How Will You Start Your Year? The new year is a wonderful time to assess where you are and where you want to be. I hope you will spend some time over the next few days doing exactly that. It’s difficult to finish well if you don’t start well. How will you start your new year? Let me give you …
It’s Time to Start Over
I love the new year. I love most any opportunity to start over. Sometimes I simply feel a need to change things up. Part of that need is because like you I am always looking for better ways to do things–more efficient, more effective. What about your life with God? Isn’t this the perfect time to find a deeper, more …
New Sermon Series: TRENDING – Tough Issues…Godly Answers
Every day we are being bombarded with the worlds opinion of how to deal with things like money, marriage, relationships and many other issues. If we aren’t careful, we run the risk of following the trendy answers to these problems, but God isn’t interested in today’s trends, He wants your heart. Join us for the new sermon series TRENDING beginning …
Year-End Contributions
December 29 is the last Sunday that 2013 charitable gifts can be made. Year end gifts that you would like to be included in your 2013 charitable contributions for income tax purposes can be made in the following ways — • Hand delivered to the church office anytime up to Tuesday, December 31 • By mail–envelope must be postmarked by …
Making Christmas Worshipful
“Getting Ready for Christmas.” Read Matthew 2:1-6. Christmas is upon us. What a wonderful time of the year. I hope that you will make Christmas a worshipful event in your life wherever you live and wherever you worship. Let me give you some ideas of how you can make it more meaningful. First, find a place to worship on Christmas …
The Virtue No One Wants
Day Twelve of “Getting Ready for Christmas.” Read Philippians 2:1-11. This passage tells us as much about the profound meaning of Christmas as any other. Christ left His throne above to redeem lost human beings. He humbled Himself and died on the cross for us. Because of His humility, we should also humble ourselves as we look to the needs …
How To Make A Giving Decision
We know we need to be givers, but we also know it’s difficult to give. How do you make a giving decision? Once you’ve decided to give, where do you give your money? Like most everything else, I believe a giving decision should be made after looking at the Scripture and spending time in prayer. God makes plain in Scripture …
Searching God’s Will For The Church
Obviously and completely, a church should seek God’s guidance and direction. Church cannot be what I want or what I think, it must be about God and His desires for His local body of believers. In all our ways we should acknowledge Him in order that He may direct our paths (Proverbs 3:5-6). As we go through this momentous time …
Things I Am Thankful For
All of us have many things for which we need to express gratitude. It is so easy to take our blessings for granted. Here are two things related to First Baptist Church for which I am thankful. First, I am thankful for the beautiful worship services last week when so many people made commitments to continue to provide space for …
Lost & Found
Lost and found items are located in the brown cabinet at the office entrance. Feel free to take a look in the cabinet to see if any of these items – Bibles and a host of personal items – belong to you.