News from First Baptist Church of Snellville

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 647
Snellville, Ga 30078

Physical Address:
2400 Main Street East
Snellville, Ga 30078

Phone:
770.978.7000

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The
MIRACLES
of JESUS

This Week's Sermon: Lessons Learned At Dinner

Jesus is God's healing for your sickness.

Next Week's Sermon: The Lord Is Willing

Jesus is God's hope for your despair.

The 1st & 4th Cafe is a Single Adult Coffee house on the first and fourth Friday of every month at 7 p.m. in A100.

The Cafe is a FREE area wide event for Singles of all ages.

There are many needs for prayer within our church. We have added additional days and times to provide an opportunity for women to participate in corporate prayer. We hope that you will be able to join us in this important endeavor.

Wednesday evening at 5:00-5:30 p.m. in room C203

Friday mornings at 7:00-8:00 a.m. in room C101

For additional information contact
Marlynn Gaines at 770-682-2802

First Baptist Snellville: Where Caring Happens... November 1, 2011

I love the fall. I love the color of the leaves and watching them float to the ground. Over the course of a few weeks all the leaves will fall off the trees. It makes me think about my children. It seems like just yesterday they were born. Now, they are in high school and will be moving on to the next chapter of their lives. Often I reflect, wondering if I've made the best use of the time in which God has entrusted my children to me.

Let's put this into perspective. From the time your children are born until they graduate from high school, they are in your home roughly 940 weekends. When your child is in kindergarten you have 636 weeks remaining. By the time they finish the 4th grade and leave the Children's Ministry you have 364 weeks left. It seems that time goes by as quickly as the leaves fall from the trees. It says in James 4, that life is like a vapor that appears for a while and vanishes.

We should not be saddened, but motivated by the sense of urgency to focus on the time we have been granted with our children. Our mission in the Children's Ministry is to invest in the lives of children and families, bridging them to our community through service, connecting them to Christ and equipping them to develop a life story of Christian faith and Godly character. To accomplish this, we seek to assist you in taking advantage of the time you have and invest that time in directing your children toward Christ.

The Children's Ministry provides first through fourth graders the opportunity and resources to worship God, love Him and His word, and to serve Him by serving others. I am thankful God has given us the opportunity to partner with parents. We are called to do all we can to ensure every week is meaningful in connecting families and children to Jesus Christ.

In late August, we rolled out "The Great Family Experiment". This was a resource we provided families to intentionally bring them together for quality time. We have received numerous testimonies and even pictures from First Baptist Families sharing the time their families enjoyed together.

The Children's Ministry has several opportunities to serve together as a family. "Back Pack Buddies", a new outreach program, provides deserving children supplemental food for the weekends. While grocery shopping with your family, purchase a few items and pray together for the children that will receive the food. The Children's Bible Study classes will be decorating small Christmas trees. Families are invited to "adopt" a tree to deliver to a homebound church member. This is a small sacrifice of time to deliver the tree and brighten the day of someone who wouldn't have a tree otherwise. Intentionally finding ways to be the hands and feet of Christ is a great investment of time and a wonderful habit to encourage! Deuteronomy 6:4-9 gives us the instruction to impress upon, communicate and direct our children to "love the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength."

Just as the leaves of the season are different so are we! No two families are exactly the same. Each has its own uniqueness and "flare". Pray and envision the plan God has for your children, your family and move intentionally in that direction. Intentions without actions won't change the world for Christ. To be the hands and feet of Christ, you must choose a direction and move. Don't leave your family to chance! You may be a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, neighbor, or teacher. Whatever your role, always hold in close regard the impact you have on the children in your life! They admire, they mirror and they trust and easily love others. What a wonderful opportunity to make a difference for eternity.

Veteran's Defensive Driving Class

AARP Defensive Driving Course

Free to Veterans & Their Spouses

Monday, November 7th
Room E-102-103
8:00am - 4:00pm

Cost:
Veterans & Spouses - Free
Non-military - $14.00
AARP members- $12.00

Hot lunch can be purchased
separately for $5.00.

For those interested, this class can save you up to 10% on your auto insurance.

For more information and to register please call 770-978-7000

A Christmas Carol - Dinner Theatre

Man Breakfast

Wednesday, November 9 - Sunday, November 13

Nightly - Doors open at 6pm

Tickets: $20 each or $140 for a table of 8

Purchase tickets online or call

770-978-7000

Ladies Christmas Tea

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Presented by the Women's Ministry

For additional information contact
770.978.7000

Giving Hope for Christmas!

Hope For Christmas

Please take a tag off of one the Christmas trees throughout the building, and buy a gift for the child described on the tag. Wrap your gift and return it by placing it under one of the trees or bringing it directly to the Missions Office. These gifts will be used in partnership with Streetwise Ministries to give hope to hurting families in our area. Deadline: December 4.

Children's Ministry

A Time With Dad
Please join your child on Sunday, November 20 from9:15 - 9:45 for "A Time with Dad." This will be a great opportunity for you and your child to spend some time together in the FCC. We will enjoy donuts, juice (and coffee of course!). You are welcome to stay for Children's Worship at 9:45.

New Christian's Class

Fall Session

Class 1 - October 30

Class 2 - November 6

Class 3 - November 13

Class 4 - November 20

Your child may begin any of these sessions. We will resume the New Christian's Classes on January 8, 2012

Backpack Buddies (Weekend Backpack Program)

Our Backpack Buddies program is off to a great start!! Many children are benefitting from your generosity. Please keep the food coming! Donations may be placed in the black boxes throughout the church, or come visit us in the FCC and leave your donations there.

AWANA

Come join us on Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 in AWANA! The Children's Ministry is buzzing with activity as clubbers 3 years old through grade 6 enjoy learning the importance of hiding God's Word in their hearts.

November 9 - No Awana. We encourage your family to purchase tickets to Dinner Theater.

Children's Ministry Medical/Photo Release Click here, print, fill out, bring on Sunday. Easy!!

Parent Link
Click here for our informative Parent Link Print the calendar for easy reference.

First Light Weekday Preschool

First Light is a Christian weekday program where children (babies through kindergarten) can have their FIRST experiences of Jesus Christ, the LIGHT of the World, as they build a solid spiritual and educational foundation.

We provide a hands-on learning environment where the child develops age-appropriate social skills and experiences success, thus promoting happiness and self-confidence. Our curriculum is strong and inspires a desire and excitement to learn and also spurs creativity. Our goal is also to provide a spiritual foundation through sharing, songs, and teaching about God, Jesus, and the Bible.

FLWP Classroom

We offer several unique after-school programs for preschoolers, Tuesday-Friday, consisting of Ballet, Little Champs Sports, and music classes.

We are still accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year. We encourage you to visit us and tour our campus or you may call our office at 770-978-5732 for additional information.

Come join us for fun and learning!

In Christ,

Diane Wiggins

Director, First Light Weekday Preschool

First Light Preschool Ministry

First Light Preschool

The Preschool Ministry at First Baptist Snellville is waiting for you! On Sundays, at 9:30 and 11:00, we have a fun-filled time of Bible stories, games, music, crafts, puppet shows, skits & drama, toys and puzzles specifically designed for babies through kindergarten age.

We would love to meet your child and help him/her on a journey to learn about God and Jesus! Come join us this Sunday (and Wednesday nights at 6:30, too) for an enjoyable time of love, laughter and learning. If you have any questions, please call us at 770-978-5750.

Interested in helping out? Check out our volunteer opportunities:

CLICK HERE!

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