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Volume 39, Issue 28 Aug. 2, 2012 This Week in Worship: Dr. Bruce Tippit Keys to Character: Building Boundaries Judges 21:25, Ruth 2:1-13 Encounter FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Our mission is to build a community of faith - connecng with God, growing together, serving the world, all through Jesus Christ. Church Family… Let me start off by saying that there is no way a small little blurb in a newsletter can come anywhere close to expressing our thanks for all that y’all have done for Noland and myself. Words just cannot do it justice, but we are still going to go ahead and attempt to say “thank you” for everything. Thank you for all your support and encouragement. Ministry is hard and emotionally exhausting, and we cherish every kind and loving word you have given us. Thank you for believing in us, even though we might not have been exactly what you, yourself imagined our position would look like. Thank you for the hugs and smiles you would give us every Sunday and Wednesday night. Those go a long way. Thank you for the practical things like wedding gifts, and all of the cards and gifts you gave with the Love Offering. And lastly, thank you for helping mold us into the men we are today. We can honestly say that because of this church, we are better pastors, we are better husbands, we will be better fa- thers, we are better servants, and most significantly, we are better followers of Jesus Christ. Thank you for helping us become who we are today. There is no chance that we would have the courage and drive to go and start a church without all of you. Please keep us in your prayers, please stay in touch, and know that you will never be forgotten. With Love… JR and Noland

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Volume 39, Issue 28

Aug. 2, 2012 This Week in Worship:

Dr. Bruce Tippit

Keys to Character:

Building Boundaries Judges 21:25, Ruth 2:1-13

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Our mission is to build a community of faith - connecting with God, growing together,

serving the world, all through Jesus Christ.

Church Family…

Let me start off by saying that there is no way a small little blurb in a newsletter can come anywhere

close to expressing our thanks for all that y’all have done for Noland and myself. Words just cannot

do it justice, but we are still going to go ahead and attempt to say “thank you” for everything. Thank

you for all your support and encouragement. Ministry is hard and emotionally exhausting, and we

cherish every kind and loving word you have given us. Thank you for believing in us, even though

we might not have been exactly what you, yourself imagined our position would look like. Thank you

for the hugs and smiles you would give us every Sunday and Wednesday night. Those go a long way.

Thank you for the practical things like wedding gifts, and all of the cards and gifts you gave with the

Love Offering. And lastly, thank you for helping mold us into the men we are today. We can honestly

say that because of this church, we are better pastors, we are better husbands, we will be better fa-

thers, we are better servants, and most significantly, we are better followers of Jesus Christ. Thank

you for helping us become who we are today. There is no chance that we would have the courage and

drive to go and start a church without all of you. Please keep us in your prayers, please stay in touch,

and know that you will never be forgotten.

With Love…

JR and Noland

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Page 2 ENCOUNTER

Kids Korner

Preschool/Children’s Leadership Training

Sunday School leadership:

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 6 p.m. in the MPR

Skill Care Visitation

Tuesday, Aug. 7

2 p.m.

University Ministry

First off, let me tell you, my church family, how VERY

grateful I am to be serving you in this Interim role as

University minister. FBC Jonesboro is a church that loves

collegians, and I know that we have so much to look forward

to in the coming months as we start a new school year. Leah

and I could not be more honored to serve in this role, and we

are thankful for your continued encouragement and support

of us. Let’s continue to be the church God calls us to be and

serve together in making our University ministry the best it

possibly can be.

Can you believe school starts in less than a month? It’s crazy

to think that we will kick-off the Fall of 2012 so very soon.

So many exciting things are happening in the University

world, and we can’t wait to get everything up and running!

So thankful for the work and diligence to ReMIX that JR

and Noland gave over their time of being here at FBC. We

are extremely sad to see them move on and can’t thank

them both enough for all they’ve done for FBC University

ministry. We love them, and support them as they continue

ministry.

Well, as I mentioned earlier that we have a lot of things

planned for this year…and we can’t do them without your

help! Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:

Aug. 20: First day of classes at ASU

Aug. 22:1st ReMIX gathering/bible study

Aug. 24: International Student Dinner

Aug. 26: 1st College Sunday School

Sept. 8: 1st ASU Tailgate

Sept. 9: ASU Day, Meal and Fellowship

Please be in prayer over these events and if you’d like to

help be a part or would like more information, please feel

free to contact me.

Thank you again for loving college students and making

them a priority of our church. I love you all, and I can’t wait

to serve you!

Hebrews 13:7,

Mark Parsley

THANK YOU!

Thank you so much church family for your great response to our request for home- made ice cream last Sunday night! It was all delicious! What a

great evening of worship and fellowship with our brothers

and sisters from First United Methodist!

Adult Sunday School Leadership

Training

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel

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Page 3 VOLUME 39, ISSUE 4

Check it Out

Recent Arrival The Tehran Initiative,

by Joel Rosenberg

The countdown to disaster begins after Iran conducts

its first atomic weapons test! Israel fears the Twelfth

Imam - the supposed Muslim messiah - will order a

nuclear attack. Washington is worried that Jerusalem

could launch a pre-emptive strike. Can CIA operative

David Shirazi sabotage Iran's nuclear warheads before

the Middle East erupts in flames?

Summer’s Half Over ??!! It is hard to believe but, yes, summer is already half-way gone.

With this in mind, start marking your calendars and making plans for

these upcoming events at FBC!

Preschool & Children Leadership Training, Aug. 8

Youth Back-2-School Retreat, Aug. 10-12

Promotion Sunday, Aug. 19

GLOW Kick-Off Party, Aug. 22

First College Sunday School, Aug. 26

Fall Kick Off 2012, Aug. 26

Magazines!!!

We are still collecting gently used magazines, puzzle books etc.

These items are delivered to local nursing homes as well as being sent to

soldiers overseas. Any magazines you have already read are gratefully accepted.

Bring them any time and drop them off at the Sunday school office behind Fellowship Hall.

After-school

Tutoring Help

Needed!

The Country Garden

apartment ministry will

soon begin after-school tutoring.

Will you consider giving an hour or

two one afternoon a week to help

kids with their homework?

No experience or training is

necessary, but if you have a

special knack with math, reading,

spelling, or any other subject,

let us know!

Contact Cherry Frierson

at 932-2230 to sign up.

The kids desperately need this and

you will not regret helping!

Retreat cost is $ 40

Deadline to sign up to receive a shirt is

Wednesday, Aug. 1.

Final day to sign up is Wednesday, Aug. 8.

Price includes t-shirt, activities and meals.

First Baptist Church

Back-2-School Retreat

Aug. 10-12

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Attendance

Sunday School 551

Sunday Evening 565

Wednesday Evening 214

Offering

Weekly Budget Receipts $23,120.77

YTD Budget Receipts $969,274.14

Weekly FTT Receipts $2,059.00

YTD FTT Receipts $248,601.25

Weekly Report

First Baptist Church 701 S. Main

Jonesboro, AR 72401

Return Service Requested

NONPROFIT U.S. POSTAGE

PAID JONESBORO, AR

PERMIT 506

Sandwiches 240

Clothes 356

Food 707

Helped this Week 1,303

Helped this Year 34,528

Amount Spent this Week $402.17

Care Center

Sunday, Aug. 5

Chris Barber 8-10 a.m.

Brett Barber 8-10 a.m.

Ashton Silas 10-Noon

Jim Scott 10-noon

Jim Osment 5-7 p.m.

Security Team

Dr. Bruce Tippit Pastor

Ross Burton Administrative Minister

Contemporary Worship

Kathy Holler Special Ministries Minister

Mark Parsley Interim University Minister

Wade Smith Youth Minister

Tim Stewart Education Minister

Kristie Stokes Children’s Minister

Jana Wolfe Music Minister

Ministerial Staff

FBC Community Calendar

Sunday Aug. 5 The altar flowers will be placed in memory of L.G. & Lois Panneck and Aldwin & Leo Dryer, given by the family. 8:30 a.m. - Contemporary Worship, Sanctuary 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - Library Open 10:50 a.m. – Classic Worship, Sanctuary 12 p.m. - Country Garden Fellowship, 1751 W.Nettleton, 204G 3:30 p.m.- Huntington S.S. & Worship, 901 W. Huntington

4:45 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery, CAC 6 p.m. - Evening Worship, Chapel Monday, Aug. 6 Tuesday, Aug. 7 8:30 a.m. - Mother’s Day Out 12:30 p.m. - Women’s Bible Study, HMC 2 p.m. - Skill Care Nursing Center Visitation

Wednesday, Aug. 8 4:30 p.m. - Supper/Prayer & Share/Bible Study, FH 5 p.m. - Explore the Bible Teacher’s Prep, FH/A 5:30 p.m. - Hands on Bible Study for Preschool, LIFE 5:30 p.m. - Post-It Notes From God for Children, LIFE 5:30 p.m. - Adult S. S. Leadership Training, Chapel 5:45 p.m. - Financial Peace University, ED 303 James: Faith that Works, ED 301 Run for God, CAC 6 p.m. - Preschool/Children Leadership Training, MPR 6 p.m. - Common Ground, SKYBOX 6:20 p.m. - Celebrate Recovery Support Team, Lounge 6:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, ED 210 Thursday, Aug. 9 8:30 a.m. - Mother’s Day Out 5:30 p.m. - Prayer Time, HMC 6 p.m. - Bible Study, HMC 6:30 p.m. - Personnel Committee, CR Friday, Aug. 10 8:30 a.m. - Devoted Fitness, CAC 6 p.m. - Back-2-School Retreat, SKYBOX Saturday, Aug. 11 Back-2-School Retreat, SKYBOX

Wednesday Night Supper

Aug. 8

Mexican Chicken, Corn, Fruit, Salad, Dessert

Hot Dogs