Homecoming CLeanup

A clean-up day has been planned for August 3, 2024, at 8:00 AM to help prepare the church for homecoming. If anyone can help, please make plans to attend.

Attention Sunday School Classes: Plan to straighten up your classroom before homecoming. Don’t fear the dumpster; it can be your best friend.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Operation Christmas Child

To prepare for OCC, we will gather the following items over the next several months. A box will be located outside Nikki’s office.

June Items
Small Toys, Flip-flops,
Ball caps for boys, Socks

July Items
Tools that will fit in a shoe box,
School Supplies, Washcloths.

Preparing for Homecoming on August 25, 2024

On August 25, 2024, First Baptist will celebrate 135 years of ministry in the heart of Ashburn. As we prepare for this special homecoming event, we need your help. If you have the names and addresses of past members or staff, we could send an invitation to please get them to Nikki in the church office: email nikkibrewer@fbcashburn.com or 229-567-9320.

Giving as of July 22, 2024

Budget for 2024 . . . . . . . .  $339,423.00
Tithes Needed to Date . . . . $184,132.97
Received to Date . . . . . . . . $152,012.26
Needed for weekly budget . . .  $6,751.71
Tithes Received this week . . .   $6,553.00

MID-WEEK DEVOTION

Don’t forget to check out Brother David’s Mid-Week Devotion in the book of Psalms. They are uploaded each Wednesday on the sermon page.

From Our Pastor

How should we serve God?  There are so many voices that try to give us an answer to that question.  There are too many books, websites, podcasts, conferences, and seminars to count.  Some are good.  Most of them are just religious marketing.

A far better source is our Lord’s instructions to the twelve disciples in Matthew 10:1-15.  While the specifics of these instructions were for those men at that point in our Lord’s ministry, there are general lessons that can be seen.  It is these general instructions that give us guidance in serving the Lord.

The first lesson is to do what God calls us to do.  While the specifics were unique to this time, we see our Lord had a clear task He wanted them to accomplish.  They needed to focus on that task alone.

It is the same for us.  God has called, gifted and given us for a particular ministry.  It is that ministry (or ministries) to which we need to give our effort.  The old expression “Just because there is a need does not mean there has been a call” is so true.  We need to focus on the work God has called us to do and trust Him to call others to other needed work.

Second, we need to do God’s work God’s way.  Our Lord gave the disciples very specific instructions for this task.  He had a clear plan for His work to be accomplished.  The disciples were to follow that plan.

The same principle applies to us.  While the specific instructions were for the disciples in that task, this episode shows the importance of following the Lord’s instructions.  We are not called to be clever or innovative.  We are called to be faithful and obedient. 

Next, we see the need for trusting God to supply the needed resources.  Our Lord provided for the disciples so they could fulfill His calling.  When we seek to do God’s work God’s way, He takes the responsibility of providing for us.  We can trust Him.

Last, we see the lesson of trusting God for the results.  Our Lord clearly showed that the disciples were not responsible for the results.  As Charles Stanley stated in his 30 Life Principles, we need to “Obey God and leave the consequences to Him.”  Faithful obedience is our responsibility.  God fulfilling His plan is His responsibility.

God has called each of us to serve Him.  We’ll only experience His blessing if we serve Him His way.  Let’s be faithful.