1 OA Madison Enterprise-Recorder www.greenepublishing.com Church Friday, XN. ...... 1 6, 2009 "The greatest chal- lenge facing the church today is to reassert the Lordship of Christ."- Chuck Colson Sunday morning services began with the choir singing the spirit- ed "Celebrate Jesus, Cel- ebrate." This was followed by a beautiful, old style country duet by Dan Campbell and Cindy Brown. Roger McCollum then followed by saying the offertory prayer. Fi- nally the choir sang "All About Grace." Pastor Ferrell's mes- sage came from several different verses with the topic "What is Lord- ship?" According to the verses Lordship is: Sov- ereignty of God, Matthew 8:2. Placing God first in your life, Matthew 22:36-40. Ac- cepting responsibility and accountability, Matthew 25:14-30. Also doing the will of God, Matthew 7:21-27. Upcoming events at Madison First Baptist include: This Sunday we will be having a "Teen Challenge." Also we have begun our Christ- JSappeningt At Madison First Baptis Church By Kristin Finne: mas Shoe Box Ministry and all are asked to help. If you have any questions, please contact Judy Phillips, or the church office. Madison First Baptist will also be- gin "Heart-to-Heart Min- istry" with a kick-off Banquet on November 16 at 6 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Morris. The last day to sign up for this program is November 8. AWANA is being held every Wednesday at 6:00p.m. All students are welcome to be a part of AWANA or M-Pact Youth. Youth Minister Jim Carey would also like to invite everyone to join in fellowship with our youth group. They meet every Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. We would like to in- vite you to join us for our services! Our wor- ship schedule is as fol- lows: Sunday School 10-11 a.m. Sunday Morn- ing Worship 11 a.m.-12 noon. Sunday Evening Worship 6-7 p.m. fol- lowed by youth dinner and fellowship until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening services begin at 6 p.m. for both the adults and youth and lasts until 8 p.m. God Bless! z -7 7-7 k We lbert Setdtitt, Tastor, .a itth aptist hitrch Praise the Lord for the great things he has .,, done! This week we are : eagerly looking for a ' great movement of God . as we meet in Revival on Friday night and Satur- day Night at 7 p.m. and for homecoming on Sun- day at 10:15 a.m. Our guest evange- list is Dr. John Sullivan Dr. John Sullivan is the executive direc- tion, he is responsible tor-treasurer for the for the entire employee State Board of Mis- staff, program and bu sions, Florida Baptist get planning, and sp Convention, serves as cial emphasis planning staff to each of the con- Since arriving in Flor vention's boards and da, Sullivan has led th commissions. In addi- convention to establish I By Lilla Howerton November is already here and the temperature is becoming delightful as we plan to celebrate Thanksgiving. Let us approach this time with prayer and allow Thanksgiving to become Thanks-living. Each of us has an opportunity to help everyone have a good Thanksgiv- ing dinner. The Consolidated Christ- ian Ministries are offering a delicious turkey meal, with all the trimmings, for $30. Call Joe McClung at (850) 973- 6208 for more information. Jenny Andrews and Myra Valen- tine leave for the Holy Land today, Nov. 6. Please be in prayer for these special ladies on this extraordinary trip. You're invited to our monthly Family Style Dinner on Sunday, No- vember 8, after the 11 a.m. service. The food and fellowship are great and your donations will benefit our United Methodist Youth. The 55 Plus Club will meet on Wednesday, November 11, at noon at the United Methodist Cooperative Ministries Center. Kip Carpenter will speak on "Seniors at Home, How Our Homes Can Change as We Do." This is a free lunch, great fellowship and in- formative information. Our two Disciple Bible Study Groups are completing their amazing 34 week journey through the Bible. We ask you to lift them in prayer as southern gardens #558693 they go to their Retreat on November 13 and 14. The United Methodist Men are changing the time of their monthly breakfast and meeting to 7:30 am. It will be held on Sunday, Nov. 15 in the fellowship hall and we invite you to take part in this vital ministry. The Senior Citizens Council of Madison County is holding a drive to collect blankets and portable electric heaters for our local Senior citizens. To donate, call Sharon Underhill at 973-4241. We invite you to the Community- wide Thanksgiving Service on Sun. Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. This service will be held at the New Testament Christian Center. Come join us and receive many blessings. We've all heard stories about the first Thanksgiving and how grateful the Pilgrims were, despite their hard- ships. Isn't it comforting to know that today we can worship our Lord and Savior, celebrate with our families and eat succulent food with freedom, safety, abundance and comfort? So make plans to join us on Sunday, No- vember 22, at either our 8:30 or 11 a.m. worship service. What an awe- some privilege we have to give thanks for our many blessings each and every day. We invite you to join our family of faith and "catch the spirit." R Tried and True Nay To Start The Day! Rid Is (affiene Free!! Call 973-4141 fr1 subserptil tj What's Happening At Faith? "Ca"c three priorities to which all activities are directed: evangelism, starting new churches and developing existing churches. We are hon- ored to have Dr. Sullivan preaching to us and are eager to hear his mes- sage. In addition we have special music planned for all three le days of the revival. On ed Sunday, our featured d- musical talent will be e- Spirit and Truth of g. Starke. Plan on joining ri- us as we seek the renew- ie ing presence of the Lord sh in our services. dw