Posts from May 2023

Weekly Update – May 25th, 2023 Over the last 5 months, we have been slowly walking through our newly adopted statement on Biblical Sexuality.  There are nine points to this statement.  This week we will look at point four.  Point one can before found HERE.  Point two, HERE.  Point three, HERE.  Point four is as follows: God has designed marriage to be a covenantal, sexual, procreative, lifelong union of one man and one woman, as husband and wife.  This covenant…

Weekly Update – May 18th, 2023 Last Sunday, we had, what we called, a parent/child dedication.  At First Baptist Church, we want to be a community that not only celebrates children, but we also want to be a place that stands with parents to equip, support, encourage and pray for them as they seek to lead their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.  That means that as joyful as it was to watch six young families present…

Weekly Update – May 11th, 2023 The phrase “listen to your heart” is not an uncommon mantra of our modern day.  If you don’t know what direction to take in making a decision in life, you might hear the advice, “listen to your heart.”  If you are unsure about what to do in a relationship, you might hear, “listen to your heart.”  If you are unsure about whether something is right or wrong, you might hear, “listen to your heart.” …

Weekly Update – May 4th, 2023 On many Sundays over the last few months, we have read larger portions of scripture during the sermon time.  As we have been going through 1 Samuel, it is helpful to sometimes read a chapter or more at a time, to understand the full context of story that is given.  We don’t typically have to do this in Paul’s letters or even the gospels, but with Old Testament narrative, this is necessary.  Nevertheless, no…