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SUNDAY 10:00 AM Sunday School

11:00 AM Morning Worship

6:00 PM Evening Worship

6:00 PM B.L.A.S.T. (Children)

6:00 PM Youth Saturday Night Live WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM Bible Study & Prayer Service 7:00 PM Mission Friends, GA’s, RA’s, Youth

7:50 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Mitchell Garner Vernette Robbins

2 Wendy Brady Summer Mack Kathryn Gutierrez Codi Baucom Robin Satterlee No Evening Service

3 Jeany Gray Joanie Freeman

Church Office Closed

4

5

7PM Called Business Meeting

6 Adam Boles Ricky & Vickie Wallace

7 Darrin Garner

8

9

Sheila Bentley Kenneth McNeill 11:00 AM Business Meeting to vote

Watermelon Fellowship after Evening Worship

10 Betsy Pilson

11 Patriot Day

12 Bradley & April Comer

7:00 PM Missions Night 7:50 PM ADULT CHOIR REHEARSALS RESUME

13 Betty Purvis Karen Reece

14 Bryce Brown Keith Robbins

15 Isai Robledo

16 Casey Galloway

HOMECOMING!

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18 Malachi Evans

19 6:00 PM Long Range Planning 7:00 PM Prayer Meeting 7:50-8:40 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal

20 Chelsey Blake

21 Elijah Baptista Ted Craig Harriet McCaskill

22 Ian Little Clint & Summer Mack Eleanor Menius

10:00AM-2:00 PM Hispanic Community Information Event

23 Jan Bryson OCC Kick Off! 6:00 PM Evening Worship Women’s Bible Study BLAST & Youth SNL

24 Ann Ferrell Chris Hall & Robin Satterlee

25 Linda Kearns Mary Beth Yow

7:00 AM JOY Club Apple Trip

26 Bobbie Edwards

6:00 PM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM Prayer Meeting 7:50-8:40 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal

27 Estelle Mabe Stella Mack Neil Johnson & Gail Page

28 Bridget Brown

29 Becky Nesbitt

30 Don Cockman Evelyn Moss Blanche Nall Vickie Odom

5th Sunday

Fellowship

9:30AM- Breakfast 10:30 Morning Worship

No Evening Service

First Baptist Church of Robbins NC Inc

SEPTEMBER 2018 Volume 28 Number 9

POOL PARTY — August 10

LOCK IN — August 17-18

Sunday , September 9 , 6 :00 PM Sunday Evening Worship Services B.L.A.S.T. (Children) and Youth Sunday Night Live resume on Sunday nights

Women’s Bible Study “Finding I Am” begins

THANK YOU to everyone

that supported our youth attending

camp this year! Your financial

support is appreciated

so much– your prayerful

support and encouraging words even

more!

Special thanks to this year’s chaperones: Casey & John Galloway and

Brooke & Keith Wilson.

Coming October 26-27! “Bloom” Women’s Conference here! ► P R E R E G I S T E R O N L I N E ◄

“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” Psalm 34:8

651 Hemp Street PO Box 400 Robbins NC 27325

Phone: (910) 948-2768 Email: info@robbinsfbc.org Website: www.robbinsfbc.org

Loving God Reaching People

September 16 11:00 a.m.

Followed by covered-dish lunch

Guest Preacher: Rev. Ernest H. Ferrell

(Former Pastor: 1991-2003)

3RD ANNUAL

FALL FESTIVAL TRUNK OR TREAT

October 24 6:00-8:00 pm

S A V E T H E D A T E !

Have you ever just sat around thinking and had some questions pop in your mind? I do it all the time! Here are some questions I have had or have found that I think are pretty good… Why do you drive on a parkway and park in a driveway? Why does a round pizza come in a square box? Can you cry under water? Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity? (If so, I choose to be buried in my seersucker pants.) Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up all night long? Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of the song? If you drink Pepsi at work in the Coke factory, will they fire you? If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent? If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights? Why are you IN a movie, but you are ON TV?

Oh, the things I think about! These are all great

questions, but they hold no eternal

value. However, there is one question of eternal value that, to

me, is just as silly as those above. It is: “If we are a follower of

Jesus, then why don’t we make Him our #1 priority?”

Over the last few months, we

looked at the subject of Spiritual Disciplines. Spiritual Disciplines are

practices we impose on ourselves to make us spiritually fit or

healthy. We focused on how we

need to add the Spiritual Disciplines into our life so we can be

“conformed to His image.” Adding Bible Study, Prayer, Worship,

Fasting, and Submission into our life is beneficial not only here on earth,

but also in eternity.

In our lives, we can control how close we allow ourselves to get to

God. We limit God’s activity in our life by not making Him a priority. By

implementing the Spiritual

disciplines, we can do what Paul told Timothy to do. “discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.” 1 Timothy 4:7 NAS

Paul is encouraging Timothy to

live in such a way that those who oppose his message and his work

will see God through him. I want to encourage you to do the same. Live

with Power! Live with Boldness! Live in daily intimacy

with Christ! That way you are living for today, but also preparing for eternity. UPCOMING EVENT EMPHASIS: Homecoming is September

16th. We are so excited to have Rev. Ernest Ferrell coming back to Robbins

First Baptist to deliver our

Homecoming message. Rev. Ferrell pastored Robbins First Baptist from

1991-2003. The ministry the Lord gave him while he was here is still

being felt today! I know each of you who were members during his time as

pastor have fond memories of he and

his precious wife and are looking forward to having him back with us

again. OCC Shoebox Collection begins

Sunday, September 23. What a great

missions opportunity this is for every church. I hope each family will do the

same number of shoeboxes they did last year plus 1! That way we exceed

the number we did last year. Ladies, I want to encourage you to

plan to attend the Bloom Women’s

Conference our church is hosting on October 26th - 27th. This will be a

great time for worship, study, and fellowship. Churches from all across

our association and community have

been invited. Will you invite someone? Will you make it a point to

bring someone with you? Please do! I know you will be richly blessed.

May the Lord bless you this month

as you seek to serve Him!

The Adult Choir will resume rehearsals on Wednesdays following the Bible Study. We will resume on Wednesday, September 12. Each rehearsal will begin at 7:50 and conclude at 8:40 pm. Join us as we begin preparations for each Sunday morning worship service and

the Christmas season. Also, the children will rehearse on Sunday

evenings during Blast in the Choir room.

Song lyrics of the month: Lauren Daigle’s “You Say”

This humbling gospel ballad heals listeners and assures them of a victory over their struggles if they put their trust in the right hands.

It’s a blessing to serve a

mighty God. He continues to work wonders in our congregation. Recently, I had the blessing to dedicate a baby whose parents have been coming to our church for the last few months. I praise the Lord for their desire to take a step of faith. In addition, my wife and I have been encouraging the congregation to spend some time through fellowship after Wednesday service and on Sunday mornings before Sunday school.

On Sunday August 26 three persons re-dedicated their lives during altar call. On Saturday September 22nd, we will have a community-wide immigration informational event. Three consultants from the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina will be sharing about the rights of the individuals. We are grateful to the Lord for the ways that He has touched the lives of people in our congregation. Pastor: Ernesto Robledo, D. Min.

Es una bendición servir un Dios poderoso. El continua obrando en nuestra congregación. Recientemente, tuve la bendición de presentar un bebe cuyos padres han estado visitando nuestra Iglesia por algunos meses. Alabado sea el Senor por su deseo de dar un paso

de fe. Aparte de eso, my esposa y yo hemos estado animando a la congregación a tomar tiempo para tener compañerismo después del servicio del Miercoles y los Domingos en la manana antes de la Escuela Dominical.

El Domingo 26 de Agosto tres personas re-dedicaron sus vidas durante al invitación. El Sabado 22 de Septiembre tendremos un de Imigración informativo para la comunidad. Tres consultantes de la Convención Bautista de Carolina del Norte estarán compartiendo sobre los derechos de las personas. Estamos agradecidos con el Señor por las formas en que el ha tocado las vidas de la gente en nuestra congregación. Pastor: Ernesto Robledo, D. Min.

Summertime is over and it went by too fast! I hope all the students, teachers, and

staff had a great first day back. I know some who were not ready and some

that couldn’t wait to get started. We are

praying that our youth fill their schools with love and walk the halls with compassion, looking out for those who

may be left out. We pray that they are the change agent to increase kindness and aren’t afraid to share the gospel

with strangers or even their closest friends. We want them to be noticed as “hey! I want what they have!”

Their greatest witness is how they live their lives right

now because people are watching. We hope we all are a living testimony to God’s goodness and that others see

him in us every day! Please sign up for the

Down on the Farm event by

Sept 15th! This will give us a number of people

wanting to go so we can secure transportation and

Chaperones.

Operation Christmas Child

kicks off this month.

Let’s see how many boxes

we can collect this year!

Church T-shirt information coming soon! In Christ, Casey Galloway

Another Summer is fleeting away and school is suddenly back in session. It’s hard to believe how fast “summer break” went this year, especially for me as a first-time mom with a school aged child. Our summer was filled with so many wonderful memories and relaxing days- reflecting back I cannot help but rejoice over the time I had to enjoy with my kids. Additionally, I feel blessed for all the exciting memories I had with the children of our church. It truly was an awesome Summer. From our Donuts for Dads Father’s Day breakfast, to a fun filled week of VBS, our pool party, and ending with our church lock in! Who knew Summer Mack and I could still hang till 2 and 3 am! It has been a blast playing with the children and making unforgettable memories. Thank you to all the parents who shared their children with us for all of these fun moments and events. Looking ahead, I am excited about 2 things: Fall weather and our Fall events here at RFBC! The season always brings about a certain feeling of freshness as the air gets crisper in the mornings and the leaves begin to change. I welcome this freshness, just as I welcome us starting back with BLAST again on Sunday nights (beginning September 9th) and planning our 3rd Annual Fall Festival Trunk or Treat! Mark your calendars for Wednesday October 24th for this event … More information coming soon! Again, thank you to all the parents and to our church family who make our children’s program a success.

Danny Meetze Senior Pastor

Casey Galloway Director of Youth & Families

Jenny Key Director of Children & Families

Greg Pilson Associate Pastor of Music

Irma & Ernesto Robledo Hispanic Ministry

I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I’m not enough Every single lie that tells me I will never measure up Am I more than just the sum of every high and every low? Remind me once again just who I am, because I need to know

You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing You say I am strong when I think I am weak You say I am held when I am falling short When I don’t belong, oh You say that I am Yours And I believe, oh I believe What You say of me, I believe

The only thing that matters now is everything You think of me In You I find my worth, in You I find my identity

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This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

DOWN ON †HE FARM Saturday, September 29

Free Concert, Seagrove NC Sign up by September 15