First Baptist Church

Discover the Love of Christ

Frostproof, Florida March 2019

Dear Church Family,

I am thankful to those of you who took the time to give a card,
note, financial gift or gift card to me for Pastor Appreciation. I
read each one and it was humbling to read your encouraging
comments. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to be
your pastor these years. You are a generous and loving bunch
of folks. (I must tell you that I received a letter from my long-
lost “cuzzin” and a 1-million-dollar bill- imagine that!) I am
blessed to be able to minister to you and with you.

Over time it is easy for businesses, educational institutes, and

even churches to drift away from their original purpose. It is
especially disconcerting when it happens to churches. If we are
not careful, we get into a maintenance mode where we
become increasingly focused on what happens to people
already in God’s family, to the exclusion of those who are lost
and unchurched.
A couple of weeks ago I shared with our Sunday School Inside this issue:
teachers our plan for outreach/evangelism for the rest of the
year. I will soon be sharing it with the entire church. It really is a
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simple plan that everybody can be involved in, to some degree. Pastor’s Remarks
It is called “3 x 3 Evangelism”. I am going to ask everyone to
choose 3 people, and do 3 things for each one: pray, invite to Annie Armstrong Easter 2
Bible study and worship, and share Jesus in some form or Offering, “Sending Hope”
fashion, if given the opportunity.
We are also going to be involved in a campaign called March Calendar 3
March Birthdays
“Saturate USA”, which consists of distributing the Jesus movie
to every household in our zip code (33843). We are inviting
other churches in Frostproof to join us in this endeavor. We FBC Ministry 4
hope to do this around the Easter season. I will share more Service Schedules
details soon. Please begin to pray for this effort. I hope you will Evangelism 3X3
make yourself available for this worthwhile outreach event.
In Christ,

Bro. Darrol
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National goal is
$70 million

Week of Prayer March 3, 2019

“ …He has given us a new

birth into a living hope
through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the
dead.” (1 Peter 1:3 CSB)

100% of your gifts go toward supporting missionaries who serve in compassion ministries and church
planting.

How Your Gifts Equip North American Missionaries

1. Bus fare for travel in the local community $5

2. Meal with an unreached person $25
3. Subscriptions for training resources $85
4. Anniversary gift for a missionary couple $100
5. Laundromat fees for a family of four $175
6. Training and conferences for a church planter’s wife $300
7. Food and supplies for a neighborhood outreach event $500
8. Emergency travel assistance for a missionary family $1,000
9. Bibles, gospel tracts, discipleship materials $1,200
10. Monthly worship facility rent $1,400

A Mission Field in Need of Hope

The North American Mission Board serves a diverse and complex region comprised of:
United States, Canada and U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa.

Your prayers and gifts to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering® provide support for more than 5,000
missionaries. These men and women are planting new churches in unreached communities and meeting
needs through compassion ministries. Every day, lives are being impacted and transformed.

The needs are great, but the living hope of Christ is greater. Thank you for reaching out with hope to your
own community and for your passionate support for North American Missions.
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March 2019
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March 10, 2019

3 Deacons serving: 4 Young Adult Bible 5 6 Awana & Student 7 Prayer Team 8 9
Dale Williams Study 6pm Refuge 6pm 5:30pm
Ernie Wasdin Fellowship Hall Bible Study 6:30pm Smith Bldg.

10 Deacons serving: 11Young Adult Bible 12 WMU 9am 13 Awana & Student 14 Prayer Team 15 16
Cliff Lightsey Study 6pm Fellowship Hall Refuge 6pm 5:30pm
Ed Butler Fellowship Hall Bible Study 6:30pm Smith Bldg.

17 Deacons serving: 18Young Adult Bible 19 20 Awana & Student 21 Prayer Team 22 23 Joy Class
Larry Blackwelder Study 6pm Refuge 6pm 5:30pm Fellowship 11am
Larry Ogburn Fellowship Hall Bible Study 6:30pm Smith Bldg. Smith Bldg.

24 Deacons serving: 25Young Adult Bible 26 27 Awana & Student 28 Prayer Team 29 30
John Cavanaugh Study 6pm Lifeline Screening Refuge 6pm 5:30pm
Bill Rankin Fellowship Hall Fellowship Hall Bible Study 6:30pm Smith Bldg.

31 Deacons serving:
Garry Talley
Doyce Cotton

Visit our Church Library, our hours are: Sunday 9:15-9:45 am, 10:45-11:00 am & 12:00-12:15 pm.

3 Linda Cuniff 20 Becky Morrison

4 Teresa Smith 21 Bill Rankin
6 Austin Gravley 22 Jimmy Taylor
7 Brenda Ervin 23 Carolyn Blocker,
9 Hunter Albritton, Linda Hay
Abbie Cobb 24 Brianna Long
10 Linda Hood (Mrs. 27 Bob Plante
Darrol Hood) 28 Adam Anderson
14 Jeff Wright, 29 Ray Blackburn
Kathy Senterfitt 31 Christopher
16 Dixie Graves Sadowski,
17 Richard Miller, Matthew Triplett
Cali Wasdin
19 Norman Padgett,
Donnie Cornelius
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
96 West. B. Street
Post Office Box 327
Frostproof, Florida 33843-0327
Phone: 863 635-3603
Fax: 863 635-6923
E-mail: fbchadden@verizon.net
Website: www.fbcfrostproof.org
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First Baptist Church of Frostproof
March 2019 Newsletter
First Baptist Church Ministry
Vision For FBC: He desires us to be a church that impacts our community with
the Gospel.
Mission For FBC: Making disciples, leading believers to become fully devoted
followers of Christ.
Strategy For FBC:
• Connect with God through worship and with others through relationships.
• Grow spiritually and numerically through small group Bible study.
• Serve others by joining a team engaged in ministry.
Service Schedules
Sunday
Life Group Classes 9:45am
Celebration Worship Service 11:00 am
Worship Service 6:00pm

Connecting with God! Wednesday

Student Refuge and Awana 6:00 pm
Connecting with Others! Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm

3 X 3 is a year-long evangelism emphasis to encourage every church

member to engage 3 lost friends with the Gospel by: praying for them,
inviting (bringing) them to church, and personally sharing the gospel. I
will identify three lost people and do three specific actions.

Pray for the salvation of others. Ask God to:

• Move them to repentance and saving faith (Luke 13:3)

• Tear any strongholds that are keeping them from salvation
(1 Corinthians 10:3-5)
• Make their heart receptive to the gospel (Acts 16:14)

Bring-Invite people to worship, small groups, or other events

• Bring lost friends to church events so they can hear the gospel.
• Bring lost friends to Sunday School. Many people will join a group if
they are asked.
• Sunday School and small groups plan outreach oriented fellowships
where guests can meet people who are in the group.

Share the Gospel

• Learn to share their story (testimony) by writing it out and practice it.
• Learn a simple gospel presentation.
• Be bold and look for opportunities to personally share the gospel.