the VISION

July 2016

First Baptist Church of Shallotte, NC

Dominican Republic Summer Missions Trip July 22 – 30—Pray as this team prepares to

serve and share the love of Christ.

July 10th we will be taking up a love offering at both morning worship services. Our goal is $4,000. This will allow us to build a new church in the Dominican Republic again this year. Any questions, please contact Michael Borton, 754-4048.

Making Plans For many of us, summer is a

time to relax, take vacations, enjoy the family, or, perhaps, work that essential second job. But the church doesn’t stop humming in the summer, and, in fact, it can be one of our busiest seasons for ministry. As I write this, we are in the midst of a great Vacation Bible School, and immediately after that, the students and youth leaders will depart for Centrifuge. And then we have mission trips. And then Summer Beach Blast….

And along with the busy-ness of the summer events and activities, summer is the time we start planning for the Fall. The fact is, we are never not planning! Because if we are not proactive, it’s hard to make progress. We find ourselves just reacting to whatever life throws our way. To be a successful church that follows God’s plan, we have to be looking ahead and planning ahead. Of course, we will always accommodate God if He wants to change things. But God is also in the planning, and there is a lot of planning going on at FBCS!

And here’s a little of what I am talking about. As we are looking toward the Fall, I want to let you know of two message series and one ministry that are in the works:

Messages in the works:

“iServe: Knowing Your Shape for Ministry.” The Bible teaches that a biblical, healthy Christian is utilizing his or her spiritual gifts and serving the Lord in the church. But in relation to serving the Lord, Christians tend to fall into two camps: We do nothing, or we do too much. How do we find the balance, and how do we make sure we are serving the Lord as He has called us to do? Starting August 21, this message series will help you learn your “shape” for ministry and be productive for the Lord (without wearing yourself out!).

“Hot Topics.” Have you ever wondered what the Bible says about a hot topic in culture or in life? Now is your chance to have that question answered! Beginning October 16, I will preach a series based on the “hot topics” that you want to hear about. That is, you will provide the topics for this series! We have set up an online form that lets you offer suggestions anonymously. Then I will prayerfully select from your suggestions the “Hot Topics” that we will consider from the Bible during this message series. The form will be open for you August 1-September 4.

Missions in the works:

The Boston Mission Initiative. As you will recall, in early May our Church

Missions Coordinator, Wanda Truesdale, joined a team from Brunswick County on a Vision Tour of the Boston area. The purpose of her participation was to gather information for us as we consider partnering with a new church plant in the Boston area to help them reach their community for Christ. The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention has targeted that area to plant new churches. We have a few steps to go, but our plan is that on Sunday night, July 17, we will be presenting a proposal for our partnership with a new church that is reaching Boston for Christ! In the meantime, you can get a feel for missions in Boston by joining the team going from Brunswick County on July 22. You can find more information on the table at the back of the Worship Center.

I could keep going. A lot more ministry is on the drawing board! And our established ministries will be clicking along this Fall, too. I hope when you are making plans, you include opportunities to grow in Christ and get involved in the great things happening at FBCS!

See you Sunday!

With love in Christ,

Pastor Bob

Many topics are uncomfortable to discuss, tough to handle, or just raise questions that are hard to answer. But the Word of God allows us to engage them with confidence. What hot topics concern you the most? What issue(s) do you believe need to be addressed?

Beginning in August, you will be able to suggest and submit a topic for Pastor Bob to consider in a sermon series that will begin this Fall.

NEW! Game of Thrones | The Kings of Judah Begins June 5 Sermon Podcasts Available Listen or download messages preached at FBCS on our website or from iTunes™.

Sunday Night Live July 10th—August 28th Sunday 6-7:15pm Pre-K (3-5yrs) through 6th grade

Bible Study Times Sun. 5:30pm Jr. High Girls meet FBCS with Kacey & Marissa leading 6:00pm Boys meet at homes 7:15pm: High School Girls meet at FBCS following Sunday Night Live Wed. 6:30pm All Youth at FBCS

Ladies Bible Study Tuesday @ 10am Room #122

Ministry Updates: July 2016

children

BUILDING FUND BALANCE: $28,110.00

PARKING LOT LOAN BALANCE:

$ 36,682.74

worship

new members

youth

message series

Thank You

finance

women

grow

Outreach That Wins Tuesdays @ 6:45pm Make our visitors feel welcome by Writing letters, making phone calls

Tim Greene Trio Sun, July 3 @ 8:30a & 11:00a This year’s God and Country Service will be led by FBCS’ favorite gospel trio. Worship Care Openings 8:30 | 11:00 | 6:00 | Wed, 6:30 Serve once per month. Background check required to serve in this ministry. Visit fbcshallotte.org/iserve Celebration of Baptism July 10th | 8:30 & 11:00 If you, or someone you know would like to be baptized at this time, please call the church office 754-4048.

Transfer Anthony Hewett, Steve and Sandra Byrd

Profession of Faith

Paige Hewett

Prayer for Our State and Nation! Thursdays @ 7PM Room #113

I would like to thank each and every member

for their prayers and support, during Shield A

Badge week. We all appreciate the cards,

gifts, and most of all the thoughts and

prayers that were sent our way.

It is people like you, that makes our jobs so

special. Thank you again for all the support.

Sincerely,

John W. Ingram, V Brunswick Co. Sheriff

prayer

SBIC Corner

Members of our church aided greatly in the recent USPS community food donation to the SBIC Food Pantry. David May, Walt Cox, and Donald Evans picked up the nearly 5,000lbs of food that was donated. Then a few days later another group from our church aided in sorting the food for distribution; including, Priscilla Evans, Cathie McLean, Chuck Spangler, Ed & Judy Strother, and Donald Evans

Adcock, Michael Adriani, John Alderson, Michael Anderson, Darrell Anglin, Dell Artz, Tim Ball, Robert Barr, Charles

Barrett, Ed

Bernier, Daniel

Bollinger, Lee

Brown, Jerry

Brown, Rodney

Buchanan, Ian

Buffkin, James

Buffkin, Ricky

Caison, Bradley

Caison, John

Caison, Richie

Canady, Jackson

Capps, Ron

Carico, Dicky

Carroll, Eddie

Caulder, Clifton

Causey, Wes

Cheers, Bryan

Church, Shannon

Confer, Ray

Cox, Walter

Davis, Bobby

Davis, Graham

Davis, Henry

Dunn, Woody

Dunteman, Richard

Eidson, Carl

Elliott, Terry

Elmore, Darrell

Etheridge, Dewayne

Evans, Donald

Evans, George

Farmer, Tracy

Ferguson, Raymond

Frick, Jacob

Gales, Henry

Giorando, Mark

Gore, Mark

Greene, Rev. Tim

Hall, Brian

Hall, Tony

Hayes, Justin

Hewett, Jeff

Hewett, Roy Michael

Hewett, Van

Holcombe, Phil

Horne, Jeff

Horne, Norman

Hugh, Nicholas

Hughes, Earl

Hughes, William

Inman, Billy

Ivey, Tim (IA)

Jackson, Todd

Jarrell. Ed

Kain, Richard

Kennedy, Leonard

Long, Billy

Long, David

Long Jr., Marvin

Ludlum, Tim

Masters, Richard

May, David

McDonald, Phillip

McLean, Ron

Mullins, Alex

Norris, Jr., Buddy

Pittman, Lonnie

Pittman, Melton

Pittman, Shane

Pressley, Kevin

Pryce, Vernon

Richardson, Daniel

Rogers, Tom

Rutledge, David

Sebastian, James

Sellers, Devin

Sherman, Tom

Skumanick, Tony

Smith, Christopher

Smith, Derrick

Smith, Greg

Smith. Ricky

Smith, Tim

Strother, Ed

Taylor, Forest

Thompson, Peter

Todd Jr., Curtis

Tripp, Lacy

Tripp, Phillip

Twigg, Bill

Varnam Jr., Hubert

Varnum, Mark

Walker, Jason

Ward, David

Watkins, Bo

Watts, Zach

Webber, Paul

White, James

Whiteside, Justin

Williamson, Wilfred

Winfree, Gordon

Woods, Woody

Zizwarek, Joseph

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First Baptist Church of Shallotte 4486 Main Street Shallotte, NC 28470 Phone 910.754.4048 Fax 910.754.2642

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Office Hours: M-F 9am—3pm

Early Celebration Service 8:30am

Sunday School 9:45am

Morning Worship 11:00am

Evening Worship 6:00pm

Wednesday 6:30pm

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July 10th—Aug. 28th, 6-7:15pm

FREE BASKETBALL CAMP, JULY 5&6TH,

9:30m—noon. SHALLOTTE PARK. BRING A FRIEND & JOIN US.