Tim Martin

Minister to Students

Students

Elevate resumes January 22,

2017 at 5 pm

“UNITED WEEKEND” YOUTH DNOW 2017

February 17-19 COST: $30 Parent/Student Meetings are: February 8th at 7:30 pm and

February 15th at 7:30 pm - both in The Bunker, lower level

All required forms will be available at the meeting.

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Kevin Slough

Pastor to Children & Families

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

https://twitter.com/FBE_Children

We recently had a vision planning meeting

with some of the veterans of children’s

ministry and Connection Hour. We had a

great time and were able to put together a

solid direction for your children’s ministry

here at First East! To the left I’ve put one of

the sample questions that was asked at the

meeting. Feel free to send me your answer

to kevin@firstbaptisteast.com

What would life look

like for a kid that was

the “perfect example”

or ideal result of a kid

that went through the

children’s ministry?

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 25: Tacos February 1: Steak Fingers

For Your Information

Coming February 5 12:15 p.m., Fellowship Hall

...A fundraiser for this summer’s mission trips! Join us for great food and fellowship! Sign up to bring items assigned to your Connection Hour department (either a soup or a dessert; leaders in other Connec-tion Hour age-groups can bring either!) and enjoy a great meal sampling the many different soups people will bring! An offering at the conclusion of the meal will go toward supporting expenses of the youth and adult missions trips planned for this summer!

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Seminar January 24

This helpful and encouraging seminar is for people caring for someone with Alzheimer’s. It begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m. and the

registration is $25. See Jim McGuire for more details.

Honoring Trey Smart February 12, 6:30 p.m.

Don’t miss this special opportuni-ty to honor Trey Smart for his 35 years at FBE! Bring a card with a gift of appreciation for his years of ministry to our church.

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

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RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

MAKE SUNDAY NIGHTS GREAT AGAIN! Regular Sunday night

activities begin January 22! Everything is at 5 p.m.!

Your participation will help make Sunday nights and your life great!

Children’s Sunday Nights (Pre-K through 5th Grade)

Elevate Youth Discipleship Adult Discipleship Groups

Worship Preschool Child Care

Sunday, January 8: BY LETTER: Kevin & Stacy Slough, 4536 NE Highlander Cir, 374-5079, A7C1

Sunday, January 15: BY LETTER: Terry & Carol Simpson, 2612 NW Wesley Ave, (806) 640-3258, A5C2

For Your Information

From the Pastor What a blessing God has given us through your generosity. We are about $130,000 above our three month emergency fund. We will have the blessing of using this to bless others and do some things around our church. We have met with the Mission Com-mittee to get their input and will meet with the Finance Committee to come up with a game plan. We can get rid of $130,000 really easily but that is not our goal. Our goal is to use it for what God de-sires. So, this week pray with us that we will understand why God

has blessed us so much this past year and how we can use this for His glory. This week we get back to our regular schedule on Sunday eve-nings. We have some great clas-ses in Discipleship Training to choose from. I hope you will check them out. They are very practical and will be very helpful. Rick Young will be teaching in the auditorium the whole spring. He will be teaching on the names of God. In March I will be leading Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace

University.” It is a great practical study on how to get your finances in order. Let me ask you to pray for Ray-mon Hixon, our financial adminis-trator. He broke his leg and it is not healing. Would you lift him up in prayer? He needs God’s healing. —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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Sunday nights at church afford great opportunities for everyone! You are encouraged to par-ticipate in one of five excellent studies being offered January 22. Sunday night groups help us be able to address specific topics that we just do not have time to address during our Connec-tion Groups. The fellowship is great, too! Try one for this upcoming six weeks!

January 8, 2017 Connection Hour 368 New Members 2 Budget Receipts $ 26,032 Budget Requirements $ 23,863

January 15, 2017 Connection Hour 372 New Members 2 Budget Receipts $ 12,333 Budget Requirements $ 23,863

2017 BUDGET SUMMARY Budget Required $ 71,589 Budget Received $ 53,049

BUILDING FOR HIS GLORY BFHG Receipts (January 8) $ 451 BFHG Receipts (January 15) $ 460 BFHG Total Given for 2016-17 $ 32,243

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY NIGHTS Returns this Sunday night: January 22, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

We are excited to add Recreation & Crafts to our

Children’s Sunday Nights curriculum this year.

We will include these three emphases: 1) Small

group activities; 2) Recreation & Crafts; and 3)

Large group Choir Activities. Choir Locations:

Pre-Kindergarten thru Kindergarten (Room

120); 1st & 2nd Grade (Room 122); 3rd-5th

Grade (Room 124). Join us!

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Zach Foley

Missions Coordinator

Your Connection Group Is Looking For You! Hopefully the bad weather is behind us and everyone can feel safe coming to Connection Hour and wor-ship! This week’s adult session is entitled, “Rebellion’s Cycle” where you will discover the goal of God’s judgment is for repentance of His people! Let me encourage leaders from all age-groups to make a special effort this week to contact those who have been missing over the past few weeks. Some people are just waiting for someone from their group to contact them to see if they care! It would be great this Sunday (January 22) to see our rooms full again with people of all ages studying God’s Word! And, if you are one of the missing over the past few weeks, don’t let anything hinder you from being with your group this coming Sunday!

Every year we have a “4 The City” mission. This year we have hopes of using that opportunity to start a new off campus site, much like the one at Golden Rule on Monday nights. There is a great deal of potential in the communities near our church! This June, a group will have been meeting at Golden Rule for two years. The first week, we had two kids show up. Fast forward to today and the average number is 20-30 kids. There have been at least eight professions of faith and five baptisms. Wednesday nights have also grown at our church, on average 17 kids are picked up, and just last week 23 kids came to the Wednesday night service. I don't want to make this a numbers game, but I just want you to see what God can do with a few willing hearts. We are looking for people to replicate this at another site starting this summer. We want to have a block party, but the most important part is we need 6-8 peo-ple who are willing to make a weekly commitment to the people at this new site. I hope you will pray about committing to this work. Jesus said in Matthew 9:37 "the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." I hope you'll join in the harvest. We need you. If you are interested please contact me 580-695-8433

Make Sunday Nights

Great Again for You and

Your Family! All regular activities resume January 22 at 5 p.m.!

More information available in brochures in your Connection Hour Department! Worship in the auditorium will feature a series on The Names of God!

Here’s a list of the adult discipleship groups that begin January 22: Balanced and Blessed, Room 161, Matt Bonnette, $8, 6 Weeks Experience marriage the way it is meant to be as you experience the humor, encouragement and life-changing insights by Charles Lowery. This is good for couples married five days or 50 years!

Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours, Room 162, Kevin Slough,

$8. In this six-week study by Kevin Leman you will learn how to bring out the best in your kids

without raising your blood pressure!

Grief Share Support Group, Room 163, Jim McGuire, $15, 13 Weeks If you’ve lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend, you’ve probably found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. Each session will feature video presentations, support group discussion and personal study and reflection. Pick up more information about this class at the Welcome Center.

Fight Back With Joy, Room 164, Mary Kephart, $12, 6 Weeks Women will learn how joy is more than whimsy; it is the weaponry you can use to fight life’s great-est battles.

What Keeps You Up At Night, Room 165, Trey Smart, $10, 6 Weeks In this study Pete Wilson offers biblical principles that will activate your trust in God and propel you to move forward in faith and overcome fear.

COMING MARCH 19 - Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey and more new options!

Starting February 1 10 a.m.-noon

Room 165 This class will be held weekly. Call Diane Cates at 357-2583 or 585-3914 for infor-mation about what to bring. There is no cost.

Memorial

Contribution We have received a contri-bution to the Building For His Glory Fund from the Adult 2 Connection Hour Department in memory of Jim Johnson’s sister.

State Evangelism Conference

January 30-31, 1st Southern, Del City Monday Sessions: 1:30 & 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday Sessions: 9 a.m., 1:30 & 6 p.m. Join your staff for any of these sessions that include speakers such as Thom Rainer, Frank Turek, A.B. Vines, James Walker and more! Tuesday morning’s session includes a special event for ladies!

Senior Adult Group Trip Sign up now if you would like to go with the group on Monday morning for the senior adult session! The people mover will leave the parking lot at 7 a.m. Lunch will be provided by Oklahoma Disaster Relief for a suggested donation of $2.