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the purpose of the first baptist church of carrollton is to be a dynamic spiritual church empowered by the holy spirit to share christ with as many people as possible to be a worshiping fellowship experiencing an increasing awareness of god and a growing response to his leadership to nurture christians toward spiritual maturity to be a church whose members are christ-like in their daily living the 1baptist@bellsouth.net www.carrolltonfirstbaptist.com 770 832-6359 · 770 832-6467 fax worship broadcast radio station 102.7 fm messenger volume 62 number 03 january 17 2012 established 1847 first baptist church 102 dixie street carrollton georgia 30117 the name i go by my parents cursed me but didn t know it they cursed me not because i despised the name marvin which i did but because marvin is my first name if there is anything about my life i could change it would be to reverse my names so that i am now stephen marvin davis some of you have cursed your kids as well by making their middle name the name they go by why did you do it oh i know temporary insanity in the hospital after two days of labor and no sleep but if you did that to your kids on a good night s sleep and with reasonable mental capacities then shame on you i promise you some day they will ask you why you did it i have spent way too much time this past year in hospitals and doctor s offices i have filled out a zillion forms all of which have a space for first name last name and then a spot the size of a south georgia gnat to write your middle name and on all these forms there is never a place that says name you go by i dreaded the first day of school because the teacher would call roll and inevitably say marvin davis i wanted to crawl under my desk and come out in may i always would sheepishly raise my hand and say i go by steve and now whenever i go to the doctor when they call me back from the waiting room the attendant will come to the door and say marvin davis i swear it takes me back to school days only now i don t say i go by steve i just mutter under my breath the words wringing with sarcasm thanks mom and dad it must have been the thing to do back when my parents had kids i have three brothers and we all go by our middle name i am proud to say that our two kids go by their first name though they will never thank us for it they will never thank us because they will never have the problems with forms that i have had nor have the doctor s office attendant call them by the wrong name nor have a teacher at school embarrass them on the first day no they will avoid all that because we did the right thing we blessed our kids with a first name to go by sheri and i haven t done this parenting thing without making mistakes but we did get the name thing right truth is i had great parents who did so much right in raising their four boys so i think i can forgive them for the middle name mess up jesus had a name he went by jesus it was about as common a name as one could have sort of like well sort of like steve i think it was god s way of saying to us that he is one of us god in human flesh he also had a title christ some folk mistakenly think that christ is his middle name it means messiah and was a title added to his common name i have titles such as pastor or rev but you can just call me steve steve is just fine that is the name i go by and i don t answer to marvin unless of course i am in the doctor s office sign up today for fbc s annual men s chili cook-off sunday january 22 · 6:00 p.m chili should be in burns hall by 5:30 p.m for judging ladies please bring desserts mexican cornbread to this fun event as well help us prepare by calling or emailing the office asap if you can bring chili cornbread or dessert.

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youth yard sale donations accepted at the place now fbc youth will hold a yard sale this summer to help pay for mission trips and other events throughout the year as you clean out your closets garage and attic please consider donating those unneeded items if you cannot deliver the donations call tubbs at 404-538-8486 to schedule a pick up sign up for our 2012 missions day saturday january 28 9 a.m noon · meet in burns hall caring people sharing god s love baked soup baked ato lunc unch potato lunch for youth passport camp sunday january 29 12:15 p.m · burns hall our youth parents will prepare this luncheon to help send students in grades 6-12 to an inspiring fun summer camp lunch will be by donation in burns hall following the 11 a.m worship service please join us we want every family to be a part of this morning of service in our community local charities and ministries will be the focus as we perform needed services volunteers are needed on the 28th as well as donations of canned food for open hands the soup kitchen hospice gently used clothing for children women residing at the women s emergency shelter please bring all donations to the stage in burns hall asap volunteer services will range from writing cards sorting clothing donations at fbc to yardwork and painting at local organizations such as open hands the boys girls club the ccrcc the ccwes the pregnancy resource center we will meet back at burns hall for lunch at noon please sign up by completing the form below you will be contacted with your ministry assignment beforehand practicing what we preach missions youth parents meeting wednesday january 18 · 6:00 p.m · the place parent s night out for camp centrikid friday january 20 6:00 9:00 p.m · $20 per family up to grade 5 · meet in the nursery grades 3-5 will hang out at the place reservations must be made with mrs jennifer by january 18th names calling all 4th 5th 6th graders you are invited to join mrs jennifer for bible drill a time of thrills skills drills where you learn the books of the bible key scriptures so much more bible drill meets each sunday afternoon from 5-6 p.m in the children s church room from january 15 april 22 children will be challenged to prepare for three drills church association state levels please see mrs jennifer with questions mark your calendars for phone cell email lunch childcare febru ary 12 you won t want to miss any of the following events 1 friend day bring a friend to sunday school on this high attendance day help your class win a great prize 2 western family fellowship bbq supper for passport camp with guest comedian l c lane 3 open house for new classrooms at the place childcare up to age 4 will be provided at fbc by reservation practicing what we preach january missions month at fbc state missions day sunday january 22 dr davis sermon theme doing missions in our world really sermon title really speak up and out seriously young musicians festival grades 3-5 choir · friday-saturday february 24-25 concord baptist church · cumming ga please see glenn for details youth day sunday february 5 join us as our youth lead worship on this day and student minister brandon tubbs preaches vacation bible school early bird clinic monday january 30 · 7 p.m · tabernacle for all directors of vbs come for a preview!

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in the hospital as of 01/17/12 scottish rite garrett goldin piedmont mary mehaffey welcome new members sunday january 15 2012 cleve kathy entrekin 101 stonewall dr carrollton ga 30117 by letter congratulations congratulations to susan anderson upon the birth of a new great-granddaughter born december 30 2011 eliza cole marsigli was born to allison and jamie marsigli of raleigh n c the grandmother is bekka anderson rousek thank you dear first baptist friends thank you so much for your prayers calls cards and food during my recovery from knee surgery being on the receiving end of your compassion is very comforting and encouraging to me i see from a different perspective one of the many reasons we have such a great church i also want to thank john steadham and the deacons for being available to assist me in these days of not being able to drive i appreciate all of you faithful members of our church god bless sincerely steve to our friends at a very special place the first baptist church thank you for your kindness thoughts and prayers during my ongoing illness charlie williams read the bible through passage assignments jan 23 luke 18:1-17 genesis 29:31-30:43 psalm 23 jan 24 luke 18:18-43 genesis 31 psalm 24 jan 25 luke 19:1-27 genesis 32-33 psalm 25 jan 26 luke 19:28-48 genesis 34 psalm 26 jan 27 luke 20:1-26 genesis 35-36 psalm 27 jan 28 luke 20:27-47 genesis 37 psalm 28 jan 29 luke 21 genesis 38 psalm 29 jan 30 luke 22:1-38 genesis 39 psalm 30 jan 31 luke 22:39-71 genesis 40 psalm 31 feb 1 luke 23:1-25 genesis 41 psalm 32 feb 2 luke 23:26-56 genesis 42 psalm 33 senior adult happiness group january happening thursday january 26 2012 movie day secondhand lions 4 p.m · the place discipleship team meeting wednesday january 18 · 6:45 p.m · heritage room fbc artist spotlight nat shackleford nat shackleford s connection to carroll county spans several generations in fact nat and louise live in a 133 year-old house on the farm previously owned by his grandparents mr and mrs olin blandenburg on blandenburg rd nat joined first baptist at the age of eight his parents actively served and his grandchildren sara and andrew though currently away at college have been active in the youth groups of the church nat worked with his father selling tractors and farm implements at shackleford s sales and service he was also in business at west georgia chrysler-plymouth when nat was a boy he liked to draw cars and airplanes a grammar school teacher encouraged him and he became a doodler he drew on church bulletins napkins etch-asketches or whatever was handy nat studied engineering at georgia tech and attended some adult education courses at west georgia college he began to paint more in the 1980 s nat has no formal training in art but his love of painting has been a gift missions team meeting sunday january 22 · 5:00 p.m · heritage room rsi team meeting wednesday january 25 · 7:00 p.m · heritage room quarterly church conference wednesday january 18 · 6:00 p.m · burns hall all team committee leaders should prepare a report to be given concerning last quarter s activities meetings etc if you are unable to be present please email your information one day in advance of the conference cpr training offered at fbc sunday january 22 2:00 5:00 p.m · burns hall · 20 spots available please sign up in the office asap the course is free wallet certification cards $5.00 welcome rev ed mcgee to fbc s counseling staff our own rev ed mcgee is joining the church counseling staff of dr ron huggins and debbie malloy ed earned his master of divinity in psychology and counseling from the new orleans baptist theological seminary he is married to dr kathy bain and they are the parents of two sons joshua age 4 and matthew age 3 for appointments with rev mcgee please call 678-390-5155 sons of jubal concert thursday february 16 · 7 p.m first baptist church · bremen ga open hands needs list saltine crackers spaghetti sauce warm coats blankets

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january 22 duty roster deacon of the week nina smith deacon on patrol randy brittain lay reader tommy cox greeters 9:30 ronnie shannon johnson jim lyle welcome team parking lots ricky greathouse 8:15 rob goldin mark lord 11:00 welcome center mildred maddox escort ashly lord morning ushers 8:30 betty giebeig beth davis marvin williamson 11:00 donald caroline duncan melanie hannah brooks jerry lowe youth acolyte thomas cox youth ambassador hanson sevy ambassadors becky pike jim russell extended nursery netta hogan coby mary anne smith children s church stacy kristae lawler grounds team january 21 matt henderson lynn holmes 3:30 5:00 5:30 5:30 5:30 5:45 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 7:00 7:00 p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m upcoming meetings events wednesday january 18 youth open place/grades 6-12 family supper/burns hall youth ensemble/grades 6-12/music suite children s missions music/age 3-grade 5 grades 3-5 beth moore bible study/adult 2 prayer meeting/church conference/burns hall youth parents meeting/the place addicted to hurry heritage room handbell choir/adult i youth bible study/grades 6-12/the place sanctuary choir rehearsal/music suite discipleship team meeting/heritage room friday january 20 parents night out for centrikid camp/up to grade 5 sunday january 22 early worship service/state missions day coffee/donut fellowship/burns hall sunday school morning worship service/state missions day cpr class/children s church room missions team meeting/heritage room children s bible drill/grades 4-6/children s church chili due in burns hall for judging men s chili cook-off/burns hall youth sunday night fellowship/bible study/grades 6-12/the place monday january 23 prayer breakfast/burns hall tuesday january 24 women s winter beth moore bible study/the place 6:00 p.m 8:30 a.m 9:15 a.m 9:45 a.m 11:00 a.m 3:30 p.m 5:00 p.m 5:00 p.m 5:30 p.m 6:00 p.m 6:00 p.m 7:00 a.m 9:30 a.m annual ladies soup luncheon tuesday february 7 11:30 a.m until 1 p.m carrollton presbyterian church please bring donations of the following items for the emergency shelter cleaning supplies canned food paper goods clothing for women children baby items or miscellaneous items such as disposable aluminum pans reusable plastic containers aluminum foil waxed paper or plastic wrap first facts january 15 2012 sunday school 248 january 18 menu 1 2 3 spaghetti 4 adult 3students 12-up $2 child 15 family salad baked potato/cost $3 adult $2 child 15 family max children or youth pbj sandwiches/cost $2 child $3 students 12 up electronic giving would you find it helpful to have your offering debited directly from your bank account as you do other monthly drafts fbc offers electronic giving for those of you who wish to have your contributions transferred electronically to the church s account if you travel this is particularly helpful in keeping up with your intended offerings eliminating the need to make up the difference later if you are interested please contact the church for an automatic withdrawal form to be reported next week church staff dr steve davis pastor jennifer jindrich associate pastor of children brandon tubbs associate pastor of students dr glenn eernisse associate pastor of music worship debbie malloy ma lapc dr ron huggins rev ed mcgee counselors ushers needed ushers are needed to serve at the 11 a.m worship service please contact skipper harmon at 678-977-0917 or the office at 770-832-6359 or by email if you would be willing to help thank you the messenger usps 415-470 published weekly except the weeks of july 4 and december 25 by first baptist church 102 dixie street carrollton ga 30117 postmaster send change of address to 102 dixie street carrollton ga 30117.

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