FBC men, 18 and older, plan to attend the Men’s Retreat on March 28-29.

WHERE: Cainhoy/Huger area on Grove Creek

REQUIRED:

• Bible, notebook and pens/pencils

• Camp chair for sitting around the fire

• Dress accordingly for outside conditions and for being around a large fire!

• Any personal snacks, drinks, medications and/or food for special dietary needs (Meals and drinks provided as outlined in the agenda.)

OPTIONAL:

• Camping gear (tent, air mattress and sleeping bag), clothing, personal toiletries if camping Friday night

• Fishing gear if you would like to fish - SCDNR freshwater fishing license required

• Fly rod if you want to participate in the lessons by Mike Able

• Kayak and SCDNR required safety gear (PFD, whistle, etc). There is a floating dock and ramp to launch.

DO NOT BRING:

• Firearms or guns of any kind (Firearms are prohibited on the property).

• Primitive weapons of any kind (pocket knives are ok).

COST: $30/person

REGISTER HERE.

Please join us on Wednesdays beginning February 5 for dinner and fellowship in the CLC, followed by a study at 6:30 PM. Please RSVP for the meal by clicking this link:

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If you would like to help with delivering meals to our homebound or help with serving the meals or cleaning up, please click on this link:

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100% of the funds received through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering supports gospel transformation and missionary presence among the unreached. FBC's goal is $35,000 this year. You can donate by check (note "Lottie Moon" on the memo line) or through Shelby Next. Pray that the Lord would draw the lost to himself through these efforts.

This week in this season of Advent, let us focus on LOVE from Matthew 3.

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’” Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Please bring a new, unwrapped toy for Toys For Tots and place it under our Christmas tree in the Welcome Center. This is a wonderful way to bless a child in need this Christmas season!

We are a collection site for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes! From November 18- 25, we will be collecting filled shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse. On November 20, we will have a “Pizza and Packing” Party in our CLC at 5:30 PM. Join us in this rewarding and worthwhile ministry!