History is a wonderful teacher, if we listen to her instructions.

The History I am speaking of is the History of the First Baptist Church of Bainbridge from 1969 through 1971. Recently I read the builders from that period. I was amazed that with less room, smaller budget, smaller staff, and less means of communication that the church averaged in the upper 500s in Sunday School during this period. The emphasis was on Sunday School and Sunday School outreach. The people came to be prepared to go out into ministry. In fact, it was this large number that a new church was planted in our area. What does that History say to me? It tells me that we are just tipping the top of the iceberg when it comes to our potential to reach this community for Christ. It tells me that we have all we need to get the job done. Maybe God is preparing us for another new church plant. Maybe He has for us far more that we can imagine. Either way, lets do all we can to reach Bainbridge for the Lord Jesus. Who know, we may surpass the 600 plus mark in Sunday School. Paul

Sunday August 12, 2012 Budget Receipts $16,291.92 Budget Needs To Date $547,747.00 Budget Receipts YTD $546,718.52 Receipts Under Budget By $1,028.48 Bible Study 354 WEDNESDAY FAMILY NIGHT August 15 Fried Chicken Tenders Butter Beans Potato Salad Corn Bread Dessert

Sunday, August 19 Early Worship 8:30 AM Bible Study 9:45 AM Morning Worship 11:00 AM Shockwave 5:30 PM AWANA 5:30 PM Evening Worship 6:30 PM Monday, August 20 Saints Alive Rehearsal 10:30 AM Finance Committee 5:30 PM Deacons 6:30 PM Tuesday, August 21 Youth Prayer Breakfast 6:45 AM Mens Prayer Breakfast 7:00 AM Girls & Boys Bible Study 6:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 Graded Choirs 5:45 PM Youth Supper, Bible Study 6:00 PM Family Supper 6:00 PM Mission Fr., GAs, RAs 7:00 PM Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM Handbells 7:00 PM Chancel Choir 7:45 PM College Ministry 8:30 PM

EXTENDED SESSION Roger & Frances Edmunds, Hope Toole, Cheryl Godwin, Brad & JoAnne Moore, Janone Doss, Paula Brinson, April & Madison Helms.

BY BAPTISM Christopher Coleman 194 Rolenstro Rd

First Baptist Church P.O. Box 155 Bainbridge, GA 39818 Phone 229-246-1563 Fax 229-246-8182 Rev. Paul Medley......Pastor Rev. Art Bruce....Minister of Music/Senior Adults Rev. Brian Steward ..Minister of Youth/College Clarene Jones....Office Secretary Virginia Smith........Administrative Secretary Email: office@fbcbainbridge.com
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BUILDER
August 15, 2012
Volume 65 Number 2 www.fbcbainbridge.com

The First Baptist

MORNING WORSHIP 8:30 & 11:00AM Prelude Organist Welcome and Announcements Rev. Paul Medley Call to Worship Chancel Choir Hymn 91 Surely Goodness and Mercy Music Witness Love the Way You Hold Me Roland Family Childrens Sermon Rev. Brian Steward Hymn 443 Open My Eyes, That I May See Offertory Pianist Music Witness Great Is Thy Faithfulness Chancel Choir Message Rev. Harold Burrell, Sr. Invitation Hymn 105 Grace Greater than Our Sin Benediction Postlude EVENING WORSHIP 6:30 PM Prelude Pianist Chorus Heaven Came Down 573 Hymn 152 No, Not One New Hymn 583 Give Thanks to God Hymn 530 Id Rather Have Jesus Offertory Prayer Offertory Organist There is None Like You-The Love of God Ladies Choir Message Rev. Harold Burrell, Sr. Invitation Hymn 544 Have Thine Own Way, Lord Benediction Postlude Pianist

DEACONS
Last Sundays ordination services for Bob Gardner, Nathan Harrell, Morrell Martin and Ed Pilcher were precious times in the life of First Baptist. The testimonies of these men were reflections of the work that God has performed in their lives. We also welcome the following Deacons who have agreed to serve the Lord among us: Doug Collins, Roger Edmunds, Harold Fleshman, Ron Gilliard, Troy Long, Toby Roland, Calvin Brownhill, Ray Harrell and Ed White. Pray daily for our deacons and their wives.

Organist

SHOCKWAVE RESUMES
Sundays kickoff to a new year in SHOCKWAVE was awesome! We have super music planned for the year and an unbelievably great Christmas presentation. Be sure the Middle and High School student in your family gets all the benefits of this exciting team. SHOCKWAVE meets in the Choir Room on Sundays at 5:30 PM

SAINTS ALIVE
We welcome new member Beverly Widener to Saints Alive. Mark your calendar to attend our annual trip to Toccoa, GA for the Senior Adult Choir Festival (October 29-30).

FELLOWSHIP CLUB MEETING

The Fellowship Club leadership team met after The Builder was printed, so the details of the upcoming events will be shared next week. Our first meeting will be noon, Monday, September 10.
Art

Well, we had a great time of worship on the first Wednesday night back since school started. We were blessed with 70ish students. I am so excited about what God has planned for our student ministry for this school year as well as, His plans for our church. My prayer is that we continue to seek Him and grow in our walk while bringing more to the Kingdom. We are about to begin a new JOURNEY. I pray that this school year, in our journey, he overflows us in two ways. First, I pray He begins to change us from within. I pray that we are not the same at the end of this journey as we were at the beginning of this journey. I pray that He is changing our wants, our desires and most of all, our LOVE for Him and His Word. I pray that by learning to sit at His feet we begin to understand what He desires from us, which is our ALL. Secondly, I pray that we continue to grow in size. I am a firm believer that we have to want more to come to Him. We are called to spread the gospel and make disciples. We cant do this if we are not growing in numbers. We must continue to REACH the unreached. We must continue to FIND the lost. We must continue to DESIRE to see His creations come to Him. We must have a HEART that every student in this town sit under the teaching of Jesus. WE AS A CHURCH MUST DO WHATEVER HE ASK US TO DO, SO MORE WILL COME TO KNOW HIM. Whats Happening August 19th Shockwave @ 5:30 August 21st- Breakfast at Bettys (6:45 a.m.) August 22nd Student Ministries (6:00-7:45) (8:30-10:00) August 26th Youth Lead Service (p.m.) and SNAC August 28th Breakfast @ Bettys (6:45 a.m.) August 29th Student Ministries (6:00 7:45) (8:30 10:00) September 4th Breakfast @ Bettys (6:45 a.m.) September 5th Student Ministry (6:00 7:45) (8:30-10:00) September 7th Fifth Quarter @ FBC @ 10:30 p.m.