Soon the new
building that will be called:
R-recreational O-outreach C-center will be open. After the first of the year there will be
many different ministries and activities with people using, sharing, and
participating in this great ministry opportunity. There will be Upward Basketball for children;
walking track for people to get physically fit; many different activities to
share fellowship, fun and time together; fun basketball leagues for other ages;
game room and meeting place; second floor will be classrooms for the youth
Sunday School; and other activities will take place throughout the
building. This new ministry building
will be for members of First Baptist Church and outreach to the community. It will only be effective through the prayers
of God’s people, personal invitation to others, and involvement by the church
members. God can work in you through His
power to reach new people with the love and good news of Christ.
Saturday night,
December 24, at 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p .m. there will be one of the most
beautiful and special worship services of First Baptist
Church. It is the Christmas Eve Candlelight Lord’s
Supper Service. Many families and
friends join together to worship the Lord and share their love for Christ. It is really a great beginning to experience
the real true meaning of Christmas.
How many times
have you heard someone say that time goes past too fast? Many older mature adults say that time went
by too fast, but today, all ages feel the crunch and speed of time. It seems that each year gets faster and
before you know it; we are celebrating the beginning of a new year. The Bible teaches us that we should count our
days in order to gain a real heart of wisdom.
Our children grow too fast and become adults. Our adults grow, have their families and
become senior adults. It is a cycle of
life, but Christmas offers a hope of love, and Easter offers a hope of
life. In this cycle of life, God
demonstrates His great love to you and me with a total gift of forgiveness and
an assurance of life with Him in eternity forever. For us Christmas and Easter are just three or
four months apart. For Christ, Christmas and Easter were thirty three years
apart. Without Christmas, there would be
no Easter. Without Easter, there would
be no true meaning and hope in Christmas.
Use this Christmas to praise the Lord and be thankful for the true
meaning of Christmas and the joy of Easter.
This Sunday,
Pastor Mark will be preaching in the morning and evening services. If you have friends, immediate family members
or relatives living away from Sulphur Springs, they can watch and listen each
Sunday to the services live over the internet on the church website. The church website is: ssfbc.org.
Invite a friend or relative to worship with us each Sunday through the
church website.
We hope you enjoy this beautiful and
wonderful time of the year. Take time
out of your busy life schedule to share your beautiful smile, a kind word of
love and appreciation, and a personal invitation to worship the Lord with you
at First Baptist Church. We are thankful to have you at First Baptist
Church. First
Baptist Church
is a family church. You can be a family
of one person or a family of many persons, but each family is invited to
worship, participate and be an active part of this family of believers.
God bless you!
Fred W. Lewis
