Morning Worship
This Week SUNDAY, January 12 8:00 AM Library Open 8:30 AM Sunday School 1 9:45 AM Classic Worship Sunday School 2 Spanish Sunday School 11:00 AM Sunday School 3 Chinese Sunday School 11:11 AM eleven:11 Worship 12:30 PM Chinese Outreach 3:45 PM Deacon’s Meeting 4:00 PM Library Open DivorceCare DivorceCare for Kids GriefShare 4:30 PM Celebrate Recovery Children’s Choirs Discipleship Training (Yth/Adult) 6:00 PM Evening Worship Bible Drill (grades 1– 6) Mission Friends (3-5 year olds) 7:00 PM SNL at the College House
9:45 a.m. Baptism 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) Sanctuary Choir O God, Our Help in Ages Past Welcome Soldiers of Christ, Arise The Battle Belongs to the Lord Be Strong in the Lord Prayer Message
We Are Called to Battle Ephesians 6:10-18 Pastor Steve Horn Invitation Day by Day Offertory Prayer Tony Jeter, Deacon of the Week Offertory
TUESDAY, January 14 9:15 AM Women on Mission 5:00 PM FAITH Supper 6:00 PM FAITH Evangelism Training
11:11 a.m. Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) Welcome & Prayer
WEDNESDAY, January 15 5:00 PM Library Open 6:00 PM Mid-week Service College Bible Study Ignite Youth Worship RAs and GAs (grades 1—6) Elevate (3 - 5 year olds) Celebrate Recovery Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary Orchestra Rehearsal
Build Your Kingdom Here Agnus Dei Offertory Prayer More Than Amazing Message
We Are Called to Battle Ephesians 6:10-18 Pastor Steve Horn Invitation Jesus At the Center CCLI#615645
The flowers are given in memory of John J. Daigre by First Baptist Church.
To Alida Johnson in the death of her father, Jimmie Joseph Duplechain. To Wanda Johnson in the death of her husband, Johnnie Fred Johnson. To Grant Maxwell in the death of his grandfather, Melvin L. Maxwell. To Steve Neef in the death of his father, James R. Neef. To Don Carr in the death of his mother, Murel Carr.
January 5, 2014 Main School Enrollment 3,513 Attendance Grand Total Bible Study Attendance Average Attendance since Sept. 01, 2013 Offerings Budget Designated Vision71:/Promise ALL IN YTD Budget Receipts YTD Budget Requirements
THURSDAY, January 16 9:00 AM Precept Study 9:30 AM Ladies Bible Study 6:00 PM Ladies Bible Study 6:00 PM Precept Study 6:30 PM Women on Mission at Night
$112,577.11 $76,790.20 $24,638.11 $267.00 $10,881.80 $76,790.20 $89,168.63
J.O.Y. Club Luncheon 11:30 a.m. — Gym
JAN 28
Louisiana Baptist Evangelism Conference - Baton Rouge
JAN 31
Men’s Event with Dennis Swanberg - 6:30 p.m.
FEB 1
Couple’s Event with Dennis Swanberg - 6:30 p.m.
FEB 2
9:45 a.m. service only with Dennis Swanberg preaching
FEB 21
Sunday School Leadership Training - Watch for details
MAR 29
First Baptist Loves Lafayette Day of Ministry and Missions
APR 4-5
State WMU Missions Celebration - at FBC Lafayette
MAY 1
National Day of Prayer Luncheon - 11:30 a.m.
JUN 2
Vacation Bible School Sign up now to serve!
JUN 2
Spirit Week - for students in grades 7—12
JUN 15
MFUGE Camp for high school students
JUN 23
XFUGE Camp For junior high students
JUN 23
RA Camp - at Tall Timbers for boys in grades 1 - 6
JUL 23
Bounce Camp - for boys and girls in grades 1 - 6
Meet Dennis Swanberg
Meet Our Ministers
If laughter is truly the best medicine, then Dennis Swanberg, “America's Minister of Encouragement," is just what the doctor ordered. With his down-home charm and heaping-helping of hospitality, this pastor-turned-comedian has won the hearts of audiences across the country. Dennis Swanberg takes more than twenty lovable impersonations, together with his side-splitting stories of growing up, families, and the funny side of church, to over 250,000 people every year. His audiences range from churches to marriage seminars, city-wide concerts, business-related events, and corporate gatherings. His national television shows, "Swan’s Place" and "The Dennis Swanberg Show," are described as "an hour of good, clean fun and entertainment, as well as spiritual insight and encouragement," and have been viewed by over one million households weekly. In addition to over 150 appearances each year, he has authored eight books. Dennis will be with us January 31 - February 2, and he'll be bringing a note of encouragement, a pocketful of hilarious stories, and a great big bag of joy and laughter.
Hurting? We can help… New sessions begin this afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
GA Camp - at Tall Timbers for girls in grades 1 - 6
HONEST TO GOD
Assembly Room 3
REAL QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
December 22, 2013
Offerings Budget Designated Vision71:/Promise ALL IN YTD Budget Receipts YTD Budget Requirements
$194,314.82 $125,328.27 $48,677.55 $200.00 $20,009.00 $4,429,526.42 $4,310,127.30
Main School Enrollment 3,507 Attendance Grand Total Bible Study Attendance Average Attendance since Sept. 01, 2013
Offerings Budget Designated Vision71:/Promise ALL IN YTD Budget Receipts YTD Budget Requirements
732 732 996
$219,648.32 $161,908.76 $21,682.56 $1,856.00 $34,201.00 $4,591,485.18 $4,394,639.60
Pastor STEVE HORN 593-3645
[email protected] Administrative Pastor RAY SWIFT 593-3645
[email protected] Music JOHN FRANK REEVE 593-3755
[email protected] Education & Outreach GARY L. RUFFIN 593-3660
[email protected] Senior & Single Adults SCOTT MCKENZIE 593-3665
[email protected] Missions & College Students ANDREA MCKENZIE 593-3655
[email protected] Students BRAD GILL 593-3656
[email protected] Children DUSTIN LEE 593-3662
[email protected] Media DENNIS CLARK 593-3744
[email protected] Worship Arts TIM WALKER 593-3758
[email protected] Assistant to the Pastor LUTHER BURNEY 593-3652
[email protected] Chinese QUEENIE LAU 232-9334
[email protected] more staff info at fbclaf.org/staff
Main School Enrollment 3,509 Attendance 845 Grand Total Bible Study Attendance 845 Average Attendance since Sept. 01, 2013 1,012
December 29, 2013 938 962 994
JAN 23
JUL 1
FRIDAY, January 17 6:00 PM DiscipleNow
Sympathy
Coming Soon
Room E 203
Is Every Life Sacred? How Can I Be Sure God Exists? What About People Who’ve Never Heard About Jesus? Why Should I Trust the Bible? How Did We Get Here...and Why? If God Is Good, Why Is There Suffering?
1100 Lee Avenue P.O. Box 3888 Lafayette, LA 70502
Room E 205
For more information go to www. bclaf.org/support
If you know someone who could bene it from these support groups, call them this afternoon and encourage them to attend.
Begins next Sunday, January 19 in Sunday School - 8:30, 9:45 or 11:00 a.m.
phone 233-1412 prayer 237-7729 fax 232-7732
First Baptist is on TV Monday - Friday 5:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. & 10:00 p.m. In Lafayette on Cox Channel 97 LUS Channel 20
At First Baptist Lafayette our core values are taken from Psalm 71:14-19… to preach the same gospel, to the next generation, until all the nations know, and do it all for God’s glory.
Your Response At the invitation time in each service we offer an opportunity for you to publicly make one of the following decisions… ...to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. ...to join First Baptist by baptism. ...to rededicate your life to Christ. ...to dedicate your life to vocational Christian service. ...to transfer your membership from another Baptist church. ...to join First Baptist from another denomination. I would like more information on… ___ how to become a Christian ___ how to become a member of FBC ___ opportunities for service at FBC ___ specific ministry areas including: ___ senior adults ___ married adults ___ single adults ___ college ___ jr/sr high ___ grades 1-6 ___ preschool ___ music ___ prayer ___ media ___ Chinese ___ Spanish I have a request... ___ for prayer
___ for the staff
________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ I heard about First Baptist from… ___ family member ___ friend ___ direct mail ___ yellow pages ___ television ___ radio ___ billboard ___ newspaper ___ FBC website ___ internet ad ___ facebook ___ other
2014 Evangelism Conference
We will be traveling by chartered bus to Baton Rouge for the state Evangelism Conference on Tuesday, January 28. We will leave at 8:30 a.m., and return after the evening session. Cost is $15.00 per person or $25.00 per couple. If you are interested in participating in this oneday trip, complete the form below to receive more information:
Name: Phone: Email:
Thank You For Coming
From Our Pastor
If you are our guest, we have a special gift for you after today’s service. So that we can get to know you better, please fill out both sides of this tear-off section and bring it to the Information Center near the columns. We have a gift bag ready for you.
Welcome to First Baptist Church. If you are our guest, thank you for joining us today. We would love to be able to get to know you. Take a moment to register as a guest using the registration card attached to the bulletin. Our church exists “to know Him and make Him known.” We pray that our worship today helps you to know Him and equips you to make Him known.
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Today, I am starting an extended teaching series called, “Take Your Stand.” I think all will agree with me that, as Christians, we are in a battle. We are in a battle for our convictions, our culture, and our churches. As a result, we are in a battle for our families and our future. We are called to take our stand in this battle. Our text will be Ephesians 6:10-18. I want to challenge you to memorize this text with me over the next two months. Our Student Ministry has a big event coming up this weekend. DiscipleNow is scheduled for Friday through Sunday. Parents, please encourage your teenager to attend. Students, please invite your friends. Let’s make this a great weekend. I urge you to make a commitment to join us for FAITH Evangelism training this year. We had our orientation meeting on Tuesday, January 7, but you still have time to join us if you let us know by tomorrow. We all need to reflect on God’s grace evident in our Year-End Giving Report. The faithfulness of your giving allowed us to finish the 2013 budget year having exceeded our budget goal by a very healthy $317,000.00. The surplus allowed us to pay down on our debt, bringing us under $450,000.00. We had projected our remaining debt before new construction to be about $850,000.00. God is good! You have been faithful and generous. In addition, we have given $126,749.37 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions! I am humbled and grateful for God’s provision and your willingness to attempt great things for God. Praise the LORD!
January 12, 2014
Sermon Notes
Take Your Stand We Are Called to Battle Ephesians 6:10-18 We are in a ______________________ So, we must be •
Be ___________________________
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Be ___________________________
With _____________________________ Who is •
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So, we must fight with ________________________________________.
Side-splitting comedy Soul-building message
DENNIS SWANBERG America’s Minister of Encouragement Friday, January 31 - 6:30 p.m. Men’s event with specialty food and door prizes Saturday, February 1 - 6:30 p.m. Couples’ event with dessert fellowship Sunday, February 2 - 9:45 a.m. One service at 9:45 a.m. with Dennis preaching
