PAGE 1 FCBC HAPPENINGS Vacation Bible School Training, May 4, 4:30 p.m. Missions News - How To Encourage Missionaries Inside this issue: A Time To Build 3 Announcements 4 Calendar 7 Church Information 10 Guiding Their Early Steps (Preschool) 5 JWalk (Children) 6 Just 4 Youth 5 LifeGroup Information 3 fcbc happenings FORT CAROLINE BAPTIST CHURCH Ricky Powell, Senior Pastor May 2014 Mission 168: Inside the Walls 6, 9 Mission 168: Outside the Walls 2 Pastor’s Points 1, 2 Staff Information 10 Tithes & Offerings 3 Volunteer Connection 8 Agency 3D VBS, June 22-26, 2014; 6-8:55 p.m. Vacation Bible School is just around the corner and I need your help to make it the best ever! VBS remains one of the best evangelistic tools our church has. We have an opportunity to lead many boys and girls and their families to faith in Jesus Christ. But, in order to do that, we need the children here. Will you help me get the word out about our Vacation Bible School? With your help, we can invite our neighbors and friends. Use Facebook and Twitter, the invitation cards our church makes available, and your personal outreach to invite people to Vacation Bible School. As much as I want our own church children to have a wonderful time at VBS, I am much more burdened about reaching boys and girls who do not know Jesus. Without your help, people in our community will not know about VBS. So whether you have children at home or not, please help us promote this wonderful opportunity to share the gospel. This year’s theme is AgencyD3: Discover, Decide, (Continued on page 2) Write regularly. This can be via email or a regular letter. Include information, photos, news articles that might interest them, etc. Maintain your relationship with them. Be aware that they may not be able to write back regularly. Tell them you are praying for them, and tell them specifically what you are praying for. Resist giving advice or ideas, or asking a list of questions. Make the letter a blessing, not a homework assignment! Give them feedback about the newsletters or information they may have sent. Remember them on birthdays and special holidays with a card or small gift. When emailing, consider the sensitivity of the area they are serving. If it's a closed country, they may not be able to receive information that explicitly speaks of the Lord. Consider that. Also, large photo attachments may bog down their service provider. Keep attachments small. Remember any time differences when calling overseas! A great gift for missionaries is international telephone cards, which allow them to make calls from abroad. * Finally, consider visiting! A short visit may take planning, but can greatly encourage a missionary. Pastor’s Points
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Vacation Bible School Training, May 4, 4:30 p.m.
Missions News - How To Encourage Missionaries
Inside this issue:
A Time To Build 3
Announcements 4
Calendar 7
Church Information 10
Guiding Their Early Steps (Preschool) 5
JWalk (Children) 6
Just 4 Youth 5
LifeGroup Information 3 fcbc
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Ricky Powell, Senior Pastor
May 2014
Mission 168: Inside the Walls 6, 9
Mission 168: Outside the Walls 2
Pastor’s Points 1, 2
Staff Information 10
Tithes & Offerings 3
Volunteer Connection 8
Agency 3D VBS,
June 22-26, 2014;
6-8:55 p.m.
Vacation Bible School is just
around the corner and I need your
help to make it the best ever! VBS
remains one of the best evangelistic
tools our church has. We have an
opportunity to lead many boys and
girls and their families to faith in
Jesus Christ. But, in order to do
that, we need the children here.
Will you help me get the word out
about our Vacation Bible School?
With your help, we can invite our
neighbors and friends. Use
Facebook and Twitter, the
invitation cards our church makes
available, and your personal
outreach to invite people to
Vacation Bible School. As much as
I want our own church children to
have a wonderful time at VBS, I
am much more burdened about
reaching boys and girls who do not
know Jesus. Without your help,
people in our community will not
know about VBS. So whether you
have children at home or not,
please help us promote this
wonderful opportunity to share the
gospel. This year’s theme is
AgencyD3: Discover, Decide,
(Continued on page 2)
Write regularly. This can be
via email or a regular letter.
Include information, photos,
news articles that might
interest them, etc.
Maintain your relationship
with them. Be aware that
they may not be able to write
back regularly.
Tell them you are praying
for them, and tell them
specifically what you are
praying for.
Resist giving advice or
ideas, or asking a list of
questions. Make the letter a
blessing, not a homework
assignment!
Give them feedback about
the newsletters or
information they may have
sent.
Remember them on
birthdays and special
holidays with a card or
small gift.
When emailing, consider
the sensitivity of the area
they are serving. If it's a
closed country, they may not
be able to receive
information that explicitly
speaks of the Lord. Consider
that. Also, large photo
attachments may bog down
their service provider. Keep
attachments small.
Remember any time
differences when calling
overseas! A great gift for
missionaries is international
telephone cards, which allow
them to make calls from
abroad.
* Finally, consider visiting!
A short visit may take
planning, but can greatly
encourage a missionary.
Pastor’s Points
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Pastor’s Points
Defend. We are going to
help boys and girls
discover the evidence
about who Jesus really is.
The Theme Verse: But
honor the Messiah as Lord
in your hearts. Always be
ready to give a defense to
anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope
that is in you. (1 Peter 3:15). The Daily Theme
Points: Is Jesus Really God’s Son?; Was Jesus
More Than Just a Good Man?; Was Jesus’
Death Real?; Is Jesus Alive?; What Do I Do
with the Evidence About Jesus?
I also need your help in volunteering to make
VBS possible. No matter what your skill level
or time availability, we could use your help.
This is not merely a children’s ministry event.
This is a church wide event. We need all hands
on deck. Contact the church office or Ms. Dena
to find out how you can serve. Do it today. We
need to know as early as possible who we can
count on to make this the greatest Vacation
Bible School in the history of our church!
Pastor Ricky
(Continued from page 1)
Haiti Mission Trip - July 28-August 4, 2014
Please continue to pray for our 2014 team as
they plan for their upcoming trip.
Please pray specifically for the following
needs:
Part of their mission while in Haiti will
include building shelves and sprucing up
a room to be used as a library/playroom.
Pray for God to provide the funding and
supplies needed to accomplish this
project and any others He may have for
the team.
Pray for each team member: Bob
Holcomb, Becky Holcomb, April Spears,
Eric Supan, Pam Supan and Madi
Coulter, who will be joining the team
from Franklin, NC. Pray that they would
be spiritually prepared, flexible, and
protected as they travel. Pray as well for
their families while they are away.
Pray for God’s provision. The
approximate total cost for the FCBC
team members will be $7,500 - $8,000.
Please pray for God to touch the hearts of
those He would have to give and that all
financial needs will be met.
Please begin to pray for the donations
needed. We will begin collecting
supplies for the team to carry down on
June 1st & also during VBS. Pray for
God to provide the exact items needed:
Peanut butter; diaper sizes 2, 3, 4, & 5;
baby wipes; all cotton bras (no under-
wire) of various sizes; boys undershirts;
underwear for boys and girls of various
sizes; and bar soap. Cotton fabric
donations are also needed for April
Spears as she will be sewing hair
scrunchies and skirts for the older girls.
Pray for our Cabaret missionaries Mike
& Bonnie and Ryan & Stacie.
Pray that each child would come to know
Christ personally and grow in their
relationships with Him!
Pray for those children who are at
various stages of the adoption process,
that barriers would be removed, for
financial need s to be met, and for
smooth transitions as those that are
finalized move from Haiti to the U.S.
If you would like to make a donation to the
team fund, please write “Haiti Mission Trip”
on the Special Offering line of your offering
envelope. Thanks so much for all your
prayers & support!!
Mission 168: Outside The Walls
The Florida Worship Choir & Orchestra, New York, NY - May 30-June 4, 2014
The Florida Worship Choir & Orchestra (a
ministry of the Florida Baptist Convention)
are on mission with the NORTH
AMERICAN MISSION BOARD (NAMB)
to reach people in the New York City area.
This trip will include:
• Concert in CENTRAL PARK!
• Music Ministry in TIMES SQUARE!
Performance at the legendary
CARNEGIE HALL!
• Worship at the famous BROOKLYN
TABERNACLE! • Partner with the NORTH AMERICAN
MISSION BOARD (NAMB)! • Hands-on ministry and training in LOCAL
CHURCHES!
Our church member, Lori Gray, will be
part of the group going on this trip. Please
begin praying now for those going and
those who will be ministered to. To see a
clip of the Worship Choir and Orchestra in
concert, visit
http://floridaworship.org/florida_worship_ch
oir_orchestra.
Florida Worship Choir & Orchestra
The Florida Worship Choir & Orchestra will present a performance at First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida on Friday, May 2nd, at 7:00
p.m.. Admission is free. For more information about The Florida Worship Choir & Orchestra, you can go to their website:
www.floridaworship.org.
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Our Mission
Love God, Love Others, Serve the World
Tithes and Offerings
Tithes and Offerings
Weekly 2014 Budget Offering Needs $22,982.21
Receipts for March 23-April 20, 2014
Budget Offering Required $ 114,911.05
Budget Offering Received $ 131,737.82
Building Fund $ 18,709.75
Designated Offering $ 2,148.00
Total $ 152,595.57
You can give on-line at
www.givetofcbc.com or see all the
giving options at www.fcbcjax.com.
A Time To Build
A TIME TO BUILD:
Beginning November 2013:
Given as of 04-20-2014: $213,866.12
LifeGroup Information
LifeGroup Report
April 20, 2014
8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. & Off-
Campus
Preschool: 110; Children: 107; Students: 122;
Adults: 466 (Adults: On Campus: 328; Off
Campus: 138) Total: 805
Total 04-13-14: 677
Total 04-06-14: 647
Total 03-30-14: 664
Total 03-23-14: 613
Total 03-16-14: 577
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The Gideons International Donation
Over $1,185.00 was given to the Gideon Ministry for Bibles!
We are planning on commencing construction on Phase 2 during the week of May 19th with a proposed completion