1009 Concord Rd 2110 Fleischmann Rd 4425 Meandering Way 100 John Knox Rd 2507 Old St. Augustine Rd 4501 W Shannon Lakes You’re probably wondering what these addresses have in common and mean to First Baptist Church. Well, let me tell you! These, along with some other private addresses, are home to a wonderfully special […]
Read More »A few years back, my old car developed a very obvious and obnoxious malady: whenever I started the engine in the morning, the belts would squeal… but not just a run-of-the-mill squeal; my engine would emit a high-pitched screech for all of my neighbors to hear as I drove past each house on my way to […]
Read More »As we progress further into 2017, you may be beginning to struggle with some of the goals you’ve set for yourself, and one underlying problem may actually be your expectations. When it comes to personal change and even discipleship, we’ve been conditioned by what we read and watch to expect simple, sudden solutions to life’s […]
Read More »As 2016 comes to a close, and you look ahead to starting a new year, how are you doing? Other than still recovering from a hectic Christmas season. Do you feel like your spirit is running on empty? Are you tired of just going through the motions of superficial spirituality? As we develop patterns in […]
Read More »I remember growing up Baptist, and the biggest ethical dilemma — when it came to corporate worship — was whether you could miss the Sunday evening service to watch the Super Bowl on television. With the arrival of the VCR, the pious at least had the ability to record the game and watch it later. […]
Read More »Dear Church Family, Happy Advent to you. As this year winds down to a close, your Pastor Search Committee thought it wise to summarize our work for the year and to provide an outlook to where we hope to be in 2017. You will recall that the Pastor Search Committee was constituted in March 2016 […]
Read More »This Sunday, you have an opportunity to be encouraged and to reach others with a message of Christmas hope. At six o’clock, our music ministry will present the musical “We’re Almost There,” supported by the involvement of 150 people, including 70 singers, a 33-piece orchestra, and a 20-voice children’s choir. The musical will be interpreted […]
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With every holiday that passes, I seem to tell myself that next year I’ll get it right — that I’ll learn from this year and fix whatever was less than ideal. No matter how well things go, it feels like there’s always room for improvement or something that could have gone better. All of this […]
Read More »Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has distributed 135 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need around the world, and this Sunday, November 20, First Baptist Church hopes to collect another 500 shoeboxes to add to that number. If you are unfamiliar with this program, I want to help encourage you to participate by sharing some […]
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