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The First Church of Jesus Christ

From the Bishop
Volume 2, Issue 6 June 2013

Inside this issue:

Youth Camp! Special Announcement News Editors Desk Who We Are

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Organizational Information

Praise the Lord to Everyone. I want to encourage each one of you to promote youth camp as much as possible. You may say, I do not have any young people in our church or family, but I am asking each of you to sponsor a child. Send your offering to Brother Moon for as many children as you can. Cost is $50.00 per camper. Send anything you can to help on food and other expenses. I want to share a little thought from a message I preached to our church recently. We are constantly trying to find

someone to come to always begins on the secchurch so we can seek to ond Tuesday of August. change them. MY message was let us change ourselves first and when we get changed we will inspire others to change. Preachers including myself are guilty of trying to change a congregation or a city, but we can accomplish this only by starting within ourselves. Preachers let us set the example You are the Light of the World for others to follow. Also Please start making plans I am looking forward to now to attend. There will seeing each one of you in be more in a later issue. Tullahoma at our NationWe l o ve y o u a l l al Convention /Camp Bishop Bogue meeting in August. This

Standing On the Shoulders of Giants

Remember them that have
the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith Hebrews 13:7 Bishop H.E. Honea was a man of deep, abiding faith in God and love for people. He went home to be with the Lord on June 10, 2009 leaving behind an impressive legacy of life and ministry. Born Oct. 30, 1939. He was saved and called to preach in April 1953, filled with the Holy Ghost in 1955 and baptized in Name of Jesus Christ in 1958. He preached in 32 states, 3 foreign countries and pastored in 4 states. Ordained Bishop in 1965, Bishop Honea ordained 120 ministers and 32 surrendered to preach under his ministry. Bishop Honea pastored the Tullahoma Church for 46 years and founded the First Church of Jesus Christ Organization in 1965, and the Banner of Love in 1966. He will be remembered as a tenderhearted, loving and forgiving man of faith whose life passion was the Kingdom of God. We do well to follow his example.

Bishop H.E. Honea 1939-2009

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Youth Camp begins on Monday July 8th, 2013 and will continue thru Thursday July 11th. Cost is $50.00 per camper. This includes 3 meals a day and snack after each night service. We will have games and a lot of activities during the day. There will be a service every morning. For more information call Bishop Bogue at: 706-383-8271. The entire camp is air conditioned. It will be held at Camp Sycamore Creek just off 0f US 431 a little South of Springfield Tennessee. If anyone is interested I have a map and directions I will mail them. Bishop Bogue

Special Announcement
We are not so much interested in being great men and women of God as we are in revealing a great and mighty God who uses average human beings. They that know their God shall be mighty and do exploits.

Well after a very long wait and a bit of hard work its finally here! Coming July 1st the First Church of Jesus Christ will have its very own website! And this is not just any other website either. It is interactive. We will have a News page where you can post announcement of upcoming special events, information about your Church happenings and anything else you want us all to know. We will have our very own Forum. A place for discussions of

all things doctrinal, theological or whatever else may be on your mind.

We will have a Statement of Faith, so that people can see We will also have what we are all about. Each part a section for of the Statement is Prayer Requests. This sec- fully documented tion will be moni- with Scripture reftored regularly and erences. all requests will be Other pages on the site will inprayed over and also placed on an clude: Who We International Pray- Are, Our History, a place for er site for further those interested in prayer from around the world. Licensure and ordination, Finally The website will there will be a dihave a listing of all rect way for peocurrent FCJC Min- ple to Contact Us isters. If you do and a page for not see your name Links to other on the list please Apostolic webcontact me so that sites. Watch for I can immediately more in the July correct that. Banner!

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FCJC News Dont forget we are also on the Web with a Face Book page. Find us by typing First Church of Jesus Christ. Pastors and Ministers, please send me your Church or Ministry information. I need the name of the Church or Ministry, Minister or Pastors name and a brief (3 or4 paragraphs) article or description of your history or activities. Write as if you were writing a promotional piece for your local newspaper. Id like to begin to incorporate these into the Banner and share your ministry with others. I believe this will be an effective way to
consequence of their belief system. It has been documented that charismatic and trinitarian Pentecostals have a low percentage of members who have received the Holy Ghost. The Assemblies of Godboth in themselves, report around 30% or less. The question then becomes How do we grow our Church or Small Group, and avoid the pitfalls along the way? We want to see people saved, filled with the Spirit and walking in freedom. For that we need something. We need power and according to Acts 1:8, we have it. So how do we use it effectively ito reach our communities? Church as usual Aint makin it, as we say in Texas.

promote the organization as well as, your own Churches and Ministries. I can be reached at: Dr. Larry L Yates 1819 S 8th Street Ironton, OH 45638 740-237-4548 or
larrylyates@hotmail.com

Editors Desk
Seven Apostolic Principles for Growth I dont claim to be an expert in this field by any means. You will find no fantastic stories; no new revelations. What I hope you will find are some fresh insights or perhaps an idea here and there that you will find helpful. It is time for all of us to begin to think in terms of growth; of our Churches and Ministries as well as the Organization itself. When it comes to the study of Church growth and the dynamics of small group ministry, you will find that most of the literature comes from trinitarian sources. This means that there is a limitation on what you can learn from these sources as a natural and logical

I believe the solution is very simple and requires no fancy Church Growth seminars, No expensive books or elaborate programs. What it will require is a paradigm shift and a change in our focus. A reformation of our thinking. It is vital for us to realize that only when we return to New Testament Patterns, Principles and Priorities will we final achieve New Testament Power. We couldnt possibly explore all that this entails, but I do want to share seven proven principles that will help your Church or Small Group/House Church become more effective, while at the same time ensuring your growth numbers and spiritual maturity. Continued next month!

We desire not only to see believers live victoriously, but to help them become rooted and grounded enough in Gods Word to reach out and teach others these same principles

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Who We Are The First Church of Jesus Christ brings a complete Biblical message of the New Covenant way of life, as originally intended by our Lord, to His people. While the benefits of Jesus' life, death and resurrection are available to all, FCJC is specifically looking for those who are not satisfied with the "status quo". We unashamedly bring a revolutionary message to the Body of Christ and the world. We believe that God is looking for a few serious, committed, and sold out people through whom He can show Himself strong. We believe that God has provided a total Gospel with a total healing for the total man: spirit, soul, and body.

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First Church of Jesus Christ National Headquarters 1100 Lincoln Street Tullahoma, TN 37388 Phone: 931-247-5559 706-383-8271 E-mail:cib020539@aol.com

We believe that Jesus offered no excuse for believing what He preached, and neither do we. We offer help and healing to anyone, anytime, for anything. We are thankful to Jesus for commissioning us to preach "a Gospel that works". The sick are healed, the dead are raised, the good news is preached to the poor (not just the rich). Our mission is to eradicate sin, sickness, and unnecessary suffering through the proclamation and demonstration of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. We are planting churches and ministries around the world. If you are looking for a ministry to connect with that is doing something, this might be the one for you. If you are ready to manifest His presence rather than just soak in it, FCJC is an effective way to make a difference in the real world. We believe that Christians should live consecrated lives of obedience to the Word of God. We are for holiness, health, and charity. We are against sin, sickness, and a weak powerless gospel that blames the sick and hurting for being sick and hurt-ing. If you are weak, we will be strong for you. If you are strong in the Lord and in the power of His might, come help us help others. .
Bishop John Campbell Orange Hill District Darliston P.O. Westmoreland, Jamiaca, W.I. Evangelists Available Chris and Jessica Bogue 615-594-7445 Devin England 870-834-4369 Sara Lemonds Sanders 770-789-5945 Randall Guy 912-399-2318 Editors Dr. Larry and Shelia Yates 740-237-4548

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Organizational Officers
National Chairman Bishop Charles Bogue 175 Nemoe Road Plainville, GA 30733 706-383-8271 E-mail cib020539@aol.com Assistant Chairman Bishop James C. Taylor 1100 Lincoln Street Tullahoma, TN 37388 901-378-0171 Secretary and Treasurer Elder Harold Moon 274 Carter Blake Road Tullahoma, TN 37388 931-247-5559

Executive Board Bishop Charles Bogue Bishop Edward Burchett Bishop Donald Hash Bishop James C. Taylor Elder Harold Moon Elder Chris Bogue Home and Foreign missions Director Elder Harold Moon National Youth Directors Chris and Jessica Bogue 615-594-7445 Foreign Ministers Bishop Clifford McIntosh Misty Gardens PO Box 9405 Nassau, Bahamas 242-361-7694