It is easy at this time of isolation to feel that, “I am the only one enduring in (fill in the blank).” We have four teams that have been sent out that cover pretty much the entire globe. I asked each team to offer an update on what they were experiencing and how we could […]
Read More »Cut off from the Land of the Living. That phrase well describes how I feel about being quarantined these days – how we all must be feeling. We give thanks for all we have, we have enough; we have food, shelter, sunlight, birds singing, books, long walks; we have time that we always wished we […]
Read More »Hello Church, These past two Sundays we had virtual worship services online, available through Facebook, YouTube, and our website, fbctlh.org. We will do the same for the service this Sunday, April 5, celebrating Palm Sunday by honoring Jesus as our King. I can’t tell you how much I miss seeing you week by week and […]
Read More »We continue to have ministry opportunities and ways to impact our community because of the coronavirus. In addition to the opportunities at Florida Baptist Children’s Home, Second Harvest of the Big Bend, and the Kearney Center that we communicated last week, there is now an opportunity for those in our congregation who can sew to […]
Read More »Eugene Peterson was a pastor outside of Baltimore for over 30 years. He talks in one of his books about how one afternoon he was donating blood at a Red Cross bloodmobile. The nurse came over to ask him if there was any reason to disqualify him from giving blood. She asked him about his […]
Read More »Hello Church, Earlier this week we sent out an email with some encouraging precautions and an announcement of some modifications being made in our worship services because of the ongoing spread of novel coronavirus. A lot has happened in our community and our country over the last twenty-four hours, so I wanted to send another […]
Read More »This June, we have an incredible opportunity to go on mission in New York City. Not only is the Big Apple is the largest city in the country, but it is also full of diversity and culture. The world literally lives in New York City. This is the reason the International Mission Board send their […]
Read More »On Sunday, March 1, our congregation was blessed to present Caleb & Terrah Mello with a check for $6,000. The Mellos, along with their three children, Levi, Chloe, and Lily, were sent out by FBCTLH in July 2016 as our missionaries to Knysna, South Africa. Just like Paul and Barnabas in Acts 13:2–3, Caleb & […]
Read More »What comes to mind when you hear, “The church has left the building?” God has designed his church, this church, to take the gospel to our community. Studies show that most unchurched people are more receptive to going to church on Easter and Christmas when they are personally invited. This is the purpose behind our […]
Read More »This year’s DNOW20 theme is United in Community: “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love one another.” John 13:35 The weekend of February 28–March 1 will consist of large and small group sessions that will include prayer, Bible study, great music, recreation, food, and relationship-building activities. Our […]
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