First Baptist Church, Eastland, Tx.

	8:30 a.m. Early Morning Worship Service		5:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Supper
	9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Bible Study		5:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting & Bible Study
	11:00 a.m. Morning Worship Service		7:00 p.m. Collision Youth Service
	5:30 p.m. Joint Praise & Worship Service*

* 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service, 6:00 p.m. Adult & Youth Discipleship Classes, 6:00 p.m. Preschool and Children's Choirs

SIGN - UP NOW
Youth World Changers’ Trip
June 13 - 19
Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Registration Form and $60 Deposit Due ASAP!
You can fundraise your deposit if you do not have the money available right now! Contact
Andy Rodgers in the church office at 629-3355.

Youth!!!

March 10th
MS “Collision” 6pm
HS “Collision” 7pm
March 14th
S.S. - 9:45 a.m.
No Evening Youth
Discipleship
March 17th
No Youth Activities
Due To Spring Break

Make plans to attend our Parenting Mini- Conference on March 28 during the Sunday school hour. It will begin at 9:45 AM and be over just before the late morning service. This will be a great opportunity to discuss how to be a better parent and how to spiritually lead your students. Please reserve your spot by signing up in the church office.

If you have not signed up to go with us on the World Changers trip to Ft. Smith, Arkansas,
you need to as soon as you can. Turn in a registration form and a $60 deposit.

We will not be having Collision next Wednesday night or Sunday Night Discipleship this Sunday evening because of Spring Break. Enjoy the week off from school and spend time with your family.

Andy Rodgers

STRIVING FOR THE FINISH LINE

Victory!

Where there is victory, there is defeat. When we think of the believer’s victory, we think of what it cost. 1Cor.6:20, “For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” Obadiah speaks of Israel’s victory of yesterday, and our victory of today.

1.) God delivers. Obadiah 17, “But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.” The thought here is the remnant of Judah would indeed escape the mountains of Edom (red). Another word for deliverance is salvation. Ps.53:6, “Oh that salvation...Zion.” Having witnessed destruction, Obadiah now offers God’s people hope, refuge, and vindication.

2.) God defeats. Obadiah 20, “And the captives of this host of the children of Israel shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath. The captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall possess the cities of the South.” Captivity has been defeated by the work on the cross. The sad truth, we still want to wander around as if we are held in bondage. Sin blinds us and keeps us from seeing our freedom. Realize today that Christ defeated sins power, presence, and penalty.

3.) God’s people delight. Obadiah 21, “Then saviors shall come to Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom
shall be the LORD’S.” I love what David says in the 22nd Psalm, “For the kingdom is the LORD’S, and He rules over the nations.”
When God rules your heart, you find eternal delight.

Keep pressing on, Guy

Choir / Special Music

The Children’s Choir did a GREAT job singing in the 11:00am worship service last Sunday. Thank you, kids and directors, for a job well done as you led us in worship. Thank you, Tim Dame, for singing in both of the morning services. “Wash Away” is a powerful song and Tim sang it beautifully.

Cyndie Mace played a beautiful piano piece during the offering in the PM service and did a great job. Thank you, Cyndie.

“May We Never Lose the Wonder” is Saturday and Sunday, March 27&28, at 6:00pm each night. I encourage each of our church
members to not only make plans to attend, but to invite someone in our community, not in our church family, to attend. This musical is a powerful depiction of the last week leading up to the crucifixion. Don’t miss this powerful experience.

The Singing Men of Texas will be leaving for Ukraine in 5 weeks (April 18). You can go to www.smonct.wordpress.com to sign up to be a prayer partner with us and also get notices of daily updates on our mission trip, along (hopefully) with some pictures of our activities. I hope you will commit to be a prayer partner with us on this major opportunity of evangelism among the people of Ukraine.

Singing as I go,
Larry

Our Worship Services are now available on Streaming Audio
If you are unable to attend our Sunday morning services, streaming audio enables you to listen to the sermon of your choice on your computer. Free software downloads are provided if needed.
Simply click here to access our Streaming Audio options.

Pastor's Corner
Unless Christ is the center of interest, life will be out of focus.

Announcements

►	Have a prayer request? Email it to our prayer room here.
►	Our service audio stream is up and running click here to listen to our worship service.
►	Pray for Revival to fall upon God's people and our nation.
►	"The Ring of Gideon" meets every Wednesday morning in the youth room at 5:45 a.m. We will be offering a noon time prayer meeting in the weeks ahead as well. Pray for God's moving in our church.
►	Buckets of Hope will be presented this coming Sunday. Find a way to be a part of this ministry to those in Haiti.
►	We had started a new ministry called CROSSEFFECT that meets on Sunday mornings during our Bible study time under the direction of Harold Nichols for those who have struggled with addiction issues in the past. Tell someone whom this could help.
►	Building for Kingdom Growth has been a big success. On our 3.2 million dollar addition and renovation, we now owe less than $147,000. If you can continue to give as God blesses, it will help retire the debt sooner.
►	A great tool for reading the Bible through is the Daily Bible In Chronological order 365 daily readings.
►	Please join us as we pray for rain.
►	Sorry for the difficulty we are having with our web site, When it is updated, someone keeps forgetting to get the most recent version to update to and some announcements revert back to older versions. We are working on the problem.
►	TEAM KID is back in swing. Pray for this ministry.
►	Invite a friend to church this Sunday, be a real friend.
►	Check out the Southern Gospel radio station online- www.thegospelhiway.org This is part of the ministry of Don Vinson.

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We invite you to join us in the worship of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

The mission of First Baptist Church is to reach Eastland County with the message of Jesus Christ and to provide support for families and individuals in living out their faith in a tangible manner.

Our capable staff and supportive church members are committed to meeting the spiritual needs of each member of your family

If this is the type church family you want to be a part of, then we invite you to join us in worship this Sunday. If you need additional information please call or email us at
254-629-3355
info@fbceastland.org

First Baptist Church
405 S. Seaman
Eastland, TX. 76448

Well, it was good to get back from my first meeting as a director for the BGCT. I went and kept my mouth shut and listened to what was going on and tried to hear not only the words but the hearts of those speaking. It was fun and educational. There are many great things coming up in the days ahead for Texas Baptist. One of those that we will be participating in is called Buckets of Hope. We are going to set a goal of 100 buckets of food that come with specific ingredients and we will address this effort this coming Sunday. I am excited about what God is going to do in our midst. See you Sunday.

Bro. Shawn


	Week of Prayer For North American Missions March 7 - 14, 2010 Please prayerfully consider what you will give!	Presented By First Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir Saturday, March 27 Sunday, March 28 Both performances will be at 6pm. Mark your calendars and invite someone outside our church family to attend.