Life Change University Coming Soon!!
Life Change University (LCU) is coming soon! Join us for a preview on Sunday, February 3, in our Foyer prior to and following morning worship services. We’ll preview again on Wednesday, February 6 at 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall foyer. Stop by and learn more about these studies:
Beth Moore’s Stepping Up
A 7 week Journey through the Psalms of Ascent explores Psalms 120-134. This Bible Study will help adults gain a new appreciation for the life of faith as a journey to greater fellowship with and worship of God. The remaining 4 sessions walk through Loving Well also by Beth Moore
Audience: Adults
Cost: $13.00 per person, $6.00 for LW journal
Facilitator: Judy Latham
Location: Room 360, 3rd Floor
Building Bridges Through the Centuries: A History of the Church on Mission
From its earliest days, the Christian Church has been at work to connect people with God's love in Christ. At the same time, the Church has always adapted its methods and strategies to its surrounding cultures. In this study, you will gain an understanding of the history of the Christian Church from its earliest days until the present day. We will place a special emphasis on ways that the Church has adapted its evangelistic and benevolent ministries to the world in which it has found itself.
Audience: Adults
Cost: FREE
Facilitator: Andrew Smith
Location: Room 140, 1st Floor
Servant Warriors
A continuation of men’s physical and spiritual fitness every Sunday afternoon. For the first hour participants will work out using the Servant Warrior routines learned in the first semester. We will add a light weight-training routine in this semester. (Bring your own fifteen-pound set of dumbbells.) After a vigorous workout, participants will engage in a Bible study led by our pastor using Dallas Willard and Don Simpson’s book The Revolution of Character: Discovering Christ’s Pattern for Spiritual Transformation. If you do not have a bokken (wooden samurai sword) we will order one for you. Please add $11.00 to your registration fee.
Audience: Men
Cost: $12.00 (plus $11.00 for your Bokken)
Facilitator: Frank Lewis
Location: Fellowship Hall through April, 1st floor
Modern Parables: Living in the Kingdom of God
Modern day examples and discussion regarding the application of the Biblical parables to our every day lives as Christians.
Audience: Adults
Cost: FREE
Facilitator: Ronnie Boling
Location: 150G, 1st Floor
Weight Watchers
Stop Dieting, Start Living. Weight Watchers isn’t a diet because it helps you eat right and live healthy. It works because you’ll learn how to lose weight and keep it off, in a way that fits your life. Join us for an informational session on February 10. Fifteen must commit in order for meetings to begin.
Audience: Adults
Cost: $120 new/returning, $110 current members, $100 lifetime members
Facilitator: Dana Haddock
Location: 150E, 1st Floor
CAREGIVING: Caring for Aging Parents
Addressing the many issues of caring for aging parents. The emotional stresses and conflicts, understanding your role as caregiver and practical how to’s. Discover Biblical principles specific to aging and long-term care.
Audience: Adults
Cost: $14.00
Facilitator: Sam Sanders
Location: Room 150F
Preschool & Children
Babies – 2: Teeny Tots, Preschool Suite
Age 3 – 5: TeamKID, Room 354
1st – 3rd grade: Bible Buddies, Room 452
4th – 6th grade: Bible Drill, Room 451
SMART
SMART (Student Ministry Arts & Resource Team), for students in grades 7 – 12, resumes February 10 beginning at 5 p.m. with Chapel Choir, followed by?snack supper and a variety of training and ministry options. Visit
firstbaptiststudents.org for more information!
Financial Peace
Financial Peace University is a biblically based, video-driven small group study that teaches families to beat debt, build wealth and give like never before! This Program is for you IF... Your credit cards are your emergency fund; Your dog responds to the name “Ebay”; You have to sell your house to put your kids through college; You’re intrigued by the word “plasectomy”; You want to know what God says about money; Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds are friends you haven’t met yet!
Audience: Adults
Cost: $93.00 per family
Facilitator: Mark Brown
Location: Room 370, 3rd Floor
INSIGHT GROUPS
In this nine week course, participants will look at eight objectives from II Peter 1:5-7; faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, Godliness, kindness and love. Through these qualities, God helps us address potential strongholds (II Corinthians 10:4) which master our life or those around us. Insight groups are for everyone—church member, person seeking Christ, believer or those uninvolved in a local church. Participants will pray, talk and study the Bible to learn about God’s building of these qualities in our lives.
Cost is $13; there are several groups available:
Audience: Adults
Facilitator: Jim Shull
Location: 150B, 1st FloorAudience: Adult Women
Facilitator: Sharon Herrera
Location: 150A, 1st Floor (begins March 2)Audience: Women Ages 20’s/30’s
Facilitator: Cheri Viar
Location: off-campus
Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.
Also in the January 28, 2008 Issue of The Evangel
» Frank and to the Point
» Minister of Music ... We Want to Hear From You!
» Life Change University Coming Soon!!
» Men’s Night with The Predators
» GAs raise money for Lottie Moon
» Extending our Reach
» Congrats Staff!
» Souper Sunday Is Here
» Crow's Corner
» Sunday School Xtravaganza
» 5 Love Languages of Teenagers
» Upcoming Events
» This Week in Worship
