Each year January Bible Study is an exciting and profitable time for us. This year, the Study Book is "Exodus". I have entitled our study, "Redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb!"
Pastor Glenn Baker of the Hammond and Lovington churches will share teaching duties with me. We will meet at Atwood on January 4th and 18th at 6pm; and, we will meet at either Hammond or Lovington Church on January 11th and 25th. All studies will begin at 6pm and close at 7:30pm. We will have a break time with snacks provided at the mid-point of each evening's session.
Let me encourage you to start reading through "Exodus" now! I look forward to sharing this time with you and our brothers and sisters from the Hammond and Lovington churches!
Devotions, Commentary, and Personal Reflections by Lanny Faulkner, Pastor-Teacher of the FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ATWOOD, ILLINOIS!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
The Tri-County Vision
Our beloved town, Atwood, Illinois, is located at the intersection of three Central Illinois Counties: Douglas, Moultrie, and Piatt! Therefore, our "Regional Church Growth Strategy" for reaching the 20,000 + people who live in and around the twenty communities located within an approximately twenty mile radius of our church is called, "The Tri-County Vision!"
These twenty communities include: Arcola, Arthur, Atwood, Bement, Bourbon, Camargo, Cerro Gordo, Chesterille, Garrett, Hammond, Ivesdale, LaPlace, Lovington, Milmine, Monticello, Newman, Pesotum, Pierson, Tuscola, and Villa Grove!
Our primary strategy is to plant reproducing evangelism and discipleship Home Bible Studies that we call, "JOY Groups" in each of these towns. We presently have one very successful JOY Group up and running with another one kicking off in January.
Our beautiful facilities provide us with space for over 350 in our worship services and we have education space that is adequate for about 250. As the Lord blesses our efforts to reach new people with the gospel and continues to add new people to our church, we will provide training to the leaders of other churches who would like to implement this type of strategy in their church.
The "Tri-County Vision" is off to a good start! Why don't you come next Sunday (a little before 10:00am) and see for yourself what God is doing at our church?
These twenty communities include: Arcola, Arthur, Atwood, Bement, Bourbon, Camargo, Cerro Gordo, Chesterille, Garrett, Hammond, Ivesdale, LaPlace, Lovington, Milmine, Monticello, Newman, Pesotum, Pierson, Tuscola, and Villa Grove!
Our primary strategy is to plant reproducing evangelism and discipleship Home Bible Studies that we call, "JOY Groups" in each of these towns. We presently have one very successful JOY Group up and running with another one kicking off in January.
Our beautiful facilities provide us with space for over 350 in our worship services and we have education space that is adequate for about 250. As the Lord blesses our efforts to reach new people with the gospel and continues to add new people to our church, we will provide training to the leaders of other churches who would like to implement this type of strategy in their church.
The "Tri-County Vision" is off to a good start! Why don't you come next Sunday (a little before 10:00am) and see for yourself what God is doing at our church?
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JOY Groups,
Tri-County Vision
Saturday, November 22, 2008
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Grace to you and thanks for taking time to check out our blog! The purpose of this blog is to provide an effective means of providing information and facilitating two-way communication with the members and friends of First Baptist Church, Atwood, Illinos!
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(2) No inappropriate language.
(3) No anonymous postings.
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