Our Church ROCKS!

This is the rock on which I will be my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out. Matthew 16:18 The Message

On Sunday September 30 we will gather as one large family of faith for a combined service of worship at ten o’clock. During this unique experience of worship, we will celebrate baptism and communion, and we will sing “psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.”

Our worship time will be centered on the theme, Our Church ROCKS! As we look forward to the completion of The ROC, the Paul Royal Recreation and Outreach Center, we are challenging each other to practice rock-solid spiritual disciplines so that we can ROCK our community for Christ.

During worship on Sunday September 30 members of our First Baptist Family will have an opportunity to vote on the proposed Ministry Budget for 2007-2008 and on the Deacon Nominees who will begin a three year term of service this year. Please mark the ballot in your worship guide and turn it in during the receiving of the offering.

On Sunday afternoon, we will gather in Seville Square for our annual Church Picnic. Invite a friend to join in the fun, games, and fellowship. We will conclude our picnic with inspirational moments of Vespers as we complete a day of great celebration.

In October we begin our new Sunday morning worship series, Changes in Latitude. I will borrow titles and phrases from popular Jimmy Buffett songs as we think about how our emerging faith impacts the “changes in latitude” of daily life and church life.

Changes in Latitude:
Oct 7 “Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude” Ezra 6:22, Eph 4:22-24
Oct 14 “What Happens Come Monday?” Luke 9:23-24
Oct 21 “My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, and I Don’t Love Jesus” Phil 4:7-9
Oct 28 “Will There Really Be Cheeseburgers in Paradise?” Luke 23:42-44

On Sunday evenings in October we will offer multiple options. During Vespers in the Chapel at six o’clock, we will engage in a five week study of Just Walk Across the Room, a proactive approach to outreach and evangelism. Details of other discipleships options are listed inside this edition of The Builder.