Beach Baptisms Mary Hickman

Diane Bowe Ted Bowe Kathryn Breadwell Tiffany Brewer Kyle Buchholz Bianca Conn Christian Conn Christina Conn Paul Fowski Emily Gann Caroline Hannon Rob Hannon Sara Hannon Amber Hendry

Last Weekend Decisions for Christ

$1,158,359

2012-2013 Operating Revenues July 1, 2012 - Sept 2, 2012 Budget Actual Variance

Financial Stewardship
$1,089,970

Sarah Hoover Lorie Killingsworth Stephanie Macias David Meister Judy Meister T.J. Meister Rachel Mosbach Tina Nettles Amanda Noon Collin Norman Connor Norman Janet Norman Jason Norman Sandra Pfloyd

Scott Smith Louis Pilotte Dillon Steinmann Patricia Pilotte Daniel Rosales Dannielle Zinderman Gabriel Rosales Salvations Mayela Rosales Kellye Hohmann Orlando Rosales Sandra Pfloyd Rebecca Santana Joe Syrowik Elizabeth Smith Colleen Tosti

September 1 & 2
Saturday Night Sunday 9:30 a.m. Total

Worship Attendance

September 1 & 2
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday 8:15 a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Home Groups Total

Bible & Life Attendance

20 805 37 815 221 1,898

1,205 1,688 2,893

Debt balance as of Sept 2 $7,317,849

($68,389)

Outreach Evangelism is kicking-off a new semester beginning on Sunday, September 23 at 6pm in Room DC121 with a dinner featuring our Senior Pastor, Dr. Hayes Wicker. Tickets are $5.00 and may be purchased at the Bookstore or Media Ministry window. Training and outreach will begin on Sunday, September 30 from 5pm-7:45pm in DC121, and continue through November 4. You will learn the presentation of the gospel as you experience a variety of visitation settings. Child care must be preregistered. You may obtain your childcare reservation at the Preschool Rotunda in the Education Building before and after all worship services. For more details, please call Linda at 596-8600 x280. Meet the authors and purchase your devotional. Special price of $10 on Saturday, Sept 22 and Sunday, Sept 23 in the Commons (outside the Lighthouse Bookstore).

Next Week Deacon of the Week Wednesday Family Meal

September 10 - 16 Travis Wilson & Michael Winkle
Chicken Marsala, Bowtie Pasta, Salad, Veggie, and Dessert

Book Launch and Author Signing

Meal for Sept 12 (4:45 p.m.-6 p.m. in the Fellowship Recreation-Gym)

FBCN contributing authors: Alana Faircloth, Yvonne Fisher, Kim Hayes, Charlene Head, Carleen Hatch, Jennifer Patterson, Renee Pigg, Patti Rigley, Sonya Stearns, Sarah Taylor, and Kristin Yeldell. Compiled and edited by: Janet Wicker.

If you need assistance, please call the church deacon hotline at 800-732-9573. For Spanish, call 601-6051. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

` Tickets may be purchased at the Lighthouse Cafe during regular business hours or at the door for $6 each or $25 for a family (immediate family residing in home). Alternate choices include grilled chicken breast, hamburger, pizza, or a grilled hot dog.

Touch Points Guest Reception Dr. Wicker on the Radio

You can hear Dr. Wicker every day at 1pm on 91.5 Kingdom FM. Dr. Wicker is also on WSOR 90.9 FM at 8pm on Sundays.

Saturday, September 8 Sunday, September 9

8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 4:45 p.m. 6:20 p.m. 6:25 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

Weekly Schedule

There is a guest reception in the Commons following the Saturday night and Sunday morning services. Please come meet Pastor Wicker.

Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Worship Service: Worship Center Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Worship Service: Worship Center Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus RefresHer Womens Ministry: Worship Center (east side) Family Meal: Fellowship Recreation-Gym AWANA: Education Building Band of Brothers Mens Ministry: Chapel RefresHer Womens Ministry: Worship Center (east side) Choir Rehearsal: Choir Room High School Ministry: Student Center Middle School Ministry: Family Life Center-Gym Orchestra Rehearsal: Worship Center

For more information about any of our ministries, please visit our church website at and like us on Facebook at

www.fbcn.org

Tuesday, September 11

www.facebook.com/FirstBaptistChurchNaples.
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Wednesday, September 12

First Baptist Church Naples

Armed for Battle

Who could doubt that we are in a life and death struggle for our nation, homes, and churches? In the Middle Ages, a squire who was to be knighted would spend the night in the castle chapel in prayer. He would spread the articles of his armor on the altar before the Lord and pray that he would be courageous and worthy of the honor and the armor. As the hymn says, Each piece put on with prayer. I am calling us to a Season of Seeking the Lord, particularly as we have a Solemn Assembly on Sunday evening in the Chapel. This term was used in the Old Testament and throughout history to denote a time when Gods people met specifically for praise and prayer and not necessarily for preaching. We will be calling on the Lord together for our nation and kicking off a time of our church interceding with fasting, repentance, and ardent petition. Like the squire of old, we are Standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, in no way alarmed by our opponents (Philippians 1:27-28), being strong in the Lord and the strength of His might as we put on the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-11).
Dr. Hayes Wicker Senior Pastor

This weekend, we celebrate our annual Muslim Bible Day. There are specially marked envelopes in the backs of the chairs. Just $5.00 places a Bible in the hands of a Muslim. You can make the difference. Help make the Scriptures available to those who have never had a chance to hear the Gospel. Make your checks payable to FBCN and mark Muslim Bible Day in the memo. Give the gift that keeps on giving...the gift of life. Give blood during our next blood drive this Sunday, September 9 from 9am until noon in the FBCN parking lot. LCT drama auditions will be Thursday, Sept 13 from 6pm-9pm and Saturday, Sept 15 from 3pm-5:30pm in the Choir Room. There is a drama information table in the Commons before and after all worship services. Nativity sign-up will be in the Commons before and after worship services the weekend of September 15 & 16, and Sept 22 & 23. For more information, see our website at www.fbcn.org/lct2012. Janet has rescheduled her Summer Book Club meeting on Pilgrims Progress for Sunday, Sept 30 at 4pm-6pm in the Commons. Books are still available for anyone that would like to participate. For details, call Rae at 596-8600 x525. This is a life-changing program that teaches you to achieve your financial goals. See our table in the Commons this weekend for more information. Class begins Tuesday, September 18 at 6:30pm in DC108. To sign-up, go to www.daveramsey.com/fpu/locations/org/23611/class/216950. Our last wrapping party of the year will be Thursday, September 20 from 9am until noon in WC117. Please bring your own scissors. For questions or more details, please call Jody at 591-1895. Now on sale in our bookstore ($14.39 PK through teens; $15.99 adult). High School - Saw You @ the Pole Beach Worship is Wednesday, Sept 26 6pm-8:30pm. Be at the Student Center by 5:30pm if you need a ride. Resonate Kick-Off - Saturday, Sept 15 8:30pm-10pm in the Student Center. Come see what Resonate is all about. Dinner will be provided. Route 56 Engage Retreat - September 28-30 for all 5th & 6th graders at Camp Gilead. Price is $100 (includes Engage binder and t-shirt). Parent/ student meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 19 at 8:15pm in DC121. Please register online at www.fbcn.org/msm. 3rd Friday - All college and 20-somethings are invited on Friday, Sept 21 at 7:30pm in Room WC117 to join us for food, games (bring your favorite), and fellowship. Any questions, call/text Pam Cole at 272-5583. Our College & 20s group plays softball every Monday at 6:30pm at the FBCN softball field. We play with special rules so that all ability levels can play and have a great time. Call Pam at 272-5583 for more information. Hey grandmothers, mothers, daughters...beginners, intermediate, and advanced sewers. We begin our quilting/sewing class again on Monday, September 17 at 6:30pm in WC117. Call Pam Cole at 272-5583 for details.

Muslim Bible Day This Weekend

Public Issues Committee - To find out how you can be part of this ministry that brings awareness of public issues to our congregation, please come to our next meeting Sunday, Sept 9 at 4:00pm in Room WC117. For details, call Ken Price at 200-0448. This is a ministry based on Titus 2:3-5 where older women in the church teach the younger women to grow in their role of wife and mother. Skills in cooking, hospitality, home care, child rearing, and marriage are taught in an intimate home setting. The first class is Thursday, September 20 at 7:00pm. For more information, please call Betsy Evans at 514-1559. Young at Heart is our senior adult ministry, and our next luncheon is Thursday, September 13 at 11:30am in the Worship Center. This luncheon will feature a special personal testimony that you wont want to miss. Tickets are $7.00 and are on sale at the Media Ministry window before and after worship servcies, or you can stop by the church office during business hours and see Vada. The Harvester Training seminar immerses participants in tools for engaging the lost. Learn what to say, who to say it to, and what to do next. Facilitated with colorful stories of results from around the world by IMB missionary, Erin Roberts. Registration is $10 and includes lunch and all materials. (Children K-5th grade of adult participants is $5 per child including lunch.) To register, visit us in the Missions Kiosk in the Commons this weekend, or go to HarvesterTraining.org. Training is Saturday, Sept 29 9am-5pm in DC121. PRAISEKIDS, our childrens choir program for kindergartners-4th grade, will kick-off on Sunday, Sept 23 at 5:00pm. Contact Gordon at 596-8600 x641. Join our Band of Brothers this Wednesday, September 12 as we study Strength Through Surrender at 6:25pm in the Chapel. Ever feel like a little fish in a big pond with little influence? Be a big fish in the pond of little people! You can make a big difference. Stop by the Preschool Kiosk in the Education Building today for more information. Celia & Hiram Garcia celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug 25. ` Congratulations! Mary Ann Ashford - Mary was born on Aug 29, 2012 weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce and measuring 20 inches. Proud parents are John & Jennifer. FBCN member, Ina Faye Sparks, passed away on September 1, 2012. We express our sympathy to her family. Come visit First Baptist Academy to see for yourself why we think FBA is best among private schools in Collier County. First Baptist Academy offers a comprehensive program balanced with a biblical worldview, college preparatory academics, competitive athletics, and compelling fine arts. Students benefit from this total education experience that includes opportunities to learn, demonstrate leadership, and prepares them to excel in life beyond graduation. For more information, visit us online at www.fbalions.org or call 597-2233 x566.

Public Issues

Blood Drive

Apples of Gold

Living Christmas Trees Drama/Nativity Information

Young at Heart Luncheon

We are also in a battle for the home and particularly our marriages. Dont miss Love Worth Fighting For led by Kirk Cameron. This Feed Your Faith Marriage Conference, by the well-known actor of TV and movies, will give you practical tools for your marriage. It is rare that we have a young teacher with us whose godliness is far greater than his celebrity. Kirk is a winsome communicator. God has given to us a loyal solider on our staff who can stand firm for our church and our Lord. Over these years, Rev. Doug Pigg, our Associate Pastor in Administration, has won the hearts of more and more of our people. He is far more than just a business administrator, but is a true shepherd of the flock, a preacher of the Word, and a servant who will do whatever it takes. With the departure of Forrest Head and Lewis Howard to other ministries, Doug has stepped in and is capably covering a number of bases. The Personnel Committee and I have felt led to designate him as our Senior Associate Pastor. He will continue to direct the church finances and Deacons, as well as oversee the ministerial staff and various ministries and committees of the church. At the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida, one of the nations largest churches, Doug was Senior Associate Pastor for many years. I am grateful for how he and Renee have supported Janet and me in many different ways. We are still looking for an Education Pastor, a position which Doug will not fill, though he is also covering that area until we find a God-called, experienced education minister. We continue to park (even if temporarily) responsibilities with other staff, reevaluating gifts and talents, and reallocating resources. This is a great time to allow the Lord to speak to us and do new things in our midst: He will revive us, so let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn. There is a harvest appointed for you (Hosea 6:2, 3, 11).

Janets Summer Book Club Rescheduled

Harvester Training - In Missions Kiosk

Dave Ramseys Financial Peace University

Operation Christmas Child

PraiseKids Childrens Choir Mens Ministry

Quiet Time Devotions 2012/2013 Student Ministry

Teach Preschoolers About Jesus Happy 50th Anniversary New Arrival

Love Worth Fighting For

M a r r i age E v e n t Sunday, Sept 16 / 4:00-7:30 p.m.
The Bible repeatedly uses father, husband, bride, and child analogies to demonstrate Gods relationship with the church and His followers. There is no better example of the unconditional love God has for us than what we are instructed to have for our spouse and children. Building upon these themes, this marriage event, featuring teaching by Kirk Cameron and music by Warren Barfield, is designed to strengthen and encourage your marriage. For more details, please go to our website www.fbcn.org/LoveWorthFightingFor

C2 - College/Career

Absent from the Body, Present with the Lord First Baptist Academy

Quilting/Sewing

Tickets are $22.50 each and available in our Bookstore.