Southside Baptist Church Christmas Musical December 11, 2011

Here is a picture of our adult celebration choir as they presented their musical this morning, "Christmas Is JESUS."  I am so proud of them (all of you who are included in this picture) as they have worked so hard as they do each year to present to us the message of Jesus.

Here is Pastor Brian as he directs the choir.  He says that he keeps our Fullertown mommy front and center so that he can keep an eye on the Southside first lady.  Here she is singing with the choir during her solo.

Here is our childrens choir.  They particpated in one song of the musical.  Great job kids.  Your pastor is so proud of you.  I love you.

Here is our family after worship this morning.  We were blessed to have Granny and Granddaddy with us from Florida this weekend.

Here is mommy doing her solo.  We are so proud of her. 

What a great day.  Thank you JESUS.

Today was an amazing day at Southside.  This morning, we had our Christmas musical.  It was such a heart inspiring time of worship. WOW - GO GOD.

Christmas 2011 at Fullertown

All of you know that our favorite time of year here at Fullertown is Christmas.  WE LOVE IT! Here are a few photo's of our family that were taken this morning before heading to church.

Here are the little Fuller's in birth order on the front steps in the foyer of Fullertown.  They are excited to be wearing the dresses and vests that there Granny in Florida made for them.  She always makes them a Christmas surprise each year.  This is it and they LOVE it. 

Here is the crew in the family room.

Here they are by the front door before we head out the door.

We are so blessed.  Thank you JESUS for our family.

Ushers Needed for the Baptist State Convention next week.

Next Monday evening and Tuesday all day, the Baptist State Convention of NC will host there annual meeting at Koury Convention Center right here in Greensboro.  They have asked me to serve as the usher chairman for each session.  I would love to have several men in our church come and serve together in this way.  It will be a great time of fellowship and service as we give our time to serve our Mighty Savior.

Thanks to all of you who are already serving next Monday evening as our church feeds all of the associational missionaries and directors of missions across our state. The Fellowship Team is to be commended for their hard work and dedication to do this.

As we help host our convention, we have so much to be proud of as a church. Thank you for having the heart of JESUS as we serve those who lead the way to bring JESUS to our state and to the world.

Courageous Movie Tickets

Church Family and Community Friends,


Our church is renting out the theater at Friendly Center on Sunday evening, October 2 for the Courageous movie.  The movie begins at 4:00.  Tickets will be available for purchase this Wednesday evening, Thursday evening, and all day on Sunday.  The price for each ticket is $5.75 each.  Make your checks payable to Southside and write Courageous in the memo section.  The tellers will be available to receive your check and to give you your tickets at the time of purchase.

We would like to challenge all of you to come and invite friends or family that may not be active in church or that may be struggling in marriage or in their family life.  After purchasing tickets for them and spending time with them, you can go out to dinner and share your thought and the love of Christ with them.

Please pray about who God would have you invite and lets use this opportunity to reach out and seek to grow the kingdom and our ministry here at Southside.

I am excited to see what God has in store.

My Sweet Mother!

Here is a picture of me and my sweet mother.  She is one of the most amazing and strong women I have ever known.  I am so thankful for her love, faith and courage.  I am who I am because of her.  Thank you mom for being such a blessing to my life.  I love you.

September 11th @ Southside

This coming Sunday will be a mighty and great day for our church and community.  We will begin with a church wide breakfast at 8:30.  Afterwards, we will have high attendance day in Sunday school as we dedicate all of our new classes to the Lord for the coming year.  At 11:00 our celebration choir will present to us a musical about our freedom in Christ as Christians and Americans.  This will be a time for us to remember the tragic and life altering events of 9/11.  Please join us as we prepare for a day of prayer, worship and remembrance. 

Happy birthday Paul

Today is Paul's 4th birthday.  It is hard to believe that our youngest is now 4.  Paul enjoyed a great party with lots of his friends this past Saturday night at church.  Today, Laura and I were blessed to be home with him since it was Labor Day.  We enjoyed all of his favorite things and he really enjoyed eating out tonight at his favorite restaurant. As I think about Paul, the one word that describes him best is the word "compassionate."  Laura and I sense that God has a mighty plan for his life and we can not wait to see how God uses him and blesses him in the years to come.

GRACE

Grace is a word with such rich and detailed meaning.  It portrays the gift and blessing of God as He gave His son to pour grace over our lives.  As I think about God's grace in my life, I am in awe and amazement that God has chosen to love me so much to give me the gift of His amazing grace.  As we live in this day that God has given us, lets join our hearts in worship toward God tonight with a thought about the gift of grace He has given to each of us.  It is ALL about His GRACE!

A Great Lord's Day

Sunday is always my favorite day of the week because it is the Lord's day.  It is such a pleasure for God's people to be able to gather together to worship and learn from God's word on his designed day for worship.  As I reflect upon yesterday at Southside, I am still in awe of the how our great and mighty God blessed us.  We had a wonderful and spirit filled worship service.  The choir and soloist were used by God to touch our hearts.  We were blessed to have some of our Southern Baptist missionaries come to worship with us.

Last night we celebrated our Lord by giving a memorial from our hearts to Him by participating in Holy Communion.  We collected a wonderful offering for hurricane disaster relief.  We heard a testimony from Matthew Bowden about God's call upon his life.



Last night and this morning, my heart has been so full.  We are all blessed to be a part of such a vibrant and spirit filled church.  Thanks to everyone for doing your part to make Southside the most loving church in Greensboro.

I love you.

Hurricane Irene

Well, today was a very odd Saturday for alot of residents on the east coast.  We have all been anticipating Irene's arrival and she made her appearance earlier today.  Here is Greensboro, we only had some heavy wind.  However, as I looked on facebook tonight, I noticed that several of our friends that live down east posted pictures of terrible amounts of damage. 

Tomorrow, we will be taking a special offering for NC Baptist Disaster Relief efforts.  Please pray about giving generously so that our disaster relief teams can do what they need to do to help our fellow citizens.  We will collect this offering at the end of our service as everyone departs from the worship center.

If you would like to go down east one day next week on a one day mission trip to help, let me know and we will work that out for you.

First Day of Kindergarten

Well, this morning was a milestone for us as Sarah Belle started Kindergarten.  Laura and I woke up at 5:00 am, and woke the kids up at 6:00 am. They all woke up happy and very excited.  They could not wait to get to school to see their friends.  Sarah Belle could not wait to meet new friends. 

Everything was good until I was driving to the office.  As I was driving, my mind wondered back to when Sarah Belle was born and it contiued to roll to all the events of her life.  Finally, I walked in my office, sat down to begin my work and just laid my head on the desk and sobbed.  I thought to myself, "why are you doing this?"  Finally, God revealed to me that my tears were tears of joy for her as she begins this new chapter of life.  So, I began to pray "Lord, let our Sarah Belle be your instrument in her class to share God's love with the other children." 

Tonight, after a long day for all of us, I knelt by her bed to say good night prayers and she began to share with me all about her day.  I quickly realized that God had answered my prayer as she told me how she helped the sad kids enjoy their day.

Thank you  JESUS.

The Little Fuller's at open house with their new teachers.

Sarah Belle with her new Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Henry.  Sarah Belle is so excited to have Mrs. Henry since she was also Luke and Anna Brooke's Kindergarten teacher.

Anna Brooke with her 1st grade teacher, Mrs Whittner.  Anna Brooke is so excited about the challenge of this coming year.

Luke is pictured here with his 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Teseiro.  He is so excited because his best friend is in his class.  He was also glad that he would have Mrs. Teseiro.  She was his 2nd grade teacher last year and moved to 3rd grade this year. She requested to have Luke again along with his group of friends.

Well, open house was great and afterwards we went to purchase everything on the school lists.  As you can see our Sarah Belle was worn out after this.  Here she is in my arms. This picture makes me tear up as I think about our baby girl going to school tomorrow.

The Fullertown 4th of July Celebration

We love celebrating our nation's independence on July 4th.  This year, we had a blast at a July 4th parade.  Here are the little Fuller's and mommy as they wait for the parade to start.

The little Fuller's are waiting for the fireworks. 

I had a blast with the little Fuller's. 

They found some really cool rocks. It was so neat to see what they brought out of the water.

Sarah Belle's 5th Birthday

Sarah Belle decided that she wanted her birthday party at our neighborhood pool.  Since she is a little fish in the water, we were excited that she chose this option for her party with all of her friends.

Here is our birthday girl with mommy as they prepare for all the guests to arrive.

Here she is with a few of her friends.  All the others are still swimming, but Sarah Belle is ready for her cupcake.

Some of Sarah Belle's best friends.  She is so blessed.

Laura and I are so blessed by Sarah Belle.  She lights our hearts each day as she displays her personality with such joy.  She is wild, loud and happy almost all of the time.

What a great 5th birthday she had.

Summer Camp 2011

Luke and Paul are on the way to Summer Camp.  They are so excited.

Here is Luke and Josiah as Deacon Tony, Deacon William and Mrs. Terry look on.  They are waiting in line for dinner.

Look at these Southside Ladies. They look very excited about their camp style dinner. Isaac and Tanner are behind them and they are doign their typical examination of the Caswell food.

Here is our group.  Look at this crowd.  They make this pastor so proud.  I love you all more that words could ever describe.

Stephanie's Wedding

After dropping the little Fuller's off at the farm, we drove 4 more hours to Alabama for Stephanie's wedding. Stephanie and Laura have been best friends since college and we are so excited for her.  Here is a pciture of Laura and Stephanie when we arrived.

Here is Allison, Delana and Laura who all shared a dorm together in college.

I was blessed to have a picture with my bride who was the matron of honor on this special day.

Here they are !

Josh and Stephanie, we are so proud of you and happy for you.  We hope your life is filled with joy as you begin your life together.

Summer Visit to Granny and Grandaddy's Farm in Florida

The girls love to ride te 4 wheeler at Granny and Grandaddy's house since they can't do that where we live.

Here are all 6 cousins in birth order as they are about to go for a ride in Grandaddy's truck around the farm.

Conner South, Luke Fuller, Caleb South, Anna Brooke Fuller, Sarah Belle Fuller, and Paul Fuller

Luke, Conner and Caleb are going for a ride.  They have such a blast together.

Father's Day 2011

Here are the little Fuller's on Father's Day afternoon with a surprise for daddy.

The girls gave me their gift.

Then the boy gave me their gift. 

I am so blessed to be the daddy of the little Fuller's.  I never imagined how FULL and BLESSED life would be.  As I take time to thank God, I realize what a blessed man I am.

VBS 2011

Here are the little Fuller's.  They were so excited about their favorite week of the year, VBS!

Here they are again ready for a night in NYC to learn about JESUS.

Luke was so excited to get to hold the Bible during the pledge ceremony.

Anna Brooke is taking a break after recreation.

Sarah Belle and one of her Bestie's, Gracie.  They always have a blast together.

Paul is preparing for the VBS offering.

The little Fuller's had a blast.  Thanks to everyone who made this such a special and life changing week in the life of the kids in our community.  TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

Wow, its been a WILD summer!

I am so sorry that I have not posted anything in a while, but this has been an incredibly WILD summer.  We have seen God's grace pour over us as we have been extra busy this season of year. I will try to catch up over the next few days with a summary of our summer.

Prep for VBS 2011! Anticipating a blessing.

After arriving home from the convention, Laura and I had so much to do to prepare for VBS.  We were blessed and humbled by all who worked so hard while we were away to start the process of preparation.  Here are a few pictures of the preparation process.  Our folks at Southside worked around the clock until about an hour before VBS started on Sunday night.  We are thankful for such a hard working church family who works to make sure everything is done 100%.

Debie is painting the Statue of Liberty on the worship rally mural.  She is so talented and amazing.  Every year for the past 3 years since God brought her to our church, she has blown us all out of the water with her talent for painting.  Thank you Debie! You are a true gift to all of us.

Laura and Sarah Belle are working on a cab car.  They worked for hours this weekend to get everything just right.  I am blessed to have such a creative and talented wife.  I love you Laura! Great work.

Ryan and I are putting up a mural.  Ryan has worked so hard to hang the ceiling themes around the halls and in the rooms.  He also helped with posters.  Good job Ryan.  You are a blessing to us all.  We are so proud of you.

I am Debie's personal assistant.  This picture was taken VERY late on Saturday night after many long hours of work.  I am trying to help Debie get done so I am listening carefully to her instructions.  By the way, at the end of a long day on VBS eve, Debie announced to me her idea for next years mural since the theme is aviation.  I can't wait.

Here is our youth praise band.  They gave up there whole Saturday to practice and rehearse for the High School VBS.  I am so proud of these young people.  They are all like my own.  Tonight it was worth their hard work when 3 received Jesus as a response to this teams work for our Lord.  Thank you guys for a job well done.  You always make your pastor so proud.  I love you.

At 5:05 Sunday evening, we were finally ready for VBS to begin.  God promises to honor pure and honest labor and I trust He is being glorified by the pure and honest labor of so many who have given of their time, resources, and labor to prepare for this life changing week.

Fullertown visits with Papa Don and Nana Ann

Last week, Granny Paige went home to be with the Lord.  She was very special to our family.  We were at the Southern Baptist Convention and could not participate or be with her family for her funeral so we were invited to come for a lunch this past weekend.  Here is Laura and the kids with Granny Paige's daughter who our kids call Nana Ann.  Her husband, Papa Don was one of my deacons at Brush Creek.  Papa Don and Nana Ann told Laura that they needed a visit with us so we planned it and had a blast as we shared a few hours together.  There grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Abby are also in the picture and have been friends with our kids for years.

Anna Brooke and Abby were born the same week and they are friends for life.  Here they are.  They had a blast catching up and playing together.

The last time we talked to Granny Paige was Christmas morning.  She called to see what Santa brought to the little Fullers.  She was such an anchor and blessing in the Brush Creek community.  She made the best dumplins anyone could ever eat.  Her daughter Ann was one of Laura's best friends during our days at Brush Creek.  Don is a wonderful deacon and leader in his community and I am grateful for him. 

We love you Papa Don and Nana Ann.  Our prayers are with you during this time of loss.

The Southern Baptist Convention 2011 - Phoenix, Arizona

Laura and I were greeted by this very tall dude as we walked into the Convention Center in Phoenix for the start of the SBC.  This is one of our favorite events of the year.  We have been praying for weeks that God would use this time to give us a word from Him.  As He always does, He feeds our souls so much during this spiritual fest of joy.

We were excited to meet up with some of our friends from our college days, MANY MANY years ago. 

We also ran into our good friends, Scott and Elizabeth. 

This is my best friend from seminary, Ben Brammer.  He serves as pastor of Northwest Baptist Church in Oklahoma City.  I was so exctied to find out he was there.  We were able to have lunch and catch up since it has been a whole year since we have seen each other.

Every year, several of our college friends gather together for dinner one night during the convention.  Here is Micah, one of my best friends from college.  He was in our wedding and I was in his.  We have remained very close for many years although he serves the Lord in a suburb of Kansas City.  Across from him is his wife Tracy and beside her is Sarah.  They were both close friends of Laura's in college.  It was great to spend an hour catching up with them.

This is Scott and Rochelle. Scott was my college roommate.  He serves as as pastor in Alabama.

We had a great time at the convention.  The reports, messages and music were tremendous.  God really spoke to us and we are excited to bring home all that we learned this year.  It was so encouraging to see and hear all the great things that God is doing around the world  with our friends who are serving the Lord.