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I Am Thankful

by Brad
Brad Patterson

Don’t you just love this time of year? I must admit, it’s my favorite! There are several reasons. First, it’s because I love to see God paint a new portrait as He uses the tall, strong oaks as His canvas of chose, changing the colors of the leaves to there beautiful multicolor earth tones. No […]

From Frustration to Faith

by Brad
Brad Patterson

Have you ever noticed how many different laws there are to live by and that they are continually increasing? With just a quick search I found that from the 1970’s to the present there have been over 300 laws added into legislation annually.  That puts the number of laws added to legislation at over 12,000 […]

trick or TREAT

by Brad

Well, it’s that time of year again when all the ghouls and goblins make their way into the streets and up our driveways for a trick or treat. The real trick is not be bewitched by the fun. Paul used the word bewitched to describe what was happening in the churches in Galatia. The word […]

November and December Rotations

by admin

Please download your copy of the Nursery and Children’s Church Rotations for November and December. If you know that you will not be available on your assigned date, let me know asap! I will not be mailing them out to everyone on the list. Please download your copy and put your date into your calendar! […]

Power Surge

by Brad
Brad Patterson

Have you ever noticed that a person who tries to live the Christian life by his or her own strength is like an underpowered stove? It may surge ahead for a short burst, but it will finally burn out. In like manner, a Christ follower may suffer from a lack of power and never achieve […]

Faith Alive

by Brad
Brad Patterson

In 2010 there was cave-in at a mine in Chile. Thirty-three miners were trapped a half-mile underground. At first it was feared they were dead, but when they were found to be alive, the Chilean government launched a massive rescue effort to save them from the darkness of the mine. The eyes of the world […]

“The True You”

by Brad
Brad Patterson

A man was sitting at a traffic light behind another car. The light turned green, but the driver in the first car didn’t go because he was distracted looking at a map. The guy behind him waited a few seconds and then tapped his horn. The first driver still didn’t move, so the guy behind […]

Recap and Outlook

by admin

October, already? Wow! I can’t believe how fast this year has gone. The Lord brought so many new wonderful kids into our First Baptist family this year. I am in love with each and every one of your precious kids. In September, our Pre-teens continued their study called Flyte. Flyte is a great Bible Study published by […]

Movie + Pizza +PJs = Friday Night

by admin

Calling all kids!  Friday Night from 6:30-8:30, be at CHURCH! We will have Pizza, a Movie, and wear your Pajamas! Movie Selection: Night at the Museum Pizza Selection: Pizza Express $2.00/kid to help cover pizza cost! (Cheap Date Night Parents, cough cough) Please be on time picking up your kids! 🙂

People Pleasing

by Brad

Would you consider yourself a people pleaser? Most of us would say “yes” without hesitation. It’s great to want to make people happy, and it’s great to feel accepted by people, however, people pleasing can become dangerous! Read this story I found that illustrates my point. A Man and his son were going to the […]