The Calvary Family of Faith Is Committed to The Great Commandments (Matthew 22:37-39) and The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) Volume 51, No. 49 December 12, 2010 Knowing Christ and Making Christ Known Sermon Topics December 12, 2010 Church Office - 792-5159 ROC - 836-2949 Weekday Ministry - 793-9898 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Website - www.calvarydothan.com Message by Gary Cornelius Message by Ed Wright “The Real Christmas Story” “He Really Did Come” Ministers Matthew 1 and 2 John 1:14-18 All Members

Ed Wright Associate Senior Pastor Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Brad Bradford for International Offering Associate Pastor/Music and Worship

Gary Cornelius Are We There Yet? Associate Pastor/Adults and Outreach 6,426 Unreached People Groups Charles Uptain What More Can I Do? Executive Pastor National Goal: $175 Million Ron Bruce Associate Pastor/Recreation Calvary's Goal: $56,000 Ingathering Day: Sunday, December 12 Nate Brady Associate Pastor/Students West Africa is one of the most ethnically diverse places Joyce Alexander in the world, and home to more than 300 people groups with Director of Preschool Ministries little or no access to the Gospel. International missionaries Patty Farrington are sharing the Truth and planting churches, and God is Director of Senior Adults/Singles moving because you give!

Dixson Klinger Hispanic Pastor Music Assistant Calvary on Mission at Christmas Nolan Dykes

Ministry Assistants Angel Tree, ROC Kids and Caren Coleson, Pastoral Ministries Tree Top Ministry Activities Carol Morris, Executive Assistant Wednesday, December 15, 6:00 p.m. Heather Perkins, Adults Anne Register, Recreation Emily Shiver, Students/Senior Adults All of our LCGs have an opportunity to participate in this ministry. Angie Tice, Music This was one of our most exciting and meaningful ministries last Amanda Arney, Preschool year and promises to be even better this year. Mark Shiver Here are the areas of ministry still needed: Facilities Manager

Amanda Chilton Angel Tree Party, Fellowship Center – Call Heather in Church Office, 792-5159, to sign up Kitchen Coordinator for this project. As of Wednesday, December 7, there are four angel names left. • 1-2 LCGs to provide “Care Baskets” (15 needed - $7.00 each) Leslie Payne Childcare Coordinator • 1 LCG for after party clean up

Christi Peterson ROC Children Party, Room R308 – Call Anne at the ROC, 836-2949, to sign up for this Weekday Associate Director project. Jana Fryer Weekday Ministry Assistant Tree Top Children Party, Room R300 – Call Anne at the ROC, 836-2949, to sign up for this project. • 1 Tree Top kid to be adopted and provide Christmas for them Information for Last Week Page 2 November 29-December 5, 2010

THE PEOPLE CAME… Ministry News LCG, December 5...... 1,173 C.O.M.E. - Calary On Mission Everyday CWM Average Attendance...... 115 Once again you have come through! We have distributed many gift requests from the Angel Tree organization, from the Forgotten Angels, from our R.O.C. kids and from our Tree THE PEOPLE GAVE… Top kids. Wednesday, December 15, will be a great day of missions for our church. God General Fund has entrusted us with those He loves dearly. He has looked down upon Dothan and picked Given December 5...... $85,051.41 Calvary Baptist Church as a place where He knows that people will be treated with kindness Given Year-to-Date...... $2,333,704.84 and love. Please pray that through this ministry many will come to Christ. Year-to-Date Goal...... $2,571,086.35 During this time of year we are asked to participate in the Lottie Moon Christmas offering. Year-to-Date Difference.. ($237,381.51) This offering goes to support the mission efforts of Southern Baptists around the globe. It is Partners In Ministry their major source of funding. So many lives have been touched. So many churches have Given December 5...... $550.00 been started or strengthened. God continues to do His work. Our goal this year is $56,000. Given Year-to-Date...... $27,907.96 Please make this a part of your giving. Our God continues to move in this place and we praise Him for that. AND THE LORD ADDED Please remember “Writing Christmas Cool” in your prayers! TO THE CHURCH...

Music Ministry IT’S HERE! The full length feature film, “Writing Christmas Cool” happens this week! We open Friday, December 10, and run through Thursday, December 16. Show times have been posted: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:00 and 9:20 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2:15, 4:30, 7:00 and 9:20 Tickets are available now through the box office at Northside Cinema II. Please take someone with you. Encourage them to read the Life Points brochure that you will receive BY STATEMENT following the movie and then bring them to the Follow Up Experiences on Sundays, January Fred Borah 9 and 16, at 6:00. We are wanting to reach that one more. Thank you for your prayers as God BY BAPTISM uses this tool. Also, thank you for being such a wonderfully supportive Executive Producer. Doris Fultz Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow!

Recreation Ministry Angel Tree Ministry Camp R.O.C. Mentors Needed Lost Angels Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. / You can choose one day a week. There is a waiting list of children who want to come into the R.O.C. program and need one-on-one, 1+2 Sloan Hardy special attention. Call the ROC, 836-2949, if you would like to help meet that need. 15+3 Jayvon Burns Did you know that Calvary has a fine arts program on Monday afternoons for 31+2 Aliyah Hardin underpriviledged children? 31+3 Kaylan Knight Calvary has teamed up with the Cultural Arts Center and three of the most wonderful 33+4 Jalen Mullis instructors in Dothan to teach these precious children theatre, ballet, and visual arts. The children get transportation from school, a filling snack and a short devotion time. (Charles If you have one of the above listed Uptain made a special trip down to the ROC one Monday and shared the gospel with them, ornaments off the angel tree, please too). They have learned so much over the last six weeks and had a BLAST hanging out with call the Church Office, 792-5159. us at the ROC! We would like to invite you and your family to come and experience their recital and view their art work on Monday, December 13, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Center. Be sure to love on the children and their families while you are here. They need it! Please call the ROC, 836-2949, and let us know if you are coming so we will be sure to have enough chairs set up! Birth Announcement Singles Ministry John Henry Henson Thank you for your prayerful support to me and my family. My Dad is still in the hospital December 2, 2010 with pneumonia, but improving daily. Please continue to lift him up daily. 7 pounds, 11 ounces • Singles 3 and 4 / Meet and Eat at Hot’s Deli / Christmas at the Crossing on Brannon Stand Road / Saturday, December 11 / 5:00 p.m. Parents: John and Amy Henson • Singles 5 / Writing Christmas Cool Movie / Saturday, December 11 / 2:15 p.m. at Grandparents: Steve and Becky Otto Cinema I Great-Grandmother: Jessie Hogue • Singles 3 and 4 / Writing Christmas Cool Movie / Sunday, December 12 / 2:15 p.m. at Cinema I Page 3 Opportunities for the Week

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 Ministry News 8:15 a Worship Celebration, WC Preschool Ministry 8:15 a DiscipleLand Worship, FC Faith@Home 8:15 a G-Force Worship, FC As you continue the connection from the previous Sunday’s LCG to home, help your child 9:30 a Life Connection Groups open his Bible to the book of Isaiah. Help him find the Bible verse Isaiah 7:14. Thank God for 10:45 a Worship Celebration, WC planning to send Jesus. 10:45 a DiscipleLand Worship, FC Encourage your child to open Christmas cards you receive or help you prepare Christmas 10:45 a G-Force Worship, FC cards to send. Comment that Isaiah told that Jesus would be born, and that people today tell 10:45 a Iglesia Bautista El Calvario, others that Jesus has been born. Chapel 6:00 p Evening Worship, WC VIPs for Sunday, December 12 7:30 p Student INEWAGTZ 8:15: Ian and Jennifer Worrell, Scott and Abby Castle MONDAY, DECEMBER 13 10:45: Terri Griffin, Brenda Roberts, Lucinda Harrison, Jerry Crews 9:00 a Senior Adult Exercise, R300 6:00: Rob and Beth Davis 3:00 p Camp R.O.C. Fine Arts Presentation, FC 6:30 p Taekwando, R300/302 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 Children’s Ministry 9:00 a Blood Pressure Check, Office A brand new, exciting semester of STOMP begins on Wednesday, January 12. We will be 3:00 p Camp R.O.C. Mentoring teaching our children about Missions and incorporating Scripture memory exercises from Program AWANA. We want to have three teachers in each room to be able to work in small groups. 4:15 p Calvary Ringers, G318 If you would be willing to help, contact me or Carol in the church office, 792-5159. Fourteen 5:30 p Aerobics Class, R300 wonderful people have committed to help from January through May. Will you be one of the 6:30 p Iglesia Prayer Service, Chapel seven more we need to effectively teach our children on Wednesday evenings? WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 STOMP Spring Semester 9:00 a Senior Adult Exercise, R300 January 12-May 18 6:00 p Calvary on Mission at Christmas Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15 p.m. 7:30 p Celebration Choir, Chapel THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 11:30 a Sonshine Fellowship, FC Senior Adult Ministry 3:00 p Camp R.O.C. Mentoring My heart is full with so much to be thankful for. Thank you to all of the travelers to North Program Carolina and how you carried on in my absence. Thank you for praying for me and my family. 5:30 p Aerobics Class, R300 Keith, thank you for stepping in and keeping up with everyone. Senior adults are hard to keep FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 up with. 9:00 a Senior Adult Exercise, R300 At this writing, my Dad is still in the hospital with pneumonia, but responding to treatment. 1:00 p Senior Adult Trip to “Tuna We know that God is in control of all things and He always knows what we need. Christmas” Play • Christmas Caroling to our Shut-Ins / Wednesday, December 15 / 6:00 p.m. / Meet in front 6:00 p Iglesia Music Rehearsal, Chapel of the Chapel / Come back to the church for hot chocolate and cookies 6:00 p Wedding Rehearsal • Sonshine Fellowship / Thursday, December 16 / 11:30 a.m. / Fellowship Center / Catered 7:00 p Iglesia Indoor Soccer Meal Provided / Program: Dothan City School Children’s Choirs / Mike Tew to share the Tournament, Gym Christmas story SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18 • “Tuna Christmas” Play / Friday, December 17 / Leave for Columbus, GA / 2:00 p.m. / 6:00 p Lundy-Searcy Wedding, FC Cost: $25.00 / 30 Tickets Available / We will stop and eat before the play (meal on your own). 6:30 p Iglesia Music Lessons, Chapel • “To Kill A Mockingbird” Play / Monroeville, Alabama / Friday, April 29 / Sign up now. Tickets have to be purchased on January 3, 2011. Call Emily at the church office, 792-5159, for details. The family of Myra F. Brackin cordially invites you to a 2011 Flower Calendar celebration of Myra's ninetieth birthday. Sunday, December 19 The flowers provided for the worship services on Sundays are sometimes a memorial or are 2:00-4:00 p.m. given to honor someone on a special occasion. If you would like to provide flowers on one of In the Parlor the following dates, circle the requested date, and return the form to the church office. No gifts please, just birthday wishes Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec and friendship on this special occasion. 2 6 6 3 1 5 3 7 4 2 6 4 9 13 13 10 8 12 10 14 11 9 13 11 16 20 20 17 15 19 17 21 18 16 20 18 You are invited to a 23 27 27 24 22 26 24 28 25 23 27 25 Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary 30 29 31 30 Celebration for Ralph and Loretta Adams Name______Phone______Sunday, December 19 2:00-4:00 p.m. In Honor of______In Memory of______Olive Baptist Church Pensacola, Florida Do you want to donate the arrangement to the flower ministry? ____ yes ____ no No Gifts Please Happy Birthday Page 4

December 12 Faye Bruner, Jim FLOWERS Golden, Bernice Green, Clyde Hayes, The flowers are placed in the Worship Center this Sunday, December 12, by Jarod, Kelly Kamstra, Larry Latta; December Lindsey, and Ry Andrews in memory of Debbie Deavers. 13 Paula Allen, Grace-Anne Jones, Wynell Leonard, Jim McCrory; DEACONS OF THE WEEK December 14 Nicholas Hamm, Kordell December 12 John Wallace, Phillip McCoy, Hudson Lazenby, John Searcy Jackson, Brian Petty, Tammie Powers; December 19 Joe Varner, Michael Byrd, Sam W. Robinson, Roger Simpler December 15 Gary Bell, Norma Castillo, Tracey Crapps, Benji Dean, Brandon Faniel, Eddie Lundy; December 16 USHERS SERVING IN DECEMBER Mary Jo Gilchrist, Dennis Herring, Doug 8:15: Wade Jones, Phil Pelham, Roger Simpler, Jim Whaley Lawhorn, Garey Meadows, Lee Pattillo, 10:45: Greg Clemons, Mike Manuel, Ray McCubbin, Trent Thisler Mark Williams; December 17 Myra Faye Brackin, Wayne Gaupp, Brent Hall, FIRST TOUCH MINISTRY Jonathan Hernandez, Lauren Hunt, Alexis Serving December 12 at 10:30 a.m. Moss, Juanita Neal, Michael Rivers, John ROC – SG5 (Woods) Williams; December 18 Madison Brady, Worship Center – MS1 (Mills) Baylee Dansby, AshLynn Johnson, Tom Preschool – MP1 (Robinson) Leonard THANK YOU, VIPs We thank the following Volunteers in Preschool who served in Extended Session on December 5: Marcus and Toni Cannon, Rick and Rhoda Weber, Rick and Robin Braswell.

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