Galatians 3:27–4:7
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Galatians 3:27–4:7
Pastor Tom Morris, February 19 2012
21 Feb
2012
21 Feb
2012
Family Activities, Week of 2/19/12
19 Feb
2012
Judges and Jesus: Using the Unlikely
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Judges and Jesus: Using the Unlikely - Judges 4-5
Pastor Charles Burleson, February 19, 2012
15 Feb
2012
Family Devotions, Week of 2/12/2012
15 Feb
2012
Celebrating Lent at FBCSLO, 2012
Lent is a season for us to prepare our hearts to rejoice in our Savior, Jesus Christ, as we remember our need for Him. Here are some ways you can celebrate with us this year! (Click here to find out more about what Lent is, and why we celebrate it).
- Special Worship Services at FBCSLO:
- Ash Wednesday—February 22, 6:00–7:00p. Lent starts with a time of declaring our need for forgiveness and seeking God’s help. Join us for worship, hearing the Word, and communion.
- Lent Gatherings—Tuesdays, 6:00p–7:00p, starting February 28. A time to listen to the Word, pray and remember Christ in communion. Meet at Pastor Ben’s home (1184 Ella St). Everyone is welcome!
- A Day With God Retreat—Friday, Mar 16–Saturday, Mar 17. This in-town retreat will give you an opportunity to slow down and enter into time of reflection and conversation with God. Pastor Ben will be leading and teaching on prayer. $20, meals are included.
- Palm Sunday—during regular services on April 1, 10:30a & 6:00p.
- Maundy Thursday—April 5, 6:00p. Remembering Jesus’ command to “love one another,” join us for a meal, worship, and encouragement.
- Good Friday—April 6, 7:00p. Join us as we remember the death of Jesus on our behalf, and worship our Savior for His sacrifice.
- Easter Services—April 8. He is risen, indeed! Celebrate with us! There will be special services starting Saturday night at 10:30p, then Sunday morning at 8:00a on Terrace Hill, 10:30a and 6:00p at FBC.
- Family & Personal Devotions—Our family devotional guide for the season of Lent will be available on February 19 in the lobby. We also will have daily devotionals sent out by email.
- Fasting and giving—Many Christians practice fasting and giving during Lent, to focus on God’s generosity. This year, you could join us in fasting from a luxury item (coffee, cable, dining out, etc.), and donate any money you save to SLO AIDS Support Network.
Questions? Talk to Pastor Ben, ben@fbcslo.org, 805.550.7260
15 Feb
2012
What is Lent?
For many of us, “Lent” is unfamiliar—maybe we have heard that some Christians give something up during this time, but little else. Others may have grown up in a home where some fasting was observed, but never really explained.
Lent is a season of forty days (plus six Sundays) before Easter. Very early on, Easter was celebrated as a great feast in remembrance of Christ’s resurrection, the center of our hope. Almost at once Christians began to observe a period of self-examination, prayer, fasting, and giving as a way of deepening their love for God and neighbor. The period of forty days was chosen as an intentional identification with Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness (Matthew 3).
Both in ancient times and today, Lent is an opportunity to consider our lives, remember our need for a Savior, and release things that have become an obstacle to trusting God. Fasting or praying during Lent does not impress God or earn His approval; instead, it helps us remember that we are saved by Christ alone, and shaped as we share in His sufferings. Lent can help us acknowledge that our afflictions grow our character, so we can surrender and trust God.
Lent includes a few distinct periods:
- Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent (this year, February 22). Traditionally, this is a day of fasting; some Christians participate in a service where they are marked on the forehead with ashes as a sign of repentance (and also a reminder that we are sealed in Christ, Revelation 14:1).
- The five weeks of Lent are a time for us to consider our need for a savior. Many Christians participate in some form of fasting and giving. This year we're joining as a community to support the food pantry of the AIDS Support Network/SLO Hep C Project.
- Holy Week (this year, April 1–8) is our annual remembrance of the events surrounding Jesus’ death and resurrection. It includes Palm Sunday (celebrating Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem), Maundy Thursday (the Last Supper, and Jesus’ new commandment [mandatum in Latin] to love one another), Good Friday (the crucifixion and death of Jesus), and Holy Saturday (a day of quiet when Jesus lay in the tomb). Holy Week ends with Easter, our celebration of Jesus’ resurrection!
Click here to find out how you can participate in Lent with us at First Baptist Church this year!
14 Feb
2012
Galatians 3:15-26
12 Feb
2012
Judges and Jesus
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Judges and Jesus - Judges 1-3
Pastor Tom Morris, February 12, 2012
10 Feb
2012
Troop Ministry Update
The cards and letters that you write to our troops as part of the ministry that Janet Kirk leads really do make a difference! Here is the start of a recent letter sent in response to the care packages:
A little about us: We are elements of the 209th Military IntelligenceI wanted to take a moment of your time to say THANK YOU to all of you
who sent such a wonder care package to our team here at Forward
Operating Base Lagman! I assure you that brought so many smiles to faces
who have been through a lot this year already. Mail seems to be the
highlight on the days that helicopters bring it out to us. A few of us
on my team are married with families but most are young and single so
they don't receive much mail from the states. When I announced a
community box most stopped what they were doing to get their hands on
some goodies :)
Company, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Joint Base Lewis McChord,
WA. We arrived mid-December (just in time for Christmas) and will be
here for twelve months. We are running the combat mission in Zabul
Province of southwestern Afghanistan. Our camp is a smaller post out
here but it's not so bad. We don't have the bells and whistles of the
bigger bases but we get by. We have an awesome Chaplain here and he
comes to our work area each morning and we begin the day in prayer. We
have a tent that carries some essentials we can buy but we share the
base with a couple Romanian units so stocks do stay pretty depleted.
That is why we cherish the blessings you have given to us through your
thoughts, prayers and simply taking care of us.
Personally, I am originally from Wisconsin (yes, a disappointed
Packer fan right now). I live in Tumwater, WA with my wife, a teenage
daughter, a six year old son, a Shitzu and a Boxer. I stay busy when I'm
home :) Most of us here have similar interests and often hunt and fish
together when we are home. There is great Salmon fishing from the
shorelines in late summer. I am going to miss that a lot this summer.
I do need to get running as I have meeting soon. Thank you all again
so much for everything! Please tell everyone thank you for their notes.
I was very impressed with the letters and pictures. You have a very
special organization and we are blessed to have Americans such as you
all back home. It truly gives us a sense of purpose and reason for being
here when things are not going well. There is nothing better than seeing
a Soldier smile even when he/she is in a place like this. Thank you for
making us smile today!!Your friend, SCOTT
6 Feb
2012
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The Cruciform Life (Galatians 3:1-14)
The Cruciform Life (Galatians 3:1-14)
Pastor Ben Barczi
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