Welcome To Our Website
As Senior Pastor and on behalf of the family of the First Baptist Church, I want to thank you for visiting our website. At the First Baptist Church, we believe God calls each of us to be engaged in a passionate pursuit of Jesus Christ. There is no higher calling than to seek the Lord with all your heart, and in so doing, to glorify Him. We welcome you to join us in this pursuit. The fact that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and then rose from the grave is our fundamental belief. He lives today and stands ready to give abundant and eternal life to all those who repent of sin and place their faith in Him. We invite everyone to receive Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.
What a joy it is to introduce you to our church! At the First Baptist Church, our doors are wide open to people from all backgrounds, regardless of where they are on their spiritual journey.
One of life’s most beautiful words is ‘family’. At the First Baptist Church, we take seriously the Bible’s teaching that Christians are the family of God and therefore brothers and sisters in Christ. As a “family of faith” we seek to worship and serve God, share the good news of the gospel message, and provide the spiritual environment necessary for the believer’s spiritual growth.
In short, you will find us to be a God centered, caring community of individuals who are excited about having the opportunity to extend to you the same love, hope and joy we have received from the Lord. We extend to you a cordial invitation to join us this coming Lord’s Day as the family meets to draw near to God through prayer, thoughtful contemporary songs, traditional hymns and inspiring relevant messages from God’s Word. After the worship service we linger over refreshments, so please take a moment to get to know us better. God bless you.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Pastor Keith Axford
Announcements
The Sermon from July 20 is posted. Sermons from January 13, 2013 to July 20, 2014 can all be played back from our Website.
We still would like another person who is willing to help out with running Easy Worship and the overheads during services on Wednesday night and/or Sunday services.
This Week in Our Church:
- Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. – Leadership Team meeting at the church.
- Wednesday 7:00 PM — No Midweek Service watch for start up date.
- Friday, 9:30 a.m. – Women’s Muffin Ministry at the church. Bible study and prayer. Children are welcome
- Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to noon – Sale of various items at the new site: plastic containers, crates, plastic egg fillers, new milk jugs of different sizes with tops, insulation, building materials and more. The church family had first choice at this sale yesterday. It will be open to the public this coming Saturday, July 26. Invite family and friends!
NOTE:
- Please return your collection containers if they are full.
- If you are interested in being baptized this summer, please see Pastor Keith now.
- Thanks to the Muffin Ministry ladies for faithfully changing the messages on the outside notice board. You bless the whole community!
- The 51st Street church property has been listed for sale at $250,000 for the church building and lot, and $50,000 for the parking lot.
- Our insurance requires that we have a list of all persons who have a church key. If you have a key, please notify Val or Sharon.
- The latest issue of The Mustard Seed News is available in the entry
Church Services:
- Wednesday Evenings - 7:00PM - No Midweek Services for the time being - watch for start-up date
- Sunday Mornings - 11:00AM
Children's Ministry - for ages 2-11 during service time. All children welcome to attend. The Nursery is available for children under two.
Immanuel
God With Us
Click here to watch a short video based on a sermon by Charles Spurgeon in 1854.
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Of Note
An amazing story about Mother Teresa!
Here is an ad from LifeSiteNews for support. Mother Teresa's message is profound.
FCSS Smoky Lake
We partner with FCSS Smoky Lake in welcoming newcomers to the community. Anyone wishing to contribute promotional literature and/or gifts from his/her business, please see Michelle.
News from Cheryl and Rod Hoople
Recovery Ministry
yugoministries
Two weeks ago a man entered Celebrate Recovery. JJ (not his real name) had been the leader of his own gang of guys. One of his best friends became a Christian. JJ saw real changes in this guy. A short time later one of our CR leaders invited JJ to church. JJ thought he would check it out. That first Wednesday night JJ accepted Jesus Christ into his heart as his Lord and Savior. The next night he joined us at Celebrate Recovery openly sharing his story of how God miraculously saved him. The joy in this man's heart in finding Jesus was intoxicating. This is only one small story of what God is doing. Marriages are being restored, lives are being transformed. Pray for JJ And others like him that join us week after week that they will be set free from the hurts, habits and hang ups that have kept them in bondage for years.
God has been faithful to send us workers with godly characteristics. As servants of our King we need to lead in power, love and self discipline. Pray for us that God will continue to send more workers to fill the positions that still need filling in the Celebrate Recovery Program.
Celebrate Recovery has programs for adults, children and youth. We plan to introduce a program for children called Celebration Station when we have the materials translated into Spanish. Please join us in prayer for someone to lead the childcare program and for more workers.
We are in a battle and need prayer warriors to lift up the CR program in prayer daily for our leaders, workers and participants. Pray that God will have prayer warriors identify themselves so we can set up a prayer chain to have prayer support in all areas of need for the CR program.
As with every ministry there is a cost involved. With Celebrate Recovery there are many necessities such as books, photocopying, snacks, training materials and the list goes on. Pray that God will raise up monthly supporters for the Recovery Program
Thank you for being our partners in the Recovery Ministry. Your prayers are making a difference for eternity.
Blessings,
Cheryl Hoople - Recovery Ministries Coordinator
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Consolacion Baptist Church in the Philippines
The second floor on the church is nearly finished. What a difference we can make when we reach out to others with our offerings! Click here to see more
Building Project
Upcoming Events
July and August
- Brochures and Application forms are on entry table. Download your own at www.pioneerbiblecamp.com.
- Pathfinder (Jr. 1)7-9Sunday July 20 – Thursday July 24 - $200
- Activity Camp12-17Sunday July 27 – Thursday July 31 - $250
- Family Camp Friday August 1 – Monday August 4 - $70 per adult; $30 per child 3-12; children under 3 are free. Maximum amount for family: $225.
Sunday, August 3
- 70th Anniversary Celebration, Smoky Lake First Baptist Church. There will be an open mic during the service for those who wish to share thoughts and memories.
If you know of any upcoming events that could be posted here, let us know
Regularly Scheduled Worship Times:
- Wednesday Evenings - 7:00PM
- Sunday Morning at 11:00 AM, including Sunday School for the children
Current Alpha Courses:
- All courses are now finished, watch for next course schedule
Quote of the week
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened. - Billy Graham
Recent Discussion Points
- Who is Nicholas Winton?
Until 1988, hardly anyone knew of him. In 1988, Winton’s wife Grete found a scrapbook from 1939.It was full of children's pictures and names. You see, Sir Nicholas Winton is a humanitarian who organized a rescue operation that saved the lives of 669 Jewish Czechoslovakia children from Nazi death camps, and brought them to the safety of Great Britain between the years 1938-1939. He never talked about it up until then because he really is quite humble. Watch this youtube video of a 60 Minutes special entitled: Sir Nicholas Winton "Saving the Children". He made a difference... You can too!
..... - Stop the war on boys in classrooms
An article from Mercatornet.com submitted by Michael Cook
"What ever happened to letting "boys be boys?" Take these two cases: In one, a seven-year-old boy was sent home for nibbling a Pop Tart into a gun. In another, a teacher was so alarmed by a picture drawn by a student (of a sword fight), that the boy's parents were summoned in for a conference. In short, boys in America's schools are routinely punished for being active, competitive, and restless. In other words, boys can no longer be boys. Christina Hoff Sommers, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, explains how we can change this.
She has four suggestions to reverse the boy-averse trends.
- Turn boys into readers. Reading is critical to workplace success.
- Inspire the male imagination: action! Sports! Monsters! Battles!
- No more zero tolerance. Boys are boys.
- Bring back recess. Boys need to work off their energy with outdoor games.
Check out the video. Very thought-provoking!"
Read discussion points, recent and previous, on our Blog page and feel free to comment
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