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 17th
Due To Spring Break
“Collision” Will Not Meet
March 21st
S.S. - 9:45 a.m.
Evening Youth
Discipleship - 6pm
March 24th
MS “Collision” - 6pm
HS “Collision” - 7pm

Make plans to attend our parenting miniconference on March 28 during the Sunday school hour. Our guest speaker will be Diana Bigham of Turning Point Counseling in Abilene. She will be discussing important issues for parenting teenagers today. 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 today.

We will not be having Collision this Wednesday night because of Spring Break, but we will resume Sunday Night Discipleship this Sunday evening at 6:00 PM at the Rodgers’ house. Enjoy the week off from school and spend time with your family.

Andy Rodgers

STRIVING FOR THE FINISH LINE

Crying out to God!

Ps.54 is the individual lament of David, who continues to go before His eternal God and seek refuge from the earthly king (Saul.) Here is David’s cry in the wilderness, and our cry for TODAY!

1. God, I need you. Ps.54:1, “Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your strength.” David’s finds temporary refuge in the wilderness of Ziph, but his ultimate resting place will be in God’s presence. (Today) The moment we cry out “Jesus” save me, He, the sufficient one makes us alive, and comes to dwell in us, providing our eternal gift. Rm.10:13 “...whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”

2. God, I’m counting on you. Ps.54:4, “Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life.” David appears to have joy, which stems from his confidence in God. What David is counting on is the one thing that remains a constant in his life, his rock, his Ebenezer. 1Sam.7:12, “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, Thus far the LORD has helped us.” (Today) We rejoice in the foundation that has been set in the believer’s life, the chief cornerstone, Christ.

3. God, I praise you. Ps.54:7. “For He has delivered me out of all trouble; And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies.” David is so certain that the moment he cries out to God, he can count to the victory. He at this moment offers up a vow to sing praises of his triumph. (Today) We celebrate the fact that God vows never to leave us, that no one can separate us from His love, and that He has canceled our debt. Heb.13:5-7; Rm.8:31-39; Col.2:14

Keep pressing on, Guy

Choir / Special Music

May We Never Lose the Wonder is being presented by our Sanctuary Choir next week on Saturday and Sunday, March 27&28, at 6:00pm each evening. I do hope you have marked these dates on your family’s calendar and plan on attending. I encourage each of our church family to invite someone outside of our church family to attend (perhaps with you). I truly believe that you will be blessed by the music and the video that accompanies the work.

I want to ask for your prayers for the Singing Men of North Central Texas as we quickly approach the date of departure (April 18)
on our Concert/Evangelism Mission trip to Ukraine. Pray for the men and wives that will be making the trip. Pray for the ministry
partners that will be going with us, as well. Pray for Michael and Jan Gott (Michael is the Southern Baptist Evangelist that will be
presenting the Gospel message at each of our concerts). Pray for the Ukranian Baptist Churches as they prepare for our arrival and our 11-12 concerts during the 2 weeks we are in Ukraine. Pray for the many, many unchurched Ukrainians that will be attending the concert/evangelism presentations and their response to the Gospel message. Pray that God will truly be
glorified and that He will have many, many victories in the lives of the Ukranians, as we work alongside the Ukrainian Baptists to share the Gospel of Christ with their fellow Ukranians.

Singing as I go,
Larry

Our Worship Services are now available on Streaming Audio
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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


	Parenting Mini-Conference Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. 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.	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.