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Passion Week

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Week of Prayer 5

Philadelphia

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Calendar 6

First Baptist News M A R C H 2 0 1 5 R O C K Y M O U N T , N C

Knowing God, Making God Known, and Becoming like His Son, Jesus Christ, through Worship, Bible Study, and Ministry

First

Baptist

Church

CCCONCERTONCERTONCERT First Baptist Church

Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 7:00 pm

More details at fbcrm.org.

Please join us as we honor Larry Curtis

In his transition from Full-time ministry to Part-time ministry

To First Baptist Church, On Wednesday Evening, March 25 at

6:00* in the Fellowship Hall

This will be a time to honor Larry’s service to the church as

Associate Pastor of Education & Administration

and rejoice with him in his new role of Pastoral Care.

*Regular Wednesday meal will be served at 5:00 pm (sign-up by noon Tuesday, March 24)

WORLDVIEW…

“When you stop to think about it, life can be

very confusing. Imagine yourself a victim of

amnesia suddenly awakening from a deep

sleep in the midst of vast forest. Looking

around, it seems you are equipped for a

journey of some kind, but you realize to

your utter astonishment you have no idea

where you came from, how you got here,

where in the world you are, or where you

are going. You have no map or compass.

And your surroundings seem, in various

ways, very strange, even dangerous. If

someone else were to appear on the scene

who seemed to understand your situation

and to have answers for all your questions,

you’d listen… I’d listen all the more intently

to what he had to say about my origins, mis-

sion, and destination. I hope you would

too…” -reasons, Thomas Morris.

Our world is shrouded in the darkness. Na-

tions are guessing at how to build a stable

world. We need a guide. We need a map!

Jesus is our guide; Scripture is our map. Apart from the truths revealed in Scripture,

we are all guessing. Of course, we don’t end

our thinking with Scripture, but we should

begin there. “The fear of the Lord is the be-

ginning of knowledge…” (Proverbs 1:7).

The fundamental building blocks of any

worldview answers these most elementary

questions:

1) Where did we come from?

2) What is wrong with the world?

3) Is there any solution to our prob-

lem?

4) Where are we going?

This is true for individuals. It is equally true

for families, universities, municipalities, and

nations.

Before we press forward to look at a broader

understanding and application of worldview

analysis to the larger society, let’s begin by

addressing a very personal issue -the issue

of personal significance.

In our first two installments, we set out to

address three questions. The third question

that I mentioned in the January and Febru-

ary articles was, “Are there consequenc-

es to failing to see the world rightly?”

The answer is - there are many; not the

least of which is the issue of personal

significance. How many people struggle

to believe that their lives are significant,

or that they can “make a difference?”

Too many!

What I am suggesting is this, If we fail

to realize that our individual lives matter

and that we can make a huge difference

in the larger world, then we will allow

ourselves to be diverted into personal

pursuits only. Listen up! Hobbies are

great, but hob-

bies shouldn’t

be the center

of our world.

Ernest Becker

writes,

“Modern man

is drinking

and drugging

himself out of

awareness or

he spends his

time shopping, which is the same thing.”

In other words, there is a tendency to

divert ourselves from the things that

matter. Sometimes, this is because we

fail to see the power of one life lived

before God and our responsibility to His

larger purposes.

With that, I will make a bold claim. On

the one hand, we all desire significance!

We are hardwired by our Creator to

want our lives to count. When all is said

and done, we would, each and every one

of us, desire it said of us what was said

of David in Acts 13:36, “…For David,

after he had served the purpose of God

in his own generation, fell asleep….”

On the other hand, we struggle to be-

lieve we can contribute meaningfully to

our generation. A large part of this is our

failure to “see the bigger picture” of

God’s purposes.

F I R S T B A P T I S T N E W S

“...If we fail to realize

that our individual lives

matter and that we can

make a huge difference

in the larger world, then

we will allow ourselves

to be diverted into

personal pursuits only. “

It’s Importance and Consequences Rev. Dennis Darville

MINISTRY TEAM

Dennis Darville

Preaching & Leadership

Tim Griffin

Education & Discipleship

Mike Avery

Family Ministries

Larry Curtis

Pastoral Care

Tom Jones

Missions & Evangelism

Stephen Weeks

College Students

Jack Heim

Music & Worship

Louis Griffin

Music & Worship

Bob Britt

Homebound Visitation

OPERATIONS &

ADMIN TEAM

Beth Thompson

Operations Director

Jewell Pullen

Financial Administration

Faye Strickland

Facilities Administration

Mary Helen Batten

Receptionist/Admin. Assistant

Kayla Dozier

Administrative Assistant

Nina Daughtridge

Music Assistant

Jane Clark

Food Service Administration

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Did you notice that? What made David’s life matter

was he served the purposes of God in his generation.

We are all looking for significance, but precious few

people realize what is required to achieve it!

The first step is to recognize our insatiable quest for

meaning. One cannot live a life of significance if one

has not discovered personal meaning. In addition, for

anyone to discover personal meaning, one must dis-

cover the “meaning of life.” In other words, “personal

significance” presupposes “personal meaning” and

“personal meaning,” presupposes that there is some

larger purpose to life that is true, and real, personal,

eternal, and calling you into the story. See the se-

quence? Personal significance, requires finding per-

sonal meaning, and personal meaning requires some-

thing and someone outside of ourselves that is, calling

us into His purposes for the world. That someone, of

course, is Christ.

“This will to find meaning is fundamental,” says Os

Guinness. According to Victor Frankl, survivor of

Hitler’s death camps, “[finding meaning] is the prima-

ry motivational force in man.” It is not enough to say,

“I am; I want to know who I am and in relation to

whom do I live,” argues Abraham Heschel. It is not

enough for me to ask “who am I?” I need to know

what I am here for. That requires the “larger story.”

This is where a Christian Worldview is essential. If

we are to find “personal meaning,” then we must first

find the overarching meaning to life. That, my friend,

is found only in the ultimate script of life - Scripture!

July 3-11 November 6-14 TUESDAY MORNINGS BEGINNING

MARCH 3* AT 9:00 AM.

IN ROOM M103 ROBIN WILLIAMS WILL BE LEADING THIS

STUDY, USING DISCIPLERS MATERIALS. FOR MORE DETAILS,

PLEASE CONTACT HE CHURCH OFFICE 252-446-9113

OR VISIT FBCRM.ORG *CHANGE OF DATE

NC BAPTIST MEN

MISSIONS CONFERENCE

March 10 & 11, 2015

Calvary Baptist Church, Winston Salem

Cost: $15.00

DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING

March 20-21 (New Hanover County)

CONTACT

Scott Wood

252-567-5450

OR VISIT

fbcrm.org

FOR DETAILS

Easter Lilies

Easter Lilies will be placed in the sanctuary

this year! (They may be picked up after

The 11 am Easter Sunday Morning Worship

Service.) If you would

like to give an Easter lily

in memory or in honor of

someone, simply fill out

the form and turn it into

the church office with

your check (forms are

available in the narthex).

Easter Lilies are $15.00,

the deadline to order is

March 22. It can be

planted in your garden to enjoy next spring!

Palm Sunday Worship Services

at 8:15 & 11:00 am

Maundy Thursday Service at 6:30 pm (no Regular Wednesday Activities)

Good Friday Service at 12:00 pm

Easter Sunday Worship Services

at 8:15 & 11:00 am

Breakfast 9:30 am (please sign-up at fbcrm.org)

Our desire is to spend more than just one or two services

focusing on the last days of Jesus’ earthly life—accordingly,

we have several events planned for Passion Week. Plan to

attend and invite family, friends and co-workers to join you.

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UNTIL HIS GLORY FILLS THE EARTHUNTIL HIS GLORY FILLS THE EARTHUNTIL HIS GLORY FILLS THE EARTH Stephen Weeks

F I R S T B A P T I S T N E W S

One of the privileges and joys of planting a church is building from the ground up. That includes the opportunity to name our church plant, which we plan to call “Redemption City”. In the January newsletter, I shared these core values for the church plant: Gospel Centrality, Gospel Community, and Life on Mission. This month I want to fo-cus on a fourth value, Multiplication. This principle is observed throughout the book of Acts (Acts 9:31; 12:24). What is it that Redemption City will strive to see multiplied?

1. Discipleship. In 2 Timothy 2:2 Paul charges Timothy, “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” Paul has discipled Timothy and is charging him to disciple faithful men who will then teach others. We believe that if we are faithful to make disciples in Philadelphia who in turn make disciples, we will see the birth of a church and have a foundation for growth.

2. Missional Communities (Small Groups). What is a missional community? Missional means seeing ourselves as a missionary people sent by our Savior to our neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools as well as to the people we encounter in the daily rhythms of life. Community implies that together we are a family sent on mission by Christ to our city, loving one another in the process. Many times small groups become “inward focused,” stay-ing together for years. At Redemption City, we believe that one of the greatest impacts we can hope to have on the lost will come as they experience our love for them and our love for one another in a small group communi-ty. Our Savior says in John 13:35 “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” This reflects the practice of the early church in Acts 2:42-47 – loving one another while sharing meals, learning together, praying together, and living on mission together. As these small groups maintain a healthy missionary focus, multiplication will be necessary due to the growth that God brings.

3. Plant Churches. Christ has commissioned us to make disciples of every nation and God’s ordained means of doing so is through the church. Therefore, if we are going to see the nations discipled, we must prioritize the necessity of becoming a church that plants churches. Christ has promised to build His church and that the gates of hell will not prevail against it. By His grace, let us become part of a network of churches that plants thou-sands of churches until the knowledge of the glory of the Lord fills the earth!

Who is sufficient for these things? Who can bring about multiplication? Only God can bring about multiplication. “So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.” Acts 9:31.

REDEMPTION CITY: GOSPEL · COMMUNITY · MISSION · MULTIPLICATION

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Sundays 8:00 am Televised Morning Worship

(WHIG Channel 17)

8:15 am Contemporary Worship Service

9:00 am Church Library open until 10:00 am

9:30 am Bible Study

11:00 am Worship Service

6:00 pm Biblical Church Structures

TeamKID & KOGS (FMC)

Mondays 10:45 am Inspiration Singers (Choir suite) 7:00 pm Praise Team Rehearsal

Tuesdays 6:30 am Women’s Prayer Groups

9:00 am Staff meeting

Women’s Bible Study

10:00 am Women’s Prayer Group

1:00 pm Stephen Ministry (1st & 3rd Wks M103)

6:00 pm Handbell Rehearsal

6:30 pm Trail Life USA & Am. Heritage Girls (FMC)

Wednesdays 10:00 am EQUIP for Interns (E200)

3:00 pm Church Library open until 6:00 pm

COOL Kids (FMC)

5:00 pm Fellowship Meal

6:00 pm Nursery for Birth—1 yr. (M105 & M101)

Mission Friends for 2 yrs.—3 yrs. (M102)

Cherub Choir for 4 yrs.—K (E202)

Sonshine Choir for Grades 1 &2 (E201a)

Music Makers for Grade 3 (E300)

Young Musicians for Grades 4-5 (E307)

Crossroads for Grades 6-12 (M301)

Prayer Meeting for adults (Fell. Hall)

7:10 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

Thursdays 6:30 am Men’s Prayer Group (Choir room)

12:30 pm Prison Ministry

3:00 pm COOL Kids (FMC)

7:00 pm Divorce Care

7:30 pm The Bridge (Wesleyan College)

REGULAR WEEKLY SCHEDULE

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3

MOPS (7 pm F.H.)

4

NC Baptist Men

5

Liberty University

Chamber Singers (7 pm Sanct.)

6 7

8 Daylight Savings Begins

Deacons’ Meeting

(3 pm M201A)

9

Forever Young

Luncheon (11:30 am F.H.)

10 11

David Pearson,

NAMB

12 13 14

15 16 17

MOPS (7 pm F.H.)

18

Quarterly Church

Conference

(6 pm F.H.)

19 20 21

22 23 24 25

Meals on Wheels

Honor Larry Curtis

26

Meals on Wheels

27 28

29

Palm Sunday

30 31 1

No Regular Wed.

Activities

2

Maundy Thursday

Service (6:30 pm)

3

Church Office Closed

Good Friday Service

(12 pm Sanct.)

4

March 2015

TLUSA Camping Trip March 20-22

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR NAMB 1-8