First Baptist Church

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* 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service, 6:00 p.m. Adult & Youth Discipleship Classes, 6:00 p.m. Preschool and Children's Choirs

Fall Evangelism Conference Begins Sunday, November 7th, 2010
8:30 & 11:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Guest Evangelist: Dr. Richard Jackson Dr. Jackson is retired from the active pastorate
and now bases his ministry out of the Jackson Center for Evangelism and Encouragement,
which is located in Brownwood, Texas.

Small Groups (see
Fields of Faith went really well last week. We took 50 students to Abilene, and several made some sort of spiritual decision or asked for prayer. There were thousands of students and adults at the event, which made for a powerful time of worship.
Adrian Branch is coming November 10th. Adrian is a former NBA basketball player and is now a commentator for ESPN. Adrian is a gifted communicator and we look forward to an awesome night of worship. Make sure your student does not miss out on this exciting event. Small Groups continue this week. I am glad to hear about the things God is doing in our groups. Please pray for God to strengthen relationships with him and relationships between our students.

7th Girls Wednesdays, 6-7 PM, Led by Sherry Williamson, Meet @ Youth Room
7th Boys Wednesdays, 6-7 PM, Led by Andy Rodgers, Meet @ Youth Room
8th Girls - Wednesdays, 5-6 PM, Led by JoAnn Felts, Meet @ Moylans (610 Oakhollow)
8th Boys Wednesdays, 7-8 PM, Led by Stephen Storm, Meet @ Storms (across from church gym)
9th Girls Mondays, 7-8 PM, Led by Joanna Fullingim and Jenna Harris, Meet @ Teeters
9th Boys Tuesdays, 7-8 PM, Led by Austin Fullingim and Curtis Harris, Meet @ Fullingims
10th-12th Girls Mondays, 7-8 PM, Led by Marci Pearson, Meet @ Lowrances (700 W Moss)
10th-12th Boys Tuesdays, 7-8 PM, Led by Bill Dowell, Meet @ Hullums (315 E Conner)
9th-12th Girls Wednesdays, 6-7 PM, Led by Ashley Rodgers, Meet @ Rodgers (100 W Plummer)

ha.) All kidding aside, listening to the right voice can
make a world of difference in a persons life. So, who do you listen to? When we listen to God, heres what we discover.

1. Hes a Personal God. Ex.20:2a, I am the LORD your God... What a great joy it is to serve a personal God. He is not something, Hes someone.

2. Hes a delivering God. Ex.20:2b, ...who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. The Israelites were held in slavery, and God was telling Moses Im the one who has set you free.

3. Hes a jealous God. Ex.20:3, You shall have no other gods before Me. Because of who He is and what He has done for us, we are to have no other gods before Him. Ex. 34:1-14 Vs. 14 for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

When you read this I will be in Kiev, Ukraine, with the Singing Men of North Central Texas and Michael Gott. I covet your prayers as we, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Baptist Churches, present the Gospel to the people of Ukraine.

The Sanctuary Choirs Christmas presentation includes some scenes of drama. The drama cast will not be from the Choir. We need church members to take the plunge and be a part of the small drama cast. Shelly Rinehart will have auditions for the parts this Wednesday evening at 6:00pm and next Wednesday at 6pm in the Choir Room. We are looking for the following cast: Miriam - middle aged woman who is the Innkeepers wife, or at least in charge of the Inn Cassius - a middle-aged to older man who is a census taker in the region around Bethlehem Sarah - young daughter of Miriam, 10-12 years of age Aaron - young son of Miriam, 6-7 years of age Hannah - 16-18 years of age, an orphan taken by Miriam to live and work at the Inn Seth - shepherd - probably middle-aged Nathan - shepherd - young adult Rebekah - teenage shepherd girl

Please consider auditioning for a drama part. We need your help as we present the musical A Baby Changes Everything on

Our Worship Services are now available on Streaming Audio If you are unable to attend our Sunday morning services, streaming audio enables you to listen to the sermon of your choice on your computer. Free software downloads are provided if needed.

Pastor's Corner Unless Christ is the center of interest, life will be out of focus.

Revival begins this Sunday with Dr. Richard Jackson. Make the effort to be here each service.

"The Ring of Gideon" meets every Wednesday morning in the youth room at 5:45 a.m. We will be offering a noon time prayer meeting in the weeks ahead as well. Pray for God's moving in our church.

FRESH ENCOUNTER has been an heart changing ministry. I pray your heart has been touched and that you are experiencing a fresh encounter with Christ.

If you are interested in being a part of developing a in home bible study group, please contact Brother Shawn.

Building for Kingdom Growth has been a big success. God has led us to pay off our debt on the 3.2 million dollar construction and renovation. May the Name of our Lord be praised.

A great tool for reading the Bible through is the Daily Bible In Chronological order 365 daily readings.

We still need some help finishing Davey Chapman's house. If you can help, contact Steven in the church office.

TEAM KID is on the move, pray for our ability to reach these young children.

Check out the Southern Gospel radio station online- www.thegospelhiway.org This is part of the ministry of Don Vinson.

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We invite you to join us in the worship of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

The mission of First Baptist Church is to reach Eastland County with the message of Jesus Christ and to provide support for families and individuals in living out their faith in a tangible manner.
Our capable staff and supportive church members are committed to meeting the spiritual needs of each member of your family
If this is the type church family you want to be a part of, then we invite you to join us in worship this Sunday. If you need additional information please call or email us at

It was fun to burn a note this past Sunday. God has blessed and it is good to be debt free and to know that the faithfulness of God's people through the last 5 years has been significant. As I visit with other pastors and staff, our church is in a unique position. Not only have we been able to pay off our debt but we have had the funds available to expand nearly every single ministry as we want to. In addition, we have been able to be generous with the resources that God has given and in turn give back to others such as the money we sent to Southeast Texas during the hurricane, the money we gave to Tri-County Assoc to pay the BSM directors salary for two years, the funds to repair Davey Chapman's house, the funds to send people to Peru, and the list could go on and on. God has blessed through your faithful efforts. Sunday, we are going to start our meetings for revival. I pray that God speak to your heart and that you make the effort to be here. I am looking forward to all God is going to do.

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