Decisions for Christ

Nancy Bertelsen Maharay Borrego Clayton Cadenhead Cameron Carter Jorge Gonzalez

Last Weekend

Baptisms

Alexandra Greiner Laura Paul Kendra Whidden Mary Grace Yeldell

January 5 & 6

Worship Attendance
1,091 2,040 1,025 4,156

First Baptist Academy - FBA DAYS AT FBCN!

Saturday Night Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Total

FBA Days at FBCN

This Weekend In the Missions Kiosk
Please visit our school at the Missions Kiosk in the Commons this weekend to learn more about FBA. Truly the best way to experience FBA is by visiting with us and taking a tour of our campus. You can schedule a tour today at the Missions Kiosk, or you can call the Admissions Office at 597-2233. You may also visit us during one of our Open Houses on February 7th or March 7th from 9:00am - Noon. Open enrollment begins Friday, February 1st.

$3,920,270

2012-2013 Operating Revenues July 1, 2012 - Jan 6, 2013 Budget Actual Variance

Financial Stewardship

January 5 & 6

Bible & Life Attendance

25 672 137 348 840 375 2,397

$3,761,560 ($158,710)

Debt balance as of Jan 6 $6,306,913

Saturday 5:00 p.m. Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday 8:15 a.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Home Groups Total

Deacon of the Week January 14 - 20 John Fry & Buddy Smith

If you need assistance, please call the church deacon hotline at 800-732-9573. For Spanish, call 601-6051.

Next Week

Wednesday Family Meal

Meal for Jan 16 (4:45 p.m.-6 p.m. in the Fellowship Recreation-Gym) Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes, Salad, Veggie, and Dessert
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.

FBA Preschool & Kindergarten Open House at FBA

Thursday, January 17 9am - Noon In the Commons
Guided tours of our facility will be provided. Curriculum will be on display. Our Admissions Director, Preschool Director, and Principal will be available to answer questions. We are always happy to meet with you on an individual basis as well. For more information, please call Rebecca Curran at 597-2233 x566.

Saturday, January 12
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Weekly Schedule

Sunday, January 13
8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

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 Worship Service: Worship Center Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus RefresHer Womens Ministry: Worship Center (east side)

Touch Points
There is a guest reception in the Commons following the Saturday night and Sunday morning 11am service. Come meet Pastor Wicker.

Guest Reception

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Tuesday, January 15

Wednesday, January 16

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4:45 p.m. Family Meal: Fellowship Recreation-Gym 6:20 p.m. AWANA: Education Building 6:25 p.m. Band of Brothers Mens Ministry: Chapel 6:30 p.m. RefresHer Womens Ministry: Worship Center (east side) 6:30 p.m. High School Ministry: Student Center 6:30 p.m. Middle School Ministry: Family Life Center-Gym 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal: Choir Room 8:00 p.m. Orchestra Rehearsal: Worship Center Other events this week include: Resonate, Night of Praise, C2 Home Bible Study, Quilting & Sewing, Financial Peace University, DNOW, MOPS, Prayer for our Pastors, Celebrate Recovery, Prayer Shawl Ministry, Singles Third Friday Fellowship, and Mens Ministry Breakfast. Please see our weekly schedule at www.fbcn.org/weeklyschedule.

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Time to Re-Up
If you have served in the military, you were probably given an opportunity to re-enlist, or re-up, once you have served your designated time. As Christian soldiers, we are not to retire, go on furlough, go A.W.O.L, or retreat. We fight the good fight of faith (1 Timothy 6:12). We also remember Pauls additional charge to young Timothy: No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the One who enlisted him as a soldier (2 Timothy 2:4). I urge you men to re-up in your deployment, Dr. Hayes Wicker dedication, desire, and discipline for godliness by being a part Senior Pastor of our new semester of Band of Brothers on Wednesdays at 6:25 p.m. in the Chapel. This past Wednesday and next Wednesday, I will teach how husbands are to shepherd their wives. Our families are described as flocks in the book of Psalms. I believe husbands, like pastors, are to Shepherd the flock of God among you examples to the flock (1 Peter 5:2, 3). I am sharing practical insights from years of active duty as a minister of the gospel and 37 years of marriage. Like many soldiers in combat, I have been wounded or experienced the fog of war. I have made mistakes and even directed friendly fire at my wife, much to my grief and her hurt. I want to help all of our men to be able to lovingly lead and lay down their lives for their precious wives, just as Jesus, the Great Shepherd, did for us (John 10:11). Make a new ewe resolution even though you may have acted more like a head-butting ram than a good shepherd. After next week, we begin our study in Mens Ministry of Twelve Ordinary Men, based on the excellent book about the apostles by John MacArthur. Some of the pastoral staff and I will share how the Master prepared His disciples to be extraordinary followers. The disciples were not those that most of us would have picked for Special Forces to conquer the enemy. Natural talents or intellectual abilities were not particularly apparent. They were prone to mistakes, wrong attitudes, weak faith no one more so than their leader who is always mentioned first in the list, Simon Peter. Jesus even remarked that they were slow learners and somewhat dense spiritually (Luke 24:25). That ought to make you feel better. If there was hope for them, there is help for us! You guys need the table time of fellowship as you make new friends and find fellows who will pray for you. Encourage your wife to attend RefresHer Bible Study, led by my wife, Janet. I do not know of any other church that has the kind of mens and womens ministry which we offer. The ladies get the finest teaching possible! Lets all re-up this week and discover Gods victories.

A Day to Pray for our Nation- Sunday, January 20. Organized by Mike Huckabee, this is a day set aside when we will ask God to grant our leaders, from the local school houses to the White House, the wisdom they need for the road ahead. We will ask God for forgiveness and healing of our land and to bless our country and her people. Find out more about this national movement, and register your participation, at their website www.ADayToPray.com. Southern Gospel Concert featuring The Taylors, with our own Lindsey Graham - Friday, January 25 at 7pm. Concert will also feature The Woodsmen Quartet and Dennis Gwizdala. General Admission tickets are $20 at the door. A love offering will be taken to benefit our Car Care Ministry. Blood Drive - Sunday, January 27 from 9am until 1pm in the FBCN church parking lot. Please call 436-5455 to schedule a time. By giving, you will be eligible to win a 10-person cruise aboard the Pure Naples Double Sunshine! Praise Kids and Project56 Choirs - Resume on Sunday, January 27 at 5pm. Discovering First Baptist Church Naples - Monday, Jan 28 at 6:30pm in Room DC121 (Discipleship Center, across the hall from KidzTown). Led by Senior Pastor Hayes Wicker, this is a dinner seminar for those who are new to FBCN, want to join the church, or would like more information about our church and ministries. Please RSVP at 596-8600 x679. Childcare must be reserved separately by calling 596-8600 x360. First Steps Class - For children who are in 1st through 4th grade and would like to get baptized. Two classes begin soon: Saturday, February 2 at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 3 at 11am. This four week class covers the topics of salvation, baptism, communion, being a part of the church, and growing as a child of God. Please contact the Childrens Ministry Office at 596-8600 x350 to sign your child up for either the Saturday or Sunday session and to pick-up his/her workbook. Outreach Evangelism - A new semester is beginning on Sunday, February 10 from 5pm-7:45pm in DC121, and will continue through Sunday, March 24. You will learn the presentation of the gospel as you experience a variety of visitation settings. We will be visiting those who are prospects in BLG classes, as well as new visitors and prospects. No experience is necessary. For more details, please call Linda at 596-8600 x280. Answers in Genesis - We are pleased to welcome Ken Ham and Dr. Gary Parker speaking to us about creation February 23-25. All sessions are free of charge. Be watching further First Words for more information. Topics include: Genesis and the Authority of Scripture, One Race One Blood, From Evolution to Creation, Communicating the Christian Message in a Secular World, and Geology & Genesis. New Arrival - Gabrielle Irene Jarvis was born on December 19, 2012 weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces, and measuring 18 inches long. Proud parents are Michael & Angel, and siblings are Olivia, Ari, Selah, and Caleb. Absent From the Body; Present With the Lord - FBCN member Jimmie Lou Jacobs passed away on January 8. We express our sympathy to her family. FBCN member Bill Skipper Stepan passed away on January 8. We express our sympathy to his family. FBCN member Hilda Benfield passed away on January 1. We express our sympathy to her family. Numa Smith passed away on December 10. We express our symathy to his wife, Mary, and the rest of the family.

Upcoming Events

C2 (College/Career in their 20s) Sunday night Bible study begins this Sunday, January 13 at 6:30pm at Pam & Terry Coles home (9062 Autumn Haze Drive). We will be going through a series called Culture Shock. C2 regular BLGs meet on Saturday nights at 7:30pm. The college group (ages 18-23ish) meets in DC115 and the career group (ages 24-30ish) meets in DC117. On Sunday morning both groups meet in DC115 at 11am. If you have any questions, call/email Pam Cole at 239-272-5583/pcole@fbcn.org or Terry Cole at 239-572-3316/terrycole@hmeng.com. Quilting & Sewing - Monday, January 14 at 6:30pm in WC117. We have lots of donated material and need help making quilts to give to a new FBCN baby or to be sent to an orphanage in Guatemala. You can also bring your own project to work on. If you are a beginner and dont know where to start, join us and we will teach you some of the basics of sewing and then help you select a project to do. If you have any questions, contact Pam at pcole@fbcn. org/272-5583, or Kathy at kadair@johnrwood.com/370-2592. Mens Ministry - Join our Band of Brothers this Wednesday, January 16 as we conclude our study on Husbands Shepherding Wives taught by Pastor Wicker at 6:25pm in the Chapel. On January 23, we will start the semester study on Twelve Ordinary Men by John MacArthur. We will also be having a Mens Breakfast on Saturday, January 19 at 7:30am in the Old Gym (Fellowship Recreation Building). The cost is $7.00. Billy Sparacio, coach of FBAs football team, will be our guest speaker. Tickets will be sold in the Commons this weekend and on Wednesday evening. DNOW Kick-Off and Dessert Party - Wednesday, January 16 for parents and students at 8:15pm in the Student Center. DNOW Weekend - January 18-20 and is open to all 5th-12th grade students. There is STILL time to register at www.fbcn.org. Prayer Shawl Ministry - Friday, January 18 at 10am in AD145 (Adminstration Building, large conference room). On this day we welcome Crystal Hernandez from Providence House, who is coming to speak to us. For more details, please call Brenda at 273-7595. New BLGs Begin Saturday, January 19 Endurance, a group for endurance athletes, will meet in Room DC213 at 7:30pm led by Thom Pear. Divorce Recovery begins at 7:15pm in Room ED208, led by Jim & Debbie Hill. DC4Kids (for kids of divorced parents) begins at 7:15pm in Room ED205 and is led by Elizabeth Steinmann.

Ministries

Bible and Life Group Leadership Renewal

For BLG Leaders in ALL Age Groups
Sunday, January 27 5:00pm Worship Center Meal will be Provided Please RSVP by January 23 to sgraham@fbcn.org or call 596-8600 x261.
Childcare is provided by reservation. Please email bday@fbcn.org or call 596-8600 x360 to register your child. Your child will be given a snack meal during the event.

News

Apples of Gold - This womens ministry is dedicated to equipping young 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. Sessions begin Thursday, January 24 at 7pm. For more information, or to sign-up, please contact Nancy Rider at 239-272-7565 or nrider54@comcast.net. Annas Tea - A ministry of the deacons wives to the widows of our congregation. This is a Happy New Year party...join us for fellowship and encouragement from Gods Word on Monday, January 28 at 1:30pm in Room WC117. Please sign up in the Fellowship Hallway or call Vada at 596-8600 x268. Grief Share - For those who are hurting because of the death of someone close to them. This ministry helps them take the steps toward healing. We meet in AD145 on Thursdays beginning January 31 from 6:30-8:30pm. For more information, call Sharen at 784-5682 or Betty at 738-4199.