First Baptist Church of Lovejoy

Block Party, October 25, 2009

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We had a great time and a great turnout at Danny and Wanda Bramlett's home for our last block party. Thanks to everyone from the church that came and worked, to Danny and Wanda for hosting, and to all the wonderful neighbors who came by to say hello. What fun!

You can download individual pictures here. Thanks to Dana Bramlett for taking the great pictures. A few amateur pictures were also taken and uploaded by the pastor.

If you have more pictures from the block party, please share them with us here.

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Newsletter - September 2009

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FBC Lovejoy Calendar

Unless otherwise noted the following are scheduled each week:

Sunday

Sunday School 9:45am, Worship 11am & 6pm

Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 7pm

Thursday Exercise Class, 5;30pm

Friday Men's Coffee & Prayer, 6am

September 2009

2	Finance Committee, 6pm Deacons, 6:30pm
6	NASCAR Race, No Evening Service
8	Sunshine Bunch, 10:30am Prison Ministry, 6pm
9	Fellowship Meal, 6pm Church Conference, 7pm
13	Pancake Breakfast & Joint Sunday School
15	WMU Day Group, 11am
16	WMU Night Group, 7pm
20	LifeSouth Bloodmobile, noon-4pm
21	Serve at Calvary Refuge Center
22	Prison Ministry, 6pm
27	Block Party, 3pm, no evening service
30	HKC Team Meeting, 8pm

For updates see:
bit.ly/fbc-lovejoy-calendar

God's Economy

by Mike Hardin, Pastor

According to a recent article in The Atlanta Journal any economic recovery in our state is at least a year away. That's discouraging news. Should Christians deal differently with uncertain and difficult economic times? Difficult economic times remind us of biblical financial principles like:

Stewardship: It all belongs to God.
Priorities: seeking first his kingdom and knowing that everything else will be taken care of (Matthew 6:33)
Industry and Conservation: Proverbs 6:6-8 tells us to consider the ant. Ants are always at work, and they do not consume all they gather, but store up provisions for the winter.One of our men lost his job a few months ago, and I was so proud of him and his wife because rather than complaining and becoming discouraged, they both found ways to bring in extra income. She cleaned houses, he did yard work. Neither of these was sufficient to meet their family's needs, but both demonstrated a willingness to work, and a humble spirit. God has honored these and provided a more stable income in recent days.
Contentment: Nowhere in scripture do we see God blessing debt, and repeatedly the scripture warns of the folly of debt. Proverbs 22:7 tells us that borrowing money makes us servants of those who loan the money. To avoid this type of slavery, scripture teaches us that we should learn to be content with what we have. Paul spoke of this in Philippians 4:10-12 when he said he had learned to be content no matter his circumstances. I've seen many people in financial distress make it much worse because they were not willing to turn off the cable, or sell the car they were in debt on and buy one that they could afford for cash. They don't imagine they can be happy with less. We need to learn that Jesus is enough.

First Baptist Church

2347 Talmadge Road
PO Box 579
Lovejoy, GA 30228

(770)478-8795

www.fbclovejoy.org

Non-Profit

Organization

Postage Paid

Lovejoy, GA

30250

Permit No. XX

Staff

Mike Hardin, Pastor
Ken Beasley, Minister of Music
Deborah Beasley, Pianist
Martha Stone, Keyboard

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Pancake Breakfast & Joint Sunday School

At 9am on Sunday September 13 we will be having a pancake breakfast in the fellowship hall, followed by a joint Sunday School class. This is a great time to invite friends and family to attend Sunday School with you.

On Sunday morning, September 13, we will be observing the ordinance of
Baptism. We welcome new members Gloria Brumbach and Gloria Goodman by
baptism.

Purpose Statement

As a loving fellowship of believers, the
people of First Baptist Church Lovejoy are called by God to educate and
equip all people to become mature followers of Christ.

Operational Values

Worship: We will demonstrate our Love for God.
Christlikeness: We will passionately follow Christ.
Evangelism: We will reach people with the Gospel.
Service: We will demonstrate our love for others.
Loving Community: We will work together as a family.
Education: We will faithfully teach people Biblical truth.

Block Party September 27

Jesus
told us to go into all the world and make disciples. For that reason we
will be having the first of three monthly block parties on Sunday
afternoon, September 27 at 3:00. We need people to serve food, register
participants, sing, do face painting and games with the children, and
supervise the moonwalk.

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Church Cookbook

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In 1999 our WMU published a cookbook entitled Food for the Soul. We've decided to begin posting a few of these recipes online, as well as a few new recipes. We could use some help typing up and posting the old recipes. If you have time and would be willing to help, please contact the pastor. To see the recipes that have already been posted online, please use the link in the sidebar on the right.

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Sunshine Bunch sees the Denomination at Work

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On April 8, 2008 our senior adult group, The Sunshine Bunch, took a trip to the office of the Georgia Baptist Convention and the North American Mission Board. Richard Fitzgerald was kind enough to drive his van and serve as our unofficial photographer. These are the pictures he took.

North American Missions Offering

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As of today our church has exceeded our goal of collecting $2,100 for the Annie Armstrong Easter offering for North American Missions. Thank you to each one who gave so generously!

Members' Section

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The members' section contains the following documents:

Membership Directory & Email Directory
Birthday List
Copies of emailed prayer requests

Out of respect for the privacy of our members, this information is available only to active members and regular attenders. If you are a member or regular worshiper, you may email the pastor for an invitation. You will receive an email with a link to click on to accept the invitation. You must register with a Google account. If you do not already have a Google account you will be given the opportunity to create one.

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What We Believe

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We'd love to just tell you we believe the Bible and be done with it. However, we find that if 10 different people read the Bible we sometimes get 12 different opinions about what it means. With that in mind, some interpretation of the scriptures is necessary. Even within our local church, we don't agree on everything. We do believe that it is important to agree on some key things however.

Southern Baptist have agreed on a statement of faith, based on a holistic view of scripture, that explains the key areas that we agree on. That statement is called The Baptist Faith and Message. For a quick summary of what most Southern Baptist believe click here.

This statement also provides guidance to seminaries and mission agencies to make sure that our agencies are teaching is in line with those key items that most of us agree on. This statement is not a creed, because we do not believe the scriptures should be subjugated to other writings.

How to Receive Eternal Life

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How to Join Our Church

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First Baptist Church of Lovejoy accepts new members in one of three ways:

Baptism
Promise of Letter
Statement of Faith

Baptism

One of the distinctive characteristics of Baptists is that we practice baptism of believers by immersion. This is not unique to Baptists, but it does set us apart from many other groups. We do not baptize infants because we believe that the New Testament teaches that we are to baptize believers. Jesus told us to make disciples and baptize them (Matthew 28:19). The Bible says that if we confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord, and believe in our hearts that God raised him from the dead, we will be saved (Romans 10:9-10). If you are a believer in Jesus, and you publicly confess that he is Lord of your life, you may join our church by baptism.

Why do we baptize by immersion? There are several reasons. First, it is the biblical model. The Greek word baptizo means to dip or immerse. The gospels speak of Jesus coming up out of the water (Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:10). Baptism is not only a symbol of God cleansing us from our sin, but also a symbol that we have died to sin, and have hope in the resurrection of believers (Romans 6:1-10). Being raised from beneath the waters symbolizes our hope that we will one day be raised from the grave. Immersion is the only form of baptism that illustrates this death to sin and hope in eternal life.

Promise of Letter

If you are already a member of another Baptist church, you may transfer your membership to Lovejoy First Baptist. When you join our church we will get the name and address of the Baptist church where you are currently a member. Our church clerk will request a letter of recommendation from that church.

By Statement

Occasionally someone desires to become a member of our church, but the church where they were formerly a member is not able to send a letter of recommendation. Perhaps the church has disbanded, or membership records have been destroyed by fire or flood. Perhaps the church was not a Baptist church, and for whatever reasons does not grant letters of recommendation to Baptist churches. You may still join by stating that 1) you believe that Jesus is Lord and that God raised him from the dead and, 2) that you have been baptized by immersion after becoming a believer.

We hope that you will prayerfully consider becoming a part of the First Family at Lovejoy. If you are not already a believer, we would love to tell you how to become a Christian.

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Mailing Addresss PO Box 579 Lovejoy, GA 30250	Email Pastor Mike Hardin
Street Address 2347 Talmadge Road Hampton, GA 30228	Email Music Minister Ken Beasley
Telephone 770.478.8795	Sorry, due to SPAM you can no longer submit a Prayer Request via the website.
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