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Youth-led service
Sunday, March 6
10:15 a.m.

6-week study
by David Jeremiah:
What Are You Afraid Of?
beginning

SUNDAY, MARCH 13
@ 5:15 p.m.

HolyWeek

March 21-25
at Northside Baptist Church
12:05-12:35p.m. daily
(with lunch following)

*EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE

Sunday, March 27 @ 7:00 a.m.
at Milan Cumberland Presbyterian Church

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PASTORS PEN

randy@fbcmilan.org

Today, I am thinking about the local church, and in particular, this local
church. I am proud to be a member
of First Baptist Church, Milan, Tennessee!
Every believer belongs to the universal body of Christ. It is also important
for the believer to belong to the local body of Christ (the local church).
When a person is saved, he/she should
join together with the other believers
in his locality (assuming there is a good
church there). According to Acts chapter two, we assemble together to study
the Word, for fellowship, to share in the
Lords Supper and for prayer.
Local church membership means three
things:
1. Identification - By becoming a
member of a church you are identifying with a group of believers and you
are becoming part of the team. You are
saying, I want everyone to know that
I believe what this church believes, and
this church believes what God says in
the Bible.
2. Commitment - Sadly, we are living
in a day when very few people are committed to much of anything. When a
person becomes a member of a local
church he is saying, I am a part of this
church and therefore I am committed
to it. As a church member I have certain responsibilities that I must faithfully carry out!
3. Service - A healthy member is a
serving member. They come to church
not only to get, but to give!
You are at FBC Milan for a reason. My
prayer is that we will all bloom where
we are planted! That we will be church
members that are actually committed
to serve our Savior!
Proud to be your pastor!

BRANDONS BLOG
brandon@fbcmilan.org

YOUTH SUNDAY! Sunday

morning, March 6, will be Youth
Sunday. Our youth will be leading out in the morning worship
service. I am so excited for this
day and I hope that you will make
every effort to be here to be led in
worship by our Student Worship
band and support all the youth
who will be helping out during
the service. This service will be
a fund raiser to help raise money
for our annual Summer Camp!
We will take up a special love offering following the service, so
please bring your cash and checks
to help out our student ministry!
SUMMER JAM: Students and parents, registration is underway
and you can sign up at the front
desk in the Grand Hall. Camp
dates: June 510.
Deposit due at registration: $75.
Total cost: $275.

CLARKS CONTEMPLATIONS

NIKIS NOUNCEMENTS

austin@fbcmilan.org

niki@fbcmilan.org

We are all afraid of something.

There are common fears like the
fear of heights (altophobia), the
fear of spiders (arachnaphobia), or
the fear of clowns (coulrophobia).
There are also some more rare
fears such as the fear of teenagers
(ephebiphobia), fear of dust (amathophobia) and fear of thinking
(phronemophobia). So whether
you have a fear of school (scolionophobia) or a fear of the moon
(selenophobia), you can know that
you are in good company because
we all fear something. The problem is that most people share some
of the same fears about life.
Starting on Sunday, March 13, we
will begin our new Sunday Night
Life groups. We are all going to be
walking through a great study by
Dr. David Jeremiah called What
are You Afraid Of? In the six
weeks of this study, we will confront 5 major fears that adults today face:

TO MILAN with LOVE: Our To Milan

with Love outreach event was a huge
success. Thank you so much for all of
your help. We were able to deliver 28
trays of delicious treats to those who
serve our community.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: We are
making plans for an exciting week
of VBS. VBS will be June 6-10 from
9:00a.m. to 12 noon each day. Please
take a minute and stop by the display
in the FLC and write down where you
would prefer to serve in VBS, or call
the church office and let me know. I
need to know who will be available.
NYC FAMILY MISSION TEAM: Please
be in prayer for our NYC Mission
Team that will be serving March 24-31
with Connection Church in Astoria,
Queens, New York. Team members
are Michael, Niki, Sager & Sadie Glyn
Allen; Jeni & Jaclyn Moore; Dana &
Sarah Rainey; Todd, Kellye & Tatum
Sheppard; Carrie Crossett & Rhonda
Gateley.

BIBLE DRILL:
Church Drill - Sunday, March 20 at
1:30 p.m.
Its hard to believe that we are
already in the month of Easter.
Associational Drill - Monday, April
11, at 6:30 p.m. at Whitehall Baptist
Easter is a declaration for ChrisChurch
tianity! It is because of Easter that
Whether
these
are
real
fears
that
State Drill - Saturday, April 23, at
sets us apart from all other world
religions. You see, when Jesus you face or not, this study will 10:00 a.m. at FBC Milan

The Fear of Failure

The Fear of Mental Breakdown
The Fear of Being Alone
The Fear of Serious Illness
The Fear of Dying

help prepare you to face these fears

and be able to help those who do
struggle with these issues. Finally,
on the last week of April as we conclude the study, we will talk about
The Fear of God, which is a fear
we are supposed to have. We will
Happy Easter!
take time to explore what having a
Brandon, Amanda, Noah, Gra- healthy fear of God is. I hope you
are marking these six weeks on
ham, and Quinn
your calendar now and planning
to join one of our small groups on
Sunday nights at 5:15.
came out of that tomb, He proved
that He was who He said that He
was. He was not a liar or a lunatic,
but He was LORD!

GOLDEN AGERS
The Golden Agers met on February 11 for
their monthly meeting. Singer/songwriter Art
Wheeler of Jackson, Tennessee provided an entertaining program, and we enjoyed our add-adish lunch. The March meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 10, at 10:30 a.m. at FBC. All
senior adults are invited to join us.
We are planning a trip to Oakland Baptist
Church in Corinth, Mississippi, on March 25 to
see their Easter Pageant. The bus will leave FBC
at 2:30 p.m., and we will eat at the Dinner Bell
Restaurant, then see the 7:00 p.m. performance.
If you would like to go, please sign the list on the
FLC bulletin board.

IMPORTANT SUMMER DATES:

June 6-10: Vacation Bible School
June 20-23: 4th-6th Grade at Kidz
Kamp at Shocco Springs
July 19-21: 1st-3rd Grade Jr. Kidz Kamp
at Tishomingo

WOMENS MISSIONS UPDATE

Thank you, Jesus, for your greatest love. We love you because you first loved
us. You are the light and love of the whole world!
Many experiences of love and encouragement were shared last month at our
meetings. These gifts go on and on and on as we share with others. We go in
obedience as You speak to us.
We heard a great testimony from a local volunteer in Faith Works Mission
to Honduras. Bro. Jeff Keel from Atwood guided our thoughts and prayers to
the needs of the impoverished people of Honduras. There are needs for anything and everything that we can gather to pack a cargo shipping container
to be delivered there sometime in May. All items can be brought to the attention of WMU to be picked up here at FBC (childrens clothing, black shoes up
to size 10, linens, towels, hygiene products, hosiery, pot & pans, underwear,
etc.) May God bless in this giving!
Praying for New York Mission Team and Ethiopia Mission field workers!
*Tennessee State Women on Missions Convention in Gatlinburg on April
8-10. Wait for further registration info!
You are so welcomed to join a mission study group of your choice.
Mann/Harper Mission Group - Tuesday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m. at FBC
Myrtice Owens - Monday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. at FBC
Love and sympathy to the John Mayo family.

WE EXTEND OUR SYMPATHIES TO THE FOLLOWING FBC FAMILY MEMBERS:

- the family of JOHN MAYO who passed away on January 31st;
- the family of John David Bond in the loss of his grandfather who passed away on February 3rd;

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation
and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work. (2 Thess. 2:16-17)

Sunday, March 27

He is not here; He is risen, just as He said.

Come and see the place where He lay.

OUR SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE EACH WEEK VIA VIMEO AND
ARE LINKED TO OUR TWITTER AND FACEBOOK PAGES, AS WELL AS ON OUR WEBSITE, www.fbcmilan.org.
YOU MAY ALSO PURCHASE A DVD OR CD IN THE CHURCH OFFICE.

If you would like to receive the First Family Connection

by E-mail rather than thru the postal service,
please contact the church office with your
current E-mail address.

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** Wednesday Night meals - PRICING: Adults (12 & over)/$5.00 each - Children (11 & under)/$3.00 each / *By reservation only - by each Tuesday @ noon / *Pay on Wed. nights

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday
1

Wednesday
2

Thursday

Friday

3
6pm-Mens Basketball
League in FLC

Saturday

4
Youth Freedom
weekend thru 5th

Marriage Conf. in
Youth Room

6
10:15a.m.-Youth
Sunday

7
10:00a.m.-Golden Agers Program Team

6pm-Divide &
Conquer followed by
Deacons meeting

7pm-Deacons Prayer

13
(a.m.) - Widows/
Widowers Banquet
following morning
service

14

8
10:00a.m.
Mann/Harper Mission Group

15

16

6:30p.m.- Myrtice Owens Mission Group

10

11

12

10:30a.m. - Golden Agers

Program

A Night with John

Smoltz @ Chapel Hill
Baptist Church (5pmdinner / 6:45pm-Main
Event)

17

18

19

24

25

26

5:30p.m.
Stewardship Team

5:15p.m.-SNL begins
20
1:30p.m. - Church
Bible Drill
5:15p.m. - SNL

27
7a.m. - Sunrise Service at Milan CPC

21
HOLY WEEK thru 25th
12:05-12:35 daily with
lunch following

22

28

29

23

*NYC Mission Team in

Astoria, NY thru 31st

30

31

-No PM services at
FBC Milan

FBC Weekly Budget Requirements:

2016: $ 24,152.00
JANUARY 24, 2016 RECEIPTS
BUDGET RECEIPTS
$16,298.50
Investing in Eternity $ 1,220.00
JANUARY 31, 2016 RECEIPTS
BUDGET RECEIPTS
$23,515.25
Investing in Eternity $ 3,570.00
FEBRUARY 7, 2016 RECEIPTS
BUDGET RECEIPTS
$18,912.00
Investing in Eternity $ 4,080.00

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MEALS

MARCH 2
Fried Chicken
Mashed Potatoes/Gravy
English Peas
Salad
Biscuits
Dessert
MARCH 8
Spaghetti
Broccoli-n-Cheese
Corn Nuggets
Garlic Bread
Salad, Dessert
MARCH 16
Mexican Night:
Tacos / Beef or Chicken
Enchilada Casserole
Refried Beans
Mexican Rice
Chips-n-Cheese
Salad, Dessert
MARCH 23
Poppy Seed Chicken
Roasted Potatoes
Green Beans
Rolls
Salad, Dessert
MARCH 30
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs,
Cheeseburgers
Baked Beans
French Fries
Condiments
Salad, Dessert

**VIDEOS OF OUR SERVICES

ARE NOW ONLINE!
To view them, go to
www.fbcmilan.org,
or visit our Facebook or
Twitter accounts.**

VAN DRIVER
FOR THE MONTH:

STEVE SUTTON
414-9360

The church has a 1.2 acre lot for sale located on Graves Lane in Trenton.
This property is located on the #10 fairway
at the Diamond Oaks Golf Course.

INVESTING IN ETERNITY
$ 1,513,291.08 - Pledges to Date
$ 1,686,773.54 - Given to Date

9a.m. - Golden
Agers to Corinth
*FBC OFFICE
CLOSED

2016

https://www.facebook.com/firstbaptistchurch.milan

If interested, please call Frances Wadley

at 686-9899.

LEADERSHIP TEAM
BRO. RANDY PATE - SENIOR PASTOR

Niki Allen - Director of Children / Outreach

Austin Clark - Minister of Music / Discipleship
Brandon Spain - Minister to Students / Recreation
June Belew - Administrative Assistant / Human Resources
Susie Gonzales - Maintenance
Dana Holden- Administrative Assistant / Finance
Keith Morrison - Maintenance Supervisor
Kelia Mullins - Administrative Assistant / Sr. Pastor & Students
Anita Wallace - Administrative Assistant /Office Manager

https://www.twitter.com/MilanFBC

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

2000 South Second Street
Milan TN 38358
(www.fbcmilan.org)
Office: 731-686-3385
Prayer Line: 731-686-3353
WORSHIP WITH US
S U N D AY
9:00 a.m. - Bible Study
10:15 a.m. - Morning Worship
6:00 p.m. - Evening Worship
W E D N E S D AY
6:15 p.m. - Mission Friends,
KAMOTION, KAOSS, Youth
6:30 p.m. - Bible Study & Prayer

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