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200 S. Church St.
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Church Office Hours: Monday—Thursday 8:00 am—5:00 pm Friday 8:00 am—2:30 pm
Church Office (252) 446-9113
Fax (252) 446-5025
Website www.fbcrm.org
Prayer Room (252) 446-5993
First Baptist Child Care Center (252) 446-7416
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Pastor’s
Article
2
Church
Staff
2
Children’s
Choirs
3
TeamKID & KOGS
MOPS
4
TLUSA & AHG
Men’s Conference
5
Women’s
Events
6
Calendar 7
First Baptist News S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 4 R O C K Y M O U N T , N C
Knowing God, Making God Known, and Becoming like His Son, Jesus Christ, through Worship, Bible Study, and Ministry
First
Baptist
Church
Combined Worship Labor Day Sunday, August 31
& Sunday, September 21 (On September 21: Welcome New Members and celebrate with the ordinances of Baptism and Lord’s Supper)
Sunday School—9:00 am Worship—10:30 am
P A G E 2
Second only to Billy Graham . . .
Francis Schaeffer-cont’d
We’ve consider the life and leg-
acy of Francis Schaeffer over
the past few newsletters. Along
with other giants in the faith, we
are seeking to discover those
qualities that made his life so
impacting in the late twentieth
century. It is clear that Christ
had called him, anointed him,
and gifted him to address the
“spirit of the age” with both rig-
orous and compelling argu-
ments and a winsome tone.
This is not an easy combination
to accomplish. It is all too easy
to develop an air-tight, logical
case for the Christian faith, yet
fail to deliver it in a way that is
gracious. I’ve witnessed far too
many Christians succumb to an
argumentative posture and fail
to gain an audience. On the oth-
er side, tragically, it is often the
case that Christians greet their
ideological opponents with
kindness, yet fail in the content
and persuasiveness of their posi-
tions.
What Schaeffer taught us,
among many other things, was
that the Christian can engage his
surrounding culture with both a
cogent case for the Christian
faith and a winsome demeanor!
In 1 Peter 3: 15 we see this ap-
proach to communicating the
gospel held out as the ideal.
“…sanctify Christ as Lord in
your hearts, always being ready
to give a reason to everyone who
asks you to give an account for
the hope that is in you, yet with
gentleness and
reverence….”
Schaeffer was
a living embodi-
ment of this
text. He was
able to give a
“reason,” and
yet, he was able
to do it with
gentleness and
reverence. The
church stands to learn a great
deal from this twentieth-century
ambassador of the Christian faith.
How so? We must work tirelessly
to understand our surrounding
culture’s arguments against the
faith, develop sound and valid
responses to those arguments,
and then develop an approach
that is gentle and respectful.
J.I. Packer’s appraisal of Dr.
Schaeffer is telling in this regard.
He says about Francis, “…he felt,
F I R S T B A P T I S T N E W S
Church Staff
Dennis Darville
Lead Pastor
Larry Curtis
Pastor of Education & Admin.
Jim Alley
Pastor of Music & Worship
Mike Avery
Pastor of Families with Students
Tim Griffin
Pastor of Families with Children
Stephen Weeks
Pastor of College Students
Bob Britt
Homebound Visitation
Mary Helen Batten
Receptionist/ Admin. Assistant
Nina Daughtridge
Music Assistant
Kayla Dozier
Admin. Assistant
Jewell Pullen
Financial Secretary
Faye Strickland
Facilities Director
Beth Thompson
Office Manager
“...the Christian
can engage his
surrounding
culture with
both a cogent
case for the
Christian faith
and a winsome
demeanor!”
Francis Schaeffer Rev. Dennis Darville
P A G E 3
focused, and dwelt on the dignity and
tragedy of sinful human beings rather than
their grossness and nastiness.” What
Packer is pointing to, primarily, was
Schaeffer’s twin abilities to address his
opponents’ unbelief with sound
arguments while treating
them with deep and
lasting respect.
I’ve often wondered
how he was able to
do this over multi-
ple decades; espe-
cially the sixties
with all its venom
towards the Chris-
tian world and life
view. I am convinced it
was because he had worked
hard at developing his approach
to those outside the Christian faith from
the truths found in Scripture.
Dr. Schaeffer had developed an acute
awareness that mankind, yes, even fallen
humanity, was made in the image of God.
Consequently, he did not begin with their
“depraved state” but rather began by look-
ing at his opponents as “image bearers”
who were tarnished by sin and in need of
grace. In other words, he began with Gen-
esis 1 and not Genesis 3. That
is, he began with their dig-
nity as image bearers
without losing sight
of their plight as sin-
ners.
Hopefully, the
church will contin-
ue his legacy of
communicating the
gospel with these
“twin ideals.” Hope-
fully, a commitment to
precise arguments and polite
conversations will once again find its way
into the Church!
“…he (Schaffer) felt,
focused, and dwelt on the
dignity and tragedy
of sinful human beings
rather than their grossness
and nastiness.”
Children’s Choirs begin
Wednesday, September 3
We are looking forward to sharing God’s love through music
Cherub Choir (4 yrs.—Kindergarten)
Room E202
Music Makers (3rd Grade)
Room E300
Sonshine Choir (1st—2nd Grade)
Room E201A
Young Musicians (4th—5th Grade)
Room E300
P A G E 4
ON SUNDAYS 6-7:30 pm
Beginning September 7
ON WEDNESDAYS 6-7 pm
Beginning September 3
For children
4 yrs.—5th Grade See page 3 of this newsletter
for all the details
For Preschoolers
2-3 yrs.
FMC—M102
For children
3 yrs.—Kindergarten FMC—M102
For 1st—5th Graders FMC—3rd floor
(large activity room)
What is MOPS? MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers is a grassroots movement that exists to
encourage the hearts of moms of children from birth to kindergarten.
Where & When? FBC Fellowship Hall from 7 –9 pm
Sept. 23, Oct. 14, 28, Nov. 11, 25 and Dec. 9
More Info & Registration? Registration forms will be available at FBC on Sunday morning or visit
www.rockymountmops.wordpress.com and check us out on FB at
MOPS: Rocky Mount
P A G E 5
Begins September 11 Helping you recover from the pain of separation and divorce.
This support group meets weekly on Thursdays at 7 pm. Please contact
Judy Hobbs or call the church office for registration information.
Men’s
Conference
Registration
is Extended.
P A G E 6
w w w . f b c r m . o r g
Sundays 8:00 am Televised Morning Worship
(WHIG Channel 17)
8:15 am Contemporary Worship Service
9:00 am Church Library open until 10:00 am
9:30 am Bible Study
11:00 am Worship Service
6:00 pm Orchestra Rehearsal
Mondays 10:45 am Inspiration Singers (Choir suite)
12:00 pm Community Basketball Outreach 7:00 pm Praise Team Rehearsal
Tuesdays 6:30 am Women’s Prayer Groups
9:00 am Staff meeting
Women’s Bible Study
10:00 am Women’s Prayer Group
1:00 pm Stephen Ministry (1st & 3rd Wks M103)
6:00 pm Handbell Rehearsal
6:30 pm Alpha at Fountain Correctional
Trail Life USA & American Heritage Girls
Wednesdays 10:00 am EQUIP for Interns (E200)
3:00 pm Church Library open until 6:00 pm
COOL Kids (FMC)
5:00 pm Fellowship Meal
6:00 pm Nursery for Birth—1 yr. (M105 & M101)
Mission Friends for 2 yrs.—3 yrs.
Cherub Choir for 4 yrs.—K (E202)
Sonshine Choir for Grades 1 &2 (E201a)
Music Makers for Grade 3 (E300)
Young Musicians for Grades 4-5 (E307)
Crossroads for Grades 6-12 (M301)
Prayer Meeting for adults (Fell. Hall)
7:10 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
Women’s Bible Study (M203)
Thursdays 6:30 am Men’s Prayer Group (Choir room)
12:30 pm Prison Ministry
3:00 pm COOL Kids (FMC)
7:30 pm The Bridge (Wesleyan College)
REGULAR WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
31
Combined Schedule 9 am Sunday School 10:30 am Worship
1 Labor Day Church office closed
2 3
Children’s Choirs Resume @ 6 pm (see page 3)
4 5 6
7
Creation & Evolution (6 pm—Sanctuary)
8 Forever Young Lunch.
(11:30 am—Fell. Hall) Fountain Chaplaincy (6 pm—AT Room) Adult SS Ldr. Orientation (6 pm—Fell. Hall)
9
Sr. Adult Council (2 pm—AT Room)
10 Called church confer-ence @ 6pm Re: Sale of remaining Country Club Property.
11 12 13
14
Deacons’ Meeting (4 pm—M201) Creation & Evolution (6 pm—Sanctuary)
15 The Square - 6:30
pm AAA parking lot
Inspiration Singers Rehearsal (6:30 pm—Choir Room)
16
17
18
19 20
21Combined Sched.
9 am Sunday School 10:30 am Worship Creation & Evolution (6 pm—Sanctuary)
22 23
COOL Kids Open
House (5-7 pm—FMC)
MOPS for MOMS (7 pm—Fell. Hall)
24 COOL Kids Resumes (3 pm—FMC)
25 COOL Kids Resumes (3 pm—FMC)
26 27
28 Jeffrey Cranford
Links Player Intern’l (AM worship services) Creation & Evolution (6 pm—Sanctuary)
29 30 The Square - 6:30 pm AAA parking lot
September 2014
Operation Faithful Men—Camp Willow Run