| How can we live a better story? A story with Jesus more at the heart of it? Not just in church, but at home, in our relationships, at work or when we're just hanging out, in the words we use, the thoughts we think? A story where we are being changed. A story where God is the author, not simply a character. Our goal is to listen for God. To follow his leading. To open our lives to him so that we can be instruments of his saving love and grace in the world. We've developed a tool to help you reflect on your faith journey and to develop habits and commitments that can help you ...Along the Way. |
Questions? Need help? Email Jayne Davis, Minister of Spiritual Formation. |
How can we live a better story? A story with Jesus more at the heart of it? Not just in church, but at home, in our relationships, at work or when we're just hanging out, in the words we use, the thoughts we think? A story where we are being changed. A story where God is the author, not simply a character. Our goal is to listen for God. To follow his leading. To open our lives to him so that we can be instruments of his saving love and grace in the world. We've developed a tool to help you reflect on your faith journey and to develop habits and commitments that can help you ...Along the Way. |
Questions? Need help? Email Jayne Davis, Minister of Spiritual Formation. |
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Developing & sharing faith stories – As a part of our spiritual journey it is important to take note of where we have been, how God has guided us and where God is leading us. Sometimes we can see God’s hand in the big picture and sometimes it is the single events that stand out to us. In either case, capturing those stories (preferably on paper so we will remember them later!) helps us be reminded of the reality of God’s presence in our lives and gives us strength and assurance as we face challenges in our lives. For details on sharing your own faith story, contact Jayne Davis (763-2471).
Here are some of our FBC faith stories... "Do not be afraid of life."For a year and a half, my husband was aggressively treated for an equally aggressive, inoperable brain tumor. The experience was one that none of us wish to encounter. Just after we were informed of the diagnosis, he knelt one evening and prayed aloud. He thanked God for what he would be experiencing in the coming months, saying that he knew that this would allow him to be a witness for God's healing power. more"Blessed and not cursed." The time over the last few years has flashed by, but I recall the evening service for Jo Ann C. Harrelson, just before Christmas in 2003. The church was filled, and I was in an unmerry state all on my own -- without grieving that family's loss. I had withdrawn into a painful place after losing a baby the previous Christmas, only days before Christmas Eve. The winter and the warmth of family and friends did nothing to awaken my spirit, and I simply remember a very heavy sadness. more"A Faith That Was Truly Her Own" Our family is a living example of how God came near. Neither of my parents grew up in a Christian home. Although my father died when I was young, my mother has told many wonderful stories about how they came to the Lord and how their faith in God grew. She now has dementia, and somestimes she even getes confused as to who I am, but she still remembers these experiences and share them with me. On her behalf, I would like to share them with you. more"Surely the Lord Is In This Place" One day during our daughter's battle with cancer, we got a call from her with the devastating results of a recent test. With my heart breaking, I tried to be as loving and reassuring to her as I could.. Then I hung up the phone and cried and cried. Suddenly I felt that the place I wanted to be and need to be was here at First Baptist. I called my husband to meet me. When we arrived, we found that Kelly had thoughtfully put a sign on the sanctuary door saying that a private meditation was in progress. We sat on the front pew, held hands and prayed. more"Don't do it." I had dedicated my life to full-time Christian service, and here I was in my last year at Campbell College and still taking algebra. I had never been good at math and, therefore had avoided it in high school. I had taken college algebra so many times I had lost count; now my graduation depended up on my passing this subject. It was a Friday night, and I had been informed earlier in the day that, yes, indeed, I had failed again. I went back to my dorm and discovered everyone else had gone home. I was alone. I dissolved into tears and sometime very late that night I said, "OK, God, this is it. I'm through. I quit. I'm out. Tomorrow I'm calling my mother to come and get me." I went to bed with tears on my cheeks. more Developing & sharing faith stories – As a part of our spiritual journey it is important to take note of where we have been, how God has guided us and where God is leading us. Sometimes we can see God’s hand in the big picture and sometimes it is the single events that stand out to us. In either case, capturing those stories (preferably on paper so we will remember them later!) helps us be reminded of the reality of God’s presence in our lives and gives us strength and assurance as we face challenges in our lives. For details on sharing your own faith story, contact Jayne Davis (763-2471).
Here are some of our FBC faith stories... "Do not be afraid of life."For a year and a half, my husband was aggressively treated for an equally aggressive, inoperable brain tumor. The experience was one that none of us wish to encounter. Just after we were informed of the diagnosis, he knelt one evening and prayed aloud. He thanked God for what he would be experiencing in the coming months, saying that he knew that this would allow him to be a witness for God's healing power. more"Blessed and not cursed." The time over the last few years has flashed by, but I recall the evening service for Jo Ann C. Harrelson, just before Christmas in 2003. The church was filled, and I was in an unmerry state all on my own -- without grieving that family's loss. I had withdrawn into a painful place after losing a baby the previous Christmas, only days before Christmas Eve. The winter and the warmth of family and friends did nothing to awaken my spirit, and I simply remember a very heavy sadness. more"A Faith That Was Truly Her Own" Our family is a living example of how God came near. Neither of my parents grew up in a Christian home. Although my father died when I was young, my mother has told many wonderful stories about how they came to the Lord and how their faith in God grew. She now has dementia, and somestimes she even getes confused as to who I am, but she still remembers these experiences and share them with me. On her behalf, I would like to share them with you. more"Surely the Lord Is In This Place" One day during our daughter's battle with cancer, we got a call from her with the devastating results of a recent test. With my heart breaking, I tried to be as loving and reassuring to her as I could.. Then I hung up the phone and cried and cried. Suddenly I felt that the place I wanted to be and need to be was here at First Baptist. I called my husband to meet me. When we arrived, we found that Kelly had thoughtfully put a sign on the sanctuary door saying that a private meditation was in progress. We sat on the front pew, held hands and prayed. more"Don't do it." I had dedicated my life to full-time Christian service, and here I was in my last year at Campbell College and still taking algebra. I had never been good at math and, therefore had avoided it in high school. I had taken college algebra so many times I had lost count; now my graduation depended up on my passing this subject. It was a Friday night, and I had been informed earlier in the day that, yes, indeed, I had failed again. I went back to my dorm and discovered everyone else had gone home. I was alone. I dissolved into tears and sometime very late that night I said, "OK, God, this is it. I'm through. I quit. I'm out. Tomorrow I'm calling my mother to come and get me." I went to bed with tears on my cheeks. more | | | | |
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6-8:30 p.m.
(will not meet April 1 due
to Maundy Thursday)
FBC Activities Center
Smith Hall |
The Marriage Course Thursdays, March 4-April 22
6-8:30 p.m.
(will not meet April 1 due
to Maundy Thursday)
FBC Activities Center
Smith Hall |
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| | Being involved in a small group helps you to put your faith into practice. They offer encouragement, support and an oft-needed reality check as we try to live out the way of Jesus - at work, with our kids, even at the grocery store. Our lives are our witness that Jesus is in the business of changing people, of loving people where they are and calling them to 'Follow me.' We were never intended to do that alone.
If you would like to be a part of a small group, contact Jayne Davis, 763-2471. Being involved in a small group helps you to put your faith into practice. They offer encouragement, support and an oft-needed reality check as we try to live out the way of Jesus - at work, with our kids, even at the grocery store. Our lives are our witness that Jesus is in the business of changing people, of loving people where they are and calling them to 'Follow me.' We were never intended to do that alone.
If you would like to be a part of a small group, contact Jayne Davis, 763-2471. | |
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| | As a family of faith, God calls us to care for one another through the struggles and celebrations of life. These ministries help us to do that. For information or to participate, click on the link provided. FBC Activities Center As a family of faith, God calls us to care for one another through the struggles and celebrations of life. These ministries help us to do that. For information or to participate, click on the link provided. FBC Activities Center | |
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