Decisions for Christ

Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13

June 22 & 23

Worship Attendance

Volunteers Needed
This September, we are launching a new plan for our student choirs and we need adult volunteers. If you have a heart for students and have experience in creative arts, drama, music, or other presentation skills (illusions, martial arts, drawing/painting, etc.), we would love to talk with you. Please email Jasmine Tyner at jtyner@ fbcn.org or call 596-8600 x226. Our New Member Ministry is growing at a steady rate. Weve seen many people become members, get baptized, and make decisions for Christ. We need more volunteers (both men and women) to come alongside our Director of New Member Ministry, Lou Falorio, to assist with phone calls, outreach, and ministering to those who visit our church, prospects, and new members. For more information on how to get involved, please call Lou at 596-8600 x258.

Saturday Night 1,064 Sunday 9:30 a.m. 1,463 Total 2,527

Student Choir Volunteers Needed

$7,364,150

2012-2013 Operating Revenues July 1, 2012 - June 23, 2013 Budget Actual Variance

Financial Stewardship

June 22 & 23

Bible & Life Attendance

Debt balance as of June 23 $5,329,391

$7,339,313 ($24,837)

Saturday 5:00 p.m. 18 Saturday 7:30 p.m. 622 Sunday 8:15 a.m. 76 Sunday 11:00 a.m. 756 Home Groups 269 Total 1,741

Ministry Volunteers Needed

There is a guest reception in the Commons following the Saturday night and Sunday morning worship services. Pastor Wicker would love to meet you!

Guest Reception

Deacon of the Week July 1 - July 7 Roger Curran & Vince Cordero
If you need assistance, please call the church deacon hotline at 800-732-9573. For Spanish, call 601-6051.

Meal for July 3 (5:00-6:30pm in the Fellowship Recreation-Gym) Faith Family Freedom Family Cookout Hamburgers & Hot Dogs Tickets are $5 per person ($15 per family) and include a free event t-shirt. Tickets can be purchased this weekend in the Commons.
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Wednesday Family Meal

Our Ladies Jail Ministry is looking for FBCN women to minister to the ladies in the Collier County Jail one Sunday a month. For more information, please call Rosemary at 430-7911 or email redeemed1@comcast. net.

Ladies Jail Ministry Volunteers Needed

Saturday, June 29
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Weekly Schedule

Live streaming Saturday at 6:00pm and Sunday at 9:30am! Go to our website (fbcn.org) and look for the live streaming icon. Simply click it, and join us for worship, LIVE! For more information about our church and our ministries, please visit our church website at fbcn.org, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/FirstBaptistChurchNaples, and follow us on Twitter @FBCN.
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

Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Worship Service: Worship Center Spanish Worship Service: Chapel Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Worship Service: Worship Center Romanian Bible Study & Worship: Modulars 3 & 4 Haitian Bible Study & Worship: ED222 Vietnamese Bible Study & Worship: DC220 Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Spanish Worship Service: Student Center

Sunday, June 30
8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 3 Thursday, July 4

First Baptist Church Naples

5:00 p.m. Faith, Family, and Freedom Family Cookout: Church Campus Happy Independence Day: Church Offices Closed Other events this week include: Divorce Recovery and C2 Softball. For a full weekly schedule listing, please go to fbcn.org/weeklyschedule.

The Fourth Stanza

Most Americans have some knowledge of our National Anthem, yet rarely hear or learn the fourth stanza: And conquer we must, when our cause it is just, and this be our motto, in God is our trust. As we come to celebrate Independence Day this week, we must confess that our nation has moved away from reliance and dependence on God. On June 25, 1962, the Supreme Court ruled in the Engle vs. Vitale case, disallowing students to use the following simple prayer in public schools: Almighty God, we acknowledge Dr. Hayes Wicker our dependence upon Thee and beg Thy blessing on us, our parents, our teachers, and our country. In the case removing Senior Pastor voluntary student prayer, without any previous precedent, either legal or historical, we turned a corner. It could be that God began to remove His hedge of protection around America. After 1962, violent crime rose 332% in twenty years. A Department of Labor study compared productivity among twelve manufacturing countries and revealed that the U.S. showed the largest decline of those nations, beginning in 1962. The first decade of 2000 was marked by attempts to have In God We Trust removed from our coins and the phrase Under God removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. We dared God to do something about it, and He has! We have seen attacks of terrorism, a disintegration of morals in the White House, widespread immorality, a major economic recession, and loss of wealth, jobs, and homes. I could say much more. We will not trust in God because we are wise in our own eyes (Isaiah 5:21). Egotistical, radical individualism has greater weight in the minds of most people than absolute truth. In fact, there is no absolute authority to appeal to or standards to adhere to. People no longer claim that one opinion is more valid than another opinion if it relates to truth; unless, of course, it is your opinion and that of your political party! We have fallen into the folly described in the book of Judges: Every man did what was right in his own eyes (Judges 21:25). During a meeting of college educators at Harvard in 1987, President Frank Rhodes of Cornell was discussing educational reforms, suggesting that it was time for universities to give real and sustained attention to students intellectual and moral well-being. One student stood and demanded, Who is going to do the instructing? Whose morality are we going to follow? The young audience applauded wildly, indicating that the issue was settled. It was supposedly an unanswerable question. Rhodes sat down, unable to respond. That is when I wish that President George Washington would come back from his time in Heaven just for a few minutes and remind us of his Farewell Address to the nation, It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. Of course, we dont need him to tell us what the Bible has already clearly stated from beginning to end. God is the source of truth. Speaking of this once again is indeed a just cause.

Upcoming Events
The children in Immokalee need our help. Donated school supplies may be dropped off around campus in the designated collection bins in the Commons, Discipleship Center 1st floor, Education Building 1st floor, and Fellowship Hallway beginning this weekend. Deadline is July 21. Needed items include crayons, markers, pencils, paper, glue sticks, notebooks, and three ring binders. These gifts will be delivered to the children in Immokalee on Saturday, July 27. We will be hosting a Backyard Bible Club event that includes games, snacks, and a Bible story. For more information, email Jinny at beholdthebaker@comcast.net. Our Senior Adult Ministry will be going to Der Dutchman in Sarasota for lunch on Tuesday, July 16, leaving the church at 9:30am. If you want to join us, please sign-up in the Fellowship Hallway, or call Vada at 596-8600 x268. July 11 9:00am-2:00pm July 16 9:00am-3:00pm July 20 10:00am-4:00pm Bring money for lunch. Transportation provided (meet at the Family Life Center). Sign up during Intersect or BLGs. Call 449-4480 with any questions. For the 5th year, the C2 (college and age 20s group) will be going to Lynch, Kentucky to work at a horse camp for underprivileged youth July 27-August 4. If you are interested in going, or in sponsoring someone who cant afford to go, please contact Pam at 272-5583. We also play softball every Monday night at 6:00pm at the FBCN baseball field. All skill levels welcome to join! High School Summer Camp will be July 29-August 2 for 9th-12th grade. Cost is $350 for recreation or $370 for missions. $60 will hold your spot. Register online at fbcn.org/hsm. Deadline to register is Monday, July 15. There will be a parent/student informational meeting on Saturday, July 13 at 8:45pm in the Student Center. It is our desire that every student be able to attend camp. Contributions to our scholarship fund enable us to lower the overall cost, and therefore provide a way for students to go who could not otherwise afford it. Please contact the Student Ministry office for more information at 449-4480.
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School Supplies for Immokalee

Summer Bible Study

That the World May Know
Join us each Wednesday through August at 6:30pm in the Worship Center as we worship God in song, prayer, teaching, and discussion. We will hear the amazing DVD & teaching series by Ray Vander Laan, That the World May Know, and related teaching by our church leaders. Join with your Bible and Life Group at a table, or with other new friends, as we grow in community and our walk with Christ.

Walking in Gods way as Christs followers so that those in our sphere of influence will know Him as the true God.

Legacy Builders Trip

News
Kim Buchanan Preschool Ministry Assistant Shannon Moore Director of Womens Ministry Sandy Graham Ministry Assistant Katia Espinosa Premises Keeper Keith Scott AVL Part-Time Norma Woods Human Resources Assistant Cassandra Feldges Premises Keeper Part-Time

Middle School Serving at FCA Camp

FBCN Staff Anniversaries for July

College/Career (20s) Horse Camp

12 years 7 years 4 years 2 years 2 years 2 years 1 year

High School Summer Camp

Come visit FBA to see for yourself why we think we are the best among private schools in Collier County. FBA offers a comprehensive program balanced with a biblical worldview, college preparatory academics, competitive athletics, and compelling fine arts. Students benefit from this total educational experience that includes opportunities to learn, demonstrate leadership, and prepare them to excel in life beyond graduation. For more information, visit us online at www.fbalions.org, or on Facebook at FirstBaptistAcademy. You may also call 597-2233 x566. Celebrate Recovery is a special community of mens and womens groups where you can find safety and support for dealing with lifes hurts, habits, and hang-ups through a 12-step discipleship and recovery program. We meet Thursday nights from 6:00pm until 8:30pm in Room DC121 (Discipleship Center). For more information, please call 596-8600 x266.

First Baptist Academy

Celebrate Recovery

Faith, Family, Freedom Cookout

Wednesday, July 3 5:00-8:00pm
Tickets are $5 per person ($15 per family) and include a free event t-shirt. Tickets can be purchased this weekend in the Commons. Bring a dessert, your favorite lawn chair, and a healthy appetite. 5:00-6:30pm Family Cookout (Fellowship/Recreation Building)

Missions Kiosk
Helps Outreach exists to promote the gospel of Christ to all who visit by demonstrating His care and love through the distribution of food, clothing, furniture, and housewares at no charge. They also act as a referral service to other ministries in our community. Last month, they served 2,131 people and distributed 1,207 bags of food. Food is their #1 need and volunteers come a close second. Please stop by the Missions Kiosk in the Commons this weekend to find out how you can help.

Helps Outreach

5:30-8:00pm Games & Activities - Kickball, Dodge Ball, Flag Football, Corn Hole, Bocce Ball, Inflatables, and Face Painting 7:00pm 7:30pm Prize Drawings (Fellowship/Recreation Building) (must be present to win) FBCN Staff Kickball Competition (Baseball Field)

Just a reminder that our Public Issues Committee has a website that contains ongoing public issue alerts and information. Simply go to fbcn.org/ publicissuescommittee. Check this site often to keep informed with what is going on and how you can help make a difference. FBCN member Don Collins passed away on June 17. We express our sympathy to his wife, Mardon, and the rest of the family.

Public Issues Committee Website

Absent from the Body, Present with the Lord