Posts from October 2025

Posts from October 2025

The Good Samaritan

Weekly Update – October 23rd, 2025  It was great to have Daniel Good back with us last Sunday. He preached from 2 Corinthians 5:16-21.  It was a good bookend for what we had been looking at the previous two weeks in Luke 10:1-24 and our being sent into the harvest. This week we will be back in the gospel of Luke looking at the parable of the Good Samaritan. As the parable begins, we have a lawyer who comes up…

Internship

Weekly Update – October 16th, 2025  In 2019, First Baptist Church began a partnership with Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) to host interns through their Timothy Track program.  This program is designed for first year master’s level students to have “in-the-field” ministry training in the context of the local church. Since that first year, we have had 4 men who have completed the program with our fifth who started back in August. The internship is left open to the specific…

Children in the Service

Weekly Update – October 9th, 2025  Many times, the worship service may seem like a sort of break for tired and weary parents.  This time could provide an hour for parents to refresh, listen and fellowship with others while their children are being cared for and taught by a loving teacher.  That is why on the outset, the idea of having children in the worship service may not always seem that appealing.  Some may think that it is an inconvenience to parents and…

Reviving our Space

Weekly Update – October 2nd, 2025  Over the last four weeks, we have been looking into the significance of our place. As we kicked off our remodel, we wanted our fundraiser to be more than just the raising of money for a building, but an investment in a place. As many of you know, our goal at First Baptist Church is to raise $600,000.  That is no small amount, yet it is not insurmountable either. There have been pledge cards…