Posts from August 2022

Posts from August 2022

Fall Opportunities

Weekly Update – August 18th, 2022 Last Sunday we took a look at Ephesians 4:17-5:2 and how we are called to live the Christian life. The calling given to every single one of us is to “be imitators of God” (Eph. 5:1) as we live lives that are transformed (Eph. 4:17-24) together in the church (Eph. 4:25-32). The best way to sum up what this looks like is to say that as Christians united together in the church, or for…

Preaching Verse by Verse

Weekly Update – August 18th, 2022 Over the next few weeks, we will examine a few different topics that are pertinent to the context of our church.  This week we will look at our vision/mission, as well as some opportunities for this fall.  Then in September, we will take a few weeks to examine biblical leadership as we consider our own leadership structure at FBC.  Nevertheless, even though we are taking a few weeks to examine topics from the scriptures,…

The Gospel Made Visible

Weekly Update – August 11th, 2022 As First Baptist Church, we believe that we are to strive to be the true community that God has designed his people to live within in the church. Now, the reason why I would call it a “true community” is because there is no other community that rivals it.  All other clubs and organizations gather based upon preferences, talents, or other demographics, but the church is the gathering of people who are united together…

Expositional Preaching

Weekly Update – August 4th, 2022 In the apostle Paul’s final days, right before his own death, in 2 Timothy 4:1-5, he gives the call to Timothy to preach the word. In light of false teachers, perhaps decreased attendance, controversies in the church, and a pagan culture, the encouragement given to Timothy is not to get creative, to do something funny or to be more entertaining. No, again, preach the word. Our day is not too much different than this.…