Tim Martin

Minister to Students

Students

Youth Evangelism

Conference (YEC)

Jan. 15th & 16th, 2017 at

Falls Creek Cost: $30 +

money for 1 meal. Sign

up in Connection Hour.

Student/Parent Meeting

Jan. 8th 6:30pm.

Elevate resumes

January 22, 2017 at 5 pm

Resumes January 4, 2017

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Kevin Slough

Pastor to Children & Families

Can you send me a list of the top 10 things you want your kids to know before they graduate out of the children's ministry here at First East! Send your lists to:

kevin@firstbaptisteast.com or catch

me in the hallway at church.

In order to better communicate with par-ents I have started a twitter and Facebook

page for First East Children.

https://www.facebook.com/FirstEastChildren/

https://twitter.com/FBE_Children

WEDNESDAY MEALS 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Don’t go home after work and cook - come eat and fellowship before your Connection Hour Leadership Meeting or Bible Study.

You can make a weekly or per-manent reservation by calling the office at 355-6190 before Tuesday at noon.

Adults: $4 Children: $2

January 4: Chicken Strips January 11: Hamburger January 18: Spaghetti

For Your Information

Bridal Shower You are invited to a bridal shower honoring Davida Havlik on January 22, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Bunker. She is registered at Dillard’s, Target and Bed, Bath and Beyond.

Additional

Teams

Needed! This is the easiest kind of visitation be-cause we are only asking to pray with everyone in our church and asking them to pray for our church during January.

Visitation

Family Caregiver Training Coming January 17 & 19

Registration: $25 (includes lunch)

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is for anyone caring for a loved one at home. It is also for family and friends of caregivers who want to share the load with a primary caregiver. See Jim McGuire if you are interested in attending this helpful training event.

Also needed for this event are volunteers who could care for loved ones while the caregiver attends the workshop. If you are interested in helping in this way, contact Jim McGuire for more information.

Coming January 15 5 p.m.

Main Auditorium!

Non-Profit Organ. U.S. Postage Paid

Permit #123 Lawton, Oklahoma,

73501

OUR SERVICES Sunday 8:00 a.m.: Worship 9:30 a.m.: Connection Hour 10:55 a.m.: Worship (Regular Sunday night activities resume January 22)

Wednesday (Resumes January 4) 5:00 p.m.: Meal Service 5:45 p.m.: Connection Hour Planning Meetings 6:00 p.m.: Power Up! (Children K-5th grades) 6:15 p.m.: Wednesday Live (Youth 6th-12th grades) 6:30 p.m.: Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m.: Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.: Adult Choir

First Baptist East Church

3302 SE Lee Blvd.

Lawton, OK 73501

580-355-6190

January 5, 2017

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One Day Only! January 8

...an effort to pray with every FBE Family!

2:30 p.m.: Training for teams 3:00 p.m.: Visitation Begins

6:00 p.m.: Reports and Snack Supper

Visitation

Sunday, December 25: NONE

Sunday, January 1: NONE

For Your Information

From the Pastor The old year has passed and a new year has started. As I look back there have been some diffi-cult times in our lives and there have been some great blessings. I don’t know what the new year has in store but the exciting thing is that God promises to walk with us step by step. Therefore, I can look forward to whatever the new year holds because God will help me through it regardless. One thing I am excited about is we are now fully staffed. I am excited about our pastoral team

that will lead our church this com-ing year. Let me encourage you to join us for our “Prayer Visitation” on Sun-day, January 8. This will be a time we will try to get into every home of our church members and just pray for whatever needs they have. In order to do this we need a great number of people to go out. Come and join us Sunday at 2:30 p.m. We will go out to pray from 3-6. I believe in prayer. I can’t think of a better way to start the new year than praying with

every member. Come and join us this Sunday afternoon. Let me say again thank you for all the cards and gifts over the Christmas season. Beverly and I love and appreciate each one of you. Pray for our staff this coming year as we seek to lead our church in the direction God wants. —Bro. Doug

Doug Passmore

Pastor

Welcome New Members

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Harry Ross

Minister of Music

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Trey Smart Minister of Education

Music

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Connection Hour Resumes on January 8 at 9:30 a.m.! This is a perfect time for you to become involved in a group or to get back into the habit of being part of a group! If you do not know where your age-group meets, come by the Welcome Center!

December 25, 2016 New Members 0 Budget Receipts $ 62,292 Budget Requirements $ 23,660

January 1, 2017 New Members 0 Budget Receipts $ 14,664 Budget Requirements $ 23,863

2016 BUDGET SUMMARY Budget Required 1,230,111 Budget Received 1,278,179

2017 BUDGET SUMMARY Budget Required $23,863 Budget Received $14,664

BUILDING FOR HIS GLORY BFHG Receipts (December 25) $640 BFHG Receipts (January 1) $735 BFHG Total Given for 2016-17 $31,332

“2017—A New Year in Choir” Adult Choir resumes January 4, 6:30 p.m.

Come and join our largest worship team. Adult Choir rehearsals resume January 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the choir room. For college age and above. Childcare provided.

Children’s Choir resumes on January 22, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Pre-K thru Kindergarten choir: directed by Harry Ross

1st-2nd grade choir: directed by Sharrie Newton 3rd-5th grade choir: directed by Leslie Brennan

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Zach Foley

Missions Coordinator

Looking Forward to Ministry Through Our Connection Groups in 2017! As we begin the new calendar year, it is a good time to review how we have been doing in reach-ing, teaching and ministering to people through our connection groups! It is also a great time to set some goals or habits for the remaining eight months of the Connection Hour year. Here’s some possibilities for you and your leaders or members of your group to think about: Evaluate your preparation for each week and make changes as needed Evaluate your communication with other leaders within your department and make changes

as needed! Set a goal for your group to make a certain number of contacts each week Evaluate your outreach to prospects and make changes as needed in what you do!

Resume January 22! All activities at 5 p.m.!

Watch for more information coming soon!

Final Total for 2016: $22,644

The pastor and church family ex-tend Christian sym-pathy to Sheila

Walbrick in the death of her mother; Austin Buckner in the death of his brother; and Jim Johnson on the death of his sis-ter.

Thanks… Thank you for loving and support-ing our mother in the last several years. We are thankful for you!

—The MacMillans & Schettlers (Family of Anita MacMillan)

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20 One of the biggest challenges many churches face is the disciple making process. Everyone has ideas for what the church needs to do to grow, whether it be a knock out Sunday sermon, a great worship band, or a new exciting outreach program. What's amazing is Jesus never mentioned any of that. His focus was 11 guys who truly believed He was the resurrected Lord of the universe. His process was each of His followers investing in 1 person at a time. Can I tell you nothing has changed. What if every person made a goal this year of making 1 disciple and was sold out to achiev-ing it. Now imagine if that disciple learned how to do the same and then replicated that process the follow-ing year. Why not make a life long resolution that has eternal impact and reward! Share your story, and share your hope with someone. Invest in someone's life that they may come to know Christ, and if they do, devote yourself to them for the next 6 months to a year teaching them to replicate the process!

I & II Peter & Jude Room 165 for all adults!

...all ages are welcome!

Join other adults on Wednesday nights for a study of these three books over the next 12 weeks! You can join at any time as there is no study guide and no cost to attend. Each week’s study is a separate topic. If you do not have a place to be on Wednesday nights, you are welcome to be part of this group!

New Precept Class Begins January 19! 6:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall

Deadline to register: January 12 Jeremiah, a prophet appointed by God, spoke a hard message to the people of his day. It’s still God’s mes-

sage today — a call to listen to His Word. Heeding Jeremiah’s message can bring healing and hope to all. The class will meet on Thursdays for nine sessions. Cost of the materials is $20.25. To order book: call Rick or Julie Young at 580-695-8792 or email at rick_julie_young@sbcglobal.net