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 Loving Our Brothers
We send an invitation for all of our
first-time guests at FSBCA to take a short survey about the
church after they attend.
(If you’re interested, you can
take a look at the
survey.) The survey is intended to help us get a look
at our church through the eyes of first-time guests.
What do others see?
I love one of the responses we received
this week to the question, “What did you notice first about
FSBCA?” The
response was, “The involvement in the community. Very
caring towards others; not just the church and
congregation.”
I'm glad that this family noticed!
We are working hard to share God's love with people in our
community whether they are involved in our church or not.
We do this through our basketball league, through our
Mission of Mercy ministry, through our
New
Life Pregnancy
Center, through our Grief Ministry, and in many other ways.
It leads me to believe that we are
living the truth found in this coming Sunday’s scripture,
“Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is
nothing in him to make him stumble.”
Jesus—of course—was a master at this.
He loved people, and people recognized this love. He
loved his disciples and He loved His enemies. He loved
those who accepted His message, and He loved those who
doubted. He loved Jews and He loved Gentiles. By
His example and by His teaching, He taught us to love not
just our own family members or those people who look
like us or who think like us. Jesus taught us to love
our brothers, but He was very careful to define our brothers
as anyone in need.
I thank God for a congregation who puts
this into practice!
So love someone in need today, and if
they are willing, bring them to worship with you this
Sunday. But whether they come or not, keep loving
them.
See you Sunday!
Pastor
Jack Marslender
 Children's
Ministry
"People
were bringing little children to
Jesus for him to place his hands on
them, but the disciples rebuked
them. When Jesus saw this, he was
indignant. He said to them,
“Let
the little children come to me, and
do not hinder them, for the kingdom
of God belongs to such as these.
And he took the children in
his arms, placed his hands on them
and blessed them."
Mark 10:13-14,16
Ministering to
children was important to Jesus. As
His followers it is important to us
too! We have great weekly
ministries for children from birth
to sixth grade. We have age/graded
Bible study classes each week
starting at 9:45 am on Sunday
mornings. Sunday evenings we have
discipleship classes starting at
6:00 pm. For our preschoolers
(birth- pre-kindergarten) we have
DiscipleCare during our worship
services at 8:30 and 11:00 am
Sundays. We also have a preschool
and children's choir that meet on
Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm.
As we grow we
continue to need men and women to
care and minister to children in the
same way that Jesus did! Will you
consider serving in one of our great
ministries to children?
 New
Life Pregnancy Center Training
Our New Life
Pregnancy Training Center is an
incredible ministry that reaches and
helps an increasing number of young
families. If you are
interested in volunteering at the
center, then training is available
soon.
Find out more about this upcoming
training!
Get in
the Word
Every
Sunday from 9:45 – 10:45 am we offer
excellent Bible study classes. As
you are evaluating your goals for
2012, remember that you desired to
grow more in Christ. I encourage
you to join one of our classes and
develop the habit of lifelong
learning. In the Bible study
classes you will use God’s Word as
the textbook; you will make good
friends, and pray for one another.
Joining a Bible study class is also
one of the best ways to get more
involved in the life of the church.
If you would like to know more
about any of these classes contact
Phil Johnson or mark on your
connection card on Sunday. See you
in Bible Study at 9:45 am.
 We are pleased to announce that we are
adding a third day of Mission of Mercy
each month. Mission of Mercy
provides completely free medical care
and medicines to people without
insurance. Beginning this month,
we are offering Mission of Mercy medical
care on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Mondays of
each month! For more information, including information on making appointmentss, see www.fsbca.org/mercy.
It's time once
again to start planning for Kids Camp!
We will head up to Whispering Pines Camp
on March 11 and return March 14. Kids
in 1-6 grade are invited to enjoy 4 days
packed with Bible Study, worship,
recreation, hiking, games, snacks, and
fun! We will study how great God's love
is for us in the beautiful mountains of
Prescott. Camp is $150 per student and
includes the cost of camp, meals, and
transportation. Reserve your spot now
by contacting
amy@fsbca.org.
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