Decisions for Christ

Nicholas DeAngelico

Last Weekend

Baptism

October 20 & 21
Saturday Night Sunday 9:30 a.m. Total

Worship Attendance
1,112 1,884 2,996

Special Events

Transfer of Letter
Mary Ann Sexton

2012-2013 Operating Revenues July 1, 2012 - Oct 21, 2012

$2,064,509

Financial Stewardship
Budget Actual

October 20 & 21

Bible & Life Attendance

24 791 102 892 410 2,219

$1,902,589 ($161,920)

Variance

Debt balance as of Oct 21 $7,276,049 Deacon of the Week Oct 29 - Nov 4 Philip Nemni & Al Winterman
If you need assistance, please call the church deacon hotline at 800-732-9573. For Spanish, call 601-6051.

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

Join FBCN church member Bria Bare for a free evening of spectacular music and worship. This concert will debut songs from her new album, which will be available that evening at the concert. For more information, visit briabare.com. A love offering will be taken.

Bria Bare Live in Concert Friday, November 2 7pm in the Worship Center

Beach Baptism Sunday, November 4

If you would like to be baptized in the Gulf of Mexico, please call Linda at 596-8600 x280.

Next Week
Wednesday Family Meal No meal this Wednesday due to Trunk & Treat!
Join us in the FBCN parking lot at 6:30pm for hot dogs and hamburgers!
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Solemn Assembly of Prayer Monday, November 5 6:30pm in the Chapel

Join us the evening before Election Day for an evening of prayer as we call on the Lord to sovereignly direct the course of events and also bring true spiritual awakening to our country. Dr. Wicker on the Radio

Saturday, October 27
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Weekly Schedule

Touch Points

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 Trunk & Treat: FBCN Parking Lot

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.

There is a guest reception in the Commons following the Saturday night and Sunday morning 11:00 service. Come meet Pastor Wicker.

Guest Reception

Sunday, October 28
8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m.

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

www.fbcn.org

Wednesday, October 31

www.facebook.com/FirstBaptistChurchNaples.
3000 Orange Blossom Drive, Naples, FL 34109 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Church Receptionist ............................................................. 597-6057 Enter ext. # for direct connection .......................................... 596-8600 Lighthouse Bookstore ........................................................... 449-4488 First Baptist Academy Naples .............................................. 597-2233 24-Hour Prayer Line ................................................597-PRAY (7729) Church Email .............................................................FBCN@fbcn.org

Other events this week include: Outreach Evangelism, Resonate, Project 56, Praise Kids, Annas Tea, Quilting & Sewing Class, MOPS, Celebrate Recovery, Grief Share, Holding onto HOPE, Prayer Shawl Ministry, and Bria Bare in Concert. Please see our weekly schedule at www.fbcn.org/weeklyschedule.

First Baptist Church Naples

To know Christ and make Him known in Southwest Florida and beyond.

Valuing Principles Above Privileges

Dwight D. Eisenhower was not only a great general in World War II but also the 34th President of the United States. He said: A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. I certainly agree, remembering the words of the apostle Paul to hold fast to what is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21), but he also said that we must examine everything carefully in that same verse. This is never more important than at election time. Dr. Hayes Wicker We must not buy into the audacity of hype, 60-second Senior Pastor sound bites, or political rhetoric removed from moral revelation, but instead feel the human addiction for privileges and entitlement. Secular humanists didnt steal America; it has been given to them over a period of time, allowing our nation to crumble more and more from within and endangering us of being conquered from without. Mark Twain was more than just a humorist but also a philosopher who wisely said: A Christians first duty is to God. It then follows, as a matter of course, that it is his duty to carry his Christian code of morals to the polls and vote them. He would bring about a moral revolution. It would save the country. We certainly need saving by so acting. As I indicated in my article last week, we must vote our convictions, but they must be the paths of the righteous which are just (Proverbs 12:5). When the Declaration of Independence was adopted, our forefathers gave thanks to Almighty God for this great opportunity to have ordered liberty. We the people exercise our rights and responsibilities, but it is not because of some vague citizenship or idealism, but because we are a nation that was founded under laws of nature and of natures God. Absolute truth and moral certitude are the foundation of the pursuit of the common good. Dont apologize for your faith. Stand up and speak out in the name of all that is right and righteous. We must not retreat from the political arena. We are not bigots intent on religious indoctrination. We are not trying to impose morality in the sense of indoctrination, but we remember that everyone operates from some compass. So my reference point might as well be Gods revelation and not mans reason. Patrick Henry, the great patriot of the Revolutionary War era, said it far better: We hope to arrive at truth and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense? Should I consider myself as guilty of treason toward my country and of an act of disloyalty toward the majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings? No!

This Weekend
LCT Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets for the 30th anniversary production of The Living Christmas Trees are on sale now in the Commons before and after worship services, online at www.fbcn.org, or by calling 888-795-1559 (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm). You may also call 5968600 x803 for more information.
Used Book Sale - Our Lighthouse Bookstore is now selling gently used and new Christian books to benefit FBCNs Single Parent Ministry. It is set-up outside the bookstore in the Commons. Hardbacks are $5, paperbacks are $1-$3, and Bibles are $10. Sale is now through Sunday, Nov 4. Quilting & Sewing Class - Our next class is this Monday, October 29 at 6:30pm in Room WC117. Anybody of any skill level is welcome to join us. 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, Nov 4 at 4:00pm in Room WC117. For details, call Ken Price at 200-0448. Quarterly Business Meeting - All church members are encouraged to join us at the next Quarterly Business Meeting on Wednesday, Nov 7 at 8pm in the Chapel. FBA Open House - First Baptist Academy proudly presents our first Open House for the 2012-2013 school year on Thursday, November 1 from 9am until noon. Guided tours of our facilities will be provided and will start in the Commons. Curriculum will be on display and our administrators and admissions director will be available to answer questions. For more information, visit us online at www.fbalions.org. Voters Guides - Please pick-up your Voters Guides this weekend in the Commons and Fellowship Hallway. Daylight Savings Time Ends - We will once again Fall Back on Sunday, Nov 4 at 2am. Before you go to bed Saturday night, Nov 3, be sure to set your clocks BACK one hour. New Arrival - Gianna Leigh Madden was born on October 15, 2012 weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and measuring 18 inches long. Proud parents are Michael & Brittany, and big brother is Michael. Help Decorate the Church for Christmas - Join us in decorating the church for Christmas on November 12, 13, and 14 (Monday - Wednesday). Email Linda Beckwith if interested at lindadb2@aol.com or call Tina at 596-8600 x229. Whatever time you could give will be greatly appreciated! Childrens Ministry Volunteer Needed - We are in need of a greeter every other Saturday night for the Childrens Ministry. Please call Nancy at 5968600 x350 for more information. Baptism Ministry Volunteers Needed - We are in need of couples to work in the baptism ministry during the Sunday services on a rotating basis (and possibly even for beach baptisms). Please call Vada at 596-8600 x268.

Annas Tea - This is a ministry of the deacons wives to the widows of our congregation. Join us for fellowship and encouragement from Gods Word. This month will be a carnival theme on Monday, Oct 29 at 1:30pm in Room WC117 and our guest speaker will be Janet Wicker. Please sign-up in the Fellowship Hallway, or call Vada at 596-8600 x268. Helping Others through Pregnancy Encouragement - H.O.P.E. is for any married lady struggling with infertility, infant loss, or adoption loss. Our next meeting is Thursday, November 1 at 6:30 p.m. in Room DC111. For more information, please call Sue at 596-8600 x582. New Revelation BLG Study - Les Dickson will teach Revelation starting Sunday, Nov 4 in the Gym at 11am each Sunday (but on Nov 4 it will be in the Student Center for that one day only). Les has taught Revelation for over 20 years in this church and the community, and it is a revealing message that Jesus wanted you to understand. High School Parents - There will be a brief parent meeting on Wednesday, Nov 7 at 8:15pm in the Student Center for students interested in attending SLU-201 or SLU-301 next summer. Middle School - The Middle School Bible and Life Groups are collecting items to fill 300 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. We will have a wrapping party on Wednesday, Nov 7 during Intersect (6:15-8:15pm) in the Family Life Center. Senior Adult Luncheon - Young at Heart, our Senior Adult Ministry, is having a luncheon on Thursday, November 8 at 11:30am in the Worship Center. Bill Smith will be singing and Larry Rigley will give his testimony. Tickets are $7.00 and available at the Media Ministry window before and after worship services. You may also stop by the church office during the week and see Vada. For more information, call Vada at 596-8600 x268. RefresHer Womens Ministry - Join us for the True Woman 101 Celebration with Holly Elliff on Tuesday, November 13 from 9am-11:30am (this will be a potluck) or Wednesday, November 14 from 6pm-8pm (this will be a dessert fellowship). Please notice the early start for Wednesday. All those with preschoolers and children involved in childrens ministry must pre-register for early check-in by Sunday, November 11. This would be a great opportunity to invite a friend. Operation Christmas Child - Livia was grateful to receive her own toothbrush in her shoe box because it meant she didnt have to share with the other children in her Russian orphanage. Lejla was too embarrassed to go to school in her home town of Bosnia because her sneakers were so worn that her father had tied wire around them to keep them together. However, her mother made ` her go to school that day where she received a shoe box with a new pair of white sneakers inside. Twin girls in Africa were the last in line at the shoe box distribution, but there was only one large box left. Inside was two of everything! YOU can be part of these wonderful stories by ministering to children and showing them how much God loves them and wants to give them the great gift of salvation. Pick-up a shoe box in the Commons, Fellowship Hallway, or Courtyard and fill it for a girl or boy. Then return the box back to any of the tables. Or, if you do not want to fill a box, there are bins by the doors you can fill with goodies and we will pack a box for you. Deadline to return shoe boxes is November 10-11. For questions, call Jody at 591-1895. Cans by the Car - The Heath BLG will be sponsoring a Cans by the Car event for all church attenders the weekend of November 3 & 4. Please bring non-perishable food items that weekend and leave them behind your car. Members of the Heath BLG will pick up the items during church service and give them to Helps Outreach. Blood Drive - Join us on Sunday, November 11 in the FBCN Parking Lot for our next blood drive (from 9am until 2pm). To register a time, call 436-5455.

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Invite your friends, neighbors, family, and coworkers to this fun annual event. In addition to going from one decorated trunk to another getting candy, there will be a special drawing, bounce houses, snacks, hot dogs & burgers, music, and more! Candy donations are needed and can be dropped off in the Commons, the Fellowship Hallway, or the Preschool or Childrens Ministry information booths in the Education Building.