Inman First Baptist Church

14 N. Howard St. Inman, SC 29349

Paul Moore, Pastor

Jeremiah Childers, Minister of Education & Sr. Adults Rick Ables, Minister of Music & Worship Arts

Kelli Kirksey, Transitional Minister of Family Life Mary Owens, Pianist Edie Willis, Organist

Erin Foster, Music Intern

Office Phone (864) 472-9069 • Church Fax (864) 472-3031 • www.ifbc.net Child Development Center (864) 708-1816 • Deacon on Call (864) 316-5119

Church Office Hours: • Monday-Thursday 8:00-4:00 • Friday 8:00-Noon The Corner of Hope: Thursdays 9am-noon (864) 472-6176

Sat. Jan. 12 9:00 Pickleball Common Ground Food Pantry Sun. Jan. 13 9:00 Worship-Golden Age Library Closed @ 9:30 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship 4:00 Boys Basketball

Mon. Jan. 7 10:30 Bible Study Resumes Jan. 14 Wed. Jan. 9 8:00 Ceramics resumes Jan. 23 5:30 Prayer Meeting-Rm. 216 6:00 Worship Team 6:30 Adult Bible Study-Rm.214 6:30 Youth i-Kids Resumes Jan. 16 7:00 Choir Thurs. Jan. 10 6:30 Pickleball

Ministry Opportunities This Week

Announcements

Griefshare: begins Sunday, January 20. Time 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Room 214. Please contact Jeremiah Childers with any questions or to sign up, jchilders@ifbc.net. Nursery volunteers for 2nd Sunday: Ashley Ballard & Donna Maxwell (Infants and 1’s), Mary Weber, Courtney Owens & Ginger Hardin (2’s & 3’s). Children’s Church volunteers for 2nd Sunday: Becky Finch, Christi Stanton & Jamie Perry. Security Team for next Sunday: Furman Forrester, Brad Gregory, Jim Griggs, and Donnie Ballenger.

Deacon on Call: Andrew McMillan 316-5119

TITHES AND OFFERINGS AS OF 12/30/2018 Weekly (12/30/2018) Year to Date

Budget $ 29,855.50 $ 673,635.39 Local – SBC $ 1,125.00 $ 81,003.90 Local – CBF $ 1,950.00 $ 59,072.25 Building Fund $ 3,014.00 $ 108,997.10 Designated $ 3,214.80 $ 93,323.60 Reimbursements $ 0.00 $ 32,170.04 Total $ 39,159.30 $ 1,048,202.28

Inman First Baptist Church

January 6, 2019

The roses on the piano are in honor of the birth of Vivian & Delaney Hill, the proud parents are Keith & Rachel Hill.

And, Brooks Settle, the proud parents are Ben & Tori Settle.

Giving envelopes for 2019 are available for pick up in the Atrium.

Wednesday night meals will resume when i-Kids resumes on January 16.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering: Thank you to everyone who gave to this ministry. - Vonda Barnwell Cheerio’s Meeting: January 7, at 9:30am in the Atrium. New team members are encouraged to join. i-Kids January Schedule: iKids resumes Wednesday, January 16, at 6:30pm. i-Kids Volunteer Meeting, Wednesday, January 9, at 6:30pm. Habitat House Dedication: Thursday, January 31, at 4:00pm. The address is 10 Second St. Inman. Monday Bible Study: Will resume on Monday, January 14, at 10:30am. We will be studying Christian History. Modern Maturity: Thursday, January 31, at 11:45am. We will have Soup-N-Sandwiches. Please bring your favorite side dish or dessert. Common Ground Food Pantry Dates: Saturday, January 12 & Saturday, January 26. Youth-Moonshine Mountain Snow Tubing: Saturday, January 26. We will leave after the Common Ground Food Pantry. $25/person. Family Night: S'mores N More Family Fun Night. Sunday, January 27, at 5pm in the Gym. Youth Big “C”: Sunday, January 23, at 6pm. We will leave the church building at 5:30pm to travel to Holston Creek Baptist.

Reflections Matthew 2:1-18

There were many different to the of the first . The Wise Men were by the news of the of Jesus. King was by the news of the birth of _____ king. Herod’s troubled reaction led to a - reaction from others. God is at in human and . God will bring God’s to in God’s own . to Christ and be .

to Christ and find the of God’s .

If you would like to receive weekly emails from IFBC please accept the invitation from Jessica Painter. The email went out on

Wednesday, January 2. This is the new way that Google is allowing us to do mass emailing to all those signed up to received the weekly announcements and newsletters. If you did not get an invitation,

please email Jessica at Jessica@ifbc.net.

Prelude Mary Owens & Edie Willis Welcome and Prayer Paul Moore Song of Worship How Great Is Our God All Offertory Mary Owens & Edie Willis Offertory Prayer Kelli Kirksey Scripture Reading Matthew 2:1-18 Kelli Kirksey *Children’s Sermon Jeremiah Childers Song of Praise We Three Kings All Special Music

Message Reflections Paul Moore Song of Commitment I Have Decided To Follow Jesus All Benediction Sweet, Sweet Spirit All

Bible Reading Together for January 13

Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22 (Sermon Text)

*Children ages 4-3rd grade are invited to participate in Children’s Church after the Children’s Sermon.