At that moment he/she becomes a child of God eternally. But
once that happens in a person’s life, again the New Testament is clear that every believer needs to become a member of a local body of Christ where they can use their spiritual gifts and talents the Lord has given them to serve the
Lord by serving each other and the world. That’s why I believe that EVERY member the Lord sends to FBC has
unique spiritual gifts and talents that the Lord knows we need to accomplish the tasks He has planned for us. The
spiritual health and fruitfulness of FBC Moultrie will be directly related to how well EVERY member is actively functioning within the body.
We believe that the minimum expectations for every member are THREE: (1) Active involvement in a small
group Bible study class, i.e. Sunday School. That’s where we should learn how to better apply the truth of God’s
Word to our everyday lives. (2) Active participation in Corporate Worship. As important as a Sunday School class is,
it simply cannot be a substitute for the regular experience of our local body of Christ worshipping Him together. We
are ONE local church, not many small ones, and it is in corporate worship that we experience the power of our
union and our unity in Him. (3) Active service in a ministry and/or missions outreach of the church. An interesting fact
to note here is that the Millennial generation, those born between 1980 and 2000, are specifically looking for a
church where they can be actively involved in ministry and missions. Hallelujah!
I DO TRULY LOVE THE CHURCH – HIS CHURCH – WHICH MEANS I LOVE YOU, FBC MOULTRIE,
WITH ALL MY HEART! I challenge us to become ALL that God has equipped and called and expects us to become, because the mission He has assigned us is STILL the most important mission we will ever be a part of – and
it will require the active functioning of EACH and EVERY member to see it accomplished!
Please pray for me and for your staff. Please continue to “Draw the Circle.” Please continue to “expect
GREAT things from God and attempt GREAT things for God.” Please pray for this coming Lord’s Day to be a day
that we experience together the glorious reality of His presence and power among us, and EVERY soul present is
drawn to Him.
Only by His Grace, Pastor Wayne
Spence Field Outreach
at Spence Field Baptist Church
Sunday, February 8, 2PM
Mark your calendar & watch for details
Contact Tracy and Brian Robinson
if you have questions. 891-3323
MEN’S BREAKFAST
Sunday, February 15th, 8AM
Jim Matney, CRMC CEO, will be the speaker.
TRUELIFE.ORG got off to a wonderful start!
A huge thanks to each and every one who
took 10 invite cards and prayerfully and
courageously gave them away. PLEASE
email me and tell me about your experiences in doing so. We gave out all our cards but we have another 10,000
ordered that should be here by mid-February. We do not want this to be
a one-time only event. We want it to become an everyday desire and
experience of our lives!
RESCHEDULED
“DRAW THE CIRCLE “ Day of Prayer
FBC Chapel, details to come.
Saturday, Feb. 28th,
9:00am - 3:00pm
Welcome New Members by Letter
Jake and Celia Thompson
Daniel and Erica York
In Loving Memory
Hazel Vick
Joined First Baptist…….….....……............…Jan 31, 1999
Deceased…………………...………….……... Jan 28, 2015
In Loving Memory
Romie Wilson
Joined First Baptist…….….....……............…Jun 1, 1947
Deceased…………………...………..……... Jan 28, 2015
DADDY DAUGHTER
DATE NIGHT
for all 1st - 5th grade
girls and their dads
Tuesday, Feb 17
6:30pm
Social Hall
tickets are $5 per person
available from any KIDZ
leader, church office or
Welcome Center.
SS Attendance 572
Morning Worship 602
2-1-2015
Total Tithes
Designated
Capital Fund
Total this week
Proposed Budget
Budget Receipts
Over or (Under)
Capital Fund Bal
$ 37,086.46
$
2,158.00
$
550.00
$ 39,794.46
$ 115,010.00
$ 115,818.27
$
808.27
$ 134,411.15
Serving this Week of Feb 8
Door Greeters 9:00a - 9:30a
Nursery 5th Ave Door
Adult 3A Drive Thru
Offertory Prayers
Johnny Radney 10:30a
OUTREACH NIGHT 6:00p
WELCOME DESK/FOYER
Jimbo Jarvis
Scott Hart
Nursery Volunteers
Infants: Valerie & B Moore, Heather Hightower, Shirley Crosby
1yr : Donna Blalock, Billie Keith Davis
2yr : Kayla Jones, Aimee Gay
3yr: Karla Howell, Carita Davis
Parking Lot Greeters
SUN 9:00a-11:40a
Lee Clifton N
Charles Stines S
SUN 5:45p - 7:00p
Frank Cox N
Richie Yarbrough
WED 6:00p - 7:45p
Chip Blalock N
Paul Bledsoe S