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Weekly Word from the Pastor
 THE TRUTH SETS YOU FREE!
"And you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free" John 8:32
God's truth never restricts you; it always sets you free! Are you discouraged? Is there a sense of bondage in a particular area of your life? A lack of victory over a certain sin? A harmful addiction? Is it possible that you do not understand a truth about God that can release you?
If you feel powerless to meet the challenges before you, take encouragement from the promise of Philippians 4:13: " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". If you are defeated by circumstance hold on to the truth of Romans 8:28 that God can work the most difficult situation into His good. If you are enslaved to a particular sin, work the truth of 1 John 1:9 into your life, which promises that if you confess your sin, God is faithful to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. All of these truths await the Holy Spirit's implementation into your life. It is one thing to know about the Truth. It is yet another thing to experience the truth of God being worked out in your life. God's truth will have no effect upon you unless you accept it and believe it. Perhaps you have already read and heard accounts of God working mightily in the lives of others? But have you allowed God to implement those truths into your life? What truth about God do you need to be experiencing in your life? Ask him to implement that truth into your life today! Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life-He Will set you free! "Experiencing God"
UPCOMING
This Sunday morning is Young Life Sunday! Get ready to be a part of a Young Life Meeting. Warning-This will not be your usual, traditional Sunday morning Service
This Sunday night is our FIfth Sunday Sing (7:00 PM). Please come and worship. We will be having a "Finger Food Fellowship" at the conclusion of the service-So please bring a plate of goodies or two.
SUPERBOWL Fellowships are February 5 at 6:00 PM
The Youth Group will leave the church at 5:30-Destination The McCarty's.
The Singles and Young Adults will meet at Jeff and Debbie Bakers.
Jeff Hyder will be preaching at the 11 AM and 7 PM Services.
Sunday February 12 is Marriage Enrichment Day. Our Worship Theme that morning will be from the Song of Solomon, " His Banner over me is Love". Our Sunday night Service will focus on the Five Love Languages. What is your Language?
The Valentines Day Banquet is Tuesday night, February 14. More details will be in this Sunday's bulletin. This will be a great night of food, fun and fellowship.
Blessings,
Pastor Larry
January 4, 2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you have set some strong physical and spiritual resolutions for 2012. But I also hope these these are 15 exercises we will all abstain from in the New Year:
1. Jumping on the bandwagon
2. Wading through paperwork
3. Running around in circles
4. Pushing your luck
5. Spinning your wheels
6. Adding fuel to the fire
7. Beating your head against the wall
8. Climbing the walls
9. Beating your own drum
10. Dragging your heels
11. Jumping to conclusions
12. Grasping at straws.
13. Fishing for compliments
14. Throwing your weight around
15. Passing the Buck :-)
Verse for the Week: "For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
This Sunday is Leadership Sunday. All Adult Sunday School Classes will meet in the fellowship Hall at 1000. We will be asking the question, "What makes a good and a bad leader?".
This Sunday night our Guest Preacher will be Pastor Pat Hash (7:00 pm). We will close the service with a Deacon Ordination.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: CHURCH COUNCIL Master Calendar meeting is NEXT SUNDAY JANUARY 15 at 4:30 PM. Please don't miss this very import planning meeting.
Baptist Men's Day is Sunday, January 22nd!!!
We will have a very special Young Life Service on Sunday morning January 29 and that evening will be our Fifth Sunday Sing.
Homework: Our Young Adult Ministry Emphasis will begin soon. The Pastor wants you to beat the bushes-he needs the names and contact info of all Single Adults and Young married couples (Age 18-35). who are affiliated with our church. Please send me any info you have.
Blessings,
Pastor Larry
20th December, 2011
THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS I'm gonna make a wish for Christmas I'm gonna say a little prayer I'm gonna stop here for a moment-Before the moment disappears
City Streets and shopping malls I wish we could slow down and remember The meaning of it all Wherever you are, no matter how far Come back to the heart, the heart of Christmas Live while you can, cherish the moment The ones that you love, make sure they know it Don't miss it, the heart of Christmas Let's make it feel the way it used to Let's fine that wonder of a child You can see the magic all around you Come on, and open your eyes You can find it in the warm embrace of your family Or calling up a long lost friend You can even find it in the eyes of a stranger When you reach out with a helping hand Don't miss it, the heart of Christmas In the shadow of a steeple In a star that lights the way You will find HIM in a manger The heart of Christmas has a Name I'm gonna make a wish this Christmas I'm gonna say a little prayer Wherever you are, no matter how far Come back to the heart, the heart of Christmas Live while you can, and cherish the moment The ones that you love, make sure they know it Don't miss it, the heart of Christmas. Matthew West CHRISTMAS IS JESUS AND JESUS IS CHRISTMAS!!!
There will be no Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal on December 21 or 28. Our theme for tomorrow night's Prayer meeting is, "What are you becoming?". (7:00 PM) Lamentations 3:40-41 Don't forget the Children/Youth (and their Parents) Skating Party is Tomorrow night (December 21). If you need a ride-meet at the church at 5:30. The skating rink is at the Eutaw shopping center on Bragg Blvd. Christmas Eve Worship at First Baptist Spring Lake is Saturday night 6:00 PM Christmas Day Worship is at 11:00 (No Sunday School or Evening Worship) 2012 Communion and a Public Reading of the Word (January 1 @ 1100) No evening Service. Have a Merry and Mighty Christmas Pastor/Chaplain/Preacher Larry
16th December, 2011 Greetings: Day #1 of our Please keep praying, and we can always use more helpers. Day #2 is today from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM and Day #3 is Saturday from 9 to 5. If you want to help, shoot me a note, call the church or just show up and will put you to work. I want to thank Tresa K. for all the great work in setting this ministry up for success. It took an incredible amount of work. I also want to thank all those who have Also-don't forget what's happening this Sunday. On Sunday morning at 1100 we will have a special guest (all the way from the Word for the weekend: "And the King will answer and say to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the lest of these My brothers, YOU DID IT TO ME."! Matthew 25:40 Fix your Eyes on Jesus! Pastor Larry
December 13th , 2011 JESUS IS CHRISTMAS-CHRISTMAS IS JESUS! "Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born." Let us make sure God's people shout from the roof top the glorious truth that Christmas is all about Jesus. HE is the essence of Christmas! Holy is His Name. And whether you are thinking of the BABY in a manger, the CHILD whose parents escaped to Egypt, the TEENAGER in the Temple in Jerusalem, the PROPHET scattering money changer's tables, the HEALER restoring vision to blind eyes, the DELIVERER liberating the demonic, the TEACHER revealing the Truth of the Eternal Father, the SAVIOR dying on the Cross of Calvary, the LORD rising from the dead, or CHRIST HIS MAJESTY ruling on high at the Father's right hand...He is here this Christmas and Yes-CHRISTMAS IS all about JESUS!!!
CHRISTMAS SERVICES The Christmas Cantata December 18th @ 6:00 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service December 24th @ 6:00 PM Christmas Day Worship @1100 (No Sunday School or Evening Service)
SKATING FELLOWSHIP: Wednesday, December 21 (Children, Youth and their Parents) We will leave the church @ 5:30 PM. Cost is $5. See Joey Roberto for more details. NO WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER BUT WE WILL HAVE PRAYER MEETING @ 7:00 pm
GET READY FOR JANUARY 2012 THE YEAR OF THE WORD January 1-Communion January 8-Leadership Sunday and Deacon Ordination January 22-Baptist Men's Day
Homework: Please start thinking about what Physical and Spiritual resolutions you are going to make for the New Year. I am hoping and praying that the Brothers and Sisters of First Baptist Church Spring Lake will make a commitment to take the first 99 days of the New Year to go deeper into the Word of God. On January 1st you will receive a Bible reading guide that will carry you through Easter Sunday. Will you take the Scripture Challenge? Blessings, Pastor Larry
December 8th, 2011
18 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS-ARE YOU READY?
"BLESSED BE YOUR GLORIOUS NAME, WHICH IS EXALTED ABOVE ALL BLESSING AND PRAISE!" NEHEMIAH 9:5
"A CHILD IS BORN TO US! A SON IS GIVEN TO US! AND HE WILL BE OUR RULER. HE WILL BE CALLED, "WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, ETERNAL FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE".ISAIAH 9:6
MORE THAN MERRY
Christmas is more than merely "merry." Christmas is MIGHTY! Love and Laughter, gifts and giving, trees and tinsel, holly and reindeer, carols and bells, pageantry and sweet music-all of it-has an inherent potential for mightiness.
The qualifying factor is the presence of the Holy Spirit. When He is present, all the accouterments of Christmas have a tender power that can bless, strengthen, heal, restore, and bring entry into God's broad blessing of salvation.
When He is absent, carols ring hollow. Greetings, wishes and smiles lie on the surface, like glitter glued on a flat card. Lights and decorations are only so much window dressing. But where the Holy Spirit is there is power.
So this Christmas I challenge you to lift up Jesus! For Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords-What a Mighty God we serve! Have a Merry and Mighty Christmas!!!
DON'T MISS THE BLESSINGS
The First Baptist Spring Lake Child Development Center Christmas Program is THIS SUNDAY at 6:00 PM. Please come and bring a plate or two of goodies (finger foods and desserts) for our Fellowship to follow. Please pray hard and come prepared to share a love offering that will go to our Day Care Staff.
Lottie Moon Chili Cook-Off is this Sunday immediately after church. All proceeds will go to our Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for our International Missionaries.
We will have a very special guest Sunday morning December 18th at 1100. And don't forget that Sunday night is also our Christmas Cantata. We begin at 6:00 PM. Bring somebody.
CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE WILL BE AT 6:00 PM!!!
CHRISTMAS DAY WORSHIP IS AT 1100.
PRAY FOR THE TOY STORE MINISTRY (DECEMBER 15-17). See James or Tresa for more information.
November 29th, 2011 "They rejoiced with exceedingly great joy." Matthew 2:10
We rejoice because Joy has come to earth.
We give gifts because the Best and the Grandest has been given to us. We feast because the Bread of Life has been provided. We sing carols of endless variety because all of life has been penetrated by the Song. This Christmas Season: WE PRAISE THE ONE... Who came to cleanse and purify our souls through His Cross. Who came to fill us with God's Holy Spirit. Who came to shine His Light into our darkness Who came to enable us to become all we were meant to become! Mark your Calendar: The McCarty Family Christmas Social is Sunday night, December 4th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. A van will leave the church at 4:45 for those who need a ride. (301 Dawnwood Court, Fayetteville, NC 28311) The Spring Lake Community Service of Carols will be Wednesday night, December 7 @ 6:30 PM. The Worship Service will be at Living Waters Church. No Meal or mid-week prayer meeting Family Night/Christmas Caroling is Thursday night, December 8. We will meet at the church at 6:15 and walk Main Street returning by 7:30 for Apple Cider and Hot Cocoa. The First Baptist Spring Lake Child Development Center Christmas Program will be Sunday night, December 11th at 6:00 PM. A Fellowship will follow. We will be taking up a Love Offering for our Day Care Staff! The Toy Store Ministry is Thursday through Saturday, December 15-17th (see James or Tresa K. for more details). The Adult Choir Christmas Cantata will be Sunday, December 18th @ 6:00 PM. Bring Somebody!!! After re-thinking it and praying it through-we will be offering a Christmas Eve Service. This will be a simple Service of Carols and "Communion at the Altar" (Saturday, December 24 at 6:30 PM). "Christmas at Spring Lake" Our Christmas Day Worship service is at 1100. (We will not have Sunday School that morning). Fix Your Eyes on Jesus, Pastor Larry
November 23rd, 2011 Thanksgiving and the Season of Advent are here! Mark your Calendar: No Fellowship Meal or Wednesday night Prayer meeting this week. Thanksgiving Day: Come on out to the Church at 1030. We will be delivering Thanksgiving dinners throughout the community. The First Sunday of Advent is November 27th. 11:00 Sermon: "What will you do with your impossible?" 7:00 The Hanging of the Greens. Bring a family ornament for the “Chrismon” Tree. If you want to learn more about Advent check out The Christian Resource Institute www.crivoice.org. The McCarty Christmas Social is Sunday night, December 4th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. A van will leave the church at 4:45 for those who need a ride. (301 Dawnwood Court, Fayetteville, NC 28311) The Spring Lake Community Service of Carols will be Wednesday night, December 7 @ 6:30 PM. We will meet at Living Waters Church. The First Baptist Spring Lake Child Development Center Christmas Program will be Sunday night, December 11th at 6:00 PM. A Fellowship will follow. We will be taking up a Love Offering for our Day Care Staff. The Toy Store Ministry is Thursday through Saturday, December 15-17th (More details Sunday) The Adult Choir Christmas Cantata will be Sunday, December 18th @ 6:00 PM. Bring Somebody!!! "Christmas at Spring Lake" Our Worship service is Christmas Day @1100. (We will not have Sunday School). HARVEST OF THOUGHTS "Dig a hole in your garden of thoughts. Into it put all your disillusions, disappointments, regrets, worries, troubles, doubts and fears and -FORGIVE and FORGET Cover well with the earth of fruitfulness, water it from the well of contentment. Sow on top again the seeds of faith hope, love, courage, strength, patience and joy. Then, when the time of gathering comes, may your harvest be a rich and plentiful one." Scripture to dwell on: "At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws. I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts. The earth is filled with your love, O Lord, teach me your decrees." Psalms 119:62-64 HAPPY THANKSGIVING PASTOR L
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