This past week at First Baptist has been about kids. Let me explain: First, thirteen young couples participated in parent-child dedication during yesterday’s two worship services. Each of them expressed in their own words the commitment to be Christian parents. They talked about praying for and with their children, about setting a godly example, about… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – A Very Good Day
June 17 2012. Day 2. Guitton Haiti. Typically when you are in Haiti, you wake up with a rooster crowing. But he must have been off today so the cows filled in. We had a great breakfast along with opening the day with scripture. We arrived at church at 8:30 and it was a special… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – The Longest Day
Most of us were up past midnight last night and were back up at 2am so that we could meet the rest of the team at 3am in the church parking lot. We prayed in together before we left the church parking lot to head to the airport. We were at the international counter at… Read More »
God Sees Your Faith
Read the following Bible verse several times: Revelation 2:19 “I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that yourdeeds of late are greater than at first.” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: Jesus is speaking to the church… Read More »
Leadership Thoughts
Peter Drucker famously stated that “management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” One of the lessons I’m learning as the years pass is that leadership becomes increasingly important as our church grows. It also becomes more challenging. More people, more activities, more systems, more complexity, more everything. This “more” makes it… Read More »
Faith and Obedience
Read the following Bible verse several times: Hebrews 11:8 “By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________… Read More »
An Amazing Chain Of Events
It was a Monday afternoon in Geometry Class my sophomore year of high school when Evelyn turned around and asked me to attend a revival service at her church that night. I had never been to church, except for a couple of funerals, and really didn’t know much about it. I accepted her invitation anyway… Read More »
Haiti 2012
On Saturday, our Haiti team will be meeting at the church office at 3:00am to pack up and leave for the airport. Yes, you heard that correctly – 3:00am. Yes, it’s early. Yes, it’s inconvenient. Yes, they would love to still be sleeping. But the team knows that comfort, convenience, and the so-called ‘necessities’ are… Read More »
Faith and Pleasing God
Read the following Bible verse several times: Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Answer… Read More »
A Wise Comment
David Vipperman and I were reminiscing at lunch Sunday about the time he flew Kathy Bigham and me to Hilton Head Island to meet with community leaders to discuss our efforts to rid SC of video poker. He had been a pilot since his military days and been around the world. I mentioned that our… Read More »
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